The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-28

chances of locating the stranger in dav
or two ought to be good.
Chief Baker thought that the rropos
ton was funny"
NAPOLEON JONES OWN STORY
Napoleon Jones is my name. My address
is nowhere and everywhere. 1 am lost In
and around Providence and want to be
found.
The first man, woman or child who finds
me Will receive a reward of SIS IN good
United States cash--gold. silver or paper
money. just as you prefer tt-from Tbs
Providence News.
detailed statement of my movements
and whereabouts for the previous day
will be printed in the News every next
day until I am found.
BE sure TO get copy OF the paper, find
out where / was the day before and try
to locate me the next day.
Il arrived in Providence this Saturday
morning at about nine o'clock at ths
Union station. and went from there TO
drug store not far away and sent a tele-
phone message to Mr.. Towie. managing
editor of the News. telling him that Ma
poleon Jones was In town.
From the drug store l went up to the
corner of Westminster and Eddy streets.
where 1 met Mr.. Towie by appointment.
a few minutes thereafter. After a short
conversation with that gentleman We
separated, and L went over to Wirth'u
saloon, corner of Weybosset and Garnet
streets. where / took seat at one OF the
tables and ordered a glass OF ginger ale
which 1 drank at my leisure while look
ing over the morning papers.
Leaving Wirth's. 1 went to the city
post office to inquire for mail was ex-
pecting and to buy some stamps My
steps were next turned i'm the direction of
the Narragansett hotel. where, I'm the.
convenient writing room of that elegant
hosiery. was penned that part of this
narrative which leads up to this point.
My next move was to restaurant on
Westminster street near the Arcade.
where 1 met by appointment, at IL
O'clock Messrs. Towle and Jennings,
managing editor and business manager,
respectively. of the News.
After a pleasant luncheon and conver-
sation with these gentlemen. who fur
nished me with instructions and informa-
ton, bade them goodbye and started on
my way TO be lost In Providence and Its
environments until some one finds anu
positively Identifies me.
AGAIN ON WESTMINSTER ST.
Leaving Towle and Jennings 1 went over
to the Union station where l made few
inquiries, and took n rest or fffteen min
utes on one of the seats in the general
From there i sauntered up Westminster
street until .le Empire Theatre was
reached, when l stopped ana became in
terested In watching the people going In
to wi uless a matinee performance or
Moths" by the katherine Rober Co.
From the vicinity OF the theatre | re-.
traced my steps to the writing room OF
the Narragansett Hotel. where was fin
ished my story up to two O'Clock today.
I'm order to get 1t to the News office in
time for insertion in the first edition this
afternoon.
In Mondays News will be printed a fun
detailed account of my movements frsln
this writng-two O'Clock Saturday--to
Monday noon, and so on, each day, there
after.
For the benefit of those interested In
finding me brief description of myself
follows, from which. In addition to the
very good likeness of me In this issue,
may ve easily recognized.
/ am an ordinary looking American
with regular features, aged 80. height 5
feet. 10ja incnes; weight. 140 pounds; dark
brown eyes; Roman nose: brown hair.
inclined to be curly: and have no facial
blemishes or other peculiarities In APP
pearance.
i positively refuse to be found by any
police officer, constable or detective,
whose business is to find anyone who is
lost.
Now look out for me.
Yours TO be found.
NAPOLEON JONES.
Lost.
Address-Nowhere. Everywhere.