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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-28
SIGNALS OBSCURED.~
Snow Plow Driven by Two Locomo-
tiYeS Ran Into a CabOOSe.
One Man Slightly Cut on the Head and
Hnother'S Hands Badly LaCeratsd.

There was collision on the New
York. New Haven and Hartford rail-
road about o'clock yesterday morn
ing at the Gladstone avenue bridge.
The storm at the time OF the collision
was at its height and the snow and
wind made it impossible To distinguish
signals. An engine and a buggy car
stood on the tracks waiting for "a
chance 10 go along when a snowplough
TO which were attached two locomotives
came along on the same track and
dashed into the buggy.
The buggy was badly smashed and
the plow was wrecked. 1t took quite a
little time 10 find out just how much
damage had been done and still
longer time TO get the wrecker around.
A man named Norton, whose home is
in New London, and who was i'm the
locomotive with the buggy attached
was slightly cut about the head. and a
man who worked with the plough gang
had one of his hands badly cut. The
work of clearing up the wreck pro-
ceeded very slowly, and the locomotive
attached 10 the plow which left the
tracks had not been got back at late
hour this forenoon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-28
BANKRUPTCY RULES.
Have Been Promulgated by U. S. Supreme Court,
and viii Go Into Effect Jan. 2, Next.

Washington. Nov. 2s.-The United
States Supreme Court today, through
Justice Gray, announced the bank
ruptcy rules, which it was asked to
frame and promulgate under the ma
tional bankruptcy act of July /, 1898.
The rules have been awaited with much
interest, as a number of courts declined
to proceed with bankruptcy cases until
the Supreme Court announced the new
rules. Justice Gray announced that the
new rules would take effect on Monday.
January 3 1899, and that all proceed
ings heretofore taken substantially In
conformity TO the act and the regula-
tions of 1867 ar far as practicable would
be upheld. The rules while promul-
gated at this time, he said. would not
be ready for distribution for some time,
owing TO proof, revision, ETC.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-28
COL. FIcQUARTS CASE.
Government to Be Interpeated as 10 the Proceed
nps by Members Of lhs Chambar.

Paris. Nov. 2S.-The chamber of dep
uties was crowded today. much interest
being taken i'm the announced intention
of some of the deputies to interpellate
the government on the Picquart case.
VI. Paul Deschanel, Republican, an
nounced that he had received a request
TO interpellate the government regard
ing the Picquart proceedings, and then
Premier NJ. Duput proposed an imme-
date discussion of the matter.
NJ. Fournere Socialist. asked for an
adjournment OF an hour and a half in
order that the Republican deputies
might be able TO consult with their col
leagues in the senate regarding the
adoption of a common policy.
The chamber rejected the motion TO
adjourn by a vote of 252 to pa.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-28
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COURT ERRED.
Claim Made by Defendant In Case
Against Say|es Estate.
Auditor Awarded Mr.. BIandlng $4,000
and Judge Confirmed the Report.

Whether or not the estate of the late
William +. Sayles must now pay the
$4,000 that Auditor Walter r.. Stiness
decided the estate owes Charles l..
Blanding. Mr.. Sayles, former partner
in the Moshassuck Felt mill and other
enterprises, or there shall be more liti-
CATION over the large sum in dispute.
was the question argued in the Appel
late Court today. The case was begun
in 1921. and was an action OF assumpsit
to determine how much. If anything.
there was due by Mr.. Sayles to Mr..
Banding. When a jury had been en-
panelled for the trial of the case, by
agreement of the parties the case was
referred to Mr.. Stiness as auditor.
The hearing before the auditor was a
long one, and he found that Mr.. Bland
ing was entitled to $1O 14S.Se. and Judge
Douglas i'm the common pleas division
of the Supreme Court gave decision for
Mr. Blanding for 10000 the amount OF
the ad damnum in that gentleman's
writ. Whether or not Judge Douglas
was right in entering such decision and
the report of the auditor is final are the
main points that the Appellate Court
has now to pass upon.
Walter +. Angel, counsel for the de-
fendant, asked for new trial on the
following grounds: First, that the
court erred in its rulings, that the mo-
tion to confirm the auditors report and
the exceptions should be heard in the
common pleas division and not in the
appellate division; second, that the
court erred in it's rulings that because
none of the exceptions relate TO errors
apparent upon the face of the report,
they do not amount TO the showing OF a.
legal cause against the allowance OF
the same that the court erred in
granting the motion TO confirm the re-
port and that he decision is against
weight of she evidence, taken before
the auditor and fled by him in court
with his report.
After arguing that me ruling OF Judge
Douglas that the auditors report prop
erly came before the common pleas di-
vision, and that exceptions could only
be taken to such errors as were APP
parent on the face of the report, Au-
gustus s. Miller of Miller * Carroll,
counsel for the plaintiff, argued that
what constitutes gal cause against
the allowance of an auditors report Is
for that court to determine which by
law receives the report: that Such court
having rendered decision upon said re-
port there is no provision for review
of that decision by the appellate d.
| ton for new trial should be dis
| mis-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-28
A BANK DEPOSIT.
James Webb Claims II Though He
Made II in Name Of His Son.
Latter Contends Trust Was Established and
the Money Belongs 10 Hin.

There was a hearing before Chief
Justice Matteson and Justices Stiness
and Tillinghast today on the bill OF in
terrHeader filed by the Peoples Savings
Bank against James w. Webb and
Frederick II. Webb i'm order that the
appellate court might decide TO whom
balance of $3.50 is payable. James
Webb is the father of Frederick and
the former some 20 years ago put some
money on deposit in a bank in the
name of his son Frederick. who was
then about three years old. The deposit
was transferred from the bank in
which il was first placed TO the Peo-
ple's Savings Bank.
James Webb claimed today that he
put the deposit i'm his sons name so
that the son would have the fund If he,
James, died; that he never gave the
bank book to his son or told any one
the deposit was for the sons benefit or
that the book was held for the son.
Witness on cross-examnation testified
he did not put the money in Freder-
ick's name i'm order that his. witness,
creditors could not get IL. lie claimed
he had dealt with the money as his
own, using part Of ii TO pay the pur-
chase price of a lot Of land and used
more Of il i'm his business.
Cashier Hagan of the Peoples Saw
ings Bank denied there ever was
rule i'm his bank limiting the amount Of
money taken from any one depositer To
$3.50. James Webb had stated that he
made deposits in the names of Frede-
rick and Bertha Webb because the
amount was beyond $3.50 and would not
be taken by the bank as from one per-
son.
Lewis A. Waterman, counsel for
James Webb, argued that the deposit
was made i'm the name OF Frederick II.
Webb i'm order that he might have the
fund in case of the death OF his father
Willard b. Tanner counsel for Freder-
ick urged that the courts of this state,
the decisions OF Connecticut and New
York held that a deposit made i'm this
way constituted trust for the party
i'm whose name IL was made. The case
was held for advisement.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-28
AFTER LONG ILLNESS.
ENeu c. Davis Died Last Night From an Attack Of
Bight's Disease.

Mr.. Ellery c. Davis, the well known
expert penman, VINO had been in busi-
ness on Westminster street for many
years, died at his home, SO Plain street.
at 20 O'Clock last evening, of Bright's
disease. Mr. Davis had been a sufferer
for a long time. and had been absent
from his store for three months. He
was well known in the city, where he
the hundreds.
Mr.. Davis was also very popular in
dramatic and musical circles. having
been for many years the local corre-
spondent of the Dramatic News. He
leaves a widow, but no children. The
arrangements for his funeral nave not
vet been perfected
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-28
More Than IA Hours Late.

The postal express. the first of the
New York trains due in this city at Ala
o'clock yesterday morning, was not
heard of until o'clock in the after
noon. IT had ploughed its way as far
as the Atwelrs avenue bridge, about
mile and a half out from the depot, and
there IL stuck fast and hard in a big
drift, i'm front of which, like great roll
lers on a beach. were drifts galore
Each of these had TO be cut through
with shovels. and at 6:37 last evening
the train hauled up at the station. and,
after a brief delay. was sent eastward
on the Boston system. The newspaper
train. two passenger and two freight
trains came in, each with three locomo-
tives and all very late. One passenger
train was sen, toward Boston, and one
started for Taunton
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-28
Injured His Back.

Davis N Laffan. 20 years OF age,
whose residence is at POI Douglas street,
slipped and fell at the corner of Point
and Plain streets this morning. and his
back was severely injured. Capt. Cos
tine summoned an ambulance in which
the injured man was removed to his
home. II is not thought that his case
is a serious one
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-28
TWO SEAMEN RESCUED.
They Reported the Loss Of Schooner Gross With
ihe Captain, His Father and Son.

Salem, Mass, Nov. 2S.-Two MEM
bers of the crew of the schooner Bertha
cued from House Island, off Manches-
ter this morning. nearly dead, having
been without shelter or food for thirty
hours. and from them IL was learned
that the schooner was lost on the rocks
near Fresh Island Saturday night at
midnight and Capt. Wallace Thurston,
his father, aged about 20 years, and his
son John, perished.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-28
Trains From Boston.

During the afternoon yesterday, two
passenger cars. drawn by three loco
motives. arrived from Boston. At $50
last evening. two more passenger cars
were hauled here from Boston by two
locomotives, and a similar train was
sent out of Providence for Boston. A
train also left here for Plymouth at
i:30 o'clock. This had two cars and
three locomotives. and IL was thought
it would have a hard task beyond
Mansfield. The Worcester road was not
opened up AT all, and nothing came in
over the New England road. Two loco
motives behind a big snow scraper
went out over the New England in an
attempt to cut out some Of the heavy
drifts between here and the remote up
country points
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-28
No Court Session al Kingston.

Judge Rogers was 10 have held ses-
sion of the appellate division OF the su-
preme Court at Kingston this morning
for the hearing OF jury trial waived
cases and motions. The storm pre-
vented the holding OF the session. ana
Judge Rogers was fortunate enough 10
hear from the clerk OF the court for
Washington county that a trip down
would be useless.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-28

Boston. Nov. 2s-The Boston and
Yarmouth Steamship comp2ny's steam
or Boston. capt stanwoodv which sail
Cd from Yarmouth at 4 o'clock satur-
day afternoon and which was due here
yesterday. reached Lewis wharf az ~
O'Clock this forenoon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-28
JURORS SN0WBOUND.
Only Six Appeared For Trial Of Johnson Case, and
Il Had 10 Be Postponed.

The storm prevented number OF
jurors from attending the common
pleas division of the Supreme court to-
day. But six of the jury empanelled
TO try the case Of Ellen johnson against
the city. put in an appearance this
morning and the trial went over until
tomorrow.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-28
HEAVY LOSS AT GLOUCESTER.
Nine Vessels, Chiefly Fishing Craft Went Down
but Crews Are Believed 10 Be Safe.

Gloucester, Mass. Nov. 2s.-Nine ves-
sells were lost i'm the blizzard at this
port, but nothing could be learned this
forenoon as TO the loss of life. 1t is be-
IIeved that the crews OF nearly all the
craft escaped. In several instances no
one was on board. Nearly all of the
vessels lost were fishermen.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-28
Demurrer Sustained.

The defendants demurrer i'm the case
Of Annie Bannon VS.. Rose Farrell, ct al,
was today sustained by the Appellate
court by consent of the plaintiff. and
the case was remanded to the common
pleas division for further proceedings.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-28
The Seventy -Secold Annual Meeting

of Providence Charitable Fuel Society
will be held at the office OF the Pomroy
Coal Company. 35 weybosset street, on
wednesday evening. November 30th, at
7.3O o'clock. for the election OF officers
and the transaction of any other busi-
ness that may properly come before IL.
All members OF the society are desired
10 be present.
b. w. PERSONS.
n2s-3t. President.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-28
SubmI,led on Briefs.

The case of Domenicio D'Iori, ct uX.,
VS.. Nicholas de Brasio was submitted
10 the Appellate court today on briefs.
The dispute as presented to the high
court is over the ruling of Judge Sweet
land on a demurrer i'm the case.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-28
Overhead Wires Affected.

The wires began to succumb al about
midnight on Saturday but the demoi-
ton OF aerial lines was light, compared
with that Of the last two big storms
The telegraph wires west OF Providence
are gone, saving four, which run into
New York via Hartford. Down the
Shore line they are gone west of New
Haven east, few wires can be worked
as far as Mansfie Id. The Boston wires
went down last evening. Telephone
communication to Boston gave out
about noon: west, IL was suspended at
midnight. barring a single wire from
Providence to New York, and thence to
New Haven
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-28

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Tho y. =. RYDER Co, g. Washington, does best
work at low prices.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-28
Damage by Wind.

About town much damage was done
by the wind. The chimney on St. Jean
Continued on Page Two)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-28
SuIu Group Of Islands Included and Twenty
Millions Will Be Paid.
CUBAN DEBT MATTER NOT SETTLED
Spain in Accedng TO Terms Says She is Animated
by Reasons Of Patriotism and Humanity 10
Avoid Horrors OF War.

Paris, Nov. 2S.-The Spanish commits
sioners announced that, being author
ized by their government to reply that
the American propositions are not a
proper compromise and are inadmissi-
BILE on legal principles, all diplomatic
resources on the Spanish part are ex-
hausted.
The Spanish commission, being now
asked to accept or reject the PROPOSE
tions, declares that Spain. inspired by
reasons Of patriotism and humanity TO
avoid the horrors of war. resigns her.
self to the power of the victor. She
accepts the offered conditions in order
to conclude a treaty Of peace.
The American demands included the
acquisition of the whole of the Philip
pine and Sulu groups for $50, 600, and
it is also understood the United States
will purchase the Caroline group.
The question of thcIsebt OF Cuba was
left unsettled. The next meeting will
take place on Wednesday.
Washington, Nov. est was an
nounced at the state department that
up TO Ills o'clock no word had been
received from Paris Of the result OF to-
days joint session of the peace COM
missioners and of the acceptance of the
Americans Philippine islands demands
A good deal of annoyance has been
caused the department by the publica-
ton in one of the Paris newspapers Of
what purports to be a dispatch from
Washington stating that the American
commissioners have largely increased
their demands and now include the Sulu
islands as a part of the eastern terri
tory to be ceded to the United States.
IL is stated that, as a matter of fact,
there has been no extension of our de-
mands, but the Sulu group was recog-
nized to be part of the Philippine sys-
TEN. and as such was specifically in
cluded in the original demands.
The secretaries were empowered to
prepare the treaty articles embodying
the cession of Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines and the payment by the
United States of $?O,OOO,OOO for submits
sion to the meeting, which viii be held
on Wednesday next.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-28

buried deeply under the snow, and they
continued in that condition until work
was begun on them today. Attempts
were made TO run the big electric
ploughs during the night but this was
given up long before daylight. as the
snow had packed down hard. Every
foot of the track will have to be dug
ont with sbovals
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-28
DECENTRALIZATION OF STREET CAR SYSTEM COMPLETE.
After Midnight Saturday Not Car Was MoVedSteahn Roads Also
Boskepcsta Express From New York More Than Fourteen Hours
Late--SsGss Held in Only Very Few Churches Damage
Done by the High Wdoman Swept From Her Feet and Rolled
Before the DaSInCdenS of a Winty Visitation.

The storm which commenced shortly
before 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon
proved TO be n real ld-time blizzard
such as was experienced on the last
day of January OF the present year.
with the result that Providence is al
NEST shut out from the world, and
everything in the way OF transporta-
tlon by electricity or steam is tied up.
While people had been expecting a fall
OF snow during the morning hours on
Saturday, nothing in the nature Of the
severe gale which worked up during the
evening was expected, and people were
caught on all sides.
AS darkness closed in over the city on
Saturday, the force OF the wind began
increasing from hour TO hour, and by 10
o'clock there was a bowling blizzard.
The trolley roads were already losing
time and the traffic from the stores
made travel heavy and slow. The the
etres We're all crowded, and their pa
irons were in pretty bad plight. Some
got to their homes at midnight, others
remained in the cars all night and
many put up at the down town hotels.
Every hack that could be secured was
brought into service for the theatre
patrons, but at midnight the hackmen
refused to respond TO further orders, as
il was impossible 10 get their horses
through the drifts. The electric cars
were first tied UP on the Smiths Hill,
OlncyVille and Pawtucket routes.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-28
SNOW DrliIed BY Gale.

The gale, however, kept increasing
during the night. and the velocity Of
the wind was maintained almost all day
Sunday. AS the snow fell il was drift
ed in great banks and walking was
rendered Impossible In many Of the
streets. and yesterday morning Provi-
dence resembled a deserted village. No
clectrics had been started. and the Gus
tomary Whistles Of the mail trains were
not in evidence. The people who had
been compelled TO remain i'm the cars
crawled out and climbed through big
drifts to their homes. The tracks were
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-28
TrOIIoy Routes BloOksdst.

Soon after midnight the blockade of
the street railroad was absolute, and
motormen and conductors considered
themselves fortunate If they succeeded
in reaching the car houses. One of the
last cars TO run Saturday night was TO
the Olneyville district, and that carried
dancing party. They were all going
10 Centerdale, but when they reached
the limits of the city they were forced
20 seek shelter i'm big barn, and there
these men, women and children re-
mained until daylight. Then some Of
them started through unbroken drifts
FOR their homes. 1t was perilous trip
in the driving gale of snow, and three
or the women were overcome and had
70 he cared for in a nearby house.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-07-20
Flat Rock Items.

We have had 80 much rain lately we
are not through work yet. Crops so far
are looking well.
On the 2nd Sabbath Mr.. John Milford
sang at the Baptist Church at this place.
He will teach a singing class there some
time 10 August.
Rev. II. g. Fennel preached very in
teresting sermon on the Srd Sabbath af-
ternoon to a large congregation.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Bell and Misses
Ellie and Ida Seel, of your city, have
been for several days the guests of Di.
r. E. Thompson and family.
The young people of this community
enjoyed pic mic at High Shoals on Fri
day afternoon, 18th inst. They ate sup
per at sunset and went to lawn party al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Dodd, given in
honor of their niece, Miss Pearl Norris,
who recently graduated at the Orphanage
in Clinton. Miss Pearl is d very charm.
ing and accomplished young lady, and
we are glad to welcome her in our COM
munity.
Miss Mamie Norris left Saturday, 10th
inst, to resume her duties in the school
room, near Central
Mr.. John Stevenson, of Georgia, is Wis
iting friends and relatives in this comrnu-
nifty.
One of our young men went hunting
the other day and killed nice turkey.
He was very proud of having killed bis
first wild turkey, but when he got home
with his game he found it was his moth.
er's turkey hen. MT.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-07-20
Big Spring Items.

Since our last writing, Mr.. Editor, we
have been blessed with good rains, and the
cotton and corn are looking fine through
out this section.
Well, Ditto, of Rocky River, in your
last news you wished to know what had
become of us. We arc still at home and
boarding at the same place, but we don't
understand your crying, singing and a
little bit of love
Miss Lena Burton, accompanied by
Mr.. Olin Seawright, of Donalds, spent
Saturday night and Sunday in Mohawk.
Mr. j. y. Armstrong and family. OF
Honea Path, spent Saturday night and
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. M. \.
Armstrong.
Mr.. and Mrs. n G. Adams and Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. NJ. Pruitt worshipped at Little
River Sunday.
Mrs. Ella King, of Anderson, visited
relatives in this community last week.
Mr.. Homer Banister, a dashing sport
of this place, worshipped at Keowee Sun
day.
Rev. J. B. Saylors, of Hartwell, Ca,
preached an excellent sermon at bethel
to a large audience Sunday night
Mr.. Henry Taylor and family, Of Au-
gusta, Ga, have been visiting his father,
who has been in feeble health for long
time.
There will be q pic mic at this place
next Saturday, 23rd inst. All are invited
to attend and bring we'll filled baskets.
We will close with best wishes to the
INTELLIGENCER and its many readers.