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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-12
MITCHELL
SAYS NOT
GUILTY

Portland. Ore, April 12.--Judge Bellin-
gers court was crowded yesterday when
the time arrived FOR sen~.Jr John il.
Mitchell 20 plead 10 four indictments
found against him by the late Federal
grand Jury.
In a plea OF abatement senator Mitchell
challenged the acts OF tho late Federal
grand Jury by charging specifically that
Jurors Robertson and Carlos Phelps, the
original foreman and secretary. repec-
tiN ely had been Illegally excused for the
term pending the investigation; that Ju-
ronS Frank q. Buffun and George Peebler
had been sworn in some time after the
grand Jury had been empanelied; that Ju-
ror T. r.. George Curtin was not clti-
zen OF the United States; that Jurors
Frank Bitter and Joseph Essner we're not
taxpayers, az required by law. and that
District Attorney Feney was disqualified
in many ways. besides being prejudiced
The plea I'm abatement was based upon
the case wherein Senator Mitchell is ac-
cdsed OF accepting pay through the law
fra OF Mitchell a. Tanner TO expedite land
titles before the General Land Offce at
Washington in behalf OF Fredertck A.
frfbs. A demurrer was first filed. after
stipulation between tho government and
counsel for the defence that the plea I'm
elatement should not bo waived by the
fling OF the demrrer
Judge Alfred =. Bennett OF The Dallee.
as attorney for Senator Mitchell. an
bounced that there was a question OF NOR
M ttrpitude involved I'm the case wherein
Senator Mitchell is accused OF accepting
fe.0p.0o0 from 4. A. ID. Puter. and there
FIRE he would waive all legal technicali-
ties and be ready 10 proceed To trial with
out delay upon the issues at stake.
Judge Bennett entered the plea Of not
guilty for the senntor in three OF the
cases against him, two for conspiracy
under section $40 OF the Revised Statutes
Grd one under section l7S2 for accepting
rioney while holding the position OF
United States senator 20 expedite titles
before the General Land Office.
w. Il. Steirweir, president: ~. H. Hen
6ricks. secretary and treasurer; Clarence
r.. Zachary. general manager. and c. II.
Glass. bookkeepcr. or the Butte Creek
Land. Livestock and Lumber company.
entered pleas in abatement similar 10
those OF Senator Mitchell. the charges
against them being conspiracy 10 cover or
fence up the public domain.
District Attorney Henry objected 20 the
Pleas in abatement on the ground OF their
bong filed too late Hearing will be given |
Friday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-12

HELD FOR
ASSAULT

August Gonsolve was arraigned in the
Sixth District court today on the charge
OF ravishing and carnally knowing Ger
trude Gonsolve. seven years old.
The respondent is a Portuguese and is
about % years old. He IS not related 20
the child.
He enticed the little one from wicken-
den street, Monday afternoon. took her 10
Potter's lumber yard on Aliens avenue
and shockingly abused her
lie then fed to Darlington. where early
yesterday morning ne boarded a car.
which he thought would take him TO Fall
River
Instead, he brought UP at Bristol. and
discovering his mistake, came back as
far as Warren, where he caught a Fall
River car.
When he reached that city he was
picked up by the police. who notified Cap
tain Cannon.
The latter procured a warrant, took
another Portuguese with him who knew
Gonsoive and went 10 Fall River yester-
day noon.
The prisoner was identified beyond
SHADOW OF doubt, and seeing that he was
cornered Gonsolve began 10 talk.
He admitted everything alleged, except
ing the act OF the assault.
Today no could not be made 10 com
prehend the exact meaning OF the charge
preferred in the warrant. and as there
was no interpreter I'm the court room
he was committed without bail for a pre-
hminary hearing next Friday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-12
BOSTON BROKER A SUICIDE
BY SHOOTING IN HOTEL

Boston. April 12.-Ciarence NJ. Merriam.
aged 3s years, an Investment broker.
having offices at l59 Devonshre street.
this city, and residing at % Ridge avenue.
Newton Centre, committed suicide by
shooting. while a guest at Clark's hotel
yesteuiay.
Tho body was found some hours after
death on the bed in a room which Mer-
Ram had occupied since last Saturday.
There was a bullet wound In the right
temple. and revolver lay on the floor
near the bed
The snicide leaves wife and two
children. Merriam was a native OF Water
bury. Conn, and his father is a broker
fn Chicago. He was graduate OF WI
liams college and six years ago was es-
tablished In business in this city by his
father.
No cause for the suicide is suggested
Merriam Is said 90 have had excellent
health and enjoyed business prosperity.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-12
RESISTED EVICTION.
State Senator HIpp and Deputy Sheriff
Shot by An Alabama Farmer.

Cullman. Ala. April Estate Senator
stauy killed and Deputy Sheriff j. ~.
Dunlap was probably fatally wounded by
John w. williams ~ miles east Of this
city, yesterday.
TIE two mon had gone to the Hipp place
10 oust Williams from a tract OF land.
which he had lost IN a lawsuit. when the
men approached the house Williams shot
Hipr In the head killing him instantly,
ann shot Dunlap through the breast.
Williams remained I'm the house whis-
ting and said he would stay until he died
\ posse OF 30 Of ~ men from Cullman has
Eonc 90 tho scene
Williams is man of large family and is
about ~ years OF age.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-12
ACCEPTED CALL.
Rev. Carlton A. Burgess VIII Come 10
South BAPTIST Church.

Rev. Carleton A. Burgess Of tho Quid-
reset Baptist church OF North Kings
towr has accepted a call to the South
BAPTIST church Of this city. He will
be gin his new duties on May H.
Rev. Mr.. Burgess was born in Walton,
Nova Scotia and his family removed to
MaSsac chusetts when he was s years OF
age
II attended Worcester Academy and
Prown University, and graduated from
the Newton Theological Seminary In the
cias OF 1899 He then became pastor OF
the First Baptist church In Cheshire,
Mass
lie has been pastor OF he Quidnessat
church since January, 1901
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-12
RABBI HAUSMANN CALLED
To new JERSEY SYNAGOGUE

RABBIT Gustav n. Hausmann Of the Con
gregauon Sons OF Israel and David. has
rendered his resignation.
Rabbi Hausmann has received a call
from large synagogue in Now Jersey.
The city TO which he Is called offers n
large field for slum and settlement work
Rabbi Hausmann has been with the
Congregation Sons OF Israel and David
for four years.
Tie is taking a special course at Brown
university and will complete his study at
Princeton or Columbia.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-12
MASTER PRINTERS RS'ASSOClATION
HAD ELECTION AND DINNER

The Master Printers association had it's
18Th annual dinner at the wellington last
night and entertained Governor Utter.
Mayor Miller and ether prominent Rhode
islanders
Incidental 10 tho dinner officers were
elected for the year as follows:
President. Ewin ". Snow. vice presi-
dgnt Joseph w. Freeman: secretary. Ben
ia min y. Mouton: treasurer. william l..
Cfattcrton. executive committee. John =.
Hurley, l.. a. Claus. G. A. Collier.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-12
FRAUD ALLEGED,

Philadelphia. April ie.-Counscl repre-
senting n number of Investors who deal
In stocks through the Consolidated stock
exchange 81 Philadelphia yesterday held
n conference with Attorney General
Hampton l.. Carson.
As result they will tomorrow forward
n p,tition 20 the attorney general. ac-
by anidavits charging fraud
on the part OF certain ~ the members.
asking that che charter ~ the Con.
solidatcd exchange be revoked
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-12

forth each students qualifications. and
enables him 90 point out what line he Is
most fitted 10 enter I'm the business
world. and to whom our best thanks are
due for his careful training. thus fittlng
us TO enter the battle with the world.
and where. as we struggle 20 climb the
hill Of prosperity. we hope never TO meet
an old friend coming down"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-12
MAGIC HAIR STAIN.

For brown or black. prepared by
GEORGE ORMSBY, Wig Maker and
Hairworker. 169 fremont street. Boston
II is simple. safe and easily applied: con-
tains no lead poisons; use II once aud
you will never use ar other. BLAND
ING q BLANDING. "a Weybosset street
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-22
LINE TO AMES
lNTER-uRBAN ROAD TO BE Built
FROM DEs MONIES TO COL.
LEGE TOWN.

Des Moines.. July 81. The Cen.
trail Railway company with capitali.
zation of $4,000 filed articles of III
corporation in Des Moines yesterday
and it is understood the company ex
poets to begin at once the construc
ton of an interurban electric railroad
between Des Moines and Ares The
headquarters are to be in Des Moines
The officers of the company arc
Thos. J. Wilcox, Clinton, president and
manager; L. e. Miley. Chicago, first
vice president; B. S. McCully, Prince
ton, treasurer; D. L. Wilcox. Des
Moines, secretary; George H. Carr
Des Moines, attorney.
Thomas Wilcox one of the prime
movers in the organization is the pro.
moter of the line now operating be.
tween Davenport and Clinton, which
has proved such success. He IS also
promoting the line from Washington
to Belle PLANE.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-22

the state officers for several hours
when the newspaper criticism an.
peared, and i is perfectly well known
that the fault was at Washinr4on and
not at Des Moines. The effort was
directed to showing that because the
government makes balance in its
treasury department at the end Of the
fiscal year the $4,000 asked by the
state from the treasury could not be
forwarded for several months; there
fore, it was contended, the adiutant
general was at fault in the matter
because he had not fixed other dates
for the camps of the guard.
10 explanation of the delay accom-.
panied the authority from Washington
to draw the money. The authorities
will ask for an explanation, now that
the money has been received. and
will be much interested in gecaiYipg
1t.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-22
WIDOWS SAY LAWYER GOT
THOUSANDS BY TRICKERY

Chicago Ill, July 81. - From three
widows who claim to be his dupes the
grand jury learned yesterday of the
financial operations of George N. Ly-
man of the law firm of Lyman & Bard
on, rs La Sale street. Today it will
decide whether Lyman is guilty of lar
ceny as bailee and whether he spent
in lavish living more than 100000 in
trusted to his care.
In arriving at its decision the jury
will be aided by testimony given yes
terday by George D. Bardon, Lyman's
law partner. To clear himself Bardon
told to the jury Lyman's secrets. He
revealed the manner in which Lyman
had obtained money from his clients
and told Of how he spent it at race
tracks and in buying automobiles and
carriages
Bardon's story supplemented the ev-
idence given by Lyman's former
clients who presented the charges. Mr.
Lyman's clients and the amounts of
which Lyman is said to have defraud-
ed them are:
Mrs. Ida E. Lindley, Chicago. ...$5, 500
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-22

Mrs. Marguerite Norris, Chicago 4,50O
Mrs. c. Anna Smith, New York 1000
Investment Companies Organized.
Investment companies of various
kinds were organized by Lyman to OBJ
tain money from his clients according
to the story told to the grand jury
yesterday by the four witnesses who
appeared before it. One of these
companies, the Security Loan and
Mortgage company. appears actually
engaged in the business Another one,
the North Side Loan company, simply
existed in Lyman's mind according to
the testimony of his law partner. A
third organization, started as late as
last August, is also said to have been a
creature Of the accused lawyers fancy.
E. L. or D. G. Cray who was supposed
to be at the head of it, died recently.
1t was to obtain more information
about the companies through which
Lyman worked that the grand Jury
continued the hearing of the charges
until today. The Jurors were anxious
to see the books Of the Security Mort
gage and Lean company, the one
which was really inenrnnrated by Ly-
man.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-22
STRUGGLE BETWEEN THE TEAM
STEERS OF CHICAGO AND
THEIR EMPLOYERS
is CLOSED.
MEN ASK FOR OLD JOBS
Some of Them Will be Given Work,
But Many Will Have to Look Else
where for Employment = Worst
Strike Chicago Ever Knew Except
That Of 1894.

Chicago. Ill.,, July 81. = The team
ster strikers who last night gave up
their long struggle against the employ
ers, broke ranks today in a stampede
for work The barns of the strike af
fected firms were besieged by the for
mer employees and the employers in
many cases announced that there were
vacancies for only few.
OF more than 1000 men who quit
not more than 1,400 or 1,5OO will be
The coal teamsters and truck driv-
ers did not join in the rush for re-em-
ployment today
Not Jobs Enough.
Many agencies have operated
against the strikers and will prevent
their securing their former positions.
The men who are now applying for
work are doing so at the dullest sea-
son of the year for almost every line
OF business affected Business has also
been interfered with to such an extent
by the strike that many OF the bust
ness men find it necessary to employ
fewer men than usually work during
the summer months Besides, many
49, iSiiSeu iiiSH iioNe peSu Hlieu W
I'LL the places of the strikers and
these men will be given the prefer
ence over returning strikers
Most of the union leaders say near
ly all of the strikers will secure their
former jobs but the employers say
there are few vacancies and the men,
such as are taken back at all will have
to wait until other vacancies occur
Nearly Half to Be Re-empIoyed.
The following table shows the mum
Der of men, from the various unions
which participated in the strike, who
w alked out and the number who have
returned. or will be permitted to re-
turn to their former jobs:
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MONEY IS READY
FOR THEM AT DES MONIES

Des Moines, July 81. - The money
to pay the National guard troops ar
rived at the state house yesterday af-
ternoon, or rather, the authority to
draw on the subtreasury at Chicago
was received.
The Fifty-third regiment will be
paid before it leaves the city and the
checks will be sent to the members
of the Fifty-sixti regiment at their
home addresses, as soon as it is pos
sible to do the clerical work at the
Office of the adjutant general There
will be no t. ouble about obtaining
the pay for the Fifty-fourth while
it is encamped here
An effort to make the adjutant gene
raj responsible for the delay in pay
nlent, attempted by an evening news
paper, fell fiat yesterday, for the
money had been in the possession Of
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Will be shonts' Assistant.

sters in the early part of this year;
but the teamsters at that time were re-
luctant to enter the fight In the lat
sters showed signs of interest
The teamsters' strike began the day
after Mayor Dunnes election The gen
eral impression was that the trouble
was precipitated by the election to the
of man the unions hoped
would lean in their direction, though
the mayors subsequent course indi-
Gated such hope was unfounded. April
6 the Chicago federation delivered an
ultimatum to Montgomery Ward & Co.
in the interest of the striking garment
workers The firm refused to agree
to the unions terms and the strike be-
gan to spread
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-22
DISCUSS BYBEE MATTER
Question Of Fees in Connection With
Criminal Expense Occupied Time
OF County Guardians Yesterday Az
ternoon Enjoy OK Roast at Elks
Club.
From Fridays Daily.
Resolutions.

( j +
Whereas, we have been cordially
welcomed to the city of Ottumwa.
and while here the lid" has been
lifted and every opportunity for
our comfort and enjoyment ex-
tended, and whereas our Brother
Cremer, his esteemed wife and
daughter has shown us and our
wives every possible courtesy and
labored so arduously to entertain
US and make our visit pleasant and
prof1table; therefore be 1t
Resolved, by the Sheriffs' Asso-
citation of the State of Iowa in con-
vention assembled at Ottumwa,
Iowa, this July 90, 1905, that this
convention has been bowling
success, socially and profession
ally. !
That Brother Cremer and family
and the city of Ottunwa are royal
entertainers; that we have enjoy
ed ourselves beyond expression;
that we heartily appreciate the eff
forts that have been put forth in
our behalf.
That we extend vote of thanks
to the city of Ottumwa. and to
Brother Cremer and his estimable
wife and daughter, for the magni-
ficent entertainment and treatment
received at their hands,
That we approve and commend
the administration of the retiring
officers, President Anderson N and
Secretary Jones, and hereby ex-
press our appreciation of their la
bors in behalf of this association.
That we encourage the spirit Of
official brotherhood and Mutual
helpfulness, which such meetings
as these induce. and that every
member present make a sac ef:..
fort to attend the next convention
and bring out as many of the alb
sent members as possible.
That copy of these resolutions
be spread upon the records of the
association, copy rendered by the
secretary to Brother Cremer and
the mayor of the city of Ottumwa.
respectively
E. L. Deiterich,
A. w. Cogenillette,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-22
BALFoUR RECEIVES HARD BLOW
IN HOUSE OF COMMONS.
CRITICAL CONDITION
Adjournment is Taken Until Monday,
When the BaIfour Ministry is Ex.
pected to Announce Its Future Ac-
tion Split on Irish Land Vote.

London, July 21-The house of COM
mons today adjourned until Monday
to await the governments decision re-
garding it's future course of action in
view of the defeat OF the ministry last
night. Much excitement was visible
on all sides and there was disposi-
ton to view the defeat of the govern
ment as more serious than it had been
generally regarded.
Amid scenes OF intense excitement,
the Balfour government was defeated
in the house Of commons at midnight
on motion to reduce the member
ship of the Irish land commission. The
vote stood 199 in favor Of the amend
ment and 1876 against it.
On announcement of the vote the
liberals and Irish members cheered,
the latter yelling Resign"
Baifour Refuses Statement.
The incident was considered hard
ly of sufficient Importance to Justify
the government in resigning, but when
asked by Sir Henry Campbell Banner
man the leader of the opposition, what
course he intended to pursue, Premier
Balfour declined to make statement.
John Redmond. leader of the Irish
party said the premier repeatedly had
declared that he would resign if de-
feated. Was he going to swallow this
humiliation. as he swallowed every
other humiliation during the last few
years, the premier was asked by Mr..
Redmond.
Not Conscious of Humiliation.
Mr.. Balfour, replying with his ac-
customed coolness, said Mr.. Redmond
had greatly agitated himself over a
matter which could be settled in due
time. He was, he said, not conscious
of any humiliation. The premier said
he would consult his colleagues as to
whether the question would again be
submitted to a vote and would make
a statement on Monday.
After some wrahgling 1t was decid-
ed to adjourn until today and this
morning an adjournment was taken
until Monday without any other ac-
tion.
Balfour Sees the King.
Premier Balfour was received in
audience by the king late this after
noon.
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SCORES OF MEN VICTIMS OF Ex.
PLosIoN ON GUNBoAT.
AT LEAST FIFTY DEAD
Probably Every One of the 27s Men
On Board is Killed or Wounded -
Excursion Steamer Meets Accident
Near Scene of slocum Disaster.

San Diego, Cal. July 21.-The boiler
Of the gunboat Bennington, lying in
the narbor, exploded today and prob
ably everyone of the 27S men on board
is either killed or wounded 1t is be-
leived that at least fifty of the men
are dead 1t Is thought that all the
wounded have been recovered and
taken to hospitals. The work of TAX
ing out the dead will proceed as rap
idly as possible.
Ship Badly Damaged.
A section of the upper deck was car
ried away from stem to stern The
ship is listing to star board and prob
ably will sing.
Captain Young, who was ashore at
the time Of the accident, has tele-
graphed the navy department, giving
the facts as far as they are known at
present.
Saves Lives In Crisis.
New York, July 21-The excursion
steamer Sirious was deliberately run
aground off North Brother island to-
day to avoid panic among her 1000
passengers and possibly a repetition of
the Slocum disaster
The Sirious, carrying Sunday
school picnic, stove in her side on q
rock near the spot where the Slocum
was burned last year Although Cap
tain Pearce did not believe his ship
would sink he ran her aground with
all possible dispatch and emptied her
crowded decks with the aid of the
small boats
The SIocum Disaster.
The reading public has good cause
to remember the great Slocum disas-
ter Of about year ago. The steamer
heavily loaded with picnickers from a
New York Sunday school, caught fire
near North Brothers Island in New
York harbor, but instead of being
beached at once 1t was run a long dis
Etanee and in the panic resulting both
passengers and crew plunged into the
water or into the flames. Nearly L.
600 lives we're lost and the investiga-
tion revealed the fact that the steamer
had been poorly equipped and had
been inspected carelessly by govern
ment employees. The life preservers
were rotten and some were filled with
heavy metal The disaster was one of
the greatest ever known in America.
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cHIcAGoAN WEDs JENNIE LEE.
Walter R. Ebert Secretly Marries the
Heroine of Famous Soma.

Winona, Mimi, July 81. - Miss Jen-
ME Lee, heroine of the famous song
Jennie Lee written by Arthur Lamb
and about whom volumes of poetry
and song have been written, was mar
ried secretly Wednesday to Wal
ter r. Ebert of Chicago an enthusias-
tic automobilist Miss Lee is a strik-
ingly beautiful woman Her engage
ment to Arthur Lamb the composer,
was broken on account of sensational
stories circulated concerning the
young couple.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-22
VICTIMS OF
SPEED CRAZE
RICH CALIFORNIAN KILLED AND
FAMILY INJURED IN AUTO
MOBILE WRECK.

Los Angeles, Cal, July 21.-L. T.
Hancock, the well known millionaire
plow inventor and manufacturer, is
dead as the result of his automobile
having collided with buggy late last
night. Hancock was known here as
one of the most wrecllless automobile
drivers in the city. He has been in
police court on different occasions for
driving a michine in excess of the
speed limit.
His wife, son and daughter we're
all seriously injured,
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ONLY TWO 500 BILLS EXIST.

st. Louis, July 81. The c--...y two
sixty dollar bills in existence have
been found. One belongs to n east.
ern collector and the other to Mrs.
Julia Turton, this city. They are
worth $1,000 e4ch.
My motht- was a Bryant" said
Turton, and the bill vas one
OF several paid to my grandfather
colonel Joln N. Bryant. who fought
in the war of 1872 by the father of
Mark Twain. The payment was made
in connection with land deal in
Tennessee. the details of which I
have never. been able to learn The
bill was an inheritance of mine, but
never realized its value until saw
it mentioned in dispatch. value
it as a family heirloom"