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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-18
CITY OWNS THE OLD
BLACK KSTONE CANAL.
Appellate Court Decides Against the
Providence Betting CO. in Its Claim
to Ownership of Old Waterway

stood to be the territory covered by the
name Cove lands.
In 1888 a charter was given by the Cen
eral Assembly 10 the Blackstone Canal
company with authority 10 take land for
the canal and for boat basins y basin
was established as appears in the loca-
ton filed in the court of common pleas,
extending from the tide lock. opposite the
old jail lot now Haymarket street, TO the
stone lock above mill bridge, with bound
aries stated, and the AIDED statement "or
however otherwise said cove and river is
bounded"
In iS49. the Canal company was author
lied by the General Assembly to discon-
auuc the canal the lands covered by IL
reVertiug TO the owners q { the time OF the
locations. Hence. as heldtin Murphy vs..
Bullock 20 r. I. 36 the land I'm the sasln
reverted to the state. In 1870 the state
decided to the City Of Providence its in
terest in and to the cove lands, so
called. I'm said city OF Providence. being
all the lands in said city Of Providence
now or heretofore flowed by tide water
above Weybosset bridge. AS the land I'm
question is south of Mill bridge the city
thereby became the owner taking all the
title of the state.
The court roa firms its decision i'm Muir
ply vs. Bullock that any distractions
such as piles posts and braces would be
serious obstacles TO the stream, on ac-
count OF their tendency TO hold silt and
Griitwood and for other causes.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-18

Mr.. McGuinness read the gection very
carefully, and then said that before hs
expressed any opinion as TO whether ic
meant perpetual franchise, or an onin-
ion as to the constitu tionslity OF such "a
franchise, he would wish 10 read and
study tho entire law very carefully in all
it's details.
In relation 20 tho matter OF FREQ trans-
fer tickets. Mr.. McGuinness said that hs
believed that now was the proper timu
20 agitate, and lie believed that the agi-
tation should be general
other gentlemen were seen I'm regard
10 the matter, and while some OF them
We're not prepared 90 pass al opinion or
hand. others. who had studied the act,
said that they believed II meant n perpet-
ual franchise for tho Union Railroad CONS
pany.
WHAT THE ACT PROVIDES.
The reference made by Mr.. Green to the
power OF the city council 10 order tracks
removed from certain streets Is I'm section
of the act and, after stating that this
can DC done after IA days written notice
to all parties Interested. tho act says:
Provided. however, that IN esch ruch case
of revocation suoh city or town council shall
m and by sucn order grant 10 such crtn-
psny Interested a rieht In another Stroet
or highway In such city or town. as near
Is similar iu publtc convenituce AZ pussi-
bic. 90 construct. maintain. use ard oier-
ate its railroad and the appuricuuncrs
thereof: and provided further THAI 10
such location or right or any company ac-
cepting the provisions of this act shall
hereafter be revoked by any city or town
council. excent nna nna IN "a, ase9'uanS'
That - how the matter stands at pfcs-
ent, and, II is understood. that the act
IN It's entirety Will be looked in,n n,sst,
IN tho mater. and there VII probably bc
"a vigorous agitation for at least REQ
transfer ticket system.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-18

A News reporter had "A talk upon the
matter with one az the ablest and best in
formed lawyers of the city, Mr.. Arnold
Green. this morning and Mr.. Green was
vigorous I'm his denunciation OF the law
passed in 1885. I'm relation to the taxation
OF street railway companies.
why" said he. 'The law Is an OUT
rage. Il was sprung In Newport without
any previous notice, and the members OF
the General Assembly. or a large major
ity of them, bowed down 90 the will OF
men who were engineering the scheme. 1
understand the provisions OF the act. Tor
/ have looked into Il carefully"
"Do YOU think. Mr.. Green. that under the
law the Union Rafiroad company would
have a perpetual franchise2"
II do. That was the intent, and the law
provides that AZ the city council should
order the tracks from any street they
must allow tracks % be laid In other
streets and highways as nearly similar
iu public convenience 20 those from which
the tracks have boon ordered removed.
would y perpetual franchise bo con-
stitutional3'
That Is n question that I am not pre-
pared 10 answer. and u remains solely
with the supreme court 10 announce It's
decision. ~ the question should be sub
mitted 20 the bench
WANTS TIME TO REFLECT
Ex-Mayor y. II. McGuinness was next
called upon I'm relation 10 the matter. and
section 2 OF the act which provides that
tho union Railroad company shall have
and enjoy with respect to,all lines leased.
owned or operated by n during the con.
tinuance OF such payments, and in CON
alteration thereof all the rights, privi-
leges. and franchises witch IL has AT the
time VI such aceepiance,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-18
ONLY A HOAX.
The Alleged Grove Confession
Was Written 10 Fill Space.

Chicago. Feb 1S.--A dispatch from Wa
terloo. Ia. says: G. Van Metre. editor Of
the Waterloo Tribune, whose reported in
tervlew with Pat Grove and confession
from him IN regard 60 the Cudahy kidnap-
ping case has gone broadcast over the
country. declared the whole matter
hoax.
In hfs explanation Of tho story the edi-
tor states that the day before the pub
iicaiion ~ hts weekly paper found him
without enough matter 10 ill his columns
and that believing 81 would not be taken
seriously. he wrotc ana published the
Pat Grove confession.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-18

FOR Cuts. tlse,rotypes ard rr'ntlsE
Any kind, SEQ J. ]. Ryder Co, n wash-
ington. Best work. low priees.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-18

THE men" he said. "were in Foxboro
several hours. l wired Chief Nicholson
at Pittsheld about the men, particularly
in reference to their getting hats in this
town.
If Chief Nicholson had so directed /
could easily have got the men. for they
stopped a little way out of town 10 eat
some food. But the answer came back
from Pittsheld that these men could not
possibly have been connected with The
Fosburg case So. OF course, did moth
ing further in the matter.
CAME BY FREIGHT TRAIN.
"The two men, am fully convinced,
jumped the freight train just before 1t
reached the station. The rcason ! think
so is because / have not heard OF their
being nearer the station before they
turned up in the outskirts of the town
There they called at the house OF MRS.
solomon Turner One man was some
ubat taller than the other. The shorter
man got a soft felt hat from Mrs Turner.
Leaving Mrs Turner's house the tall
or man went to Mrs Purcclls house. lie
told Mrs. Purcell that he had been riding
on a freight train and that the wind had
blown his hat of and he had lost IL. she
gave him hat OF some sort ana he went
off.
~ little later the men went TO anothes
house and borrowed Kettle. They sald
thcv wanted 20 cook some thing. They
also agreed TO return the Kettle IN nt-
tie while, but they never did. Later the
men were seen on the road toward Mans
field cooking something over fire. They
went off later without returning to Fox
horo. heading I'm the .rection or the main
lire OF the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad
ANSWERS QUINNs DESCRIPTION
The description which Constable Cady
gives of these men proves To be very in
teresting. The shorter OF the two men
was or medium height. 80 To 81 years old.
quite stout and dark and swarthy OF COM
plexion. He had a small moustache and
his hair was cut quite short He wore a
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-18

dark sack coat, light trousers, with fine
stripe.
Michael or John Quinn. the man who
has been accused OF belonging 10 the so
called wire gang" the members or
which have been openly accused by the
Fosburg family with the killing Of May
L. Fosburg, answers the following de-
scription:
Age 80, height five feet eight inches,
brown hair, cut short. stoop shoulders,
black coat, high turned down collar. light
trousers. patent leather shoes, brown
derby hat
THE BROWN DERBY HAT.
II will be recalled that a brown derby
hat and patent leather shoe were
found i'm the Fosburg house the morning
of the killing OF the young woman. Ac-
cording 10 Chief of Police Pion OF Great
Darlington, who knew Quinn. the latter
accompanied by another man, took the
Sis train from Glendale, in the town OF
Great harrington. for Pittsfield on the af-
ternoon of Saturday. August 10, the day
preceding the murder.
The wire gang belonged in the vicinity
of Pawtucket and Seneca y. Taylor,
counsel for Robert :. Fosburg, under In
dictment for the alleged shooting OF his
sister. learned from a person who knew
Quinn that when Quinn left Pawtucket
before the Fosburg killing, he wore a
brown derby hat. but that when he was
next seen after tho Pittslield affair he
wore a soft felt hat.
MOVEMENTS OF SUSPECTS.
The journey for tramps. from Pittsfeld
TO Pawtucket, could be quickest made
over the Boston an Albany 10 South
Framingham and thence down the line
connecting Fitchburg and Providence.
This line passes through Foxboro and
Joins the main line at Mansfield. The
men seen at Foxboro, as described, head
ed for Mansfield. and that is the shortest
way TO get TO Pawtucket.
The killing OF Miss Fosburg occurred at
100 o'clock on the morning OF August 20
IL Is not more than six hours run for n
freight to South birmingham SO that
the answer TO Constable Cady's inquiry,
that the men couldn't possibly have got
so far i'm so short time, has caused some
comment.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-18
GIRL MISSING.
Father Says She Did Not Elope
but Has Been Kidnapped.

Marion, Ind, Feb. iA-Minnie Hultz, 10
years old. the daughtersof James Hultz,
one OF the wealthiest men I'm the county,
was Kidnapped at a country church nine
miles east of the city, Friday night.
A search has been made for the miss
ing girl two days and no trace OF her
has been found. james Hultz is said 20
be worth 100000. lie lives in one OF the
most beautiful country homes in the
county.
Hultz states that he does not think that
tho girl eloped. but that she was kid-
mapped and held probably for ransom.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-18
FIREMAN SUCCUMBS TO GRIP.

William ". GLASGOW. Of Engine Co. IS
died Yesterday from shock supcrlnduced
by The grip.
iIc was appointed member OF Engine
Co. 2. on Sept. W. ls5i Tn March. 1876, he
Was transferred to the lfs. ln 1852 20 ths
Is. Jan. is issi. was transferred TO the
ifs. and Jar g. 1891. io the iG's.
lic served as engineer ana hydrartman
of the IS. Captain and engineer OF tho
90. captain gud engineer OF the 10 3. and
captain and engineer Of l6s, but he had
been engineer only from Jan. IS, 1899.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-18
This Was fhe Day Following
The Fosburg Murder.
One Said to Bear Strong Resemblance
to Quinn, Who Was Connected
With the Wire Gang.


Additional very interesting relative
J tragedy FOxboro, Mass
following
Fosburs
impressed
n
o'clock the morning
coming hat
Constable surprising
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-18
THE WEATHER.

Washington. Fcb. ls.-f0r New Eng
land. Fair tonight and Tuesday. brisk
nOrtheriy % northwesterly winds.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-18

LADIES wATTrD-ANY. LADY CAN
earn good pay making silk neckwear at
home. work sent any distance prepaid;
send Ice. for sealed contract for employ
ment Merchants supply Co.. Cam
bridge, Mass.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-18
ARCHIBALD MARTIN
Carriage Manufacturers,

Gives spe, al attention 20 repairing auto
mobiles. Al the latest and best rubber
tires amp ed by skilled workmen. Car
riage rep ring and painting az reasonable e
prices. 0-i7l Pine street cor Richmond.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-04
WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH
Went Back Into Burning Building
to Get a Sum of Money
Which She Had.

Mrs. Charles Butchcrcli was burned
to death at Jessup Saturday night. by
Il fire which destroyed two buildings.
Thr fire was discovered about 1l3O
o'clock i'm the store building occupied
by Buanamu q Butchpreli. The
flames which originated in the kitch-
on had swept through the lower por-
ton of the building before discovered
and tha occupants of the building.
namely. Mr. and Mrs Buanamo. Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Butcherell and three
children. also two bOardorS. all of whom
slept upstairs, We're awakened by the
cracking of the flames and dense
smoke. They quickly made their es-
cape by way of back stairway. and
hardly had they reached a place of
safety before Mrs. Butsherelli hurried
ly retraced her steps and again entered
tn building which was then a mass of
lame
y few days previous a boardrr named
Sentoni had placed in her care some
$50 in money. II is thought she re-
turned to save this money. which was
hidden under the mattress Of the bed.
Mrs. Butch"rclIi reached the bedroom
but at the same instant the upper por-
tion Of the building. including the door.
fell in and the woman was surrounded
by the Srcthing mass Of flame. In the
excitement she was not missed.
About this time the JcsSup Hose COM
pany responded to an alarm and Il
heavy stream of water was turned up-
on the burning structure. Th' flames
meantime had spread to an adjoining
tenement occupied by Rata Blue and
family. This building was also de-
Stroycd.
After the fire was eNtingushed a dill
gent search was made for Mrs. Butch
| crelli. who it was thought had gone to
stay with friends nearby. At about 1
o'clock it was decided that she had
persisted in the building and search was
made for her remains in the ruins. At
| about i o'clock the body was found in
il corner of the cellar directly under
the bedroom. Nothing but the trunk
remained.
The remains were taken in charge by
Cndertaker Michael fli2uay. Both
buildings We're entirely destroyed They
were owned by Widow Godfrey and her
son, William Godfrey. The buildings
were insured. Buanamo 4 Butcherclll
carried 4 small insurance ON their
Stock. II is thought that the flames
originated from Il stove in the Kitchen
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-04
JOE COSTANZ'S
TERRIBLE FALL
Laborer Drops so Feet to His Death,
Was Employed at Jermyn
Mine No. |.

The dead body of Joseph Costanz a
young Italian laborer at Jermyn mine
No. t. Rcndham, was found yesterday
morning i'm the six feet Of water in the
sump at the bottom of the Nickel Plate
shaft. The unfortunate man had evil
IDENTIFY attempted to climb the shaft ON
Saturday evening. and. missing his
footing when halfway up. had fallen to
the bottom.
lie had worked i'm the mine as a
laborcr for only two days and was not
very familiar with it's workings. His
death may be attributed i'm n large
measure to This fact. He boarded at
Midtown and when he did not arrive
home ON Saturday night some of his
friends became alarmed ANA going to
the mine yesterday morning organzod
a searching party.
While going down the shaft in the
carriage dinner pail was noticed
about halfway down resting ON the
| hers ON the side Of q shaft are called.
| The carriage was stopped and an eX-
| animation of the pail revealed the fact
! that it was empty. This lcd> the search
ers to believe that CostanH had started
| to climb up the shaft. and. in doing 50,
missed his footing.
In few minutes his body WAS found
I'm, 1 h.. a. Ia.
WAS in his stocking feet and beside
| him lay his heavy boots which he had
! probably taken off i'm order that he
might the more easily ascend the shaft.
The theory of the wortmen around
| the mine is that C0stanH did not know
| hoW to inns for the carriage property.
| ami that becoming impatient az It's not
! coming down, started to climb up him
! self.
This must have been an exceedingly
| dihicWl task and thar it was a danger
! Gus one is attcSted by the mans death.
| There is no ladder running up the shaft
/ and il would be necessary to chamber
| from timber to timber until the ton
! was reached, The shaft is about 300
| feet deep and COstanz was stbOllt half
| way up when he fell. if the position OF
the dinner pail is taken into account.
1t is believed that he had reached
NJ and nut the bucket where found
| and that while he was climbing up Il
! it he fell. Coroner Roberts made a
I careful examination of the body aud
| discovered no injury except fracture
! of one OF tn" legs. After hearing the
| facts in the case. he decided that an
| inquest was not necessary.
| COstanH was tWentY-four years old
| and unmarried. lie had been in This
| country but a year and q half.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-04
GREEN RIDGE.

Mrs. NJ. Il, Rays, of Sandrrsun ave-
nue., has returned from visit with
friends in Philadelphia,
Norman q. Parke. Of Princeton COLI
ieg", snont the Sabbath with his par
entS, MI ana Mrs. w. q. parke.
MisS Margaret BiNler. of Easton. is
the guest of Miss Mabel FOrdham, of
CapOusc uyenur.
w. w, Patterson, Of Philadelphia
visited Green Ridge friends yesterday.
select councilman T.. l.. Melriman is
able to b" out again, after Il serious i'll
ness.
The Time given for the contest be-
tween the members of the Young Mems
ciub of the Church of the Good Sheu-
herd to increase their membership eX-
plred Saturday evening, at which time
the result showed IA tie, nifty members
having been added-t0 each side. The
members Of the club are to be con-
graduated upon the splendid success
OF their Efforts and sne community
upon having such WideaWake organ
i2atiOn,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-04

renovation. IT I thought the Home
Defenders. as they call their society,
was to become n universal organiZat tion
think ! would pray to God to take
me out Of the world before could sec
such Il sight who will dare to Justify
the crimes Of white and black men
that have led w to the many lynch
ngs Of the past year. They are indi-
cations Of the long concealed barbar-
ism i'm human natures.
IF woman got into control IT, would
be merely "a repetition of offices going
to persons poorly qualified for them,
and I heartily wish that II We are to
always have misgovernment 1t will
not be ny matrons and maids but
pray that men may do 1t,
"The very classes that have forged
tn the front of late, are the kind which
win want to get into office and which
will get there You meek. good. pure.
honest women will do the Same as We
weak. Indifferent men have done. and
by your neglect let the moro vicious
element get into control. | admit That
i'm Kansas they are displaying cour
ago, but the same can b, said of the
bloody lvnchers giving pull
to the rope around the Villains neck.
"Thorc has always been an impress
sion that wherever woman enters, she
gtoriheS. But still who Is ii that per-
Nuts the orgies OF the modern day
music nall There are some good men
i'm the world. as there are some bad
women. and | fear that the women
like the men will allow the worse
element I'm cot into control Gn1 SuN
i made them man ana Womanl aS
comrades Comrades. not contestants
and when leave here tonight | am go-
ing to uy and close my eyes to the
terrible sights of which | have spoken
tonight t. shut out the picture OF
woman with her hatchet. and only see
woman with her he art"
DR.. Gitlln brought his discourse to
an end with a beautiful tribute to the
late Queen Victoria, an ideal woman.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-04
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION,
Candidates for Departmental Posi-
tions to Be Examined April 10.

There will be civil service oXami-
nation conducted AT the local pustof-
lice on April TO- for the following de-
partment positions: Elevator cUnduc-
tor press feeder, promotion to clerk.
railway mail clerk and skilled laborcr
IN the government printing office.
Applications for this examination
must be forwarded to the civil service
commission i'm Washington.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-04
FOR SPREAD
OF GOSPEL
WHAT TWENTIETH CENTURY
MOVEMENT is.

Described in the Pulpit of Four of
the Presbyterian Churches of the
City Yesterday-In the Green
Ridge Presbyterian Church Last
Night Rev. DR.. Sample Spoke on
mission Work Among the Freed
men. NEGRO Problem Is One Of
the Serious Questions of the Day.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-04

FElI FROM SHED. Matter II, ,ssn,r. : years
Of ago. oi Cedar avouc. tell from a Shcd il
Iu' rear ct his home saturday and sustained Il
ua"tucd thigh llo vas taken 10 the MoSo,
Iovior hospital.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-04

cut in halt on "a, smooth side strip of paste
board bearing ruir1trcs of the policeman in
action during the street car strike. The baton
is thr hludiwori Of james :. Jay, o' the col.
licry Engineer company anu /, OF decided clc,cr
workmanship
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-04

pi,RNNGED MNN NRRESTED. -Patroman pot.
Ter arrested an insane hungarian at the corucr
m Franklin and I.achawanna avenues yesterday
utlcluouu.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-04
SCEPTRE and
The HATCHET
DR. GIFFIN OBJECTS TO Wo-
MANS sWAYING BOTH.

He Characterizes the Actions of the
Female Hatchet swingers of Kan
sas as Unwomanly and Prays God
to Be Spared the Humiliation OF
Seeing the Home Defenders Become
Universal organization-De-
clares Against Eruption of Woman
Reformers Into Politics.