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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-16
Suit for $4,000.

Before Judge Rogers and jury was
tried today the suit Of stephen McCue to
recover 5000 for injuries received by him
while i'm the employ Of the Phoenix Spin
ming Company, whose mill Is on Westiield
street I'm this city. MIR. McCue claims
that he was injured while at work on
March IL, last by stepping ont of the
way of n mule anu into hole near "A
belt His injuries consisted OF n badly
wrenched right leg aud severe bruises
about the right hand lie fell into the
hole sideways and was caught by the belt.
The defendants allego contributOry
negligence.
-Iehn w. Hogan Is attorney for the plain.
tiff and w. Ii. Vincent and II. A. Rice
ATTORNEYS for the defendants
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-16
FL. Veterans Elect Officers.

The First Light Infantry Veteran As
sooiation held an election in the company
room. Infantry building, to fill the
vacancy caused bv the death Of Past Col.
William IL. Thornton. it resulted as fol-
lows: Captain, j. II. Kendrick; first
lieutenant, Frank +. Olney; second lieu
tenant, Walter j. Comstook; third lieu
tenant William Won Gottschalk; first
sergeant, Waiter j. Lewis; second ser.
geant :. ii. Rowland; third sergeant,
B. H. Daggett; fourth sergeant, c. IL.
Leonard .Ir. fifth sergeant, George +.
Waite; first corporal. j. Mason Gross
second corporal, l.. ID. Gottschalk; third
coporral q. q. Swarts; fourth corporal,
a. g. higgins; fifth corporal, j. NJ.
Potter; sixth corporal. III. a. Barney
uunrtermaster, James W. Martin.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-16
FACTORIES WRECKED.
Further Reports of the Damage
Done by Earthquake.
Jubilee Money to BE Used for the Re-
lief of the Sufferers.

Calcutta, June 10. Further reports OF
the destruction caused by the earthquake
of last Saturday show that great damage
was done ut Dacca, Jamaltur and Murshi-
dabad. At the latter place the Nawah
had miraculous escape. Great injury has
been done To the tea plantations of Assam
Cachar and Duarn. A number of factor
les and machine houses have been wrecked
at the three places named. At krishna-
gar, Mymendingh and Silket all the
courts and treasures have been demol-
ished. It is expected that the jubilee
illuminations will be abandoned and that
the money which IL was proposed To ex
pend upon them will be devoted TO reliev-
ing the distressed of the earthquake
suiferprs
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-16
Most of the Logs Recovered.

Holyoku. Mass, June 1G-President
Van Dyke of the Connecticut River Lum-
her Company stated today that most of
the logs lest by tho company during the
recent freShet have been recovered and at
the present time IL Is thought that not
more than 5000 logs found their way "a
tido water. Although million and a
half of logs were released by tho breaking
Of the company's boom here SO many oi
them have been saved that the loss ca
the company will not exceeed t20, 900, II
that Mr.. Nandyke thinks It is possible
that this amount may be reduced as the
company expect 10 recover still oth'r- logs
from the lower part OF the river
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-16
Man Found LifeleSS in a
Boston Hotel Today.
AT First ii Was Supposed He
Died of Heart Disease.
Bottle Containing Laudanum Found
IN His Pocket Aflerward.

Boston, June l6. "A man who registered
at the Hotel Delta in this city last night
as j. Willis, city, was found dead in his
room at an early hour this morning. He
was apparently about rs years of age, and
a hat which he wore carried the trade
mark of sen Bailey 81 Co., Elm street.
Brockton.
1t was at first thought that the man had
died from heart failure, but bottle two
thirds full of laudanum which was found
In pocket prompted the police 70 call for
an autopsy which will be held this after
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-16
ON ACCOUNT OF COLOR.
Objections Made TO the appointment
of Mr. Powell as Minister to Hayti.

Washington, June 16.-A number of
merchants of Philadelphia and others
appeared before the Senate committee on
foreign relations and made a protest
against the appointment of William +.
Powell To be minister to Hayti. They
based their opposition on the ground of
white man would be more influential in
promoting the interests of this country
with the Haytians. They also stated they
had no personal objections Co MIR. Powell.
The committee held the objections We're
not valid.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-16
Died in His StaterOom.

william Mueller 63 years old, of % East
l26th street. New York, was found dead
in his stateroom on the steamer Massa-
cnusetts at . 30 this morning bv one of
the saloon men. Medical Examiner
Palmer was notified and said that death
was due TO natural causes, and turned
the remains over 90 Undertaken Nc
Carthy.
IL wns Mr.. Mucller's intention 20 spend
the summer with his son. Prof. Hermann
Mueller, teacher OF German In Providence
high school at his residence, 81 Battey
street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-16
Nav Be Settled al Last.

The case of Mary a. Curry against the
city OF Providence which has been In the
courts for some two or three years was on
the calendar for trial in the Common
Pleas Division TO-DAY but was passed and
will probably bc settled out oi cUurt
Miss Curry fel! intoa hole on Broad street
where connection was being made with
n sewer and received injuries Of so severe
"a nature that n jury Mt the last trial gave
her a verdict for 5000 Page q Owen are
the plaintiffs ATTORNEYS
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-16
SpsniardS Disheartepsd.

New York, Juno l6.-On board steamer
from Havana was L. X. Winn, Of sherman,
Texas, who has been for some time with
the insurgent forco at Pinar del Rio In
the west end Of Cuba Winn Is the bearer
Of important dispatches To the Cuban
.Tunta i'm this city lie is quite sanguine
of the ultimate success Of the Cuban cause
and saws that tho Spaniards are disheart
enel and weary of the tight Their
guerillas have all been killed oil by the
Cuban sharpshooters anu tho Spanish
regulars, he says, do but very little fight.
ing
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-16
Dramatic Entertainment.

The Holy Name Institute gave dra.
matte entertainment in the basement OF
the Holy Name church on Jenkins street
last evening The entertainment was I'm
every way success, the members showing
good dramatic ability and their efforts be-
ing wcff receivcd by the largo numbers OF
people In attendance. The decorations
were very elaborate and the stage was
handsomely set of with. .potted plants and
evQrQreeus
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-16
CLAIMS LONSDALE PROPERTY.
A Stranger Appears and Lays Claim 70
Whipple Estate.

The villagers of Lonsdale are much in
tcrested in n mysterious stranger who
appeared In the village on sunday last
and claimed he had title to property
formerly owned by the Jeremiah Wnipple
estate. but which Is now owned by 10
The Primitive Methodist church IL To-
Gated on this property. The claimant IS
said to be "A wine merchant OF California.
and he asserts that tho property was given
his father early I'm the century by the
Mhiplles i'm return for services.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-16
Several Claimants for the Reward.

Quincy. Mass, Juno l6-There Is likely
TO be controversy over the payment Of the
reward offered by the selectmen OF Har
ward for the arrest Ole Perry on charge
of -a-sa,tItine lstelia stafford here rr-
Gently as there arc several people claiming
the reward.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-16
Victoria'S Eyesight.

London, June l6 Tho sensational
stories circulated i'm the United States by
n newspaper In regard to tho eyesight Of
Queen Victoria, In which it Is said by that
periodical 90 bc so bad that her majesty
is unable 70 read, is denied by the London
papers to-day.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-16
Fugitive From Justice Arrested.

Boston. June rs Inspector Rogan and
Tryder arrested phiio A. kidder, photo
graph pcddler this morning. charged with
being fugitive from justice from New
Hampshire. lie Is wanted at Goffstuwn,
where warrant Is held for his arrest,
charging him with larcenv. Deputy
Shorift Carleton will take him back to
Goffstown this afternoon, kidder hay ing
signed waiver Of examination and
rights Of roquisItion
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-16
JULY 3, 1897,
THE CITY OF pRovIDESCE.
STEAM BOILER.


City Clerks Oi1ire.
CITY Hall. June ID, 1901.
Notice Is hereby given that the Board Of AL
dermch will he in session in thor ch imher ~
the City Hail. on THURSDAY, JUNE II,
1897, at o'clock y. M, W en- aii persons IN.
ieresj el in the petition II samuel HelhWcll
To locate n Steam Boiler on lot east SIDE OF
Tockwotton Park may appear and be heard
thereon.
BY order Of the Board of Aide men.
WILLIAM r. CLARKE,
ielf.lt City C.erk.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-16
Mr.. Terrill Starts for Home.

Constantinoplc. June III. Tho retiring
United states Minister a. W 1errill.
who started for Athens yesterday on his
way 60 the United states, presented his
letters Of recall at the audience which he
had with the sultan yesterday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-16
Turks Creating Distrust.

Lqmio, Thessaly. June lG The Turkish
TROOPS are posting guns on tho Othris
heights conceslinR them beneath branches
Of trees They have also placed guns In
the burned convent of Annselitla and
Turkish buildings. Activity on the part OF
the Turks has created much distrust
among the Greeks.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-16
Rhode Island Pensions.

Washington June 6-The following
pension changes resulting from the issue
OF June e arc announced.
Rhode Island. original Lewis y. Person.
providence; John Bellamy Ashaway:
Oscar r. Iowne, Olreyyille.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-16
Sandla a Winner.

London. June 16 line Lorllard Bcres-
ford.stables, three years old, brown gelding
sandia won the Fern till stakes of 10
soyereigns each with 800 sovereigns added
M the second days running at scot
Heath today.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-16
Uaif-rooe and Photo-Engraving

Are best adapted to illustrate some subjects;
Wood Engraving others. For best work in
these lines NJ low prices. see the J. J. RYDER
co. 2i0 Westminster street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-16
COLLIER FOUNDERS.
Ten of Her Crew Drowned in Belfast
Lough, Ireland.

Belfast, June Ii. The steam collier
Susannah, Capt Kelly has foundered in
a hurricane which passed over Belfast
Lough. Ten members of the crew were
drowned.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-16
A Protest Filed.

Washington, June 16 The japanese
government has fileu protest against
the Hawaiian treaty on .he ground that 10
promises IN lend to n breach of treaty
stipulatioDs between Japan and Haweii.
Evening star., 1897-03-16
A Thief Caught.

Afte" investigation extending through
several months, Detective Lacy today sue
ceeded in clearing up the theft of a costly
watch and chain, recovered the property
and arrested the thief. Immediately after
the recent blizzard, Dennis Harris. colored.
was employed to assist some tinners who
we're repairing the roof of house 1Es9
Massachusetts avenue. The jewelry was
stolen from an upper room in that house.
Harris was arrested last evening, charged
with carrying concealed weapons. AT the
station he made a remark that connected
him with the theft of the watch and cham.
The concealed weapons charge was dis
missed today in the Police Court. and as
Harris left the witness stand he was placed
under arrest by Detective Lacy and accused
of the theft. He confessed his guilt and
said he gave the jewelry to woman who
lives in Willow Tree alley. In turn the
articles were stolen from her, and later re-
covered in a pawnshop. Harris will be
granted hearing tomorrow in the Police
Court.
Evening star., 1897-03-16
Washington Stock Exchange.

SHES = regular call-12 o'clock m--Ohlo
National Bank, 10a9O. Capital Traction.
phone. 10049ls. 1O0a9B. Pneumatic Gun
Carriage. 503r1.1O. 1O041.O7. oVa1.o6. Mer-
genthaler Linotype, 10al26l2 1"gl2612, 10G
12th, 1D@1263s.
District of Columbia Bonds.--20-y year
Fund. 5s lob bid. 3O-year Fund. gold 6s.
10 bid. Water Stock currency IS. 1901. Ill
bdi. Water Stock currency IS. 1903 111ia
bid. Fund. currency 3.G:'s, 103 bid.
Miscellaneous Bonds.-Metropolitan Rail-
road 5s. 111la bid. Metropolitan Railroad
conv. 6s, 113 bid, 115 asked. Metropolitan
Railroad Certificate of Indebtedness. 113
bid 13O asked lexington Railroad Is. 81
bid, 93 asked. Columbia Railroad 6s. III
bid. Washington Gas Company, ser. A, is,
ia bid Washington Gas Company, ser. b.
Is, 10 bid. Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone rs, 101 bid. American Security and
Trust 5s, F. and A. 101 bid. American Sc
cuirty and Trust 5s. A. and O., 1O1 bid.
Washington Market Company 1st 6s, 10S
bid. Washington Market Company imp. Is.
los bid Washington Market Company
eXten. is, los bid. Masonic Hall Association
is, 105 bid Washington Light Infantry 1st
IS, % bid.
National Bank Stocks.-Bank of Wash
ington, 274 bid, 275 asked. Bank of Repub-
asked Central. 262 bid. aFrmers and Me-
chanics'. 175 bid. 1870 asked. Second. 1872
bid. Citizens. 116 bid. Columbia. 12s bid.
Capital, 120 bid. West End, 10612 bid, 10
asked. Traders 95 bid, 81 asked. Lincoln
102 bid. 1O5 asked. Ohio 80 bid. 100 asked
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.-Na-
tional Safe Deposit and Trust. 112 bid. 1141a
asked. Washington Loan and Trust, 119A
bid. 122 asked. American Security and
Trust, 40 bid, IA asked. Washington Safe
Deposit, 55 bid.
Railroad Stocks.-Capital Traction Com
pany. 52A bid J3 asked. Metropolitan, 1861
bid. 10 asked. Columbia, 81 bid.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks.-Washing-
ton Gas, AN bid, 451a asked. Georgetown
Gas, As bid. United States Electric Light,
50 bid, 20 asked.
Insurance Stocks.-Firemen's, 27 bid, 3S
asked. Franklin, 35 bid. Metropolitan, 66
bid. Corcoran. 55 bid. Potomac, Is bid
Arlington, 125 bid, 140 asked. German
American, 1S5 bid. National Union, 1OI.
bid. Is asked Columbia. 111z bid, 13 asked
Riggs, ~ bid. Peoples, 5k bid, ca asked
Lincoln. S1a bid. Commercial, AZ bid.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate IT.
tie. 81 bid, 107 asked. Columbia Title, 8
bid. asked. District Title. 8 asked
Telephone Stocks.-Pennsylvania 80 bid,
80 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac. IS
bid, 62 asked American Graphophone, 8
bid, 9h asked. American Graphophone
pfd.. 9A bid, II asked. Pneumatic Gun Car
riage, LOS bid, los asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Mergenthaler Lin
otype. 128k bid. 127 asked. Lanston Mono
type. bid. SK asked. Washington Mar
ket. IL bid. 13 asked. Great Falls Ice. Ils
bid. 125 asked Lincoln Hall. 90 asked.
Evening star., 1897-03-16
MADGE FISHER AGAIN.
iri"i OF policeman MeIlen to Take
Place Next Week

AfaSe next week.
owing 10 the press of business in the
United States branch of the Police Court
the trlal OF Policeman Archibald MeIjen of
the nfst precinct. charged with assaultinp
Madge Fisher, by breaking her arm while
In a house in the Division. several weeks
ago, has been again postponed. IT was ex-
pected that the trial would occur tomorrow
pot Assistant District Attorney Mullowney
thls afternoon informed a Star renorter
that he would be- unable to call the case
before next week
II understood that several prominent
persons VIII be called as witnesses To tes
tliy IN the case. they to include number
OF high police officials. 1t is also not nm
likely that the practices of the police in
the conduct of the Division and the meth
ods pursued in dealing with the residents
OF that section wil be aired at some Ienpt h
IN connection with the hearing This por-
ton of the proceedings is expected to be
particularly Interesting
Madge Fisher remains at the District
jail She has written to New York and in
reply has reeeived certificate showing the
date of her birth. taken, she says. from the
records OF the church where she was bap-
tized. Tnis certificate, it Is claimed, will
support the contention of the girl that she
is almost nineteen years of age and will
tend to contradict the certificate produced
In court last week by the mother, setting
forth that her daughter is but seventeen
years OF age. On the strength of this lat
ter certificate Judge Miller committed
Madge to the girls reform school, The pro-
duction of the second certificate with a
different statement of alleged facts, is very
apt to result in a revival of the incorrigi-
bility case.
Evening star., 1897-03-16
FATAL FIRE IN CHICAGO.
a Young Woman burned to Death
Last Night.

CHICAGO, March 16.-One young woman
Was burned to death and another fatally
hLrt last night in fire which DESTROYED
the residence of William Spier, No 38I3
Vernon avenue. Mr.. Spier. who is an in
valid. was rescued by nei2hbors, and his
WIFE and three children barely had time to
escape from the building before the roof
fell.
barbara Newman. eighteen years Old
nIsce of Mr.. Spier. was imprisoned on the
top floor of the building by flames. and her
bcdy burned to a crisp. The remains were
recovered by the firemen
rose Mayneld sixteen years old niece of
Ar Spier. jumped from a second-story win
COW She was burned about the hands ana
race. and was internally injured She NAV
recover William Spier. forty years old an
nNAhd was overcome by smoke Mrs
NlI4iam Spier. thirty-eight years old. was
burned about the hands ard face
ne Spier home is in a fashionable dis
'riit, and the fire created intense excite
u ont among the residents in the vicinity
i te hlecsS were on visit to th,. family
! ne excitement attending the rescue ~
MI Spler greatly affected him. and n is
reared the result may p.ove serious.
Evening star., 1897-03-16
A MuRpERous MAN OF WEAK MIND.

James Williams Goes to Prison Two
Years for Shooting His Wife.
James Williams. the colored man who
shot his wife, Cornelia Williams; his
mother-in-law. and then himself the 23d
Of last December, today withdrew his plea
of not guilty to the charge of assaultng
his wife. and entered a plea Of guilty
Chief Justice Bingham sentenced him to
two years at hard labor in the New Jersey
state prison, the minimum penalty.
Messrs. Langston and Jones, counsel for
Williams, stated that the man is of weak
intellect, and imagining that his wife had
not been faithful to him endeavored to end
all trouble by sending her, her mother and
himself into the other world. The man,
they claimed, devotedIy loved his wife and
does now. and because of his mental weak
ness, his own injury. and his regret for what
he did. they asked the imposition of the
Hghtest penalty.
When asked what he had to say VIII
liams claimed the whole affair is a co,n-
plete blank to him, and that he has bat
one wish, to see his wife and request her
to become a Christian. AS he was led
away after sentence Mrs Williams ex-
claimed that she desired to have nothing
to do with him.
Evening star., 1897-03-16
DIR, TUCK SECURING ENDORSEMENTS.
Wants to BE the Revenue Collector of
This District.

This District.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd. March 16.-Dr Wash
ington G. Tuck of Annapolis was in town
today securing Endorsements for the place
Of collector of internal revenue of the
district comprising Maryland and tie Dis
trfct of Columbia. He will file his formal
application for the place tomorrow with
the Secretary Of the Treasury. He says he
will have the backing of Representative
Mudd and also that Of Senator Wellington.
Representative Baker Of the second dis
trict has declined to indorse DR.. Tuck
but will back J. B. Hanna OF Hartford
county for the appointment. AS the term
of Collector Murray Vandiver will expire
July !, more interest is taken in this than
any other
Rev. DIR. George Morrison, a retired
Presbyterian clergyman of Baltimore, has
made an informal application to Secretary
Sherman for the position of assistant sec
retary of state
There is Il great rush at the custom
house today to take goods out of bond. and
the payments of duties are breaking all
records yesterday and today.
The Withdrawals are made on account
of the prospective tariff legislation by
Congress. and embrace all classes of goods
but particularly tobacco.
Evening star., 1897-03-16
FINANCE AND TRADE
Looking to a Return of a Larger De-
gree of Confidence.
VANDERBILTS ATTRACT BUYING
Attack on the Missouri Pacific
Given Up.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS
pccial Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, March 16.-The steady un-
dertone of the security markets continues
10 find reflection In prices. Notwithstanding
| the fact that prices move within narrow
| limits. The progress is steady. and is.
therefore, more significant than the artificial
| outbursts of which almost any experienced
but irresponsible trader is capable. The
character of the dealings is more encourag-
ing than the actual results measured by
the daiy fluctuations in prices.
Interests heretofore given to operations
in the short account only gradually
becoming convinced that the general mar
ket has risen superior to mere speculative
trickery. Value is being created now,
whereas for more than two years it has
either decayed or remained motionless.
Strong interests are in the market. old
accounts are reopening, and confidence
seems destined to assume proportions fully
equal to the recent lack of confidence.
In consequence of such conditions. 1t is
possible for certain securities to reflect
their demeri,s without presenting a fun
reflection of the merits of their neighbors.
The time for discrimination and not en-
thusiasin has arrived The Vanderbilt;
shares continue to attract buying of the
right sort and lead in volume of Investment
buying.
The attack made on Missouri Pacific late
yesterday afternoon was abandoned during
the opening hour this mora'ne. the price
recovering to 10 under purchases against
previous sales. At the advance an increas-
ed volume of selling orders was encounter
ed. the price breaking sharply 20 IL before
support was encountered. Covering at this
level Immediately followed, more ihal half
of the early loss being regaiIed. In polnt
of fluctuation this property was he feature
of the day.
The securities of the high-priced men,
bers of the same group Were not sympa-
thetically influenced by Missouri Facifc's
action.
The new sugar schedule was rariously
construed in both trade and speculative
circles. and, found, at times reflection in
the market price of the stock Of the Amer
lean company. The best opinion seems 20
be that the refner gets about II per cent
protection, W hereas Il was practically de-
manded.
The rate is better than was expected
originally, however. and hopes are enter
tained that fraction may be added before
the bill becomes law. English and Dutch
sugars can come in under the proposed bill
and compete actively with the American
product. With :his exception the bill is
not unsatisfactory to the refners.
All sorts of arguments are to be employed
to have the rate increased to a full "a but
there are reasons for believing that the
profits of the concern will continue IL the
proposed rate is allowed to become law
The appearance of dissatisfaction will be
kept up until the danger period is passed
The action of the stock today was not in
harmony with the petitions for protection.