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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
Wits AHEAD OF TINE.
Reaches Portsmouth In His Record
Breaking Trip in Good Condition.

Portsmouth, y. H., May 19.-Cyclist
John Wits of Fall River, arrived in this
city on his record breaking ride at Il 30
o'clock, thirty minutes ahead of his
schedule and having gained i5 minutes
from Medford here. He was met at New
buryport by George Dixon, and King
Seavey OF this city, who paced him TO
Hampton in forty minutes and from there
Il. III. Hardman and Eddie Drew paced
hnn to this city on another forty minutes
run after u good rub dnWn by his trainer,
Ed. Buckley of Fall River, who came
here by train he ate light breakfast of
stoak and eggs and started on his return
Journey at Z. ID O'Clock, with a fair wind
at his back.
He was paced TO Hampton, y H., by +.
II. Hardman. and from there TO Newbury-
port by King Seayey. He was in fine CON
dtion when he left this city and had not
had an accident to his wheel, while two
of his pacemakors bad suffered punctures
and third nroke "a chain.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
THAT CIDER DEBAUCH.
Testimony Taken on the Death OF Mrs.
Gaffaney story

Roxbury. Conn, May 49, The investi-
CATION of Coroner Higgins into the death
of Mary Gaffaney was resumed in the
town hall here today Medical Examiner
l.. j. Pons was the first witness. He
stated that he was summoned TO the
Gaffaney house at 9:2O Sunday night and
described the finding of Mrs. Gatfaney's
dead body. He thought she had been
dead eight or nine hours and from the
three marks on her head in his opinion.
death was due To cerebral bemoIrhage,
caused by external blows. lie also de-
scribed the finding of John Gaifaney. his
two sons and Thomas Dooley in bed, too
drunk To talk intelligablv. George W.
Lendeveg, the man from whom the Gaff-
aneys purchased the cider used in the
carousal, was next called.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
His Father is Wealthy.

New York, May 10. Merwin satcholl a
young Englishman who committed suicide at
the arding house i37 West 103d street last
night 10y shooting himself, was the son Of n
wealthy physician residing at 80 Mount Park,
Crescent Ealing, England. The mother of the
deceased Is member of the well.known
Lockwood family Of Bridgeport, Conn, and
owns considerable property in this city.
Merwin came here about two years ago and
W ent into business with firm down town.
His friends say that he was IN recently and
must have been dor,sgod when he shot him
self
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
NEW BEDFORD STRIKE.
A Part of the Rowland Mill Started
Up Today.
Condition at the Rotch Mill Is Not So
Encouraging.

Now Bedford. May ia portion Of the
Rowland mills is in operation today, and
the officials feel certain that the differences
between hemselves and the help will be sat
isfactorily adjusted by night AMI that every
department win be running tomorrow. Stub
Der tenders, spceder tenders and drawing
frame tenders are the ones who appear 20 be
unsettled.
With the Rotch mill the situation is some
what different, although there is every in
dicaton of n speedy adjustment When the
engines started up at these mills this morning
upward of 800 of the help were at the gate,
but no one returned TO work. committee
Of the spinners is to meet the officials todsy
nnd adjust the differences 80 far IA pertains
to mulespinning, the fault being found that
piecers, who act as assistants to the spinners,
nave been taken off the work
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
HE OBJECTS.
Continued from Page l.)

the age limit II instead Of IL. He said
that IL would be an easy matter To deter
mine the age Of child about IL or ii
years old, but at IL boys and girls are just
about at the ago of puberty and it Is diff
cult TO find out how old they are and
many criminals would escape Justice by
claiming that they were undor Ii.
Asscmblyman Smith advocated the
bill and said that he had found six little
boys at Cranston confined with hardened
criminals and that their only offeDse had
been playing ball In the streets of Provi-
dencc
Mr.. Studley denounced that rs an out
rage and said it was no credit To the
Providence police department that boys
Were ever arrested for such an otfouse.
Overscer of Poor Cummings said that
the bill was n most important one and its
passage would do away with much that l.
injurious 10 the youth OF Providence.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
Capt. Mullen's Album.

Captain Joe Mullen, the veteran ianitor AZ
the stats HOUSE, has boon collecting tho pho.
tographs Of asscmblymm and state officials
for years, and now has a collection u l;S. He
has placed thcm all in n handsome album,
which was on exhibition today IN the office
Of the secretary of state. General Brayton,
taken with tho army ,louch hat. comos first,
and then follows tho governor, lieutenant
governors, secretaries Of state attorney gen.
erals, general trcasurers, judges generals
and coloncls galore and plain law makers. IL
A "A ynlnnhln unllrnfinn.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
COTTON MARKET.
Business Going on as Usual.

South birmingham, Mass, May 19.-The
run which began on the Framingham Savings
Bank last Monday could hardly he said to
have been continued today, although there
were several depostors who demanded their
money tn is morning The affairs AZ the bank
are proceeding "a usual, an Il any who desire
TO withdraw more than the 500 are paciffed
by the notice posted by the trustees enforc'
ing the to day notice rule.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
Miners Federation Adjourns.

salt Lake. Utah, May 10 The Western
Federation 81 Miners after n secret session
Of eight days, has adjourned sine die
Edward Boyco OF Wardner,, idaho. was
indorsed by a..re-election To the presidency
Of the federation. Resolutions were passed
declaring for free coinage of gold and sill
yer: for the initiative and referendum
and FOR the afiiiiation of the unions with
any party that declared for these reforms
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
Railway Porters' Union Meets.

Albany, May l9.-The y. V, y. II. ~
IA. II. II. Railway POrters' Union met
here today. The association is formed tn
promote the welfare Of the porters cm-
ployeu by palace and sleeping car COM
panies operating in this and other states
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
Doclor Releas d from rusiody.

Nashua Nav 49, DR. Mascottoe of Will
ton who was indicted In January ON "a
charge of mnnslaughter, was released this
morning ON hls own rocogniyancn. IL a.
not likely that the case Will bo hoard OF
again. IL was alleged that the doctor
caused the death uf a French Canadian
WOMAN ~ Wilton through Carolcssucss I'm
performing an operation for tumur
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
More Garment Workers Strike.

philadelphia, May 10. The coat makers
branch of the Garment Workers Union to
the number of 2GO joined the garment
workers strike for an increase i'm wages
this morning. several branches of the
union were asked 20 join in the strike
last night. IL Is believed that unless tho
contractors accede To the demands there
will be from 700 To 5000 garment workers
on strike in this city by the end OF the
week
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
Arrested After Father Left.

Charles Haberlin. II years Of age, was
arrested by Detective Cannon in the
railroad station at .. 10 o clock this after
noon and taken to the police station on
Fountain street. The boy was I'm the sta
tion to see his father of for Togus, Me-,
where he is an inmate of the soldiers
home. The detective waited until the
departure of the father before placing the
boy under arrest. IL was said that the
boy WAS nccnsed of theft
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
Strikers VIII Parade.

New York, MAY ~. The striking tailors
will parade next week and hold mass
meeting at either Union square or Mndi.
son square Garden. Leader ~choenfeldt
estimates that about 1000 men and
women will b. IN line. This il the fourth
day of the strike and the number Of gar
lnent workers on strike this morning j.
set down nt 1900 men aud 800 women
an increase Of neariy BOD since Yesterday
The Indications are that the tight as pre-.
dicted, viii be q long one,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
Will GO Into Liquidation.

Iaconia. y. H., May ~ Another New
Hampshire savings bank has closed it
doors. The Belknap Savings Bank of this
city today announced that no business
would be transacted In future and that
the bank will 90 into involuntary liquid
alton. The president OF the bank is Il. II.
D,,vIatyh
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
STRIKE IN PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia. May 1.-the children
coat and Jacket makers OF this city, 20
the number OF i75 have gone on strike
for an increase OF 25 per cent in wages
The strikers include all OF that class of
garment workersin the city
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
FosTER SAILS TOMoRRow.

New York May 19-General John w.
Foster. the special agent Of the depart
ment OF state. charged with the nego-
tiations concerning the seal fisheries.
will sail tomorrow on the Paris for Eng
land.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
THERE IS A CLASS OF PEOPLE

Who are injured by the use ~ coffee. Re-
centy there has been placot IN all tho grocery
stOFc- new preparation called GRAiN.O,
made oi pure grains. thai takes tho place of
coffee. The most delicate stomac ach receives ~
witruut distress, and bni few can tell " FROM
cCfco. IL docs not cost over "a a. mucl.
Children may drink ~ win sreat h'0ent. IS
cis. nd y cts. per package. Iry ~. ASK for
SRAINO.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
Torpedo Boats at NEWPORT.

Torpedo boat Ericsson arrived at New.
port from the Brooklyn navy yard this
morning 10 receive her torpedo outfit and
have her trials The new No. came
down from Bristol, and was hauled out
for painting.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
81 Weybosset Street

heavy shipping hogs, 335 "a $40
July wheat puts. 70It9s; calls, 7i7s
July wheat curb, -.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-21

good time. We happened to meet I'm
as he was filing up, and as mayor. gave
him a word of caution about making a
nuisance of himself. He agreed to 60
on quiet spree, and exhibited his guns
| to US to show that they were unloaded.
It appears that he did get drunk and
was quiet enough for several days, but
last Wednesday night he broke loose.
At about midnight he left the Big Injun
| saloon, where he had his headquarters,
and going down to the public square
he began shooting and yelling. The
city marshal soon got after him, but
the old man was so lively with his guns
that the officer hesitated to tackle him,
| and came and reused us from sleep.
As editor of the Kicker, which has
the largest circulation of any family
weekly paper in the known world-as
mayor of Giveadam Gulch. deputy
United States marshal, postmaster and
state senator, we carry the chip on our
shoulder and go around feeling as big
as house. Up to the hour we rushed in
on old Carson we had an idea that We
could down any living thing in this ter
ritory, either with the gun or rough
and-tumble. We frankly admit that we
were an ass. We rushed in with the
idea of picking the old man up and
twisting his neck around about seven
times, but we didn't know his gait. As
he saw US coming he threw down his
guns and made ready for a shindy, and
in the course of five minutes we were
a licked man. Notwithstanding his age,
which is nearly 65, the old man proved
to be cyclone surrounded with
barbed wire fence. He simply toyed
with us. He stood US on our head.
rolled US in the dust, and used us as
club to slam billboard. and when the
marshal came to our assistance, he was
turned down in q manner to excite adj
miration.
We know when we are licked. We
were licked that night inside of three
minutes, but for the sake of dignity we
let the affair go on for two minutes
more. Then we intimated in seven diff
ferent languages that we had had
enough and to spare, and Mr.. Carson
gave us few extra thumps and sent
US back to our bed. The town was his
for the next hour, and he used up 200
cartridges and yelled until his voice
gradually faded away into croak.
Next morning he surrendered himself
and was fined ten dollars and costs, but
that fact didn't console us to any great
extent. We feel that we have lost at
least 50 per cent. of our personal pres
tige, and we are sure to have at least
200 stops on the Kicker, but we must
accept the situation in philosophical
way. We thought we were a thunder
storm on wheels and weighed ton, but
have had the conceit taken out Of us
in the most thorough manner, and have
no excuses to urge. NJ QUAD.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-21
Banner Showed Zip.
Copyright. 1917

| I KNEW that there was q local cleo
ton being held at Tiptonville, and
when within two or three miles of the
town came upon an oldish man seat
ed on a log by the roadside. natu-
rally asked if his party was doing all
that could be hoped for.
Fur shore, stranger" he replied. 81
was all ready to vote that way when ]
skedaddled."
Were you obliged to leave town be-
fore casting your ballot?" continued.
noticing look of disappointment on
his face.
Rather that way, sah," he answered,
uttering dry chuckle. II had my bal
lot all made out when sudden call cum
for me to hold on"
Called away by sickness, eh?"
"N-o, sickness didn't call me away;
my vote was sorter challenged by the
ole woman, reckon"
You don't mean your wife chal-
lenged your vote?" l asked in astonish.
ment.
That's about it, stranger. I was
jest Oh Tue piHt ol HduOiu II VI Wncu
she showed up c.,d CALLED time. I hol-
Tered to sum Of the boys to hold her a
mint and gin me a chance to fling in
my ballot, but they was too late"
But why did she challenge your
vote?" persisted. as he sprang up in
alarm at sound in the underbrush.
WALL" he replied, looking furtively
about, I'm not much up on law, so I
didn't hold out fur what might hev
bin my rights. When / left Injlana
two vars ago. also left the ole wom-
an thar, and sorter fggered when
she turned up at the polls that 1t was
p'raps jist as well not TO quote law
or git into any dispute If could help
1t. Yes, lost my vote. but 1 hain't
teelin' bad about it. Fact is, stranger,
when I think how / outrun Hammer in
that two-mile race through the bresh,
feel powerful thankful that only my
vote was lost-powerful thankful! Kin
20 spar me another pinch o. that ter
hacker? Seems like il had a soothin'
effect on my narves, and 1 cant say
when Hammer may bob up agin and
gin me another run fur Bfe!"
II. QUAD.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-21

! CONFRONTED Dy the spectacle o. a tn
hanging to the limb of tree on The
public square. 1t wasn't considered
-good form" to ask any questions In
regard to the affair. but after supper
strolled out and met a citizen who
seemed so courteous that ventured to
observe:
You appear to have had a hanging
here to-day?"
Eyes. we hung a man." was the re-
ply. 81 expect he ought TO be taken
down and buried tonight. but don't
zee any of the boys around"
You had an object in hanging him
SUPPOSE"
II expect we did, sir, but was a lit
tie late and didn't ask no questions
Yes, we must have had an object"
Did he shoot anybody. steal horse,
or anything of that sort?"
Cant say, sir. He was about done
kicking when l got here. and 1 didn't
ask anybody what he had done. They
must have had an object, though. They
always do have an object when they
hang man. I'll find out what il was
ii you say So"
''Oh. IL makes no difference. It was
ell right to hang him. of course, but
had passing curiosity TO know what
crime he had committed. You needn't
go 10 any trouble on my account"
But he did. had just gone to bed
when the landlord came up with a
tough-looking stranger. whom he intro
duced rs Pete Mccoy. Pete sat down on
the side of the bed AID began:
Stranger, Bill Harper was a-tellin'
me that you WAS akin about the man
we hung to-day"
Eyes. i asked some one on the street
what he had done 10 deserve hanging"
''You wanted 10 know our obiect?"
"Wen. I just asked, you know"
Might the feller hev bin yer broth.
er?" asked Mr.. Mccoy, after a long
look at me.
~Oh. no.
NO friend Of yours, eh?"
NO. sir
And you are not here TO spy around
and make any trubble over the hang
imp"
Il am not. I lam on my way over the
divide"
Wall, then" said Mr. Mccoy, as he
looked considerably relieved and rose
up 10 go. I'D jest as lief tell you all
about IL I was the man who led the
crowd, and we didn't hev no objec;
tall"
Jest hung him, eh?"
Jest hung him. sir. and we didn't
need any object. didn't hev any and
don't want none, and II was you I
wouldn't ak no more questions about il,
II You do. we might hev an object in
SEEM how you would look in his
p,ace!"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-21

roi-'tooR MIN py the arm ana pressed
the muzzle of revolver to his ear and
said:
"Mr. Kelso, have you got ticket for
Cheyenne?"
IL don't think hev," was the TO
ply.
"Are you going to get one?"
"Mebbe I don't need one"
Perhaps not. II you are going up
alive you'll want ticket and can take
any car. If you are going up as a
corpse your friends at Cheyenne can
pay the bill and you'll go in the bag
gage carl"
'I'll think it over" said Mr.. Kelso as
he stepped back few feet to size up
things. but before he had made up his
mind the train had departed.
"'Goin' to Cheyenne?" asked the agent
as he looked out and saw the old man
leaning up against the wall.
Names old Jim Kelso." replied the
buffer as he looked up and down the
tracks.
Eyes. know"
"And the conductor didn't skeer."
"Oh he didn'to"
AND shan't skassly 60 TO Cheyenne
mot this time. I'm goin' over TO the
hin to think it overland to kick my
Fef-and to fgger IL out-and TO hang
right around these yere parts and let
you and Cheyenne and that conductor
from St Louis go TO grass and be
hanged to youl" M QUAD
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-21
n Country Souvenir.
Copyright. i0.)

! I WAS passing a farmhouse about
five miles from Spoonerville when
| the farmer came running out and want
I'd TO know IL would send a certain
doctor out TO the farm as soon as
reached town. promised to do so
and asked il anyone were dangerously
! Ill.
by gum" he exclaimed In reply as
be held up his hands, but we've had
an awful time around here to-day
-Four gals ard q yourg man cum down
from the summer hotel on their bikes,
md as they stops at the gate the young
man seq TO me, sez he:
Mister Granger. ther's sunthin'
hsngin' TO the limb OF tree down the
road, and we'd like 90 take il back TO
the city as a souvenir OF our trip
"'Do you mean that hornets nest?
sez I.
Mebbe it's a hornets nest seq he.
81 reckon Il Is SEE I. and reckon
you don't want 10 NEEDLE with it,
Fur whyT SEE he
ION account Of the hornets seq I.
81 never seen a hornet seq he, but
I'm villin' TO stand up 20 crowd
'The gals Clipped in and said they
wanted that nest TO hang up in the
hall at home. and none Of 'eTn was 20
in 20 be skeered of by my talk hn-
ally toldIem 90 90 ahead. and they
went back fur the nest The young TEL
Ter is lyin' on the lounge downstairs.
and perhaps ye'd like 20 l-.ok al him -
/ went in and saw young man IL
sanuels whose head was about three
times too large, while his face was
swollen so that he could not open his
eyes Cloths wet IN vinegar had been
laid orer his face. and the farmer re-
moved them 20 say:
Young uan. what was your Thoughts
when the fust hornet few outer The
resf?-
II dunno was the whispered reply.
didn't you think auythin' when
about - o. EN- tackled your
Il cant say"
What p@Fsed through your uind
When 1910 Of them lns~ckls. each with
'eeih Ike buzz saw. lifted VOC and the
!zis three feet high
IL AzEzAf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-21

There is little girl living in Cleve-
land, the Leader says. who Is rapidly
causing her fathers hair to assume thu
color OF the driven snow.
The other day she looked up as him
from between his knees. and asked:
Papa, was it a wise person who said
the good die youngT"
Yes" said the musing man. Il guess
So"
well" she went on. after thinking Il
over for some time, I'm not 20 much
surprised about you: but don't ses
how mamma ever managed 70 get
growed up"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-21
ghe queha paiy Eagle: Sunday zoruue Bouber a. 1887

The farmer was about to put an
other question when suggested that
I'd better hurry on for the doctor.
What I was tryin' TO git a" he
said as he, followed me out was
whether that young teller thinks he
was run through a thrashin' masheen
or gored by bull, but tn talk to him
later on The three gals is upstairs in
bed and wuss OF than he is. and the
only one who kin talk keeps CALM out
fur somebody TO help her OF the barbed
wire fence. They'll all live. i reckon.
but they won't want no more hornets
nests TO ornament halls with. Yes, tell
the doctor TO hurry up, and tell him
say it'll take him three hull days with
\ par'r o. pinchers to pull the stings
,utl" NJ QUAD.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-21

I'm old Jim Kelso. Mebbe you never
heard of me?"
Not that remember of" replied the
agent.
"Waal, that don't make any differ
erce, / reckon. I want to go up to
Cheyenne"
"a dollar and forty cents, sir"
what fur?'
"For ticket to Cheyenne"
"But I'm old Jim Kelso." protested
the man.
You might be old Jim anything else
and it would make no difference. Il
you ride you'll have to pay. Want 6
tieket?''
NO, sir I jest called to ask if you
hadn't new conductor on this train
a young. smoothfaced feller who come
out here from ST. Louis a month or SO
ago."
Eyes. sir-Joe Cummings"
"Waal. what I'm goin' to do is to
slSeer the butes right off this kid and
GO up 10 Cheyenne fur nothin'. No
use to pay fare when We kin bluff the
conductor"
That's the idea, eh?" asked the
agent.
That's the idea, sab. and II he don't
show up agin for a week you'd better
send party out to hunt fur him in
the woods. Some folks may pay their
way up to Cheyenne, but / amt that
sort. Names old Jim Kelso remem,
ber."
Eyes, I'll remember"
Mr.. Kelso walked around by himself
until the train rolled up, and he didn't
see the sign which passed between the
agent and the conductor. As he started
tc~.se..aboard the smoker the conduc-