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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-27
LOST HER CASE.
Miss Winifred Flynn Sued Mrs. Slack
on an Old Account.
Claimed She Repaid $3.50 Loaned I, De-
fendant-A Nonsut Granted.

Winifred Flynn was non-suited by
Judge Douglas this morning in her eff
fort TO recover $3.50 from her former
friend, Rosey Slack. Miss Flynn did
not make good witness and her ap-
parently contradictory statements had
nothing to support them.
Miss Flynn and Mrs. Slack own
house and lot together and Miss Flynn
says that about fourteen years ago
Mrs. Slack told i1er there was lot ad-
joining their house that the man own
ing II wanted TO sell and If they did
not purchase il their estate might be
choked off. Then Miss Flynn says she
got a Mr.. Stone to advance the defend
ant $780,. the understanding being that
both the name sf the defendant and
plaintiff were to be on the deed. The
deed was taken in the name of the de-
fendant. and plaintiff claims she paid
Mr. Stone the $3.50 he advanced TO the
defendant Miss Flynn said she con-
suited her attorney, j. c. Quinn, about
three years ago.
On ross-examination the plaintiff
said she and defendant purchased the
house and lot twenty-five years ago.
The lot on which the $3.50 was advanced
was purchased not over fourteen years
ago. She was certain IL was not
bought in 1882. Witness said she last
talked with defendant about twelve
years ago. Then she said she talked
with defendant about five years ago.
No other witness was called by the
plaintiff and John T.. Conley, counsel
for the defendant. moved for non-suit
The plaintiff and her attorney did not
agree with the court about the effect or
the testimony so Miss Flynn took the
witness stand again and said four or
five years ago she saw Mrs. Slack IN
the latter's kitchen and there was talk
about the payment OF the $50.
Mr.. Conley's motion for non-suit
was renewed and granted.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-27
Bill Authorizing The Appointment Of Pruha-
tion Officers Passed.
AMERICAN INVESTORS Co. CHARTER.
Senate Bill Rsvoklng i Referred to House judiciary
Committee = Industrial Trust Co. Wants
authority 10 Establish Branches.

While the Senate was in session only
a short time this morning. the House
had another prolonged session, a great
deal Of the time being devoted TO the
discussion of the negro outrages in the
South. and DIR. Garvin made a lengthy
address upon the subject. but the reso-
luton on the petition of the Sumner
Political Club of Newport failed of pas
sage. An act providing for the ap-
pointment for probation officers was
passed i'm the House. and the act TO re-
peal the charter OF the American In
vestors company. which came from
the Senate, was referred To the judi
ciary committee.
An act i'm amendment OF the charter
OF the Industrial Trust company. auth
orizing the corporation 10 establish
branches i'm different sections of the
state, was made the special order for
Tuesday next.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-27

merly in the employ OF Nicholson &
Thackery. OF Pawtucket. as a baker.
One brother is postmaster at River
point. and another is +. III. Quinn,
lawyer. who also resides IN that village.
IL was ascertained that Quinn had
been wandering journeyman baker
and that from early life he had been a
very hard drinker He had been away
from home for eight years, and last
week returned home sick and mentally
unbalanced. His relatives began 10
nurse him and endeavored TO keep him
in bed Sunday he got away from them
and for quite while ran swiftly
around thetown hall lot, at Lippett,
declaring that he was pursued by
man.
Yesterday he was temporarily left in
charge of nephew, who did not know
he was delirious. The young man took
a short ride on his wheel and when he
returned his uncle had fled. A search
was made for him. but as he was not
TO be found in the valley. il was ex-
pected that he would show up here to-
straint. The family were anxious TO To-
cate him early today, fearing, from
what he had said. that he would take
poison
Medical Examiner Palmer was called
and directed the body To be taken to
Undertaken Tanners rooms. on North
Main street. Qunn's relatives were
notified and the body will be taken to
Riverpoint this afternoon. The suicide
was Al years old.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-27
IN THE ROUSE.
A NEBRASKA WIND STORM.
Several Persons Injured and Much Property Was
Destroyed HeaU Fail OF Hail.

Omaha, April PA special to the
Bee from st. Edward Boone county,
Nebraska, says a terrific wind storm
approaching the fury OF a hurricane
swept over that place last night, doing
great deal OF damage to property and
injuring several persons. Hail covered
the ground To the depth OF two inches.
Considerable live stock was killed. At
the farm OF w. 4. McCulchin. Mrs.
Sprague of Sioux City was struck by
flying debris and seriously hurt. Mrs.
McCulchin was also seriously Injured
as was McD ulchins mother. The house
was wrecked.
The storm passed TO the northwest,
tearing down barns and fences and de-
stroying ale slaughter house Of i. r..
Fisher. also levelling the Union Pacific
telegraph line. w. n. Nelly was In
his barn when the wind struck it and
was hurt by flying debris. The house
of James Cummings two miles east,
was totally wrecked and several OF the
family slightly hurt. Everybody in St.
Edwards went into caves or cellars.
Hail broke most OF the windows In
town. Meager reports OF the storm come
in from the country. but IL is feared
that some lives ave been lost.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-27

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-27
SCHLEY AND WHEELER.


Pittsburg. April 27.-Admiral w. S.
schley aud General Joseph Wheeler.
who are TO speak at the Grant banquet
of the Americus club. tonight. arrived
on a special train from Washington this
morning and were greeted az the sta
ton by n large crowd. After breakfast
the party which had been augmented
by the arrival OF Col. A. X. Mcclure. OF
PhIIadeiphia, and General w. j. Hull
ings. of oil city. visited the armor
plate plant az Homestead and the
Firth Stirling Projectile Company at
Demmler. Pa. In the afternoon a pub
lie reception was held at the Americas
club house.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-27
NANNY" PLEASANT EVICTED.
Bell Estate Affairs Now 10 Be Brought ILto couh
In San Francisco.

San Francisco, April 27.--"Mammy"
Pleasant. the negro woman who for 10
years has managed the rich Bell es-
tate and who furnished. the money -
Sarah Althea Hill 10 carry on the no.
torious divorce suit against Senator
Sharon, has been evicted from the Bell
mansion i'm this city. Mrs Bell. widow
of the millionaire banker. IL is declared.
has regained control OF her property.
This action will lead TO court pro-
ceedings that promise TO end one OF san
Francisco's mysteries. All the credi-
tors Of Mrs. Bell have united and Will
petition that she be declared insoivent.
Their claims amount to $4,000. They
viii show that the estate. which Is val
ued at s., ,00O. 900, IL I'm danger Of ruin, as
no legal effort Is made to save proper
ties on which mortgages are held. ana
that several valuable pieces OF real es-
tate bring i'm no revenue. as the pro-
ceeds are absorbed by Nanny" Pleas
ant.
This woman is now IS years old. Be
fore Mr.. Bell died she was the factotum
i'm the family. When he died she be-
came the actual manager of the house
hold and gained such influence over
Mrs. Bell that the latter gave her
mower OF attorney. She had certain
pieces of property conveyed to herself
FOR alleged valuable consideration and
she handled all the revenues. She stud
led law aud became more than n match
for those who tried TO Dust her. Last
wear an effort was made By the eldest
son OF Bell TO deprive her OF the man
agement Of his mothers property but
without success. Now insolvency pro-
ceedings will bring the whole matter
into court.
NANNY" Pleasant came here from
New Orleans. she certainly Is a re-
markable woman. she Is strong and
yfuoroug At SS
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-27
CHOSE TO GO TO PRISON.
Hccokls Ttok a Three Years Sentences Instead
Of rublIc rioypinp.

Evansville. Ind, April 27.-walter
McCorlle. aged 22. chose three years In
the penitentiary rather than a public
Hogging today. lie was found guilty
OF stealing a horse from his grandfather
aHd SC11Ing " tO gypsy The court
gave the grandfather the option OF
whipping the young man in court or
sending him 90 the state prison. The
grandfather elected Co nog the grand
son. but McCOrkle's mother and the
prisoner both refused 60 consent TO
public whipping.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-27
MISS DANIEL GUILTY.
Jury Cumlc's The Young Woman Of lncsndIarIsm
al Cottage Ciiy.

Edgartown. April s7.-The jury In ths
case OF Miss Lulu 7. Danzell. charged
with Incendiarism at Cottage City
agreed upon verdict late last night:
The defendant was found guilty and
Judge Braley sentenced her 10 term
~ three years in the reformatory II
Sherburn.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-27
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Miss Archer Shot bJ Tenant Who Aftemard
Took Ms Own Life.

Texarkana, Ark. April 27.-News
reached here from Boggy, Ark. that
Miss Alice Archer was shot and in
stantly killed yesterday by Antonio
Arnoldo, Mexican, who then shot and
killed himself.
Arnoldo was a tenant on the Archer
farm and had been ordered away be-
cause OF his conduct towards Miss Ar
cher.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-27
Sheridan Shook Dead.

New York, April 27.-Sheridan Shook
died today at Redhook, n. Y. He was
II years old. For many years he was
proprietor Of the Union Square theatre,
and of the Morton House
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-27
IN THE SENATE.

The Senate was called To order at IL
o'clock by Gov. Dyer, and there was
quorum present.
Senator Freeman. of Central Falls,
from the judiciary committee reported
back an act i'm amendment of chapter
Ill, general laws. "of dogs recon-
mending indefinite postponement and
the passage OF substitute \; so or
dered.
Senator Chilson. of Woonsocket, in
troduced an act i'm amendment of the
act Incorporating the Manufacturers
Foundry. Machine and Power >con-
pany; committee on corporations.
Senator Studiey. of Providence. pre-
sented an act making an annual ap-
preparation for the Providence Lying
In hospital: read and passed.
Also resolution upon the petition OF
Andrew II. Stewart for reimbursement. /.
committee on finance.
Senator browne. OF Warren, present
ed an act in relation to the division of
the town of Foster into highway dis
tricts. and the election Of surveyors
of highways; committe on judiciary.
Also a resolution reapportioning the
uneXpended balance of the appropria-
ton made FOR the purpose of repairing
the cottage TO be used for hospital pur-
poses at the State Home and School;
committee on finance.
senator ol NOulu fNIuS~~
town, from the committee on education,
reported back the act TO incorporate
the scandinavian Sick Benefit Associa-
ton; read and passed.
Senator Austin, of Cranston, intro
duced an act authorizing the town Of
Cranston to issue bonds; committee on
judiciary.
on motion OF Senator Price. Of West
erly, the Senate then adjourned. TO
m nj a n a Hln
IN THE ROUSE.
The House OF Representatives was
called TO order at ll:05 o'clock 10y Mr.
Speaker Holden and there was a quor-
um present.
Mr.. Rathbun of West Greenwich,
from the committee on engrossed acts,
reported back the act TO incorporate
CONTINUED on Page Two)
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BY sERR,ao neeuisnEss, auetloneer.
No IA Wes'minster S'rset

VIII be sold ut public auction. Thursday,
May 4, is9g. nj ~ O'Clock. noon, ON the prem
ises 50. sioe Lilac street, Providence. Lot No.
ON John W. Field Plat by Gushing a Wall.
ing. isis, near the CranstOn street electric
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HalFrost, paoro WOOD tHeHAyise.

Printing, best work. low prices. The
D. J. Ryder Co., a. " ashingtOn, corner Eddy.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-19
KIND WORDS
ARE SPOKEN
FOR THE CAR
Russia Takes the lead and
De Staal Is Chosen
as President.

On this ground / accept with deep graf
itude the distinguished honor and / shall
use every endeavor TO Justify your con-
fidence. l am perfectly aware that od-
vanced age is. alas a sad privilege and
q weak auxiliary. but / hope that it will
at least constitute a claim upon your in
diligence.
After making his address. NJ de
Staal in behalf of the conference tele-
graphed to the Queen of The Neither
lands as follows:
The members of this conference assem-
bled for the first time in this beautiful
Huis Ten Bosch, hasten to lay at the feet
of your Majesty their besr~9ishes. pray =
ing you to accept their homage and graft
tude for the hospitality you have gra-
ciously deigned to offer them
The reading of the message
was warmly applauded. NJ. de Beau
fort was appointed honorary president.
and the leading Dutch delegate. A P
c. Van Karnobeck, former Minister of
Foreign Affairs and Deputy. was ap-
pointed vice president.
After the appointment of nine sec
retaries. NJ. de Staal's proposal that
the sessions be secret was adopted The
next session will take place on Satur-
day. when the delegates will arrange a
programme and appoint committees
The conference then adjourned.
The session to-day only occupied
twenty-five minutes, and the apparent
unanimity displayed was considered to
augur we'll for the outcome.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-19
SMALLPOX ALONG
NORTHERN RAILROADS
Laborers at the Cascade Tunnel At
ficted Through Germs Brought
bv Imported Jams

TACOMA, Wash, May 18-Smallpox
has broken out at Cascade Tunnel, on the
Great Northern Railway, and at Stam-
pede, on the Northern Pacific Railroad
1t is supposed that the disease was car
ried from one tunnel to another by work
men. The strangest thing about its ap-
pearance is the difficulty of tracing It's
source. There has been no smallpox in
this State for a long time, and the only
plausible explanation yet made is that
smallpox germs were brought from Asia
by Japanese laborers arriving within the
last few weeks, who have since gone to
work for the railroads named at and near
their tunnels through the Cascade Noun
tains. Several people at each tunnel have
the disease and prompt measures are
being taken to stamp it out Railroad
physicians are vaccinating the railroad
employees, though some of the latter have
refused to be vaccinated and started east
ward A hired girl who waited at table
at the Stampede section-house worked
for a number of days after her face was
broken out before it was learned she had
SMALLPOX 1t is feared large number
have caught the disease in this manner.
Secretary Nelson of the State Board of
Health is Investigating the outbreak and
will take rigorous action against railroad
employees bound eastward from the two
Cascade tunnels. 1t is seven years since
Seattle and Tacoma had an epidemic of
smallpox and strenuous efforts will be
made to prevent another.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-19

Following are expressions by some of
the leading men who were seen yester-
day indorsing the movement:
Irving M. Scott
I am heartily in favor of the move
ment to erect a monument to Admiral
Dewey. He deserves all the honors
the Pacific Coast can bestow on him,
as his action in destroying the Span
ish fleet saved this coast from attack
We are therefore under deep obliga-
tions to him, and I hope the efforts
of The Call in that direction will be
crowned with success. l believe an
appropriate monument should be
erected at the most conspicuous point
in the proposed extension of the park
panhandle 1t should be placed on a
summit so that we all could see it,
and so that the passengers on incom-
ing ships might also view it.
E. A. Denicke-
What Admiral Dewey has done was
done for posterity more than for the
present generation. So the acknowl-
edgment should be for posterity. 1t
should take the shape of a monument
which ought to be a grand work of
art. In my opinion. it is more in keep
ing than the scheme to purchase him
d Hoine. "A iHouulieHl is the only
proper recognition. and we should
erect them to those who are alive as
an encouragement to others. because
ii excites emulation. / think it is a
much nobler way of showing a peo-
pies gratitude than by subscribing
capital for the purchase of house
and lot. / therefore would like to see
monument erected to Admiral
Dewey in Golden Gate Park and
heartily indorse the move to bring it
about.
Rev. Father Otis
Admiral Dewey is entitled to reward
and recognition for the gallant serv-
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-19
ALL ARE ANXIOUS
TO HONOR DEWEY
Suggestion to Erect q Statue in This City CON-
meDorotive Of His Great Achievement Meets
With Spontaneous Approval

ices he has rendered the United States
during the past year in the Orient. -le
will be rewarded partially by the pro-
posed mansion for which subscrip-
tions are being received from all parts
of the country. A statue to be erected
in Golden Gate Park would be a
graceful recognition of Admiral
Dewey's worth as a man. He may
visit this city at some future time, and
if he could then be shown some sculp-
ture commemorating his deeds at Ma
Mia he would know he was appreciat-
ed. Let it be a credit alike to this muni-
cipality and to the man who is to be
honored.
Garret w. McEnerney-
I am heartily in favor of the project.
It will be a fitting tribute to Admiral
Dewey, of which the people of the en-
tire coast can be justly proud. We
should all be eager to assist any move
ment which has for its end the hon
oring of this great man. The people Of
this city are. as rule, awakened to
prompt action when propositions of
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-19

this nature are set on foot. Golden
Gate Park will be incomplete until
graced with a monument erected in
honor of George Dewey.
Judge J. b. Seawell-
1t is a grand idea. No honor is too
great for this man. Dewey is entitled
to all the respect and honor which this
community can bestow upon him. II
monument was erected in his honor
in Golden Gate Park it would be one
of the features of the park, besides be-
ing just tribute TO Admiral Dewey's
greatness. His victory over the Span
ish fleet in the Bay of Manila is the
greatest naval achievement in the
worlds history The people of this
coast are keenly interested in his well
fare, and l feel that this suggestion
has touched cord in their nature that
will bring a prompt response. Let us
build monument for Dewey.
Supervisor E. L. Perrault-
Build a monument by all means that
shall stand for all time as a token Of
the esteem. in which we Western peo-
pie hold Admiral Dewey. He has done
his work well and now that he has
decided to take a much-needed rest
let our labors in his behalf begin. He
has spent his years in the service Of
our Government and crowned his ca
reer with perhaps the most brilliant
achievement ever noted in civilized
warfare, and now we should show him
that every heart in this great State
holds a warm spot for him. A Dewey
monument in Golden Gate Park would
be fitting tribute to this. great hero.
Judge Frank n. Dunne-
The erection of a Dewey monument
in Golden Gate Park is a project that
should, and l think undoubtedly will,
meet with the appreciation and hearty
cooperation of every public-spirited
citizen on the Pacific Coast. No honor
is too great for George Dewey. OF ali
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-19

0<-G->-3-<-1- @->-4% 1~&*@
to accept its humble and profound graft
tude
NJ. de Staal, the Russian Embassa-
dor to Great Britain and head of the
Russian delegation, in formally assum-
ing the presidency of the conference.
said his first duty was to express to
NJ de Beaufort his sincere gratitude
for the noble terms in which he had
referred to his august Majesty. the
Car, adding that his Majesty would
be deeply touched, as well by the spon-
taneity with which the High Assembly
had associated itself Herewith. Con-
tinuing NJ. de Staal said:
Though to the Car is due the initiative
Queen of the Netherlands for inviting us
to her capital. 1t is happy augury OF
success that we have met under the aus
pices OF the young sovereign whose
charge is felt in a wide circle, whose
heart is open to everything great and
sympathy with the cause which brings
US here. It is on the historic soil of the
Netherlands that the greatest political
problems have been discussed. Here IS
the cradle of science and international
law.
After a reference to the historic peace
treaties concluded at The Hague. and
expressing regret that NJ. de Beaufort
had not accepted the presidency Of the
conference, NJ de Staal said in con-
clusion:
I cannot consider my election otherwise
than inspired by my position as plenpo-
tentiary, of the empire of the sovereign
who was the initiator Of the conference.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-19

THE HAGUE, May 1S.-The peace
conference called by the Car of
Russia was opened at o clock
i this afternoon in the Hall of the
Huis Ten Bosch, or The House
IN the Woods" two miles from The
Hague.
NJ. de Beaufort. President of the
Council, Minister of Foreign Affairs of
the Government Of The Netherlands.
delivered the inaugural address and
welcomed the delegates N. de Beau
fort spoke Of the high honor of the
choice of The Hague as the meeting
place for the conference, and extoled
the noble initiative of the Car. saw
ing this would be a red letter day in
the history Of the century and express
ing the hope that his Majesty would
he able TO look back at the day as the
most glorious Of his life. He concluded
with calling attention to the allegorical
group over the doorway of the hall
Peace entering to close the temple Of
Janus. and said:
I trust this beautiful allegorv will he an
augury Of your labors and that after you
have completed them you will be able 10
say that peace, whom art introduced into
the hail, left 1t TO spread its blessings
among the whole of humanity
The delegates decided to send the fol-
lowing telegram to the Gar:
The Peace Conference lays at the feet
Of your Majesty its respectful congratu-
lations upon the occasion of your birth
day and expresses its sincere desire TO
cooperate in the great and noble work
In which your Majesty has taken a gen
erous initiative and for which it begs you
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-19

x AN FRANCISCO. will have a
y statue of Dewey that will be
at once the pride of the whole
. Pacific Coast and a lasting monu-
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-19
SENATOR PERKINS
INDORSES THE PLAN


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The San Francisco call., 1899-05-19
EXPECT THE RELEASE
OF MRS. MAVERICK
Conference of Her Friends to Arrange
the Details of the Final
Pefitinn

NEW YORK. May 1s.-A London cable
to the Journal says: A conference was
held to-day by the friends of Mrs. Flor
ence Maybrick for the purpose of arrang-
ing the details of a petition that shall be
presented to the Home Secretary for her
release from prison. Baroness de Roques.
mother Of Mrs. Maybrick, was present
The facts tending to establish the inno-
cence of the prisoner and insufficiency of
the evidence against her have been set
forth in a very complete manner by an
eminent English barrister.
After to-day's conference Baroness de
Roques said she had now every hope of
seeing her daughter free woman within
two months.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-19
DAYS
SESSION IS
VERY SHORT
1t Is Agreed That Hereafter
the ENJOYS Will Meet
in Secret.

THE HAGUE, May 1S.-The peace
conference called by the Car OF
Russia was opened at O'Clock
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-19

asm that greeted the first suggestion
of the project. This enthusiasm is GER
tain to grow until by erecting this
tribute to his gallant services, San
Francisco has given substantial proof
of her patriotism and her gratitude to
the man who safeguarded her COM
merce and her homes.