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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-05-15

VuO1AC1Iy Wy "a AAIlAS IL III d pdV0F Ill
July, 1898. Whereat some one connected
with that bank commenced to start an
inquiry concerning our sanity, and ever
since that time we have been met at all
times by an unforeseen hand that was
studiously circulating these reports by
inuendo.
II any person Of means connected
with that bank will put in print some
Of their alleged utterances we will en-
deavor to warm them to the queens
taste, and in the meantime republish
the following, which the bankers will
all like to read:
THE CREDITORS LAMENT.
Dedicated to Knute Nelson and Dave
Cluogh and their friends the busted
bankers of this state.
Leaf by leaf the roses fall
Drop by drop the banks run dry.
One by one beyond recall
Busted bankers fade and die.
All true roses bloom again,
Honest bankers, once more too.
When by struggle, strife and pain.
All have learned to honest do,
May then all these rotten banks
Close their doors for once and all;
May their thfeving. rotten ranks
Bust for once beyond recall.
Not till then will honest-trust
Cause the men who leagued with crime
Long with lies have STAYED the bust
They well knew must come in time.
May then all learn well the lesson
Honest are who honest do:
Would to God that one Knute Mel
son
Could withdraw him from the crew.
Would to God my words could burn
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-05-15


We guarantee our Congress Baking Powder to
be as good as Royal Prices and perfectly
pure You get 16 ounces for the same price as
II ounces Of Royal or Prices.
We have an absolutely pure Cream Tartar Bak-
ing Powder in bulk, guaranteed to give salts
faction money refunded This powder Is used
by large hotels in this city and pronounced as
good as any on the market. Price In any
amount, % cents per pound.
5lb can Alum Powder ..........-.........5O cts
Xoa St u
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-05-15

SYRUP.
Sugar, In 2 g. and gal. kits, per gal. 10 cts
Geneva, in 2, 3, 4 and gal kits, per gal Is cts
Eagle, in ., B. and gal kits. per gal. .2S cts
NEW ORLEANS MOLASSES.
St. James, in 2, 3, 4 and 5 gal kits, per
gal ~ Gus
Ella, in ,, 3, and 5 gal kits per gal. ..25 cts
Avon, open kettle. gal kits, per gal. AZ cts
MAPLE SYRUP.
Vermont Maple, gal cans ................S5 cts
Canada Sap, gal cans ...................9 5 cts
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-21
The Victim Of the Shooting
at the Hospital:
He Has Been Unconscious Since HI
toi | Received !hssssq A !


At tho Rhode Island Hospital this morning
tho physicians gave little hope of the re-
covory Of Harvey Peitier. the lo-year-old
French man. who was shot by Frank Willis.
5O-year-old negro. IN Lime Rock last evening.
He has never recovered consciousness. and his
skull Is fractured. and part OF his face blown
away from the charge OF fine bird shot,
which no tried at short range. tits believed
he will die before night. without being able
TO make any statement.
Frank Villains. the probable murderer says
he and Peltier were both drunk. and that Pei
tier entered his house and attempted to as
sault his wife. who was also drunk. VIII
iiams rescued his wife, when Peltier turned
on him with club. and he shot him In self
defense. The woman was too drunk to be
able 10 give any intelligent account CT the oc
currence. Williams was arraigned before
Judge Goff in the Central Falls District Cour1
this morning, charged with assault with {
dangerous weapon with intent!to kill.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-21
LOCAL STOCKS.
The Brokers Agree to a New
Scheme Here.

While looking around for son thin new and
interesting concerning the loca. .1cl< market
THE NEWS man today ran up against an in
novation which is destined not only TO be-
come popular at once, but also to rescue the
Providence stock brokers. and investors as
well, from the st ate Of inocuous desuetude
into which there was great danger of falling.
The innovation, while not strictly origi-
nal, is practically new. so far as its relation
TO the local financial situation is involved,
and il is simply to have auction sale every
Saturday OF any and all stocks, bonds, etc.
which may be offered. the sale TO take place
in some convenient office, which shall be nei-
ther a banking nor stock brUking office. This
will give every body a chance to make his own
quotations. to speak. and Is expected 10
meet with the same favor from the public as
it's inception has met from the brokers, In
fact. 1t is only because OF the public demand
for such plan. which has obtained in other
metropolitan cities for years, that the
scheme has been consummated IL has been the
practice for auctioneers like Mr. Burnham 10
auction of stocks and bonds now and then,
and good prices have often resulted, but new
or before has the majority Of Pr~yidence
stock brokers conceded il 10 be practical plan
for them TO agree TO. The movement, how
ever, has received the sanction Of the princi-
pal brokers. and will be pushed ahead as rap
idly rs the public demands.
Everybody who has watched the stock mar.
ket here recently knows that the center Of
attraction for investors has been the New
York Stock Exchange, with an occasional
glance at the Boston market. tho result be-
ing the almost utter neglect OF good, sound
investments to be had at home. In fact. last
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-21
CRANSTON COUNCIL.
A Special Meeting to Appoint Com
missioners to Lay Out Allen Avenue.

A special meeting OF the Town Council
was held this morning for the considera-
tion of the matter of appointing commits
sioners on the laying out of Aliens ave.
nue. This is the second time this year the
matter has come before the Council. On
Feb. d, 1896, commissioners were appoint
ed TO lay out this avenue, so feet in width,
from the city line to Ocean street in
Pawtuxet. They performed the duty as
signed them and made their report on
June /, the final consideration OF which
was by the Council delayed until Sept. 10,
at which time large number oil the res
idents of Edgewood and Pawtuxet were
present aud many spoke lin favor OF the
reception of the report, and the making OF
the improvement. One person was OPP
posed. The Council finally decided to
discontinue all proceedings SO far as 10
an S0-foot avenue, and then voted TO lay
out said avenue from the city line 10
Miantonomah avenue on the Taft estate,
65 feet wide, and said last avenue from
Aliens avenue to Broad street, to ieet
wide. This will reduce land dsmSges.
One third the amount, about $1,000, paid
for the services of commissioners and en-
gineer will be dead loss TO the town.
The decision to,lay out Aliens avenue OF
width of 90 feet IL great mistake. III u
the opinion OF those conversant with the
matter that the with should be not less
than so feet.
The action taken by the Council today
was the appointment of the same men
who served on the former commission,
and they further decided that one hell
OF the amount of damages should bt
paid by the town.
A petition for the curbing OF Pawtuxe
and Norwood avenues was received ano
granted.
Winsor OF Auburn appeared. asking the
Council 10 accept Francis street. Referred
TO committee on streets.
Lorenzo Golini of Thornton made appli
cation for pool table license. Granted
Thomas A. Bateman, Bluff avenue, and
John A. Yeaw, Cranston street, were
drawn for grand jurors, and Frank O.
Myers, Smith street, Henry n. Francis
Linwood avenue, for petit jurors.
The report OF grade committee or
change of grade on Burnbam avenue
received and accepted.
Deeds for the new road in tiskvill'
were presented by Councilman Andrews
the matter of naming said street referred
to Mr.. Haven.
Complaint of residents of Auburn o
standing water on, Park avenue and Vel
lington street, referred to highway com
missioner.
In the matter of another complaint by
| Mr.. I. III. Hammond of Auburn in rela
| ton to sidewalks on Park avenue, IL wa'
decided TO refer to the financial meeting
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-21
A REPUBLICAN CLUB.
Political Organization to Be Formed
in Second Ward.
Not for Antagonistic Nor Indignation
Purposes But Plain Politics.

There is to be club formed at the
North End next Wednesday evening,
which will be somewhat unique inasmuch
as the name is TO be consistent with the
purpose and not title TO conceal the
fact that things are not what they seem.
Instead OF being called the Hope Reser-
yoir Improvement Association or the
North End Burial Ground Progressive
Club IL will assume the plain and honest
title "Second Ward Republican Club,
md il is TO be organized for political pur-
poses. The only Irregular feature about
II Is that the promoters DO not care 10
be known just at present. They give a
good reason for II, however, which Is
that they want largely attended meet
who may dislike them and lose faith in
the movement because OF their identity
with IL. The idea is to let the club
assume its own organization and
the above mentioed promoters declare
that the question OF who shall be officers
is to be left until Wednesday night for
settlement. They also -declare that the
club is not for the purpose OF supporting
the present Second Ward delegation In
the City Council and on the other hand
IL may not be for the purpose Of sntago.
nizipg those gentlemen.
Councilman G. Frank Parkhurst OF that
ward says that he nows nothing of the
affair as yet bur hopes to attend the meet
ing Wednesday night and see what there
IL in IL. Senator Aldrich has consented TO
speak and Governor Lippitt has been in
vited.
One other negative declaration is that
the proposed club is not the result Of any
indignation, but on the contrary, the
motive for its organization is 10 give
straight Repu blicans an even show against
the 90 horts of the east side Mugwumps.
The meeting will be held in What Cheer
Hall on North Main street
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-21
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

Brooklyn gas companies are to consoli-
date.
Russia repudiates the present Korean
government.
Worcester (Mass0 Democrats threaten
to knife Williams ut the polls
The Columbus, Sandusky and Hooking
galway was sold by the receivers.
S;eimal rode 100 miles l52 yards in Al.
45m. los, breaking American road record.
Daniel Mullxcrn. years old. was ruA
over by team at Boston and instantly
killed.
The state prohibitory law and a mayor 5
order are openly deiied by Rutland tVt.)
saloon keepers.
Lord Dunrayen speaks slightingly of
Charles d. Roses America S cup challenge
and its acceptance.
School Superintendent Putney and
Principal Winslow Of Revere, Mass, fined
for whipping a boy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-21

Heavy shipping hogs, s3.25a3.s5.
Cattle, $4,000.
Wheat puts, bsstays, calls, 500.
May corn puts. 2sss calls, 2s1s.
Curb Wheat 65h-l
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-21
PIANOS and ORGANS.

They must 20. We must move. Greatest
Opportunity the world has ever known.
Having sold our lease OF the largest piano
vsrtrooms in tho world to the New Hotel
Syndicate, we. the Largest Piano Manufac-
possible, and must realize on the largest
stock, greatest variety and grandest assort.
msnt of iianos and Organs the world has ever
seen.
MUST BE n IN rEp.
None better made. We court comparison.
You will end our prices and terms 20 buy -
rent unequslled. Lock around, but be sure
anu visit Piano headquarters
400 fremont e.. Boston.
NEW ENGLAND PIANO 90.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-21
BRIEF LOCALS.
Amusements Today.

PROVIDENCE OPERA HoUsE-Empire Thoater
Co. in "Thc Masqueraders."
KEiTu's OPERA HoUsE-Joseph Hart in "a
Cay Old Boy"
LoTHRoP's OPERA BoUsE-Katherine Rober
in "The Little Detective"
WESTMINSTER THEArER-Harry Morris's Goth
Century Maids.
CRYSTAL MAzE-li2 Westminster street.
Since Jan. there have been 1927 cases
in the police court, and 1850 in the Sixth
District Court.
Frank Bridge. formerly motorman on
the Elmwood line, IL missing from his
home, 400 Potters avenue
Tomorrow evening Mr. M. Winchevsky,
editor OF Boston Truth, will lecture at
Brownson Iyceum Hall on TradesUnion-
ism and Socialism.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-21

weeks resume Of the Providence Stock Elk
change business Is hardly more gratifying
than that of any previous week for sometime.
The local money market was dull. Some of the
bank and insurance stocks picked mp very
slightly and industrials were about the same
Mr. Edgar m Dexter is to oificiate as auc'
tioneer at the sales. beginning next Saturday.
and the time and place will be announced be-
fore then.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-21

han OLD and WELL TRIED REMEDY and for
ever FIFTY YEARS has been used by millions OF
mothers for their CHILDREN while CUTTING
1fErh with perfect success. Itsoothes the child,
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and is the best remedy for oi rrnoea sod by drug
sists in every part 0f Nle world. PRICE TWEEN
TY-TIyE CENTS A BoTrLE. BE sure and ask
for MRS. WlEsLOW'a SOOTHING SYRUP aud
take no other kind, a. motNcrs viii hnd ~ the
Beat Medicine TO use during the testhing period.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-21
The Two Chinners
Cry Halt
Florida Athletic Club Quit
the Whole Business.

Hot SPRINGS, Ark, Oct. Fl. The Cor
bett- Fitzsimmons fight has bean declared
of by the Florida Athletic Club. Cor
bett and Brady were willing TO post
pone the fight to December IL, but
Julian, as Fitzsimmons' representative,
was not and the club then declared the
fight off.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-03
nAMa1EY INDICATED.

The decision of the supreme court
in the case of the Fergus Falls
Journal against the county commls-
sioners of Otter Tail county is one
of some interest to the country press.
Tt grew out of the publication by the
Journal of the list of lands, IoT-
feited to the state for delinquent
taxes. provided for by the legis-
latl1re of 1898, a cleaning-up sale OF
forfeited lands. The Journal mad
previously made contract with the
county to print the current oelln-
ouent list 1t printed the forfelted
list and charged the county the max
in,um rate fixed by law. The county
insisted that this list was covered by
the existing contract, in when the
rate was lower. The matter was
in dispute in every county, ana the
state expert printer, Mr.. Ramaley,
was asked for his opinion. He gave
if that the statute rate controlled
where the case was not proVlded
for in the contract. The attorney
general decided the contrary. one
of the reasons assigned by Secretary
Berg for displacing Mr.. Ramaley
was this opinion. The supreme
court sustain Ramaley and turn
the attorney general and the seere-
tary of state down, by holding that
the work was not covered by a con-
tract to print the current list, and
that tho statutory rate is the rea-
sonable rate proper to charge.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-03
CRAWFORD LIVINGSTON.
President st. Paul Gas Light Co

President st. Paul Gas Light Co.
In my judgment violations of trust
are not more common than before
the war; the reason for their APP
pearing so is explained by the
greater publicity given to defalca-
lions, little and great, by reason of
the improved modes of gathering
and publishing the happenings of
each day.
AS I deny the decline in integrity,
I cannot give it's chief cause. Doubt
less drinking to excess tends to
blunt the moral as we'll as all other
senses. Gambling and speculation,
when unsuccessful, increase materi-
ally the temptation to recoup losses,
first by borrowing without permits
sion, and then by stealing. I con-
TESS I see no difference, however,
between the former and the latter.
The example of sudden fortunes
may tempt one to speculate with the
consequence as above. My observa-
ton is that if one would make more
than a superficial examination into
what is supposed to be a sudden for
tune, they would find that, while
the eventuation was sudden, it's con-
ception and perfection were the result
of many years work and worry; and
so I differ as to the adulation paid
to wealth.
I think a large part of the adula-
ton or admiration which is COM
monty supposed to be paid to wealth
is confused with the unconscious ad--
miration for the man for his ability
to make a fortune. How many cases
do we all know of young men who
have inherited fortunes who do not
stand very high, land are not looked
up to with any admiration by the
public? The possession of almost
any other one thing, such as phys
ical strength, oratory, music, etc,
commands more admirers than meres
dollars and cents, if accompanied BY
no other ability. The extravaganza
of women and children God bless
them both) is so slight, compared to
mans eXtravagances, as to be I'M
worthy of comment.
To decrease peculation in public
officials, do what should have. been
done long ago, give them their posi-
lions for life or good behavior With
commercial employees give them an
interest (besides their salaries) in
the business, as far as possible. AS
to pay, some are under-paid and
some over-paid. This will be true as
long as the world lasts.
I cannot see that the war is in anv
way responsible as to the present
moral standard. 1 am not a believer
in the good old days" Today will
be the good old days" of a hun
bred years from now, and the morals
Of the country will be then as now,
and as they were a hundred years
ago. So long as men are cast in the
same mould they will he as they
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-03
CHARLES SCHUNEMAN.
Of schuneEnan and Evans.

Violations of public and private
trust are becoming of such frequent
occurrence in the late years that they
demand the attention Of the business
world to inquire into some of the
causes. Declarations have greatly
increased within the last thirty
years for the reason that the coun-
try has grown rapidly in population
and wealth, and the opportunities
for defalcation are greater, but not
greater in proportion to the increase
of population. They may seem
greater, as a large number have
come to light lately, who were forced
to succumb from the effects of the
recent panic. Furthermore, the
greater efficiency of the newspapers
Of the present over thirty years ago
in collecting the news and events of
the world and placing them at our
door every morning before break
fast may make it seem to us that
crime is much greater than it used
to be; but it is only brought to our
notice more Systematically.
Crime, it is sad to note, keeps pace
with civilization, but, happily, not
more so than virtue, honesty and in
tegrity. [ do not believe that in
tegrity is on the decline. On the
contrary, think there is more integ-
rity and honor in business today
than ever before; and because we
hear of a defaulting public officer
or bank cashier now and then, it is
no sign that the integrity of the
American people is declining. In
fact, honor and integrity are in
dispensable at the present day to
a successful business career.
In order to define the causes of de-
falcations it will be necessary to go
back a decade or two. With the re-
turn of prosperity, after the panic
of 1873, an era Of speculation set in
After 1889 money became plenty,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-03
THE HAUNTED PICTURE.

There is a large oil painting of my
grandfather which hangs in our dining
room at home that is known as the
haunted picture. While all the other
pictures in the room hang straight,
this one is invariably crooked, and
no matter how often it is straight
ened, as soon as you turn your back it
is crooked again, and while netting will
keep the flies off every other picture
in the house, they somehow get in this
one. The history of the picture is a
strange one, and cannot be better told
than the way [ have heard my mother
tell 1t many times.
My mother and sister and l." said
my mother, ''were sitting in the Ii
brary at home sewing one morning,
shortly before Christmas. There had
been quite a heavy snow storm during
the night, and the porch that went
round the house was covered with
snow. AS we sat there sewing and
talking an old lady dressed in the old
fashioned dress of half century ago
and carrying on her arm the little
black silk reticule common at that
time, came in from the east door open
ing on the porch, and, walking quietly
past mother who was sitting near the
door, stopped for an instant in front
of the picture of my father, which hung
on the wall, and turned and looked at
it for a moment.
"Then she turned away and brushed
by me in her walk to the door at the
other side of the room and went out as
quietly as she had entered, without
opening either door. After she had
gone my mother turned to me and
asked me if 1 knew who it was, and L
answered that it was grandma.
my sister also saw and recognized
the old lady, and we were all very
much perturbed, as grandma had been
dead for several years. Of course that
ended the sewing for the morning and
we tried to devise some explanation of
the strange appearance, but could not
get beyond the fact that we had all
seen it. What made it more weird
was that on opening the doors we
found that the snow on the porch was
not disturbed by even a footprint.
When father came home we were seat
ed at the dinner table, and he walked
up to my mother and putting some
papers by her plate said: There is
Christmas present for you, mother
and before we could say anything, eX-
claimed, Why what is the matter
with ali of you? You look as though
you had seen a ghost We then told
him what had happened, and he seemed
much perturbed and asked at what
hour we had seen our. strange visitor.
Mother answered that it was just
eleven, as she had looked at the clock
a moment before the occurrence.
Father paled visibly and then with
rather an effort to appear calm said:
When mother died she called me to
her side and said: Jacob, l want thee
to buy this house, and if thee will, L
will come back and see you if can"
made the final payment at eleven
o'clock this morning. went on father,
and those are the deeds that 1 just
handed YOU T. C. Y.