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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-16
II 10 Probable That Major General Miles
Testimony viii Be First Taken.
.fEC IN Be REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL
Bo.d Eas DecIdsd That Any 0ns Whose Action Is
Considered BY The Board Can Be Repre-
ssnled BY Counsel.

Washington. Feb. i6.-The members
&C the court of inquiry 10 investigate
tho charges concerning the food fur
nished the army during the late war
held an Informal conference today, and
cn rs conclusion. Col. Davis. the re-
cOrdor. announced that the formal
neotirg nf the court would be deferred
tintil tomorrow morning.
As Gen Mits is specifically named
T.. t.a order convcnins the court as
authority for the charges. IL Is rather
expected that his testimony viii be tlrst
taken az a basis for the subsequent IN
uuiry. The court has not been III
formed thus far that Gen. Miles Will be
represented by counsel though this -
his right Ii was stated that any one
whose course OF action came before the
court in any way had the right to be
represented by counsel This. II was
stated. would permit beef concerns az
well as any other firms or individuals
directlS involved in the inquiry To DC
representcd by counsel III they saw IT..
There has been no notice OF counsel.
however, and no legal representatives
were present today.
E.x-t;oNernor Woodbury. of vermont.
one of the members of the war inves-
tigating committee. called while the
members of the court were In confer
ence. and had long private talk with
Col. Davis.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-16
Had Proper Fire Escapes Been Provided He
Would Not Have Been Hurt.
WHY THE CASE WAS DROPPED TODAY
Court Of Opinion That Civil Action Could Not Be
Maintained Until Proceedings For Violation
Of Law Had Been Taken.

a fire that took place on Snow street
year ago last month was recalled by
case i'm Judge Wilbur's court today.
The fire caused considerable comment
on account Of the unpleasant expert
ence of persons who resided in the
house which was partially burned.
There was a narrow staircase and it is
claimed there were not fire escapes
enough, and one woman had to walk
around the edge OF the roof. There was
lots of smoke. but the building was
only slghly damaged.
Joseph A. White was boarding at the
house and was badly burned. He
claimed that had there been proper fire
escapes ON the building he would not
have been injured, SO he brought suit
against Fenner H. Peckham. the owner
of the house, and claimed $4,000 dam
ages. After "A jury was empanelled
there was conference between counsel
i'm the case and Judge Wilbur. Then
counsel for the plaintiff announced that
he would discontinue the case. IL Is un-
derstOod that one of the reasons Tor dis-
continuing the case was doubt suS-
gested by the court as TO whether u
civil action could be maintained until
there had been proceedings against Mr..
Peckham for violation of the law by
the city authorities. Mr.. Peckham
claims that he was not required to put
on more fire escapes on his building
until he was notified TO do so by the
inspector Of buildings. There had been
conferences between the city officials In
charge OF the matter but Mr.. Peckham
had not been ordered to increase the
number of fire escapes before the fire
took place Walter l.. Angel and James
NJ. Ripley were attorneys for the de-
fcndant.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-16
THROWN FROM BUGGY.
Dunlap and Msifatt Each Sued Chapman 4 Co.
For $4,000 Cases Settled Out OF Court

The cases of William Il. Dunlap and
Andrew a. Moffatt against w. A..
Chapman & Company. which were on
the docket OF the Common Pleas Divi-
sion of the Supreme Court today. were
not tried. as a settlement had been ar
ranged. The two men who brought SUIT
were sitting In a buggy on Pine street
when sudden whistle from boiler
in the shop of the defendant frightened
the horse attached To the buggy and
II ran away. They were thrown out and
badly hurt. The city was originally a
party defendant. but the cases were
discontinued as 10 II some time ago.
Each man asked for $1,000. III. j. Car
roll was the plaintiffs attorney.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-16
SAkLIND LOST HIS SUIT.


Caesar Saklind was non-suitcd by
Judge Sweetland ~ the civil division of
the sixth district court today in his
suit against the Congregation sons OF
Israel and David. Caesar claims 20 have
been hired by the religious society
named to teach the Hebrew language
and 10 sing holy songs in the syna-
goglie for one year from June ith. lSVS'
at a salary of s. a week. Early in Mo-
vember he received notice that his SER
vices would not be required after De-
cember 31st. On December 18th he be.
gan suit, but as he was still in the de-
PENDANTS employ and ii had when the
suit was brought broken no contract
with the plaintiff the decision above
noted was rendered.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-16
TRIED TO JUMP.


Just before noon today a powerful
horse attached to "A light sleigh came
tearing down Weybosset street at top
speed. Crossing Weybosset on Eddy
street, was one of the Pomroy Coal
compapy's sleds. The oncoming run
away seeing he could not pass either
before or behind the sled executed a
very pretty attempt at taking the hur-
die. He was in a fair way TO clear the
Pomroy outfit entirely but he slightly
miscalculated his distance and landed
two In and two out of the coal sled,
where he stood patiently awaiting
somebody TO lift him out of his predi-
Cament. Nobody was hurt and no dam
age To speak Of was done either rig.
The owner OF the sleigh did not give
his name.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-16
largely attended The body was taken

largely attended The body was taken
to Cleveland o.. FOR interment.
col. Wheaton was born at PoinpeN,
y. Y. I'm 1897. Hc spent his childhood
there, and then went 10 Cleveland, g.,
where he afterwards lived. lie followed
a number OF occupations at Cleveland,
including secretary of municipal bonds,
land and oil Inspector. real estate pro-
motcr and correspondent for severai
neWspapt In 1883 he took trip
around the world. ana to use his own
words, "has been on the move ever
since lie was very successful in all
business matters and leaves fortune
estimated at fully $i.500000.
Col. Wheaton married the sister of
the wire OF cX-GovcrnOr Spraguc IN
1887, and afterward lived part OF the
limo in this city, ana during the suIo-
NOR at CanonChet, near NarraganSctl
Pier col. Wheaton has been closely
identified with many important politi-
cal and social matters in this state, ana
was very well known. He was the foun-
der OF the ST. Peters by the Sea Epis-
copal church at Canonchet. and was a
member of the Mansonc fraternity. In
newspaper circles Col. Wheaton was
very favorably and widely known. ana
has been a member of the Southern
Rhode Island Press club for a number
of years, and frequently delegate To
the annual meetings of the National
Editorial association and the lnterna-
tional League OF Press Clubs lie was
"A regular contributor and one of the
most valued members OF the Narragan-
sctt Herald staff The Boston Press
club entertained Col. Wheaton a short
time ago at its Bosworth street club
house.
Speaking OF political matters Col.
Wheaton recently said: II have been n
Republican from the days of Lincoln
and am firmly imbued with Republican
ideas OF protection"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-16
MR.. THAYERS FUNERAL
Largely Attended BY Members Of The Gensfal As
sembY. Masonic Bodies, eio

The funeral OF Representative Ed
ward Thayer was held at o'clock to-
day from his home, 210 Broadway, Paw
tucket. Delegations from the Business
Mems association and the various Ma
sonic bodies I'm the city were present.
Among those in attendance were
Secretary OF State Bennett JUS
tice Tillinghast of the supreme
court. Judge Lee clerk of the
House OF Representatives. land members
OF the General Assembly and OF the
city council The services. conducted
by Rev. Marion Law, of st. Paups.
were simple in the extreme. The pail
bearers were three sons of the deceased.
Councilman J.Willard Thayer, Alanson
Thayer and Edward Thayer, Jr, and
his son-in-law, Assistant Commissioners
OF Public Works William III. Barclay.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-16
ANKLE FRACTURED.


Gustavus Wight, an expert machin-
ist, met with n very painful injury this
morning while at his work i'm the fac
tory of the Diamond Machine Co.
Wight. who is 80 years of age. was di-
recting the construction of a special
machine for use i'm building guns and
was about TO transfer the machine
from "a pair of horses to a drill press.
He had the appliance almost in position
on the press when something gave way
and the machine fell upon Wight.
knocking him down and fracturing his
right ankle. The ambulance was sum-
moned and the injured man was re-
moved to the Rhode Island Hospital.
Wight resides at 1045 Atwell's avenue.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-16
CORDETT INDICTED.
Two Bills Returned Against Him by
Grand Jury al Taunton.
Strange, Jones and VALLEY Also Indicted
but They did not Appear.

William c. Corbett, alias 'lSdd' Cor
bett had his continued case put on
file i'm the District Court at Taunton
this morning, but was Immediately re-
arrested by Deputy Sheriff Lincoln
upon a bench warrant from the grand
jury and arraigned before the superior
Court now in session in Taunton.
There We're two indictments, one
charging Corbett, Frank Strange, VIII
liam Jones and Charles VALLEY, with
entering i'm the night time the hen
house of Henry Gray OF Seekonk ana
the larceny of two hens therefrom.
The second indictment charges corbett
alone with intent TO break and enter
said hen house. Corbett pleaded not
guilty To each indictment and bail was
nXed at $1,000. The other three men
did not appear.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-16
COL. WHEATON DEAD.
Passed Away Unexpectedly at Wash
lngion, D. c., On Sunday.
Contracted a Cold While SIslghlsg.-- .--Sksich
ola Successful Career

Col. Gerrit smith Wheaton died at
Washington. u. c. last sunday. at /
o'clock, aged e2 years, after very
short Illness. caused by a cold. The
colonel had been enjoying the fine
sleighrg i'm and around Washington.
Ills death was a great surprise 20 his
hosts Of friends in Washington, as wei
as those in this vicinity and through
out the state. The funeral took place
today AT. Washington. II. G. IL was
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-16
Due 10 SmalIpoI.

Watervillc. Mc.. Feb. iG.--The Edward
Ware saw mill ~ Winslow was closed
Thursday morning from action taken
by the Fairfield Board of Health, deny
ing privileges 60 workmen leaving that
town for Wiuslow unless they proposed
taking permanent residence there, dur
ing the smallpox epidemic. \ new
case has been reported in WaterVille
this morning. The situation in Wins.
low remains the sainc this nofninr.
nut one ousp having been reported
within The past tW-nt! -iyur hours.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-16
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
Mrs. Emily P. arnold, Seysny-Sh Years Of Age,
Died Suddenly in Valley ST. Hons.

Mrs. Emily p. Arnold,an aged woman
residing at 93 Valley street. was found
dead i'm her bed about 10 o'clock this
morning. Medical Examiner Palmer
was notified and pronounced death due
to natural causes. Mrs. Arnold was 16
wears of age and had been In "a weak
ened condition for Al long time.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-16
MASKED ROBBERS.
Two Of Them Looted House al 0risn, Heights
and Escaped With Hooy.

Boston. Feb. 16.-Two masked and
heavily armed robbers entered house
I'm Orient Heights. East Boston. about
1880 o'clock this morning and after bind
ing. gagging and assaulting the hired
man. proceeded TO rifle the entire house
and assault Israel Bcrnier and his
daughters. Both robbers made good
their escape. and now the police of all
The surrounding towns are looking for
them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-16
Fire in a Portland Block.

Portland, Me-, Feb. ia second
alarm was rung in for a fire this morn
ing at the corner OF Exchange and
Forest streets I'm the Thomas block. The
fire started i'm the stairway between
the double stores OF Bernstein Brothers
and Perkins news store. The Thomas
block was gutted In the upper story
and Bcrnstein's stock Is a complete loss.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-16

Washington. Feb. 16--Thc state de-
rarimcnl has oecn Informed in a cable
from Consul General Gudger at rana-
ma that a 'onpronisc has been cf-
fected with the strikers az Colon ANA
work has been resumed. Recent adyices
from there say that the situation Is
critical and that revolution might be
q possible outcome u the strike con-
tinues.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-16
1salhs In Cuba.

Washington. Feb. is.-Gen. Brooke
today cabled the following from Hav-
ana:
death report. Feb. IA. at Santiago
Private Charles Campbell. Co G. Fifth
Volunteers. peritOnitis from wound In
abdomen: Private George Carrs, co. \.
2sd Kansas dysentcry.
"Feb. II. at Havana-Private Patrick
]. Smith. ca. II. Eighth Infantry, mall
arial fever"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-16
His Fingers Crushed.

j. G. Andrews. n baggage master on
the Worcester division of the Consoli-
dated railroad, was drawing a coupling
min on his train at Blackstone this
morning about IL o'clock, when he was
caught by the middle finger Of the right
hand, sustaining severe lacerations.
Mr.. Andrews came into the Emergency
hospital and had the injury dressed, af-
terward going TO his home on Iinsgold
street in this city.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-16

Washington. Feb. i6--The war de-
partment has honorably discharged
Major Generals Butler and Summer and
Brig. Generals Kline. Mckee. Wiley.
Lincoln and Comba. all Of the volunteer
army.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-16
Machinery In Working Order.

Penta. Del Gada Azores, Feb To-
when the boat with the rescued pas
scngers of the missing Hamburg
American line steamer Bulgaria left
that vessel for the British steamer
Wechawken. which brought them here
tho machinery of the Bulgaria was in
tact and i'm working order.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-16
Bids for STATE House Tunnel

Bids were opened today for the build.
ing ot the tunnel at the now state
House The following bids were re-
ccived: Norcross Bros. s2i15: Mckin-
ion pile Driving a Bridge building Co,
SeiSA: John +. Daniels, S2S20 and W. n.
sherman. 5000.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-16

Madrid. Feb. 1c.--An the surviving
captains Of spanish warships destroyed
off Santiago by the American fleets VII
b court martis.cd.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-16
Ssnor RIOS Resigns.

Madrid. Feb. l6-senor Montero Rios.
who was president of the Spanish COM
mission. has resigned the presidency OF
tho senate owing to the popular outcry
ngainst his defense OF the commission.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-16

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
County OF Providence. ss.;
l. Geo. w. Lsnphesr. Cashier OF the above.
named Bank, do soleInnly swear that the abovs
statement is true 10 the best of my knowledye and
beliet GEO. W. LANPHEAR. Cashier
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this Bth day
Of February, 1898.
GILMAN Il. JOPP. Notary Public.
(erreet-Attest:
EDNAED sTUDLEY,
WALTER GALLsSDEE. (Dlrectorn
GEO l.. sHKPLEY
fa.n
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-16

At 3 o'clock this morning q runuins
horse attached % sleigh was stopped
az Weyho7sct ana Union streets by
Officer T.uby who put mp the rig az
billing Bros. stable. several articles of
ladies' wearing apparel found in the
sleigh were tals.n 90 thc Central police
station.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-02
An Important Experiment

An experiment is to be tried at Jacob
ROden oah's ranch which will settle for
all time the question of economy and
practicability OF pumping water along
the Carson river, for irrigation.
Mr.. Rodenbah has purchased a &C.
inch turbine wheel formerly used in the
Morgan Mill, near Empire. Hank
May, an experienced millma-, has been
engaged to install it. He Was up Sun
day and Was sanguine that Wnen ia OPP
GRAFTON, the apparatus would demon
strate that pump as d means of secur-
ing water in the dry season, or, as in
Mr.. R~0denbah's case on the high lands
would be both cheap and reliable.
The fall or head here is IL feet. and
will furnish about 120 estimated horse
power, enough to lift to the surface
500 inches of water and calculated to
irrigate over 600 acres of land. Every
thing will be put in shape this fall, but
the pump, which VIII be put in place
text spring.-Gardnerville Record.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-02
FATAL ACCIDENT.
Frank Nesmith Killed by fall
ing From His Wagon.

Yesterday afternoon word was received
III this city that Frank Nesmit, the well
known Jacks Valley farmer, had been
killed by falling from his Wagon on the
grade between here and Virginia City.
Little news could be gathered concern
ing the accident. Dave Burk, his son-in-
law, Immediately departed for the scene.
Last evenings Virginia Chronicle con-
tains the following:
Frank Nesmit was killed on the Amer
lean Flat wagon road between II and l
O'Clock this afternoon. He came here
last evening with a wagon loaded with
hay and drawn by two horses and a span
of mules and left this morning with the
empty wagon for his ranch in Jacks Val
ley. When near the Belcher mine hoist
ing works Oh the American Flat grade
he is supposed to have lost control of the
animals attached to the wagon and was
either thrown or fell from TIE seat to
the road way, the wheels of the heavy We
hicle crushing out mis- life.
When Nesmit passed COffey'5 livery
stable on South B street about ii
O'Clock this morning be stopped there
a few minutes to converse with Mr..
Colfey.
Nesmit was about sixty years of age.
The seat on the hay wagon from
which he fell or was thrown is nearly
ten feet above the ground and a fal
from that high would probably have
proved fatal eve had he escaped being
hurled under the wheels.
LATER-Since the above was in typ,
it was ascertained that Nesmit's neck
was broken by falling to the groune
from he wagon seat, and vas no
crushed under the wheels. The acci
dent happened on that part of the roa,
below Crown Point r~aviue.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-02
A SILLY CHARGE
1t Is Easily Refuted by the
Facts

The Elko Independent of recent date
has the following:
"A week or so ago the Carson APPEAL
published an article commencing the de-
cision of the Supreme Court in the Gov
ernorship contest. In replying to the
APPEAL the Reno Gazette made the
charge that the decisian of the Supreme
Court was not published as originally
read and filed by Judge Bonnitield, but
was rewritten and certain portions con-
corning the Kennedy and Paradise vote
that contiicted with the subsequent Opin>
ion throwing out the Gold Hill vote,
were omitted and never printed. TO this
charge OF the Gazette the APPEAL has
made no reply. Its editor is in a position
to know the facts. and if the Gazette has
misstated them he should in justice to
the Supreme Court make them known.
If he does not the reasonable inference
will be that the editor of the Gazette
knew what he was talking about when
he made the charge.
The APPEAL did not think it necessary
to reply to the charges made in the Ga
Zette, for !, supposed that anyone seeing
them weuld only have to Il to the
printed opinion published in the APPEAL
at the time to find a complete refutatiOn
of them. The full text of the Kennedy
and Paradise rulings appear in the
printed decision just as they were orig,
inally written by Judge Ronnitield.
The insinuation that the APPEAL did
not print The decision in its entirety i
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-02
Murderous Chinaman

An attempt was made early this
morning to kill Wong Tan, the China
mar who was injured in the afrray Of
last Sunday, The would-be murderer
crawled in between two houses to the
window of the room in which the in
tended victim was sleeping. He fired
a shos through the window, but the
ball struck the the window casing.
glanced and went off its mark. A
squaw heard the shot and saw a China
man running away Immediately after
ward, but was not close enough to be
able to identify him.-SiIver State.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-02

Sheriff McDeid Of Humboldt county
arrived in Carson yesterday with two
prisoners and turned them over to
Warden Henderson. They were Carl
HeImuth, convicted of grand larceny
in the District Court Of Humboldt
county, and sentenced to , years in the
State Prison, and Franc Martin, con-
victed OF assault to commit the infa-
nous crime against nature, sentenced
to / years in the State Prison.
Large numbers of cattle are now be-
ing shipped to southern California
from Arizona. Last year nearly all of
the large bands of cattle and sheep
were shipped from California to the
Arizona and northern ranges on ac-
count of lack of feed as a result of the
dry weather. The big rain last week
has encouraged the stOckmen, and they
are beginning to restock the ranges in
hat section.
1t took d column of yesterdays News
to retract some statements made some
weeks ago about Judge Mack. 1t
made about sixteen separate retrac-
tions and apologies. By taking a little
pains to ascertain the correctness of
its statements it would not so frequent
ly be placed in al ~apologetic position.
Why this sudden awakening to the
facts?
Postmaster Jones and G. S. Garcia
purchased 1000 head of ewes from J..
}. Hylton recently. The price was
So 30 per head Elko Free Press.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-02
The Calling Yoke.

Mrs. S. E. Peppers has appealed to
the blindfolded goddess for the disso-
luton of the bonds which were to have
made her heart beat on one with that
Of Morris Peppers. In her complaint
she alleges a number Of things, which,
if true, should commend her hubby to
the tender mercies and good offices of
the Society for the Redemption OF
Fallen Men.-Journal.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-02

Two fine soaps-Crofts & Reeds
Crab Apple Bloom, absolutely pure
and the Peerless American bath soap.
p. \. Hansen, agent.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-02
Childish Innocence.

Some days ago a little one of u city
picked up the APPEAL and read where
a man had been arrested at Paradise
for forging checks. She called to her
mother saying, ''Mama, isn't Paradise
Heaven?"
Yes, my dear" the mother replied.
''Well, said the little one, ''there's
been a fellow arrested up there"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-02
Pools Tom 1t

Commencing this evenl.. r. Living
ston, at the Criterion hall, sell pools
on the fight between Sharkey d Jet1rie>
which takes place Friday evening. Fri
day evening reports of the big fight Will
be had by rounds at the Criterion hall.