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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22
TALKED ABOUT.

Fifteen persons were each fine s? aud costs
in the police court this morning for drunken.
ness.
Flora Harrup Of Pawtucket. who was re-
ported MISSING from her homo yesterday was
found in house on south"Man street lass
evening by her father. Flora is Ia years of
age.
The police received n report from A. II.
Lamb that three suspicious looking persons
had been lettering about his house at 80.
ANGEL street last evening. They looked like
Italians.
Patrick Collins. 10 years old, ESCAPED from
to orphan a.ylum on Prairie avenue az 10
o'clock yesterday morning.
Hiram II. Ide OF l2i Beacon avenue re-
ported TO the poll that n red wagon with
Uncle Sam painted on its sides. belonging
10 his boy, was stolen from his yard at ] 80
o'clock yesterday afternoon. ~i
Policeman Mul loon OF the Seventh station
reports that at 3 80 o'clock yesterday after
noon he saw n 10y acting suspiciousy on
Updilxe street. he pursued the boy who
dropped about l6 pounds of brass belonging 20
n pump. The pursuit was through Potter's
avenue TO Prairie avenue whore The running
boy was joined by companion and both
disappeared while going in the dir On II
Thurhcr's avenue.
Henry A. Fuller Of ~ Tooey street reports
that rs his wife was driving his horse attached
10 buggy on Carter street at $3.50 o'clock last
evening, in attempting to turn the corner the
horse ran and tie wheels of the buggy were
broken. The horse was cut on the leg, but il
was stopped by citizen before further harm
resulted
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22
A LITTLE MIDDLE.
Som. Favor Repairing the Cd Building
and Others DO Not.

There is great deal OF talk In city hall
this morning concerning the new school
house to be built on Manton avenue. on
the site of the prt sent school houre, and
for which S3S, 900 hss been appropriated.
The argument Is brought about over the
question OF what shall he done about the
present building which does not appear
to be wanted by III ybody. Tie committee
on city property now asks for money with
which To move back ana FIX up" The old
building for uss while the Few school
house is being erected. and this rqu.st
for money is made necessary owing TO the
fact that the city auditor cannot author
ize the use OF any pnrt Of the s3a, coo ap-
propriatsd for the new building for the
old building.
Some persons argue that inasmuch as
the committee on evening schools has de-
clared that IL will not use the old build
ing next winter, whether 10 Is repsired
or not, it will lie utterly useless to expend
AIRY money upon the building, and they
favor tte pl,n tf making tie contracts
for the new school at once anu closing
the old school OH the first of June. so that
work On the new briloing nay be COM
mencsd early enough to be completsd by
November !. This would certaiDly give
the pupils long vacation, but the adyo-
Gales OF ths plan araue that it would pei
mt the sale OF the old building To the
highest bidder and IL could be removed
without anv exI euse TO the city.
Others believe the old building should
be moved tack to point nearby tie
press mt site, but that no repeirs shoull
bo made upon it, ana Used for school
PURPOSES until the nsw building is COM
pleted. It Is understood that Chalrnsn
Perkins If the committee on city property
fs,ors this latter plan.
City Messenger Rhodes was engaged
today In summonips jurors for the Com
mon Pleas Division of the Supreme
Court Clerk Webster faying nace
requisition for Is Jurors for Monday rext
Ibe joint committse on city properly of
the CITY Council Is visiting u q rev Esst
Size high school tb Is afternoon, and will
later meet In the office OF tn, Superin-
tendent OF public buildings to discuss
regulsr business.
The special committee on train sheds
at Its m, etirg in the ayor's Office yes
terday afttrr oon talked over the cisro-
sition of the land upon which the old sta
tion stands, and also Of the old roadhed.
Wills no definite plan was ARRANGED. tile
lEe matter was discussed. Some decision
viii b, reached at tie pext me sting.
The cGndiisres on the Republican city
Assembly ticket will held meeting. to-
aether with tie chairmes Of tue several
Republican ward cDR mitiecs, at the
headquarters Of the Republican city com
a. ittee on WeyLosset street, ut 4 o'clock
tomorrow Afternoon. The meeting is for
the purpose Of lny inc out the plan of the
campaign and discussing other pertinent
u alters.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22
BAY STATE LAWMAKERS.

Boston, March 22.-In the house yes
terday the anti-cigaret bill was ordered
to a third reading without debate by
vote of 30 TO l6.
The committee on labor reported leave
to withdraw on the bill providing that
employees in mercantile establishments
shall not work more than GO hours a
week.
The committee on insurance reported
n corifcation of the fraternal benefit in
surance laws. with some changes, one Of
which provides that percent OF the as
sessments shall be retained as a reserve
fund and that injunctions against com
pany's doing business shall be issued
only on Information from the attorney
general on petition Of the insurance
commissioner
The house rejected the bill to provid,
that the close season for duck shall be-
gin March /.
The committee on counties reported
UNANIMOUSLY leave to withdraw on the
petition of Charles Sweetser of CheIms-
ford for legislation 10 authorize the
county or MiddleseK to reimburse him
FOR certain loss" through John Reed
alias Greenhalge, the convicted bunco
man.
The bill providing for the appointment.
OF additional members 10 the boiler in
spection department OF the district no.
lice was given third reading in the
senate.
There was n hearing on Representa-
tive Johnson's bill to provide that in all
trials by jury in civil cases in the su-
perior courts the agreement OF 10 Jurors
shan be sufficient to authorize a verdict.
Mr.. Johnson said the law as amended
would be in line with common sense.
He told of a number of cases where
one or two men holding out had pre-
vented decision and thwarted the will
OF the rest OF the jury.
The committee on labor gave a con-
tinued hearing on the bill relative 10 the
hours OF labor OF persons employed in
I larmacles. The bill provides that no
drug clerk shall labor more than so hours
a week. nor more than 10 hours In each
% The penalty. which extends 10 cor
poratlons, is not less than $50 nor more
than 500. Captain Slower, counsel for
the petitioner. said that II is dangerous
thing TO make a tired. overworked drug
clerk put up n prescription.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22
AUBURN.

A pleasant party was held NJ the residence
OF James Houston on Magnolia street lsst eve
ming, the occasion being the 9th birthday Of
his oldest son Henry.
A large tract OF land coveed with bushes
csught fire last evening snd msde a lively
blaze. Tho land is situated on the outslIirts
of the town and from distancc IL looked ~
though the whole town of Warwick was on
fire. A hav stack caught hre from the sparks
hut otherwise NO damage was done,
Mrs John Dillon - confined to her homo
with sickness
The third lecture 81 the conrse given by
Rev. Herbert G.. Dana will be held this eve
ming In the Episcopal church. The lecture
will be on 'How souls Are Saved In the Epis.
copal Church.
The chtir of the Free Baptist Church gave
an entertainment in odd Fellows Hall last
evening which consisted ~ trsrhoprono se-
lections a.d views thro igh the kineiolscopv
There was n good attendance, and the recei pts
were very satisfactory
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VIEWS OF BOSTON EDITORS.
Concurrence OF Press and Pulpit as to
Cuban Horrors. =

Concurrence Of Press and Pulpit as to
Cuban Horrors.
Boston, March 22.--"The question is
asked very pointedly from the pulpits OF
this country" The Post says. how We
can criticize the concert OF powers In
Europe for permitting the atrocities In
Armenia while we look on, without INT
ing a finger. upon the atrocitiesin cuba.
The massacre of thousands in the dis
tant recesses Of the ottoman empire calN
less loudlyupon our humanity than the
murder by starvation Of hundreds or
thousands OF Cuban women and children
within few hours sail of our shores.
This is the humanitarian view. IL IL
the christian view of the situation. is
the pulpit OF the United states given over
To 'jingoism? Far from IT,. The voice
OF the American pulpit is today most
surely the voice OF the American people.
1t is in union with the voice of the truly
American press"
"A day or two more OF patient walt
ing" The Journal says, and the report
OF the naval court of Inquiry is likely TO
pass into the possession OF the president
in Washington. This TO all appearances
10 the Itdl llulH WHICH ~ W bt biAutitd
from the contradictory rumors; and the
people must not be too eager to have
President Mckinley disclose the infor-
nation. He is entitled to sufficient time
TO consider at his leisure the evidence on
which the verdict OF the court is based.
He can be trusted TO give the repor. to
the country just az soon as he has had a
fair opportunity to peruse its contents"
The Advertiser remarks The Cuban
insurgents should conduct their cam
paign as far as possible according TO
the methods or civilized warfare: and
these customs require that an offer OF
peace be at least accorded a fair hear
ing before IL is finally rejected. The
Cuban leaoers admit that they have
high regard for public opinion in the
United states; and they would justify
the confidence of the American friends
OF the movement for Cuban indepen-
dence by accepting the Spanish re-
quest for hearing. 1t must not be in
ferred, however, that the acceptance of
the request for n hearing in any way
implies or entails an acceptance OF the
Spanish conditions. That is a matter
TO be decided upon by the Cubans alone
Theirs Is the responsibility for the out
come OF their campaign, whatever 1t
may be-"
The Globe maintains that "it is use
less to scare the American people out
OF their propriety by bugaboos. The
tory newspapers which are SO busily
engaged in inventing impossible theories
of peril here and there from .bombaro-
ment by Spanish fleets. and of forcible
intervention by great European powers
To prevent the United States freeing
Cuba, will have their foolish labor for
their pains. They may demorallze
peculiarly timid stock market, perhaps
but they cannot frighten the plain peo-
pie"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Annual Report Made by The Super
intendsnf.
Total Expenses During the Past Y.ar
Am united 10 ss2,216 %.

The annual report of the superintendent
of public buildings. which was presented
10 tec city council last evening. contains
much inters sting Information, figures and
facts concerning the buildings owned by
the city. In sreaking Of the now classical
nigh school building at tie corner of Pond
and Summer streets. the report says that
although the building has rot been turned
over to the school committee. il is practi-
cally complete. only few minor details
remain ia furnishing additional heat to
the physical culture rooma. the original
layout not calling for higher tempera-
ture than 60 degrees. The slow progress
tow ard com pletion Of the East Side high
school Is to be regretted, but it is entirely
due to the fact that the cortrsS tors were
burned out. 1he building will however,
b. reaGy for occupancy at the septem-
Der term.
ihe report then goes on to speak Of re-
peirs and improveme made uron
sohoolhouses police stations and fire sta
tions, and il oalls attention to the
straitened circumstances The depart
ment has laborei under the entire year.
In January. 1897, the appropriation vas
exhausted from bills contracted in 1896
1he ccmmittos had no audit OF pills In
January or February. Later on 500 O00
as provided. Deduct from that amount
alterations at police 2, barn s3500, ash
ard ct IS ool contracts f24O0, cid 1896 bills
5000, electric irinr sI200, tran sferred 60
contingent fund tl500 1t does not leave
n uch.
are total expensss Of tho department
for the yesr Sg7 are rs follows: School
Buildings, $50 20l 80; Ere department
Buildings, sl|.573.l4; police department.
buildings, 5000 45; miscellaneous build
ings, S24+6. .32; tctsl, t62, ,el6 20.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22
MUNICIPAL COURT.
Wills Proba ed and Admins rators Ap-
pointed Today.

Letters testams ntary were ordered 10
issue TO W. ii. Gorham. nSmed executor
In the will II Eliza A. Gorbam. 1he
will was probated. Also to SamIel Gu.
Gramu ont, named executor in tho will
OF Caroline W. Grainmont, whoss will
was prohsted. Also TO Nob.lls Hamil-
ton, named executor in the will Of Will
liam Hamilton. The viii was probatedl ]
|. Ihe administrator Of The estate of Ar
thur j. Mcguire WAS authorized To sci.
cg rtain real estate beloDRiDg 10 the { att.
Henry Y. hosland wss appointed en-
ecutor of the estate OF sarah Mancht ster.
Rachel McSherry was appointed exeou-
trix Of the estate OF Edward cSLefry.
James W. Miller wss appointed adm in
istra;or OF the osat, OF Susan T. Miller.
Ihe admit istrator cf the estate Of Da-
via X. Richmond settled bis account.
having I'm hand "a balance Of styOIO6.
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Continued from Page L

alterations which ho considered necessary,
and the revised report will probably te
taken TO Washington by the lieutenant
commander today. After his consultation
with the admiral Lieut.. Commander
Mark took the papers on hoard the MESH,
VILE then returned q STORE and spent tie
night at the hotel. The board and adm3rai
Sicard will hold u conferences today on
board the Iowa or on shore. when the re-
port will be finally considered.
DID BLANCO SEND 1T?
New York. March ga special dis
patch from Havana this morning alleges
that Captain General Blanco has sent a
dispatch to Madrid 10 the effect that III
the spanish torpedo fleet is hsited at the
Canaries at President Mckinley's conf
mand then consider this my resignation
from Office"
Admiral Manterols, it is stated, has
sent similar conditional resignation; ana
it Is told ION palace authority that lne
spanish minister of marine at Madrid has
taken like action.
ABSOLUTE FAILURES.
Havana, via Key West, March 2e.-It
ia now known positively that the nsgoti-
ntlons between General Pando's dele
gates, Ramirez Md Charvez. and General
Calixto Garcia and other prominent In
surgents In which the radical autonom-
lists made what are said TO lie final offers
OF practical Independence. have proved an
absolute failure. No particulars have yet
been received at the palace here as to the
place or tns particulars of the meeting,
but the failure of the negotiations IL
shown by the resumption OF hostilities,
which had been suspended i'm order TO al
low of the conference.
A. and ~ ~
moving eastward, purposinR TO carry out
the plans In the provinces of Puerto Prin-
cipe ana Santiago dc CuDa made prior Co
General Pando's arrival at the city OF
Santiago de Cuba.
The fact that General Gomez remains
inside the Jucaro- Moron trocha and in
General Pando's rear makes the lattor the
subject of criticism upon the part or mil
itary men in Havana. 1t Is acknowledg'
ed. however, that the details Of the move
ments of the Spaniards and insurgents
are meaRre, and that NIL JUDGMENT passed
10 liable to revision on receipt OF fuller
Information.
The Insurgents recently attacked cap
tured and destroyed Fort Olcso, In the
Of Pinar Del Rio. Five of tho Spanish
garrison were killed and five were
wounded. The name Of the ipsuf gent
leader Is not known.
n WILL LEAVE AT 4 O'CLOCK. =
Now York, March 22.-1he Mail and
Express prints today special dispatch
from Its correspondents ut hey West. In
which are the following statements; Y
The report Of the Maine toard OF in
on ry will start for Washington at four
o clock this afternoon in charge of Judge
Advocate Mark. 1t should reach there
some time thursday evening.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22
CORCORAN FREE.
Tried on Charg: Of Larceny and
AcQuitlei.
Claimed He Took Cages Overcoai
through a Mistak..

Thomas Corcoran. indicted for the lar
ceny of an ovorcoat from Benjamin A.
Gage, was acquitted by the petit jury
that heard both sides of the case today.
Corcoran. the state claimed. went into
Cages staule on February IL, and when
going out took a new overcost, leaving
his old one In It's place. The prisoner
maintained he was cleaning harns sses
while In the stable. and this was not de-
MED, and that he was working nights at
the time in a restaurant and IL WAS
simply q mistake his taking Mr. Cages
ccat The story Of Corcoran was told in
a strai Qhtf0rward manner. and the sharp
questioning of Attorney General Tanner
bad no effect upon it. J.J. Dockery was
counsel for Corcorau.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22
Will Give "Tannhauser."

The third concert Of the Arion Club will he
given in Infantry Hall on Tuesday evening,
March 90 The performance will he that Of
the Wagner Opera Tannhauscr. There will
be full orchestra Of Boston symphony play
ers with Frank H.Streoter, organist and Jules
Jordan, conductor. The leading parts in the
cast Will be taken by Emma Juch, Gertrude
May Stein, Annie Goulton, n. Evsn Williams
and Ffrangcon Davies. The cast also includes
Gustav saache, George W. Dover, Fred Il.
Potter, Fred l.. Martin and william W. Flint
The tickets will be tlaced on snle Thursday
morning at Infantry Hall ticket ofilco. This
concert promises 20 be one Of the best ever
given by the Arion Club.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22
RHODE ISLAND W. c. T. u.
Fourth District to Hold Convention at
East Greenwich.

Al the First Baptist Church, East Green
wich. on Thursday the Fourth District OF
the X. /. W. q. T. u. will hold convention.
The program arranged Is as follows:
Al 10 a. m, devotional exercises. conducted
by Mrs 3. II. Dawley, Clarle's Mills; minutes
OF last meeting, Mrs l.. A. Crandsll, Caro-
lima address OF welcome, Mrs. p. M. Bur
lingame. East Greenwich; response by Mrs.
G. o. Flagg, Kingston; reports from the
unions
At IL o'clock, Bible reading. Miss T. NJ.
French. Kingston; noon hour, prayer; ad-
journment.
At I 80 p. m, praise service, conducted by
Mrs y. II. Edwards, Exeter; address, "Tbe
Temperance Hospital, Elizabeth Nichol
address, "New Plans OF Work" Mrs Sarah
Babcocl, Wakefield; "sJEgestions for sys.
tematic Giving" Mrs. f. n. whitford. Hope
Valley Memorial Hour; solo, Miss Emma H.
Carpenter. East Greenwich. At a:l5 y. m,
"ScientiHc Temperance Instruction" Miss
Edna u. Hale, Providence. Adjournment.
At 30 p. m. devotional exercises: solo: ad
dress. Mrs. Mary A. Babcock, Phcnix: sing
ing: adjournment.
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HE WILL ACT
FOR MASON.
l.G sf--TT
A FrOntierSman Accepts
) aChallenge
SELECTS ARMY PISTOL.
Spanish Challenger a Representa-
tive OF Barbarism.
POWELL HAS SENT A LETTER.

Winona. Mimi, March 22-In response
TO the challenge OF Baron Elcardo,
Marquis OF Alta villa, Madrid. TO fight
a duel with Senator Mason of Illinois
for the latteAs utterances in the senate,
DR. George Powell OF Lacrosse. Wis, has
sent the following acceptance Of the
challenge: Through the press dis
patches | am Informed that you have
challenged Senator Mason TO. mortal
combat for words spoken i'm defense OF
his position as the champion of the
patriotism and principles OF his country
and It's people In the United States. with
usual Spanish generosity selecting your
own weapon. Now, as Senator Mason
has spent lifetime in the pursuit OF a
more humane calling and in the walks OF
civilization which has but poorly fitted
him 10 meet bully at arms as one who
has admired and now endorses the OBJ
Jectionable words and patriotism OF
Senator Mason. /. plainsman. west
erner, one OF n class known as typical
American-typical BECAUSE IL holds
principle as patriotism above price: be-
cause IL believes that murder i'm the first
degree cannot be paid for with gold
hereby accept your challenge and name
The army pistol, the old a. the organ Of
civilization. the instrument with which
the American pioneer measured Justice
TO assassins; and while earnestly assur-
Ing you and all your kind that thou
sands OF men OF my type stand ready to
step In my tracks and pick up my pistol
ff IL should fall. / sincerely thank the
representative OF a thousand years Of
barbarian for the opportunity TO fire
the shot In revenge for the Yankee sail
ors who fed the sharks In the bottom OF
Havana bay"
The above acceptance was sent March
IL, but was not made public until Mon
DAY. Dr. Powell Is a noted plainsman
and Indian fighter who followed the for
tunes OF the army for 30 years In the ca
pacity OF scout and guide in the numer-
Gus Indian wars, serving with distinc-
ton under every general OF the army
west of the Mississippi river during his
term OF service. lie is about so years OF
age and n well-known physician OF La
crosse. He Is boon companion of
Buffalo Bill" wild Bill" ",rexae
Jack" and other frontiersmen OF equal
note
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- T.N =
THEY DRANK,
THEN FOUGHT
COnviylalGlaSS and Deadly
Revolver.
A KENTUCKY SHOOTING.
Thres Of the Combatants Are Now
Filling Coffins
TWO OTHERS WERE WOUNDED.

Pineville ~. March pa battle was
Fought in Bucketts creek. Harlan coun-
ty, about 18 miles from this place, In
which three men were killed and two
injured. The killed are: Thad SHELL
tngs, Josiah Leroy and West Taylor.
They were at a neighbor's house drink
ing when a quarrel arose between Smell
ings and Taylor. the former firing the
FIRST shot. but missing. Taylor then
opened fire. killing Snellings. Leroy.
hearing the shooting. rushed to Smell
lngs' defense. On finding him dead, he
opened fire on Taylor. both shooting
about the same time.
When the fracas was over both were
Found to be stretched on the ground.
dead. Two men were wounded by stray
bullets. but will recover. The shooting
ID said to be the outcome OF an old
grudge which existed between the SHELL
tngs and the Taylors.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22
DENIED BY PAUNcEFoTE.

Washington, March 22.--Much surprise
has been created I'm England by the
passage in the recent report OF the
senate committee on foreign relations
respecting the attitude OF Great Brit
ain toward Hawaii Sir Julian Paunce-
fote. under instructions from his gov
eminent. has informed the state depart
ment that the committee of the sen
ate is under an entire misarprchension.
and that there Is no ground whatever
Tor the allegations contained In the
statement