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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-09
General Financial Notes.

Chicago Gss is booked for stil fur
ther rise. Thcrc Is no doubt but there is
an extensive short interest in that 81 ock.
The Changers are suffering somewhat
from stress of weather. There have been
more blizzards in the Northwest, which
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-09
NINE BODIES RECOVERED.

ALBANY, n. Y. Jan. 9.-One more body,
the skeleton of which is almost complete,
vas found in the Delavan Hotel ruins
his morning. A number OF bones, i'm
iuding skull, hand, foot and
high bone, were spaded up IN the back
Dom near the street line. Nine bodi~s in
al have been recovered up TO u o'clock.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-09
SHOT HIMSELF.

MYSTIC, Conn, Jan. 9.-George Little
field, aged GO, committed suicide this
morning by shooting himself with gun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-09

The quarterly meeting OF the Provi-
dence Permanent Firemen's Relief Asso-
citation Will be held at $3.50 p. M, tenor
row.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-09
Chicago Grain Market.
Chicago Grain Notes.

QUOTED by A. p wEEDEN.
Car Lots Today-Wheat SO, corn 23S,
oats 107, hogs 5000.
Estimates tomorrow--W heat 81, corn
$40, oats 145, hogs 5000.
Heavy shipping hogs si.00 to 470.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-09
MARINE REPORT.
The List of Arrivals and Departures ol
Vessels at This Port.
PonT OF PROVIDENCE. Jan. O.


PonT OF PROVIDENCE, Jan. o.
Arrivals.
SrEAMEns Pequot. Rowland, New York;
City of Newport, Kelley, Newport; Mount
Hope. Connor. Fall River; Queen City, Pettey
SeacOnnct.
TUGS Gertrude, r a Packer, Abraham, +
Skidmore. Joseph Stickney.
BARGIs-- -Santee. j Burlee, Queens County
Ricnard jackson.
Sailed.
STEAMERs-requot. City of Newport. Noun,
Hope. William Lawrence, Norman.
IUGs-Joseph StickDey, Gertrude.
SCHooSERs-Georgc M Grant, kelcey. Nor
folk; Messenger, Van Dyke, Grecnport; Daniel
=. Fearing, Kelly, Philadelphia, to load foI
MatanZas.
BARGEs = VARSITY, Valentino and Central
Railroad Of New Jersey MOI.
Note.
Captain Clifford of the schooner Daniel Il
Fearing will spend the winter at his home on
the Cape" Captain Kelly will command
the vessel.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-09

Pr'c,s for western b ef cattle, live weight.
Cha.ce, s5.5)p01p Gwt; seconi guali,y, "a q
40: third q . y, $50 hJO; p)oret grades OF
cfN,rss OK n tows. bnls, stnys, Toxa1s, Colo
radios, et.., sN.c Dr 10.
Prices for n = a,'rn and eastern beef cattle
Or ~. dress a wclght: Choicc. 6gTl5c pr 10:
FIRST Iulity Ja 80, sscpnl n q 10y, 4iadi5lc.
Uid,s ta'low. ~t1--Hdts. 7ps@c; DrInded,
.c: tail w, ~ &c; calf SIX ns, 10. OIL each
lamb skins SO, shearsd sk ns 1.c.
NorgGern and eat: 'rn blsf cattle-Thc sup
ply was fair 6ha demand fairly active and
values were sha1e hr.ner than n week ago.
and droyers who hai fat catls and wanted tO
sell within the limits OF market prices had no
difficulty. but when thy held ont for fancy
prices they found obstacles In their way.
Mich Dw3 ar 4 springers-Tne supply was
light, bus there was no demand.
Veal ciivcs-rnc supply was light and de-
the current values one week gyo. Cearances
were ~ sciea a short order.
Svinc-3uOrls fir Now England s'ates
lei. VslroI qaotci. Livs weight. Si1J pr
cws dress, a W. git. BIO pr lb.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-09
Local Stock Quotations.

QUOTED ny A. p wEEpES.
RANKS.
Hid. Ask'd Bid.Ask'd.
American..... AZ 10 Nat Ex........iW
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.!arlsets.
BRIGHTON. IL q Jln. 0--Amount OF stock
sn the market at this place and a. watertown:
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Cotton Firmcr

Cotton-Futures opened frmer; sales
400 bales. Jan, 5.56; Feb, 5.57; March,
b.6l; April, 5.6e; May, 5.7i; June, SIC;
July, 5.Sl; Aug, 5.s6; sept, 5SS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-14

down the eide. So that II you consult
the directory and find place marked
as being in De, for instance, you find
vertical division d, and run your finger
down 1t till 1t intersects horizontal d.
vision s, and there you are"
Precisely. got my postofflce direc-
tory and looked for 'O2.' It was in
North London, and took In parts of
Abney Park cemetery and Clissold
Park. Second top was the next sign.
Very well. I counted the second street
intersecting the top of the square,
counting In the usual way, from the
left. That was Lordship road. Then
'3rd L. From the point where Lord
ship road crossed the top of the square
ran my finger down the road till It
came ITO '3rd j. or, In other words, the
third turning on the left. Hackworth
road. So there we were, unless my
guesses were altogether wrong.
Straight mon.' probably meant
Straight moniker'-that is to say the
proper name, thief's real name in
sumo. / turned over the directory till
l found Hackworth road. and found
that No. 1877 was inhabited by Mr..
Merston. From the whole thing !
judged this. There was to have been a
meeting at the H. r. shop. but that
was found at the last moment to be
watched by the police for some pur-
pose. So that another appointment was
made for this house In the suburbs.
You 1st. Then tonight-the person
addressed was to come first, and the
others In the evening. They were to
ask for the housekeeper's straight
moniker'-Mr. Merston. And they were
to come one at q time.
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another name, and disguised? Each
supposition was plausible. And in
either case it might happen that, who
ever was laying this trail would prob
ably lay 1t a little further. Charing
Cross was the next point, and there l
went. 1 already had it from Plummer
that Laker had not been recognized
there. Perhaps the trail had been laid
in some other manner. Something left
behind with Laker's name on 1t, per-
haps? / at once thought of the UNI
brella with his monogram, and, making
long shot, asked for 1t at the lost
property office, as you know. The guess
was lucky. In the umbrella, as you
know, found that scrap Of paper.
That, I Judged, had fallen in from the
hand of the man carrying the umbrella.
He had torn the paper In half in order
to fling 1t away, and one piece had fall
len into the loosely Tapping umbrella.
1t Is thing that will often happen
with an omnibus ticket, as you may
have noticed. Also, it was proved that
the umbrella was unrolled when found,
and rolled Immediately 1t was found.
So here was piece of paper dropped
by the person who had brought the
umbrella to Charing Cross and left it.
I got the whole advertisement, as you
remember, and / studied 1t. 'Yob' Is
back-slang for boy and 1t Is often
used in nicknames to denote a young,
smooth-faced thief. Gunter, the man I
suspect, as a matter of fact, Is known
as the 'Hoxton Yob.' The message
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"Now, then. what was this?' What
theory would fit it? Suppose this were
robbery, directed from afar by the
advertiser. Suppose on the day of the
robbery it Was found that the place
fixed for division of spoils were
watched. Suppose that the principal
thereupon advertised (as had already
been agreed in case of emergency in
these terms? The principal in the ac-
tual robbery, the 'Yob' addressed, was
to go first, with the booty. The others
were to come after one at a time. Any
way, determined ito try No. 1877 Hack
worth road. / have told you what l
found there, and how it opened my
eyes. l went, of course, merely on
chance, to see what I might chance to
see. But luck favored, and l happened
on that coat-brought back rolled up,
doubtless by the thief who had used 1t,
and flung carelessly into the handiest
cupboard. That was this gangs mis-
take.
I "Well, I congratulate you," l said.
81 hope they'll catch the rascals."
II rather think they will, now they
know where to look. They can scarcely
very little to go upon in this case, but
1 stuck to the thread, however slight.
and 1t brought me through. The rest
of the case. Of course, Is Plummer's. 1t
was g. popularity of my commission
that I could equally well fulfill 1t by
catching the man with all the plunder,
or by proving him innocent. Having
done the latter my work was at an
end, but I left 1t where Plummer will
be able to finish the job handsomely.
Plummer did. Sam Gunter, Merston
and one accomplce was taken-the first
and last were well known to the police
and were identified by Laker. Mers-
ton, as Hewitt had suspected, had kept
the lions share for himself, so that
altogether, with what was recovered
from him and the other two, nearly
f11,000 was saved for Messrs. Liddle,
Neal & Liddle. Merston, when taken,
was In the act Of packing up to take
| holiday abroad and then cash his
notes. which were found. neatly packed
In separate thousands, in his portman-
teau. AS Hewitt had Itredicted, his
gas bill was consid erably less next
, quarter, for the latter two months of
1t he spent in gaol.
AS for Laker. he was reinstated, of
course, with an increase of salary by
way Of compensation for his broken
head. He had passed a terrible twenty
six hours in the cellar, unfed and un-
heard. Several times he had become
insensible. and again and again he had
thrown himself madly against the door
shouting and tearing at it until he fell
back exhausted, with broken nails and
bleedlngs fingers For some hours be-
fore the arrival Of his rescuers he had
been sitting in q sort of stupor, from
which he was suddenly aroused by
the sound of voices and footsteps. He
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then was addressed to some one known
by such nickname. Next, H. r. shop
roast Now, in thieves slang, to roast
a thing or a person Is to watch it or
him. They call any place a shop
notably thieves den. So that this
meant that some resort-perhaps the
'Hoxton Row shop'-was watched. You
1st there tonight would be clearer,
perhaps, when the rest was understood.
l thought little over the rest, and it
struck me that 1t must be a direction
to some other house, since one was
warned of as watched Besides there
was the number 1877, and red b.
which would be extremely likely to
mean red blinds by way of clearly
distinguishing the house. And then
the plan of the thing was plain. You
have noticed, probably, that the map
of London, which accompanies the
postoffice directory, is divided for con-
venience of reference, into numbered
squares?'
"Yes. The squares are denoted by
letters along the top margin and figures
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BY this time a cab was waiting in
Lombard street, and two of Plummer's
men, under the Doctors directions, car
ried Laker to it. No sooner, however,
were they in the court than the two
watching women threw themselves
Historically upon Laker, and it was
long before they could be persuaded
that he was not being taken 10 Jail.
The mother, shrieked aloud: MY boy,
my boy! DON'T take him! Oh, don't take
him! They've killed my boy! Look at
his head! Oh, his headr' and wrestled
desperately with the men, while Hewitt
attempted ito soothe her, and promised
to allow her to go in the cab with her
son II she would only be quiet The
younger woman made no noise, but she
held one of Laker,s limp hands in both
hers.
Hewitt and dined together that
evening and he gave me full account
Of the occurrences which 1 have here
set down. Still, when he was finished,
! was not able to see clearly by what
process of reasoning he had arrived at
the conclusions that gave him the key
of the mystery. nor did I understand
the "agony column" message, and !
said so.
"In the beginning" Hewitt explained,
''the thing that struck me as curious
was the fact that Laker was said to
have given his own name at Palmer 9
in buying his ticket. Now, the first
thing the greenest and newest criminal
thinks of is changing his name, so that
the giving Of his own name seemed un-
likely to begin with. Still he might
have made such a mistake, as Plum
mer suggested, when he said that GRIM
inals usually made a mistake some
whereas they do, In fact. Still, 1t was
the least likely mistake 1 could think
of, especially as he actually didn't wait
to be asked for his name, but blurted
It out when 1T wasn't really wanted.
And 1t was conjoined with another
rather curious mistake, or what would
have been a mistake, If the thief were
Laker Why should he conspicuously
display his wallet-such a distinctive
article--for the clerk to see and note
Why, rather had he not got rid Of vt
before showing himself Suppose 1t
should be somebody personating
Laker? In any case, determined not
to be prejudiced by what I had heard
Of Laker's betting. A man may bet
without being thief. ,
"But again, suppdsing 1t were Laker.
Might he not have given his name and
displayed his wallet and so on while
buying ticket for France. in order to
draw pursuit after himself in that d.
rection, while he made off in another, in
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-14
GiIm0ye'S Aromatic Wine

"A tonic for ladies. If you
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you to flesh and plumpness.
Mothers, use it for your
daughters. 1t is the best
regulator and corrector for
ailments peculiar to woman
hood. 1t promotes digestion,
enriches the blood and gives
lasting strength. Sold by
Matthews Bros, Scranton.
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To cure nervousness, lack Of self-control, do
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Age no barrier. Failure impossible. Two
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Tho book Is purely medical and scientific.
useless to curiosity seekers, invaluable to men
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Adespairing man, who had applied to us.
soon after wrote:
never forget. ! just bubbled with Joy.
wanted TO hug everybody and tell them my my
old self had died Yesterday, and my new sell
when. first wrote that would find 1t this
way?"
And another thus:
"lf you dumped o cart load Of gold at my
feet IL would not bring such Gladness into my
life as your method has DONE"
Write to the ERIE MEDICAL COMPANY,
Buffalo, end ask f1r shs little stSr sDGa
this paper, and the company promises to send
too book, in sealed envelope. without any
marks, and entirely free, until 1t Is well intro
duced.
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@On account Of oountsrtsits ve have
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DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTE
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a.m to Q pm. Sunday, 9 to q
Enclose five 2-cent stamps for SYMPTOM
blanks and my book called "New Life"
l Will pay one thousand dollars in gold
to anyone whom i cannot cure of EPI.
LEIPZIG CONVULSIONS or FITS.
DR. e. GREWER,
Old Post Office Building. corner Penn
avenue and Spruce street.
SCRANTON. PA.
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MEASURES rOa RELIEF.
Generous Butte niii DO Her Best to
Help the 4 m cted

Generous Butte Win DO Her Best to
Help the Affl lcted
Measures for relief have already beef
inaugnrated. No relief can relieve the
souls of anguish and sobs OF despair,
which are heard in scores of homes on
Butte tonight. But many are in distress.
The suffering Will be tho great. The
people OF Butte, who escaped tue sad dis
aster without loss Of friends must respond
nobly and will do SO.
Marcus DA.y was the first one TO send
word TO the STANDARD Otllce that he was
ready with his purse and IN every other
way to help 10 whatever extent IN ght DO
fouu d necessary by the committee.
L. a. He.uze, of the Hem 20 smeltsr
stated yhaJ his check for 500 IS really o.
the call of the SrANDAED, or any comm
tee which might b. appointed.
Scores of other business men callei az
the STANDARD Office tonight Offering sub
scripuons.
ORGANIZED RELIEF.
In view Of the fact amt in order that
the relief might be OF an organized char.
ac,er Mayor Dugau a: O'Clock this morn.
ing appointed the following re-..f con-.
msElce;
Il. L. Frank. Henry Mueller, ". K ken.
son, John tapllce. ID. u. Guar e., Jola 4
lloyd. Alec Johnston, a. Fluc.s. 81.
b. E-0Hu.ee, FaygJte Htrr.a-..r.
i. 4. LarSey, D. 3. El-le=sy,
+. T.. Sha.. Va i-sm T.. HaH.
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most equal in volume to the first, height
spread death and desolation at the disas-
trous scene.
SCORES KILLED.
In this explosion scores of citizens were
killed and injured. Parts of bodies were
hurled scores of feet away.
One man near the Northern Pacific
water tank was almost struck by the leg
| and thigh of human being, driven by
| the force of dynamite from the fearful
scene.
HEAETRLNDING.
There were still heroes left to help pull
the shrieking wounded and groaning dy-
ing TO a distance. But the people up
town hesitated. There had been two ex-
plosions and there might Be more. There
we're rumors of car loads of powder in
the vicinity besides that stored in the
warehouses.
Five minutes later third explosion did
come, but it was a mild one, and it is be-
lieved that very few, if any, were injured
in this.
BUTTE's MOST AWFUL HOUR.
1t had all occurred in Is minutes, the
most horrible quarter of an hour in Butte's
history.
The horrible aspect of the scene, after
the explosions, was beyond description.
Words could give no idea of it. 1t pre-
sented more the appearance of a field of
battle than anything else.
The dead were strewn everywhere and
the cries and groans of the injured and
dying presented a scene altogether un-
earthly.
Blood and brains were spattered all
about. Here we're legs and arms
scattered around, and there
we're pieces of flesh and entrails. 1t was
sickening.
sIcKENING.
Between the Northern Pacific and the
Great Northern depots, a space of about
300 feet, the ground was literally covered
with parts of human bodies and with the
dead and injured. The scene was one of
utter and absolute destruction. The
houses in the vicinity were as thoroughly
wrecked as if a cyclone had passed
through them.
STACKS OF DEAD BODIES.
One of the rescuing corps gathered 81
dead bodies in one pile. Eight were in
another. Two and three in other piles.
The rescuers pulled some of the bodies
out still quivering, remnants of human
beings still groaning, while legs and arms
had been torn off. Shapeless trunks
quivered and died in the arms of the liv-
ing.
One man says he picked up head with
part of shoulder attached to il Just
thrown at his feet and he fancied there
was dying gasp. As long as he lives he
will never forget the frozen horror in the
eyes of the bodyless head. made lurid by
the fearful flame.
DEATHS PITILEss FURY.
The fire was spreading. Butte's fire
department was practically annihilated'
The hose cart was wreck and the hook
and ladder truck was turned on its side.
The fear OF more explosions kept prudent
citizens from the scene of horror for a
time. but the demands of humanity could
not be withstood and in a very few
minutes hundreds of busy, willing hands
we're AZ work.
CARING FOR THE DEAD AID INJURED.
Every vehicle in the city was brought
into service TO carry away the scores of
the dead a.I the hundreds OF injured.
The hospitals we're filled, the spare rooms /
il the hotels were taken, aud private
houses we're thrown open where neces-
sary.
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Scores of People Blown Into Atoms By Mys-
teriouS Explosions.
HEROIC HREAEN MEET THEIR DOOM

he Darkest and Saddes Page In the History of This Common
wealth-While Surrounding Fire Near the Montana Cen
trail Iepot Many People We're Moved Down Without a
Seconds Warning-More Than Forty Dead Bodies Re-
coyeedSCeneS Never Before Equaled In This Part of the
World for Ieartrending AlCtion-Crue Deeds of Death
1t Came Like the Crack of DOOM Hundreds of Saddened
Hearts Hospitals Filled With Wounded and Dyng.-Th
Streets Crowded With Heartbroken Survivors,
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q NIGHT or HORRORS.

Butto's streets Pulled With Thousands
OF Hearts.ck People.
All night crowds of anxious people
we're searching the ruins for tho dead. and
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to themselves, and their remarkable
bravery resulted in the saving of many
lives.
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The sight presented at the different
hospitals tonight is q slckening and
heartrending one. As soon after the
third explosion as possible wagons Of all
kinds and carriages of all kinds we're
pressed into service as ambulances. and
tho work Of removing the injured to hos
pitfalls was soon in active progress.
Willing hands worked rapidly and the
hospitals filed up in an increI bly short
space of time. The regular STAFF Of hos-
piial surgeons was largely increased by
doctors from all over the ctr, but even
the augmented forces were unable 10 a..
tend 10 the victims with anything Ike the
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The dead body of a small boy, name
unknown, was picked up in East Gold
street by James Thompson, after the sec
ond explosion had occurred. There were
no marks on his body ami hs was e9i-
IDENTIFY killed by the conclusion. The
body was sent TO one Of the undertaking
rooms.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-02-14
THE oHIEFTAIN's POSITION.
COwsKrs PRAIRIE, 1. t., Feb. 10 Isa,

CowsKrs PRAIRIE, l. t., Feb. 10 lsa5.
EDITOR CHIEFTAIN:-You claim
that your paper is independent in
politics, e. l., neither National nor
Downing. Now if this is so will
you explain TO the country why
you are supporting the nominee OF
the Downing party, Sam Mayes,
Tor chiefY J. II. S.
Nothing could be easier. THE
CHIEFTAIN reserves the right to
support anyone whom it sees
proper, be he National or Down
ing. 1t chooses Sam Mayes in
preference to Bob Ross because il
thinks Mayes is the best man for
the place-the best politically,
morally and intellectually. Ross
not only comes of a family that
have lived off the nation for gener.
ations but he himself is charged
with having taken something over
$4,000 of the peoples money only a
few years ago. Mr.. Mayes repre-.
sents the safest element in this
country and is a clean man person.
ally and politically. Nothing
could be further from the truth
than the statement that Mayes ID
a great monopolist. He has made
his money honestly and fairly and
the farm where he lives has been
the scene of his activities and
labors, where he has legitimately
gathered about him what he pos
sesses. However, il our friend ]
81. S. prefers Mr.. Ross for chief,
if he boneutly believes that gentle.
man would make the best chief,
then il is clearly his duty to vote
for him and we will interpose nc
objections.