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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-06
THE BARGAIN SALE.
Ladd'S Store Filled With Pretty
Women All Day.
Great Array of Attractive Articles for
Willing Purchasers.

The bargain sale of the Laid stock,
offered by Shepard & Company, began
promptly at 10 O'Clock this morning and
the Ladd store, the new acquisition to
Shepard & Company, was crowded with a
struggling mass Of damp homanity who
were induced to tramp through the in
clement weather at the prospect of the
numerous bona fide bargains being Offer
ed.
From top to bottom and from end to
end the counters OF the store were heap
ed with articles at prices that are seldom
heard of, let alone seen. A thriving BUSH
ness was done during the whole day N
it was all that the employees could do to
wait on the demands of the iinpatie Il
crowd. Apropos TO the present spell of
bad weather the um brella counter was
lined four deep with men and women
anxious TO secure an umbrella at the re-
duced rates.
There is no estimating what the pro-
portion of the shoppers would have been
had it been a clear day, but rs IL was 1t
appeared to the casual observer as though
Providence had turned out in force TO
attend this wonderful sale.
The famous fire sale Of Sheplrd * Com
pany was easily eclipsed by The present
one, and from appearances the nu merous
shoppers we're equally well pleased With
the low prices paid for their purchases.
1t would not be h%azarding too much
TO say that another day or SO of sucn
enormou business would clean out the
whole OF Ladd's stock.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-06
Trying to Stop Prize Fighting.

WAsHrNoToS, Feb. Cit is learned
here that some correspondence has passed
between the Governor of New Mexico and
the United STATES district attorney for
that territory and the department OF JUS
tice at Washington, with q view to pre-
venting The proposed fistic carnival.
which Is to he beid near III Paso. Texas,
from taking place in that territory. The
government Of the territory Is anxious to
stop the holding OF the carnival in New
Mexico, and is Wiling to do all in his
power to bring about that result.
Should the Carton bill, passed by the
House yesterday, receive favorable action
at the hands Of the Senate, and % signed
by the President before the date o. the
carnival, end the belief in official circles is
that such will be the case, the national
government Will take steps to prevent
the fights, using federal troops II necss-
sary.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-06
Joseph Banigan Left the
Presidency. {
His Action Has 10 Bearing on
the Shut-D Down.
II Is Reported That the Resignation
is Merely a Formally.

Mr.. Joseph Banigap. president of the
United States Rubber Company. rendered
his resignation at the monthly meeting of
the board of directors held yesterday at
New York. 1t is to take effect when
President Banigan's contract with the
company expires the last Of March. In
the meantime, there is to be anoher meet
ing of the directors on the first Wednes-
day in March, when his successor will be-
determined upon. There IS rumor to the
effect that the resignation is more of a
merely formal proceeding than anything
else, and that the cho. &c Of a president
may result in the present inoumbent's
succeeding himself under some financial
arrangement more favorable to himself
than the one which now exists.
President Banigan's private secretary,
Mr.. John j. Comfy, wss interviewed this
forenoon and fatty denied the sensational
statements i'm "A Boston paper this moru-
ing that the resignation would be follow
ed by litigation, and that the retirement
of the president from Office ut this time
bears a close relation to tie fact that the
rubber factories at Woonsocket are closed.
The rubber works, Mr.. Comfy said, nre
shut down for the simple commercial rea-
son that there is no call for the goods al
ready manufactured The weather OF
this winter has not been conducive TO a
brisk rubbert trade and in some sections of
the country, where ordin ariiy there is q
big call for the PRODUCTS of the Woon-
socket mills, there has been DO wet
weather ct all.
President B,inagn will probably retain
his membership on the board of directors
whether be continues ss the executive
officer OF the company or not.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-06
Civil Cases in Court.

The following civil matters were heard
and dipsosed OF by judges Sweetlano aud
Reuckert in the District Court today:
Il. Il. Gleason Manufacturing Company
VS.. National Tubing Company. Decision
for the plaintiff for Sl7. 80.
Andrew j. Bullock VS.. Michael Gorgan.
Decision for defendant for costs.
Richard e. Sanders VS.. Charles IL.
Lamphcar. Decision for plaintiff for pos
session aud costs.
Noten Harris VS.. Lewis Cohen. Deci-
sion for the plaintiff or $3.50.
Simon Doyle VS.. Annie Quinn. Deci-
sion for the plaintiff for costs; possession
by agreement of parties.
Elmer W. Shippee vs.. John G.. Lyons.
Decision for the plaintiff for s25 aud costs
by the defendants, who wi he'd the case
tried by a jury.
Nj. ID. Knowles VS.. y. NJ. CIrmell. d.
cision for theplaintif for possession and
costs.
Edward II. Curtis VS.. Thomas w. Man
chester judgment for the plaintiff for
S2l. 81 by default.
Esther Harrity VS.. Lewis Klein. judy
ment for the plaintin for SS1 and costs.
Rice Il Hayward VS.. William A. Carroll.
judgment for the plaintiff fer 1913.
John O'Keltsll VS.. n. Is. lockwood.
Judgment for the plaintiff for s2s.75.
william Collins VS.. Charles y. Lamb.
Judgment for plaintiff for si5.3s and
costs.
Pope Manufacturing Contrary vs..
Thomas j. Hefernsn. Judgment for the
plaintiff for SiS and costs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-06
PROVIDENCE PARTIES SUE.
The Town Of Cumberland Has Several
Claims TO Settle.

The town OF Cumberland has a lot of
law business on its hands just now, and
there were rumors brought TO this city
this morning that the placing of a
mortgage on the elegant new town hall in
Valley Falls would be necessary TO settle
the 10 claims filed at the Council nesting
yesterday.
$. :. Lapham, ESQ.,, attorney for l. A.
Tillinghast ana his walters, filed the
claims with the Council and they are for
damage to property and injuries received
while going along a highway in that
town ON the night of January 10, the
pres mt year. IL will be remembered that
while one of the teams OF Mr.. Tillinghast
was returning from the banquet of the
Woonsocket Business Mems Association
1t was upset owing, it is claimed, to an
alleged defect in the highway. The &C.
cupants OF the wagon were more or less
seriously hurt.
The following is the list of claimants
and their estimate OF their damages: L..
A. T%illinghast Co., $500; j. w. Freeman,
$1,000; III. w. Csdy, $500; John @. scott,
$50; Seymour Anderson, S4055; John II.
Craig, $50; Charles Luther, $50; Charles
X. Cummings, $50; David Byar, 800;
Frank King, $50; David Johnson, $50;
George F. Iibris, $4,000; William W.. Cole
man, $50; John c. Parkinson, $50; John
A. Henson, $50.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-06
WANTS BIG DAMAGES.
John Healy's Suit Against the N. Y,
N. II. & H. Railroad.

The suit of John Healy of this city
against the New York, New Haven u
Hartford Railroad Copmany, to recover
sl6,0O for injuries received on two differ
ent occasions, was tried this morning be-
fore Judge Rogers and q jury.
Healy was a freight brakeman In the
employ of tie defendant company as a
brakeman in 1893 and on Feb. IL. Of that
year was engaged in coupling cars and
owing, it IL claimed, to a defect N
the drawbar, a thumb and two fingers Of
his left hand were badly lacerated and
bruised.
Again, on June 10 OF the same year,
the plsintifi was injured in a collision at
Wood River junction and had hi, neck
severely cut by the bell rop getting
around his neck and he vas dragged 10
feet. His foot got 80 badly crushed by
The wheel OF a car RAISING over 1t that the
big toe had to be amputated. He YVES
also severely cut about the head and
claims to have experienced great physical
pain and mental suffering, both as the
result OF this and the previous accident,
and to have been incapacited for labor
such as might have ena bled him to earn
his living. II Is alleged by the plaintiff
that all these injuries as well as the suffer
ing incident thereto was caused by the
negligence of the defendant company.
The defendant EN- cred TWO pleas, one
a general denial Of negligence and the
other a special one stating that on Novem-
Der, 1898, the plaintiff signed a release Of
all his demands against the company in
consideration OF the payment OF $3.50.
The plaintiff claims that the release
wss obtained from him by fraud.
Joseph II. Adams, the conductor of the
freight train On which Healev worked,
testified thst or June ~, 1896, he re-
ceived Orders about z O'Clock in the morn
ing at Wood River junction to take
the west bound track from
that place to Kingston, and when Caro-
lima station was reached a locomotive
collided with his train and his engine
was disabled ami q number of cars
smashed. He knew the plaintiff was in
jured about the head and thot his DOT
had also been hort. In answer to a ques-
tion by Mr. Arnold, in cross examination,
witness stated that the reason the orders
were issued to take the west bound tracks
was that q train had been stalled on the
east bound track.
DIR. Godding testified to having treated
Healy at the Rhode is and Hospital for
an injured foot in October, 1896. TIE
doctor was cross examined rather sharply
10y Mr.. Arnold as to the date of his
treatment of the plaintiff at the hospital,
as the records of that institution showed
Heaiy was discharged from there in Au-
gust, 1896, cured.
Thre plaintiffs testimony was in ac-
cordsnce with the statements above given.
II. X. Parker was attorney for the
plaintiff, and Frank S. Arnold for toe de-
iendant company.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-06
Late Weather.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Forecast till s
p. M, Friday: Maine, New Hampshire
and Vermont-Rain tonight, Friday prob
ably clearing; warmer, northelSterly
gales, dangerous on the coast today and
tonight; winds probably shifting TO
n~ortnwesterly Friday.
Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Con-
necticut-Heavy rain tonight, Friday
probably clearing, warmer tonight, colder
by Friday night; dangerous northeasterly
gales today and tonight; winds shifting
To northwesteriy by Friday.
Eastern New York-Rain tonight; Fri
day clearing; wsrmer; e~asterly gales,
dangerous on the coast today and
tonight; winds shifting to northw esterly
by Friday.
synopsis - The storm In central this
n orning in Eastern Virginia, where the
barome. er stands at 20 inches. il has
developed into one OF most violent
proportions and caused heavy downpours
OF rain over the Southern and Middle At
lantic states, attended by severe eastsrly
gales along The seabosri. The storm will
sweep the north Atlantic coast during the
next "a hours with almost hurricane
force. New England Is rapidly coming
unaer its influence, but as yet the winds
are not of great violence In our district.
Weather IL generally fair I'm the west will
n small cold area over the Dakotas. The
following special message has been re-
ceived from the chief OF the weather
bureau at Washington: Hurricane with
sweep the Atlantic next "a hours, causing
heavy rain IN New England possibly
turning TO snow i'm northern Dor 'ou.
Severe northeast gales,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-06
BLOWN DOWN.
Three Persons Buried in
the Ruins.
Storms Energy TOppled a
Building in Brooklyn.
Firemen and Police at Work Clear
fng the Debris.

BROOKLYN, N. Y, Feb. GA three
story brick building on Second avenue,
betweenThirty-ninth and Fortieth streets,
was blown down by the storm at 10
O'Clock this morning. Three persons are
buried in the ruins. They are: James
Quigley, Michael Mulcahy, who lives on
Court strest, near Hamilton avenue, end a
German, named Simons, living in the
neighborhood OF Fulton ferry.
Daniel Meehan of 10i Bedford avenue,
escaped with slight injuries. The build
ing was occupied by Bush Il Denison,
chemical manufacturers.
Firemen and policemen are at work on
the ruins clearing away the debris.
The bodies Of Q1igley and simeon Sic
men mot simons) were later taken from
the ruins. Mulcakey, the third man was
taken out alive. He sustained a fracture
OF the leg N scalp wounds. lie will re-
cover.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-06
Warning for Mariners.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Especial weather
bulletin: The danger warnings yesterday
displayed on the Gulf and South Atlant-
ic coasts with q caution to mariners TO re-
main in port have been fully verified by a
severe storm pessing from the central Gulf
to eastern North Carolina. IL has
NOW ineEeasedIathe intensity OF a hurri-
cane, and will doubtless sweep the At
lantic coast northward to New England
and the Canadian provinces during the
next "a hours.
Danger signals were displayed last
night %northwsrd to Eastport and this
morning orders have gone to westher
bureau observers at the threatened ports
to actively enlist their entire force in
giving warning to shipping and holding
vessels in port.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-06
LATE r END NEWS.

The meetings that wee held at the
Kendall Square Gospel Mission yesterday
we're very profitable to all that were pres
ent at them. i. morning service at 10 80
a. m, was in charge OF Rev, George Hor-
ton, of the NorthS wansea Holiness Church.,
who de ivered an interesting address in
which he spoke of the necessity of the
evangelical work, and OF the results OF the
labors which are being exerted to secure
the evargelizaiion of the large cities. The
afternoon meeting was in charge of Rev.
Il. III. Decker, rastCr of the North Con-
gregationai Church. He spoke on the no.
license movement in this city and present.
ed an argument which-was in contradic-
ton to the ideas regarding prohibition as
anti-Bib.ical and a restraint on personal
liberty. Rev. b. j. F~ollanstee of the
Crsnston Street NJ. E. Cbhureh spoke at
the evening service on the "Great Saliva
tion.n He tool as his text the second of
Romans, We Use three, and his discourse,
which was a powerful one, was listened
to with marked attention. A number
who attended the services expressed a de-
sire to lead a Christian life.
"A very fine entertainment was given by
81. John's Lodge, No. 1, Good Tenn
plars, at Ruggles Street Church, last even
ing, for the benefit OF Providence Lodge,
No. 3. The program included a piano
solo by Miss Carrie Gardner, vocai solos
and readings by Messrs. william Dick
and Elmer Ora ffam, temperance address
by Mr.. James A. William, humorous adj
dress by Mr.. Leslie Il. Morris, Aunt Je-
mimah's Family Album by about a dozen
persons In costume, the leading Tart be-
ing well taken by Miss Hattie Brown; a
farce by Messrs. Morris and GRAHAM.
The committee In charge comprised Chief
Templar William Dick, Sadis X. Snyder
and Frank Il. Lakey.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-06
Steamer Lamminger Still Fast.

~PATcHoauE, l.. l., Feb. 6.-The two
masted British steamer Lamminger.
which went shore during the fog on
Tuesday night, on the outer bar of this
village, was still aground today. The
Merritt Wrecking Company worked at
the vessel all morning, hut on account Of
the storm were compelled to cease their
efforts. The storm Ia from the wrong
direction to float the vessel. She has not
pounded very hard yet, and the wrecking
men hope to be able to pull her off. None
of the cargo. which consists OF fruits
from the Mediterranean port, has teen
removed from the vessel and this will
probably have to he done before she is
taken from the sand bar.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-06

housekeeper spoaks OF her ledger as being a
young woman OF exceptionally strong attrac-
tive nature. fined and cultured and com
panionable. but who was very quiet and kept
to herself considerably. She never seemed TO
have any special trouble, but had been a little
blue lately because business had been so duh
The sad part of the story Is that when she
was talking with tho housskeoper and others
a few days previous 10 last Thursday, and the
housekeeper had said she would walk to Ban.
gor IL she.could see her mother. Miss Grant
had SAID: "And think how happy 1 will be
to ses my 'marmie' next week."
She spoke Of her mother several times after
that and seemed specially happy to tbink
that, although she had such hard luck with
hor business, she was going to have a fow
days pleasure with her mother and sister and
brother in this city. for which she was to
have started Friday morning.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-06
POST OFFICE ROBBERS.
Trial Of the Thieves Who Invaded the
Webster, Mass, Postoffice.

WORCESTER, Mass, Feb. 6.-The trial
of James Thompson and Thomas Ryan of
New York. who are charged viii robbing
the Webster p~osioffice, was resumed te-
fore the superior criminal court todav.
The forenoon session was occupied by the
defense In trying TO establish an abb.
Cornelius Cunningham, saloon keeper at
Chatham square; William II. Anderson,
his lar tender; Patrick Foster, a foreman
in the New York street cleaning depart
ment; Frank Swanton, dealer in oils; Eu-
gene Riley, John H. Kelly, a saloonkeep-
err; William II. Hastings and others ~testii-
ed that 10th defendants we're in New
York on the might of the robbery.
Thompson was also examined at length.
He admitted that he tried to sell the
bonds stolen, bat stated that he was only
acting as agent for Ryan, who said he got
the bonds from a woman. He knew her
only by the name of Maggie.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-06
The Doctor Objected.

In n case on trial in the common pleas
division OF the Supreme Court today, one
of the witnesses, a physic ian, was sum
moned TO testify to the nature of injuries
received by the plaintiff.
The witness described the injuries re-
ceived, but when the plaintiffs attorney
sought to get the physician to give ex-
pert testimony the latter declined to do
so. IL was afterward ascertained that the
doctor was not raid to give expert testi-
mony, and this was the reason he declined
TO say what would happen in a hypothet-
icsl case. He had the right to take the
course he did, and the court sustained
him in III.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-06
HE CONFESSED.
Scott Jackson Murdered
Pearl Bryan.
Implicated AlOnZO H. Walling
as Knowing of the Fact.
Girls Head Supposed TO Have Been
in a Satchel.

CINCINNATI, o., Feb.6. Scott Jackson,
accused of the murder OF Pearl Bryan Of
Green Castle, has confessed his guilt. He
duplicates AIonzo NJ. WalIing, who has
also confessed to a personal knowledge Of
the murder of the girl last Friday night.
WAll.ng tries to lay the whole blame on
Jackson. Jackson, on the contrary,
while he admits his own guilt, takes pains
to implicate Walling. The satchel which
the murdered woman brought here on
January % was shown TO Jackson to al
low him TO examine the blood stains on
IT. He would not admit that the head hsd
been in the satchel, but 1t looked as If it
had been there.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-06
Druggists as Rum Sellers.

MANCHESTER, N. H., Feb. 6.-The
druggists cases came up in police court
this morning. A basket containing
bottles of liquor pure hassd by special off,
Ger Hutchins furnished the evidence
against them. +. NJ. Boire of the Roy Il
Keeping liquor for sale and held in $500
bonds on charge of being common sellers
An appeal was taken. Tie same COM
plants and procedure occurred in the
cases of Charles Dufort, N. e Colby, A.
j. Precourt, G. e.. Silver, G. Woods and
Gus de Martigny, who were fined SOC. 80 and
appealed. four other cases were continued
till friday ~.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-06
That's What Dunn Says
of the Storm.
Wind Whistling u Miles an
Hour in New York.
Center Of the Gale Has Not Yet Been
Reached.

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-The gulf storm
that was racing up the Atlantic coast
oil yesterday has reached here and 1t is
one OF the widest and most violent that
New York has had for several years.
Forecaster Dunn made the following
statement: This Is to be one OF the most
severe storms we have had in a long time.
AT 8 O'Clock the wind was blowing 40
miles an hour; at s 80 o'clock, 30 rules; at
$3.50 o'clock 55 miles, and now 1t is fairly
whistling at ~ miles an hour. Ont on the
ocean il Is still more furious. When the
center of the storm comes 1t will prob
ably blow as much as 100 miles an hour.
That is very unusual. The wind Is from
the northeast. Occasionally it shifts for
a moment and blows from the east. The
center has not reached here as yet. l can
not tell Just where 1t is, but as nearly as l
can locate IL, 1t is now some place over
northern Virginia or lower Pennsylvania.
This storm center Is moving most rapid
ly, both in its progress movement and
in Its rotary motion. Last night the
storm was conferred in Southern Alabama.
Special messages were sent out by Pro-
fessor Moore, the chief OF the weather de-
partment at Washington, giving warnings
at all ports. / fear we shall hear OF a great
deal of damage along the coast when the
storm Is passed.
NAL CRAFT ON THE SHORE
QUARANTINE, Feb. GA terrific gale
Is blowing at this place. Many smail craft
are pounding on the Staten lslar d shor /,
where they were driven by the VINO and
heavy seas. Two large barks, one at cliff
ton, the other at Tompkinsville, ana a
brig at Stapleton, are anchored with two
anchors each, but they are gradually
dragging toward the shore. The trusier
Columbia Is dragging of st. George with
steam up and anchors out but holds her
OWL bravely.
During the storm this morning the
CLAM ming sloop Favorite. with three men
aboard. was oapsized. Two OF hem were
rescued by a gig from the cruiser Colun-
bfa. The third was drowned.
Continued on Page 3D.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-06
ANNOUNCEMENT.
A New Bicycle Department by the
Congdon a. Carpenter Company.

We beg TO announce that. recognizing the
growing importance OF the Bicycle n an article
Of merchandise. we have opened n Bicycle Do.
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We think we have cause TO congratulate our
selves upon the wheels that We hnvo secured.
The line embraces a wide scope in prices. mud
all Of reliable quality.
We are Special Agents for the dayton"
and the "Ames" Wheels, and solicit q rscsd
comparison between those aud any wheels
mnde in tho world.
Respectfully,
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N. B.-Our Wheels may also se ootnineJ of
@. NJ. Gross a Co.. weybosset street. and
George L. Weaver, olneyviils,
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/. Plaintiff Non Suited.

In the case OF Hugh V. O'Donnell w.
III. III. aud II. V. Observation-Disclosures
heard by Judge Douglass, after opening
remarks OF the counsel for the plaintiff;
and before any testimony was taken, tie
plaintiff was ~non-suited.
Ire plaintiff claiu ed that the defend
ants were indebted 10 his assignor and as
no promise was ~ ade To tie plaintiff the
court decided as above itatcd.
y. l.. Cannon appeared for the plaintiff
M" 4. y Mccarthy for the defendant.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-06
Vessel and Cargo Total Loss.

CAPE HENRY, Va, Feb. G.-The two
mested schooner Allie b. Cathrall, with
a cargo OF lum Ter from Newberne, N. C.,
for Bridgeport. Conn, is ashore a milo
and q half south OF False Caps, Va, life
saving station. she is well upon the
beach AID vessel and cargo probably will
be a total less. The crew of six men
were saved.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-06
Coal Combine TO Be Investigated.

ALBANY, N. ", Feb. 6.-The Assembly
today passed the resolution instructing
the Attorney-General to investigate the
alleged combine OF coal men TO raise the
price Of coal. In the Senatc. Senator
Wray offered a resolution for the appoint
ment OF a committee OF the Senate TO i'm
yestiRate the alleged trust. / was laid on
the table together with the Assembly res
olution for printing.