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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
in A QUANDARY.
A Question That u. S. Marshal McCabe
Would Like TO Have Answered.

United States Marshhal McCabe is at pres
ent in quandary, and there is every proba-
bility that the question that he is asking
brought before theUnited States Court for an
opinion.
During tho past week or ten days the Unit
ed States marshal placed two attachments
upon the plant Of the Phoenix woolen Com
pany at East Greenwich. The first was in
behalf of $. williams of Boston and the Sec
ond for Rowland, Crofts Sons Il Co. of Cam
den, N. j.
Yesterday afternoon petition for voluntary
insolvency was filed with the clerk of the APP
pelate Court by samuel W. X. Allen on behalf
of the Phoenix Company. AS there appears
TO be no opposition to the petition, IL will un-
douD DSedly be granted, but the question then
arises: Does insolvency under the Stale laws
release attachments that have been placed by
the United States CourtY
Under the laws Of the State of Rhode Island
the granting Of petition for insolvency will
invalidate any attachment made in accc rd-
ance with these laws, but no one seems i'm.
clinod 10 admit that United States Court at
tachment can be subjected TO the same treat
ment.
At present the United States marshal has
received no official notification TO remove his
keeper, but when the petition Of the company
is granted and the notification is made, one of
the judges Of the United States Court will
probably be called upon to untangle that
somewhat intricate legal problem.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
Heard on Exceptions.

The case OF Catherine Agan VS.. Patrick
Assn was heard on exceptions to tho
jurys finding on Issues framed In an
equity case in the Appellate Court today.
The defendant, it Is claimed by tho exc
cutors took money his mother, who
resided in New Bedford, had given him to
buy house for her in Pawtucket and
purchased the house in his own name. A
bill of equity was brought by Mrs.
Agans' executors to COMPEL Patrick to
convey tho property taken by her son
back to the estate. On the issues framed
the jury found in favor OF Patrick.
III. J. Carroll for the executors ana Irv-
ing Chsmpln and James +. Banigan for
defendant.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
State Had a Strong Case.

John Larvin. who was indicted for breaking
and entering the shop of John Lowe and his
son. Harry II. Lowe. on Friendship street,
with intent to commit larceny. was tried in
Judge wilbur's court today. Larvin did not
succeed In getting any plunder as the result
of his alleged unlawful act. Mr.. Lowe and
his son saw Larvin prowling about tho out
side OF their carpenter shop and peeking In as
the windows, so they hid themselves, md af-
ter trying a couple Of windows he succeeded in
opening one and getting into the shop. The
intruder was captured by the owners and was
turned over 20 tho police. Whom tho States
witnesses had given their stories Larvin re-
tracted his former plea Of not guilty. plead
ed nolo contendere and was sentenced BIZ
Judge Wilbur TO four months in Jail.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
Italian Wife ElOpeG With
Husbands Cousin,
The Deserted Spouse Came
Here in Search of Pair.
Was Not Successful In Locating the
Fugitives, However.

At $3.50 this morning Patrolman William
N. Sherman found an Italian on Smith
street who seemed TO be troubled. The
officer asked the man II there was any
thing that he could do for him.
Tne italian could not speak English,
but the officer knew by his gestures that
there was something on the Italians mind
He took the stranger to Q little shoe shop
on Warrington street, and got an inter-
prefer.
ThW was the story the Italian related:
"My name is Giuseppe DAN bra, and
IA years ago 1 married Domenica VILLAIN
at Ageranza Bssilicata in Southern Italy.
came to New York eight years ago and
now live at 800 Madison street that city.
"With me boarded my own cousin An
tonic Marzirello. On the evening Of Nov.
"a there was a christening at my house
and we had a good time. The next day
went to work snd when came homeat
night my wife, boy four years old,
a girl two and q half years ola, and Mar
zirello we're gone. They had taken every
picture from the wall and all of my
money between $40 and $50. The neigh
bors told me that they weut away early
in the morning.
81 earned some more money and on
Tuesday evening, Dec. 22, / left New
York, and went to Boston, thinking that
coufu find the runaways there, but diu
not get any trace of them. Monday
/ came to Providence and have looked for
them everywhere, but they are not here,
so now Pm going back to New York and
when get trace of them ] will go after
them"
wnen asked IL he would live with his
wife again he answered "No," but said
he wanted his children. "When I lind
them,' he declared, 81 will turn them
over to the law" D'Ambra is q pleasant
looking man. He says the runaways
are not In Providence, or at least, they
have not put iu their appearance among
any of tue Italian residents here. Ee
also says bis wife, who is about 80 years
old, can ps easily identified as she has
several scars under her lett ear.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
"ONLY A BOY"
Judge Wilbur's Remark About q
Young Offender.
He Is william Ryan and Charged With
Breaking and Entering.

Though William Ryan is but A8 years
old an 4 according to Attorney Jonn p.
Fox, belongs to one of the best families
In our ward. he has q rather dubious re-
cord. Inc vslua bic information impaired
by Attorney Fox TO the court was not
given until Judge Wilbur, who likes Mr..
Fox turned TO him as q friend of the
court and asked him IL he knew tho lad.
George A. Iittlefield was Ryan's assigned
counsel.
Young Ryan had been three times In
dicted for breaking and enterting shops
on Olneyville Square, with intent to COM
NIT larcency and when today his cases
were called for trial under instructions
from his counsel he pleaded nolo conten-
dere. The attorney general stated that q
young man named Quinn, who was
Ryan's partner In crime had been sem
tsnced... to the reform school during
minority.
The shors that Ryan broke into were
those of Charles L. Longley, Z. Il. Kind
Ter aud William II. Charlesworth. The
attorney general called the attention Of
the court to the fact that until recently
the prisoner bad been at the refor m
school, but those in charge Of that insti-
tuition had found 1t necessary to send tho
boy to jail. His Honor sentenced Ryan
to the reform school during minority, and
though the attorney general intimated
that it might be better not to have the al
ternstive sentences Of six months in the
reform school run concurrently, yet the
judge saw no reason to change his opin-
currently and he remarked that the
prisoner was only boy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
What Treasury Decides
About DauntleSS.
If Required Oaths Are Taken
Papers Will Be Granted.
VesseiS Manifest Shows She Is
Loaded With War Materials.

wAsHINoroN, Dec. 3o.--For the FIRST
time since the struggle In Cuba tegan
this government has given permission to
q customs official to clear for Cuba, q yes-
tel loaded according to her. manifest with
ammunition Of war and presumably in
tended for the ipsurgent army. The ves-
sci In this case Is the well known and al
lsged filipustering craft, the Dauntsss.
Some time yesterday the secretary of the
treasury received telegram from the at
torney of the owners OF the Daunrless at
Jacksonville, fla, stating that the own
srs of the vessel and cargo would apply
to tho collector Of customs at Jackson
Vile for clearance to q Cuban port with a
cargo of arms, stating however, that the
oaths required by the statutes would not
be taken. Tbe question was asked
whether under the circumstances papers
would be issued. Later In the day a tele-
gram wes received from the collector at
Jacksonville s'a'ing that application to
clesr tho Daun,less for the port OF Neuvi-
tas. Cuba with a cargo Of arms had been
made, and asking instruction/ This
morning the secretary replied substantial
ly IS follows:
''If the master of the yvessel and the
owners, shippers and consianors of the
csrgo comply fslly with all laws and re-
gulstions concerning the manifest and
tasa the oaths required, you may grant .
clearsnce to Neuvitas, Cubn. The oaths
mrst be taken and subscribed In writing
IS required by sections q, 1877, and 1900 Of
the revised aiatutes." The port named In
the application as the destination Of the
cargo is on the northern coast of Cubs
and is held by the Spanish forces. The
tqessury department are Of tho opinion
thst the oaths required by the statut,s
Will not. bs taken. assA aas~@~
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
EXPRESS RIVALRY.
Platt Talks Of the Withdrawal Of His
Company From New England.

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-The rivalry
among express companies over tho ao-
QUESTION of the important railroads of
tho country Is more keen at the prtsent
time tnsn II has been In several years and
tbe.wlthdrawal of the United States Ex-
press Company from New England terri
tory is looked upon In Wall street as i'm
portaDt chiefly because of the failure to
find any profit in the business. TheUnited
States Express Company will withdraw
from New York and New England and
Philadelphia and Reading railways OMAN
usry ], and after that date theAdams' Ex-
pres Company will handle the express
business on those roads. This company
already controls the service on the New
Haven road and II will thus strengthen
it's trade in that territory. There are "a
points at which tue United States and
Adams xprsss Companies met in New
England and the longer route made it
difficult for the former to compete with
any profit.
Mr.. Platt said yesterday that his with
drawal was peri city voluntary and that
he was not forced out. He said that he
made amicable arrangement with other
express comp nies in New England for
the interchange OF business. There has
beon much rivalry for the possession of
the express franchise on the Chicago and
Alton, but the United States Company
finally succeeded in renewing its contract.
1t is said however. that the company has
The Adams Express Company recently
got the Iowa Central away from the
United StRtes Company, but 1t WINS itself
in turn, prevented from getting the
Evansville and Terre Haute.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
Hussey's Unhappy Visit.

Patrick Hussey, who was found guilty BY
Jury under an Indictment charging him
with an assault and battery, was today sent
enced by Judge Wilbur to seven months In
Jail. Hussey, it Is claimed, chewed the ear
of one Arthur W. Berry, to whose home he
went to get his child. The reason for the lat
ter's presence at the Berry home was that
Hussey's ssister was housekeeper for Berry
and had taken one of Patrick's children
there. 1t was charged on the one hand that
the Berry homestead was not an ideal home.
and on the other that Patrick tried to tip .
lamp over and burn the Berry establishments
down. Hussey has been serving a sx-months'
sentence in jail that will not expire until Feb
ruary Attorney General K G. Dubois for the
State and George A. Littlefeld for de-
fendant.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
EVERY EvENING-oNE CENT
STOLE BAKING POWDER
AT First Benson Was Not Inclined
to Admit His Guilt.
Conley Paid for His Drinks He Declared
In Court-Other Cases.

Harry Benson, o fairly-well dressed,
middle-aged man, was ARA igned at the
Sixth District Court this morning for
stealing a can of Royal Baking Powder
from Fred ID. Smith. When asked what
he had to say about the matter, Benson
replied; "I don't know anything about
1t, SIR"
He was held until Friday. in the sum
of 800 for trial. Benson walked into the
prisoners pen and thought the matte T
over. He then requested Warrant Officer
Jones to.take him before the judge again.
I his time he pleaded guiity and was
fined S2 and costs.
|: Martin Conley, so years old, whose
trousers were held In place with q strap,
and who was without coat or hat, wai
charged with being a common drunkard.
He pleaded not guilty, but when ASKED by
Judge Sweetland IL he had not been con-
victed three times within three months
in the,police court for being drunk, hs
answered "No, but paid the bills FOL
being drunk three times, though"
"Six months at the State Farm" said
Judge Sweetland.
~ appeal" declared Copley.
Warrant Officer Long escorted him to
the pen.
Cora Ford nodded assent in ..answer ia
a charge of being q common night
walker,a nd was sent to the work house
for six months.
Hannah Patterson was adjudged insane
and was com mitted to the State Asylum.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
STAMBULOFF'S DEATH.
Trial Of His Alleged Assassins Near
Its End.
Procurator General Completes suns
ming Up OF the Case.

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Dec 80.-The procurstor-
general, summing mp this morning In the
prosecution OF the alleged assassins Of sx.
Premier Stamuloff ,dwelt upon the importance
Of the trial to the whole civilized world, and
insisted that political considerations should b
rigidly excluded in consideringithe verdict.
Counsel for the defence again submitted
that the condemnation of the accused would
serve no useful purpose, pointing to the fact
that the friends of the late NJ. Stambulof did
not regard the prisoners as the real culpritsv
and adding that, therefore, his friends would
continue to seek means of vengeance against
the presumptive assasinss.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
Bram'S Case to Go to Jury
Tomorrow or Friday.
Prosecution Putting In TeSti-
m0ny in Rebuttal.
Will Try to Prove That Fuller's
Wheel Could Not Be LaShed.

BosToN, Dec. 30.-From present appear
ances the Herber Fuller murder case will
not be given to the Jury until late to-
morrow or possibly the jury will not
60 out until Friday. The defense has
finished its side of the case and today
the last evidence, the testimony given in
rebuttsl by expert navigators and others,
goes In.
The government contends that the
Fuller's wheel could not have been lsshed
so that the vessel would have kept on her
course. The defense has presented con-
siderable evidence 10 show that Brown,
the principal government witness. could
have left the wheel long enough to have
committed the murders. 1t is now over
two weeks since the jury have been in
custody and they are showing the effects
of the long trial. When the court came
In this morning District Attorney Hoar
resumed the presentation of evidence In
rebuttal.
Captain Daniel Lynch was called to the
stand. Mr.. Hoar asked him the follow
ing questions: Assuming that a we'll
deck load of lum der, under full sail, with
a steady breeze, sailing six or eight knots
AN hour, with wind on the stsrboard
quarter about two points abaft the beam,
all sails set, expect the mizzsntop sail,
what In your opinion would be the condi-
tion of the surface of the water in regard
to quietnes,?"
l. sx- fAty AZ. r~Nk
sprang to his feet and entered an objection,
claiming in vigorous terms that the dis
trict attorney was attempting to add an
entirely new line of testimony.
Justice Webb interrupted him with an
inaudible remark, whereupon Mr.. Cotter
asked the court not to interrupt him.
MIR. Hoar followed with an argument in
support of the question, and after . warm
legal argument, tho court took q brief
recess to consider the point. Judge
Webb, after the consultation decided In
favor of the defense.
Captain Lynch then explained Rt length
at the request of Mr.. Hoar, that the Fuller
Guiana as easily as Halifax. During the
cross-examination the witness admitted
that Bermuda was more accessi BILE, as the
adverse currents were found south of that
islsnd.
Captain John Howard was the next wit
ness, and after a number of questions
concerning currents and head winds. Mr..
Hoar asked him a Hypothetical question
regarding the time the vessel would keep
en- her course with the wheel lashed.
Ihe question was objected to by the de-
fense and the objection was sustsined.
The third witness called by the district
attorney was Thomas Cutler, who was
once mate on the Herbert Fuller with
Captain Nash. He was asked where the
first mate would probably have been on
the night in question considering the way
in which the vessel was trimmed. After
q short argument this question was also
excluded. The defense then offered q
chsrt of the North Atlantic rs evidence
In connection with that of the govern
ment. and although the district attorney
offered some objection the chart was ad-
mitted.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
SUGAR SCHEDULE.



Hearings on 1t Today.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-The third day
of the tariff hearings given by the ways
and means committee was devoted to the
sugar schedule. The interests represented
were the importers, cane growers and
beet rsisers and the importers were heard
first, Mr.. John Farr of New York open
ing the arg ument.
Mr.. s. Humphreys Of New York, chair
man OF committee appointed by the
sugar trade, explained the difficulties Of
an ad vGlorem tariff on sugar, and made
a plea for specifi, system.
y. j. Smith another New York i'm
porter argued against ad valorem duties
which he declared, handicapped the i'm
porter as 1t rendered him incapable of
telling when be ordered a cargo of sugar
how much the duty to be paid would be,
owing to the fiuctustion in the price
of sugar. Colonel J. ID. Hill, OF New
Orleans, representing the Cane Growers
Association Of Louisiana, argued for the
restoration of the duties under the act of
1sS3
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
Gov.-Elect Tanner Married.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Dec. 30.-Governor-
Elect John Riley Tanner was married at
noon today to Miss Cora Edith English
OF Springfield, In st. Paul's protest.
ant cathedral. Many invitations had
been issued and the church was filled.
Rev. Frederick Taylor. rector Of the
cathedral of5ciated. After tho ceremony,
a wedding luncheon was served at the
home OF the bride and groom. Mr.. ana
Mrs. Tanner then left for a short tour Of
the south.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
Bank Commissioners Report.

HARTFORD. Conn.,, Dec. 30.-Edward
Doyle and Sidney W. Crofut, the bank
commissioners today submitted toNGover-
nor Coffin, their report for the year end
ing October 1, 1896 showing the condition
of savings institutions and trust COM
panies of the state to be most prosperous.
Several suggestions are made BY the COM
missiopers. The most Important one is
one urging q reform in Investments in
that class of securities known as special
assess ment bonds.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
Court VIII Hear Protest.

Boston, Dec. @-Tbs Suprems Court has
decided to hear next Friday the protest OF
the hoirs of the late mining millionaire. J.
W. Davis OF Butte, Mont, against the decis-
ion OF the administrators TO sell 1000 shares of
tn, Butte and Boston Mining Company stock
at 81 per share. 1t is claimed that at the time
the decision was made the market value of
the stock was not less than $4,000, and that
now il is not less than $6J0,0o0 The first
mortgage bonds OF tbs company aso figure in
the contest
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
Defendants Side Heard.

All the day In Judge Rogers court was
taken up with tho hearing Of .he cnse of.Petcr
Healey vs.. John II. Kirks q Son. which VIZ
begun yesterday Afternoon. The defendants
case was put in today and II was 10 the sfect
that IN performing his contract which wns
that q plastering convent In Pawtuckek
the plaintiff had dono the work 70 poorly thao
the architect condemned 10 and the def>od-
ants were Obliged at much expense 70 ss> .
competent man TO finish the work.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
Castill0's Latest Pronunciament0. o.

MADRID. Dec. 30-The Spanish premier,
Senor Canovas Del Castillo has informei
the Imparcial Of this city, that Spain
would not accept the Intervention Of the
United States in Cuba, nor introduce re-
forms in tnst isllnd so loug IS the rebel
lion is confined 10 tho eastern provinces.
The premier. however. added that Spain
would shortly introduce reforms in the
island Of Porto Rico.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
Registration for 1897.

Registration is picking up little and last
nights total Of l0,6i3 had crept up 10 within
1893 of the total for the corresponding day of
year ago. Although the total for the year
when the books are closed tomorrow night
will not be equal to that Of 1895 this year cora-
pares favorably with othors, and particularly
with the other years in which the registra-
ton has been for the twelve months immedi-
atcly following a national election. Yester-
days total was sll and for today IL will be
.l,o,,t taun
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
Insurgents Were Defeated.

MADRID, Dec. 80. "A special despatch
received here from Manila says that the
spapiaros under General biateo In two
engagements have defeated the insur-
gents. killing I07 Of the latter. The
Spanish loss was small. The insurgents
have captured the seaport OF Moron, pro
vince OF Bataan. General Rios has driven
the insurgents out OF yalinag, killing 800
OF them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
VIOLENTLY INSANE.
Convict W0odf0rd'S Good Fortune
Turns His Head.
He Recently Received q Bequest Of
$4,000 From His Father.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. &C. Fred L. Woodford.
a convict in San Quinten prison, who recently
inherited fortune of $4,000 from the estate
OF his father, Chicago millionaire, became
violent in his cell last night and had TO be
forcibly removed TO the hospital. 1t is
thought his recent good fortune. together
with the constant worry attendant upon his
confinement in the penitentiary, is the cause
of HIS insanity.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
Another Victory for Lasker.

MOSCOW, Dec. 30.--Ihe fourteenth game
OF the Lasker-Steinitz chess match, which
was begun on Monday evening and after
an adjournment concluded early this
morning "a Ruy Lopez opened by the
former) was won, after 81 moves, by
Lasker. The present score: Lasker 8,
Steinitz 2, drawn 4.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
German School Principals Meet.

= DANBuRy, Conn ,EDec. W.-The second days
session Of the SD annual convention of Ger
man school principals Of the New York and
New England districts opened here at 10
o'clock his morning. The morning session
was deFoted entirely to a practical illustra-
tlon Of the methods of teaching. The pupils
OF the local German schools werc in attend
ance in a body. This afternoon the conven-
tion entered into n discussion Of the various
methods employed in general teaching. The
convention closed at 8 o'clock
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
Another Denial From Don Carlos.

LoNDoy. Dee. 80.--A special iii spatch from
Madrid says that Don Carlos, tho Spanish
prcteuder. again denies that he will resign
the leadership Of the Carlist party in favor ~
-iti. Pen 'I-iff-,-s the father uvitfs r.
In perfect accord with him ON the question
In regard to Cuba. Don Carlos believes that
Spain ought TO conccd, Cuban administrative
autonomy with viceroy Of the royal blood.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
DR.. Walters May Practice.

The Appellate Court has decided that DIR.
A. j. Walters, whom the State board of health
rofusel n certificate FOR leave TO practice med
icine, has given sufficient evidence Of his hav.
ing practiced medicine with good ropute pre-
vious 70 January 1882, TO be entitled TO GER
tihoate. The court also is OF the opinion that
the fact that DR.. Walters practicd for a short
time in Webster, Mass, and New Haven,
Conn, does not prove that he is an itinerant
doctor
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
She Had q Rough Passage.

vINEYARD HAVEN, Mass, Zee. 3d.
The nsphtha yacht Kernwood, of Boston,
hourd for indian river, Florida, with
Phelps A. spofford, Jr., and Charles L.
hfiddiebys ys-en-bosrd, put I'm here this
morSing after a rough passage. The
Kernwood desired TO be reported.