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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-18
GTief-StrlCksn, but Sane.

'EIe Is grief stricken. but same as he
ever was" said young Leland. He add
ed that he thought the books of the no.
tel. including the register. could prob
ably be gotten at some time today. also
the safe i'm which there was consider
able money and valuables. The regis
ter will be invaluable i'm clearing the
list of dead. missing and Injured
Up to II o'clock a. m. the police had
found no more bodies. y. \. Minis, OF
this city. made inquiries today for Mr..
and Mrs Henry Wichelman, who re-
Gently arrived from Badenburg, Ger
many. RE said they were staying at
the hotel He has not seen their names
as among the saved, missing or dead
lie believes they are lost.
Mr. Minis said he went TO the hotel
yesterday after arriving at O'Clock.
He went up i'm the elevator To go 10 the
room of his friends. At the third floor
he and the other persons in the. eleva-
tor heard the shouts of fire and the ele-
vator runner stopped the car at the
third floor
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-18
TNing 10 Shut OF Gas.

The gas company's men were busy
this morning trying to locate the
break I'm the pipes SO as To shut OFT
the gas which was still burning. one
big leak gave no end of trouble. In
spcctor Harley came up about half-past
10 with lot of extra policemen. They
were needed, as the crowd had IN
creased largely and the danger of thc
falling walls was great.
The water poured on the smouldering
ruins caused so much steam 10 rise that
work was made very difficult.
The home of Helen Gould on the
corner of 47th street was surrounded
by a Gordon of police all night ami
morning while detectives guarded the
interior. The interior was In great con-
fusion. All bodies and the injured had
been taken away. Miss Gould and her
brother Frank slept I'm the house all
night.
The surviving daughter of Warren
Leland. Fanny. remained at the resi-
dcnce OF eX-Gov. Flower. She is pros
trated by the calamity that has fallen
on the family. Warren G.. Leland. Jr.,
stated emphatically this morning that
though his father Is Frustrated with
grief he is not at all insane as had been
reported.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-18
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW.

Rising Quotations In Iron Continue to
BE Feature Of the Market.
New York. March lS.-R. G. Dun q Co.s
weekly review OF trade says: In bust
ness, this year cannot be compared with
any other 1t can be said that payments
through the principal clearing houses
for the past week have been 5,.4 percent
greater than in 1892 and 45.9 percent
greater than in 1898. but that exaggerated
the gain in some branches OF business,
while in others IL falls far short OF the
gain The national prosperity rests on
more solid foundations The exports of
breadstufls. provisions, cotton and oil in
February showed decrease of 81, 000 900.
but other exports, mainly manufactured,
were S3G, ,4e6 943 in value, against S2l .275,-
S96 last year, and were sufficiently large
10 cover more than 60 percent of the en-
tire imports. The merchandise exports
exceeded imports for the month s33, 33i.-
H. the gold supply increasing, and there
appears no occasion for monetary dis
turbance. The treasury recorded Its
first payment OF the S59,000.000 for the
Central Pacific railroad. having previ-
ously received 5000 900 for the Union
Pacific and over So, 900 for the Kansas
Pacific.
Swiftly rising quotations for iron and
its products would mislead If 1t were not
kept in mind that more than nine -tenths
OF the iron manufacturing capacity is
engaged. and will be until July or later
In the execution Of orders taken months
ago a low prices.
Presumably the boot and shoe manu-
facturers are just now doing more than
the report OF their shipments from the
east would indicate, about 5l.1l5 cases.
against 6S, $50 last week. But IL Is the
fact that new orders have been some
what scarce and the higher prices de-
manded for some grades of leather, while
lower prices for country hides are quoted
at Chicago. might warrant the expecta-
tion that new demand for products or
leather would be slow.
Wool sales at the three chief markets
have been only i.30J,60o pounds, OF which
2,,6l 900 were domestic, against 5.O7s,20o
In the same week OF 1892, of which 3,507.-
200 were domestic, but prices are soft
and some dealers are said t. have yielded
as much az or 3 cents per pound clean
because nobody can guess what eject the
new combinations may have. Prices are
largely nominal, and yet there Is n some
what better demand FOR goods.
nor has the stroag demand for cotton
goods been helped by the weaker mar
ket for cotton. which has fallen TO 6.3i
cents in spite of volume of reports
about he bad condition of the late picked
product. The price OF goods has been
strongly advanced. and is held. but yet
depends or t1c price Of cotton.
The market which has lost most is that
which has lcagt statistical reason to lose,
because 10 estimate OF wheat i'm farm
ers' hands March ! would provide more
than about last years exports and do
nestle fcmand TO July /.
Failures for The week have been 1S9 in
the United states, against POS last year
and 80 ~ canada, against - last year.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-18
BLEEDING PILES.

And all other forms OF this common
and often dangerous disease readily
cured without pain or Inconvenience.
Thousand of men aud women are af-
flicted VITA some s0rt of piles. with
out either knowing the exact nature of
the trouble. or knowing it. are careless
enough 10 allow it go run without TAX
ing the simple means offered for a rad
scat cure
The failure OF salves and ointments
II permanently cure Piles has led
many 90 believe the only cure 20 b.
tmrgicai operation.
Surgical operations are dangerous to
,ife and moreover not often entirely
eucccssfui and at this time arc ma
longer used by the best phy ysiclans or
fccommonled by them.
The safest and surest way O. cure
any case Of piles. whether blind. bleed
ing or prOtuidng. is ~ use The Pvra-
mid Pile cure. composed or healing
vegetable oils. and absolutely free from
mineral pOisons and opiates. The fol-
lowing letter from a Pittsburg gentle
man. a severe sufferer from bleeding
plies. giyer some idea VI the prompt
effectuaJ CHARACTER of this pile cure. IL
writes.
take pleasure writing these feyy
lines 10 lct you know that ] ala not
sleep for three months except Tor N
short time each night because Of a bad
case OF bleeding piles. I was down An
beA and The doctors dld me no good. 4
good brother told me of the Pyramid
Piie cure and ] bought from my drug
gist three MY cent bottles. They curcd
me and I VIII soon be able 60 ~ 20 nay
work again. WILLIAM HANDSCHt'.
fs St. Cotton Alley, below Butter ST.
plttsburg Pa
The Pyramid Pile Cure is not only
the safest and surcst remedy FOR piles.
but ie the best known and most r0pu-
lar. Every physician and druggists in
The country knows "a and what ID VIII
do.
send 20 Pyramid Co.. Marshall Mich.
for little book on cause 8nl cure of
piles. describing ali forms ~ piles and
the proper treatment.
The Pyramid can be found at al
drug stores al ~ cents per package.
MD ff fe-st
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-18
IN SPITE OF STORM
PaXtucket Held Her ST. PatrlCk'S
Day Celebration Today.
Big Procession Marched Through Clit's
Principal rhOTtugAiaSS

The celebration IN Pawtucket in hon
or OF 81. patricks day was held today
and despite the weather conditions the
parade was one of the best that ever
passed through the streets of the city.
with more favorable conditions 1t
would have been a. noteworthy out
pouring. There were four divisions OF
the parade, headed by Reeves Amerl-
~n band. and the route of march IN
Guided the principal streets OF this city
and Central Falls. The various French
organizations. Naval deserves, hlbcr-
uian Rifles ana militia companies that
gave color and picturesqueness 20 the
pageant. Company O., Second regiment,
performed escort duty and ten branches
81 Hiberuiaus participated.
AT the conclusion Of the parade the
out OF town companies were entertained
and Chici Marshal Frank III. Lee ten
dored banquet 10 the members of his
personal stan.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-18
EEgSY ITEMS.

= quart 90 oysters contains ON the
average about the same quantity of uu-
tritivc substance as "a quart of milk or
@ pound of very lean beef.
OC the Soo.0O0 halr-ccnt pieces put I'm
circulation years ago not one has bceu
returned to the governments for Coinar,
or is held by the treasury
The Porte ST. Martiu thoater I'm Paris
had an income ln 1897 of 'G6.1Si francs.
Last year &c had ''Cyrauo de Bergerac.
and took in i,2SS,i'ifrants
There are million OF the threc.ccut
silver pieces somewhere in this broad
domain. vet one scarcely ever comes
acrcss specimen nowadays.
4 ST. Paul woman who died The other
day lcft by win enough money tp p1y
taxes on certain personal property
watch shc had not returned 10 The as
2cssor.
I'm Arkansas passing fha lio is mise
demcauor punieh1b'o bv 90 f-c r-
Miss ssippi insulting words ave eiviIy
actierpblo. In south Carolina and West
Virginia the same.
Judge ~. s. Leaven NJ Montgomery
cnuntv. Missouri. who is now proepart-
ing Tor Rold in the Alaskan fields.
writes that tho latfo~a e.rt to him cos.
him 81 cach. and chat those h. sends
out cost - cents Coch
lt is poriod of iuror0a'ty in t.1r-
don sociofv. For orc M ihn inOrt rv.
elusive cf hcr d1ncir~ nnrtife dvr'rg
the iaet season 'hc nrrher- ~ Suha~-
lHrd grnt out har own visiting cnfGs
with "Corno ard dance" rrrat1 uron
them
,t..t.,-, ~ tt, ..fft.. a.. - e..
rru1rfnd from Mcv'eo vhers fhs Hosaf
quality - ihis favnrinR rrodurt if
prowr. he conroIuprrr fhn urf.r ..
ihc beat beans al tho source of SUNNY
has iumpcd 10 fguro u,1flf trirIe
that quoted in 1894
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-18
COMPLIMENTS FOR
THE CITY'S FIRErlEN.
New Workers and Others Loud i'm
Praise of Their Work at the
Narragansett Hotel.

stomach and lungs until he was almost
exhausted.
one girl who was on the fifth floor
with her mother and aunt. shut the
bed room window when the big smoke
cloud rushed up the stairways ana
said Mother and Auntle, don't know
what this means or what fate is 10
store for Us an. You keep this door
shut ana I WillIgo and see what Us the
matter. II I don't come back YOU VIII
know that am lost and therefore you
are also lost"
With this she covered her face, Crept
into the dark corridor. for all the cleo
tric lights had gone out and CROPPED her
way far enough 20 discover that there
was no escape 90 be hoped for by the
way OF the staircase. Returning, she
told her people that the house was on
fire and all made ready TO use the fire
escape ~ that were necessary. For
tunately there was no need for leaving
the house that way.
The fire commissioners are fighting
fire through prevention. They are urg-
ing store keepers and owners OF build
ings TO clean out rubbish from their
cellars. In one large block i'm the CEN
ter of the city they discovered a few
days ago a cellar filled with paper box
es and other innammable material
which had been accommodating for five
years. They kept at the owner Of the
property until yesterday at noon. when
they gave him twenty-four hours to
clear the stuff out under penalty of ar
rest and then drove him 90 do his duty.
At the Narragansett hotel last night
they discovered fire trap. Under the
main staircase IS a laLge space and in
60 this one Of the occupants OF a store
had piled a great mass of old paper
Mr.. Fletcher's attention was called u
u and he had n cleared out and gave
orders To have the space bricked up aJ
once.
The commissioners say That th" fire
insurance people could aid them in the
cleaning up of rubbish, but that the
agents fear to make complaint lest they
lost patrons. The commissioners have
now asked the agents To- file their con-
paints privately and they will see that
the policing Of the cellar stores Is at
tended TO.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-18

The fortunate discovery and equally
fortunate extinguishment OF the Nara
gansett hotel fire IS a lively subject of
discussion on the street i'm business
houses and among the fire department
today Ncssrs. johnson and Hall have
received many congratulations today.
and some of these are all the more
pleasant from the fact that the gentle
men who have extended them are New
York citizens, who have had abundant
opportunities for seeing large fires ana
who were guests at the NarragansetL
and were i'm the rotunda when the nrc
broke out. They were privileged To
watch the fire department at close
quarters and were delighted at the rap
id and we'll directed work OF the fire
men. Twice il appeared as though the
house must be destroyed. especially
when. after the flames We're thought Ia
have been extinguished. smoke sudden
Iy poured out ia dense clouds from the
wainscotting on the grand staircase and
the woodwork was found 10 be too no.
10 be touched with the bare hand.
Every wooden hotel is honeycombed
with conduits for electric wires, speak
Ing tubes and steam. water and gas
pipes, and the Narragansett was more
than generously supplied with these.
each of which acted as "A duct and was
aiding the spread OF the fire. That
which carried the fire 10 the grand
staircase extended from the Providence
opera house wall to Weybosset street.
and why the fire stopped where IL did
was a mystery. for the tops OF the floor
beams were burning merrily
Another subject of congratulation
was the perfect discipline of the hotel
help. This rather astonished the New
York gentlemen who could not believe
that the hotel proprietors had not or
ganized and drilled "A fire squad. Every
man stuck 10 his post: even the walters
remaining at the tables. The elevator
man was a hero. He ran his car up
and down. from the office TO the top
floor until all the guests and help were
taken down. and the last four or five
trips were made under the most trying
circumstances. the dense smoke blind
ing the elevator tender and filling his
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-18
WINDSOR DEATH ROLL.
Continued from Page One.)
Became HysisricaL.

Mrs Mary Kirk haskins, the daugh-
ters OF Mrs. Kirk OF Chicago, became
hysterical when she heard OF her moth
crs death. She remained at Bellevue
hospital all night. Her daughter. Miss
Leslie Haskins. who Is pupil IN a
school at Pelham Manor. was sent for.
she arrived this morning and WAS told
of her grandmother's death. Mrs. Has
kins improved somewhat and left the
hospital about 10 o'clock. Mrs. Hashins
said that all her own and her mother .
jewery had been lost i'm the fire. She
places her total loss at $500, 600.
At about 0 O'Clock the rear wall or
the hotel threatened TO fall and all the
occupants OF Nos. 6 and East ATTN
street were ordered 40 leave their
houses. The rear wall was bending to-
wards these buildings. The building de-
partment wreckers and shorers tried 10
shore up the wall so that 1T could be
later pushed i'm and small parts OF II
did fall i'm the desired direction.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-18
In Search Of His Niece,

John Mcclure of this city was an
oln,' of those looking for the missing.
Tie sall his uiocc Mary Claire, who ~
% Years of age and who was employed
as n ,hambtrmli ON the sixth floor ot
the hotel WAS missing. IIc had seen
nothing of her i'm the llst of casualties.
a Mrs. Shlu.r c2llp' at the station
o. inquire for Mrs. KaJc }uley and
Mrs. Ellen North, who were reported
missing by the police They are both
from Gcuuessee. y. y, 80 The inquirer
stated. Nothing Was heard uf them.
Christopher Mullen, meat carver OF
the hotel. who was r'portc1 missing
last night is safe. The names of Annie
Ward an1 Jennie Mckcnna both
rnambrrWdius. were reported missing
thls morning. Airs G. r. Cour, anl Miss
Emma A. Brown. who were Nnriousiy
reported among lhe missing and the
saved. were found this morning to be
sHfH.
Dr Kenneth kellogg o- this city. re-
ported last night af w ss'ng, Is safe.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-18
SEEK AN INJUNCTION.


Judge Tillinghast in the appellate
court today heard the prayer OF Misah
Adorian and John Kozodian for an in
JUNCTION against John Jacobson. The
first two claim they bought a fruit
business OF the latter and paid him si50
and that Jacobson agreed not to go into
the same business i'm the city of Cen
trai Falls. Now they allege jacobson
has broken his agreement and gone into
the same business a short distance from
the place they bought. jacobson says
he has only gone To work for man
named John King. who also seeks a.
supply the people of Central Falls WITH
good fruit and candy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-18
FORCE AT MANILA
Is REORGANIZED.
Divided Into Two Divisions of Three
Brigades EaCh--Gens. LaWtOn
and TlaCArthur i'm Command.

Manila, March IS. 1920 a. m.-The
entire American force has been reor-
ganized, two division Of three brgades
each, being formed. Gen, Lawtcn to-
day assumed command OF the first,
which consists OF the Washington,
North Dakota and California olunteers,
nder Cen King; SIX troops of the
Fourth cavalry, the Fourteenth regu-
lars the Idaho olunteers and battal-
ion Of the Iowa troops, under Gen. OV-
enshinc; the Third and Twenty-sccond
regular Infantry and the Oregon regi-
men, under Gen. Wheaton, and Dyers
and Hawthorne's light batteries.
Gen. Macarthur's division consists Of
two batteries OF the Third artillery. the
Kansas and Montant olunteers, under
Gen. II. G.. Otis the Colorado. Nebras-
kl and South Dakota regiments. and
six companies OF the PcnnsylVanians,
under Gen. Hale; the Fourth and Sew
cuteenth regulars. the Minnesota and
Wyoming volunteers and the ttah ar
tillery.
4 separate brigade win bc assigned
10 provost guard duty. consisting OF the
Twentieth and eight companies of the
Twenty regular infantry.
Gen. Anderson, now in command Of
the first division OF the Eighth Army
Corps. will return to the United States
in accordance with the order OF January
q.
An attack was made by the rebels
yesterday upon the battery at Iona
church. but was repulsed by the Penn
sylvanians with heavy losses. Lieut..
Thompson and Privates McNNy and
McCanse OF Company &. were wounded.
gunboat, with company of the
Twenty-third regulars on board. Is now
on the lake attacking the small towns.
She was last heard OF Off Morong and
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for the feelings OF others. emanating
from the truest appreciation OF the
trust and responsibility imposed by the
possession OF power and the duty of us
ing IL with the most unfalling forbear-
ance and the most scrupulous self-re-
straint.
He was further equipped for judicial
duties with studious habits. an analyti-
cal mind a retentive memory. and am
pie legal attainments. which his clear
ness OF perception and perspicuous die
ton always made available for instant
use.
Though his duties had largely con-
fined him TO the rial of jury cases, yet
the excellence of the opinions written
by him that appear I'm our printed re-
ports indicate that he was fitted to
serve with equal acceptance I'm either
division of the court. That reserve of
manner. which doubtless. contributed
TO his dignity upon the bench. excluded
many from sharing his intimacy. but
those admitted To HIS confidence realiZ-
ed the charm and attractivencss OF his
personal character.
He was generous To a fault and en-
couraged good works and good men. as
many a struggling man can bear wit
ness and his native town can attest.
He loved history and literature. and his
library was refuge OF dellght aftc:
the labors of the day. The beautiful
i'm nature and art delighted him. and
his tastes were all upon a high plane.
Al too soon. humanity speaking. was
he stricken down. He had attained 10 a
position entirely congenial To his tastes.
and i'm which he was emincntly fitted to
shine. Hts own desire was 20 his whole
duty as a Judge and 80 long as life was
spared To him he did IT, Brief as was
his judicial career IL was long enough.
when il came to an end. TO impress the
state with a deep sense OF loss, ana
his name will be recorded i'm the annals
OF Rhode Island as a judge without
fear and without reproach. who died
too soon for the public veal.
At the conclusion of Judge Rogers
address which was listened 60 with the
closest attention Chief Justice Matte
son said that the court fully Concurrel
with the tribute paid To the deceased
member of the bench. and that every
member of the Court fully appreciated
the worth, devotion and high ability
of judge Bosworth. and would COM
ply with the request OF the bar assoc
citation 10 spread upon the court rec
ords the resolutions presented. The
court then adjourned.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-18
Caught a RObher.

lie got out ana ran TO the front of
the house to lirc escape. As he passed
the end room hc saw a man who did not
appear 10 be a guest Of the house, grab
bing up Valuablcs in the room. Nin'is
said ne was astonishcd ar this. u
caught the man." said Mr.. Minis, and
said why don't You try TO save some
lives instead Of robbng dead people"
Then man then turned his face to me
and gave me look that seemed TO be a
murdercrs. Then he dashed out. l am
sure ne was not n guest Of the hotel
Mr.. Minis said whom he Sot ON the
fire escape mans body fell on him. al
most brcakiuE his hold. However, he
managed 20 cling on and the body fcu
Infn lhn HIrn.l below.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-18

cd here. says: "Ey-Corp. John w.
Hayes OF Co. ID. First California YOU
unteers, traitor and deSerter has
found his ust end. His body now lies
I'm a trench dug TO bury the enemies OF
his country who fell in battle with no
slab at his head. his name forever hated
by his own regiment. Hayes came with
his regiment to Manila. Last October
he married Filipino and two days lat
g rdeserted To the insurgent lines. This
was the last his regiment heard or
cared To hear about him until yester-
day. when i'm burying the dead insur-
gents they came across his body rid
died with bullets, with the clothes of
first lieutenant of the Insurgents"
ALWAYS SEEK COVER.
The fighting continues every day aud
i'm every case the Americans make the
Filipinos seek cover. The regiments
engaged. both regular and volunteers.
fight with the greatest enthusiasm and
are with difficulty restrained from adj
Nancing beyond the regular firing lines
established by the commanding gencr-
al. The tactics of the Americans in
fighting were a revelation To the Fill
plnos. our men were ready and anxious
To fight at all hours Of the day and
night The fate of Dr. Harry Young.
surgeon of the Utah battery, who was
murdered by the Filipnos. caused N
tense anger among the American troops
ard but for the Efforts OF cool headed
officers some Of the captured insurgents
would have Jared badly. Dir Young in
some way got beyond the lines near the
water works and was captured by tn
insurgents. They stripped off his
clothing and cut him and his horse in
frightful manner The body was re-
covered and will be sent 70 the United
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-18
The Oregon at Manila.

Washington. March 1S.--The follow
ing is the cablegram received from Ad-
mlral Dewey:
Manila, March Is, 1899.
Secretary of the Navy. Washington:
The Oregon and the Iris arrived tn
day. The Oregon is in lit condition for
any duty. (Signed) DEWEY.
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