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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-16
His Two Sons Also Shot
Down by an Assassin.
Terrible Crimes Attributed to
Miss Hess Lover.
Fiend Had First Tried to Blow Up
the Entire Hess Family.

FREMONT. Ohio, May 16.-- A terrible
tragedy occurred last night about eight
miles from this city, in which one man
was killed outright, and his two sons are
In such condition that death may result
at any moment. The family of Jacob
Hess were aroused by an explosion which
shattered their home, but no one was in
jured. MIR. Hess and his two sons i'm
mediately prepared to leave the house to
ascertain the cause and they had hardly
stepped out whena shot was fired and the
old gentleman dropped over, dead. An
other shot and one of the sons fell pierced
in the breast with a quantity OF buck
shot.
Again a report and tho other son re-
ceived shot. The fiend then escaped and
thus far has not been captured. Suspicion
points strongly 10 the deed having been
committed by young farmer named
Louis Billau, who. has been desperately in
love with the daughter OF MIR. Hess, but
whose suit has been stepuously opposed
by the father and also the brothers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-16
Stock Market Opened Ir-
regular Today
The Volume of Wheat Specu-
latiOn Decreases Daily.
Sugar Company is Closely Watching
the Political Situation.


New YORK, May 6-The leading in
terests In the Sugar company are watching
the political situation very closely. They
largely upon the action of the Republican
convent IN and OF Mckinley. The trade
OF the company is reported in a measure
satisfactory but Is not leading to any very
enthusiastic comments on the part of the
managers. Cenlrifugals-were weaker yes
terday, but IL Is stated that the weakness
Is out OF proportion to other grades. The
company for few days did very large
business In sales but there IL a Stacking
In demand. The weakness in Sugar stock
was the result of a sale OF about 1000
shares by Ballou and as the stock decliU-
ed good many stop orders were reached.
People who are In close touch with the
London market say that they see, strong
evidence of disposition on the part of
the London people to interest themselves
In our market just as soon as something
like straight declaration on the cur
rency question can be obtained from Nc
Kinley. 1t Is regarded as certain over
there that he will be the successful candi-
date and for this reason there is unusual
interest I'm his position on the currency
question.
The principle difficulty with the
market was its narrowness. When people
wbo.bought stock Thursday tried to sell,
concessions had to be made and this
turned the room TO the selling side. The
fact tnat London Was not able to sell at
home the stock IL bought here Thursday
noon did not help matters, as ii showed
the stock TO have been bought only for n
turn. As the market begun to go down
a Spanish war story was brought out and
fiourished with some vigor. The calling
in Of Government funds in depository
banks was thought likely to help ex-
change as much as ii would hurt the
money market and was not considered as
a bear factor.
The tendency of wheat is downward
daily. IL is near enough to harvest TO
export demand increases materially. The
price is low enough, but the market
cannot be bulled without trade.or export
demand.
The withdrawal of gold from the
Treasury since the per cent. of January
haH been about S65, 600, COO of which only
$50, 600, 900 was exported, the last S1C0, :
000, 600 bonds sold brought on to the
Treasury si11, 166, 232 of which S65, 000, 900
has already been lost.
The Liverpool Cotton report for today
is rs follows: 1890 O'Clock, p. m.-Sales,
1000 bales; middlings, 4 49,; futures
opened la 10 2 lower.
p. m.-Close i-2 to points lower
than yesterdays.
PROVIDENCE CLEARING HOUSE.
The cIeerings of the Providence Banks
today amounted to 1924, 500 and fer the
week aggregated IS. U9i,9O
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-16
MAUDE HEARD FROM.
The Missing Williams Girl Was Seen
on a Train.
She Was En- Route From Portland, Me-, to
81. Johnsbury, VI.

Chief Inspector Watts of Boston, FRI
DAY afternoon received information from
Stonipgton. Conn.,, that Maude Williams,
the missing hciress OF tha; town, had
been seen at st. Johnsbury, VT, on
April &.
She was at the depot there, and was
seen by 8. Mclean Lowery of New York,
who knew Maude well. He is an intimate
friend of the family.
lie did not know until May II that
Maude was missing. Then no recollected
that he had seen her at st. Johnsbury
on the Sth. She hac left the sanitarium
in this city on the 7th.
Lowery stated In his letter that Maude
was alone, and when he saw her she
recognized him and seemed disposed to
keep out OF his way.
He went off on the train and did not
see her again. He thought she might
have gone to Montreal. Chief. Inspector
Watts Is satisfied that Maude has gone to
Montreal. He will institute a search in
that city.
Friday, Inspector Cleary discovered that
the young woman seen In Chelsea and
supposed to be- Miss Williams was not she
at all. A mistake had been made. The
young woman who was referred to came
forward and explained matters. Her
name Is withheld.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-16
TALKED ABOUT.

Some time last night q penny in. the. slot
machine, attached to post In front Of w. II.
Smiths cigar store In the BaDigan building.
corner OF Postoffice court. was broken open
and robbed Of a couple Of dollars worth OF
pennies.
Council Clerk Hayden has completed his tri.
ennial sprinR bouseolssning. and Room II is
as sweet and clean as q pretty girl in white
dress.
An alarm of fire. was sounded from box 65
by pairolman ". A. Munros ut 0:s5 this
forenoon for fire In a tenement house caused
by q child playing with matches. The build
ing Is occupied by Italians. The loss was
slight.
In the police court this morning Peter Rsdi-
gan was fined s2 for going in swimming with.
out bathing suit.
The late patrolman Sylvester Tracy will be
buried from bis late residence. 4 Salisbury
street tomorrow afternoon mt 2 o'clock. The
usual detail of police will be assigned late
this afternoon. -
Patrolman George f Ordway. who was
fined $50 for disobeyine orders, thought the
fine was excessive. and ~ be could not get it
reduced rendered his resignation.
ligh. of glass in front OF the variety store
OF o. II. Bartlett 1873 Crapston street, was
broken last evening and goods to the amount
OF slo was taken. The police sbink that it
was the work Of boys
Messrs. william II. Draper. president of the
Providence Baseball Association. NJ. r.
Downey and Walter J. Comstock will sail for
Europe next Wednesday on the Teutonic.
An alarm of FIRE was sounded at 10 o clock
this afternoon for a chimney blaze in n house
on burr's lane. few moments later the de-
partment responded to an alarm for box i4S
for fire in pile OF rubbish on State street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-16
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Time was when the big jewelry buyers
used TO be looked for in Providence
hotels In January or July, but now the
more enterprising runners" get up n
little earlier. Morris Phelzer of Philadel-
phia, one of the biggest buyers in the
country, has been at the Narragansett
Hotel several days and left last night.
Mrs. Greene OF Chicago Is expecte1 In a
few days. Other recent arrivals ut the
principal hotels are;
NARRAoANsETr-D w. Smith, New
York; {. X. Osborne, Philadelphia; G..
King. New York; ID. W. Daub, Brook
SYN; C. Tiffany, New York; James
Clendenin. Baltimore; +. N. Kirsch-
baum. san Francisco; O. Kopel, w. 4.
Curran, Gustav Jacoby, New York.
CIry-Le Gage Pratt, Atlanta; Charles
Forester, New York; p. Kane, Boston.
DoRu>NcE W. III. Clymcr. Philsdsl-
phia; P. l.. McDermott, New York
I harles Il. Lowell, Mt. Vernon, ~. Y; &.
ID. platt, W. W. Birch. New York.
PERRIN HousE--A. NJ. Hsmock, New
ark. o.; John W. White, Portland, Me.
william SanborD, New York.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-16
Scratched by a Monkey.

Mr.. Sbeehan Of 200 Ives street called at the
wickenden street sta,ion about o'clock yes
terday afternoon and wanted an officer to
accompany him to his home os be said a
monkey was killing his wife. Officer O'Toole
went with tho man, and found that Mrs.
Sbeehan was caring for a scratched hand,
which she said had been caused by a monkey
that bad climbed the water spout. the animal
being urged up by an organ grinder. When
she banded the animal coin, be grabbed her
band. The organ grinder was found near by
and was taken 10 the station. where he gave
his name rs johp Keefe Of 65 East Warrentcn
street. Worcester. Mass, but as Mrs. Sheeban
was more frightened than hurt. the musician
wsas allowed TO depart.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-16

Heavy shipping hogs, s3 05a3 d2ia
Cattle, 300.
Sheep. 4,0oc.
Wheat, July puts, 62; calls, 627s.
Wheat, July puts. ....; calls, .....
Corn, July puts, 29oea; calls, 29l2. b
Curb W heat, 49,.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-16
DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES.
Rhode ISLANDERS Preparations to Go
West.

Tho Rhode Island delegates to .be Demo
cratic national convention met last night and
appointed John r.. Copley of Warren and Jesse
II. Metcslf Of this city a committee OF trans
portntion and accommodation.
The delegation is to have IA special car. and
will leave Providence on the third or fourth
OF July on tho same train with the Massa-
cbusetts party.
Mayor Greene Of woonsocket is going 10
look after the aesthss;cs Of tho trip. and will
provide badges and suitable decorations for
the car.
The delegates Will meet again next Friday
evening and appoint committees on creden.
tials. nominations and notifications.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-16
Accident at Banigan Building.

At o'clock this afternoon mason named
Joseph Dcvine. employed ut the new Banisan
building fell two stories and was severely but
not dangerously hurt. He was attended by
DIR. Walker aud later removed to his homo at
Eagle Park.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-16
IN THE DISTRICT COURT.
Mary L. Clark Pleaded No, Guiliy--Two
Fines for Matnole.

In the Sixth District Court this morn
ing Mary L. Clark pleaded not guilty to
keeping disorderly house at 151 Wash
ington street, and Lena Blanchard, Rose
Russell, Louisa Raymond and Jessie
Davis. inmates OF the house, pleaded not
guilty to being lewd and wanton persons.
They were all held until Tuesday for
trnil.
Patrick Matnole OF North Providence
was fined S2 and costs on each OF the two
charges of being drunk.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-16
Quiet af Buluyyayo.

Buluwayo, HAY 16.-General Martin
has arrived here and has assumed COM
mand of the forces. 1t is believed that
danger Is past and that Buluwayo is
safe. The people are resuming their
ordinary avooatioas.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-16
He Took French Leave.

Bernt Anderson, the sailor who was
sent to the county Jail for making an as
sault OH a fellow sailor. took French
leave some time Wednesday night. A
rope ladder, with an iron hook on the
end was fornd outsiGe of the wall, and
il is supposed that he used this to scale
the 20-foot wall.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-16
Mining Stock.

Mining stock.
The following are the closing bid prices
Of the listed stocks on the Colorado Min
ing stock Exchange. Denver. May 10, as
reported ty Il. L. DAVIS & Company. 2f4
" ashingto street. boston.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-06-03

cleanliness, attractiveness and econ.
omy, in the long run there is no COM
parison between exposed plumbing
and the old system, where everything
was boxed in with wainscoting. 1t is
true that the first cost is rather more,
but this should deter no one from
adopting it. Closets, washstands and
bath tubs that are boxed in form a
lurking place for filth and vermin that
defy the most thorough housekeeper.
The inner surface of the wood, which
is always damp and never exposed to
fresh air, rots and decays slowly. AL
though no careful experiments have
vet been made, and no statistics have
been compiled, medical observers have
recently determined that decaying
wood is q prolific source of disease.
Where the plumbing Is exposed there
is absolutely no chance for lurking
disease germs. The initial cost is a
small price to pay for this immunity.
Boxed.in plumbing calls for constant
renewal, but that that is exposed has
practically as long life as the house
that shelters it.
To secure house immunity at oil
times from sewer Gas, and to prevent
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-06-03
Birds That Perch on BillOWS.

Sir Edwin Arnold, in an account of
his voyage to America, which appears
in the London Daily Telegraph, says:
"Every day we see playing round the
ship and skimmimg up and down the
wave.hollows companies of lovely little
terms and sea swallows, the latter no
larger than thrushes. These fearless
people of the waste have not by any
means followed US from the land, liv-
ing, as gulls often will, on the waste
thrown from the vessel.
'They are vague and casual roamers
of the ocean, who, spying the great
steamship from afar, have sailed close
up, to see if we are rock or IN island,
and will then skip away again on their
own free and boundless business. Yon.
der tiny bird, with purple and green
plumage. his little breast and neck
laced with silver, is distant 1000 miles
at this moment from drop OF fresh
water, and yet cares no more for that
fact than did the Irish squire who
lived twelve miles from lemon.
"If his wings ever grow weary, it is
but to settle on the bosom of q great
billow and suffer it for time to rock
and roll him amid the kissing spind-
rift, the milky, flying foam and the
broken sea.lace which forms and
CLEANS and disappears again upon the
dark slopes. When he pleases, a
stroke of the small red foot and beat
of the wonderful wing launch him off
from the jagged edge of his billow,
and he fits past US at 100 knots On
hour, laughing steam and canvas to
scorn, and steering for some nameless
crag in Labrador or Fundy, or bound,
it may be, homeward for some island
or marsh of the far-away Irish coast.
"Marvelously expressive of power
as is our untiring engine, which all day
and night throbs, and pants, and
pulses in noisy rhythm under the deck,
what clumsy, imperfect affair it is
compared to the dainty plumes and
delicate muscles which will carry that
pretty, fearless sea.swallow back to his
roost!"
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anv tronble in the matter, ae,

course, wouldn't take it.
7 you'll not be able to help yourself,
chuckled the old man. If choose to
make my will to that effect you'll nave
to take it.
Indeed I wouldn't" was the deter
| mined answer, as Alice rose from her
| chair. 1T belongs to BERTHE, and l
| wouldn't touch cent OF it.
How dare you defy me to my lace,
cried the old gentleman, rising IN his
turn. Il say you shall have IT,
And I say sha'n't." -.
"For mercy's sake, what is all this
about?"
"Oh, Bertie!" cried Alice, turning at
the sound of the laughing voice.
You impudent scamp" added the
Colonel. have you dared to show your
brazen face here.
Il protest at brazen, father. My
classic countenance is strikingly like
my fathers. Among my friends it is
sad to be both modest and retiring"
Another word Of your impudence,
sir, and you will retire with your modest
countenance. What are you grinning
like an ape for, and Alice with no bet
ter sense than to laugh at you! want
to know how you dared to send me that
trash"
The Colonel threw the letter on the
desk as he spoke.
My letter." said BERTHE in assumed
surprise. II am sorry your opinion OF
it's merits Is 30 poor. I considered it
quite excellent Of It's kind. You remem-
Der spoke of my desire to be with you,
and 10, arrive with the wings OF speed
on the scene Of bittle. Pray tell me
what caused the interchange Of polite
invective."
"I'l tell you, sir" remarked his
father, with some warmth, I'll tell you,
when got that trash Of yours I de-
cided to let you 60 to the devil and
leave my money to this headstrong
Young woman, but the forward mink,
with the most unheard- Of impudence. de-
clared she wouldn't touch penny Of it.
But We'll see about that; and let me
tell you, sir, you've got to walk pretty
straight line Or"
"Oh, don't mind the straight line,
returned Bertie, comfortably, provided
there isn't wife at the end Of it. Un-
less it is the one shall choose"
!"Fudge!" was the contemptuous COM
meQU. DuC Cle Olu SeuIleLluA mdulleSIeu
70 further anger. Probably he had
gathered some new ideas in the last few
moments and found them diverting.
What are you glaring at Alice for?"
he said, presently. DO you want to
stare her out of countenance2"
"Oh, no; was only thinking how
charmingly we'll she is looking. The
air of The Cedars is no doubt respons-
ible. You, too, look wonderfully well
preserved. No one would take you for
day over forty-fve if that"
"Humph!" was the old gentlepan's g
comment. "As big fool as ever. Your
talking has given me a confounded
headache. Go out Of the room, for
heavens sake. Alice, take him out in
the grounds and try to keep him quiet
for while. I must have little sleep.
Certainly, I'll depart, by all means,
said BERTHE, with alacrity. Delighted,
I'm sure. Come, Alice, you must take
care Of me, you know"
The Colonel chuckled quietly as they
left the room together.
ITO BE ooHT1NCEpl -.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-06-03

Two Rockford ull.) men walked 100
miles from Chicago to their home in
twenty-nine hours, without stopping
for food or rest. Both are hypno-
lists, and they claimed that they hyp-
notlzed each other and imagined they
were riding. This Is a practical
adaptation Of hypnotism, which might
be very useful to bicycle tourists
whose wheels break down when they
are alta distance from repair shop or
railroad station. But it is little sim
gular that two men should be able to
hypnotic ecch other. One of them
must have hypnotized his fellow while
he was himself in hypnotic state.
There are a good many tough stories
told about hypnotism, but this is
about the hardest to believe OF any l.
have encountered lately. Buffalo IN.
Y. Express.
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cent survey places the area at 1900
acres. The top soil of the island,
composed OF sandy loan, resting on q
bed of clay-the latter lower than the
level of the water-has, foot by foot,
been washed away, until even of its
most historic portion only part re-
mains. At the time of the arrival of
the settlers, May 13, 1907, it lay in
the land of the Pasbeheah Indians,
one of the tribes that acknowledged
tho supremacy of the celebrated Pow.
hatan.
It was then and for many years af-
ter connected with the main shore by
a neck of land about thirty feet wide ;
but more than 100 years ago the cease.
less beating of the tide wore away
this passage, as it has destroyed others
that have been 'artifcally.. Constructed
since.
A long sweep, of open river for seven
miles above theplace gives full play to
the wind, and the constant impact of
the waves has eaten into the unpro.
tected shore until the obliteration of
the entire island is threatened; and on
the most exposed part of the shore
stand the only remaining residences
of the once Aourishing city Of James
town.
The stone powder house built by
Captain John Smith for the protection
of the colony's store of ammunition
succumbed several years ago; its foun-
dations were completely sapped, and
it tumbled int, the waters of the
river. The strength of the walls is
evidenced, however, by the blocks of
stone lying under the water still bound
together by the original cement; for
the remains of the pile may yet be
seen, the smooth black: stones glisten.
ing in the sunlight at low tide.
The James Island plantation. for
centuries famous for its fertility, was
utterly neglected and growing up to
weeds when about two years ago Mr..
E. E. Barney, of Canton, Ohio, bought
the entire place and beautifully i'm.
proved it. But the Association for
the Preservation of Virginia Anti
quities, of which Mrs. Joseph Bryan
is President, looked with re-.
gretful eye upon the passing away Of
this celebrated cradle of American his.
tory, and opened negotiations with
the owner for such control as would
preserve whatever was left of the an.
cient settlement. Mrs. Barney, lady
of rare refinement, who fully appre.
ciated the historic value of the spot,
made gift to the association OF
twenty-five acres containing the tower
and the foundations Of the old brick
church behind it. Subsequently,
through the efforts of Mrs. Curry, the
wife of the Hon. J. l.. NJ. Curry, ex-
Minister to Spain, an appropriation
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-06-03
RUINED ToWER-rHE ONLY REIc JAMESTOWN STANDING

tractive spot for tourists. This tower,
which is Undoubtedly the Oldest relic
in America of the early English settle.
ments, is about thirty feet high and
beautifully draped with Virginia
creeper. In front of it stands the old
dirt fort, with its green mounds slowly
losing shape under the wear of time
and the gradual washing of the rains.
jamestown Church had fallen into
ruins even before the Revolution, and
the walls that surround the little in.
closure in the rear OF the tower were
made out of its molder1ng walls in
1907 by John Amber and William
Lee, then the owners of the land, to
protect such of the ancient tomb.
stones that remained. The area thus
guarded was not more than one-third
that of the original church yard. The
place is now grown up in trees, and
their roots entwine the walls and
cover the graves of the former set
tiers.
It is said that the church was first
an old sail hung to the great trees
which then densely covered the
ground. The pulpit was a bar OF
wood nailed to couple of neighbor.
ing trees, and the audience sat upon
unhewn logs during service.
A log church was erected later, and
Sir Thomas Dale is credited with
repairing the falling church" in
May, 1911. The first brick church
was built in 1888. In a description
of the town IN 1916 we are told that it
contained, besides brick church.
twelve brick dwellings and number
of frame houses.
The brick of which the jamestown
church of 1858 was constructed was
undoubtedly home manufacture taken
from the clay of James Island, where
Alexander Stomar, brickmaker, pat.
ented an acre of land near the brick
kiln there mentioned.
There can be no doubt that the
church at jamestown was repaired af-
ter the fire in 1876, but this may still
leave the old steeple that is standing,
the relic of the first brick church in
Virginia. the church of 1888, the legit-
innate successor of the old sail first
put up as an awning.
In October, 1850, Bishop Meade
visittl the place, accompanied by Dr..
silas Totten, Rev. George 81. Wilmer
and others, and accurately measured
the foundation of tho church, and
found it exactly 56x2s feet. The tower
was conjectured to be thirty feet high,
and by actual measurement proved to
be eighteen feet square.
After Bishop Meade's visit the
causeway from: Neck of Land was
built by Major William Allen, the pro-
prietor. In 1857 q celebration at
tended by 5000 people was held at