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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-31

The present week will be critical one
in the history OF the Wanskuck strike.
and II week from today both the Gen.
eva and wanskuck mills are running lt
will tie a pretty sure indication Of how
the whole matter will terminate. The
mill owners have as yet expressed no fear
about being able TO start up their mills
when they get ready 10 do so. and the
better part of the strikers while thsy
say that they will not run TWO looms.
ssy that IL is not any of their business.
of course, whether the Wanssuok COM
pany.runs It's mill or keeps IL closed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-31

Mr.. b. ID. Weeden. who resides quite
near Copeland's stables. at once placed
his barn at the diposals of the men at
work. aud nine Of the rescued horses, TWO
of which were in "a very serious condition,
We're at once taken there. One of these
horses. a handsome animal, had lost tho
sight of both eyes, whils the other had
large patches OF skin completely burned
OF
The erintense cold made the work Of re-
moving the horses extremely difficult, The
com blnation Of fright upon the part III
the animals and the slippery streets max.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-31

The jury gave Mrs Whitiord verdict
for &136 %. 1t was only about six months
after Mrs. Whitford's marriage To her
husband, Wantop, before be died. The
executors testi1sd at the trial that they
were present at the death OF Mr.. Whit
ford, and that after his death one OF them
asked Mrs. Whitford If she had any
money in the house. Her reply was
YES, and she showed the executor who
did the questioning pccketbook tnat
was in a bureau drawer which contained
S5l7. The executors went 10 breakfast
and on their return asked to sec the
money, and they could only see the
empty pocketbook. and Mrs. Whitford
promised to produce the money, but the
executors testified she never kent her
promise. The wives OF the two executors
testified that Mrs. Whitford admitted TO
them that she had taken the t5l7.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-31
The COLD WAVE.
II Is Losing lis Grip but II is Still
Herr.

According to observations taken at the
Office Of the city engineer. the terIpers-
ture at 9.o'clock this morning was 12i<
above. aud at o'clock this afternoon it
had risen to - degrees above, with Rn in
dication Of still warmer weather.
Tho minimum temperature for the
month OF January until o clock yester
day morning wns two degrees ab1ye, and
the mean temperature for the same time
32 degrees. In January 1891, the mini.
mum was 5ik degrees abov
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-31

Joseph u. stiIweiI Of Brooklyn shot
himself last Thursday and died az mid
night Saturday. Mr.. Stillwell had been
despondent over reverses in his busi-
ness affairs and the fact that he was
sstranged from his two sons. who had
been identified With him In the business.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-31

The accident 10 MIR. Bowes' horse oc-
CURED in April Il, 1866, and while MIR.
Bowes was driving aIong Ninton street
between Geslsr street and Atwell's avenue,
and in the exercise of due care. II is horse
STUN bled and fell over an iron cover pro-
truding in the street and injured both
Its foreleGs and was made sick, sore. lame
and disordered so that the animal re-
quhei a large sum TO be expended upon
IL for medical attendance. 1t was finally
given away to "a peddler.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-31
HORSES THE
VICTIMS.
FOrty-0ne Are Dead as
the Result Of a Fire
IN C0PELAND'S STABLE.
Some Suffocated, Others Were Shot
After Being Burned.
IN C0PELAND'S STABLE,
LOSS ON BUILDING IS SMALL.

The fire bells broke out on the frosty
air at o'clock this morning AMI an
alarm from box Al called the irs depart
ment TO the corner of Benefit and Meet
ing streets. where fire was raging in the
big Copeland stable, which covers quite a
large tract Of land between Meeting and
North Court streets and North Main and
Benefit streets The fire department
ofiiials had only been on the scene few
n inutes when q second alarm was rung
In, for the indications pointed TO the en-
tire destruction OF the big four story
brick building, on the lower floor OF
which 40 horses, owned by private per-
sons were kept, and "A number Of wooden
buildings where 45 horses belonging TO
the Copeland company were stabbed.
The re az discovered by Officer Blake
OF the Central station. who was standing
at the corner of tho Lonsdale block on
North Main street. lie looked up the
hill and saw flames shooting from the
cupoia of the nrick bulldog, ana dense
smoke was pouring out or the windows.
He bad a short time before this seen n
light In the barn, but as this was the
usual thing there WINS nothing abuut IL
10 arouse his suspicious. lie at once
rang in the alarm and then entered the
barn to notify the employees on duty and
assist them in removing the horses.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-31
HALL & LYON CO., Apothecsries,

Cod Liver Oil has long been
known as the greatest of flesh
builders i'll all wasting diseases
caused by bronchial and lung
troubles, scrofula and genera /
decline-but Cod Liver Oil in
its usual form is pretty
harsh medicine for most people
to take, and unless the taste is
disguised in some manner, very
very few stomachs can stand it.
In Halls Emulsion we use only
the purest of Norwegian Oil,
combined with Hypophosphites
of Lime and Soda-it is thor
oughly emulsifed, making
preparation that is not only pal
atable, but easily digested, and
the taste of the oil is so dis
guised that it will not affect the
weakest stomach. Halls Emul-
sion is made fresh daily i'll our
own laboratory, and does not
contain one particle of NOR
phine. 1t is put up in bottles
containing 10 ounces and sells
for soc.
HALL a LYON CO., apothecsries.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-31
REDUCTION AT FoREsTpALE.

A reduction In wages In the Forestdale
Manufacturing Company's cotton mills
at Forestdale took effect today, affecting
30 reople. The sut ranges from nothing
10 10 Der cent in the different depart
ments and averages 8 per cent
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-31

Been hayin' an s,siition put ON your oonk.
/ see. said Mr. Ton Mugs
"fes," replied Mr.. Haryl Howes. feeling
The bunch the loliccman's club had raised-
''Finc job. too. Hardwood 1nisii. "-indisn-
arolis Journal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-31

When the flremen arrived the fire was
burning triskly aud flames were eating
their way under the roof toward the
North Main street end, having evidently
gone from the lower or barn floor by way
of the chutes used for hay and grain.
Dense clouds of black smoke poured
through the doors Leading from the brick
structure into the wooden buildings, and
soon every part OF the stable was filled
with this smoke and the hrernen began
to think that fire was raging nll over the
establishment The main efforts of the
department were directed on the lower
end OF the brick structure on the Meeting
street side, and ladders were used TO reach
the upper windows. AT considerable
peril a mum Der OF firemen entered the
burning building, and, in spite of the
suffocati Dg sm IKE, mauaged,to get a mum :
ber Of streams to work upon the inside.
In the meantime, every effort was be-
inR made 10 save the horses, the animals
being already frantic with fear. anu in
this woik u great deal of valuabls help
was given by Ned O'Neil, clerk of the
National Hotel VINO. falling to make an
entrance by the door on the lower toor,
smashed n window on the Meeting street
side and gained access to the stalls, and
succeeded in getting out the first three
hon ises to he saved. Soon there were a
number Of volunteers doing the same
work. and in a few minutes quite a num-
ter of horses. sore OF them badly burned
about the head and neck and most of
them IN ore or less overcome by smoke,
were rescued. A number OF the unfortu-
nate creatures presented pitiful sight.
the skin being burned entirely off In
many instances and their cries and means
we're almost human. Many of the ami
mails suooum bed 20 tho smoke while be-
ing removed. and dropped in their stalls
or in the aisles between the stalls.
AS fast rs the horses were removed
from the burning building thoy were
shsltered in adjacent stables ana barns.
eleven Of them bsing taken to the What
Cheer stables, anu these were not very
seriously burned. but many of them mad
inhaled immense quantities OF the poison
Gus smoke.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-31

The origin OF the fire is veilod iu mys-
tery, as all Of the men who were on the
premises were asleep when the lire broke
out, and all claim tnet there was nothing
TO indicate any danger when they retired
to rest. About half an hour before the
fire was discovered DIR. George +. Croker
cnme into the barn with his horse and
awoke Night watohman Potter. who was
asleep in the Office. After the doctcr bad
gone Mr.. Potter dropped TO sleep again
and was awakened by the cracking
flames and the noise made by the fright
ened torses.
There was some talk this morning OF
incendiarism, but neither Mr.. Walter b.
hogg, who Is the trustee OF the property.
or others connected with the Darn have
anything tn say in this direction, al
fire originated.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-31

The weavers claim that under the new
schedule a six-loom weaver will not be
able to make more than s. week at the
most Those who were in favor of strik-
ing did their best to induce all OF the
weavers to agree to go out, brt they were
unsuccessful, as many of the em ployesiof
the weave shops are of the more intelii-
gent class and although they do not0re
Ism tho cut In their ,vsEes, end -syH HaHa--
thize with the strikers ii the other mills.
they realize that they would probably
gain nothing 10y going out at this time
without organization or money.
The storek eepers have already felt the
effect Of the general reduction In wages
and the strike at Centreville, and say that
business Saturday night vas the poorest in
many years. The saloons. where many
of the operatives conRrsgate evenings are
unusually quiet. and in Jericho espcc-
ally In those frequented by the Centre
vile strikers. business Is dull and con-
Quoted on strictly cash basis, the stnte
being broken.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-31

While the work Of saving the horses was
going on the fire lighters were saving
human lives. When the windows Of the
wooden hack barn, next to the brick
barn. on Benefit street. were broken IN,
the flremen found Robert Strow bridge a
hackman. fast aslsep. he was arou sed,
and none too soon was hustled out OF the
building to point Of safety. he ereceived
shelter in the Office OF DR.. George h.
Croker, across the street. and he was
glad 70 don his wearing apparel. the
short trip in his night garments having
chilled him through. lie was more scared
than hurt. In the harness room young
man named Sullivan was sleeping ana
was awakened by the sutfocating smoke.
1t did not take him long TO get out pnt
on his clothes, and he was soon at work
helping 10 rescue he horses.
1t was fully 3 O'Clock before the flames
were under control, and then the car
Iiages, sleighs and other vehicles on the
upper floors were removed and none NJ
these vehicles were found TO be- burned,
although some damage WAS done by the
water and smoke. A Bout dozen hacks
In tho old wooden BUILDING will have TO
he repainted and vanished, but are
otherwise uninjured.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-31

ing it almost imperative 10 push and pull
the creatures TO place OF safety. Four
teen horses were taken to Gladdings's 4
stable on Arsenal lane. while one went TO
Greenlear's stable, ana was almost unin-
Jured. Tho poor creatures suffered iu-
tensely from the. cold while being removed,
for there Were not enough blankets To
oeyer them ali. and they shivered pitt
lully, although In most cases covered
with sweat produced from fright. Nearly
all the horses were bleeding from the nos.
trils and manywere badly lacerated, and
theyeterinary surgeons many Of whom had
been summoned. had all they could do to
relieve the sufferings.
Lieutenant OF Police Horton, Sergt
Rowe and Officers Huntley and flaming
performed valiant service in the work Of
rescue on the north side OF tho burning
building, and It was due 10 their efforts
that quite number of the aniIuals were
saved. George Holden and William Sui
livan, both messenger hoys gave material
ana valuable assistance, and this left ths
lremen tree to light the flames
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-31

One of the horses belonging to DIR.
Gardner was shot OF the street near the
barn, two were shot in McWeeden's pri-
vate stable. seven were shot in barn
close by North Main street, and some
others were shot ut the What Cheer sta
sles
The firenen were more or less seriously
Injured while lighting the flames. One Of
those was Lieutenant leander d. Daw-
lev OF No. 10 company. who while at
work on n ladder bad his hand severely
cut by broken glass. he was attended by
DIR. Kenyon and sent TO his home. The
other was Henry Charlwood Of No. 10
company, who slid from roof and sus-
tained serious jury to bis back. He was
taken tn his home On Lockwood street
in the hosr ital am tulince
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-31

The above sale Is this goth day Of January,
1SS, a4icur1ed 10 SATURDAY., Februai y
5;b, ID, ls S,at the sane hour aud ulace.
BENJA IN H. CHILD,
Dpfutv sheriff.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-31

There were IS horses In all in the build
ings. and OF this number 40 are dead,
with probability that eight or ten more
will either die or have TO be killed to re-
lieye their sufferings. Probably 1t least
30 of the dead horses were shot ny the
order of the representative Of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty To. Animals
and this Vas generally approved OF, rs
1t was readily seen that nothing could be
done TO save the animals.
Iris morning when Mr.. HogR was
seen he said that 10 was impossible for
him to give any estimate of the loss yet.
as many Of the animals which have
perished belonged to private persons. De
said that among the valuable animals
lost were one pair OF coach horses belong
ing to A. :. Calder. two psir of coach
horses belonging tn ;. O. Metcalf, one
pair, the property OF James Coats, thrse @
single driving horses owned by DR.. Gard
ner one driving horse belonging TO DIR.
Croker, n very fine animal, and two
driving horses owned by DR.. K. II. Peck
ham. Inc $500 PAGER owned by DIR.
Gardner was fortunately in another
stable and thus escaped.
Ihe fact that 70 vehicles, harnesses or
robes were destroyed by fire makes the
loss much lighter than at first was an
ticipated, and the damage tn the build
ing itself will not exceed $500, all Of
which is. Of course, covered by Insurance.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-19
WELLINGTON TO MILAN
supt, McDanieIs Says a Phone Will
be Built.
From the Milan Press.

From the Milan Press
"A letter from Superintendent Mcdaniel
Of the Missouri and Kansas Telephone
Co, TO the editor of this paper states that
the manager Of their exchange at Wichita
viii visit our city shortly for the purpose
of looking the ground over and ascertain
ing the sentiment of our people in regard
TO the proposed telephone line which is
to connect Milan with Wellington and
Conway Springs. He says his company
expects to connect Wichita with Kansas
City this year. thus giving that part of the
country telephone communication with
all the cities of the United States, and
as they own and operate the exchanges
in Hutchinson, Wichita, Wellington. Win
field and Arkansas City, with lines con-
Meeting these towns, il would be 10 our ad-
vantage to have a line from Milan 10 con-
meet with the Wellington exchange. If the
company are assured that the line will
pay, they win build It without asking any
bonus. It is possible that they may make
a canvass for the sale OF coupon tickets
receivable in lieu of cash for the use Of
the line, merely TO see how much OF a
demand there is for the line. We trust
that when Mr.. McDaniels visits Milan
citizens will be prepared TO offer him ev-
cry encoura gemnt, to the end that the en-
terprise may be pushed to completion as
speedilv as Dossible
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-19
WANTED FOR FORGERY
Warrant Out For the Arrest of Jesse
I1Osee.

Yesterday afternoon Special Agent of
the Santa Fe G.. c. Montgomery swore
out a complaint before County Attorney
Amidon for the arrest of Jesse Losee.
charging him with having committed for
gerry. The warrant was issued by Judge
Walker and the preliminary viii be held
on Wednesday.
1t seems that Mr.. and Mrs. H Hinkle
shipped some household goods from here
In January to Florence. Losee went TO
Florence with them. Mrs. Hinkle being
his sister-in-law. Mrs Hinkle gave Losee
a fve-dollar bill on January 10 and asked
him TO go to the depot and pay the
charges and to get her some few little
things while in town. Losee went to the
agent and paid the charges, which
amounted to S1S9. The expense bill was
given to him and was marked paid by
the agent. He went out and erased the
figure ! and substituted >. making the
bill appear to be $2.39. The amount, to-
s,ether with the word Paid" was written
with copying ink by the agent. but in
order to make 1t all look alike Losee, not
having any copying ink. traced the fig
,res and the word PAID, which was a
clumsy piece of work Mr.. Hinkle happen
ed to look at the bill of lading and found
that there was a difference of 81 in the
amount which he supposed had really
leen paid by Losee to the railway COM
pany. He took the bill of lading and the
expense bill. which was his receipt and
went to the agent at Florence to set his
rebate of 81 The agent sent the papers
here for correction. The officials here
soon saw that something was wrong and
mt the matter in Mr.. Montgomery
hands who Immediately saw that the fig
ure had been raised. lie then consulted
with Iosee's sister and mother-in-law.
who said that he had done several little
tricks of a similar nature.
Mr.. Montgomery was seen at the Carey
yesterday and declined to talk for publ
ration until told that the facts had been
ATTAINED from the complainant. He then
said. THE amount involved is only one
dollar. but the principle is the same, and
we prosecute such case with as much
yiror as though it were a hundred dol
lars The facts as you give them are sub
stantislly correct. could tell you Moth
Ing more
At . o'clock last night Losee had not
get been arrested.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-19
BONDSMEN SUED
MILITARY AIDS TREASURER
Is Charged With Failing to Turn
Over Funds.

Adams & Adams yesterday filed in the
justice court of W. F. Walker, a case in
favor of the German Military Aid society
Of this city, against Jacob Eckert, Ignatz
Kindseder and John Weger. claiming 1928,
due the Military Aid society from the de-
PENDANTS on bond, which it is claimed
they signed for the party who was treas
urer of the society, The German Military
Aid society is an organization composed
exclusively of ex-Prussian soldiers, many
Of them having served in the Franco
Prussian war, and the society has about
100 members. The lodge is incorporated
for charitable purposes, in administering
aid to its members in case of need. It
is alleged that the treasurer of the organ
igation receievd this money and failed
to turn it over to the society. The So
ciety asks that they be required to pay
the amount of money received by the treas
urer. This case is watched with . good
deal of interest by the members of the
society. as it involves the greater part
of their surplus in the treasury.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-19
FENCE TO Be BUILT
Work Will Commence March
10 on the Ball Park.
CINCINNATI REDS COMING
They Will Play Here on Sat-
urday, March 26

With the exception of Hutchinson none
of the towns of Southern Kansas and Ok
lahoma showed any disposition TO join
Wichita is having a baseball league this
season. Wichita and Hutchinson decided
10 go ahead and get paid team and meet
all corners. Mr.. ]. E. Alexander, the pro-
motor, will begin to have fence and
bleachers erected on the tenth of March.
He has secured a lease for one year with
the privilege of five on the property 10
Gated between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets between Emporia and Fourth ave
nues. The grounds are 90Ox50O feet.
Yesterday Mr.. Alexander received the
following letter:
Cincinnati, Ohio Feb 16, $685.
Mr.. ]. E. Alexander, Wichita, Kas.:
Dear Sir:-Would you like to arrange for
the Cincnnatis 10 play in Wichita about
March 26th? If you have no club and
have enclosed grounds, we can give you
a game by playing our first nine against
our second nine. An early reply will OBJ
nge, yours truly,
F. c. BANCROFT,
Manager of the Cincinnati National
league team.
Mr.. Alexander answered Mr.. Bancrofts
letter imediately saying that he wanted
the Cincinnatis here on Saturday March
g. and that he would play his team
against the Red Stockings. On Sunday
following the game here the Cincinnatis
will play with the Kansas City Blues.
They will be returning from their spring
practice in Texas and will be in good trim
preparatory to beginning their regular
season.
Mr.. Alexander proposes having a paid
team of twelve men with two good bat
teries. He has been corresponding with
several ball players Of repute who are de-
siroust Of playing here this season. Mr..
Alexander says they are all swift ones
when It comes to playing ball. He has
personal acquaintance with all OF them.
having seen them play when he was presi-
dent of the Texas State league. He will
give several a trial from this city and the
surrounding towns and if they show them
selves fast enough to travel with the men
whom he has selected they will be re-
tanned.
A bicycle track will be put in and when
the ball team are not playing or should
they be out on tour bicycle races viii
be in order. Mr.. Alexander VIII endeavOr
to get the circuit riders here for a three
day meet. A novelty will be introduced
by having some Of the crack riders speed
on their wheels at night under the cleo
trio light. The place will really be an
athletic park and everything of that ma
ture will be given. Mr.. Church of the
street car company has promised a double
track TO the grounds which will enable
the patrons a rapid transit to ana from
the park. The ball players will probably
begin to arrive here about the 18th Of next
month.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-19
Kl0WA PERSONALS
How News of the Maine Disaster
Reached That City.

Fred Humphrey will go to Wichita next
week to represent the A o. u. w. lodge
of this place and vote in the grand lodge
against proposed change in the assessment
plan.
c. W. Ellis of Medicine Lodge county,
attorney of Barber county, was here Tues
day and Wednesday investigating the
merits in the case wherein some Kiowa
citizens want to prosecute some one and
when learning all he could about the case
came to the conclusion that as county at
torney he could not take chances in put
ting the county to any expense unless
there was more in the case than he had
been able to learn, consequently the mat
ter was dropped for the present at leafs.
Crate Justice started Tuesday over the
Canta Fe for "Old Virginia" TO visit his
father, he being very sick.
Bessie Mason left Tuesday for her home
in Virginia.
Billy Lewis has moved all the old fur
niture out of the Senate" repapered and
repainted with everything new at a csot
exceeding s.. 200, making his place second
to none in Kansas, Wichita excepted.
The Wichita Eagle was the first paper
to reach Kiowa with the news of the sink
ing of the battleship Maine in the harbor
of Havana and the only paper that gave
a detailed account of the matter on
Wednesday. The Kansas City Journal
gave a very brief account of it, just q few
lines and the Journal is two hours later
than the Eagle in arriving here. Surely
the Eagle is the paper if you want the
news twenty-four hours in advance Of any
other paper.