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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-08
FINANCIAL NEWS

The stock market opened quiet but steady.
There was a good undertone to the Grangsrs.
The crowd i'm Western Union seemed to be
waiting to see which way the at would jump,
hut there was no indication Of any such
manipulation Us that which took place yester-
day.
There was considerable pressure against
Chicago Gas today. and under the selling by
Bell g. Co., Day s. Eeaton and Bacho broke
from s3 5-s 10 81 7-s, closing az So. The
most conservative opinion, however. was that
Gas should be bought on any such decline,
and the belief was that next winter the
stock would be selling in the neighborhood OF
par. In the interval dividends will continue
at the rate Of per cent
Sugar declined little after tho opening,
but found such good support around ll5 that
the bears found ii impossible TO break the
price. The selling was said 20 be based
Washington disp atcbes which stated that the
sentiment against The Sugar schedule was
gaining strength. but the buying was by in
terests that know the value Of the stock and
that feel satisfied that between this time and
the adjournment OF Congress IL will sell
many points above the present figures. Omaha
was unaffected by the weakness of the other
stocks today and held its price well around
8is. IS Joseph says: "Nhen Omaha declared
its last dividend the stock was quoted around
4asi. The company hGssipce put something
Ike $50 600 back from its net earnings into
tho property. In due course OF time IL will
become a regular dividend yielder. but dur
ing the process OF read: d:nstment its tluctua-
Mons must necessarily DO feyerish and rncer-
tain. 10 is "a purchase on dives and an equally
good sale On all rallies.
The Dsnk FfatsreDt today was: Reserve.
decrease. 81. Nj, $50 loans. decrease, SOL, ,Go0
specie, increase. s2;0,0O; legal tenders. de-
crease. s., Ss3 200; deposits, decrease, $G,5f2,-
600; circulation, $52g.p
IN ondon today consols were steady at III
'sall8 and Americans closed hrm and strong
at Now York parity. In New York the for
eigp houses executed no orders.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-08
Asked to Be Sent to Poor House.

.Boston, Mass, May s.-tiustav Rich
elieu, an American citizen who was i'm
prisoned in Cuba, and whose case u now
before the United states Senate at Wash
ington called at police station No. this
morning and asked for "a permit to go TO
rfTc p0Ur hOugc. ffu WIS sent 90 the corr
missioner of institutions. Richclieu T. n
Frenchman, but has lived in this coun-
try for over 25 years He has been in
Boston about II months awaiting docis-
ion from Washington. ana confidently
expecting To get $40 OOO indemnity against
spain. for the 62 days he was imprisoned
at san Tiego tie Cuba. His case has at
tracted wide attention, for he Is tho first
American TO be thrown into prison by
the spanish authorities
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-08
SOCIAL WHIST CLUB.
Members Were Hospitality Entertained by
Mrs. B. II. Child.

Friday afternoon the ladies OF the
Social Whist Club We're entertained by
Mrs Benjamin Fl. Child at her cosey
home, lS2 Friendship street. The after
noon was devoted TO attention "for
points, " and the discussion OF all those
themes so dear To the feminine heart and
mind. The hostess had arranged ,or the
presence of the ladies husbands in the
evening and from :. 80 until 3 30 they came
trooping in on pleasure bent and were
royalty received and entertained by the
ladies of the club.
Seven tables were organized for pro-
grcssive and at 10 p. III. all wero "beld-
up" and refreshments announced.
Scores were count d-the badly beaten
condoled with. mirth and jollity relgncd.
1t was nearly midnight when tho guests
made their departure bearing souvenirs
of the occasion in the form of dainty cups
and saucers known as the "Gftor dinner
pattern. This club was organized i'm the
winter Of 1888 and it is bclieved to be the
first ladies' club organized in this city for
progressive whist ana its career has been
a continuous social success.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-08
FOUND GUILTY.
Mcclure Convicted of Maintaining Com
mon Nuisance.

In his endeavor TO free himself from the
serious charge of maintaining common
nuisance on Rodgers court, near Delaine
street, Patrick Mcclure .cndeavored TO shield
himself behind that onetime famous and
powerful political organization OF the Tenth
ward known as the Dead Sore Club. The po-
lice officers of the Sixth station had some
rather weighty testimony to the effect that
MCGUIRE sold liquor, and some of thdwitnesso $
wholappered 10 swearfin behalf of Mcguire dic:
not look much like king makers, even for the
Tenth ward.
one member.of the club named Cunning
ham said, between April:l ana June I, 1895, he
visited Rodgers court every Sunday and
never saw MCGUIRE sell any beer. No one ever
passed any money in return for drinks, but
the custom was TO all chip in and have a
kindly disposed fellow member, not in the
language of the street "chase the duck" but
60 around to an accommodating dealer and
get a ke2 or two of lager. Citizen Cunning.
ham knew there were other places in Rodgers
court where liquor was illegally sold, :and
idle dissolute and disorderly persons resorted
TO these places, hut no srch ever entered the
club room or.did the defendant ever sell them
liquors. One other witness for the defence
had been member OF the club five years and
mover saw MCGUIRE sell any liquor. The
club house was destroyed by fire in June, 1925.
The Dead Sore Club on Monday evening,
February %, 1895, gave a grand ball, the
tickets forw hich were IS, aud ID is said were
freely purchased by residents of olneyville
who were desirous of political advancement.
The jury. after. being out an.hour and half,
brought in a vordict Of guilty.
Thomas +. West was attorney for the de-
fendant and Il. g. Dubois, attorney general,
for the State.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-08

There is more Catarrh In this section Of tho
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last fcw years, was supposed TO
b. incdrable. For great mnny years doc
tors pronounced ~ n local disease. and PIE
scribed local remedies, and by constantly
nounced 10 incurahlo. Science has proven
catRrrh 20 bo constitutional disease, aud
therefore requires constitutional treatment.
Cheney a Co, Toledo, Ohio, ~ the only con
stitutional cure ON the market IL Is taken
internally in doses from 10 drops 90 tea.
spoonful. IL acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars for any case IL fails 20
cure. send for circulars ana testimonials.
y. j. CHENEY a Co, Toledo. q.
tE- Sold by Druggists. &c.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-08
In the Hands of a Receiver.

Cleveland, o., May S.-The Cleveland
Paper Company has been placed in the
hands of n receiver upon It's own applica-
tion by Judge Dellenbaugh. Moron H.
Poor qualified as receiver with "a bond Of
SO. 900. Newton W. Taylor has been at the
head Of the concern for many years and
the company L. indebted to him. Tho
company states in its petition that it H.
unable to meet claims. IL represents that
its property Is worth Sl3O,0 900 at n fair
market value. A temporary restraining
order preventing Taylor from selling the
uroperty WAS Issued
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-08
THE COTTON AND GRAIN MARKET

Cotton opened higher some buying by
Liverpool and the better feeling in the stock
market. The covering also exercised some in
fuence on prices.
The statistical position Of cotton, as report
ed by Weeden, Kendall Il Co.. was; Visible
supply, this week, =, 795 5ll; last week, 81 o24,
$50 last year, s3,93l342 Crop in sight, this
week. s,076 GAP; last week, s,O9e,O2s last year,
CO.,, 1903. In sight during the week, 3s,6l4 I;
last week, 47,055 last year $3.50.
In Liverpool toaay spots were dull, with
prices steady. The sales aggregated 600 bales.
Futures were also steady at an advance of IL.
Wheat opened strong with n good many
buying orders in the market The news was
all favorable to better values. and il was tho
opinion that purchases on any weak spots
would yield profits
The forecast OF the government report to be
issued tomorrow is that IL will show the con-
dition Of winter wheat 10 be in the neighbor-
hood Of 20, against sl4 last month and s2.7
last year
Paine. webber g. Co. say: "The firm faith
i'm future higher wheat is founded not upon
the manipulation, but upon an excess OF de-
mand over supply for the actual article the
world over. In exporting as we'll as import
ing COUNTRIES the cnlel C""S' w tio i"'o "'"h'
ness has been that the material decrease in
supplies has been almost wholly I'm America
and other exporting countries, but now de-
crcascs are chiefly inKurope or en- route there
to. July wheat will probably sell in the sos"
Corn was steady today ~ yesterdays close.
There was some selling, but little buying.
Provisions were steady and slightly higher.
The busing was good and 10 was the opinion
Of good judges that better prices would yet bo
reapl
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-08
Ministers DO Not Like l..

Boston, May 8 S--Dorchcster Ministers
Union has prepared letter addressed TO
Governor WOlcott I'm which they not only
criticise his decision in regard to the ro-
moval Of General a. i. Martin ~ chair
man of the police commission of Boston,
but also vigorously dissent from his find
ings ia the case.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-08
Notes OF the Courts.

The Appellate Court will go TO New
port on Monday next and next Friday
being "A legal holiday there will be but
one session of that court in this city next
week. .he trial Of criminal cases was
completed to-day and on next Monday
Judge Wilbur will begin holding court at
Woonsocket, where there is good SIZED
calendar of cases to bo disposed of, and
Is expected that his services will DO re-
nnirnd thorn for snInn litfln Whilp
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-08
Wharf Property Purchased.

The Providence, Fall River & Newport
Steamboat Company has purchased the land
confirm" n the wharf property now used by
the oat company from the Butlsr-D Dun
can Land Company, and the deed was record
cd today. The land runs from the westerly
side of Dyer street to the harbor line, n dis
tanceiof 172 feet, and then in a sou,herly di
rection along the river front a distance Of lGl
feet, and then back TO Dyer street along the
Steamboat sip front.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-08
Nil Dicit Judgments.

Judge Douglass in the Common Pleas
Division Of the Supreme Court today
directed the entering OF nil dcit judg-
mcnts in the following cases: George l..
CladiO a Company, vs. james f.. John
ston Tor $500 % and costs; Hollis \. Smith
VS. Waldo y. stone for Sl393 II. Both cases
were brought on book account
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-08

Unconditional surrender ~ the only terms
those famo3s little pills known a. Dewitt :
Little bariy Rsers will make with consti
patti n. sick hefdacno and stomach trouhlcs.
goseDh - Iohust ms Pharmacy, a1 West.
minister street: M9tzger's Pharmscs, 2p
Norh Main street; Aiired's Pharmacy, ell
Eidy street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-08
He Brings Venezuelan Treaty.

New York. May IS Among the passcn-
gers who arrived today per steamer
Venezuela, from Laguaera etc, were W.
j.. Shruggs who brings the Venezuelan
treaty which was recently ratified by that
government. He will start for Prince
ton, NJ. this afternoon to meet Pres
ident Cleveland ana from there he will
90 TO Washington.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-08
Fined for EmbezZ emen'.

Charles f.. Almy, who was indicted for
cmbezzlemcnt. was this afternoon flncd
so by Judge Wilbur and his honor re-.
mitted the oosts. Iiispttorncy was Gen.
Brennan and his honor. owing to the cir
cumstances Of the young mans mother
and a promise To do batter in future,
imposed so light a soutcnco
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-08
CITY Health RepOrt.

The number Of deaths during the week
were ~, three Of which were from dphthcria.
The number of contagious diseases reported
20 Supurinten lent of Health Chaplin during
the week were IL. seven OF witch were
diphthrria four of scarlet fever, two Of ty-
ubcfd fever and one of measles
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-08
Closing Arguments.

The closing arguments I'm the slander
suit of JOANNA Lodge ". Alexander j.
O'1Oole were begun In Judge Rogers.
court this forenoon, but were not con-
cluded when the court as usual on Satur-
days adjourned ut any early hour this
afternoon. James A. Williams i'm his
argument claimed IL had been shown that
the plaintiff had quite frequently drunk
l.a.p
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-08
Tuberculosis al Amesbury.

Amesbury. Mass, May Tuberculosis
has again made It's appearance among
the cattle nsar here. Four cases have
been re ported.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-08
Thrown From a Car.

A brakeman who took the place Of
regular Conductor Lyon OF the Pawtuxet
Valley freight. was thrown from tho top
of car at Pocasset and broke his arm in
two places.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-08
Her Burns Caused Death.

Quincy, Mass, May S.-Eva Hart an
eight-ycar girl, whose parents live at
West Quincy, who was terribly burned
last night, while trying Co light an oil
stove, died ut the city hospital here this
morning
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-08
A Millionaire Suicide.

Chicago. May :. John Beach. n mil
liOnaire oi this city, committed suicide
this morning, due " poor health.
The Van Buren press., 1897-10-30
WORN BY THE WOMEN.

White silk hose are now made in.
crusted with fine patterns of yalen-
ciennes or Malines lace.
The Russian or blouse jacket is to be
with us all winter and will be seen
in dress waists, coats ofcloth and more
expensive ones of fur.
On the early autumn hats white birds
seem to have preference. Dressy hats
are still trimmed under the brim.
A pretty idea for a ball gown is to
have fringes of rose petals or shaded
leaves sewn to a chiffon foundation.
The effect is exquisite, but the trimming
is very perishable.
Some of Worth's prettiest creations
this year have rows and rows of white
or pale-color chiffon ruches, with tiny
silk edgings of the same shade. Black
velvet pipings are also fayorites,
Flounees must be carefully treated to
be u success.
Very smart folk are already wearing
the brightet shades of blue, such as
sapphire and cobalt; fawn, with a
touch of green, is chic; black is en-
tirely out; pink is reyiying and for
weddings and teas gowns of pink broad
cloth Will be trimmed with ss.blc.
The Van Buren press., 1897-10-30
PERSONALITIES.

It is well known that James Gordon
Bennett runs a four-in-hand coach be.
tween Paris and one of its suburbs and
that anyone who pays the fee may be-
come a passenger, the proceeds being
devoted to charity.
One Of the oldest German instrument
makers. Ludwig Neuner, died in Ba.
varia a few weeks ago. He was noted
especially for his persistent yet fruit
less efforts to discover the secret Of
the varnish used by the old Italian
violin builders.
Lawrence Washington. OF Alexandria,
Va. has been appointed an assistant in
the congressional library at Washing
ton. Tie is TO be in charge Of the George
Washington department. Mr.. Wash.
iugiou is a great-grandnephew OF the
first president.
The marquis Of Salisbury w.s for
many years in very straiteaed circum.
stances. aud his children have all been
brought mp in habits Of the strietest
economy. Lord Hugh Cecil. ". p. the
I-emier's youngest son. enjoyed the
reputation during his undergraduate
days ~ Oxford Of possessing only OF.
suit Of clothes.
The Van Buren press., 1897-10-30
CAUSES OF GRAY HAIRS
Many Theories which Are "e''
Speculative,

Gray hairs are honorable, no oouo',
but their advent is not usually nal''v
with any exuberant JOY by men, anu
certainly not by women, ana !"
curious to note in going through niV
at what varying ages people conmep1s .'e
to show the passage of years by 'ns
change in the color of the halr' An1
yet the whitening of the hair ooes NV
always portend the approach oi es' ses'
for the hair of some individuals iaOo'
ing under certain passions has peep
known to become gray in a single nlsn"
Many reasons have been suggested ~.
gray hair; some assert that the eaus' -
a contraction of the skin about tne ioOs ~.
of il, and from this cause suppose 'l",
polar animals become white 'he -
operating as the contracting PoN
but this theory is untenable, OF ~
might all turn gray if we happenoD
be exposed to particularly hard iros's.
As n matter Of fact, there are iepsn
gray people in Russia than IN Sunrs
italy or Arabia. The more likeiy i'J
son is that the vital power is Iesseil.o sS'l.a
in the extreme ramifications oi LII ..sd
almost imperceptible vessels deSslus e"iG
to supply the hair with eo.oIlns Ess Use
The vessels which secrete the nuiu e.' .s,e.
TO act, or else the absorbent VesseiS II I,
it away faster than it is furnlsnylp' si,'le
This certainly appears to be feasio,a' uns
for grief. debility, fright, fever ano o,,.. os
all have the effect Of iessening the l'p,. PTg,
er of the extreme vessels. Agains,, s,, 'Iis
theory il may be urged that if the ,si pDS;'
be again invigorated, the vessels ougn,'
according to our reasoning to agag .li:
secrete the eoloring fluid out 70 .t;a
it may be replied that the vessels N.ll ,.r,e,
secrete this fluid are so very I.ions n,.I
that upon their eeasing their iunsi,iH n,l,i5o
they become obliterated and nU'D.'7
can ever restore them.-N. \. Leose'
The Van Buren press., 1897-10-30
ugR CAREER OF TRAGEDIES
-, yeors -Four Men kfIIeu Ihe'"@
selves for Love of the CIR.

NJ Ir1ia perlroth. a v,olinist of high
local repute and beauty OF natufai &C.
lebrtty. killed herself in BuuaPesl re
Gently after career full oil trageuies,
She was the daughter of royal oillelai
and studied for the concert stage ue
snita the protests of her parents. one
made her debut five years ago. anu d.
once her pictures were sent oroaee"s-
over continental Europe spreading her
ranntation for beauty to Berlin, vienna
an o+ber cities where her art remained
long unknown. .,,o-
Fer two years Miss Perlroth was sue
oessfnl ON the stage. Then she fell IN
love with an Hungarian baron, retired
and lived with him. When he tlred OF
her she resumed her playing IN puplie'
hut NOT with artists of her class. she
appeared in music halls. Two years ago
volunteer private, who was studying
in the Vienna university, shot hlmselI
for love of her. Six months later cash
ier of Vienna bank embeZzled S2o,ooo
to buy her iewelry. When she cast MN
off he drowned himself in the Danube
Seven months passed and second lleu-
tenant in a Magyar regiment IN the
Hungarian capital shot himself dead IN
a cafe ehantant where she was playing
She had refused to marry him. lie had
been buried but eight weeks when a
volunteer private in Gratz took his HE
because she rebuffed him repeatedly.
Next she herself fell in love with a
broker in Budapest, and, after tenn
pestuous intimacy of ten days, opened
vein in her wrist. The broker thought
she was about to die and so opened a
vein in his wrist, but they both recoy-
cred.
4 rich Viennese was her next frlend.
He supported her in style in Vienna
while she played first violin in a female
orchestra She had about everything
that the first violin in a Vienna orehes-
ira could not afford to buy-diamonds,
house. carriage and pair, and so on
and achieved widespread notoriety by
her magnifeence of attire and her
beauty.
When her engagement in Vienna
closed she and her rich friend went to
Budapest for an outing. There she was
overcome by her WEAKNESS of a mis-
spent life. She shot herself in herroom,
and her Viennese friend found her dead
body when he returned from jewel
ers to whom he had gone on an errand
for her.-N. y. Sun.
The Van Buren press., 1897-10-30
THE NEXT WORLDS FAIR.
Preparations in Paris for the Great



Although the Paris exhibition, which
will mark the close of the nineteenth
century, is still three years in the fu-
ture. the French capital has its prep.
arations for the great event well under
way. The remarkable extent and
beuaty of the worlds fair at Chicago
have stimulated the civic pride of Paris,
and no pains will be spared to make the
exhibition of 1900 surpass even that of
1898.
In anticipation of the approaching
event several grand public works, which
will add greatly to the beauty of the
city, have already been begun. \ noble
avenue is to be opened from the Champs
Elysees to the Hotel des Inyalides,
crossing the Seine by the great bridge
of Alexander Ill, the cornerstone of
which was laid by the tsar during his
visit TO Paris last year.
At the upper end of this avenue two
beautiful art palaces, which are TO be
seums of the city. as well as features of
the exhibition, are being built. And
finally, the Seine in the neighborhood
of the exhibition grounds is to be trans
formed into a sort of Venetian canal
lined with palaces. terraces and Ital-
ian gardens. and furnished with broad
embanlments for use as promenades.
All of these undertakings are now
fairly begun, and upon the most mag
nificent scale The I'ont Alexander l H.
will be nearly 200 feet in width, and its
single arch crowned by monuments of
heroic size will occupy three years in
the building.
The exhibition itself is planned upon
lines of equal grandeur, and there is
every reason to expect that il will prove
the most extensive and varied display
of the products of civilization, useful
and beautiful, which the world has ever
seen.
Our own country has not yet official
ly accepted the invitation to take part,
but viii soon do so. 1t is TO be hoped
that the American nation will be rep
resented by a display in all respects
worthy of itself and of the occasion, and
that Americans who visit the great fair
will have no reason to blush at seeing
the republic outdone in the friendly
rivalry.-Youth's Companion
The Van Buren press., 1897-10-30
PERSONAL MENTION

Frederick W. Lincoln, Jr, who is the
Oldest surviving mayor Of Boston, be.
gan 20 serve ia ls5s, and, with the ex.
eeption Of three years, served until
1seG.
Young ladies' Of Corsicana. Tex. met
Al the Armory Of the Garrity rifles re.
Gently and organized a female mill.
tary company. with Miss Amy Tailey
as captain
The late Mrs. Oiiphant was informed
Is mouthsletore her death that she was
suffering from a fatal malady. vet she
wrote steadily on almost 10 the last
day Of beT lie.
4 female tovu-crier fuifIls her du.
I tes in tae Scottish tou.n of Dunnipg.
Pertlslire. She Is q hale. heart, old
d-ue of 81. locally known as the abelJ
iHife,7 end IS very proud Of having pro.
'c-aiugi Tie queens birthday for 50
Y-1rE running
I Mss Nary White. who. though a whit,
child. hzs b-ea brought up among the
4i--r1-eet l1cizus. and refused 20 rse-
rrlIze @ rich Ci-cinuafiaa who a f.v
rea-s ego claimed her as h-s daughter
azs ----i flll-l-11l-d iudfaa o,
ih= trl-