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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-22
TALKED ABOUT.

Patvclnsn Conaty discovered water
running tn the building ~ . and Crane
ton strsst. al midnight A water pipe had
turft and considerable damage vas done
~ building and contents.
serst Brnns,f, Of the Fifth police sta
tion discovered a chimney fire IN c. NJ
Bakers refinery No. 81 Clifford street, at
Z O'Clock this morning. He notified hose
company No. Z. No damage was done by
the firs.
Catherine Hcurahan and William A
Johnson were ordered committed TO the
state Hospjtal FOR the Insane, by Judge
SweetlBnd today.
John Crimly. the 13-year-oid mischief
maker. who has mania for driving on
horses and carriages. and who last July.
~ss placed upon probation for Just such
en Offence. was today surrendered by Mr..
>eaiiacc and IN the Juvenile court re-
eri><d sentence 10 the reform school
during his minority.
stella Tabor pleaded not guilty, IN the
sixth district court. today 10 the charge
Of hefrK common night walker. and
was held IN $500 for trisi next friday
Agnes Flynn. Tor the same offence. was
placed on probation until June IN. Doliie
Gay was placed under $40 surety for
trial fr1ds> as a common drunksrd.
Chsries G. Bslion aud Edgar hydsr
pleaded not guilty IN the siA,h district
courr. to-day. and were held In 800 each
frr trial on Fsbruafy LEI. on the charge
~ ov<sdririnx and cruelty beating a
bors>, 90 Union street last evening. They
w~re reported by pa'rolman cilfoil and
e<n<s Prcut and Patrolmsn coilyer ar
v(esst thsn.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-22
Atianlpl At Suicide by F. N.
SpauIdIng Succeeded.

Frank M. spauldins. who shot himself
through the temple with revolver at his
home on Pleasant street in the town OF
Bristol, last "Wednesday, died at tho
Rhode Island Hospital at !. o'clock last
night after lowering between life and
death ever since the shooting happened.
N was ~ years OF axe.
Mr. spaulding was native Of connecti-
cut, but resided ia the town Of Bristol
for many years. following the trade OF
tinxmith until about six weeks ago, when
work.
tfc applied within two weeks for admit
tance 80 the Soldiers Home and the pa
rsrr wore, IN course OF being filed out.
lie served I'm Connecticut regiment dur
ing the Civil war.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-22
FEARS POISON.
Newton Believes Doctors Are
Trying 10 End His Existence

New York, Jan 22.-Julius Newton, once
prosperous broker, whose adventures
brought him frequently into prominence
few years ago. drove to the West
Thlrtieth street police station last night
i'm carriage with woman and hurried
into the building. lie was vlsibly dis
turbed as he approached Sergeant Muir
tina.
II wan, 20 know II anything has been
done about that Thirty-sixth street
case2' he qgeried I'm Newton and live
Ia the Oakdale, at No. 80 West Thirty
NTH street. Have had an aggravating
time there, too. They are trying 20 poi
son me. Tho doctors are at the bottom
OF it. Everybody is trying TO steal my
money. They attempted 10 make me take
morphine. but refused Captain Titus
knows all about Il. tie wanted me 20
settle for Sl.00Oo0. but ] refused The
matter is worth al least &c, 5,oo1.cec. and
refused 10 take less"
Sergeant Muvtha saw that the man was
laborng under a mental strain and. hu-
morine him. told Policeman shihlcs 10
30 with Mr.. Newton 10 tho apartment
house and SEQ that he VAS not killed At
the Oakland Newton produced small
tablet which a doctor had Given him for
Na ~lfltltt
This is some OF the poison" he cried
dramatically. The policeman took II and
Newton left. saying ne would 40 10 a
hotel "Thoy will drug me II | remain."
he declared.
one OF tho attendants said that the man
had lived I'm the place four months and
had been constant source Of trouble
William Monroe. the manager. is ili as -
result of keeping "a constant watch upon
Mr.. Newton for the purpose OF barring
his associates
Mr. Monroe says that Mr. Newton cre-
ated disturbance Yesterday morning hv
refusing TO pay FOR prescription. which
he had ordered prepared az nelghborinr
druggist =. and hgd attempted TO assault
Edward lIIghca. a clerk
newton snd his wife were presented At
The Queens levce in london IN 1884. az the
Instance of James Russell Lowell the
United states minister Their names were
subsequently cXrurEcd from the lisa of
thpse who had been prcsCntcd. upon re-
ccipt of Information sent from this Coun-
try regarding thrlr social status
Newton gained uoforety in October.
1875. by bomhafding actresses at the
Herald Square Theatre with boquets. and
wns examined as to bis sanity on October
~ of that year and committed 30 pri-
vatc sariisrium n n said that he lost
fortune ia spccglatlons while in Lon
don.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-22
SUPT, MANSFIELD TO
Be INVESTIGATED.
Ordered Last Evening by Common
Council on Charges Made--Pe-
titiOnS to Widen South MainSt.

The common council met IN regular ses-
sion at o'clock last evening. President
Kendrick In the chair and quorum
present.
Mr.. Massie, from the COMMITTEES on A.
nance. reported back on resolution maxi
Ing appropriation for band concerts at
Roger Williams Park in the sum of $500;
on resolution appointing joint special
committee for the celebration OF the
Fourth OF July and appropristins $4,000 for
the same: on petition relating 10 the
Providence Lying In hospital sppropriat-
ing $1,000 towards its support; with rec
ommendation OF passage.
The three resolutions were adopted
collectively on a roll call.
Also from the same committee report
on an ordinance In amendment OF an or
dinance fixing the salary OF the inspector
of buildings, with Recommendation OF in-
definite postponement; so voted.
TO SETTLE MANN CASE.
Mr.. Cooke. from the special committee.
presented report of the committee on
pending suits, In which was recommend
ed that a compromise be effected be-
tween the city OF Providencs and Mary A.
Go0dlow, OF Lexington, KY, the next OF
kin o. Anna A. Mann, who left her es-
tate for the benefit OF Roger Williams
Park.
The report recommends that the sum
OF $2S,0o0 be paid TO Mrs. Goodlow, In or
der that the contest against the Will OF
Miss Mann can be settled out of court.
and that the city may not lose the leg
acy. The resolution accompanying the re-
port was adopted on roll call.
Also = resolution providing for the ap-
pointment OF = joint committee ON pend
1nB suits: passed.
Also a resolution instructlng the city
solicitor TO apply to the General Assembly
for the repeal of certain acts relating 20
the city Of Providence; passed.
President kendrick appointed as mem
bers OF the joint committee on pending
suits. on the part OF the common council,
Aessrs. Cooke. Cwhing. Devlin and Bir-
mingham.
Mr.. Cooke presented the petition OF a
large number of persons for the Improve
ment Of Rlsckstone park: referred to tho
committee ON parks.
The monthly report Of the city treas
uter for December. 1900. and the monthly
rsnder OF coupon bonds for December.
12o0. were ordered received.
INVESTIGATION IS ORDERED.
Mr.. Trask offered q resolution. on be-
Aaif OF the committee on accounts, d.
xecting that the joint standing COMMITTEES
en- accounts be authorized and instructed
70 inQuIre into and report upon the man
uer In which the superintendent of public
buildings has since January T. 1897. per-
formed the duties imposed upon him By
the city ordinances.
Mr.. Root explained that the committee
had received certain bills which II
deemed needed Investigation.
The particular item in question, said
was made out by ~. n. chd chsdsey q Con- ,''
contractors, who had been employed 60
cut doorway through n brick wall
While the bills were being examined
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-22
SIEGE OF PEKIN.
Miss CTonchsr Tells About
Some Of The Horrors.

Miss Miranda crouchcr spoke at the
Msihewson sirse, NJ. 4. church last
eyening, on the horrors Of the siegsy
OF Pekin and Tien.Tsn dpriug last sum.
mers outhreak la China Miss croncher
- nnistiorars of ths Womcns Foreign
Missionary Society.
She was al pekin wien ths trouble
began. wss transported 9TH q numbs r
OF other missionaries 10 'rien-Tsin. ana
after enduring tho terrors OF lombard
mfnt tnere' made ner way TO the shelter
OF me American neg op the American
yeesels
she told her story wcn. and was llstens
ed 70 with close attention.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-22

, Of the same nrrn for work done at other
| school buildings and the committee de,
cided 10 hold them up until matters couio
, The commune on accounts. said Mr..
| Root presumed that the superintendent
OF public Buildings had gone over inc
| bills before the conmittee took them up
and VAS ready 10 Nouch Tor their ac-
Mr. Root asked that roll call be had
on the passage Of the resolution 10 IN
vestigate. and ~ was so voted. ana the
resolution VAS unanimously adopted on a
roll call.
FROM BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
From the board OF aldermen came an
order 10 receive the ann9a, reports ot me
city gauger; sf Eichard +. Lyman and
James A. Pirct, police Justices; ot me
Inspector OF buildings. aud OF the city
ss sss ty snS hse ne reeeSeG N e Concur
Communication OF The city clerk an
nouncing the acceptancc rs the Prow-
dence Telephone company OF The proyis-
ions OF cha pier ~ of the city ordinagces.
received in concuyrvnce.
Also resolution 10 print 1000 copies OF the
city engineers report for 1900; passed in
concurrence.
Resolution 10 pay SIS annually TO David
r. Con for the privilege OF turning sur
face water from Mantle avenue upon his
land: referred 10 committee on finance.
Resolution authorizing the mayor to
convey to Orin Smith. et ais. certain land
I'm Lincoln. owned by the city of Provi-
dence; referred TO committee on city
property
President Kendrick appointed as mem
bers OF the committee on Fourth OF July
celebration on the part OF the common
council. Messrs. Perkins Smith, Blanch-
ard and Higgins.
Petitions OF George l.. Waterman, Del
mont e. Mowry. John a. Campbell Mi
II. 81
Hunter, Rhode Island Hospital and
others. Edward p. n. sperry. Albert A.
Walker, Patrick Hanley, for remission OF
taxes and sewer assessments. were re-
ferred To the committee on claims.
Petitions TO have grades defined on
Hsmlin. Sawyer, Depew Bissell and
Spooner streets were referred to the COM
mittee on highways.
Petition for electric light on Brattle
street was referred TO the committee on
lights.
joint resolution directing the park
commissioners 10 open a new entrance
into Roger Williams Park at Farragut
avenue was referred 20 the committee on
parks.
Mir. Johnson presented a petition for
electric lights on Jewell street. between
Hartford avenue and Nyc street. Referred
| 10 committee on .ghts.
SOUTH MAIN STREET WIDENING.
Mr.. McGulnness presented a number Of
| petitions all numercusly signed, asking
that South Main street he widened; COM
| mittee on highways.
Mr.. Darling presented a resolution pro-
|. viding for public golf links at Fields
Point. which was referred to the commit
| tee on parks.
Mr.. Massie moved that when the com
mon council adjourned II be TO meet in
! two weeks: 40 voted.
| The common council then, on motion OF
Mr.. Trask. adjourned 10 meet on Monday
February 4, at s p. m.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-22
rnE nErEcrlvE.s sroRY.

Dean sars that Mr. Smith has apart
ni.uis az Nc.D West Thirty'-seccnd street
and Afrs. Sibicy lives in a Dat a. No. 2G5
West Eirhty-hIst street Dean testifes
10 haviuF seen smith, whom he describes
ns a rather tell man. wearing n roughly
trimmed Naudyke beard and walking with
y hitch. go with Mrs. Shicy 10 her West
Eighty-nrst street apartment on various
occasions from December -. 1860 20 Jan
uary Z, last, In the evening, and come out
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-22
SOM: FOOLISH PEOPLE

Allow a cough TO run until II gets beyond
the reach OF medicine. They often say,
"Oh. IL will wear away" but in most
cases ~ viii wear them away. Could
they be induced 10 try the successful
medicine called kemp's Balsam, which
Is sold on n positive guarantee 10 cure
they would Immediately see the excel
lent effect after taking the first dose.
Price 25c and soc. 1rlal size free. At
all druggists.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-22
How u Coezin Detroit.

During the present cold and grip season
thirty-seven thousand and eight hundred
boxes OF Laxative Bromo-Quinine have
been purchased by the following whole
sale drug houses OF Detroit. Michigan
Drug Co. and Farrand, Williams a Clark.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-02-26
COAL OUTPUT OF ALABAMA.
Figures For 1900 Sho,v increase Over
Those Of 1SnD

Those of 1892.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. 25.-State
Mine Inspector J. deb. Hooper has re-
ceived official returns from nearly all
the mines in the state relating to last
years production of coal These figures
show an appreciable increase in the out
put over that of l899. The mines which
have SO far reported foot up total pro-
duction of 1923, 502 tons. There are a
number of mines of considerable size vet
to be heard from and it is estimated that
the above figures will be increased by at
least 6I5, ,5l9 tons, which will make the
entire production for the year 1900
8,247, 92l tons.
The production of 1898 was 7,484, IT'S
tons. This will show an increase of
about 100000 tons, but it is believed by
the most optimistic that when all the
reports are in the increase will be shown
to be 100000 tons
The coal mines of the state last year
far surpassed all previous years in the
record of production OF the total out
put Jefferson county alone produced
8, ,4O8, 013 tons.
The coal mining industry, it is shown,
employs in round numbers $4,000 men
who are directly engaged in mining coal
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-02-26
CONVENTION OF TEACHERS
Important Educational Questions to
Be Considered.

CHICAGO, Feb %. Prominent teach.
ers from all parts of the country, mem.
bers OF the department. of superintend.
ence OF the National educational associ.
alton, arrived in Chicago today, to at.
tend the annual meeting of the organi-
zatlon. which Will be held in University
hall, fine arts building, tomorrow, Wed.
nesday and Thursday of this week. The
headquarters of the association were
opened at the Auditorium hotel today.
number of educational questions
will come before the meeting for con.
siderarion. One of these is a plan for
simplifying spelling by means of the
phonetic system. Improved methods of
instruction i'll manual training, domes.
tic training, high school and grammar
work and the emphasizing of essential
studies on certain grades will also be
discussed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-02-26
LEE MAY HEAD A SYNDICATE.
General Said to Have Accepted q
Presidency In Cuba.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Feb. 25.-A dis
patch from Havana says it is currently
reported in that city that General Fitz-
hugh Lee has accepted the presidency of
a big land syndicate being organized
among eastern capitalists and that Gen
eral Lee will return to Cuba to look
after its interests.
The company is said to have obtained
options upon all the lands around Ca
banas harbor, west of Havana, and at
Bahia Honda, in Pinar del Rio as well
as along the line of the old Mariel-Ma-
jana military trocha, upon which the
towns of Artemisa and Guanajay are
located. According to the report, the
syndicate has i'll project the laying out
Of an American town fronting deep
water port upon the north coast of Cuba.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-02-26
Carrie Out on Bond.

TOPEKA, Feb. 25.-Mrs. Nation was
released from the county Jail at IL
O'Clock last night and at 8 o'clock this
morning left for Pretoria to edit the
Peoria Journal for one day, for which
she is to be paid $3.50 J. B. McAfee of
this city is Mrs. Nations bondsman.
Before she left here Mrs. Nation heard
about the joint smashing. Her only
comment was praise Godp
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-02-26
EDUCATION ON THE MARKET
School Certificates supplied Deficient
Pedagogue.

COLUMBIA, s. c., Feb 25.-County
superintendent of Education Wallaca
has discovered a peculiar fraud that has
been perpetrated against the school
Teachers for the public schools have to
obtain certificates by examination.
The scheme is for person competent
to teach, and who may already be a
teacher, to come before the board and,
in the name of another who is unable to
stand the examination but who wishes
the position, to be examined; then the
certificate made out in the name Of the
incompetent person is sold to him or her
by the person who stood the examina-
tion.
a negro woman is the first detected in
this fraud, and superintendent Wallace
has had Mary Page, who moves in the
highest negro circles, arrested for fraud.
She stood an examination in the name
of M. +. Scott, and sold the certificate
to the woman of that name.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-02-26
Southern Chair Association.

GREENSBORO, N. O., Feb. 25.-The
annual meeting of the Southern Chair
association will be held in this city next
Tuesday, Feb. IS. All the leading chair
manufacturers and jobbers south of
Baltimore are members of the associa-
tion and the meeting will be largely at
tended
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-02-26
Whitecappers In Carolina.
Against the CIericals.

OPoRTo, Feb. 25-The manifestations
against the Clericals continue. The po-
lice are doing everything possible to
overcome the disorder A crowd as
sembled before the consulate, who was
compelled to appear with his wife They
were loudly acclaimed. The police dis
persed the manifestants. A few arrests
yUnre NADIA
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-02-26
sale of Danish West Indies.

COPENHAGEN, Feb % "A satisfactory
understanding has been reached by the
ministry and the financial committee Of
the rigsdad regarding the sale OF the
Danish West Indies. The result, it is
understood, will shortly be communi
Gated to the Washington government in
such form, It is Thought here, that will
prove acceptable. THe Danish proposal,
it is expected will include some new
suggestions, but nothing, it is stated,
calculated to defeat the conclusion of
the convention.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-02-26
last OF Miners Is Found. -

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. 20. - The
body of Dock Foster, the last one of the
three miners drowned as a result of the
terrible accident at the hospital mines
last Wednesday afternoon, was found
near the mouth of the shaft. He had
evidently made a desperate effort to es-
cape up the shaft, but was overwhelmed
by the rush of water.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-02-26
THE MAN WITH A COLD

is a nuisance to others as well as suffer
er himself. He is inexcusable when he
can find so many excellent remedies
at Hudson's drugstore. True, if he
has asthma, it's doubtful if he can OBJ
tain a perfect cure. But it's rather late
for asthma. and there is relief for even
that annoying ailment. Stop sneezing
and coughing. Stop at Hudson's and
get something to help you out.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-02-26

While the dickering is - progress
the dowager empress is organizing an
to be losing any tricks in the game now
being played in China.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-02-26

New York man has cured himself
of the grip by merely fasting. This
treatment, If continued long enough,
will stop any disease.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-02-26
They WIN Not Strike.

Mont CEAU LEsNINEs. Department OF
Saone- Et-Loire, France. Feb. 25.-The
miners of Montchanin and LeCreuzot
have rejected the proposal of. general
strike.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-02-26
BIBLICAL GEOLOGY
STILL IN DISPUTE
Results Of Researches of a
Scientist In Asia.
QUESTION OF THE DELUGE

Biblical Account of the Flood Does
Not Lead to Much Geological Evil
dence of the Catastrophe, but is En-
tirely CreditabIe.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25-Letters have
just been received here from the Rev
DIR. George Frederick Wright, the au-
thority on the glacial period and Biblical
geology, telling of the results of his
search in Asia for evidences that the
deluge coveren the whole earth.
DR.. Wright secured leave of absence
from Oberlin, o., university and sailed
for Japan early last year. He went at
once to Siberia and began his work His
son accompanied him as an assistant.
The professor went all through Siberia,
and then proceeded TO Syria via the
Ural and Caucasus mountains. In a
letter received in New York last week
from him at Jerusalem, Professor
Wright said:
1.-The account Of the food in the Bible
is not such as to lead Us TO expect much
direct geological evidence OF it. A sub
mergence OF a year, several thousand
years ago, would leave few signs winch
are not Obliterated by time.
1.-The Bible history stands on its own
merits and has independent value. The
main question Of geological interest is:
1.-The special objection to the answer
to this question turns upon the geOlog-
ical theories concerning the possible or
probably rate at which changes of land
levels may proceed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-02-26
FLORIDA Will Not Give Up.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. - Floridians
here do not hesitate to say that West
Florida counties will never be given up
to Alabama. They consider the terri.
tory too valuable to part with, and a
glance at the business figures shows that
the loss of those western counties would
seriously cripple the state, in popula-
tion at least.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-02-26
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
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taste and acceptable to the system. 1t
is the one perfect strengthening laxa-
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dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per-
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance, and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
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In the process of manufacturing figs
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other aromatic plants, by a method
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effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-02-26
One Thing Certain

"The one point Of certainty is that
since mans appearance there has been
period of instability III the earth s
crust in northern and central Asia,
which shows that the Biblical account
of the food is an entirely creditable
story"
The theory Of uniforHitarianism CON
ceived by the famous Geologist Lyell,
which Professor Wright criticises, is
that the stratification OF tne earth sur
face due to different geological periods
was in large measure uniform over the
earth and that catas -ranheS were Of al
most no occurrence IN the history Of the
earth's crust.
The debate over the deluge question
has been waged for 300 years, and Pro,
fessor Wright's Investigations probably
will reopen it with energy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-02-26

The above are only few brands OF the
many we carry in stock Send for catalogue.
All other goods by the gallon, such as Corn
Whiskey, Peach and Apple Brandies, ETC.,
sold equally as low, from S1,25 gallon up.
wards.
We make speciality of the jug trade and
all orders by mail or telegraph viii have our
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