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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-25
BANKER CRAZED
Went Insane While on
His Way East.
Threw Twenty Dollar Pie ceS
at the Passengers.
CverpOwered by Trainmen. He IS
Now In a Chicago Station.

Chicago Aug. 25.-.Iohn ID. Tollant the
san Francisco, is confined in the East
Chicago avenue station, a raying maniac.
Locked up in compartment of one of
the cars Of the overland limited train.
which arrived at the Northwestern depot
at 80 o'clock this morning. the domented
banker paced to and fro in the greatest
excitement, throwing himself agninst the
walls OF the car and crying out in mental
agony.
When the-train arrived at the depot he
was removed 10 the station. During his
compulsory ride through the North Side
streets, the bank president was held
struggling on the floor of the wagon, the
rong arms of two policemen being re-
quired TO prevent him from escaping.
lie was carried too cell in the station
house where exhausted from his efforts,
no lay on the floor, mumb!ing in
coherently about tho efforts that he
imagined were being maue To advertise
him as notorious criminal.
Saturday evening the California banker
left for u vacation in Europe. Iic was TO
meet his wife in Paris. sunday morning
Iollant began To act queerly. His feiiow
passengers were alarmed by his actions
and notified the conductor of the train.
Yesterday. soon after the limited train
pulled out Of Council Bluffs Iowa be
drow $50 gold piece from his pocket and
threw it with great force at his nearest
ncighhor. This was followed by a yolley
Of gold coin hurled at the fleeing passen
gers Tollant then pulled IA revolver out
OF his rocket and flOurished il when he
was approached by the train hands.
suddenly ne drew his watch from his
pocket and threw il at tho persons who
weru crowdiug each other 10 gain exit
through the coacn door. He did not fire
mis- revolver He picked up his watch and
threw il again and again against the
closed door, which prevented him from
following the men and women whom he
had chased from. the car.
His arms wers seized from behind and
he was thrown struggling to tho floor.
Conductor II. +. Clark had silently step
ped down the aisle from the other end of
the coach and lsapc1 on the maniac. The
conductor was followed by "a BRAKEMAN
and two passengers and 10 was "A football
game between them and the maniac, but
he was finally overpowered.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-25
EngIand'S Effort to Seize
an Island.
Americans We're There First
and Held Possession.
Captain OF British WarShip Could
Not Scare Them OH

San Francisco, Cal, Aug. % Paul j.
Hemig, an employe of phosphate COM
pany, of san Francisco, in speaking of
the recent effort on the part of England
to seize the Clipperton Island in tho Pa
cilc SAYS:
Il left San Francisco on September 9
of last year on the steamer Navarro. Two
men besides myself were sent TO Clipperton
Island by the company to relieve the men
there. They had been sent down TO take
charge and we were instructed TO help
them If any trouble arose, as it was ex-
pected that an attemt would DO made 10
annex the island by England.
The phosphate company first sent men
down there about five years ago. The
island Is about nine miles in circumfer-
ence and lies six hundred miles due west
of Acapulco, The Navarro left san
Francisco, and only three of us were on
the island-Joseph Moore, Charles Anton
Johnston and myself.
1--WE had plenty of provisions, and there
is an abundance of fish and wild fowl.
I've reached tho island on September 20
last year, and IL was the first day OF May
this year that we hoisted the American
flag. Our instructions wcre that in event
of any vessel coming To where we were TO
hoist Old Glory. On the first OF May wo
saw ship flying the British flag making
for the island. We at once ran up our
flag The captain of tho vessel, which
was the Kinkora, ran onto the reef COM
ing into the cove and was wrecked.
"Captain McMurty landed his men
on shore that night. and the next day he
sent n crew of eight men in charge OF the
first officer to go tn Acapulco for relief
AS have since learned British war
ship was sent tn take them Oft. When sho
came I'm sight Captain McMurty wanted
10 hoist,the British flag. hut told him
the island was under the protection Of the
Stars and Stripes. He made threat that
did not scare US, even If he had fifteen
men with him. and we were prepared 10
uphold oil we had done.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-25

the west when reveille brought the COM
rades from their tents. Soon, however, "a
rift came and the sun, red and glorious.
flashed on the spires and domes of the city
and made the day beautiful.
By O'Clock Main street was filled with
people and the hum of preparation rose
from all sides. In all of the Grand Army
camps veterans were getting IA hurried
breakfast and some of the Illinois posts
place Of formation.
Aides-de-camp. in the gold lace OF the
National Guard of New York, were dash
ing about the streets on rearing horses.
Men, women and children began TO post
themselves against the long wire cordons
that had been spun out along the line of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-25
PUBLIC REQUESTS.
The Will of Bathsheba A. Benedict
of Central Fails.

The Probate Court Of the city of Central
Falls met this afternoon ut o'clock,
Judge Ambrose Choquet presiding.
Several matters of interest were con-
sidercd but the most important was the
probating of the will of the late Bathsheba
A. Benedict
Mrs. Benedict was noted throughout
the country for her lenovolence and also
as the founder of tho Benedict Institute
death on June 30th of the present year
was considered personal loss by all with
whom she was acquainted,
The probatng of Mrs Benedicts will
has been continued upon request on
several occasions but came up for probate
today. IL contains "a number of bequests of
public interest and tho entire property
Is distributed as follows:
To her adopted dauRhtor, II. NJ. Littledeld,
Sl0 coo: 90 the American Baptist Mission
AIRY Union, $40. 600, for the purpose ns speci.
fed In its act of Incorporation; to tho
American Baptist Homo Missionary
Society Of New York, so OO1. interest only
90 he used for tho support Of the Benedict
Institute of Columbia, :. &. 90 the first
Baptist Society of Pawtuckot, 81, 900 in
tefest only FOR tho support II BaptlSt
preaching In said church; % the First
Baptist church of Pawtucket, 81, 600, in
terest Co be used for the support Of the
poor of the church; TO Rhode Island Bap-
list State Convention, S50O 20 Rhode
Island Baptist Educational Society. 500;
10 William Curtis Benedict IS, 600; 10
Helen A. Clark, $1,000; to Hamblet B.
Adams 500. 10 Augustus Horton, $1,000;
TO Alnnson Bates 1900: NIL the rest and
residue of the estate 20 the American
Baptist Homo Missionary Society, to- be
added 90 the Endowment Fund of the
Benedict Institute of south Carolina.
She names Olney Arnold e. executor.
This will was made i'm 1855 and is wit
nosscd by William n. Park, Earl ;. Bin
ford and Charles ~. Iawton.
On October 26. 1894 Mrs. Benedict added
a codicil 20 her will. i'm which she dis
posed Of her household furniture To vari-
Gus persons and bequeathed her piano and
a picture OF John lIaptising Christ" 90
the First Baptist church of Pawtucket
A picture Of her sabbath school class
and the easel on which 10 stood was also
bedueathed 20 the class
The codicil l. signed by James VI. Lyon,
Anna H. Lyon aud Olney Arnold.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-25
Miners are Ground Down
by the Employers.
Eight Thousand Families
Near Starvation Point.
Debs Thinks the Government Should
Act In Their Behalf.

Terre Haute, Ind 4, Aug. %. Over his
signature Eugene " Debs says: Tho
statement from Judge Ierhune, special
agent of Governor Mount, that oight
thousand families are literally starving TO
death in the Indiana coal fields is not
overdrawD. It is the haggnrd truth. The
trouble IL, the people will not believe it.
They refuse TO realize tho appalling
calamity, even though the groaning VIC
tins are at their very doors. The miners
have been steadily ground until tho star
vatiun point has been reached. This con-
dition prevails over the entire mining
reRon.
''1ho president Of tho United States
can act Let him issue "a proclamation
calling upon the operators TO meet and
allow the miners living wages within
forty-eight hours, under penalty of hav-
ing their mines seized by the government
and operated In the interest of the people.
That would settle the matter in an in
slant. Something has got to he done, and
done quickly. If Indiana allows the
families of eight thousand luckless labor
ers TO be tortured by starvation she will
not escape the penalty, and the same is
true of all other states anu the country at
large.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-25
Two Young Men Now Have
Bulk of This Business.
Older Agents Say That There Has
Been Improper Influence.
On, of he New FIRM is a Son Of License
Commissioner Paine.

Gossip among insurance mon and others
indirectly concerned is to the effect that
a large share of the liquor dealers insur-
ance goes 10 Paine q Nadeau. whose Office
is ut 81 Westminster street. This has been
common talk with tho insurance agents
in this city for the past six months, and
they allego there is good reason for it.
They also alloge that it is case similar
to that brought out in the famous Martin
investigation in Boston, where it was
charged that Police Commissioner Gen.
Martin who had the issuing of liquor
licenses, used his influence in getting
business for his son who was in the insur-
ance business. 1t was also charged that
the Martins wero interested in "a mi neral
water company and that the liquor
dealers thought it was for their best in
terests 10 purchase that Kind OF water
from the Martin company.
The local insurance men say they began
losing the liquor dealers business last
April, about the time the liquor licenses
for the previous year were expiring. Ihey
insinuato that there was something
peculiar about this.
Tho firm of Paine & Nadeau Is coinpos-
ed of John i. Paine aud Ice j. Nadeau.
They are young men and are well known
in the city. Mr. Nadeau is resident of
Riverside and was until recently an In
structor Of drill at the English and Clas-
steal school, private Institution.
Mr. Paine is the son of Charles Paine
one Of the five liquor license commission-
ers of this city, Commissioners Paine has
private office adjoining the Insurance.
Office on Westminster street.
The insurance men who have lost busi-
ness assert that their loss is becuase tho
LIQUOR men thouaht it was for their inter-
ests To do business with the son of the
license commissioner. They claim that
they had valuable customers III the liquor
trade, men who owned costly and elegant
ly equipped establishments whioh carried
large insurance and that they had insured
them previous to last April l.
Some of these places had received un-
usual attention and the Insurance men
had made every effort 20 secure the lowest
rate for them. For this reason they be-
iieye that the business ought TO stay with
the agents who have made the good
terms.
Tho firm of Paine and Naceau was
started last spring and shortly afcer there
was perfect stampede of tho liquor in
surance business TO the now firm. This
aroused suspicion that there was "a cat III
tho meal bag and the insurance losers
though they saw the reason III the facJ
that one of the partners ia the competing
company wos "a son VI the license conf
missioner.
Then the talk became general, but there
was no Cuen charge against anyone. The
Insurance. men say that they do not care
to get mixed up in an investigation un-
less they are Obliged to, and they also de-
clare that If an investigation should take
pIaco some interesting details might be
brought out.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-25
STUNG TO DEATH.
Farmer Killed by Yellow Jackets.
Unable to Reach HIS House.

Elmira, n. V, Aug. % George VI. Dates, a
prosperous farmer of the town of Hector,
Schuyler county, met death in n peculiar
manner Tuesday. MIR. Dates VS. ploughiug in
a field near his house. when he ran upon a
nest Of yellow jackets in the weeds.
The insects resented the intrusion upon
their rights IN q most vigorous manner and
attacked tho team and driver. The latter
was stung on the nose. The pain was 80
great that Mr.. Dates started for the house,
but fell dead before reaching IL. Tho team
ran away, but were caught before doing any
lnmngo.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-25
SALE OF FISHERIES.

London. Aug. 25-Mi. Edwin Cor
biu. Of Chicago, ILL.,. has closed dcnl
matchmaking the United States and
Canadian fisheries companies, whereby
the control of twenty COMPANIES passes
into tho hands of n British company with
Loo 600 pounds (sl. OOO. O0O) capital.
sir. Cnrhin sails fGr the United states
next week ACCOMPANIED by n staff OF
British accountants, 90 tnko over tho bust
ncss and inillnto tho consolidation.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-25
FIRE AND POISON.

Pittsburg Aug 2G The power house
of tho Federal Coal Company, operated
by T.. W. Powers ut Foderil Pa, on the
pittshurg. CHARTERS a Yougheny Rail
rund was totally destroyed by fire last
night There IL no doubt that the fire
was of inccndiary origin Tho loss Is
about S25 OOo.
strikers nave bean accused OF poisoning
the mules in Sterling Mine No. . at Has
uDgs, Pa
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-25
STARS or THE TRACK.

Reodyille. Mass, Aug. 25--1he great
pacers Star Pointer and Joe Patchen.
nave arrived mt the Readville Irotting
Park and admirers Of horseilesh will have
a chance 90 see them at their best DUR
ing the grand circuit meeting. which
opened yesterday and continues until tno
last OF tho week.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-25
GUNS ROAR.
Grand Army Men
on the Move.
Buffalo is Filled With
Old Soldiers.
Cheering Crowds Warmly
Greet Veteran Warriors.
Excursion Trains Bring in Many
thousand Visitors.
Excursion Trains Bring in Many
thousand Visitors.
Booming San Francisco as Place For The
Next Encampment.

Buffalo, n. Y, Aug. 25.-When the
morning gun ON the ramparts of Fort
Porter doomed ITS salute for the new day.
the sun was obscured by banks of fleecy
clouds at the east. which rose and dark
ened into omiuous blackness at the west
A heavy mist rose from Lake Erie and
hGvered over Camp Jewett, and was car.
ried back citywerd by fresh breeze from
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-25
LAWYERS IN CONVENTION.

Cleveland. o., Aug. 25.-The American
Bar Association wGs called TO order at
Association hall this morning with an
attendance Of nearly 300 delegates. Presi-
dent j. NJ. Wonlworth, of Omaha, deliver
Cd an address which was listened to with
marked attention.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-25
Teeth Extracted without Pain.

Dr. NJ. Y Simmons Co., 33 Westminster
street are using the marvellous hnacsthctic
"Methyl." In tha extraction OF teeth The
best local ansesthctic Fine gold filings and
crown work az low prices,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-25

The grounds around the new state normal
school are being lpvelled and put IN present
able condition The concretng OF the walk!
around the building has been let 20 Daniel
ticary. The city will concrete tho Sidewalks
ON Promenade and Park streets.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-25

FOR SAI.E-LaleSide house property, in
cuding 80 acres grove land. all buildings
theron. furnishings foF running the hIsi-
moss: reason TOR selling. ili-hc'lth. Inquire
T. T.. Grlswold, Nachusett Lake, East Prince
ton. Mass. au25-6t
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-25
BOY DROWNED.

Fall River. Mass. Aug % -.loseph
O'Dounell aged seven was found drown
ed in vault into which he had fallen
near his home on Burlington street late
last Right
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-25

GENTLEMAN can obtain partnership in
t'reSf with eN. pli or man going 10 the klon
uil;c. stopping at large cities AMI making
>, UJi Cn trlp to san trancisco; must have $3.50
capital. Box II, News Office au2j-6t
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-25

very select trolley party was given by
Mr.. Ca-sius j. Southsll from Providence 10
Camp White yesterday. About 50 people on
ioyed this trip Dancing .vas in order until
o'clock. whom the party returned home sf
ter a very pleasant evening.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-25

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-27

The statement of the condition of the
pany made public by Bank Examiner
F. E. Timberlake and published in an
other column of this issue. is one that
the officers of the company and all do
ing business with it may well be proud
of. This is the youngest banking inst'-
tuition in the city. but it's able manage
ment has given it a high standing, ana
it's showing by this statement is all
that can be desired.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-27
9ai1y geuushee 5aarual

CARDS OF THANKS. OBITUARY
NOTICES. RESOLUTIONS OF M
SPECT. ETC, will be charged at tia ,.,.
OF ten cents per line. No charges less
than seventy-five cents.
ALL ADVERTISING ANNOUNCE.
MENTS OF ENTERTAINMENTS vbo..
object is the raising of money VIII b.
charged at the rate Of fifteen cents q lima
ADVERTISING NOTICES, news form
Will be excluded from our local columns
except such as refer to advertisers occu.
plying space in our advertising columns
and will be run under separate head on
one Of the local pages.
Subscribers who fail to receive the
JOURNAL promptly will confer a favor
by notifying the ONCE Immediately.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-27
RHEUMATISM

mouth. N. S., may work some compli-
cations in the down east steamboat
business. 1t is hardly possible that
two competing lines Of steamers can be
maintained from Boston to Yarmouth
as will be the case if the Yarmouth
Steamboat Co.'S line and the new one
are both operated. So some of the peo-
nle running steamboats, down to Maine
are somewhat fearful that one or more
steamers may be released from the
Yarmouth route and come this way
after business. The continually in
creasing summer travel to Maine Is
noted by the steamboat companies and
they are all reaching out after it. The
old steamer Lewiston, formerly of the
Boston & Bangor route, has been run
out of Boston as an excursion steamer
the past summer. and it is said she
stocked $4,000, pretty good seasons
work
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-27
BUSINESS CHANGES

$4,000 or actual value stock, fixtures and
teams (D of grocery, provision and bak-
ing business of upwards $4,000 per year;
rent OF three stores (connected) $65 per
month, or will sell bakeshop separately;
rent $40; price $500 including one team; To-
Gated on prominent corner in smart town
of Marlboro, Mass. This store has been
established IS years and has always been
profitable to the owners; it enjoys the
best of reputation; has but little compe-
tition; gets full prices and profits are
large. Two fortunes have been made
here apd another awaits you If looking
for place of this kind come and / viii
show you mere than this ad calls for.
w. F. CARRUTHERS.
u School St., Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-27

Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. Doe of Charles
town, Mass, who have been visiting
Mr.. Does old home in Fairfield, We're
in the city, Tuesday. the guests of
their nephew, F. G. Doe, departing upon
the 1856 train for their home
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-27
Local Notice.

To let if applied for soon. Nice pleas
ant house % Crosby street, Augusta
Fine lawn and garden, fruit trees. etc.
Furnace and gas fixtures. Finest lana
scape view in Augusta. Low rent. En-
quire at Kinsman's drug store or OF f.
S. Fogg. oct2Odti
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-27

General Manager Evans private car
was attached to the go train, Tuesday
Ii has but recently come from the re-
pair shops where six wheel trucks and
plate glass windows were added.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-27

Small advertisements not exceeding
four lines (thirty words) coming under
The head Of WANTED. FOR SALE. to
LET. LOST, &C., will be inserted two
times for Is cents. three times for IS
cents and one week for 50 cents. AD-
VANCE PAYMENT In sending by mail
remittance OF postage stamps or postal
note should be made with order, as TN
charges are too small to open accounts
for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-27

DIR. F. P. TOWNSEND of Newport
will be at 10 Crescent street. Augusta
Me-, Nov. 8, and 5, and will con-
tinue his visits every two weeks there
after until further notice. at
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-27

The Geo. Meserve farm, situated about
two miles from Richmond village. There
is about fifty acres each Of titled and
wood land. The buildings are in good re-
pair, Cheap for cash. Apply to Geo. Me-
serve. Richmond, Me. octz2'dlw'
FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN-The res
tdence. n Green street, of the late Rev.
S, q. Sargent. Inquire of c. C.. Hunt. 40
South Chestnut street. June4dti
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-27

rheumatism Cure is guaranteed to De ansoint ua
md debilitated! 1t cures acute or muscular
ism in from to five days SHARP sHSo. dose pans
pon ~ and PERMANENT cure for lameness
and all pains m aps or ana pan
ha SacI ara sneesiv cured. 1t seldom fails to give
eef one doses and almost Tbe nSn5 nHay
ures before bottle has been usea: r r as on
issase Al ali drIeKsts- cents vial Ifyou need
medical advice write ProL eraa t'o' ien
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-27

]. F.. Devine does not tire adding new
improvements to his elegant store. The
labratory has been refreshed with new
paint. He has also in the front room
placed on the marble counter a newhi
soda apparatus where all callers CAME
RECALLED. in the swapping weather to ar
rive, with a hot drink.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-27

In the municipal court, Tuesday morn
ing. Judge Andrews sentenced John
OLoughlin of Fall River, to 80 days In
Jail, it being the second time within
the month that O'Loughlin has been
up for drunkenness. William Randall of
Vassalboro, was fined S. and costs for
drunkenness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-27

A number of desirable residences ir
Augusta, Maine. varying in prices from
$3.50 to $500; also several 10 to Is acre
places in the suburbs of this city; one
two-story house and lot in Lewiston
Maine A number Of farms in Kennebet
county, varying in price from $1,000 te
5000. Houses and tenements to let. E
w Whitehouse. Attorney, Augusta. Me
jan1. dtf ~ Ia
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-27

| Charles Little of the Great American
Tea Cos store on Water street, will
I leave about November to enter an
! other store at RoXbury. Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-27

What does it mean. a ride into the
country reveals swarms of mosquitoes.
has their weather prophet deceived
them regarding the time of year?
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[dl!llI1lE3I[I|

Have You Sore Throat, Pimples, Cop
per-Colored Spots, Aches. Old Sores, Ill
GERS IN Mouth, Hair-Falling? Write
Cook Remedy Co., 1888 Masonic Temple.
Chicago, ILL.,, for proofs of cures. Cani,
tai, $500. 0OO Worst cases cured in Is ia az
days. 10O-page book free.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-27

Mr.. Allen of Valley street, brought
into the Journal office, Tuesday, a
buttercup and dandelion, which he
picked near his home. He saw a but
terfy at the time he picked the flowers