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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-27

tItIt DIUtAsI 7 u n. u
An expensive grade Of concrete used in
Government work consists of one part Of
cement, three parts Of sand, and Ave parts
of broken stone or other coarse stuff
This is cheapened by increasing the brok-
en- stone and replacing some Of the ce-
ment with common lime.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-27

In the early occupation Of this country did the
mere fact OF the discovery OF new portion give
title TO it? If not what else was required? p
Did previous possession by savases entitle them
to Il voice in the matter. r. n
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-07
ADMINISTRATORS sslt OF ssAL ssrArE.

VIII be sold at public auction on tho
premises hereinafter described, on SAT-
tRDAY. May 2s. 1901, at " O'Clock noon.
by virtue and In exercise OF the authority
vested I'm the undersigned as administNi-
tor, with the will annexed. or the estate
of Freeboru Johnson. late of Providence.
II. L. deceased, by decree OF the Appel
late Division OF the Supreme Court. within
and for the county OF Providence State
OF Rhode Island, duly entered on the ele-
venth day OF March. A - 1901 in equity
cause No. STA Richard w Jennings, ad-
ministrator, VS.. Della Johnson ct AL
All the right. title and interest which
the said Freaborn johnson had at the
ttT1F OF his deCFHFr Tgubiect 20 the life
estate OF hfs widow. Elizabeth r. John
son. under tho last win AMI testament Of
said Freeborn JohnsonD. In and to q Ger
tain piece or parcel Of land situate I'm
said Providence, and laid out and de-
soribsd as follows. viz Beginning on the
northerly line of sumter street. AZ "a point
one hundred tl00) feet distant from the
northeasteriy corner Of Emerson street
and Sumter street; thence easterly on the
northerly line ~ sumter street fitty (50)
feet; thence northcrlv at a right angle
one hundred GOD feet. thence westerly
parallel 10 Sumter street fifty t50l feet:
thence southerly one hundred U0ob feet
To the place Of beginning Since the date
of the entry of said decree said Elizabeth
=. Johnson has licensed. so that the en-
tire estate will be sold and the sale will
be absolute without reserve.
RICHARD W. JENNINGS
Administrators with the WIN Annexed
a30 tf
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-07
BRIDE is
STILL AT
SCHOOL
When She Has Finished Her
Course Young McC0rmac VIII
Take wife on Taur.

Poughkeepsie. May The marriage OF
Paul Mccormac who recently Inherited
100000 from hts father. Dr. J. w. Me
Cormac. and Miss Grace Clark. daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. William CLARK. Of New
Haven. has greatly interested society
circles here
= Mrs McCormac Is stin i'm a private
school In New Haven and expects 90
graduate in June, after which there will
be wedding tour of Europe.
Mr.. McCormac Is twenty-five years OF
age. and when he came into his fortune
a year ago he astonished his friends by
series OF eccentFi..-ttet4effs He Sud
derfly left FOR a limiting trip to India.
provided with ammunition and equipment
sufhcien l. for several months OF hl.atlng
ON the vessel he was told that ~ he at
rtnipt~d 10 pass through Engand With
his guns be would be suspected OF beirg
an his way TO fight with the B9ers lie
threw his ammunition into the sea, sent
his guns back home and returned "A week
later. His fathers home was superb
mansion on the HYDE Park road over
looking the Hudson river.
This the young man closed and estab-
llshed bachelor quarters In a new barn
I'm his fathers meadow. He fitted it
up I'm elaborate style and had IL painted
blue, with red trimmings
The barn has stsinsd-glass windows,
and directly over the stables Is a music
room I'm which Mr.. McCormac entertaius
his friends In this odd home he keeps a
score Of servants, including cooks, foot
men, cozchmen. grooms and stablemen
few nights ago the city WAS startled
by an explosion which shook the window
frames for miles around. IL was learned
the next day that Mr. McCormac had
taken several sticks. OF dynamite. had
placed them In a field at a safe distance
~ thgD1
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-07
Twenty Torpedo Boats and Torpedo
Boat DeStrOyerS Will Soon Be
Ready for Service.

Washington, MAY 7.--Twenty torpedo
boat destroyors and torpedo boats will
bc turned over 10 the government by
contractors within the next few months.
Some delay may be occasioned by the
remodelling of the sterns OF nine of the
destroyers. but I'm case OF necessity all
these craft could be delivered TO the
government at short notice.
The destroyer Decatur will he ready
for her preliminary trial I'm June and
the destroyer Dale "a month later. These
boats are under construction by William
II. Trigg n Co.. of Richmond, Va. Neafe
structing the Bainbridge, the Barry and
The Chauncey. have advanced those yes
sells TO about the same stage OF compile
tion as the Dale and the Decatur. The
Lawrence and the Marlborough. con-
structed by the Fore River company. are
about completed The Perry has been
tried, ,but failed to make her speed, and
her screws Will be altered
The Paul Jones and tho Preble. under
construction by the Union Iron Works.
are well along toward completion. but
their trials, Will be delayed in conse-
puence OF the orders OF Rear Admiral
The torpedo boats StrinRham and
Goldsborough have had preliminary
trials. but on account of accidents will
have TO again go over the official course.
The Bailey has successfully passed her
preliminary trial The Shubrick- will
soon be delivered TO the government
The Barney. the Biddle. the Blakely. the
DE Long and the % Brien are expected
20 have their trials this summer. AS
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-07
DANCING.
MSS. zAnEk slsson.s
Mortgagee's Sale

WIN be sold al public auction on Wed
nesday. May 2s. 1901. At clock =. m. on
the premises. nv virtue OF the power Of
sale contained In that certain InortraRn
deed made and executed bv Eusene
Msgnant and Alalvina Msguaht hts wife
dated January -. 1893. and recorded in
the office ~ the Recorder OF Deeds ia the
city ef Providence n. J.. IN real eS tate
mortgage book Ne. l5l AT Page n.
That certain lot az land with the
buildings and improvements thereon SIT
usto I'm the City Of Providence In said
State of Rhode Island. designa ted as Lot
number Two Hundred tifty-Three C253).
ON that plat entitled Union Plat No. 2
by j. A. Latham, December iSSs. +" on rec
ord in the land records Of said city in
Plat Book No. :. page ~, and also on
Plat Card No. 5N, and according To said
Plat coIrains 24sS sa feet reference TO
said plat being hereby had. Being the
same prenises conveyed 10 said Eugene
and Malyina Maguant by deed da ted Jan
uary 20. 1889 and recorded In said Re
corder's Ofhce
Notice H. hereby given OF the intention
Of the mortgsgee ~ bid upon the above
described property at the sale thereof or
at any postponemeut or adjournment OF
the same.
BY order Of the Mortgagee
Providence. May o. 1871.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-07
BY CONFERENCE.
Appointments Made by the
4. N. {. Zion Church.

The following appointments have been
made by the New England conference of
the A. NJ. r.. Zion church:
Rev. q. H. $. Bell, presiding elder.
Providence-First church, w j. Hol-
land; second church, j. f.. Waters.
Massachusetts--B Boston, j, III. McCul-
len; Cambridge, w. a. Peggans; New
Bedford. w ]. Smith; Attleboro. S. y.
Robinson; Worcester, W. II. coffey.
Great harrington Jaid Lechia,
Connecticut-N Norwich. w B. Csinesi
Willimantic. w. II. White; Hartford.
j. :. Cooper: Windsor and Hayden, u.
W. S. White: Mlddletown. S W. Hutch
ings: Meriden. j. A. Evans; New Haven,
G. q. Waters; Derby l. III. Taylor; Wa
terbury. a. McCallum. Bridgeport, j. j.
smyer; Danbury, ]. u. Young; New
Conference evangelist, ]. Watkins.
Portland, Me, W. G. Brown.
Supernumerary. Daniel Davis.
Vice presidents of the Woman's Home
and Foreign Missionary society for Con-
necticut, Mrs. Mary A Bell: Rhode ISL
and. Massachusetts and Maine, Mrs.
Della Turner; financial secretary Rev.
G. ". 5. Bell.
Transferred TO the New York confer
ence, Rev A. II. Walker
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-07

there Is no emergency requiring the use
or these vessels. they will have 20 be laid
up after they have been an commission
few weekes.
Final arrang for the course Of
the Naval War College I'm Newport will
be- made this week. Rear Admiral Crown
inshied. chief OF the Burean Of Naviea-
ton, viii submit 10 Acting Secretary
Hackett list OF officers available for
assignment 10. the college. Capt. C. NJ
Chester who has Just returned from the
East, will be one OF the senior officers
To undergo the course.
So satisfactory was the result OF the
co-Operation OF the army and fhe rcve-
nue cutter service in the exercises last
summer that Acting Secretary Hackett
Will invite the Secretary of War and the
Secretary of IN" Treasury To detail Of
hcers 10 attend The course.
In order that the North Atlantic squad
ron may participate I'm the course. re-
pairs on the bsttleshipS Alabama and
kea rsarge ara TO he expedited. Rear
Admiral Bowies. chief constructor. went
tofNew YORK yesterday and will confer
witch Naval Constructor Capps regarding
the removal of the damaged l3-inch gun
from the turret of the Kearsarge.
Captain Charles ID. Sigsbee. chief intel
ngence officer, has made formal appl-
cation for assignment 10 command the
battleship Maine when she r. completed
The Maine will probably be ready for
service in 1895 In naval circles the
granting of Captain Sigsbees application
would be looked upon as especially fit
ting. lie was I'm command OF the old
Maine when she was destroyed. and his
excellent work In Havana Is still recalled
with approval by naval officials.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-07
NAMES OF DEAD
WERE FORGED.
Notes for Large Amounts Turn
! Up In Suspicious Mannsr.
PENNSYLVANIA LAWYERS IDEA
CinIns The Spurious Paper is the Product Of
aGang Of CoGsplratoTs -Nots
Found In BhI..

Easton, Pa May I'm connection with
tbe recent hnding ia Bible of nine
year-old note for tSl.Jo purportlng 10
have been the properly OF a man now
dead and to be signed by Abram Nesbit,
OF Kingston, W. &. Edelman, an attorney
here, today made public story Of a
series of suspicious notes.
Mr. Nesbit denounces the note, which
was found by a Monroe county family,
as forgery and Mr. Edelman's story
deals With series OF alleged foreeries
OF notes Tor large amounts tn Monroe
county, IN all cases either the maker Or
the receiver of the note being dead Mr.
Edeman thinks a small clique Is respon-
sible for the notes and believes woman
Is involved.
No suspicion ATTACHES 10 any OF the
persons who would have benefited by the
various notes. None of the notes was
ever paid and all sre extant Mr.. EdeI-
man seeks TO solve ,the mystery not only
OF the notes. bur OF the motive.
Several years ago. sfrer the death of
stephen Kistler, OF Stroudsburg, a note
for se5, 900. purporting to be his, was sued
ON aud pronounced a forgery
in 1856 judgment note for $500 against
the estate of Thomas VI. McIlhaney, OF
Stroudsburg, was semt 20 Mr.. Edelman
for collection. The administrators OF the
estate demanded its surrender for can
collation., but it was kept In the proth-
onotary's s office. at Stroudsburg
October ~. 1890. a note against the es-
tate OF Henry Fulmer of Easton, for
So eco, was sent Ia Mr.. .Edelman. 1t was
dated November "A, 1896. and payable four
years after date 20 the order OF Henry
Fulmer, and purported 10 be signed and
indorsed BY him.
In April last judgment note for S75.oo0.
dated April ~. 1880, payable four years
after date 20 Henry FuImer and purport-
ing TO be- signed and indorsed by him. was
sent To Knechv x Mexican, attorneys, of
this city. for collection.
But few months ago "a note for sci 900
against John ]. Blair. a millionaire now
dead, was sent 10 r.. j. Fox A. Brother,
Easton lawyers. The lawyers have Yet
TO obtain from their client the evidence
that will sustain the note.
Mr. Edelman has seen all the notes
mentioned. as we'll as the letters that
were written and the envelopes in which
the letters and notes were mailed, and
he says all these notes originated with
the same persons
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-07
HAND UNSTEADY.
Alfred indsrson's Attempt at
Suicide Was Unsuccessful.

Alfred Anderson, a swed6. es years OF
age, attempted 10 kin himself last even
ing, and created a lot OF excitement on
Meeting suseh valley Falls. where he
lives with his parents .'
The young man attempted TO end his
life with his shotgun. and chose the front
yard Of his residence for the exhibition.
The bullet ala not even Craze his clothes.
es he had been drinking hard IN Central
Falls during the aay. upon his own state
ment and his hand was therefore proba-
bly, unsteady. "a -.
lle also threatened 20 klH lbs sister n
she summoned the police
After The shooting be hid IA lie cellar
ana he family we're ln terror sst he
come up aud make, "a attempt upon
some member % Tie family Anderson
stayed in the cellar fjr about en- hour
~" hmn, came up. Rnd Other Blr-
liugante look the ,inan to Tho brlIewel
iir said Thai hc hs-,f fruuhlr with
woman ana tyJ esa2 cyg "
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-07
Spine Fractured by a Fall
Into a Cellar.

Ollnto Amenda an italian laborer, was
very badly and, perhaps, fatally hurt by
railing into the cellar Of new house
which Is being built on Swift street.
Amends started 60 so down. the frame
stairs leading into the cellar and missed
his footing. lie struck heavily on his
back. iniuring his spine
Al first it was tnought that IL was sim
ply a case Of sprsined back, but upon be-
ing removed TO ais home at ~ Greeley
street and medical aid summoned DR..
Randall advised a removal 90 the Rhode
Island Hospital
1t was found opon examination that
Amenda had Fractured one OF the verte-
brae OF his spine and complete paralysis
had set In.
Al the hospital The surgeons said that
while Amends might live, his recov-
cry was very doubtful
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-07
SHERIEF'S SALE.
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND
IRONIDENJE PLANTATIONS

Sherim's Office
Providence. February 9th. A. d. 1901
BY virtue and In pursuance Of an Exc
cution Number l050S issued out of the
Common Pleas Division OF the Supreme
Court holden at Providence within and
State OF Rhode Island. within and for the
County OF Providence, ON the fth daysot
February A. ID. 1901. and returnable TO
the said court August 4th A. =. 1901, up
on a judgment rendered by said Court On
the 18th day Of January, A. ID. 1901, In
favor OF Calvin =. Davis OF Mantle in the
State OF Connecticut administrator TO I'm
Rhode Island OF the estate OF Emeline T.
Burnhsm plaintiff. and against Julia A.
G.. hayward and George W. Hayward.
both OF Providence in said County OF
Providence and State of Rhode Island
etc. defendant. have this day az ~
minutes past o'clock y. M. levied the
said Execution on all the right, title ana
interest which the said defendants had
ON the 9Th day of December. A. ID. 1870.
at rs minutes past I O'Clock o. m. (the
time of the attachment on the original
writ IN and to the following described
real estate. viz:
That certain lot OF land with all the
buildings and improvements thereon. sit
uated in the city of Providence. bounded
and described as follows: Those three
lots OF land known and described as lots
numbers lsS, 1870 and l9l on Assessors Plat
No. "a OF the City OF Providence and re-
corded at the office OF the Assessors or
Taxes of said Providence, reference
thereto being had ar
Notice is hereby given that i will sell
the said attached and levied on estate at
Public Auction To be held IN tho Sher-
iffs Office I'm the Providence County
Court House. I'm said City OF Providence
IN said County of Providence, on Ssstur-
day. the 18th day of May A. ID. 1901. at
Il O'Clock m for the satisfaction OF said
execution, debt, interest on the same,
costs OF suit. my own fees and all con-
tilgent expenses, il sufficient
ALBERT o.. COATES. =
Deputy Sheriff
a2j-in2-9-Ie
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-07
WARREN

A social will be given for the benefit OF
| the Warren Artillery Basket Ball team
| I'm Armory hail. on Monday evening. May
| II, 1901 Music will be furnished by Law
| ey's Singing orcestra. w. n. Cole will
| be floor manager. The committee are $.
w. Sinister Benjamin Church. and John
Drown. Dancing Will be held from 10
l. o'clock.
An entertainment viii be held IN In
stitute hall ON The evening Of May 9Th.
Drills Spd other features viii be intro
dtIoed 49, ~
f4,e annual c6r,1or4t4or1 meeting trff tff1s
Warren Institutions fof Savings was held
At the banking room last night Routine
business was transacted.
Miss Ada Wallaces Tpnfh Of Portland.
Oregon. nati0uar organizer and lecturer
of the W. c. r. t.. will give an address
in the Baptist Vestry on "Wednesday even
ing on the subject. The American Tiger
and How 10 Tame It," Miss Unnih Is a
very able speaker.
The semi-aunual election Of officers oe
ST. Mary's Catholic Temperance society
was held in Institute han sunday, when
the following were elected. President An
drew IL. Cavanaugh; vice president
Thomas Mouahan. treasurer John Nc
Pike; secretary, Alvin Buninun. finsn-
cisl secrtary; John O'Mally sergeant-st-
arms. Charles Conestine marshal VIII
liam Lee banner bearer. Joseph y. Wytie;
janitor. Joseph o. 'Lesry. hall. investigat-
ing and propounding committees were also
elected.
Tobin post met i'm c. A. r. hall last
night. Details for the Memorial day pro-
gram Mere completed
The Richmond Gardnsr contest will he
held Ia the Town hall next Wednesday
evening
The Ladies' Aid society will meet ln the
NJ r. vestry "wednesday evening
The Altar BOYS ". n. club. which re-
Gently organized, will play the sheridan
cadets of Fall River on the local grounds
Saturday morning.
The W W. : team will play n picked
nine from the Brown Freshmeu on the
II. A. a. grounds next Wednesday after
noon.
Much fault Is being found by the towns
people At the amount o. dust raised on
Main street by the Suburban cars. Peo-
pie who arc IN carriages get the fun ben
ent OF the dust. and the melcdictions
heapad upon the linton railroad by the
male sex arc not verN nice 60 hear The
town owns n sprinkler bat 70 has not as
yet been put Into commission. The streets
viii soon nave % De sDflukied. or elra
the papulstioh Of Hsie'street Nili be tna.
terisliy decrea ged
The dust is - hus 10 sift. into tie
many business place. and houses Oh
Main street and when a car psssss the
amount or dust H. s0 great that q person
can hardly see the onpositc soc Of the
street some OF thf bicNslers are think
ING o. sending e roiiiinn 90 ths Union
Rsnrosd roupanv asking' thAm tn sauIp
hJLf aass ViLh ssli kxsnklAps-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-07
SHERIFF'S SALE.
STATE OF RHODE, ISLAND SND
PROVIDENCE PLANTATION


Sherins Office. Providence,
February, A D. 1901
By virtue and ip pursuance OF an Exc
cutlon Number 500 issued out of the
Common Pleas Division of the Supreme
Court holden at Providence. State ur
Rh9dc ln,end. w'thi, and for the county
OF Providence, on the 18th day OF .Janu-
the said court, Judy ls, A. D.
by said Court on the Eth day OF January
A. - 1901. In favor OF Selma A. Walsh
OF this city and County OF Providence
and State of Rhode Island and Admins
traitor of the state of Frank G. Walsh
late or said rostl e.. de,ea sssd ulaiu-
tiff, and against Atar'a y. Walsh OF the
Town OF Cranston in said County ana
State. defendant have this day at 20
said Execution on all the right, title and
interest which the said defendant had on
the 23d day OF June. A. -. 1899, at Is min
utes past o'clock a. NJ, tthe time OF
the attachment on tho original writ in
and 90 the following described real estate.
viz:
one ceIta lot of land situated in tae
Town OF Cranston. County OF Providence.
I'm the State OF Rhode Island. laid out
and designated az lot number four hun-
dred and nineteen liisl ON the plat enti-
tied, Partition plat I'm equity suit No
2+3i Ferdinand Potter and others. vs. Ar.
thur Richmond Potter and others, Su-
preme Court, March Term, 1886 by J.
corded i'm book No A. page II og the
record of plats for said Cranston
Notice is hereby given that I will setl
tle said attached and levied on estats al
Public AGction Ca De held in the sher-
iff's Office In the Providence County
Court III" use, In said City OF Pro lAIenrs
In said County OF Providence. on Sat-
urday, the llth day OF May, A. ID. 1901
at u o'clock NJ fer the satisfaction OF
said execution. debt. interest on the
same, costs Of suit. my own fees and all
contingent expenses. IL sufficient
ALBERT o. COATES
Deputy Sheriff.
apr1S-25 m9-A
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-07
HAD RECEPTION. AMENDA MAY DIE
Children Pupils Of Miss Dono-
vans Dancing School.

The hfth annual reception TO her chill
dren's, dancing classes hy Miss M. a.
Donovan was given last evening at Lilly
Academy, 755 Westminster street and was
most enjoyable affair
The exercises opened with the reception
march. led by Miss Helen Rogan and
Master Edward NJ Sullivan. Nest came
the glide polka, danced by both classes,
and then a Spanish costume dance by
Miss May Friel which won applause for
the little girl
The German contained Ave hgures-the
Mozart minuet. oxford mlnuet. school
Girl song and dance, Fan dance and Baby
polka.
The solo dancers were Misses Madeline
Forloney and Viola Kirk Misses Madeline
Mahouey. Esther Tierney. barbara Wat
son. Pearl Temple. Louise sheldon. Helen
Rogan. Masters Frederick A. Harmon,
Irving Lee. Edward and Walter sulli-
van. Earl Cannon.
The Scotch dance duet by Misses Lulu
Forsythe and May Friel was one of the
features Of the card
The Pleasant dance hS Esther McCor-
mick Iizzie O Brien., Kitty McGann. Ne-
ronice Feeley Grace Huber. Alice Muir
raN Niay Murray, Olive Temple Louise
SeInper Katie Gorman. Annie German.
Nlay OConnor, tt.lu O'Connor, Eva Kirk.
Man Friei Marguerite Dtion, lrone Mo-
rtlley. Pearl Sempcr and Madeline For
lnney. was very pretty indeed
rhi- was also true of the Verona min
mes dauc-d ht Alice Mechsn. Kittie Deg
mans Bessit bellows, Edna Wlnslow. Ed
Ward Sweeney James Donahue. Molie
GorIuaR Hathryn Feeley. May German.
Eleanor Donahue. Hattie Pearson, Lulu
Forsvthc. Annie Nolan. Alice German.
Katie Doian. Lizzie BARLEY, Irene That
cher and Lizzie Pollard
Miss Donovan was presented by her
pupils With a purse Of money. and many
or the children rsceiVed tributes of
flowers from their frisnds. Refreshments
We're served by W. > Baker
The moor director WAS Ed@ard A Ho-
gan and the aids IA. J Smith, " Reir-
dOn john Cosgrove and j. y Aiathewson
The potronssses were Mrs. Roean Mrs
MahouTy Mrs Lee. Alts Temple AIRS
sullivan. Mn llsmmona, Mr. TerheS