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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-15
Increase Of so and Is Gents a Ton.
Another Advance Expected in
aFeW Days.

in those places. the dealers OF this city,
will be forced to make another advance
in order TO cover themselves.
Mr.. Holden OF the Interstate Coal COM
pany OF this city. when seen by n News
reporter this afternoon said that tho prizes
had been advanced SO and 75 cents ton
on all stove coal.
Continuing, he stated that coal sold at
IS and s5.25 ton last night, but when the
market opened this morning the price was
advanced.
When Mr.. Holden was asked IL he ex-
pected a further rise in the price, he said:
There Is a feeling among the trade or
this city and elsewhere that there Is go
ing to be great difficulty In getting coal
to supply the demand. The prices In
Boston and New York have already ad-
vanced from Is cents to a dollar on. the
ton, and don't see but the dealers here
will be Obliged to send the price up more,
and that advance will be in the very near
future"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-15
SERGEANT BENNETT MARRIED.

Sergeant l.. T. Bennett OF the Fifth
station was recently married 20 Mrs.
Grace X. Childs. who was formerly tloe
registrar of the Rhode Island school of
design.
The groom went on his furlough ten
days ago, and on the first day the mar
riage took place. The wedding occurred
at the brides home. Q Monroe court,
where the couple will reside in the future.
The groom's brother officers OF the
Fifth station presented him with fine
set of china yesterday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-15

Galveston. Tex, Sept ia more hope
ful feeling is observable everywhere and
the situation is Frightening rapidly.
State Health officer DIR. Blunt believe,
that there is no danger OF an epidemic
from the conditions resulting from the
storm. Emergency hospitals have been
established in every ward. The Ursuiine
Convent has been converted into great
general hospital for the moro serious pa
tients and all the public and private hos
pitals are filed TO their capacity with
sufferers.
business district. The street car company
has large force of men at work putting
their track in condition.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-15
DsspelI.rs KlIIst.

The best evidence tends to show that
between nifty and sixty men were killed
by the regulars and militia under the
Citizens committee, between Monday
morning and "Wednesday morning one
sergeant in Capt Raffertys Battery ID,
he caught In the act Of taking rings from
the bodies of women..s s
Il received ordersf Monday morning
from Capt. Rafferty, to shoot any person
caught in the act OF despoiling the dead
the sergeant said II had six men. and
was sent out west. near the beer garden.
TO look after the sufferers and TO bring
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-15
MISS WALLER
DID NOT COME.
-
Arthur Sheldon Says Miss Gold
Ing Is Champion Swimmer.
READY TO DEFEND Her TITLE.
Manager Asserts That He Can Be Fuuud
At Any Time 10 Arrange for .
Swimming Match
READY TO DEFEND Her TITLE,

New York. Sept. 15.-There seems to be
some commotion among the webfooted
young women who have recently been
doing some long distonce swimming here
abouts. Arthur j. Sheldon. manager for
Miss Ethel GoIding. writes with the In
tention of relieving the public of misap-
prehension.
1t appears that Miss Kittie Waller and
Miss Golding were almost about TO swim
for the championship of America of late
Mr.. Sheldon says Miss Golding challenged
Miss Waller last Sabbath. and that he
and her manager arranged for a meeting
I'm the afternoon of Wednesday at D. IN.
He says he was present with Miss Gold
Ing and several Stockholders and Witness
es. not to speak OF several journalists.
who had been told that the thing was
coming of.
MISS WALLER FLUNKED.
But, says Mr.. Sheldon, neither Miss
Wallar nor her manager put In an APP
pearance, and they had to call the contest
or
Mr.. Sheldon says: "If this other girl
wants to swim against Miss Golding
nothing will give me greater pleasure
than to make match, aid i can be
found at the Third Avenue theatre any
time during the day or night"
From this IL appears that Mr.. Sheldon
is residing at that address permanently.
He adds: Miss Ethel Golding is the
champion lady swimmer of the world.
and is always ready to defend her title.
and IL any woman thinks she can beat
her. bring her along. Thanking you in
advance. etc. Most sincerely-Arthur j.
Sheldon"
MANAGER SHELDON's CONFIDENCE.
cerning the webfooted effort with which
he deals on paper bears every evidence
OF his conviction that Miss Golding has
twin screws and a fin keel, and will. II
opportunity permits. swim the other lady
mentioned In the case across the ocean,
IL necessary. Indeed, Mr.. Sheldon
seems 10 almost repose confidence in the
ability of Miss Golding to wag a fin to
more purpose than any one else on the
JOB.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-15

when 1 read that DIR. Agncw's Catar-
rhai Powder could relieve Catsrrh I'm 10
minutes was far from being convinced
4 tried it--a single pun through the blow
er afforded instant relief. stopped pain
over the eyes and cleansed the nasal pass
ages. Today I am free from Catarrh."
II. T.. Egan's (Easton. Pa, experience
has been that OF thousands OF others and
may be yours.
Sold by Handing & Blanding. - Wey-
bosset Geo. l.. ciafiin. 90 SO. Main St. and
Hall q Lyons
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-15
Water Supply Restored.

Adjt. McCaleb announces that by to-
night the water supply will be equal to
every need and TO perform the function
OF modern sanitation.
The Western Union has live wires
strung to its down town office. the Postal
will have some un and the run telegraph
&c service is expected TO be re-established
by the close OF the week. The cable con-
nection has not yet been restored. Busi-
hess on the floor OF the Cotton Exchange
will not be established for three weeks.
Ii Is conservatively estimated now that
the loss OF human life will exceed 60oO
with half that number wounded.
Daily papers and illustrated papers
have been wild for photographs of the
Galveston disaster. The town Is under
military law and the people are not IT,
clfned TO brook photographers. Three
photographers who ventured out had
their instruments smashed and them
selves pressed into service burying dead
bnrfeG
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Gea MtG hhcn 10 Le,ye.

SO much progress has been made here
toward the rehabilitation OF the city and
So harmoniously are the various forces
working, that Gen. Mchibben has decid-
ed that his presence is no longer neces-
sary and he has made arrangements to
leave for Houston.
In this connection the Information was
made public through the local represent
atives OF the Federal authorities that the
war department will undertake. as soon
as possible, the restoration OF ~ property
at this point.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-15

Houston. Sept 1b.-The party sent from
here to care for the bodies strown along
the north shore OF Galveston Bay Is still
at work. 1t appears fro mthe repol is
received today by the Houston commit
tee that the number of dead carrie 7
across the bay TO the mainland will be
Continued on page Two)
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vIlu.tr.tlnr.nIde.

BY Means OF Cuts and EIoctrotypes is the
surest way. % create a demand for the
article. The J. j. Ryder, Engravers and
at low prices
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-15
DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES.

Edward Mulligan, 80 years old, residing
In the rear OF No. 173 Valley street. died
suddenly at q o'clock last night. Medical
Examiner Palmer said that death was
from natural causes:
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eorr.ved susIne.. st.tioney

Costs no more than the ordinary type
printed style. Pleased to submit samples.
The j. j. Ryder Co.. Engravers and
Printers. AZ Washington. Best work; low
prices.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-15

English Hall Clocks. French Clocks,
willard Clocks, Swiss Clocks and Office
Clocks of all descriptions repaired and
put In first-class order. Called for and
delivered. Telephone.
IL. g. TANNER,
"a and ss Westminster street
Turks Head"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-15

wArTED-sERfAL CANvAssERs
on the best selling ascent part work OF
modern times. $50 per week for two orders
a day. Address DIS. News ofoo&
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-15
Health Authorities at Galveston
Believe Danger is Passed.
An Appeal to Mankind to Aid Sufferers
Si0,000,00O Insurance on Lives
Of Residents in Stricken City.

them up TO the hotels and public build
ings. stationed a man in every block
where the houses stood, and gave them
the orders l received from my captain.
"At 8 o'clock Monday morning a woman
told me that q negro had entered the
house and forced her TO give up her rings
and then forced her to open trunks. She
pointed out the direction In which he had
gone and, after a run OF two blocks. j
found my man and called upon him Ia
halt.
HE refused TO stop. called again and
he started 10 run. l fired two shots from
my revolver and killed him. i called upon
some citizens TO search the body. They
found the woman's jewelry and carried II
bacA TO her. .
AT 3 o'clock in the afternoon OF Mon
day found a negro on the beach pulling
corpses out OF the water and chopping the
fingers to get possession OF the rings. !
shot him with q revolver. He had ten
rings and s73. which / turned over TO the
Citizens committee.
Before daylight Tuesday morning, one
OF my men discovered a negro leaving an
abandoned house. We both called upon
him to halt He RAM fired revolver,
my companion used his Winchester. and
the man was killed. In his pockets were
a fine diamond brooch. three rings and
nearly 500 In money. . t
.sfue men under my charge between
Monday morning and "Wednesday morn
Ing killed two others they found In the
act or robbng The dead From my con-
versation with the other soldiers and mn-
itia. believe that between filty and sixty
were killed in forty-eight hours for rob-
bing the dead
An Appeal 10 Mankind.
Austin. Tex. Sept. i5.-Gov. sayers re,
ceived, last night. the following official
report from Mayor Jones OF Galveston,
as to the conditions there:
After the fullest possible Investigations
here, we feel justified In saying to you
and through you TO the American people
that no such disaster has overtaken any
community or section In .ie history or
our country.
never be accurately determined. II Is
estimated at from 5000 to 5000. There is
not home in Galveston that has not
been injured. while thousands have been
destroyed. The property loss represents
accumulations OF sixty years. and more
millions than can he safely stated.
Under these conditions. with ten
thousand people homeless and destitute,
with the entire population under a stress
and strain difficult to realize, we appeal
directly in the hour OF our great emer-
gency to the sympathy and aid of man
kind
walter JONES. Mayor.
"R. b. HAWLEY, Member OF Commit
tees.
"McKIBBEN. Commander Department
OF Texas"
pndlae an }ha Main and
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feat of driving the cattle across White
Pass. Carr is assisted in this undertaking
by Joseph Brooks, long Skagway packer,
and six or eight drivers. Their outfit In
cludes fifteen horses which will be en-
ployed In packing the necessary feed and
provisions for cattle and men.
Carr appears to have no misgivings as to
the result Of his experiment, but he never
theless goes prepared to butcher the cattle
and sled the beef to Dawson should they
prove unequal to the tasks OF Ice travel.
II the enterprise proves successful, he
says he will at once return and take In
another drove. The cattle were purchased
through the Frye-Bruhn Company at va
kima.
A number of more or less prominent Sc.
attic citizens took passage on the City OF
Seattle. Erastus Brainerd. one of them, Is
en- route to Rampant City, where he has
extensive mining interests. He Is equip
ped with q splendid dog team With the AID
Journey without great difficulty. f. P.
Mathison, C. c. Lolbert and K. Cooper COM
pose a Klondike-bound party Of three and
actresses, are bound for Dawson. Mr.. and
Mrs Bovard and +. Duplan constitute
another Dawson expedition.
8. NJ. Irwin. auditor of the White Pass
& Yukon, is passenger Skagway bound.
He goes north on business connected with
that railroad.
The seattle's full list Of passengers fol-
lows:
F. Duplan, >. M. irwin, Gus Bovard, Mrs.
Gus Bovard. Mrs. NJ Drummond, Z. Brain
erd, C. T. Rooge, F, 3. Winsbecher, Mrs.
f. B. Winsbacher, w. Richardson, F. p.
Mattherson. L. c. Dobbett, r. Cooper, ].
A. Young, w. F. Jones, II. 3. Cotton, Mrs
l.. b. Davis, Mrs V. I. Hahn, W. w.
Rawley, W. L. Baird, f. T. Clark, Miss d.
Hinblett Miss A. B. Hinblett. Fred Lund,
Chris Huta, John Naliso. Aix Hill, II. c.
lola, Ed. Costello, John Nelson, Frank
Madison. A. L. Anderson, Henry Peterson,
Swan Johnson, A. Anderson, J. Jacobson,
John Il. Johnson, VIM. Merson, Nels Nell
son, Swan Nelson, Oscar Nordquest, Carl
Roeden, Mrs. Grass, A. Il. Dickerman, Mrs.
A. T.. Dickerman, Miss f. Lily, b. A. Hess,
w. c. Feickert, II. B. Cation, E. SeigIey,
Il. c.. Cameron, Miss Z. A. We'll, r. Leck,
q T., Steel.
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petition of one of the cadets who took the
place of a. teacher who was i'll last month
sor epoy
from the preferred lists in such instances,
but that II 1t was not possible to get
them In time to take the classes, to ask
the cadets to serve without pay. These
cadets are persons who are getting all the
experience they can without pay, assist
ing the regular teachers and otherwise
getting prepared to secure certificates and
ultimately positions as regulars.
A resolution was passed defining some Of
the duties of the truant officer to notify
ant children or those found wandering
the streets without lawful occupation and
not attending school, of the provisions Of
vided of prosecution for parents or guar
dams and the liability of sending the chill
dren to the reform school.
from $40 to $50 month He reported The
names of 40 children of school age who
were not in school.
Committees Appointed.
In view of the attendance at the high
school being Increased by seventy-eight
month, the superintendent was instructed
to make room for them by changing the
time Of rectatlon % Of pupils in the art
2:So o'clock in the. afternoon. This will
make the. required daily attendance of
such pupils forty minutes to an hour
longer.
The following standing committees were
appointed by President Lamb: Auditing,
Lamb, Smith, Calhoun. purchasing,
Smith, Lamb, Patterson; finance, Calhoun,
Patterson, Hughes; buildings and grounds,
Patterson. Hughes, Smith; teachers and
salaries, Hughes, Lamb. Calhoun.
The following bills were ordered paid.
For salaries and other routine expenses,
s40,495; to the architects Of the new high
school when they submit final plans far
the basement and first story of the build
ing. $1,000; for final payment on piano
purchased for the Queen Anne school, $1S4
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WOMEN PUT OUT OF HOTEL.


Two well-dressed and handsome women
applied to Capt. Willard at police head
quarters last night for a redress Of griev-
ances against the proprietor of promi-
nent hotel. According to their story. they
went to the hotel to see friend, looked
and asked bell-boy to take up their
cards. Then they say the proprietor orr
dered them out, and told them not to
stand on the order Of their going. but to
terfere in the matter, and the women said
they would sue the hotel for damages
The hotel man told different story OF
the alleged outrage
They came in here" he said, land look
ed over the register. Then they started to
go up stairs and politely told them not
to go. didn't make any mistake in
whom was talking to, either. / wouldn't
have forbade them to go up unless / was
sure OF my ground"
The women did not give their names at
police headquarters, and the hotel propri-
etor professed not to know them
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JANI1)RS WANT MORE PAY.
SCHOOL employees CLAIM THEY
CANNOT LIVE ON THEIR WAGES.
Present Their Alleged Grievances to
the Directors-Cadct Teachers
Must Work for Nothing-Longer
Hours for High school Pupils.

Twenty janitors of the Seattle public
schools have pooled their interests in the
endenvor TO secure an advance In their
salaries. committee consisting Of
Charles A. Duke. John O. Blake and
Charles III. Reese, representing these
complaining janitors waited on the school
board last night and made request for
an Increase They claimed that the gem
eral advance In rents, prices OF provisions
and other things necessary for a living
had made the wages paid them In many
instances insufficient to enable them to
pay their expenses, and that the Increased
work caused by additions TO some OF the
buildings. without corresponding In
crease in pay. made their treatment UNI
fair.
The school directors have been paying
the jaritors on the uniform basis. as
nearly as possible, Of IS a month for each
room attended to, considering the num-
Der of school rooms In the various build
ings; but the janitors claim that the
school rooms are not half of the size OF
the buildings. and that they In reality at
tend to twice the space called for In pay
fnent by the number Of school rooms. Their
request was referred to the committee on
teachers and salaries for investigation.
VIII Not Receive Pay.
II was decided at the regular meeting Of
the board last night that cadet teachers
employed In emergency cases to tempor-
arily I'LL the places Of regular teachers
will not receive pay. This came up on
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-09
FARMERS HOLDING WHEAT.
@. w. Wheeler Talks of Conditions
in Eastern Washington.

@. w. Wheeler head camp lecturer OF
the Woodmen of the World. is at the But
tended trip through Eastern Washington
and Idaho. Mr.. Wheeler says politics is
beginning to grow warm east of the
cial position he says he lets such matters
severely alone The farmers east of the
Cascades are not quite so happy as they
were last year, with wheat now at 35
cents a hushel, but, Mr.. Wheeler says.
most of them are holding their grain and
Will be able to hold it for better prices
and In a prosperous condition.
Mr.. Wheeler's home is in Waitsburg,
Wash. He is editor of the Waitsburg
tho first in the state of Washington to
have brick building of its own.
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STREET RAILWAY COLLISION.


Cedar street electric car No. Z collided
with cable car No. is about O'Clock yes
terday morning at the corner OF Second
avenue and Cedar street. The windows on
the cable car were broken and the front
trucks were thrown off the track. but none
Of the passengers on either car was In
jured.
At the point where the collision occurred
the cable and electric tracks cross at right
angles. Tho electric cars are supposed to
slow up just before reaching the crossing.
1t Is thought that the tracks were slip
perry and the motorman was unable to
stop the electric car in time.
The cable car was In charge of Conductor
Harvey and Gripman Lamont, while Con-
cuctor James O'Neil and Motorman P. M.
Intergard were on the electric car. The
glass In front Of the electric car was
broken. There were four passengers in
each car at the time Of the collision, but
shaken up. but was able to continue on
duty.
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TO OPEN BRACKETS ROAD.


TempOFory ImBOftduces l3II
Takine advantage Of the continued
hs.vv s,,ovs sio,r ~. urs ~ tha white
o1vs avis ..e o - ..-.a .ssy~
way trains to run rreguiarly Tor three
weeks past. the proprietors Of the Brack-
EFT wagon road have undertaken to open
sb,a 80. cocd;t,or H.vantv men were set AZ
1v1c oo A ss vSs Y ~.
work on ING moInInk =. .anuay . 49,, ,,e
which arrived yesterday. left skagway.
General Manager Hawkins. OF the White
Pass road Is stated 10 have In no wise
abandoned his efforts. 70 run trains regu-
40 ~ snor. one 81 the rotary plows broke
a day or 90 before the sailing Of the Sc
atfje' necessffatinr a brief DELAY for re-
retr.
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PAIN PROMPTED SUICIDE.
Nelson Vineyard. Colored, Driven to
SeIf-Destruction by Intense suf-
ferfng-Lived Here 10 Years

Nelson Vineyard, colored, committed sui
eide at his home, 27i6 Elliott avenue, yes
terday forenoon, by shooting himself
through the heart Dependency, caused
by intense physical pain, is believed to
have been the motive for his self-destruc-
ton. Vineyard was forty-six years of age
and leaves a widow and three children
Vineyard had lived in Seattle about ten
years. During the greater part of this
time he was employed as a saloon porter.
He bore reputation for greatest honesty:
hut had fiery temper, and several OF his
police court.
Several months ago Vineyard contracted
severe cold which settled on his liver, and
since then he had suffered intense pain
almost continually, About week ago he
made w his mind that he was about to
die. and sent for j. 2. Hawkins, his lawyer,
to put his Affairs In order. At that timo
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-09
GASOLINE CAN ExPLoDEs.
Tailor Shop on First Avenue Total
Iy Destroyed by Fire.

Co, on First avenue opposite the post
office. was totally destroyed by fire yes
terday morning about Z o'clock. A lighted
match thrown carelessy into q can Of
gasoline caused terrific explosion, the
flames of which set the whole place on
fire. The match was thrown by Humes.
the proprietor OF the place.
Humes had just come to work and light
ed the gas. Throwing the match away,
II fell into the gasoline can. In the ex-
plosion Humes' hands and face were bad
iy burned. He retained his presence of
mind, however, and turned IN an alarm.
The fire department responded, and the
flames were extinguished before they
spread to adjoining stores. The damage
ia estimated at 500.
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CONTRACT TIME EXTENDED.
County Commissioner Accede to a
Request of Moran Bros. Re-
gaPding Ferry Buat.

The request of Moran Bros. for an ex-
for the construction Of the Lake WASH
ington ferry boat was granted yesterday
afternoon by the county commissioners.
sioners that they had been delayed in
their work owing. to trouble in getting
material for the ferry's boilers. In ex-
tending the time the commissioners took
into consideration the fact that the Mo-
rams had been compelled to do consider
able rush work on the government trans
ports.
The boat should have been finished now
but the commissioner are not anxious to
put her in commission before April /. Other
delays arose. from changes made In the
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sues CITY for Damages.

Mabel Williams filed n suit in the SUI
perior court yesterday against the city OF
Seattle for 10000 damages. She alleges
that she was tripped and thrown to the
ground by loose plank in the sidewalk
on Western avenue between. Battery and
Bell street August %, 1899. Her right hip.
foot, shoulder, arm and spine, she alleges,
were permanently injured. Prior to the
was earning $40 a month as a baker.
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he told Mr. Hawkins that Il he was sure
he was going 10 die he would cut matters
short by committing suicide.
Sunday Dr. George NJ. Horton, who has
been attending vipts ard. told him no would
have TO be removes to the hospital. After
hearing this, Vineyard became Respondent,
and finally ended HIS life. He had his lire
insured for 1900, and left o small amount Of
real estate