davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-28
SCHOONER WRECKED.
The Mary {. Crosby Stranded OF Ihimbls SLAMS
and Will Proya a Total Loss.

Branford. Conn, Dec 2S.--The three
masted schooner Mary Il. Crosby. Of
Portsmouth. n. H.. bound from Perth
Amboy to New Bedford with a cargo
of coal was wrecked Off the Thimbe
islands early this morning. She VIII
prove total wreck. The crew escaped.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-28
HOTEL AND HOUSES CRUSHED.
Part Of Red Rock Mountain in Switzerland Falls
Into the Village Of krolc.

London. Dec. 2S.--Part of Red Rock
mountain. according to despatch from
Airolo. village OF Switzerland. has
fallen into Airolo. destroying "A hotel
and several houses. Airoio Is a Swiss
village az the south end OF the Sc. Got
hard railroad tunnel 10 has popu-
lation OF about 1900 Later advices
show that only three persons were
injured by the disaster.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-28

Judge Stiness after going over n num-
Der Of cases on the first point says that.
although corporation may be legally
created. IL can no more use it's corporate
name i'm violation Of the rights of others
than an individual can SO use his name,
legally acquired, so as TO misead the
public and To injure another. The prin-
ciple involved is similar 10 that i'm case
of a trade mark or trade name, and is
applied accordingly. Therefore court
of equity has jurisdiction I'm such q
case, without the intervention OF the
state. The point made by the defend
ants that the taking away OF right TO
use the name amounts TO an annuling
Of the corporation does not follow.
Continuing. the cou~~~says: "The
name adopted by the respondents Is so
close a resemblance to that of the Arm
ington * Sims Engine company that
there can be little doubt it would be
misleading and confusing m business
matters. ana the respondent advertiscs
itself aa the successor OF said COMPANY
That company is still IN existence. So
far as 10 appears DO has assets because
It's accounts. bills and notes receivable
were exempted from the sale OF it's
property. As such corporation ID has
the right To- its name free from simula-
tive Interference. This right to use it's
name being violated. IL is not necessary
20 show actual damages. nor will the
absence Of fraud Toe a defence" Finally
the vote or the corporation giving the
right 60 use The name lis held OF no ef-
feet. as tie majority of stock was held
by the creditors committee aud the
vote was made ntter the sale of the
property and was without considera-
ton. and a majority cannot give away
the rights Of the minority.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-28
SwsdIsh Rohher Reld.

Lowell, Mass. Dec. 2S.--Olaf Mattson
Ballman. tho young Swede who was ar
rested here last night for breaking and
entering several stores and stealing
goods was arraigned i'm the Police
counts against him. and he pleaded
guilty 90 each one lie was held in
$1,000 for the February term of the Su-
perior Court.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-28

"A meeting of the Arlington & Sims
Engine company was called TO ratify
and confirm the use of the name Arm
ington a. Sims in the name OF the new
corporation, and at said meeting by
viva Voce vote and against the written
protest of the complainant, Sims, "A
resolution granting To the respondents
the right TO use the name of their cor
poration was declared To be passed.
The respondents under this name are
engaged i'm business TO sell Arlington
* Sims engines as 'Armington d Sims
company, Successors to Arlington *
Sims Engine company
The complainants individually and as
stockholders I'm the last named COM
pany claim that this is a wrongful and
injurious use of their names, against
which they pray for an injunction re-
straining the use OF such corporate
name and for other relief. The re-
spondents demur 10 the bills upon the
ground that a suit for such an njunc-
tion cannot be maintained 10y private
parties against a corporation organized
under the laws of this state. but that
suit must be brought by or i'm behalf
of the state. and also that no facts are
set out which entitle the complainants
TO relief.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-28

Chicago. Dec. 2S--A special from MI
Ian. Mo. SAYS Matter NJ. Clark the
cattle king has failed for nearly s1oo'-
900. He has turned over every dollor's
worth OF property to his creditors.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-28
CANNOT USE
The old NAME.
Arlington & Sims Win Their
Case in Appellate Court.
ASKED FOR AN INJUNCTION.
To Stop Use Of Name Of Arlington & Sims
Engine Co. By New Corporation.
THEY ARE ENTITLED TO RELIEF.
The Old Company is Still in Existence and Il Has
The Right 10 Its Nams Free From Any
Simulaihe Interference.
THEY ARE ENTITLED TO RELIEF.

Tho opinion of the appellate court in
the cases OF Pardon Arlington VS.. Ju-
nus Palmer ct al and OF Gardiner G.
Sims VS.. julius Palmer ct al. was hand
ed down today.The court is of the opn-
ion that the demurrer TO the bill must
be overruled and that upon the show
ing OF the bill and answer the COM
plainants are entitled TO relief
Judge Stiness. who writes the opin-
ion OF the court says: These bills set
out that the complainants were for
merly partners. under the name of Ar
mington & Sims. i'm the manufacture of
high speed engines. which were pro-
tected by patentsIn 1882 they procured
an act of Incorporation from the Cen
eral Assembly of this state, as the AR
mington d Sims Company, and upon
organization they conveyed to the cor
poration all the assets of the partner
ship. including the patents and good
will.
In 1888 another act of Incorporation
was procured for the Arlington a
Sims Engine Company 10 which the
former corporation made similar con-
Veyance. The latter corporation went
on in business until August 1896, when,
becoming seriously involved, an agree
ment was entered into between the Ar
mington q Sims Engine Company.
committee of the creditors of said cor
poration. who were not holders OF it's
stock, creditors of the corporation, who
were holders of it's stock, holders of a
majority of the stock of the corpora
ton, and Arlington * Sims as individ-
uals. The Indebtedness of the corpora
tion was extended for the term of three
years; the sum OF $500 was advanced
by certain creditors for small bills and
a working capital: the control of the
business was given TO the creditors
committee, to whom a majority of the
stock was transferred, and they were
To sell the property of the corporation
10 pay its Indebtedness upon request of
a majority OF the creditors other than
stockholders of the company.
1T was found To be impossible to
carry on the business i'm that way. and
upon request the property was sold at
auction to the respondent. Scott, who.
with the respondents, Palmer and
Bushnell. organized under the General
Laws of this state new corporation,
with the name Armington & Sims COM
pany.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-28
Ladies' Misses and
Girls Garments.

from the jerome Kennedy & Co.
stock an sharp reductions from reg
ular value.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-28

Take Laxative f;romo QunIne Tablets.
All druggists refund the money IL II
fails 60 cure. e5c. The genuine has l..
l.. q. on each tablet.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-28

Japanese BOX OF Chocolate with evc,y
pound Tot two weeks. MING A 90.
,l2SN
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-28
Neat aud Attractive Labels.

The y y Ryder Co. a. Washington, makes
a specially OF label work at low prices
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-28

We want TO move these goods this
week and name great bargain.
jackets @ f for only 30 so.oo $50
Jerome Kennedy g. Co.'S $3.50 m
Jackets for only............ S.OO
Jerome Kennedy x Co.'S $1,000 cO
Jackets for only OsSO
Jerome Kennedy & Co.'S $3.50 @ cO
Jackets for only C.OO
'tFo%s 5seRets Kfnnt%g for Co.'S $500 1000
'cTo%e Jsasets SfnneSg far only Co.'S $3.50 r. SO
Jeraome Kennedy & Co.'S $22.50tc M
Jackets for only lJsOO
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-28
ATTACKED BY
A WATCHMAN.
Patro|man Kent Shot by Casey on Rich
mond Street Early This Morning.
A DESPERATE BATTLE WITH REVO!vERS FOLLOWED.

Policeman Was Struck Before He ada Chance to Draw His Weapon Two
Bullets Struck His Left Hand and Third Lodged in the Groin
Casey Was Shot in the NskB0th Men Are the Rhode Island
Hospital in Serious Condition. Though Their Recovery Looked
For Unless Complications Arise
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-28
Slaughter Prices on
Mems OverCOats.

'fsU6S s. oseSeaaas nenasdy for & Co.'S Mems 3.75
Jerome Kennedy d. Co.'S Mems zs
$40 Overcoats for............. 10
'su9%s sls ovs4eonfs Es0nsay s Co.'S Mems us
'GTG%S sIs ovaTeonfs Es0nsay fSS s Co.'S Mems 0.75
Jerome Kennedy d Co.'S Men'stO Ozc
so Overcoats for.............I%. I%.<o
Jerome Kennedy d Co.'S Nen'st< zc
S25 Overcoats or.............hT hT'<c
Jerome Kennedy & Co.'S Mems
fnr nmes' s'o TO '4o over'oa'S24.75
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-28

Girls Refers.
a splendid opportunity to get fine
Refer at small fraction of it's reg
IIlaI r.l lIIn
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-28
Ladies' and Misses
Fine Jackets.

We want 60 move these goods this
week and name great bargain.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-06
WALLER BREAKS HIS RECORD.
Way Ahead of Last Year in the six
DaN Race.

New York. Dec 5.-Frank Waller of
Boston, in the six days bicycle race al
Madison Square Garden, now holds the
worlds record for continuous riding. He
left his wheel at 4:1O o'clock this after
noon, having ridden sll miles and laps
in sixteen hours and ten minutes without
dismounting, beating last years record of
272 miles, made by Stephane.
Falls are more frequenr this year than
last Eight spills occurred to-day,e but
none Of the riders were seriously hurt.
one of the early surprises and great
disappointment to his many admirers, was
the retirement Of Joe Rice OF Wilkesbarre.
Pa. who quit work this morning having
found himself in no state TO continue the
race
Fierce, who was in magnificent form,
broke the record before 10 o'clock tonight.
At that hour he had ridden 4l9 miles one
lap, or $50 yards better than the record
made by Waller in last years race for the
same number of hours.
The scores of the fifteen leaders at I
O'Clock were: Pierce, 46l miles; Waller,
456; Miller, 459; Nawn, AS; Stevens 4l0;
Gimm, 442; Sehineer. SS9; Albert AIS; Law
son, 419; Aronson, S93; Hale, i0S; Turville,
1884; Julius, &7S; Pilklngton, Ss9 Joyeux,
255
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-06
WANTS No BnIDGE OVER wArPoo.
Cent. Phillips in Washington to IGp-
ter Protest Against H..

Washington, Dec. 5.-Capt Phillips Of
the Pilot Boy, running between Charles
ton and Beaufort via Wappoo creek, was
at The capitol to-day 10 oppose the con-
struction of a bridge over Wappoo by the
Nappoo Bridge Company.
lie has numerously signed petition
from steamboat captains ana merchants
interested in the carrying trade between
Charleston ana Beaufort. setting forth
that the proposed bridge will be injurious
TO the commerce of Wappoo creek Capt.
Phillips had an interview with Senator
Tillman, who promised to conduct him 90
the war department tomorrow. when NJ
viii present his petition to the Secretary
OF War
Senator Tilman says The engineers of
the army have recommended the construc-
ton OF the bridge. and he Informed Capt.
Phillips that IL might be difficult 20 in
duce the Secretary of War TO overrule the
engineer officers in this instance, How
ever, he win give Capt Phillips an op-
por,unity to plead his cause before the Of
ficers of the department.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-06
NATIONAL FARMERs' CoNGREss.
Beet Sugar Industry TO Bring Up an
InteFestinG Discussion.

Fort Worth, Tex. Dec. 5-The National
Farmers Congress meets in annual ses-
sion here tomorrow. There are row
about 500 delegates on hand and three
or four hundred are expected on to-mor-
rows trains.
The first days programme will consist
Of addresses of welcome by Gov. Culberson
and representatives of The city, and re-
sponses. President Hoard will deliver his
annual address. IL Is noticeable that rep
resentatlves of the beet sugar industry
are here in numbers, and 1t Is more than
likely that the probable effect of that
branch Of farming by the annexation Of
the Philippines viii be one OF the most
exciting questions 20 claim the attention
Of the convention.
Iowa and Colorado have the largest del
egations here, but all the trans Mississip-
pi valley country Is well represented. The
convention will remain In session four
days.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-06
SAVANNAH RIVER ON THE LIST.
CONGRESS ASKED no APPROPRI-
ATE $2OO,OUO FOR WORK HERE.

Stcrctary of the Treasury submits
Required, to Congregational ES-
Inmates Aggregate S503. 900, 900.
Lighthouse Service Improvements.
Army and Navy Want @1S5, 900 .O0p.
Request for SiO0,OOO for Cumbcr-
land sound.
Washington. Dec. SIN conformity with
the requirements of law the Secretary of
the Treasury to-day transmitted TO Con-
sress the estimates of appropriations re-
qured for the service of the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1900, as furnished by the
several executive departments.
These estimates. including permanent
annual appropriations, aggregate S5s3, ,O4s, =
37s as against SSO2 SIS, ,5lS the amount Of
the appropriations, including deficiencies
and miscellaneous. for the fiscal year 1899,
and $462 ,SS5. the amount OF the esti-
mates of 1899
The estimate for the military establish
ment amounts to $lt5.11s 4Sl; for the naval
establishment, $S9l14.652: for the naval
magazine at Norfolk Va s27.5oo. Follow
ing are some of the important items sub
mitted by the lighthouse service:
Light vessels for Cape Lookout Shoals
N. c.. 100000; light station, Cape Fear,
N. c., $4,000; light depot at Charleston.
S. c., $S5,OOO; light station near Hillsboro
Inlet, Fla. $4,000; for Improvement at
Norfolk, Va, navy yard, including con-
crete and granite dry dock 81, 100000; i'm
provements at naval station, Port Royal,
S. c., $45,OOO; at naval station Key West,
including purchase Of additional land, $l12.-
500
The total amount asked for continuing
or completing improvements of rivers and
harbors is $2S523,77s the larger items be-
ing as follows: Harbor at Winyah Bay.
s. c., 100000; harbor at Savannah, Ga,
100000; Cumberland sound, Georgia. and
Florida $iOOOOO; improving James
river. Virginia S150OOO; Cape Fear
river, near Wilmington, N c..
$l5O,O0O; Coosa river, Georgia. s350.OOO: ST.
Johns river, Florida, 5000 900; entrance
to harbor at Key West, Fla. 100000
The Postmaster General estimates the
deficiency in the postal revenues for 1900
at $4,265,SSs The estimates for army and
navy pensions is $144, 600 COO cost of pen
sion service, 81, ,23S, $50
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-06
SHE SAYS RUCKER DID 1T.
MARBOUR'S SUICIDE ATTRIBUTED
TO BAD TREATMENT

Just Before shooting Himself He
Made the Remnrk That He HAD
Been Driven Crazy by .sThat Negro
at the Custom HOase'-sRid RucI<-
err Had Tried to HumiIinte Him Re-
cause He Wanted "a Negro Janitor.
Atlanta, Ga. Dec 5,-Mrs Martha Bar
bour widow of William II. Barbour, jaui-
tor at the custom house. who committed
suicide night before last, declared before
a coroner's jury this afternoon that her
husband was driven 10 desperation and
death by the persecution of II. A. Rucker.
the colored collector OF customs of the
Atlanta office.
She declares that Rucker, who wanted
TO give the place of janitor to negro.
daily insuited and Inundated her husband
IN the presence of negroes, and that at
last he took his own life as a result of
the prosecutions.
Barbour came to Atlanta some time aga
nom Cincinnati where it Is said he had
prominent relatives, his brother being
speaker of the House of Representatives.
and his father Judge OF the circuit
bench. Up TO the time of his appoints
ment as ianitor he made a living as a
musician
Saturday evening he went from the Gus.
tom house TO his home on Walton street.
few blocks distant His wife met him
at the front gate, and right there, before
her eyes, he pulled out pistol and shot
himself through the breast As he did
so, be exclaimed that he had been driven
crazy by "that negro at the custom
house"
Barbour died al the Grady Hospital yes-
terday Collector RuclSer declares that he
had always treated Barbour with polite
ness and consideration, and denies that he
ever did anything that might be construed
as persecution of him, and cited several
other employees OF the custom house to
bear him out In this statement this after
noon Mrs Barbour, however. Insists that
her husband killed himself on account OF
Fuckers treatment She says: 1T was
persecution by that negro Rueker 1 be-
leVe because my husband was constantly
talking of the way he was being treated by
him, and often urged him 10 throw up t4se
Job rather than be treated like dog at
the hands Of negro. who though not
as good by birth. outranked him by polit-
ical appointment
Time after Lime my husband has told
I me thar Rucker was dispieased al his re-
ceiving the appointment as janilor. and
doing all IN bis power 20 humlliate hifn
lie also told me that he was not installed
into his Office for over month after hg
had been appointed simply because Ruckcr
was angry because 4 negro had not been
given the lob.
During the entire summer there was a
constant row between Mr.. Barbour and
Rucker about the ice supply. which was
entirely 100 small for the custom house.
and my husband tried TO please Judge New
man by giving him all the attention possi-
bic. Rncker gave him much trouble taxi
ing every opportunity to harass him In tho
presence OF negroes"
The coroner's investigation viii not be
concluded before tomorrow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-06
WIRES ALL KNOCKED OUT.
Detroit Had to Get Presidents Mes
sage by Rail-

DetrOit itnd 10 Get Presidents Mes
sage by Rail.
Detroit Mich, Dec. 5--Detroit has new
er suffered such complete isolation from
the outer world as during the past TWEEN
ty-four hours, caused by the worst storm
experienced in these parts, so far as its ef-
fects upon electric wires is concerned, in
thirteen years.
Detroit almost had a monopoly Of
Michigan's portion of the blizzard, with
the exception of few counties In the
southeastern part of the lower peninsular
the rest of the state escaping its worst
features The Detroit afternoon papers
were served with the Presidents mes
sage by the Associated Press. despite the
loss of the wires by the dispatching Of a
special messenger from Chicago with
copies Of the document, which arrived In
time for publication.
The railroads did not suffer from the
snow except that the lack OF wire commu-
nication made it impossible to run trains
on time Tonight the weather is clear
and telegraphic communication is being
gradually restored.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-06
HOSPITAL TENTS NOT ALLOWED.
Eut Col. Lee Issued Them to Gen
Breckinridge.

Washington, Dec. 5.-Col Lee, chief
quartermaster at Camp Thomas, Chick
amauga, testified before the war investi-
eating commission to-day regarding the
tentage facilities at Chickamauga
Col. Lee insisted that the supply Of all
kinds of tents was fully adequate, and the
requisitions for hospital tents were filed
as made though other acquisitions for the
regular tents for officers and men were
sometimes cut down, owing TO the indis-
criminate and extravagant way of calling
for tentage supplies
Col. Lee charged that in some instances
officers misused hospital tents. Col. Lee
declared the lumber issued for the tents
had, in instances. been converted wrong
fully to stable use.
"Do the regulation" he was asked, per
nit the issuance of hospital tents to Of
ficers for living in or messing?"
NO" he replied.
Pressed on this point, he testified that
Gen. Brooke had brought such tents with
him from Chicago for his headquar-
ters. Gen. Wade, he said. got his from
Tampa in some way. while Gen. Breckin-
ridge received them BY issuance from the
witness. He admitted he had no right un-
der the regulations to issue such tents+to
Gen. Breckinridge, but he believed he act
ed under special instructions.
Maj. Ira G. Brown, surgeon in charge of
the general hospital at Montauk camp,
denied so far as he was informed, that
soldiers were buried nude.
No other evidence of Importance was de-
veloped during the day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-06
FAVORED ANNEXATION.
Guests at Porter's Dinner Express
Themselves Freely.

Themselves Freely.
Santiago, Dec. 4-Delayed in Transmits
sion.)-Robert p. Porter the special com
missioner of The United States to Cuba
and Porto Rico. returned here yesterday
from his inspection of the mines He gave
a farewell luncheon al The Venus cafe
to-day. at which twenty-five guests were
present including representatives Of the
army and navy, commercial and mining
industries. etc, and the British and French
consuls
The affair was not intended to be any
thing more than a social gathering, but
the party speeches made 1t apparent that
twenty-one of the guests were in favor
of Cuba being annexed to the United
States.
MIR. Porter was diplomatic in his utter
ances, and refused to be drawn into any
direct statement on the subject under dis
cusson, but the enthusiasm with which
every indirect allusion TO the subject Of
annexation were greeted plainly showed
the sentiment Of the party.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-06
sULZEa WANTS A JUNKET.
Introduces Resolution for Investi-
CATION of the War.

cation of the War.
Washington, Dec. 5.--Representative Sui
zer Of New York ranking Democratic
member of the House committee on mill
tary affairs, has introduced a resolution,
"authorizing and directing the committee
on military affairs to investigate the war
department and the conduct of the Span
ish-American war" The resolution is as
follows
"Resolved, That the committee on mill
tary affairs be, and the same is, hereby
authorized and directed TO investigate the
war department aud the conduct of the re-
cent war between Spain and the United
States. and report all of said proceedings
with their findings, conclusions and recon-
mendations to the House of Representa-
tives with all convenient speed.
THAT said committee is hereby author
ized and empowered to send for books
documents, papers and persons, examine
persons under oath, sit in any part of the
United States, employ a stenographer and
that the sergeant-at-arms is hereby direct
ed to attend said committee and carry out
it's directions.
That the necessary expenses of the in
vestigation be paid out Of the contingent
fund OF the House.
The resolution was referred to the COM
mittee on military affairs
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-06
TWO scHooNERs IN 4 GALE.
Men of the GeOrgetta Lawrence Ex-
hausted at the Pumps.

Men of the GeOrgetta Lawrence Ex-
hausted at the Pumps.
Lewes, Del, Dec. 5.--The schooner Geor-
getta Lawrence, from Charleston, s. c..
for New York. with lumber, came into
the breakwater during yesterdays gale in
. leaking condition. Later the water came
up 10 her lower deck.
The tug J. McCaulley has been engaged.
to pump her and tow her TO her destlna-
tion. She met the gale off the capes on
Nov. 2s and sprung leak Her men were
exhausted on her arrival at the break
water from pumping
The schooner John IA. May. from jack
sonvlle Fla, with lumber for New York.
arrived this morning. having been cut
seventeen days. She met the late gale ON
Nov. q off Hatteras. Tremendous seas
swept her deck, stove the boats and caused
her 10 .eak badly and lose her deck load.
She viii probably proceed to her destina-
ton tomorrow.