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THE PROVIDENCE NEWS.
VOL.XV..NO. 28.
THE DOG SHOW.
It Had a Very Auspicious Opening at
Music Hg_ll_ Today.
The Exhibit the Best That Has Ever Been
Made in This Country.
t It may seem a sweeping statement
’ to say that Providence is the possessor
of one of the greatest dog shows of the
country, but such is nevoertheless the
fact, for under the auspices of the
Rhode Island Kennei club a fine bench
show was opened to the Providence
! lovers of canines today, vho crowded
the aistes betw2en the benches at Music
hail in & manner very accentable to
the management,
There are several hundreds of doge
on exhibition, and they embrace dogs
of worldwide reputation, such as the
‘HI. Bernards from the famous kennels
of Frank J. Gould of England,. The
| list of famous exhibitg is too long to
| reproduce here, but every exhibitor,
| both local and foreign, expresses the
L utmost satisfaction with the show in
[ its every detail,
| A regular prize of a ,él“\'t‘l‘ medal, de
|slgn-w| and exeented by the Gorham
| Manufacturing company, will be given
| every exhibitor in licu of any other
| prize won,
i A silver medal is offered for the best
kennel of four dogs owned and exhibit
,ml by one person, and there are win
|'ner classes for each six in the follow-
Ling breeds: Cocker spaniels, collies,
[ hull dogs, bull terriers, heagles, fox ter
[ riers (smooth coated), fox terriers (wire
‘hnhwh. Irish terrviers, Boston terriers,
Scoteh terviers, black and tan, Japan
| ese spaniels,
[ St Bernarvds, pointers, American fox
Choundsg, English setters, Ilrish setters,
poodles, will have one winner's clasgs
for each breed,
Asgide” from these prizes, 59 special
prizes are offered by individuals and
the club,
The officers in charge of the show are
as follows: W, O, Codman, president:
W. Kerwin, s=ecretary; N. Mclntosh,
treasurcer; bench show committee; Dy,
Bond, chairman; Nolson Mclntosh, J,
A. Bou:telle, T. Shellcrosgs, Dr. Z. J.
{ lewis, F. L. Chase, P. A. Fuller;
[ Douglag Brown, sgecretary for show; |,
‘\\'. Comey, superintendent: Dr. A, L.
Parker, veterinarian, Tedav the at
tendance has been a lJarge one, and the
Foutlook for tomorrow, the lasgt day, s a
partycalarly good one,
FOR TRAIN ROBBERY.
| Bill Ryan and Dutoh Weber Sent 1o Jail to Await
Trial on Sarious Charge.
Mansfield, Mo., Jan. 13.—8i1l Ryan,
alias Jennings, alias Fvansg, and
| “Duteh” Weber, allas Shepperd, charg
| ed with complicity in the recent Mem
[ phig train robbery at Macon, Mo,, have
’ heen taken to the Springfield jail to
await trial, Weber says higs home is in
' Sandusky, Ohlo.
The preliminary hearing of John
(Quall hunter) Kennedy, of Kansas
| City, the alleged Jeader of the gang, Is
now being held, He hasg been identified
as the man who bought the dynamite
for the robbery, Before he had been
bound over, Ryan, the battle-scarred
bandit of the old James gang. admitied
his ientity.
PROVIDENCE, R. 1., FRIDAY. JANUARY 13, 1899.
ICE HOUSES BURNED.
Work of Harvesting Had Just Begun
at Wood River Junction,
JFreight Car Belonging to the Consolidated
Road Was Also Consumed.
The ice houses of 1. B. Richmond at
Wood River Junction caught fire last
night around the smokestack of the
bofler room and were entirely con
sumed together with a frelght car be
longing to New York, New Haven &
Hartford railroad. The plant and house
were valued at £15,000 and were insured
for $5OOO,
Work of harvesting this season’s
crop had just been begun and about
1500 tons had already been housed.
HELD FOR GRAND JURY.
Annie Kelley Bound Over in $3OO For the Larceny
' of Clothing From Mrs. Sawyer.
The case of Annie Kelly, charged
with the larceny of divers articles of
clothing valued at about $3O, from Mrs.
Martha Sawyer,came up in the District
Court this morning. Mrs, Sawyer tes
tified that she lived at ¢ Broad street;
that ghe met the defendant there, and
that the latter had resided there for
two weeks., She testified that last Fri
day she went to sleep in her room
shortly after noon, she =aw her clothing
in its place in the morning of Friday,
but when she awoke about 9 o'clock the
game evening the garments were gone,
When Mrg, Sawyer went to sleep the
defendant was by her, but when she
awoke Annie was gone. Mrs. Sawyer
did not see her clothing again until
last Wednesday, when she identified
the articles at police headquarters,
Mre. Ada Comfort, who conducts the
boarding house from which the clothing
was taken, testified that on ¥riday last
Mrs, Ssawyer was taken #lck and that
Annie Kelley took care of her. At 5:50
o'clock In the afternoon the witness
met Annje coming from Mrs, Sawyer's
room with four bundles in her arms,
which the defendant explained at the
timed contained draperies given her to
fix up her room, and some skhf§s= to be
lnundered. Annie was not seen again
that night nor-all next day, The mat
ter was reporied ta Detective Merril!
and on Saturday he located Annie on
Washington street. He and Detective
Parker found Annie wearing some of
the clothing, while the rest of the gar
ments the detectives found in her room.
Annie admitted taking the clothing, but
could not say why.
Judge Sweetland adjudged her prob
ably guilty and bound her over in the
sum of $3OO for the grand jury,
Parig, Jan. 135.<The revisionists or
gane today exXpress satigfaction al yves.
terday’s debate in the chamber of dep
utieg and point out that the deputies
were almost unanimous in severely
criticiging the conduct of M. Quesnay
De HBeauparaie in resigning the presi
dency of the civil division of the court
of cegsation and making charges
against hig associates,
10 GDMPEL_PAYMENI.
Writ of Mandamus Against Apponaug
Fire District Asked.
It Has Refused fo Pay the Judgment For
$1778.40 Obtained Against It,
Albert R, Greene, counsel for the East
Greenwich Water Supply company, ob
tained from Chief Justice Matteson and
Justices Stiness and Douglas today a
citation on an alternative writ of man
damus against the treasurer of the Ap
ponaug Fire District, The petition for
the writ recites that the Fast Green
wich Water Supply company obtained
judgment against the fire district for
$1778.40 and costs and an execution was
taken out., The execution was returned
with the statement that the treasurer
had no funds to pay and it is stated
that the districet treasurer had refused
to call a meeting of the taxpayers of
the district to make a levy to pay the
judgment. The East Greenwich Water
Supply company therefore asks that the
treasurer either call the meeting and
provide for the levy or show cause to
the court a week from tomorrow why
the writ should not issue, =
The claim is for water supplied to the
district by the plaintiff. It is very sel
dom that a writ of mandamusg in such
a casge i€ asked for as a town or public
corporation generally finds the money
to pay a judgment against it or an im
mediate levy of taxpayvers quickly
called by the treasurer., The matter is
provided for by statute,
COLLISION ON A CROSSING.
Newburypor! Express Crashed Into a Trolley Car
Near the Evereit Depo!.
Everett, Mass,, Jan, 13--The New
buryport express, inward bound, on the
eastern division of the Boston and
Maine railroad, erashed into an inward
bound car at the grade crossing near
the Everett depot this morning, par
tially demolishing the electric car, but
doing o further injury, although six
passgengerg besides the motorman and
conductor were on the car. Motorman
Willlam Walker and Conductor Brady
suncceedaed in getting out all the occu
pantg of the car and escaved theng
selyves, The electric car blew out a
fuse as it wae pasging over the steam
car tracks and came to a =tandstill fust
as the train came In sight. Gate ten
der Parrott ran down the track to flag
the express, but although the engineer
saw the signal he could not bring his
trgn to a standstill until he had gone
100 feet beyond the crossing.
To Set off Dower.
By a decree entered in the appellate
court today it is directed that Mary B,
McAleer shall have her dower in the
land and premisgesg of her late husband,
Patrick McAleer, sel off 1o her by me
ter and bounds., Mr, MeAleer owned a
good deal of property on Federal HiN
and the woman who gets dower mar
ried him when he was a very old man,
Modern Brick Residence at Auction,
By William W llli. 1O IMOrrow noon on
the premises, 420 way. that finely
located residenee, by order of Mortgagee,
ferms to sult parchasers,
T 0 GONSIDER
THE TAX LAWS.
Important Mesting to Be Held
at Mayor Baker's Office.
THE PAYMENT OF WATER BILLS
More Than $243,000 Received by Clty
Treasurer During Past Ten Days.
CITY CLERK'S FORCE WORKING HARD.
Preparing tha City Manual For Publication Schoo)
Investigating Commtitee Held Another Meat
ing This Afternoon - Milk Inquiry,
On Tuesday evening next there will
be an interesting meeting in Mayor
Baker's ofhee, at which time the mam
bers of the Providence delegation in the
general assembly, the members of the
Joint special committee of the city
council appointed to appear before the
| general assembly in the interest of bot
l ter tax laws, the city tax assessors,
Assistant City Solicitor Albert A. Baker
' and Mayor Baker, will assemble for
l the purpose of talking over the bill now
pending in relation to the taxation of
tangible personal property.
The regular time for paying water
bills «xpired at 5 o'clock last evening.
and this morning the city Jreasurer’s
department began to send out notices
to those who have so far tailed to set
tle, there Dbeing, according to last
vear's billg, about 4000 bills that remain
unpaid. The number of bills paid yes
terday was 1400, amounting to $20,915.10,
This brought the total amoun{ paid in
the regular period of the 10 days pro
vided by luw up to $243,854.18 from
16,805 bills, On the last regular day in
1898, which came on January 10, the
total was 14,044 bills paid, amounting to
$200,681 50,
The city clerk’'s department is very
busy in the work of preparing the nec
essary copy for the large and pocket
eity manuals, and also in compiling the
several acts of the city council of 1898,
Mesgie, Winship and Briggs have no
time to lose, particularly as the pro
longed sickness of Deputy City Clerk
Cheevers has brought a quantity of
extra work upon them. It was reported
this mornicg that Mr. Cheevers was
not so well «s he had been.,
The special committee appointed by
Mayvor Baker to investigate the conduct
of the public schools met in the mayor's
office this afternoon, and talked over
the progress made =o far by the com
mittee. The joint committee on educa
tion of the city ccouncil met this after
noon in the office of Clerk of Commit
tees Hayden, and a little later the joint
committee on water met in the same
oflice, both for the purposes of or
ganization.
The hearing on the charges made by
John W. Emory, former collector of
samples, againgt Inspector of Milk Per
king will be resumed by the aldermanic
committee on milk in the Municlipal
Court room, city hall, at 7:30 o'clock
this evening, and there is reason to be
lieve that it will be concluded before
adjournment is taken.
SOLDIERS LEGISLATOR.
Inquiry as to Their Status Will Not Be Begun by
House Committes Until Tuesday.
Washington, Jan. 13.—The inquiry as
to the status of General Wheeler and
other members of the house who are in
the army will not be begun by the
house judiciary committee until next
Tuesday, as General Henderson, chair
man of the committee in a letter of
January 6 to Gen. Wheeler and his as
sociates, suggested that any state
ments they desired to make should be
filed within ten days. This period will
be up Monday, so that the committee
can proceed Tuesday., Thus far no
statements have been received from
any of the members serving in the
army.
Capt. Frank Warren has Arrived from Manila on
the Transport Senator.
San Francisco, Jan, 13.-~There were
eight sick soldiers on the transport
Senator which has just arrived from
Manila. Among them are Sergeant
Shou, Fourth United States Cavalry,
and Col. ('. P. Whipple of the ordnance
department, U 7, 8. A,
Among the pasgengers on the Senator
is Captain Frank Warren, who is said
to be the bearer of important dis
patches to Washington,
Major R. B, (. Bemen a member of
Gen. Merritt's staff, returned on the
Senator. He is under orders to report to
St. Paul. The Astor battery left six of
its men behind,
Traoks Stll Blocked.
Greontield, Masg.,, Jan. 13.-Both
tracks of the Fitchburg railroad were
still blocked this forenoon as the re.
eult of a collision of two freight trains
in a gorge near Conway Junction last
night. All trains from the east were
held at Greenfield and thosge from the
wesgt at Shelburne Falls,
Yorktown Sails for Manila.
San Francisco, Jan. 13.--The gun
boat Yorktown has sailed for Manila,
She will replenigsh her coal bunkers at
Honolulu and then go to Guam before
proceding to Manila.
710 CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Make Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab'ots,
All druggists refund the money if It
falls to cure. 25c. Tne genuine has L.
B. Q. on each tahlet.
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ONE CENT.
GENSURE FOR
GEN. EAGAN.
The War Inquiry Commission
Passes @ Resolution.
EAGAN'S STATEMENT RETURNED
Vituperative Language Not Such as Ought
to Have Been Employed,
MUST BE ELIMINATED, SAYS BOARD.
If This is Dons and the Papers Are Resubm tled
the Commssion Will Consider Them.
Letter Sent to the Commissary Genoral,
Washington, Jan. 13.—The war in
vestigating commission today passed a
resolution of cengure on Gen, Egan for
the language he used yesterday when
he appeared to answer the charges
made against the commissiary branch
of the army by Major Gen, Mileg and
returned to him the carefully prepared
typewritten statement which he Jleft
with the commission after reading it to
that body.
With its return was sent a letter ex
plaining the reasong for this action and
a copy of the resolution passed today.
The letter and resolution will not be
made public until after noon,
The following is the text of the ot
ter ordered by the war inquiry coimn
mission to be gent to Gen, lkagan:
Washington, Jan, 13, 189,
To Brig., Gen. (', P. Eagan, Commissary
General, War Department
Sir: We respectfully inform you that
after your testimony was read yester
day the following resolution was unan
imously passed:
Moved, That the commisgsion re vive
Gen., Eagan's testimony without com
ment, that it be not printed at once,
but held for the consideration of the
commissgion. Carried.
Having now considered the questions
involved we have determined that in
many instances the vituperative lan
gnage used by you was not such as
ought to have been addressed as a wit
ness to this board. We think that the
personal attacks and irrelevant state
ments contained in the papers submit
ted should be eliminated and before re
ceiving it as testimony we request that
you will revige its language and if you
chooge resubmit it for our considera
tion. We herewith return your papers.
Very respectfully,
CHARLES DENBY,
Vice President.
Washington, Jan. 13.—Army circles
this morning had scarcely recovered
from the shock received yesterday by
the statement of Commissary Gen,
Kagan, Still, in the consideration of the
matter the officers had reached the
point where they began to appreciate
the real gravity of the event and to un
derstand that it was not to be discuss
ed lightly and without due thought of
the consequences, the case being one
entirely without precedent in the mil
itary history of our country. Therefore
there was a notable disinclination on
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PRAISED THE BEEF.
General Leonard Wood Teslifies Before the
War Inquiry Board.
Waghington, Jan. 13.—Gen, Leonard
Wood was the star witness befere the
war investigating commission today,
Hig tcstimony bore on general condi
tions in Cuba, and he opened with the
general statement that never in the
history of country had there been so
successful o campaign, with so small
logs of life, s )
He praised the quality of the much
talked of beef furnished the army, and
said that except for some cans that
were tainted and consequently prompt
ly thrown away, the beef was of a good
guality, and he himself had used the
meat both in the war and in his own
family.
Made Parties Complainant.
James . Peck, William . Rhodes,
Frank Bowen, James (. Goff, Dugald
McAuslan, John O. Ames, Merrick L.
Goff, Charles M. Keily, Frank H. Mar
tin. Annie Cooke Cushing and Annie
R. Rugglesg were on their own petitions
today made parties complainant In the
suit of Charleg H. Jefferds vs, The Iron
Belt Building and Loan association of
Roanoke by the Apmellate Court,
Must Pay or Stand Suit.
Lisbon, 0., Jan. 13.—~Cons=iderable ex
citement has been cauw Lore among
gtockholders of the Jdo! lirst Na
tional Bank by a notice . v the comp
troller of the currency requiring them
to pay $lOO on every share held by
them when the failure occurred, All
must be paid in by February 9 or the
receiver will enter sult,
A $450.000 Fire at Memphis.
Memphis, Tenn., Jan., 153.-~The fire
which broke out in the J. 8 Menken
Company's dry goods store last night
totally destroyed that building and
contents, causing a losg of $450,000 with
an insurance of $345000. The Gayoso
Hotel although at times seriously
threatened suffered little damage.
He Left No Will,
Salem, Mass,, Jan. 13.—~Hon, William
A. Rugsell, the well known paper manu
facturer, who died recently in Boston,
loft no will, and a petition was filed
in the probate court here today asking
that an administrator of the estate be
appointed,
Seltled Out of Courl.
The cage of B, . Garland against
Clande A, Tlff has been settled out of
court. The suit wag Lo recover a bals
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MARRIED HER
FOR MONEY.
Charge Made by Mrs. Robbins
Against Her Husband,
KNEWEACH OTHER WHEN YOUNG
After the Death of Mrs. Robbins' First Hus
band They Met and Were Wedded,
ROBBBINS ASKED A LOAM OF $2500,
When This Was Refus2d Kis Feelings Toward Her
Changad - Told Her she Musi Make Her
Gwn Plans and Coun! Fim Oul.
There was a bit of romance about
the marriage of Julia R. B. Robbins
and Theodore P, Robbins that was not
much dwelt upon at the hearing of
Mrs, Robbing petition for a divoree in
the appellate court today. There was
reason for keeping it in the background
for the most unpleasant thing in life is
the failure to realize ideals, '
Mr. and Mrsg. Robbins were born in
Harwich, Mass. The family name of
Mrg, Robbing was Chase and she and
her hushband were friends years MO?
they married. Missg Chase was in earl
life married to a man named Warren
and went to live in Fall River. Mr.
Robbins went to live in Boston. After
the death of her first husband Mrs.
Itobbins, or as she was then Mrs, War
ren had money, There was a meeting
between her and Robbing after years
of separation and the two one time
residents of the 01l Massachusetts
town were married. The romantlcm
of the affair ceased there for Mrs, :
bins now claims that Robbins married
her for her money. Robbins was at the
time of his marriage a commission
merchant, !
Mre., Robbins alleged in her divorce
petition that ever since October, 1806,
her husband had failed to contribute
anything to her support, Her deposi
tion recited that she came to this state
in December, 1866, and had since kept
house in FKast Providence, supporting
herself by the rents from her property
and by teaching school a part of the
time. There was to have been a con
test of the petition, but this morning
Mrs., Robbing gave up some things her
husband contended were hig o his
lawyer Franklin P. Owen withdrew as
counsel though he was present in court
during the hearing.
The court desired to question Mrs,
Robbing more particularly as to her
residence here, so she was sworn, She
said she had no relatives in DBoston,
where her husband took her after her
marriage but that she did have a
brother in Fall River, while she had
couging and other relations in East
Providence, At the time she came here
she had no intention of applying for a
divoree. In October, 1896, she testified
her husband told her she must make
her own plans and count him out. Up
to that time Mr. Robbing had paid the
house rent. Once the respondent had
asked her for $2600 to go into the gro
cery business and when she refused the
money his feelings toward her chang-
O 2% '
Mre. Robbins was given a divorce
and in order that the last thread by
which the romance hung might be
cut she was given leave to drop the
name of Robbins and resume a former
name. E. . Pierce was her counsel,
DEMURRER OVERRULED.
Appellate Court's Decision in Case of Carpenter
Against Phenix Eleotric Light Co.
The following rescript was handed
down by the appellate court this morn
ing in the case of N, G. Carpenter vs,
Phenix Electric Light Company: “Per
Curian. The court is of the opinion
that the demurrer should be overruled:—
While the bill shows that the com
plainant was negligent in not bringing
to the attention of the court rendering
the judgment, on which the execution
is sought to be enjoined, the fact of the
attachment of the funds in his hands,
it was not a negligence injurious to the
regspondent. The equity of the bill ap
pears in the payment of the respond
ent's debt by the complainant, on exe
cution against him as garnishee, and
the receipt by the respondent of a part
of the money so pald. These allega«
tions, if proved, would amount to a
satigfaction of the respondent's judg
ment against the complainant, In
whole or in part, and hence are suffl
cient ground for relief.
SPAIN OFFERS RANSOM.
Effort to Obtain Release of Spanish Held Caplive
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Madrid, Jan. 12.—At a cabinet council
held yesterday, at which the queen res
gent presided, Prime Minister Sagasta
cxplained the measures adopted cons
corning the negotiations to secure the
yelease of the Spaniards who are held
prisoners by the Filipinos. ~
Public opinion on the subject is ex
cited, it being feared that the prisoners i 1
will be held by the Filipinos after the
ratification of the treaty of peace, ;
Senor Sagasta said that the govern
ment had telegraphed to Gen. Rios,
former'y the governor of the Visaya
islands, who is now at Manila, instruct
ing him to pay the rebels a ransom for ’g
the captives if their demands were rea=-
gonable. Instructions were also teles
graphed that the Spanish forces were
to remained neutral in the event of hos- 23
tilities breaking ont between the Amers
fcans and Tagalos, Jd
The government intends to e‘.gl&!
purchases of lands made by A
subjects from the municipality of e
geciras, These lands lie close : e &
braltar, and the government 3 »i {
the municipality had no flrt to dw- °
poec of territory #o ¢loge 15 & £ ‘ 4 A
possession., - L