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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-28
HIS END CAME
AT EARLY MORN.
Mr.. Joseph Banigan Died Just
Before DaWn--A Remarkably
Successful Career Closed.

Mr.. Joseph Banigan is dead at his
home on the east side. having passed
quietly away at 1920 o'clock this morn
ing. after an illness of several weeks.
during which time he suffered much,
but always with that calm fortitude.
without complaining, which had marked
the course of his remarkable career.
About two months ago Mr.. Banigan
went to Philadelphia for the purpose of
undergoing a surgical operation, and
shortly afterwards returned to his home
in this city, and was able for a short
time to attend to his business affairs.
Then another and similar operation
was performed upon Mr.. Banigan at
his home, since which time he had not
left his room. Although receiving the
very best of medical care, it soon be-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-28
WHAT M'KINLEY
WILL DEMAND

Washington. July 2s.-Independence
OF Cuba under the protection of the
United States.
Cession to the United States of the
island OF Porto Rico.
Retention by the United States Of
the Ladronc Islands.
Permanent cession TO the United
States OF coaling station in the Phil
ippine Islands with some cast iron
agreement which will bind Spain to a
form of government which will be sat-
isfactory TO the people OF the islands
in case she is allowed to retain her SOW
ereignty.
A rough draft Of the reply President
Mckinley viii make To the message OF
the Queen Regent OF Spain. which
Secretary of State Day Is formulating
TO be read at the cabinet meeting on
Friday, contains the above general fea-
lures as the extreme limit OF terms
which the administration will concede,
and which Spain must accept before
there can be any further peace nego-
tiations.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-28
M'GONIGLE
AT LIBERTY
Made His Escape From
State Insane Asylum.
HE GOT AWAY AT NIGHT.
The Search For Him Has Been I'm
successful Thus Far.
HE GOT AWAY AT NIGHT.
FIRED STEWART ST. CHURCH.

James ]. McGonigle. who has in the
past enjoyed considerable notoriety as
the youth who fired" the chapel of the
Stewart Street Church I'm 1892, and who
was later committed to the state In
sane Asylum. from which he effected
an escape In 1894 and again i'm 1896, is
once more at liberty. having escaped
from the asylum by scaling the high
wall of the institution at midnight last
night
The escape was not discovered until
some time later, when the night guard.
who was absent for a short time i'm an
other. building, on returning found the
man missing. The guard went In search
OF him about the buildings, and not be-
ing successful concluded that he had
escaped and informed the other officers
at the institution. In a short time
detail OF officers was securing the vicin-
ity for the man. but To no avail. and it
is thought that he has got beyond the
bounds OF the state. This theory IL
given strength by the statement of
other inmates with whom NcGonigle
has I'm the past discussed the idea OF
escaping.
McGcnigle Is about 25 years OF age
and formerly resided at 267 Dyer ave-
nue. In what was then the town OF
Johnston.
His first escape was. as stated. ef-
fected In 1894, when he succeeded I'm
getting TO Buffalo before being cap
tured some time afterwards.
His second escape was not attended
with 80 much success. and he was
found IN the vicinity Of his former home
after only few hours respite.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-28
NO PARLEYTNG
TO BE PERMITTED

There will be no cessation of hostili-
ties on the part of the United States
pending Spain's decision in the matter.
The Porto Rican campaign will so
right ahead, and the general war pro-
gram carried on just the same as II no
proposition for peace had been made.
The answer to Spain. however, viii be
so worded as to require either imme-
date acceptance of our terms or to put
an end to peace negotiations at once.
Any delay on the part OF Spain will
mean more extreme terms when the
subject Of peace Is again>taken up.
Such is the decision Of tho president
AS far as the matter stands. Further
discussion of the rough draft OF the
note to Spain, prepared by Secretary
Day. when the cabinet meets on FRI
day may result I'm the redrafting of the
note on somewhat different lines. The
main point upon which the cabinet IL
not unanimous Is the important ques-
tion of the future government OF the
Philippines. p
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-28
Bankruptcy Act to Go
Into Effect Monday.
MUCH WORK INVOLVED.
Provisions of the Law For Avoiding
Delay and Loss.
POWER GIVEN THE REFEREES.

The new bankruptcy law will go
into active operation on Monday next
August 1. in the United States court,
and at that time the court will begin
to receive any-voluntary petitions IN
insolvency that may be offered. There
is quite a lot of work entalled in the
transfer OF the bankruptcy business
from the state court to the federal
court, and Clerk Cross has his hands
full.
The new act has n provision not In
the state law. that was put I'm to bring
about less loss OF time. III the judge
having jurisdiction is present I'm the
district when the petition is filed, he
Immediately considers and adjudicates
upon IL. II the Judge is not present,
the petition will be referred forthwith
by the clerk of the court TO the referee
i'm whose district the petitioner resides
The referee then exercises on such oc-
casions the judicial power necessary
to consider and adjudicate upon the
petition. and may adiudge the pctl.
TONER insolvent. a nling fee OF SIS
will be required on the lillng of the
petition, $40 for the clerk OF the court,
SO for the referee. and S. for the trus-
tee or assignee that acts after the per-
son has been adJudgcd insolvent.
The law also provides that the referee
and trustee shall receive commissions
on the amount>disbursed az dividends.
the amount OF the dividends. and the
trustee receives not 10 exceed three per
cent. on the first $1,000. and one per cent
on all sums I'm excess OF $40. 900. together
with the actual necessary expenses for
administering the estate.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-28
NOT ENTITLED
TO RECOVER.
Decision in Case of Boston Bank.
ing Firm Against Clark Co.
Won SaIomon an Agent.

Judge Rogers today handed down his
decision In the jury trial waived case
heard by him in the Appellate Court of
Brown Brothers e. Company of Boston
against The William Clark Company.
The decision OF the court is that the
plaintiff is not entitled to recover and
that the defendant is entitled to judg-
ment for costs.
The action was one of assumpsit to
recover the sum of sl3999.16 alleged to
be due for $50 bales of cotton sold by
the plaintiff to the defendant. The plain
tiffs are brokers with a correspondent
In England and the defendant is a
thread manufactures with a mill in
Westerly in this state and uses more
or less Egyptian cotton. One f. Won
Solomon was located i'm Providence I'm
the spring Of 1896 and for several years
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-28
SURRENDER OF
GUANTANAMO

Copyright, 1898. the Associated Press.)
Santiago de Cuba, July 2T--(7:15 p.m.l
Lieut.. Col. Rosell. who after taking
confirmation OF the instructions to Sur
render from Gen. Toral TO Gen. Pareja.
military governor OF Guantanamo. re-
turned here this afternoon, said to an
Associated Press reporter that the first
intimation that Guantanamo had OF the
surrender of Santiago and the terms
thereof was on July 2S, when Rear Ad-
miral Sampson sent a letter TO Gen.
Pareja, asking what number OF ra-
tions were to be sent to hts garrison,
as they had been surrendered on the
nth.
Gen. Pareja, being ignorant OF the
surrender, refused to- credit the mes
sage and accept rations. answering
Admiral Sampson to that effect. Ad-
miral Sampson then sent a copy OF the
terms of surrender whereupon Gen
Parja decided to inquire OF Gen. ToraI
at Santiago whether the news was truo
and Lieut.. Col. Resell was appointed
TO carry the letter. He returned with
the confirmation and the surrender OF
Guantanamo took place yesterday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-28

prior thereto and dealt In long staple
cottons. In March. 1896 Won Salomon
desired TO purchase 300 bales of cotton
from @. Franger & Co. OF Alexandria,
Egypt, and an arrangement was made
by which maturity contracts should be
paid by Brown Brothers a. Company.
or the lot OF 300 bales purchased on
credit Won Solomon sold the defend
ants $50 bales the bills of lading being
in the plaintiffs hands for some time.
Instead OF waiting for the bill Of sale
time for payment to mature. Won Salo-
mon, by arrangements with the de-
fendant drew on the defendant on de-
mand for the net amount due. The
drafts was paid by the defendants by
check on their Westerly bank.
The plaintiffs claimed they never re-
ceived the money from Salomon but
Judge Rogers finds that Won Salomon
was authorized TO do everything that
he did except convert the money he re-
ceived from the plaintiff to his own use.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-28

came evident that the end was not far
off, and Mr.. Banigan began gradually
TO sink, growing weaker and weaker.
He displayed. however. remarkable
vitality, due no doubt to the very regu-
lar and we'll ordered life that he had
always led, but at 6 o'clock last even
ing he became unconscious.
At that time Mr.. Bangan's pulse ran
up to 140. and his physicians did not be-
lieve that he would last until midnight,
but once again the extraordinary vital
ity prevailed, and IL was not until 3:20
o'clock this morning that, surrounded
by his entire family, the great friend Of
the poor and needy, with hardly a per-
ceptible fiutter of the lips, passed into
eternity, succumbing to colemiae of the
kidneys and liver.
1, A NOTABLE CAREER.
Joseph Banigan was born in the vii
Continued on Page Two)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-28
GATHERING IN
MORE SHIPS

New York, July 2s.-A cablegram
from Hong Kong to the Journal says
that Admiral Dewey at Manila has dis
patched the Raleigh and Concord to
gather up II Spanish craft, which, ac-
cording to information sent him by
Consul General Wildman, are at vari-
GUS places in the Philippine archipela-
go. Four merchantmen with cargoes
of tobacco are reported at Cagayan
Luzeon. The same dispatch reports
that English traders at the coal mines
on the Luzern Island have been i'm
prisoned and subjected TO i'll treatment
otherwise by the Spaniards.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-28
IT WILL BE AN
ULTIMATUM

ft Is learned that the president has
fully determined to make an answer to
Spain which will not only set forth the
general terms upon which the United
states will agree to end the war at this
OF an ultimatum. There is to be no par
leying over the question OF opening
peace negotiations.
spain. by her action in seeking terms
Of peace through the French ambassa-
dor, practically asked our price. The
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-28

president has determined to give II. He
believes now that Spain is sincere in
her determination to end the war upon
the best terms she can make, and he
proposes to be open and frank In pre-
senting h.s terms.
He will not practice any subterfuge.
so common In diplomacy, by asking for
more than he expects to get. with a
view to yielding in the end. He will
ing at once to accept these the presi-
dent will then be ready and willing to
enter into negotiations for perfectine
the details
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-28
AN AMAZING
PROPOSITION

Military authorities regard Premier
sagasta's alleged statement that peace
overtures operate to stay the course OF
military operations as little short of
amazing. and directly contrary. not
only to the military law of the United
States, but to the whole recognized
principles OF international law. In gen.
eral the international law writer's agree
that military operations stop only when
a truce or an armistice Is actually con-
cluded and that this truce or armis-
tice must be i'm writing Until then
the mere preliminary overture toward
a suspension OF hostilitlcs In not re-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-28
TWO WONDERS!
FOR SO CENTS.

JOHN THE SHOEMAN is offering
stack Of Mems Fine Shoes, in Black and Russell
Lace and Congress, Tip and Plain Toes, made
from Fine Satin Calf and Tampco Goat, light
or heavy soIes. No such value ever offered by any
concern in or out Of Providence. Most dealers ask
dollar fifty to two dollars for the same No.
goods. JOHN THE SH0EMAN'S Price,. S0U.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-28
STEAMER AWasHoNKs

Will mako n MOONLIGHT EXCURSION along
lhe East shore THURSDAY EVENING, July
-. Leave foot of Planet street at O'Clock,
passing sll shore resorts on the Bny, Bristol,
Hog Island Iightship In to Mount Hope Bay,
arriving In the city about To- Tickets,
sound trip, 40 cents
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-28
EIGHT DAYS
WITHOUT FOOD

Col. Resell says the conditions Of
Guantanamo are awful and tho troops
are literally starving. Fpr the last eight
days they have had no food on mount
ing guard the soldiers We're obliged TO
sit. being too weak TO stsrd and 70
was impossible TO make them build
trenches as they fell from exhaustion.
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-28

Certificates of stock,
Bonds, Cheques, etc, engraved or printed.
The ). J. Ryder Co, a. Washington.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-05-20
Cao+a;n Clark a Bradford Boy.

Col Osman Dewey Clark, who will soon
lead the Vermont boys to the front, is
another Vermonter who only lacks. the
%S,nrnortunity. Another Clark boy from
MONTPELIER is in command Of one Of the
worlds great battleships, Uncle Sans
Decentralization Clipper
The first part of the above is all
right and we are perfectly confident
that Col. Clark will do what is expect
ed of him if given an opportunity
But Montpelier hasn't a corner on
ali the glory of this war, though Ad-
miral Dewey's brilliant victory may
rive the city some reason to think so.
Bradford has the honor of being the
place from where the commander OF
the Oregon originated. He was born
in this town August 10, 1843, and re,
ceived his early education in Bradford
schools, leaving here in 1860 to enter
the United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis. Capt. Clark has the repu-
tation of being one of the ablest, hand
soonest and most popular officers in the
United States navy. He is a Vermonter
straight from Bradford, and both state
and town are greatly hOnored by him.
Bradford has few other sailors now
in Uncle Sans navy and has a feeling
that it is taking quite prominent part
in the present war.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-05-20
The Dukes Mistake.

The Duke of Veragua, a Spaniard
who traces his ancestry straight back
to Columbus. was invited to this coun-
try during the Worlds Fair at Chica-
go and lavishly entertained while here.
Judging from a few things he has late
ly been saying about America and
Americans he has forgotten how we
heaped honOrs on his head and en-
deavored to show him all the sights re-
CARELESS of expense. But the Duke is
a Spaniard and all the compliments we
have lately been receiving from Span
iards are in the line of pet names, like
"Yankee pigs" etc. When the Duke
left this country he took back with
him an enlarged idea of Chicago's di-
mansions. In an interview in Mad
rid paper he says that Eat the time of
the quadri-centc nnial of the discovery
of America Mckinley was governor of
the state of Chicago" the Chicago
News think the Duke made a slight
error and should have said that me
Kinley was president of the Rocky
Mountains of which Chicago is the
capital"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-05-20
Death of Mrs. Justin S. Morrill,.

Mrs. Ruth SwaIw Morrill,, wife of the
venerable Senator Justin S. Morrill,,
died at her home in Washington last
Friday morning at II o'clock. Mrs.
Morrill, had been in poor health for
several years and has been confined to
the house and much of the time to her
room during the past winter. With
the coming of warm weather she APP
peared to improve and was able to re-
ceive with the Senator at the celebra-
ton of his SSth birthday on April IA
and aided in the preparations for the
event. The strain was probably too
much for her and the following Sun
day she was taken alarmingly i'll with
difficulty in breathing and deficient &C
ton of the heart. She did not rally
from this last attack but gradually
failed until the final summons came.
Had Mrs. Morrill, lived until the 18th
of June she would have been II years
old. She was the daughter of DR.. CaS
leb Swan of Easton, Mass, and was
married to Senator Morrill, in 1851.
Besides her husband and one son,
James Morrill,, she leaves a brother,
DR.. Swan of Boston, and a sister, Miss
Louise Swan, who has always been a
member of Senator MOrrill's house
hold The funeral was held from her
late home Monday afternoon and the
remains placed temporarily in the re-
ceiving vault at Oak Hill cemetery.
When the Senator is able to accOmpa-
ny it the body will be removed to the
old home in Stanford and inferred in
the family cemetery.
A woman of many noble and attrac-
tive qualities Mrs. Morrill, will be
missed by a wide circle of friends who
tender their sympathy to her husband
and to the others upon whom the loss
falls with the greatest force. Her
charming manners and warm, genial
disposition endeared her to all with
whom she came in contact and made
her central figure IN Washington
social lie for many years.
STAFFORD, this county, was in mourn
ing Monday in memory of Mrs Nor
rill. All business places in the two
villages Of the town were closed and
memorial services were held in the
Congregational church at o'clock,
the hour appointed for the funeral of
Mrs. Morrill, in Washington. The ser
vices at the old church were conducted
by Rev. Henry w. Cummings, Senator
and Mrs. MOrrill's pastor for long
term of years. The church was beau
tifully decorated with flowers and was
filled with the home friends of Mrs.
Morrill,. Among others present were
Amos Morrill,, brother of Senator Nor
rill, Curtis Morrill,, Mrs. Henry Nor
rill and her two sons.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-05-20
Bonds of Union Strengthened.

The New York Sun says, George
Dewey of Vermont has completed the
process of reconstruction which began
at AppomattoX 80 years'ago." In the
harbor of Manila, half way around the
globe, for the first time since the Mex
lean war north and south fought side
by side under the stars and stripes.
The bond of union, broken by the
civil war, is now welded firmly togeth-
er. All differences are forgotten in
the glorious naval victory at Manila in
which all Americans have an equal
share and over which all are equally
iubilant. Ever since the final scene at
AppomattoX the south has loyalty raj
lied around the stars and stripes, but
not until now has it had the opportu-
nifty to show the strength of its loyal;
ty. For many years they have saluted
the flag with the same sentiments as
inspire their northern brothers and
now, side by side, the two sections will
fight for it with equal love and valor
Sunday, May l, 1898, marks an epoch
in American history.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-05-20
The Latest Slate.

The St. Johnsbury Caledonian says
that the latest slate made up by GER
tain politicians in the state reads as
follows: For secretary Of state, f. A.
Rowland of Montpelier; for treasurer,
J. L. Bacon of Hartford; for auditor,
o. NJ. Barber Of Arlington. The Cal
.edonian says that the candidates are
all able, competent men, but that it
does not see the necessity for a clean
sweep and hopes such thing will not
be insisted on. The CaledOnian has
spoken in favor of one of the above
candidates and as there is no more
reason for a change in one office than
in either of the other two it has some
thing of a puzzle to solve before it can
show why that one candidate should
be elected and the other two not.
All three are good men and would fill
the offices with the best of satisfaction.
They have many warm friends
throughout the state anxious to help
elect them AS the Caledonian says,
there is probably an interesting con
test on and the next four weeks will
show whether there is ''clean sweep
feeling or not.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-05-20
Passumpsic Congregational Club.

The spring meeting of the Passump-
sic Congregational Club will be held
with the North Congregational church
at St. Johnsbury next Monday after
noon and evening. An interesting
program has been arranged as follows;
400 to 800 P. NJ. Social meeting in Fair
banks Museum.
500. Business meeting of the club.
600 Banquet, given by the ladies of the
North church in the chapel
POSTPRANDIAL.
Salutation by the President,
Hon. F. d. Hale, Lunenburg
The Monroe Doctrine of Today,
Hon. Walter p. Smith, St. Johnsbury
The Club and the Churches,
Hon. F. w. Baldwin. Barton
Education, Old and New,
Prof. H. II. Jones, St. JOhnsbury.
The Correspondent at the Front,
Arthur f. Stone, st. JohnsbuIy
7.3O. Musicale by the choir of the NORTH
church.
500. Address of the evening,
Pres. NJ. II. Buckham, d. D., Burlington
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-05-20
Missionary Meeting.

There will be a Missionary concert
at Grace church next Sunda! evening
at o'clock. Everyone invited Fol
lowing is the program;
Voluntary.
Music by the choir, "Over the Rolling
Sea-
Scripture Reading and prayer by the
Pastor.
Vocal Duet,
Mrs. Hooker and Mrs. Peters.
Recitation. ''Xoises of the Wop2sf<S-..,
Edith Brooks
Reading, "My Beckey's Thank-offering,
Florence Moore
Missionary Hymn, composed by Rev. R.
i. Bruce.
Letter from Mrs. Florence Garfield Spen.
GER.
prescriptions for Missionary Impedi-
ments," arranged by Miss Clara Cush'
Music, "The World for Christ"
Recitation, $50 Much to do at Home"
Laura Dickey
Recitation, Thanksgiving Arm"
. Marion Mann
Music. ,., ..-
Benedlction.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-05-20
What the Oregon Might Do.

Charles II. Cramp, most expert.
enced naval architect, says that if the
Oregon and the torpedo boat with her
should encounter the entire Cape
Verde fleet the latter might be sorry
that it ever crossed the big battleship's
path. 1t is more than possible, Mr..
Cramp says, that the Oregon would be
able to hold her own and get away af-
ter inficting a great deal of damage,
Skill in maneuvering and cunning
would not only aid the Oregon IN do
ing this, but her enormously thick ar
NOR is considered strong enough to
withstand any shell that the Spanish
cruisers can throw. In speaking of
what the Spanish torpedo boats might
do Mr.. Cramp says he considers them
as useless III an open sea fight.
Ever since the Oregon commenced
its memorable trip from the Pacific to
the Atlantic the American people have
followed the course of this noble bat
tleship with great interest and some
anxiety. 1t is the longest ocean vOy-
age ever undertaken by a battleship
and it will be made historical If she
joins our squadron now in the vicinity
of Cuba the strength of our naval force
will be greatly increased. The sue
cessful termination of her long and
eventful voyage will cause much re-
joicing everywhere in this country and
in no place more than in Bradford,
Vermont, the native home of its COM
mander, Capt. Charles Edgar Clark.