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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-17

The first thing to arrest attention in
the above statement is the Jump in the
stock bewecn March Is and March %, 1893,
of about seven points. For the week
ending March IS, the number of shares
traded In at the New York Stock
Exchange was 2l27, and this was about
the normal amount, When the price
jumped from 43L to so Is, the weekly
sales increased from 2127 shares to 1901
shares. The latter amount. however, was
nearly doubled the following week, and
prices stifened nearly eight n one-half
points. In an interval of about seven
weeks, about $1,000 share of Rubber
common changed hands between so and
GO, in the neighborhood of 90, 200 of
these shares being quoted at 5Sl2 or above.
THE INDICTMENT TO ELL
Bear In mind the fact that these sales
took place about the time that the Woon-
socket Company contracted to enter the
trust, and the suspicion is unavoidable
that one Of the terms of the contract was
that Rubber common should be put TO a
very high price in order that Mr.. Bani-
gan might unload his holdings. The COM
mon belief Is that the Woonsocket people
made haste to unload their common. and
that their holdings OF United States
Rubber Company shares today are con-
fined to the preferred. II we assume that
kh,AA y Asp hA VA
were sold at an average price OF 90. the
proceeds were e, $3.50, 900. III W. assume
that they still hold their 81, 900 shares
of preferred, their asset last Monday
night was worth 81, 1876, 600. The total OF
these two sums is S6, 1856, 900. This is, of
course. only a rough approximation of
the amoun actually realized from the
sale of the Woonsocket property, but, so
far as we are aware, ii Is the only esti-
mate that has ever been made by other
than the interested parties, who, of
course, have not cared to make public
the facts relating TO the transaction.
Even If the figures presented above
should be discounted not a little, it
would, nevertheless, remain in fact that
the Woonsocket people were allowed IN
opportunity to sell out their property
which they could not afford to ignore.
AT that time Mr.. Evans was the ruling
spirit in the United States Rubber Com
pany, and, IL it is true that "of hate"
MIR. Banigan's factories had been I'M
profitable" the fact must be considered
a very severe reflection upon Mr.. Evans.
We are inclined to question the accuracy
of tho report which we have quoted
above, regarding the improbable chapter
of the Woonsocket Company. Mr.. Ban
igan hiss always been an enterprising
person (accumulating, it is said, a for
tune of Ss, 600, 900 or 20, 900, 001), and we
are informed that he kept his works UP
to date, and presumably made money
from them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-17
Spanish Butcher nc work.

TAMPA, Fla, Feb. 17.-One hundred and
forty passengers arrived on the steamer
Olivette from Cuba last night. They say
that the rumor prevails in Havana that
the prisoners in Moro castle are being
shot, rs the firing can be heard In tho city.
Gomez has notified General Weylor that
should he attempt TO repeat his atrocities
Of former revolutions he would be shot
by Cuban assnssins.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-17
PROVIDENCE, r. 8.

HARTFORD, Fob. IA rcarend col.
nsion between two extra freight trains
bound for Springfield, on the New York
New Haven and Hartford railroad, oc.
CURED Mt 1880 last night At Parkville,
two miles south Of this city. One brake
man, who was In the cohoose OF the first
train, was injured. The caboose caught
fro and threatened 60 destroy several
loaded cars. Tho fire departments was
promptly called and extinguished the fire,
with the loss Of one car. II is claimed
that the engineer of the rear train passed
. signal which had Reep SEQ 70 warn him
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-17
Critical Condition Of Mrs. Mnnley.

AUGUSTA, Mc~Feb. l7.-Joseph IL Man.
lev said Saturday that he felt some hope
for Mrs. Manley, who has been danger.
ously sick for three days with pBrumouia
Her recovery, he said. was a question Of
strength. However, Mrs. Manley's condi.
tion is critical, and the painful %announce
ment Is made that the worst is feared.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-17

SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue Of an execution. issued from the
plstriot Court OF the sixth Distriot, holden a
providence. within aud for the county OF PRO
vlaenoe. did. ON the 23d day OF January. A. ID.
1870, recover judgment of said court. wherein
aired II. Hammerstein OF Providence IA said
county. state or Rhode Island, IL plaintiff. and
solomon Plaum. alias John Doe, OF the city
and county and state or New York IL defend
ant. Will be sold ut public auction az the
sherifi's office, In The Providence County
court House. on the 18th day OF February, A.
ID. 1895. at IL o'clock noon, the following do.
scribed goods and chattels; A lot Of Ladies'
Fur Capss.
Levied on by mo, this tth day OF February,
1890. and viii be sold to satisfy said execution
IL sufficient.
WILLIAM p. wINsLOw,
feb7-lo-l3-l7'At Deputy Sheriff.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-17
Church pestroyed by Fire.

KrTTERy, Me-, Feb. 1H-The Second
Christian Baptist church was destroyed by
fire just before the hour Of service yester.
day. A defective 1ue was responsible.
The structure Yves worth 5000, and was
Insured. A portion Of the contents was
saved.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-17

his investigating committee are letting
down the bars for a ~long-drawn out and
wearisome prodding into the affairs of
the license commission. Their action at
the last meeting i'm announcing that after
the Burke matter is finished the samosKy
complaint will be taken up practically
serves notice that anyone who has a
grievance TO air, whether fancied or real,
may now come forward and have a whack
at the license board. Where this sort of
thing viii end no enc, not even the
committeeman, can tell, but the chance
are that that before II IL finished some OF
the COMMITTEES will be quite as weary as
the public is certain to be.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-17
Three Thousand TaIlors out.

NEW YORK, Feb. i7.-Thc strike Of the
Pants Makers union, which was ordered
by the executive board Of the union, com.
menced yesterday. IL Is for higher wages
and Affects 300 men In this city and
Brooklyn.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-17
Some Curious Pictures in
an Old-Time' Book.
A Terrible Warning to Habit
ual Smokers of Tobacco.
Boiler Explosion in Providence.
Rubber Works Destroyed.

The Gossiper was shown today a couple
of little books, part OF a series published
I'm 1894 under the title of "Beauties OF
Nature and Art in a Tour Through the
World" They were printed in London
by J.. Payne at The Feather in Pater
Noster Row and contain many interesting
things. The pictures illustrative Of ami
nal life to modern eyes seem little less
broao caricatures. For instance, a
full page is given up to a picture showing
the operations OF beavers. One battalion
of these animals Is shown at work cut
ting down trees, q second marching In
exact military style on hind legs, each
beaver with a big log on its right
shoulder, while a third battalion is seen
in the distance constructing dam that
from the proportions given them by the
engraver Of this picture must be about 80
feet thick. A flying squirrel with wings
expanded and tail floating gracefully be-
hind as a sort of rudder is shown climb
ing up TO the zenith at an angle OF about
60 degrees, while a mile or two away ID
the tree from which, presumably, he
started on his aerial journey. Perhaps the
funniest OF these pictorial Illustrations
is that of a shark which Is represented
like an elongated Goldfish with widely
distended mouth, spike teeth and a pair
OF good seriyceable wings at the back,
which the artist has put on as his own
idea of what a sharks fms ought TO o
like.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-17

Do those gentlemen who are opposing a
service pension for the police and firemen
realize what they have to stand in such
weather as that OF last night and today?
Take the policemen, for instance. They
had TO travel their beats for seven hours
i'm the bitter and biting cold without a
single opportunity of warming themselves.
Perhaps this exposure does not have any
serious effect upon them, but the chances
are that the man who has to stand it very
often will sooner or later find the i'll
effects of 1t. 1t is all very well TO sit in a
cosy room and say hat policemen and
firemen receive good pay and should be
satisfied with hat. 1t is quite another to
put yourself in his place and imagine
how you would feel when, after 20, 20 or
80 years OF faithful service and exposure
of every kind. you see nothing ahead but
n small pittancA with which to exc out
the reminder of your life as a superannu-
ated patrolman.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-17

A perusal of these little volumes shows
that q century ana a quarter ago the to-
bacco habit was ever then considered a
very Notwithstanding practice, and the
wonder Is that with such terrible examp-
les before them the men OF that time
should have persisted in INDUCING In 1t.
Speaking of America the author of the
"Beauties OF Nature a nd Art" says: so
bacco is very much used, either by smok-
ing ii In a pipe, by way of snuff, or by
chewing ii in the mouth; n II Is m
times put up the nose in pellets, where it
IL found to produce good effects to draw
a deal of water or pituita, to unload the
head, resolve catarrh and cause a free res
piration, but this way of taking tobacco
Is said to weaken the sight. " hen taken in
great quantities in the way of snuff it Is
found to prejudice the smelling n
greatly ~diminishes the appetite. That
taken in the way of smoke dries and dam
ages the brain, insomuch that we read of
a person who through excess OF smoking
had dried his brain to that degree
that after his death there was nothing
found in his skull but a little black lump
consisting Nof mere membrane Just
think of that, We buffers at pipes and con-
sumers of cigarettes; just think of re-
ducing yourself TO the pitiable plight Of
having nothing but a little, black lump
smashing round in that void where your
brain ought to be. II the danger Of such
q calamity will not stop a nan from
smoking then there's no more hope for
him than for a Kelley graduate who
sleeps with a bottle under his pillow.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-17
Nervous PrOStratiOn
Cured by DR.. Miles, Nervine.

Prolonged arrangement OF the nervous
system not only Affects the brain and mem
tai powers. but develops disease In some of
the vital organs. The most dangerous of
these indirect results IA when the heart is
affected. This was the case OF the Rev. N.
II. Surface. Fawn Rlyer. Mich. who writes
under date of Feb. II. 1895:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-17

received si02, 900 shares, half preferred
shares OF United States Rubber preferred
were worth s4,0S0, 600. At 40 their loo
shares OF common were worth s2, 040, 900.
The aggregate is &c, 100, 900, which is
probably not far from the real price at
which the Woonsocket Company was
sold to the United States Rubber Com
pany. In fact the actual value of the
securities received was equivalent TO more
than $3.50 a share for the stock OF the
Woonsocket Company.
But conditions ave changed since that
time. Early this week United States Rub
Der common was quoted at 2S, and the
preferred at So. At these figures the 51,-
900 shares of common received by the
Moonsocket people would be worth S1,-
42S, 900, while the 81 900 shares of preferred
would be worth "a, 1876, 900 a total OF S..
763,0 900. The latest sum-, however,
means little so far as tie profit OF the
Woonsocket people Is concerned, because
there Is the strongest evidence that their
common stock was unloaded at very
much higher prices than the present, and,
in fact, at very much higher prices than
those quoted at the time they received
their holdings.
UNLOADING RUBBER COMMON.
1t is interesting TO note the changes in,
United States Rubber common for about
the space of Jour months, during the
early half of 1893. In order that the sit
uation may be clearly perceived we have
arranged the following table showing the
transactions in the stock at the New
York Stock Exchange;
The record-union., 1896-09-09
HARVEST FESTIVAL.
The Salvation Army Closes 1t With
a Sale.

The Salvation Army closed their four
day harvest festival last night with
grand reunion and auction sale. The
Citadel was profusely decorated with
trailing ivy, festoons Of hops, clusters
of palm branches, sheaves Of grain,
punches of seeds, cat-tails and canes,
relieved here and there by the army
colors. The effect was pleasing, and
during the evening many visitors ad-
mired it while making the rounds of the
various booths.
These Salvationists were prepared to
meet the wants Of everyone, and there
was to be found everything in the nu
merous booths from the staff of life to
the luxury of cake and ice cream.
Where they found Mary's lamb is not
known, but sure it was there tied, per-
chance, with the same string Mary was
wont to tag about with. In this stall
was also flock of ducks quacking their
disapproval of bartering their roasts.
On either side of the large auditorium
were booths where was sold to willing
purchasers provisions, groceries, fruits.
meats fresh and cured, hardware, con-
fections, poultry, fancy goods, notions,
clothing and millinery. There was also
refreshment booth presided over by
corps of sisters, who were kept busy
dispensing ice cream and other light re-
freshments.
The Salvation Army band discoursed
music during the evening to the throng
which filled the Citadel from the time
its hospitable doors were thrown open
until late hour.
Major Milsaps, editor Of the War
Cry" came up from San Francisco to
attend the last day of the festival. The
Major commenced his career in the
army in Sacramento ten years ago as
Captain, and it was gratifying to him
to mark the progress Of the cause in a
half score of years.
Life was a burden to a Salvationist
here then" said Major Milsaps to a
Record Union" reporter. 1--WE patiently
suffered all kinds of ridicule, and even
abuse. We were hooted at on the streets
and even arrested for disturbing the
peace. But we can forgive all this, for
now we are reaping a harvest which
should delight the soul of any Christian.
People have learned that we are reach
ing out and gathering in the fallen, and
the result is the purifying of the COM
munity and the saving Of souls
The record-union., 1896-09-09
BACK FROM HIS TRIP.
Commissioner Manson Tells What He
Saw While He Was Gone.

State Highway Commissioner Mars
den Manson has arrived in the city
from his tour through the western
counties of the State, where he has
been compiling data for the report
which the Bureau of Highways must
submit to the next Legislature
While on his trip Mr.. Manson took a
great number of photographs which,
when developed, will give a correct
idea OF the topography of some of the
passes hitherto deemed impossible for
wagons.
Commissioner Manson states that
some OF the days he spent in the noun
tains were exceedingly warm, and he
was obliged to travel during the nights.
Inc thermometer sometimes registered
as high as 11S degrees on the shady
side. When he passed through the same
section of country while on business for
the State last winter the thermometer
registered 20 degrees below zero, so
that he has experienced a change of
los degrees in the same locality in
California, regardless Of the wonder
full climate.
During his absence he crossed the
Sierra Nevada Mountains twice through
passes $500 and $500 feet, respective
ly. Through the intervening country
from Sonora to Walkers Pass he
reached an altitude of 11OOO feet.
The mountains in this district are i'm
passable for wagons for 250 miles on
an air line, and Mr.. Manson was
obliged to make the trip on horseback
or a-foot. There are, he says, over
10
half dozen passes made by nature for
wagon roads which can be constructed
at nominal cost, and when once done
it will throw the traffic of thousands
of persons into the State who are now
compelled to seek market in Nevada.
The people living in the counties
through which he passed all appear to
be deeply interested in the good roads
movement, and are enthusiastic in the
idea of gaining State aid in connecting
the vast isolated areas in which they
reside.
The people; Mr. Manson said, appear
to realize that the Highway Commits
sioners are in earnest in their endeav-
ors to secure a uniform system Of good
roads, and do all in their power to as
sist and encourage them.
All the meetings he called while alb
sent were we'll attended, and at one
point in Inyo County counter attrac-
ton adjourned in body to hear good
roads sermon. The ladies also at
tended the meetings, claiming that they
Travelled the roads as much as their
husbands, while the husbands solemnly
shook their heads and muttered:
More"
Mr.. Manson is we'll pleased by the
outlook which tends to show him that
the movement toward securing good
roads has only just commenced.
Commissioner Maude leaves this
morning on another trip to visit Santa
Cruz, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Contra
Costa and Alameda, which will conclude
all the visitations required by law fol
the year.
The record-union., 1896-09-09

Hrst cuts made of the Adamite COW are
true to life. she is as far removed from
the kings and queens Of the cattle pens
at Agricultural Park as is our highest
type OF -thing-man from Darwin's
ideal monkey.
Since the days when Abraham and Lot
separated their herds of cattle on the
plains between Bethel and Hal there
mas been gradual improvement in the
animals Of the genus "bos.' The sur
viVal of the fittest has been an inviolate
rule We even find Laban acceding to
the demands of Jacob for wages, and
the latter was permitted to pass through
the hockS and pick out all the spotted
cattle.
Evidently Jacob was partial to the
Holstein breed, but he would have
grown gray with envy before his two
hundredth anniversary could he have
witnessed the stock that will parade on
Thursday
The number of cattle on exhibition is
greater by score or two than last year,
though the herds are fewer. Two or
three herds are not represented at all.
There are twenty head of shorthorn
Durhams from San Mateo County; fif-
teen head OF the same breed from Han
ford, Tulare County; nineteen head
from Perkins, Sacramento County, and
twenty-three head from Fresno County.
1t is the general opinion Of those who
have examined the cattle that never at
any fair in this State had the Holsteins
so impressed visitors with their quality
There are two herds of Jerseys from
Sacramento, one of eighteen head and
one of ten. These cattle show up fully
n Uo11 rif cd cf there
being some noticeable improvements In
color and milk points. San Francisco
will be in the parade tomorrow with
twenty-five head of dark Jerseys, which
contrast sharply with another Of buck
skin or cream-colored Jerseys from Sac
ramento.
Twenty-Five Polled Angus cattle from
Sacramento County with their shining
black coats and big liquid eyes, are ad-
mired by everyone.
The large herd of Hereford cattle from
Reno, New, has attracted the attention
of visitors interested in stock-raising.
There is also a small herd of the same
breed from Sacramento County. The
Nevada cattle are direct from the
ranges, and their ponderous bodies be-
speak their value as beef producers
These cattle have a heavy coat of fine
hair, which is said to be a sure pro-
lection against the most severe weather
1t is claimed for them that they are
greater foragers and harder than the
Polled Angus or black cattle, which
are thought to be particularly adapted
to the mountain ranges.
The butter contest will be made be-
tween the Jerseys, Holsteins and short
horn Durhams, as neither the POlled
Angus nor the Hereford have a milk
The record-union., 1896-09-09
BUSINESS CARDS.

ROOT. NELSON & Co. UNION
Foundry; Iron and Brass Founders and
Machinists, Front street, between N
and o; Castings and Machinery of all
kinds made to order. H. E. ROOT,
ALEX. NELSON, j. DRISCOLL
The record-union., 1896-09-09
Eastern Fruit Shipments.

An even thirty carloads Of fruit were
started over the mountains yesterday
as against seventeen for the correspond
ing day last season. OF this number
~ cars were loaded with peaches, n
with plums, 81 with grapes, 16 with
pears and 81 with ounces.
The fruit will be distributed as fol-
lows: Chicago-Peaches /, plums n,
grapes III pears 7a4, ounces A-11.
New York-Peaches 2A, grapes PA,
pears 411r10. Boston-Peaches 1A2,
pears R-2. st. Louis-Peaches u,
pears 81. New Orleans-Peaches ",
grapes n, pears VI. Philadelphia
Peaches n, grapes 81. Pittsburg-
Pears /. neapolis-Peaches ~,
pears VI. Milwaukee-Peaches ",
grapes n, pears NJ. Other points
Peaches q, pears A-1.
Free samples milkine at all drug
lists
The record-union., 1896-09-09
Will Build a SchOOlhOuse.

The Oak Park Improvement Associa-
ton met last night and organized a
joint stock association for the purpose
OF issuing shares of stock at So a share
TO build fine schoolhouse in Oak Park.
"a committee was appointed to canvass
the whole district and solicit subscrip-
tions and it is expected that enough
will be subscribed this week to enable
them to begin work on it next week, as
over $500 was subscribed last night. 1t
is proposed to build a new house at a
cost of about $4,000, If enough money
can be raised
The record-union., 1896-09-09
JOE JOE'S BOSS ARRESTED.
For Blocking Up the Sidewalk With
His Monkey Business.

officer Bagley yesterday arrested Ed
ward Edwards, proprietor of "Orang-
outang joe" for violating ordinance II
by obstructing the sidewalk with the
cages of animals.
Several persons have during the past
two weeks been severely bitten by the
monkeys confined In these cages, and
the officer repeatedly warned Edwards
that he must take his monkey in off the
walk, but the Snowman refused to sup
press his drawing card
The record-union., 1896-09-09
BOARD AND LODGING.

BOARD WITH OR WITHOUT ROOMS
at reasonable prices. HOO H street.
The record-union., 1896-09-09
MILK And BUTTER
TESTS TONIGHT.

Continued from Fourth Page)
Second heat-Nellie B., the favorite,
was skipping at the score, went into
q disastrous break and was nearly dis
tanced. Betty Gentry won easily. with
Lafferty second, in 2:21.
Third heat-It was Betty, Lafferty
and Nellie all the way, without
change. The heat was made in 2:2l.
SUMMARIES.
state Eair meeting, Sacramento. Septem-
per 9, 1895. Trotting, three-year-olo stake,
2:25 class.
J.. B. Iversons br g. Prince Gift.
tgcky m poP Prinee met p fa% MIiiams} niaa cs
Palo Alto Stock Farms b. c. Hunyadi.
by Hugo; dam, Orphan Girl, by
P1edmont q. A Dustin). K
Time-2:24, 2:26. 2:25A.
Same day-Trotting. 2:24 class, purse
Winship & Keating's b. m Laurel.
Electioneer Il. =. Keating. - 8 5 1
Noonday; annHns dam, Fl nj by lstdlst' sidhey d.
A; NJ. Holbrook's b. m. Niece, by
Patehen PanSlezs Jl faHs g. cey HoSnosok es1Tss
Edgemont Park Stock Farms b.
h. Harry Winchester, by Stam-
boul; dam, Jessie Bullard (P. W.
A. 6. Hinkson's blk. h. Addison,
by James Madison; dam, by Ber-
lin q. NJ. Nelson). .............. 2 6
j. NJ McIntosh's b.. m. Alias, by
Woolsey; dam, by Del Sur q. P.
ahans Time-2:2o. 2:ie. 2:1a, 2:21. 2:isS.
Same day-Pacing. 2:22 class. heat
dashes.
w. H Stimson's b. f. Betty Gentry,
by Raymond; dam, by Del Sur CIV.
ii. StlrnSOnJ Il 1
T. j. Crowley's b. h. Ed. Lafferty, by
Charles Derby; dam, Bertha, by AL
cantara CEd. Lafferty). 2 2
Frank Humphreys b. m. Nellie B.,
by Christmas; dam, Farrell's Clay
River View Stock Farms ch. m.
Palatine, by Tom Benton; dam,
Snip. by Dave Hill E. ]. BarnetDdis
O.1R o
The record-union., 1896-09-09
FINE CATTLE.
Some That VIII be Seen in the Pa
rade on Thursday

Since Adam held the first worlds
fair. corraled the beasts Of the field and
issued the first edition of nomencla-
ture. cattle have figured as an i'm
portant factor In the history of man
kind The species of bovine which
Adam drove out of his vegetable
garden had the same appetite for cab
bage and longing for narrowfat peas
as the cow of to-day. However, II the