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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-11
The Big Boom at .HOlyOke
Broke This Morning.
Over 28,000,0O0 Feet of
Logs Now on Way t0SOund.
Thousands OF People at Springfield
Watching Them Pass.

Springfield, Mass, June ia large
part of drove of logs in tho Connecticut
river containing 2S, 600, 600 feet is on the
way to the Sound. the boom at Holyoke
which was relied upon 20 stop them hav-
ing broken at six o'clock this morning
The big masts of logs first broke the boom
at Bellows Falls Wednesday night was
augmented at Turner's rails by more
logs, broke the boom there, passed the in
complete boom at Mount Tom, near North
ampton and reached Holyoke last night
There they were held until this morning
and about 4, 900. 900 feet were finally saved.
A temporary boom had been constructed
at Springdale just below holyoke and
many will be caught there but the greater
part had already passed and began TO go
by this city at 8 o'clock. Some damage
was done by the high water and swift cur
rent to terminals and machinery usea in
building the new dam at Holyoke. The
rise of the water was so sudden as TO catch
the contractors unprepared. The clearing
weather renders further damagelalong the
valley unlikely.
The scene down at the river this morn
ing was decidedly wild with the fiercely
running current and the rush of the logs.
At o'clock the water was Mt the fifteen
feet mark, having risen 3 feet 10 inches
since yesterday noon and two feet since
six o'clock last evening. IL is still rising.
During the night there were a few logs
running, but not enough To be q source
of danger. Shortly after o'clock this
morning the big boom at Holyoke broke,
letting millions Of feet of logs loose. The
advance guard of these showed up In the
river here a little before O'Clock and
shortly after s the great body of them
came into Wow. The wind from the
northeast drove them TO the west side of
tna at.I 81
stream from the old toll bridge for nearly
a mile, the entire western half of the river
had the appearance Of being planked, so
soiidly together were the logs running.
Many men were on the banks trying to
catch the logs as they floated past and a
false move on the part of them brings
about many narrow escapes 1t requires
the liveliest kind of work on the part of
the workmen TO prevent the stray logs
which come down the eastern bank from
cutting away the anchorage of the bath
house and tho Pointer bridge. Thousands
of people line the walks ON the bridges
across the river watching the drifts Of tho
logs and along the banks on the west
shore are hundreds Of Others either
watching operations or striving to lay up
n supply of firewood for the summer by
catching few of the great sticks which
a few short months ago were part of
the forests OF northern New Hampshire.
River Filling With Logs.
Thompsonville. Conn, June 1.-THE
Connecticut river in this vicinity is rap
idly filling with logs, evidently the result
OF the breaking of the boom at Holyoke.
Hundreds of logs are floating down the
river and are piling up against the piers
or ThompsonSille and Suffield bridge.
No damage has been dohe SO far and scores
of men are at work in small boats pulling
the logs ashore.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-11
Rendered a Pa tial Report.

New Bedford, Mass, Juno 1.-THE
grand Jury rendered n partial report Of it's
findings I'm tho Superior Court this noon
ard then retired for tho completion of It's
consideration.
thought there may bu sensational develop
ments especially for city officials, past
and present, was not reported as the jury
has rot yet completed the examination of
witnesses. An Indictment was found
against Minnie Mooney, for the murder ot
Ler infant but it was not reported and
she was not nrraigncd.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-11
Courts Decision in War
wick Water Co. Case.
Administrator Oh Lapham Es-
tate Wanted a Change.
Court Refused to Permit Decree to
Be Altered as Prayed.

Chief Justice Mattcson and Justices
Stiness and Tillinghast sat in the Appel
late Division of the Supreme Court today.
There wero three cases on thes calendar,
but In only ono of them was there an ex-
tended hearing namely, that of Warwick
and Coventry Water Works Company VS..
John Is. Allen ex., ct al This cause had
TO do with the relations OF the estate Of
the late Enos Lapham and the water
works company. 20 whom Mr. Lapham
was for long time of great service, as he
furnished very necessary cash at critical
periods In the corporations past history.
The hearing today was on the respond
ent's motion TO amend the decree referring
the cause To master. The respondents
desired TO show that Mr.. Lapham had
used water and this should be taken into
account In making up the interest which
Mr. Lapham's estate by a rescript of the
court stated should bo paid. The counsel
for the complainants objected to this as
tho interest money is looked upon by
them as OF more Importance than the wa
ter which has flowed away.
Herbert Almy. counsel for the respond
entS, argued that the master should have
allowed testimony TO be taken as To the
water which had been used by Mr. Lap
hams estate James Tillinghast argued
In behalf of the complainants that tho
case was not properly before the court as
the whole matter was now in the hands of
a master Attorney John j. Arnold also
counsel for the complainants, made a long
argument, during which he strongly
intimated that no one but himself under
stood tho water works case. He reviewed
several features Of the bill of complaint
and finally joined Mr.. Tillinghnst in urg-
ing that the RESPONDENTS motion was not
In order. Mr.. Arnold claimed that the
Lapham estate had been using water in a
way unknown TO the water company and
that factiwas well known To respondents
counsel. One way in which water was
used was by pipe which ran into tho
Lapham mills but whose existence was
not discovered until the complaint was
made that the mill boilers had been nearly
blown up when the water running into an
innocent looking pipe was shut off.
MIR. Almy argued that the cause being
I'm the masters hands was really in the
courts hands. The court did not agree TO
this and denied the motion to amend the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-11
PAID REPEATERS 81 A VOTE.
Essex County Grand Jury Couldn't
Reach Principals In Conspiracy.

New York, juno 1.-THE Essex County
Grand Jury for the April term, in COM
plotting its lablrs handed up IA present
ment to Judge Fort calling attention &c
the fact that "there was an organized
conspiracy" to commit fraud at the recent
charter election in Newark. Tho grand
jury says: IAN agent was sent from
Newark 60 New York Co hire and bring
To Newark n number of men 10 vote at
the polls in different election districts.
Seven or eight mon were actually hirod
for tho purpose and brought 10 Newark,
the consideration boinR S2 per vote. "
As the grand jury could not get suili-
cient evidence 10 indict tho principals. 1t
refused TO indct the mere tools. Tho
conspiracy was apparently simply in the
interests Of ore or more LEGAL candidates.
The grand jury also determined not TO
indict any OF the election officers In whose
districts thcro were envelopes containing
no ballots, rs 10 was apparent that there
was no criminal intent.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-11
DEMURRER SUSTAINED.
Decision Against Sanford in His Gas:
Against Pawtucket Street Railway.

The Appellate Court has sustained the
demurrer of tho defendant in the case of
Peleg A. Sanford VS.. Pawtucket Street
Railway Company. The opinion Of the
court is that the allegation in the amended
declaration does not aver except infer
entially, that tho stretching of the guy
rope across the street as IL was stretched
was necessary for the doing Of the work,
so a. 20 constitute the stretching of the
guy rope nuisance. IL Is therefore, OF
the opinion that the declaration is I'm
sufficient The case Is remittod to tho
Common Pleas Division for further pro-
ceedings.
Mr. Sanford was thrown from his car
riago 10y n guy rope at the corner Of Ions
dale and Mineral Spring avenues in Paw
tucket and seriously Injured Ho first
sued tho city OF Pawtuckvt and got ver-
dict which the Appellate Court set aside
because the city was not liable. He then
brought suit against the present defen-
dant company, which was putting In the
trolley system when tina accident occurred.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-11
Its Capital Impaired.

New York. juno IT, According to nd
vices received from the state insurance
department the capital of the Norwood
Fire Insurance Company, organized two
years ago, and said TO be controlled bv
Porter and Armstrong. has been impaired
10 the extent OF $l33, 20l, and the concern
Will probably wind up It's affairs and go
ont of nusincas
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-11
SUIT OVER SAND.
r chards Suing the Spaights for the Sun
of 5000.

Before Judge Wilbur ard jury was
tried today the suit of Benjamin 4. Rich
ards and Edgar L. Richards against
Michael Spaight and Patrick Spaight TO
recover the value OF 600 loads of sand and
tho injury done To a lot owned by the
plaintiff amounting 70 300. The case
camo from tho Sixth District Court ON
appeal, Judgment having been there given
for the plaintiff Tor $50 The land from
which the sand was taken is ut the cor.
ncr Of Somerset street and Prairie avenue.
The defendants deny having en- or sold
any sand on the lot OF the la.ntiff, but
admit taking sand from an adjoining
lot, where they had a right To remove tho
soil.
y. w. Littlefod Is attorney for the
plaintiff and Brennan q Holland attor-
neys for the defendant
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-11
Forced to Retreat by a Large
Force of Natives.
Col. Bunny, Two Other Officers and
Twenty-Five Men Killed.
The Mullah of Powlndah Believed to
Have Caused the Uprising.

Bombay, June H. "A dispatch received
dian government officials during the
heated period of the year. announces seri-
Gus trouble on tho northern frontier and
the massacre of a number of British
officers and natives in the government
employ. 1t seems that two guns belonging
to Bombay mounted battery escorted by
three hundred men belonging TO the First
regiment of Sikhs and to the First Punjab
infantry were treacherously attacked in
the Tochi Valley by a large force of hos
tile natives The first report said that
Col Bunny, two officers and % privates
had been killed and that three officers and
% men had been wounded. In addition a
number of mules and horses are reported
killed.
Later reports, however, seem to Indicate
that the affair is more than mere conflict
with warlike natives and that the notori-
Gus Muilah of Powindah Is at the bottom
of the trouble A political officer. Mr..
MoGee was visiting Shirani with an escort
of troops when he was attacked at Maiza
by vastly superior forces. The British
troops were compelled 20 retreat and were
followed for several miles by ovorwhelin-
ing numbers of the enemy. The lighting
was desperate. All the British officers
were severely wounded. Captain Browne,
of the First Sikhs, a son of the late sir
James Browne. Lieut. Crookshank OF the
Royal artillery, were killed and Surgeon
Higgins, Lieut.. Higginson, OF the First
Sikhs and Lieut.. Seaton- Browne OF the
punjab infantry were wounded. The
second dispatch does not mention the
death of Col. Bunny, but as it says that
Col Gray, from Miranshah has taken over
the command OF the British force engaged,
it is inferred that COL Bunny Is also
among the dead as Fat first announced.
Tochi Valley lies north Of Gumales on the
road TO Ghuzeni and Wazieristan. 1t has
been controlled by the British since the
illumination of the IndO frontier. But
the tribes there have always been turbu-
lent and anxiety is felt lest the other tribes
rise against the British. The Mullah OF
Powindah is we'll known TO the British
Indian authorities. He is "a notorious
fanatical priest and has always been hos
tile to British influence. Owing TO an
attempt which the ,Mullah recently made
TO stir up rebellion, he was expelled from
British territory. This caused him TO be
deserted by his own people and he has
since lived in Afghanistan and Is under
stood to have been actively plotting
against the British. He took part in the
attack upon the British camp at Wano in
Noy. 1894.
The Plague al Jeddah.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-11
The Waterman Bur al L OF.

The case of Walter A. Peck VS.. Rhode
Island Investment Company which In
wolves the title TO the Waterman burial
lot on Benefit street, was heard by the
Appellate Court today. James lilliug-
hast stated to the court the objections
that had been discovered TO the deed
mnde In 1885 to Richard Waterman.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-11
Ere in a Painters Shop.

at III o'clock this forenoon for blaze in
the carriage shop OF Frederick II. Pearce,
40S Wickenden street. Tho fire was caused
by the explosion of n carriage painter $
lamp, the flame of which set fire TO n can
Of naphtba. The damage done the build
ing Will not exceed ~,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-11
Yale Oarsmen Examined.

tho first pleasant day since the arrival Of
the Yale crow and when the oarsmen
awoko this morning 10 was TO find before
them cloudless day and day Of work.
made all the harder because Of examipa-
tions. Tho examinations occupied nearly
three hours
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-11
Administrator Appointed,

In the Municipal Court today the
petition for the appointment of an ad-
mini strator on the estate of Henry A.
Anthony was granted without order of
notice, all parties assenting.
Judge sphinx appointed Leonard L.
Anthony and fixed the bond at $40, QUO,
and George G. Leonard and Thomas
SAWYER. Jr., were accepted for surety.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-11
Receivers for an Old Concern.

New Haven, Conn, June 11.-Through
counsel today the New Haven Chair Com
pany. manufacturers of bicycles and roll
ing chairs applied To Judge Robinson, of
the Superior Court, Tor a receiver an1 the
court appointed Isaac n. Damn, president
of the company, and L. e. Mersick, re-
ceivers. The liabilities Of the company
as stated are about $S5 600. This company
has been in existence 33 years, having been
organized in 1864 with capital stock of
@11O
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-11
A Grand Dinner.

Managua, Nicaragua via Galveston.
Texas, Juno III. limited States Minister
Lewis Baker gives grand dinner TO.
night 70 tho Hon. j. ID. Rodrigues. min.
istsr of the greater Contra Amer lean
Republic at LupOnes Hotel
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-11
Slight Fire at Bristol.

There was a slight FIRE this afternoon in
william Fred smiths house on the Pappoose
squaw read. The alarm was given from the
first district and the Hydraulions responded
in double quick time and prevented any ma.
tcria dan age GO the property.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-11
Policeman Shot by a Burglar.

Camden, N. j., June ll.-Policeman Schra-
gler was shot by one of a gang of three burg
lars early this morning, and II is thought the
wound will prove fatal. The burglars escaped.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-11

AT the session of the police court this morn.
ing Charles 5. Thayer was fined s. and costs
for riding bicycle on the sidewalk.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-11
SACRIFICE
SA-IE OF
Ladies' Jackets, Capes, Separate
Skirts, Suits and Chi|drens Refers.
SPECIAL VALUES FOR
THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

81 Ladies' Jackets $l75 silk faced black and coors
REDUCED FROM $3.50 md $500.
"a Ladies' Jackets $375 silk lined black and coors
REDUCED FROM $3.50 and $3.50.
81 Ladies' Jackets at $780, black and coorS all silk lned
REDUCED FROM $3.50 and $1,000
Is Silk Capes at 1915, handsomely trimmed,
FORMER PRICE 5000 $7OO
IA Oapes $3.50 in silk and velvet trimmed in lace and e
FORMER PRICE $40 and $12.
% Imported Capes at $1,000 trimmed in chiffon and jet
FORMER PRICE $IS an 500.
49 Separate Skirts $685. black and blue, all wool,
ACTUAL VALUE $3.50.
Childrens Refers ssrO $780, solid coors and mixtures
WORTH $6.75.
Childrens Refers ,0 $780, solid colorS and mixtures
WORTH $3.50.
Great reductions in all Ladies' Taior-Made Suits.
j. B. Barnaby Co.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-11
roo lArE roR cIAssrfIcA rfoM

To LET-Two furnished rooms also good
room for light housekeeping. e5 Westminster
street. corner Burgess. icllt
TO LET-Uppcr tcnerent at iO6 John street.
20 family Uf adults. Inquire at los John street
ioll6t
To LEr-Small cottage: SIS: near Stewart
street: tenement. 80 Friendship street. $40
over The s;oro II. Code, 81 Ncs: Fr.sniship
street. !ell-6t
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-11

The Plague al Jeddah.
Jeddah, June IL. 1T is officially declared
that the bubonic plague exists here.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-11

Mckinley and party arrived at a. m.
and were escorted TO the Maxwell House
by squad Of mounted ex-Confederate
soldiers in uniform.
Later the president and his party wore
escorted TO the Exposition. where they
were received with much enthusiasm.
President Mckinley's speech was listened
to with marked attention. lie spoke as
follows
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-22
DIR. HUNTERS ACQUITTAL.
1t Leaves the President Free to Civ
Him an Appointment.

The acquittal of DIR. Hunter of Kentucky
of charges of attempting to bribe members
of the legislature leaves President McKin-
ley free to confer a good place upon DR..
Hunter, If he sees fit to do SO. Kentuck-
ians in Washington do not know what DIR.
Hunters intentions are, but they soon ex-
pect him in the city. 1t was stated sew
eral months ago that the drawback to Dr.
Hunters appointment to good place was
the Indictment then hanging over him.
Senator Deboe and others submitted Dr.
Hunters name for the Chilean mission, but
were told this was gone. The question of
what the Kentucky man wanted or would
get has dragged along ever since, with DR..
Hunter so uncommunicative to leave his
status and desires in doubt. 1t is known
tnat at first he wanted good foreign
berth. Later there was talk about his Civ
ing up his chances in this line and making
contest for the seat in the House from
his district, held by democrat.
Nearly all the good places abroad are
gone, and for the few left there is an i'm
mense scramble, with candidates enough
to last for years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-22
MIR. BUTTERwoRTH ANGRY.
Another Publication Locating Him ut
Atlantic City.

Another publication Locating hlm NJ
Atlantic City.
Commissioner of Patents Butterworth
was shown a clipping from a New York
paper of this morning which contained a
second chapter of the scandalors story re
gardipg the commissioner which was pub
lished yesterday and later pronounced a
fake. This story told of how "CoElmis-
sioner of Patents Ben Butterworth," after
having passed the night in Jail in Atlantic
City, was taken before a justice yesterday
and fined $50 for being drunk, and the
commissioner is quoted in the report of the
proceedings yesterday as being very angry
over his arrest
When this clipping was shown to Com
missioner Butterworth by Star reporter
today he was quite indignant. He had
shown the report of the same paper pub
lislied on the previous day to be wholly
without foundation. and he could not ac-
count for a continuance of the story.
Il can see no reason for this scandalous
libel except that some one wishes to in
jure me- he said to the reporter. Il have
not been in Atlantic City for two weeks,
and the editors of the World must have
known that this story was wholly false, as
it was denied yesterday. I know hundreds
of people at Atlantic City, and not one of
them would have believed it was me. I
dare say the justice who is said to have
fined this man, if any one was f1ned, was
satisfied that 1t Was not me. If there had
been no denial of the story yesterday it
World to have found that it vas Utterly
untrue. While my family has been in At
lantic City during the summer ] have ire
quently gone there, usually on Friday. and
returning Sunday afternoon, so that 1
might be here Monday morning. l have
never stayed over there on Mondays. Some
one has merely sought to injure me, :.nd
he has taken this method of doing it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-22
MARYLAND PosTMAsrERs.
No Appointment of the FOurth-CIass
Has Been Made for some Time.

No appointment of a fourth-class post
master in Maryland has been made during
the past week. This rather unusual treat
ment of single state in the matter of Of
ficial patronage has given rise to consider
able comment regarding the reasons that
have led up to such course. 1t Is said
that the factfCnal differences between the
Wellington and Mudd men have made the
question of appointments in Maryland a
very delicate one. &.
In every county, it is said, rival candi-
dates, representing the different factions
have their papers on file at the Post Office
Department for fourtll-class post Offices,
and that any appointment that might be
made would be apt to stir up a great
amount Of opposition that would be likely
to breed unpleasant discomfort on the part
of those who would be disappointed. For
this leascn. it is said. it would be rather
dangerous to make appointments just be-
fore the November elections or until a
course is determined upon for dealing with
those questions
A Star reporter asked Postmaster Cen
eral Gary today why it was that no such
appointments had been made lately. Mr..
Gary replied that it was not the result OF
any purpose, but merely because the Presi-
dent was very busy with other matters at
present and that in short time the ap-
pelntments would be made as usual
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-22
VISITED. sPARRow.s POINT.
ArmOr Factory Board Inspects the
Maryland Steel Co.'s Plant.

ArmOr Factory Board 1nSpectS the
Maryland Steel Co.'s Plant.
The armor factory board made visit of
inspection to the large plant of the Mary
land Steel Company at Sparfow's Point
yesterday, with view to ascertaining what
advantages it offered for the manufacture
of armor for naval vessels. The mem
bers left here in the morning at 10
o'clock and returned in the evening
at 5 O'Clock well pleased with their
visit. They were well entertained and
were loaded with arguments in favor
Of the establishment of a government
armcr factory at Sparrow's Point. The
members of the board who made the trip
were Commodore Howell. Civil Engineer
Endicott Lieut.. Fletcher, Lieut.. Cham
bers and Mr.. De knight. Capt. Mccormick
and Chief Engineer Perry of the beard are
in Bethlehem, Pa, at present.
Within the next few weeks, probably the
latter part of November, the board will
make tour of the south and will visit
the steel works at Richmond. Birmingham
and at other points. At present the board
is engaged in considering the cost of the
establishment of an armor plant, and will
make it's report on that point by December
!. The question of location will be subse
quently considered. Its consideration will
necessarily include a trip of the steel-pro-
has already inspected the steel plant at
Bethlehem, the Carnegie works and the
plant of the Illinois Steel Company of
Chicago. The question is a big one and
VIII undoubtedly come up i'll Congress at
the coming session.