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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-20
HEIRS TO AN ENGLISH FORTUNE.
Mrs. George KsIssy and Brothers and Sisters 10
Divide $1,000 900 OF Lord Reese's Estate.

Little Falls, N. Y, Feb. 20.-Mrs,
George Kelsey and a brother. Drayton
Brigham, of this place, and several
brothers and sisters, who live at Utica,
have fallen heirs to an estate in Eng
land valued at $2,OOOOOO. Mrs. Kelsey
received $4,000 of her share last Friday
Mrs. Kelsey is direct descendant on
her mothers side of Lord WILLIAM
Reese, who died in England several
years ago. Lord Reese. at the time of
his death, was reported To be a very
rich man. possessing large estates IN
Sussex and considerable money besides
Mrs. Kelsey proves TO be one of the
seven heirs, among whom half of the
estate is TO be divided.
Mrs. Kelsey is the wife Of George
Kelsey. a baker, who mysterlously dis
appeared from Little Falls several
weeks ago. The whereabouts of Kelsey
are still unknown.
1t is understood that the money will
be distributed by a Utica bank in the
latter part of March or the early part
of April.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-20
SUING FOR $4,000.
Second Trial Of Suit Of Helen N.
Stone VS.. Town Of Westerly.
At The Previous Trial Jury Awarded the
Plaintiff $4,000 Damages.

The second trial of the suit Of Helen
NJ. Stone of this city against the town
OF Westerly to recover $1,000 for person
Judge Wilbur's court today. At the
first trial jury gave the plaintiff
verdict for $4,000 but this was set aside
blythe appellate court.
Mrs. Stone was working as a dress.
maker in Westerly in June 1896 and on
the 26th OF the month went i'm an open
trap owned by James Walsh 10 Watch
Hill. Mr.. Walsh drove the horse at
tached 10 the trap and when the ia
nous summer resort was reached went
along Bay street TO the merry -go-rouni
where she and her companion a Mrs.
Pierce got out They. after walk, re-
turned TO the team and the horse in go-
ing along the highway was frightened
by some white beach sand that lay on
the roadbed and jumped over bank
wall FIVE feet high. Mrs. Stone was
thrown out and broke an ankle In two
places. She suffered great pain from
the Injury and the broken bones in the
ankle still give. and IL is feared always
will give, her great deal OF trouble.
Mrs. Pierce and Mr.. Walsh were also
thrown from the trap. The town II is
claimed was negligent in leaving the
sand upon the highway and in not hav-
ing a railing on the bank wall
The amount sued for is the highest
sum that can be recovered in an action
against a town or city for injuries due
TO defect in the highway. 1t Is denied
by the town that there was any negli-
gence on its part.
Walter B. Vincent and John w,
Sweeney are attorneys for the plaintiff
and A. h. Crafts attorney for the de-
fendant
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-20
WILL HAVE NEW TRIAL.
Horizons Petition Granted but He viii
Not Recover Costs.
He COntended That He Never Authorized a
Submission 10 Judgment.

The petition of Daniel III. Horton for
new trial of the suit against him in
which William III. Draper was given de-
cision for $74.44 and double costs in
the Common Pleas Division OF the SUI
preme Court. was heard by the Appel
late Court today. MIR. Horton was sick
on the day of the trial I'm the Common
Pleas Division and sent in from his
home i'm Pawtucket u certificate signed
by Dr. Lane that he. Horton, was sick
and unable 10 appear i'm court. This
certificate was presented by Attorney
Charles H. Page, senior. but the presid-
ing justice. as il was not sworn 10, re-
fused to allow H. and said Judgment
must be entered against the defend
ant by submission.
1t was admitted at today's hearing
that Charles H. Page, Sr. who was
necessarily absent, would testify that
he never agreed in behalf of Horton To
submit to Judgment i'm behalf of Dra-
per. MIR. Horton in his petition stated
that he never authorized any one To
submit To Judgment for him and also
that all the money he owes Draper is -.
Il. H.. Lynn. an attorney for Draper,
argued ludl MT. IdEt must bt HlloleahSli
i'm his recollection of what took place
i'm the Common Pleas Division os other
wise neither Mr.. Page nor Mr.. Horton
would have waited six months TO IN
troduce the petition for new trial.
The claim was originally for the bal
ance due on promissory note.
Charles II. Page, Jr., said that Dra-
per had claimed and figured into the
note interest at the rate Of 3 per cent.
a month instead OF per cent az the
note called for. Mr.. Draper claiming the
right to the advance IN interest was
justified by verbal agreement made
by Mr.. Horton. If interest had been
figured at | per cent month, counsel
said. Mr.. Horton would owe but 81
Costs in the case amount TO so. eXclu-
sive of some advertising bills.
Chief Justice Matteson said IL seemed
TO the court proper that the petition for
a new trial should be granted. but that
the defendant. II successful at the new
trial, should recover no costs whatso-
ever up 10 this time.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-20
Followed Our Troop When They Withdrew
From Guadalupe Church.
KEPT AT SAFE DISTANCE, HOWEVER.
Concentration Of Rebels North Of Manila Leads 10
Suspicion That They frs Flaming 10 Attack
General kcArthur's Division.

Manila, Feb 20.--In the city here
matters are progressing much as usual.
The military authorities are keeping u
very close watch upon the natives. and
whatever apprehensions were felt by
foreigners OF danger from this quarter
have now been dismissed.
The ebels in the country in front of
the American lines are closely scan
ming every move made by the American
troops, but they apparently fail to real
ize the significance of some of them.
Their alleged sharpshooters take adj
vantage of every opportunity toattempt
to pick off our men at long range. but
they seldom succeed in hitting any of
them.
Acting under orders from Gen. Ell
well :. Otis, commander OF the 4sineri-
can forces here. four companies of the
California regiment and two companies
of the Idaho regiment, who had been
occupying the village OF Guadaloupe.
retired yesterday To San Pedro Macati.
The enemy apparently took this move
for retreat and opened a very feeble
attack. For the first time since the
battle of February s. when they We're
severely punished. the rebels used artil-
leans. both of which fell short.
The Utah battery replied to the fire
and a few shots had the effect of silen-
cling the enemy's guns.
Admiral Dewey's fleet has been
strenthened by the gunboat Helena.
which has arrived from the United
States.
The insurgents were evidently en-
couraged by the withdrawal of the
troops from Guadaloupe. They followed
the Americans at safe distance as
they retired to San Pedro Macati, and
during the night they kept up desult-
ory but annoying fire. Several of their
shots penetrated the Headquarters OF
Gen. King. which is in the building for
merly occupied by the rebel Gen. Pillar.
The unusual number of the enemy
who have been seen to the northward
causes a suspicion that they are PLAN
ming an attack on Gen. MacArthur's 5
division.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-20
TO RECONCILE RADIO AIS.
Efforts Being Made 10 SatisIT Cuban Soldiers With
farmsnl Of 1900, 900.

Washington. Feb. 2O.-Efforts are
making every prospect of success to re-
concile the radical element among the
Cubans to the propositions of the
United States government to pay SOL
diers of the cuban cause $3,000,00O. This
is expected TO be accomplished through
a rather sweeping authorization by the
United States government for the IN
curment of considerable loan TO make
good the deficiency between the sum
the United States agree to pay the
troops and the sum the cuban leaders
believe to be the smallest that can be
paid with benefit and due regard To
Justice. So far the proposition has not
taken official shape here. but the ad-
ministration has been quietly sounded
by the Cuban contingent. who have ex-
pressed qualification at the prospects.
General Gomez himself Is expected 10
broach the plan formally when he be-
gins his conference with Gen. Brooke in
Havana.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-20
ABANDONED AT SEA.
Crew Of The Steamer Cardinal Taken OF by The
Lord Charsnyni.

Baltimore. Feb 2o.-The steamer
Lord Charlemont. from Androssan,
which arrived here this morning, had
aboard the crew Of the steamship Car
dinal. of Newcastle, which was aban-
doned February II, i'm lat. 40 north,
lon. 80 west The Cardinal sailed from
Pensacola for Antwerp February / with
a cargo of lumber and timber on deck
She coaled AT Norfolk Febraury and
sailed the next day. Soon after getting
To sea she encountered terrific gales
and seas swept over her. carrying away
her bulwarls and flooding her hold. I'm
I'll February IL her crew endured great
hardships from cold and hunger, and
on the morning OF the 18th when the
Lord Charlemont hove in sight IL was
decided TO abandon her.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-20
S5,OoO,OC0 A YEAR FOR CARNEGIE.
II The Pressed Slss Car Company Makes All The
Cars Il Can.

Pittsburg. Pa. Feb. 20.-Ohiccrs Of the
Carnegie steel company confirmed to-
day the story sent out from New York
that. at a meeting held in New York.
the Carnegie company and the Pressed
steel Car company had made an agree
ment by which the former was to aban-
don it~ intention Of competing in the
steel car trade. and the latter company
was TO buy all its steel from Carnegie.
The car company's new plant will have
a capacity Of seventy five cars day.
Each car contains twelve tons Of steel.
As the steel will cost about SIS per ton
and as the car company Will require
about $4,000 tons a year. IL will there
fore pay the Carnegie company about
s5.00OOO0 annually. The car company
has orders booked for sl0,00OO 900 worth
OF cars.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-20
ON CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.
Mrs. BIsnnsrhassstt Held For The Grund Jury For
Killing Conroy

Lowell. Mass, Feb. 2O.-The prelim-
mary hearing in the case of Mrs. Le-
titia Blennerhasset of North Billerica.
charged with manslaughter in causing
the death of Arthur Conroy by shoot
ing him. was held in the police court
this morning after the regular session.
Mrs. Blennerhasset was in court
early, accompanied by her father.
James Adams; her brother, Thomas @.
Adams and her counsel, Walter 5.
Leighton. She was attired neatly and
was perfectly composed.
The government witnesses sworn
were DR.. j. " Meigs. Constable Con-
way, Jr.. of Billerica, Photographer
Westcott, James Adams. father of the
defendant: Lawrence Cummings and
several others.
When all the testimony was present.
ed, Judge Hadley held Mrs. Blenner-
hasset in $500, bail for the grand jury.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-20
Several Other Regiments Besides That From
Rhode Island Included.
REGIMENT is AT GREENvlLLE, S. C.
The Order Directs That Tho Mastering oui Take
Place There -Rhody,s Solder RoJs VIII
Soon Be- HOma Again.

Washington, Feb. 20.--The war de-
partment today issued the following
statement:
Orders have been given for the mus
ter out of the following volunteer regi-
ments:
At Savannah, Ga.-Third Georgia,
Batteries a, B, c, ID, Maine Artillery,
202d Volunteers.
At their present camps at Augusta,
Ga, and Greenville, $. C.-Third Ala
bama Third Connecticut. Fifth Massa-
chusetts. Thirty-fifth Michigan, FIJI
teenth Minnesota, fourth New Jersey
20lst New York, 203d New York. Tenth
Ohio. First Rhode Island, Second West
Virginia.
This order discharges all the volun-
teers remaining i'm the United States.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-20
GEN. HENRYS CABINET.


Washington, Feb. 20.-No official re-
port was received at the war depart
ment today of the second resignation
of Gen. Henry's cabinet in Porto Rico
and II was therefore impossible to get
any official expression of opinion as to
the course that would be followed by
the administration in this new minis
trial crisis" The matter was freely
discussed among the army officers ON
duty i'm the department, however, ana
the chief comment was on the discour-
aging spirit shown by the Porto Ricars
i'm endeavoring to embarrass the nrst
governor who had tried TO give them
an honest administration.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-20
Say He Was Drupgsd.

San Francisco, Feb. 20.-The trainer
and other friends OF Gimm. who fin
ished ffth In the six-day bicycle race
after leading the procession of riders
for over three days claim that he must
have been drugged. They assert that
his collapse was too sudden To- have
been due TO natural causes. After the
long race was concluded Harry Fixes
defeated j. Eaton In five-mlle paced
race. his time being 9:52.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-20
BURNED IN EXPLOSION.
Mrs. Whitman, a Domestic and Hosiler, Severely
Burned al Erockion, Mass.

Brockton, Mass, Feb. 20.-Mrs. VIM.
p. Whitman. wife of prominent shoe
manufacturers, was seriously burned
about the neck. face and arms and
hands in a fire which followed an eX-
plosion at the Whitman residence on
Main street, this forenoon.
Miss Augusta Benson, domestic and
Joseph II. Glenn, a hostler, were also
burned about the face and hands. Miss
Benson has been removed TO the Brock
ton hospital
Mrs. Whtman's injuries. while very
serious may not prove fatal. The ex-
plosion took place when some articles
which were being washed with gaso-
lene were taken into the laundry where
a fire in a stove was burning. Damage
from fire slight.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-20
PaYonla viii EnIer Poi.

Punta Del Cada. Azores. FEB. 90
The weather has become calm and the
Cunard lire steamer Pavonia. which be-
came disabled while on her way from
Liverpool tO Boston and was towed
nto 81. Michsels on Saturday by the
steamer Wolvlston. is now free ~ dan
ssr md viii enter The harbor today.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-20
Killed by a Falling Casting.

Boston. Mass. Feb. GOWN. Finn.
South Boston teamster. was killed this
morning by being struck on the head
by n casting which fell from the third
story. i'm an elevator we'll at 20 Chaun-
cey street He died as he was being
placed i'm an ambulance.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-20
tgsd Clergyman 0les.

Bloomington. H.. Feb. 20.-Samuel ".
Stevenson, -. d.. one Of the oldest
Presbyterian ministers i'm the United
states. Is dead in this city at the age
OF IS. He Was a near relative of for
mer President Stevenson. He was
born IN lredcila county. North Caro-
linz, and was educated at Center coll
lcge, panville, ny.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-20
Favorable Report Ordered.

Washington. Feb. .20.-The house COM
mittee on appropriations today ordered
a favorable report on the bill TO pay
Spain 500. 900 OOo for the Philippines The
amendment declaring the policy OF the
government toward the Philippines was
defeated by party vote. Chairman
Cannon was directed TO call up the bill
today under suspension OF the rules.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-20

T. -. Lawrence and G. II. Thompson
are conducting systematic canvass
Of Providence for subscribers 90 the
Providence News. The Providence News
guarantees the prompt and careful de-
livery of the papers ~ all subscr hors
they may secure. llD
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-20
Cotton Mil Men 10 Meet.

Fall River, Mass. Feb. 20.-rhe man.
ufacturers' association will meet this
afternoon To take action on the request
for n restoration OF wages made by the
operatives. The belief at noon was
that committee would be appointed
by the manufacturers to meet the help
and arrange for margins that would he
the basis OF any increase. The senti-
ment generally is that an advance is
inevitable
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-20
AgoncIlIo al New YORK.

New York. Feb. 2o.-Senor Agoncilio
the Filipino delegate, arrived here to-
day from Montreal. Agoncillo expects
to sail for England on Wednesday next.
He was asked whether he intended TO
continue his mission in England and
answered that perhaps he would do so.
but that ha did not care 20 say much
on the subject.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-20
Fire IN a Spoo' SIX Plant.

New York. Feb. 2O--Fire today did
damage estimated at 100000 in the
buildings az l55 and 4j7 Broadway. oc-
cuped by tho spool silk manufacturing
firm of Belding Bros. a. Co. Ham
Der g. Homan. cigars, the Postal Tele-
graph company. Bium's railroad ticket
office and Gullinger 4 Co. silk manu-
farttffpFc
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-20
The Alliance al Newport.

Training ship Alliance arrived this
morning at Newport from the Ports
mouth navy yard. She VIII take on
board "A draft Of 1il apprentices and
leave Newport February IS for her
cruise.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-20
Took The Oath Of Office.

Washington. Feb 2O.--Mr. Ethan Al
len Hitchcock OF Missouri recently
United states Ambassador To Russia.
today took the prescribed oath and en-
tered upon his duties as secretary OF
the interior.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-20
intercollegiate Athletics.

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 20.-Presi-
dent James NJ. McGee of the Inter-
Collegiate Athletic Association, today
announced that he had called meet
ing of the associations executive board
to be held at Fifth Avenue hotel in
New York on Saturday, February %.
The meeting 1t is said will be an i'm
portant one. Yale's representative Will
be Captain Fisher, OF the athletic team
and Assistant Manager j. ID. Dana.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-20

Alexandria. Feb. 2O.-The Khediviah
has given birth to a son at Montazatah.
There ere great rejolcings AT the fact
that the Khediye has now an heir -
the lhroaes
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-20
the eslp CURE rnsr DOES CURE.

Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets re-
moves the cause that produces La
Grippe. The genuine has l.. u. q. on
each Tablet. csc.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-20
A New turkish Bath.

one OF the most popular OF our city
hotels will probably have new Tur-
kish bath established in its annex. The
new baths will probably not be opened
before Sept. 18th
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-20
Hstfrost, vHoro WOOD ENGRAVING.

Printing best work. low prices. The
j. j. Ryder Co., a. " ashin gton, corner LdGy.
, 1899-05-19
The siamese and the Fish.

The favorite sport of the Siamese is
ish-fighting. So popular is it that the
King of Siam derives considerable rev
enue from the license fee eEacted foE
the privilege of'keeping fighting fish.
The fish are described as being long
md slender, moi thicker than a child's
finger and very ferocious. The mo-
ment they are placed together in a YES
sci Of water they dart al n another,
and the onlookers become SO excited
over the contest that they will wager
anything they have at hand on the sue
cess of their ~favorite fish.-Inyerness
Courier.
, 1899-05-19
TRAVEL ON CONTINENT.
Only Those Who know the Ropes Can
Secure Anylcomfert.

Secure Anycomfert.
Rich foreigners travelling on the CON-
tshent subject themselves to many am.
noyahees which strike the American
l~Rst-ciass traveller as entirely unneees-
sary, but they also take solid comfort
In their ewn way and according to
princely lights. Barring luxuries to
which the great railway corporations.
here have accustomed us, the modes of
getting about in European countries
are not to be despised. On the other
Side voyagers stll voyage with all their
luggage in their laps or on the seats of
the compartment, and because of this
Hinle-honored custom a regular class of
Thieves ply from one end of the steel
thoroughfares to the. other, ever on the
alert for the satchel or jewels of the
anwary stranger with valuables in a
handbag.
The reason wealthy persons burden
themselves with such things is there is
always danger of the larger baggage
being robber in transfer. No one has
ever been able to keep a strap on his or
her trunks; porters on the other side
coolly removing them under the very
eyes of the ewner. Great thefts have
been committed in France and Italy on.
the different railway lines, either at
the station where the luggage was put
on beard the train or by those ofiicialsi
In charge of it before it reached its des-I
finatieH. No tourist who has thus suf-i
fered has been able to get redress, and
henee the native, aware of the weak.
ness of these railway officials, carries
the tempting handbag which in its time
way also disappear.
But aside from these eccentricities,
and also the bother of paying for bag
gage by weight, the wealthy mar who
has lived abroad long enough to know
the ropes certainly travels en- prince.
His rugs and his cushions are a study.
His elaborate dressing bag, his books,
his facilities for taking something
EoGrishing Ell route, are marvels of en-
Pertaining completeness to the Ameri-
can who bounds from New York to
San Francisco and is cared for by a
road that ministers to every want
Boston Herald.
, 1899-05-19
CLEAN e-tsGaPosTALs.
icaI eeledlcards.

Process to Re- heve .PFinting from I'm
lca celedlcards. Z
= An advertio cement has appeared In
some of the iailY papers,. in which a
cash payment has. been offered for .un-
Cancelled prdIf tied postal cards. This
was all that VI as stated, andas 1t seem
ed to be out f the general run of adj
-vertisements, Ia call was made on the
advertiser to find out the object of this
offer.
1t seems THAT many business houses
have occasiob to have a large number
Of postal caPrds printed, to advertise
some special line of goods or for the
use of some travelling man. For some
reason or other the conditions may
change, SO THAT perhaps only half of the
cards are ufed. Being printed, they
cannot be u1ed in any other way, and
the result isf that in nine cases out of
ten they arie consigned to the waste
basket, as the Government does not re-
deem ~uncanIceled postal cards as it does
stamped envelopes.
A processl has been discovered by
which all of the printed matter may be
removed frJm the card, leaving it in
the same colnditlon as when bought at
the postofife. A charge of u cent per
card Is made for this work, or in other
words, a MAN sends 500 cards to be
made overE" The man who does the
work charges $3.50 for his services,
and the cul stomer saves $3.50, as the
printed cards were of no use to him.
The procdss by which this work is ac-
complishedi is not patented, as the in
ventor Is fearful that after the ingre-
dents become known. some one else
may cbcnge them enough to escape an
infringement, but at the same time OBJ
tain the same result. The solution is
made at night, after the factory hands
have zone home, and is given them the
next day to- use. The scheme has been
In operation for six months only, but
the inventor has letters from all parts
of the country from prominent bust
ness houses, that have taken advantage
Of this offer to save 80 cents on the dol
lar, and heI feels sure he has got a bust
ness that, after it has become known,
will prove'a good paying investment
Boston Transcript.
, 1899-05-19
A Convenient Custom.

In Holland bills are often paic
through the medium of the post office.
1t enables a man living, say, in Rotter-
dam, to get a small bill collected in any
provincial town without the often ex
pensive and tedious interference of a
banker or agent. For that purpose he
hands his bill to the nearest p~ostofice,
1t is sent to the place where the money
is to be collected. After the collection
n draft is forwarded to the payee by
the office where he deposited the bill
duly receipted On payment of a small
commission, which is payable in adj
vance.-London Evening News.