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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23
Tank Suing LonSdaIe Company For Materials
and Work Done on Dams.
COUNTER CHARGES ALSO MADE.
Counsel For lonsdae Company Ccnieudsd Con-
tractor is Not Entitled 10 Relief as He Had
Been Guilty Of Fraud in Securing Contract.

There were deliberate charges of
fraud made at the hearing of the case
OF John II. Tank VS.. the Lonsdale com
pany i'm the Appellate Court this morn
ing. Dexter B. Potter, attorney for the
complainant, charged that John w. Ell
lis, engineer in charge OF the building
OF dams at Lonsdale and Ashton, made
such estimates AS TO the amount Of
work done and constructed, as shown
by the evidence, that the same oper-
ated as a most monstrous fraud on his
client. William G.. RoelKer attorney
for the respondent, claimed that Mr.
Tank could have no standing in court
at all, because of fraudulent acts on
his part.
The case was before the court today
on bill, answer, amended answer and
testimony. Mr.. Tank brought his bill
10 recover for certain materials alleged
10 have been furnished by him and used
in the construction OF a dam and gate
chamber at Lonsdale, amounting TO
$l0.S43.2I: in the construction of a dam
and gateway at Ashton, amounting TO
$4S43tI; for extra work on Lonsdale
dam, Sis2327; for extra work at Ashton
udHl, 9lloo.Oo, WHICH were llOl al
lowed in the final estimates made by
the engineer under whose supervision
the work was done.
Mr. Potter argued that the chief dis
putes were i'm regard TO the measure
ment of rubble stone which he claimed
should have been measured when put
into the wall and not allowed by
weight. He claimed that the testimony
showed that except in northeastern and
eastern Massachusetts rubble stone
was measured after IL was put into the
wall and one might as well think of
measuring the interstices in a cord Of
wood as the spaces between the stones
in a wall. Neither Mr.. Ellis nor anyone
else. counsel argued. had the right to
change measurement by length into
one by weight. This item alone amount
ed 10 $4,000. Another important item
was the engineers construction Of the
term "cut stone" and its qualifying
phrase in the contract. After the words
''cut stone" was a colon and then the
words bush hammered face and laid
three -eighths' face joint."The construc-
tion put upon this Dy Mr.. Ellis, Mr..
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23

Major Garcia the famous Cuban leader who arrived
Cuban
confer with President Mckinley about the
The which win last exists for
discharged his American officers does
he 10 10
gratitude toward this stands ready
viii establish and but this occupation
promised Washington will discuss the best
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23
FIRED ON BY NEGROES.
One Member Of a White Posse Killed and Another
Fatally Wounded al Black Rock.

little Rock, Ark, Nov. 23.-While a
band OF Whitecaps at Black Rock. Law
renee county. had Henry White. ne
gro. I'm custody, accused of hog steal
ing. they were fired upon by the ne
gro's friends. Henry Hale was killed.
Chubby Spades mortslly wounded and
George Warner dangerously injured.
All are white
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23
Mrs. 0. S. Fowler.

who gives a series of five free lectures
in the Y. Nj. c. A. hall, beginning No
vember 20, at y. m, represents the
widow OF the founder Of the distin-
guished chronological firm of Fowler
a Wells OF New York city. Mrs.
Fowler is a thorough follower OF her
husband, whose fame was as wide
spread as the English language, and
her lectures are said TO be full OF in
terest and value to all.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23
Teas aud Conees

AT even lower prices at Fraser Bros. 297
woybossct street, owing 90 the extensive
alterations Much money can be saved by
buying now. Entrance directly from the
street
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23
DO NOT BUY A MUSIC BOX


Far superior To all others In workmanship,
durability aud quality of tone. Above com
parlson with any other music box. Cali and
hear n az HERMANN A. OckEL's New Eng
land Representative, IS weybossct street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money n II
fails 60 cure. Csc. The genuine has l..
S. y. on each tablet
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23

At 4:50 the Ellis street wall of the
hotel swayed slightly. and IL was ap-
parent that If the fire should not be
gotten under control before long it
would fall. crushing smaller buildings
across the narrow street
At $50 the fire was still beyond the
control Of the firemen. though IL seemed
probable that extensive loss would be
confined to the hotel with the eXcep-
tion of the danger from the wall falling
across Ellis street.
1t was said at this time that soon
after the flames broke out two women
were seen at the window OF the cupola
on the northwest corner. Several men
on the street volunteered TO go to their
rescue. but were prevented by the po-
licemen. Soon after that two other
women were seen i'm one Of the upper
story windows, and they have not been
accounted for. lt is not thought the
loss of life can be great. as timely
warming was given to the guests.
The Baldwin Hotel was still burnina
at 10 o'clock, but the fire was under
control. The number of lives lost ia
not vet known. only two are definitely
known. A. j. White and Louis Meyer. 2,
cigar dealer OF Skaguay. Meyer
dropped dead from heart disease caused
by the excitement. He was guest of
the hotel The hotel is u complete loss.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23

Cheques, etc, engraved and printed The :.
,. Ryder Co, q Wa shingtOn. Low prices.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23
FLAMES SWEPT
A BIG HOTEL.
Baldwin House and Theatre al
San Francisco Burned.
SEVERAL LIVES WERE LOST.
One Guest Died After Being Removed TO
Hospital; -Four Women Missing.
SLEPT IN UPPER PART OF BUILDING.
Fire Broke Cut in Early Morning and Spread With
Great RapditI---It Is Estimated That Property
Loss VIII Reach Million.
SLEPT IN UPPER PART OF BUILDING.

San Francisco. Nov. 23.-Fire broke
out about $40 this morning i'm the Bald
win hotel, Market and Powell streets,
and soon after the flames were burst
ing through The roof and darting out of
the windows. 1t is feared that at least
four women in the upper part of the
building perished. Nothing definite can
be learned at present. A Mr.. Morris
was taken from the hotel 10 the Receiv-
effects of burns. He had recently re-
turned from the Klondike and was not
we'll known.
The fire is believed to have started i'm
the Baldwin theatre, located in the no.
tel building. William Gillette's Secret
Service" played there last night, and
all the property of the piece is doubt
less lost The hotel was full of guests,
most of whom have been accounted for.
At 4:3J the interior OF the hotel and
theatre constituted a raging furnace.
Thousands of people crowded the
streets. and the whole city was illumi-
mated by the flames.
Just before this a man, clad only in
his night shirt, was seen endeavoring
To escape from one of the upper win
dows. To those below he seemed sud-
denly to fall backward and disappear
into the flames.
AT this time II was said the monetary
loss would reach sl,000,00 The hotel
was second only to the Palace, and,
with furnishings, cost $1,000. 900. There
lfra
chandise on the ground floor and at
this time il seemed possible to pre-
vent total loss. though the flames
were rapidly working downward from
the upper stories, cutting the floors one
by one.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-03-04
NEAL INsPEcTIoN.


EetIeEal JudEs EoEerE Eaya the Govern
mc1tsa Acton fn Establ1shlnr IL r. Void.
KAEsAs CRY, No, March The en-
tire system Of government inspection
Of meat. which has been established IN
the packing-houses OF the United
States was declared to be uucOnstitu-
tionai, Ineffective and void IN an opin-
ion handed down in the United States
district court here BY Judge John p.
Rogers, federal Judge at Fort Smith,
Ark, who is sitting for Judge Philips
An Indictment against Harry Boyer,
foreman Of the fresh meat depart
ment Of the Jacob Dold Packing COM
pany, charged with attempting to
bride a government meat inspector,
was quashed on the ground that con
gress had no power TO create the Of
fee Of meat inspector, 50 that even il
Boyer had attempted to bride an in
spectOr, as was charged in the indict-
ment, he did not commit an offenss
against the government
The effect Of the decision is to de-
clare invalid the law by which people
who consume the products Of American
packing are protected from i'm
pure or diseased meats It is probable
that the decision win make necessary
a complete reorganization OF the
bureau Of animal industry Of the de-
partment Of agriculture.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-03-04
NEW STORY or THE PLOT.

BumoE That Three Spanish Merchants
Caused the DIsasteE TO the Maine
KEY WEST. Fla, March IA new
story Of the plot which resulted in the
destruction of the Maine was started
here yesterday. It comes eoincident
with the arrival Of the official court Of
inquiry from Havana, and is vouched
for from a source that renders it not
only plausible, but Tell-nigh reliable.
Three Spanish merchants Of Havana
are held to be the chief conspirators.
They obtained the torpedo or mine
from some one connected with the
Spanish government and gave It
70 one OF the three cOnspiratOrs
They were to receive SO, 600, although
only a part of the money has been
paid One of the men employed was a
well-knOwB diver Of Regia, the best in
the harbOr. The spot selected to place
the battery, connected by wire with
the mine or torpedo. was over a bank
close to the mine There is every rea-
son to believe that this clew viii lead
to the detection Of the perpetrators OF
the Maine outrage.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-03-04
COINAGE FROM SILVER BULLION

Secretary Gage Gives Interesting Figures
Under the Operation OF the Law OF
1890.
WASHINGTON, March Secretary
Gage, in reply to a resolution in rela-
ton to the coinage OF standard silver
dollars from bullion purchased under
the provisions Of the act Of July "A,
1890, has sent to the senate this state
ment.
The total amount. cost and coming value in
standard silver dollars Of bullion purchased
under the act Of July Il $50. is as follows:
Fine ounces purchased, 16s. Ga. So Cost, S155,
e3l ,O02 Coming value, s2ls, Os4 438 From Au-
gust 13, 1s2J, 70 November J. 1892,
there we're coined from this bullion ga
o57. 2S5 standard silver dollars con-
tanning Z7.9tLE59 dne ounces, costing
-, no 1s5, giving q seigniorage Of 1897 O9s.
from which there were paid for expenses Of
distributing silver dollars ~ rs and 81 80 70
reimburse in part the bullion fund for silver
sold in sweeps and wasted BY the operative on
GERS Of the respective mints from August IL,
1890 to November ], 1892, and the remainder,
f6 81. 19S, was paid into the treasury.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-03-04
CAUSES NO CONCERN.

Judge Rogers' Meat Imposition Decision
WIN Be Ignored By the Government.
WASHINGTON, March 2-The decision
OF Judge Rogers, Of Fort Smith, Ark,
yesterday holding the United States
federal meat inspection law to be IN
constitutional apparently causes no
concern to the officials of the agricul-
tural department. under whose admin
istratiOn the law is executed They
regard the decision as one largely
technical in character which viii not
affect the practical operation Of the
law when applied to the inspection Of
meats Intended for interstate traffic or
export to foreign countries
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-03-04
EIGHT-HOUR Law UPHELD.

Supreme Court Holds Valid the Act ProvId-
Ing ImDrisonment as = Penalty.
WAsHIEGTON, March lin the su-
preme court yesterday an opinion was
handed down IN the case Of E. f. Hol-
den VS. the sheriff Of Salt Lake county,
Utah, involving the constitutiOnality
Of the territorial law fixing a days
work in shelters and mines in the
territory at eight hours:
Holden was arrested for violating the law
and sentenced to Imprisonment for the OHense-
He brought the case 70 the supreme court on
the ground that the law was unconstitutional,
In that IL was calculated to deprive citizen Of
life or property without due process Of law.
The court held that such was not the case. but
that the law was exercise Of the states police
powers, and that in so far as state laws were
eLerted for the protection OF lives, the health
OF the morals OF q community, there could BE-
no doubt % their propriety OF OF their oOnsti-
frrf
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-03-04
Adopted me CIassIasd Plan.

By far the most interesting question
before the A O. y. W. grand lodge at
Wichita was the proposed change from
the ''levelD to the classified plan Of
assessment After a warm contest, in
to which much bitterness entered, the
classified" plan was adopted, reeeiv-
ing but three more votes than neces-
sary. w. NJ Wallace, J. q. Crider and
J. III. Miller were elected grand repre-
sentatives- DR.. J. NJ Minniclz, Of
Wichita, was chosen grand medical
examiner. Pittsburg was selected for
the 1899 meeting place Heretofore.
every member, young and old, has
paid 81 for each assessment Last year
there were II assessments, which,
with s. dues, made $1,000 insurance
cost Ss1. The classified plan includes
the following schedule Of assessments
1t is estimated by actuaries that eight
assessments a year viii pay all death
losses:
From . 70 - years. 10. FROM ? 20 - years.
D. So from 80 q - years. EI.44; from s. 20 90
years, 81 IS; from 80 to a years, SzO2; from -
to g years. p %; from 50 and up. s258
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-03-04

Los ANGELES, Cal, March Jim
Jeffries, Of this city, defeated Joe
Goddard here last night IN the fourth
round. GOddsrd's seconds threw up
the sponge at the close Of the third
round, but, upon the aupOuneement
BY Referee Brink that no money would
be paid unless the fight proceeded,
Goddard came mp IN the fourth round
and was severely punished The ref
cree stopped the fight in the middle Of
the fonrth round.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-03-04
State Ownership or stock Yards

The question Of state ownership Of
stock yards is beginning to be agi-
tated, and IN case Of an extra session
Of the legislature bill along that line
viii no doubt be introduced. Last
winter law was passed reducing the
yardage and feed charges Of the Kan
sas City Stock Yards company. In
order to evade the provisions Of the
law the company has arranged to do
about all Of its business on the Mis-
souri, side Of the line Now it is pro-
posed to bring the company to time
by establishing the state stock yards
at Kansas City. The plan is to pass a
law condemning the present yards Of
the company On the Kansas side Of the
line for public yards, and then let the
state, through q commission, operate
them.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-03-04
Tndor.o Enc AIIotment sr.terD.

WAsHUGrOE. March 1.-The 29th an
nual report Of the board OF Indian
commissioners, Of which Merrill E.
Gates is chairman, has been submitted
60 Secretary Bliss It says that in the
general condition Of the Indians no
important changes have occurred, but
there is evidences Of steady progress In
industrial pursuits and In education
The commission is strongly Of the
opinion that the allotment system is q
rood. one
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-03-04
A MILLION FoR POWDER.

Houss CommIstse on the Navy PAYERS Cen
circus Appropriation
WAsHIEeroE, March 2.-The house
committee on naval affairs agreed on
items of s., 0oO, 900 for the purchase Of
smokeless powder; SO. 900 for the cree
ton Of buildings on government
ground for the manufacture Of smoke
less powder, with the necessary ma
chinery and equipment and $4,000 for
aiming and equipping the naval mill
tia The latter is an increase Of S1O,-
600 over the estimates Of Secretary
Lone
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-03-04
BI.hop % 800 DE-.

A number Of high dignitsries Of the
Roman Catholic church met In St
Louis last week to select a bishop for
the diocese Of COncordia, Kan The
result of their deliberations was dis
patched TO the pope at Rome, and the
person selected viii not be known I'M
til the pope is heard from Knowing
ones pick Father Perier, now vicar
general Of the diocese, as the one The
Catholic population Of the diocese is
about II, go.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-03-04

CHICAGO, March Mrs Celie Wal
lace, widow Of the wealthy lumber.
man, :. s Wallace, Of this city. mas
added 20 her collection Of jewels
the second largest diamond in the
United States The price paid for the
precious stone, which is only uFpSssed
IN beauty and intrinsic value by the
famous Tiffany diamond, was ST. 500.
The jewel was the property Of a former
governor OF Wisconsin,
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-03-04
Ouner Bond nd DweIlinE Looted.

CLINTON, Ia March The resi-
dence Of Fred S. Kelsey, a railroad
man, for some time an invalid, was en-
tered Saturday night by three men
who bound Kelsey 70 a heavy piece Of
furniture, robbed the house Of two
gold watches, several diamond rings
and 3 sum Of money, the plumber
amounting IN all to over 500 Kelsey
managed TO release himself and sum
mon the police. but the men escaped
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-03-04
AHeaIthr Pnrndor.

On January L the state Of Kansas
paid S14, SIS into the state treasury,
the amount Of the semi-annual interest
on the permanent state bonds held by
the school fund commission On July
/, So, 900 OF outstanding state bonds
viii be refunded and sold to the school
fund commission Then the state will
own all its own indebtedness except
s25. OOO, and this viii be due January
Z. 1899.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-03-04
IMPoRTANT PENsIoN Ode.
An old Soldiers ARscted By the Bennett
Decision WIN BE Given q Hearing.

An Old Soldiers Affected by the Bennett
Decision WIN Re Given a Hearing.
WASHINGTON, March Under a de-
cisiOn rendered by Secretary Of the In
terror HOlze Smith, under the Cleve-
land administration, May p, 1898, in
the case OF Charles 7. Bennett, Mr..
LOchren, the commissioner Of pensions,
organized a board Of revision in the
bureau Of pensions for the purpose OF
taking from the files claims which had
been allowed under the act Of June %,
1890, for a denomination. As result
Of that denomination, under instruc-
dOns then given, pensioners were re-
duced or dropped IN at least ., O0C
cases Assistant Secretary Of the In
terror Webster Davis has now issued
an order which viii result in giving
all soldiers affected by the Bennett
decision a chance to be heard
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-03-04

Gov. Leedy denies the report sent
out from Hutchinson that q negro pris-
oner at the state refOrmatOry had been
burned with hot irons to bring him
under submission The governor says
the negro was very hard TO manage
aid the hot irons were used only to
brighten him after every other method
Of punishment had been resOrted 20
without suceesz
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-03-04

HoUsrOE, Tex Feb s5--A large
number Of the members Of George R
McClelland post Grand Army Of the
Republic, department Of Texas. a.
sembled yesterday ard passed resolu-
lions indorsinE the sight u the Cuban
patriots for liberty They also peti-
toned the president and congress Of
the United States % grant to Cuba
belligerant rights ald recognition Of
her goVernmsnt. thereby emphasizing
the sririt end letter cf the tIcnrce
lcC+rine. lcrcs 81 The REGULATIONS
bare Ece1 tczT-Erec 20 President Sc
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-03-04

HADRED, March e.-GreateF anxiety
IS visible here in regard 70 the verdict
Of ne United States naval court OF in
euirF into the loss OF the battleship
Maine than was apparent week ago
The constant rumOrs 0f possible hos
tilities are harassing and weakening
the government and they are also try
ing the patience Of the public
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-03-04

NV KORK, March Fire broke out
a. midnight in a f0ur-story tenement
house, III Harrison avenue, borough
Of Brooklyn damaged property 70 the
extent Of SO. 200 and made 20 families
temporarily homeless A number OF
psrsons were slightly injured b fall
ing walls
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-03-04

J. C. Bailey, q prominent farmer near
Waco. was entered BY two burglars
who, after chlorofoEmIng the family,
Fzfhered mp the silVerWare. jsVFelry
and other valuables. then went 70 the
room where Miss Ida Bailey was sleep
ing and robbed her Of her hair, which
thav cuE Of close-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-03-04
81 80 HAPPEmNes


State Superintendent stryker has
made the semi-annual apportionment
Of school funds 60 the various districts
Of the state The whole amount is
s22Ss IT7-05 The school population Of
the state is 495. 949, making the ap-
pOrtionment IS cents per capita The
amount sent to each county Is as fol-
lows:
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-03-04

HUrCHuEsoE, Kan, March The
Hutehinson & Southern raiiroad has
completed their extension to Black
vel, I r., and took q special train Of
officials, citizens and the Second in
fantry band 70 that city to celebrste
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-03-04
1Tutll.tsd HuIa Not I.sEaI render.

TREEroE. Il. J., March s.-The court
q errors decided that a mutilated dol
lar bin vas not a legal tender that
tae federal statutes providing for the
rezeurticn Of mutilased bills bE the
zoTernnent did not make the bin q
Lei .enasr = r.Ea-ls bird -parties-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-03-04
-. -. - -.

the 1eted ex-bandit. IS dangerously -
with pneumonia At his home in tl1is
city. BE has been dooEman - tie
STANDARD theater here where he cauz1f
a severe cold. The attending
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-03-04
10 Arouse Interest IN Temperanee.

The Kansas State Temperance unioD
wiz begin q vigorous campaign in
Kansas about the 1st Of April Dr..
Howard b Russell, national organ
izer OF the anti-saloOn league, and two
Of his assistants, VIII be placed IN the
field and 100 big temperance meetings
VIII be held Sunday, March %, has
been set apart As Temperance day
throughout the state
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-03-04
Drovned FTIu1.eIf n ne T,4r4i.erV

PEozIA. III, March al n. era
ham, janitor Of the Christian ehnreh
Of Cuba. III, was discovered IN tho
baptistry Of the church yesterday
afternoon, where he had drowned him
self He was 90 years Of age a1d
leaves widow and six children no
cause Is assigned for the suicide.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-03-04

BEEroE HAEBoR Mich. March -
Hrs George Davidson. aged g. Left
her hone - St Joseph las. midnight
clothed ID a night dress with her Two
weeks old babe in her arms. The
woman with the child samped into the
river The W0mau's body WIS re
eoEered at daEbrsalz. The body % the
ha5v vas carried Gus into Che lake.
In1anitV cazssd the deed
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-03

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