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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-16
ALMOST HOPELESS.
Condition of the Columbia and Ben
nett Mills Corporations.
Report of the Expert Accountant
Made to the Creditors.

New Bedford, Mass. April l6.--At the
Getting of the creditors of the Bennett
End Columbia corporations at the Board
of Trade rooms this noon, it appeared by
the report of tho expert who has been
examining the books, that notes of the
concern to the aggregate of nearly two
and "a half-millions of dollars have been
issued, no account of which have appeared
In the returns which have been made To
the state authorities.
IL also appears that notes Of the Lam
beth Rope Company TO the amount of
$40 900 have long been carried. Further
than this, the Columbia company is fear
ed To he SO deeply involved as 10 make
the future of the corporation we'll nigh
hopeless Included i'm its indebtedness are
notes held by the Bennett mills of an
amount in excess of half millions of
dollars.
Tho bookkeeping of both concerns is
found To be faulty and misleading the
account of the plant being sort of catch
all for troublesome balances, which have
gone on increasing. until it aggregates
more than hundred thousand dollars,
very little, II any, of which, i'm the opinion
of the expert should have been passed
that account. but ought, by all dictates
OF prudence, been charged TO profit and
loss. The result is that the mills have
ostensibly been making money, when the
true facts may be, and probably are sadly
and seriously different After full dis
cussion OF the situation it was voted To
place the matter in the hands of five re-
ceivers, who are empowered To- act for
the best interests of all concerned DR.
Stephehn W. Hayes, Andrew G.. Pierce,
.Ir., Oliver Prescott, Jr., 1heophilus
King of tue Bank of redemption, Boston.
Frederick {. Styles of Pawtucket, were
selected, and authorized To petition the
court for appointment.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-16
Business Men.

Professional Men, Clerks, Sales
men and gentlemen of leisure
should look at the large range of
Suitings that we are showing this
week for twenty dollars.
There are Bannockburns, Gala
shiels, Athlones aid Duxburys
among them.
Our range is composed of the
latest fashionable colors for the
coming Spring, of novel shades in
undershot plaids and solid colors.
NB-Theso are is AMI .0-oz goods.
suitable foe Immediate wear. are
Allzarine dyed, backed up with fun
Indigo bottom they cannot fade.
We are making a Morning Suit
OF Martins imported unfinished
worsted, of sharkskin weave,
Coat and Vest, with English inn
ported Trouserings, for thirty
dollars.
We have many handsome
effects among our six dollar
Trousers. There is a dollar or
Two to be saved OH almost every
pair you may pick out.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-16
NEW TREATIES.
China Will Make Them With the
Great Nations OF the World.

!: Washington, April 16-China is to have
new set of treaties with the great
nations Of the world which will in some
measure emancipatc her from the onerous
restrictions she Is now under and enable
her To adjust her own revenues To the
nations needs.
Much of the credit for securing the con-
sent of the commercial powers To the
negotiations of these treaties is due To Iii
Hung Chang, whn nupturpd ~ the best
advantage the opportunities afforded hy
his tour Of che world. Still the change
would have been long deferred bad not
the war which China wagcd unsuccess-
fully with Japan SO involved the former
in debt as To oblige her foreign debtors to
recognize the fact that China must be
given powers 10 raise additional revenue
The only resource apparently is an IN
crease of the tariff rates and this can he
accomplished only by consent Of the
powers which have treaties with China,
fixing the maximum tariff rates. IL
happens that the first of these treaties 10
run its course and require renewal Is
that between China and Spain, ana this
will serve as the model upon which the
other treaties will bc fashioned as thov
are renewed. Already negotiations have
been initiated between the two govern
mcnts
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-16
THEIR FUNERAL.
Continued from Page ~

Carleton and wife, Mrs. Carleton was the
aunt Of the murdered woman, Oscar A.
Carlton, cousin TO Mrs. Reynolds, and
his wife, from Providence, Miss Lydia
q. Armstrong, Mrs. Ellen II. Highly,
I'royidcnce, Aibcru q. Armstrong and
family Of Woonsocket. Mrs. Ruth Cooper
OF East Greenwich, Miss Il. Addie Thayer
OF Providence, Mr.. Il. j.. Gavitt and wife
OF Greenyille Walter III. Mowry Of En-
field, all cousins of the murdered woman;
Mrs William 4. White and her husband
Providence, cousin, and Bradley Jenc kes
OF Summit, X. L., and Henry Palmer Of
Providence, half brothers of the murdered
man Besides tho relatives the church
held nearly all the village officials and
mon of business
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-16
ADAH RICHMOND LOSES
Decision Rendered Against Her in
StetSOn Will Contest.
Judge Morton Says She Did Not Show
Existence of Valid Marriage.

Boston, April 16-Judgc Morton of the
Suffolk superior Court, has decided that
Adah Richmond has not established her
rights as n widow TO contest the will of
John Stetson, .Jr. The decision was made
public today. In il Judge Morton says
The first thing To be determined is how
far the appellant fs bound 10 go in show
ing that she is the widow of the testator
! think she is not bound to show that
there was valid marriage subsisting at
the death of Mr.. Stetson. but that, taking
all of the testimony into account IL
should appear with at least reasonable
degree of certainty that such was the
case. / am not satisfied that it does APP
pear. +"
The hearing on the question thus de-
cided was held few weeks ago and much
sensational testimony was presented.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-16

which robbery was the main motive
Mowry's watch was not taken, the man
interviewed said: 1.-The fellows who have
stolen stuff around here have never yet
taken watch" The case the speaker
admitted WAS a very peculiar ono and
while Mowry's guilt might be fully
established but little real foundation had
yet been laid for his conviction.
Mowry, IL was urged, was a man Of little
experience with the excitement of life and
it was but natural that one who had
lived SO many years in country place
and had suddenly gone through so thrill
ing an experience might be badly mixed
when called on TO account for the death
of three persons who had been his best
friends ON earth.
IL was very rarely the man who had
doubts about Mowry's guilt said, that a
man who shot at himself could mako "a
bullet go straight and almost invariably
In such case as that of Mowry in whose
ear is bullet there would be tearing OF
the flesh by the powder If the weapon
causing the wound was fired at the short
distance it must have been il the wound
was self-inflicted.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-16
There Was Plenty of Money There.

In the account of the trial of the suit Of
the First National Bank of pawtucket
against Rev.J. A. 4. McBaiu, published yes
teIday 10 WAS Inadvertently stated that one
of tho reasons a certain check Of Mr. Nc
Balm on Perry a Company was refused
was because he had no funds with them
at the time. The sole reason for the refusal
of payment on the check 10y Perry a. Com
pauy was the strong evidence that it had
been altered. Rev. Mr. McBnin had at tho
timo plenty OF money 60 meet the check
ON ucDOSit
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-16
Floral Offerings.

The flowers included pillow from the
sisters of Mrs. Reynolds, beautiful cres-
cent for Sevilla's coffin from the same
relatives, a beautiful pillow with the
from Mamie Trumpler, sister of the
murdered girl, bunch of Gala lilies for
Mrs. Reynolds, bunch of pnks for Mr.
Reynolds and 10 pinks, her age, for the
murdered Sevilla, all from the Carleton
family; n bunch of pansies for Seyilla
from Miss Leon Inman, schoClmatc;
three links from Hope Lodge of Odd Eel
lows Of Providence, bunch of pink wax
plants, maiden hair forms and roses
from schoolmates; a bunch of roses from
Mrs. Caroline i. Joslin, Easter lilies,
from Mr. and Mrs. Thomas i. Sweet,
large crescent of white pinks, roses and
fern leaves, from Mr. Reynolds two
sisters
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-16
II Was His Pistol.

When questioned about the pistol today
he admitted IL was his weapon. He said
it was "a large caliber" and he had
owned it for long time. The robbers
took 1t away from him and shot him i'm
the ear with it. When asked which
woman shot him, he looked blankly at
the questioner and said: "Twant no
woman, il was a robber This was the
first time that Mowry had admitted that
the pistol was his and it is believed that
this is an indication that he will conclude
with IA confession of the whole horrible
crime
Mowry is evidently not very well ac-
quainted with fire arms because he was of
the impression that his pistol was "A death
dealing instrument and of large calibre
As "a matter of fact it was merely a toy
and to that fact may be credited the
knowledge of the murder Had the wea.
pom been as powerful as Mowry thought il
was he would be dead man from that
bullet in his ear. 1t was not strong
enough to Withstand the shock of contact
and was shattered against the bone in his
head.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-16
Rain Caused Delay.

The heavy rainfall Of yesterday seriously
interfered with the plans OF the authori-
ties, who had contemplated starting out
early in the morning to sift all the ashes
In the cellar of the burned house and To
search the woods and crosslot paths over
which they knew Mowry had passed when
he fled from the house. In the cellar they
expect 90 find the metal parts of the pis-
tol with which Reynolds and his adopted
daughter were murdered, il one was used
for that purpose. He may have shot these
victims or he may have clubbcd them to
death with the old musket as he did Mrs
Reynolds. On the supposition, too, that
he may have thrown the pistol away when
he shot himself in tho woods. they in
tended To hunt for that and Mowry's hat,
expecting TO find the latter at the brook
into which the old man fell after his
attempted suicide. That work was begun
today. The ashes were So hot even after
the drenching rain, that but one portion
of the cellar could be explored, that
directly under Mowry's tenement
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-16
Mrs. Gammell's Funeral.

The funeral of Mrs Elizabeth dammell
who died recently in England took place
at thc church of the Messiah. which was
built through her bounty. this afternoon.
Lhsre was a yary-l.Ixn attendance ReY
Z. \. l.. Richards assisted hv Rev. j.
Leach Porter conducted tie services
which were very simple and Impressive
Thc usbers were j. H. Foster, w. g.
Nightingale Alec Chaplin. Charles Hoiser
Lauriston VI. Hazard and Howard O.
Sturges. Burial was at swan Point
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-16
Difficult 10 Kill Three.

The difficulty Of killing three persons
by such man as Mowry were dwelt upon
and also the failure up to this time TO
establish the weapon with which the
crimes We're committed. Every little in
oident that could, by magnifying it a
hundred or thousand times, be made TO
figure in afterinarth, the speaker said.
and it was such points thar seemed TO
have been made the most OF in this In
stance. There were many things about
the affair that in the opinion Of the one
interviewed were not ali inconsistent with
the innocence OF the man held for the
crimes.
The story that Elisha Mathewson had
left large sum OF money, which had not
been accounted for, may have reached
beyond the limits of the town and the
house situated as 10 was and in place
where there was little chance of detection
may have enticed some of the men who
have done city work. A night or so be-
fore the murder, 1t will be recalled, u
mask was found behind tho Centerdale
Hotel
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-16

The customer making purchase of two pair
hose, the sale amounting to 25 cents IL the
lucky person at last nights presentation.
st. ONCE a. O'NEII4I 90.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-16

BOYsi BOYSn BOYS!l,-You can make
money and get n Bicycle for nothing The
News wants 2UJ boys in Providence and victn-
ity who want 10 earn s. or p % week ly work
ing = few hours every afternoon. The work
VIII DC easy ana right lu your homo ncighhor-
hood. Boys VINO reside with Ineir parents or
guardians preferred. Cnll at once aud rccoivc
tull explanation. Circulation Department,
Providence NCws, NCybo--et street
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-16
An Important Discovery.

One important discovery was made. The
bolt OF the lock 20 the door leading to the
highway had not been thrown. showing
that when the old man fled he was in such
hurry 10 get away from the awful scene
that he neglected to lock the door. When
the conditions Will permit, "a search will
be made for Mowry's alleged wealth of
coin, which should be in the cellar Just
under where his bed had stood
Mowry's story of robbery is less and less
credible Had there been such a sortie
and holdup as he describes, he would have
been deprived of his watch as well as his
other valuabes. The watch he retained
ap 10 the moment of his arrest. The burn
upon his left ear was no doubt received
when he was firing one OF the two build
ings
Nothing had been done about the in
quest up TO this noon.
Coroner j, j. Lace expected TO receive
his orders from the attorney generals de-
partmept today but it has not material
lied. The inquest will probably be held
tomorrow or Monday
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-16

Rev. DIR. A. VI. Plumb Of Boston. will preach
IN iho BsDehcent Church, this evening at rs
osa rk
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-16
A New Theory.

Tho mau 81 experience said that notwith-
standing tho alleged motives FOR The crime
that Mowry bas lcen stated to have had
on the part Of some one else. lie Thought
that Mowry might in his story 90 the
Burfillvillo authorities have increased
the number OF men implicated in the
affair as his condition certainly was not
when be was found such thai he could
accurately describe what had taken plgco
on the iatoiul night and still thc work
might have been done by some of the des-
peradoes that have made their headuuar-
ters I'm this state for sometime past
Whom askcd why IL the deed was ono "a
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-16

The story told by Mowry about the
possession of 500 in gold that the masked
robbers, he claims, took from him, is
rather upset by the statement of Mrs.
Sweet whom Mowry at first claimed had
kept the money for him until recently.
Mrs. sweet says that she kept $50 i'm gold
for Martin for some timo, but that he
took IL from her last summer Parties
in the town say that Martin recently sold
coins he had kept for long time. as II I'm
need of money but as one of them also
remarked, he was so strange n character
that you could no more tell by his actions
whether he really needed money, than
you could tell by his words what his
thoughts were.
There seems TO bc noticeable differ
cnco of opinion as 10 just what Kind of
an instrument was used to do the fearful
work, and the latest idea is that an old
slcdgc hammer was the instrument with
which the horrible killing OF the Reynolds
was done.
A News reporter talking over the affair
last night with man who had at one
time quite lot 10 do with the hunting
down Of criminals and was rather surprised
60 find that the party To whom hc was
talking seemed to doubt that the conncc-
tion Of Mogry with the crime has been
established.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-16
Sentiment Changing.

During the day of the discovery of the
murder and the apprehension of the mur-
derer the sentiment by the village folk
for Martin Mowry was tempered with
pity. They regarded him as irresponsible
because of the overthrow or his reason.
Today the sentiment is quite different
and there is low and angry murmur
from the men of Harrisvillc and Oakland.
They are beginning To believe that Mowry
is "a flend and he is now playing cunning.
His malicious impulses long held in
check, mt last burst their bonds resulting
in fiendish crime.
Sharp County record., 1897-07-30
State Railroads.
Important Announcement is
Made by the Board.
dasotto.

An official announcement
from the state board pro-
vided for in the Bush bill
has bsen awaited with nc
little interest throughout the
state and now that the Ga
zette is able to Law snch an.
nouucement before the
people of the state, activity
in the premises is in order.
The state boards proc
lamation is DIS follows;
cmsuv#im 0tc@5 Railroads;
Notice is hereby given 'o
the people Of the state OF
Arkansas that, by virtue OF
the power vested in US by
the act Of the General AS
s3mbly, entitled, IAN act
to create u state board tc
Sharp County record., 1897-07-30
The man in BONDAGE.
Cor. 70 sural World.

1t is very NICE to talk
about the independent farm
er. There is no such thing
as independence to a man
in bondage. When a man
takes a load of corn or hogs
to market and is not able
to take a cent home, or even
the few things his family
needs, the talk of indepe1d-
ence is a mockery-
Farmers and all other
men, in any business, who
are in debt are in bondage.
| once borrowed a thousand
dollars to make improve
ments while living in Chic
ago. | thought it would be
an easy matter to pay it
back, Hard times came on
and it took every cent l had
to pay that thousand dol
lars. Debts are not as
easily paid as we think.
No farmer is independent
unless he can pocket the
money for a load of corn,
with the consciousness that
he owes no man a dollar.
1t takes a long time to
learn what independence
means; at least it did for
ME. | have had a good
deal of property, but |
wanted a good deal more,
and was in debt for half |
did have. A man can meyer
be content in such a state
of mind. Not until | had
lost the whole in the effort
to get more, did | realize
how little it need take to
make a nah contented and
happy. A farm home, Of
any size, out of debt, is in
dependence. None of us
need riches, but we all need
a home, if ever so homely.
Sharp County record., 1897-07-30
What they drink in China,
Nov y,rs Journal,

There are no drunkards in
China neither is there an
excise law. And yet it is
as easy to get intoxicated
in China as elsewhere, and
perhaps easier for drinks
are cheaper. Wine Of all
kinds has been known and
drank in the Celestial king
dom since the days of the
Chau dynasty, some 1000
years B. e. Everybody
drank the fermented grape
juice in those days, and a
gold cure establishment
would have coined money
had it existed.
Things went from bad to
worse, until one Of the EN-,
perors OF the Chau dynasty
went upon a protrac!ed
spree. When he began to
"see things he stopped
short and reformed, and
demanded reformation or
the part Of all his subjects,
He dqfreed the instant de-
Sharp County record., 1897-07-30


Nail his ear to de gospel
pole, Bow his head down
tween his knees and his
knees way down in some
lonesome, dark aud narrer
valley where prayer is much
wanted to be made. 'Noint
him wild de gerosene lie of
salvation and sot him on
fire.
Sharp County record., 1897-07-30

struction Of all wine cellars,
distilleries and saloons.
Since then wine made of the
grape has been unfashionablc
in China, and scarcely airy
is made there or used.
Sherry, port and whiskey
have become rather popular
in China during the last half
century, but they are con-
sidered as food, and only
taken at and with meals.
Among the native beverages
is shoa-s -shing, a palish
brown mixture, the taste
of which suggests ripe
hickory nuts. 1t is served
at all State banquets and
also at private dinners.
When cold it is cloudy; when
warm it grows clear, emit
ting a peculiarly pleasant
odor.
What shoa- -shing is to the
upper classes, sam-sh1l is
to the masses. 1t is made
from rice and is it's triple
distillate. O d sam-shui
is very expensive and tastes
like old sherry.
ling is made from
Mongolian millet and bears a
family resemblance to rye
whiskey. 1t is drank only
in Northern China, but has a
large use in the making of
liquors. Of these latter,
ung-kapeh, or wo-shia-pi is
the best known. 1t is thick,
oily and yello ", and is a
cross between yellow Char
treuse and Benedictine. Its
taste is sweetish and aro-
matte, and it has a great
reputation as an appetizer.
Other liquors mace from
koa.ling are moo.qua, made
Of koaling and melon; meu
kwai-loo, ying-toa, and
hundreds OF other drinks.
Then there is fun-chin,
or raw alcohol, used for
medicinal purposes. Fer
mented fruit juices and flow
er wire, made by steeplng
petals or leaves, are also
common beverages. Geran-
ium wine is 4 horrible con-
coction while bay leaf wine
is the equivalent of the bay
rum used by our BARRIERS.
All told, there are some 1000
district drinks in China, yet
drunkards are almost un-
known,
Sharp County record., 1897-07-30
OFFICIAL.

Congressman, First Distrct-P. d. McCulloch
residence url;lnna, Lce County.
Senator, Second Dist-A' J witt POCahOntas
udgc, 10th judicial Dist-John b. McCaeb,
Evening Shade
Pros. Attv' 10th Dlst-R B. Maxey, Mann
moth Spring,
SHARP COUNTY -Representatlve,-T /. Herrn.
Judgc-W, q, Murphy.
lerk--Jasper Justls,
Sheriff.. y. wilkins Hardy.
Asscss0r-ThOs II. McCaleb.
Trea5urrr--C. W Shaver.
Co. LAamtner-D ID. SpurlOck.
THE COURTS,
Circuit Court, nist-First Monday In JAM
uary tnd July. In S. Dlst--Second Monday In
February and August
County Court-lst Monday in January, Aprn,
uly and October
Probate Court, s. Dist-lst Monday In Febru
ary May, August and November.
Sharp County record., 1897-07-30

rnn' he Roanoke N c w S
,lgts E,s the following fcrvent
w 'er which a colored min.
m|'iade ip behalf. of a
rut,w Minister 70, Lord,
W him &c eye OBJ de eagle
".r % ne nay spy out sin afar
'dN Lay bis hands to de
'o'@pe ID Psi plow. Tie his
.a rue to de line Of truth.
Ia s
Sharp County record., 1897-07-30
Half a Million 10 the Claim.

San Diego, Cal, An IN.
tcresting letter telling of
the recent trip Of the steam
er Excelsior to Alaska has
been written by the captain
Sharp County record., 1897-07-30

prospected can be worked
out in a few years, but there
is still az immense territory
untouched, and the laboring
man WHO can get there with
ONE years provisions will
have q better chance to,
make a stake than III any
other part Of the world.