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ENTIRE st BALCONY, 35 Cts. BOX SEATS, - - $l.OO
NEW SENSATION
J. B. BARNABY & CO., THE BIG
CLOTHING FIRM
Holding a Sale that is the Talk
of the State,
THEY OFFER .THE STOCK OF
JEROME KENNEDY & CO,,
At Slaughter Prices. No Such Bar
géins Ever Before Known,
When the people can save from $3.25
to 315 25 on Men's Overcoats; from $4.75
to $11.25 on Men's Suitg; from $2.15 to
to $11.15 on Men's Ulsters, and in the
same or greater proportions on every
article of seasonable outer wearing ap
parel for Men, Boys, Ladies, Misses and
Children, they are not slow to take ad
vantage of the unusual opportunities,
This is one of the reasons why the
sgensational sale of the Jerome Kennedy
t C'o. stock by the J. B. Barnaby Co,
is drawing such hig crowds dally.
Kenndy's entire gtock of men's and
boys' furnishing goods is going for one
third and two-thirds actual value,
Ketinedy's stock of the celebrated
Crofut & Knapp and Lamson & Hub
bard men’s hatg are going for only 98¢,
for soft hats, £1.39 and $1.98 for hats
that are worth $1.90 and $2.90,
Men's Underwear, worth 50¢, goes for
I%¢ a garment; the celebrated “Star”
shirts, here only 9 each; Kennedy's
prices were $1:00, £1.25 and $1.50.
Men's 20c¢ half hose, now only ¢ a
pair, 2 pairs for 15¢; Men's fancy border
linen handkerchiefs, Kennedy's price,
20¢, now only T%c each, two for 15c,
Men's Overcoats that were $8.00,510,00,
$12.00, $15.00, $20.00 and $25.00 at Ken
nedy’s, are now 2old at only $4.75, $5.75,
$:.55. $9.75. 31285 anad $14.75.
Men's Suits that were $6.50, $8.50, $4.50,
$lO, $l2, $l5, $18,820 and $25 at Kennedy's
are now sold at only $2.55, $3.75, $4.75,
$0.95, $6.75, $7.70, $9.75, $12.75 and $14.75.
Immense reductions have been made
in the prices on Youths' and Boys'
Suits, Pants, Reefers, Overcoats,
ete., from the great stocks of
Jerome Kennedy & C'o. and any one in
need of first-class clothing for their
boys and children can now obtain it at
a very small portion of its worth,
Ladies’, Misges' and Girls’ garments
are also marked down and a genuine
carnival of bargaing is now in rfall
swing at the popular establishment of
J. B. Barnaby Co,, Providence,
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Open until 10 p.om. on that day only
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Made and Trimmed better than ever
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BRUTAL ROBBERS.
Took ANI Milliken's Valuables and
Then Put Him on Tracks.
He Was Struck by an Express Train and
His Arm Was Torn to Shreds.
St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 17.—Frederick
Milliken, employed at the National
Stock Yards, East St. Louis, was
knocked insensible by highwaymen last
night and robbed of money, watch and
valuables, and his body dragged aciross
the railroad track in front of the fast
approaching passenger train. He was
struck by the engine and hurled into
a ditch, His left arm was torn into
shreds and he was internally injured.
His chances of recovery are slight. The
highwaymen escaped.
INDUSTRIAL TRUST CO.
Annual Meeting of Stockholders Meld at Noon
Board of Directors Elected.
The annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Industrial Trust company
was held at noon today at the office of
the company, No. 49 Westminster
street, President (Colt in the chair and
a fair-sized attendance.
After the usual routine business, the
following named gentlemen were re
elected as directors: James M, Kimball,
George L. Littlefield, Albert L. Calder,
Sterns Hutchins,© Hezikiah Conant,
George T. Bligs, Samuel P. Colt, John
P. Campbell, Henry R. Barker, Olney
T. Inman, Henry B. Winship, George
Peabody Wetmore, William R. Dupee,
Warren O, Arnold, Richard A. Robert
son, Joshua A. Addeman, W. T, (.
Wardwell, John A. Arnold,
Hon, Samuel P. Colt was re-elected
president of the company by the stock
holders, and after some talk over the
affairs of the corporation the meeting
was adjourned.
SPANISH MAJOR KILLED AND ROBBED.
Three Spanish Soldiers Arrested for Murder Com-
mitled at Mai2nzas.
Havana, Jan. 17.—Francisco Godoy,
Ramon Cabbelt and Jose Rigeno Perez,
three soldiers of the Matanzas division
of the Spanish army, were arrested at
the Regla rallway station last evening
as they got off the train from Matan
zag, The prigonersg are accused of mur
dering and robbing a Spanish Major of
guerrillas at Matanzas yvesterday
morning. Information of the crime was
telegraphed here and officers were sent
to Regla to watch the incoming trains.
When the prisoners were searched at
police headquarters $3OOO was found in
their possesgion, This maney is suppos
ed to have been the proceeds of the
robbery.
Suing For $2,000.
Victor J. Lewis has begun suit
against the Union Railroad company to
recover $2OOO for personal injuries. Mr.
Lewis says that on the night of De
cember 3 he tried to board on Market
gquare a Taunton and Brockton car,
but asg the fender, he claims, was not
in its proper place, he tripped over it
and was roughly thrown to the ground
and received injuries which were severe
and painful, and he thinks may be of
a 4 parmanent nature, G, A, Littlefield
is his attorney,
For Personal Injuries.
Cora Clockney has begun suit to re
cover $lO,OOO from Proctor ¢, Lull for
injuries received by being Kknocked
down on Crogs street in Central Falls,
She claims that the Jdefendant was
driving along the street named in a
manner contrary to the laws of the
state and his horge knocked her down,
breaking several hibs and causing her
other and severe injuries, Richard
Martin is her attorney,
FREDERIC HVES
TOOO LATE TO BE CLASSIFIED.
GIRLS WANTED-EXPERIENCED
CHAIN MAKERE, APPLY HAMIL
TON & HAMILTON Co, 7 EDDY
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PROVIDENCE, R. 1., TUESDAY.JANUARY 17, 1899.
SHE DID NOT
GET THE HOUSE,
Mrs. Gorton Claims it Was
Promised Her by Mr. Johnson.
SHE SUES EXECUTRIX FOR $1944
Asserts That the Sum is Due For Services
Rendered the Decedent.
HE WAS PLEASED WITH HER COOKING
Raised His Table Board, Gave Her a Tenement
Free, and Agreed 1o Donale a House.
Then He Married and Later Died.
Before a jury in Judge Bosworth's
court today was tried the suit of Susan
A. Gorton againsgt Anna M. Johnsgon,
executrix on the estate of James F.
Johnson, to recover $1944 for services
rendered Mr, Johnson during his life
time, The plaintiff, who is now a
rather elderly lady, claims that she
was living in one of the late Mr. John
son's tenements, when he, being un
married, asked if he could not take his
meals at her home, and she consented.
He agreed to pay her $2 a month be
sides giving her the tefement rent free,
He also promised her a house, ghe says,
but failed to give it to her before he
died.
Mrs. Gorton testified that Mr. John
son began taking his meals at her
house in 1387, and the following spring
he injured his head and for four weeks
he had to receive much care. This care
is charged for at the rate of $lO a
week, Again, in 1891, Mr. Johnsgon, it
is claimed, suffered from the grip and
some serious after effects, whioh also
required treatment for 16 weeks, and
;;flu is charged for at the same rate ol
0,
So well satisfied was Sr. Johnson
with his treatment, Mrs. Gorton testi
fied, that he soon after beginning to
take meals raised the price of his meals
to $6 a month, besides the free rent.
About that time Mrs. Gorton, who had
been previously a nurse at the Home
for Aged Women, was sent for to go
there again, but she claims Mr. John
son told her not to go, as he would
abundantly provide for hw he
told her that she made . » 8O
homelike he would like to bring his
friends there to meals at any time.
Mrs, Gorton ¢laims he did so, and teld
her he would give her a house, There
was a dispute as to which house it
would be, she preferring the house ghe
lived in, and he wanting to give her
a house on Bridgham street,
Extra fine caoking, according to the
plaintiff, wag done by her for Mr. John
gon, until his marriage in 1882, Once
after his marriage he met the plaintiff
and told. her he would make things
right with her, but, failing to do so,
she made an effort to see him during
hiz last iliness in 1895, but was prevent
ed by the defendant.
Miss Ida Gorton, a daughter of the
plaintiff, testified that her mother fur
nished Mr. Johnsgon with the finest of
girloin steak and used to say that it
was better for people to have money
kept for them until they really needed
it most,
Mrs. Johnson testified she knew the
deceased from about 1880, and that he
began calling at her home in 1886, and
ghe saw him very frequently until their
marriage. #She knew that when he had
hig head injured In 1887 he was not
kept away from his business a week,
and that when he was sick in 1801 that
within three weeks he plaved cards
with a cousin and went out. Mrs. John
son had her late husband's diary and
ghe read from it a statement that con
tradicted an assertion of Mrs. Gorton
that she had paid out $lO for preserves
for which she was not repaid.
On crosgs-examination Mrg, Johnson
said that the reason Mrs. Gorton could
not see Mr. Johnson during his last
illness was that no one but herself and
a nurge were permitted by the doctor
to enter hig room. She said that after
the visit of Mrs. Gorton an attorney
came, and the deceased made a will
leaving all his property to witness,
It is not disputed that Mr. Johnsgon
owned a lot of property during his life,
but the claim that he promised Mrs.
Gorton a house s claimed not to bhe
substantiated. Mrs. Gorton admits that
Mr. Johnson paid her the regular sum
he agreed to monthly and gave her free
house rent,
Franklin P, Owen and A, 8, Johnson
are attornevs for the plaintiff and
Clark . Johnson attorney for the de
fendant. ]
IN INTEREST OF ATHLETES.
Brown Students to Hold a Mass Meeting in Sayles
Memorial Hall Tonignt.
Dr. King of the First Baptist church.
who ig conducting the chapel exercises
at Brown University this month, an
nounced this morning that a mass
meeting of the studentg will be held
this evening in Sayleg hall at 7:15
ao'clock in the interest of athletics
(‘ol. H. Anthony Dyer, Jr., ‘%4 will
call the meeting to order. The glee,
mandoiin and banjo clubs will play.
Rath®ne Gardner, '77, and the man
agers of the college teams will speak
and rresent a simple, straitforward
statement of the financial need and
crfsig of the association, after which
an attempt wili be made to raise such
a sum of money ag will secure the fu
ture health and prosperity of the or.
ganization,
Paying a Twenty Per Cent Dividend.
Lebanon, N M, Jan. Vi ="Phe taba
non Sa\'fncn Bank today began paying
a dividend of 20 per cent. to depositors,
The dividend is the third to be paid
gince the bank went into " Hguidation,
and will bring the total to 60 per cont,
The second dividend was declared on
February 15 1898,
TRIBUTE TO DINGLEY.
Remains of the Congressman On the
Way to His Late Home,
Impressive Honors Were Paid as They
Passed Through Boston Today.
Boston, Jan, 17,—~The train bearing
the body of the late Congressman Nel
son Dingley, from Washington to Lew
lston, Me,, arrived at the Park sSqguare
gtation of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford rallroad at 7:50 this
morning. The funeral cars were later
transferred via the Cottage Farm
bridge to the North Union station and
attached to the train which leaves at
9 o'clock txl' Portland and point beyond,
* When the train reached the Park
Square station this morning Adjutant
General Dalton of Gov. Wolcott's staff
was waiting to meet it, to convey to
those accompanying the body of the
late congressman, the sympathy of the
gtate, The message from the governor
wus presented formally by the adjutant
general, to Congressman Boutelle to
gether with a beautiful floral design
of ivy sage palm leaves, American
beauty roses, violets, lilies of the val
ley and orchids. The leaves and flow
ers were combined in the form of a
pank nearly four feet square. A card
attached bore the words “From the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.” By
the time the adjutant general's errand
had been performed and the cars were
ready rfor the round about trip to the
other side of the ¢ity, whence the jour
ney to Lewiston was to be resumed,
the operation took up a liftle less than
an hour and the train started for Port
land over the eastern division of the
Boston and Maine railroad at 9:04 a. m.
Mrs. Dingley and other members of
the family and relatives, occup'ed one
car and the delegations from CONgress,
the United States army and the G. A, R,
and others took up the two remaining
coaches, The party included Mrs, Ding
ley, the daughter Miss Edith Dingley
and her fiance, Mr. J. C. Hooe; the two
gons, KEdward N. and Arthur with Mrs,
Edward N. Dingley and the two grand
children, one of whom is named Nelson
for his distinguished grand father;
Frank L. Dingley, a brother of the de
ceased and a nephew of Brett H, Ding
ley: Representatives Boutelle of Maine,
T. . Paine, New York: J. C. Tawney,
Minnesota:; 8, G. Hillborn, California;
J. P. Dolliver, lowa; J. S. Williams,
Mississippi;G. B. McLellan, New York;
Walter Evans, Kentucky: F. G. Clark,
New Hampshire: J. ¢, Bell, Colorado;
Capt. N. D. Haskell; Indiana; N. L.
Hawk, assistant sergeant at arms of
the house; W. E. Pressey, assistant
gsergeant at arms of the senate; Wil
liam E. Evansg and Col. T. 8. Hopkins,
representing the G. A. 1.
Pogtland, Me., Jan. 17.—-The econgres
sional funeral train bearing the re
maing of Representative Dingley rolled
into the station at 11:30 o'clock this
morning after a gquick uneventful run
over the ton and Maine railroad
trq? stop having bheen
made a th.
The train was met at the station by
a delegation from Lewiston appointed
by the mayor, while the city of Port
land was also represented at the sta
tion. The door of the car where re
posed the casket was opened, disclos
ing the oaken casket covered with
wreaths and other tokens of mourn
ing,
The train waited over half an hour
while the funeral car was tastefully
draped, under the direction of the ser
geant at arms of the house of repre
sentatives, Col. 18, F. Russell, and the
offering of the city was added to those
already heaped inside the car.
Concord, N. H., Jan. 17.—1 n the legis
lature today, resolutions in memory of
Congressman Dingley of Maine were
adopted unanimously by a riging vote.
The speaker has ruled” that no billg
can be introduced except by unani
mous consent after next Monday even
ing .
A series of bills designed to strength
en the prohibitory laws and to affect
their administration was introduced
bv Mr. Remich of Littleton.
THE BANK NEGLIGENT.
Finding of Jury in Case Brought Against the Bank
of New England.
Manchester, N. H., Jan. 17.-<ln the
suit of Mrs. Anna 1. Smith of New
Haven, Conn.,, and cthers against the
Bank of New England the jury last
night rendered a verdict finding the de
fendant negligent on all counts. "The
claims are =aid to aggregate from $75,-
000 to $lOO,OOO, The directorg of the
bank will make a hard fight and will
carry the ecase to the law court on ex
ceptions. In case the verdict should be
sustained, the ciaims would then have
to be adjusted by the court, and there
ig no telling what the amount would be,
Thig suit is brought by holders of
gerfes A, certificates issued by the
Union Trust company of lowa, which
went (o the wall in Ix 9
The year previous the bank mads a
contract with the trust company to
act as special truste: in receiving col
lateral securities ftor these certificates
and to certify upon the certificates
that such collateral was held by the
bank. When the company falled, this
collateral was found to be worthless,
The plaintiff claims that the bank was
negligent,
The bank claims that it simply cer
tified to the value of the securities as it
appeared upon thg;r face, and that it
did not undertaky’ to investigate the
actual value. Alonzo Elliott, the for.
mer treasurer of the bank, says that
thig i= only a preliminary skirmish,
The bank, which has been liquidating,
has paid its check depositorg in full
and 80 per cent. on regular deposits,
whicgh it also expects to pay in full
If thisg suit goes again<t them, howeyver,
the stockholders are not likely to re.
ceive much.,
WILL GO TO MANILA,
Fourth United States Cavalry lo Sail From New
York on Transpor! Grant.
New York, Jan. 17.-The Fourth
United States regular infantry, from
Fort Sheridan, IL, arrivel in Jersey
City early this morning. The regiment
consists of about 1400 men who are
commanded by Gen. Robert A, Hall,
The troops will gail from here to
morrow for Manila, on the transport
Grant, which will also carry Major
Gen. Lawton and his staff,
BID IT IN BUT
DID NOT BUY.
The Gertzes Failed fo Take
Mrs. Rosenblalt's Property.
NOW SHE IS SUING FOR $6OO.
Former Representative John Nelson Figures
Prominently in Case.
VOLUNTEERED TO SEARCH THE TITLE
Discovered Mortgage of $l3OO on Property of
Which Gertzes Claim The; Were No! Aware,
So the Deal Was Not Consummated,
The suit of Mrs. Natalic Rosenblalt
against Joseph and Samuel Gertz to re
cover £6O) for damages arigsing from the
defendants’ failure to complete a con
tract for the sale of certain property on
Cross street was heard by Judge Wil
bur and a jury today. Mrs, Rosen
blalt claims that she was on Septem
ber Ist, 1898, the owner of the premises
at 27 Cross street and at the auction
sale she says Gertz's bid in th» property
for $2lOO when an agreement by which
$lOO was (o be paid down and $4OO more
on September 15th,
E. A. Dean, an auctioneer, testified
that when the sale was over one of the
Gertzes said if the witness would go
down street a little ways he (Gertz)
would get the five per cent. of the price,
Mr. Dean at first demurred to going
anywhere, saying it was customary 1o
have the cash paid where the sale took
place, but finally took a walk with Jo
seph Gertz, who went to the shop of
John Nelson. Gertz said to Nelson that
he wanted the five per cent. cash to
pay for the Cross street property.
The former assemblyman, according
to Mr. Dean, said to Gertz: “Yon don’t
want any such thing, you want to find
out about the title first.” Mr. Dean
informed the one time law maker that
the $lOO would be held by him (Dean)
as an auctioneer to be paid back if the
title was not all right. Mr. Nelson
said the title had better be
looked up and he would go down town
and examine it and the job might take
an hour. [ : B
This statement caused a smile on the
part of the court, clerk and attornevs
rreient as the examination of titles to
and is a most delicate one and the
way John started about the matter was
suggestive of an old and popular quo
tation,
To Mre. RosenblaX Joseph Gertz said
he would do what his lawyer told him.
Asked who his lawyer was, the reply
came “John Nelson.” '
Joseph Gertz, according to Mrs, Ros
enblait, wanted $3OO taken instead of
$5OO as the case payment on the house
and there was a meeting of the Gertzes
and others in Mr. Dean's office, at
which instead of putting up $3OO only a
bank book for $l5O and notes endorsed
by John Nelson for the balance of the
$3OO were offered. Nelsgon’s notes were
not acceptable and the sale was off,
Mre. Rosenblalt said that after the
failure of this sale the property was
again put up at auction and bid in hy
a man named Silverman, who refused
to stand by his bid.
The defendants say that they refused
to take the property because they
found out through the assistance of
Myr. Nelson that there was a mortgage
of $l2OO on the property, the existence
of which mortgage they were not aware
when they purchased the property,
J. Jerome Haher was attorney for the
plaintiff and Page & Page and Arthur
C‘ushing are attorneys for the defend
ants,
GEN. SHAFTER EMBARRASSED.
Pretty Girls at EI Paso First Pho‘ographsd and Then
Insisted on Kissing Him.
El Pasgo, Tex., Jan. 17.—Major L Gen,
Shafter and staff, en route to Califor
nia where the general will resume the
command which he held prior to the
breaking out of the war with Spain,
were met here by 2000 people and a
brass band. Gen, Shafter wag escorted
to the city park, where he made a ten
minute talk descriptive of Santiago
campaign and eulogistic of the volun
teers, of whom this locality supplied a
Jarge number to the Rough Riders,
When the general had finighed his
specch a 4 number of pretty girls insist-
ed on taking snap shots at him with |
camera and, greatly to hig embarrags
ment, several of them then Kissed him
in-the pregence of the audience,
BALL FORBIDDEN.
e— '
Spain’s Minister of War Refusss lo Permit Military
Club to Ko'd a Merry-Making.
Madrid, Jan. 17.-—The newspapers
here insist that certain ministers per
giat in their intention of resigning.
The Heraldo says the mnister of war,
(GGen. Correa has forbidden a ball which
was to have taken place at the mili
tary club upon the occarion of the
King's festival,
The British ambagsador here, Sir
Henry Drummond-Wolff, hag held a
conference with the minister of for
elgn affairg, Duke Almodovar De Rio,
A Fireman Suffocated.
Queenstown, Jan. 17.-The steamer
Heathfield from New York, January 1
for Cork has arrived here and reported
that a fire ocourred in the forecastle
on January 2 and after it had been
extinguished a fireman named Henry
Murray was found to have been suffo.
cated,
FOR WEDDING INVITATIONS, ETC.
See J. J. Byder Co 40 Washington Strect
gorner hady., Best work, Low Prices,
ONE CENT.
NOTABLE CAREER ENDED.
John Russell Y;J;é Passed Away
After Short lliness.
Achieved Distinclion as a Journalist and as
Ruthor and Diplomat,
Washington, Jan. 17.-John Russell
Young, libravian of the congressional
library, died at his residenee here at
5:45 this morning, after an illness of
several weoks.
John Russell Young has had a nola
ble carveer as a journalist, diplomatist,
public official and the intimate agso
ciate of distinguished public men, He
was born in Downingtown, Pa., in 15841,
He was educated in the public schools
of Philadelphia and later he went to
New Orleans, where he continued his
school work in the New Orleans high
school, Returning to Philadelphia he
secured a place on the Philadelphia
Press, in 1857, as copy boy. When John
W. Forney came to Wasghington, in
1861, to become secretary of the senate
he brought along Young,who by that
time had become a fluent writer. While
acting as Col. Forney's private secre
tary Mr. Young continued his writings
to the Philadelphia Press, ana it was
by his description of the first battle of
Bull Run that he won his spurs as a
graphic war correspondent, He fol
lowed the army of the Potomac to the
end of the Chickahominy campaign. In
1864 he accompanied Gen. Nathaniel P.
Banks on the Red River expedition,
On returning he became managing edi
tor of the Philadelphia Press, which
position he resigned in 1865 to start
the Morning Post, which, however, was
NoOt 4 SUCCess,
He contributed to the New York
Tribune, and his pleasing style attract
ed the attention of Horace Greely, with
the result that in 1866 Young became
managing editor of the Tribune, His
leisure time he devoted to the study of
the law, and in 1867 he was admitted
to the bar in New York city. In 1870
he again tried the establishment of a
newspaper of his own, this time the
Standard. About this time, however,
Secretary Joutwell, who was at the
head of the treasury department, in
duced Young to go abroad to look into
financial affairs. While abroad on his
mission the awful days of the Paris
Commune occurred, and Mr. Young's
account of the rige and fall of the Com
mune and of the stirring days through
which the ¥rench capital passed is re
garded as one of the best examples of
English deseriptive writing.
In 1872 he became the Kuropean rep
resentative of the New York Herald,
and spent two yvears in Longdon and
Parig and another year in work and
travel on the continent. In 1877 Gen,
Grant started upon hig memorable trip
around the world, and on his invita
tion Mr. Young joined the party. This
made him for two years almost a mem
ber of the family of the great general,
and a warm friendship sprang up be
tween them, After the return Mr,
Young wrote “Around the World with
(jen. Grant.” .
During this trip Mr, Young was spe
cially interested in Chipa, .to which
country President Arthur sent him, in
1882, as ITnited States minister. He re
mained in 'hina until the opening of
the first Jleveland adaministration,
when he returned to this country and
engaged in literary and business pur
guits, When the new library of con
gress was completed, attention was di
rected to the choice of a librarian em
bodying literary ability and executive
management, and President McKinley
nominated Mr. Young for the position,
WEDDED AT A CHRISTENING.
Miss Palmer Couldn't Resist the Sight of Her
Friend's Happiness.
Whitestone Landing, N. Y., Jan. 17.
Miss Jesgie Palmer of TFlushing was
married to Henry Howard Smith of
Whitegtone at a moment's notice Sun
day night at the home of Frank Hard
ing, # music publisher of Manhattan, in
Whitestone, The young couple had
been sgelected to stand as godfather
aind godmother at the christening of
Mrs., Harding's 8§ months old daughter,
At the close of the ceremony they sur
prigsed the Rev, Hdward J. Lloyd by
agking him to marry them. He was
! taken aback by the sudden request, but
' he consented and performed the cere
mony.
Mr. and Mre. Henry P. Klein of
Whitestone acted jespectively as best
man and bridesmaid. The bridegroom
P ventured to the home of his wife's
| parents in Flushing yesterday and
I broke the news of their daughter's
| wedding to them. They Unally recove
|t'l‘ml from their gprurise and forgave
| him, and their daughter was welcomed
| with open arms when she went home a
i few hours later under the care of Mrs.
- Harding. Mre. Smith's explanation of
i her sudden step was that when she saw
: Mrs. Harding's pretty baby and the
L comforts of her cheerful home she could
l not resigt the temptation of emulating
her example and enterving the marriage
? state,
HE CLAIMS 36000,
‘ Coolidge Suing For That Amount From Cavanaugh
& Manning of Pawlucke!,
Judge Rogers in the jury trial waived
divigion of the Supreme Court today
heard the suit of Leroy E. Coolidge of
Hopkinton, Mass,, againgt Cavanaugh
& Manning of Pawtucket to recover
| for various harnesses, hacks and cav
lrlagen gold them. There were many
'trnnr,m-tlona between the parties, and
the two members of the firm sued have
| had considerable law business among
| themselves, Mr. Coolidge claims thero
is about $6OOO remaining due. On the
part of Mr. Manning, the only ore of
' the two defendants who geriously con
Ftested the case, it is claimed that there
| is little, if anything, duet as Mr. Cool
idge has not given proper credit for
Cgoods taken back.
| D-rmh J. Carroll is counsgel for the
plaintiff and Joseph Osfleld, Jr., coun
gel for the defendant, Manning.
The Horse Was Bied.
A horse belonging to Painter Patrick
Madden of 68 Wickenden sireet was
taken sick at 11 o'clock this morning
in front of Ladder house 4 on Wicken
den street, Martin Kane, a ladderman,
bled the animal, and Madden resumed
his way.
YO CURE A COLD IN OWE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab'sts
All druggists refund the money if It
| falls to cure. 25c. Tne genuine has L.
) B, Q. on each tablet,
T
LATEST!
5:30 O’Clock.
HE CHEATED
THE GALLOWS.
Ruminski Strangied Himself in
Gell in County Jail,
WASUNDERSENTENCE OF DEATH
Killed His Wife and Then Set Fire to House
to Cover Up His Crime,
ALSO ACCUSED OF MURDERING BABE
Authorities Unable fo Fasten Ciime Upon Him,
After Convicton He Declared He
Would Never Die on ‘he Scafiold.
Pittsburg, FPa., Jan. 12’.—-](1“@
Ruminski, known as the “Polish Dl“"\;f:’fi‘-
who strangled his wife to death M»}?’é
the then set fire to the body and ho 1 .
Lo cover up the crime, committed '}._fi
cide some time last night by strangling
himself with a bed cord taken fron \"
his bed in the county jail i 2
Ruminski was under sentence 0‘«
death for the murder of his wife, but
the date of execution had not been
fixed. Since his conviction he frequent
ly asserted that he would never hlm
Previous to his wife's death, his baby
died under suspicious ecircumstances }
and he was accused of killing it, b 5
the authorities were unable to f
the crime upon him. Ruminski ‘
well educated always dressed in faults
less attire and was said to have bee ,:
the black sheep in a Polish family of
royal blood. i T
HELD THEIR ANNUAL MEETING.
Stockholders of thy Rhode [s'and and Massachy
sotts Railroad Elected Board of Direclors.
A special meeting of the stockhold- 1
ers of the Rhode Island and Massa
chusetts Railroad Company was held
at noon today, in room No. 303, Mi
huilding of the New York, New Ill.von,,f;:'é
& Hartford Railroad Company, 13718
being represented, : i
Mr Arnold B. Chace was e!.c“fi';
chairman and Edward G. Buckw
secretary, and it was voted to dllm
with the reading of the records of the
last meeting. : e
After the call for the meeting was.
read, it was voted that the number of
the directors should be conunued'u"“
heretofore at sight, 4 ) dh
Mr. Buchland then moved that the
meeting proceed to elect directors to
succeed those now in office, and who
should serve until the next annual
meeting and until their successors were
elected, and it was so voted, . - {
The following named gentlemen were
then elected as directors: Jonathan
Chace, Arnold B, Chace, qu(r:nhi-.,
Littlefield, Hezekiah Conant, es
P. Clarke, William (. Roelker, Rob
ert W. Taft, ldward (6. Buckland. s
It was voted that it was the sense of
the meeting that the reidrement of
Messrs, Joseph (3, and E. K, Ra (“,"
Franklin, was due solely to the desire
of the New York, New Haven & __3” A
ford Railroad Company to co -"7’1;“";?
its corporate interests ut Providenee.
These gentlemen have no longer any
holdings in the road. ] ' e
There being no further business the
meeting was then declarad adjfonrn \a
AT THE CITY HALL
Joint Commirtes on Farbor Msels in Mayor's
Office Water Billg Stlll Be'ng Paid.
The joint committee on harbor of the
city council met in Mayor Baker's ofs
fice ¢his afternoon, for the purpose of
talking over the recommend "w’%.
made by the mayor in his inaugural
message in relation to harbor im
provements, he sldermanic committes
]
on auctioneers et thig forenoon :
considered several applications from
persons who desire to engage in busis
ness as auctioneers, 5,
About 600 water bilis were paid at
the eity treasurer’'s office yosterday, in
compliance with notices seng sit l'a)f-;‘
those who had failed to pay, "'o’l&'s’;
geveral other bills were pald. 7
Sfuperintendent of Health Chapi M
ports one case of diphtheria on John
Pecree Entered.
l A decree was entered in the appels
late court today in the Newport couns
ty casge of Richard L. Willing et al. vs.
Alice Ashhurst et als. adjudging the
righ. of parties to the suit in the prop
erty which is situated on the OM
{ Beach road. The decree anlso provides
| for the sale of the pm%rl)’ by Come
| missioner Eugene ', O'Nelll of News
| port and the disposal of the proceeds
o! the sale. .
Probably a Portland Vietim.
Chatham, Masse., Jan, 15.-A portionh
of a human spinc and hip bone wera
wasghed ashore near Monomoy life sayvs
ing station this morning. The m
are thought to be those of onc of the
vietime of the Portland disaster, '
rangements have been made to ha
them brought to Chatham and
under the direction of the selectmen.
Fly Wheel Bursi.
New York, Jan, 17.~=Two m
were killed and several injured by
bursting of a fly wheel In
tobacco factory in Jersey 'y
The names of the dead are!
laney, engineer, and N Mot
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ey and Maggic Dilivn.