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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-27
LARcEsT RETAIL DRUGGISTS
NEW
HALL & LYON co.
a STORES IN THE CITY.

More improvements at our temporary quar-
ters, 228 Westminster Street, directly opposite
our old stand Owing to our largely increas-
ing business, we have been obliged to take
out one of our show windows, to make
better entrance.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-27

LADY's GOLD BOWED sPECTACLES =
Lost on East avenus. Finder suitably reward
"a nj 10 Howell street. m r2bt
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-27

FOR sAT.E-one half Pew in Grace Church.
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-27
OUR CIGAR DEPARTMENT

Has added space, and is MORE COMPLETE THAN
EVER The War in Cuba has made Havana tobacco scarce
and costly but owing to contracts made in me with num-
ber of Factories we are now and for time shall be- able
to supply YOU with GENUINE CLEAR HAVANA CIGARS,
at the lowest possible prices No Mexican Florida wrap
pers which so many dealers selling for Havana For an
all Havana short smoke, between whiles" ask for our
SANTA GLORIA Sc. straight $400 per hundred. CORANA
DE ESPANA &c. straight $4OO per hundred or the LA
DUQUESA Sc. straight $3.50 per hundred. From these
prices up to $500 per hundred large and varied stock
of fine Domestic goods We sole agents for the ceebra
ted LIEDERKRANz CABINET Cigars from $3.50 to $1,000
per hundred For the smokers of Domestic nickel goods our
H. L. Brand, in three shapes, is the BEST the WORLD
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-15
CAN HOLD THEIR ToNGUEsANYwAY
sheriff DamseR and His Officers Re
ticenr About the Fail Deliveries.

Sheriff Dan2seR and His officers Re-
ticenE About tho Fail Deliveries.
NEW YORK an. Is, 1S97.-The officials
in the Sheriff's office were reticent today
ON all matters pertaining to the escape of
the four prisoners from Ludlow street Jail
yesterday afternoon, but 1T was understood
that the keepers, Rumpf and Finke4stein,
had been suspended by Sheriff Tamsen.
and that the Sheriff was so angry at what
he deemed their carelessness that he con-
templated am attempt to have them irl-
dicted. Warden Roe also puts the blame
for the escape on the keepers, particularly
as he had issued orders to them to be es-
peciaEy vigdlant owing to the presence for
the last month of a force of plumbers do
dng general work about the Jail
The recaptured prisoner: Peter Masso,
was given up to Warden Rec in court this
morning. He denied knowledge of any
plot to break jail or of the means by
which the bars were broken. He said he
saw the window open and took his chance
with three other men.
Masso was turned over to Warden Roe
by the Magistrate and Immediately taken
back to Ludlow Street Jail.
Although detectives have been scour-
ing the city since the escape of the pris-
oners became known, no trace OF the
three men still at large had been found
up to noon today.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-15
OORNsTALK. OoFPERDAM..
New Industry TO Ese Started by the
Crnmpa 5n the west

CHICAGO, JAM Is, 1S97.-Edward s..
Cranp, one of the firm Of Philadelphia
shipbuilders, was in Chicago yesterday
concluding arrangements for opening a
factory in Rockford for the manufacture
of cofferdann, or ship padding, from corn
stalks.
The enterprise hsts grown out OF an in
vention by a young Philadeuhian named
Mark w. Marsden, who discovered in the
course of his experiments in chemistry
that the outer port on of the cornstalx
could be converted into the best material
for cofferdlanl. EARLY last year he sold the
process to the Crssmps. Since then ma
chtnery has been msde for its manufac-
ture, and 1T is the purpose of the Cramps
to go into the business on an extensive
scale.
Speaking of the new enterprise Mr.
Cramp said:-"Ours experiments with this
new cofferaarn material have shown that
it is the NEST perfect in its action of any
Thing cf the kind over used. The factory
we are about to oaen at Rockford is only
one of the group cf factories that we in
tend to open throughout the West before
another autumn.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-15
LENA SANDERS BURNED.
Her Dress Caught Fire at an open
Crate.

Lena Sanders, 9 years old. of No. 24S
McAdoo avenue, is lying in Christ,s Hos
pital in precarious condition as con-
sequence of burns sustained at her
home this morning.
The girl was playing near a stove in
the kitchen when her dress caught fire.
She ran screaming into an adjoining
room to her mother al most enveloped in
Hames. The terrified mother seized the
child in her arms and endeavored to ex-
tnguish the flames. The next instant
her own clothing was ablaze. Mother
and daughter screamed wildly for help
Neighbors startled by the cries rushed in
to the house and as quickly as possible
put out the burning clothing of mother
and daughter.
The, girl was terrible burned about the
legs. body, face and neck. 1t was feared
she inhaled the flames and her life is IN
great danger. Her eyes were badly in
jured.
Mrs. Sanders was severely burned about
the legs, chest and arms. Her wounds
were dressed at her home, she refusing
to go to the hospital.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-15
HOLES B0REDINTHED DOOR
Mr.. Perry's Family Came Home
Just in Time to Head
or Burglars.

Az epidemic of burglaries seems to have
struck the Heights. For the past two
weeks scarce night has passed that
some trace of the working of Knight
OF the Jimmy has not been found.
Last night burglars attempted to gain
entrance to the house of Mr. o. II. Perry,
the coal dealer, at No. $40 Bergen ave-
nue.. The family had gone out to spend
the evening and returned about half-past
one this morning. When Mr.. Perry in
serted his key in the Jock he noticed a
row of small holes bored in the panel a
few inches from the lock-
Further investigation showed an erea
of about five square inches OF the panel
had been bored and that sharp push
would cause the piece to fall out. This
would leave a space large enough for a
man to insert his hand and unlock the
door,
The police of the Communiraw avenue
station house were notified and the neigh
pornood secured for a trace of the burg
lars' put not a clue could be found.
II Is supposed by the police that the
burglar was working on the door when
the FAMILY approached the house and that
their coming frightened him away
MT. Ferry lives on the same block as
MI. JaineS F1unI, the butcher, whose
house was entered several months ago
and valcables amounting to over thou
sand dollars stolen. The police believe
Mr.. Perry's visitor is the same man who
entered the house of Mr.. E. Day, at the
corner of Paramount avenue and Britton
street, and the home of j. D. Bedle, at
No: S5 Glenwood avenue, last week.
The thieves are supposed to be New
York men. Chief OF Police Murphy has de-
tailed seven addStienal policemen to pa
troll the resident section of the Heights
from eleven o'clock until five o'clock in
the morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-15
WRlGHf'S COMPLAINT.
Declares the Drs. Wilkinson
Said He Sold Stale Drugs
Other Serious
Charges.

McCarter, Williamson &, MeCarter, the
Newark lawyers, have fled the declara-
tion in the case of Druggist Louis r.
Wright against Doctors James, Walter
and George Wilkinson and Frederick w.
Lyons. The declaration sets forth in legal
phaseology the facts which were publish
ed exclusively in 1.-THE Jersey City News
at the time the summons in the case was
served.
It declares that the plaintiff (Wright)
was engaged in the drug business at No.
1872 Jackson avenue, Jersey City: that he
had prevailed upon Schiefflin & Co. and
other firms to sell him goods on credit
that on account of his good name and
high character he was able to borrow
money, and that ne was doing sue
cessful and profitable business.
The declaration then charges that the
defendants, well knowing the above facts,
did nfalic aously conspire to drive the
plaintiff out of business and into public
shame and to fnjure him, his business and
credit, and to prevent his acquiring any
profit or gain therefrom and to oppreSs,
vex. impoverish and ruin him."
The declaration goes on to charge that
on November l, 1891, and continuously
thereafter, the defendants did malicious
ly oonspire to, and did, dissuade persons
from buying goods from the plaintiff,
and induced them to buy from Frederick
l.
ther charges the defendants with having
made false and defamatory statements
to such persons that the plaintiff sold
inferior and stale goods, or charged ex-
orbitant prices or put up prescriptions
unskillfully, and claiming that the plain
tiff's store was not decentF store and
that his drugs were not decent drugs
Continuing, the declaration accuses the
defendants with having written letters to
Schiefflin & Company and ethers, con
tanning false and defamatory statements
to the effect that the same plaintiff was
largely in debt for rent and otherwise,
and that the said plaintiff had made
false statements of his financial condition
and was in failing condition
Following this comes the declaration
shat the defendants dad further accuse
the plaintiff with having been connected
with the deaths of Arthur G. Starrett
and Harry f. Pefnberton insinuating
that they had died through ill treatment
in which the plaintiff was concerned.
The declaration concludes by setting
forth that by reason of these acts of the
defendants the plaintiff was deprived of
his stock and business and of his credit
and standing; that his customers left him
and that his credit and good name were
ruined so that he could not continue in the
drug business or engage in any other from
that time to the present.
Fer all of this he declares he has been
damaged to the extent Of fifty thousand
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-15
TWO OF THE NIGER PARTY
SAFE.
BIZ Cable to the United Press.

LONDON, Jan. Is, 1ss7.-Despatches re-
ceived at the Foreign Office this morn
ing say that Captain Boisragon of the
Niger coast force. and Consular Officer
Locke. who were of the British CONNER
cial expedition recently massacred by
wild tribesmen in the territory of the
King Of Benin and were supposed to have
perished with the others. have arrived
at New Benin, wounded and exhausted.
They succeeded in escaping from the
onslaught of the natives and wandered
in the brush for week before reaching
New Benin. All the others of the party,
Consul Phillips, Consular Officer Camp
bell, Major Crawford, Captain Mailing.
pr Elliott, two civilians and about $50
kroomen and native carriers, with the
exception of seven Kroomen, who made
their escape and brought the news of the
massacre to the officials OF the Niger
killed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-15
HIS MARRIAGE DELAYED.
Grant Van Sickle Is in Jail So His
Bride Will Mouru.

Grant Van Sickle, an alleged profess
sional crook, was arrested at No. 1O41s
Pacific avenue this morning. He is ac-
cused of stealing pair of shoes from his
room mate, Charles Briggs. When Van
Sickle was searched an agreement was
found in his pocket showing that on
January II he purchased from A. Samuels
Co., of No. "a Montgomery street, about
s4o worth of clothing. He represented to
the nrm that he wanted the clothes so
that he could get married. He made only
one payment on the new outfit He was
to have been married to a South Jersey
girl tomorrow, but his arrest will doubt
less cause postponement of the happy
event Van Sickle is well known in Allen
town, Pa, as a thief. He has served time
there Two years while burglarizing a
house in Catasauqua, Pa, he was sur
prised by Chief of Police Schlecked To
escape he jumped from the second story
window. He was captured and sentenced
10 eighteen months Imprisonment. He
served time in Pennsylvania a few years
ago foNstabbing man. He is held
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-15
WHEN RICHMOND FELL
City Sued for Liquor That thea nth orf-
ties Spilled fn the Kennel.

RICHMOND. Va. Jan. Is, 1s97.-Tne
case of Wallace VS.. the City of Rich
mond, decided in the Supreme Court of
Appeals yesterday. was rather a unique
and interesting one. The night the city
federate forces, the City Council ordered
al the, liquor stored in the wholesale
houses mere to be poured into the streets.
The liquor thus destroyed embraced
esghty-five barrels of whskey belonging
to c. A; Wallace. In 1871 Wallace en-
tered suit for the value of the whiskey,
to pay for the liquor destroyed
The court decided in favor of the de-
fendant, holding that the council had no
authority to make such a contract, that
II the destruction was by order Of the
commonwealth, the latter could not be
sued. and that the destruction was in the
interest OF the public good and for the
purpose OF preventing riot and mob rule.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-15
FAITHFUL NO. 8.
The Successor of Dan Dinan'
Engine Wrecked Going to
a Fire.

While responding to an alarm by fire
from the box at the foot ofyPavonia ave-
nue., which turned out to be a false
alarm, Engine No. 3, the pride of the
department, was overturned at Mercer
and Henderson streets this morning and
badly wrecked.
Thomas Dillon, the driver. was thrown
from his seat and painfully injured across
the back. George Dingler, the engineer
was thrown against the curbstone and
injured about the head and shoulders.
Both were badly shaken up generally.
Engine No. 8 is drawns by three power
full horses. Driver Dillon started on
Mercer street, which is asphalted intend
ing to turn into Henderson and go
At Henderson and Mercer streets a van
of the New Jersey Furniture and Carpet
Company blocked the way To avoid
curb in rounding the corner. The rear
wheel of the engine struck the Henderson
street trolley car track with great force
which caused the spokes of the wheel
to give way: In an instant the engine
was over. The three we'll trained horses
stood perfectly still after the accident
occurred.
Treasurer Dickinson. He witnessed the
accident from his new office in the City
Hall and believing some one had been
hurt rushed out to render such assist
dilcS DIS possible. FlEe COMMISSIONER
Brennan was also on the scene early.
The damage to the engine will be at
least $1,000. Engine No. 8 was presented
to the city in January, 1891, by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, to re-
place an engine which was struck and
demolished by one of it's incoming trains
at the Barrow street crossing, which was
then at grade. On that occasion Stoker
Daniel Dinan, who was driving, was in
stantly killed, and also the two horses
which were drawing the apparatus. The
same day. it will be remembered Henry
Farrier, Chief of the Fire Department,
was killed by an explosion of acids in
the basement of Street and Water Com
missioner Charles Boltwopd's hardware
store, at Pavonia avenue and Grove
endeavoring to extinguish flames which
were raging there when he met his
death.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-15
THREE NEW qHACRBRS
The High School Receives an
Addition to Its Force.

AT the meeting last night of the Board
OF Education Miss Lucy e. Wright, Miss
Mary A. Nichols and Miss Mary Cahill
We're appointed teachers in the High
School. The appointments take effect-o on
February |. Each will receive a salary
of s75 a month
owing to Illness Miss Mary E. Bard of
School No. and Miss Emily j. McCague,
Oh NO. Z We're granted leave of absence.
The Committee on Sites then handed in
its long delayed report of it's efforts to
secure a suitable location for a temporary
school in the Hudson City district The
report said that the committee had in
spected every building that had been
drawn to its attention, but that none was
found suitable.
The report also said that several plots
OF land were under consideration and that
tnere was no doubt hat that new school
build aag would be completed by the end
of tniS year.
The Lecture Committee reported that it
had arranged for free lectures to be given
In NO. school, The first will be SAT
Home. and Abroad on january 49, the
second. THE History of the United
States on January 80 and What I Saw
in Europe ON February I5
Miss Margaret Cahll, who has been en-
gagged as instructor in HISTORY and Eng
Ohio class of 1887. Her experience extends
over period of seven years. She has
taught in the schools of Columbus, Ohio;
Adrian, Mich, and Is at present teaching
her SPECIAL subjects in the High School
at Harrisburg, Pa.
Miss Mary A Nichols who wild teach
zoology and mathematics, graduated from
Iowa State College in 1891, In 1888 she took
her master Of science degree from the
same institution During this time she
specaah zed in science. Miss Nichols sub
sequently took a post graduate course at
Cornell University, securing her Phi. D.
degree in 1896. Her experience as a prac-
tical teacher has been for the most part
in the West, chiefly in the Des Nfoanes
High School. She has deem a frequent
contributor TO scientific magazines.
Miss Lucy e. Wight WAS appointed to
teach English nteraturs. She is a gradu-
ate of the ST. Lawrence University, class
of 81. She took a post graduate course at
the Leland Stamford University Her spe-
cialty at st. Lawrence University was
history and at Leland Stamford University
was English. She has had three years
experience as teacher of English at Mont
clair, N. j., whose High School is regarded
as one of the best in the State.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-15
NOT A PURE GEM.
Private Theatrieals in Henolulr
Break Up Two Families.

HONOLULU, Jan. Z, via San Francisco,
Jan. Is, 1S97.--A tremendous sensation was
created in this city last Friday by the
sudden and unexpected departure on
board the steamer Coptic, for San Fran
cisco, of Mrs. w. W. Dimond, wife of the
eldest son of the late General w. H. Di-
mond, and grandson of the late John
Thomas Waterhouse of Honolulu Chas.
D. Wilson, a boolxkeeper for the Hebron
Drug Company, was her companion.
Mrs. Dimond is a beautiful woman OF
about thirty. Ten years ago at Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, where one of the large
business establishments of his grand
father, J. T. Waterheuse. was located,
Mr.. Dimond wooed and won her. The
couple came to Honolulu and few years
later daughter was born to them. They
had beautiful home at Waikiki, and to
all appearances lived a happy life.
Mr.. Wilson, the man in the case, Is
about thirty of fine physique, handsome
face and a pleasant demeanor. He comes
from Seattle. On December a., 1894, he
was married in that city to Miss Jessie
French, sister of Richard French, mahag-
er of the Orpheus Theatre. Denver, and
sailed at once for Honolulu
Wilson and Mrs. Dimond became asso-
ciated in private theatricals. Their.dnHim-
acy attracted the attention of Mrs. Wa
son. who returned TO Denver. Dimoud
separated from his wife, and has now, tt
Is said, begun proceedings for divorce.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-15
ELLISON AVENGED.
British Court Brands NErs. Neame fol
Her Rotations with "Eiff.',


LONDON. JAM 15. 1ss7.-The trial of the
action brought by Douglass ]. Neame to
obtain a divorce from his wife, Leila
Olyve Neame. of New Yirl1, naming
Frank Ellison. of New York. as corespon-
dent, was concluded in the Divorce Di-
vision of the High Court of Justice to-
day. the court granting Neame decree
nisi. Ellison, as correspondent with
Mrs. Neame was not represented in
court, The, judge in granting the decree
said that he would not impose the pay
mont of costs upon Ellison In view of the
fact that he was not within the jurisdic
ton of the court, being domiciled in the
United States.
Mrs Neane obtained a divorce from her
husband in the New York courts more
than three years ago. but Nealne refused
to recognize the American decree and
sousht a separation in the London courts.
EflhisoE, the correspondent, was emily a
few weeks ago pardoned from the New
York State prison, where he had been
serving term for assaulting Mrs.
Neanrle's father.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-15
HER WAYS ARE DARK.

Captain Cox of tn Gregory street sta
ton this afternoon arrested Florence
Forman, a colored woman. who, it is al
legged, has stolen about $500 worth of
clothes from generous colored folk. Her
plan of operation was to go to the home
of colored person late in the evening
and ask for shelter, declaring that she
had neither money or friends. In many
instances she was taken in. She would
probably leave in the night with all the
clothes and valuables she could gather
up. Her latest victim is Annie Norwood
of Gregory street. Annie lost a silk
dress valued at $50. The prisoner is held
for hearing tomorrow.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-15
QUEST FOR MURDERER BUTLER.
The Swanhilda's Captain Warned as
Sea..As the Australian on Board.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. Is. 1897.-The
ship Swanhilda, on which the Australian
murderer, Butler, 10 supposed to be, and
for which the detectives and local police
have been on the watch fer several days,
has been spoken at sea and papers given
her captain which informed him of the
character of his passenger.
This information was brought by the
Monowai which lett Sydney on the 10Th
uIt. On the day before she sailed the
New Zealand Herald published the news
of the meeting of the Swanhilda and the
steamer Taupo in EInid-ocean The two
vessels met on the afternoon of Decem-
Der 8, near the Karladee Islands, Capt.
Macbeth of the Taupo. hailed the Swan
hilda and lowered 9. boat which conveyed
to. the SWanhilda newspapers containing
what was then tho, latest reports of the
murders and the Investigations of the
Australian police.
a note was addressed to Capt. Fraser,
of the Swanhilda, warning him that tn
police believed that Butler had shipped
with, him as one of his crew. 1t waa
not. learned whether or not Butler was
really aboad the vessel.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-15
TEMPEST In A COFFEE POT.
Arbuckle and the Sugar Trust Con.
tending for q Big Chicago Eua7ness.

CHICAGO, Jan. Is, 1s97--James N. Jar
Wis, who next to John Arbuckle, owns
the largest partnership interest in the
firm of Arbuckle Bros, was in Chicago
yesterday attempting to purchase the cof-
fee business of w. F. Mclaughlin He
went away empty-handed, but presume
bly, will have an interesting report to
make to his firm.
Both combatants in the great sugar
coffee war now being waged by H. O..
Haveneyer on one side and John Ar
buckle on the other, are directing their
energies toward swinging the McLaugh-
lin firm and its influence in their favor.
If Mr.. Mclaughlin capitulates to either
side Chicago will lose to New York a
business established here in 1861 and now
the second largest in its line in this
country If he capitulates to Havemeyer
the recent Wall street predictions that
the great sugar trust will soon also con-
troll this country's coffee business are
likely to be fulfilled. Rumors that sale
was to be consummated this week are
pronounced by Mr.. Mclaughlin as abso-
lutely without foundation.
There is not bit of probability of a
sale,'' he said. The price would name
would frighten both parties, as do not
want to SELL
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-15
THOUGHT THE PRINCESS A
SPY.
By Cable to the United Press.

LONDON, Jan. Is, 1s97.-A despatch
from Budapest to the Pail Mall Gaz-
ette' says that before the clipping Prin-
cess chimay and her Hungarian gypsy
paramour. Rigo, left Budapest for Nice
Yesterday the police made raid upon
the apartments which the couple occu-
pied together, upon the strength of in
formation furnished to the police authori-
.ies .nat the Erlncess was a spy in the
employ of the Russian secret service. The
police found no evidence of the woman s
connection with the Russian secret ser
vice, but in the course of their search
found packet of letters that had been
addressed to her by a European mon
arch, which they seized.