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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-10

doubt have been all eager tliropR about her
all day, anxious 10 see a genuine Cuban
finbuster The New York World In Its
last nights edition told of another flibus-
tsring expedition, which Is supposed TO
have gotten away from tte Long Island
coast on Monday night. The arms and
ammunition for this expedition were said
TO have been carried from New York by
the steam lighter Agnes, alleged TO be
owned by McAllister Bros, who owned
the 1iliis.
Ihs World traced all the suspicious
movements Of the Agnes which left New
York Saturday night, and was supposed
TO have transferred the arms and ammu-
milton to another vessel at some unknown
point Later she put into Bridegroom
and still later came to New London.
The captain was inter yiswed and was
raid to lave told conflicting Stories ana
IL was stated that no saio he was going
to Newport Altogether she was looked
upon ns b very SUSPICIOUS crafS.
But the fanciful story about the Agnes
has bsen sadly knocked In the head, for
she Is simply freight lighter that the
Providence, Fall River az Newport Steam
beat Company has recently purchased in
New York.
The company needed such boat to
assist In the building OF its pier at Nara
Ransett Pier and In the handling of Its
freight. so this lighter was bought and
brought to this city arriving here this
morning, stopping on her way, not un.
naturally, at bridgeport and New Lon
CON. The Agnes rs "a very ordinary look
ing craft, In fact nothing bat dinRy
old lighter, but servioeable If not hand
some. she Is about ~ feet over all, has
beam OF about ID feet and draws in the
neigh borho0d OF feet Of water.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-10
BUSINESS IN THE HOUSE.

Boston, Feb. 10.-The senate trans
acted no business yesterday. adjourning
after receiving sope reports and clear
away minor matters.
The good will and trade mark Of the
Walter Baker Chocolate company in
volved n discussion in the house, which
consumed the most OF the time. This
corporation asked for an increase OF it's
capitalization TO si,500,000. The third
reading was ordered.
ought to pass was reported by the
committee on manufactures on the bill
To provide that consumers OF electricity
shall not be obliged to pay for the use
OF an electric meter when they use. g.
worth OF electricity in year.
The joint judiciary committee re-
ported favorably on the bill to allow
the admission 10 the bar OF those who
were examined before Jan. L. 1898 and
the bill was passed all it's stages under
n suspension OF the rules.
The public health committee reported
n bill To protect the public from poison
I'm patent and proprietary medicines
The committee also reported n bill Co
allow the board of registration in phar-
macy 10 have the right 10 inspect all
druggists records OF sales OF poison.
mo savings bank or institution for
savings hereafter Incorporated shall
do business or be located i'm the same
room or I'm any room communicating
with any bank. national bank assocla-
toin or trust company" says a bill from
the committee on banks and banking.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-10

Save in one or two of Cooper's novels,
says Paul Leicester Ford In The Atlantic,
IL would be well nigh impossible to find a
romance dealing with Revolutionary his
tory which does not make the Whig Of
that war the patriot and the Tory the dis
loyal and usually evil acting man. Yet
the student of history knows that the
loyalists, If a minority, were largely COM
posed OF the gentry an6 educated classes
Of the country; were, in fact, the equiva-
lent OF what today are termed the 'better
element" and were superior in character
to many Of the men who opposed them.
No American novelist has ventured to
write Of John Hancock and Jonathan
Trumbyiu as men suspected of smuggling,
or OF Samuel Adams as public man who
sought, as other officials have done more
recently, to vindicate himself from the
charge of defalcation by an appeal to the
ballots Of the masses.
Would any American author, striving
to write popular fiction, dare to picture
one signer Of the Declaration as selling
the secrets Of his country to the French
ministry for paltry pension, or another
taking advantage OF information Of the
need OF the continental cause for wheat to
corner tho supply at once so far as he was
able? In one case alone have our writers
dared to draw an approximately faithful
portrait of a man who came to the front
in early Revolutionary days, to describe
tho county jumper, deserter, smuggler
and drunkard, who nevertheless rose to
high honor in the American cause, and
the reason for this exception Is explained
when the name OF the man Is given as
Benedict Arnold.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-10
COAL BURNS.
Continued from page 1.

this morning. than there was while the
rockets were burning, but it was being
so thoroughly soaked with water that no
further danger of an outbreak was appre-
hended.
10 appreciate the amount OF havoc
wrought by the flames. the scene must
bs viewed from the other side OF the slip
to the south Of the coal pocket. Ihe roof
nf the big structure Is entirely gone and
the entire front and one side Of the build
ing has disappeared, only few charred
joists and rafters remaining 10 tall the
tale. Every once In while this fore
noon flames would dart out here and
there iO the charred timbers, but these
were quickly quenched by the many
powerful streams thrown from the dock
and by another powerful stream thrown
from boat which was securely anchored
in the company's slip, the hose leading
from the shore To the boat.
No estimate of the loss could be given
by either Mr. Clark or ex-Alderman
Myron Fuller this forenoon. as il was
impossl BILE to ascertain how much damage
had been done, or how much coal had
gone overheard Much of the ccal that Is
now In the water has-been reduced to
ashes, and more will undoubtedly follow.
| The coal and buildings are covered by
| Insurance. but MIR. Fuller says it will
| take some time before he can approxi-
mate the loss aDtatled.
AT abou. o'clock this morning Fire
| Commissioner Luther ordered n good
| supply Of sandwiches and hot coffee for
| the flremen who had been on duty since
3 o clock and had had no breakfast, and
| the refreshments were most eagerly &C.
cept,d.
At o'clock this afternoon Mr.. Myron
Fuller stated that he was still unable to
estimate the loss. He said it might posi-
blv reach $685. 900.
The steam lighter Agnes which arrived
In port this morning ana which Is equip
ped with powerful force pump, was put
t. work on thn fire on the river front as
was the hi9 Reliance and both are doing
good work in pouring big streams on the
burning coal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-10
Smash Windows in the
Houses Of WeayerS
WHO RETURNED TO WORK.
Big Force OF Constables on Duty at
the Lapham Mill.
$50 LOOMS ARE in OPERATION.

The strikers at the Lapham mills at Cent re-
Vile have at last overstepped the bounds and
broken the law, and in consequences have lost
what little sympathy was entertained for
them by the operatives in the other mills and
the residents of the Valley generally.
Last night they commenced an often
siSe campaign against the weavers
who had returned TO work and after
trying to intimidate the other weavers broke
the windows in two houses occupisd by those
who had returned to work and threatened the
lives and property of the operatives who
would not continue the fight against the re-
duction i'm wages.
Inst evening the strikers gathered in Di-
onne's shop and discussed the situation and a
keg of beer, and some of them became so in
terested that they stayed all night.
Louis Rondeau, one Of the weavers, who
lives at Arctic Centre, seemed to have nc.
quired the i'll will OF the strikers more than
his companions, and a number of the strikers
visited him at his home, and warned him that
he would be roughly used If he attempted to
return TO work this morning, and although he
needed the money and was anxious TO work,
he was afraid to go to the mill even under the
escort of an officer.
About o'clock this morning some of the
strikers went to Mitchell Dwyer's house on
the New London pike near the village and
smashed the windows with stick of wood,
arousing the family and frightening them
badly. The strikers did not attsinpt to enter
the house, but after hooting and jeeripg, left
and went to Noel Levesques tenement on
School street, where they broke the windows
and hooted the family.
When this became known at the mill this
morning IL was at once decided to have enough
police on hand to quickly suppress any demon
stration which the strikers might N AXE agains
the weavers and when the gates were opened
Deputy Sheriffs NJ. b. Lynch and James Fish
| and number of constables were present and
prevented the strikers from interfering .r
any way with the weavers, although they
were unable to entirely stop the hooting and
| jeerinv.
AT the mill Office this morning Mr.. Aller
stated there were more weavers at work thar
on yesterday, and that about $50 looms wer,
| in operation. He did not have much tn say IN
regard to the breaking Of the windows or the
| attitude OF the strikers. but IL is his evident
1 intention to keep the machinery running ever
If he is obliged TO hire new weavers to fill tn,
| places of the strikers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-10
INJURED.

Rotert Rosamond. nged 40, lleutsnant
engine Company 2, right foot crushed. =.
. owen X. Fielder, aged Is leg broken,
sGsorge Douglass, aged 30, internal in
iuries.
owen Mullenan, married. aged 80
lacerated scalp.
William Fleming, aged 80, bruised
about todv and head.
Kate Wilson, aged 36 Of Paducah. KY,
injured about head.
Robert Dotsop, aged 30, injured about
the head and body.
Captain j. A. a. Brown, superiDtsnd-
ent of building and inspection, right
leg bruised.
Peter Malonoy, 30 years of age, injured
about legs.
Davis Stewart. 81. cut by falling bricks.
William Dssmute. aged 33, injured
about head ami shoulders
Charles Wilsoc. struck by falling bricks
and seriously hurt.
Peter Malone. leg broken.
Police Officer Rodgers, out and bruised
q ld injured internally.
Mrs. Mary Desmute, aged 49, cut about
head and arms and hurt Internally.
Charles Simon, aged %, travelling sales
man of Cincinnati, cut on head.
George Kipg, engineer of No. engine,
scalp wound.
John Hunter, stoker, No. z engine
company, bruised and both ankles
sprained.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-10
END THE SESSION.
Continued from Page l.

ferred to II. The house. when II so de &.
sired. could.at any time call for any act
from the judiciary committee, and this
was generally known. The House would
adjourn at such "A time tbat 10 deemed
expe1ient and he hoped the motion TO
refer the resolution TO the judiciary COM
nittee would prevail not for the purpose
Of smotbering IT, but .because IL did not
belong on the calendar.
The question then came on the question
to refer the resolution TO tho judiciary
COMMITTEES, and 1t prevailed by roll call
10 to IA.
Mr.. McCaughsy OF Pawtucket intro
duced an act In addition 10 chapter lG6,
General Laws. which Jroyides that money
lenders and others. shall be limited 90
charging ~ per cent. per year; judiciary
committea.
Mr. Allen OF East Greenwich. from tho
judiciary committee, reported the act In
amendment OF char ter 2i4 General Laws
entitled "of prote sdings in insolvency, "
with recommendation of immsdiate pas
sage. under q susy enslon OF the rules.
Mr.. Van Slyck II Providence. said that
the only cnanae IN the present law came
I'm section %, Ia relation TO co-pattner-
SHIPS tho act under consideration proyid-
ing that upon the voluntary petition OF
any or all of the memb mbers Of such CO.
partnership. or upon petition prsferred
by creditor or creditors of the oo-part-
nershir as provided In the case Of indi.
,idusl debtors shall be settled In insol.
yency: Provided. that whenever potl.
tion shsll be preferred by one or more,
but not all memb bers OF such Co-partner.
ship. the co-partnership shall be adjudged
insolvent 1only after like notine To On,
partners who have not Joined In such pc
fifion, and for the same causes and upon
like proceedings ss In this chapter pro
vIrof In fle .ags Of fnvoluufarv urocoed.
ings"
MIR. Ames of Providence anted the act
plsc d uron the calendar for few days
In orser that II might be looked into. and
this action was taken.
On motion ef Mr.. Remllngsr Of Prov.
idence. the House at l2 .O5 O'Clock nd.
5ourncd TO Friday morning ut II o'clock.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-10
MISSING.

Nathaniel Green, accountant. Dallmyer
building, supposed to he in ruins.
Thomas Lynch, ice man I'm employ OF
Chautsuqua Ice Company, supposed to
be in ruins
Edward Barry, watchman OF the storage
building.
EFT Is believed that ut least 10 more
bodies are in the ruins, which are still too
hot to be removed.
The estimated losses are Union Storage
Company, S77b, 900 Hoevelers storage
warehouse anc contents, $500, 900; Chau-
tauqua hake Ice Company. $50. GOO;
PENNSYLVANIA avenue houses Ss5 900.
These loss, are covered by Insurance.,
placed mostly with McCandless IL Com
pany of this city.
For three nours the fremen worked,
scarcely knowing what they were doing.
The iron shutters were inpregnable To
their attacks Finally at III o o'clock, the
flames burst out through the roof aud
shot upward 100 feet, making that part
of the city as light ms day.
This note of alarm started tho light of
res dents from thsir homes on Pike. 18th
and l2th streets.
The police wers watohful and tho
crowds were kept back Dy fire lines and
the feniful heat.
suddenly above the roar of the flames
and the pulling OF the fire engines came
the first explosion. Those within the
IRE lines were seen Io IhIl III oil ulreC-
tions. Those outs da the lines were not
beyond the rvach of danger. Those not
prostrated by the first blast wero. knocked
down by the reactioDsry waves OF air rs
the falling walls created q vacuum that
seemed to draw in everything.
1t was on the Mulberry alley side,
where the least danger was ANTICIPATED,
that tho force of the explosion was the
most severe, and there the greatest num-
ber OF fata tiles took place.
Explosion followed explosion for about
half an hour, between l2 and o'clock.
Walls kert toppling down and fremen,
policemen and spectators were rendered
almost powerl's IS % act by the sense OF
awe and terror whicn the scene inspired
Tho old brick houses along pennsyl-
vania avenue from l2th 20 18Th street
caught from the rear ana burned rapidly.
Three more bodies we're taken from the
ruins nt ii o'clock. making IL so far re-
covered. Tho dead. 70 - now thought
will reach "a. Ihoss tnkon out this
morning were:
John Hanna, bookkoeper and cashier OF
the Chatauqua Lake Ice Company.
John Scott, another son Of PRESIDENT
Scott.
Unknown fireman.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-10
SAKoNNET POINT.
Mr.. Bulls Pill For Appropriation For
Breakwatsr There.

Hon. Melville Bull, representative In
Congress from the first district, a few
days ago introduced in the National
House of Representatives "a bill making
an appropriation Tor the Improvement Of
Sakonnet Point, In this state. 1he bin
provides that the sum CT S25, 900 be appro-
priated out of any money In the treasury,
TO be expended under the direction Of the
secretary of war In extending the break.
water at seakonnst Point, Rhode Island,
in accordance with the plan submitted by
tho chief OF engineers OF The United States
army.
The bill Is at present in the hands OF
the house committee on rivers and hhr-
bors. and Congressman Bull is keeping
Gloss track of il In order 10 SECURE Its pas
sage.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-10
TO EXTEND STRIKE.
WanSkuck Weavers to Send Com.
mlttee to Auburn, N. Y.
VIII Try to Induce Operatives There to
Leave Their Places.

The executive board of the striking
wsavsrs at wanskuck have deided, IL il
skuck Company's mill at Aaburn, N.Y.,
to thy to induce the weavsrs tbers TO
come out on a sympathy strike, and also
one to Oaklsnd, II. L., where the weavers
are said to have received an advapcs Of
half q cent q yard Of cloth. Since the
Wanskuck strike began numerous letters
have been received from Auburn ana
Oakland expressing sympathy and offer
ing TO contribute TO the support Of the
strike.
who were told last night that they could
have work, refused To go To work because
they did not care Co associate with the
crass of people that we're at present. en-
ploysd In the mill.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-10
NO OPPONENTS APPEARED.
Hearing on Bill Affecting the Provi-
dence Protective d partm mt.

The committee on corporations of the
Senate gave a hearing this morning,
prior to the session of the Senate, to all
persons In terested in the act In amend
ment OF the act TO incorporatesthe Prov =
dence Protective Department., but the
only person who spoke wss Wal or IL
Vincent, Esq. who appeared IN Dohsii oi
the petitioners in favor of tho biil.
1he bill, in substance, provides that
the corporation. which at present has
only he power TO assess Its own members
Tor th,Es Ipport OF the protsctlve aeport-
ment, shall nave power To levy assess
inents upon all other organizations and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-10
FRIGHTFUL LOSS.
Continued from Page 1.

fire at Thirteenth and pike styests last
night was the greatest in the history Of
Pittsburg.
At least IA persons were killed, over o
score injured, and property valued Mt one
and one balf million dollars was de-
stroyed. The list of dead, injured and
missing. so far as known Is as follows:
DEAD.
Lieutenant Of Police John A. Berry,
age 30.
John Dwyer. age 35. single.
William Scott. Jr., 20. son of President
William Scott of the Chautauqua Lake
Ice Company.
Ste lev Zeitz age 10
George Loveless age 40 married.
Uni nown white man, aged 20.
Stanley Sipe. aged III.
William L. Wallenstein.
Two unknown men.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-10
b. & O. Changes.

ON March !. Edward $. King, now CONNER.
cial freight agent ~ the Baltimore a onto
ferred 20 lhiladslphia, with the same tti, and
duties. His successor m Baltimore will ht IA
N.Atkinscn, now cnief clerk 90 general frsisht
agent Gnllrher. j. Il. bll ~ tho gen. ra
freirht ofaco in Beltimoro will succeed Mr.
Atkinson ~ chief clerk IN the freight depart
meut.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-10
HORSE HAD SORES.
Joseph A. Hull Prosecuted For Working
itin That condition.

The trial Of criminal complaints in
which the Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Animals Is the prosecutor were
continued today In Judge wilbur's court.
Joseph A. Hull, "a man engaged in heavy
teaming was the defendant on trial to-
day. Ilo was accused Of having worked n
horse That had two bad sores on Its shoul-
were given no opportunity 10 heaL Mr..
Hull testified there were pals on the
sores and witnesses for the prmecution
claim there were not. The fendant said
on the day the agents of tho society ex-
amined the horse April 81. 1897, he had
loaned 10 to Andrew jackson.
lycurgus soyles was attorney for the
society and Franklin j.. Owen attorney
for Hull.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-10
DICTATOR BARRIos KILLED.

New York, Feb. l0--A report comes
from San Francisco that President Bar
rios OF Guatemala had fallen a victim
OF assassination I'm Guatemala City.
Details are wanting.
President Batrios was n man Of wide
attachments and marked executive
ability He was only AZ years old.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-10

SHE'S NOT A
FILIBUSTER.
Suspected Lighter Agnes
Now in Port.
ON A MISSION OF PEACE.
Belongs TO Providence, Fall River &
Newport SIS. Co.
ON A MISSION OF PEACE.
WILL CARRY FREIGHT ON BAY.

Early this morning small, inoffensive
craft steamed her way NJ the river,
through Point street bridge and finally
tied up at.the dock OF the Providence and
Fall River Steamboat Company. 1t was
the lighter Agnes, ths reputed flibuster.
But she lay there at the dock unnoticed
and unsuspected. Had she been recog-
nized and the rumor about her got
started around the city there would no
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-10
WHAT DO THE Chill LDkEh DRlNKp

Don't give them tea ar coffee Have Won
tired the new food drink called Graiu.Og A.
y delicious and nOuriShing and takes the
fiace - cufice The more Grain-O YOU give
the children the more nealth vau distribute
through their systems Grain-D - made ~
pure grains. ana when property prepared
tastes Ike the choice grades of cofec. but
costs about = as much All grOcers sell 10
and 10
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-10

agencies doing hre insurance business In
the city of Providence, whether they are
mem bers of the corporation or not, n
proportion TO the amounts OF net pre-
miums returned or received by each.
There was no objection To the bill from
anybody who was present at the hearing
so the committees will take the matter
under adyisement.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-10
The Train Shed Case.

Tho trainshed'cOntroversy is on the calen-
dar Of the Appellate Court tomorrow The
case Is thcro designated as Willard b. Tanner,
attorney general va. New York, New Haven
a Hartford Rallwa Company.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-10

TrteIfyauve Promo ouinire Tablets A. dru-.
fisis refuai the money u "a fails 10 curs zio
Tie fenutne has l. D. q on Zach iaD.et
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-01-27
what it Means

When we advertise that we will
guarantee DR.. Kings New Discovery
Electric Btters. Bucklen's Arnica
Salve or DR.. Kings New Life Pills. it
means that we are authorized by the
proprietors to sell these remedies on
a positive guarantee. that ii the pur-
chaser is not satisfied with results. we
will refund the purchase price. These
medicines have been sold on this
guarantee for many Years and there
could not be any more conclusive
evidence Of their great merit. Ask
about them and give them trial.
Sold at J. T. Penn ct ; drug store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-01-27
JAPAN READY FOR WAR.
Her War Vessels viii Leave soon for
Chinese Mafera

London, Jan. 22.-The ST. James Ga.
zette, commenting upon the dispatch
from Yokohama saying that fleet OF
nine japanese warships will leave Japan
in the course of week for Chinese wa.
tiers, says:
Japan is prepared for war That in a
nutshell, IS the news from Yokohama anc
il is really the first news from japan
since the beginning of the Chinese crisis
II is obvious that the japanese govern.
ment had stopped Telegram hic communi.
cation, which it never does except when
mob'izirg the army or navy. That is pre-.
cisely V'nat ii has been doing. It is al
most certain that the destination of the
feet is Nei-Hai-Wei and there is no doubt
the movement means that the status quo
in China, 50 far as Manchuria and Corea
are concerned. shall not be altered by
Russia or any combination OF Russia ;
allies. in defiance of Great Britain and
Japan So long the defenders policy
is equality of opportunity in China they
are in a position TO enforce their claims .
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-01-27
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