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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09
STEAMER CHESTER W. CHAPLIN.


The steamer Chester w Chaplin,
which was launched at Sparrows Point.
Md, i'm July last. was given builders
trial yesterday. Under adverse cond-
tions she showed q speed of 22% miles
an hour. which shows that she will be
one of the fastest steamers on the Al
lantic coast.
The Chaplin was built for the Maria
sansett Bay and the New Haven lines.
and as soon as put into commission
Will run between this port, New Haven
and New York. Not only VIII she be a
boat OF unusual speed, but her ac-
commodations for passengers ana
freight viii be unexcelled. Everything
that the most expert marine architects
could suggest in the way OF appliance
and equipment has been provided ana
when the Chaplin has been put on the
line she will unquestiInably earn the
title OF Queen OF the Sound, now ac-
corded To the other steamer of the Bay
line. the Rlchard Peck. tt Is expected
the Chaplin will be ready for regular
service about the end of the present
month.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09
A FINE DISPLAY.
Chysanihemum Exhibit Of HofiCuI.
iuraI Society.
Many Splendid Specimens Of FaVoTlie
Flower 10 Be Seen at The Savoy

The annual exhibition OF chrSsan-
themums by the R.hode Island Hortl-
cultural Society. wa~ opened 10 the
public at ? O'Clock this afternoon, at
the Savoy Hall No. l26 Mathewson
street, and IL certainly is one ot the
finest exhibitions ever given by the
society. and the mass Of bloom -
something that is simply delightful 10
nll lovers OF flowers.
OF course. the main feature or the
exhibition is the magnificent display
of chrysanthcmums. ana perhaps,
never have more beautiful specimens
NJ the favorite japanese flower been
shown here The exhibit is not, per-
mans. as large as in some former years.
but /, is beautiful indeed. The finest
specimens Of chrysantAe'nums are
shown by Fardukar Macrae and blooms
are Of immense size ana OF the most
del cate tints. There are also several
other successful exhibitors.
Nathan -. Pierce. of Norwood. has
q large variety OF carnations, together
Wi IN a splendid assortment Of cycla-
men and also OF rare ferns. John Nc
Crae has some fine pinks and other
lowers and on a long table on the
south side of the hall Is splendid dis
play of fruit and vegetables. the whole
,Xh billion being one OF the best ever
held by the society. The exhibition
viii be open today and tomorrow from
. p. m. 10 10 p. M. and this evening eX-
pert Judges will award the premiums.
The exhibition Of the society con-
s'sts OF Silas III. Manchester. chair
man: Henry T. Root. Farduhar Ma
crae. y. D. Pierce. Jr.. Fred =. Hunt
William Hill
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09
FINANCIAL.
BULLS AND BEARS.
Prices Suffered Repeated Attacks In
the Market All DAY.
Leather Broke and Made The Market-AlI
Classes Of Stocks Lost.

Wall Street. Nov. 9.-The market was
slumpy ana zig zaggy all day
Leather had further break, going
below 81. fall Of % points since Mon
day and OF or 10 since last evening II
recovered points with amazlns ceier-
ity.
Every stock on the list shared IN the
reaction induced by Leather's demorai-
ization without. however, showing the
energy OF "a corresponding recovery.
Sugar broke below lj4 the Grangers
lost more than a point tederal steer
was weak Louisville inactive. Amerl-
can Tobacco soft ana even the racine
stocks. which represent about the most
substantial values on the list lost
little i'm the general faliing away
There was no news 10 account tor the
break which seemed % be, az above IN
dicated, largely sympathetic Wlth
Leather.
Repeated attacks followed every re-
covery all day.
The market is In a drifting state Dut
there is as yet no sign 10 alter Ihe
opinion that since the middle or &c
tober the tendency of prices has peen
10 seek a higher range.
Wheat soft.
Cotton broke.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09

Northampton, Mass, Nov. 9.-Lewis
Warner. ex-banker OF this city and
former county treasurer was brought
into the Supreme Court of Hampshire
County here this forenoon for SEN
tence. He was convicted some time
ago on six counts. charging him WIN
embezzling the funds ~ the haiilp-
shire Savings Bank OF this clly'
1he eN-blnker when brought lh'p
court did not appear ~ b. intrresteu
IN the proceedings and his couhte-
nance had that same passive appear
ancc VIII ch has been his since MS stay
in iail. After court Ops ned today tN-
pert testimony regarding The mentd'
condition OF the prisoner was intro-
duced. The examination OF the various
experts took up nearly al the Tor
noon The prosecution claimed t"i' /
Warner was perfectly sane
wARNER's CRIME.
Lewis warn r was president Of the
Iampshire Savings Bank of Northamp-
ron and treasurer OF the ltdIhpSiht'
cavinc Rank. both of which closed ihell
doors on April 30 1898. as IN I'sul, u'
disclosures which were mace py oNaIit 1911
iners at the time Of IN banker ; u!Sn,'
The shortage in both ihs', ,Ssl',...,,, u'loilS
amounted 10 nearly S5OOoOO' WA nv
WAS az one time treasurer OF iidIhp
shif Courlty. a candidate Tor Sttte
treasurer and one OF the most pf"iilt-
n mt men In Western Massachuse'ts'he
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09
MASSELl'S DEFENCE.
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CONTINUED from Page One)
witness testimony as simply hearsay.
Witness said MaSsell only went 10
school about a year and half. as ms
head troubled him. Massells temper
when young was according to witness
horrid and ne was constantly cranky.
Mr.. Rubinaviz said he had known 81
mon for years in this country and
worked with him i'm Boston. The de-
fendant was cranky and used 10 fight
constantly When the prisoner was
working i'm the shops where witness
was employed and had been there three
udvE tTT struck II wUrTTTU III TrV Hrm
with an iron bar u was evident the
prisoner was sick al the SINE and he
was sent home. Another time the pris-
oner put his finger into "A press TO see
how the machine worked and the finger
was badly injured.
At the boarding house witness said
the prisoner was at this time constant
ly fighting and creating disturbance.
THREATENED TO KILL.
Witness said he boarded with The
prisoner az Dunn's and knew of Mas
sells being discharged often from places
where he worked. once the prisoner
threatened 20 shoot witness and he
went to the captain OF the Plain street
station and made a complaint. The. cap
tain said: did he shoot you?" Wit
ness said 20 the captain. NO If he did
IL would be too late for me 10 COM
plain. Witness had heard Massell
threaten 10 kill people and no one could
be good friends with him. Owing TO his
temper Massel had been discharged
from different places where he worked.
This spring witness saw the prisoner
in Boston. His eyes stuck out and he
was very pale. AT the time the prisoner
said he had found something wrong
with his wife The prisoner laughed in a
wild manner and said he loved his wife
Witness took the prisoner home and
though witness wife had known the
prisoner here she did not recognize him
so changed was his appearance.
This hast remark was ruled out as
hearsay. Massell refused to eat supper
Afterwards witness came tn this city
To see what the matter was with Simon
and at the time saw Mr.. Greenfield. Mrs.
Greenfield and Julia. his wife The talk
was about union of Julia and Simon
as there had been a separation at this
time. on witness return Simon said he
would not live with his wife again
but he changed his mind on this sub
ieCt every few moments.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09
STEAM SPEEDS AT SEA.

As 10 the speed of the future. I re-
member reading an article on mechan-
zeal impossibilities written about twen-
ly-hve years ago. Ii was well written.
and possibly IL was generally correct.
but one operation. which was cited az
impossible of accomplishment. was that
OF propelling a steamer at the rate OF
twenty-five miles an hour across the
ocean, says a writer i'm Cassler's Maga-
zine. At that time the Atlantic had new
or been crossed by a screw steamer at
50 high rate as fifteen miles an hour.
the Scotia being the fastest liner in
those days. she having crossed the At
lantic at an average rate OF fourteen
and one-third knots. Steaming across
the ocean at the rate of twenty i've
miles an hour might, therefore well
have been looked upon at that date as
impossible, but today there are steamers
which have reached that speed and
there are Others in course OF construc-
ton which may probably exceed that
rate across the Atlantic.
Although, roughly speaking, the pow
er required 10 propel u steamer varies
with the cube OF the speed, yet before
a third of the next century expires, an
oNher increase of at least fifty per cent
in ocean speed may safely be prophe-
sled. How this Is to be accomplished, IL
would be too hazardous to attempt to
surmise; but I may point out how |
think it will not be done, and that is
by carrying and handling five thousand
tons of bunker Goals in Il huh drawing
nearly fifty feet of water. The model OF
the ocean mail steamer of the next CEN
tury will probably be that of "A very
much enlarged destroyer" of great
breadth and length and small draught
of water forward.
Lighter and stronger materials will
compose the structure, which may be
moved by multiple propellers. possibly
working i'm a tunnel, 80 that a number
of wheels could be worked by separate
shafts. actuated by rotary motors. az
the sizes OF screw shafts and engines
even now under construction are peril
ously large; or the motive power may
be pr.o iuced by compressed air or gas.
Then. the form OF least resistance prob
ably being discovered, the hun, broad
and light I'm comparison with the aug
n,ented mensions VIII rise on top OF
the waves rather than pass through
them. The rolling and pitching may be
more severe than at present. but with
improyed cabins and shortened voy-
noe the difference may not be noticed
The construction Of a steamer Of $1,000
tons will probably not trouble the con-
structors Of the future nearly as much
a 8 did the building of the Great East
ern those of the past. There Will be in
anttely less labor. both mental and ply
sical. than was required FOR the con-
strhction OF a great ship I'm those days.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09
DELICATE PIECE OF WORK.

"One Of the most scientific pieces ~
railroad running | ever saw" said John
Rutgers former employe of the Penn
sylNania railroad company, who has now
given up railroading. and is engaged I'm
business at Milwaukee, used 20 be done
on the 'Pensy A that time they were
running an hour and a-half train from
Philadelphia 10 New York. and as the
present speed OF locomotives had not
then been attained. il was somewhat
difficult 20 maintain their schedule The
train was afterward given up. not. as
understand because the time couldn't
he made, but because Of the difficulty
OF getting engineers to make H. The ter
rife speed maintained. together with
the constant strain OF anxiety through
out the run, told heavily ON mems
nerves. and after taking the train
through a few times they had 90 give
IL up But 20 return to the scientific
work ! started 10 tell YOU Of To make |
such schedule every minute hat
could be saved was counted. Princeton 1
grade was one drawback 10 the run VI I
was long ana heavy. and an inevitable /
d lay always ensuDd there. TO stop and 1
couple on another engine would not I
help matters, as the time necessary for /
the stop more than epualsd thr extra I
time required 90 climb IN grade. Final |
lN they tried coupling on the extra on |
Ene when running at fun speed. and /
he plan work u tO perfection as long /
as the train was kept mp. 10 was one ~ !
ihe moss beautiful pieces of work ever !
saw. The extra engine would De run
ming quietly along several miles from
the grad AN when the express came
IN sight the speed ~ the extra would
bc al once increased until 10 was greater
man that OF the oncoming train. Then.
little by lh,lc. the engineer would de-
crease the specd and drop back until
engine and train would come togoth %
as gently as a feather floats 90 earth.
man stationed on the CowcatChCr
Woult couple Tho two ongincs togcthcr
ana their united str myth would whlek
me train up the gi1de with scare luy
dnalement uf speed The grh eur-
Hl'dhlcd hc forward engine would
.heh he uncuupiod aud wound run fore
Walu Ai top speed uutl b. cam o. "a
i,ch which was op-n and walung f1r
ll mus this it N0ula tun. the switch
wound o. closed and d moment later tha
la.t express would thunlsr D. cn rs
Mag ~ ~ Destination. ~ was piefty
| .lN .ihc sight. aud If vau realized
! 49,, 80 'ii' ndant danger Thrilling One AZ
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09
EX-BANKER WARMERS
MENTAL CONDITION.
Experts. Examined Before the Con-
viCted Bank EmbeZZler Was Called
for Sentence at Northampton.
gElESN

was the head of the Northampton biz
/ cvcle works and the Hadley machine
shops b0th of which failed at the tm.
of the bank crash.
When Warner isd the pHlice all over
the country and Canada were notified
but for days nothing was heard ~ the
fugitive Many thought he had COM
mitted suicide but ths authorities dld
not accept this theory.
A lttle later "A man from this Sec
t0n saw the banker on the street IN
Louisville The chief Of police was
nolifet and Warner was arrested ana
returned % the scere OK his disastrous
speCulatiOns. He has been I'm the
Northampton jaol since the spring ot
1898. and during that time he had
maintained an almost unbr0ken si-
lence Since his trial ana conviction
VI tmbezZi -ment he hats said but little
and has been i'm state OF apparent
stup0r. Nc even appearing 10 recOg-
lizc his children and friends. From
his IL was sugggested that tn defense
would clam that he WAS not IN ms
right snind. The jail Officials, how
aver all along have maintained mat
Warner was perfectly sane and in po-
session Of all HRS faculties lie was
on six counts. Although The
United states author ties had him in
licted for wrecking the nationa bank.
hey decided not 20 try him i'm view or
mis- conviction by the Hampshire CHun
~ officials. The banker is 80 years
I'D
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09
Chicago Markets.
PRINCE OF WALES BIRTHDAY.


London. Nov. 9--The birthday of the
Prince of Wales. who was born Novem-
Der 9. 1S41. was celebrated today, as
salutes were fired at Windsor. the
other chimes were pealed the public
buildings noated the royal standard,
usual. st. Paul's. Westminster and
Horse Guards paraded. The prince
spent his birthday at Sandringham.
where ne entertained Lord Rosebery
and other distinguished guests.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09
State Fair Association Committee.

The special committee appointed by
be Rhode Island state Fair Associa-
ION Ia devise ways and means for con
tinulng the state fair at Nairagansett
Tark in the future consists Of Fred
T.. Perkins. William ~ Hanrahan,
George williams. T.. l.. Freeman. VIII
liam :. Hayward. George r. Phillips.
and Frank +. Oney. The committee
WIN renort ON TucsdlY Novcmber II.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09
Little Damage.

The alarm from box 436. this noon.
was for a slight fire In Capt. Thomas
Iittle's house. No. 1872 Pearl street.
capt. Gttle had placed can of var
nish on The kitchen stove while he
was touching UP the woodwork of that
roa.n. The fumes ~ the varnish
caught fire ann did about $40 damage
10 the kitchen. Capt Little's hands
were quite badly burned.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09
Probably ldsrl fed.

The check forger arr sted here by
Detective Parker. Yesterday. has prob
ably been identified as Joseph Adams.
atlas Wilson. who was liberated from
the Sing sing penitentlary. last August.
having completed three-year sentence
FOR forgery y, Sng Sing he was known
ng Adams.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09

Mrs. Dewey had changed the gown in
which she was married for sbiack
travelling suit. Less than dozen pe'-
pie had congregated "a; the a pot ana
there was no demonstration a. they
passed hurriedly through the station To
The train Secretary Root board q the
train just before il pulled out ANA Of
fei d his congratulations in person.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09

The railroads OF Australia have never
discovered that IL is possible 10 take up
tickets on the train. hence tbe passen-
gers are locked In the cars ~ prevent
any OF them stealing n rid. and when
they arrive at a station are hustled out
through turnstile. and held for tickets.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09
Sues Ior $1,000 pamlp.s.

Mary = Bullock hus 4. gan sult
spains the Butler Exchange corpora
tion~to recover s3DD0 for personal IN
piries On the 2tth 4f July last wit
ness sst her t0r. caught between the
elevator car and the hGh floor The
foot vas permanently injured SHE
+, l3 ms
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09

s1TCATION wANTED--sY AN AM.
erican LADY engagements 60 read 80 in.
valids anl aged persons % tween 10 ID.
n. and o.. M Saturdays and sundays
excepted. also Co write from d.Dtstinu.
Addlces y 20, NtNs Office.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09
LEHIGH VALLEY
RAILROAD.
BLACK Diamond Express

Handsomest train in the world.
New York to Buffalo and Nj
agara Falls. Through train
service to Detroit and Chicago
connecting for the West.
Address r. G.. CUTTER, New
England Passenger Agent, IS Hoad-
ley Building, New Haven, CT. Tor
particulars.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09
BIRTH or The DOLLAR.

October 10 was the anniversary of the
silver dollars birthday. The silver dol
lar as national piece of money, minted
by Uncle Sans servants under laws
passed by Uncle Sans Congress, is
close 10 one hundred and five years OF
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09

rouiify AMI e~la welded $4,000 900 N
Missouri I'M iSas
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09

Russia has e2i steamships.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09
WEDDING BREAKFAsT

After afriviiSn al the Mclean rest-
denc- Admiral Dewey WAS driven e., -
nouso There he exchanged his t.st,,,,,'.
for \ traN ng suit afri returned 4, a..
Mclean 81 eideure cn foot. Tn, wsdllna
bfeakfaff lsa. ed an n 1uf. tn re vsrs
preecnf only the bride and groom Nfs
Mclean. Mrs ludlow. Lieu. csldweli
ara Mr. Fred Bugher.
tn. i1hi was slnhnr1fely decorate
with brides fos 4 Abofif i2 20 the al.
rnifal and Nrf o. wcy left tho Mci.eaf
..eifrncc ~ the rcnnsylNania depot
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09
New York Stocks

Reported by Sullivan & sullivan
Banigao blliIdinR
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-02

It is impossible to specify the mum
Der of times year your piano should
be tuned. A piano, to be kept in fair
condition, should be tuned four times
a year. So much depends, however,
on the temperature, style and make
of the instrument, the manner of
use, its condition, etc, that where
one piano requires five or six tunings
annually, another might get along
fairly with much less.
In the matter of tuning there is
much negligence, people preferrina
with singular perversity to let then
piano go to rack and ruin" rather
than get good tuner in time. This
is the sort of pennywise pound fool
ish policy that buys cheap piano
for beginner, fondly expecting mu-
steal progress to be made on a poor
instrument and with poor teacher.
Interview in New York Sun.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-02

Oswald's friends were ALWAYS on
che lookout for some ruse. He once
notified them that on New Years
day he should get the best of them
all in some joke, and New Years
morning each received this notice,
Remember" They were on their
guard.
AS they were leaving a house
where they had breakfasted, Oswald
slipped on the steps and fell on his
back on the sidewalk. His friends
rushed to his assistance, but paused
before they reached him.
This is his ruse, some one said.
Clearly, the man who was so proud
Of his talent for mimicry was bent
on deceiving them all into thinking
him dying man, for he lay there
moaning pitifully, his face drawn
and twisted as if with terrible pain.
His friends stood around and made
jokes and puns, and hummed lines Of
comic songs, assuring him all the
while that they were not deceived by
his acting. At last he gave a hoarse,
mournful cry, looked at them sadly
and then ceased to moan or writhe.
In a never-to-beforgotten moment
of horror and sorrow his friends
realized that Oswald was dead. -
Souvenirs un VieuX Libraire.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-02
A MERRY GATHERING,

Leakesville's -Four Hundred as
semOled at an early hour of the
evening last week at Mrs. f. j.
Greene's and made tue house ring
with their merry, mirthful chatter.
We regret that we have not space
to name each bonnie lass and spon.
sive swain, but will be safe in say.
Ing that the young elite of the town
were there en- masse. Surely
"lulce est disipere IN Loco must
have been the motto for this oc
casion; we don't know of Eone that
could have been more applicable.
The unique and time hJnored Gus
tom of candy pulling was chief
feature of the occasion, and furnish
ed much amusement to all. For
several hours the lovers of Terpsi
chore revelled in the light fan astic.
The airy pedal manouvers of all
who INDUCED contributed much to
the success of the Entertainment.
Games were also participated it,.
When the hour to dispense came the
hostess was showered with the
thanks of the guests for the plea
SAINT evening they had spent. The
Herald scribe is ever ready to do
the pen pushing over an occurrence
OF this social character.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-02
A Tangled SkeIn.

The tragic fate of the pleasure
seekers who sailed out of Cubit
Pass in the Paul Jones has brought
about a strangely tangled legal
puzzle which will probably make
the occurrence celebrated in the dry
aud matter of,tact records of the
courts.
Mr.. Yocum possessed an estate
of about $4,000, and his life WAS
insured for $4,000. Miss Yocum
had ii small fortune i'll her own
rights, ana was the heIress of her
father under his will. The legal
heirs of Miss Yocum were her
nephews and nelces, named Pom.
erOy.
After his daughter, the heirs of
Mr.. Yocum were his nephews and
neices, named Harris. If Mr.. Io.
cum died before his daughter. his
property under the Will descended
to her, and through her to the
PomeroyS. If, on the other hand.
he survived her, her property be
came his and the estate of both.
through him, descended to the
Harris heirs. There are no proofs
of the death Of either, and 30 poSsl-
billty of ascertaining when sur
vived.
To add to the ENHANCEMENT, Mr..
Yocum's insurance policy contains
clause providing that in case OF
snip wreck only half the policy is
to be paid, and the law provides
that seven years shall elapse before
simple absence or disappearance
shall be taken as evidence of death.
Altogether the situation is most
awkward and puzzling one, but not
altogether unprecedented.
The ancient Roman, and also the
English common law provides that
in case of death from shipwreck
hunger, cold, or other bodily hard
ship a person under fourteen is pre-
sumed to die before an admit in full
health. In case OF tN0 adults, the
law supposes that toe aoger be
ing presumed to pos more vi.
tally, wonld survive Z" or, ire
spective Of sex NJ. Yucnm was a
man of middle age. Miss Yocum
was in her twentieth year and will
claim that she was the superior OF
her father physically, and outllved
him, making her heirs the righttul
owners of the inheritancr.-Green
Vile Times.