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to and from the East or Sound points.
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On June 18th opened up for traffic
their new line from Belle PlaIne. Ia.
to Mason City: also their new Fox
Lake branch. The length OF this new
line is 1876 miles, which added to their
mileage. gives them a total OF S.I62.S5
miles. the largest mileage OF any rail.
read In the world.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-04

is SENTENCED.
Ninety Days in Jail on Each Of
-Four Cases the Penalty.
WILL NOT RUN C0NCURRENTLY.
II viii Take Over Year and Three Months
10 Complete His TeTm--Must Also
Plead 10 an Indictment.
WILL NOT RUN CONCURRENTLY.

william 6. Nickerson, the young man
from Franklin. Mass, who went about
this city swindling people on s. bill
nlm-nam change trick, pleaded guilty In
the sixth district court. today, TO the
charge OF stealing "a from each of the
following: John Lewis. Annie Stone, Har-
vey y. Everett and Catherine Daily.
Lpon each complaint he was sentenced
by Judge Sweetland TO serve 80 uays,tne
sentences not 20 run concurrently
The costs i'm each case run up 10 $3.50.
When he has served the first 30 days
he will begin working out the $3.50 costs,
and this will take him 3 weeks and four
days. Then comes the second 30 days
sentence and then the costs accompany
ing il and so on until he had run out all
four.
Sundays must be deducted when work
ing out the fines. SO that practically he
stands in for sixteen weeks tarry on that
score.
Four times 90 plus 16 times I makes q
total of Az and that means one year,
months and one week Nickerson remains
a guest at the county Jail
Saturday he comes up before Judge
Wilbur to plead To an indictment Tor
breaking and entering, upon which charge
he was bailed I'm the lower court.
Judge Wilbur will probably extend
Nickersons sojourn TO the limit sentence
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-04
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

NARRAGANSETT-G II Case. John A
Mills. Boston; Freeman / Dawson. Wind
sor. n s; w G Gates, Boston; w r Dob
bins. New York: q B Walker. Boston:
Jerry Nickerson.J y Lampman. y wat
son, Boston; j Fenton, Holyoke; w G.
Ward Tarrytown; q II Rowland New
York. T. a Lewis, Waterbury: w Rer-
gan, Henry Kresster. A NJ Moses, New
York. w \ Soule, Rochester; r ID Rob
ertson. l. Gruther. New York. O NV
ers. New Brunswick: w ~ Plunkett. New
York: J. NJ Atwood. Taunton: r a smith
r NJ Remington. Boston. r NJ Lloyd. New
Haven; q Newell Boston: w u Green
ella, VI Opper. New York: + V Spier
Lancaster: A u Gunbig. New York j s
Maharg Philadelphia T. Stebbins. Carl
u Wells. Boston: a w Mcdonald. New
York, u l. Salisbury. Keene. n n: \ 4.
Collins, Scranton, Pa. " y Woods. Bos-
ton. T. A Townsend. pawtucket: VI II
Kent Cleveland: $ II Corson. Akron: X
r. Stout, Wakefield Niles Bacon. Ro-
chester; Newkrk. u G Barnum. New
York. W X Belding Malone; r e Brown
New York. " VI Moore. New Haven. W
u Cole. - NJ Bates A Duncan Reed. New
York. VI = smith Boston ) X Jonap. New
York. john j Desue. % N Peter. 4 X
blanchard u e Waterman. New York
= NJ Robinson. Manchester: = u Ken
ncdy. New York: II a Farrar. Boston;
NJ Ashbore. New York. j e Schmidt and
wife. Boston. I. - Martin. & J ScheN !
II Goldman, W A Lombard, New York.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-04
BRISTOL.

The remains Of J. Frank Smith were
brought here yesterday forenoon from
New York, and taken TO the De ', of
cemetery on Woodlawn avenue for in
terment.
Frederick A. King has decided 10 WI
liam +. Payson all the right, title and
interest which he had I'm the Helnenen
estate on Metacom avenue
James Milburn. Edward =. GladdinY
and John Dunbar all qualified as sharn-
shooters yesterday at the rife range of
the Naval Reserves.
Amarita Pasqusle, who was seriously
injured while blasting In the sewer upon
Wood street, was taken to the hospital
yesterday for treatment
The annual home harvest festival held
last evening at Trinity church, was we'll
attended.
-slih@aFiptief- dance was h.la-le.-.t
evening in knights OF Pythias hall IL
was arranged by few young people
The funeral OF MIR John q watson
viii be held on Saturday afternoon from
his late residence on Iigh streeu Rev.
r. Newton owen will conduct the SER
vices
Mr.. Harry NJ Burnett OF New York
made lying visit to town yesterday on
rasiness and left again In the evening.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-04
BIG BOYS
ARE THE
BRIGHTER
Chicago Pupils Found to Excel
in Their Glasses in Ratio
TO Size.

Chicago. Ill, Oct. 4--"The average
large pupil Is brighter than the small
one. There are small pupils who excel
in their classes, but the rule is that the
larger, stronger and heavier the pupil is
the higher will be his standing In school
This is the conclusion drawn by Fred
erick Smedley from the results of exper-
iments carried on last year in Chicago
schools by the members of the child
study department. Seven thousand pu-
pills were examined to obtain statistics
as a basis for comparison. Schools In
which there Is the largest proportion or
rents were chosen.
Dr smedley and his two assistants.
Messrs. c. c. Krauskopf and ID. +. Nc
MILAN were surprised at the result or
the examination of the comparative
school standing of strong and well form
ed pupils and those whose nutrition had
been defective. DR.. Smedley said:
THE rule of sound mind In SOUND
body has always been known, but never
trzx-t been so startlingly demonstrated
as In our test. 1T works with mathemat-
ical accuracy"
The average height of pupils II years
old who are in the second grade Is four
feet four and three-tenths inches, while
the 12-year-old pupils who go 10 the
eighth grade average five inches taller.
The weight OF boys is greater than that
of girls up to the age of IL years, when
reverse is true. At 10 years the boys
again become the heavier In lung ca
pacity the figures are striking.
At the age OF years boys and girls are
of almost equal capacity This hoids
true, with a difference i'm favor of the
BOYS, until the fourteenth year, after
which the girls fail TO make as rapid an
increase as the boys.
After the eighteenth year the lung ca
pacity OF the male pupils is nearly twice
that of the female. the former having
then "A capacity OF $500 cubic centimetres,
or nearly four quarts while the girls
can with an effort take I'm 200 centime-
tres or about two and one-half quarts.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-04
A BULLET IN
HIS HEART.
Train RObber Shot Dead by a
Merry Express Messenger.
HOLD UP ON BURLINGTON ROAD
Car Door Was Shattered by Dynamite, but
The Killing Of One Of the Bandlts
Prevented a Robbery.
HOLD UP ON BURLINGTON ROAD

Council Bluffs, Ia, oct. Lying at
the morgue in this city with a bullet
through his heart is a man, powerfully
built, black hair and mustache, about
six feet tall aged apparently IS years
He was one of two men who held up
the Kansas City passenger train on the
Burlington road three miles south OF
this city at midnight Express Messen-
ger Charles Baxter killed him.
The two men boarded the train at the
Union Pacific transfer and climbed
over the tender just as the train was
crossing the Mosquito Creek bridge. En-
gineer Donnelly and Frank Holman. fire.
man, who were in charge Of the engine,
We're ordered TO slow up as soon as the
train had crossed the bridge.
While the man now dead held a re-
volver on the engine crew his companion
went back and cut of the baggage and
mail cars, leaving the day coaches and
sleepers standing on the main line.
Acting under orders, the engineer
pulled the train half mile down the
track, where stop was made. Here the
robbers approached the express car and
ordered Messenger Baxter to open the
door. lie refused 10 do SO
Under compusion, Engineer Donnelly
attached a stick of dynamite to the side
door of the car and blew il open. In
the meantime Messenger Baxter seized
his gun and stepped from the door to
the opposite side OF the car As soon as
the door was blown open one of the rob-
bers entered the car, while his COM
panon marched the engineer and fire.
man back to the engine.
Baxter crept around in front OF the
engine and seeing the robber keeping
guard over the engine crew, fired one
shot and killed him instantly. As soon
as the shot was heard the robber i'm the
car jumped to the ground and fled
through a corn field
The dead man was picked up, placed
on board and the Train was backed into
this city. The body was searched. but
nothing was found on it by which it
could be identified.
In the mans pockets were found about
SIS i'm money and "A watch and chain.
Conductor Wm. McGrew. who was i'm
charge of the train, thinks the dead man
is one George of ST. Joseph.
The robber who escaped was larger
and taller than the dead man. being
apparently above six rect in height
Both men were masked and both wore
overalls and jumpers. The door of the
express car was badly shattered by the
explosion of dynamite. The robber in
side the car was preparing 10 blow the
safe at the time his companion was
killed. lie ceased operations at once, and
no damage was done 10 the contents Of
the car, nor was anything taken.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-04
did BROOKS
ATTEMPT
SUICIDE ?
Gas Was Turned on In His
Room and There Were Empty
Drug Bottles There.

Joseph Brooks, % years of age, who has
relatives residing at No. 26S Gladstone
avenue, was found in "a room al the Bris-
toi Hotel. at 1890 this morning, in what
seemed "A semi-conscious condition.
The chambermaid, Mary Gallagher,
smelled escaping gas and traced it TO
Brooks room.
She summoned help and when the door
was opened the room was found full of
gas which was escaping from a wide
open cock
The flow was stopped windows were
opened and water was thrown into
Brooks face, causing him to splutter and
thrash about with his arms.
The police were called and then the am
bulance. Brooks got up and entered the
ambulance with very little assistance
At the Rhode Island hospital Brooks
quickly recovered
There are queer circumstances In con-
nection with this affair. Brooks was as
signed to a room at 10 p. m. Had the gas
been turned on then, or even as late as
six o'clock this morning, he would have
been asphyxiated. His alleged condition
Is taken at the hotel TO mean that the
gas was turned on but very short time
before the chambermaid detected IL.
Again, two small empty bottles were
found i'm the room from each of which
a label had been removed. With them
was a small piece of paper upon which
was written the word morphine
If the quantity OF the drug, the bottles
could hold, had really been swallowed,
Brooks would now be trying on a halo
and stretching his wings for trial flight.
At the hotel the people say that day
or two ago they read of a daring bur
glary at Olneyville. Then they smiled
and said no more.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-04
TIE CITY OF PRO vIDENCE.
TO PROVIDENCE CONTRACTORS
Proposals for Altering and EnIarging
the Fire Station at the junction Of
Smith and Orms Streets.
Clerk of CommIttees Department.

1leTk OF committees department.. }
city Hall, Providence, Sept. 27, 1900
Sealed Proposals are hereby invited
from contractors located I'm the city OF
Providence by the Joint Standing Com
mittee OF the City Council on City Prop-
erty for altering, enlarging anc repairing
the Fire Station at the junction of Smith
and Orms streets
Plans and Specifications may be seen
at the office OF Sanders a. Thornton, Ar
chitects, ia Weybosset street, Providence
II. !.
Bonds. with satisfactory surety or sure
ties, will be required OF the successful
bidder I'm amount equal to twenty-five (2O
per centum OF the face OF the accepted
proposal No bid Will be considered un-
less the same is accompanied by a cor-
tilted check, payable TO tho City Treas
urer. for the sum OF 500 on the nnasons'
and carpenters work and for the sum OF
500 on the heating. ventilating and
plumbing work. as a guarantee that said
contract will be signed within 10 days OF
the date OF acceptance. and IL said con-
tract Is not signed within 10 days OF the
date OF acceptance then said sum OF 500
or said sum OF 500 will be retained and
held for the use OF the city as llquldated
damages on account OF failure TO sign
said contract within said 10 days.
Bids for masOns' and carpenters worN
and painting. must be I'm one proposals.
and bids FOR heating and ventllatlng and
bids FOR plumbing must be In separats
proposals.
All proposals must be addressed 70 Bnr~
NAH = ferkins. Chairman OF the Com.
mlttee on city Property. City Hall. Prosi.
dence. r. l.. and win bo received until
twelve uD o'clock noon on TUESDAY,
October 9. 1900
The Committee reserve the right 20 rs
iect any or all bids.
BY order of
BURMAH n. PERKINS.
Chairman. \
~. r. HAYDEN.
Clark Of fsn.r.fffc~e A
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-04

A G. Gauser. Camden; q II Schaller, New
York; G 5 Simmons, Boston; Max OPP
penheimer, New York.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-04
EAST PROVIDENCE

At the meeting OF the town council
Yesterday. Councilman Phillips presented
a resolution which was seconded by
Councilman Logan, TO the effect that all
slot machines I'm the town be removed
at once by the chief of police, and this
came as a surprise to all of the other
members.
Councilman Johnson objected TO the
resolution, saying that he thought that
the instruction given the chief of police
at the last meeting covered the ground.
Couucilmen Martin and Logan voted for
IL. and Councilman Johnson against IT,
the other members not voting, so the
resolution was carried.
IL was voted 10 purchase new hose
carriage for East Providence, and that
"A room i'm what Is known as the old
town hall he rendered the use Of the fire
companv now being formed I'm that see
ton of the town
Town Clerk Smyth was instructed to
communicate with electric lighting COM
pany and learn from them when they
intended TO set the requisite number Of
lights.
Michael Murphy. who applied for a
second-class liquor license, was given
leave 10 withdraw.
Frank r. Davis and Charles A. Peck
we're appointed constables upon the rec
ommendation OF Chief or Police Adams
Tax Collector Carpenter reported that
he had collected for the year 1899 Sioi.-
4l17
The council will hold a special session
Wednesday afternoon. October a. for
the purpose OF choosing supervisors
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-04

There e. a large exhibit from this coun-
try at the Paris exposition which Will
prove very interesting Co all who may -
tend. but no more ~ than the news that
the famous American remedy H0stet-
ters Stomach Bitters. viii positively cure
dyspepsia. indigestion. constipation. biz
iousncss and nervousness. To all suffer-
ers of the above complaints a trial is rec
commended. with the assurance that when
honestly used a cure will be efected. IL
also tones up the entire system.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-04

"A Blue Grass widow" is the title Of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-04

tho intensely amusing little comedy IN
which Milton and Dolly Mobiles VIII oe
saer next week at keiths. These cleNer
nlavers who won a good reputation oi
tbe regular stage. have brought To the
continuous" that rapid touch-and-eo stN'e
so Indispensable TO success IN VauueNille'
and have become leaders among the spec
iaI favorites OF the Keith circuit Ihe
comedv itself has not n dull moment
,d a. ahounds I'm laughable situations
and peculiarly witty lines, moving WIN
the "snap" and vim that are Characters
tio of ali Mr. Mobiles dramatic enorts'
The ennlove- Of the John Hancock In
surance Company in Providence and Vi
cinitv have planned n delightful evening
festivities for Saturday They nave Sc
cured a block OF nearly 100 seats In the
orchestra az Keith's. which was CHOSEN
as Il is by the majority OF special theatre
nar,ies because the nature Of the per-
formance Is so peculiarly adapted to tho
p,trpose 81 an evenings thorough pleas
uro while the beauty and luxurious COM
forts and service of Mr.. Albee's palatiai
.Ya,.,o,,so arc calculated TO make the en-
tire atmosphere congenial and delight
full
"rbe Queens Fan" tho dainty and mo
todious operetta to be presented by Oris-
Z, Nyordon. Adele Archer and Vera Rial
pext week at Keith's - ore OF the dis
,ipct novelties OF vaudeville. and a. pic
tnresaus and odd as II a. pleasing. The
fau,lful story H. woven around the legend
that King Louis XIN's queen possessed
a magic Fan. IN which were painted two
fair damsels and y page. ON each birth
dav anniversary OF tie queen. these flg-
g.. AZ "a - nil
sfcpped from their places IN the fan end
entered upon q lovers quarrel. I'm which
tho two maidens vied TO- the love OF tho
page. before the matter could be settled
ihe midnight chimes rsng out. and the
three figures instantly resumed their
places In the fan; and cupids battle re-
maincd forever updetsrmiped
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-04

G. Gausler. Camden; q III Schaller New
York; c 5 Simmons, Boston; Max Op-
penheimer, New York.
DORRANCE--E $ Des Champs. r IT
Hatch, u X ldahar. L O Garvin, Boston;
|. III Scranton. Hartford; j r Appleby.
Boston; II B Magrath. Bnghamton; O 5
Sanders. Boston; @ We'll. buffalo, " G
Hicks. Boston w III Thompson, W T.
Mansfield, Newburyport: T. II Corrgan,
Boston: J III Gallon, New Haven; A L
Patterson, N Y; j O Ammenn. Bemis,
Boston: w Il Fitzgerald, IL = Gardner,
n Y; II Brown. II h Curtis. Boston;
+ Grant, Althol Geo West, Boston: w y
Barker A Sherman. Y; T. G Buxton,
Springfield, Il w Dudley, Boston: Benj
Wilbur. So Scituate; Henry Fernando,
Brooklyn; A A Babcock, Hartford: G.
Gale, Il l. Miller, Boston; G Speilman, "
Y; f. Il Coggeshall, T. III Browning Mar
Pier; G Smith, + Ricketts,. n Y: Il
Allen, + ] Wilbur, Boston: Archibald
Graham, London; Dr X Klein, Newport;
Jno Burket Boston: NJ NJ Mckenzie New
Haven: John p Sanborn. Newport NJ i
Murphy, Boston; II a Tusker, " Y Ed
ward Wesel, Il NJ Jones j T. Schoesct y
Y; q Bloomer. Jr, Pawtucket; " G. Ha.
zen, Springfield; J Il Waterhouse, Hart
ford
y GsN MANU- ~ LOCKWOOD, Toledo.
Mrs S A Pearce, Miss /. f. Pearce, CO.
lumbla, $ G; l. Il Howe, Rochester: Err
nest NJ Chaplin. Chicago: W III O'Connor.
Springfield; DIR b. r Boos Boston: J T.
Baldwin, Wsdsworth O; A = Goodrich.
Boston: n T. Norcross and wife. Mr. Nor
cross, Paterson; & u Lamb Hartford
Carl Lichstein. Boston: & l. Mcbride,
Lowell. @ @ Clapp and wife. Miss w I.
CLAMP Mrs VI NJ Jarrett. & A Morton. T.
a Burrows. Boston; y Buchman. New
York ] & Taskor, Boston; q N Weaver
Seymour; q w Brown. Boston: o M
Temple. Springfield: + n Brownell and
wife. Little Compton; sohin. II s
Hurd, New York; r ~ Currier. Boston:
Henry R Moud. ~ Springfield; Chas v
Dagger. Baltimore; w } Van Auker. New
York. + ~ clark. Saratoga: A " Par
ker. Raymond vs. Smith New York. y
q Adams. Mr. an. Mrs q g. Clspp. q j
Kimbali. u l. Burnham. q NJ AAash-
burne and wife Boston A Van Wag-
euer. Sioux city. W y Jones Boston; T.
IA Nordlinger. New York: ~ J. Gates. n
J Marble Geo A Hall. ~ B Ashton. Bos-
tom w W Gcbbs Il Solomon. New
York: - W Pepper. New Milford. @ u
Baker. - + Little. Boston: J VIII Jencr-
son. Louisville. KS; VI Lchwold. New
Haven r . Winship Manchester; g y
Finberg East Greenwich, Frederick
Hardy, Boston.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-02
Culver Items.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Myers visited
their daughter at South Bend last week.
j. Z. Myers & Son have disposed of
five thoroughbred Poland China hogs
for breeding purposes during the past
two weeks. Some of them went to the
extreme southern part of the state.
S. ID. Ladon is engineer at the grist-
mill.
There was a fox chase at Msxen-
kuckee Saturday.
Sam Meobourn was in South Bend
trsnsacting business this week.
Melvin Groves is now teaching the
grammar department in this city.
The revival services at the Evangel-
icsl church are progressing nicely.
G. G. Lutmsn, of Eikhsrt, q young
man IL years old, preached a very in
teresting sermon at the Evangelical
church last week.
Rev. Barber closed q two weeks
service at Zion church last Sunday eve
ming.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-02
Obituary.

1t was with much sadness that the
relatives and friends of Lizzies G. JEFF
firs, nee Keller, Re ceived telegram Tues.
day announcing her death. She was
the beloved wife of Michael Jeffirs, to
whom she had been married about a
year.
She was born July 23, 1874, and died
Feb. q, 1900, being % years, months
and 4 days old.
Her married life she had spent in
Chicago, but as the daughter of Ru'
dolph and Teckla Keller, she grew to
womanhood in this city. She had made
many friends here and her loss is keen
ly felt by them.
The funeral was held at st. Mich
aels church, yesterday morning at 8
o'clock
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-02
Obituary.

Mrs. Sarah Garrett, wife of Henry
Garrett, of Bourbon, died at her home
in that town Tuesday night. She had
been sick with q disease which the
doctors were unable to determine. Ii
was first pronounced lung fever and
afterward lagrippe.
Deceased was the daughter of Hiram
and Rachel Mickey, who now live near
Inwood but at the time of her birth
were residents of New Castle township
Fulton county. After her marriage
about sixteen years ago to Mr.. Garrett
she moved to bourbon and that place
had been her home up to her death.
Her husband and four children whose
ages range from six to fifteen years
mourn her loss. Besides Prosper
Mickey and Mrs. $. Bussert, of this
city, who were brother and sister tC
her, she preceedes to the grave heI
parents and four other sisters and three
brothers. This is the first death thai
has occurred i'm this remarkably large
family for many years. She was bOrr
in 1860 and would have reached the age
of 40 years her next birthday.
The funeral was held in Bourbon
yesterday at o'clock.