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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-25
The OYSTER SITUATION.
Growers VIII Have Conference With Com
mIssluneTs Of Shell Fisheries TODAY.

The rather dark outlook for the future
OF Rhode Islands oyster industry has
been much discussed OF late, on account
OF the entire absence OF a new set for
the past three or more years. and the
powerful local organization known as the
Oyster Growers association has had the
matter under discussion for some time.
Means OF improving the situation and
Of insuring q new set for next year were
discussed at the recent dinner Of the or
ganization.
A conference has been arranged be-
tween members OF. the oyster Growers
association and the commissioners OF
shell fisheries OF Rhode Island, which will
take place at the state house some time
Friday.
Means for the betterment Of the shell
FISH industry. and particularly the oyster
industry, will be discussed by men with
many years and in some cases life long
experience in the business.
Nearly every available parcel of oyster
ground In the upper part Of Narragan-
sett bay and the better part of the suit
able planting ground nearer the ocean
have been leased by growers, making
the total area held by oyster men the
greatest yet recorded. 80 that IL will be
readily seen that this meeting to be held
Friday will probably be one OF the great
est Importance.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-25
DEFENSE
Began
TODAY.

London, Jan. 25.-On the resumption to-
day OF the trial of whitaker Wright the
company promoter. on the charge OF
fraud. Lawson Walton. X. b.. addressed
the Jury for the defence.
He complained that the prosecution had
been conducted with the same undis-
glised vindicativeness that had marked
the proceedings OF the persons who In
spired the prosecution. Had Lord Dufferin
and Lord Loeb been alive. counsel con-
tinued. Wright could not have been prose-
cuted except In conjunction with them.
and the prosecution would not have dared
to charge those noblemen with falsehood
and fraud, as they had charged Wright
Why had not Lord Peina m Clinton. and
other directors and auditors been placed
by the side OF Wright7 They were equally
responsible with the defendant. Counsel
continuing contended that while the d.
rectors may have made mistakes II could
not be believed that they were not guilty
of these charges. He also pointed out that
the attorney general had declined to
sanction the prosecution at the public ex-
pense.
Counsel intimated that Wright had been
selected to bear the whole blame because
he had few friends.
HE. is almost an American citizen"
said Mr.. Walton. HE spent his early life
In the United States where he obtained
such credit as can be obtained by honest-
ly, industry and integrity. His only
friends In London are such as have gath
cred around him In the course Of his In
dustrious life"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-25

FIGHT WITH
ROBBERS.
Cracksmen Attempt to Rob the
PostofflCe at RoWI0y, Mass.
Are Surprised andFIghtEnsued

Rowley. Mass. Jan. "a running
zens after the burglars had attempted to
rob the safe at the local postofncs oc-
CURED In Rowley early today, with the
battle between the two side ending IN
flight of the burglars. probably uninjured.
The robbers escaped across a field In the
direction OF Georgetown. A general alarm
was sent out to all nearby towns AM
cities and the authorities were strongly
hopeful OF OBTAINING the robbers. II was
about l o'clock when George Spelling
whose home is nearby the postofice heard
the sound OF an explosion. He dressed
quickly and ran down the street warning
on the way another resident. A Rogers
The latter armed himself with double
barrreiled shotgun and the two together
hastened TO the postofhce. from which
place the noise OF the explosion seemed
10 come.
Just as the citizens appeared within
hailing distance OF the postoffioe two men
dashed from the front door OF the post
Office and ran down the street, taking
the road to Georgetown. Turning upon
their pursuers. as they went along. they
fired several shots from revolvers IN the
direction OF Spoiling and Rogers. MIR.
Rogers at once opened fre with his shot
gun and fired both barrels. In the dark
ness II was difficult 20 take good aim.
but Rogers says he thinks he must have
hit one of the men.
George King, another citizen. Joined
in the chase. A swift runner, he drew
very close TO the burglars. One o. Tho
latter turned and warned him that II
he persisted in following he would shoot
him.
As King was unarmed he fell back
little, still keeping the burglars in sight.
however. The chase continued for some
time until at last the hun'el men disap-
peared by cutting through field ana
then taking up the Georgetown roa4
again. On their way one OF them
dropped a gold watch, which wss picked
up by one OF the pursuers.
The burglars obtained no booty for their
trouble. They had blown OF the outer
door OF the safe In the office and had ar
ranged an eight inch fuse IN the inner
door, but were frightened away before
this was made use of.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-25
INDIAN FIGHTER DIES.
Gen. William C. kIhhss, Teacher and Indian
Fighter, Made Last tand and Lost.

New York. .Jan. 25.-Gen. William
cbsuncey Kibbee. an old Indian fighter
and gold hunter I'm California during 1s49.
ia dead at his home in Brooklyn from tu-
berculosis. He was in his eighty-second
year. Born IN Illinois. Den. Kibbee came
as a young man to Brooklyn and secured
a position as teacher In the pubic schools
In IS4s he had become principal but re-
signed TO seek his fortune In California
As a miner he was unfortunate and after
a Willie he drifted into other pursuits.
He took part I'm suppressing many OF
the early Indian uprisings In California
and Nevada and finally when Leland
Stanford became governor General Kib-
bee became adjutant general on his staff.
After the Civil War Gen. Kibbee returned
TO Brooklyn and resumed teaching
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-25
The PASSION, PLAY.
Large Audiences Listened TO Prof. Wards
Lectures on II al Imperial Theatre.

A wen flied house greeted Prof. julius
F. Ward at both the afternoon and even
ing lectures yesterday at the Imperial
theatre
THE Passion Play" as gwen by Prof.
Ward with the aid OF some 200 pictures
is most interesting and far superior to
anything Of the kind yet seen in this
city. The life os Christ as depicted each
decade by the peasants of Oberammergau
was clearly shown and interestingly ex-
planned by the speaker and his assistants.
Moving pictures taken at the last play In
1900 were very clear and distinct. and
were the source OF much interest DR.. @.
n. Davis sang In the afternoon, and In
the evening a chorus OF 80 voices rem
dered selections during the course OF the
lecture.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-25
WEAvERS
ARE OUT ON
STRIKE.

In accordance with their decision
reached yesterday afternoon. when their
requests were denied by the management.
the weavers Of the Dunn Worsted mill at
Woonsocket with but few exceptions. re-
fused to go to their looms this morning.
According to the strikers. but three weav-
ers out of the es employed by the cor-
pany appeared for work.
The loomfixers and dresser tenders are
idle as well. the management claiming
10 have released them on account Of lack
OF work, whllo the striking weavers state
that they are on a sympathetic strike.
They claim that their action has the en-
dorsement Of the Mixed Local Alliance.
and that unless they are successful m
reaching an agreement with the company
the burlers, sewers and drawtng-in hands
will also leave their work.
The MANAGEMENT states that 10 OF their
looms are running, but that az soon as
the warps are run out the mill Will he
closed down. The end OF the days work
will probably see tho warps run ou. and
the mill temporarily closed, at least.
Everything was very quiet in the vicinity
OF the mill at opening time this morning.
The chief grievance of the strikers Is
said TO be the two loom system on fancy
mercerized goods. and II was the aboli-
ton OF this system that President John
p. Dunn OF the company refuse TO accede
to az yesterdays meeting between a COM
mittee OF the weavers. The manage
ment, today, in a statement issued by tho
treasurer, Erwin 8. Dunn. says that but
one loom II being run on fancy mer-
cerized goods. and two on piece dye goods
as in other mills, and also states that the
scale OF wages paid at the Dunn mill "
higher than that In Oineyviile and other
places where similar pills are run.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-25
SCHOONER BURNS.
After Crew Had Been Rescued From Death
Schooner Was Seen 10 Burn.

Chatham. Mass, Jan. 3.-After the
crew OF a disabled three-masted schooner,
name unknown, had been rescued by a
tug boat during the worst Of the north
west gale which swept the coast early to-
day the schooner was seen to take fire,
She soon became a mass OF flames, was
abandoned by the towboat and drifted of
to the southeast. IL was believed the
schooner had been In collision with some
craft for her headgear was gone when
the crew was taken OF.
The burning OF the schooner is believed
to have been due 10 the water making In
on Der cargo OF lime.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-25

The shortage was detected recently by
the directors. who notified the savings
bank commissioners at Concord. The
commissioners at once took charge OF the
companys affairs and posted a notice
that the bank would not open for bust
ness today, pending a thorough examina-
tion OF the books.
The arrest OF the treasurer was or
dered The Nashua Trust company has
a capital OF sl5O,o0O and usually carries
deposits running IN amount from 100000
to s65o,oo0.
II was announced soon after Goggins'
arrest that the alleged defalcatiQn was
not due to speculation in stocks. but II is
attributed by some one OF those lSost
intimately acquainted with the banks
affairs TO assistance rendered from time
TO time by the treasurer to a friend. Up
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-25
ATTACHMENTS.

According 10 the city hall records today.
william A. Lester has attached the prop
erty OF Walter IL Johnson for $500 IN an
action for promises broken. The property
levied on consists OF two lots on FsrraHlt
avenue. John Henshaw IL ths plaintiffs
attorney IN the case.
The records also show that Peter Paller
has attached property OF Samuel II.
Friendson 20 secure n book account OF
$3.50 and Alice A. Whltford. executrix of
Byron Whitford. has attached property Of
George +. Troy TO secure book account
Of 90. the attachments In each case being
for 500.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-25

mine. $50 working inside and the re-
mainder on the tipple- The men on the
tipple were badly burned and one died.
Ths number OF men in the mine is said
20 be larger than at first reported. From
$50 TO 1so miners. including a fire boss
and q pit boss. IL is said, are eneombec
There are two shafts about 300 feet apart
ana over 200 feet deep.
EXCITEMENT INTENSE.
The excitement IN intense at Cheswick
and Springdale. where the families o. the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-25

TO the time of his arraignment In court,
Goggin made no statements
Soon after his arrest by City Marshall
A. r. Eaton on a warrant charging him
with misappropnating the funds OF the
company, he was taken TO the police
court and arraigned. ne hearing was
purely formal and occupied but a few
minutes. The treasurer pleaded not
guilty 10 the charges and was held in
$4,000 bonds.
Goggin was popular here and his arrest
came as a stunning blow TO his business
associates, and in fact to the entire city.
Even when the bank did not open its
doors this forenoon, many citizens re-
fused 10 believe that Goggin was re-
sponsibe for tho shortage in the funds
of the institution.
Continued on page Two.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-25
DIED SUDDENLY.
Alfred {. Blizzard Expired From Heart Fall,
ure Sunday Afternoon.

Alfred e. Blizzard. "a years old. died
suddenly yesterday afternoon at lib Cliff
ford street.
He had been i'll several days with Sc
we're cold, pneumonia being feared
At 10 O'Clock he was seated in a rocking
chair and had just partaken OF nourish-
ment when he uttered a scream and died
almost instantly.
A medical examiner who viewed the
body said that death was caused by heart
failure.
Blizzard was employed by Thomas
Quayle a. Co. He leaves two small child
rem.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-25

miners live. Great crowds surround tho
pit mouth and the walls Of the women
and children OF the entombed men are
pitiful. The three injured men were put
on a train for Allegheny and ono died
on his way TO the hospital.
When the explosion occurred the con-
cusssion was 80 great that it is said
that a mule was blown out OF one OF TN,
shafts II is not yet known wha- caused
the explosion or just how IL occuriGd.
Sprlngdale and Cheswick physicians are
now at the mine.
The manager OF the mine is George
Shetts and the superintendent, William
Snowden. Passengers coming in on the
West Penn sylvania Railway say II was
reported in Cheswick that from 10 to 50
are dead
Continued on Page Two.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-25
NEGRO LYNCHED. z


Guthrie. KY, Jan. 8.--Leads Radford.
a negro. was lynched here last night by
a mob OF 30 70 40 negroes. Radford had
been arrested on tho charge Of killing
Priscilla Fressell. a negro
lie confessed 10 having been I'm the
woman's company and having assaulted
her, but denied killing her. While Rad
ford was In tho JAN corrldor a mob
rushed In and demanded the keys to his
cell The guard refused at first 10 de-
liver the keys.
The mob then gave him several blows
on the head and drew their pistols. The
keys we're then promptly delivered. The
prisoner was dragged to a tree few
yards from the Jail door ani hanged.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-25
BOY TRAIN WRECKERS.
Two Youngsters Confessed TO Wrecklng
FralgAt-EIpected 10 Rob the Dead.

Las Vegas. N NJ, Jan. 25.-Three boys,
Myron Aldrich. aged IL. Lowell Ellis,
aged IL. and William Denton, aged IS.
have been arrested here having confessed
to wrecking an extra Denver and Rio
Grande freight train at Florence. Colo.
Jan. 10. The boys said that they were
after the passenger train which was late,
and intended to rob the dead and injured
passengers
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-25
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF.
Five Cottages at Fields Point Have Been
Stripped Of Lead Pine.

The discovery was made yesterday that
five OF the cottages at Fields Point had
been broken into and stripped of lead pip
ing. While the value OF the pipe taken
was not great, the owners OF the prop
erty will be put to considerable annoy
ance.
Thayer. 1852 Point street: George ~. Be-
ker 5Ss Elmwood avenue: s. 8. Wild. 252
Friendship street w. j. Elliot. Peters
boro, N. H., and one by a resident OF
ccrtained.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-25
MYSTERIOUS MURDER.

New York. Jan. 25.-Another mystic
rious italian murder has occurred here.
The police entered the rooms of an Ital-
ian secret society In South Brooklyn
early today. and found Zessetti Sprono
shot to death. Nothing could be learned
as TO the cause OF the murder, as tho
members of the society had fed. and
word OF the crime reached the police too
late to make any arrests.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-25
ARRIVED At CANNES.

Cannes. France. Jan. @.--The American
steam yacht Bahma owned by Mrs. Rob
ert Goelet. has arrived here. having on
board the Duke and Duchess OF Rox-
burRhe. formerly Miss May Goelet Of
New York.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-25
DISPUTE ENDS IN MURDER.

New York. Jan. 25.-During disputs
among a gang OF Italian laborers in
Brooklyn today Giuseppe Sprone was ehot
and killed by Selicia Zechadella, who
escaped arrest
Tony Costello was arrested today,
charged with shooting James Chinknoiski
OF Worcester. Mass. In the back Chinlxin-
ofskis condition IL serious.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-25
MISSIONARY HOME.

New York. Jan. 5.-Rev. DR. John
Heber Jones. who has been a missionary
OF the Methodist Episcopal church In
Korea since 1855. Is here on a ruriough.
lie says the missions are dominated by
the best spirit OF friendliness ana CO.
operation with sectarfan strife virtually
banished. He believes the church and
missionaries Will he respected by both
sides ln event Of war.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-25
Mr.. and Mrs. White Had a Difficulty at
Their Home Last Friday Man Did
Not Return and Woman Was Found
Asphyxiated Today LEFT Note Say
ing None Was Responsible for Her
Death but Herself Drank Brandy 10
Nerve Herself to Self If-DeStruCtiOn.

Discouraged and despondent because of family difficulties which
had Led separation between herself husband Mrs Julia
White who resided In the upper part of house
Cobb East Providence committed suicide by nang u
ninating gas either last night early this morning.
Mrs White had the latter part of last week lived with her
husband in the house which the tragedy occurred Last Friday
they had quarrel and since that time Mr. White who employed
by the Consolidated Railroad company did his home
This morning Mrs White failed to rise usual and late in the
forenoon the residents of the other of the house
picous that all right and notified the authorities
The door of the in which the slept burst
and found that she had been dead several hours apated
by the deadly illuminating gas which pouring into the from
every jet
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-25
EXPLOSION IN SHAFT
ENT0MBS 1870 MINERS.
HarWick Coal Company's Works, Ches-
wick, Pa, Scene Of Fatality Men
Completely Cutoff f-A|| May Be Dead.

Pftsburg Pa, jan 25-Between and $50 en-
tombed today by explosion the shaft of the Hark Coal Co.,
Cheswic None of them had
eved that of them either killed outright the explosion
have been suocated by the Several hundred work
trying to Hberate the imprisoned
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-25
Goggin's Shortage May Reach $780,
000-DOorS Of the Nashua Institution
Not Opened Today -TTeasuref's Ar
rest Surprised the Community.

Nashua NJ H. a5-John Goggi of the Nash1
Trust arrested today charged with embzzlng
money the bank placed between $4,000 and $ooooo The
arrest made by the city marshal
The did its doors today and the nstitu
is in charge of the bank commissioners pending further
examination.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-25

body. which the husband turned over TO
Undertaken J. H. Williams to prepare for
interment
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-25

CEzsis csssiSlsls5 ssl 5tsSt3
S'RErQUIHEL
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-17
He ZAMD
N AGNW
BALLARD STREET PREACHER
TERRoRtzEp CAMP MEETING

because he believed he IVES uifsd
o. overlooking With thc holy
ghost Charles sanaam rsiHrd dia
turtanae in Enapel tent at ballard
Monday might that landed him TO-DAY
in stnilaroam SAMSON for rss5
time has heFn n street urea ~
and bic wild utfrranrra have uasfe
hlm character On The streets Iai
ballard. but no attention eaa - a
to him until be attempted g tax
possession uf the pulpit m the 80
pol tent meeting
Whom demonstrated with BY as~s
erai 81 the vofshlpporH. he Efea
violent. and a special policeman naaH
called IN % got him away from 81
place SAMSON continued to prca a
an the Wny Co the city bhsfIr sd
rNhoftsd all niahi ia his cell IT,
had NOT finished when he s9is
brought before ur Harrison amt ~
fiofies IN the county Sail yraterfb ;
o. DO examined for his sanity.
when asked how he made hts liz
Ing. a1uaom replied that b. depend
cd on the Haty spirit for that.
fNN lHHHNM mere Nn YOU HHI
your heefHtenks from your bacon
aud eRRa. of " hatavsr yau eat7" m.
sisted Dr. Harrison.
SAMSON smiled maRnauimoualy
4 could never make you under
stand" b. replied. n ! told you
YOU wouldn't know sou sill have e.
be- born again before you viii un
dcrataud such things
when asked II be knew what h.
was before tho commission for. San.
som said ooh. yes I know veu
welt You think ! am insane. bal
mv brain iH clear. q iH yours that
b. ciouded have a great light IL
iny head. tho rest 81 the world Il
HraHy"
SAMSON was taken 20 stcilBCuou
this morning by Deputy Sheriff
DnWneF.
Mrs. Sarah Milan. aged about 81
years another religious fanatic
whose fauatigiam unhinset heI
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-17

The city'a tar levy for the coming
year cannot be reduced II h more
likely 20 be- Increased This year Il
was l24 mills In the old limits Of
the city aud i1iA ln the new limits
Even with the stringent policy OF
raising tai valuations throughout
the city adopted BY the board OF
equalization. now In session. II Will
not be possible to make a decrease
The many municipal Improvements
contemplated next year viii not al
iov a. This Was the opinion ek-
pressed By members Of the city
council finance committee inter
viewed this morning
The latter part OF this month. or
more probable early IN September.
the finance committee viii meet 10
consider this important matter nY
that time the ruuucllmeu who are
now alttinE on the board OF equaii=
zAtiuu will have resumed their dus
Ties a. members OF the finance com
mlttee aud the annual estimate Of
expenses for the coming year for
each department Will be- ready FOR
the eBunellmen to consider
cts Comptroller Rlpllnger has al
ready received the estimates made
by the heads - several city depart
mcuta II other departments make
out their estimates Ia proportion
and get them aliuRod the operating
expenses pf the city next year viii
be largely increased To meet them
the city would be Obliged 90 raise
its tar levy 20 10 or II mills In
order a. keep the rate down IL u
believed that the finance COMMITTEES
sill WELD the pruning knife re
moraalcaaly GA this estimates 81 ekz
penass carefully and f0udly pre-
pared b. the heads Of each city de
partment
There are few matters which the
heads 81 city departments are more
sensitive about making public pre-
maturelY than these annual eati
mates They prefer that the thx=
payer should get only ne bet result
Of the finance committees labora
and Tor that reason the estimate
are Kept secret until brought up In
regular course % business
n Is believed however. that the
estimate u expenses Tor the enEi
uerriuE department alone will BE-
fully tlpH 600 and the estimated ex=
penaea Tor other departments wiIl
Be- considerably increased The
finance committee ia not likely a.
aliow much more than hair % each
appropriation asked
one entirely new department. that
% municipal lighting wiii b. added
10 the ritY'a working mach inery.
and tta operating expenses aIlI have
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-17
MADE SUCCESS
IN NE WSPAPER

Willis sharpe Rllmof. general
manager ~ swamp Root. decided 70
enter the newspaper publishing
business on hiH own account about
cir months aEo. A good many PEG
PIE laughed openly Rnd a good many
more under their breath. but very
few comparatively speaking. be.
ileyed that Mr. KIlmer would achieve
nuy great success al bis new ven
ture and scarcely anyone. even
among his most ardent admirers.
imagined the brilliant success that
aetually has crowned hia efforts.
niuEhamton. beautiful little
city ~ 10000 people IN the Chenan-
- valley. a stones throw from the
Pennsylvania line. la the home q
she nlnghamtou preaa, Kilmer'B
new paper. which already has a
Hwofn net daily average Of 2i.2i2.
The Preaa la a very handsome H.
page evening paper and sells for
9 cents kiimcr'a great experience
"a the largest general advertiser In
the United states. bad already con
WINGED him Of the superior value Of
evening papers aa advertising me.
diuma and bis experience with his
aWn paper has more than confirmed
hnt opinion The BlnEhamtnn
freaa is today beyond question the
greatest daily newspaper success In
Me New England or Middle States
sire Of city aud location considered