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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-07
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
CHAPTER $40.

CHAPTER $40.
An Ordinance in Ameadn cnt of Chapter 4S
Of the Ordinances, Entitled Salaries. +"
tSocond Assistant CITY Solictor.D
approved December 81, ls9i.l
IL IL ordained hy the City Council Of the
city q Providence ms follows:
SECTION I. The clause IN Section | of
Chapter ~ uf tho Ordinances. entitled "Sal.
aries" which was AMENDED " Chapicr COS ~
tho Ordinance. approved December ~. 1886,
reads - follows.
.'''ru the city solicitor. six thousand dollars;
A.. The s--isisnt city sDlititur. three thousand
dnilats: To the setund istnnt city solicitor.
fifteen hundred dollars" D. hereby amvutlsu
- a. 60 read ~ t0llpWr
IT the city soliuiioT SIX thuusnnd dol
lnfs. 10 tb- as.istaut citN solicitor three
thusand dollaI7 e. the Second assistant clty
solicitor. fvU tli,fs+-s.t..t- -si.-i lars. -
StCllDN - tbs DrDiuanrr shall take
efert from and Rfi,r The cud of the uros.nt
municipal year, sud sli ordinance. Hnd parts
81 ordinance. incon-i-tcnt herewith are
hereby frycalsd.
a true co. y--Niinrs4t
WILLIAM y. tLABkE
JaI.t City Clerk
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-07
Given Another Chance.

Lawrence Convey kept n dog without a
license and he was before the court some
time ago. fine was imposed and Conway
was given an opportunity to pay it in in
stnIlmen,s. The cash was 10 be handed over
toaDog Officer Hathaway, but IL has not been
IN evidence lately. consequently Conway was
i, court this morning, He promised to pay
NJ given another chance aud the case was CON
tinued TO March 4.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-07

Blanche Lamont disappeared on April
3, 1895, and was never seen alive after
ward. She left the homo If her aunt.
Mrs. T.. G.. Noble on that day to go to
school, and for 10 days no trace of her
could be found. Many members of Eman-
uei Church assisted in tho search for the
missing girl. and among others was
Theodore DuTrapt. who mad often acted
rs Miss Lamont's escort.
lie seemed greatly distressed on &c
count of Miss Lamont's disappearance, and
at length expressed the belief that she
bad joined the ranks OF fallen women.
This theory seemed plausible To- the police
and n search was made among tho places
where IL was believed the missing girl
might be found. Durrant assisted in the
inquiry, which came 90 naught. len
days had passed since Miss Lamont dis
appeared, and her friends had almost
given up rope Of ever knowing nor fate,
when q discovery was made which led to
the finding of Miss Lannon'S body.
The ladies' OF Emanuel Church were ell
gagged in decorating the edifice prspara.
tory 10 the celebration of the Easter
Sunday services. when the mangled body
of Minnie Williams was found, almost
naked IN the library. "A number OF ugly
knife wounds and some rags that had
been forced down the young woman .
throat told Of the unequal struggle
she had made to protect her honor.
Miss williams body was discovered in
the afternoon, ara late the same night
the first clue To the murderer. was obtain
OF. From some of the Young woman's
friends IL was learned that shu had teen
seen tie evening leiors with Durrsnt,
and although there was nothing else To
show that ne nsd nny connection with
the crime, the policS decided 10 afrrst
him. Durrant's home was visited late at
night. tut be was not there. His paf
ents said that DO had left at midnight
with the signal cOrps ut the National
6unrd. tu which he bslunsed. 10 make
snIIr heliocraphihg experiments un AiL
DInhln. Inc next tram carried two de-
tectiveS toward the mountain, and. ait, r
completing their journey ty stage, Dur.
rant was found late ia tho afternoon ard
arrested But tie news tHst h. was
charged with the murder VI Minnie VII.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-07
SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue of an'execution. No. 1C470 issued
from the sixth Judicial District Court holden
in Providence. In said county, judgment
was rendered ON the thirteenth h day of Sep.
tember, A. D. 1881, returnable TO said court
on the 9th day Uf January, A. ID. 1898, where
in /. II. Mckay and ID. r. Turnbull. 10th of
said providence copartners doing business
as Mckay a. Turnbull, are the plaintiffs, and
Defendant, viii be sold at Public Auction on
SATURDAY, The tvent ninth (2QD day of
January, A ID. 1888 at ~ o'clock noon, at
the Sheriff's ufics, IN County Court House,
at the corner or College and Reneht streets
In said city Of Providence, oil the right, title
and interest the within named defendant
JarLes O'Sulivan, had 40 the time Of the at
tacllnent on ihe original writ in the suit in
which the above described execution was-ob-
tanned, the following. .describcd real estate:
Thes8 lots, with tie buildings and Improve
meuts thereon, laid out and descf ibeu as
numbers ~, SO, 81. 50, 5S and - on plat called
'Grotto Reserve" made May, 1850 by Charles
f. Paine and Is reocrde1 in Providence Rec
ords in Eook ~ Plats, No. 3 and g. ref.rt
enCe thoroto being had sud lots are situated
on Cole, Ihuco and Harris avenues IN the
First Ma'd OF the city OF Providence.
Also lot, with improvements thereon, nein z
the easterlv part Of lot 49, on ths What Cheer
Plat so-called and situated IN the city ~
Providence, said lot being divided by line
commencing on the nortDerly line thereof at
u pont tor hfty feet east OF the east line n
Governor street, thence running south par
alei with the east line Of Governor street nm
til n cones 20 the line of Transit street. sairi
parcel heiDg the premises conveyed 10 Jan -
O'Sr llivan hy David Wilson by dvpi dated ~,
cemlcr ist, 1850. snd recorded iu Bool, 3lu.
Iand Recoids 80 the city ot Providence
Levied on This llth day 81 pctoyer at
o'clock and 10 minutts -. M, and viii be sold
to -,it-s said execution ~ suffi cisut.
LEOPOLD HARTMAN. l.puty sheriff.
Providence. October 18th. Al. lsE.
iG.fri-u
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-07
DURRANT,S CRIME.

William Henry Theodore Durrant, who
was hanged at the State Prison at san
Quentin TO-DAY, gave his life in exchange
for the lives of two young women, who
were members Of the church To which he
belonged. While Durrant was convicted
of but one murder under the law, he was
held responsible by public opinion for
the murder OF both Blanche Lamont and
Minnie Williams, and it is feit that his
death expiates one crime as much as the
other.
Durrant's crimes were peculiar in their
atroc!ty, from any point OF view. lie was
reared in a Christian, home, and until the
time of his arrest was regarded as model
young man Of industrious habits, who
was trying to work his way through n
medical college. The only characteristic
that seemed marked IN his nature was
his piety. lie had been prominent
memher of the Emanuel Baptist Church
for several years and for year previous
to his arrest had been assistant superin-
tendent of the Sunday School. In this
capacity he made the acquaintance of
Blanche Lamont and OF Minnie Williams
both Of whom were destined To be mur-
dered by him in the church where they
worshiped together.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-07
CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
Department Of Weights
and Measures.
ofice of City sesler,

"NHIHI sIICtI' lU!IVT my II'HI NJ s.Ft.I,
Providence. Jan. 5, 1898.
Notice is hereby piven TO all persons in the
city Of Providence, who are engaged in the
trade of buying and selling OF any kind Of
goods or pubic weighers, who use scales,
alances, weights or measures of any kind
4 nature, that oil sealing done in lsE expired
on the 3lst Gay ot Decon Der last, and that all
scales. weights and measures must be tested
and sealed In the present year (lSS) before
they can hn legally used in their CUSTOMARY
business. The uncersiznet will be for the
rext t8U) thirty davs tSupdays and holidays
exc-pted) in his office 20 test all scales, bal
nnces, weights or measures that mag be
brought q him for that purpose
Office hours for 1907 iitty days from Q
a. m. TO II o'clock, and from ] 80 o'clock
y. ". GEO. X. SHERMAN
ja7fri.it City Scaler.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-07
His Memory Refreshed.

Emanuel Pisco forgot 10 pay the iss. two
eeks' nstallment toward the support ~ his
wife. and no was up before the District Court
this morning and his memory refreshed.
Judge Sweotland informed him that to must
nay Capt ain Mar-ton every week or lle would
lE' taken To- Jail. He promised IN be clear in
his mind hereafter aud bis case was confin-
ued for three months.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-07
Experienced Rough Weather.

Boothlay. Me. Ian. The Bangor
steamer lenohsc0t put in here last night
on account % rouge vsat'er sue viii
yroeeed this morning.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-07

The trial. which teaan on July 90 and
lasted until Nov. !, was one of the most
celebrated in criminal Jurisprudence.
Nearly 1900 .splusmea were --exaniBed be-
fore jury was secured, and six weeks
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-07
Rhode Island SO'isty for the prevsn-
tiOn Of Cruelty TO Children.
SEcRETARy's OFFIcE, 20 Mari 81 So,
PROVIDENCE, January :, iSaS.

The Sixteenth Annual Meeting OF the Society
will be held in GRACE cIIUR~H CHAPEL on
FRIDAY, January -, isos, at c'clocl L. NJ,
for choice of Directors and such other business
may legal come before the meeting.
a full attendance i re, c,uested.
CHARLES II. TnUEBER, Secretary.
ia77t
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-07

AGENTS WANTED--GopI. smart young
msn cHn make money. Gail ~ Home Al
studio, y Snow street, room ,. iqGn
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-07

ln the Appellate Court today decree was
entered lea the cause - the Rhode Island
Trust Company. aotniuistrstnr. " Mary X.
pecLhsm ct ri. providing that ne pisvfrent ~
the income mon, The estate lsit hN samuel
STABLES Jr.. shail lr uaid 10 Mary H. Peek
ham nnL tieurlc b. calder. 2d.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-07

Gate of Heaven Mission, 5il North Aiain
street. saturday evening Mr.. n. ;. Paine
will give an illustrated talk On ".Nbel's sa..
rihce. a Type ~ thrist's sacrifice" Child.
rem meeting at2aN 3ss.u
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-07
HALL & LYON. co.
RIEs

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Professional Photographers to
our Photo Supply Department.
This department receives the
same careful supervision as our
other departments, and is under
the care of all experienced man.
Our Cameras, and, in fact, all
OF our Photo Supplies are of
the latest and best kinds, and
thoroughly up to date, while
our prices are the lowest in the
city.
We can sell you a good guar
anteed IS Ii x4 I-4) Camera
for $500, and from this price
UP as high as you care to go.
We teach our customers how
to use the Camera, and how to
develop the picture.
HALL & LYON co.
APOTHECARfEs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-07

WANTED strong. bright. Intelligent hoy
Apply At once st q, South Nster street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-07
All the Home News

You Will Find I'm the Columns
of THE NEW S. Brightly
Written and. above all. Clean
and Trustworthy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-07

A Hon, Newspaper
Like The NEWS gives the
Largest Returns to Adver-
tisers, Because II Is Read by
Home Owners and Howe
Lovers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-08
DIR. SEM TAKES THE STAND.
Gives His Experience While He Was Con-
nected with the Army.

Gives His Experience While He Was Con-
nected with the Army.
DR.. Nicholas Sem gave testimony be-
fore the commission at the evening
session. When / arrived at Chicka-
mauga." said DR.. Sem, lit was when
10000 troops were there, and the sick
accumulated very rapidly. When 1 was
there a good many of the sick were
on the ground. There were only u
limited number of cots. Medical sup
plies were on hand to a limited ex-
tent The greatest difficulty we had
was to have the things sent to US in
in having acquisitions recognized and
indorsed. but somehow it required an
unusual length of time for the things
TO get there"
The sick lying on the ground were
unCer tents, but the tents were over
crowded The men in charge of the
hospitals were good men, but new to
the service. There was no obstacle put
in the way of obtaining supplies. The
nurses were many Of them. incompet-
ent. but did the best they could and he
never saw any of them drunk His i'm
preston o. the division hospitals was
favorable. The spread of typhoid was
due TO poor sewerage and the fever
was taken to camp by state troops.
The sinks were dug. all right but not
properly policed. The site was a good
one for a short encampment. He did
not believe the water was good.
At Siboney and in the trenches be-
fore. Santiago the facilities for the care
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-08
SEEM To Be AT OUTS.
Peace Commissioners Suspend
Their Meetings lndef-
initeIy.
DIFFERENT CAUSES ASSIGNED

The Maria Teresa Believed to BE stnI
Above Water After An-GeneraI News
ofToday-s Battle of the Ballots Through
out the Land-sIgniHcant Statement of
Richar rd Croker as to the Probable Re-
suit in New York State.
Paris Nov. S.-The Spanish Ameri-
can peace commissioners notified the
minister of foreign affairs that the
Joint session which was to take place
today would not be held and they will
notify the minister when they have
determined upon another meeting.
Inquiry developed the fact that
the failure to hold a meeting Of
the commission today was only
due to the Americans asking q
postponement of the joint session un-
Ill tomorrow to allow time for the
translation of the reply of the United
States to the latest Spanish PROPOSE
tions regarding the Philippines re-
ceived here this morning.
Paris, Nov. S.-A semi-official note
has been issued announcing the peace
commissioners have informed the
French minister of foreign affairs that
their conferences are suspended.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-08

or the SICK We're not hrst-class by any
means. The trouble was that there
were no lighters 70 unload the supplies
of which there were plenty on the
. transports. The men got the best at
tention at Siboney. The transport he
came home on was all that could be
desired. He did not approve of the
camp at Montauk for a long encamp-
ment. He emphasized the necessity of
having trained men in the hospital
corps. They should have more pay
than privates. He. had no faith in the
native doesors either in Cuba or Porto
Rico.
The last witness of the evening was
Benjamin J. Moore. second Lieutenant
of company K, First Illinois. who had
yellow feved at Siboney. He had no
particular complaint to make about the
treatment he had received in the hos
pital at Siboney, although he thought
that the attendance was perhaps in
ar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-08

clear in Florida, middle and southern
| Tennessee and Arkansas, cloudy in
| western Tennessee. Kentucky, Geor-
| gia. Alabama and southern Louisiana,
and clearer in the north. Both sides
claim Delaware.
Chicago, Nov. S.-Although the sky
was overcast no rain is threatened
Indications are for heavy vote for
an off year. Even in the fashionable
residence districts lines of voters
formed as soon as the polls opened at
8. In the tenement house district the
vote is heavy. Much scratching is
reported from nearly every ward. At
Peoria cloudy, heavy vote. At Spring
field clear but threatening; voting
freely; chief interest on congressman.
Washington, Nov. S.-The repub-
lican hopes are higher than ever to-
day at republican congressional head
quarters. as a result of the early
kilograms to Chairman Babcock tell
ing of good weather east and west
and heavy voting. The democratic
headquarters were practically DESC
luted during the day. Chairman
Kerr and all officers have gone home
to vote.
In New England the weather is fine.
In Rhode Island the republicans are
confident of the return of Congress
men Capron and Bull. The voting is
progressing quietly in New Hamp-
shire. Indications are for good
vote in Massachusetts,. There is
quiet, steady voting in Connecticut,
and much scratching.
Wilmington, Nov. s. Thus far
there are absolutely no exciting fea-
lures. The weather is delightful. All
is quist at the polls. The negroes are
polling a larger vote than was gener-
ally expected.
Philadelphia, Nov. S.-The weather
is cloudy with indications of rain
later. The voting is slow and little
scratching. Sixty-fve thousand
plurality for Stone is claimed
in the city. The weather is
clear at Pittsburg and an unusu-
ally heavy early vote, and prospects
are that Dalzell and Acheson will be
reelected to congress.
st. Paul, Nov. S.-More than half
the registered vote was polled at 10
O'Clock, the ballot being unexpected
ly heavy. The weather throughout
the state is cool and generally fair,
though few towns reported snow
furries.
Nashville, Nov. 8.-Reports from
various sections of Tennessee show
the vote to be light. The democrats
claim eight congressional districts.
The other two are certainly republi-
can.
Canton, Ohio, Nov. S.-The nresi-
dent arrived at $50 this morning and
drove to the home of NJ. G. Barber,
and then walked to the polls and de-
posted his ballot. He was in the
polling booth only minute. His un-
expected early arrival pre- ented
many who intended TO be at the depot
from greeting him. He returns to
Washington this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-08
THE EBATTLEoFTHEsALLoTS
Richard Croker Says New York is Surely
Democratic.

New York, Nov. S.-Richard Croker
gave out the following this afternoon:
Everything / have heard of up to
this time >makes democratic victory
appear certain. 1t is an excellent day
for voting. and Tammany is getting
out it's full strength. Reports show
that two-thirds of the vote was cast
by noon. / have no reason to change
my figures of last night-50, 900 plu-
rality for Van Wyck."
New York, Nov. S.-Dispatches
from all parts of New York state to
the Associated Press report the cleo
tion at noon proceeding under condi-
tions favorable to large vote. In
some manufacturing places voting
was slow in the early hours, but con-
ditions will be reversed in the after
noon, when all factories and work
shops will be closed, to allow en-
ployes an opportunity to vote. The
country roads were in n uniformly
dry condition. Everywhere is mani
tested lively interest in the contest,
but this does not in the least disturb
the general good feeling. 1t is safe
To predict that the vote outside of
New York City will be as large as cast
in any recent year.
New York, Nov. S.-The weather is
bright and cool and an early vote was
east quite up to the best average.
Party lines are more closely drawn
than in go. when the democrats were
divided on the currency issue. The
weather is clear in the northern part
of .he state also, and there is every
indication of full vote. AT Syracuse
the labor vote is heavy.
Chicago, Nov. S--The following
advices have come to the Associated
Press: In Iowa, clear at Des Moines.
with indications of a heavy vote.
The city will vote against a constitu-
tional amendment and reapPortion-
ment of the general assembly. Cool
and cloudy at Sioux City; fair vote.
Prospects of good weather at Burling-
ton; interest almost equal to Presi-
Dental election. Clear at Dubuque;
voting heavier than expected, and
election of Henderson for congress
conceded. Clear at Cedar Rapids;
the vote will be moderate. Slightly
cloudy at Davenport; prospects OF
heavy vote. In the south, general
apathy is reported. and the weather is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-08
STORY OF A KANSAS CITY DOCTOR.
Thinks That Generally the Arrangements
Could Have Been Better.

IhaI tne arrangements
Could Have Been Better.
DR.. Milo B. Ward. of Kansas City,
took the stand in the afternoon He
was a brigade surgeon at Camp Thomas
from July IL to Sept. 10. When asked
as to the condition of the hospitals
he said that there was a great lack of
medicines. only some of the very sim
plest medicines being on hand. The
food which was furnished the men," he
said, Il would not want to give to my
pet dog" He said that the food would
have been all right had il been properly
cooked but in the shape in which it
was brought to the men it was enough
to make anybody sick.
The doctor was then questioned as to
the lack of attention shown patients
just coming down with disease. The
doctor stated that he knew of several
cases where the patient was allowed
to lie out on the ground the whole day
and also during the night before being
taken to the hospital.
Can you state a case of measles or
typhoid fever where the patient was
allowed to lay out on the ground TWEEN
ty-four hours?' was asked. No. sir"
replied the doctor. The doctor was then
questioned as to what his hours of
duty were supposed to be. His reply
was from a. m. until p. m. In this
way the patients were without medical
attendance during the night.
Mrs. Belts said her son had declared
on his death-bed that he had been muir
dered- He contracted fever in the
trenches before Santiago and was sent
home in advance of his comrades He
came to this city from New York on a
common day coach and died shortly
after his arrival.