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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-04
THE ABDUCTION CASE.
Goldie Hope Soon to Be Restored to Her
Mother.

The concluding chapter in the story OF
Goldie Hope. the white child who has
been living with Mrs. Irene Davis, col
ored, is about finished, so far rs Provi-
dence is concerned. Goldie's natural
mother arrived from Cambridgeport,
Mass, yesterday afternoon and immedi-
ately recognized her child at the home Of
the Society.for the Prevention OF Cruelty
to Children. All that now remains to
be done by Mrs. Hope is to appear before
Judge Sphinx next Tuesday, pay the costs,
have agent Thurber withdraw his petit
tion for the custody OF Goldie and take
her to Cambridge.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-04
Willing 10 Make Concessions.

LONDON, Jan. A private and reliable
telegram received here this afternoon
from Preoria, says that President Kruger
has declared that he is willing TO make
satisfactory concessions to the Uitlanders
or foreign population of the Transvsal,
whose demands for representation led to
the ill-feeling which resulted in DIR.
Jameson's raid.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-04
Corset Makers Assign.

NEW YORK. Jan. IN. q :. Strauss,
manufacturers OF corse,s at Newark, " J..
With ware-rooms CT ass Broadway, this
city, assigned today TO Edmund T.. Wise.
The firm has been in business about 20
years and this IL the fret failure. The
liabilities are about 200, 900, and the
nominal nssets exceed the indebtedness.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-04
FIRE AT FALL RIVER.
The Lakeview House, Summer
Hotel, Destroyed.
Twenty Small Pleasure Boats Were Also
Burned.

FALL RIVER Mass, Jan. 4.-The Lake
view House, summer hotel, at watuppa
Lake, owned by Narcisse Fontaine, was
burned early this morning, with all its
contents Also 20 small boats in an ad-
joining building were destroyed. Loss
$4,000, insurance $1,000.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-04
THE CHILD DIED.
Police Will Try to Find the Two
Boys
Who -Ikrew the Little Girl Into the Bon
Fire.

MILFORD, Mass, Jana. Mary Giovanni,
the six-year-old Italian girl who was
thrown into bonfire by two boys
Thursday, died this morning from the
result of the burns. The authorities will
endeavor to discover the toys who were
guilty Of the atrocious deed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-04

: Jscomine Dapiene. IL years old. was
taken sick on Washington street near
Olive at II o'clock today lie was taken
tlken into G.. T.. Biandings drug store
On Westminster street and cared for, sitter
which he was take1 TO his nome. i27
spruce street, In a carriage.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-04
DEATH NOTICES.

BULLOCK-In this city. Jan. 2. Amanda Nal.
viDa Bullock, in the 18th year of her age.
Funeral from her som residence. "a Dart.
mouth avenue. sunday. at o'clock. Rcla.
tive. and friends are invited &C. attopd.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-04

IL is said, and doubtless truthfully,
that horses were never in the history OF
the country as cheap as they are at the
present time. This is due entirely to the
introduction OF electricity as motive
power Tor street cara. Already the trolley
has driven ont OF use for street car pur-
poses two hundred and seventy-five
thousand horses and the end is not yet,
for. only part OF the street car lines have
SO far received an electric equipment.
But the turning OF this vast number OF
horses on the market had an immediate
and markedly depressing effect on prices
and horse dealers came into competition
with men who were once their heaviest
customers but now large sellers. Provi-
dence contributed its share to this vast
total of suddenly thrown out horse flesh
and the market here suffered a sharp de-
cline in consequence. There has been
good deal OF discussion as TO what is TO
becclne OF the animals for which there is
no further use on the street cars and the
problem seems to have been solved in
part, at least, by some enterprising
dealers who are taking advantage Of the
low ocean freight rates to ship them to
Europe where a fair price has been OBJ
tanned for them. 1t is by no means i'm
probable that France may become large
purchaser OF American horses, not for
use, but for food, as horse flesh Is said to
be fast growing in popularity in that
country.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-04

HeY. Napoleon HoagIand will deliver
the first of series of eight suncsy even
ing lectures on Questions OF today at
the Labor church in Veteran firemen's
Hall, IS weybosset street. Ills subject
will be ." Egyptian slavery y. {. 1890,
versus American Slavery, a. u. 1885"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-04
In. 81. I.onI. Disaster.

Sn LOUIS Jan. Ask men are dead
and two arc missing as the result of the
terrible explosion Of fireworks I'm the III. Is.
Grubbs commission building at 900 North
Second street
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-04

Frank Il. Lawton OF 2s Whitmsrsh
street presented the members OF the Oak.
land street police station with n generous
supply OF interesting reading matter last
evening.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-04
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
STEAM BOILER.


tIty CIerk 2 OffIce,
City Hall, january X 1896
Notice Is hereby given that the Board OF
Aldermen will be in session in their chamber
in the City Hall. on MONDAY, January q,
1sps nj ~ o'clock M. when sll persons inter
ested IN the petition Of Brown n sharpe
Manufacturing Company, 60 locate n Steam
Boiler on Promenade street. may appear and
H. heard thereon.
uy order Of tho Board OF Aldermen.
WILLIAM l.. CLARKE, City CLERK.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-04
A NEW STATE.
The Proclamation Signed by
the President.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The President
at O'Clock this morning signed the
proclamation admitting Utah to the
Statehood.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-04

Providence polo cranks may ere long
be treated to new style OF game which
has limitless possibilities for scraps and
consequent broken bones. There has
just been introduced In New York a
game called tri-polo. 1t is direct i'm
portion from Paris, and promises, it is
said, to become very popular, probably on
account OF tue unexcelled opportunities
it offers for frequent bone fracturipg. In
this game the players ride bicycles, guild
ing them with their left hands and drv.
ing the ball with the right. Four men
play on a side and the umpire is mounted
on a wheel rs well as the players. 'Tis
said some remarkable teats were per-
formed, but no record OF fractures was
furnished.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-04
How the Free Text Book
System is Working.
Mr.. JOslin'S Fight for Exten-
sion to High School.
One Effect Of the TrOlley--A Novel
Game of Polo on Bikes.

How easily some people become ac-
customed to Improvements once they are
made. Now, for instance, not the whisper
of criticism is made against the free text
book system, and yet before 1t was intro
duced and for sometime aiterward there
were a good many objectors to it. Now
the re are none. Either those who OPP
posed it before have seen the error of
their position or have had the good sense
TO cease kicking against an accomplished
and unsIterable fact. There is no ques-
tion. however, that the system has
worked most advaDtageousiy and has
more than justified the claims made for
it by its friends And beyond that, its
beneficent results are far more valuable
and important TO the community than
the amount OF money which the city
spends for this purpose.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-04

Some OF the leading local BARRIERS have
recently received a rather unique and in
teresting business proposition from a
New York corporation. This proposition
is that the barber shall give 10 the
corporation the privilege of using such
parts of the ceiling aud walls OF mis- shop
as come within the view OF the patrons
while receiving the attention OF the
barber and his assistants, for advertising
purposes The corporation doesn't pro-
pose to pay out any money for the
privilege sought for, but offers certain
mum Der of shares of stock in the corpora
tion for each chair IN the shop. The bait
is made particularly tempting by the
declaration that as soon as the business is
established and in running order it will
pay dividend Of 80 per cent. year on
each share of stock at the par value OF
80. Thus far none OF the local BARRIERS
has decided to torn his esta DlIsbment
into an advertising caravansary.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-04

Mr.. Joslin was from the very be-
ginning of his connection with the school
committee a staunch advocate OF free text
books, and 1t should not be forgotten
that it was mainly through his persistence
and cnampioning that the system was
extended to the high school as well as to
those Of the lower grades. Many mem
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-04

One OF the immediate effects OF free
text books was TO materially increase the
chooi attendance. This was one OF the
chief claims made for 1t and 1t proved a
well founded ono. Nor has the fact that
books are public property led the pupils
to rough or careless usage OF them. IL
there is any change in this respect 1t is in
the line OF greater care which gives each
book longer service that it would have
II it were the private property OF the
pupil Such results are OF course very
gratifying TO the friends of free text
books and none OF them is more highly
pleased than Mr.. Henry V. A. Joslin, for
many.'yesrs the efficient city clerk and
present secretary OF the Union Railroad
Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28
40 TORPEDOES FOR CTBi.

WORK OK THEM COULD NOT BE PROSECUTED
EVEN If A coNTHACT HAD BEEN MADE
|, was rnmorod yesterday that The United States
P-oicctll, Company. IN Adams-st. had received aii
o-der for 90 ;orpe1oes from the Cuban insurgents.
Secretary Porter. o. the company. was seen by a
Tribune reporter IN regard 10 tho alleged order.
He said. The rpmor is uutru-. Wa under con-
tract 10 provide torpelOes exclusively for the United
States Government Anyhow. n wanted 20 DO
work for the cuban insurgents. We would be
stopped "a Congress has not taken any action In
reference q the controversy. We are AT work at
present on an order Tor Whitehead torpedoes for
our own Government. These are the most deadly
missiles o. modern warfare. II was one Of these
that sank the Blanco Encalada in tn harbor of
VALPARAISO. aud another thtt sank the Daitc-shp
Aonlde ban on the coast OF Rrazl
There are "A good many Cubans In Brook}n ana
not a few OF them well 20 10. Speaking OF the
CIV for the insurgents, Eliseo Botel, downtown
cig,r manufacturer and n native OF cuba. Slld. !
eon't think me rumor IA true. Congress. though.
should recognize cuba as a republic, ana then per
M, the revoiufoniste 10 secure weapons ior war
wherever they can II IL true that every day vib-
scripfions are being taken up IN TINS ana other
elites but II Congress would 20 someihins me
money would be given more reey, NJ Spihish
C,overnment has employed scores OF Pinksrton de-
tectivos who are now at Work IN bfookyh ana
New.York The Insurgents VIII Wh however anu
cnIa uji be A republic with laws ana a general
.vs,en ~ government Ike that IN vogue N Amer
.,I,,., .l,h the causes which led 20 this coniro-
ra,sv. they only know that the Cubnps nave peei
e.h,lny for Independence. They are famlllar win
- .x,sfips ANTIQUITIES between England ana Ire
M M, '.hi"s are not NJ anger-provokins as those
between spain and Cuba. The irish nave NOT pee"
na,secuted as badly as the poor Crbans
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28


PUZZLE TO THE MEDICAL WORLD.
Residents of Gates-ave.. in the nelghborhood o.:
Downing-st. were surprised "Wednesday evening TO
the second floor apartments OF 40. lG0 Gates
ave. brightly Illuminated until late hour. and TO
hear the sounds OF music and laughter, for Il is
IN those apartments that Miss Mary j. Fancher has
lain helpless IN bed the last thirty years, puz-
zle doctors and scientists and an interesting study
10 Spirtualists.
Hundreds Of columns have been written about
the queer case OF Miss Fancher. She has been dis
cussed in ell the medical journals. and ex-Judse
Abram II. Daley has written a book about her.
Briefly. Miss Fancher's history il follows: She
born AT Atileborough. Mass. August l6, 1913.
and was educated IN the Brooklyn Heights Semi
nary under the OF Professor Charles z. West.
The latter has written that she a sweet girl Of
delicate organization and nervous temperament. and
was highly esteemed for her pleasing manners and
gentle disposition. She excellent pupil. but
her delicate heath led to her removal from school
a short time be:ore the graduation of her class IN
1854
on May 10. 1864. Miss Fancher was thrown from a
horse and severely injured. a little more than a
year later. In attempting to leave stree,car. her
skirt caught, and she was dragged for a book
Eight months afterward 10 day she went into
trance. and TO all appearance dead. She lost
eyesight. speech and hearing. her Jaws locked ana
for seven weeks she was unable 10 take food Nour-
forced by pump int heT nae rrw
Of food she took hardly much as hearty
man could eat IN forty-righ, hours
Soon after coming out Of her first trance Miss
Fancher developed marvellous power OF cla'rVoy-
ance or second sight. She could dictate the con-
tents OF sealed letters that had been In her
hands. The late Dr. Fleet Speir and DT. OrInston
of No III South Elliott Place, who still pays ire-
quent visits to Miss Fancher. have testified 20 the
truth OF this. well as to many other curious
phenomena IN connection with their patient
She times could tell OF the mnutest loings OF
relatives and friends at far distances and. while
unable TO see. has made the finest u nee llewcrk
She has frequently told where lost articles might De
found.
The only relative the woman has living IS an
aunt Mrs. Archibald. OF Fanwood. y. J.. bat her
every want is looked after by hey faithful Old nurse
Louise. and by her devoted friend Miss Minnie Far
rel Miss Fancher owns the house IN which she
lives
Recently Miss Fancher contracted the Whooping
cough Though she had II during her infancy)S and
she Is still suffering intensely from the ailment
The occasion was such an unusual one In The apart
ments % the psychological enigma"
doctors have termed Miss Fancher sthat II Will con-
inue 20 he wonder among The gossips FOR the usual
nine dayz
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28
ry.srprRvJSOR FRENCH ARRESTED.

William f. French an ex-Supervisor. OF NO 'es
Park Place a brother Of Police Captain Frcheh' as'
Wednesday night was arrested by Deteco' %
an, romss Ke,,v on a warrant issued by Su-
n-sms Court Judge OF Baltimore. The complainant
was sylyanus Crook. the proprietor OF the Eu'aw
House of Baltimore. who alleged that French OWED
him $40 for board from November IS to November o.
1895 .. .,
Detective Kelly. who had the warrant. began 10
' " ,ha, FACT Comfy saw French and told
him that Kelly looking FOR him FRENCH i Tamnd
Sia'eis yas arrested Justice Walsh declined to
MN MN ranch because there no evidence that
crmn,aint be prepared In the orney's
ot'ne Mr. Comfy says that French Intended to so
vnnE N baltimore to-day; that French and some
mor,ng companions had been stopping at the hotel
ssppgether when an acquaintance departed without
having his BILL telling the clerk that French would
pay II
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28
THREATENED HER WITH KNIFE AND
PISTOL.

George Pope. th!rty-fve years old. was he'd by
Justice Goettng in the Lee Avenue Police Court
yesterday for trial charge Of having threatened
TO kill his wife Amelia. Mrs Pope lives with her two
children st No I.ewis-ave She has been sepa-
rated from her husband for some time on account.
she says, OF his iissipat-d habits. Pope formerly
held a good place In downtown commission
house. but lost II through drink. and since his
separation from his wife he has passed most OF
his time. in jail. on Wednesday he was released
from jan, after serving twerty-nine days. The
night he got drunk and going 20 the house OF
his wife. climbed up the fire escape 10 the
apartments the second floor and looked in. Mrs.
Pope. two women visitors and man named Bangs
in the Pope threw up the window
and entered the apartments He armed With
a revolver and a knife, and attempted TO use both
upon his wife but disarmed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28
no BE BURIED WITH MILITARY HONORS.

The body Of George w. Walton. Union veteran,
who died suddenly from heart failure at his home.
No 1903 Uancock-st yesterday. was taken to Phil
adephla for burial under military escort Mr..
Walton. who was s'xfy-three years od "heh ne
,,.a onus,sd IN a PENNSYLVANIA regiment and saw
active service In the Army Of the Potomac at Bull
Run. Falmouth. spottsylvania Court House Rap
pahannock Station Sulphur Springs Gainesville,
Groveton Manassas Plains. Chantilly. South Noun
tain Laurel Iiill and Gettysburg lie then joined
the naval forces and served as engineer in the
Mack and the Vermont He was with Rear Ad-
niral Porter at the first attack on Fort Fisher IN
December and e also with Porter's fleet
I'm January 1865 when the fort stormed and
occupied by Porter and Grant He was wounded
I'm the engagement Mr. Walton born In Com
nectcu, but had lived In Brooklyn for a number
OF years lie was an active member OF Wade
Post. q A. r.. and OF the Farragut Association OF
Nava. Veterans. widow and twn children sur
y.yc him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28
,rvp N RE4L-EsTATE VALUES.

The 4. A. Webster Building. at No 4io fulton
q, about twenty years ago was sold ior |"Vo
Yesterday morning Il sold at public auction
,,r sia; 90 The el,e aroused considerable interest,"
andsmany rcai-esta'e men ana properly OWNERS
,rore p,esent In the auction rooms. The purchaser
80 As,nlh Mendei Of Mendsi y Freedman. dry
goods dealers IN New-Haven. Conn. and the build
80, ,cas sold IN an action OF Rachael sells against
.n.,, Harris and others II H. leased for Ave years
M, Nenael docs not know whether or not he VIII
,.,ir business IN brooklyn Il have come from
Sew Haven 90 set price for real estate IN fstoh-
at" he said .,- -. .o.L ,.ut
xvuiian u Rae the auctioneer. next week VIII
ocsr FOR sale the property at the southwest corner
~ Fulton and Middagh stA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28
The News of Brooklyn

the subject Of a case In Justice Harrlmans
court on Wednesday. Mr.. Tully showed report
OF the words, taken down by stenographer.
Ihey were exceedingly Vile He said in cases
IKE this the work OF the society was not left
TO agents.
Requiring TO the question Of the 2OO-foot excise
unit. Mr. Tully sPd that there is a common
iaIlacy connected with the "rerevai' Of licenses
lie said That licenses are not renewed 4 license
SIMPLY expires and another license Is given IN It's
place. and license which cannot be Issued with
In the limit cannot be renewed" within it. un-
less the applicant has been at a place continu-
ously since 1892. Jacob Brenner said yesterday
mat he was expecting papers in excise cases
that would be brought up in court.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28
CAPTAIN DUNPHY INDICTED.
THE MASTER OF THE WILLIE ROsENFTI.D
CHARGED WITH VIOLATING A UNITED
STATES STATrTE

CHARGED WITH VIOLATING A UNITED
STATES STATUTE.
The United States Grand Jury las, MondR pre-
scented an indictment against William II. Dunphy
captain OF the ship Willie Roscnfed. which arrived
at this por, on January 81 from Valparaiso. The
Rosenfed had Of fourteen men, and left
Valparaiso in October last on the way 10 this
por; PeteT Sullivan. the first mate had "A quarrel
with one OF the members of the crew. a man named
Horato. and cut his head open with axe !, was
thirty-four days after this incident tina, the vessel
arrived at this port. and In the mean while nothing
had been done for the relief OF the suffering sailor
The cut In his head had not been healed at that
time. and Horatio was at once removed TO a hos
ptal IL IL said that another trip, Sullivan
had killed two men. whose bodies thrown over
board. and when the vessel arrived the port
where the vessel was due. no report OF the occur
renee was made.
ton OF the United States statutes requiring that
lemon lime Juice shall be served to the members
OF the crew daily while subssting 4 salt meat
diet II Is said that there no lemon lime juice
on board the ROsenfeld, and when tho vessel
rived at this port nearly every member OF the
was suffering from scurvy. Five OF the crew are
at present In Raymond Street jail. where they are
held witnesses for the reason that the United
States authorities feared that Captain Dunphy
or his friends would capture them ami ship them
aboard some other vessel for n foreiRn.port
Captain Dunply lives In Maine, and is said 10 be
ut hs home the present time. Deputy United
since the Indictment found and the warrant
issued but have been unable 20 find him. His cOun-
sci visited the United States Disirici-Attorney'
Office yesterday afternoon and said that he would
render hnseif The Willie Rosenfeld Is at present
Erie Basin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28
LIKED TO KEEP THE FIREMEN BUSY"

John Davis. tTenty-One years old. who IT.
rested Wednesday evening charge of arson.
arralgned yesterday in the Lee Avenue Police
Court. and remanded for trial. The prisoners mem
tai condition will be looked into as he Is believed
to be insane. Davis coming from tho
cellar OF a grocery store at Broadway and Roeb-
ling-st at o'clock Wednesday evening. few
seconds later a fire discovered In the building.
When arrested a bottle of Kerosene oil and a num-
Der OF matches found IN his pockets. He de-
MED having started the blaze, but confessed that
he had turned In many OF the false alarms Of late,
Just 10 keep the nremen busy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28
SUSPENDED 4 DEAD MAN.

william Moylan. who for long time chief
engineer at the Kings County Pententiary, was
suspended last Wednesday afternoon by the Chair.
ties Commissioners for absence without leave. Two
hours and a half before his body had been taken
from the river at Warren-st. The Commissioners
however only knew that Moylan had failed to go on
duty Monday morning, and nothing had been
heard OF him the time OF his suspension There
were marks on his body to Indicate that II ere
had been foul play. Moyan lived at No IS Cheever
widow and four children.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28
IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT.
POLICE THOUGHT THEY HAD A LONG
ISLAND CITY ROBBER.
But PHILIP osFRI, WHO HAD DISAPPEARED
FROM HIS FATHERS HOME. WAS NOT ONE
OF THE AssAILANTs OF FERGUSON
THE PAWNBROKER.

THE PAWNBROKER.
For about hour yesterday morning the police
OF the Stagg-s:. station were satisfied that they
had In custody one Of the men who robbed Fergu-
sons pawnshop in Long Island City on Tuesday.
The prisoner Philip Osfr. eighteen years old.
wno lives at No. J0S Broadway. HIS father has a
small candy store. and the boy has lately had an
ing he disappeared His father gave a description
OF his son ard mp.ored the police to find him. He
also went 20 the Stage-st station and LETT de-
scrptOn. The more the police studied the descrip-
ton or the boy the more they became convinced
that he of the Long Island City robbers.
Ice found him near his home and arrested him. He
taken 70 the station. and the policemen were
satisfied that the prisoner a bad man. This be-
lief dispeed when word reached the police
that Osfr was not the man wanted by the Long
Island City police, and he was discharged.