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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-23
LONG LITIGATION ENDED.
Enos Lapham's Executor Wins In Suit
Against MatusOn.

Before Chief JustIc Matteson and JUS
tices Stiness and Tillinghast was entered
today a decree In the case OF John B.
Allen, executor OF the late Enos Lapham
against Charles j. Mat.cson ct al, provid-
ing for the settlements of long stand
ing dispute.
Attorney John Doran, previous to the
entrance of the decree stated the facts in
the dispute to the court. Horatio..N. Mat
teson died in New York city in 1873,
possessed of a large amount of personal
property, and an estate on Clemence
street near Westminster street in this
city. Up to a short time before his death
MIR. Mattison resided in this city. He
made a will which wes admitted TO pro-
bate in the New York courts by which
one half the income of his estate was to
be paid to his wife for so years. This
was held by the New York court 20 be
the same az IL he gave ii to her for life.
Some parts OF the will were held invalid
but the court sustained the sllowsnce of
annuities to two OF Mr.. Matteson's rela-
tives and also TO the father of Mrs. Mat
tison. The latter squandered the estate
and Encs Lapham and Benedict Lspham
were on her BOND. Enos Lapham paid
about $4,000 on the annuitIes and suit was
afterwgrds brought against the executor
OF Mr.. Lapham and the bond OF Mrs. Mat
tison but the latter claimed his tesiator
bad already paid gil claims. The decree
entered today provides tor the sale OF the
ClemeDce street property and the pay
ment Of $500 TO Mr.. Laphsm's estate an !
other charges and the discontinuance Of
the suit against Mr.. Allen brought by
Charles j. Msttison in the common pleas
division OF the court. Mr.. Doran has
been administrator de bonis non on the
estate OF Borstio \. Mattison and Her
bert Almy representing Mr.. Allen today
consented to the decree.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-23
An Insurgent Camp Captured.

HAVANA, Oct. %. Generals Nunez and
IuclaD, carrying out the instructions OF
Captain General Weyler, after leaving
Bahia Honda, province Of Pinar del Ric,
yesterday captured an insurgent camp at
Cacaraj jicara. The insurgents are said to
have made stubborn resistance at San
Miguel, and at the plantation OF Pozas
they left j3 killed on the field. The
troops had one man killed and i've men
wounded. The movements OF the COM
bined Spanish columns are continuing.
The insurgent force' dislodged from
Cacrsjicra yesterday made an attack on
the military line at Majana, near Arti-
mesia, last night. They fired thirty
cannon shots and kept ups heavy musket
fire, but were finally dispcrs d
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-23

brother of tho murdered man ana his
cousin came to this country. arriving In
Boston about year after the murder.
vevis has been wandering about the
principal paris of Massac chusettr, seeking
employment as q farm laborer.
About two months ago an attempt was
made to arrest vevis in Springfield,
Mass, but he escaped from the officer.
lie had been followed by the brother and
friends of the murdered man.
Three weeks ago the m urderer came to
this city from Artlet orc, where he had
bsen working on the sewer. Those In
search OF him learned that Vevis was
here, and they came from Boston this
morning and reported the case TO netec-
tive Parker. The detective took them
out IL I, the street, with the bare posi-
bilit, OF coming across the man wanted.
Their search was rewarded, and the MUIR
derer IL now locked up In the strong
room Of the city hall.
The fugitive attempted to kill young
Dsmsndis Diamandopwlos when he saw
that he was caught, but the detective,
knowing the desperate character Of such
men. pounced upon and disarIned him.
The consul at Boston has been notified
of the arrest and the fugitive will be
taken back to Greece to pay the penalty
OF crime just the same as his father.
His photograph is now in the collection
OF criminals at the city hell.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-23
TALKED ABOUT.

Charles Anderson and George Hayward
we're taken To The Central station last
evoning for breaking n light Of glass in
the door OF &. ID. Springer, CO Walker
street. Hayward paid for the gliss ana
Anderson paid for being drunk.
Mr.. J. A. Robinson, head of Brown
ing. King ~ Co.'S Providence store, has re-
turned from flying business trip to New
York, where he was called to make his
selections of spring styles in Mems and
boys clothing for 1877.
MIR. Il. II. Hart, secretary OF tho
Providence Mining Company, received n
letter from J. III. Busby, representing
the corporation at the mines ia Joplin,
Mo-, today, in which IL stated that
Bryan's boom was rapidly on the wane
in that section OF the country, and Nc
Kinlcy's election vas looked upon as an
as uTed fact.
A new building VIII probably be built
near the corner OF Franklin and West 4.
minister streets. When IL is completed II
will have ine auditorium which will
PROBABLY be named Horticultural Hall
and occupied by the horticultural So
ciety end other organizations. The build.
ing will have 62 foot front and extend
backward l6D feet, tour stories high.
The American Screw Company presents
10 its patrons ana prospective Ta,rons q
little folder In which IL attached by n
silkon cord n sample Of its patent forged
screw. declared TO be "tne Rrestest no-
vance IN screw making since the adoption
of the gimiet point. which was psterted
Aug. 20. 1876" 1he sample is as shiny
ana pretty as a little red wagon.
A meeting of Armeniaps was held in
the Slade building lest evening for the
purpose OF providing some means Of relief
for their fellow countrymen who recently
arrived In this country. The government
conlucls their return. and an fort will be
made to fgrnish cr'rcnCe that ~ they arc
allowed TO renal thiy will not become o
burden. A committee wns appoint "a 10
make arrangements for bringing some OF
the Immigrants to this city.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-23
BIG VOTE FOR M'KINLEY.
Rep. Apsley Says the Canton Man VIII
Have $40 in Electoral College.

wAsHiNGToN, Oct. 23.-Representative
Apsley OF Massachusetts vice-chairman
of the Republican Congressional COM
mIttee TO-DAY issued statement in which
he claims 325 electoral votes for McKiu-
ley, not including A votes from Missouri,
Texas and Virginia, which he asserts
there is a probability of Mckinley secur-
ing. he comedies Bryan only the 76
electoral votes of Utah, Alabama, Ar
kansas, Colorado, Florida, George, Idaho,
Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, South Car
olina snd Louisiana. He estimates the
number Of gold standard Repub blicans in
the next house at pa, or 80 more than
Chairman Bsbcock estimated 10 days
ago.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-23
Stockbroker Goes to the Wall.

sr. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. 23.--L. A.
Coquard, broker, tied as assignment to-
day. lie gives bis ssseits at s,0o, 600. 1t
IL not stated what the liabilities are, but
IL IL said his business Is heavily involved
and they may exceed the atsets. II is
claimed that during +he lsst six months
he has lost heavily in wheat ana stocks.
the total amount for which he has been
squeezed being estimated at 500, ,O0J. lie
was one OF the most prominent dealers
OF stocks and bonus in tie city.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-23
A Challenge to DR.. Garvin.

Howard K. Stokes Of the Glote Ma
tional Bank today cent letter to DIR. L.
II. G. Garyin inviting him to meet him
In public debate at Infantry hall on Wod-
nssday evening, Oct. Is, the question to
he discussed has been selected by MIR.
Stokes ard Is;
"Rcsolyei. Inst tho free coinige Of
silver at a ratio OF i6 TO 1 with gold
should he Immediately begun by the
United Sistes without waiting Tor the
cooperation oi any other nation or ns-
tions," and the only condition made is
tbst DIR. Garvin shall bear one-half the
expense for hall hire.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-23
May Have Agreed on Fusion.

ATLANTA, Co., Oct. 23.-it is learned
here on what is believed to be unim-
peacbable authority that fusion was
agreed on at Chicago yesterday between
Senator Jones and Populist committee
man Wsshburn. AS result Mr.. Wash
burn left Chicago for Nashville and MIR.
II. w. Reed left Atlanta last night for
the same place, where they will meeta.o-
morrow afternoon. 1t is certain cores
pondence was in progress yesterday be-
tween Chsirmnn Jones and the national
committeeman for Georgia.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-23
THOMPSON ACQUITTED.
Jury Believed His Story And Let Him
Go Free.

G0 free.
Paul Thompson, an Armenian, who
was indicted for the larceny of numb ber
OF valuable articles from Garabed Mon
shorian was tried today before Judge Will
bur and jury. Thompson, 1t is charged.
totok from trunk owned by Monshorian
on June 2, revolver, gold watch aud
chain, four Gairs OF shoes and $50 in
money. Mopshorian boarded at the same
place as Thompson.
The defendant claims he did not steal
any OF the articles he was accused OF
stealing. but that they were stolen by
one X KiZarian. Mrs. Paul Thompson tes-
titled tina. she saw Kazarian give her
husband the watch and revolver and said
her husband had paid beer bin for
kazarian.
Paul Thompson stated that ho heard
Detective Merrill was looking for him
and went to see that Official at the city
holl, and as the result OF his visit, was
locked up.
The jury, after about an hours de-
liberation, brought In verdict of not
guilty.
Attorney General e. e. Dubois for the
State. and Page d Owen for the de-
fendant.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-23
Barth Fined For Assault.

Alfred Bsrtb, who was indicted for an
assault with a dangerous weapon this
afternoon appeared In Judge wilbur's
court this afternoon Pnd pleaded nolo
contendero to assault and battery. The
attorney general accepted the plea, and
Berth was fined s20 and costs. He got
into dispute with a man named Ellis
over the ownership Of horse,a and picked
up a soda water glass and struck. him.
Ellis was but slightly injured. Mr.. Barth
paid the fine and the costs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-23
FINANCIAL.

Trading was active at the outset in the
New York stock exchsngo today, and
slightly. .hie her.prices ruled in sympathy
with the improvement in London quota
rions for American securities and de-
mand from the special interests. Bur
iiDgton and Chicago Gas were excep-
tioualy firm, rising 3. and rs per cent
respectively.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-23
Want to Continue Publication.

Attorney Hugh J. Carroll today applied
TO udge Tillinghast in behalf of the
creditors OF Martin MURRAY, proprietor of
tho Pawtucket Tribune for leave to con-
tiDue the publishing of the paper at the
risk of the insolvent's estate. The publi-
cation waB referred to I.orin M. Cook,
registrar in insolvency, TO report on the
advisabillty CT granting the same.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-23
Claimed Brady Used a Knife.

TIE trial Of Henrg Brady for an assault
with a knife on Albert b. Jones last
July at 553 North Main street took up ali
the afternoons session OF Judge wilbur's
court today. Brady denied his guilt.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-23
Wanted as Candidate for
Mayor in This City.
George Howe, a Bryanite,
Agreed Upon for Position.
A Committee Has Been Appointed
to Wait on the Gentleman.

There was a secret and informal confer
ence OF silver Democrats OF this city held
today to consider the advisaoility OF
nominating a Bryan man for Mayor.
There was a long discussion OF the local
political situation and the deciding vote
OF Mayor McGuinness, by which the tax
rate was increased by the Board OF Alder
men. was severely criticised.
The principal objection to the present
incum bent OF the executive department
howeevr, as expressed az todsy's meeting,
was because of his failure TO declare him
self for the Chicago platform, ana the
regular Presidential nominees of his
party, and his absence from the city at
the time OF the Bryan meeting Oh Ex-
change place was denounced.
The principal result Of the gathering
was vote in favor of nominating q sill
Yer Democrat for Mayor.
Mr.. George. Howe was the man chosen
for the nominee and a committee was sp-
pointed to notify him.
SIR. Howe is a strong Bryanite and was
one of the reception committee which
went TO Boston several weeks ago to
escort the Nebraskan TO this city.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-23
Ex-Speaker Crisp Dead.

ATLANTA, Ca. Oct. 90 Charles F.
Crisp. the ex-speaker of the House of
representatives, died here this afternoon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-23

The Tenth Ward Republican Council
ticket was fled today. 1t is. For Al
derman-John j. Anderson; for Common
Council-Frank b. Hazard, Early Sykes,
Christopher l. Holden and Alexander
Iamish. Mr.. Joseph Hesse ana Mr.. John
IL. Felberg have Withdrawn their names
from the Fourth Ward Council ticket.
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mnneu at tbe oonstItulion.

A favorite t4ick of the silyelltes, when beaten ill argument or the merits of the free coinage sellone, Is 10 1all back on the ela.ll tEat "s.lyer IS money of the constitution. And Ill the aO- sence C any better reason for changing from the gold to tie silver standard they urge tbat the framors of the con stitution mentioned both gold and sil- yer as legal tender money
 Althouga very frequently heard the assertion that silver has claim to free coinage through some reference to IL ln the constitution has no basis i'll fact. The founders of the Union did not nh- dertake to limit the powers of congress to legislato iii regard 10 the standard or values, and the only reference to the two money metals is the clause which prohibits the states from making any thing but gold and silver q tender i'll payment of debts. There is positively nothing in tho constitution which gives any color to tho pIetenses of the silver ties.
 But even if the framers of the constl- tuition had seen fit to provide that both gold and silver should be used as stand ards of value that would bo no reason for adhering to an unsafe and unsound currency after experience had shown its evils. Wise and great and good as our forefathers were, they could not foresee the enormous increase ill the production of silver of the last 20 years. And since the great commercial nations have, aft CT centuries of experimenting, decided that the gold standard is the best, it would be folly for this country to stick to silver merely because our ancestors had used it. Americans want the best of everything, 10 matter what tradition may say, anG if the constitution had favored the silver standard it would have been promptly amended to suit the new conditions
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Value of Confidence.

First of all, we should have a stable unit. The unit now existing ill this country is the gold dollar. Bank notes, greenbacks, silver coin and silver cer- tifieates may circulate alongside of 1t only so long as the confidence remains that. whenever their holders please, they may exchange them for this unit on the basis of their face value. An in- crease of any form of money to point where this exchangeability becomes doubtful destroys confidence and there fore leads not to an increase but to a contraction of money. Many suggestions made to increase wealth. such as free coinage of silver, unlimited printing of greenbaeks, issuance of paper money against real estate and farm products in fact, all those suggestions that can be summarized as ''the cry for more money" without regard to it's soundness that is, it's exchangeability for the gold unit-would, if carried out, de- stroy confidence and therefore decrease wealth and impede the development and prosperity of the country. Adolf La denburg in January Forum.
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4 YanEss-;n-i.,.


 The pedigree of the Grant family ba. peen Interesting people good daol ',' of late. Not long ago a sort of sf consi@.bie 9"i o' through their great.grandparenls ' ,aa. r, traced between General Grant ar,, s,'a, Tas 1e Ie, Ierson Davis. More lately q wr,rar s '9l, i,, The Vermont6r gave currenev to.tGa Igi -, in tlon that Mrs. Grant was "a da,',l'4o. "g 4o. or Vermont :" A Vermont odjtor Tg,esa ,.ssa to Colonel Grant in New York fa, %lo'e sa','e authentic information on this subiact ,i9 a9 n ms mothers birthplace and he ren,iea gSi oi fathsa thg mother was born in St. Louia Mo ,. ,"ener was born at Cumberland Mi mo neI pave h cine rom Pittsburg, Penn Woa, Sl,ea ,'e. eSse her birthplace as Vermont 1vas a,iosFei M: y iather 8 family, howeve, 'lise'.Aen; t eW lneland Matthew Grant baviaa aaa1e sa.lsl Iron 'asof conn, in lG5 and inc s9ss,su after IL mere until my great grandfatber sa ns sne i'eVolutionary war went ts, t,' Very t,,',s ani Where lny grandfather w,s ls,, 'eas q .ru.y yonrs. NsE5aFroK f ssa.oa ,,s porn
 20 It appears that Mrs. Grant waa =. =. only not daughter of Vermant ,'s h'.s hos lo' U New Englander. except rem, renoto,v oa, " marrlage-a Yankea-jn.lau, .ssS.s '
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Alleged Fall of Prices.

A It is said that the single gold standard has produced disastrous fall in the prices of commodities. Prices of com modities must be either advancing or declining or stationary. The world has no experience of stationary prices and probably never will have. Therefore those who cry out against declining prices must be in favor of advancing ones. but how far they would push the advance they do not say. Is there any limit to the desirable advaneeP If so, what Is to be done when it is reached? As prices cannot be stationary. there must, then, be decline. So we do not avoid misery by gratifying the bimetal- lists. We only postpone it.-Horace White in Money and Banking.
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MONEY opPRgssgs No oNe.
Notwithstanding the False Doctrin
 


 Notwithstanding the False Doctrine
 Preached by the Pcpuiists.
 The National Watchman, an organ of the Populist party, advocates free coin age as a social reform, claiming that more silver money will greatly improve the condition of the farmers and work ing classes. h a recent editorial The Watehman says, "The power of money to oppress, through the reduction of the price of labor and it's products, is the ruling factor in all the distress now seen in this country"
 This representation of money as some thing which expresses and injures the people is responsible for the Populist be- lief that idleness and poverty are due to the wickedness of an imaginary money power. But though this doctrine is zeaionsly preached by the free coinage orators and press, it is nothing but q de- fusion, pure and simple. There is not now, nor has there ever been, an oppres- sive 'smoney power, for the sufficient reason that there is no possible way in which money can oppress any one. Of itself money is an inert thing, which only serves some useful purpose when loaned out or put into circulation. The owner of money cannot compel any one to borrow it, and therefore does not op press those who find it profitable to pay interest for it's use. The man who puts money inc circulation by exchanging it for goods or services employs labor and injures no one. An owner of money who refuses to lend or spend it loses interest on it and injures only himself
 The idea that money reduces both the price of labor and of labor products Is as absurd as to say that heat expands and contracts water. A decline in the price of products is equal to an increase in the price paid for labor, since the working man can buy more goods with his wages. But apart from this contradiction, it is not true that money reduces the price of labor. Wages depend on the total pro- duetion of wealth by the workers, being high where production is great and low where it is small. Money has nothing to do with real wages.
 The fiction of an expressing money power is as far from fact as would be the assertion that iron and gunpowder are the causes of war. Popnlists might as logically denounce the wicked iron and powder power for the lives lost in battle as to blame the material used for money for the inequalities ill social conditions. Except in so far as industry is checked by the agitation for debased silver and greenback currency, money has no con- nection with idleness and poverty. Aid in no case is any one the slightest de- gree poorer because of the imaginary money power.
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K liaha rnrf.a. ri,sri.in.

Khabarofka Is wratched locking lit tie place, about l quarter the sizs of Vladivostok, although 1t is the capital of eastern Siberia and the residence of the governor general It lies about 49 degrees latitude north, or 6 degrees north of Vladivost8k h the public gar den is Il bluff commanding birdseye view of the river beach and steamers Here is monument, in bronze, to Gov ernor General Adjuiant General Nikolai Nikolaievitoh MHrayief, who took part in two exploring expeditions = 1854, 1S55--and gained the title "Amurski'' for his services Ill the acquisition of this Alnnr region to Russia The chief street in Kbabarofka is called, after him, Murayief -Amurski. 0n the stat ue's pedestal are engraved the names of himself, his wife about 26 military officers and seven scientific men, who 'shared ill the tolls and dangers of his expeditions. Near the statue is a band stand, where a military band plays on Sunday evenings, and little temple of the Blessed Virgin, tho Bogoroditza, with painted pictures inside the walls. Further on is pretty little wood, left for shade. Behind is the governors house, q fine brick building, with sen tries pacing before it. Past the wood a steep path leads to the bathing place, where one has the choice of wading in from the stony beach or diving from regular bathing house at the end of dilapidated wooden pier. -Fortnightly Rayiaxy
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Cuba aa Seen by a nanI.h Edito,.

Nenrick Cayling, the editor of The Politchon, Copenhagen, was at the cap itoi at Washington tho other day and was introduced to q number of senators by Senator Nelson of Minnesota. Mir Cayllng has just returned from Cuba, where he has beer looking over the sit, nation. He says that he has no doubt the reyoiutionists will ultimately win aud establish Cuban independence. He asserts that Cubans have many friends In Havana and thinks that if the 1eyo- lntlonlsts attempt to take that city the Spanish will find that they have n foe withi1 w. as well as without the city, Washington Star.
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MADE RICH BY A DEGREE.
Hugh Carlisle Finds Himself the Richest
 Man In Alabama.


 A decree issued by Judge Bruce of the federal court, sitting at Birmingham, Ala, dismissing the case of the govern ment against the Tennessee and Coosa Railroad company and Hugh Carlisle, makes Carlisle the largest land owner and the woalthiest man i'll Alabama Congress in 1856 granted 70, 900 acres of land in Etowah and Marshall coun- .ies .o aid in the construction of the Tennessee and Coosa railroad. Carlisle spent $250. 900 building the railroad and for the land. Four years ago the government, alleging the road had not been built within the required ten years, filed bill to oust Carlisle, and congress passed forfeiture act
 One thousand settlers on the lands have since refused to pay rent, hoping the government would win, thus en- abling them to get a squatter's title Carlisle will now collect back rents, amounting to about $l, ,000, 900. The land .a valuable New York World.