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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-22
HELD ON
BURGLARY
CHARGE.
Stone Accused Of Lootlng Col.
ArnoId's House. Companions
Charged With Receiving,

Herbert G. Stone, Levi Flynn and
Thomas j. Mcclure were before tho
Sixth district court. today. on account of
the burglary at Col. Frank S. Arnold's
residence on Prairie avenue. a week ago
last Thursday.
The arrests were made Saturday after
noon and evening.
Stone was arraigned for burglary and
for the larceny OF about 800 worth OF
property belonging TO Louisa Arnold.
He pleaded not guilty and was held
without bail Tor trial next Friday.
Flynn denied receiving stolen pr pperty
valued at $40 and was held in $500 TO-. trial
Friday.
Mcclure pleaded that he did not receive
$50 worth OF the stolen goods and he 700
was held i'm $500 for trial Friday
The detectives recovered a lot OF the
plumber Saturday il was sold 20 fast
women residing at Camp White and TO
lewd women of this city.
The prisoners are each about Is ears
old and are hangers on II local brillian.
saloons and at a hotel near Riverside.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-22
LOSS $4,000.
Sunday Fire In tho Union Block
al Taunton.

Taunton. Mass. July 22.--Flre which
started late yesterday afternoon In the
Union block. one of the largest In this
city. caused damage by water or about
$4,000. Among the firms damaged are
Hacks Publishing company, Pierce Hard
ware store. r. ID. Tisdale. jeweler; IL. T.
washburne. undertaken: A. j. Barker.
druggist, and Chas. Barnsrd, tailor.
Union block Is a three-story wooden
structure and contained ~ stories. but
several OF them did not suffer loss, except
by smoke. The principle damage was the
Pierces' Hardware store and II. d. Tis-
dale, jeweler.
The firemen think the fire had been
smouldering in one of the rooms on the
third floor a good part of the afternoon.
No smoke. however. was observed from
the street until about 5 o'clock. The
chemical engine was then hurried TO the
spot and began playing at 5:l5. There
were no available steamers. but the pres
sure from the city water supply Is so
powerful that the six or seven hydrants
near the building sent as many strong
streams upon the blaze and prevented
great deal of damage. The losses are
covered by insurance.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-22

Death had been from strangulation.
Syverson had tied a piece OF clothes
line 10 a water pipe. passed a moose about
his neck and then let his weight fall
upon the cord.
His knees lust cleared the floor and
once ne was in that position he could
not have gotten up had he attempted TO
do so.
Death came slowly and after much suf-
fering. judging from Syverson's facial
expression.
An alarm was given. the police cut
down the body and Dr. Palmer gase a
permit 20 bury the body.
Syverson was 80 years OF age and had
been employed as fireman at the Amer
lean Screw factory at Randall square
Insanity ran in his family. brother
having committed suicide.
Syyerson had time and again during
the last IA years threatened TO XIII him-
self
This threat he had made so often that
his wife ceased 20 pay any attention 10 IL
and when he was in his fits OF anger left
him severely alone.
Yesterday Syverson complained great
deal of the heat and at I O'Clock IN tne
evening. when only his wife and he were
in the house. started for the cellar 70 Kill
himself. as he said.
TO go near him. -
AS he had often gone 10 the cellar for
such a purpose and had wound up py
sleeping there until morning, Mrs. Syver-
son waited patiently for dawn to come
and her husband TO show up.
Fosberg, the boarder came IN late IN
the night. and at 8 O'Clock he was asked
10 see why Syverson did not come 70
breakfast and that was how the suicide
came TO be made known.
Syyerson leaves one son.
DIR. Palmer was notified and viewed the
body.
on one OF the boats due here from Cres-
cent Park. at 9:S0 last night, and was
taken to the Rhode Island hospital.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-22
EFFECT OF
THE STEEL
STRIKE.
Il viii Be- Felt Here II the
Trouble Is Continued
Much Longer.

Apropros OF the steel strike now In pro-
gress Mr.. Congdon. senior member OF the
Ccngdon and Carpenter company, made
an important statement concerning tho
situation to a News representative this
morning.
The statement has weight coming, as II
does. from a member OF a firm whien
deals In steel more largely perhaps. than
any other similar concern In New Eng
land.
MIR. Congdon said: 1--WE are very large
purchasers OF the American Steel Hoop
company: the American Tin Plate COM
pany and the American Steel Sheet COM
pany, all of which are Immediately in
volved in the strike.
These concerns cannot be shut down
long without serious inconvenience 10
ourselves and all other Jobbers.
1--WE take orders for direct shipment
from the mills and IL is impossible for
us TO give our customers any satisfactory
idea as to when they will get the goods
There is no shortage as yet. as we are
obliged to carry large stocks all the time
but our trade will be very seriously In
eonvenienced II the strike continues any
length of time.
''It is natural that very conservative
feeling should develop in regard TO max
ing sales, although II is our policy to care
for our regular customers as long as We
have the material TO sell.
I'm a recent conversation with the
American Steel Hoop company they said
they could positively give us no more IN.
formation than we already had ourselves.
so there seems nothing for us TO do but
TO wait"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-22
SIX PERISHED.
Bodies Of Pfospaclurs Found
Along tho Route 10 Nome.

Nome, July Fl, via Seattle. Washington.
July PA tragic story comes from St.
Michael A party OF men en- route to Nome
recently found the bodies OF six men az
a point near Cape Romanoff. IL is pre-
sumed they all froze to death during
some ono OF the terrible blizxards that
prevailed last winter. .
The bodies were scattered at intervals
five of them about a quarter OF. mile
apart They were outstretched upon the
tundra and each was found wrapped in
Blankets. Each had some camp equip
ment near him but no food. One OF the
dead men had been evidently either In
jured or sick as he lay on Hitter con-
structed of pair OF oars and a canvas
sheet.
IL would seem that the storm must
have overcome them carrying him. Evil
IDENTIFY becoming exhausted they had
abandoned him and wandered OFT each
for himself 10 perish, where found. Gen.
Randall was nouied and has ordered
party OF soldiers to bring in the bodies
and every effort will he made To identify
them. Gen. Randall. thinks they were
party OF prospectors. who in an effort 60
reach 81. Michael had run out OF provi-
sions and perishcd from exhaustion and
exposure.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-22

A fairly good breeze prevailed in the
early hours OF last evening and up TO
midnight some sleep was had; but as the
and the air became very hot.
Five o'clock saw not few quit their
beds and seek for air at their chamber
windows.
At S:45 o'clock the thermometer az
Turks Head indicated 81 degrees and
two hours later the mercury had climbed
up 10 90 and was hustling to beat the
record.
Heat prostrations and other disturb
ances were looked for and they came.
HE DROPPED DEAD.
Walter r. Munro. 50 years OF. age, re-
siding at l3i Sutton street, arrived AT
Carpenters foundry on West Exchange
street at a. m. to begin his days work.
Fifteen minutes lated Frank Bezanson,
the night Waterman, found Mr. Munro
living upon the floor OF one of the shops.
Fastening 10 the fallen mans aid he
was shocked TO find him dead.
Word was telephoned to the Fourth
police station and DR.. Palmer was called.
The medical examiner said that death
was due TO natural causes aggravated oy
the intense heat.
Mr. Munro leaves a widow and three
children. Her brother is member OF
the police force.
KILLED HIMSELF IN CELLAR.
Peter Fosberg boards at No. 60 Bernon
street with the family OF Andreas Sy-
verson, a Norwegian
Fosberg went TO the cellar OF that house
ar 6 o'clock this morning and found Sy-
version had committed suicide.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-22
CITY HALL NOTES.

The list OF contagious diseases report
ed 10 the health department. city Hall,
today comprised four cases of diphtheria,
Two Of the patients reside on Darlington
avenue and one each on Charles and Pike
streets.
The total number OF poll taxes received
up 90 the present time is 1850. Two thou
sand. nine hundred and nifty are report
tho present time between ls and 800
include the dead extreme poor. men un-
der military services. etc. There are at
the present time between 10 and i2V
warrants IN the sherin's hands. II is ~it
expected TO realize from all Of these as
come of them arc men who have moved
away.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-22

Los Angeles Cal. July 22.-Col. AltsSt
jerks. well known artist, dropped dead
yesterday ON the street while laughing
and chatting with friend Heart disease
was the cause OF death. Col. Jenks was
born in New York. 70 years ago lie
served throughout the Civil War attain
ing the rank Of lieutenant colonel
He devoted himself 10 portrait paiEting
after the war. Among the distinguished
persons whose portraits he painted were
President Abraham Lincoln, Gen. Phil.
Sheridan and Gen. John A. Logan.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-22
SIX HURT.
Runaway Race Horses Dash
Into Crowd Of Spectators,

Chicago. July 2.-Six persons were Sc
verely injured and a large number was
thrown into a panic last night when four
horses engaged in a race at the GYPSY
camp became frightened threw their rid
ers, bolted the track and galioped at full
speed into the crowd OF spectators.
The animals were coming down ths
home stretch at the time aud so sudden
was the veering OF their course that the
hundreds of pleasure seekers gathered
beside the track had little time 10 reach
places of safety. Men, women and chill
dren struggled with one another IN their
efforts to get out OF harms way and
many were knocked down and trampled.
The seriously injured are: Mrs. Bridget
Barry and her seven months old infant;
John Hanna Kearney. John and Edward
simpson. brothers. and Miss Nellie SAIL
van.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-22
KILLED BY
FATHERS
TEAM.
Thomas Wall, 9 Years Old,
Crushed to Death by
Ice Wagon.

Thomas Wall, years OIL, son OF James
A. wall, of No. le Branch avenue, was
run over and instantly killed, in front OF
$40 Hope street at 1880 this morning.
MIR. Wall was delivering ice to custo-
mers and was at the rear end of heav-
lily loaded wagon.
The boy was on the seat of the wagon
and held the reins.
Tommy leaned over to speak to wom-
an. who stood at the curbing, and losing
his balance, fell directly I'm front of one OF
the FORWARD wheels.
There was not time I'm which TO give an
alarm to the boys father for the wheel
passed over the lads body. at the chest
and instantly crushed life out OF him.
DIR. Palmer was called and authorized
the body 10 be removed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-22
NEW PRESS co. INCORPORATED.

Chairman Booton OF Gallipolis, Ohio
and Gardner Cornett and Rathbone Gard
ner. both OF this city have flied papers
in the secretary OF states office incor-
porating the G. ~. Booton company. The
corporation is constituted for the pur-
pose OF manufacturing buying, selling
and dealing in printing presses and sim
liar machinery. and Is ia be located IN
Providence Tln capital stock II 90 be
$4,000, divided into 100 shares having
a par value OF 800 each.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-22
Prosecution Stated it Would
Conclude It's Case Tonight,
but so far it Has Produced
No Direct Testimony Con-
Meeting Young Fosburg
With the Crime.


of
its caseb beforen
in
deepen
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-22

The New York. New Haven and Hart
ford railroad has arranged for popular
excursion at reduced rates BY special
train from Providence. Pewtuckef. Attic
hCro aud FtHtfOU7 IT. North Easton inClu-
sive OF Friday roxt July 2e This Ia
England. was never SO attractive as now
and every provision Is there afforded for
passing the daN in a most delightful way
Afternoon concert by Martlands band OF
Brcckton. The number OF tickets for
this outing Is strictly limited
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-22
FIVE TRAlNMEN HURT.

Cleveland July "A heavy freight
train on the Big -Four road ran into a
heavily loaded passenger train AZ Co
lumbia station. l3 miles west OF Cleveland
late last night Five trainmen were hurt,
but not seriously.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-22
THE TwtNIY.THIRD vICTIM

Kansas CITY. Mo. July - Miss cora =.
TaIlnan. OF Valparaiso. died at lnitcr-
sity hospital today being the twenty
third victim OF the Chicago a Alton train
wreck 20 succumb. She was on the way
the Epworth league convention.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-22
SUFFERERS From ELAGvE.

Plymouth. July 22-The Orient n1s
steamer Ormuz. from sydney fof is"nion.
landed here two persons supnusru t" ~
sufferlnR from Gubonic plague. ono tt-t
developed after leaving Marscilcr.t
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-22
Munro Dropped Dead a Few Min
uteS After Reaching Foundry.
Syverson, Of Weak Mind, and Oppressed
by the Heat, Hanged Himself in the
Cellar Of His Home.


Ancthe waves of heat
the
o'clock the 90 de-
foundry
westE Exchan a
his cellar
syverson
go 10 himself
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-09
A NEGRO DECAPITATED.

Rock Hill. Oct. yesterday morn
ing about fourth of a mile east of
Ebenezer, Frank Dunlap, negro
man, was instantly killed while riding
along the road eating his breakfast.
He, with two other men, were hauling
to the works of the Catawba Power
Company one of the immense horse
shoe shaped iron pieces which will
make up part of one of the big wheels.
1t was loaded upon scaffold built
up from the wagon so as to throw the
load clear of the wheels. Dunlap with
another negro was sitting upon the
wagon, one at each end. Dunlap was
eating his breakfast. Although the
iron weighed more than $500 pounds
its support was, according to author
ity, sufficient, but at this point one of
the timbers broke and both negroes
fell to the ground. At his end of the
wagon the great iron slid down upon
Dunlap and shaved off half of his
head, MASKING it into the ground.
So instantly did death come that not a
sound was heard. The coroner's jury
rendered verdict in accordance with
the above. This makes the fifth death
in connection with the building Of
the big dam. The negro who was
shot there one night last week may
possibly live.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-09
The War in South Africa.

London, Oct. 2.-Lord Kitchener to-
day reports that two officers and thirty
one men have been killed in an attack
made on Col. Kekewich's camp at
Moedwill. The Beers, who were under
DeLarey and Kemp, had Il officers
and Ia men killed and wounded after
two hours of night fighting, when the
Beers were driven off.
The Boer reverse at Moedwill occur
red Sept. 90. The Beers are reported
to have been 1000 strong. Lord
Kitchener, in his dispatch, says the
British repelled the attack With great
vigor. Col. Kekewich was slightly
wounded in two places. He says that
all ranks behaved extremely well. The
wounded were taken to Rustenburg
half way between Pretoria and Mafek-
ing.
Lord Kitchener confirms the heavy
losses of the Beers, about 250 killed
and 300 wounded, during their attack
on Fort Itala and Fort Prospect. He
says the guns recently captured at
Vlakfontein have been recovered from
the Beers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-09
LYNCH Law IN MONTANA.
White Man Taken From Jail in
Helena and Hanged.

Helena, Mont, Oct. flames Ed
ward Brady, the man who assaulted
Ida Pugsley, 5 years of age, in Helena
yesterday, was this morning about
1.30 o'clock taken from the Jail by
mob and hanged to telegraph pole in
the Haymarket square about three
blocks from the jail. The crowd was
orderly and after the man had been
hanged quickly dispersed.
There were about 200 men engaged
in the affair and they were all masked.
They attacked the Jail door with
battering ram, and it soon yielded.
On gaining admittance, they demand
ed at the point of gun the keys Of
the jailer or threatendea if he did not
yield the man they would kill him.
The jailer then got the man out of
his cell and he was given to the mob.
When they first took him, Brady said:
"What is it gentlemen?''
The march to the hanging place was
quiet. Brady was given a chance to
say a word. He declared that they
had the wrong man, although he had
been positively identified by his victim
and score of other persons who had
seen him with the child. He also ask
ed that some money that was due him
from the Montana Central railroad be.
sent to niece and then he was pulled
up. The end of the rope was tied to
a pole and the crowd dispersed. Later
Sheriff Mcconnell cut the body down
and placed it in a coffin. There will
be an investigation today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-09
Riot and Bloodshed in China.

Washington, Oct. 2.-The state de-
partment received today a cablegram
from United States Consul McWade at
Canton, China, confirming the report
ed uprising in the Singing district.
The dispatch follows:
Canton, Oct. 2.
Secretary of State, Washington.
General WI, with i,500 soldiers,
routed Triad, rebel, in Singing dis
trict, Swatow, killing 200 and captur
ing and decapitating many prisoners.
German mission burned. German mis-
sionaries fed safely to Hongkong.
(Signed) McWade-
This dispatch taken in connection
with previous advices the department.
has had from Minister Conger leads
to the belief that the Boxers have had
nothing to do with the present out
break, but that it is local distur-
bance growing out of famine conditions
which the Chinese government can
suppress.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-09
Triple Alliance in Danger.

Vienna, September 30.-According
to the semi-ofhcial papers of Vienna
and Budapest. Austria-Hungary will
refuse to renew the commercial
treaties with Germany on the basis
proposed in the new German tariff bill.
The Hungarian organ, the Magyar
Nemzet, asserts that M. Koloman de
Sell in notifying Germany to this
effect explained that if Germany ex-
cludes hungarian products Hungary
must not only close her frontier to
Germany, but also to the Balkan
States, which might have grave politi-
cal effects and drive the Balkans into
the arms of Russia. This paper as
serts that the Hungarian premier is
acting in agreement with Count Golu-
chowski, the Austro-Hungarian minis
ter of foreign affairs.
There is good reason to believe that
the foregoing statements are in the
main correct: and, as such tariff war
would endanger the stability of the
Triple Alliance, the news has caused
a sensation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-09
THE WAR IN AFRICA.
AFTER TWO YEARS OF WAR THE
BOERS ARE UNCOMQUERED.

London, Oct. Within two weeks
the war in South Africa will have en-
tered upon its third year, and in the
face of a recrudescence of organized
operations by the Beers and of the i'm
possibility of carrying out Mr.. Brod
rick's premise to reduce the war ex-
penses by sending home some troops,
the government organs are again be-
coming restless.
There is mystery surrounding the
operations and the whole situation in
Natal, and the denials and evasions Of
the war Office concerning the alleged
friction between Mr.. Broderick and
Lord Kitchener form the subject of
editorial protests on all sides.
"We have the right to expect, says
The Standard, 'sthat the government
will lose no time in sending out such
ample reinforcements as the military
chiefs on the spot deem necessary
The Daily Mail, which finds evi-
dence that Lord Kitchener is in a diff
cult predicament and fears that the
government is delaying reinforcements
out of a desire to avoid sumnaoning
parliament to vote the necessary sup
plies, warns the government that if
this be the case grave risk is being
run. Similar protests are made on all
sides.
The Times after reminding the gov
ernment of the repeated blunders and
miscalculations which have cost the
empire such terrible price," says:
ga third campaign has now opened
in South Africa and there is no sign
that the government is doing anything
to prepare for possibly the dragging
out of the war for several months
more. Already it is too late to pro-
vide such mobile force as would be
adequate this autumn. Is the govern
ment doing anything to provide it
even if months hence, and if not what
possible excuse can the government
urge for this neglect?"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-09
WEEKLY CROP REPORT.

Washington, Oct. Following is
the last weekly summary of crop condi-
tions to be issued by the weather bu
reau this season:
The temperature conditions of the
week ending September 30, we're high
ly favorably throughout the central
valleys, lake region, middle Atlantic
States and New England, and no dam
aging frosts occurred in these districts.
Excessive rains interfered with farm
work in portions of the south Atlantic
and east Gulf States.
The week was favorable for maturing
and gathering corn and reports from
the principal States indicate that a
much larger acreage than usual at this
date has been cut. The crop is now
practically safe from frost in all dis
tricts.
The weather conditions in the cot
ton belt have been very favorable for
picking except over portions of Geor-
gia, Florida and North Carolina,
where this work has been retarded to
some extent by rains of the latter part of
the week. Picking has progressed rap
idly in the central and western dis
tricts where cotton has opened rapid
ly, the bulk of the crop being gather
ed in some sections. Over the eastern
portion of the cotton belt the low tenn
peratures of the week have damaged
the staple in portions of North Caro-
lima, Georgia and Florida, while the
sea island crop of South Carolina is
suffering from drought. In Texas
late cotton is being damaged by boil
weevil and other insects and the out
look for top crop is very poor.
Only small part of the tobacco
crop and that in Kentucky and Ten
nessee remains unhoused. The reports
generally indicate that this crop has
been secured in a satisfactory condi-
tion