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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-18

the same as both the Parker muller ard
the Wilmington murder caused General
Butler. who was retained az counsel nv
Daniel Pierson. charged with being the
perpetrator of the crime, 20 ask his
client after he was sentenced To be hanged
as to the murder I'm this city
Pierson admitted that he did n. and
that he was accompanied by man who
drove him away I'm n carriage TO VIII
mington, and that the man desired
Parker killed out OF revenge for his
having refused To turn over To him a
sum OF money which he had placed with
him I'm trust
The Mirrors informant Is Nathaniel p.
Ames OF Medford, Mass. a man 81 years OF
age, who was "a boy I'm Manchester at the
time OF the murder Mr.. Ames further
says that IS months after the murder
Pierson came 10 Manchester, put up nt
his fathers house on the Stark corpora, \
tion property and the next morning in
duced him TO take him 10 the scene OF
where they killed Parker
Mr.. .Anes says that the man was joyiai
until he reached the scene and that HIS
appearance then underwent n complete
change until he was afraid OF him Pier
son gave him rs cents 20 leave him. His
description then Tailed with the descrip.
tion Afterwards given OF the Wilmington
murderer who was hanged.
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Continued from page One.)
Hat Cheng, August i, after 8 days fight
ing, The Chinese loss was four hundred
men and four guns Five hundred Chinese
retreated with eight guns
GoODNOw'S CONFIRMATION.
Washington, Aug. ia dispatch from
Consul General Goodnow, at Shanghai
has been received at the state department
confirming previous reports OF the en-
trance OF the allied armies into Pekin
and the safety of the legationers.
The following cablegram was received
at the war department this morning
from Brig. Gen. Bary, of Gen. chaffee's
stan.
'Ches Foo. Adjt Gen, Washington:
'Taku. Aug. 17.-Indiana Transport ar
rived on the 18th. All are well. VIII go
TO front. Pekin taken 18th. Legations
safe.
The Indiana carried a battalion of 18th
Infantry which had trans-shipped from
the Sumner at, Nagasaki. Hg. t .~t
THE ATTACK ON PEKIN.
Shanghai, Aug. 1s.--10:2O a. m.-The gem
eral attack on Pekin began August 18th,
i'm the morning. The enemy obstinately
resisted. The same evening the Japanese
demolished the Cham Lang and Tong Chi
gates and entered the capital
The other armies entered both the Tung
Quinero gate. They sent detachments at
once to the legations, where the minis
ters were found safe.
ATTACKED BY CHINESE ROBBERS
San Francisco, Aug. 1S.-A number of
refugees have arrived here from China
on the steamer Hong Kong. Among them
are DIR. p. G. Leslie of Montreal: Dr. g.
IL. Denman, from Slam; Mrs. l.. Durtz-
teller from Japan; and Or. and Mrs. w.
Malcolm and two children; Mrs. w. Nc
Clure and three children; Mrs L. w. Par
ticts and child, and DR.. and Mrs. j. T..
Skinner and two children and DR.. III. G.
Whelpcon from China.
Dr. Leslie tells the following story:
when the news was received from the
north by special messenger that the
various consuls had ordered all their
people out of China Immediately the fol-
lowing party started from the mission
in Bonan: Mr.. and Mrs. Mckenzie and
child; Mr.. and Mrs. j. Goforth and four
children; Mr., J. Griffith, Mr.. II. c. Hood,
Miss NJ. j. Mcintosh. Miss DR.. J. j. Dow,
Miss A. Pike, and Or. a III Mrs. p. w.
Leslie and myself.
About the tenth day of the journey
we were suddenly attacked by two or
three hundred yelling Chinese robbers.
Among us FIVE there were only three re-
volvers
1--WE fought like demons TO protect the
women and children Several Chinese
were Killed. and several were wounded
before uhe weapons were knocked out of
our hands by stones and sword cuts.
Most fortunately for our party just
as things were beginning 10 look hopeless
for us, some of the Chinese pounced upon
our valuabies. They fell 10 fighting
among themselves and robbed us of ev-
erything we had.
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HAS PARKER MURDER
MYSTERY BEEN SOLVED?

Manchester. New Hampshire. Aug. 1s.-
The Mirror will tonight publish what is
believed to be solution OF what Is
known, and has been known for many
years throughout all southern New
Hampshire, as the Parker Murder Mys-
terry"
Jonas Il. Parker was tax collector OF
Manchester and i'm the spring Of 1S5 he
was murdered, after being enticed from
his house and 5000 taken from his per-
son.
His throat was cut from ear to ear and
he was otherwise wounded as he had
made a desperate struggle for his life. An
open razor and shoe knife ground 10 a
point were found beside him.
His struggle. judging by the tracks In
the snow, was with one person. but there
were carriage tracks heading from the
spot near the scene Of the tragedy.
The community and the state were
aroused and Manchester offered a reward
OF $500 for evidence that would convict
the murderer and the state OF New
Hampshire duplicated the reward.
Tho Wentworth brothers. hotel keep
ers having n house at Ssco were arrest
ed for the crime. and their trial was one
OF the most memorable in the annals. OF
the state courts. Franklin Pierce and
General Benz. j. Butler defending the
prisoners aud they were acquitted
some years after in April. 1919. a wo-
man and Two children were found muir
dered ~ Wilmington. Mass. and beside
their dcad bodies was found = shoe knife
ground 20 point ana an open rszor.
The fact that the weapons used were
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-18

gates itself 10 be a sort OF sacred and
forbidden city within the outer city of
New York proper.
''The major portion OF the congrega-
tion which he addressed at Newport the
other day belonged 10 that New York
and to such sycophants as can buy "A
holding within its borders; and the rev.
erend preacher In order TO make his SER
mon go down with his congregation, used
an argument which. i'm the interest of
American civilization, / must repudate.
"IIe told them that they must remem-
ber that fifty millions OF American citi-
zens had their gaze fastened upon them
and looked To them as their examples.
applying their energies and spending
their lives in endeavoring 10 emulate
them.
IL know not how 10 characterize such
nonsense except I'm the plain vernacular.
With such insensate fiattery pouring in
10 their ears, no wonder that little
set of gilded imitators lose their bearings.
become blinded and fall into the ditch
OF folly and profiigacy.
II make so bold as to assert that there
are not only not fifty millions of people
I'm this country who sit with envfous IL
not adoring gaze fastened upon that spec
tacle OF divorced and doubly divorced men
and women and their sycophants and pa
rasites, but that outside OF their own
circle there are not nifty thousand people
I'm all America who do not reprobate and
deride their arrogance.
''It is true that their doings are chron-
icled and doubtless read by millions in
the weekly Journals; but so are the acts
of freaks and malefactors, including char
acters who are unmentionah,e."
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started In this order and times: Rainbow
R:2S:23; Mineola, 12:25:5l; Yankee, I2:25:g7;
Virginia. 12:29:53
The Rainbow left the others and went
for the Narragansett shore. She tackled
III 10 minutes. She carried "A No. lib top
san. The rest had their jib topsails.
She was ahead when she met the Min
cola five minutes later on the opposite
tack. The wind was light and It looked
like long race at p. m.
AT 1:i0 the Rainbow on the starboard
TACK, crossed the Yankees bow. the
Mineola doing the same a moment later.
Ihe wind had freshened considerably and
the Rainbow was well TO the lead at 1:17
when she tackled to port OF the outer
MARX she was able TO fetch IL on this
tack and the fleet rounded as foJIowa.
Rainbow. 1:26:2O; Yankee, 1:27:3o: Mineola
l:S:15; Virginia. 1:29:l5.
All set spinnakers Immediately 10 star
board, and at las the Rainbow SIN in
lead had apparently covered nearly haIs
the distance to the next mark.
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FORGED THE GATES

"1 have fifteen wounds as result of
my encounter with the Chinese. Fortu-
nately my wife received only a few slight
bruises, and the other ladies also es-
capped without injury"
SLIGHTLY WOUNDED.
Vienna, Aug 1s-The Austrian foreign
office has received dispatch announcing
that the Austrian acting minister at Pc
kin. DIR. Won Rosthern, is slightly
wounded.
FEELING OF RELIEF.
Washington, Aug 1s.--A feeling OF
great relief pervades the administration.
for the first and obvious duty imposed
upon 1t has been performed.
The rescue of the ministers, however
does not end the Chinese crisis There
Is still work to be done. of the most
delicate and exacting kind. which will
call for the highest wisdom and the
most skilful diplomacy. 1t will be for
tunate If there shall be no further call
for the use of military force.
THE FUTURE LEFT TO cIAFFEE.
The administration Is now confronted
with the problems growing out of the
necessity of insuring the establishment
and maintenance of stable government
at Pekin capable of observing the obliga-
tions created by international intercourse
Whether these problems are to be solved
entirely by diplomacy remains to be seen.
Before they can be fairly entered upon
there max be work of pressing and i'm.
mediate necessity. Steps must he taken
at once for the protection of American
interests at Pekin and for the establish
ment Of permanent order.
For the present the allied forces now In
the Chinese capital will probably be de-
pended upon for this work. 1t will be for
Gen. Chaffee TO decide what is the next
step to be taken, and i'm accordance with
instructions already sent him he can pro-
ceed as seems best to him after confer
ence with the other commanders who
will now have the advantage Of consult
alton with the rescued minister's Minis
ter Conger and the other diplomats are
familiar with what has been going on in
Pekin for the last two months, and what
ever they may agree to on the ground is
likely to be fully as wise as any action
which might be determined for them by
their respective governments, viewing the
situation from distance.
THE DYNASTY.
IF the forebodings Of III Hung Chang
are realized then the empress dowager
and the dynasty of which she Is the con-
trolling spirit may he I'm great peril, and
the rescue OF the ministers may be only
the prelude to complications involving
the continuance OF the dynasty and the
integrity OF the empire
Just how large part the United States
will play I'm settling these complica tions
must be determined by events, but the
administration desires 10 withdraw
American troops from China as soon az
that can be done without prejudice TO
American interests. let.f, +
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PASSENGERS FROM THE SOUTH.

Following Is the list OF passengers ar.
irving on the steamer Essex this morn
ing from Baltimore and Norfolk:
DIR III II Fairfax, Mrs Rombash, Mr. and
Mrs w Thomas, Mr. and Mrs Pat
terson, Mr. Melor, Miss Mabel Pat
terson. Mr. r A Richardson. Rev FIR Ma
lory, Miss Hurkaup, Rev J j Mccarthy.
Mr. r. III Sawyer, Jas Stroach, Mr. James
Thomas, Miss G. Young. Miss l. Imlure.
Miss May Young. Miss c smoth. Miss NJ
Hening, Miss II BLIZZARD, Mr. G Il Brona.
Miss l. Browning, Miss NJ Crane. Miss
NJ Reynolds. Miss l. Reynolds. Miss a
Cornelius, Miss J Doushtry. Mr. w n
German. Mr. ID German, Mr. and Mrs
Asindorf Mr. and Mrs W A Munder. Mr.
A Pratt, Mr. Adams. Mrs Adams. Mrs
A y Wilson. Miss III II Zedsen. Mr. n
Hagan. Miss X Gardner, Miss King. Mrs
w @ Gelm and SON, c u Wander w n
Elicit, Mrs y stringer and son, " Nell,
Belle Luggins. Patty Ann Holland. ~
Twifford. Rev Father Malady, VIM Goode
and wife. X ri Foot and wife. Richard
Hobin.
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TWO MARRIAGES.
Miss Stl|Iman United to Mr..
Steadman and Miss Emerson
to Mr.. Mason.

The marriage of Charles f.. Steadman,
of Potter Hill. and Miss Floretta NJ. still
man, of Ashaway, took place at the home
of the brides parents. Rev. and Mrs Hor-
ace s. Stillman, on Thursday, Mr.. Still
man officiating.
Miss Annie Stillman, sister of the bride.
was the bridesmaid and Arthur M.
Steadman, OF Providence, brother of the
groom. was best man. Among the guests
was John l.. Clarke, OF Providence.
grandfather of the groom.
Robert Slade Mason and Lillian May
Emerson were united in marriage on
Tuesday evening last. at the home of the
groom. "A Webster avenue, Arlington, the
ceremony being performed by Rev. j. a.
Stetson. Mrs. Benjamin Remington was
the bridesmaid, and William Blackington
was the best man.
During the ceremony, which was fol-
lowed by a reception, Miss Gardiner
played the wedding March" from 'Lo-
hengrn." There We're a number OF friends
from Arlington. Providence and Swansea,
and Messrs. Benjamin Remington and
Jason Salisbury acted as ushers. The
rooms were prettily decorated with fiow-
ers and ferns.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-18
He. WONT CLEAN
OUT TENDERL0IN

upon as a man who had always done, his
duty without regard To any political pulls
or combinations, and he was therefore the
choice of the reform movement and re-
ceived the unanimous vote OF the city
council i'm joint convention.
is NOT AGGREssIvE.
Since Chief Baker has been at the
head of the police department he has not
been particularly aggressive.
He was an excellent police officer and
a hard-working captain of his precinct,
but hardly has the stuff that executive
heads are made OF.
WIDELY DISCUSSED.
The publication of the exposure In the
News was "A topic OF conversation I'm
many places last evening and orders for
copies of the paper have been coming I'm
rapidly this morning Beyond one or two
inadvertent inaccuracies the correctness
OF the information was admitted by all
who were heard by News reporters dis
cussing the subject BY an unfortunate
misprint IL WAS made 10 appear that the
house at Il Hicks street was violating
the law. The number should have read 25.
, The house at 2i is occupied by thor
oughly reputable private family. Most
readers OF the News living In that vicin-
ity doubtless understood what was
meant. The saloon at 1s6 Weybosset has
no connection with the beer garden In
the rear There is "A brick wall between
the two and they are under separate
management, with separate entrances.
Beyond this the mods OF acquiescence in
dicated how well the average citizen OF
Providence knows the facts
A'ei sfohob -o.TjHojtffiiu finsSbn EFT
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SEVENTY -FOOTERS RACE IN
LIGHT BREEZE AT NEWPORT.

Between 10 and II O'Clock this morning
when the 70-foot yachts left Newport
harbor for the starting point, off Bren-
tons Reef Lightship there was barely
wind enough to give them steerage way
against the flood tide.
AS they passed out by Castle Hill,
towed by their tenders. a light breeze
from the southwest sprang up. The
Rainbow's tender. Mirage, cast off at the
1ightship at :05. the Scout, which towed
botn the Virginia and Mineola, at 11:12.
The Lowndes, towing the Yankee, cast
off az 1880
The committee boat Scout, after an
hours wait for wind, anchored southwest
OF the Lghtship, and set signals at 1215
for course ID"
The wind was now southeast, making
II 5i5 mile beat TO the first mark. a
run of 5ls miles TO the next one and a
reach 70 the home mark. The yachts
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-18
WILL OPEN TOMORROW.

After many vexatious delays, the new
line of the Suburban railway, from River.
point TO Rocky Point, via Westcott. APP
ponaug, Buttonwoods and Oakland
Beach, will go into active operation to-
morrow morning, when the first car viii
leave Clyde for Rocky Point al a. m.
lt Is the intention or the company 20
run cars on 80 minute time. both WAYS,
throughout the day, two or three cars be-
ing started at once. according 20 the
amount of traffic. The last car will leave
Rocky Point at IL p. m.
BY the operation of this road every
village OF the Pawtuxet Valley will be
Drought into direct connection with
Rocky Point and an immense travel is
looked for tomorrow.
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IT SOLD FOR S11. SUMMER SCHOOL
1affs Property When Auctioned
by Sheriff Brings Only
Small Sum.

Under an execution issued IN the casa
Of Edgar l.. Logee, trustee, vs. John n
Taft. Deputy Sheriff winslow, at the
Providence county court house, TODAY
sold the large and handsome property
owned by Taft to Charles Briggs for Sii
Logan complications are liable 20 arise.
and this probably accounts for the price
geaIized.
TAFT was formerly In the employ OF Lo-
gee, and the latter claimed Taft failed 10
make proper accounting OF his trustee
ship. Though Taft denied tho charge.
and vigorously defended suit brought
against him. Logee got Judgment for a
large sum.
Logee got the court 10 decide that ex-
ecutions should run against Taft's body,
es well as his property. Taft went away.
and is said To be in New York, so there
was a failure 20 get his body.
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NOTES FROM THE HARBOR:

General Passenger Agent Turner and
Port Steward McBriarty were both on
board the Juniata as she sailed away last
evening. They were aboard looking after
the special comfort OF the 40 local pass
engers who took trip.
The amount OF freight TO be transported
20 Providence via the JOY line, was so
large last evening that barge had 10 be
chartered TO bring the excess freight into
port.
The American Eagle IN tow OF the tug
Lewis Pulver, made the trip and arrived
I'm port early this morning without the
slightest accident.
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Last January. John w. r. Dohring and
Jane Dohring were united in marriage.
On August I'd. Mrs. Dohring left her hus-
band. and filed petition for divorce.
She told Justice Tiliinghast. in the ap-
pellate court, today, that her husband
failed to support her, and had been
guilty OF cruelty. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Dohring have been twice married.
Mr.. Dohring according to his wife, has
two houses I'm Pawtucket that pay him
s25 n month, received s12 a week from his
children. and got s11 week as a machin-
ist
Mrs. Dohring thought her husband had
money In bank. She Ia unable. she says.
10 do any work, and claims to be at pres
ent. under the doctors care.
On cross-examination she said she
knew her husbands property was mort
gagged, but could not say for how much.
There was mortgage on Mr.. behring's
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Damariscotta, Me, Aug. 1s.-The colony
of summer residents, including number
of women, at Pemaquid Falls. about sew
en- miles south of here, assisted the viii
layers I'm preventing the destruction of
the place by fire. this morning.
At o'clock fire broke out in a dwell
ing and general store. owned by A. J..
Dodge OF Roxbury. Mass. at Pemaauid
Falls. There is no fire apparatus in the
town, and the property was soon in
flames.
Mr.. Dodge's stable and outbuildings
were all burned. At one time il looked
as IL every building I'm the town would
be burned. The total loss amounts to
$4,000, which falls upon Mr.. Dodge
lie carried $1,000 insurance lie also sus-
tained a loss TO stock and fixtures. prin-
cipally by water. to the amount of 1890:
insured $500. The cause of the fire is un-
known
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WARSHIPs At BOSTON.

Boston. Aug. 1s.-The battleships Mas
sachusetts and Kentucky arrived this
morning. from Rockland. Me. -.T'he war
ships were ordered here 10 participate I'm
the trial trip of the new battleship Ala
bama. which will take place over the
Cane Ann conree IN about 10 days
They form part OF the North Atlantic
squadron. which has been visiting the
different Maine cities In the past two
weeks. taking part IN old Home Week
celebrations
There were M salutes from the ships
or tho navy ward. az the vessels have
been here within the time prescribed for
the interchange OF such ceurtesise
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MARRIED In JANUARY, (
SEPARATED In AUGUST.

property, according TO the statement he
made In court, amounting To $780, and his
net income from the property did not av-
arage over $3.50 a week. From his sons
he only got just what their board would
cost.
His matrimonial troubles had caused
his wages TO be lessened because his
family trouble preyed on his mind so
much that he could not work steadily.
Mr.. Dohring told the court that pre-
vious TO his marriage he worked veIf'
steadily, and also that IL was impossible
for him TO live happily with the petition
er. Things did not go pleasantly at his
home.
Justice Tillinghast ordered Dohring to
pay 50 week for his wife's support and
TO pay her attorneys the usual counsel
fees.
fage and Page attorneys for Mrs DOH
ring and j. f. Brennan counsel for Mr.
Dohring.
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AGAINST SAVINGS ANO LOAN CO.

Hannah T. Ladd has begun suit against
The United States Savings A. Loan Asso.
ciation OF Minnesota TO recover $500.
These certificates bore interest at the
rate OF seven per cent. per annum
There was an agreement the plaintin
claims that she was to receive allowance
on her Offering 10 surrender certificates.
She rendered the certificates but alleges
The. company failed 90 keep It's agree
uent and turn over the cash. hence the
present suit.
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NAVAL RESERVES Leave CAMP

New Bedford Mass, Aug. 1S.-The Mas
sachusetts Naval Brigade left Fort Rod
man this morning. Camp was broken at
10 O'Clock and the brigade rode UP town
In special cars provided by the railroad
company disembarkng at Spring street
ana marching over shes, route and I'm
review before Mayor Ashley, went to the
depot where they took n special for Bos-
ton. The Fall River and New Bedford
Divisions remained behind. the latter re-
turning to- it's Armory and the former
taking electrics TO Fall River.
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Continued from page One)
THE WAY TO DO IT.


THE WAY TO DO IT.
Said a travelling man, today: "If your
chief wants 10 know a way To close up
houses. that's easy All he has TO do Is
TO Keep raiding suspected joints. Go
one, three or four times a week. Camp on
the premises. They can't keep open If
their customers know the raids are fire.
quent. Nobody would patronize them. "A
chief or police who says he can't clean
out his Tenderoin, has either got back
bone like a chocolate eclair or else he's
A Goo-Goo CHIEF
Chief-of-Police Reuben r. Baker was
appointed to his present position by the
Goo-Goos. This was on the first Mon
day in January, 1896, succeeding Benja-
min III. Child. Chief Baker, at the time
OF his election. was captain of the Second
police district, having command OF the
station on Gladstone avenue.
His election was brought about by a
political combination of the Good Gov
ernment' members OF the city council
who at that time were quite a power in
city politics. and until a day or two be-
fore the annual council caucus was held.
CHIEF Bakers name had not been prom
inently mentioned
The main desire OF the Good Govern
ment people seemed TO he 10 get rid OF
Chief Child. and. of course. IL became nee
essary TO select one Of the seven captains
To fiji the vacancy that was slated 10 oc-
cur. for Deputy Chief Of Police Egan.
who was urged by his friends to take the
position, positively declined, prefering
life position as deputy
Chief Baker, then captain was looked
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SUBSCRIPTIONS TO ice FUNl
DEAD ON TRACKS.
Body Of Eight year-OId Theresa
Luby Found Near Wood
lawn Station.

Theresa Luby, the s-ycar-old daughter
of John Luby, of Pawtucket, was found
dead on the tracks OF the Consolidated
railroad, about 200 feet from the Wood
lawn depot at 12:43 today.
The little one had evidently been struck
by train, but nobody seems TO know
which train.
The little girl was on an errand for
her aunt, Mrs. Ann Clark. with whom
she lived. her mother being dead. She
was the youngest of Mr.. Luby's seven
children.