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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-21
NOTES FROM the HlRsoR.

The following vessels have arrived and
sailed during the past - hours:
Arrived--steamers Rhode Island. Haz-
ard Virginia, Wise. New York. War
wick. Bowen. Fall River ans return:
Queen city. Gray seaconnet and return.
Tugs Joseph Suckney. Walter A. Luck
snbach, Richmond Gaspee. O. s. Tlce
echooners Mary Bowen Norfolk. James
Pierce. Norfolk Bsrges Ira Allen. Maria.
Coal King. J. G. Wyman. l. r. Burden
Ssiled--Steamers Rhode Island. Nir-
Rinia. New ork; Chatham, Baltimore:
Peauot. New York. Tugs Battler. Rich
mond Barges Redwing. santee owen
Brady. Tobasco.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-21
BAD BOY.
Stole From Father and Was
Bound for New York.

Henry Saunier. 15 years old. stole 500
from bureau drawer. at his parents
home, 10 Florence street, yesterday noon.
When the boys father came home and
missed the money a complaint was made
TO the police. saunier was picked up at
the Union station, at 1918 this morning
where he was waiting 90 take a train
for New York.
Pauolman George who made the arrest
recovered s6i the remainder OF the mon.
ey the boy had used up in entertaining a
companion
In the 9Th district court. today the hoy
pleaded guilty and was held for the
grand jury In $500.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-21
CENTRAL FALLS.

The committee on finance Of the city
council has decided to recommend TO the
council that the filter bed plant OF the
city be increased by four-nfths OF an
acre which will enable the plant "a care
FOR probably a third more sewage IL is
desired that the works be begun AT once
and an ordinance making appropriation
OF the necessary fur Is Will be presen ted
the next meeting OF the council
Mrs. Sarah w. Harrison widow OF
Thomas B. Harrison. died this morning
az the home OF her son-in-law, George N
Fales. jerks street this city. aged Is
years. Death was due 90 complication
Of diseases The deceased was well
known and was highly respected.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-21
HEARD EXPLOSION

New York. May 2i-Captain Magras. NJ
the French sloop fscelllna In from ST.
Bartholomew. reports. says n Herald dis
patch from St kits. w l.. that when
passing Monseratt a small volcanic ISL
and lying northwest OF Gaudeloupe. he
heard sn explosion and saw flames burst
from the side OF ora 90 the mountains
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-21
JEROME ACCEPTS NOMINATION

Denver. Col. May 21-wm. Travers Je-
rome. District Attorney OF New York
city has accepted the invitation OF the
Colorado State Bar association. 60 be
present at the meeting OF the association
az Coorad do Springs. July and 2.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-21
Magic Hair Stain

For brown or black: prepared by
GEORGE oRMSBY. Wig Maker md
Rairworker. 100 fremont street, Boston.
AZ Is simple. safe and easily applied: con.
tains no lead poisons use IL once and
you will never use any other. BLAND
iNo q BLANDING. "a Weybosset street;
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-21
WAS ENGAGED,
YET EL0PED.
Miss Henry Ran Away to Wed
Old Friend Of the Family.
NOTE LEFT TOLD The STORY
Father Sw,Ts vengsaac, al First, but
Later Wired His Blessing 10
ths C0uule.
NOTE LEFT TOLD The STORY

New York May 2l.-Plans for an elab-
crate June wedding, to which the elite OF
fremont were hidden, have been abruptly
abandoned The prospective bride, MISS
Catherine Henry. eldest daughter of M
l.. Henry, a wealthy contractor, eloped
Saturday night but not with her fance.
The Henrys live in handsome style at
l94S Bathgate avenue and are socially
prominent Miss Catherine, dark, petite
and strikingly pretty, has been popular
member of the fremont Methodist Epis-
opal church Several weeks ago her on
;agement to Charles Pope, of Prospect
avenue, was announced.
OLD FAMILY FRIEND.
Preparations for the wedding were hur-
led forward, the trousseau was pur-
hased and the invitations ordered. To
al appearances no one took keener IN
crest I'm the coming event than Ches-
aer Avery, an old friend OF the Herfy
amily Avery is ~ years old. well-to do,
md everybody thought him a confirmed
bachelor.
Early Saturday afternoon Miss Cath
,rine left the house Ito do some shop
Ding" she told her mother. She failed
% return for dinner. Her fiance called
~ appointment in the evening to take
lef out driving. and sat for an hour N
he empty parlor vainly awaiting her
'eturn.
Mrs Henry grew nervous and ques-
lcned the neighbors.
Yes" said one of them. I saw her
osrd a north bound train this afteriio )1
with Avery"
NOTE TOLD THE STORY.
Hurrying home. the mother rushed TO
her daughters room and found little
oerfumed note pinned to the absentees S
ll'ow. 1t read I'm substance:
II have gone with Chester 10 be mar
lied. Forgive me, but / find tha- love
Chester best
When the news was broken to the wal.
ing fiance in the parlor IL is said he col
,apsed.
Early yesterday morning Mr.. Bcnry
-eceived a telegram from the run WA
ceiling of her marriage at Tarsytow
Please forgive Chester. and me, lso,'
IAN the message.
At first Mr. Henry swore veng ence upon
he old family friend but later he Gained
iown, formally announced the marriage
and wired blessing.
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28
THEY DIED TOGETHER
 ACCUSING EACH OTHER
Of Crime for Which They Were
 LyDched.

Greenwood. S. C., December 27.-W. K Jay, a promiaent young farmer of the Troy section oi this country was murderer yesterday in his own yard by negro. Oliver Wiedeman. or Vie deman's wife, who lived on the place. and few hours after both negroes were lynched by Jays infuriated neighbors.
 MT. Jay on returning home Friday afternoon heard Wiedeman abusing or lighting his (Wiedeman's) wife. He went to the cabin and ordered the ne gro to be quiet. Immediately after ward Mrs. Jay heard the report of q gun and saw, the two negroes running away. Calling for her husband she re- reived no reply and on looking around the yard found him dead in a pool Of blood. The alarm was quickly given and parties were soon securing the country in pursuit of the negroes.
 The were captured and before the coroner's jury both acknowledged the deed. The man, however, said the wo- man did it and the woman accused inc man. While in the custody of a con stable on the way to the jail they were stopped at the Winterseat bridge bv a crowd of infuriated friends and neigh bors of Jay and both were lynched each accusing the other of the crime.
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28
MISSOURI BANK ROBBERS
 WERE PROFESSIONALS
They Demolished the Building and
 Got Away With $15,000.

St. Louis, Mo. December 27.-A spe- cial to the Post Dispatch from Union, Mo, says that the bank of Union was burglarized between one and two o'clock this morning, the vault being blown open with -glycerine and $15,OO0, the entire contents of the sare was stolen. The robbers were two in number and are believed to be pro- fessionals. They escaped.
 A little after ! o'clock a loud expIos- ion was heard and several shots were fired around the public square. Most of the citizens who heard the noise supposed it was caused by boys ceIe- brating Christmas, and paid no at tention to it.
 Oscar Busch, a hardware dealer, iiv- ing across the street, realized that the bank was being robbed. but when he went to a window he was covered by q revolver. He concluded that discre- ton was the better part of valor and kept quiet. Others in the vicinity were kept quiet by a display of revolvers About fifty shots were fired to terrorizt any who might want to venture out Some say seven men were seen around but MT. Busch says but two men Iert tho bank after the robbery.
 The wreck was complete, the vault door and the safe were demolished, as was the whole interior of the bank Tns glass front of the building was Ge-- troyed. By two o'clock the work was finished and the men left town walking to the east.
 r. w. Reinhard. the president of thC bank is very sick Tt his home and wa: not told of the robbery. A. w Hoh. man, the cashier. was called after i was all over. He estimates the loss a- about Sl5,000. The bank carried S1O.. 900 insurance against burglary. Ther, is no clue to the robbers
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28
MUNROE'S STOCK
 RUNNING HIGHER
Champion Jeffries Will Put Himself
 Into Training.

Butte. Mont, December 27-Jack J. Jeffries for four rounds, today re- ceived a telegram from the manager os a Boston theater offering him ten weeks enga agemen. After finishing his engagement he will return to Butte and train to meet either Sharkey or Mccoy in this city.
 Robert Fitzsimmons at Bozeman last night knocked out Mike Ranke, the heavy weight fighter of eastern Mon tana in fifteen seconds after the gons had sounded. Ranke weighed 19O pounds and went down before a heavy jab on the jaw. Jeffries did not appear. It is understood that he will train be- fore meeting any one again with a forfeit up.
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28

London, Ont, December 27.-A fright fuI collision occurred a short distance from the little station of Wanstead, on the Sarnia branch of the Grand Trunk railway last night. The trains in collision were the Pacific express and a freight. The express was running nearly two hours late and was mak ing fast time. The freight was en- deavoring to make a siding to get clear of the express but failed by a minute or two.
 There was a dreadful crash. the To- Comotives reared up and fell over in a ditch, the baggage car of the express telescoped the smoker and in an in stant the shrieks and cries of the wounded and dying filled the air. The loss of life is twenty eight. The in jured number many more and many of these may die. Several of the dead were terribly mutilated. Heads were cut off, legs were wrenchcd from the bodies and the level stretch of snow became crimson with the blood of the victims.
 The responsibility for the accident has not been definitely fixed, but it is believed to have been due to tele- Graph operators error. The operator It one of the stations where the two trains stopped gave an order to tha
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28

and the Associated Press. Typewrit- ten reports of the dinner. The pamph- let giving the history of the Staats Zeitung, and two cartoons from the New York World and one from the New York Journal. conclude the chief ly interesting features of the book.
 The album, which measures g 1.2x16x 4 1-2 inches, is fitted in a handsoms mahogany case, and in it's entirety it is
 distinctly notable achievement In book making that will hold its we'll earned title of masterpiece for years to come.
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28

freight to pass No. 3, the Pacific ex- press, at Warstead-
 In the system of the Grand Trunk this order should have been duplicated. copy being given to the conductor and engineer of the express. Instead of this the conductor of the express received a clearance order telling him that he might run through. The freight train meantime stopped ct Wanstead to sidetrack and was tele- scope1 by the express. The binding storm which was raging rendered o5- jccts invisible at the distance of a few fcct
 The operator at Wanstead was not usually cn duty al night, but last cvea- Ing he happened to be in the office for 8 short time. He was going out at the door when he heard the telegra ph instrument click and immediately call repeatedly the message Stop No. ), % 'Stop No. E.
 SeiZing Q lantern the operator dashed for the door, and as he closed it be- hind him he heard the crash of the collision up the track. There was not a hOuce at hand to which the injured could be carried. Fortunately. how ever, the two Pullman cars on the train did not sustain any damage. They were converted into a temporary hospital.
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28
SIR THOMAS THE HOST.
At the Queens Dinner to Widows and
 Orphans of the War

London. December 27.-Queen Alex andra's dinner this afternoon to the widows and children of those killed in the South African war formed the mos. striking demonstration in LondOn's oh- servance of Christmas. Long DeTore the festivities began crowds gathered in the streets adjacent to the Alex andra Trust building which was gaiiy decorated. Over 500 widows and 500 children partook.
 Sir Thomas LiptOn, who received the guests in behalf of the queen, was kept busy helping lift children, relieving the mothers who had brought families larger than they could carry. Sir Thomas read the following message from the queen:
 Pray convey the expression of my very best wishes to all my guests al the Alexandra Trust. May they speno very happy day and may God help and bless them throughout the coming year."
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28
$2o, ,o00, 900 IN MEXICAN MINES.

Austin. Tex, December 27.-It is an- nounced by Martin Ward, prominent American mining man of Durango, Mexico, who arrived here to-day, that the Guggenheim Exploration company. which is the Mexico branch of the American Shelter & Refining Co., has consummated deals for the purchase Of number of mining properties in that country, the consideration for which aggregate more than s2O,OOO, 900.
 These purchases are in addition tu the several smelters and mines in Mexico already owned by the Shelter combine. The company has obtained options on a number of other valuable mines, which will be closed about Jan.
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28
CLEVELAND COLD
 FOR WANT OF COAL
Dealers Fell Down ard County and
 Public Offices Were Closed.

Cleveland, O.. December 27.-As a re- suit of a failure to secure fuel and th- bitterly cold weather, the county build ings here were abandoned today and the various public offices and courts were closed.
 The coal dealers who held contracts to furnish the fuel for the county buildings declared that they were un- able to secure the fuel.
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28
A MISSING RECORD.
Bearing on the Colorado Southern
 Wreck.

Trinidad. Colo. December 27.-The cOroner's jury Investigating the cause of the freight collision near here We'd nesday evening was called at o'clock today and examined ten witnesses in cluding Conductor Bronson of the ex- tra and Conductor Hartman of the regular train No. 2S. Bronson checked up the register but q sensation was created when the register book used in the yard office here and the one Conductor Bronson checked from Wed nesday night was produced and the sheet bearing the date of December 2f for the north division, the one the jury wanted, was missing. It had evident ly been torn out. A strenuous effort was made by the district attorney to locate it but all the yard office em- ployes pleaded ignorance. It has vii tai bearing on the case.
 All the testimony was completed by 4.55 and the jury after about three hours delibcration adjourned until Monday.
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28
DENVER SPORTS.

Denver. December 27.-Announce- mcnt was made today that c. A. Wahl- gren has leased the Overland Park racctrack and in connection with the association of which he is secretary and manager will hold thirteen days meeting, June 20 to July inclusive. Races will include running and harness events and include eight or ten purse races. Two new features this year will be the inauguration of the annual stee- plechase by the Denver Hunt club and the open bookmaking.
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28
STOCKS

Atchison, S4ls; do pfd 1OOH c. & O., 4714; Big Four, 951k; C. & S.. 2712 do pfd. 691a; do second pfd, 43; Erie, 367s; Great Northern, 19S1z; Manhattan, 145H Metropolitan, 139%; N. J. C., I72; N. Y. C., 1521z; M. P, 1O77s; Pennsyl- vania, 155A; St. Louis and Santa Fe. 742I; do pfd 80; do second pfd, TIA; St. Paul, 17S1a; s. P, 645s; U. P, 10Ok: Amalgamated Copper, 63H; Anaconda. 4; Sugar. 1903: U. s. Steel 351s; do Dfd, S51s; w. IT.. S77s; Santl Fe Copper.
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28
THE BURLINGTON ROBBERS.
Three Suspects Have Been Identified
 at Lincoln, Neb.

Lincoln, Neb., December 27.-Police officers from Iowa and Omaha today identified two of the three suspects held here for a month on the charge of holding up the Burlington train last October. One of the men giving the name of Cramer was declared to be James Conroy who served several years in the Alamosa, la. penitentiary for train robbery, and the other. John Lee, who the visiting officers say has been in both the Nebraska peniten- tiary and the one at Sioux Falls. s. D. The third suspect, who says his name is Standish, was not identified.
 The story which has been circulated here for number of days to the effect that s2,000 of the money stolen from the train had been located and dug up was contradicted tonight by Chief of Pc lice Hogland. He said no money had been found.
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28

for some years, the price of silver and lead is falling, and the expenses are in- creasing on account Of depth and wat CT. Car lots of ore in October netted $500, against s1,5OO in 1891. and $3OOO in 1900. %r. Knippenberg suggests that the workings be leased to individuals on 15 per cent to 25 per cent royalties or that the company raise S30,OOO, to be spent at the rate of 5000 monthly in development
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28
CATTLE AND SHEEP.

Chicago, Dec mber 27.-Cattle-Re- Ceipts, TOO head: nominal Good to Trime steers, s5.5OG$6.50; poor to mcdi- um, s3.OOGI S5.0O; stockers and feeders, $2.OO@sf.50: cows. $1.25HS4.6O: heifers. $2.00GS5.35; canners. S1,256S2,fO; bulls. $2.00GD$4.4O; calves, $3.000s7.C0; Texas fed steers, $3.751S5.OO
 Sheep-Receipts, 5000 head; steady; good to choice wethers, $4O01Si5O; fair to choice mixed. s3.OOGs4O0: western sheep, $4.COG$4.5O; native lambs, Sf.G0er 5000: western lambs, $4.2JGs6.OO.
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28
BOYCOTT DAMAGES.
Assessed Against Chicago Labor As
 sociations.

Chicago, December ETA verdict having a significant bearing upon the right of labor organizations to main tain or assist in enforcing a boycott was rendered today in Judge Vairs court, whereby George Hitchliff was awarded $22,000 damages against the members of the Chicago Masons ano Builders association and the Brick Manufacturers association. Hitchlifr asked for $1O0.OOO damages. which he alleges he had sustained owing to the boycott.
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28
A CRAZY MINER.

Terrorized a Town and Makes 2. Break
 for the Hills.
 Deer Lodge. Mont. December 27.- Michael McGinnis, an aged placer min CT who has long been an inmate of the county hospital, went crazy today. es- caped and secured rifle and for Il while held the town in terror. He ap- peared' shooting and waving his gun. SheIit McMahon and Under Sheriff Deer tried to take the weapon awaN from him but realizing McGinnis' con- dltlon they did not desire to kill him Alter parading the streets for a while Keeping everybody in doors he started for the hills, and 1t feared may do himself or some one else an In1urv before being caught.
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28
HECLA co. RUNNING BEHIND.
Manager Suggests Lease or $30, 900
 Fund for Development.

New York, December 27.-Henry knippenberg of Melrose, Mont. presi- dent and general manager of the Hec- Ia Consolidated Co, has issued a circu- lar calling the attention of stockholders to the fact that the company's surplus has been reduced to sS, 900. and that the November operations may show loss of $5.OOO.
 He points out that the grade of ore extracted has been steadily declining
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28

ness. May wheat closing unchanged: May corn Bc higher and oats unchanS- ed. May provisions were 212c.
 May wheat opened at 77A0772sc and sold between 771sc and 773sc, closing at 7TAc. May corn closed at f312c after selling between 41AmH5sc and 43I5c. May oats closed 3f5sc after ranging be- tween 337sc and 34IAc.
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28
PONY EXPRESS RIDER.

Atchison. Kan. December 27.-Theo- dore Rand, seventy years old. a rider in the pony express service in the early days died suddenly today. Rand car ried the mail from Box Elder to Jules burg, Colo, from April, 1856, to No vemher. 1861
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28

Chicago, December 27.-A special to the Record Herald from New Orleans says:
 The Standard Oil company has at last secured control of the Beaumont oil field in Texas and the Jennings oil region in Louisiana.
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28
A SNOW SLIDE.
Struck a Mining Camp in the Koote-
 nais.


 Spokane, Wash. December ETA spe- cial to the Chronicle from Nelson, E. C.. states that a destructive snowslide struck the bunkhouse of the MOliie Gibson mine, ten miles from Lake kootenai, Christmas night, raging the building. It is believed to have killed eight men and wounded several others. rescuinG party has gone to the mine
 The men had retired after holding an impromptu concert. The snowslide came down crushing in the roof and sweeping them down the mountain side They were carried half mile from the site of the cabin. One man was found in the snow writhing in agony. lie died few minutes later. The ten men are unaccounted for
 The mine is the second highest in the kootenais. It is well above the timber line.
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28
COMMERCIAL
 AND FINANCIAL
The Stcck Market Waited for the
 Bank Stat meut.

New York. December 27.-The stock market halted in an uncertain way to- day before the public ation of the bank statement and after a dip following the publication was strongly supported and closed firm at general recoveries.
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28
THE ANDIJAN EARTHQUAKE.

St. Petersburg, December 27.-A dis patch from Andijan says that during the day of December 9 there had been continued upheaving of the earth. the disturbance increasing in strength towards evening. At o'clock at night number of isolated shocks were felt.
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28
MILES MOVEMENTS.

Tokio. December F. via Victoria. B. C., December 27.-Lieutenant General N. A. Miles, United States army, ar rived at Nagasaki on the United States transport Ingalls, on the ninth inst Then he came through the inland sea to Kobe where he took a train for Tokio and Yokohama. The general who was accompanied by his party was re- ceived with great honor by the state officials.
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28

Indianapolis. challenging him to a de- bate relative to the rights of labor and capital.
 Mir. Parry is credited with the state ment that 'uniOniZed labor breeds so- cialism and is therefore a menace"
 MT. Hayes also wishes to debate oth- CT statements that MT. Parry is quoted as having made from time to time.
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28
A CARDINALS FALL.
IL Was Fortunately Not a Serious De
 scent.

Pittsburg, Pa, December 27.-While Cardinal Gibbons. Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia, and other leading church. men were descending in an elevator at the Hotel Schenley tonight to meet about 300 representative Pittsburg citi- Zens, the cage suddenly gave away and the occupants shot downward at a rap Id speed. Fortunately the drop was but twenty feet and none of those in the cage were injured
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28

There are only a few small compan- ies remaining outside and they cut a very little figure in the marketing of fuel oil. The price of fuel has been ad- vanced to $1 a barrel and the indica- tions are that the quotations will go higher still.
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28
BRYAN TALKS FINANCE.

Mexico. Mex. December 27.-W. J. Bryan had an interview this afternoon with Finance Minister Limantour. He and his family left this evening for a trip to Vera Cruz.
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago. December 27.-There was little doing in either grain or provisions pits today, but in spite of the extreme dullness the market exhibited steadi-
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28
4 CANADIAN HORROR
 ON THE GRAND TRUNK
A Freight Train and an Express Came
 Together

TwentyEght Persons Were Killed Heads Were Cut From Bodies, Limbs Wrenched Away, and the Snow with Which the Ground Was Covered Flushed Red for the Mistake of Telegraph Operator Who Had Stopped One Train and Given the Other Clearance Order. lust a Minute or Two Too Late.
Arizona republican., 1902-12-28
THE HUMBERT swINDLERs
They Were Disembarked for Paris Las
 Night.

Madrid, December 27.-The members of the Humbert family, who were ar rested here in connection with the great Paris safe frauds. were taken from prison this evening and conveyed to the railway station for their jour ney to Paris under a strong guard of French and Spanish detectives.