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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-14
POLICEMAN KILLED.
Shot Down by Wellington C. Lie
wsIlyn, a U. S. Volunteer.
With Two Other Soldiers Murderer Had
Been Making a Disturbance.

Denver Col. Aug 1.-two police Of
ncers were killed here yesterday by
wellington 9. Newellyn, a recruit be-
longing TO Company l., Thiuy-fOurth
volunteer Infantry, now stationed al
fort logan. Three soldiers had been
raising a disturbance i'm a saloon during
the night. and Officer Tom Clifford was
hotlned of their action and asked TO
Wauch them. He followed them for an
nour or SO. and came upon the men at
ule corner of Blake and Twentieth
streets He was about to accost the
soidleIs when Llewellyn turned on him.
anu pacing the muzzle OF revolver
10 ms breast, sent a bullet through his
heart. cAnord died almost immedlate-
~ All three OF the soldiers then
started TO run, but two were over
taken and captured. Lleweilyn con-
tnued running with Officer w. II. Grif-
hth' on a bike, in pursuit. on Six
teShtn the officer saw the man making
Tor vbaduct. He shot at him twice.
phe soldier returning the fire, mortally
Wound-ng Grifittn. He died few min
utes la er. Llewellyn escaped.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-14
HANGED TILL NEARLY DEAD.
All gsd That Kaiuralled American CIl,ns We're
frghliuIy Abused In a Mexican Jail.

Austin, Tex, Aug. 14.--Gov. Sayers
has received a telegram from w. III.
Harks. an ATTORNEY Of Hidalgo county.
dated Reynosa. Mexico. reporting inhu-
man treatment Of Mexican prisoners
In the county Jail there by the sheriff
and his deputies. The telegram alleges
that five Mexlcans, who are naturalized
as American citizens. were jailed last
Monday by the sheriff without stating
what crime they were charged with
Since that time no one has been per-
mitted to see the prisoners until yestcr-
day a young attorney. engaged by their
friends. secured entrance to the Jail.
The five prisoners presented an awful
sight, with flesh torn from their necks
and their bodies covered with cuts and
bruises. The attorney reports that one
OF the Mexicans had been hanged by
the neck until fife was almost extinct
I'm the hope of forcing a confession from
them. but what the confession was to
be no one knows yet.
The attorney asked the governors in
reference and the governor ordered
the district attorney 10 be present to-
day at the preliminary examination. He
also ordered Rangers to the scene i'm
case their services were needed to pro-
tect the prisoners.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-14
RECRUITING WORK.
That Tor 26ih Regiment pas Been CompsIe1 and
Ven Arc Now Being Enlisted for The Ssh.

The last squad of recruits for the Goth
united states Volunteers has been en-
lsted as far as the recruiting office in
this city lis concerned. and now the To-
cal on1ce, which is under command OF
capt Gresham, is taking men for the
ooth United States Volunteer Infantry,
which has its headquarters at Nancou-
yer.
UP to last week this command had
ABOUT 300 men OH its rolls, and most or
these were raw recruits. There Is a
great demand there for men who have
seen previous service i'm the army ana
u is said that ex-members Of the First
Rhode Island Volunteers who wish to
re-enlist will stand an excellent chance
for the stripes If they have the neces-
sary ability, corporals and sergeants
being needed. Another advantage Tor
recruits from this section will be found
in the trip across the continent 20 the
Pacific coast and the fact that on mus
ter out, which Will probably occur in
that section. they will receive a sizeable
bonus in travel pay and travel rasions,
as we'll as fare 20 the place Of enlist
ment.
Since February last. Capt. Gresham
has accepted fully 400 for the United
States service at the Providence office.
all the men having been examined by
DR.. Henriques.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-14
IDENTIFICATION DOES
NOT CLEAR UP MYSTERY
Body Found at SCarbOrO Beach That
OF Frank II. Shaw, Car InSpeC=
tor of Brooklyn.

The body Of the unknown man found
on Scarboro beach. three miles south of
Narragansett Pier, Friday morning.
with it's hands TIED, was identified yes
terday afternoon as that OF Frank IL.
Shaw. 80 years OF age. unmarried, who
resided at The corner of Seventy ty-second
street and Second avenue, Bay Ridge.
Brooklyn, and was employed as a rail-
way inspector on the Brooklyn elevated
railway.
The body was identified by r. III.
Thomas OF Brooklyn, who arrived at
Wakefield from Brooklyn yesterday
morning. Mr. Thomas. VINO Is a
brOther-in-law of the decea9sd. stated
that Mr.. Shaw was a son of the late
Capt. II. G.. Shaw. u. S. A., retired. and
that he left his home in Brooklyn on
Monday morning last, supposedly TO
attend TO his daily duties. since that
time Nothing has been seen of him, and
the railway people mad instituted an
inquiry as TO his whereabouts
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-14
SUSPECTED ROBBERS
TAKEN TO NEWPORT.
Quartet of Crooks Captured at
Bridgeport Spent the Night in
Cells in This City.

This morning Chief of Police Kaufl
and Detective Richards of the Newport
police department left this city for
Newport, haviLg m their company "St.
Paul Tip" SLEEPY john" Milwaukee
Kid and TROY joe" the quartet that
was arrested in Bridgeport, Conn, on
Friday night last, on suspicion Of being
the men who on the night of July 81
last. held up and robbed four conduc-
tors in the car barn at Portsmouth.
Tue men, rather against tne prevail
ing opinion, consented to come to Rho1e
Isidnd without rcquis tiOn papers. after
the Newport officers had talked TO them
nearly all day yesterday. Three OF the
men have been iden,ifed as having
been in the hold-up by three employees
Of the Newport and Fail River Rail-
way company. who went 20 Bridgeport
with Chief kaull and Detective Il CHI
ards OF Newport Saturday The pris-
oneis reached Providence last evening.
and were at once taken To the Central
police sa..on wnere they were safe.y
locked up for the night. sleepy Joe''
Is the man who was chased and ar
rested by Detective Parker in Newport
last Lection day and is a skdlful pick
pocket and confidence man. while Mil
waukee Kid a burglar, pickpOcket
and hold-up man. was arrested !n New
port on That day aao.
Assistant superintendent Dourherty
OF the New York i..kcrton agency
said: THESE men are all wanted for
jobs and one Of them for murder. Two
or Them are as slick ritro-glycerine
safe operators as can De found They
are all engaged in the hold-up bus ness
and are indeed good catch. The man
who calls himself Stanl, Is Arthur O.
Webster, alias Knight Vaughn. VIII
liam G. Thornton. Conner Frazier and
''St. Paul TIP" Is the one wanted for
murder, for h ling Policeman Nichols
HUNT In ST. Louis Mo.. on December a
1897. He will shoot at the ron of a
hat. and Is one OF the most desperate
man OF his age, %, IA c | know. us
S wanted for breaking Jail M 'a6 mnr-
Ter in 1897 and hold-up in Portsmouth.
1899. "'"'
The man whose name IS on the s,a,o
,s Smith - known 10 the profession as
Sleepy John He Is pirkpocket and
burglar and was arrested al Newncrt
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-14
REV. Mr.. PRESLEYS SERMON.


Rev. James II. Presley, pastor ofthe
Congdon Street Baptist church, spoke
on the Brotherhood Of God and the
Brotherhood of Man" yesterday morn
ing and he took for his text the first
lines OF the Lords prayer, "Our Faith
er which are in heaven. hallowed by
thy name"
Mr.. Presley said in substance that II
men were all members Of the same
family from a physical standpoint they
wers all the more brothers i'm Gods
spiritual family he asserted. Men by
being born again, he said. were adopted
into Gods spiritual family. The one
hope for the race, he thought. was TO
follow closely the word of God. AS
God in his all wise providence heard
the prayers of hundreds of thousands
during the dark days of slavery and
liberated the negro. SO II all would pray
earnestly. he would put stop To the
murder OF i.he negro I'm the South. An
a white woman of the South need do
no matter what her character he said
is to point to any negro and say: He
insulted me-" and the negro would be
lynched without a question being ask
ed.
Mr.. Presley gave all credit 10 the few
Southern people who had stood bv fhe
negro, but their greatest debt OF graft
tude was due to the white pcople OF
the North. 1--WE do not preach social
equality between colored and white
people. Let that be understood. Every
man has n right TO select his own com
pany." What these colored p,ople
claimed. he said. was that in public
conveyances and public places they
should have equal rights with white
men. The Southerners now would
rather have n robbcr or a murderer OF
their own color IN the same car with
them than respectable black man no
declared. He said that the colored peo-
pie did not counsel their brothers in tho
South to be riotous but TO be peace-
full and good citizens. for sooner or Ia
ter the Intelligent Christian psople OF
America syould come 10 their assist
ance.
Mr.. Presley urged his people no, ,o
despair, and expressed the belief that
IN they proved steadfast i'm tho great
crisis through which they were now
they would come out all the
more triumphant I'm the End. The pres
ant outrhges M the South. ne said were
creating public sentiment i'm favor OF
Justice to the negro. so that eventually
they might prove % b. n great and
asting. although very costly. benefit.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-14
FRESH AIR OUTINGS
FOR
|NVAL|DS and OTHERS

This work will be done as usual dur
ing the summer by committee OF
THE UNION FOR CHRISTIAN
WORK. Carriages are used for the
Aged and Invalid people; boat tickets
for the river and bay sail. and street car
tickets for the pleasure and relief OF
those reallv,sn need and well vouched
for. The committee can be seen Wed
nesdays and Saturdays, from II TO /.
at the Union during July and August.
Money IS needed and solicited.
All contributions sent TO the Treas.
urer will be receiptcd for by him. or n,
20 the PROVIDENCE NEWS. Z wey-
bosset street, will be acknowledged bv
them. VIM. T. CRANDELL. Treasurer
Of Committee, Isl weybosset street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-14
Evidence Of Violence.

1t is known only that there Is evil
dence that the man met his death by
violence. and apparently not long after
Monday afternoon in Brooklyn. The
body began TO decompose rapidly after
Gt had been taken from the water, IN
dicatlng that life had been extinct Cor
a number OF days. The body apparen--
ly had not been i'm the water much over
twenty-four hours.
Sill another fact is that the way the
man was tiel pointed TO the probability
that the body had been weights1 down
and I'm some way the weights had been
loos5ned so that the sea revealed the
crime that had been done. Ii would
seem that The man met his death some
time before ~ was cast into the water.
and in all probability not long af,er
the time he was last seen in Brooklyn.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-14
Identification Verified.

The deceased was also a nephew of
Gen. James Shaw of this city, who.
with Miss Rawson. niece OF the dead
man, went 10 Narragansett Pier yes
terday and the Identification made by
Mr.. Thomas was verified. Frank II
Shaw graduated from Mowry a. Goff' $
school, thls city. and for number Of
years he was chief clerk i'm the quar-
termaster's department, United states
army, which position he resigned TO be-
come inspector of cars on the Br)bkNn
street railway over a year ago.
There is stit a great deal Of myst ry
over the affair. It is known that cur
ing the recent strike on the Brooklyn
system Shaw made some enemies
among the men through his position On
the road. and IL may be that .hese
caused his death.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-14

r. l.. on May 80. while Admiral Samp-
son was there. Brown as he is known
here is called Milwaukee Kid nd was
at Newport with Sleepy John and a
colored man called the hiond ke.' Cur
ran is a big man in the profession. al
though young. He rs a professional
nitro glyrecine safe operator of the
worst sort. and is known 60 the force
as Troy joe He has served time and
is expert In the more modern methods
of opening a safe with nitro -glycerine,
and by burning through the steel with
electricity obtained from the electric
light wires"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-14
TIE PROVIDENCE NEgS

secured control Of the sale OF one Of the
most wonderful Inventions in the CAL
culsting Lead Pencil Dimcult numbers
are instantly multiplied. See IL today at
the News Office. : weyboset street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-14
ONE or TIE GREATEST WONDERS

OF the age is the Providence News Call
culating Pencil 1t must be seen To be
appreciated. Call now at the News Of
fee, Weybosset street. and you Will
be interested as well as entertained.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-14

Frank had no enemio- no love affair,
no trouble. financial or otherwise. He
was In every + spect a first-class man.
The body viii be brought here to-day
and held to await the arrival OF his
bIUther-in-law. ROber. IT, THOMAS of
10 Jay street, New York. and other re-
latives Tuesday or Wednesday burial
Will take place beside lie remains OF
his father I'm the North End cemetery.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-14
~ EW SLETS.

! have mo faith; but this one fact
find,
That love is growing lovelier every
day;
What we call sin is what 1t leaves be-
hind
What we call good attracts it on it's
way.
! have no hope; with Gods love in my
heart,
What is selfish loss to care about?
II in the world I've played my little
part.
Let him who lit the candle put it out.
have no creed but love; is there he'll
Where some poor tortured thing cries
out in pain?
Then let me take his hand and wish
him well,
And wait until he finds his heaven
again.
Black and White.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-14
IKE WEAIHER.


washington. Aug. H.-r,or New Eng
)And: Increasing cloudiness tonight;
4>sDtay rain; brisk northerly winds in
creosing IN force Tu ssday.
RhOde Island: Rain fortnight and
Tuesday; increasing nOrtherly winds
becoming high Tuesday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-30
Euag Joua 5sdap ortubrr

stated in the brief. think it is clear
that the solicitation of such political
aid by means of the postoffice is dis
tinctly within the prohibition of section
IL of the act to which you refer. The
language of the section is that no per-
son SHALL in any room or building, ETC.,
solicit in any manner whatever, etc.
1t is not that no person being in room
or building shall solicit, but it is that no
solicitation shall be made in any such
place, no matter where the person maxi
ing the solicitation be-
After quoting this the commission re-
views at length legal decisions opposite
to the question under consideration and
says that from them the conclusion is
unavoidable that 1.-The writing and
sending through the United States
mails of letter addressed to an officer
or employee of the government at his Of
flee, asking for contribution of money
for any political purpose, constitutes a
solicitation of money for that purpose.
and that since such solicitation has its
full effect only on the delivery of such
letter to the addressee. which delivery
occurs within government building il
is an act of soliciting done in a govern
ment building, and hence comes within
the meaning of the express terms OF the
statute
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-30
THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
Cannot BE Evaded by Soliciting
Through the Mails.

Washington, Oct. 30.-A long official
statement reviewing the legal phases
of the political assessment question
and holding that the soliciting of cam
paign funds by letter comes clearly
within the provisions of the civil serv-
ice law was made public by the civil
service commission Saturday night
The commission made the statement
because of circulars sent out by w. F..
Burdeil as treasurer of the fiannace
committee of the Ohio republican state
executive committee, SOLICITING contri-
buttons from federal employees. The
commission says the Ohio circulars
bring up clearly the questions so long
awaiting judicial determination as To
whether soliciting of contributions for
political purposes by means of letters
addressed TO federal officers or en-
ployes at their offices constitute an Of
llfense under the twelfth section os the
civil service act. The commission S
lruling, or brief, now made public. was
Submitted by President Proctor. of the
lcommission, to ex-senator George F
Edmunds, of Vermont, who was chair
man of the senate judiciary committee
at the time the civil service act was
ipassed. The latter in his opinion, te
(which the commission gives particular
Significance, says:
81 entirely agree with the conclusions
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-30
PAINS in THE BACK
Many SISTER From Them, Bot
There Is : Certain Cure for
the Trouble.

Woodslde. Mimi. Oct 3o.-Andrew
Jensen had for long time suffered
with severe pains in his back. Dodd' S
Kidney Pills were recommended to him
as certain cure for the trouble, and
he began using them. In a letter to the
proprietors of Dqdd's Kidney Pills,
dated May 80, 1899, he tells of the re-
suits. as follows:
II suffered from pains across the
small of my back and in my hips.
When commenced using Dodd's Kid
ney Pills soon felt Improvement in
my condition, and when / had used one
box was entirely relieved from pains
and have not suffered since then"
Dodd's Kidney Pills cure permanently
all troubles arising from deranged kid
neys.
Dodd's Kidney Pills are sold by
dealers in medicine at SO cents box or
six boxes for $3.50. Sent on receipt OF
price by the Dodds Medicine Company
Buffalo. N. Y.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-30
NEW TREATY WITH SPAIN.
Negotiations soon to Be Opened 70
Its Drafting

Washington, Oct. SO.-An under
standing has been reached by which it
is expected that negotiations will be
opened soon at Madrid for new treaty
between the United States and Spain.
This will be the last step towards com
Fpletely restoring the friendly relations
between the two countries.
The war with Spain swept the old
treaty out of existence, and the only
international agreement now in exist
enee is the peace treaty. which is con-
fined 10 the events growing out of the
war. and has no reference TO commerce,
navigation. extradition and other man
fold relations between nations in times
of peace. The coming negotiations will
be for the purpose of forming such a
treaty of commerce, amity and friend
ship. The present condition is quite
anomalous. as there is no basis on
which persons could be extradited from
one country to the other or for the de-
termination of any commercial differ
ences which might arise. Fortunately
there has been no case occasioning Sc
riouS differences.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-30
THE NEW DULUTH ROAD.
e. w. clifford Called to New York tc
Confer With the Capitalists.

Confer With the Capitalists.
Special to Times Republican.
Nevada, Oct 3o.-E. w. Clifford has
been again called TO New York by the
eastern capitalists who are figuring on
backing the Duluth & New Orleans
Railway Company with their wealth. 1t
is understood that the conditions are
good for the success of the mission. as
the Representatives of the capitalists
who were here looking over the pro-
posed route Of the road and its pros
poets made "a favorable report concerns
ing them Definite knowledge as To the
building of the road is soon expected.
The final dedicatory services OF the
Cumberland Presbyterians new chapel
were neld today. Rev. Henderson and
his congregation are, of course, very
proud of their fine church house.
Rev. John W. lines preached his
farewell sermon from the pulpit of the
Presbyterian church Sunday evening to
a very large audience. 1t was an un-
usually fine sermon, characterized by
Rev. lines customary eloauence. he
has been here about two years, and has
made a successful pastor. The pulpit
was declared vacant by order of the
presbytery at Waterloo, Rev. lnnes
having accepted charge in Cedar
Falls.
The Y. M. c. A. organized here last
winter held a reception Friday evening
to its friends and members. The local
organization has been regularly adj
mi,ted TO the state association.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-30
HE CAUGHT THE BULLET.
But 1t Was in the Breast, Not In the
Teeth

New York, Oct. 30.-Michael Hatal a
magician, died in Bellevue hospital
Sunday from bullet wounds inflicted by
his assistant, Frank Benya, in an east
side hall Saturday night while they
were performing feat in which Hatal
was to have seemingly caught in his
teeth bullets fired at him from a gun
by Benya Hatal himself loaded the
gun, an old fashioned musket fired by a
percussion cap. On top of the charge of
powder ne supposedly placed a dunn
my bullet that would crumble into
powder when the musket was fired. In
stead, he must have substituted two
lead bullets of IS caliber. Before giving
the exhibition, Hatal asked for some
one in the audience who had been sol
der to fire a musket. Benya responded
Fire straight at me. but little ovel
to the left said Hatal back of tff
scenes just before they went on. A:
soon as Hatal had taken his position
before the audience he called TO Benys
III a loud voice: Aim here, pointing Y
his breast Aim right at my heart
Don't b.. afraid.
Benysl took the instructions literally
and fired Hatal threw his hands in tbs
air and fell screaming to the floor He
was taken to hospital and died sun
day, after making statement exon
Grating Benya. 1t is not known whether
Hatal made blunder in loading the
gun or used leaden bullets, wishing Il
h.. killed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-30
james Reed Injured.

Mr.. James Reed struck his leg
against a cake of ice in such 4 manner
as to bruise it severely. 1t became
very much swollen and panied him SO
badly that he could not walk without
the aid Of crutches. He was treated by
physicians, also used several kinds OF
liniments and two and a half gallons Of
whisky in bathing it, but nothing gave
any relief until he began using Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. This effected al
most a complete cure in weeks time
and he believes that had he not used
this remedy his leg would have had e
be amputated. Mr.. Reed is one of the
leading merchants OF Clay Court
House. w. Va Pain Balm is unequaled
for sprains, bruises and rheumatism
For sale by druggists.