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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-16

New Rochelle, ~. Y. July 16-The city
OF New Rochelle and the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad COM
pany are about to begin fight
The company, II is reported, has
shipped several cars OF lumber to New
Rochelle and will inclose its station there
Mayor Dillon declares that II this be at
tempted, he will call out the police force
and other city employees and tear down
the fences as fast as they can be erected
He says that the company condemned
the land around its station, for public
purposes. and the moment II incloses H.
1t becomes private property in violation
OF the agreement.
The trouble Is the outcome of the rail-
road companys action several days ago
I'm selling TO the highest bidder the hack
ing and express privileges at it's station.
Ii Is said that Morgan Brothers who
received the contract, paid or are TO pay
$500 year for II. The action OF the
company affects about 20 hackmen and
expressmen. who have been doing busi-
ness for years at the stations.
They saw their occupation suddenly GO
ing and appealed TO the mayor and al
dermen for assistance. Mayor Dillon, Al
dermen Cunneen and Siebrecht and near
ly the entire board declared that the
streets about the station were public
property and instructed Corporation
Counsel Tierney TO begin am action at
once I'm the courts to have them 80 de-
clared
The mayor also visited the police de-
partment and instructed CHER 1immons
not 10 permit any of his men TO interfere
with the hacl<men i'm behalf OF the rail-
road company. He said that he would
remove any policeman who attempted to
stop hackman from doing business
The mayor says that the railroad com
pany occupies nearly 100000 worth of
city property. including an entire block
on which It's freight houses are. and that
II IL continues TO interfere with the hack
men. he will also get up an agitation in
New Rochelle for cheaper fares.
The company has made sales of similar
privileges at stations all along the line,
and this is the first opposition II has en-
countered.
About a year ago Mayor Dillon ordered
another railroad company TO take up It's
tracks. and when IL failed 60 DO so he
called out 100 men, and, himself leading
the attack. tore them up. Persons who
know him do not doubt that there is
some such trouble i'm store for the New
Haven company, II IL attempts TO inclose
its grounds.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-16
NOT so DEAF AFTER ALL.

Congressman John II. Kctcham of Do
yer Plains n. Y, is more or less hard
OF hearing. He holds his hand up TO his
ear while you are addressing him, and
manages to catch your meaning fairly
well. Just how much he hears Is open
to question, and Secretary Gage OF the
treasury. for one, has his own suspicious
that "Unc.e John ls' not quite so deaf
as he appears. IL happened this way:
Mr.. Ketcham had been In Congress so
long that he had used up all the patron
age to which he was entitled. and
couldn't get any more places for his con-
stituents. But one day this spring he
called on Mr.. Gage
There is a man up in my town" he
explained. ''who must be fixed, and
want you to fix him."
IL cannot do II" replied Gage land up
went Ketcham's hand TO his earl 'be-
cause there are no vacancies in my de-
partment."
"Yes, that's what he wants" said Ket-
cham, "a place I'm your department"
The secretary looked at his visitor In
tently. and said, I'm louder tone:
THE civil service rules cover all anx
pointments under twelve hundred or mr.
teen hundred dollars year"
Mr.. Ketcham removed his hand from
his right ear and replied:
''1hat VIII be satisfactory. He Will not
expect more than twelve hundred dollars
a year"
Mr.. Gage was growing desperate.
II tell YOU" he fairly yelled II cant
do anything for your man. There is no
use bringing him down here.'
"All right" said the imperturbable
congressman, rising. "Ill bring him
down." and out he walked. leaving the
secretary In state OF collapse.
Sure enough. a day or two later the
deaf man walked i'm with constituent
Here is my friend that you promised
to place. he said.
Good Lordn' said Gage land up went
the others handD, didn't tell YOU
could do nothing, absolutely nothing?"
"Hey?"
Didn't tell you not to bring vonr
man here. because had no place for
him?"
No; YOU said you would give him a
place at about twelve hundred dollars.
so ! sent for him, and here he is"
The secretary was I'm despair He
looked the congressman In the face-,t
was blank In sheer desperation be
tapped a bell for an assistant. told tho
latter to take tho constituent TO Mr.. r
ana, II possible. to find him place. The
congressman shook hands all around. and
departed with an expression OF benevo-
lence on his countenance
The man got n fairly good place. The
congressman Is still rather deaf The
secretary-well, he has his own susn,.
cions.-Success.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-16

New York, July l6.-Thomas III. Waldo
Is a young man of a somewhat jealous
disposition. Because OF this he objected
TO having his wife. Elizabeth Waldo, ac-
cept the attentions of Walter Dickson
Morgan, wealthy Buffalo man. who al
SO rejoices In having wife and fami-
ly
This objection caused the two men to
come into collision In the palm room of
the Imperial hotel last evening. and now
Mr.. Waldo. the injured husband who, by
the way came out of the contest second
best is breathing out wratnful threats
and declaring that divorce and other
suits will All the court calendars for
months to come.
Waldo is a travelling salesman for a
silk house In Boston. He makes his head
quarters I'm this city, living at a57 West
Ninety-second street.
For several years he lived I'm Buffalo.
md there met and married Elizabeth
Bagiey. who he says. has been leading
him merry chase now for many months.
HOW THEY NET.
While they were in Buffalo, Mrs. Waldo
met Morgan. The two became very good
friends Waldo declares he discovered
nis wife at the Cataract hotel In Niagara
Falls with Morgan, and that he had COM
menced divorce proceedings at that time,
but subsequently, forgave his wife. dis
continued the suit and the two came to
New York TO live, she promising to see
no more of Morgan.
But Of late the suspicious OF Waldo
have been aroused In divers ways. While
he has been away on business trips he
SAYS Morgan has been visiting his wife
Last wednesday Waldo went out OF town
ostensibly on trip to last three weeks.
But before he left he engaged detec-
tive to watch the movements OF Mrs.
Waldo.
Progress came so quickly that Waldo
came home posthaste. arriving i'm town
yesterday afternoon. What the detective
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-16
SULlILANS LOST CHORD"

Though Sir Arthur Sullivan's long COM
Tositions have won for him n more am
pie fame, IL is his short piece. The
Lost Chord" which has done mote than
anything else TO augment his popularity.
The circumstances of the writing OF this
famous composition were as follows:
For the Norwich musicale %. 1866 Sir
Arthur Sullivan had been askel to write
an overture. lie had accept ID the CON-
mission but, failing TO hit upon an ap-
propriate idea, he neglected the work un-
I'll the date had approached dangerously
near.
AT length he decided to give up his
commission. His father. however, per-
suaded him not TO rellnquish Il. Some
thing is sure to occur to YOU" he urged.
even ut the last moment" Three DAYS
after this Sullivan's beloved father died.
The blow fell upon the young musician
with terrible effect He sat for hours as
one dazed.
Finally. on the night OF the funeral, he
seized a pen and began writing. BY the
next morning the score for the Norwich
festival had been finished. In producing
this work Sullivan seemed 10 act almost
without his own volition. and vet the
Norwich score IL considered one Of tho
finest he has ever produced. IL led al
most directly to the production OF 1.-THE
Lost Chord"
The death of his father. TO whom he
was passionately attached. filed the
composer with a profound melancholy.
which was intensified a few weeks after
ward by the desperate illness OF his
brother For weeks Sullivan sat at the
bedside. while the life OF another whom
ne loved tiembled In the balance.
one night az the Invalid passed or in
20 a quiet sleep and a respite seemed to
Aavo orgttrrod In the haftlC ha no.
and death. Sullivan quietly, almost
steslthiiy, took a piece OF paper from the
table in front OF him and began writing
music 20 the words which had been run
ming 80 long In his head. when he had
completed his work "Thc Lost Chord
had sprung into harmonious being. New
York Mail and Express.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-16
PASSENGERS FROM THE SOUTH.

The following passengers arrived this
morning from Baltimore and Norfolk,
per y = Berkshire, Capt Ryan.
Mrs. @. a. Peck. Miss Helen Peck. Miss
Lula Peck, Mr.. NJ. q. Leach. MIR. r. w
Lowell, Mrs. Ball. Miss Ball Miss y. A.
Nhesney. Miss y. Chesney. Mr.. and Mrs
a.. Babbitt. sdss NJ T.. Babbitt. Mr. and
Mrs. w. 4. Smith. Mr.. r. V. Cady. Mr. y
Maxwell, Mrs. @. Waite. Miss M. E
Moore. Miss JessupI Miss r. Icssups
dr. and Mrs. Sisson. MIR. cheney and son
Miss Lynch. Miss Mcdonald. Mr. eco
Harvey. Mr. T. Estey, Mr. and Mrs. r
l.. Roberts. Mr. Geo. H. Gcrnand. Mr..
a. j. Rose Miss A u. Banks. MIR. w. u.
Josnstone' Miss +. Taft, Dr. and Mrs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-16
HARBOR DEFENCE.
All The Important Seaports to
Be Provided With Sub
marine Boats.

New York, July l6.-Under the plan
adopted by the navy department sub
marine boat protection will be supplied
to every important harbor OF the United
States says special from Washington
The contract for the six submarine boats
now being prepared by Judge Advocate
Lemly the Holland company will be re-
quired to deliver the vessels at certain
designated harbors.
Two OF the boats are to be built on the
Pacific coast and four on the Atlantic
coast The Holland will be retained at
Newport. One OF the vessels will be sta
toned at Boston. ano,-.er at New York.
third at Philadelphia, and a fourth at
Charleston, y. G..
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-16
MIR. Waldo Found Mrs. Waldo
Drinking With Mr.. Morgan.
Lively Scrap Followed, in Which the
AngFJ Husband Came off
Only Second Best.

told him made his hair stand on end.
For no soner had he left the city We'd
nesday, so he AYERS, than Morgan ap-
peared on the scene.
ROUND OF PLEASURE.
Roof gardens. dinners. suppers and
nights spent at the Ninety-second street
apartment anu at the Brighton Beach
Hotel formed the diversions OF Morgan
and Mrs. Waldo from Wednesday night
until last evening, according TO Waldo.
when their Joyful tete-a-tetes were pain
tully and suddenly interrupted.
Wednesday and Thursday Waldo says
were spent by his wife and Morgan at
the apartment. while on Friday night
Brighton Beach was the scene of opera
tions.
When Waldo got to the city last night
he placed himself in communication with
the detective. and found hfs wife and
Morgan were dining at the Imperial.
1hither he went. lie found the pair
drinking wine.
White with rage, Waldo strode into the
palm room, with the detective at his
heels. Without ado he made a grab for
Morgan. catching him by the back OF the
neck Before Mrs. Waldo could scream
or Morgari could make any resistance the
latter was deposited with moro force than
politeness. in the corridor outside the res
taurant.
VOWS vENGENCE.
Then the Buffalo man got his brea tn
and started to make things interesting.
TO give a summary of the score. Waldo
got the worst OF IL.
He left the hotel with black eye, a
scratched face and his clothing In a more
or less dffapdated condition. Morgan
was not a thing of beauty, but was ply
sically uninjured.
Mrs. Waldo abused her husband for not
sending in his card, and then declared
she could not live with man who was
so rude. She accordingly adopted the sug-
gestion OF Morgan and the two went
away together. the woman saying that
she would Immediately send home for
her belongings.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-16
BY LIVE WIRE.
Linoman Smith Almost Instantly
Killed at Portsmouth,
n. H., Today.

Portsmouth, n. H., July l6.--John
Smith. a lineman in the employ OF the
Portsmouth Street railway. was almost
instantly killed Today while strlnging
wires.
Smith was at the top OF a pole. and
had just been thrown line. which he
was to attach to the main wire. The line
was thrown over guy and as Smith
reached for il his bare arm camo In con-
tact with tho guy completing the circuit,
The man hung few seconds. then
dropped 20 feet to the ground. lie died
In few minutes
Smith was % years Of age and lived IN
Wentworth. n. III. fta 81
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-16
TORRID WAVE.
Mercury Mounts TO 96 Degrees.
Hottest Day Of the
Season.

This has been a scorcher. From day
break until late afternoon humanity has
<uffered. stewed and said things more or
ess pointed.
There hasn't been breeze enough TO stir
4, leaf. and the radiation of heat from
the paving stones and sidewalks has
Seen something frightful.
The thermometer at the City Hall reg
,stered rs degrees at .. m.
This beats the record.
James Fox was taken from the corner
OF csndoer street and Gladstone avenue
at 2:so this afternoon and was carried
70 the Rhode Island Hospital lie was
overcome. by the heat. III
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-16
CITY HALL NOTES,

Several hacks containing a number oe
the members of the common council I.r,
city Hall cbout o'clock this afterp,on
for India street The gentlemen -,
thus hraved tho heat looked al the rails
Ihat are an dispute '"''S
Agents OF the Merchants and Ntlners,
transportation company explained Jh,
situation, and some valuable inform, ,,nn
was ssquired on the much discussed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-16
HOGG ARRESTED ON CHARGE
OF EMBEZZLEMENT.

Joseph w. Hogg. 81 years of age, and
residing on Fruit hill, in North Provi-
dence was arrested by Capt. Parker. this
noon, on the charge Of embezzlement.
Hogg had been In the employ OF Col.
j. u. Studley. as collector OF rents for the
j. f. Studley company. and the William
III. Lowe Estate company. for about i've
years.
He was trusted fully and was consd-
cred 10 be perfectly honorable.
Last Friday he was discharged because
OF failure TO attend 10 very important
matter Of business, and Saturday Col.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-16
FIRE IN BRADLEY, NE.

Old Town, Me-, July l6.-A disastrous
fire caught in Bradley about o'clock
Monday morning. in the barn OF Mrs.
Jos. jackson, burning IL, also the house.
Fire companies from Old Town were
sent and the flames continued to spread
burning besides the Jackson buildings ths
houses of Mrs. Haley Spencer, Perley
Butler and the latter's meat market.
Loss estimated about $4,000.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-16

Hogg's accounts.
Col Studley notified Capt. Parker. and
this noon when Hogg showed up at the
real estate Office he was arrested.
Hogg is short about ss75.
He began to be crooked about s months
ago.
He says that he lost the money by run
ming up against poker sharps, who quick
ly convinced him that there were sever
al features of that game which he yet
had To learn.
he also wasted much OF the money
through LIQUOR and fast women.
One OF the large surety company's OF
New York, is on Hoggs h2nds.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-16
BLOWN up BY DYNAMITE.

ST. Louis, July 16.--As a Union Line
car was passing tho intersection OF Twen-
ty-second street and Bremen avenue last
night the wheels struck charge Of dyna-
mite which expfoded with terrific force.
The car was blown from the track. the
flooring and sides were wrecked and all
the windows demolished
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-16

For brown or black: prepared by
GEORGE oRMsBY, wig Maker and
Hairworker, ls fremont street. Boston.
u Is simple. safe and easily applied; con-
tains no lead poisops: use e once and
you viii never nse any other. BLAND
ING q Bi.ANDrNo. q weybosset street;
sEo L cLsFLiN. 70 So Main street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-16
DROWNED WHILE BATHING

Old Town. Me. July i6--James Nc.
0raw of Bangor. brick mason a, NJ.
konegan Pulp companv's mill va. droon.
90 mere sunday while In bathing The
nony WAS found IN a few hours near
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-16
DIED OF HIS INJURIES.

Portsmouth, n. IT.. July is.-George
Nelson. who was fatally injured Sstur-
day afternoon by rock which fell from
n derrick az the Navy yard dry dock.
died early today Nelson was about ss
years OF age and lived In Stark. N. IL.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-16
JUDGE WASHINGTON Deaa

Phoenix. Ariz, .yuply 1s.--Judge w. H.
descendant Of Aygustine washlngton,
father OF George Washington, IL dead nt
Castle Creek, Hot Springs. OF consump.
tion. He was u years OF age and n
lawyer OF recognized ability.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-16
AMERICANS KILLED IN PHILIPPINES.

Manila. July 15.--During last weeks
scouting three Americans were killed and
two wounded and s5 OF the rebels were
killed. Fifty rebels were captured and 25
rifles and II tons OF powder and ammuni-
tion taken.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-16
COL. HAMILTON DIES

New York. July is.-col. John Hamii-
ton. United States Army. retired. died
yesterday at the Hotel St George BROOK.
lyn, after an Illness OF four weeks
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-16

COAT LosT-LosT AT THE NORTH
End. n sack coat: IN the coat pocke' With
the nafnc Of the owner on metallic tag
was bunch of keys. The finder wiii
PlesNss rs,grS e. ~ Nsrth Main street
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-16

~ Oakland Beach. Tho trolley ride viii
cool YOU and YOU can dine at the hotei
from s 20 5 o'clock. One dollar.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-16


Boston. July 49, rhe American Board
OF Commissioners for Foreign Missions
has received n csblegram In cipher from
Rev. Henry ID. Porter, ID. D., at Chez
Foo. dated July 1ith. whiss, says that In
formation was received from Pekin the
sth day OF July. and Mr.. Porter thought
teh missionaries were safe up TO the time
of sending the dispatch.
ON June 18th the position wss reported
not dangerous at Paoting-Fu.
Rev. q. r. Ewing and Rev. a. II. Per-
l<lns sailed on Monday. July eth. for Jap
am. Mr. Porter will remain some time NJ
Chez Foo.
CABINET DISCUSSES SITUATION.
Washington, July 1s-secretary Hay
called a cabinet council this morning TO
consider toe Chinese situation. Few cab
inet ofscers are IN teh city ana the only
attendants were Secretaries Hay. Root,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-21
INTEREST Is LIVELY
IN MONDAY NIGHTS BOUT BE-
TWEEN JACK BENNETT AND
ED. KENNEDY.
CLUB MAKES AN EXPLANATION
About the Necessity for Increasing
the Admission Charges-Wheelfng
Defeated WelIsburE.- PittsbHrG
Won and Brooklyn Lost Yesterday.
Bowling, Racing and Other Sport
ing Matters.

There has never been SO much inter-
est in bout under the VI. A. C. auspices
as is being manifested over the match
between Eddie Kennedy and Jack Ben
nett. Up in Pittsburg, where every
body has selected one or the other to
win, the interest Is intense and the spec
ial train to Wheeling on Monday will
bring down large crowd to witness
the contest. Bennett stated a day or
two ago that he was offered $1,000 to
lay down and declined. He did not
charge that the offer came directly or
indirectly from the Bennett people, but
the latter pooh-pooh the idea. 1t will
undoubtedly be contest in which the
better man will win. Bennett wants
Oscar Gardner or Buck Cornelius to act
as referee Gardner has a little rough
house of his own, and Cornelius viii
probably not be acceptable to Kennedy.
1t is likely that Patsy Gavin will Off
ciate.
There has been some fretting about
the advance in prices Of admission, and
the Register has received commune
cation signed "A Patron of the Club,
in which the writer complains bitterly,
alleging that patrons have been fooled
and when a good card is secured the
management wants to bleed them. A
great deal of this criticism is unjust, for
the club officials would never stand for
fake" contest if they knew it. No
person can prevent the principals from
having a previous understanding be-
tween themselves.
Club officials say that Bennett and
Kennedy declined to come to Wheeling
unless the prices were fixed at two,
three and five. They say further, that
they are compelled TO give the boxers a
larger percentage than they have ever
yielded hretofore.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-21
At THE HOTELS.

Brunswick-D. Dervat, Warrington;
]. Hay and wife, Clarksburg.
E. NJ Showalter, of Fairmont, is in
the city, stopping at the Mcclure.
Rhodes-T. NJ Kister, Clarksburg; J.
Simpson, Cameron; ]. R. Miller, Graf
ton.
McLure-W. F. Hile, Huntington; G..
L. Watson, Parkersburg; ]. G. Craw-
ford, Cameron.
Slammed. Hume, Lee Smith, New
Cumberland w. A. Batten, Clarksburg;
w. e. Mcbride, Clarksburg.
Grand Central-C. H. Carpenter,
Cameron; Miss Lizzie Dinsmore, Cam
eron; w. S. Phillips, Cadiz.
Windsor-Foster Leap, New Martins
vile; Rag Time Company; J. s. Moore,
Clarksburg; G. W. Johnson, Parkers-
burg.
Park-Miss Della Weir, Miss Lizzie
Smith, Mrs. r. Gates, Sistersville; w.
S. Taught, Huntington; NJ. a. Katz,
Warrington; Rag Time Company;
Charles McKeever, Fairmont
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-21
CONCERNING INDIVIDUALS.
The Movements OF Citizens and tn,
Arrival and Departure OF Strang

The Movements OF Citizens and the
Arrival and Departure OF Strang-
ers.
j. H. Bowen, of st. Mary's, is the
guest Of friends on the South Side.
A. j. Habig, an employe of the War
wick pottery, is off duty, owing to ILL
ness.
Mrs. William S. Mock, of Covington,
KY is visiting her mother. Mrs. c. o.
Updegraff, of Twelfth street.
Mrs. Frasher, wife of G. B.Frasher,
of Wheeling Business College, left for
Asheville, N. c., yesterday to spend
the winter.
Fred Wiedel, of South Jacob street,
who has been touring through the old
country, arrived at New York Wednes-
day, and is expected home to-day.
Hon. Melville D. Post returned yes
terday after an extended tour of Eu-
rope. He was absent about six
months. and spent most of his time in
France, Germany and England.
Miss Elizabeth Gundling has been
chosen as organist Of the Church OF
the Immaculate Conception to succeed
Mrs Thomas Padden resigned.
H. w. Schrebe, of the Eighth ward,
and Paul Rigot, have returned home
from an extended tour to the Paris
Exposition and other European points
OF interest.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-21
NEWS NOTES OF YESTERDAY,
a Collection of Small Events OF
Each Passing Day.


Joe Hile, of the Sixth ward. an
employe of Mediek's meat shop, was
the victim of a painful accident We'd
nesday, having his foot punctured by
a nail Medical aid was summoned
and it Is not feared that his injuries
will result seriously.
The cases against Mrs. King, on
the charges of assault and battery and
breach of peace, were dismissed We'd
nesday IN Justice -arues court on the
South SIDE. The complainant was Mrs
Burke. Attorney Sam Boyce repre-
sented the defendant.
Funeral services were held yester.
day morning over the remains OF the
late Gottlieb Gastner, at the family
residence in the Sixth ward. and was
attended by quite a number OF the sor-
rowing relatives and friends. The in
terment was in Peninsula cemetery.
Yesterday morning. shortly after
5 o'clock. occurred the death OF John
]. Birch, a man we'll known IN Wheel
ing, at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
August Meyers, No. 40 North York