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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31
Court Selects the President of
the Concern.
Proceeding Friendly One to Pro-
tect Stockholders.
Poor Business Due 10 the Competition Of
Trolley Lines the Cause.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3i.-The Kings
County Elevated Railroad Company,
operating in Brooklyn, has been placed
IN the hands of q receiver. General
Jourdan, president of the company, has
been made receiver.
The application for receiver was made
before Judge Goodrich in the Supreme
Court, Brooklyn, by Tracy, Boardman
ana Piatt, In behalf OF the petitioners,
James III. rockingham, treasurer, and
August Belmont, vice president of the
Kings County road and vermillye Il Co.,
bankers of New York. Tne petition
ers aver that 1t is friendly action
brought for the purpose of adjusting the
affairs and protecting the interests of tne
stock kholders. They say that thereare
number OF outstanding debts they cannot
yet meet. Poor business due TO the troll
10y system, is also given as one Of the
reasons. The capital OF the company is
"a, 750, 900. The road was constructed at
a cost OF s14, ,3O4, sos and has line Of eight
and one half miles of track.
The last two annual reports show that
the income of the road mas not been suf-
ficient to pay operating expenses and
fixed charges. Its liabilities which on
June 80, 1894, were S1l, ,349, ITO bad grown
year later to 10, $50, ,9O7. The profit and
loss account on tho latter date showed a
deficit of S7l9,0S6.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31
MIR. GREEN WENT FIRST
Left This Morning to Attend Indian
ap0lis Convention.
Four Hours Later Remainder Of Gold
Democratic Delegates Departed.

Chairman Arnold Green of the Rhode
Island Democratic boilers, accompanied
by his son, left town this morning on
the 9:10 train for indianapolis. He went
ahead to prepare the way for his col
leagues who followed In his wake at / go
his afternoon.
The rear guard consisted OF William c.
Baker j. j. Van Allen, Alderman Mich
OILS, A. l. Andrews and Benjamin
Case.
There are various reasons assigned for
this departure in feta chments. Some
say that Mr.. Green wanted to travel
alone and be able TO think and not
have his schemes for National financial
safety disturbed by Alderman Nichols
side-talks on municipal financial safety.
The silver regulars insinuste that they
went in two divisions because 1t would
create, more of stir and give people at
the depot the impression that one train
wouldn't carry them all. Others say that
II was merely matter OF consideration
for the feelings OF the people at Indin~
apolis VINO couldn't stand 1t TO receive
all the Rhode Islanders at once so Chair
man Green went first as sample. At
any rate they have gone and Will gladly
shout for Editor Watterson.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31
WatterSOn May Be Named
by Gold Democrats.
Plenty of Desirable Material
at Their Command.
Villas Is Named as the Candidate of
the Administration.

Indianapolis. Aug. Sion Wednesday
the gold Democrats are to assemble here
10 repudiate the action OF the Demo-
cracy at Chicago and launch a new party
In the troubled sea OF politics. but as yet
Indianapolis displays but few of the out
ward manifestations Of an approaching
national convention. The hotel cor
ridors, which usually swarm with poll
ticians and guests on the eve Of a ma
tional convention, are barren and de-
serted. A few Of the managers are on
the ground, and the advance guard of
the newspaper men is already here. but
the delegates have not yet began TO put
in an appearance. In the nature OF
things, however, this would be the case,
as there is no division as 10 the purpose
Of the convention, and no scramble after
the nominations The managers express
themselves as more than satisfied with
the enthusiasm which they say has been
developed in the country, and they ex-
pect delegations from AZ states and ter
rltories to be present When the move
ment was originally started there seemed
to be division OF sentiment rs to
whether a ticket could be placed In the
field. The Chicago ticket and platform
they regarded as Democratic heresy,
and their primary object was to accom-
plish the defeat OF Bryan and Sewall
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31
BROKEN CASTING
1t Caused Mr.. Waterman
to Sue Railroad Co.
Conflicting Testimony Given
in District Court.
Judgment Finally Rendered for the
Plaintiff Tor $50.

Councilman Il. w. Waterman got de-
cision against the New York, New Haven
& Hartford Railroad Company for $50 in
the civil division of the Sixth District
Court today. The testimony In the case
was very conflicting. The suit was
brought by MIR. Waterman to recover the
value of a casting tnat was being taken
across a platform at the freight yard OF
the company when it slipped of some
rollers and was broken. The casting was
consigned to the Narragansett Electric
Lighting Company and Mr.. Waterman is
the agent of the company for the receiv-
ing of all its freight.
1t was on the fourth of last February
that the defendant company received at
its freight station here a car loaded with
merchandise for the Electric Lighting
Company and team load of the material
In the car had been removed when the
workmen in the employ OF the railroad
took the dynamo from the car on truck
and placed 1t on platform. After time
the carting was turned on its side and
placed on rollers for the purpose OF NOV
been backed up TO the platform.
In the work of rolling the casting both
the railroad men and Mr.. Waterman's en-
ployes took part, but the casting and
rollers got moving too swiftly and Fore
man Ryan Of the Railroad company told
the men in front of the casting to jump
and they did so. According to the
stories told by the men working for both
plaintiff and defendant had they not
jumped they would have been crushed py
the casting. The latter went off the plat
form to the street and was only good for
scrap IRON after 1t struck the ground.
Counsel for the railroad company in
the custom for assignees to unload
full cars of freight, but a witness who
had testified to that fact said that dyna-
mos were taken from the car by the rail-
road employees at the request of the Eec-
trio Lighting Company. Testimony was
introduced also to show that couple of
Mr.. Waterman's men had asked the man
In charge OF the yard for assistance in
putting the casting that was afterward
broken on low gear. The railroad en-
pioyes said that the two men working
for Waterman directed their work, and
one testified that had one OF Waterman's
men not put a roller in wrong the accj-
dent woud not have happened.
Judge Sweetland said that the testi-
mony showed that the employees of the
railroad took charge OF the moving of the
casting across the platform and gave
Judgment as above stated.
Bassett q Mitchell represen ted the
plaintiff and +. b. Arnold the defendant.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31
ENGINEER KILLED.
Newspaper Train struck an Extra Freight
on the FItchburg Road.

Orange, Mass, Aug. 31.-A wreck oc-
Cured at this station yesterday morn
ing on the Fitchburg road. about half a
mile east OF this depot. The so"called
paper train ran into an extra freight,
both trains being westbound. The
freight train was passing from the west
bound TO the castbound track TO let the
paper train pass. when the latter, run
ming 80 miles an hour. rushed out OF the
fog and struck the freight at an angle.
throwing the paper train engine high on
the bank, demolishing IL and IL loaded
freight cars. The freight brakeman
claims to have gone back with lights and
torpedoe6 but the fog was so dense that
the signals were not observed In time.
Engineer NJ. W. Clements Of Charles
town. on the paper train. was killed In
stantly. and Fireman George Fowler has
three holes in HIS skull. His ribs were
crushed I'm and his left leg fractured.
The freight was In charge OF Conductor
Richardson and Engineer Slmons. who
raid they used every precautiOn 20 pro-
tect their train. but the fog prevented
the signals being seen. The estimated
loss to rolling stock Is $4,000.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31
IN A SNARL-
Police Trying TO Straighten Out Mat
ters Between Two Women.


Detective Cannon aud somc of the
officials OF the Oakland police station are
trying to straighten out snarl between
slre. Catherine Searles of o Downing
street and Miss Mabel Got, a colored girl
10 years old. AS near as can be learned
Mrs. Searles summarily discharged Miss
Goff last Wednesday and would not allow
her to take her belongings until she was
accompanied by a policeman. Last Sat-
urday Miss Goff visit ID the house and
found that Mrs. Sesrles was away. So
she broke q square of glass in a window
in the rear Of the house and was about
to enter when Mrs. Searles
rode into the yard on her bicycle. The
two INDUCED in n war Of words which re-
sulted.in Mrs. Searles calling at the po-
lice station and stated that since she dis
missed Miss Gon, a seal skin sack, a solid
silver butter knife apd two teaspoons of
the same metal were missing. 1t is also
claimed that among the girls effects In
her room were plumber of articles which
were not hers. The police know where
Miss Goff is at the present time. She has
been employed by several families in Elm
wood for year or more and has always
borne an excellent regulations; it is quite
likely tnst she will not be arrested.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31
SPARROW HUNTERS.
An Early Morning Episode on Crawford
Street Bridge.

A bright-eyed, dirty-faced, bare-legged
and wicked little boy had his shirt filled
with dead sparrows this morning on
Crawford street bridge He had COM
panion, too, who seemed to have more
than his little body in his jacket.
A NEWS reporter asked the lad IL he
made soup out of them.
"Nope."
"what do you do with them2"
"Nawthiu'."
"Did you kill them?"
"Sure."
"what for?'
"Just for fun" and the "kid" scamp
cred away, followed by his companion.
The lads were watched after this.
Pretty soon several sparrows landed on
the street and then the secret OF the
shirts became known.
The bare-legged chap had Buffalo Bill
look IN his eye as he crept up as close as
possible. He paused, aimed an elastic
bean snapper at the birds, drew the
elastic and let II go.
Then the was a manned sparrow In the
street. Tne boy pounced upon 1t and the
reporter made grab for him, but the
lad was quick and he escaped.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31
QUICKLY LOOTED.
Thieves Ransack an Angel Street
Residence.
Secure Several Hundred Dollars Worth Of
Booty In Very Short Time.

Thieves entered Frederick Il. Tripp's
house, 1854 Angel street, last evening and
helped themselves. They made a good
Job of 1t and left the police in fog
"No clue" The house was left without
inmates at O'Clock. Forty-fve minutes
later Mrs. Trip returned and found that
the furniture and fixiDgs had been mixed
up. The police began working on the
mysterious case at once, but its unravel-
ment was not easy.
Several hundred dollars worth of
jewelry, trinkets and silverwsre were
spirited away without the least apparent
difficulty in thickly settled neighbor-
hood and under the glare Of electric
lights. None saw the unwelcome Tripp
visitors and there is a belief that the
burglars are well acquainted with the
promises and the movements Of the fam.
lily. AT least they new enough to get
the best of the household effects for their
purpose in about 40 minutes. They knew
where they were.
Entrance was effected through an east
bay window a short distance from the
iron fence encasing the lawn. The win
dow was forced with jimmy. 1t Is pre-
sumed that the thief lett the house by
the way OF the front door after getting
all the best OF the dining room silver
and the jewelry upstairs, which includ-
ed gold watches, diamond pins, diamond
rings and other things all estimated to
be worth $500 or $500.
The JOB worries the police because 1t
was remarkably slick.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31

ceded on all hands that II Mr. Cleveland
would accept the nomination II would
be rendered him unanimously. Mr..
Dynum said yesterday that he would un-
quest.onably be the strongest man; that
his popularity even among the silver
Democrats was very great, but Mr..
Cleveland had given no word. Although
II is generally understood that the presi-
dent is I'm full sympathy with the con-
vention and its purpose, nothing has yet
been received from him. The arrival OF
secretary Morton, who will probably be
the only member OF his official family
hero, and of Comptroller Eckels. Is there
,ore looked forward to anxiously. 1t Is
not regarded as improbable that some
sort OF utterance will come from the
president before the convention meets
or while II is In session.
II is confidently asserted that although
there can be no hope Of success of the
ticket TO be nominated here, that there
will be very few proxies in the conven-
tion. and that the several states will be
fully represented.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31
BEGGARS ARRESTED.
Two Taken Into Custody on Benefit
Street Yesterday.

Yesterday afternoon Chief OF Police
Baker was riding along Benefit street and
saw two men calling at a number of
houses and acting in a strange manner.
The chief left them, but soon returned
with a policeman In mis- buggy, and
when one came ont into the street he was
Dabbed end taken to the Central police
station. Tne chief then drove OF and
got another policeman and succeed in
landing the other fellow. AT the station
they gave their names as Henry Brown
and Michael Casey. Inc chief wanted
the ladies of the houses where they had
called TO appear in court this morning
aud testify against them on the charge
OF being sturdy boggars, but they would
not do SO. II is probable that they will
be arraigned in the Sixth District Court
tomorrow morning on the charge of be-
ing vagrants.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31
WENT AFTER MONEY.
Boyce Brothers Had Charity Funeral
Few Days Ago.

A colored man entered Boyce Brothers
un ndertaking rooms on Weybo street
few days ago. He had a small box un-
der his arm. On one side was a recon-
mendation to use certain kind OF soap
and on the other "rest in Peace"
The colored man stated that The box
contained the mortal remains OF q young
child and he wanted to know how much
1t would cost to bury the body.
"Two dollars" was the reply.
"well. 1 haven't the money with me,
but / can get IL. I'll just leave the box
until get the money"
The colored man went away and he
hasn't been seen since After waiting
sufficient time to demonstrate that the
man had managed cheap funeral sue
cessfully, the remains were buried.
Sand the greatest Of these is charity"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31
A LYNN MYSTERY.
Body of n Woman, Evidently Murdered,
Found on the Beach.

Lynn, Mass, Aug. 31.-The dead body
of Mrs. Sarah Collins, aged 29 wife OF
John Collins. was found on Lynn beach
a; the foot OF the breakwater early yes
terday morning. The woman's face was
frightfully crushed. but there were no
other marks on .he body. The medical
examiner. after viewing the body, stated
as his opinion that the case was one of
murder, as there were distinct marks OF
blows and boot nails on the face. which
could not have been caused by an eight
foot fall from the top OF the breakwater.
Mrs. Collins. who has been living apart
from her husband for n year. was last
seen about s O'Clock Saturday night
going I'm the direction OF the breakwater
with an unknown man Every attempt
TO identify the man has proved futile
There is considerable excitement over
the case, and thousands visited the
scene OF the alleged murder yesterday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31
A DuinC Robbery.

Hawleyvillc. Conn. Aug. Si.-Three
here, and holding up the night operator.
James J. Sullivan, iansacked the ofii5e
and carried away & sum Of money. The
officials refuse TO state how
much money was taken.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31
Men of Note Among Them.

New York. Aug 3l.-The delegates
from this city to the gold standard DEM
ocratic convention, at Syracuse, left
yesterday on the 1880 train over the
West Shore railroad. There were 160 in
the party. Among the delegates We're:
Former Mayors Abram S. Hewitt and
Edward Cooper, Hon. Charles Fairchild.
Francis NJ. Scott. Charles j. Canda,
Rufus w. Peckham, Jr., William B.
Hornblowsr. Maurice j. Power, Daniel
OConnell. District Attorney John T..
Fellows. John A. Henneberry. Charles
X. Miller and Simon Stearn.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31
On to Ohio.

jamestown, N. Y, Aug. 31.-Mr. and
Mrs. Bryan enjoyed day OF ease yes
terday, after "a week of campaigning,
which has included speeches in the
largest inland cities of the state, in two
or three farming centers and many short
ones from car platforms. Two or three.
and sometimes more long speeches have
been made by Mr.. Bryan each day. and
the intervals between have been spent
In travelling. Every morning has seen
him up at 6 o'clock, and not before has
he been able to secure sleep. The week
with him has been a lesson of unremit
ting turmoil, pushing through crowds,
aiding after brass bands. with fireworks
flying or cannon roaring in his ears.
Even in the quieter moments at hotel
tables, and In car seats, there have al
ways been a dozen people at his elbow TO
shake hands, to try to talk politics or
tell him how the campaign must be run.
Despite this continuous strain, Mr..
Bryan was looking almost as fresh as a
week ago when he appeared In the hotel
dining room yesterday morning. His
voice has lost most of the huskiness
which at one stage of the tour threatened
to bring IL to an end. He and Mrs. Bryan
went to the First Presbyterian church,
where they listened to a sermon by Rev.
G. NJ. Colville in the morning. After
ward they drove to Lakewood. on Lake
Chautauqua. IL miles from here, where
they were entertained by Norman Z.
Mack of Buffalo.
Mr.. Bryan left New York state today.
This morning a brief visit was made to
Chautauqua. there was speech at Rip
ley and then dash for Cleveland, where
Mr. Bryan will speak tonight.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31
The Last OF the season TO Nantaskct

The New York, New Haven a Hart.
excursion to ,taake place on Thursday,
sept. 3, from Providence, Pawtuoket, At
tleboro and stations to North Easton In
elusive, to Nantasket Beach and return,
ut popular rates. This will be the last
opportunity to visit this popular resort
the present season by special train at
low farey
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31
FOR HE ALTH'S SAKE.
A Suggested Precauiion for the Street
Cars.


Mayor NJ Guinness and Superintendent
OF Health Chaplin were In consultation
this forenoon on the advisability OF pre-
venting by ordinance, splitting on the
floor OF street cars.
The idea has been carried out with
good results In tho city OF Buffalo after
considerable agitation on the part OF
the physicians. In that town fifty "sam-
ples~ OF saliva were taSen from the cars
and analysed. In four OF them were found
the bacillus tuberculosis or primary germs
Of consumption.
In New York city the following sign Is
placed in every street car by order OF the
board of health--"spitting on the floor OF
this car is positively forbidden
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31

Buzzatd's Bay. Mass. Aug. u.--
President Cleveland arrived at Gray
Gables from New York on the yacht
Sapphire at l0.3o yesterday morning. but
ne was not accompanied BY Privats Sec
retary Thurbcr.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31
n.r,rnn Rl,nnl Reirnted-

Cleveland, Aug. SL--At the meeting Of
the supreme lodge. knights OF Pythias.
that body refused the request for the
restoration OF the German ritual by a
vote OF log 10 s. The requ est was only
made by a few odgeN
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31

Tho cloth of the old Egyptians was 40
good that, although IL has bean used for
thousands OF years as wrappings OF the
mummies, the Arabs OF today can wear
II. IT .is ell OF linen, the ancient Egypt.
isns considering W ool snclean.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31
pernnanentIy
advertise

CREATE the impression OF
~ strength and OF soundness.
People at least feel that those who
keep their lam o. before the public
by usins The NEWS are solid aud
substantial
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-01-29
Fell from q Train.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Jan. 23.-The
corpse of G.. r.. Silleck Of Brooklyn,
N. Y, was found this morning lying
by the side of the track of the Florida
East Coast railroad at Deep Creek
trestle abobt 10 miles from st. Angus
tine on the road to Palatka. MIR. Sill
leck and wife were passengers on
Wednesday mornings train from Day
tona and on the arrival of the train at
st. Augustine in the afternoon, Mr.:
Silleck was missing. The last seen OF
him alive was shortly after leaving
Palatka when he left his wife as he
thought, to 90 into the smoking car.
After some little time, at the request
of Mrs. Silleck, the baggage transfer
agent went through the train to look
for him. It was then found that he
was not on the train and it was feared
that he had fallen off while passing
from one car to another. Mrs. Silleck
came to Jacksonville and the railroad
authorities began a search for her hus-
band, which resulted in finding his
corpse this morning. In falling the
unfortunate man received injuries
which must have resulted in his
speedy death. The body will be taken
to Brooklyn for interment. MIR. and
Mrs. Silleck had been at Daytona and
other points on the east coast for the
benefit of Mrs. Silleck's health. They
were on their way home when the &C
cident took place.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-01-29
their third reading.

COLUMBIA, s. O., Jan. 24.-The
House spent most of yesterday discuss
ing the Supreme Court bill, which re-
ceived its second reading. The com
mittee amendments to the bill were
adopted without trouble, but several
amend ments from the floor changed
the bill in important particulars, the
chief being the reduction of the salary
of the Chief Justice to s., 900 and the
Associate Justices to $2,7OO. These
amendments have yet to run the
gauntlet of the Senate.
THE SENATE.
In the Senate yesterday the follow
ing bill was passed after some discus
sion:
Sec. 1. That hereafter no fire insur,
ance company doing business In this
State shall issue policies for more than
the amount of the value OF the proper
ty to be insured, such amount to be
fixed at or before the time Of issuing
said policies, and in case of loss by tire
the insured be entitled TO recover such
amount in case of total loss and pro.
portionate amout in case of partial
loss. Provided, that this does not ap-
ply to insurance on merchandise or
stock in trade.
Sec. Q. 'That no statement in the
application or condition of the policy
of insurance, shall be held to avoid
the policy of insurance unless the in
surer shall have within thirty days af
ter the date of said policy cancelled
said policy. Anything in the policy
to the contrary Notwithstanding" E.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-01-29
THE Manufacturers Record pub

THE Manufacturers Record pub
lished reports from nearly all the cot
ton seed oil mills throughout the
South, showing that the decrease in
the supply of seed has been much
larger than is generally understood,
and that owing to this scarcity, nearly
all mills will close down for the sea.
son very much earlier than usual.
These reports indicate with very gen.
eral uniformity that the seed supply
has been from 40 to 80 per cent. less
than last year, and that number OF
Texas mills make the shortage even
greater.