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The San Francisco call., 1899-09-28

Babies are always blessings, but they
would be considered doubly blessed If it
wasn't for their persistence in keeping
awake when other folks want to sleep.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19
STATE BOND WIRES.
PIouffe and Button Pleaded Guilty at
Fall River Today.
They Claimed That Junk Dealers Furnished
Tools For the Robheries.

Joseph Plouffe of Warren and Henry
Button. who claims his home in Bos-
ton, met in Taunton about six weeks
ago. Since then they have stolen 167
bond wires. wire made of small cop
per twists and used to connect the rails
and carry power from one rail 10 an
other, from the Dighton and Somerset
electric railroad. cutting out every
other bond and 1900 pounds OF telephone
wire from the American Bell company
between Fall River and surrounding
towns.
They had no trouble tin disposing of
their spoils To junk dealers and made
headquarters at Fall River for that
reason. The dealers concerned refused
To assist the police, who, however
found the men and arrested them in a
lodging house. Both were heavily
armed They say the Junk dealers as
sisted them by furnishing cold chisels
To prosecute their work. They pleaded
guilty i'm District Court at Fall River,
but sentence was suspended pending
further investigation by the detectives.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19
II Is Of a Kind That Is Intended 10 Stand
an Unusually High Strain.
MADE DECEPTION VERY POSSIBLE.
Cculd Have Been Used In Connection With Big
See| Sphere Recently Found in Laboratory
For Compressed Air or Gas.

Philadelphia. Jan. 19.--The Press to-
day publishes an article covering, with
Illustrations over a page. giving the
details of an investigation made by
that paper of the dismantled Workshop
of the late John w. Kelley, which in
Nestigation the Press contends, clearly
proves the mysterious Keeley motor to
have been a delusion and deception and
that its alleged mysterious forces were
the result or trickery. In the investi-
cation which has been in progress over
week the flooring OF the workshop
was taken up and brick partition wall
was removed. The Press was assisted
i'm the work by Prof. Carl Herring, as
sistant professor of physics of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania; Prof. Light
ner Wilmer, professor OF experiment
tial psychology at the University OF
Pennsylvania, and DR.. NJ. G.. Miller
who has had special training in ex-
ploration and research i'm the way of
mound digging and accordingly super
intended all the digging operations.
Clarence B. Moore, son OF Mrs. Bloom
field Moore. was an interested specta-
tor.
The statements i'm the article which
are substantlutcd by signed stat sments
OF the above named scientists ere to
the effect that tubing was found con-
cealed i'm the brick work aud under the
floor Of the laboratory This, II Is
claimed laid bare the possibilities of
deception as the tubing is of the kind
calculated to stanA high pressure and
could have been rNed in correction
with the great steel sphere found last
week i'm the laboratory which tine ex-
pcIts intimate was used as a reservoir
for compressed air, or compressed gases
and the tubing could thus form an
agency for the forces that moved the
motor i'm the exhibition room.
The contention of Mr.. Kelley and his
friends for many years has been that
no tubing of any kind was needed TO
work his machines. The Views of Mr.
Herring and Prof. Goodspeed are that
the presence of thet tubing and sphere
indicates the use of normal forces and
possible deception on the part OF Kee-
ley In this view Clarence Moore con-
ours. and Prof. Wilmer feels that the
possibility of irickery confirms the di-
agnosis that most psychologists make
as TO the delusive character of the
Kelley mystery.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19
MADE A DOCTOR BY MAIL.


Paterson, y. j., Jan. 11.-Judge Bark
allow and jury i'm the Court of Quarter
Sessions were occupied all day yester-
day in the trial OF Frank Is. Irving Of
Passalc. charged with the unlawful
practice of medicine. Ne was convict
ed Complaint was made against him
because he had failed to iile for regis
tratiun in the Office of the county clerk
a certificate from the state board of
medical examiners. In his defence Irv-
ing said that he was a graduate of the
National ectro-Therapeutical college
OF Lima, Ohio. Under cross -extmina-
ton he was forced To admit that he
had not attended any college of medi-
cine. but had studied medicine by
means of the correspondence method
for a period OF four months. His eX-
animation for diploma was conducted
i'm the same way and he was graduated.
Then he hung out his shingle in Pas
sale. Before that he had been an ar
chitect and still has a sign displayed
upon an office i'm Cortlandt street, New
York. reading, IF. Keith Irving, Ar
chitect" The defendant further ad-
mitted that he had been indicted in
New York for grand larceny and had
left the state under bail.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19
ABANDONED At SEA.
Crew Of the GIendoWer Forced TO
Leave Vessel in Mid-ocean.
The 0ppoTtune Arrival Of the Menuminee
Probably Saved ManJ Lives.

New York, Jan. 19.-The Atlantic
transport line steamer Menominee, Cap
tain Bocquet which arrived this morn
ing from London had on board Captain
Honeyman and 22 members of the crew
of the British tramp steamer Glendow-
er which was abandoned at sea i'm a
sinking condition on January II i'm Lat.
1928, Lon. 3l.37. while on the voyage
from Philadelphia for Sligo. The Glen
dover left Philadelphia December %,
clearing the capes of the Delaware on
the 2sth. shortly afterwards she expe-
rienced bad weather. with a very heavy
sea. On January the storm blew with
great fury and Peter West. n seaman,
was washed overheard and lost. on
the eth an enormous wave broke over
the vessel, washing everything before
IL. The steamer then filled rapidly. EV-
cry effort was made by the crew 10
clear her of water but without success.
Fortunately, on Jan. IL the Menominee
hove i'm sight. launched her boats and
safely rescued the entire crew of 90
men, together with their Scotch collie
dog.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19
HE WAS lINCOLNS FRIEND.


Chicago. Jan. 19.--Paul Selby, one OF
the last surviving personal friends OF
Abraham Lincoln, is in danger of losing
his life through fire which destroyed
the apartment building i'm which he
lived. Mr.. Selby was sick in bed from
a severe attack of grip, when the
flames drove him out of doors. During
the later years of Llncoln's life, just
before he became president, he had few
friends TO whom he gave hts confidence
and trust i'm fuller degree than to Mr..
Selby. Selby at that time was editor
OF the Illinois State Journal at Spring
field. and for his great services in help
ing to elect Lincoln To the presidency
one of the latter's first acts after being
inaugurated was To appoint Selby post
master at Springfield. In recent years
and UP To the first OF the present year
Mr.. Selby has been employed on the
editorial staffs of Chicago's leading
newspapers He was considered one OF
the best informed newspaper writers i'm
the country upon the political history
of the west during the decades imme-
diately preceding and following the
civil war.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19
TORTURED TO END A % DAYS SLEEP
Girls Neck and Shoulders Burned With Heated
Aluminium Points Fifty Applications Made.

Montreal, Jan. 19.-Miss Eva Roch,
the victim of the IS days of lethargic
sleep following an attack of Mysteries,
was awakened yesterday by Drs. Rivet
Simard and Lauzon, who applied actual
cautery on the neck and along the
spinal column down TO the middle of
the shoulders. At the first three or
four burns applied the young woman
revived and uttered a faint moan as If
suffering from pain.
The operation was continued until
about so applications had been made.
bur lightly. She was then perfectly
conscious and seemed surprised at the
sight OF the doctors MY God my
God she exclaimed, in a weak voice:
"what has happened" She recognized
her parents. The doctors are satisfied
that she was perfectly unconscious of
all that took place during her long
sleep.
The points used in burning her We're
made of aluminium and heated in "a
joined benzine and alcohol flame.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19
AFTER MANY YEARS.


Columbus. o.. Jan. 19.-The mail
from this city carried today TO Mrs.
Louise Coombs. at I1rlanger. XIV,
letter which was written TO her from
this city by her husband. Capt. Thomas
NJ. Coombs, August IL. 1853. while he
was a prisoner Of war In the Ohio pen
itentlary with John Morgan. the Con-
federate raider. Capt. Coombs tried to
send the letter out by the underground
route. but it was detected by Warden
Nathan Myron and seized. 10 was dis
covered short time ago and the de-
ceased warden's son saused an adver-
tisement Of the letter. giving the adj
dress which was simply Lou AMI
signature 1T. NJ. c." i'm the hope 20
putting IL I'm the hands of the person TO
whom IL was written. Capt Coombs -
dead but his widow II still living at i.r-
LANCER Kenton county, Ky. AMI she
will read tomorrow the letter written
to her by her husband while prisoner
OF war here 36 years ago.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19
MAYNARD BOYS.
Three Analgned in District Court on
Charge Of Stealing.
Police Assert They Are Part Of Gang That
Has Made Many DepIedatIons.

Before Judge Sweeuand this morn
ing James Shields. Thomas Casey and
Joseph Turner pleaded guilty to the
charge OF entering by night and taking
metal castings valued at s. from the
Providence Dyeing. Bleaching and
Calculating company's storehouse on
Valley street. and Shields and Turner
pleaded guilty TO 2 second count of
stealing metal castings valued at ST.
and valves valued at so from the same
concern. They We're held in the sum
OF 5000 each 60 await the action of the
grand jury.
The police say that this trio rs part
of gang of pretty tough youngsters
who are prone To carry off about ev-
erything they can get their hands on.
They are three-quarters OF the quartet
that officer Keeffe OF station sur
prised on Tuesday night carrying
heavy bags over their shoulders
through ColfaX street, and who when
seeing the patrolman, dropped every
ever detected Shields in the act OF
stealing some confectionery from a
wagon standing by the curb later the
same night, and arrested him. Shields
pleaded guilty To the confectionery
charge before Judge Sweetland yester-
day morning and was fined 81 and
costs.
The night OF his arrest Shields in
formed on his comrades Casey and
Turner, and Sergeant Morse and Off
Ger Keeffe later brought them in, but
neither OF the prisoners would disclose
the identity of the fourth boy. 1t was
learned. however. that two OF the boys
had entered the storehouse Of the Dve-
ing. Bleaching and Calendarng com
pany on Monday night as well as Tues
day, hence Casey and Turner were held
on tw counts. The boys are all minors.
Turner is but - years of age and is
confined ut the Boys School at Sock
anosset pending his appearance before
the grand jury.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19
NEBRASKA JUDGE FINED $50.
Skipion AdIudgsd In Contempt Of The Legislature
In an Election Contest

Lincoln, Neb.. Jan. l9.-County Judge
Skipton of Fillmore county was fined
$50 yesterday by the legislature i'm the
contempt proceedings instituted by that
body. A contest was begun in the 67th
legislative district and Judge Skipton
took possession of the ballots.
one of the contestants appealed TO
the legislature, which ordered the Judge
TO forward the returns to Lincoln for
the legislature TO pass upon the case.
This he refused TO do. and was cited to
appear and show cause why he should
not be fined for contempt.
Yesterday the judge appeared before
the judiciary committee and was ex-
amined at length. He insisted that he
was acting within his constitutional
rights. A minority report supported
Judge Skipton
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19
PREMATURE BURIALS.
Bill to Prevent Them introduced In
New York Legislature.
Provides for Holding Of Bodies TIL knowI-
edge Of Death Is Certain.

Albany. y. Y. Jan. 19.-Assembly-
man Redington has introduced in the
House a bill TO prevent premature bur
ials. It provides that in cities or places
where there are one hundred or more
interments each cemetery shall have a
mortuary or mortuaries. 10 be used for
the disposal of the dead. which shall
provide rooms of sufficient number to
enable each body that is received 10 be
placed and kept therein a certain time.
No body shall be received unless ac-
companled by statement on the part
OF an attending physician or Coroner
showing whether he has found these
signs of DEATH
1-Permanent cessation OF respiration
and circulation.
Purple discooration of the depen-
dent parts of the body.
3-Appearance OF blistering around a
part Of the skin touches with a red hot
iron.
i-The characteristic stiffness known
as rigor mortis.
5-Signs of decomposition.
No body shall be buried, cremated or
otherwise disposed OF in any OF the
cemeteries. crematories or other places
for the final disposal of the dead be-
fore seventy-two hours shall have
elapsed from the time of death. as stat
ed i'm the certificate of the attending
physician or Coroner or before un-
equivocal signs of decomposition shall
have appeared.
Provision Is made i'm the bill that no
body shall be exposed in a mortuary
where death came from smallpox. scar
let fever diphtheria or Asiatic cholera.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19
Hyde Pat Faciou Dsshoyed By Fire.

Hyde Park, Mass. Jan. 19.-Robert l..
Frampton's morocco factory. near the
Clarendon Hill depot. was burned early
this morning. The plant has not been
In operation for nearly year The
fire was burning fiercely before an
alarm was given. and the main build
ing and ell. 80 by 40 feet, were burned
To- the ground. Several smaller build<
ings connected with the establishment
were saved. The loss including stock
and machinery In about $4,000: insur-
ance $1,000 The cause OF the fire is un-
known.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19
Officials Of Public Works Department Are
Watching the Remainder.
TO LEARN WHERE THEY GET WATER.
Owners Of Meters Can Supply Their NelghboH,
but Those Who Are Taxed on Faucets
Are Prohibited From Doing So.

Commissioner OF Public Works Smith
Is still engaged I'm cutting off the water
supply of those persons who have so
far failed to pay their water bills. Up
10 the present time about 70 per cent
of these persons have settled paying
the 80 penalty i'm addition to the regu-
lar amount of their bill, and the water
has again begun to flow into their
premises. In cases where the owner of
the house is the only sufferer the cut
ting off of the water is not so bad, but
in many cases 1t is the tenant. who is
in no way 20 blame, who is put to a
great deal of worry and inconvenience.
In the meantime close watch is kept
by the public works department of
those persons who have no longer
water supply and who have failed to
pay, in order to ascertain from what
source they are procuring water for
daily use. as the department has "a we'll
based conviction that no family can
get along without a water sup
ply for even few days. While
any person that has water
meter on his premises is at liberty to
furnish neighbors with water il he de-
sires TO do so, the law provides that
house owners who are paying by the
faucet cannot do so, without running
the risk of prosecution.
The experience of the water depart
ment is that those who have water me-
ters are not generally inclined to give
away any water. for such "a course
would mean an added expense TO them.
The water department also wishes neg
ligent water taxpayers to understand
that In paying up their bills, in order
TO have the water turned on again,
flax 70 ha
amount the bill calls for. together with
the s. penalty. but must also pay for
the water used up to the last taking Of
the meter by the water inspector.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19
SHOT BY A ROBDER.
Chief Of Police Dangerously Wounded
While Chasing Thief.
Crook Refused 10 Surrender and Sent
Bullet Into the Officers Lung.

New York, Jan. 19.-Chlef of Police
Manning Crow, OF Somervllle, ". j..
was shot and perhaps fatally wounded
early this morning while chasing a
thief. The chief was in his home when
he heard an explosion. He Immediate
ly left his house TO investigate, and
found that the safe in the office OF Swift
a. Company. the Chicago beef packers,
had been blown open.
AS Chief Crow reached the office of
the company he saw a man coming out.
The chief ordered him TO surrender, but
he refused to do so. After being
chased a block the thief fired at Chief
Crow. sending a bullet into his lungs.
The man then made his escape. and has
not Yet been captured. The condition
of Chief Crow is extremely critical.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19
DYING FROM HICC0UCHS.


Avon. Mass. Jan. 19.-ATr Emery
French an aged and very well known
citizen of this section is dying from an
attack Of hiccoughs which seized him
eleven days ago and which have con-
tinued. save during slight intervals,
ever since that time in spite Of all rem
edies which the doctors could apply or
suggest Today 10 was stated that the
recovery OF the patient was extremely
doubtful. He is 20 years OF age.
Mr.. French's sister Miss Sophia
French died at midnight aged s. years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19
Stale Quaniss Combine.

York. Pa, Jan. 19.-All the slate quar-
ries I'm the Peach bottom slate district
with put one exception have been or
ganized into a combination TO be known
as the American Slate company. Tho
new company is capitalized at SlJ0.000.
II Is the intention Of the company to
develop the quarries 10 their full capa-
city. The new company has secured
an order from Europe which viii con-
sumo almost the entire present output
OF the quarrics.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19
Want Old Wages Restored.

F.. Saco. Me-. Jan. ia number Of the
employees OF the cotton mills in this city
and Blddeford are agitating for n res
toration OF the cut down made over a
year ago. The beamers I'm the York
mills have presented a formal request
for more pay 60 the agent. IL IL not be-
licved the request will be complied with
at the present time.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19
the ALESIA IN PORT.


Alesia which left Hamburg on Decem-
Der 27 for Boston. and which signalled
Kinsale yesterday that her rudder was
damaged and her machinery working
very badly, has reached this port i'm al =
fety. The Hamburg American line Of
fcials have ordered the AIesla To re-.
pair here and proceed 10 Boston.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
Loss Nearly Three Quarters Of a MiIIIon-S Kun.
dred EmploIes Ihrohn Out Of Mork.

New York. Jan. 19.-The fire which
destroyed the Cammeyer building
burned until s o'clock this morning.
when IL was finally extinsuished.
Three-quarters OF n million dollars IL
the estimate of the loss. Nearly 900
employees. OF whom over 900 are women,
are temporarily thrown out of employ
p1gut
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19
HER LOVE WAS NOT REQUITED.
kaie Clancy Shc Her Sweetheart and Drank Bi-
chloride OF Msrcun.

desperation by unrequited love, Kate
Clancy shot and wounded John McCaf-
forey. street car conductor. and then
swallowed the contents of bottle OF
bichloride of mercury. IL is thought
both will die.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19
He Fought at Santiago.

Madrid. Jan. l9.-The remains OF
Capt Oviedo Bustamente. who was
chief of staff under Admiral Cervera
and who died at. the end OF July last
from wounds sustained while lighting
i'm the trenches at Santiago on July 2.
have arrived at Cadlz and have been
solemnly inferred i'm the Pantheon.
where illustrious Spanish sailors find
their last resting place.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19
More Troops FOR The Philippines.

New York. Jan. ia.-shortly after 10
o'clock this morning the transport
Grant. bound for the Philippines with
the Fourth infantry and battalion OF
the 18th infantry abroad. weighed an
cher aud headed out TO sea.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19

London. Jan. ia special dispatch
from Auckland, n. H., says the British
and American consuls We're compelled
to force the doors OF the Supreme Court
at Apia. Samoa, IN which the German
consul had established himself, and to
push him into the street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19
C0NSULS TOOK ACTION.
American and British Representatives Forced Ger
man Consul From Supreme Court al Apia.

Wellington. y. a., Jan. i9.-It is re-
ported here that. owing to the trouble
at Samoa, growing out Of the election
of a successor To the late King Malie-
toa. three British warships will proceed
there aud that one American warship
lulu
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19

The following letter explains the deal.

To tho People OF Rhode Island:
This is to inform you that we have sold
10 the BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE
CLOTHING CO, of Providence our entire
wholesale stock of Mems and Youths
Clothing. consisting OF Suits. overcoats,
listers, Refers, odd Pantaloons, etc, a.
price which Will enable them to flood
the whole state with bargains; that the
stock went cheap goes without saying,
but I'm our anxiety to retire from the
manufacturing and wholesale business
we accepted very low offer. too low,
perhaps, when considering that the stock
is all of this seasons production, but a.
the offer was an all.round one, including
everything, we accepted II. and now
wish the people the downpour of bargains
which the Boston AMI Providence Cloth.
ing Co. can well afforl TO give
SIDNEY CUSHING a Co.
a Summer ST. Boston.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19

SHOE STORE for sale: established
trade large repair business. connected;
sci right on account ~ sickness.
ROCKWELL. 1O7 Westm nster street.
tfQl
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19

FISB MARKET for sale. established
cash bus ness; rent moderate sold ON
account of sickness. ROCKWELL. 1O7
Westminster street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19
Rockwell, 107 Westminster 81.

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGF--Two
fine cash Grpcery stores. price $500 and
$500: sales $500 and $500 per week: good
location, low rents. ROCKWELL. i0T
Westminster street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19
70 cust A colp IN ons pAy.

Take Laxative Bromo ouinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money IL IL
fails 10 cure. Csc. the genuine has l.
T.. q. on each tablet.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19

FOR SALE Fine office business; also
n good opportunity 90 invest from 500
90 5000 in an established business.
ROCKWELL. i07 Westminster street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19

Business places. all kinds, for sale.
Boarding and Lodging Houses, 5000
30 $4,000.
Cigar and Variety stores $50 to $500.
MIX Routes. $3.50 TO $500
Restaurant and Lunch Rooms. $l1J
60 $1,000
| have real estate To exchange for
business places: boarding and lodging
houses a speciality; don't buy until you
see me: | guarantee all titles. Q01m)
CAIiNER. 101 Westminster street
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19

We shall open thc sale Of this wonder
fuf Gus "a NC tf co.. wholesale stock
FRIDA y NORM NC. Jan. 20. Watch Tor
the greatest CIofhine Bsrsains ever
offered I'm Providence, she