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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-04
CITY TO HAVE FAST
BICYCLE TRACK.
Col. WcndelSChaefer and Mr.. FarWell
the Promoters OF an important
New Athletic Enterprise.

oval may be used for skating rink,
where Brown. the high school and other
teams may play their hockey games. This
will bring to this city such teams as Yale.
Harvard, Princeton, Pennsylvania and
others.
In case II should be decided not TO build
the ice plant, the oval will be used for
athletic events. and some OF the best tai
ent in the country may be expected to
contest.
10000 feet OF lumber has already been
bought OF local merchants
The work will be started Immediately.
and IL is confdentialy expected by Mr..
Wendelschaefer that the coliseum will be
ready by the first of May. An engine
house and special machinery for heating
Is also to be part OF the plan and every
thing is TO be made as comfortable for
the spectators as possible.
There will be two entrances, the main
one on Broad street and the other on On
tario street. There will be a place for
checking and caring for wheels, large
office rooms and comfortable training
quarters.
The construction OF the track is to be
under the daily supervision Of Architect
Burton, In order TO insure the best work.
and IL any records are broken on IL ne
also offered for the first rideE who will
cover a mile behind motor-pace In l;2e or
for many OF the fast ones.
One of the opening events Will be
six day motor-paced race, two hours
each night. and there will be no doubt
many entries from the fast men.
The opening event will be one hour
race between VIII Stinson and the best
man that can be procured. Also novice
and amateur matches.
Mr.. Sheehans idea Is TO make Provi-
dence the mecca for all bicycle riders. and
IL is more than probable that Elkes. Mi
chaef, Johnny Nelson. Stfnson, McEach-
ern and Gougoltz and Simar, the two
French wonders, who caused such n stir
in the Madison Square six-day race. will
train here I'm the spring.
Mr.. Sheehan is to make an EFFORT to
find undeveioped talent In this city and
as he says that there Is undoubtedly a
good many, he win try and bring them
out as he did Elkes and Stinson. behind
motor pace.
In the racing stable besides Stinron's
array Of motors. there will be built two
of the latest improved motor tandems.
and any young rider I'm this vicinity who
thinks he has any speed. will be given an
opportunity to show IT,
Mr.. Sheehan and Architect Burton will
be in this city on Tuesday next and will
then look over the land and start work
at once.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-04

THROUGH
HIS THEFTS
WorkIngnsn Made the Victims
Of JohnsOn's S NefaTiouS Prac-
tices-- mother May Die.

Bridgeport, Conn.,, Jan. 4-Percy l..
Johnson. the real estate lawyer, who has
absconded. duped a hundred families. IL
Is said. into the belief that they owned
the homes they lived in, while the fact
wars that tiey were heftsasea.
The money they scraped together dollar
by dollar toward paying off incumbrances
was stolen and gambled away by the
reckless defaulter.
The shock of the exposure has so af-
tected Johnson son aged motnsr m1e 'hs' is heart
broken and is seriously Ill also.
The total OF his stealings is not known.
looted to the extent OF $4,000. The PEN
dleton trust fund of $4,000 has been sto-
len.
IL is not known how the absconder adj
ministered the estate OF his dead father
Joseph, but his mother and sister fear the
worst and that they are left penniless.
istrator, IL IS feared, have been robbed.
johnson was "A pillar OF the church and
a man who frowned upon dissipation and
Marsh, his partner. who will be arrest
ed, IL is understood, as soon as ne recoN-
ers sufficiently from his illness. his &C. &C.
houses which he wished to sell.
They pretended to be paving big rents:
soon as the hSgse osseT scmce Sed wheS fheS
was disposed OF In its turn at fancy
figures This is common practice
among Connecticut speculative builders.
Some argue that II is legitimate and IN
accordance with the ethics of trade as IL
Is conducted in these days.
When Marsh sold mortgaged mouse.
Attorney Johnson certified That IL WASH {
mortgaged. Then the purchaser settled
| down In the quiet content OF the man who
owns his own nome.
The victims are now finding out In
many cases thrt they have not dollar :
| worth of equity ia what they thought
/ their freehold property
A friend Of Johnson saws he speculated
I I'm Third Avenue Railroad stock and lost
I Sl0On Then 20 recOup himself, he stole
money and gHmblcd again-~but tho result
WAS a = disastrous as before.
| Hundreds OF workmen who had paid
! fhrir savings 20 Marsh and lohneou
/ tifrouqed the record Office today ana went
| over The mortgage list, only TO IND that
/ they had been robbed. The scenes were
| Henry q. French. one of Johnson
| bond snfn as ffUstcf or the WOfuen fuhu
/ says that his signature was obtained
| through fraud. lie is 20 years old. Ills
| loss of $1,000 will leave him penniless
| and he must end his days dependent or
l charity
Edward Marsh. Jr.. one OF the members
| of the building firm, who every one be-
/ leves is innocent OF everything but stu
/ pidity. went To work as 1ourneyman 70
l day having been left pcnniless by th'
| failure OF his brother.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-04

the committee on finance had a new reso-
luton.
Mr.. Curtis. of Providence. moved thar
the vote whereby the resolution was
passed be -econsidered, and IL was so
voted, and he then moved that the reso-
luton be indefinitely postponed, and ID
was SO voted.
Mr.. Pierce. of Providence, then intro
duced resolution appropriating $1,000 for
the use of the trustees of the Rhode ISL
and institute for the Deaf: referred to
the committee on finance
A RECORD OF ATTENDANCE.
Mr. Garvin. OF Cumberland, introducea
Joint resolution relative to the 11th
amendment to the state constitution. pro-
viding for the keeping of a record OF tba
attendance OF the members of the Senate
and House, and he asked that 1t be placed
upon it's passage.
On motion of Mr.. Johnson, of Foster.
the resolution was referred to the Joint
committee on rules and orders
Speaker Holden took occasion to state
that the clerk OF the House kept daily
record OF the attendance OF members,
and he understood that the same rule
prevailed I'm the Senate.
From the calendar was taken an act
TO incorporate the Crawford Land COM
pany,on which the committee on corpora
tions recommend indefinite postponement
and the passage of a substitute act en-
titled. substitute A. The substitute was
accepted, snd the original act was indef-
ntely postponed.
From the Senate came resolutions to
pay the bills OF Johnston Brothers, for
flowers at Senator Brownies funeral, and
of William Appleton, for flowers at the
funeral OF Eugene F.. Warner. The reso-
lutions were passed I'm concurrence
On motion of Mr.. Kinnecom, of North
Providence, the House. at 1871 o'clock.
adjourned to meet on Tuesday. Jan. 8
at IL a. m.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-04
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The House was called TO order az NOS
o'clock by Mr.. Speaker Holden and there
was a quorum present The journal of
Thursday was read and approved.
None OF the committees had reports
ready. and there was lull In the pro-
ceedings when new business was called
for.
Mr.. Shepard. of Bristol. introduced a
resolution to pay the bill OF Charles ID.
Eddy; referred to committee on accounts
and claims
Mr.. Littlefieid, OF Providence. presented
an act in amendment OF an act to incor-
porate the Providence Western Land
Company; referred to committee on cor
porations
Mr.. Blodgett, of Pawtucket, present.
ed an act in amendment of chapter 255.
general laws, relating to exemption OF
wages from attachment Last January
the General Assembly voted to exempt
the sum OF $40 from attachment, end this
act provides for removing this exemption
so that all can be attached. The act was
referred to the judiciary committee.
At this stage, Mr.. Speaker Holden
called attention to the fact that the res
olution appropriating $1,000 for the Insti-
tute for the Deaf passed yesterday, con-
tained clerical error, and stated that
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-04
PLANTE
USED A
PISTOL.
Shot at His Brother-in-L
and Is Held for the
Grand Jury.

George s. Plante was arraigned in the
of assault with pistol upon John Har-
ris. He pleaded guilty and was bound
over to the grand jury Ia $500.
The principals are brothers-in-law and
the affair occurred In Harris house, at
the rear OF % Byron street, last evening.
Plante is AZ and Harris 80 years old. Har-
ris works I'm a secondhand store at S23
weybosset street, and Plante is a general
laborer.
There was no Justification for the as
sault. The principals had been on good
terms. only that Plante had latterly been
coming homo at late hour and disturb
ing Mrs Harris and her six children. the
oldest being but ls years old.
Finally this became such n source of
annoyance that week ago Harris told
Plante that he wished he would either
come home earlier or stay away. II was
then o'clock I'm the morning. and Plante
elected to stay away and was not seen
again untl last evening.
IL was o'clock when a knock was
heard at the door. He was not admitted
but went 10 his mothers house where he
kicked over furniture and made himself
generally obnoxious
Procuring n revolver from his room he
went back to Harris house and placing
his back against the inner side OF the
door began TO use rough language.
Harris orLercd Plante to leave. Sudden
" Plante drew his revolver and pointing
it at Harris head, fired.
The weapon was so close 10 Harris face
that the powder was blown into the
flesh but the bullet failed 20 find SIS
mark and went through the door.
Harris seized AMI threw plante and
holding the hand in which was grasped
tho revolver with his other hand Harris
! cholted Plante until The latter became
| insensiblc.
Mrs. Harris secured the revolver and
other members of the household called if
patrolnan : n. Sessions who took PLANT,
20 tff- Fifth -poiiee-- station.
serst. Bennett escorted Harris 10 the
Rhode Island hospital, but he did not re
main there, az the powder can easily b.
| picked out at home.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-04

An interesting suit was tried before
Judge Dubois and jury today. The
plaintiff was Mrs Mary A. Harris OF
LYNN, Mass, and the defendant was Mary
Fuller, now OF this city, but who former
~ resided in Lynn. The suit was to re-
cover 1900 for services rendered the hus-
band OF defendant.
Both plaintiff and defendant once resid-
ed .n the same house In Lynn, The de-
fcndant SAYS pia!ntin was once her dear
est bosom friend and tells wocful tale
sf abused confidence. Mrs. Harris says
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-04

20 assisting him whom nc was overcome
by the effects OF alcoholic stimulants.
She also said she had chance 60 collect
the $1,000 but did not do so because Mrs.
Fuller said that If the claim was PRESSED
IL would Interfere with the settlement OF
the divorce case,
Two witne sscs called testified they
heard Mrs. Fuller say she would give
Mrs. Harris $1,000. and Mr. Miles. an at
tornoy In Lynn told how Mrs Fuller had
a chance 10 get her money Mrs. Fun.
lor's lawyer then said the money would
be paid.
Continued on page Two)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-04
THE SENATE.

The Senate was called to order at IL
o'clock by Gov. Gregory and there was a
quorum present.
The journal of Thursday was read and
at one another.
Senator Freeman, of Central Falls
moved to adjourn and II was so voted
the Senate having been I'm session about
six minutes.
The Senate viii meet again on Tues
day moIping. January 8. at IL a. m.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-04
WOMAN SUED FOR SERVICES
RENDERED TO HER HUSBAND

Mrs. Fuller would not take care OF Mr..
Fuller when he was stick so she had to do
so and because OF such service Mrs. Full
ler promised 10 pay her $1,000 when d.
vorce suit Mr.. Fuller had brought against
Mrs. Fuller alleging adultery was set
tied.
Mr.. Fuller when he married Mrs. Full
ler was a retired business man and very
wealthy Mrs. Fuller is said TO have got
$4,000 when the divorce case was settled.
Now Mr. Fuller n somewhere In New
York state having permanently abandon
cd Massachusetts.
Mrs. Harris testified TO many services
done for SIR. Fuller when he was sick ana
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-04
NEW TRlal-sEglsD.

In the case OF james ~. Tlslar r
John r. Tank the appellate diviT
tho sguremc court has refused 81
aside the 3ury's verdict IN favor r
defendant.
The evidence is held 20 amply So
the verdict. Fielding was injured -
the repairs were being made 70 ne taH
hriAGe on Market sqnnre
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-04
GOLD COIN NOT MARKED.

omaha. Neb., Jan t-Rsfcrrlng 10 r
dispatch 60 the effect that az banks had
Cudahy abductors Nns marked, Gen j. O.
Cowin Mr. Cudahy's counsel. says The
statement was untrue.
I'm the Cudahy case during the day.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-04


o o the time t was to
In in to the
a OF
The other business was of routine nature and the House was in
sion only minu
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-04
THE WEATHER.

Washington. July t-for Rhode lslands
Fair tonight and Saturday; warmer to-
night; westerly winds. fresh To brisk on
the coast
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-04
seecIsi evening Dinner

From 10 8 D. m Everything flrst-class
at Freeman's Restaurant, - Weybosset
street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-04

FROM & 70 S q. m. Everything flrst t-clsss
az Frceman's kestaurant. 81 Weybosset
street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-04

From 10 p m. Everything frst-class
at Freeman's Restaurant. ~ Nefbosse'
street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-04

From 20 p. IN. Everything frst-ciAss
az Freeman's Restaurant. 80 Weybcs"t
street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-04

From 3 TO 3 D. IN. Everything hrst-class
az Freeman's Restaurant - Neybosset
street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-04

From TO y. m. Everything frst-class
at Freemans RestavranL - Weyhs~ 1t
street
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-08-01
HIGHTOwER's RANCH, TEX.

Special to the News.
The weather continues hot and
dry.
Corn and cotton are needing
rain badly,
Corn is selling at $100 per bu.
in the market.
Cattle are looking well consider.
ing the scarcity Of grass.
Hay is selling at $40 per ton at
the press.
1t was reported a few days ago
that a negro attempted to assault
12,year old girl of man named
Treadway, In a few hours after
the report got out about 400 men
were searching the woods for the
brute. All attempts to capture so
far have been in vain.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-08-01
Victoria Briefs.
Special to the News,

Special to the News.
Several went to the picnic at
Sulphur Spring Saturday.
w. A. Brown moved his mill
from this place to Pryor Cove Mon.
day where he will cut hickory. E,
D. ,Brophy has charge of repairing
and setting it up.
Miss Ollie Vinzant, a charming
young lady, was in town Saturday.
The question whether a rain ev-
er fell in the night time during the
month of July is exciting much
debate
Business at the stores is improv.
ed of late.
Something over s12.OO was net,
ted by the Union Grove Sunday
school at its recent ice cream sup
per.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-08-01
A Great Newspaper.

The Sunday Edition of The St. Louis
Republic is a marvel of modern news
paper enterprise. The organization Of
Its news service is world wide, complete
In every department; in fact, superior
10 that of any other newspaper.
The magazine section is illustrated in
dantily tinthd colors and SPLENDID half
tone pictures. This section contains
more high-class literary matter than
any Of the monthly magazines. The
fashions illustrated in natural colors
are especially valuable to the ladies.
The colored comic section is genuine
laugh maker. The funny cartoons are
By the best artists. The humorous
stories are high class by authors of ma
tiOnal reputation.
Sheet music, high-class, popular
scng is furnished free every Sunday in
The Republic.
The price of The Sunday Republic
by mali one year is $780, For sale by
all news dealers.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-08-01
SULPHUR SPRING.
Special to the News.


The picnic Saturday was great sue
cess.
Rev. ]. D. Dame filed his regular ap-
pointment here Sunday.
Rev. Geo. w. Shelton and wife of
Nashville, have been visiting the form
er's parents the past week.
Mr.. j. B. Brooks who has been very
low with fever, is slowly improving.
Miss Stella Carlton, who has been
sick for sometime, is convalescent.
Mr.. G., Lay of Bergen Green, was call
ing at Mr.. E. X. Hamilton's Sunday.
Mr.. W. A. Alder of Springdale, was
visiting in this vicinity Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. Robert Smith, of Oates Island,
came down to see his father last
week
Miss Flora Brooks went to Whitwell
Thursday shopping.
Mrs. Ii. c. Grayson visited her sister
Mrs. 7. A. Shelton Tuesday.
Ask Dick Shelton how he enjoyed the
picnic Saturday.
School opened here Monday with
Miss Eta Hoge as teacher
Mr.. ]. f. Richmond of Oak Grove was
visiting at R, E. Richards Sunday.
JUMBO,
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-08-01
LATE ITEMS.

August which is to-day, opens warm
as July.
G. Sherman went to Chattanooga
Wednesday.
NJ. X. Shumake of Victoria, was in
town to-day.
Louis Kilgore, Of Whitwell, was in
town Sunday.
Scarlet fever is reported to be raging
at Tracy City.
Miss Georgia A. Lewis was married
Sunday at Tracy City to Arthur Cum
ningham, Rev. A. E. Clement officiat-
ing.
Nathaniel Eldridge, after an extern
sive visit to relatives in this county,
left for Buffalo, N. Y, Wednesday. AT.
ter spending several days at the Pan
American exposition he will return to
his home at Black Foot, Idaho. -Cleve-
land Journal.
En- route from the Pan-American eX-
position at Buffalo, Rev. ]. II. Black.
lock, of Admission, Ala, stopped over in
Cleveland last week to visit old time
friends and acquaintances. Sunday he
preached at st. Luke's Church. We
are glad to know he is we'll pleased
with his church at Admission. --Cleve
land journal.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-08-01
READS LIKE A ROMANCE.
MARION COUNTY HEIRS SUE FOR AN
ESTATE
Left by Will to Hospital In Washington
State.-Interesting History Of the
Estate and What Lead to
the Will Contest.

Judge w. H. Payne, of this city, is
engaged in prosecuting remarkable
will case, involving parties, both in
this state and the state of Washington.
Eighteen or twenty years before the
eiVal war Daniel Conatser, resident of
Marion county, had falling out with
his wife and they separated, he taking
with him his son Joseph Conatser, then
IA or IS years of age. These two left
for the west, where they remained and
where at the outbreak of the civil war
Joseph then young man, enlisted in
the confederate service in Texas re-
glment, serving until the end of the
war.
While the war was in progress his
father returned to Marion county and
sold out an estate that belonged to his
mother and Joseph's grandmother, and
was about to depart with the proceeds
when Joseph put in an appearance and
began suit against his father in behalf
of his mother and sister, who had re-
mained in Marion county with her
mother and who afterwards married J..
w. Prigmore.
The suit was compromised in 1869,
the father Daniel Conatser dying soon
after and Joseph Conatser, with his
share of the estate money, went first to
Arkansas, later to Utah, eventually
settling in Washington, where he re-
mained twenty years accumulating a
fortune of $4,000 in land money and
stock.
The last letter that his sister, Mrs.
Prigmore received from her brother, was
twenty-five years ago when he was in
Utah.
Last fall Conastser fell i'll and went
to the hospital at Walla Walla, Wash.
for treatment 1t was there that he
died. Soon after his demise will turn
ed up bearing his signature, in which
he left $4,000 to the hospital with
the provision that unless his heirs ap
peared in six months from the date o.
his death the whole of his fortune
should go to the hospital. The will
was drawn up by one of the hospita
physicians and witnessed by severa
nurses.
Very littlo was said of the matter b!
the hospital people, but lawyer named
Garfield heard of the matter and had al
admins traitor appointed for the estate
and lost no time in finding Mrs. ]. w
Prigmore, Conatser's sister, and he
childred, residents of Marion county
through Judge Payne.
! Garfield came over in person reaching
here two weeks ago, and satisfying
himself that J. w. Prigmore, wife an
children were the legitimate heirs O
Conatser.
/ VOluminous dispositions were take
to show this fact and suit was brough
against the hospital to recover th
whole of Conatser's estate.
! The case comes up for hearing in th
superior court at Colfax Wash, on Aug
l0.-Chattanooga Times.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-08-01
TO ALL PERSONS HAVING
Farming, Timbered or Mineral
Lands, or Water Powers
for Sale.

The Nashville, Chattanooga & st.
Louis Railway proposes to use its best
efforts to induce good class Of immi-
grants TO settle in territory contiguous
to its lines, and attention of capitalists
seeking Manufacturing Sites or Mining
Property. 1t therefore solicits the sup
port, the cooperation and the assistance
of the people of every county through
which its lines pass. The management
earnestly requests that all persons who
have farms for sale or lease, those who
have timbered lands, water powers or
mineral lands for sale, will send a brief
description of the same to the railroad
agent nearest them, giving the prices
and terms of sale. The prices must
correspond with the prices asked OF To-
cal buyers. The management does not
propose to aid in selling land to immi-
grants at exorbitant or speculative pri-
ces.
/ Large tracts suitable for colonization,
at low prices, are especially wanted.
j. B. kILLEBREW,
Industrial and Immigration Agent
/ IA. 4. SMITH.
Traffic Manager,
NASHVILLE, TENN.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-08-01

J. II. DobbiDs is building a resi-
dedce at Dunlap for d. J. Rogers.
Miss Bonnie Pryor, daughter of r.
$. Pryor, died at her home Monday.
Laurence Spears and Judge Pope
attended court at Dunlap last week.
Miss Marguerite Lazard entertain
ed Thursday evening with tacky
party in honor of Miss Katie Griffith
Of Jasper. Games were indulged in
until late hour, when delicious re-
freshments were served.-Chatta-
hooga Times.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-08-01

East Tennessee is paying most
of the dog tax. In the large coun-
ty Of Williamson, Middle Tennes.
gee, the tax has only been paid on
thirty-six dogs. In the county Of
Hamblen we have paid taxes on
two. hundred and forty-six dogs.
This is hardly fair, even for dogs,
and we enter protest. Our dog has
as much right to wag his tail with
out paying tribute as the other fell
lows. No discrimination, if you
please, or there will be bowling
old time in the mountains.-Mor-
ristown Gazette.