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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-14

hotel on College street and hearing the
| clerks story OF the tragedy.
Mr.. Millner had come there at Z
O'Clock in the evening and had been as
signed to No. IS, on the third floor. His
| only baggage was two large valises.
Next morning he made no appearance,
| and his door remained locked until
noon, when il was forced, after many
rappings. Mllner was lying across the
bed in his nightshrt. stone dead. with
half emptied bottle labeled Hydro
cyanic Acid lying on the counterpane
by his hand. A post mortem was held,
and the coroner's inquest resulted i'm a
verdict OF suicide by prussc acid. The
poison seemed to have been administer
ed in alcohol. The body was taken back
10 New York for burial.
II il was a murder some one must have
entered the chamber during the night.
poisoned the treasurer, probably with
drink of liquor. looked for and found
the money and retreated as he had
come. Furthermore. If 1t were true that
Millner- drank with him. ii is probable
that the men We're acquainted. At any
rate, the murderer was aware of the
treasurer's flight and it's object.
Now. the bedroom door was found
locked on the inside, with the key i'm the
lock, and the window was 30 feet above
the ground. but | was struck by the fact
that man might have come down from
some room above by the fire escape
which passed the window OF No. Is.
There were two floors above. and | ex-
amined the register to find who had oc-
cupied rooms adjacent to the fire es-
cape on the night OF the tragedy. Only
one of these apartments, | found, ha( ,
been tenanted, and that by a man WI
reglstered - r Goebel, Baltimore
The clerk described this man as a stou
elderly man, with white, militar
mustache and long gray hair. He Ea
not been observed 20 hold any commU
nication with Millner. and he left ~
hotel at 10 o'clock, before the body We
discovered The clew was so slight tina
| was rapidly coming to despair-till
found the cigar case.
II was i'm a little, weedy area Just be
meath the fire escape. \ heavy thun /
derstorm during the night had cooled
the air. and ! walked on the sidewalk |
before the hotel with an after breakfast |
cigar IL was then that I noticed "a REQ /
gleam among the dripping herbage IN /
the area. I reached through the fence
and pulled the thing out. IL was .
handsome red morocco cigar case, with
silver mouptngs. but much damaged
by the weather. Inside were two pecul-
lar prism shaped cigars. soaked and
sodden and a scrap Of illegible writing.
I showed my find 20 the clerk, and. TO
my surprise, he displayed considerable
interest.
III IL has two three cofnefed cIgnrs IN |
it," he said. "A think I know whom IL
belongs to-"
IA has" I replied. But who
"Gentleman here week ago. Mr.
iOebel. lie wrote to us yesterday
saying that he had lost his cigar case
and wanting as Go send IL to him In
New York We answered that we hadn't
seen n. but n we found IL we'd send il.
Here's his letter"
read u. II was typewriter, but the J
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-14

signature was the same as that in the
hotel register. The cigar case was de-
scribed exactly.
That's all right" l said did he
give you an address i'm New York;"
mo. He just asked us To send Ii by
the Dominion Express company. and he
would call for il. He said he valued 1t
very highly"
had no sort of evidence against Goe-
bel, but he was the only man who fitted
into my hypothesis, and determined 20
see him at any rate. left Toronto that
afternoon. and next morning | talked
over the situation with Charlie Macon
In The Comet rooms
Seems pretty hazy" he said doubt
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-14

things for the children, They shall
soon have their dinner now!" But, oh.
dear me-. he very soon found he could
not even carry one apple in his mouth.
and one apple wouldn't be nearly
enough.
What did he do? Leave the dinner
behind him?
Not he! Spreading out those spiky
little puills which grow all over his
body. he rolled among the apples. OF
course some stuck fast on the spikes
and off he ran as happy little hedges
hog as ever you saw with his family's
dinner sticking upon his back.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-14
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.

Two boys Were born some years ago
As like as like can be;
One youngster was the other boy
The other boy was me.
They sent him to the selfsame school,
oh. day Of woe and sadness!
And here / find have TO pay
fff1o price OF all his badness.
When he plays truant far away
And acts the naughty urchin.
Folk come and vow that il was me,
And so / get the blrching.
In vain plead an alibl.
They says at is a lie. sir
D'you think that we will not believe
The witness of our eye, sir?'
One day the toothache did attack
This aggravating youth:
They took me TO the dentist, and
lie drew my finest tooth!
feel bit pcrplexed myself
About this mystery
Whether j am the other boy
Or whether he is me.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-14

the money and went back After he got
back to New York he discovered the
loss of the cigar case and began to
worry about it, but he waited till the
thing seemed to have blown over. Then
he wrote TO the hotel. and he liz waiting
for IL now, very anxious to get il back
into his own hands again. I'll wait in
the express office, and when he comes
to get the package I'll follow him up"
The editor shook his head. I'm
afraid this Sherlock Holmes business
won't CO." he said. 'I'll go with YOU,
though, and Wen see the man any
way"
The cigar case would arrive at the
office about 10 o'clock and we did not
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-14

vessels from the trees and evaporate by
throwing hot stones into IL. Venison
and rabbits and ears of corn are boiled
in the sap, and thus treated will keep
during the winter. Sugar sap is also
extracted by this tribe from the silver
maple. and box elder. one winter a
number of these Indians were found to
have been living on nothing but pine
sugar for over four weeks.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-14

shining. and their breath came in lit
tie, excited gasps.
For the rest of this hitherto veracious
chronicle L will not take the response
bility of vouching. Ii is the kittens
VERSION. Just as their heads and claws
rounded the vase TO a good point for
assault their blood was frozen by the
sound of deep, hosrse "woof, woof!"
almost I'm their ears. They looked up,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-14

We were right. Ii was the greatest
sensational story OF the decade, but
Charlie and i had it all To ourselves,
for, as was obviously right. it nevek
appeared in print.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-14

InIIA.----AA- -neaIIN N--G- ! -ran-Il4.Its-
your idea is"--
That this man GOrbel was Millners
confederate or hacker all through the
last two years. 10 stands 90 reason that
he must have had some sort or power
ful help OF n never could have eyaded
the scmiyeariy auditings Goebel and
Millner were probably skipping togeth-
er very likely for Central America.
Goebel came down by the window and
the Tire escape TO visit his pal, poison
ed him with a drink ~ whisky, collared
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-14
A Tree That Produce. Bu,,er.

There is tree in India and Africa
from which butter is made. The fruit
grows to the size of a pigeons egg. In
side the fruit are seeds, which are
pressed, and from the oily substance Q
very good butter is manufactured.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-14
A Sweet Diet.

a tribe Of Indians i'm Manitoba. Do
minion of Canada, almost live on maple
sugar which they collect i'm birch bark
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-14
BY MANSFIELD 4oMasENO

Little fishes iD the brook,
Pray beware the cruel book.
Naughty boys will try to catch you;
Naughty girls will try to Snatch you.
Little fishes in the stream,
SbuD the false fIy's cruel eIeano,
For beDeatb bis wings SO blue
Hides a cruel book for you.
Little fishes in the pool,
Do not trust the angler cool.
He will try to pull you out,
Pretty little sPeckIed trout.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-05-12
WHEN WEVOTE ON LAWS
SOME OBJECTIONS AGAINST
THAT STEP ANSWERED.
Do the People Want to Make the Laws?
Would 1t be too Expensive? Would
the People Generally use Good Judg-
ment?

Objection. The people do not want
the power to make law by the inltia-
tive and referendum.
Answer. In 1894 nearly one-sixth
of the voters of Oregon signed a pc
tition to the legislative assembly ask
ing for constitutional convention to
submit to the people new constitu-
ton including the initiative and refer
endum The vote in California on the
constitutional amendment granting
the referendum on charters to cities of
three thousand FIVE hundred inhabi-
tants or more was one hundred fifteen
thousand in favor, to forty-two thou
sand against, nearly three to one. In
Minnesota at the presidential election
of 1896 q similar method was adopted
by one hundred seven thousand to if
ty-eight thousand, nearly two to one.
If the failure of some citizens to vote
on proposed laws is a good reason for
not allowing the power to any, then it
is just as good a reason for not allow
ing the people TO elect officials, because
it is very seldom that more than two
thirds Of the voters go to the polls ut
any election. The above facts show
that great many citizens want this
power.
Let constitutional amendment for
this purpose be submitted to the poo
pie and see whether the majority want
the new system.
Objection 1t will be too expensive
will cost too much for elections and
printing.
Answer. There will be no percepti-
BILE cost for elections because special
elections will very seldom be called to
vote on proposed changes. Laws will
be elected or defeated at the regular
elections held every two years or often
er for the election of officials 1t
would be an unusual thing to have
more than nine proposals submitted at
one election. The Canton and Berne
and Zurich, Switzerland, has averaged
only four to five laws year for more
than twenty years But even II there
were twice that number, the printing
and delivery to every citizen of a
pamphlet copy of the proposed laws
cannot exceed ten cents per voter, ten
thousand dollars for a referendum vote
in Oregon. Our legislature squanders
more than twice that sum at every
session for the one item of clerk hire.
For national referendum it would be
only one and half million dollars
possible one-twelfth of Mark Hanna's
campaign fund-and a mere triAe COM
pared with the millions congress wastes
every year
Objection. II the people hAYs the
initiative and referendum, great and
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-05-12

dangerous changes are likely to be
made by the voters enacting their
hasty impulses into laws.
Answer. "All experience hath shown
that mankind are disposed to suffer,
while evils are sufferable, than to
right themselves by abolishipg the
forms to which they are accustomed
Declaration of independence.
revolution by force of arms was the
only method the plain peoplY OF any
nation ever had for making great
changes in government until the Swiss
adopted direct law making by the vo-
tiers, through the initiative and refer
endum. No "hasty impulse" has been
enacted into law by the voters OF
Switzerland.
No large deliberate body has ever
made a great change in the law ex-
cept after careful and long continued
discussion. Under the proposed sys-
tenn of direct legislation, all the voters
form one vast deliberative assembly.
In slight degree this is due of our citi-
zens now as to some constitutional
amendments, and no instance can be
found in American history where the
people of any state have approved any
constitutional amendment unjustly at
lacking the liberties of the citizen or
the rights Of property. Many good
amendments have been rejected on the
first submission the second or third
time, after discussion and education.
Considering the action of Swiss on
government ownership Of railways and
government national bank. A pro-
posal by the government in 1891 to buy
the Central Railway, one of the most
important lines, was rejected by one
hundred and ffty-six thousand major
ity.
October 1st, 1896, after having five
years more of study and discussion,
the question of buying all railroads
was submitted by an initiative petition
and carried by fifty thousand majority
in a vote of nearly four hundred thou
sand. In 1896 the Swiss congress pass
ed bill creating government nation
al bank. In its tendency to centralize
power in the national government the
bill is like the demands of the pop
ulists in the United States, though in
details there is a great difference. The
referendum was demanded by eighty
three thousand voters, (only thirty
thousand were required), and the pro-
posal was defeated by nearly fifty
thousand majority in vote of nearly
four hundred and forty thousand.
This does not look like enacting the
hasty impulses, either of the people or
their congress-
Ia it possible that all our voters
could give us so many and hasty ill
advised laws as we now get from con-
gress aud the state legislatures?
Objection. Anybody will sign a pc
titlou to submit law. Therefore the
agitation will keep the people voting
all the time.
Answer. This is mistake. The ex-
perience in Oregon with the petition
for a Constitutional convention proves
that man will not sign petition to
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-05-12

1.-THE earth belongs in US lfruct to
the living; the dead have no right OF
power oyer it. The earth is given as
common stock for man to labor on; il
for the encouragement of industry we
allow it to be appropriated, we must
take care that other employment b
furnished to those excluded from the
appropriation. Whenever there are IL
any country uncultivated lands ant
unemployed poor, it is clear that the
laws of property have been so far ex'
tended as to violate natural rights. -
Thomas jefferson.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-05-12
Peculiar ouIda

ouida never shakes banda She de.
clares it to be the most Vulga. form
Of salutation. AS coon as she enters
a room she goes straight to a seat
Once seated she will not bulge till she
takes her leave. Anyone who wishes to
meet her must play Mohamme1 10 the
mountain. No matter who he g sha
never rises or changes her position.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-05-12

The streets of ST. Louis are said to
be in a terrible condition. The other
day committee began the investiga-
ton of the causes of this condition,
and it was found the treasury could
not supply the funds for improvements
owing to the successful tax-dodging
that was going on. Street railway
property valued at 3s,99O,OOO was as
sessed at trife over $1,000, 900, and
the gas property, valued at Sis, 1875, 900,
was assessed at only ss5s,OOO 1t goes
without saying that the poor mans
house was assessed at as near the full
value as the officials dared. Just so
long as public franchises remain in
private hands these conditions will
continue. Farmers Voice.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-05-12

submit law as freely as he will one
to have John Smith appointed post
master or deputy sheriff In the latter
case he is doing personal favor for
neighbor and it costs him nothing at
all, while the refusal may make him
an enemy But when petition to
submit law is offered, there is no
question of personal favor. Signing it
may subject him to ridicule as crank,
but he does not make an enemy Of
anyone by refusing, because it is =
question of principal on which his
right to his opinion is freely admitted.
Therefore, in order to get the sigma
lures of FIVE per cent, for the local ref
erendum, or ten per cent for the local
initiative, or smaller percentage but
much larger number for national pc
tition, there must be very large num-
Der who want the question submitted.
In addition, circulation of such pc
tition will require an organization for
the purpose, much labor, and some
money. AS general rule no man or
class expects great personal benefit or
injury above what may fall to the 9TH
er men or classes by the proposed law.
Therefore only the most public spirit
ed, persistent and intelligent of the
people will circulate the petition.
These men will not incur the neces'
sary ridicule, labor, expense and trou'
BILE, unless it is principal that seeing
to them of the greatest Importance.
The herald., 1898-04-24
Current Topics Clnh

The ladies of the Current Topics club
were entertained by Mrs. Is. 7. Galpin Sat-
urday afternoon from 2:3O to O. clock. On
entering the hall ice fruitade was served
by little Miss Galpin. The ladies played
the character game, and Mrs. Henry
Steere guessed the greatest number of
names. Mrs. Claude E. Sheckles talked to
the club about the popular Austrian, Count
Thun. The great Anton Seidl was given
much attention by Mrs. Lottie Willard.
and the pathetic words written by Robert
G. Ingersoll In the late Seidl's behalf were
read. Emperor Williams naval bill was
given some attention by Miss Victoria
Ellis, and Miss Eugenia Hobbs reviewed
the works of NJ. Crubeitan and particularly
his interest in physical exercise and edu-
cation in general. Austins poem. "a Voice
Of the West" was read by Miss Louise
Jones. The ladies then Joined in informal
conversation. Those participating were
Mines. Fred Fay, ]. p. Harroll, o. T. Fell
lows, H. G. Gates, VIM. Egelhoff, C. l..
Truttt. Gail B. Johnson, Handy, c. l..
Osgood, Wyman. NJ. E. Alexander, Lottie
Willard, George Rice, Henry Steere, r. II.
Reynolds, Enderein, Tomas Goss, A. +.
Blanchard, G. F. Bovard, ]. NJ. Bracewel
]. w. Hinton. Claude E. Sheckles, II. \.
Ardito, Louise Jones. Rhone. Victoria
Ellis. Hutchinson, Eugenia Hobbs, Kate
Tehan.
The herald., 1898-04-24

The ]. o. C.'s entertained 1--WE Boys" on
Friday evening at the home Of Mrs. Milo
Baker on Ingraham street. After the ad-
dress Of welcome by the president, Miss
Mae Falls, 1--WE Boys" presented the soci-
ETY. with a gavel, George J. Oden making
the presentation.
The paper was read by Miss Edwards
The program was interspersed with games
and original songs. In the entertainment
contest the prize was won by Mr.. Hixson.
After light refreshments were served, the
evenings program was ended by singing
America" Those present were: Mines.
M. Baker, ]. D. Burch and 8. e. Shepherd
Misses Mae Falls, Estella Edwards, Edna
Edwards, Myrtle Martin. Helen Hammond,
Edna Davenport, Ada Davenport, Florence
Dodge, Mabel Hilton, Irma Wilson, Georgia
Lawson. Opal McClary, Ruby Sawyer, NJ.
Grace Wilson, Neil Super, Mary Hama
walt, Geneva Day, Anita Whitman, Edith
Williams. Helen Washburn, Marie Law
der, Lizzie Hawthorne, Grace NJ. Wilson,
Julia Spenser, Nellie Book, Ada Bradley.
Lura Spenser, Eta Robinson and Birdie
Owens, Messrs. NJ Baker, ]. D. Burch, w.
II. Herman, D. Falls, I. H. Falls. W. Han
cock, c. Hixson, G. J. Ogden, r. Wagner
F. Grout, A. Burge. H. Thomas, H. Bittle-
ston, VIM. Newman, E. c. Amos, e. Nit
finger, C. Page, H. Maurice, F. Talbot, ].
Danforth, E. Davidson, NJ. Costerisan. r.
Schroeder, D. Morse, J. Davidson and II.
Burgwald.
The herald., 1898-04-24
Brooks-Vogt

The marriage of Miss Ottilie NJ. Vogt.
daughter of Herman c. Vogt, and David
Brooks took place Wednesday afternoon at
the brides home on West Thirty-second
street. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Will A. Knighten and was witnessed
by number of relatives and friends. The
brides gown was of novelty suiting in
green and brown, and her hat was of green
straw. She carried a cluster of white car
nations and ferns. The maid of honor was
Miss Alice Stecker. Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks
left at once on a short Trip to Riverside and
San Bernardino. They will be at home to
their friends after April "a at 146 West
Thirty-second street. An informal recep-
ton was rendered them at their new home
on FRIDAY evening.
The herald., 1898-04-24
Card PARTY

Mrs. w. Fl. Bradley entertained at cards
Tuesday afternoon at her residence on
North Soto street In honor of her sister,
Miss Doss Of Texas, and Miss Jeanette
Bradley. The reception hall was arranged
with red roses; the drawing room in white
roses, and the parlor in California poppies
and smilax. In the dining room drawn
work doilies over rose-pink silk were used,
and there was profusion of La France
roses. During the games music was fur
nished by two Italian boys with harp and
violin. The guests were Mines Ben Good
rich, Ira o. Smith, e. H. Moore, J. L. Bal
lard, J. w. Hendrick, Worsham of Ken
lucky, w. G. Worsham, J. NJ. Taylor, j. H.
Davisson, J. r. Newberry, A. J. Salisbury,
w. H. Holmes, e. H. Holmes, O. f. Brant,
MCGUIRE, r. II. Il. Variel, G. l.. Arnold,
d. c. Barber, f. E. Walsh. w. S. Porter,
H. M. Patton, ]. W. Hunt, w. ]. Hunsaker,
w. Z. Dunn, Yocum, w. E. Welcome, A.
H. NaftZger, Olin Wellborn, Burdetre
Chandler, Adam Darling, J. Ross Clark,
w. H. Workman, e. II. Sanuerson, &. G..
Wright. Hugo Zuber, e. P. Clark, Misses
Ward of San Francisco, Bryant, Janette
Jones of Houston, Tex; Anna Chap
man, Bosbyshell. Variel. Lora Variel,
Flora Howes, Brouseau, Wellborn, Work
man and Gileta Workman.
The herald., 1898-04-24
Luncheon

Misses Augusta and Irene Poehler enter
tanned at luncheon Thursday, at their home
on Winfield street, in honor of their cousin,
Miss Bertha Poehler of Minneapolis. The
table was decorated with red carnations
and ferns and the place cards were in the
form of orangewood baskets filled with
red and green bonbons and tied with red
ribbons A small silk flag was fastened in
the knots of ribbon. Reynolds served.
The guests were the Misses Poehler, Zara
Dewey, Lila Fairchild, Helen Fairchild,
Sara Innes. Sadie Johnson, Gertrude John
son, Alma Lawrence, Patty Miller, Anna
Desmond, Alyce Keenan,, Charlotte Miller
and May Cobleigh.
The herald., 1898-04-24
Entertained at Whist

Mrs. Robert N. Bulla entertained at
whist Wednesday afternoon at her resi-
dence on West Thirty-first street, in honor
of Miss Maude North of Oakland. The
dining room was decorated in red, white
and blue, and the other rooms with roses.
The prizes were won by Mrs. Conrey and
Mrs. Woodcock. Those in attendance
were Mines. Robert l.. Craig, Spencer
Millard, Charles Luckenbach, J. +. Sar-
tori, Shelley Tolhurst. Herbert Requa,
Charles Gilbert, Leo Longley Of South
Pasadena, Woodcock, Ernest Sutton, Ell
mer Welfare, N. P. Conrey, the Misses
Helen Requa, Annie Wethern, Barbara
Hit, Minnie North. Edith Haines.
In the evening Mr.. and Mrs. Bulla held
a Legislative reunion" in honor of Arthur
North. who was Assembyman from Yolo
county at the last session, and also in
honor of Miss North. The evening was
devoted to cards, followed by supper.
The herald., 1898-04-24
The Arrival of the Millennium

The date of the advent of this happy pc
riod has so often been fixed by prophets of
many creeds. and there have been so many
disappointments that a grave doubt of its
reality has gotten in the minds even of the
credulous. Its arrival would be welcome
especially in our larger cities where crime
seems rampant. But those acquainted
with the facts-and their name is legion
including many physicians of eminence,
are aware from personal observation and
experience that Hostetter's Stomach Bit
ters is an admirable means of preventing
and remedying kidney and bladder COM
plants. Liver and malarial trouble con-
stipation, sick headache, nervousness and
nausea are all overcome by this beneficent
regulator and tonic. When appetite is
impaired and sleep broken or unrefreshing
a wineglassfu shortly before meals and
before retiring will do much to remedy
the difficulty. Use with regularity.