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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-07
NEITHER GUNS
NOR HORSES.
Have Yet Arrived For the Batter
les at Quonset Point --CIaims
For Reimbursement.

Matters are q4iet at military head
quarters this morning. although Gov.
Dyer, is kept. as usual. very busy in
Strengthening out many important
matters. The governor has received no
further news from the war department
either about horses or guns, neither has
any further information reached him
concerning the movements OF the Rhode
Island troops now at Camp Alrer.
This morning Gov. Dyer held a con-
Terence with Capt. Webb In relation to
the work Of making up the claims of
the state against the United States, and
today Capt. Webb commenced his off,
ciak- duties at military headquarters.
where he can be found daily from l.
to 2.
Uniforms For Balterymen.
The members of both batteries now
at Quonset Point are receiving their
clothing, or rather they have received
about all of II, but there is a good deal
OF work to be done before the uniforms
furnished to the men look as natty as
1t is desired they should Capt. vose is
a very busy man, and the clothing de-
partment will doubtless be the scene
OF considerable business for the next
few days, for force OF tailors has ar
rived who Will soon be engaged in re-
fitting the mems clothing. The boys
believe that the tailors have quite a
contract on their hands. All the under
wear has been distributed, and in a
day or two all that the state can do
for the men Will have been accom-
plished.
Lieut.. Crooker, commanding officer
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-07
SPANISH TRICK
THAT FAILED

Washington. July Admiral Samp-
son has telegraphed the navy depart
ment as follows:
About midnight Tuesday the Reina
Mercedes was seen by the Massachu-
setts, which vessel had a search light
on the channel, coming out of the har-
Dor OF Santiago. The Massachusetts
and Texas opened fire. and the Spanish
vessel was sunk opposite Estrella cove.
am inclined to think it was the in
tention to sink her in the channel and
thus block the harbor entrance. II so,
this plan was defeated by the fire of
the ships. as she lies on the edge Of
the Shore
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-07
CONTRACT SIGNED.
Electric Lighting Question Now
Practically Settled.
Agreement Will Be RatIfl q BY the City
Council Today.

The entire question OF the electric
lighting OF the city and also involving
the burial of the high tension wires.
has been disposed of, contract having
been signed. The formal action OF rat
iflcation will be taken by the City Coun-
Gil this afternoon, and until the year
1912 there will be no need to talk
about any more electric lighting con-
tracts. All the City Council will do
today consists of the passage of an or.
dinance agreeing on behalf OF the city
TO the willingness OF the electric light
ing company TO begin at once the pay
ment as a franchise tax Of 5 per cent
of the gross receipts OF the corpora
tion to which there will be, Of course,
no objection.
The terms of the new contract. in q
general way. are that the Narragansett
Electric Lighting Company agrees TO
bury its high tension wires and In ad~
dition to provide sliding scale Of
prices which, covering the period to
the time named above. gave q distinct
and steady reduction In the price Of tho
city lights. The only opposition to the
adoption of the new contract was sug-
gested by the advocates Of nunic-
ipal plant and this dwindled away In
view of the general belief that rates
offered were far lower than those Sc
cured In the municipal plant expert
mcnI. In auultlOn 10 the COn0lIIOnS
named the electric lighting company
was, OF course. to continue the pay
ment to the city Of franchise tax Of
per cent. upon it's gross receipts. This,
under the new contract, or, rather, un-
der its provisions, was Increased to )
per cent, this larger payment to begin
upon the Inauguration OF the term OF
the term OF the new contract four
years from this time.
A question arose. after the passage
OF the ordinance by the City Council.
and before the contract was signed.
whether the Narragansetf Electric
Lighting Company should begin the
payment OF per cent. of its gross re-
ceipts at once or adhering strictly to
the letter OF the contract. should post
pone this increased payment until the
period of the new contract was really
entered upon. This question was set
tied. however. without any great
difficulty. as correspondence between
Mayor Bakcr and the corporation dis
closed the fact that the company was
willing -te-Axaive the strict -wordiuR NJ
the contract and would begin the
payment ~ the increased amount st
once This ended all controversy. ana
the contract was signed. the agreement
going into effect yesterday. TO con-
tinue IA years.
bicycle Race Meet Entry Blasna
scorc Cards etc. corrsct forns: low peiepa
The J Ryder Co. y Washineton
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-07
GEN. SHAFTER'S
NOTIFICATION

Washington, July 7.-Gen. Skaters
telegram announcing ~the exchange of
Lieut.. Hobson and his men is as fol-
lows:
Playa del Este, July Z.
To Secretary OF War. Washington.
Headquarters Fifth Army Corps,
Cuba. July G.--Lieut. Hobson and all OF
his men have just been received safely
In exchange for Spanish officer and
prisoners taken by United States. All
In good health, except two seamen con-
valescing from remittent fever.
tSigned) sHAFTER,
Major General Commanding.
Chicago. July THE following has
been received from Lieut.. Hobson's
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-07


Copyright. 1898. The Associated Press.)
on Jurugua, July s (evening). by the
Associated Press dispatch boat Wanda,
to Port antonio, Ja.. July G. a. m.),
via Kingston. July Z G:30 a. MAS
sistant Naval Constructor Richmond
Pearson Hobson of the flagship New
York and the seven seamen who COM
posed the crew Of the collier Merrimac,
which was sunk by Hobson and his
companions in the channel Of the har-
bor of Santiago. Cuba, on June last.
were surrendered by the Spanish mill
tary authorities to-day in exchange for
prisoners captured by the American
forces.
Hobson and his men were escorted
through the American lines by Capt
Chadwick. of the New York, who was
awaiting them. Every step of their
journey was marked by the widest
demonstrations on the part of the
American soldiers. who threw aside all
semblance of order. scrambled out of
the entertainments. knocked over tent
guys and other camp paraphernalia in
their eagerness to see the returning
heroes, and set up cheer after cheer for
the men who had passed safely through
the jaws of death to serve their coun-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-07
SPANS OFFICERS
ARE DESERVING

Washington, July 7.-Advices re-
ceived here this morning from Gen.
Shafter announce that a number Of
high Spanish officers have deserted and
crossed the lines at Santiago into the
American camp. This act is regarded
here as highly significant Of an early
surrender.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-07

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Charles st. city: Esrrsgansctt Park; Walter
Potter, Exchange place. city.
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father in answer to a message telling
him of the safe exchange:
Greensboro, Ala. July T.
To the Associated Press:
Accept warmest thanks for your kind
message. 1t has lifted from our minds
a great weight Of anxiety.
(Signed) JAMES NJ. HOBSON.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-07
MerrinaC'S Heroes
Are Exchanged.
WILDLY CHEERED BY THE TROOPS.

All in Good Health Except Two Seamen,
Suffering From Slight Fever--Santiago
May Soon Surrender--High Spanish
Officers Deserving and Coming to Amer
ican Lines--Emphatic Denial of the
Report That Cubans Murdered Spanish
Prisoners--Admiral Cerveras Loss in
Killed Now Placed at 1900.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-07
NO PRISONERS
WERE KILLED

Washington, July THE war depart
ment to-day posted the following dis
patch from Gen. Shafter, received in
response to an inquiry as to the report
ed killing of Spanish prisoners by Gu
bans:
Playa del Este. July Z.
Hon. Secretary OF War. Washington:
Dispatch as to killing prisoners by
Cubans absolutely false. No prisoners
have been turned over to them, and
they have shown no disposition to treat
badly any Spaniards who have fallen
in their hands.
(Signed) SHAFTER,
Major General Commanding
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-07

! fever, most cases being mala-s-,s ty-
phoid and measles
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-14
AN ERA OF PROSPERITY.
Opinion of George J. Gould Expressed
 in London.

London, Sept. 13.-George J. Gould, who sails for home tomorrow on board the White Star liner Teutonic, in an interview to-day said: "All I have heard from home since we have been abroad has convinced me that we are on the eve of an era of prosperity per- haps unprecedented in our history. The business outlook could not be better and with the splendid harvest the railroads will have to move stocks ought to boom''
 Touching on politics, he said: T be- lieve the Philippine question will be peacefully settled to the satisfaction of the American people, but l have given it little or no thought" Referring to the challenge of Sir Thomas LiptGn, MT. Gould remarked: T have not form ed any plans in connection with the Americas cup challenge. I know noth- ing more about the matter than l have read in the newspapers, but I may say, as yachtsman, that I am pleased that another challenge has been received for the cup. I hope that nothing will pre- vent race, and I trust the best boat will win.'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-14
THE HARRINGTON PUBLISHING co
LEIGH CARRIES MERIDEN.
Wins in Every District-TOtal Vote
 Leigh 1,O79, TomIinson 645.

Meriden, Sept 1S.-The democratic primaries held in this city tonight to elect delegates to the several conven- tions developed one of the hottest con- tests that has taken place in this city for many a year. The fight that has been waged throughout the county for the shrievalty nomination reached a climax here, as Meriden was the last city to hold a convention and it was believed that the Meriden delegation would settle the question whether it would be Leigh or Tomlinson that would get the nomination for sheriff. The Leigh forces won out tonight, however, hands down, as they carried every district. The Tomlinson men maintain, however, that even if they have lost Meriden the question as to who will get the nomination is still very doubtful. In to-night's contest there was distinctly local issue injected, namely, the nomination of a candidate for registrar, and the present incum- bent, Mark McGrath who is a Tomlin- son man, was swamped by his rival, Frank Norton, who was among the Leigh adherents. The number of votes boiled in the several districts was: Leigh ticket, 1,079; Tomlinson ticket, 645
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-14
THE OMAHA CONTENTION.
The Discussions on Silver and Gold
 Currency-The Speakers.

Omaha, Sept 13.-At the national monetary convention this afternoon c. P. Robinson of Chicago, editor of the Railway Age, answered a number of Mr. Bartine's arguments and contended strongly for the necessity of maintain ing the national honor by paying off the obligations of the country is as good money as they were contracted in. His real subject, though, was The Interest of Railway Men in the Gold Standard" and he predicted that the 750,0 rail- way employees of the country who voted for Mckinley in the last election would do so again in 1900 for the sake of their own interests, as they wanted their wages paid in dollars on pur- chasing power with that with which they are paid. Louis Elrich of Colo rado read a paper, in which he sought to show that the establishment of the gold standard was in harmony with evolution. Incidentally he argued against the quantitive theory of money.
 Governor Leslie M. Shaw of Iowa made brief argument, which went deeply into the subject from producers point of view. T am gold mono metallst," he said, because the whole world has agreed upon the gold stan dard and the land of commercial con- venience which no act of congress can repeal, governs the whole matter. The only argument can see for silver coin- age is that it would reduce wages one half and thus enable us to compete with foreign nations"
 Several questions as to the advlsabil ity of a debtor country to retain it's gold against foreign draughts and hav ing to do with the theory of money and also as to European competition with the American producer were pro- pounded by ex-Congressman George Fred Williams of Boston. General A. J. Warner of Ohio con- tended that the gold standard had ap preciated the dollar and corresponding 1y caused general fall in prices, doubling the debts of the country. Con- gressman Fowler of New Jersey dem
 onstrated that wages had increased nu- merically since 1894 and in purchasing power under the gold standard. Be- sides, he said, since McKinley's election the bank clearings of the country had increased from $43,000, 100000 to s65,000.- 000,000.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-14
THE BRIDGEPoRT MYSTERY.
No Light Thrown on It-Startling De-
 yeIopments Tinted At

Bridgeport, Sept. 13.-The mystery surrounding the murder of the woman whose remains were found in Yellow Mill pond last night and this morning is still unsolved, and so far as can be gleaned the police have obtained no clue that would tend to establish the identity of the victim. Crowds of peo- pie continually throng about the morgue, where the remains lie. Hun dreds and hundreds of persons viewed the remains to-day, though no one was able to give any information that would in any way assist in the identifi- cation, and yet at a late hour tonight there was a large number gathered about waiting for possible chance to gain access to the morgue and gratify their curiosity.
 It is the general opinion of the off, cials that death followed the perform ance of an unsuccessful operation. Medical Examiner Downs expressed the opinion that no amateur did the work of dismemberment. The police have been busily employed all day looking up possible clues, and though the off, cials allege that they have been unable to secure any clue regarding the iden- tity of the woman, it is intimated from a semi-official source that startling de- velopments may be looked for at an early date. There is no truth to the re- port published in New York papers that the dismembered body is that of Rachel Warner. The latter is a professional nurse and lives at 243 Myr- tie avenue with her two nieces. They went to the morgue this afternoon and viewed the head of the unfortunate wo- man. They said at once it was not their aunt They knew positively be- cause Mrs. Warner has false teeth. while those of the dead woman were natural They said Mrs. Warner was in Waterbury.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-14
STUDYING CUBAN PROBLEH.
Commissioner Porter Probing the Fi-
 nanctal and Economic Questtona.

Commissioner Porter Probing the Fi-
 nanctal and Economic Questions.
 Havana, Sept. 13.-The presence of Robert P. Porter, who is in Havana on a special commission from the United States government to study the finan- cial and economic aspects of the situa- tion is regarded with suspicion by the party of Free Cuba. MT. Porter is preparing revision of the Cuban tar if which will probably be protective of Cuban interests and is acquainting himself with every detail of local taxa tion. In this work he is assisted by a capable staff. For the present his ef- forts are only preliminary.
 Commenting editorially to-day La Luchia says: "It is easy to foresee a clash between the two tendencies, the two forces on the political horizon of Cuba, the sentimental independent party and the party of practical an- nexationists. On one hand stands the Cuban sentiment, which has struggled iOl LlCCuolli lOI lNlGc years, Ou lue other is arrayed every material inter est in the island, which looks first and foremost for the greatest and strongest guarantee, not only that order will be preserved but that there will be a fu- ture development and increase in these very interests. It is too early to pre- dict what party will be victorious, but the leaders of the National Cubans should not allow themselves to be car ried away by the natural exultation and fiery temperament of their race. They should proceed with tact and dis cretion at this iuncture, for otherwise annexation may become an accomplish ed fact far sooner than is expected. The leaders should act with prudence and furnish an example of strength and stability. Such conduct in them may result in adding to the ranks of the Cuban national party a larger pro- portion of those who now advocate annexation and in carrying with them the great landed and industrial inter- ests of the island"
 These two problems are the chief topics discussed and the idea of an American protectorate, with military occupation, is no where favorably re- ceived. Everywhere it is recognized that the choice is between independ- ence and annexation. Next month at the headquarters of the so-called Cu- ban republican government at Cubitas, province of Puerto Principe, represen- tatives of the different corps of the Cuban army will proceed to presiden- tiaI election and a definite constitution of the government Each army corps will send eight delegates, making to- tai of forty-eight electors. There are two separate and distinct tendencies in the Cuban army, one strongly sup porting the present government and the other favoring General Maximo Gomez Already four presidential tickets in the field. On the first are the names of Masso for president and Capote for vice president; on the sec ond are the names of Mendez Capote for first place and Miquel Gomez for the second; on the third are Jose Mi euel Gomez and Pedro Betancourt, and nthe fourth Calixto Garcia and Jose Miguel Gomez.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-14
For Sale of a Railroad.

Denver, Sept. 13.-A decree of fore closure and sale of the entire Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf railroad from Texas to Wyoming was entered in the United States circuit court to-day by Judge Hallett. The sale will take place at Pueblo, Col, on a date to be fixed by Special Master Johnson. The suits leading to the foreclosure were brought by the American Loan and Trust con- pany, the Mercantile Trust company and the Central Trust company of New York on behalf of the holders of over S6,OO0,00O bonds in the one which was defaulted. Receiver Trumbull says the Gulf railroad will be reorganized and launched eas an indepndent system about January 1 next.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-14
SITUATION IN CANDIA.
British Admiral Issues Ultimatum to
 Turkish Military Governor.

Candid, Crete, Sept. 13.-Rear Ad- miral Gherard Noel, commander of the British naval forces in Cretan waters, to-day issued an ultimatum to Edhem Pasha, the Turkish military governor of Crete, demanding that withing for ty-eight hours he should deliver up the ringleaders of the recent outbreak and massacre, surrender the fort and ram- parts, commanding the town, and dis arm ths Mussulman troops.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-14
POLICE CoMMIssIoNERs.
Business Transacted at Last Nights
 Meeting.

A meeting of the board of police commissioners was held last night, Messrs. Mix, Lee, Avery and Fogarty
 being present. Mayor Farnsworth all
 so attended the meeting and presided. The greater part of the meeting was taken up in Investigating the charges
 made against Patrolman P. Doherty.
 He was charged with gross neglect of duty and violation of rule Is of the rules of the department. He was found guilty of gross neglect of duty
 and was reduced to grade c. A peti- tion was received from Mrs. John F. Spang, widow of the late Detective Spang, asking that she be granted a pension. In the petition it was claim
 ed that on July 5, 1895, while in the dis charge of his duty in arresting man, he was violently assaulted and sus- tained therefrom injuries from which
 he never recovered. The petition was
 read and ordered on file.
 A petition was also read from Patrol
 man F. McGuinness, asking that he be allowed thirty-seven days pay for time
 lost because of injuries received in the
 discharge of his duty. McGuinness
 sometime ago attempted to arrest three
 drunken men who were creating a dis turbance and was set upon by them and badly bruised up. He petition for
 allowance of pay was granted and he
 was commended for his action in at tempting the arrest.
 It had been expected that some steps
 would be taken last night to fill the vacancy in the number of sergeants
 caused by the death of Sergeant Bis
 sell, either by detailing patrolman or
 otherwise, but the matter was not
 brought up.
 The committee appointed some time ago to confer with the officials of the
 street railroads relative to allowing po- licemen to ride free within the city limits has not yet reported finally,
 simply having reported progress. Commissioners Mix and Lee and Clerk F. A. Southworth of the finance committee of the board were last night instructed to prepare estimates for 1899.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-14
HAYNES TAYLOR DEFEATED.
Ex-Mtnister to Spain Not Nominated
 for Conrress.

Mobile, Ala, Sept. 13.-The democrats of the First district to-day renominated George w. Taylor for congress. He was opposed by Hannis Taylor, ex-min- ister to Spain A special says that the George Taylor men refused to give the contesting delegations from Choctaw and Washington counties hearing, these delegations favoring Hannis Tay- Tor, and they and the Mobile delegation declined to participate in the conven- tion, which is claimed to have nominat- ed George Taylor with "A votes, not a majority. There will be fight over the result.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-14
GOLD MEN IN MAJORITY.
Fact Developed at Democratic Caucus in
 New Britain.


 New Britain, Sept. 13.-The demo- cratic caucus held here tonight devel- oped the fact that there would be no contest locally between the gold and silver men for the reason that the gold men were in an overwhelming majority and elected six out of the eight dele gates to the state convention. An amusing feature of the caucus, at least amusing to the gold men, was the man. ner in which John Henry Hine, who has been prominent silverite for the past two years, viewed the defection of the silver men, and when he percieved that there was to be no contest he left the hall in high dudgeon and applied language not altogether polite to his former party associates. The delegates elected to the state convention are Judge Walsh, John Sheehan, Samuel Bassett, Patrick McCabe, R. J. Vance, T. H. Kehoe, Judge Roach and R. F. Gaffeney.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-14
NEW WESTMINsTER FIRE.
Loss Greater Than First Expected-NOw
 Estimated at S3,OOO,OOO.

Vancouver, B. C., Sept. 13.-It is now estimated that the property loss by the New Westminster fire is greater than first announced. The loss is now esti- mated at $3,OOO,OOO. The insurance ag- gregates s1,5OO,OOO. The following are the heavy losers: Sinclair company
 $150,OO Western Fish company, $50,000;
 Wing Lee, Chinese supplies, $6O,0O0; Todd block, $4O,0OO; Cunningham block, $50, ,000; Colonial hotel, $60,00; Guishon hotel, $125, ,000; Curtis block, 900; Ma sonic and Odd Fellows Temple, each, $40, O,OOO; court house, $60,000; Baptist church, $4O,0OO. It is generally believed that the fire was of incendiary origin. The police have arrested Jack Shep
 pard a farmer who had stated that he knew the fire would mapped. Shep- pard is considered mentally unbalanced.