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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-26

New York. July 2s.-Coionel Amos s.
KimbsII. assistant auartermaster general.
II. s. A., stationed in this city, is one of
the defendants in sensational suit for
$4,000 damages brought by the Philip
pines Company. which was organized
about two years ago 10 carry government
freight 20 Manila.
Colonel Kimbail is accused OF conspiring
with General Edward c. oBricn and
Walter 4. ogilyfe. also named as defend
ants, 10 defraud the government out OF
hundreds OF thousands OF dollars, and
with accepting bribes from the code
fendants % ship via the Pan-American
Fast Freight Company, In which they are
interested.
II is alleged that Colonel KimbaI, who
has charge Of the forwarding OF all gov
eminent supplies from this city 10 Cuba
and the Philippines, has driven the Phil
ippines Company out Of business by un-
lawfully discriminating IN favor of the
rival company. going 30 far in some In
stances an TO abstract from the files in
his Office bids Of the plaintiff and award
ing business 20 s.4c defendant at higher
rates.
ANOTHER ACCUSATION -aADE
Col Kimball and the other defendants
are also accused OF making unIawfully
In three months IN 1899 profits OF $1,000
out OF the shipment OF government sup
plies 10 Cuba via the Cuban and PAN
American Express company. OF which
o Brien n president and Ogilvie secre-
,ary. II Is alleged that FIVE times the
rate charged by any other express com
pany was paid To OBrien and Ogilylc on
every shipment 10 cuba.
When Col. kimball was asked yesterday
what he had TO say in reply 10 the al
legations he declared:
Il have never had any personal trans
actions with any living person where gov
eminent business was concerned. DO you
want me 10 swear 10 it?'
Then he raised his right hand and said
imprcysively, II swear a."
He added. "It appears TO be a case OF
pure blackmail''
Jesse stearns. counsel for Col KimbalN
declared that the suit IN merely a black
mailing scheme, intended 90 besmirch the
character OF his client va has served
more than forty years IN an official ca
p1cfty.
Counsel for The plaintiff, BENJAMIN
Schsr,,e. Indignantly denied thAt there
was any blackmsil in the suit
HARD TO FIND orFTcERs.
Just who compose the Philippines com.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-26
WORK AT THE COURT HOUSE.

Much work II being done by carpenters.
painters and decorators at the county
court house.
The room OF Chief Justice stiness on
the Benefit street floor has been
thoroughly overhaulcd and redecorated
The iron raillngs in the main hall are
being repainted and plumbers are doing
necessary work. and the court rooms are
being thoroughly cleaned.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-26
A KISS IN COURT.
Crazy Girl In Harlem Insisted
That "ChaTIie" Was Her
Sweetheart.

New York, July 26.--Simply because she
wrapped her arms about reporter and
haileu him as her long lost love, Wild
eyed maiden was held In the Harlem Po-
lice court yesterday for some expert eX-
animation OF her thinking gear.
The reporter regards the decision as a
gross reflection upon his claim to beauty,
and t-.reatens TO sue the magistrate.
Fancying himself as good thing In
the beauty stakes he resents the imputa-
ton that the young woman's choice Is
prima facie evidence OF alteration on her
part.
Moreover there was much conviction In
the lady's manner T-hcn she claimed him
for her only own, and an undertow of
opinion points 10 him as perhaps the real
thing after all.
Some one Tilted her. that's sure, and
her brother says blighted affection made
her mad.
She is Annie Wickman. and the Adonis
of the fiimsy had just written her down
as "a ravlshing brunette. with soulful
eyes and sorrow I'm her MEN, when she
fell upon him without waiting for the
gong
She went TO the fray clad I'm dream
OF muslin. and beyond an Ophelia like
dcmeanor. seemed pretty and harmless.
they placed her in the open pen set
aside for the ordinary female disturbers
Of the magisterial peace at first, but she
begged so piteously TO be allowed corri-
dor liberty, Sergt. Lowell turned her
loose.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-26
COL. KIMBALL ACCUSED OF
CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD.

pany is a mystery. Mr. Scharps absolute
ly refused 10 give the names OF any OF
the men interested In IL. According o
the corporation directory, It's president
is Harold Goodwin; secretary. Acolph
Czaki, and treasurer. Laurence ~. Mar
tin. Neither the name OF Harold Good
win nor Laurence ~. ldartin appears I'm
the city directory. Czakl is a lawyer at
No. 237 Broadway. and living at 30. III
West One Hundred and Thirtieth street.
lie could not be found last night. The
capital stock OF the company In placed
at 10000
IL II alleged I'm the complaint that KIM
ball. with OBrien and Ogilvie, delayed
ana withheld freights ,iat were to have
been shipped by the plaintiffs In May,
1873. to Manila: that the plaintiff COM
pany had made proposals To do certain
shipping for the United States govern
ment. that these proposals had been ac-
cepted by the government. and that the
payment WAS not made for the services
rendered until a year afterward and
when the plaintiff company had been
practically driven on, Of business
Colonel Kimball. u n alleged. by un-
lawfully auditing bitr and making the
shipment appear hundreds of tons larger
than IL was. enabled Brien and Ogiivie
10 collect 800 more for transportation
charges than they We're entitled 20. n IN
charged that for this o'Brien and ogiIyie
gave Colonel Klniball iz-10
Colonel kimhail. In July. lsep. n "
charged. took a shipment away from the
Philippines company and gave II %
O'Brien's concern. On this shipment. n
~ declared. tys0 more than the rigiiffm
cnarges 1as paid ~ y Bricn A. Ogflvie.
~ ~>.ch amount "klmbali received his
percentage" Other details ~ similar
nature are related.
CHARGES BY WHOLESALE.
II IL declared that the Eovernrnen, va.
defrauded out % money or every shin.
nent made ~ Manila via O'Rrien's com.
pany. The tonnage being made - appear
greatly IN excess Of the actual nxsres
The suit became public through = mo-
Ton made yesterday before Judge Uook-
er. IN the supreme court. brooklyn. on
behalf of the defendants. 10 sfvik. an,
certain allegations In the complaint
General OBrien deniea All tbe charge.
made by the rlaintin. lie declared thar
his company has never paid anv monev
to Colonel Kimbali or any other govern.
ment officer 60 Influence shipucuts a.
freight. and that an their busines. b.d
been obtained honesty
what II this Philippines conna,v
anyway?' he nsked Il kno~ nah,ag
connected with n. and I guess ,op viii
nsye , hsrd time nndins out anything.
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continued from page One.)
TROOPS MOVE NORTHWARD.

simultaneously there Is movement
northward OF southern Chinese troops, TO
join the main army gathered TO oppose
the foreign advance OF Pckin. The
strength OF this principal force Is now es-
timated at 100000 men.
II is believed that another two or three
weeks must elapse before the Chinese
preparations are completed.
IL Is reported that 5000 Chinese troops
and more guns are being sent 10 re-en-
force the garrison OF the kiangtin forts,
commanding the entrance to the Yangtse-
kiang. 20 miles east of Nankin.
Chang Chi Tung. viceroy OF Wuchang.
on the Yangtsekiang, telegraphs that he
Is apprehensive that he Will not be able
to restrain his troops for more than an
other 10 days.
lie says that he has thrown the breech
blocks OF the SINS commanding Henkow
into the river.
With this accumulation OF evidence OF
an impending big struggle comes also the
news OF disagreement between the pow
ers and the foreign commanders, which
threatens TO hamper united action and TO
encourage Chinese resistance.
IN FAVOR OF RUSSIA.
A conference OF the admlrals at Taku,
called TO settle the question regarding
the management of the restored railway,
decided I'm favor of Russian control, only
the British and American admlrals dis
senting.
The Tien-Tsin correspondent OF the
Daily Mail insists upon the necessity OF
a single leader and OF general head
quarters, with an intelligence officer. He
says:
Much valuable time IL wasted by the
present system. Little scouting Is done
and very few guides are employed. The
allies have no intelligence regarding the
position or numbers of thee enemy The
supplies OF food and medical stores, as
well AS the number OF surgeons. are In
sufficient
BURNED BY CHINESE.
The Chinese have burned uavoang 10
prevent Russian concentration there, and
are now trying TO break communication
between Port Arthur and Niuchwang
The critical situation has forced the Rus
slams TO Withdraw number of troops
from Tien-Tsin, while 5000 troops have
been sent from Port Arthur. II Is report
ed that an entire army corps Is being
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-26
PASSENGERS FROM THE SOUTH.

The following passengers arrived this
morning from Baltimore andSNorfolk on
steamer Berkshire, Capt Ryan:
Rev J. j. Murray. Rev. J. ~ Holden.
Mr. r. W. Cove. Jr.. Miss g. Ryan. Mr..
and Mrs. u. d. Gross. Mr.. J. w. Steere.
Rrv. j. w. Inrmour. Mr.. Jas. Burnett.
Mr.. y. VI. M Hale, Mr.. ID. L. Dobson.
Mr.. J. r. Capron. Mr.. ~. NJ Bush. Mr..
chss. Bartlett. Mr.. u. Kemberly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-26

Thar ride - oakisn1 pesrh On ne tol.
: o'clock One dollar
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-26

NAPOLEON JONES WILL RErN TOWN
SATURDAY. LOOK OUT FOR HIM.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-26

NAPOLEON JONES WILL BErN TOWN
SATURDAY. LOOK OUT FOR HIM,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-26
SIZE FELL UPON HIM.

SHE fEl.ll lION HIM
Then IL befell. Albert i. Volgenau, the
real thing In the line OF good looking
Harlem reporters sat In the sergeants
room reading such effusons OF his as had
crept into the morning prints and surrep-
tltiously shaking hands with himself.
He was dimly aware of a rustic or mus
lin when she was upon him. Throwing
her arms about his neck. and implanting
"A fond caress among the furrows on his
noble coming tower, she cried with con-
vincing fervor
"Ah AT last. Here is my long lost
Charie.'
"Oh, no." cried the startled scribe, en-
deavoring to shake, of half-Nelson.
Sergeant"
well" said the sergeant dubiously,
'she seems 10 know ye. I'm willin to
stand for whole lot, Al, but in matters
of this kind"
.Oh. Charlie, why did you ever leave
mey" sobbed the lady, and the helpless
fimsy juggler was awash with caresses.
he fought his way free, but she pointed
an accusing finger at him and shrieked:
wretch. And | loved you so"''
SHE WOULD NOT MOVE.
"on the level now. sergeant" the fair
youth began, but the sergeant had his
own ideas about n.
'All right, me boy said he. what
ever you say goes with me, OF course,
but
Before he could finish II the young wo-
man handed out another cargo of
caresses 90 Volgenau. and only sum
mons from the magistrate that she be
hailed before him prevented hitting In
the clnchcs.
Miss Wlckman refused 10 move. and
said such things as "Oh. beloved leave
me not" and likewise Light of my eyes
come TO my heart
Several policemen sought to effect a
temporary separation, but still the
maiden ciung 10 The fimsy man like a
huttering bird which has discovered its
nest and is at peace.
The unsympathetic sergeant added to
the victims misery by urging the lady
TO stick TO Charlie" which she was
doing as stamp TO paper.
As the stage was waiting Charlie"
finally consented To escort her TO the
pen" and she went willingly. saying
fondly: Anywhere with you. sweet
hearti"
REPORTER IS JARRED.
An ambulance from the Harlem hospi-
tai was sent for, and DR. Blackmore re-
sponded.
After a struggle OF over ten minutes
the keepers found that they could not get
the woman into the ambulance without
her Charlie" so Volgenau. whose face
had by this time assumed a worried look
got into the seat with her and away
started the couple for the hospital.
BY the time Pleasant avenue was
reached Volgonau had persuaded her that
he was not going To leave ier The mo-
ment she released his hand he sprang
from the ambulance and fled. The doc
tor and Miss Wickman were still lighting
when they reached the hospital
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-26
~ to Government Depogit8.

The statement Of Assistant Secretary
Of the Treasury vanderlip. showing
that the profit on government deposits
to banks Is very small where the banks
bought the bonds deposited as security,
is commended to the consideration Of
those who apprehend that the United
States treasury is engaged in some sort
Of conspiracy with the banks to enrich
them at the expense Of the rest of the
country. II they are at ali disposed. to
learn things they viii get 1t from Mr..
vanderllps statement.
The treasury department endeavored
to avoid depositing funds with the
banks that bought bonds for the pur-
pose Of securing these deposits. Its
purpose" says the Journal of Com
merce. twas to secure, not change,
but an Increase Of the amount Of cur
rency available for commercial uses.
and the assistant secretary IS satisfied
that this has been practically accom-
pilshed. His statement shows profits
Of per cent In the case Of some coun-
try banks and Of losses by several city
banks. Several have given up their de-
posts. sold their bonds and employed
the proceeds In their usual business,
which Is conclusive evidence Of the
small profit found in government de-
posts.
It was common declaration Of the
greenbackers in the days Of their ac-.
tivity that the national banks got inter-
est on what they owed as well as on
what was owed to them. but the de-
creaslng circulation OF these banks over
range Of years proves how little ex-
cuse there was for this view of the reia-
tons Of the banks to thu treasury, There
is not SUFFICIENT profit in circulation at
the present prices of government bonds
to secure from the banks as much cir
culatlon as the business of the country
requires. and the finance bills pending
in the house and senate propose to
make the terms more favorable to the
banks In the interest, not OF them. but
Of the community. Instead Of being a
great favor to the banks to deposit pub
lie funds with them upon bond secur-
ity. the profit is SO moderate that 1t has
been repeatedly declined. The myth
that the treasury is comforting great
benefits upon certain banks dies hard,
but the spread of knowledge may be
trusted to extermlnate 1t in the course
of time"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-26

lndieate5 that the ven known writer
sees one result Of the war in South AZ
rlca which may be overlooked by the
casual observer.
The intense loyalty exhibited by the
people in the various parts Of the Brit
ish empire In their responsetto the call
to arms Is counterpart Of the action
Of the Americans. The south was as
eager. may. swifter to rally around "old
Glory" to sustain the stars and stripes
unsuliied than the people Of the north
and they fought gaiiantiy and well. SO
1t Is with Great Britain when the nag
Is in danger of humiliation, volunteers
are marching to the front from Canada,
India and Australia Echotng the sem
timent Of Or. Doyle, we might erect a
monument to General weyler, the man
who wiped out sectionallsm and re-
stored a permanent amity between the
long estranged sections OF the country.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-26
chnrncter Of our Imports.

Manufacturers materials, foodstuffs
and manufactured goods formed, in the
order named, the bulk of the Sl65OoO,OOO
increase in our importatlons of 1899.
Articles In crude condition for use in
manufacturing, which in 1895 formed
less than "a per cent of the imports, and
in 1898 less than 90 per cent, are in 1899
80 per cent of the total imports. Food
stu1s, which in 1896 formed 1895 per
cent of the imports and in 1898. 1858
per cent, were in 1893, 20 per cent Man"
ufactured articles reaa1 for consump-
ton which in 1896 formed 1857 per cent
Of the Imports and in 1898. 1914 per cent,
were In 1899 less than is per cent Of the
total imports.
Twenty great articles form In 1899 IS
per cent OF our importatIons. and half
Of these are manufacturers materials,
the remainder being divided between
foodstuRs and manufactures. These
twenty great articles, whose values for
the year range respectively from SlO,-
10000 upwards. were, in the order Of
magnitude, sugar. coffee. hides. chemi-
calls, raw silk, manufactured cotton,
rubber, hbres. fruits and nuts wood,
tin, iron and steel. wooden goods, glass
and china ware, malt and splrltnous
LIQUORS, tobacco. raw wool and tea.
The increase in importations in 1899
MS compared with 1898 or 1895, is chiefly
in manufacturers materials Hides
and skins, for instance, increased from
32O,71s.52S in 1895 and SsS,9O6,sO7 in 1885,
TO ISL, 127,659 in 1899; raw SILK for use in
manufacturing, from Sl6,oS6sSl in 1895
and S27, 1914 in 1898. to s42,776,67S in
1899; india rubber for use in manufac-
turing. from Sl5.s7s,1l5 In 1896 to $685.
Os9544 in 1898, and ESi.s9e, In 1899; abres
for use in manufacturing. from $l2,SS6,-
$50 In 1895, Gnd sl7.O2S,O79 in 1898, to $751;
sOs,9OI In 1853; tin in blocks. bars and
plgs. for use in manufacturing, from
;5s4s9ss in 1895 and ss,77O,22l in 1888. to
$ls,74s1l7 in 1889.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-26
pn1Nrrp PARAaRApRs.

The most promising man seldom keeps
a promise.
Buttered toast Is certainly clit-and-
dried affair.
A bowl Of cream Is the cats idea Of
the lap OF luxury.
Men and women agree oftener In love
than in money matterA
When man has advice to give he Ia
seldom stingy with It.
"A bankers interest in his fellow man
is noteworthy matter
The street vendors business Is more
Of a calling than a trade.
The man who has nothing to be proud
Of is apt to be proud Of that.
Women usually look on the bright side
Of things especially mirrors.
AS a rule the woman who Is her own
dressmaker gets into many bad habits
Some men work themselves to death
trying TO keep up payments on their lie
insurance.
Every man owes something to himself
but it's what he owes to Othera that
causes all the trouble,
An old bachelor says some men are
under the impression that 1t takes trou-
BILE to perfect character, so they get
married.
It is said that an eel can live without
water for eighteen days. Some people
may doubt this, but the true Kentuck-
ian fails to see anything remarkable IN
the Chicago News.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-26
THURSDAY, MARCH S, 1900,
prntnction to the Public.

Laws are intended to protect the pub
lie from injury, injustice and all sorts
Of harm and wrong. Human nature is
always weak. and when pain or sick
ness or any ills. real or imaginary. ex-
lst, then ii is particularly weak and
foolish and liable to imposition. Quack-
cry has always existed in some form
or other, and probably always will ex-
list as long as human nature remains as
IL is now. Christian science has cost
the lives Of so many poor deluded NOR
tails Of late that the laws are becoming
rigidIy enforced in many states in order
to protect people from becoming the
victims Of this foolish fad. osteopathy
is another false and empty
system and it is time for the
law Of this state to offer protection to
Its citizens.
No state in the Union has better laws
to regulate. the practice Of medicine
than West Virginia. The state board of
health meets every three months and
grants licenses to applicants who pass
the examination and show themselves
qualified to practice. No matter what
university of medicine these applicants
have graduated from, after four or five
years OF thorough teaching, they cannot
legally practice till after they have sat
isfactorlly proven their ability to begin
the work of the most responsible Of all
the professions Homeopathyand eclec-
tlcism are represented on the state
board and graduates Of these schools
have precisely the same rights as the
graduates Of the regular system OF
medicine.
Many states have refused. through
their supreme courts, to grant the right
to osteopathy Of doing business within
their borders, because the so-called sys-
tenn uses no drugs and hence does not
practice medicine. and uses no instru-
mcnts and hence does not practice sur
gerry. The few limited diseases and
conditions In which they may do tenn
porary good by their manipulations can
be benefited as welt By regular prRcti-
TONERS of medicine who are legally
qualified to deal with the limbs and
life and health and well-being Of the
people. Such persons only should be
allowed such privileges. for they have
perfected themselves In all of the mod
ern knowledge of the science of medt-
cine. and in ait that modern skill makes
possible in the art of surgery.
A case VIII soon be tried In Parkers-
burg to settle the right Of an OsteoDnth
to do business in West Virginia, and It
is presumed that the existing admirable
law regulating the practice Of medicine
in this state will prove SUFFICIENT to
cover the case in question.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-26

The war in South Africa is attended
with the same results in Great Britain
us was the war with Spain in this coun-
try-that Is cemcntIng all classes and
sections, and giving patriotism new
birth Al The woe caused by our con-
illct with The spaninrds is overshadow-
ed by the lnestlmable benefits that ac-
20 to tile United States through the
Obfiteratfon OF all sectionaiism and the
reuniHnG Of the country never again to
be torn and distracted by the hhtreds
OF division. In this spirit DR.. Conan
DoytG's inspired remark that no would
build a monument to Paul Kruger as
big as st. Pauls Cathedral and write
across II ITO the Memoir; o. The Man
WHO Federated tho British Empire, =
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-26
I. NEW YorE Renlly WlekedR

New York World: After an extended
study of the religious conditions OF Ja-
pm. Miss Helen Clark has aston
ished gathering of ministers In this
city by declaring that New York is a
more hcHthen city thRn Toxic, and that
''lta wlckedneEs probably exceeds that
OF any other city IN the United States
This ls q very humillatlng Indictment
against city which should be pre- en-
Inent in virtue nS It IN In population
and prosperity. But on reading the full
complaint II appears that the only basis
Of the charge Is that New York is not
n church, going city, and on this dis
closure we breathe more freely,
II the worst that can be charged
against New York ia habtuai AbSten-