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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-28

Among the arrivals I'm the harbor today
Were the tug Edgar T.. luckenbach. with
barge fiamilton Fish; tug Gaspee with
barge BuOynnt; tux Battler, with barEeS
Doris and Shore Line; tug Gertrude. with
tow tls Prudence, with i've bargcs
Sailed. tug William ". Gladwtsh Vsth
harRes Stonington, owen BRADY. Tohasco.
and Ahhir Dunn. tug Nathan Hale. with
barge Robert and Others; tux Edgar II.
LuCkenbach, with barge :. n Thomas;
tug Battier. with barge Miudora and VIII
liam j. Burlec; tug Coastwisc wNh
beTges Sherwood and Blackstone.
The clyde line steamer Oneida. Captain
staples from Georgetown and Whining.
ton arrived In port this morning. Al
though pretty Well iced up. her CO plain
reports q very pleasant trip. She will
leave for BOSTON late today.
The tug Prudence arrived from tfiladel-
phia this morning with a large tow OF
hargcs
The steamer King Philip. owned hy the
Peoples Steamboat company. of Fall
River and used as an excursion boat has
been sold 10 Boston parties. the price
in Bath Me IN 1886 the original cost
being s2i,0o0. She Is of $50 tons gross ~
r. ia length. p e. deep and draws eight
engine, and carries about 500 persons
The thrcc-masted schooner Gen. r.
Merwir ~ Now Haven, has not been
heard from since Fob 4 when she sailed
from Boston 20 Hampton Roads. Va
with Hight cargo for ballast. Rhc was
~ cfarEe of rrst ate Rutled. as Capt
FftiItf-flf flff NltrIff hfifN SICK ~ MS nome
in this citv As her trip would consume
ORDINARILY only Nvc days. her owners are
teckiua Information about her "a ~
thouEhi rr"bablv She was bloNu 81 her
course INf'rg the recent severe gale
frc' IderCc rivvrc e. agnir almost ,iseod
20 nu vlRatluu. hut this ',me by more
Formidable factor than "a mere matter ~
ice pu Crr eide ~ The river Just above
Point strcr' bridge is an array ~ hargts
md collier. All abreast that stroteh
away uut into rnid-streur-. on the east
side the Mount Hope. Richard borden ann
Ray Queen gore lvinE this morning WAX
fng lerc through which oven the nafs-
tue row boat was attained With fif-
fcultN AZ This UhirR " contrary 90 law.
" should he rcmcdied ~ once as n coll
lision H. Inevitable should a boat attempt
"a Dss4 Tire gh.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-28
TALKED ABOUT.

Hugh Devlin, slick looking chan. was
before Judge Swectland this morning on
the charge of fast driving and was fined
81 sand costs. Devlin drives "A seliVerV
wagon for an Exchange Place hsh dealer
ana according To- the police was under the
Influence Of liquor yesterday aud drove
through Exchange Place at rapid speed
Joseph Fairly who runs an express v-aR-
on between this city and East GreenwiCh
was fined $40 ana costs by Judge Sweet
land FOR driving horse UNIT for abor
A. the session of the sixth District
court this morning. George Manchester
and Annie McHenry were arraigned on
the charge ~ maintaining common null
sarceS. Manchester pleaded not guilty
and will have u trial tomorrow. and Mrs
Ncficnry waived examination and was
held FOR the action of 'he grand Jury.
Both live az q Cottage street, tho woman
occupying the lower tenement
James Iaunon plcadcd guilty 10 the
charge OF breaking and entering -, store
of u W Nolan in the night tifns. and 20
stealing 81 lie was held for the action
~ the grand Jury this morning BY Judge
Sweetlpnd IN the eurr ~ sS0
tinse Is extiuguishcd Gre on tho roof
of Perkins store house on India street
yesterday afternoon.
Nssterdar low gear driven bv pair
- horses coll'ded With Medical ENamin-
er Perkins buggy on Francis street. The
doctors carriage was rretty well wreck
Cd The driver ~ the low gear wns walk
las bc hind the team o. ne tltrs
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-28
FINANCIAL NEWS
BULLS AND BEARS.

Wall Street, Feb 2s-rhe features at
the opening OF the stock market Were
sugar. tobacco and 81. Paul. on a sale
OF 6000 shares OF sugar simultaneous quo
tations were made of iitiA and iI2.a. COM
pared with l42h last night. Tobacco sold
az lzoSi and i2i, compared With IN last
night. 81. Paul was up ~ on a sale az
1900 shares Changes were mixed other
wise with fractional gains, predvfainat-
ing. American smelling, after fraction
al gain at the opening jumped 81. The
steel stocks shared in the irregularity of
the market.
In many stocks fluctuations OF q. point
or more were made during the first hour
Price movements. howevere. were not
uniform nor was the tendency defined for
any special group. Sugar fell Oft 60 lilis
and rose again To 49, Smelling reacted
points, while the preferred advanced rs
much and National steel pfd. improved
point. Delaware and Hudson, Erie first
pfd., ST. Paul, Kansas and Texas pfd
ana St Louis and southwestern pfd
gained l and Ia. International pump
pfd, Pacific Mail and International power
also showed strength, Peoria and East-
ern. St Joe and Grand island first pfd.
and General Electric We're quite weak
A break to 39A in steel and Wire induced
selling Of other steel stocks and sugar
again broke to- ls0bs. Al II o'clock the
market was on the down grade except
for the copper stocks, smelling rising
again 20 near the highest and Anaconda
and Amalgsmated copper rising and
22s. respectively. F.T
Stock prices gravitated still lower. al-
though the movement was checked at
intervals by feeble rallies. Sugar yibra-
ted n point or more freauentlyt and
largely governed the course or the other
stocks. Below 1if buying became effec-
tive. But = point rally was followed
by larger decline. All OF the steel
stocks fell well below yesterdays closing
prices with pronounced losses in National
tube. Tenn, coal American hoop and
steel and wire. National tube lost 2h
and steel and wire pfd. 2la and the others
over point Bear pressure was resumed
against Brooklyn Transit and prohs TAX
ing lowered tobacco liz. Most of the
leading railroads were sold freely. par
ticularly st. Paul, Union Pacific. South
ern railway pfd. and Northern Pacific.
few exceptions were noted. {. g. G. and
ST. louis rising l and Lake Erie and
Western ~. international power was
bought confidently and advanced Pr.
Rubber rose 2s! and the preferred pa.
Bonds held up well.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-28
SOME MYSTERY.
Two claimants to the Estate
Of a Chicago Man.

Chicago. Feb. 2S--There is much mys-
terry as 60 the man who diea In the Bat
tie Creek SaniiariunI ON January p. as
William Lee ana buried undcr that name.
la the probate court today Esther Bern
stein. OF New York, testified that hte was
her brother. Solomon Susman.
Judge Cutting became deeply interest
ed and continued the case until Saturday.
Lee lett an estate OF $1,000. and Miss Em-
ma Grove, who for four months prior 20
his death Was the confidential clerk OF
Lee. Claims the catate.
Lee was provision broker at No. lN9
West Randolph street. Ia the absence OF
the direct heirs Il. IL. O'Donnell. public
administrators was appointed by The court
TO take charge Of the estate.
Then came the petition Of Miss Grove to
be appointed administrators. Thv was
founded upon the claim that Lee had lett
her all his estate by verbal beuuest
She said that he told her he had been
married years ago, but had separated
from his wife IN New York. Bot he never
told her his name was Solomon Susman.
There H. nn intimation of plot to get hold
Of the estate I'm which the former wife is
said 10 be interested.
THE GRIP CURk THAT DOES CURE
Laxative Bromo-Q Quinlnc removes the ca uss
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-28

PLEA IS
NOT GUILTY
Accused Cashier Held IN
$4,000 on Charge Of Mis-
appTOpriating Bank Funds.

Boston, Feb. 2S--Georse NJ. Foster, for
merly cashier OF the South Danvers Ma
tional bank OF Peabody, today pleaded
not guilty before u. S. Commissioner
Fiske, 20 charge alleging the misappro-
priation OF SCI, ,go0 OF the FUNDS OF the
bank
Bail was fixed at $4,000 for a further
hearing OF the case March IA. when j.
W Dickinson OF Boston VINO is named
Jointly with Foster in the complaint on
which Fosters plea Of not guilty was
entered, elso will be arraigned.
MIR. Foster who has been in Jail since
Feb. 3, when he was arrested on another
charge, having failed to get $4,000 bail.
was taken back to that institution after
today's proceedings.
The previous charge against Foster al
legged the embezzlement OF $500 from the
bank Al a previous hearing on the orig
inal charge bail was fixed at $4,000 and
the case was continued until today. when
Assistant District Attorney Casey told
Commissioner Fishs that he desired To
have the original charge dismissed, and
new complaint charging Mr.. Foster and
j. W. Dickinson. Jointly. with the tnisap-
preparation OF $4,000. substituted
The commissioner granted the request
aud MIR. Foster was called upon 10 plead
The defendant at once entered the plea OF
not guilty and Mr.. Casey then asked the
commissioner that bail be increased from
No,uQ 10 81, 90. That amount was fixed
by the commissioners. No one was present
10 furnish bail and Mr.. Foster was taken
bnch 10 Jail lie seemed TO be in excellent
spirits today and the three weeks which
he has passed In jail seem to have had
no ii effect upon him.
Mr.. DiciSinsn aot present Is under S25 900
bali on continuance OF the charge OF
aiding and abettipg MIR. Foster. and his
case Will come up neNth Saturday The
assistant district attorney told Commits
Moner Fiske that on Saturday he should
ask that the Dickinson case again be
postponed until March L. so that the
cases OF both men could be heard tOgeth-
en-
MIR. Foyer was represented by counsel
today anu counsei for Mr.. Dickinson also
s2J, 600 bail n tohe ground OF its being bur-
dersome, but the objection was futile.
The South Danvers bank closed it's
doors on Sept 1880. Subsequent inves-
tigation showed that the institution had
become a heavy loser through loans made
10 various persons and companies on col
lateral that had proved of little or no
value
1has far only Foster and Dickinson
have been arrested, hut those acquainted
with the affairs of the bank are expecting
thar othr prsons may be taken into GUS
tody AT any time.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-28
British Residents Of New York
VIII Send an Address.

New York, Feb. 2S-At the meeting of
the British community of New York
held on Jan e. 1901. 1t was decided 20
forward an address to King Edward upon
the occasion of His Majesty's accession
to the throne
This address was today placed on n
desk in the British consulate for the
signatures OF such British subjects in
America as may choose TO sign IT. IL
was signed first by sir Percy Sanderson,
the British consul general Ii IL ex-
pectcd that about three thousand names
will be appended 20 the address which will
be forwarded TO the court of St James
IN about 10 days
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-28

tion was accepted but the rate Of one
cent for each slOo as fixed by the present
law was retained, the senate amendment
making the rate 81 being disagreed 10.
Bank checks-repcaled in accordance
with The house action
Certificates OF Geposit--tax repealed.
Fromissory notes-tsx repealed.
Money orders-tax repealed.
Bllls OF exchange, foreign the rate FIX
ed at two cents for each .lO0 In accord
ancve with the senate amendment
Biils OF lading for eXport-repealed.
Express receipts-repeaied.
Telephone messages repealed,
Miscellaneous bonds tax repealed ex-
cept upon bonds or indemnity.
Certificates of damage and certificates
not otherwise specified repeated.
ChartCr party--rep p~alcd
..Conveyance-.eScep'ed below $500 above
S25nD tWenty-fiVe cents FOR each 800. ia
accorddanoc with senate action.
Telegraph message s--taX repealed.
insurance. repealed, on all kinds Of
insurance with the action of the House.
The senate conferees receding on all Sen
ate amendments.
l.oases-tag repealed.
ManifestS--taN repealed.
Mortgages-taN repealed.
below $50 IN value and tne rate fixed at
30 cents fro each $50 In cost for that price
aud over.
Power OF atturney--tax repealed.
1rotest--taS repealed.
MarehtOgSc rccei PTS tax repealed
PropritarS meSiCiDVs--tax Repealed In
accordance with House action, the Sen
ate amcndmenf BEING disagreed 20.
Perfumery and cosmetics tax repealed.
Chewing giin--taN repealed
Iega cics--laW modified 80 as 90 exclude
from taxation lcgtcies of charitable. re-
liEious. literary or objectionable charac-
ter
The total reduction or the revenues as
made by the bin a. agreed uron win
amount To about Sil eco aS against
reduction of A0GnA.000 as IL passed the
House ana si5.0C,O0) as amended in the
Senate.
The provisions of the bin as agreed upon
viii take effect on the first of next july.
tn Senate agreed othe conference re-
port on the bill There Was no obtcctl
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-28
THE WAR REVENUE
REDUCTION BILL.
Conferrees From Senate and House Make
Concessions Senate Accepts Confer
ence Report Without Objection.

Washington, Feb. 2S.--The conferees Of
the senate and house upon the war rev.
enue reduction bill today announced the
result OF their deliberations on that meas
ure.
The report Of the committee shows
compromise all along the lines OF the bill,
The changes In the present law being as
follows:
Tobacco-2O per cent. discount of the
original tax OF II cents per pound. as
against 25 per cent. reduction as fixed by
the senate and none. and none as the bill
. ia ssed the house. The rate agreed upon
will make the tax 1890 per 100 pounds
Cigars-on those weighing more than
three pounds per 1000 the house rate, S.
per 1000 was retained. as against $3.50
as fixed by the senate, and $3.50 as I'm the
present law. on those weighing less than
three pounds per thousand the senate
rate of Is cents per pound was allowed To
stand as against the rate OF 81 per thou
sand as fixed by the existing law. which
was not disturbed by the house.
Cigarettes those Weighing not more
than 9 pounds per thousand the senate
action fixing the rate at ls cents per
pound prevailed
The house did not change the existing
law.
Beer-the house rate Of s1.Go per barrel
and repeating the ~ per cent discount
was retained.
Bankers capital-present law retained.
the senate receding from its amendment.
Commercial brokers tax-repcaled in ac-
cordance with original action OF both
houses
Certificates of stock transfers--the rate
OF two cents for each 500 is retained and
The senate amendment making the law
include the transactions OF bucket shops
was accepted by the house conferees.
Sales OF products AT exchanges--the sem
ate amendment exemptng sales OF mer-
chandisc in actual course OF transporta-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-28

To thoughtful mind the trust problem
r. one OF serious import. m must be hrm-
~ grappled with. for n crecps upon So
cieiy before YOU are aware OF its exist
encc. in this respect much resembling the
various disorders which attack the
stomach. such as constipation. indiEes-
tion. dyspepsia and biliousness Hostel
fers stomach Bittcrs will cuKc ali
such ailments. am prevent In grippe. ma
lsrial fever and sEue. BE sure 20 give
II trial.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-28
COLD WEATHER IN VERMONT.

NewlsSyt. VT Feb. eS-The weather in
this sCtion OF Vermont this winter has
heeu very unusual, aud not Tor many
years has there been such n contiN ed
stretch ~ zero temperature.
= The winter really began in November
and up to date there hng been n total fan
OF r. feet Of snow. Tho mercury has been
below zero mark FOR Is DAYS during the
seagou
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-28
WILL MOVE ITS PLANT.

Dover. y. r., Feb cS--'rhe shoe manu-
featuring firm, the .,radley. Sayward
shoe company. which has been doing
business I'm this city for the past two
years. has decided 10 change its location
The concern has employed about 80
hands and has been operated steadily
since n started In here. 1t is Understood
that the firm desires 20 locate where it
can secure factory that will permit ~
to increase business. No such shop VAS
available in this city.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-28
LIVING, BUT CANNOT RECOVER.

Springfield Mass. Feb. ss.-Mrs. Mary
!. Lane ~ long Meadow. who WAS shot
by John -. Cassels OF this city Tuesday
night. is still alive hut the physicians
hold out no hope Tor her recovery.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-28
STOCK ISSUE APPROVED.

Roston. Fec. 2S--The board OF gas and
Electric light commissioners today ap-
proved the issue ~ $50, . ~ new stock
by the Lowell Gas Co.. and fixed the price
al 500 per share.
The board also approved the issue of
$500 - new stock by tho Haverhill
I.l.c ric CO.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-28
The WEATHER.

Washington. Feb 2s-For Rhode Isl.
and Fair and continued cold tonight:
Ftidav fair with rising temperature ana
probably snow fresh northwestcrly winds
becoming cartCriy
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-28
BULLET.
THROUGH
HEART
Financial Troubles Drive Davis
TO End His Life
with Pistol.

Everett. Mass. Feb. GA. @. Davis,
an employe OF the Metropolitan Life In
surance company, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the heart at
Hotel Templeton, ..ere, early today
Davis was about IS years OF age and
leaves "A son I'm Melrose. Financial troubles
are thought to have been the cause of his
act.
A note was found In his room addressed
10 Edward Dutton of Melrose Highlands,
is as follows:
My Friend Dutton:--I wish YOU would
have my body taken to Forest Hills cem-
etery aud have IL cremated. and the ashes
scattered among the pines.
Signed, truly yours. a. @. DAVIS"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-28
HIS WILL FILED.
Late ". B. 6anigan Left Estate
to Widow and OaughiSr.

The will OF the late William b. Cant
gan was filed for probate in the municl-
cal court OF Cranston this afternoon.
All OF the property. personal and real
is between the widow and daughter
Madge Each of the servants Is bequest-
ed Sl0O
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-28
DIED AT WEXFORD.

Pro-, william Writ Champiair. for
many years a teacher at Pclina. Kan.
died at WEXFORD today. aged 81 years
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-28
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

NARRAGANSETT-G II Chase, Bos-
ton; Hart Blumenthal. Phil; Geo G. Greg
ory n u: Chas l. Shaver, Troy: w j Con-
nell, Boston: r I Blakeman, y Y; T
Potter and children, Prov: A Foster. Jr.
NJ Williams, J w Cooke. Boston Il
Dietz, n Y; T j Butler. Hartford: VIII
lard Manchester. Prov; Nj NJ Aldrich,
Mendon: Miss w B Kane. Worcester; X
Robinson, Atlanta. Ga: g T. i<lenck, New
London: II J Fernald. + X Lyman, i }
Woman, w Maertens, n Y; W NJ Grant,
Boston Mrs II DE Wolf. r w Parsons,
~ Y; a NJ Andrews, Pittsburg; III Lit
tie, n j Schloss. Chas Kahn. + May
baum, n Y; j + Greene. Waterfront K 5
Cotton. Boston; NJ A Bet;man. y Y; r. n
Gottschalk, Rochester; j + Baker Eas-
ton. Pa: A n Mayo. Springfield { X
Rochester Springfield; J l. Cosgrove. .Bos-
ton, q & knemmeTle. Phil; III III Sdckley
III II Nixon, NJ komsand. - Y: NJ Baum
garten, Bal; A Hayes and wife, n Y; Il
t. St Louis, Albany; l. T. Adams, Brattie-
boro; ID A White, Glastonbury; Miss Har-
riet Baker, n y; w Tucker, New lIa-
ven: IL A Sinclair. NJ iielman, Il G Rey-
nolds. y Y: + II Lawton, Prov; u Kops,
IA Stein, NJ Lissberger, N Y; A Ring
Boston; II B Van Buren,. " Y. ID Frank
Dillon. Fitchburg; T II Miller. Utica; 5
J Fox. New Haven; II /. Tiffany, New
Bedford; T. rornan. Bach. = NJ Cor
brit y Y; q 7 Gardner. Boston. F. NJ
Cate. Fall River. III 7 Mclean, Jr, Bos-
ton: NJ Dreut, Chas T Cole, ~ Y: A u
Patten Boston: ID T. Irving, A II Timble.
Phil: NJ Rosenbaum, w a Clarke. A l.
Foise. Il M Hartt. y Y, G ~ Moshsr.
Northampton; Tho Sutton London, Eng.
A ) Pattlson, Washington; Geo Guggen-
helm, y.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-28
M%v,c-

This signature is on every box of ths genuine
Laxative Bromo.Qui Tablet.
The remedy that cures . cold An sns 80
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-28

Now to Tell the Genuine.
The signature or e w Grove appears on
every box OF the genuine Laxative
Rromo- Quinine
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-28
New York Stocks

Reported, by FLETCHER n TAPPAN.
Us-I5-sls Ysn!gan Building
UP TO 2:3Q O'CLOCK
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-28

DORRANCE-G w Pettengil. A G.
Goodrich, Boston; + S Noonau, + Her
bert, y; ID Rothschid, Hartford; Il
Rodgers, Phil; w w Mitchell Springfield:
B WILDER. SO Scituate: Harry Jacobs. n
Y: l + Hicks, y G.; VI IL Mowbray w
Jacobs, h Walker. Sam Jones, y Y; II
j. Perry. w Klein, Boston; Nathan Beirs
* Hunt, q } Bergheim, n Y; J Land
man, Boston; Henry & Porter. Edward
Lewis. y Y; a G Heitman, New Haven:
III Bechman, Cleveland - NJ Blauvclt, y
y; III Jennison. Boston: A A Abraham w
VI Steele, n Y: Il Henderson. Albany;
Emil Hopkins. y Y. q n French Boston;
r. Fladd, Brooklyn, ~ l. Gardner. Low
elii w Matheson. Minneapolis. r $
Birtwhistle, Boston; Theo Mcleod Wa
tertown. II Il White. n Y; Il A Kenyon.
Carolina; " v Walker, Bridgeport: n
Warnen, Boston; & T. Putnam. Amster-
dam: g I. TAYLOR. Westfeld; VI A Ho-
meyer. Boston: j + halligan. n Y: j NJ
Bowen, Boston; T. Chritteden Bridge
port; W w Thompson, II w Miller. n Y.
NEWMAN-H II Hoppin. Worcester: T.
j. Phillips, y Y; II NJ Savage Boston: ID
Nj Williams. Hartford; VI n Davidson
Newport, w ~ Sebren n Y; r. u Mills
Boston; II : Franklin, Newport: J T.
kevill. @ Merrill n \; W ! Starr. Man
chester; W R Guthrie, Saratoga; w T.
Fisher, Andover; A X Mcmahon. New
port. Il Bennett, Arkansas: A Relth. n Y;
l. j Hamelton, New Haven: y M Ras-
sett, y y: G III Prescott, Amesbury: E &
Lewis, Meriden; ~ v Ryan. Y; A
Connors. Phil; g. W Brown, Boston: T. A
Elliott. y Y: : Brick. q r Wells. BOSTON.
y Singer Y; y * Whittemore, Bos-
ton; y a Bishop, Lawrence: ~ w PEN
per. New Milford; IL McMurray. \ Y:
A = Lewis. Boston; \ n sherman. w
Mulch, y Y; + Marble. q W pennimau
\ l. Goodrich. g. W Wood, IL T. Wcbber
Boston; J | Anderson, j & Linehan. n Y:
~ q jell, Conn; ! Donahuc. Worcester.
o AZ Als0p, Phil: Joseph Kelley. Phil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-05
DRUGGED AND MURDERED.

Newton Lanier, q Spanish War Vet
eran, Meets Foul Play.
A dispatch from Charlotte, N. c., last
night says: Last Friday afternoon a young
man was found lying by tho roadside. two
miles from Charlotte, inr an unconscious
condition. He was brought to the city
hospital, where he died.an hour later. The
coroner's inquest hasudevsloped case of
murder and robbery. The body was iden-
titled as that OF Newton Lanier Of Fort
MIL s. c., and volunteeeT in the Spanish
war VINO went to Cuba in p company from
this city.
1t transpires that Lanfar was given
knockout drops at house Of ill-fame
mere ana was afterward csandbagged and
ropbed or his watch and $50 in cash.
Lanier came here Friday morning on his
way to Clover. 8. C.,sfto visit his father.
Wniie waiting for the4train he was met
oy tnree men. one of whom gave his name
as Charles Lyle of ROCKVILLE. Tenn, and
iureo TO the house of woman. There, It
Is alleged, he was piled with liquor and
afterward doped, and later on sandbagged.
Lyle mad openly boosted to one Of the
women OF his intention to do" his victim.
The three suspected men are said to be
gamblers who came here during the fire.
mems celebration two weeks ago. It is
believed that Charles Lyle ID an assumed
name. The police have a good description
OF all three men, and their capture Is prob
able.