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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-26
NOT AFFECTED.
Roads In New England Not Connected
With Freight Pools.

Boston, March 26. From the various
railroad sources in this city IL has been
learned that the recent decision of the
United States Supreme Court on the rail-
road pools will not interfere with bust
ness here as it Is pointed out there a o
not pools, traffic agreements or anything
of the kind I'm New England. They do not
extend east Of New York. President Tuttle
Of the Boston a. Maine railroad says: "We
accept through business from these trunk
lines at the schedule rates; that is all the
connection we have with them. We have
no voice in fixing the rates, for no New
England road is member of any of the
traffic associations.
President Tuttle also remarked that in
reports that he had seen In the news
papers there was an intimation that the
decision will pr, h bit the arranging OF
schedules of rates between continuous
lines. This, he said, could not bc the
fact, and he Is anxious to see and study
the full decision n order to satisfy him
self on its exact meaning. You see, F" he
said, "if it means that, for instance, our
general freight agent cannot arrange n
schedule Of rates, It Is serious matter. "
President Tuttlc also said the clause
about international agreements would
not affect relations between the Boston a.
Maine or Canadian Pacific.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-26
HE WAS JILTED.
Then Stromberg Sued to Recover
Engagement Ring.
Court Decides That He Can Get Nell
ther Ring Nor Its Value.

New York, March % The Appellate
Term of the Supreme Court handed down
yesterday decision that will be of inter
est to engaged couples, and especially to
young man who has given his fancee,
who is minor, an engagement ring.
Judge McAdam, who wrote the opinion,
holus that when n man becomes engaged
to marry girl under the legal age and
gives her an engagement ring he cannot
succeed in suit to recover the ring,
even though the girl jilt him.
The action ia which the decision was
given was brought by Philip Stromberg
against Carrie Rubcnstein TO recover an
cnpagcmnt ring or its value, which was
set at $50. In the Fifth Civil District
Court, Stromberg recovered Judgment for
S172, which included interest ana costs.
The appellate term decision reverses this
Judgment.
Stromberg and Carrie Rubonstein bo-
came engaged Oct. 10, 1895, and their en-
gagement was celebrated 10y party at
Carries home. I'm the presence OF their
friends and relatives Philip presented TO
Carrie diamond ring, which he says
cost $780, There was no dispute about
the fact tha tthe promise OF marriage was
mutual, but Strombcrg says shortly after
he placed his ring on her hnger Carrie
repudiated the agreement To become his
wife. Although she Tilted him. strom
berg avows, Carrie, who is minor, re-
fused torreturn the ring.
The papers in the case do not disclose
why Carrie Tilted her sweetheart. The
romantic side of this story OF plightc,l
love and broken promises Is not revealed
i'm the legal papers that were sent TO the
Supreme Court. All that the papers set
forth is that after be was Tilted Stronbcrg
brought the suit i'm district court To re-
cover the ring or its value. In the opin-
ion Judge McAdam says:
"Thc pTaIntiff knew when he gave tho
ring 20 the defendant that the gift was
irrcvocablc, and that, as the defendant was
under legal age, her promise could not be
enforced II she chose 90 plead infancy I'm
defence. He was content then 10 rely ON
her honor for the performance of her
promise, and cannot now reclaim the
property because she Tilted him. The de-
fcndant is still aiI infant and has sold the
diamond, and Is does not appear that she
still has the proceeds.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-26
ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.
Some Newly Appointed Policemen
Barred.
Handy and Sckeller VIII Not Go on Duty
Win Others Tonight.

A question has been raised today rela-
tive to the eligibility to serve of several of
the patrolmen appointed to the police
force yesterday
They are not tax payers and that is
where the rub is. II Is the same old ques-
tion of the necessary qualification for
office-that Is "A man must be, directly or
through "a representative body "A qualified
elector for the office which he wishes to
hold himself
In 1895 DIR. Eccleston defeated DIR. Pal
Iner in the contest I'm the Board of Alder
men for police surgeon. But it was
shown that DIR. Eccleston was not tax
payer and therefore not eligible to the
body which had elected him, so the city
solicitor ruled that he was not eligible Ia
the Office of surgeon and he never quail
fed
Chief Baker says today that this ruling
of the City Solicitor does not apply to his
ratrolmen, as they are appointed by him
and then approved, not elected, by the
Board.
The solicitor says that this makes no
difference.
Ii is understood that on this ruling
two of the men appointed, Scheller and
Handy, are not eligible All the Others
will go on duty tonight.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-26
CHARGED WITH TNFANTICIDE.
Minnie MONEYS Baby Found with Its
Throat Cut at New Bedford.

Minnie MONEYS Baby Found With Its
Throat Cut at New Bedford.
New Bedford, Mass. March 26.-Minnie
Mooney, % years of age. and native
OF Prince Edward Island. is under ar
rest OH a charge of infanticide in caus-
ing the death of her 3-weeks sold child.
The baby was found with its throat cut,
under a heap of seaweed. on the Fair
haven side of the Acushnet river.
The woman says she gave the child TO
q founding asylum in Boston. but Mrs.
Henry A. Robbins. at whose house the
child was born, identified the blanket
around the body as a piece of blanket
she gave the woman. She also idenu-
fed a piece of skirt found on the child
as a portion OF the mothers skirt.
The police inspectors went with the
Mooney woman to the house where she
said Lizzie Legier lived, TO whom she
said she gave the child. No such wo-
man was found. After telling several
stories, which were more or less con-
fiicting. the woman declared that the
woman to whom she gave the child must
have killed IT, The police seem quite
certain that the baby died at its mothers 3
hands. The woman has live here about
one year Little is known about her.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-26

THE COTTON AND GRAIN MARKET.
The cotton market opened off this morning,
but after the first break il steadied down on
good buying by leading commission houses.
As the German interests were disposed 10
continue their pounding, the market was
somewhat irregular and its future course is
decidedly in doubt.
Price, Mccormick & Co. wired Weeden. Ken
dali g. Go. today that the Liverpool market
was dull but steady at the closing. Futures
we're a trife in advance Of yesterdays clos
ings and the sales Of spots aggregated $500
bales. The port receipts were light, being
about 5000 bales, against 1855 last week and
ll,O77 last year. This firm concludes
Everything considered. the cotton market
maintains very firm undertone and the de-
velopment of any substantial buying prices
would be promptly reflected in values"
The wheat market opened with better trad
ing than for some time. There were good
many buying orders in the market. AT noon
today l5O, 600 bushels OF wheat had been taken
for export. July held more steadily than
NAV, which indicates that the crop reports
have had some weight, as these confirm the
opinion that the general situation is not as
bad as has been reported, although Iowa, In
rather poor showing.
In London today the off coast cargoes were
quiet but steady. Passage cargoes were
rather easier. The English country markets
were quiet and steady. In Liverpool wheat
was little lower.
Corn was firm today In Liverpool 1t was
inactive at unchanged prices. In New York
the local crowd sold May oats, but the COM
mission houses had orders to buy.
Provisions opened weak and lower on sell
ing by Armour Co.
Paine, Webber a. Co say today: 'In August
and September 1894, cash corn sold above
cash wheat, and in October at approximate
prices, not only in Chicago, but in all the
worlds leading markets. Highest and lowest
in Chicago in the three months We're: Wheat
5slS and So and corn, 59l4 and 45 5-s The
counterpart of this historical page will prob
ably not be found for years TO come, but tenn
porary, at least, restoration Of prices approx
imating the familiar old price ratio of and
| Q two bushels of corn TO one Of wheat, can
modestly be termed future possibility.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-26
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
Several Were Sent to Senate Today BY
President Mckinley.

Washington, March %. 6.-The president
today sent the following nominations to
the senate
State, Edgar Thomson Scott of Pennsyl-
vania 10 be second secretary of the en-
bassy of the United States at Paris
Interior, to be receivers Of public money.
Jay Allen, of Michigan, at Grayling,
Mich. William G. Whips of Montana, at
kalspell, Mont James Kelley of Okla
homa mt Mangum, Oklahoma Territory (;
Anton II. Classen of Oklahoms, at Okla
honra Territory. To be registers of land
offices. Oscar Palmer OF Michigan at Gray
ling. Mich. Frank H. Nash, Of Montana
at kalispcll, Mont. Henry d. Mcknight
of Oklohoma at Mangun, Oklahoma Ter
ritl
War second Lieutenant j. III. WHEELER
Sixth Infantry to be first lieutenant
Second Lieutenant =. Murray Third In
fantry to bo first lieutentant
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-26
BY DYNAMITE.
Two Men are Blown to
Atoms at GibbStOWn.
Only Small Fragments of
Bodies Found In Wreck. ,
Five Buildings Torn to Splinters by
Force Of Explosion.

PHILADELPHIA Pa, March ga terrific
explosion occurred this afternoon at the
works of the Dupont Chemical Company,
located on the banks Of the Delaware
river at Gibbstown, n. j. Carl Wright
of Paulsboro, N. j., and Thomas Stiles
of Asbury Park, were blown to atoms. A
gang Of workmen who started 90 clear
away the wreckage Immediately after the
explosion, found only fragments of the
remains of the unfortunate men.
The explosion occurred in the separat-
ing building. and that structure, with
four other buildings surrounding It, was
blown to splinters. The destroyed factory
was devoted to the manufacture of dyna-
mite ana Atlas powder and because OF the
dangerous character Of the explosives
turned out was remote from any habita-
tion. The shock of the explosion was
felt five miles away.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-26
CareleSSneSS Charged.

In the triallof the suit of Bridget:Dolan
against Henry Kimball, I'd, to recover
5000 for injuries due To being Knocked
down by a bicycle on which Mr.. kimball
was riding she alleged that the rider was
very careless and did not ring his bell.
Mrs. Dolan has been unable to perform
her usual household duties since the nc
cidont owing to 9 breaking of her
shoulder Mr.. KimDall claims that he
exercised all possible care but was pre-
vented from seeing Mrs Dolan by n cloud
Of dust caused by tho fire department GO
ing to a fire. George A. Littleflcld WAS at
torney for the plaintiff and Herbert Almy
for defendant
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-26
Sent a False Telegram.

Nashua, n. H., March 26.-Harry
Mooradan Of this city, who attends school
at Andover, y. H., was arraigned In the
police court here, today, on n charge OF
sending false telegram to George Brogi-
gian, calling him home I'm this city, from
Ashtabula, Ohio. Brcggian, who was
spending n few weeks I'm that town, re-
ceived n telegram about 10 days ago, pur-
porting TO come from relative announc-
Ing that his brother was seriously i'll.
He came home at once, but found his
brother In the best Of health. An inves-
tigation was begun with the result that
Mooradap was accused aud arrested. lie
w. hs ~ou~t
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-26
He May Have Gone Ashore.

Fall River Mass, March 26.-Captain
Nickerson Of the steamer Pilgrim says
that the door of the state room which
Harris the alleged suicide, occupied, was
not locked nor was the window left open.
While IL may be that Harris jumped over
board yet 1t was possible thnt he hurried
ashore and took the first Boston train.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-26
FLY WHEEL BURST.
The Weaveshop at the Manville Mill
Wrecked.
Many Of the Operatives Had Narrow Es-
cspss-Mllls Shui Down.

A flve-foot driving pulley in the Man
vile cotton mill at Manville burst yes
terday afternoon while it was making $50
revolutions a minute. One end Of the
weave shop was wrecked and many Of
the weavers had narrow escapes from
flying fragments The damage will be
from $1,000 To 5000 and cause shut down
of both mills. The works were rushed
with orders and employed li00 hands.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-26
Its Session Ended.

Concord, n. H., March 26 Tho session
of the general court was brought To n
close by Governor Ramsdell at noon today.
The business of the last day comprised
tine passage Of the Omnibus appropria-
tion bin and Of minor matters Suitable
presents were given to the officers of the
house by the members.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-26
BANKS.
PROVIDENCE GAS COMPANY.

A dividend of s1O0 per share has been de-
,lared, payable on Thursday, April LIST. proxi'
no. to stockholders of record AS appears by
the books of the Company at the close OF
business Saturday the 2Oth instant.
A. b. SLATER, Treasurer.
Providence r. /. March l3, 1897;
nils, IL, IS, -. "a, 70 81.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-26
Rearranging the Beats.

Chief Baker Deputy Chief Egan and
the captains of the several police districts
are nt work today rearranging the heats,
the object being ~ reduce the size of toe
larger ones.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-26

Cattle, 4,OOO
Sheep, 5000
Heavy shipping hogs, IS 9 20
May wheat puts. 72l2; calls, 73lsL
May corn puts, 24osb; calls, 24ssla.
May wheat curb 72si
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-26
; ':'''s ''s Finance! World:

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-26
rHE corroN AND GRAIN MARKET.

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-17
CAPT CARTER's CASE.
The Court of Inquiry Is to Meet in
Savannah Tuesday.

The Court of Inquiry Is to Meet in
Savannah Tuesday.
Washington, Sept. 16.-The court OF in
quiry in the case of Capt Carter OF the
corps of engineers, whose accounts as en-
gineer in charge Of the Georgia river and
harbor works have been impugned, has
been ordered to assemble at Savannah,
Ca, next Tuesday
II the coming investigation OF Capt. Car
ters accounts promises 10 occupy much
time, which IL is feared win be tho case
it is believed that it will necessitate his
relief as member Of the Nicaragua
canal commission.
1t had been arranged that Capt, Carter
should take charge Of the field party which
was to 90 overland across Nicaragua for
the purpose of verifying the survey work
accomplished by the fret commission, and
IL he is relieved, another army engineer
must be assigned to this technical work.
The investigation of Capt. Carter's work
at Savannah is based upon representa-
tions made to Gen. Wilson, chief Of engi-
neers, by Capt. Gillette, the engineer Off
Ger who recently succeeded to the charge
Of the river and harbor works formerly in
charge of Capt Carter in Georgia.
1t is explained that the appointment Of
engineer officers to investigate tho works
in question was due entirely to the belief
that they were the most competent per-
sons 10 determine the character Of the
work performed as well as to determine
whether the specific cations Of the contracts
had been violated and the appropriations
misapplied. In case ii is shown that Capt
Carter has been guilty of negligence, care
lessness or anything worse, such as coilu-
sion with the contractors he Will be tried
by a general court-martial, composed of
senior officers from all branches OF the
service, and not confined TO the engineer
department, as has been intimated might
be the case
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-17
A VERY FEW NEW CASES.
YELLOW JACK DOES NOT SPREAD
RAPIDLY.

Reports From All over the Infected
District to the Surgeon General.
Mobile Has One Death and One
New Case-No New Cases at Biloxi
and Only One Death since the Epi-
demic Began-Dr. Wasdin Is Inn
prOving-SpccinI Reports From thc
Centers of the Disturbance.
Washington, Sept 16.-The information
regarding the fever received by Surgeon
General Wyman tonight included the fol-
lowing:
A telegram from Surgeon White, at
Fontainebleau. Miss, says Acting Assist
ant Surgeon Gaines reports two cases at
Berkeley Miss, which have existed four
days. They are certainly suspicious, and
one of them DR.. White thinks is yellow
fever. DR.. Guiteras, at Mobile, says in a
dispatch: "One case reported, taken sick
Sunday, 18th. Porter says that the part
Of the city in which are the cases of the
Mnstead ana the Hotcomb children will
be disinfected. The older Holcomb child
is reported as not doing so well as on yes
terday. AN the other cases previously re-
ported ale doing we'll Bosarge previously
reported suspicious, has been discharged
as recovered.
1t has been decided by the marine hos
pital authorities to establish another de-
tention camp in Mississippi, somewhere in
the vicinity of Jackson or Edwards. Sur
geon H. d. Ged1ings left here tonight and
will decide on a location for the camp,
after consultation with the state authori-
ties. The camp equippage will be sent
from Memphis.
The daily report of Surgeon Murray in
charge at Ocean Springs, Miss, is substan-
TALLY as follows:
The work at the detention camp goes on
rapidly. The Scranton cali for a physi-
clan was met by DIR. Dunn to-day. and
the controversy between the county and
slate boards settled Dunn reports five
cases at Scranton, and Cant reports that
the sick doctor has recovered, and the
fumigation and disinfection at Perkinston
has been properly attended to. My re-
quest for statistics from Biloxi has not
been responded to. 1t is fair to report fif-
teen cases and one death Cat BiloxD, since
the beginning of the epidemic.
Wasdin is improving. No reliable re-
ports of new cases.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-17
DILUTED THE BLUE BLOOD.
GREAT EXCITEMENT ~ COURT CIR
Giles IN EUROPE.

An Heir PPeSumptive 10 the Throne
of Austria Marries n Lady of His
Choice Whose Family Includes
Vulgar People Who Work For "a
Living and HIS AristOcrntlc T<ins-
folks Are HOrrificd.
Berlin, Sept. ia sensation has been
caused here and elsewhere by the state
ment that the Arch Duke Franz Ferdi-
nand, son of the late Arch Duke Karl
Ludwig and Princess Annunciata, daugh-
ter Of the late King Ferdinando II of Ma
pies, heir presumptive of the throne Of
Austria Hungary, was married in London
last week to a middle class lady from
Kolpscheidt. near AK la Chappelle.
The Kolnische Volks Zeltung says the
lady's father was formerly a mine man
ager, and that one of her brothers is a
clergyman Of Essen, and that another
brother is a tRadesman of AK la Chap.
pelle.
The Lokal Anzeiger adds: She is a
former housekeeper of Herr Krupp (the
great iron manufacturer of Essen, where
she met Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand. The
couple have gone to Alglers.
A dispatch received here from Vienna
tonight says that considerable irritation
is displayed in court circles there over the
report of the clandestine marriage of the
heir presumptive to the throne. and that
denials have been issued as to its accu-
racy.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
was born at Gratz on Dec. IS, 1863 and is
the eledest son of the late Arohduke Karl
Ludwig of Austria, brother of Emperor
Francis Joseph. He has not enjoyed the
most robust health and his brother, Arch
duke Otto, has been mentioned as his
probable successor as heir presumptive In
case of the elder brothers. death from
consumption, the disease from which he is
said to be suffering.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand visited the
United States incognito during the Chica-
go worlds fair. Archduke Otto was born
April 21, 1866 and has been looked upon as
the black sheep of the family. He was
married at Dresden on Oct. 2, 1885, TO Marie
Josephe Princess of Saxony. They have
two sons.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-17
LOCKS BETTEn IN NEW ORLEANS.
Fewer Suspicious Cases Reported.
The Former Patients Recovering.

Fewer Suspicious Cases Reported.
The Former Patients Recovering.
New Orleans, Sept. ia brighter out
look for New orleans is evident tonight
so far as the fever situation is concerned.
The reports received by the board of
health and compiled at o'clock from all
sections of the city were of a more en-
couraging nature. Instead of twenty
cases requiring investigation as on yester-
day, there were only ten to be looked into
to-day and of these only three were pro-
nounced suspicious, and two declared yell
low fever Tonight it was given out by
the board of health that the case in the
negro district was the most serious at
present existing. OF the remaining eigh-
teen cases, half at least are considered to
be practically well, but the board has de-
cided not to allow recovered patients or
any of the inmates of the houses in which
they live to venture on the streets until
a certain period of detention, during
which the board can complete it's work of
disinfecting by burning bed clothing and
everything found in houses where there
has been sickness, that is calculated to
harbor germs.
President Ollphant of the board of
health, and President Britton of the coun-
ell, said that the chances of crushing the
disease in its incipiency had infinitely i'm
proved.
A largely attended meeting of business
men, health officials and representatives
of the commercial exchanges was held
to-day to devise some means for the fumi-
CATION Of merchandise, and to secure
modification of quarantine regulations in
stituted by towns in Louisiana, Alabama
and Mississippi A motion was adopted
that a committee of one from each COM
mercial exchange with Prof. Metz. of the
board of health and Surgeon McCarty of
the marine hospital service in conjunction
with the railroad, steamboat
and expires scompanies officials, be ap-
pointed to endeavor to obtain the consent
of other state and local boards of health
now quarantined, to the receipt of ship
ments of merchandise and commodities, if
accompanied by certificates from the
Louisiana board of health, and the ma
rine hospital service, that the same have
been rendered Incapable of carrying infec-
ton, in accordance with the interstate
quarantine rules established by the United
States government.
Circulars will be sent out to the sur
rounding country, appealing TO parishes,
counties and towns to cooperate with the
81 se and federal authorities in curing the
present paralysis Of trade.
A fatal case of genuine yellow fever de-
velcped in the very heart of Biloxi to-day.
There have been altogether twenty-five
cases of yellow fever in Biloxi, with only
one death, that of to-day
AT ocean Springs, no new cases have
been reported