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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-30
NEARLY
THIRTY
DEATHS
Will Be The Result Of Steam
boat Explosion on Dala-
ware River.

Philadelphia, Aug. 30. Tho body of
another victim OF Wednesdays steamboat
disaster was recovered from the Delaware
supposed TO be that Of Harry Johnson
So years. grocer of Hulmeville, Pa, who
was on his way home from Philadelphia
He leaves widow and five children.
This makes the tenth body recovered,
of which eight have been identified. Tht
girl are unidentified. Fifteen are missing
and II is almost certain that all these are
dead. OF the eight persons remaining
in the hospital, two will probably not re-
cover.
Thus the net result of the awful ex-
deaths.
statement made today by Mrs B.
Grant Clapham, who was a passenger
on the City OF Trenton. with her two
daughters. Edna, aged T. and Amanda
aged 5, establishes beyond reasonable
doubt the fate OF Mrs VIM. II. Keen
who had been reported among the miss
ing Mrs. Clapham was in the cabin of
the steamboat when the explosion oc-
Cured.
She was severely hurt and scalded by
steam and became separated from her
children. While making frantic search
for her little ones, Mrs. Clapham says
she was accosted by Mrs. Keen who said
she was badly injured and begged pite-
ously for assistance. Mrs. Clapham was
forced to leave Mrs. Keen to search for
her children.
She found both Of them scalded by steam
but she succeeded in getting them 20 a
place OF safety from which they were
taken by the rescuers. Until today, Mrs
Clapham was too much prostrated 10
make her statement regarding Mrs. Keen
William II. Keen. the husband OF the
woman now placed in the list OF known
dead. took his wife and their daughter
Fanny u Keen. 20 years. on the City OF
Trenton for a pleasure trip. lie was found
crushed TO death I'm the ruins of the
steam The daughter was terribly burned
and scslded and the hospital physicians
saw she cannot recover.
with the death OF the daughter the en-
| tire Keen family will be wiped out OF
| existence. Mr.. Keen was the superintend
| ent OF large Philadelphia dairy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-30
lORo sALISBUHvS RETIREMENT.

London. Aus ao.-The Pail Mall Gazette
,,,der the heading "The Prime Minister
Impending Resignation" nxes Lord Salts
hur,'s retirement as probably after the
coronation Of Kine Edward though some
rorsons place it IN tho autumn or early
.irter. Supporting the news editorially,
tho rail- Mall Gazette SAYS:
''Tht fscts square with our own knowl-
,sre ~ the extent that the Unionis'
psrty should prepare for a new Pre-
nierrhip."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-30
H0EY HELD.
Collector Of Customs Bound
Over by U. S. Commissioner.

Nogales. Ariz.. Aug. 3o.-U. s. Commits
sioner George has held collector OF GUS
toms Hoey on two charges OF accepting
bribes and unlawfully permitting Chinese
20 enter the United States. lis bond will
be fixed today.
The charge Of conspiracy. which includ-
ed the dead Inspector Jossey. has been
dismissed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-30

The following cases Of contagious di-
seases were reported TO the health De
partment AZ city hall today: Measles
on Academy avsnue, typhoid fever on
Doyle avenue.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-30
George S. Fid|er Commits Sui
eide at East Greenwich.
Business Had Been Bad and He Was
Recently Compelled to go Into Bank
ruptcy--Body Found Suspended.


George Fder Central hotel East
,creenNi , s
me- - ~ found .s,snded from a bed post shortly
D, aer was formerly in business Boston
house for retail stores at Wakefield ana East
= greenwich for the sale of gentlemen goods
business good was declared BANK
-,,.on.nt denron probably led his nfe
a..
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-27
RAILROAD news
FROM ALL POINTS.
Guayaquil and Quito Road Will Sc
cuye It's Ties and Lumber
From California.
CENTRAL PACIFIC AFFAIRS.
An Attempt to Be Made to Secure
Reorganization of Southern
Pacific-Mount Wash
ingtOn Tunnel.

San Francisco, July 26-The Guayaquil
and Quito Railroad is to be completed az
quickly as possible, and all the ties ana
lumber to be used in the construction wilt
go from this coast. A lumber company or
San Francisco has the contract to supply
2O.O0o,OD feet of railroad ties. and the option
on another 100000 feet as soon as this
contract Is completed. One load of 5000
railroad ties has already been delivered and
another load of 10000 left Noyo yesterday.
A wharf 700 feet long is to be built at
Guayaquil of Pacific Coast material
To Secure ReOrEanixa ton.
William Morshead. an English barrister.
who represents the British stockholders in
the Central Pacific Railroad, has arrived
here from Toronto to renew his previous
efforts to secure reorganization Of the
Southern Pacific. which absorbed the Cen
trail Pacific.
Should Il case, now pending in the United
States Circuit Court, be decided against the
English stockholders, Mr.. Morshead says.
he will begin suit in the London Court Of
Equity.
The Chronicle says that ]. NJ. Hanford,
paymaster Of the Southern Pacific Com
pany. and one of the Oldest men in its en-
ploy. is to be retired
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-27
PROHlBITlVE PRICES FOR
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES,

Prices of potatoes took another jump
Thursday on account of the long drought.
Choice nearby stock sold by the load up
to s10S bushel which is the highest
price ever known at this season Of the year.
A year ago yesterday the same kind of po-
tatoes sold by the load a from 20 to % cents
bushel. Yesterday the price dropped to 50
cents a bushel.
Other kinds of vegetables were also scarce
and generally of poor quality, but offerings
of homegrown stock are increasing grad
ually.
Cabbage was scarce and higher. as the
dry weather has caused a heavy shortage
in the crop. Receipts are not only small.
but the heads are loose. and the leaves are
more or less worm-eaten. Prices ranged
from 81 to $225 per 100 pounds, as COM
pared with Is cents a year ago.
Watermelons were in active demand, as
supplies are light and the melons small
and inferior, but prices are considerably
higher than they were q year ago, as The
best melons, which sold Thursday at slSl a
carload, were much inferior to those which
sold at year ago at $40 a car.
1t is impossible to give accurate retail
prices, as there is such a wide range in
yalues each dealer making his own price.
While fruits and vegetables were higher
on account of the drought, prices of veal
calves and poultry were much lower for the
same reason and hens, which were scarce
and in demand year ago at 71s cents
pound in round lots, were dull and slow
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-27
FRANK \. COLLIER
IN DYING CONDITION,
Famous Chicago Lawyer Suffers a
Stroke of Paralysis and
Cannot Recover.
REPUELIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Chicago, ILL.,, July 2S-Over twelve years
ago bludgeon blow in the dark dethroned
the reason of Frank Howard Collier. He
was at that time attorney for a railroad
had been counsel for the West Town Board
and member of the Board Of Education.
His practice Noted him large income, and
his fortune was over 100000
During a bitter political fight he was
set upon by two men in Ashland boulevard.
They struck him with clubs at the base Of
the brain and left him senSeleSs. He soon
after gave evidences of a weakening Of
his powerful intellect. After the election his
excited mental condition continued, and he
began to do extraordinary things.
Recognizing that his mind was affected.
he took a trip to Europe to obtain rest
and change of scene. but shortly after his
return the second stage of his malady,
melancholfa, became manifest. and he was
sent to a private asylum. After that he
was sent twice to kankakee and to Dun
ming on occasions when he became violent.
His property was thrown into the courts
and his wife was given the income. He
times elected from each OF them because
Of his vagaries.
On the occasion OF his last trial for in
sanity Collier conducted his own defense.
and in such q mastery manner that the
jury could do nothing but acquit him.
In the fall Of 1888 his skull was trepanned.
Collier averred that he underwent the op-
Grafton not because he was insane, but
ito restore the public's confidence in me-"
Collier was taken to the County Hospital
early to-day. suffering from paralysis and
q complication of diseases.
Physicians state that he cannot recover.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-27

/. His conduct in connection with the events
off Santiago.
controlling and the propriety OF the movements
OF the Frying Squadron off cenfuegos IN May
>. The circumstances ATTENDING the reasons
controlling. and the propfiety OF the movements
OF the said squadron in proceeding from caen-
1. The circumstances attending the arrival
So sons st for lis Tetrosrade turn westward ana de
paIture from CT Santiago, and the PROPHECY
s. The circumstances attending and the rea-
sons for the disobedlence by Commodore Schiey
dispatch dated May Is. 1885. and the proprIe,y
of his conduct in the premises ;, s,,,,,, q, Oh.
Flying squadron on and about May e. 1898; its
coaiing facilities; the necessity. Il any. for, or
Key West for COAL and the accuracy and pro
priety Of the ooffcial reports made by commo-
- Whether or not every effort Incumbent upon
the commanding officer of a fleet under such
the Spanish cruiser Colon as she lay at anchor
in the entrance to Santiago Harsor. May 49,, q TO
bity Of engaging the batteries at the entrance
Santiago haTsor and the Spanish b xsSes at
ss used eand nns the tn
IS. The necessity. If any. for. and advtsab,lity
Of withdrawing at night OF the Flying Squadron
from The a cS 10 .Sa az ,osnd TO- have been
the case: the extent and character OF such WIN
and whether close or tb Of the
enemy's vessels therefrom. was established ana
the propriety OF Commodore schleys conduct IN
- The position Of the Brooklyn on the morn.
ing Of July } 1898. al the time OF the exit OF
the Spanish vessels from the harbor OF san
tiaEo. The circumstances attending. the reasons
for and the incidents resulting from the turn
ing OF the Brooklyn in the direction in which
she turned about the beginning OF the
action with said Spanish vessels. and the posi-
bity Of thereby coilidng with or endaneer1ng
any other of the vessels Of the United tJatef
feet and the prop-iety Of Commodore Schleys
conduct in the premises.
10. The circumstances leading TO- and the IN
cidents and results Of. controversy with Lieu
g. 1895. during the battle of Santiago. was nas1-
gator of the Brooklyn in rea lion to the turning
OF the Brooklyn: also the colloquy at that time
between Commodore Schley and Lieutenant
Hodgson and the ensuing correspondence between
them the subject thereof and the propriefy
OF the conduct OF Admiral Schley in the prem
ises
The foregoing specific directions are given pri-
marily for the Information and guidance Of the
inquiry into the entire matter, the investiEa-
ton Of which is asked by the officer concerned.
Rear Admiral Sctlev has been Informed OF his
right to ne present either in person or by coun-
se during the Investigation to cross-examine
witnesses and to offer evidence before the court.
should he desire. The court may at any time
grant to others interested and entitled thereto
like privileges.
The investigation will be held in open court.
This employment shore duty is required by
the public interests.
Given under nv hand. at the Navy Department,
Washington. this twenty-eixth day OF July, 1sOL
JOHN d. LONG, Secretary.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-27
LABOR UNIONS OPPOSE SUIT
TO KEEP FAIR FROM PARK.
Strongly Express Their Dsapprova of Legal Action Brought in the
Name of Believe That Trouble Will
Result From suit-Hearing Hoped May Be Soon.

possible. so 1t can be quickly disposed Of
OF course. the thing is annoying. but. if 1t
had to come. II is better now than LATER
II the suit is decided against the plaincsf
1t probably will dispose of all future trouble
from this source. The legal aspect of the
Forest Park site was thoroughly gone into
before the selection was made. and we ap-
prehend no trouble in knocking out this
suit
James l.. Blair. general counsel of the
company. was present at the meeting. He
said that the attorney for the plaintiffs in
the suit had notified him that he would ar
range for q hearing before Judge ZachritZ
within the next two or three days. 1t is
probable that temporary injunction will
be asked for at this hearing. If this Is re-
fused, the case will go over to the October
term of court on fits merits.
A resolution was adopted by the COM
bined committees. directing Mr.. Blair to
dispose Of the matter as speedily as posi-
BILE. Present at the meeting were: PreSi-
dent Francis. Corwin II. Spencer. l.. d.
Dozier August Gehner C. II. Huttig. Seth
W. Cobb and James l.. Blair.
1t is not likely that a temporary in
junction will be granted said a member of
the committee, land even If the Court
should be willing to grant one. it would re-
quire bond which would be so large that
the plaintiffs could not furnish it. Here Is
the Worlds Fair Company representing
Sl5,Oo0.0o0. OF this s5.00O.coO is from the
United States Government An injunction
might cause a delay of sufficient length to
necessi.ate postponement. This might
bring about Federal complications. which
would deprive the company of the $501O,000.
Other enormous losses might be caused by
it. The bond would have to be sufficient to
cover all these, as the Court cannot Shout
der such a responsibility itself"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-27
SPORTING SCALPERs.
Detectives Kept Busy on Lines Rum
ming to Buffal 10.

Chicago. July pa small army Of de-
tectives is now riding on the trains from
Chicago to Buffalo and return to watch for
ticket manipulators. During the last week
or ten days scalpers in all the commercial
centers in the territory between Chicago
and New York have been giving almost
their entire attention to the purchase and
sale of excursion tickets sold to Buffalo for
the Pan american Exposition. In the expo
sition city. it is said there are now 200
ticket brokers. The tickets are all Of the
iron-clad signature FORM
On several Of the roads operators have
been stationed at the station gates in Chi
caso and other cities and detectives are in
structed to ride on the trains for any dis
lance necessary. At present there is on
many of the larger systems one detective to
every two cars.
This radical action has been made neces-
sary by the determined efforts of brokers to
get the better Of our iron-cad form of ex-
cursion tickets" said an officer Of one Of the
Chicago-Buffalo lines. THE passenger who
has nothing to fear suffers no Inconvenience.
The recent decision of the New York Su-
preme Court prOnouncing the anti-ticket-
scalping law Of that State unconstitutional
has revived the business Of the brokers. and
We are having a great deal of trouble am
Of the opinion, however, that the ticket we
are using is practically nonscalpable when
the proper measures are taken to prevent
manipulationc."
The scalpers are not attempting to manip-
ulate the cheap tourist tickets to the Rocky
Mountain districts. The Western roads,
however. are taking no chances, and their
detective force has been largely increased.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-27

A special Joint meeting Of the Executive
and Organization committees of the Louis
lana Purchase Exposition Company was
held at Worlds Fair headquarters yester-
day afternoon for the purpose of taking
action on the Injunction suit filed against
the company ig>the Circuit Court on Thurs
day 10 prevent the use of the Forest Park
site
Papers in the proceedings We're presented
to the meeting. having been served on
President ID. r. Francis earlier in the day.
Ii was agreed by those present that there
WAS nothing in the suit which need cause
alarm. and that ii would not in any wise
delay the building of the Fair
communication was received from the
Building Trades Council stating in definite
and positive terms that the council is in no
way responsible for the action OF the per-
cons bringing the suit, does not sympa-
thize with ANY such procedure and is
heartily in favor of the Forest Park site
Members of the council We're liberal sub
scribers to the Worlds Fair fund. and ode
clare their entire confidence in the officers
of the company.
Communications We're also read from sev-
eral other labor organizations expressing
disapproval of the Injunction suit. Besides
this. members of the Executive Committee
received personal calls from local labor Lead
ers. who said that the organizations which
they represented had nothing to do with the
proceeding and were not in sympathy
with IL.
I'VE do not attach any Importance to the
suit" said President Francis. land believe
that il can be defeated with very little
trouble. From what We can learn. the
workingmen of ST. Louis are in favor Of the
site selected. and are not party to the in
junction proceeding. We are anxious TO
bring the matter TO hearing as soon as
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-27
FEWER DEATHS FROM
THE HEAT REPORTED.
Eighteen Fatal Cases
St LouisDrop in Temperature and Cooling Bring
MuchNeeled Relief-The Weather Forecaster Is
Looking for Thundershowers.

st. Louisans got further relief from the
suns rays and the atmospheric humidity
yesterday. and the result was a reduction
in the number of prostratlons and deaths
from the heat.
Cooling breezes. which blew steadily
throughout the day and last night, re-
frsshed those who had escaped sunstroke
and caused an Improvement in the cond-
ton of many sufferers from the heat
The thermometer at its highest point yes
terday registered 81 degrees. There were
eighteen deaths and twelve prostrations
from the heat reported. 1t is thought by
the Weather Bureau that thunderstorms or
showers soon wul visit st. Louis
PrOstrRtions Reported.
Amos Sly, Sc years old. of No. 1016 North
Twelfth street.
Ella Schenck. As years old lives at Fiji
teenth and Wash streets
John Hoffman. taken to City Hospital
from Fourteenth and Olive Streets
Pauline Noble. Negroes. % years old. of
No 1918 Spruce street.
William f. Johns. 50 years old, of No. 2SJ7
North Ninth street.
Frank Holtermann IS years old No. 1929
North Broadway. overcome while at work
in Gus Brechts Butcher Supply Company.
at No. 1514 North Thirteenth street
Tony Schmidt. So years old. saloonkeeper
at No. 1927 North Fourteenth street.
Thomas McGrath, % years old, No. oOll
South Third street overcome at the Amer
lean Car Foundry Works at No. $500 De
Kalb street.
Peter West. 80 years old. barber, Of No
2GlO South Twelfth street; taken to City
Hospital from Seventeenth and Mat
streets. West was Frustrated Wednesday
and sent to the hospital, but he revived and
left the institution.
Patrick Sullivan. &c years old, teamster
of No. 93 Risley avenue.
Miglioni Lindal. a laborer, who lives at
Sixth and Wash streets.
H. j. Smith, 81 years old. a salesman, of
No. 212S Olive street
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-27
CUT IN FREIGHT RATES.
Said to BE Caused by Decline in Vol.
ume of Traffic.

The decline in the volume Of traffic has
already resulted in secret cutting of rates
by both Eastern and Western roads. de-
spite the treaty of peace signed by all of
them within the last ten days.
1t was generally believed that peace be-
tween the Chicago-kansas City lines was
secured for at least several months. Proof
has been obtained by one Of these lines
that a competing road has been making
contracts within the last week to carry the
freight of certain shippers at the rates
which were actually in effect when the
reduce rates about 80 per cent unless all
lines Immediately restored rates to Il nor
NAL basis and maintained them. Even the
latest improvements to the scheme adopted
by the Western roads to prevent manipula-
ton of rates have not made 1t successful.
Each line is apparently anxious not to SUI
fer loss in tonnage-in other words, not
to appear as carrying a smaller percentage
of the total traffic than usual.
An open rate war is not looked for among
the Western roads. but there is a busy
time in store for all their traffic officials.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-27
ARGUE THE INJUNCTION CASE.
Effort to Stop Opening of the Sew
eral Reservations.

FL Reno, Ok. July 2S.-Arguments on the
application of Lone Wolf and other dis
gruntled Indians for an order enjoining the
Federal Government from opening the
Kiowa-Comanche and Apache reservations
to settlement were heard here to-day be-
fore Judge c. F. Irwin Of the Territorial
Court. The hearing closed Mt noon. and
Judge Irwin announced that he would make
his decision known Monday morning st
o'clock.
The drawing of homesteads is set 10 begin
at that hour at FL Reno. Government of
ficfafs have already stated that the case
would not interfere with the opening:
J. w. Scothorn. Assistant United States
Attorney, representing the Government. ar
gued that no court had jurisdiction to re-
strain executive officers Of the Federal Gov.
eminent from proceeding under an act OF
Congress. He argued further that a treaty
with the Indians had no more standing
than treaty with a foreign nation and
that the latter could be broken at any time:
Any law enacted after the abrogation OF
the treaty would. he commended, control In
the issues that might arise.
r. q. Hayes and c. Porter johnson Of
Oklahoma Cif& made the arguments for the
Indiana Lon SWok was not IN court ..--
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-27
DEARTH OF FLOWERS.
Roses and Carnations Least AZ
fected by the Drought.

Roses and carnations are the only flowers
that have withstood the ravages of drought,
and they show the effects Of the excessive
heat by their smallness and lack Of rich
color.
There has been but little demand for flow
ers this summer. Had ST. Louis people
wanted them In any quantity they would
have been doomed to disappointment. Prices
have not been raised on the few flowers
ment. Carnations. such as SCOTS, Maceos,
Deans Fishers. the Grpcker Melbas and
other varieties. sell from IS cents to Is cents
q dozen.
Bridesmaid, Kaiserine. August-victoria,
Carnot, Golden Gate and Meteor roses are
quoted at 80 cents to 81 per dozen. They
cell by foliage, short stems at so cents and
long stems at 81 a dozen.
Asters, usually popular at this time Of
year. are not to be found. The bulbs of
many flowers have been destroyed. Roots
also have suffered. and flowers may be
scarcs next winter.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-27
FOUND HER SON A CORPSE.
John Hessinger's Mother Believed
He Was COnvalescing.

When Mrs. Mary Hessinger Of No. 200
Convent street aged mother of John Hes
singer; IS years old. who was Frustrated by
heat Wednesday. called at the City Hos
him on the road to recovery. she learned
that he had died Thursday morning. The
fact of his death had been concealed by
rush Of cases in the heat ward on Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Hessinger's sad discovery brought to
light the fact that while her son was dead.
Robert Driscoll. IS years old. Of No. 1929
Laclede avenue, was alive and WELL though
he had been reported dead in Hessiuger's
stead.
Driscoll was taken to the hospital en- Srn-
day suffering from the heat. His case
proved not serious BY Wednesday he was