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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-31
REPORT ON TaRRANT EXPLOSION.

New York. Dec. 3i-Fire Marshal Peter
seery will today submit TO Commissioners
Scannell his report on the TGrrant cN-
plosion ana FIRE last October. based on
600 pages OF typcwTitten testimony.
The report. II H. understood. does not
find that moro than lawful amount Of
cornbustibles was stored I'm the building.
and does not impNcatc any of the Tar
rant firm.
Marshal ssery will not Therefore. rec
onmend any arrests. The only man who
could have shed any light OH the matter,
ne says. perished IN the explosion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-31
FIRE LOSS
DURING
THE YEAR.
Total Was s323,385.85, on
Which S283,O47.50 Insur-
anc0 Was Paid.

Following is a resume of the work OF
the fire department for the year ending
today:
Bell alarms, ais; still alarms. 402; total
alarms. 500; second alarms. 8; I'd and 3r
alarms, /.
The losses were: January s5s1s5. SO:
February, s61.sS2.42; March, s2424.26; April.
sSl.57s.74 May. s22.S1S2; June. ss75142;
July. $77412.57; August, S90115l: Septem-
ber SIS. .4S352; October. s355702; November,
sl0.065.T; December, s1S.ls09l; total. $685.
1855. of which $50. rs was building
and S239. 9.5S2.0 was on contents
The total insurance carried was 50, :
S74.60, and the insurance paid was S2S3,
0i750. covering 81 per cent. of the total
loss.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-31

Take Laxative Bromo Quinlne Tablets
All druggists refund the money n II fails
20 cure II. w. Grovss signature is on
each box &c.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-31

The REGULAR quarterly dividend OF Der
cent on the Preferred Stock OF tl1is COM
panv has been declared. payable Decerr-
her 81 1904 20 stockholders OF record De.
oember y. 1890
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-31
WORK IS RISK.
Many Applicants for Enlistment
al Local Recruiting Office.


The number of recruits applying for en-
listment at the local recruiting office mas
been increasing daily and many men
have been assigned 10 the Philippine IN
fantry and Cuban cavalry and Infantry.
Most of the applicants are young men,
I'm the neaghborhood of 81 years OF age.
and as they are subjected TO a most Sc
we're physical test before they can become
one OF Uncle Sans soldiers, they are a
welcome addition to the foreign forces OF
the United States. which are being rapid,
~ depleted through the mastering out Oh
many of the volunteer regiments.
The business at the reesniting office e. to- %
men were examined, of whom five were
rejected for physical unatness. The Ave I'VE
Wood. NJ Y. tonight. three for the Gu
ban cavalry. and two for the Cuban In
fantry Their names are as FOLLOWS:
Michael FNSimpson. John J. Lynch. yo-
seph p. Ellis, @. II. Dry and William pp-
ton.
Special Evening pioner
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-31

From 8 10 s p. m Everything first-class
at Freeman's Restaurant. 30 Weybosset
street
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-31
Opening Of January Session to Be At
tended byMany Distinguished Guests.
ConvenienCeS for Members.


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justice
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Par, gsyment

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Special Evening Dinner
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at Freeman's Restaurant, 80 Weybosset
street.
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Special Evening Dinner
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at Freeman's Restaurant. 80 Weybosset
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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08
A REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
The Senate Majority to Agree Upon
n Legislative Programme.

caucus OF Republican Senators will
be held tomorrow or Thursday next to
agree upon the legislative programme for
the remainder OF the session. recently out
lined by the steering committee This
programme provides for the disposition of
the Clark case, the passage of the Spooner
Philippines resolution, and the appropria-
ticn bills, and final adjournment before the
meeting of the National Republican Con-
veCtion June 10.
The Shipping bill and the Nicaragua
Canal measure passed by the House will
be permitted TO go over until next session.
although this part OF the programme will
meet with more or less determined oppo-
sition. The Democrats will have no fac
tious opposition TO offer 10 the plans of
the Republicans and will not debate the
Philippines resolution as fully as if the
programme contemplated an effort to press
the Shipping bill.
There will be a rather free debate on
the Philippines question, however. lasting
perhaps a week. or until the Democrats
succeed in making known their attitude
freely enough for campaign purposes. II
will be amended, either in the Senate or
House, providing for giving the President
power to pass upon all questions and priv
Ileges granted to corporations. as was done
in the case OF the Porto Rico bill.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08

Mr.. Loudenslager, upon the bills pen
| sioning the widows of the late Capts
| Allen Capron of the Army. The widow
| of the younger officer gets s35 a month
and of the elder $780, and 81 a month fol
her infart children until they reach the
! age Of sixteen years. The discrimination
in favor of the younger widow was based
upon the fact that the older one has some
property which the younger has not
Mr.. Grosvenor called up the Senate bill
authorizing the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue to redeem ard make allowance
for stamps improperly or unnecessarily
used. and 1T was passed.
Mr.. Moody of Massachusetts asked Mr.
Grosvenor if he could tell the House
whether or not any legislation would be
passed to relieve the people OF the opera
tons OF the war revenue law.
Mr.. Grosvenor replied that no one could
answer that question. But l may say"
he added and it is proper that should
say it, that there is a general sentiment
in the Committee on Ways and Means
that the taxes under Section OF the
stamp schedule should be repealed. But
whether that will be done at this session
of Congress or later. / cannot say
Mr.. Thomas moved to suspend the rules
and pass the Senate bill directing the re-
pair of the military road from Newbern to
the Aational cemetery, near there. Inc
bill was passed.
A bill was also passed for the construc-
ton of dam across the ST. Joseph River
near Berrien Village. Mich.
By unanimous consent the following
bills were passed:
To build lighthouse and fog signal at
Slip Point Clallum Bay. Wash: appro-
priating s2.6s6 with which the Commits
sipner of the General Land Office may buy
a. the unsold lands in Mississippi belong
ing to the Choctaw orphans; granting
right of way for a pipe line to supply
Flagstaff, Ariz., with water, municipal
enterprise; to regulate the collection and
disbursements of the moneys received by
the Seneca Indians. n. Y, from the lease
of oil lands in their New York reserva-
tions.
resolution was adopted authorizing
the employment of Felix McCloskey as a
special messenger at $1,000 year.
AT APO o'clock the House adjourned
until today.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08
THE THEoBALD CASE.
Secretary Gage Declines 10 Submit
Certain Papers to the senate.


Certain Papers TO the Senate.
Secretary Gage has sent the following
letter to the Senate under date CT May
Z, declining to submit the papers in the
case of Special Agent William H. Theo-
bald:
To the President pro empore OF the Senate:
Sir: have the honor TO acknowledge the re-
ceipt of Senate resolution Of April 80, 1900, as
follows: -H
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury
| be directed to transmit TO the Senate copy OF
the report of Secret Service Agent Burns. and all
documents, papers, memoranda etc, relating TO
the alleged irregular practices and methods of
Special Employe OF the Treasury Department
William II. Theobsld, stationed at the port of
New York.
The report of the Secret Service agent referred
to and the other papers called for, relate to a
case which is still under investigation by officers
Of the Treasury Department. The manifest EN-
barrassment which would follow disclosure Of
statements confidentiay made in great part upon
mere hearsay, and at best not yet established by
any proper evidence, leads me 10 venture. the
suggestion that the Senate could not have been
fully advised of the nature Of the matter for
which the resolution calls.
Compliance with the resolution would. in my
opinion, be injudicious and injurious TO the pub,
lie service, for much OF the report consists OF
conversations not cOrrobOrated by evidence. and
has been obtained in part upon the promise oi
confidence.
1t would further hinder if il did not defeat the
end which the Department seeks 10 attain by
the investigation being conducted
1t is frequently in this way that the Depart
mont is finally able to detect frauds against the
Government or mafessance in its servants, and
it seems 10 me it will be apparent TO the Senate
that future operations of the Department Of his
kind lin the event of confidential reports are laid
before the Congress- will be conducted with in
creasing difficulty.
present this statement in the belief that the
Senate in view of the nature Of the case, will
not desire me to comply with the resolution OF
April 80, 1900 Respectfully,
L. J. GAGE Secretary
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08

Department was that there should be as
many officers on shore duty as there were
at sea; and so there were now six or seven
hundred naval officers at sea and about
the same number on shore duty. For him
self he thought that three fourths of the
naval officers should be at sea all the
time and one-fourth on land duty.
The discussion on the Marine Corps
amendment was continued for nearly two
hours, and finally a motion was made by
Mr.. Hawley to lay il on the tablet then
reading as amended:
From and after the passage Of this act no other
original appointments of officers, except to fill
vacancies in the number then existing, and no
further enlistments beyond the number then ex-
isting, Of non commissioned officers and privates
in the Marine Corps shall be made without further
authority from Congress.
The motion was agreed to 80 to IA, and
the amendment was thus defeated.
Having reached the closing pages of the
bill, under the heading increase of the
Navy" its further consideration was post
poned until II O'Clock today, Mr. Till
man giving notice that when the armor
plate provision was taken up he would
move TO have it considered in secret ses-
sion.
During the morning hour the joint reso-
luton for the survey Of the Illinois River
was passed. The bill granting homestead
ers on the abandoned Fort Fetterman
Military Reservation in Wyoming, the
right to enter one quarter section OF pub
lie land thereon as pasture or grazing
land, was also passed as was the bill to
extend to Durham n. c., the privileges of
immediate transportation of dutiabIe mer-
chandise.
The House bill TO provide for sittings of
the United States Circuit and District
Courts OF South Carolina in the city of
Florence. s. c.. was passed
A conference was ordered on the Army
Appropriation bill. and Senators Hawley,
Sewell, and Cockrell were appointed con-
feTees.
A conference was also ordered on the
Colorado Cooperative Colony bill, and
Senators Hansbrough Carter. and Suli-
van were appointed conferees.
A conference was also ordered on the
Fortifcations bill and Senators Perkins.
Warren, and Pettigrew we're appointed
conferees.
The Senate bill giving the privilege Of
immediate transportation Of dutiable nisr-
chandise, without apprsisement, to the
SUPPORT Of Everett, in the State OF Wash
ington, was passed.
After an executive session the Senate
at . o'clock, adjourn ed until today
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08

The Senate took up the Naval Appropria-
ton bill yesterday, and concluded its first
reading during the afternoon. DISPOSE
tion to rush the matter through was shown
and it viii probably be passed today. The
Gathmann gun and armor plate sections
were laid over until this afternoon, when
some warm discussions on these matters
are expected. Mr.. TilIman is endeavoring
TO knock out the Gathmann gun amend
ment, and will make Aght against it.
The bill as reported by the Naval Affairs
Committee, carries a total of sos 12s, 6l6,
which is an increase of s2,241, 900 over the
House bill and SIS, 02S ,657 more than the
Naval bill Of last year
The items forming the increase are as
follows: Gathmana gun equipment, $780,
eco, ocean surveys $780, 600; civil establish
ment, yards, and docks, s2,400; public
works. navy yards, and stations, 1892, 400;
civil establishment, steam engineering,
1900; repairs of barracks, Marine Cosps,
5000; armor plate factory. $1,000, 600.
When the section appropriating $3.50 600
for the purchase OF guns from the Gath
mann Torpedo Gun Company was reached.
Mr.. Tillman stated that he was not in the
committee room when the section went
through, and asked that It be laid over I'M
q; today.
Il, too, will ask that this be done" said
Mr.. CockreI.
The amendment was laid ever, and will
meet with vigorous opposition when called
UP.
Mr.. Tillmap then presented a resolution
directing the Secretary of the Navy 10
furnish the Senate with a report of all
experiments made with the Gathmanu grn
and proiectiles The resolution vas
ADOPTED.
An amendment was adopted allowing
naval officers mileage at S cents a mile
when travelling in the United States and
actual travelling expenses when travelling
in any OF the island possessions.
The committee amendment relating TO
naval cadets went over till today The COM
mittee amendment prohibiting the original
appointment Of officers and the enlistment
OF privates IN the Marine Corps was an
tagonized by Senators Stewart and Fora
ker The Marine Corps, Mr.. Foraker said
had a splendid record and instead of cur
failing its efficiency it should be increased.
Mr. Chandler asked Mr. Foraker what
he thought should be the proportion be-
tween the number Of marines and the
number of sailors.
Not having been Secretary of the Navy
: -r G ot able TO tell the proper proper
tl.l. ir Foraker replied Il should like
the stor from New Hampshire TO tell
The Der proportion
nix that the proper proportion, 8"
f Chandler would be one marine
g. t siiors. That would be fair pro-
-l ard would make i symmetrical
Imam asked MIR. Chandler whether
" OF fact that naval ships were
bel1s -1out OF commiss ion because there
we're ngt officers enough for them; and.
g tnet gere SO. why should there be a
hrFer Marine Corps?
~ handler replied that he did not
Vat ships we're being laid up for
N-i q oeHcsrA 7ha theory Of the Navy
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08
MR.. PEcK's EXPENDITURES
The senate Receives Information
Concerning the Exposition Com
mission.

The President has forwarded to the
Senate a statement from the Secretary of
State, in response TO a resolution asking
for a detailed statement of the expendi-
lures OF Commissioner General Peck and
the United States Commission to the Paris
Exposition. The total amount of expendi-
ture is given at 1896. 7GO.22. The letter
from the President states that the place
of residence OF the clerks and other en-
ployes cannot be disclosed by the pay-rolls
or vouchers.
The statement covers dozen pages of
manuscript and shows that Commissioner
General Peck personally obtained Sl4. 1887
from the funds. OF this, 81, G3i.4 was
for salary and sS,72473 for travelling ex-
penses.
The total salaries paid amount TO $751;
7GS. The travelling expenses we're $685.
1878. Incidentals ame unit 10 s175, 5S4.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
Appointments Sent TO the senate for
Confirmation.

The President sent the following noml
nations to the Senate yesterday:
State-James G. McNal.y, of Pennsyl-
vania, now Secretary of Legation and
United States Consul General at Guate-
mala City. Guatemala. 10 be United States
Consul General at that place. Edward D.
Winslow. of Illinois, now United States
Consul General at Stockholm, Sweden to
be Secretary OF Legation and United States
Consul General at that place. Henry Bor-
derwich, OF Minnesota. now United States
Consul at Christiania, Norway. to be
United States Consul General at that place.
Benjamin II. Ridgely, of Kentucky, now
United States Consul at GENEVA, Switzer-
land, TO be United States Consul at Ma
laga, Spain. Richard NJ Bartieman, of
Massachusetts. now United States Consul
at Malaga, Spain, TO be United States Con-
sui at Geneva, Switzerland. Everett E.
Bailey, OF Illinois, to be United States Con-
sui at Ensenada, Mexico.
War-First Sergt. Oliver p Robinson,
company F, Fortieth Infantry TO be sec
ond lieutenant. First Sergt. Tom B. Ellis,
company II, Fortieth Infantry. TO be sec
ond lieutenant. Second Lieut. Louis S.
Chappellear, Thirty fifth Infantry to be
first lieutenant
Navy-Lieut. Junior grade) Thomas ].
Sem. to be lieutenant in the Navy.
John NJ. Dat, to be postmaster at Homo
lulu, Hawaii. &c.,.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08
The st. Louis Exposition.

Senator Cockrell yesterday presented a
petition from the citizens OF Kansas City
Mo-, favoring the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
positicl, apd asking Congress to make
appropriation therefor
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08
A CAMPAIGN RESOLUTION.
Mr.. GaIlinRer Paves the Way for a
Speech in the senate.
n.Iiogar raatar1av nj the

following resolution In the Senate:
Resolved That the existing phenomenal business
prosperity Of the country is largely due 10 the
policy of protection furnishing conclusive proof OF
the wisdom and patriotism Of the Republican
party in the enactment of the Dingley Tariff law.
He gave notice that he would speak on
the resolution on Thursday.
This is the first gun fired by the Re
publicans in the Senate in the coming
campaign and will call forth number of
campaign speeches.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08
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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08
THE CASE OF SENATOR CLARK.

Mr.. Chandeliers Resolution Designed
TO Facilitate It's Settlement.
Senator Chandler yesterday introduced
a resolution to the effect that any
resolution for seating or unseating q
Senator when once before the Senate. is
always In order as a question OF privi-
lege, with certain exceptions. Tho object
Of the resolution Is 2 bFipg abopt 8 gpeedy
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08
TAKEN UP BY THE SENATE
Appropriations for the Naval Es
tablishment Discussed.

Opposition Develops to the Section
of the Bill Relating to the Gath
mann Gun - Mr.. TilImau Desires
the Arnor Plate Question Con-
sidered in Executive Session.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-09
TRUNKS FROM PARIS SEIZED
SPECIAL AGENTS VISIT TO A DRESS
MAKERS HOUSE ATTRACTS A
CROWD OUTSIDE

The Custom House authorities following their
determination TO put stop to the practice which
is persisted in by some fashionable dressmakers
Of buying gowns and costumes in Paris as models,
and bringing them into the country without pay
ing the duty provided for such inportations, have
seized the trunks Of Mrs. Elizabeth Shanahan, of
Nc. IL East Forty-siXth-st.. and of Mrs. Anna E.
Conlin. Of No. West Thirty-e -eighth-st. Mrs.
Shanahan was a saloon passenger on the Auguste
Victoria. which arrived Tuesday last.
n. H Theobald. special Treasury agent, ordered
Mrs. Shanahan's two trunks to be detained By
some oversight the baggage was passed by the in
specrors and removed from the pier When Mr.
Theobald learned this he went to the woman s
home and removed the trunks. 1t said that
for about two hours Friday he was refused
adnittauce but that finally, after some OF the
neighbors began to display some interest in his
presence he was admitted and the trunks handed
him.
Mrs. Conlins luggage was detained because, as
Mr. Theobald asseEtetfR she had endeavored 10
bring models Of Partisan costumes into this port
without declaring them The contents Of the
trunks belonging 10 Mrs shanahan and Mrs. Con-
lin which comprise fine collection Of costly cos
tunes. were sent TO the Public Stores for ap-
prafsement
New-York tribune., 1900-09-09
FRENCH WOMAN AND CHILD FOUND.
THEY CANE HERE TO EMBARK FOR FRANCE. AND
BECAME SEPARATED.

A young French woman named Julia Collett
Toeroux came 10 New-York with her husband Ca
mile Foiroux, and her two-year-old son, Germaine
on August 81. their way from Worcester Mass
10 France That night they went to a French hotel
~ No IS Macdougal-st. On Saturday morning.
September /, the wife and son went out 10 take a
walk and disappeared. Camille was frantic with
grief and reported the disappearance to the police
who sent out general alarm. Neither the woman
nor child could speak any English.
Al $50 o'clock last night Policeman Thona s
Kenny. Of the West Thirtieth-st. station was at
Twenty-eghth-st. and Sixth-ave. when he noticed
Z woman and child lingering on the corner He
went up them and found that they were French
Calling a French merchant. who interpreted for
them, he found that ii the missing woman and
child They were taken 10 the West Thirtieth-st
station, and the husband was sent for He was
overcome with JOY when he saw his wife and child
and wept when he embraced them
The woman said that the Saturday of her dis
appearance she went out take a walk with her
son and got lost. Not being able to speak English
sfe unable to tell any one her predicament
and was finally directed by well meaning citizens TO
the Free Lodging House. at No ia West Fifteenth
~ for poor women Last night she went out to
take q walk and was trying find the way hack
when Policeman Kenny her.
The husband showed ticket on the French Line
for France TO prove his statement and the couple
with the child left the station saying that thew
would leave New-York as soon as possible