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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-13

Climb the zigzag path which leads
from Lauterbrunnen straight up the
wall Of the wengern Alp, opposite the
StaubhssA,p glistening fall and pres
emily you IRE coursing along the noun.
tain's shoulder, skirting deep gorge
where no human being can live. Op-
posite is. the broad breast of the Jung
frau, from o distance dazzling field Of
white, but, near at hand seen to be
pierced by Jagged rocks. From time to
time little wreath of snow sifts over
the face of one of these rocks and drops
noiselessly-or so IL seems-on the slopes
below. A long minute after you may
hear a sound like thunder which helps
you to realize that the little wreath of
snow you saw really weighed hundreds
of tons, enough to wreck village if any
village had been crouching in that
awful valley.
Such an avalanche, not loosened by
thawing in the summer sun but by per-
sistent rain, poured down on the hamlet
lie Fayet, suburb Of the fashionable
st. German Les Bains in the Chamouni
Valley last night and swept it out of ex-
istence. The earlier reports speak also
of loss of life by flooding of the Arve
Valley, but this seems hardly possible.
Further reports will more accurately
state the number of dead. For the pres
ent IL is placed at ls0.
1t might be urged that nobody would
be foolish enough to build village
where there is danger Of an avalanche.
But people do, relying upon the comfort
able doctrine of probabilities, even as
Sicilian peasants cultivate vines on
Etns's slopes. And ia general they es-
cape destruction, for, of course, the
Swiss, keen at Judging danger, avoid
the worst spots in their steep valleys.
But the calamity. when il comes, is an
awful one. RHODE ISLAND has many
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think that such unmitigated rubbish
could be printed in IN intelligent CON-
munity, and find readers.
But what shall we say of the sublime
assurance of free trade paper which
assumes that tariff for revenue only
means merely lower tariff on articles
now bearing tariff? Is it inexcusable
ignorance? Or Is IL criminal duplicity,
meant to cajole workingmen to vote
away their bread and butter?
The British revenue tariff is levied
mainly upon tea, coffee, chicory, spirits
and tobacco-all, except one, articles
which cannot be produced at home. The
revenue is insufficient to the needs Of
government and direct taxation has
always been necessary in addition.
/ Thus there have been stamp taxes on
this, that and the other, taxes on car
riages and on various kinds of business.
There was once tax on windows, and
houses in Lancashire are used to-day by
workingmen which are dark and un-
wholesome for lack of windows-so
built to evade the tax.
A tariff for revenue in this country
would be, must be, built on the British
model because only articles not product
BILE here yield the utmost of revenue. II
would in addition reimpose the sugar
tariff which yielded $8O, 600, 900 of rev.
enue, and was, AS the New York Times
said, almost the ideal of revenue tariff.
This would not be enough to meet ex-
penses. but whether the rest of the
money were raised by an income tax,
carriage tax, window tax or whatever
other device would, of course, rest with
the wisdom of Democratic Congress to
determine.
UnenSurable To tax the working
mans tea, sugar, coffee and tobacco,
possibly india rubber, spices and tropi-
cal fruits and let the British and Ger
man workman's product, made at half
the wage cost, come in free The coun-
try will never consent.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-13

The figures furnished to the press by
Major s. q. Brock, chief Of the Govern
ment Bereau of Statistics, on strikes and
lockouts in this country and abroad are
worthy of careful attention. The British
report on labor matters in 1890 presented
to Parliament by order Of the Queen is
one of the authorities he quotes, and by
reference to its pages it appears that in
that year there were in the United
Kingdom 1923 strikes, affecting 392, 1881
persons, and in the United States there
were 927 strikes, affecting 219.915 per-
sons.
The Democratic claim that the Nc
Kinley tariff encourages strikes does
not find much encouragement in the fig
ures, especially when the fact is taken
into account that in 1890 the popula-
tion of the United Kingdom was 81, ,464,
951, while in the United States the popu-
lation was 62,822, $50 so that the nnm-
Der Of strikes in proportion to the popu.
lation of Great Britain was nearly
double the number in the United States.
The Homestead disaster has brought
it to the knowledge of the general pub
lie that over 90 per cent. of the mill
workers in that town own their own
homes. Such would be found to be the
case in most of the manufacturing towns
of the country. In the city of Leeds,
the great English manufacturing center,
with its population of over 20O, 900, not
workingman owns the shelter that
covers him. Such facts as these riddle
the sham arguments Of the free traders
and should put TO the blush those who
descry the American system.
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The Advantages Of Providence

4. Providence is one Of the capitals
Of Rhode Island.
q. Providence is The second ctty In
population In Ne,o England
B. Providence contained $4,000
fnh0bftdnts In 1890 and Is grototng Uery
ropidlu
4. Providence has rs public schools,
ptth <2I Instructors.
b. Providence expends annually
$17<90s. .0s for teachers salaries.
q. Providence has an assessed vdl-
uotion on It's school property Of sI,2IA,Slo.
z. Providence has a school populd-
ton of ss.s6e, and 1854 pupils enrolled.
q Providence has 67S pupils en-
rolled I'm ffs prtpatc schools.
o, Providence Is the scat OF Broton
UrstUersttv. e
10. Providence has an assessed vdl-
snston on US property Of $I+6,so1,s4o
II. Providence is city Of bcdttf-
full residences, spacious and attractive
suburbs, shady streets and breezy hfits.
Ifs Revolutionary memories haunt the
antfQuury, the absolutely uncQudlled
Narroodnsets Bay at It's feet charms the
artist and the sportsman.
N Providence has the most ctl-
fuved and tntelltgcnt people Of any city
Nv UVt COUHFVs W WOUtHcHt WecfUy,
artistic and musical centre.
~. Providence has Iss miles of
streets; ss are paved, $50 Mdcdddmtzed
and 20 are unbutt. Its streets arc the
finest and cledncst In the country.
~. Providence has a mortality
rate Of 1915, a marriage rate Of ss.o4, a
birth rate OF 1911.
\ 10. Providence has III churches
10. Providence has the best street
rutlroad system Of amy city In the coun-
tvg.
~. Providence leads In the jetcclry
Nsunufdcturc. H Is the centre. mart and
port OF the cotton and tCoolen Industry of
Rhode Island and of portions of Connec-
tfcss$ and Massachusetts,. 1t has utthtn
tts Ield the biggest aud finest stationary
engine tUorhs, rubber factories fertile
Wstlls. gle aOorks and tool tcorks IN tho
scoy1d.
10. Providence has by far the finest
rstau stores In the East, bar Boston and
EeO York.
1Q Providence is In direct comma
n3cotton sctth all points, north, south,
e0st and scest. 10 Is the natural port of
the fruit trade for all Neo England.
40. Providence has q much larger
GuSunt of banking capital than any city
of ffs sire i,i the scorld.
~. Providencr has a stdtnch Re
puDttcdn paper achose grotcth has no
parallel IN tie history of journalism;
sDhosc progress has been the journalistic
scnsntt0n Of Ne,C England; trhtch u dc-
knoUledged eUcrJnCherc as the home paper
THE PROVIDENCE NEWS.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-13

I got up at 4 this morning-bad con-
science, pie, over due rent bill, flies, never
mind the reason-and have been congratu-
lating myself ever since. 1t was an expo
rience long to be remembered.
The sun was away below the horizon,
but the soft light was perfect. The blue
arch OF the sky stretched from side to side
unbroken. In the east was the faintest
tinge of pink that grew and grew mo-
mently but slowly toward the dawn.
There was not breath Of wind, but the
still air was cool and pleasant.
Iplunged into the woods hack of Ade.
laide Park, famous resort for picnics In
the old days, as PRovIDENcERs know.
There was perfect torrent of bird song
along the streets outside, for the English
sparrow Is a sociable bird, and likes to be
among folks. But in the deeper swamp
every voice was stilled. Away In the fat
the air was sweet with the rich perfume
Of the swamp pink" or azalea- Breezy
knolls surround the spot on every side,
but their big trees were outlined
motionless against the sky. The placs
seemed like deep valley. tits wet three
fourths Of the year, and but little fre-
quented. At. this season it Is perfectly
dry. Only the dew covered everything
high and low before the sunbeams had
kissed IL away mot original, and the
Rlistenins leaves hung low and heavy
with its weight.
Iam not much of botanist and don't
know their names, but a lot of flowers,
at the plant convention by delegates and
had fingered long in the woods, and
when 1 turned cityward, began TO meet
gangs of work men on their way to the
park and the belt railroad cutting; They
were sad at the prospect OF another hot
day. One told me he was at work in q
sand hole without . suspicion Of shade or
q breath of breeze with the pitiless sun
staring down at him and reflected back
from the red hot sand underneath until
the place was like furnace.
One of the workmen, red-faced chap
with a weeks stubble on his chin, was
out to wheel his baby about In it's car
riage. The poor child wasn't likely to
get much comfort during the day, but at
the moment was taking q delightful nap,
while the father waved away the hies
with very dilapidated derby.
That was the thing best worth remem-
bering which saw.
BY half past six the sun was up, some
-
the sidewalks with hose and another
eighteen hours of discomfort was begun.
IL was already hot. The pleasantest hour
of the day was past.
Burglar Ellwood's new trial Is expected
TO come up In the Court Of Common
Pleas tomorrow. He may not gain any
thing by trying 1t over again.
Gov. Brown aud his staff are to be con-
graduated on the fact that the guests Of
the Oakland Beach hoiel, where the gov
ernor Is very popular, are to give them
reception Friday evening. II delight
full place with the pleasan kind Of
people
The soldiers did nobly in turning out In
such good numbers and getting To work
so promptly at the camp. IL also showed
good generalship.
IL seems rather useless for Bob Tyrrell
TO have pleaded mot guilty" OF murder,
aud then told the story OF the killing as
he did. He would be safer i'm a Jail or
madhouse, a. any rate.
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CITY ADVERrISE EMENTS.
THE CITY OF PR0vIDEN CE.
PUBLIC HEARING
oSs Gs q aa the Ssrh of co%mit.ses

once OF the clerk or committees,
City Hall. Providence, July IL, 1902.
Tne joint committee OF the City Council on rail-
roads. 20 whom was referred the application Of the
Interstate Street Railway Company for permission
ito locate, construct and maintain tracks, with
poles and to place and maintain wires thereon for
the purpose OF operating street cars on said tracks
and turnouts by electrical power In and Through
the following streets and highways In said city OF
Commencing In East avenue, at the city line;
thence through East avenue to Pleasant street;
thence through Pleasant street to North Main
streets thence across North Main street to Pe,tis
streets thence through Pettis street to Nichols
street thence through Nichols street to Charles
street; thence across Charles street to Trcmout
streets thence through fremont street to Ash
burton street; thence through Ashburton street
70 Chal avenue; also, In said Charles street
from Nichols street to the Junction Of Charles
strest and Gladstone avenue; thence through
Orms street TO Davis street; thence through DAVIS
street to Smith street. thence through smith
street Canal street, thence through Canal street
TO Exchange place; thence through Exchange
place to "a suitable point therein for q termnus,n
Hereby give notice that they Will give a Public
Der, City Hail, on WEDNESDAY, July 10 1897, AZ
o'clock !: ~. when ali parties interested are
hereby notified TO appear II they shall see MT and
bc heard thereon. A plan, showing the points
upon which the petit oners desire W erect poles,
may be seen at this once.
BY order Of the committee.
GEORGE l. vOsE. Chairman.
ID. r. HAYDEN. Clerk OF Committees. jyl3 6t
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charms. We realize new ono to-day
1t does not have avalanches.



1t is settled beyond reasonable doubt
that the British Liberals will have q
small majority in the next Parliament
and the question now to be answered is,
what will they do with it? 1t is under
stood to be the Tory program to remain
in Office until the government is defeat
ed on party division. This Is on the
supposition that Gladstohe's lead will be
50 small and his following so unmsnage-
able that it will be easy to plague him
first and force another general election
shortly afterward.
In view Of the difficulties of the stu
alton it Is reported that pressure is being
put upon Mr.. Gladstone by prominent
English Liberals to bury for the present
the great bone of contention by letting
the Home Rule bill go over until next
year. 1t is urged that to bring in such
a measure without the force to put IL
through would be to invite defeat at the
very opening Of the campaign whereas,
IL a labor reform program be adopted
dissolution will be avoided for year at
least and time will be gained to consoli-
date the party and come to an agreement
on the details of the measure.
Mr.. Gladstone is reported to adhere
firmly to his resolution to make home
rule an accomplished fact at as early a
date as possible and then to retire from
public life. This determination Is evi-
dence very possibly of firmer conf
dence in the conference of the elements
he has to work with than the outside
public has shared, for Gladstone is
hardly the man to run his head smash
against an impossibility.
Whatever may be the outcome the
grand old man has fought marvelously
in his last campaign. If, by any chance,
the Tories had defeated him at Midlo-
THAN, his enemies must have regretted
1t as well as his friends.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-13

Afeature Of the Mckinley tariff worth
noting Is that, while 1t has decreased i'm.
portations from Canada to the United
States, IL has increased expectations
from the United States to Csnsda. The
natural buying and selling markets for
Canada are in the United States, and
the foreign border between It and its
markets is becoming moro and moro an
unbearablc burden and nuisance every
ar.-Binghspton Republican.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-13

THE advisory committee, who have
been running Homestead to the exclu-
sion of the legal authorities, must have
queer notions of the duties of militia
officers. They seem to have really ex-
pected that their offer, of serenade
would be accepted, but Gen. Snowden
recognizes only legal authority. The
Homesteaders have disillusionizing ex-
perience ahead of them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-13

The soldiers vote OF the State OF New
York, Of whom there are $4,000 at least
Democratic. will not support tho nomina-
ton of Mr.. Cleveland and did not support
him In 1885. s.-BoURKE COCHRAN IN THE
CHICAGO CONVENTION. Gen. sickics rose
in his place among the New York dsiega-
tion and said, .'No. no, never"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-13

FRICK's war on the Amalgamated
Association is stupid because useless,
and worse than stupid because in the
long run the organization of labor is
as beneficial to the employer as to the
employed. Organization is educational,
and as the trades unions progress SO the
average of intelligence brought to bear
upon the worlds work rises. The
unions are development of civiliza-
tion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-13

BzsxARcx's references to "that young
man in Berlin" are not calculated to in
srsase German confidence In the sin.
,erity Of his loyalty to his sovereign.
bismarck has had his pie and eaten it,
ut he can't resign his seat at the table
yracsfully.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-13

Mr.. JAY GOULD is currently reported
to have said Of Cyrus Field, aftef rob-
bing him in stock gambling, Well. l
left him his real estate" and nothing
else, which was true. Probably Mr..
Gould thinks this magnanimity will
secure for him very advantageous re-
served seat in heaven, but perhaps it
won't.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-13

The labor war in Idaho is quite as
serious as that in Homestead, and a
great deal more picturesque. Pennsyl-
vania, at least. ought TO take shame to
herself for such wild western ways.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-13

wfLrrAx WALDORF AsroR will read
nothing but good about himself in his
newspaper obituaries. He was--beg
pardon, he is--a pretty square man.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-13

Irs rather singular to read Of people
pelting an officer with rotten eggs for
enforcing the prohibitory law up in
Rutland. Is 1t possible that prohibition
isn't popular In the Green Mountain
6tatef -, s8
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TH CITY OF PRovIDENCE.
TO OWNERS AND DRIVERS
OF VEHICLES
once Of the superintendent OF Hacks

once of the superintendent OF Hacks
City Hall. July ta. 1870.
All wagon licenses expire ON the nrsl Monday Ia
july, IN each year. Owners Of msrkei and grocery
wa gon aud ali 0ther Kinds Of vehicles must renew
their licenses IN the month of july In each year IN
order 20 reta their number. Owners OF such vehi-
cles falling ~ comply with the provisions Of the
law viii not only o~e the nun befs but be liable to
prosecution. GEORGE n. NvRCHosS.
jyls-u superintendent Of HsckA
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Old Ktns has resumed work after a
long shut down. Twenty-Five years of
inactivity seems TO have qualified the
mountain for very spectacular out
burst.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-13

TUE advent of the troops ut Home
stsad has taught the strikers the salutary
1eesm that The riotsr 10 an outlaw; will
~ ssstosation Of their property teach
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-13

SOMEHOW we don't hear so much de-
nunciation Of the Pittsburg sheriff these
dAyx- To blame him for not restoring
order with a couple Of dozen Of deputies
4 rather ridiculous. t..I
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THE CITh OF PHONIDENCEs
PUBLIC HEARING.
once Of the Clerk Of Committees,

once OF the Clerk Of Committees, }
City Hall, Providence, Jnly "A, 1892.
The Joint committee OF the City Council on rail
roads, TO whom was referred the application Of the
Union Railroad Company, stating that y Is desir-
Gus OF building and operating line OF cars
smith street. from the town OF North Providence.
In accordance with an agreement made with repre-
scntatves OF the citizens OF said town ON the 2sth
day OF April 1sv2 that In order 90 comply with the
terms OF said agreement application 10 hereby made
North NAN street TO Orns street, and from the
present terminus OF Its tracks IN said Smith street
TO tae cty line aud your petitiJners further ask
for permission 70 set up and maintain poies and
wires said smith street between North Main
strset and the city line for the purpose OF
cars said street by electric power"
Hereby give notice that they will give Public
Hearing upon said petition Ia the Council Cham bcr,
city Hall, on WEDNESDAY, Juy ~, 1892 at
o'clock n. NJ, when ali parties Interested are hereby
notified 10 appear II they shall ht, and be heard
thereon. Aplan. showing the points at which II is
desired TO erect poles, may be seen at this oice.
GEoRGE L. vosE, Chairman.
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IN tho State of Rhode Island
fks NEWS stands second in
ejaculation, first in influence
and representative character.
49, ysR PRESIDENT.
BENJAMIN HARRISON
or INDIANA.
ron VICE PREsIDENr.
WHITELAW REID
si or NEW Yonx.

WE are inclined 10 think that the ser.
want who gave 10 out that w. w. Astor
was dead win shortly DO out of a job, if
hs int already.
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ALL the Baby Ruth pictures are
I" fakes" Oh, what blow to the
crsdulous folks who have been admiring
the newspaper cuts Of the proxy babies!
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the Carnegie Company the lesson Of pru-
dcnce, justice and generosity Nothing
win be gained by refusing fair terms to
their old employees.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-13

THE general impression seems to be
that it Is tolerably hot.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-13

THERE'S breeze at the camp to-day
and life is worth living.
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AND now all the morning papers
which killed Mr.. Astor are explaining
how they happened to do so.
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PLAIN As A PIKEsrAFF.
No tariff, no mills; no mills, no strikes
no strikes. no riots. The man VINO can't
see that protection Is to blame for the
Homestead affair must be blind.--New
York Press
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Keep your eye on Providence.
Have the NEWS sent to your ad-
dress, changed as often as desired,
for so cents a month.
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THE weather in camp is very hot. Sc
1t Is here.
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H. ". LADD co. H. W. LADD CO..
Midsummer Sale
Muslin Underwear

00o lot DRAWERS, good cotton, with tucks cambric
mi; ruh1e and lace insertion. GOOD value at 45
cents)
rno / lot DRAWERS, Hamburg trimmed assorted
i)(Ui. tuckings. (Never sold less than 75c)
no. lot SKIRTS with oinch ruffe of blind embroid-
lM; cry and four tucks CWorth o5c)
7Eo lot SKIRTS styles, with hemsttched rufles
l1(, and tucks Worth $1,000
IN. IIot CORSET COVERS v-shaped neck of fine :
AM, embroidery
&c. e 81: e; :
fvI lot NIGHT ROBES Lonsdae cambric, Mother
nj Hubbard STYLE with clusters of tucks each, fine
va Hamburg edge around neck and sleeves.
SECOND FLOOR
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As I WAS SAYING.

Oh, Uncle Jerry, how can you?
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summer?

Are You going out OF town for the
summer?
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CHAPTER CCCxCvI.
An Ordinance Directing the City solicitor TO Ex-
anime Deeds and Titles Of Lands Purchased by
the City.
lApproved July 1, 1907
II Il ordained by the City Council of the city Of
Providence a. follows
Section l. The city solicitor II hereby directed 70
examine the deeds and titles for all land purchases
by the city OF Providence and to furnsn the city
auditor with certificate Of said examinations
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There ought to be q Tammany Society
in every locality to look after the boys
Gov. Peck of Wisconsin.
With such looking after they'd all be
Peck's bad bows.