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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-08
THE RUSH CONTINUES.
Many Visitors at the White House
During the Day.
Many Members of Congress and Other
Prominent Men Called.

Washington, March S-The rush to-
ward the White House was unabated to-
day. The people at the outer doors were
told that the President would hold a
public reception at 3 o'clock, and this
nao the erect of keeping back the general
crowd until later in the day, The Presi-
dent was at his desk by 3 oIock He had
sent his venerable mother off on trip to
Mount Vernon, and then had turned to
the large number of prominent public
men who were i'm waiting.
One of the first callers was Colonel
John Hay, who it is expected, will he
nominated as ambassador to the Court of
1t. James. He had brief talk with the
PRESIDENT and then gave way TO Senator
Wolcott Of Colorado, who saw the Presi.
dent for the first time since his return
tfom Europe in connection with the in
ternational bimetalic conference The
call lasted fifteen minutes. Then came
Senators Chandler of New Hampshire
Piatt OF Connecticut, Nelson and Davis
OF Minnesota, Wilson Of Washington, Cul-
lom and Mason of Illinois, Allison and
Gear of Iowa, Fairbanks Of Indiana and
Perkins of California, Representatives
BaDcock OF Wisconsin, Dollivcr OF Iowa,
Pitt OF Illinois, Grosvcnor of Ohio and
Hopkins and Foss of Illinois.
Mingled with those congressional dele
S"'i'iiS NNIt puDllt lhcn WHOSE names
nave been prominently mentioned i'm con.
ncction with responsible offices, including
Bellamy Storcr, whose appointment aS
assistant secretary of state is said 10 d.
assured. Sccrttary of state sherman
called at lO:io o'clock, passing into the
cabinet room. At this time n number of
senators and members were i'm the Presi-
dents private Office while many more
were I'm waiting for an audience.
Inc President at once excused himself
ana joined Mr. Sherman in the cabinet
room. They We're alone together for some
time. IL Is understood that tho call
related 90 the more important foreign ap-
pointments about Co be sent to the senate.
At the close of this conference Senator
Foraker made n short call and after him
senator Proctor Of Vermont Bishop
Hurst senator Frye Of Maine Ex Minister
Thomas OF Sweden who Is mentioned and
has considerable Maine backing for re-
"a
With these came others bent on curios-
Itv To clear the corridors somewhat the
President threw open his Office and In.
'itcd the callers to pass through. They
laid their respects and passed on. only
ihe congressional and other moro promi- |
fcnt CHffcrs bc1ng accorded interviews.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-08
In EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Senate Votes to Recommit the Ar
bitration Treaty.
Several Memorials Presented During
the Open Session.

Washington, March S--Most of the new
Senator'S were on thc floor when Vice
! risident III bart c lel III s nate t. order
Mt noon today. H., Older senator's were
not so prompt The galleries, save that
reserved for the diplomatic corps were
thronged with curious visitors. As soon
as the blind chaplain had delivered his in :
vocation. Mr.. Pruden, the President :
executive clerk, appeared with the nomi-
nation on pension agent at Detroit.
some routine business was transacted
before the Senate went into executive ses-
sion.
Among the memorials presented there
was one from the Legislature of Montana
IN favor OF the government control Of the
Union Pacific road and another from the
same source I'm favor Of a constitutional
amendment approving the election of
United States senators by the people The
last communication Of Secretary Lamont
dated March D, Transmitting certain pa
pcrs calling for by n resolution of inquiry,
was laid before the Senate. The Vice
president submitted some RESOLUTIONS of
the New York Chamber Of Commerce
praying for the ratification and passage
OF the arbitration treaty
Az l2;l2 p. m, on motion Of Mr. Bur
rows hop., Mich, the Senate went into
executive committee.
senator Davis, chairman Of the foreign
relations committee offered a resolution
referring back 90 that committee the
treaty OF arbitration and il was agreed TO.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-08
Bottle OF Laudanum Found.

TACOMA, y. H., March s.-.Iames
Flack. a driver of a furniture team Of
knight a. Robinson, who was found nm.
conscious sunday In loft of the store
house of the firm, died this morning.
flack had been absent from home since
Friday afternoon. A bottle Of laudanum
partly empty was found near him.
Flick Leaves q wife and two Children.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-08
FIRE AT PEACEDALE.
The Old Dixon House at That Place De-
str0yed.

The Old Dixon house at Pcaccdale one
of tho oldest family houses i'm Southern
Rhode Island was completely destroyed
by fire this morning. The blaze was dis
covered at about 4:l5 O'Clock and the oc-
cupants of the house had scarcely time To
escape with their lives from the flames.
The furniture in the house was destroyed
and only u portion OF the walls of the
building are standing. The house is at
present owned by Jerry and Michael Lum-
Ian. The loss will b. about 1900.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-08
THE COTTON AND GRAIN MARKET.


Price. Mccormick e. Co. advised weeden,
Kendall ~ Co. this morning: ''The foreign
political outlook is apparently brighter, and
the Liverpool cotton market shows frmer
undertone. Futures, after opening at a ma
terial decline, improved until considerable
net gain was shown. This advance was a
surprise 70 the local trade and ought TO have
stimulating effect Spot sales aggregated
1000 bales at unchanged prices, and il is DC.
lieved that the spot market is also harden.
ing"
In relation to the wheat market, the gen
eral opinion seems TO be that, barring war,
the market Is sale. Paine, Webber d. Co.
show, as reported by T.. j. Knight & Co,
that there has been a growing decrease in
wheat and that there will bs a great relative
scarcity during the remainder of the season,
but the market judges today pay little at
tention to the statistical position of grain, al
though ID is believed that il will be the gov.
erning influence in the end
The cables today reported off coast wheat
was steady and passage wheat quiet and firm.
The English country markets were firm. OF
coast corn was firm; passage corn was quiet
and steady. In Liverpool wheat was firm
with a poor demand. Corn was firm with
the demand moderate.
The visible supply reported today was:
Wheat, decrease, l,G9,0OO; corn, decrease, 81,
0OO oats, decrease, 1900.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-08
FIRE ON A STEAMER.


Plymouth, Eng, March s.--The North
German Lloyd steamer II. II. Meier, Cap
tam Mentz, from Bremen on February 2s
for New York, signallcd the Lizard today
Lhat she had been on fire, but that the
iiames were extinguished The Meier
later anchored off ~. Anthony light.
hoCse. AT :O5 p. m. she was still there
an1 IL was seen from the shore that her
Passengers were either aft or on the top.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-08
Coroner Llncolr's Finding.

Coroner Eugene ". Lincoln today filed
his rerort on the inquest held by him on
The death of Guiscppi palm!sciano who
died at the Rhode Island hospital ON Feb.
25d. The coroner finds that the deceased
falmisciano came 60 his death from the
effects of a bullet fired from revolver
III tne hands OF Gulseppi Monapclli No
other person is held responsible for
Talmisciano's death
The shooting affair on which the above
lnlnest was held took place on Spruce
street, February 81.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-08
An Injunction Vacated.

New York, March S.--The temporary in
junction obtained by Lawson Wcidenfield
n Co. stock brokers restraining William
Buchanan from disposing of si03 600 in
0Ime bonds and 5000 shares cf stock i'm II o
Say state Gas company held by him as
collateral for "A note for $50, 600 mado bv
Lawson, Wiedenfleld a. company i'm settle.
mcnt of an action brought by Buchanan
against the Bay State Gas company has
been vacated by Justice Andrews in the
Supreme Court.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-08
He Is Innocent.

Saturday evening by the police who
Thought that the fellow might know
something about the Conboy "hold.up. /"
but at the city hall hc proved 10 the sat-
isfaction Of Detective Parker that he WAS
an innoccnt man 80 far as the hold up
was concerned.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-08
THE CONSTITUTION.
Governor Appoints the Commission
OF Revision.
l. Is Headed by Ex-Chief Justice Durfee.
The Olhsr M. mbsrs.

His Excellency, Governor Charles War
rem Lippitt has today announced the
names Of the fifteen men whom he has
appointed TO serve on the commission for
the revision of the state constitution
Fourteen have accepted and n favorable
answer is expected from the other member
who Is at present out of town.
The gentlemen appointed are:
Judge Thomas Durfee, chairman.
Hon. = W. h. Allen.
Hon. Il. L. Freeman.
Hon. Augustus = Miller.
Mr. William b. Wecden.
Hon. +. Charles Francis.
Hon. William w Blodgett.
Colonel r. II. /. Goddard.
Hon. David :. Baker
Hon. Nathan L. Dixon.
Judge John II. Stness.
Hon Edwin d. McGuinness.
Colonel Samuel Pomroy Colt
Colonel William II. Sheffield, Jr.
Hon. Charles T.. German.
In making up the commission Governor
Lippitt took into consideration the popu-
lation of the different parts of the state and
appointed accordingly. Providence county
has population of 2S6, 776 and is repre-
sented on the commission by 10 mcmbors
Kent county with population of about
$1,000, has one representative; Bristol,
with a population of about 1900, has
one; Newport, with population of 3D.
812, has one; Washington county, with "a
population OF 2i,O ,OOO, has two, but one Is
Democrat and one a Rupublican.
~ political division there are nine
Republcans, four Democrats, ore Prohi-
bltionist and one Independent.
Judge John H. Stincss represents the
Prohibit tionists, Mr.. William B. Weeden is
the lrdepe ldcnt and the Democratic
quartet is Hon. Edwin d. McGunncss,
Hon. Charles T.. German, Hon. Augustus
> Miller and Hon. David :. Baker.
There are 10 lawyers one wooden man.
ufacttirer, Mr. Wccden; one cotton man
ufactuler, Colonel X. III. l. Goddard; one
Irlnte-, senator Il. l.. Freeman and two
bankers, Messrs. Colt and Francis.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-08
Burglar Alarm Sounded.

IL Is quite evident that an attempt was
~ &c To crack the safes in the Office Of W.
r. M vry i'm the Hodges building M AN
G riy h tlr this morning. for the burglar
alarms connected with the safes werc set
hg0ing at D % clock. and I'm - few mo-
'"nts there was on hand y squad of police
IT "a the Central station and "a man from
no burglar alarm company In the Office
e'ervthing WIS found to 10 In order and
u ere WIS nothing ~ indicate that the
sales had boyn tampcrcd with.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-08
THE LOCAL STOCK MARKET.

The week In the local stock market, as re-.
ported By Albert p. Miller, Jr.. has been n
quiet one, although there is some inquiry for
the better class of investments. The market
on the whole is well supplied with stocks and
as a rule they were offered at fair nrices.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-08
AN INQUIRY BEGUN.
lire Marshal Opens Ihvestigstlon Into
the Explosion at Boston

Boston, Mass, March s-State fire
marshal Whitconb today began an inves-
tigation into the cause Of the gas explo-
sion last Thursday, at the corner Of Tre-
mont and Boylston streets. as n result of
which nine fatalities occurred A large
number ol witnesses WIZ on hand at the
opening Of the hearlng, which WIS nriYate.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-08
New Attorney General Introduced.

Washington, March S-Ex-Attorncy.
General Harmon introduced his successor
IN Office Hon. Joseph McKcnna, To the
United states Supreme Court today.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-08
Unitarian Club.

Prof Edward Cummings Of Harvard
aud Rev. w. &. Scllcck and Rev. r. ii
Iullan. Providence will speak M the meet
ing OF the Unitarian Club tonight
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-08
Chief Clerk of Navy Department.

-. Washington, March S.-N. 4. Peters Of
Harrisburg, Pa, today was appointed
chief clerk of the navy department, vice
Benjamin Micou resigned
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-08
PASSED AWAY.
Continued from Page IL

in feeble health. In November, 1896, dur
ing the Thanksgiving season, she sus-
tanned bad fall, and about month later
she again fell and sustained injuries which
with her advance years, brought
about complications from which she was
unable to rally.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-08
Will Examine Candidates for BAR

The Appellate Court this morning an
pointed l. IL; Southwick, Jr., n. j. Nor
gan ano W. ~ lillinghast a committee 10
examine candidates for admission to the
bar OF the STATE of Rhode Island.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-08

do pref -. -. III lis Paw II O. e. Ns
Mosler Safe 90. Pkn's Hs 80. 10 rs
DO pref.... do pref. zee. .... 90
MsunANcR
Equitable ..... co sax Prov wash. 10 ....
Merchants .....6o IS
oAs AND RIEcTRfc
Mar Elec....... ei% 90 Prov Tel -, sb. s7H
Prov Gas ...... SAt 80. III ElecProt Jl6 100
do rizhts..... Woon Eleo... .... I07
Paw Gas ....... 81 2k
hIscELLAHEouz
Con steam. X Safe ...... 70 ....
a. b S...... 80. 80.
'Ex-Div percent Ex- div ipercnt
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-08

Cattle, $4,000.
Sheep. $4,000.
Heavy shipping hogs, 3.5Oa3.S5
May. wheat puts. 7fi9; calls. 1919
May corn puts 2il2b calls, 24os3a
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-08

Washington, March S-Ncw ENGLAND
fair IL southcrly and castcrly portions to
night; Tuesday threatening weather and
southcriy
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-03-13
SUMMARY

Total receipts. S97, 1877 10
Paid from county funds.55.6l0 95
paid from Road fund. 1872 10
Paid from school fund. 1,Sl1 II
Total disbursements. .6s,994 o
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-03-13
STd1EAG@

"a AND Ig;G:ASUktEk
- kLKO COUNTY.
For 80. L."urIcr ru'AIIIx Decem.
.. beer s8 1890.
11 EI;. or o. .; SEE1xkaa .
AUDITORS oHFILR.
...... january 4, 1897.
70 the nosorablc Board OF County Commis
GiOIers OF Elko County, Nevada:
GSSrLEAEE: We herewith submit our Quar-
Tly Report Of the Finances Of the County
or tn iusrter ending January 1887.
RSsr-n'fnlly submitted: ..
E.E. BILKEY.
auditor.
JoRN HENDERSON,
Tressursr.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07

ment shall have ceased, be paid from such
1uno yearly pension equal TO one-half OF the
am ount OF salary attached to the rank which
ne may have held in said police department
lot one year next preceding the expiration oi
SAID term OF twenty years, provided tnat no
person shall receive the pension attached by
the provisions of this act 10 any rank which
ne held prior to such retirement for any con-
secutlve period of less than two years.
Seo.. z: Section of said act is hereby
amended TO read as follows:
cec. q. whenever any person while serving
as policeman in any such county, city and
county city or town, shall become physically
ulsapleo while in and In consequence OF his
DUTY as such policeman, said board may upon
ms written request, or without such request ii
IL Deem IT for the good of such police force,
relre such pers on from active service aud
order and direct that he be paid
from said fund yearly pension equal
70 one hall the amount OF tn
salary attached to the rank which he
may have held for any period not less than
one year Immediately preceding such retire.
snail cease such pension shall also. cease, and
sucn person shall, after the cessation OF said
clsabllity, have preference in employment;
ana provided further, that no such policeman
nor ponce officer shall be re-employed alter
such disability has ceased, who has then
reached the age of retirement as provided for
amended
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07

which permits its use at all elections in
the State. Here, then, is one State which
has legaliZed and is experimenting with a
number of automatic voting schemes.
In 1896 the Legislature of Connecticut
made two distinct voting machine laws,
one for the McTam many, the other for the
Myers machine. New York and Massa-
chusetts have both approved the Myers
machine. In all these cases the enacting
clause specifically mentions the machine
for which the law is designed.
Upon close consideration of the subject
it becomes evident that 1t is impossible to
make one law govern multitude of
voting systems Each machine has its
peculiar method of counting and canvass
ing and its own method and theory of
conducting an election, and the Law that
will puto into operation by the very
nature of things could not be adapted to
the purposes of another. II this is good
logic and correct law the Legislature will
lind 1t necessary wheh it makes any
voting machine law TO carefully examine
the merits of the various machines Of
fered, select one or more of the best, and
make for each law that will permit it's
use by such boards of municipal trustees
or county supervisors as may be pre-
vailed upon to buy them or try them.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
no oRookhpNEss rHEnE.
Kern County Bankers and officials Jalh
About CoUofe ScukDs

heTh county BdnheTS ana O1Fctuts Talk
About Coyote Soaps.
BAKERSFIELD, CAL, Feb $50 far
as am concerned, l know of no scandal
whatever connected with the coyote scalp
business. L came into possession of nv
certificates in perfectly straightforward
manner" Thus spoke Charles Bicker-
dixie, assistant cashier of the Kern Valley
Bank, by way of reply TO the information
shat the Senate is going to investigate the
coyote scandal. Il bought the certifica tes
from the men, who duly and regularly de-
hyered the scalps TO the Supervisors.
That is all l know about iI.' Mr.. Bicker-
dixie is interested in the scalp tie-up to the
tune OF a few thousand dollars. Other
gentlemen who are thus interested spoke
regarding the affair as did Mr.. Bickerdi ike.
ID. Il. Blodget, cashier Of the Kern
County Bank, who is said to be the most
heavily interested of this county, is out
OF town, and therefore could not be seen
regarding the matter.
II was memb ber of the Board of Super
visors in 189394, when tae bulk of coyote
scalpS were received" said Supervisor
Jastro, land the only thing we discovered
In all this time that could be construed
into crookedness was that they would try
to palm OF on US wildcat scalps once n a
while and now and then try TO make two
out of one. The men would bring the
scalps to us, make the required affidavit
in return, receive their receipts and go on
about their business"
Did you ever think from the mum Der
of scalps that would come in from time to
time that there were good many coyotes
in the county?"
"Yes, l did; but everything came in
straight SO far as we could see, and that
ended our duty"
Supervisor Taylor, who was also on the
board at that time, corroborated Mr.
Jastro. He, too, at times was surprised at
the number of coyotes to be found in the
county. 1t was the custom of the board
10 make public burning of these scalps
every month. Edgar Moore during his
career OF exporting in this county discoV-
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
coNDUCToKs. DEPOSITS.
Streetcor Companies VIII Be Reqniret
TO Return Them.

Streetcor Companies VIII Be Required
TO Return Them.
SACRAMENTO. CAL, Feb. eff As
sembIy bill 7S2, introduced by Emmons
to-day, should become law, streetcar
conductors will be no longer required to
make cash deposit. 1t is entitled "An
act to prevent and forbid street railroad
companies and other corporations from
requiring deposits from employees" Cor
porations are commanded to return such
deposits within thirty days after the pass
age OF the act, and a violation shall be
punished by a fine of Sl00 for each and
every offense.
This bill is by the author of the one for
the encouragement of gambling on trot-
ting horses in the summer time and for
the encouragement of gam bling on run
ming horses IN the winter, and is evil
dently an exhibition of fusion buncom be
for the benefit of the minority. No con-
ductor or motorman would be so foolish
as to ask for his deposit or to complain
if he did not receivs it should the bill be-
come law, because ne would be very
likely to lose his grip. in the absence OF
united, determined effort on the par; of
employees the bill would be imperative.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
Il CRUSADE AGdIHST POVERTY.
Past Scheme of Salrattoatsts to Relieve
the Unemployed.

the Unemployed.
CHICAGO, ILL, Feb. 6.-Commander
Booth-Tucker and Colonel Brewer of the
Salvation Army will meet in this city
within two weeks TO arrange the preliIn.
naries for the establishment of a vast
system of social settlements similar to
that in operation in England, organized
by General Booth.
The venerable founder of the army will
come here when the preliminary work Is
done, and after setting the great indus.
trial and economic scheme in motion he
will leave it in the care of the American
officers mentioned. The establishment is
intended to be crusade against poverty
in all it's forms.
Chicago is to be the center of this sy s.
tenn and its boundaries will be the United
States. City colonies are to be established
where at least ten porary work will be
offered every idle man in the city; spaci-
Gus tenement houses are to be provid ed
under army supervision, and eventually
the colonies are to be extended within a
radius of several hundred miles from the
city.
President Harper of the Chicago Uni
versity and President Rogers of the North
western University, and other university
professors, educators aud phiIanthro pists,
have taken an active interest in the mat
ter, as outlined by the army leaders.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
coOMBs' REsoLUTIoN.
1t Causes the Assembly to Be0in
Proposed Retrencb,nent.

1t Causes the Assembly to Bc0in the
Proposed Retrench,aent.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. 6.-Speaker
Coombs caused some excitement this
morning by introducing the following
resolution:
Your select committee appointed to revise
the payroll of attaches OF the Assembly hereby
report and recommend the adoption OF the
following resolution:
1t is hereby authorized and EN- powered to re-
duce the per diem OF the several employees and
attaches OF the Assembly, to report said reduc-
tion to the House, and tnet said reduction take
effect as OF this 9th day OF February, 1897.
Coombs spoke in favor of his resolution.
He believed that the Assembly was
anxious to economic. in the matter of its
attaches, and he hoped that there would
be no opposition to tho adoption of the
resolution. 1t would cut down the ex-
penses of the Assembly from 500 to $500
per day.
Dibble favored the resolution. but
moved to amend by adding the words "If
adopted by the House."
In explanation of this amendment, he
said that he did not favor granting TO any
committee the absolute power to Judge of
the amount of reduction that should be
made in the salaries of bers. 1t
would be unprecedented to give to the
was the proper body TO decide matters of
this kind, ne hoped that there would be
no opposition to the amendment,
Jones of San Francisco objected to the
resolution. 1t was not fair to the attaches
These attaches came here and succeeded
in getting themselves appointed to The
positions they occupy at a certain fixed
per diem. Prey accepted the positions
and worked TO obtain them in good faith,
ana do not favor any move to reduce
their salaries at this time. I am opposed
to the resolution" added Mr.. Jones.
Gutter of Yuba favored the resolution
because he believed that the contingent
fund would be exhausted within ten days.
The Governor might veto another appro-
pration.
Caminetti denounced the resolution as
miserable makeshift and opposed il.
The resolution in favor of retrenchment
and reform was adopted in spite of the
Democratic fight led against it by Cami-
uettI.