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THREE MORE
New Bedford Mills
in Trouble.
An accountant Is Now
Going Over the Books.
Treasurer Howland’s Where
abouts Unknown,
His Family Can Give no Informi-
tion as to Where He Is.
The Crash no Surprise at Fall River
Papers Heid in This Cilty,
New Bedford, April 24 —Yesterday
was Black Friday in New Bedford. Fol.
lowing fresh upon the disastor to the
Columbia and Bennett mills, culminat
ing in sensation in the tragie death of
Treasurer Hadley yesterday morning,
came the announcement in the afternoon
of the embarrassment of the Howland,
Rotch and Now Bedford Company mills,
The directors of the corporations were
In session all the afternoon. The exclte
ment upon the street was intense. Ihe
three mills are practically under one
management., aslorgan Rotoh i hmldunt
of them all, and William D. Howland
trensurer,
Among the most startling of the ru
mors current was one that ‘Treasurer
Howland bad not been seen sinee 10
o'clock yesterday moruing,
An expert was placed at work upon the
books and a report will be ready in a few
days. From his know!ledge the latter said
he was satisfied that the creditors would
be paid in full. The stockholders may
loss 26 or 5 per cent but something will
be left. President Rotch sald notes had
come due for which there was no pro
vision. This led to an examination of the
books and a statement would be made to
the creditors of the actual state of affairs,
“Did you anticipate that the returns to
the commissioner of ecorporations bave
been falsitled, as in the case of the Colum
bip and Bennett mills?’ he was asked.
“If this has been done, we do not be
lieve 1t has been done to any great ex
tent,”” was Mr. Roteh's rerly.
Mr. Rotch understood that Mr., How-
Jand bad gone to Boston on & business
trip. Mr. Howland's brother refused to
see a roporter, or to answer any questions
as to the lmsslhle whoreabouts of the
treasurer. His family thought that he
might be in Boston, Mast of the diree
tors were scen, but they appear to have
only a slight knowledge of the condition
of atYairs,
Edward Kilburn, late agent of the
Wamsutta mills, has been engaged to ap
praise the mills and assets, and Francis
A. Booth is the expert who is looking
over the acconnts,
The last certifioate of the Howland
mils was flled Decemiber 24, 1896, and
follows: Fixed capital, 1,000,000 assots,
land and water power, $63, 2% buiidings,
$442,003; machinery, £607,335; cash nnd
dobts receivable, $40,991: manufactures
and uerchandise, m«m;'{»ml, $2,.000, -
T Liabilitios, eapital stovk, 1,000, 000;
debts, $U50,240; profit and loss, $ll4, 437 ;
total, $2,060, 732,
Certificate of the Rotch Splfi?flnfi Cor
peration, filed Docember 24, 180: TFixed
capital. §50,000; assots, land and watoer
power, 80,0005 build®.gs, $400,055: ma
chinery, $350, 4865 cash and debts receiv -
able, ¥2010.917; manufactures and mer
chandise, $404,425; total, $1,461,59. Li
abilities, capital. and stock, 00,000 ;
(Continued on Page 3)
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covers Dasiness Methods and
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started two woeks aperi.
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Druggist Slattery Given Judgment
By the Court.
ie Had B2en Suczd By a Patent Medicine
Cngarn,
Judgment for the defendant for costs
was given in the case of North & Taylor
against druggist James A, Slattery, of
Pawtucket. ‘l'he plaintiffs are brokers of
Chicago, Mr, Slattery claims he pur
chlmxf cortain tent medicines on the
understanding tmz only one other drug
glst In Pawtucket was to have the goods
and that they were to be sold at a certain
price. When he bought the goods Mr.
Slattery signed certain drafts Jm,vublu at
varying datos, but soon found that the
goods, he was to divide tho territory with
only one other, were on sale in e\'(;? drug
store in this eity and that the goods weve
bßeing sold at a lower price than was
ngreed upon by the Chlmfo house, He
rofused to pay vertain drafis as they eamo
due that had come into the possession of
North & Taylor and uhlrpod the goods
back, The plaintiffs then began suis
‘Tho court in its decision holds that the
burden of proof was upon the plaintiffs to
show they wero bona fide purchasers for
value of the aceeptance upon which the
suit was brought and this the court thinks
Wus not shown at the hearing,
Tae Sate F.deration Holds a Mzcting a
The third annual meeting of the state
federation of Women'’s Clubs of Rhode
[iland was held at Newport today with
a largo number present from the twelve
clubs of the state. The visiting clubs
were entertained by the Current 'l‘oplon
Club of Newport and the Paradise Club
of Middletown. The clubs represented
by delegates were, in addition to the local
organizations, the Rhode Island Womens',
Sarah K. Doyle, and the Arderhebinh
Club of Providence, the Fortnightly, Olla
Podrida, Home Literary, O. M. 8. C. and
Round Table Clubs of Woonsocket, the
Coventry Club, of Anthony, and the
Fortnightly Club of Bristol, The vigitors
wore welcomed by Mrs, Alfred G. Lang
lvy, president of the Current 'l‘(:rlca Club
of Newport and Miss Amelia S. iknight
of Providence, president of Federation
presided. The secretary reported three
clubs admitted during the year, making
twelve in all with a total membership of
nine hundred. A luncheon waus wrve([) Ly
the local clubs, and an address was made
by Prof. Edward S. Morse of Salem on
‘‘Science at the Dawn of the Twentieth
Century.”’
Young Charles Peters nStruck by a Base=
bail Bat While at Play Yesterday,
Charles A. Peterson the young son of
Charles G. A.Peterson while playing base
ball in the school yard at Pawtuxet was
struck by a bat and so badly injured that
for a time Lis life was dispaired of. This
afternoon however, the attonding physi
clan stated thgt he had strong hopes that
the accident would not prove fatsl al-
U"Nllfh the lad would be compelled to
remain out of school for at least a year,
Portemeuth, N. H., April 24.—The citl
zens of York Harbor, Me., have declared
against the Portsmouth and York rail
road. It is eseerted by the leading men
there that the road will not be bulit
through the Harber, and everything pos
sible is being done by those who have
cpposed the road to succeed in carry-
Ing out their threats, At the town meet-
Ing, the board of selectmen was instruct=
ed to assist the promoters of the road In
every way possible, and now some of the
property ovwnera at York Harbor are
asking the ‘-Iwrment to refuse the road
the right to' pass through the Harbor.
Striving For Fresh Fish usincoas
Gloucester, Mare,, April 24.—The com
mittee havl gin charge the matter of ge
curing to G oucester the fresh fish busi
ness met lant night, and the consensus
of opinion as that the time I 3 ripe for
the movem at. VWilliam ¥. Jordan, one
of the largest vessel owners in the city,
p'edged his hearty support to the movoe
pient, and the committee who are en
fcavoring ty seoure the necessary $lOO,-
000 with which to capitalize the new
venture, reported satisfactory progress.
Dover, N. H., April 24 —~The cashiers
ot southern New Nampshire have
had & great fright over the Somersworth
trage? . A local foundry bas received
2 large nmumber of orders from banlke
for additional boits and bars for bhank
docre, and for other articles of sacurity
orainst thleves, The urgency of the
orders gshows that the cashiers aive hoth
badly fiightened and In fear of wmore
decds of blood.
Henry F. Hateh, of the firm of Hatch
& Ahhott, shoe dealers in New Bed{ord,
wis srrosted In this city today on a war
rant sworn out by Cougdon & Avlesworth
of this eity, to whoin it is alleged Mr.
Hateh owes soveral hundred dollars.
Mr, Hateh offerad Gt sottle the account
for 20 cents on the dollar, which was re
fused and the arrest was mado. Bonds
Lad not been furnishoed up to 8 o'clock.
Partially Gutted By Fire.
Conecord, N, H., April 24, —<The Union
House, an old structure, which wns par
tinlly gutted by fire two or three yoears
neo, and over the Insurance of which liti
ition 18 stil! pending, was discovered 1o
Ixu in flames this morning. The fire was
ovidently of incondiary orlfln. The byild
ing was prectioally worthiess,. NoO in
surancg,
Maory Domovan the six-vear-old child
who fell and had ber skuoll fractured yos
torday, while piaying with her Iwother,
Frank, was etill ulive at o Inte hour this
nftorncon. She j@ the daughtor John
sl Nerah Donovan, and hw%w
pushad 8 plank out of the window of o
new house which, faltin © on her, sfruck
her with the anbove result.
e and old,
v in spare
Moshy thmva From o Buggy.
Richmond, Apcit 24<Colcne! John 8.
Mosdby was throva from a buggy at the
University [ Virginla yesterday after.
acon, and recelved a cut which may see
rlously Inju. one of hls eyes.
DEFENDANT WON.
WOMEN’S CLUBS.
N:wport.
RADLY INJURED,
Against New Railroad,
Pani Cashilers 'r'ghiened.
Arrested for Debt,
She is Stll ALve,
PROVIDENCE, R. 1., SATURDAY. APRIL 24. 1897.
AS BOARDERS.
How Detectives Found
Little Clara Kelly,
The Landlady’s Child Was
Kept in Concealment,
Mother Had Given Up Her Daughter
Over Six Years Ago.
Brooklyn, April 24 —Clara G. Kelly,
a little girl of nine, whose mothor took
her from school in Brockton, Mass., six
weeks ago, bas been returned, by order
of the UDrooklyn courts, to her foster
parents, The littio girl did not want to
20, and only when promises were made
tuat she would be allowed to see her
mother h'o(Lnemly oould she be induced
v pary with her.
Clara, when an infant, was left with
the tfamily of Elisha 1. Kelly, in Broek
ton, by her mother, who was then a Mrs.
Jegsie Carr. T'he Kell{u became very
much attached to the little one, and
when her mother returned to Broekton
a few weeks lnter they gave her the cholce
of mkigf Clara away or leaving her for
over. Mrs. Carr hesitated, put finally de
cided to let Clara remain with the man
and woman who had eared for her, Mr.
Kelly then obtained a certificate of adop
tion from the Probate Court of Massa
chusetts. Mrs. Carr disappeared and the
Brockton people did not hear from her
for years,
In the meantime Clara grew up a bright
and ‘prot?' child, with a decided bent for
music. This talent her foster parents en
couraged and developed under trained
teachers. The child was sent to a school
on Grove street.,
A woman who was a stranger in Brock
ton visited the school six woefim:ugu. she
was allowed to speak to Clara, who went
away with her. "That night the child did
not go home,and in a few hours the town
was alarmed over the news that she had
disappeared.
Clara had been a general favorite, and
the case became one of public interest.
Two Brockton detectives were placed on
the caso. They found a New England
town in which Mrs, Carr was known,
and learned there that she had spent
much time in Canada and was a devout
Catholie. Assuming that she might have
placed the little one in a Canadian con
vens, thoy visited several, but got no
trace ol the child,
Finally word reached the detectives
that Mrs. Carr was keeping a fashionable
boarding house in Brooklyn. They hur
f)lud to Brooklyn and went to live in the
Ouse,
Mrs, Carry it is sald, was very careful
of the child, who was kept away from the
boarders. The detectives were in the house
a week hefore they were <ure that she was
thare. Then they telegranhed to Brockton
and Mrs, Kelly nrriwfi in Brooklyn with
the Broekton chief of police on Lhursday.
Application was made late in the after
noon for a writ of habeas corpus, which
was granted by Justice Maddox in the
Supreme Court. Armed with this the
{mrcy went to the home of Mrs, Carr, The
awyer in the case refuscs to give the ad
dress. o
Mrs. Carr became greatly excited when
she saw her visitors, She called to the
little one, who was in a room adjoining
the parlor. ‘‘Clara, lock that door !’
The police heard the key turn in the
lock, and the child inside crying. The
mother, when the court order was shown
her, stood before the door and said she
would die before she would sarrender the
little one. She was pacitied ufter a while
and asked permission to consult a neigh
hor. He M{’:ls(xl her to give Clara up,and
she tearfully covsonted. The little one,
howevor,did not want to go.
“1 have found iy real mamma, and 1
want to stay with her,’' she cried. =She
said also that she wanted to visit the Wild
West Show and would nct do so if she
went to Brockton.
Mrs. Kelly promised that she would al
low Mrs, Carr to see Clara frequently and
would bring her to Brooklyn to see hor
mother several times a year. Then the
littie one kissed hér motier and went
away with Mrs, Koll{.
Whnen they arrived in Brockton a erowd
was in walting and cheered the child _all
the way home.
Mil's Ta Finaoncial Distress.
New Bedford, Mass., April 24.—The
group of ml'l corporations known as the
Howland mills, the New Bedford Manu
facturing carporation and the Rotch
Spinnlag company are in financial diffi
culty, theexset nature and extent of
which eannot be determined until an ex
pert, wha s now at work upon the books,
has made his report, The three mille are
praciicaliy under one management, Mor
gan lotely being oresident and William
D, Howland treasurer of all of them, and
the beards of direotors being neariy
ldentical. Thelr combined capital is
$2,000,900, 1t Lhas been known for some
time that the mills were largcly involved
in debt.
Moltorman Shot.
Bt. Louls, April 4. James B, Thorp,
a motermail, was ghot by Tra Stansbury,
in front of city hall, yesterday. Stans
bury was in a huggy, v hich he was driv
inz on the track., Thorp ran his cicctrie
car up behind the bugsy ard sounded
the gong. Btansbury refused to turn out,
and Thorp ran his car into the bnegy,
and bumve {t off the track. Stanshury
stopped his horge, lowered the top of his
bugey, drew a revolver and shot t) e
motorman (hrough the thigh, When ar
rested, Stanshury was porfectly ealm.
He sald be hiad as much right on the
street am a car. and that no motorman
had any franchise to run him down.
Last Night's Breaks.
Tho restonrant of E. Dowling, 79 Wash
ington strpot, and the gmsor_\' store of
Konnedy & Gongh, sl Bon avenue,
were hrakan (noto last night, and & smal)
amonnt of booty was secured at poth
pluces. Kntrance was offected in each
care by forcing a rear door with a chisel.
City’s Health Report.
The number of deaths during the woek
was 55, one of which war from mossles
l)urlnf tho woek there was renortad to
Superintendent of Hoalth Chapin four
cases of scarlet fover, seven of daxl.tlwriu.
«i~ of meas!es and two of typhoid feves.
MUTINIED.
Albanians Desert
the Turks,
Four Battalions in Epirus
0 to the Greeks.
Bulgaria Makes Significant
Answer to Turkey.,
It May Foreshadow Declaration of
Independence.
Greeks Have Penetrated to Rear of
KElassona on Mt Olympus Side,
Constantinople, April 24. —As previously
announced, in these dispatches, the Turkish
government some days ago, called upon
Bulgaria, as the vassal of Turkey, to
break off all diplomatie relation with
Greece and to expel Greek consuls. The
Bulgarian government took the matter
under consideration and has declined to
do so, declaring that she will observe
neutrality during the war between Turkey
ana Greece, The refusal of Bulgara to
acknowledge her vassalago to Turkey is
regarded as being a very important dv'm.rt,-
ure and as foreshadowing the declara
tion of the independence of Bulgaria,
The ambassadors of the ?owcrn. at o
mweeting just held, have decided to send a
note to tim Turkish government asking
that all Greek ecclesiastics be pepmitted to
remain in Turkey together with the other
Greeks representatives,
The question is o very serious one. At
Constantinople alone there are 40,000
Greeks and thml?hnut. Turkey there are
200,000 Greeks. Fears are expressed that
disturbances will occur duriug the Greek
Eastertide which begins today. Never
theless a notice was read in the mosquo
yesterday onjolnlng the Turks not to mo
lest the peaceable Greeks, tho war being
a matter bhetween the two armies.
Izzet Hey was unexpectedly summoned
to the Yildiz Kiosk vesterday and it is
now supposad the sultan has reinstated
him as his ravorite and second secrotary.
Copstantine Reports a Victory,
Athens, April 24.—A cabinet couneil
lasting a long time was held here yester
day evening. Ofiicial news received from
the Greek commander in Thoessaly, Prince
Constantine, says thut a battle is raging
around Malti and that the Turks have
been mmsed. No further information
has yet n received of the results of the
subsequent fighting.
Revoltin Albania,
London, April 24 —According to s‘poclal
dispatches received here today as insur
rection has broken out in Albania. The
Turkish troops are said to be participat
ing in the revolt,
Bad News for the Turks,
Constantinople, April 24, —The latest
advices from the seat of war indicate that
the Greek forces have penetrated into
Turkish territory, reaching the rear of
Elassona on the Mount Olympus side,
which is most serious news for tlm Turks,
if true. The divisions of the Turkish
army stationed at Monastir and Salonica,
are about to start for Elassona.
Albauiaug Desert to the Greeks.
Constantinople, April 24,—~The news re
ceived here from Epirus is not serious.
The Greek division which defeated the
Turks at l“IlIiPIndu is continuing its
march on Janina, near which pfimu
strong Turkish force is gathered and an
important battle will most likely be
fought. But the most alarming news
received from E{)h'un is that four battal
jons of Albanians, belonging to the
Louros division of the Turkish arny, have
mutinied and are said to have deserted to
the Groeks, '
An official dispateh dated today from
the Turkish commander of the army
corps at Janina Epirus, announces that
after a desperate batile lasting over seven
hours, the Turks have captured Fort
Beshpommar, where the Greeks were en
tmuc‘ufl aftor crossing the frontier and
advancing along the river fure,
Retreated in Good Order,
Athens, April 24,--Noon, —The Turks at
noon yesterday strongly attacked Mateo
which was defended by General Masta
pho's brigade. After =ix Lours’ fls{htlng
a conueil of war, presided over by the
Crown FPrince deelded to order the retreat
of the Greek forees (rom Tyrnova., The
retreat was effected in good order, 4
2 Rieotti Garibsldi bas arrived here and
was accorded an enstusiastic reception,
Dulgarvians Knter Macedonla,
Sofla, HIIIRRI'IA“AW'II 24, —An insurgent
band has entered Macodonia under a leader
who was recently placed under surveil
lance, Other insurgeut bands have goue
north withthe intention of crossing the
frontier, working round and meeting the
first insurgent band in Macedonia.
Turkish Stores Destroyed,
Athens, April 24, <A diepatch received
from the Ureek eommander in- Epirus,
Colonel Manos, sannounces that the
Grooks havo m-out)lod Kumusades, near
strevina, The Greck scouting gartlos
have reached points close to Fort Pento
pegndin, The Greek squadron, which
bombarded Santi Quaranta left Corfu
yvesterday morning and on arrlving In the
bay of Santl ?m\mnt. fmmedintely
formed in line of battla. The wnqu
spread out fan-shaye and the wrFo
boats occupled %oihtu of 'IHMF. ire
was opened with the Nvliest kind of a
cannonado for two bhours, the great de
structiveness of which was soon observed
in disinantied bulldings everywhere,
while the flames lioke out in many
places, ‘Lhe fire of the Greek gunners
vas directod moss adinirably and no am
mrunition was wastol,
The Turkish garti=on, at avout noon
was seon o have sousht rofufv in the
fort. The Turks were cupposel to num
ber about G6OO men, The Gresk naval
comumandor then decided to Jand a de
tachient and compiote the destruction
Coutinued on Page 3
HE REPORTED.
Assignee Sclfridge on the
Hadley Estate,
Personal Liabilities Are a
Little Over $273,000.
Assets With Stock at Par Value
Aggregate Over $832,000,
New Bedford, April 24.—The personal
creditors of Frank R. Hadley held a meet
ing at the rooms of the board of trade this
noon which was attended by about 20 gen
tlomen, from both in the city and else
where. Mr. Hadley’s assignee, A. J. Self
ridgga of Boston, was chosen lecretar(
Mr. Selfridge was the first speaker. He
sald that he had first heard of the difli
culties after they became public property,
and had been disclosed at the state house.
Un the Wednesday after he came to New
I Bedford and et Mr., Hadley, who was
vcx?' sick and able to talk business only
[ in fragments of a few minutes at a time.
- Mr. Selfridge advised him to place all his
propert,tv in the hands of ereditors, where
upon Mr, Hadley made an assignment,
with a list of all he could think of at the
time. Mr, Selfridge went to the Colume
bia mills and there got the papers from
the safe,and had since been busy trying to
straighten them out. As far as he could
asceriain, at the time the assignment was
made, the list of property was printed the
day after. Since that time he bhad tried
his best to get at the state of affairs, bus
with great difficulty as the only man who
could shed any light on it was too sick to I
talk more than a few minutes at a time,
To the best of Mr. Selfridge’s belief,
there were personal liabilities of notes se
cured and unsecured, smo inting to #2734, -
000. There were probauviy some other
debts, but not of any consequential sizo.
Nir, ,fhdlc'y held mortgages, apparently
all good, to the extent of :}7, 200,27, The
real estate included in the schedule filed,
according to the figures to be obtained of
the city officials, was worth at assessod
valuation $67,000 and elear of all encum
brances. Then there was other real es
tate since disclosed worth $lB,OOO, besides
Mr. Hadley's summer home at Lakeville,
said to be worth $BOOO, and property held
in trust 1n his interest valued at $1:200, i
This makes a totul of $119,231, Mr,
Hadley’s stock at their face value would
aggregate $769,0637, making his total as
sots $582 600,
Mr. Seifridge stated that there were
notes due Mr. Hadley amounting to §2l, -
190, Of these $5OOO were notes of the
Bennett and $13,000 of the Columbia. 1o
this might be added a claim on hoth for
salary from last Juue, the rate beinf av
the rate of $lO,OOO a year. Mr. Hadley's
stock would figure up £709,637. He had
been wunable to ascertain definitely the
holdings of Mr, Hadley in all his corvora
tions, but t:lmuyl;m. it was §195,000 in the
Columbia, 410 ghares in the BDennett and
£lO,OOO in the Whitman mill,
Mr. Selividge read a long list of Mr,
Hadley’s notes and the securities on each
of them. It was an appalling list, and in
view of the large proportion of them se
cured by the stock of the Bennett and
Columbia, did not seem to stand very
heavy as sources of assots.
Will Not Get That $7OO.
Broker John S. Lynch will not recover
£7OO on a note that he claims he took in
&)od faith and which was signed by Louls
agner and endorsed by Miss Joahna L.
Remington of Johnston and one Edward
Sherman of New York. The latter was
introduced to Miss Remington by Dr. A,
A. Walter and she alleges Sherman elaimed
to be a rich New Yorker and Miss Rem
ington claimed she had been induced to
part with $4OO owing to false representa
tions besides endorsing the note,
The court in its decision says that it
is not satisfied that the plaintiff estab
lished by a preponderance ot evidence the
fact that he was o bona fide purchaser of
the note. Cassins L, Kneelum'l was attor
ney tor Miss Hemington.
Estate Must be Sold.
The Appellate Court has decided that
the Moses Greene estate at Ola Warwick
shall be sold. The decision is arrived at
because of o friendly suit begnun in the
court which was heard yesterday in
which Mary L. Bradford was complainant
and Henry P. Stone and other heirs of
Moscs Green asked shat partition be made
by sale. Eunice P. ¥ddy, the widow of
Lloms Green, objected to the sale and
wishod her dowoer estate set out by metes
and bounds, The court determines that
it is for the best laterests of ol partios
that the partition should be made by
salo and also that it has authority to order
the sale of Eunice P. Eddy's right of
dower.,
Jeweler Cox Did Not Believe in Safes
New York, April 24.—Police Captain
O'Reilly, of the Adams stroet station,
Brooklyn, his special detoctives, and
gleuths from the Brooklyn Central office
were nt their wits' end yesterday to find
some clow to a team of onterprisin
hurglars who looted the jewelry store 0?
Thamas Cox, at No. 172 1 alton street,
Thursday night.
Mr. Cox’'s store is located near the
Bridge entrance. The thieves carried off
abous $lOOO worth of fold rin and
watches left to be repaired. Mr, &x did
not believe in safes and kept Lis valuables
in an oid basket under the enunter,
The Churchmen’s Club,
The twenty-fifth regnlar and seventh
annual mecting of the Churchmen's Club
will he held at the Trocadero next Tues
day evening.
A paper will bo read by William Hark
ness Arnold, F. C. C, G., organiss aond
choir master at St. Stephens on the sub-
Jjeet of church musle, ancient aud
modern,
STELLA MUSIC BOXES,
Apother Invoice
Just received by Mr, Ockel, solo representa
tive, 157 Westminstor street, This wonderful
instrument must be heard to be appreciated.
It is always in tune and compares favorably
wivh the pizno in tone,
Do You Pay Rent?
Borrow money of the Old Colony Co-apera
tive Bank and your rent pays for & home.
002 ludustiiai Trust Building.
STOLE JEWELRY.
Schoenfield Arrested for Robbing
His Employers.
Persons to Whom He Sold the Property
Also Taken luto Custody,
New York, April 24.—For some time
past the firm of Minter 8r05.,, jowelers of
499 Broadway, have been missing jewelry
and diamonds from their stock, which
they value in the aggregate at $5OOO,
They appealed to the police and a wateh
was set on the employes of the oestablish
mont. Last night they arrested Abraham
Schoenfield, one of the salesmen with
stolen jewelry belonging to the flem in
his pocket. Schoenfield confessed to steal
ing from his ompk:rors. Max Golostein,
to whom he had sold stolen jewels, wulso
was mwgy Sch(ionfluldnr:uh}l ‘lm sold
other o suac valsky and
Raphael b‘chwara. Some of the stolen
Jewelry was found in each of the shops
and they were also taken into custody.
BY HIS SHIRT.
A Prisoner Makes an Unsuccessful
Break for Liberty.
New York, April 24 ‘Jack’’ Donovan,
a prisoner at the Blackwell Island peni
tentlary, made a break for liberty yester
day which wes nearly successful. Dono
van has four months to serve on a year's
sentence. He has recently been detailed
as a ‘‘trusty’’ and aselgned the duties of
a messenger. The clothing given him re
sembles that in which the convalescents
of the Charity Hospital are dressed. It
only differed in the matter of the shirt,
Patients wear white shirts, prisoners a
garment with a blue check.
Donovan, with his coat collar turned
up, crossed the lawn near the hospital,
and offered Mike Murray, who runs a
sKiff ferry from the island to Kast Fifty
socond street, a half dollar to get him to
Manhattan, While Murray hesitated
Keeper O'Connor came along. To him
Donovan claimed to bo a discharged hos
pital patient. O’Connor was almost de
ceived, when he tore oren the man’s coat
and detected the deception.
NO REDUCTION OF WAGES.
Superintendant Lougee of Atlantlc Mills
D:nies a Current Repori.
Superintendent Lougee denies poins
blank the rumor that there has been a
reduction of wages at the Atlantic mills,
and also suys that there is absolutely no
troth in the statement that he has been
walted upon by a committee of the em
ployes. After making these two definite
statements and x-mylm{l that there was
nothing to warrant such rumers, Superin
tendent Lougee dismissed the subject
with the remark that the mills had been
running on full time since last summer,
and paying the help every week,
The falso report, be thinks, may have
started with the complaint of some dis
gruntled employes who have been dis
charged.
Chifef Joseph Sees Strong.
New York, April 24, —Chief Joseph, the
bero of the Nez Perces rebellion in 1877,
was in the city hall yesterday., Dressed
in the green and red costume of his
naticn, the gray-haired Indian stalked
into the mayor's office shortly after 12
o'clock. He was accompanied by Olocut,
a sub-chief, and Amos, & Noz Perces
runner, both of whomn were in the Wal
lowa V’nlley with Jono&h when they were
defeated by United States troops under
glmimmud of Major General Nelson A.
iles,
They were introauced to Magnr Strong
br Major John Burke. Joseph shook the
Mayor's hand and said:
“How do, sir.”’
Amos and Olocut also shook the oxecu
tive hand, but they only bowed and
grunted. ‘‘Glad to see you,'' was all the
mayor said.
A Successiul Social.
The Young Men’s Literary Association
of Wanskunk held a very successiul and
largely attended social in the association
hall lust evening. MKxcellent musie for
danocing was farnished by the Vendome
Lady orchestra and the different commit
toes were umlrlnf; in their efforts to make
the evening a pleasant one for the 50 or
more couples in attondance. The grand
march was lod Ifi floor Manager Frank
Ward and Miss Mary Norton. The as
gistant tloor manafiar was Samuel Mul
hollawd and the fo owlng gentlenmen con:-
rised the committee o arangexients:
'l‘humus McCarty, chairman ; kd. i, Cahill,
secretary ; Hugh MeCarthy ; Michael Shan
non; Thomas Fogarty; John McCann;
Johu 1. Dovlin.
Not Obliged to Give Surety.
Jnd,o Douglas this morning denied
the defendant' s motion that the plain
titf give surety for costs in the case or
Bridget Dolan agajonst Herbert M. Kim
ball. The case was tried a fow woeks ago,
but the jury disagreed as to whether the
knocking down of the piaintiif was due
to carcless bicycle ridiug on the part of
the defendant.,
Passed the Dividend,
DBaltimore, April 24, =The Baltimore &
Ohio directors yesterday decided to pass
the semi-annual dividend on the Wash
ington branch., A sowi-annual dividend
of O per cent was declared on Noveinber
30 lust year, : ?
Iho reason nml:nod for the failure to
declare another dividend is aseribed to
heavy expenditures in improveinents,
Will Visit the Seat of War.
Washington, April 24 —General Miles
has been notified of the president’s
approval of his plf{hokd visit to the seat
of war in Europe. He will leave Washing
ton early in Maf. grohnbly on the St
Paul from New Yor
Funds to Be Distributed,
In the cause of 1. M. Lincoln et al, va.
Thomas F. Cosgrove, mlmxm‘n docere was
entored by consent of connsel today in the
Arp--llnw Court providing for the dis
seibution of Owen Murray, an insolvent.
Grana Stand Burned.
Brockton, Mase,, April 24, <<This after
noon the grand stand on the grounds of
the Brockton baseball club was destroyed
by fire. Loss about $lOOO,
Where to BDorrow Money.
~ The Peoples' Loan & Trust C 0.,, 84 No.
Main street, provides easy conditions for peo
ple whe desire money for emergencies. [ts
low rates and practical methods should be
corenitegd. Bee adv. on third page.
EVERY EVENING=ONE CENT
His "lea 1s Gullty,
1715 2obs could be heard at the other
of the hall. He seemed to be com
unneved, As Judge Knapp asked the
question: ‘“‘Are you guilty of not cunz. e
Kelley's head dropped lower and
and his sobs grew londer. The court was
obliged to repent the guestion three m
when by a great efiort, l\'fluq any
the one word, “‘guilty,’’ so low that ang
those in the tmmedisto vieinity vou
Poar Lim, His volce was hoarse aund ho
pppeared to be choking as the word was
utterea.
There was no confusion or autery ns
Kelley's plea was made and the corm'lfi\fll
aunounced to the rriuoner that Lo would
bo taken back to the county jall at Dover,
and tu-hlerl ithle Cnext .‘lb :: of b.:.
HSupreme Judicia ourt ptember.
Anl:\u.e' immeidiately Sheriff Hayes went
forward and took Kelley by the nrm, He
found 1t diflicult o raise sthe trembling
man from his chair as his nerver wern
commpletely shatvered and r.amd o
have no control over hlmld ’ '!th "‘Q
nid of Constable Bartletdy Kolley wae
taken back to the stage sud shr o the
gorgeous scenery to the street woo he
wos placed n o carcinge and driven ook
to Dover,
The bearing this morning ends /| loiwi
proceedings in thocase In the weu ot
somersworth. Tho entire matter 1« now
i the hands of Supremse Judiel ourt
of New Hampshire, which will det rmine
the degree of guilt at its sesslion In
September,
"‘lwrn was considerable lnlln’a ox
pressed this morning at the apparent de
sortion of the youung prisoser Ly his
father and family, none of whom came to
the hearing at all, although they wose
evidently expected.
No Money to Fight Hopeless Cuse
Amesbury, Mass, A m
Kelley of Amesbury, ufl' J‘
(Continued on page 8)
LATEST
GUILTY.
Murderer’s Plea
at Bar.
Kelley Greatly - Agitated
When Arraigned,
Wept While the Judge Read
the Warrant to Him, '
Neither Relative Nor Counsel Put in
An Appearance.
Hurrled Into a Carriage and Driven
Bacelk to the Jail at Dover.
' Somersworth, N, H., April 24.-~Joseph
K. Kelley, the murderer of Cashier Stick
ney of the Great Falls National Bank,
was arraigned in court at 9 o’ciock this
morning, and pieaded guilty to a chlrr
of murder. Everything conmected with
the hearing was of o dramatic character,
and Kelley, who had only a week ago
called everyone in Somersworth his friend
and had been on the most intimate terms
with local people was this morning ap
l):m:nt.ly without a friend in the world.
[is father, who had been expected tu be
present at his hearing, did not come,
neither was there any counsel or friend to
appear in Kelley’s behalf, He was absoe
lutely alone and was bowed down with
gricl, shaking like a child and utterly
oblivious of t‘fw nurroundlngs.
P'or the first time since his arrest, he
avpeared too ful‘liy realize the enormity
of his crime, and the ‘K'oblbly terrible
consequences to him, ¢ hearing was
Leld in the little town hall where every
class of meeting is held from the ordinary
town caucus to the town :&’Q Very
frequently lectures and quets are
given and the smTv is fitted for a cosy
little theater. This momln’ at the frous
of the stage was a row of footlights and
the scenery of the lass performance which
was given, was still in mm making
the ensemble of a mosg atic character
throughout. The crowd which attended
was very large. The doors were opened
at 8 o'clock, and there was a great rush
up the stairs. A row of settees had been
piaced about 20 feet in front of the stage,
making an enclosure in which were a
number of other settees and chairs. This
enclosure was linhtlm '(:eutar ;)f .lllm'd of
people, who, althoug Frea.ty terested,
were remarkably orderly.
The Warrant Read.
Judge Knapp appeared and seated him
solf at the long tabie in the enclesure.
Kol'ley was then made to walk down the
stairs at the side of thoe stage and through
o passage, forced through the erowd and
was seated in the exact center of the or.fi
~spoace on the floor of the hall. Behind
him were seated Shoriffi Hayes and the
other officers who had been elo.elr con
nocted with the case. At two minutes
past 9 County Solicitor Nason arose and
said: “May it plcnsoO{vonr honor, the
State presents a case of one Joseph E,
Nolloy, who, on April 16, 1807, with
roalice aforethought, did kill Ind murder
one Josoph A, Stickney by h mng him
on the head and cutting his throat.’”’ He
then moved that Kelley be arraigned for
the crime.
Judge Knapp arose and proceeded to
road the warrnnt to Keliey. The prisoner
was seated wnen the judr arose, but
was at once ordeced to stand. He secemed
to be very wesk, o mmen 8o that he par
tially fell forward on the table, ana i
was only by great exertion and b{ a flrm
clutch on the table that he finally was
able to stand up. His head was bowed
upon his breast and for two minutes he
stood motionless, As the judge in read
ing the warrant reached the words,
CWith a poilcoman’s billy did hit him on
tnhe bead, and then with a razor did cus
hig throat,”” Kelley began to break down,
and before the judge finished was sobbing
like a child.