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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07
On Fire In a Second.

a servant opened the front window
to see what il was all about. Just then
a gust of wind swept i'm burning brands
through the open window. The Adams
house was on fire in a second, and be-
gan to blaze fiercely.
The inmates of the house were panid
stricken by the sudden blaze. Nellie
Quinn and Mamie Vogel, two servants.
tried TO rush down the stairway. but
that avenue of escape was already cut
off. The two appeared at the front win
dow. Thence they jumped TO the ROOF
Of the bay window story below. There
they crouched I'm terror. The crowd be-
low watched and shouted that help
would soon come. The flames got hot
ter and nearer to the women
Policeman Louis c. Wagner and sew
era' citizens ran into the next houss
and up TO the third floor of that build
ing on a level with the women. While
the citizens held Wagner he leaned far
out OF the window and lifting the wo-
men up one at a time he swung them
up into the room. They were carVed
down to the street. The crowd cheered
wildly
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07
Found Dead by Flremsn.

In an hour the fire IN the Adams
house was out But II had done itS
work well. for the hremen found the
body Of Mary Loughlin. so years old.
She lay ut the bottom OF the stairs
leading TO the roof She had beer
smothered by the smoke and was not
much burned Clasped tightly I'm her
arms was the body OF little pet pug
dog.
Almost until dawn Deputy Chief Pur-
roy and his men fought the fire in tho
Andrews house. Several firemen were
on the roof when II gave signs of CIV
ing way. They had scarcely time IN
heed the warning when the centre of
the roof went down.
Rv o'clock the fire was suriciently
under control 10 permit OF a search oe
the ruins. Then II was that the bodies
of the two remaining st. John children
were found. They were carried down
and placed bv the side OF their mother
and little brother.
soon afterward T.. g. Bruce. OF thIs
city. who Is married 20 n niece OF Mr.
Andrews. arrived He identified thu
bodies He said that Mr.. 81. John 10
In Wilmington. Del. with some friends.
Mr. Andrews was IN Albany yester-
day and returned home only last night.
Mr. Borden. brother-in-law OF Mr. ST.
John. said that the entire family hsf
planned trln TO iiot CDfl0GS. Ark..
and were 20 ha~s~started tonight.
Mr. Rothschifd said he was first
awakened bv the rattle OF the fire e'-
gines He succeeded In getting all NJ
his family out In safety The dama~e
20 hts homo and furniture Is said to b,
mostly from water
The damaps IN the Adams house "a
estimated az 10000 The hre In the Ar
drews house ~ said % have started
from an explosion. This theory ras
go far received no Official confirmation.
a leakare OF gns IS tho roaSor as-
sirncd by several for tho explosion.
or tho injured Nellie Quinn. .he SER
want who was rescued from the Adams
house. Is reported 90 be In very So
rious condition.
Alice white the cook In the Andrews
house. who jumued from tho fourth
story 20 an extans'on. r. also 'r =
critical condition. She 10 suffering
from partial suffocat'on. The others
are saii % be IN no danr~r
Continued on Page Two)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07
STEWART WAS
NOT PRESENT.
Manager Of Investors Co. Did
Not Appear at State House.
DISPATCH TO Mr.. FREEMAN.
Stated That Mr. Stewart Was In Doubt as
10 the Date Of the Hearing.
The NOTICE READ FRIDAY, APRIL 8.
Took Stewart From Tuesday Until Thursday Night
10 Discover Discrspanc, Hearing Declared
Closed on The fart OF Senate.
The NOTICE READ FRIDAY, APRIL 8.

Mr. G.. Percival Stewart, the manager
failed 10 appear before the senate ju-
dietary committee at 10 o'clock this
morning, although he had been notified
TO do so by Chairman Freeman, who
sent him a telegram 10 that effect on
Tuesday last. Instead Of coming To
the State House. i'm order that the
hearing on the petition for the repeal
Of the charter OF the company might be
continued. Mr.. Stewart sent telegram
to Chairman Freeman in which hs
stated that there was some misunder-
standing in his mind in regard to the
exact day for the hearing.
When Chairman Freeman telegraph
ed TO Mr.. Stewart on Tuesday, he said
that the hearing would be held on Fri
day. April S, at 10 o'clock. In his hurry
he inadvertently wrote the wrong date,
as today is the 7th. Mr.. Stewart re-
ceived this dispatch on Tuesday, but
no inquiry about the discrepancy in
the dates was made by him until last
evening, as his dispatch bears that
date and Mr.. Freeman, OF course, did
not receive 1t until this morning. too
late, Of course, TO be of any avail.
There was nobody on hand 10 rep
resent Mr.. Stewart, but counsel for the
complainants were present and ready
to proceed. While Chairman Freeman
was considering the case he was in
formed that Mr.. Stewart was i'm Provi-
dence and had been seen on Weybos-
set street a short time before. He then
declared the hearing closed. as far as
the senate was concerned.
Subsequent investigation failed 10
show that Mr.. Stewart had been in
town today.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07
Receiver 10 Be pul in Charge.

Butte. Mont. April After several
days OF testimony Judge Clancy In the
district court has made an order that
the sheriff at once put the receiver in
charge Of the Boston and Montana
property The attorneys OF the Boston
and Montana took special train TO
Helena and applied 10 the supreme
court for a dismissal Of the Clancy or
der. The supreme court refused TO in
terfere and as soon as tho decision ar
rlves the orders putting the receiver in
charge viii be executed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07
May Be Affected.


The other mills i'm the Valley which
may he affected are the Hope and Phe-
nix, owned by the Goddards: the Har-
ris. owned by the Howard heirs; the
Crompton. the Anthony, the Centreville.
owned by the Lapham estate, and the
Warwick, owned by the CentrevillS
company.
Mr. Robert Knight said, this morn
ing, that he was waited upon by dele
cation from the strikers, yesterday, and
that there was a long and very in
teresting conference, the upShot Of
which was that he reiterated to them
the offer made by his superintendents
to pay the expenses of any committee
visiting the modern mills OF New Eng
land, who did not report upon their re-
turn that he was paying them as good
wages for the same classes OF goods
as were paid elsewhere. He said that
he would stand by that offer. Sincs
seeing this committee he had conferred
with other manufacturers and was sat
isfied that he was doing better than
many and as good as ALL
The weavers who first struck were
getting IS cents, just what was beiIi l.
paid in Fall River; but the advantage
his weavers had was that IL cost them
less to live in the Pawtuxet Valley than
IL did the operatives of Fall River.
While no order had been issued from
the main office. the people in charge or
the stores at the villages knew that
they would be held responsible for their
stocks and credits, and understood
fully that there should be no credits
extended where there was any uncer-
tainty OF payment. The strikers II they
belonged to the older families who had
been in the villages for years. would
be granted reasonable credit The
others must either pay cash or respon-
sibe persons must go surety for them.
THIS would be wholly a matter of pro-
lection, and not one Of sympathy, al
though Mr.. Knight wished TO Npress
upon the interviewer's mind that he
was not without sympathy. regretting
that his people should have been led
into striking.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07

A decree was entered I'm the Appel
late Court today I'm the case OF James
Tiffany ct al. executors. VS.. n. ~.
Truman. guardian et al. declaring
trust created under VIII Of William -.
Darling terminated and directing that
the complainants make over 20 the re
spondent. Ida O. Darling, all OF said
trust property.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07
Verdict Sustained.

The appellate court today handed
down the following rescript in the case
OF William /. Follett VS.. Woonsocket
Street Railway company: we see no
reason for disturbing the verdict, eth
er on the ground that IL is against the
evidence or that the damages are eX-
cessive. Case RENTED 10 the common
pleas division with Srrctions TO enter
judgment on verdict"
The jury gave MIR. Follett a verdict
for Sl.3I5. Walter I. Ballou was at
torneV for Mr FOllett
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07
SscreIaU hlger's Reception.

Ponce. Porto Rico. April Gen Al
ger. the secretary OF war. who arrived
here on Wednesday on board the Unit
ed States transport ingalls,. has met
with an enthusiastic reception. Hf
visited the schools yesterday morning,
discussed the islands affairs with mer-
chants and agriculturists al the prin-
cipal club during the afternoon and at
tended n banquet at the French hotel
In the evening.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07
Small fires.

Protective co. No. responded 10 n
q. II. alarm for a chimney FIRE at No. 80
Power street, this morning. The houss
is occupied by william Happn. No
damage.
The alarm from box % at ii:4b this
morning. was for a slight Ere I'm q. y.
Smiths moulding shop. No PCS Dyer
street. Some boards over n boiler be-
came ignited by overhead Damage
slight.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07
HE 70, SHE II, AND THEY ElOPE.


Cumberland, Md. April Howard
Lease, widower, aged 30, and Annie
Wright, II years old, eloped from the
girls home near Rawlings, this county,
yesterday. Lease had been working for
the girls father all winter.
II is supposed that the elopers were
married at Keyser, w. Va, last night
The girls mother is in pursuit.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07
SEYMOUR BooKMAN.
While the NEE itwngasa ETAoIN ]

While the NEE itwngasa t ETAOIN l.
While the meeting was a so-called Sc
cret one. all representatives OF the press
being excluded, IL was learned that
nothing definite was settled upon, the
time being consumed in discussing the
project in general way. Another
meeting is TO be called, probably some
time next week.
Judging from what a few prominent
manufacturing jewelers. said this morn
ing the proposed combine does not
seem To meet with much encouragement
here. These gentlemen say that there
are a few who are willing to sell out to
q trust or an individual, provided they
can get their price, but they say they
want cash and not stock. There are
plenty of manufacturers who would like
TO sell out their plants worth $4,000 for
500. 900. but they declare that instead
of stopping competition such a sale
would create 1t, for they should imme-
diately go into business again. Thus
the matter stands for the present.
All ready for you on spring goods at JOHN
n
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07
Burned Like Tlnder.

Like the Windsor Hotel, IL burned
like tinder. The confiagration had
gained an extraordinary hold and 1t
was impossible to force an entrance. So
they simply had TO stand and watcn
and wonder how many human beings
there were in that furnace.
The rafting of the fire engines. tina
ringing of gongs and the shouts Of the
firemen and police had aroused the
people of the neighborhood. The ex-
citement was intense. Fashionable wo-
men, half clad. rushed into the street.
and millionaires jostled up against the
ordinary sightseer.
The flames shot into the night over
a hundred feet high. A strong wind
blowing from the south, swept the
flames north. On the north side of 69th
street is the handsome home OF Alfred
j. Adams, the millionaire sporting man,
better known as "AP' Adams. His
family had been aroused by the tu-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07
The Dead.

Wallace c. Andrews. president OF the
New York Steam Heating company.
Mrs. Wallace G. Andrews.
Mrs. Gamaliel st. John. sister-in-law
TO Mrs Andrews and wife of G.. c. St.
John, treasurer OF the steam heating
company.
Orson ST. John, years old.
Wallace st. John. 3 years OF age.
Frederick St. John, l3 months odd.
Three foregoing were the children Of
Mrs. st. John.
Eva Peterson, servant.
Nellie Boland. servant.
Mary Flanagan. servant.
Annie Neary, servant.
All these deaths occurred in the house
of Mr.. Andrews Mary Loughlin, SER
want In the house Of Albert j. Adams.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07
Flames Burst Out Suddenly in
New York Residence.
Spread TO Another With Great Rapidly.
Several Brave ReSCueS by Police
and Firemen.

were on the fourth or top floor. Alice
White. the cook, leaped from the win
dow to an extension which rose TO the
third floor. She was found there un-
conscious by firemen.
Jennie Burns, another of the servants,
jumped from the same window to the
extension. She crushed in her skull.
and died in the hospital four hours
later.
Mary Boland, the kitchen maid; Mary
Flanagan. the parlor maid; Ann Neary
and Eva Peterson, the four remaining
servants, were on the fourth floor, and
all perished.
After the firemen had rescued Alice
White and Jennie Burns from the room
of the extension just before the flames
reached that locality another desper-
ate effort was made to get into the An
dreWs home.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07
Demurrer 0ysrulsd.

The Appellate Court has overruled
The defendants demurrers in the cas-,
Of Ellen salmon vs. Forrest y. Rundell.
receiver OF the New England Building
company. The court says in the re-
script I'm the case that the authorities
cited I'm support OF the demurrers may
apply 10 facts "a developed at the trial
but A does not see that they apply to
the declaration IL should be construed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07

New York. April by fire in two
residences in the wealthiest part of this
city eleven lives were lost today. Be
fore the day is over IL may be found
that the death list has been swelled to
thirteen, for two persons were so bad
ly injured that they may die. or the
eleven victims known. three were chill
dren.
hotel horror were buried only day or
SO ago. This latest fire was in some
ways almost a repetition of that holo-
caust.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07
Forced Into IdlenesS.

Thus far none OF the mills had actu-
ally shut down, Mr. knight said; but
as fast as the departments other than
the weave shops were filled up and the
mills became congested. there would
necessarily be a cessation OF work and
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07
The Injured.

Jennie Burns, servant in the An
drews house; not expected TO live.
Alice White, cook in the Andrews
house; condition serious.
Nellie Quinn, servant in the Adams
house; condition serious.
Others were slightly but not serious
ly injured.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07
Charming NJ Music.

For pleasing tones and correct perform
ance there is no music like that of the Stella
Music Boxes See and hear them at ockeI's
So Weybosset street, Seur for eataiogues-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07
Personal.

Mr. Samuel Sundin. matchmaker. for
merly with NJ. ". Smith. Is now with
Hermann A. Ockel Swarts building S.
Weybosset street. where he would be
pleased TO greet his friends and custo-
mCrs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07
The Missing.

Kate Downing and Marie Ross, ser
wants in the Andrews household. Their
is every probability that these wer
burned TO death
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07
ro Cur. -, co,s 4, On. p.v

Take Laxative Rrono Qninine Tablets. All
druRgi-ts refund the money ~ N fails 20 cure.
2jc. The genuine has l.. D, q. on each tablet.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07
THAT JEWELRY
CONSOLIDATION
Scheme Presented TO Manu-
fdCturerS by Mr.. BoOkman.
TWENTY WERE IN ATTENDANCE.
Only a Small Fraction Of Local and AttIeboro
Factories Represented.
NO DEFINITE ACTION WAS TAKEN.
Some Of the Providence Manufacturers Do MOI
Bslsvs ths Consolidation II Il Took FI'cs
Would Be Of veT Much Benefit
NO DEFINITE ACTION WAS TAKEN.

About 20 manufacturing jewelers. OF
Providence and Attleboro met in room
p, Narragansett Hotel. at 10 o'clock
this morning. Sn answer TO an invitation
from Seymour Bookman, of New York.
who is the representative of the New
York firms that are desirous of form
ing a manufacturing jewelers. combine.
Mr.. Bookman was afforded an oppor-
tuntity of calculating the proposition OF
the promoters OF the scheme.
Among the gentlemen present were
S. o. Bigney. William II. Luther, Ju-
Illus Palmer, Charles T.. Hancock. and
b. Lederer. of Providence; ii. A. Clarke
Of Attleboro, and about a dozen others.
This was not large number, when 1t
is remembered that there are about 200
manufacturing jewelers. in Providence,
and about 100 in Attleboro. Those who
did attend the meeting responded to
the following, which was generally sent
out by Mr.. Bookman:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07

Halftone, Photo. Wood Engraving. Print.
ing. ,. ,. Ryder Co, a. Washington, corner
Eddy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07
Jumped From Windows.
Cut. %, s,, Illustrated pvrso....

The servants Of the Andrews family
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07

one at the Quidnick mills. owned by
Davis and which employ about GOO
hands.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07
Seymour Bookman,
314 Wool Exchange Building,

Dear Sir:-In pursuance of the ex-
pressed intention and desire of many
OF the jewelry manufacturers TO ANAL
gamate= their interests for their better
conduct of the business and consequent
enhancement of profits, / beg to advise
you that you are cordially invited to be
present at a meeting of some infiuen-
tial members of the trade on Friday,
April Z, 1899, at 10 a. m, at the Nara
gansett Hotel, Providence.
AT this meeting an informal discus
sion will be had, as to the matter in
hand. Will you be good enough TO ad-
wise me on receipt. whether the date
will be convenient to you?
| am, very truly yours,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07
naaraa Enialed.

All ready for Won on spring goods at JOHN
THE sHOEMAS'S.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07

l0per cent. discount 10 the volunteers at
JOHN THE SHOLMAN'S all this week.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07

All ready for you on spring goods at JOHN
THE SHOEMAN'S
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-07
CALL EARLY

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for 1o-morrow's News
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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-01-11
LINCOLN SHED TRARs.
a Hitherto Unpublished Chapter OF
American History.

A Cincinnati (Ohio) correspondent
sends to the Philadelphia Record a
valuable chapter of history now pub
Lshed for the first tune:
Judge Tevis Greathouse, distin-
guished lawyer and jurist of Illinois
and for many years principal attor-
ney the Illinois Central Railway Com.
pany, was contemporary with Abra-
ham Lincoln in the Sangaanon dis
trlct' and often his opposing counsel
In the trial of important cases. They
became fast friends, though ALWAYS
widely apart i'm political belief. Be
tore his death Judge Greathouse gave
The Record" correspondent interest
ing historical natter, in substance as
follows:
In 1862, Judge Greathouse, then re-
siding at Vandalia, was arrested by a
United States marshal, charged with
leadership in "a disloyal cabal known
as The Sons of Liberty" and by or
der Of the Department of Justice he
was sent to Washington under guard.
There he was left in charge of a dep-
uty marshal, who, upon his promise
to meet all expenses with "A liberal
hand, took him TO a good boarding
house. Next day he asked to be ac.
sompanied to the White House, telling
the officer that he and the presided
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-01-11
The E,eh, Hour Nonsense.

The Federation of Labor art its sea
sion IN Kansas City, determined THAI
In 1900 a united stand should be
taken for an eight hour day law fak
all Iaborers. In order to attain til
end, the federation wants the aid q
all taboring people. just what the
mean by "laboring people" they Pee
maps could not themselves explain
But let us examine this proposition
for a moment. In their effort they
are anxious TO secure the co-opera.
tion of the farmers of THE west, who
are certainly laboring men. Is there
farmer in Kansas, or in the western
country who can succeed if he works.
but eight hours a day? Certainly
not. And how will it be if the plan
succeeds, and the hired man on the
farm begins work at eight o'clock in
the morning and knocks off at five in
the evening, with an hour off at noon
Ii the eight hour law is ito prevail
1T will be unlawful discrimin alton to
make 1T apply to the hired man who
works for the merchant or machinist
and make the man who works for the
farmer an exception. The Journal
heard a labor reform" farmer make
a speech last summer in which he
demonstrated clearly that no employe
should be compelled to work more
than eight hours a day. That man
himself works from twelve to fifteen
hours every day of his life, and his
hired men work as many, sometimes
more. The proposition is silly as il
Is UNJUST. man should be paid fol-
the work he does. If he works an
hour day, if he is in the employ OF
others, he ought to be paid for that
hour. If he works on a. stress for
twenty hours, he should be paid To-,
twenty hours. No man on earth ever
made success of life who watched
the clock to see when his hour struck
No man ever made a success WIN
quit work, no matter whether that
work was physical or mental, who
stopped short off when he had labor.
ed eight hours of the twenty-four. Nc
eight hour law, no fifteen hour law,
no two hour law, will ever reach the
root of this matter. No law of any
kind enacted by legislature can
touch 1t. There are things in THE
world that legislative enactments
may not change nor statutes alter.
LIN the sweat Of thy face shalt thou
eat bread" is law that is more DOW.
erful than any ever passed by legis.
Iatlve body of earth, and it may moi
be changed by men.-Lawrence Jour.
nal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-01-11
.Finy.Three Sundays in 1899.

There are some curious facts con-
nected with the days of the week ON
which centuries and months begin.
No century cam begin on a Wednes-
day, Friday or Saturday. The month
of October commences with the same
day of the week as january, except
in leap year. September and De-
cember also start on the same week
day, and so do February, March and
November. The first day of May,
June and August never fall on the
same week day ON which any other
month begins. April and July start
ON THE same day of the week. This
year January and October begin ON a
Saturday; February, March and No.
vember on a Tuesday, April and july
ON a Friday, Septe mber and Deem
Der on Thursday, June On a Wed
nesday, May ON a Sunday, August Oh
o Monday
Leap year, however, always throws
this little arrangement out of gear.
Christmas always falls on the same
day of the week as New Years Day.
and "a year always ends on the same
week day as it is started. Next year
will start ON a Sunday, and there viii
thus be fifty-three Sundays in tht
year, a thing which happened last in
1893, and occurs only fourteen times
in a century. Only very rarely is the
number of year a square. In 1S4Y
1t was the square of 43. The previous
occasion was 1854, the square of AZ
and in 1886 we shall have the square
of 44.-Baltimore Sun.