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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
FINANCIAL NEWS

The market today has been dull, but few
stocks made declines Of any moment and
there was some fractional rallies toward the
close. London took another holiday today
but some disappointment is expressed abroad
brcause President Mckinley has seen fit TO
delay his message ON the currency question,
as more Importance is attached to this matter
in Europe than on this side of the pond
The bank statement today was not par
ticuariy favorable one: Reserves decrease,
s23 500; loans, increase, 81, ,05s, 700; specie in
crease, $780, legal tenders, increase, s642, 600;
deposits, increase, SECS, 500 circulation, i'm
crease, Sl70O.
Chicago Gas is attracting considerable Mt
tention today owing 10 the belief that 1t Is
soon 10 make another advance, and that wnen
it passes 100 it will stay there. An attempt
was made yesterday to depress the stock on
the report that a new mortgage, variously
estimated at from s3O,O00,O00 20 S60,0O0,OOO
was to be hoated, but the effort met with lit
tie success and Gas was firm around % today.
There has been some selling of Sugar on
the belief that there will be some important
changes in the schedule before il leaves the
hands OF the conference committee but the
general opinion is that the ultimate course Of
Sugar will be higher.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
THE COTTON AND GRAIN MARKETS.

The statistical position OF cotton, as report
ed by Weoden, Kendall S Co. this morning
is: Visible supply this week, ,756,3l0: last
week, l,s97,7i3 last year, l,eOl,ll2. Crop in
sight, this week, s,8l3,064 last week. $3.50.
400 last year. 6.9l7 .2l. In sight during the
week, li,555; last week, 1868 last year, lG
635. Port receipts, this week, i1s2; last week.
$3.50; last year, 4as7. Net port stocks, this
week. l5s 955; last year, l0S,S Exports,
this week, IL, 3T last week, Is, l32; last year,
S023 Interior stocks. this week, Il, 1853; last
week, So $50; last year, 93,9Os.
The weather advices are that there have
been some beneficial rains in many sections
Of the south during the week, and that. rs
the result, the crop has improved.
Cotton in Liverpool closed with light ad.
vance for the day, but the final quotations
were TO IA points below yesterdays close
The spot sales were 1000 bales at unchanged
prices.
Everything in Chicago was weaker today,
al though the changes were chiefly Of a frac.
tional character. Bradstrect renorts the ex.
ports Of wheat and -four from both coasts for
tho past week at 2,5O2. .GO5 bushels, against
2,55s0OO for the previous week and 2,l76,Oo
I'm ikp1
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
HELD THE MAD DOG.
Connolly Seized and Held Animal
Though Badly Bitten.

Though Badly Bitten.
New York, July l0.-A dog with froth
covered jaws ran round and round In
circle I'm Oliver street yesterday afternoon,
swapping and snarling at objects. IL
caught sight of children playing in the
street and dasned at them. Tho children
ran screaming, with the dog. swapping be-
hind them. sThe girls sought safety In
Railways, while the boys climbed on
boxes.
The dog dashed through Water street to
James slip, and ran among unused
wagons aud trucks. A largo crowd fol-
lowed. The dog would make occasional
dashes from the trucks and wagons, and
whenever IL did the men ana women
would scamper away as frantically as had
the children before them.
The dog, returning TO the shelter for n
truck was kicked by "a horse. Inc RICK
tum bled IL over two or three times, and
crowd yelled. The police were about TO
shoot the dog which made IA frenzied dash
around the block. AS IL neared "a group OF
children Jerry Connolly, of No James
street, seized it, The dog hit through the
flesh of his right hand, but he held ON, in
spite Of the pain, until Policeman Sweeney
had emptied his revolver in the dog $
body.
Connolly is n coal shoveller in the en-
ploy II Alfred Barber x son, at their coal
yard at No. 377 Water street, which Is
near where the dog was shot. He went
back TO work and the police followed him
and urged him To go To a hospital lie re-
fused to go. and IL was not until the police
said that he must go that he went to the
Hudson street house Of Relief.
O'Connelly Is big, good natured man.
He has soft place in his heart tor
children, and when no saw the dog max
ing for the little ones he did not stop too
count tho cost. but went to their rescue.
Borber's coal yard was filled with
pedestrians who ran in TO be out of the
way of tho danger, and IL was a long
time before some of them were persuaded
to leave, so terror stricken were they
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
Admitted 10 Bail.

bail John Bassett, who was in the
Warwick county jail until this morning,
on charge of robbery. Bassett was
brought To this city on petition for n
writ of habeas corpus and John &. Conley
was accepted as his surety In the sum OF
$500. The complaint against Bassetr
was for robbing one Joseph Z. Cossevin OF
n gold watch valued at S25. There Is said
10 be another side TO tho story TO tho effect
ttat the complaint was made because Bas-
sctt was too persistent In trying to collect
a bill and that no robbery or attempt AT
robbery was ever made by the man ad
mitted to pail today. 3. w. Is. Allen was
Bassett's counsel
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
THIS GIRL LIGHTS LAMPS.
Robotham's Route Was Long But Now
His Daughter Helps Him Out.

New Brunswick, July l0.-New Bruins
wick not only has a woman who patrols
the streets at night and performs the
duties of a night watchman, but IL also
has IA woman lamplighter.
Jennie Robotham, "a pretty schoolgirl
fourteen years old, lives with her parents,
mt No. 3S Schureman street David ii.
Robotham, her father, is "a lamplight6r.
He complained of his long and tiresome
trip and "a month ago Jennie prevailed
upon him TO allow her TO help him by
taking "A section of the route near her
home Ho demurred. saying 10 was no
kind Of work for girls, but finally relented.
He made neat, light ladder of white
pine and Instructed the girl in her duties.
Jennie now cares for lamps In New and
Schuroman streets, and does the work as
well as her father She says she likes
To- do it, and does not even mind IL the
boys make fun OF her. They dare not
modest her, because her light ladder would
ne a formidable weapon in her strong
young hands
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
Suicide by ChlOrOfOrm.

William A. Little of Little Compton, a
former resident of New Bedford committed
suicide Thursday by taking an overdose of
chloral or chloroform. The act was premedi.
tatcd as the suicide had laid out the cloth.
ing in which he wished To be bufied. He was
30 years of age and had been despondent for
some time, owing 10 failure i'm his business
enterprise. He had been in tho habit of
using chloral 10 make him sleep, and IL H.
thought he took enough of this drug 10 end
his life. on tho day Of his death friends
came TO call on him, and his failure 10 appear
caused search TO be made and he was found
dead in his room. The remains will be taken
10 New Bedford for burial
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
PARTNERSHIP PROPERTY.
Appellate Court Asked to Prevent Inter-
ference With II.

There was n hearing in the Appellate
Court this morning on the application of
Fred Won Wertenhagen for AN injunction
to prevent George Schulz and August
Rasky from interfering with certain part
nership property. Inc application was
founded on bill in equity with which
were filsd certain articles of co-partner-
ship. 1t was claim ed schulz had not put
any mouey into the co-partnesrhip as he
had agreed TO do The bill also alleged
that by reason of the failure of Schulz TO
perform his part of the contract the busi-
ness for the carrying on of which the CO.
partnership was formed was in danger OF
being sacrificed.
ID. L. Fink was solicitor for the COM
plainants and he told Judge Rogers that
the business carried on.was that OF manu-.
featuring soda water at Lymansville and
that Wertenhagen had put in as his share
house. store, horses, harness and United
States revenue and town license.
A. j. Cushing attorney for the respon-
dents said that there.wa nothing in the
bill or tho articles of co-partnership to
show thatlSchuz was required to pay in
any money the only thiIg required by
any of the parties was the requirement
that Rasky should furnish a horse and
wagon and $3.50 in cash.
Mr.. Fink argued that the partners all
were To share alike and 10 was only rea-
sonable &C, believe that Schulz was to put
in something
Mr.. Cushing told the court that the
property putin by the complainant was
not really worth anything as all there was
To it was the value of slight equity of re-
demptiop. MIR. Fink replied that the
mortgage was for only $500.
Both Schulz and Wertenhagen were in
business togeth er ana then admitted
Rasky. Judge Rogers denied the motion
for an injunction holding the bill did rot
show any liability on the part OF Schulz.
ship could be dissolved on three months
notice that dissolution seemed the easiest
way out Of the difficulties that have arisen
in the business path OF tho parties to the
controversy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
GRAPHING FOR HEAD.

New York. July l0.--All day yesterday
experienced grapplers in the naphtha
launches Of the harbor police searching
the bottom of the East river along the
routes taken by the Long Island city
ferry boats which run into the slips at
swenty-third and Ninety-second streets.
this city. in the hope OF finding Gulden-
suppe's head. They had no success.
however, and If today. when the track
Of the Thirty-fourth street line of ferry
boats is TO be followed. the head is not
recovered. the graphing will probably be
Abandoned
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
BIG ATTACHMENTS
Filed Against Directors OF Benn,tt
and Columbia Mills.
Aie For 81, 900, 900 and are Levied by
Citizens National Bank.

New Bedford, Mass, July 10. The
heaviest attachments ever recorded In
Bristol county were those tolay brought
against each of the boards OF directors oil
the Bennett Manufacturing and the
Columbia Spinning corporations by tho
Citizens National bank OF this city. ihe
attachments were filed at the registry OF
deeds this afternoon and are In the sum OF
g. 600, OU0 each. The directors of the
Bennett corporation are: Henry A. Hol-
comb Stephen. w. Hayes William h.
Brownell, William Lewis, Antoine H.
Sylvia and John j. Hicks. The directors
OF the Columb are the same as the BEN
nett with the exception of John Hicks.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
DYING SUICIDE PRAYED.
Mrs. Stevens Suffering Drove Hcr to
End Her Life With Poison.

New York. July 10. Mrs. Kate Stevens
killed herself yesterday morning. She
was twenty -four years old and lived with
her husband at Eckert's Hotel, No. 1894
Locust avenue. Last Saturday Mrs.
Stevens left the children with her mother
Mt Bridgeport Conn. She returned Tues
day. Yesterday morning she left the
house ostensibly to see n doctor but she
went to Riegel's drug store, at One
Hundred and Thirty Eight street and
~. AIMS avenue, where she purchased n
bottle of carbolic acid. In front of the
hotel she drank the acid
She Knelt on the ground. folded her
arms and began TO pray. Before medical
attendance came Mrs. Stevens was dead.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
100 IN THE SUN.

Augusta, Me-. July 10.-The ther-
mometer registered 1ol degrees In the
shade In this city yesterday at noon. the
hottest known for years. The mercury
stood at 130 in the sun. No prostrations
reported. Many employed out OF doors
were obliged 10 discontinue work. The
temperature at Q o'clock last evening
was 81. Gardeners temperature stood
at 101 yesterday at noon. Hallowell's
was 1o2 degrees in the shade at noon and
i2s In the sun. The men at work at the
Quarries had TO discontinue. Yesterday
was the fourth day of intense heat.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
SPRANG ALEAK.
Schooner Veto OF Thomaston Goes
Down off Boon Island

Portland, Me-, July i0.-The schooner Veto
of Thomaston, Me-, Captain II. Ladd, sprung
aleak between Cane Natick and Boon island
on the night OF July s. The captain ana crew
consisting of Charlie, Ladd OF lsloboro and
Sewall Perkins OF Brooklyn N. Y, manned
the pumps, but could not prevent the wnter
from gaining. They took TO the ships boat
and the Veto sank ten minutes later. about
five miles northeast by east from Boon
island. The men arrived in this port last
night having rowed all the way. J. A.
Creighton a. Co Of Thomaston were agents
for the schooner and Captain LRdd thinks she
was not injured
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
Sturgeal and Dollar Bat
tie in Darkness.
Former Used Large Knife
and the Latter a Razor.
When the Affray Ended Surge al
Was Deal ant Dollar Dying.

Greenwood, Ark. July l0-A dance
was held at the home of Frank Finn, a
miner near the Austrian camp last
night, at which beer flowed freely. Tom
Sturgeal and Anthony Dollar became in
volved in difficulty over woman
When the dance was over Sturgeal fol-
lowed Dollar TO his room and bloody
fight ensued. Sturgeal used large
knife, while Dollar used razor. The
candle was extinguished and the deadly
combat continued in the dark until Stur-
geal lay dead, literally cut TO pieces and
Dollar was fatally wounded, having re-
coived 10 knife wounds.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
Saw a Sea Serpent.

Marblehead. July 10--Captain John
Kirk, veteran nand trawler IL the most
excited man In town. Early this morn
ing he was out In his dory near Half
Wayrocks. Il never believed in sea ser-
ponts," he said when he got back to
town. "but now I've nothing 10 say.
have seen IL. i" He explains that he was
ovcrhauling his trawl and ho heard n
he saw what resombled steam, aud about
100 yards away he saw fonr fin-like
projections above the surface OF the
water and that the small snake-like head
and eyes were plainly visible, and Kirk
thinks he must have seen hundred feet
of eel-like body
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
CHICAGO A SIZZLING HORROR.

Chicago, July 10.-There were more
deaths or human beings and of small
animals, and the number of prostratlons
was greater than upon any other day
of the long hot spell that has hung over
Chicago. Sixteen people are dead from
the heat. two are insane. and out of a
large number of prostrations ten cases
are critical The dead: Charles Ben
son, committed suicide while insane,
caused by heat jIehn Eatert, shot him.
self while suffering. from heat: Rev.
Father Otto Greenbaum. priest OF St.
Nicholas church; Henry Hahemann
found dying near Park Ridge. driven to
the deed by heat: Helen Halloran. Dora
Johnson. Frederick Kraiser. Thomas
Lynch. Annie O'Donnell committed
suicide by taking carbolic acid. driven TO
the act by heat; Rachael Riston. Fred
Schlemann. Jacob Staub, William Sien-
berger. Rev. Father August Tolton.
priest In charge of st. Monicas colored
Roman Catholic church; unidentified
man. found in Washington park; August
vanderslee, hanged himself while insane
from heat. two men were driven insane
by heat. Out lin the Bridewell where
seven prisoners went insane Thursday
because OF TIE heat, three men Yesterday
took their lives. The night was a siz-
cling horror. there was comfort TO be
found nowhere, II was the hottest night
Chicago has ever known.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
Common p eas Div sion.

There were number If matters on the
motion calendar in this division this
morning, but most OF them. were posi-
poned for week.
Lee :. Holden was given nil dicit judg-
ment against Fisher ~ Company for
SSH. 90 and costs.
In the case of Martha Il Bryan VS..
National Life Insurance Company the
plaintiff has been given until sept. i to
furnish surety for costs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
We're Hundreds of Deaths
and PrOStratiOnS.
Temperature Above the 100
Mark in Many Places.
New England Has SiZzled and BrOiled
For Fully Five Days.

Boston. July 1o-The atmospheric
wave of heat and humidity which swept
down upon New England on Monday
last seemed 10 have reached its intensity
yesterday. with singular uniformity all
over this section. But ii can hardly be
said that the highest temperature has
yet been reached, for there are no indi-
ton the much yaunted east wind, by
which the summer heat is usually tenn
pered to the point of endurance. has
failed. A breeze has been steadily blow
ing along the coast, but IL was from the
southerly quarter. People in the city
have suffered. and others have perspired
in their haste 10 join the hegira to cooler
spots on shore or in the mountains. Rail-
road and steamboat travel has been
simply enormous.
In this city the meteorological instru-
nents I'm the elevated quarters OF the
weather bt,~eau have recorded lower
temperature than In the narrow, crowded
streets. But even the official maximum
figures for the day gave the temperature
80. humidity II 3. and the barometer high
At 29.ss But Boston has not suffered
as severely as New England at large.
where the temperature has been higher
than for many years. Deaths from the
heat have occurred everywhere, and in
these unfortunate incidents is the re-
markable fact that mortality has fallen
heavily upon farmers at work in their
hay fields. Deaths from sunstrokes in
cities have been few. The great heat
wave has had. however, the most bene-
ncial erect on crops OF all kinds. and
the burning sun rays have simply
brought into quick development the
vegetable growth sturted by a very cofd
and wet June.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
76 AT MIDNIGHT.

Manchester. ~. H., July l0.-Francis
n. Parent, s. years old. died In the woods
Eve miles southeast OF this city last
night as the result OF heat prostration
Parent was the foreman OF a gang of
wood choppers. He leaves six children.
ell married. At midnight the Their
mometer In the doorway OF the city hall
reeis.erfd 5e
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
DEATH RATHER THAN JAIL.
Joseph Maui, Jr., Accused of Drunken
ness by His Father, Took Poison.

New York, July 10. Rather than go to
Jail as nm habitual drunkard, Joseph
Maui. Jr, bachelor, 81 years DID, who
lived with his aged father at 1913 Will
loughby avenue, williamsburg. yesterday
committed suicide by swallowing n large
quantity of cyanide OF potassium mi xed
in cofIoe. He died u few minutes later in
the arms of his father, in whose presence
he drank the poison. The suicide was to
have appeared in tho Even street police
court yesterday on summons obtained
by his parents. who had accused him OF
being a drunkard.
Naul was tho eldest of three sons. and
the family occupy pretty two-story and
basement frame house at the WillouRbby
avenue address. The father. Joseph Maui,
is wealthy, retired Wholesale butcher,
and is now over 20 years old.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
FRENCH TARIFF METHODS.

Paris July 10.--The chamber of depu-
ties yesterday by a vote OF 425 to 10
adopted the Cadenas bill, empowering
the government TO raise the duties on
wheat wire, cattle and meat at 24-huors
notice. subject TO a subsequent approval
of parliament. The object OF the bill
is to prevent the Wholesale importations
between the proposing and legalizing
OF the new import duties.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
TRY ALIENS FOOT. EASE,

a powder 10 ba shaken into the snoct AZ
this soason your feet feel swollen and hot.
and get tirCd easily. N yOu have smnrtinv
feet or iight shOgs, Try Aliens Foot Ease. n
coois the e. and makes walking easy Cures
and prevents swollen and sweating feet. bills,
ters and callols Spots. Relieves corns and
bunions ~ all pain and gives rect and com.
fort. Try " today. sold bv all druggists and
dress. Allen =. Clrnstcd. Je Roy. ". Y.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
Must Reporl in September.

James Uptor, indicted for brcnking and
Indictment ponding against him. lie was
permitted 10 go on his own tocogniZance
on his promise to report 90 the attorney
general on the third Monday OF Scptcm-
Ier
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
Run Over by a Tipcart.

James Conlin, 30, n laborer, In tho en-
ploy Of the city of Pawtucket. fell from
Lis tip cart this forenoon and wheel
passed over his abdomen. The wagon
was loaded with sand and crushed stone.
Cnnlln will nrohnhlY die.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10

Worcester. Mass. July f0.-Patrick
C'xeefe. a paver In the city street de-
yar,mtnt. was overcome by the heat
yesterday Afternoon and died late In the
evening. He gave no evidence Of pros
tration until after returning home and
eating his rupper. A physician pro-
-c3nced 1t case Of sunsuoke.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
Injured by Falling Coal.

Joseph Lloyd who lives nj 20 Jackson
avenue. was quite badly injured about
the head this afternoon while at work at
IL B Littlos coal yard, by falling coal.
lie was taken to TIE Rhode Island Hos.
uitGl where bis wounds were dressed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
Negro Ravisher Lynched.

Union. Mo, July 10. Erastus Brown,
the negro who made a criminal assault
upon and nearly killed Mrs. Annie
FoorvinFer near Villa Ridge on July 2,
was taken from jail at 2;30 o'clock this
morning and hanged Co tree by a
mob of men from the noighborhood OF
Villa Ridge
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
HOT. BUT FEW REGISTRATIONS.

Waterville. Me. July 1o.--There have
been four successive days OF intense
heat. the thermometer registering 106 in
the shade yesterday afternoon, with
considerable air stirring. Though this
IL the hottest weather by degrees
known here there has been but one case
OF prostration. j. NJ. Cross, the we'll
known agrlculturalist. reports the Maine
crops miraculously improved by the
warm wave.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
FATALITY AT MONTPELIER.

Montpelier, VI, July 1O.-Deacon
George s. Goodwin OF East Montpelier
was stricken by the sun while i'm his hay
field yesterday He died soon after. He
was go years old. and widely known I'm
Washington and adjacent counties. All
outdoor work In this city was suspended
and prostrations were numerous.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
Wife Granted an Allowance.

Margaret Huntington, who has begun
divorce proceedings against her husband.
Alexander Huntingdon. was granted an
order for s3 u week and $50 for counsel
fees by the Appellate Court today. Page
n Page were hor attorneys.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
KILLED WITH A BASEBALL BAT.
t slipped From ~ Players Hands and
Struck Pearsall Above the Heart

Newburgh, n. ", July 10. Andrew
Pearsall, twenty years old, of Manorkiil,
Greene county, was struck and killed
with baseball bat yesterday.
He was watching game OF ball at
Preston Hollow, between the WindhaDi
and Schoharie clnbs, when In the eighth
inning, bat slipped from the hands of a
batter. and the heavy end Of IL hit Pear
sail Just above the heart lie was reD-
dered unconscious anu died in a few
minutes.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
pAYARp GOING TO ENGLAND.

New York. July i0.--Thomas +. Bay
ard. former ambassador 10 the court of
ST. James is booked TO sail for England
on the American liner ST. Louis next
Wednesday
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
WORK STOPPED AT LEWISTON.

Lewiston. Me-, July l0,--The temper
ature ranged from 30 20 100 in the shade
here az noon yesterday. Many people
were obliged TO stop work on account
OF the heat. and prostrations were nu-
merous. but none so far have been re-
ported fatal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
SUNDAY LAW INVALID.

Cleveland, July 10.-Judge ong OF the
common pleas court has handed down
q decision declaring the law under which
members of the Cleveland Baseball club
were arrested for playing on Sunday.
unconstitutional President Robinson
at once announced that a game would
be played on Sunday with Washington.