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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-31
UNITED FORCES
OF Anarchists and Others Meet aud Issue
n Manifesto to the French.

OF Anarchists and Others Meet aud Issue
n Manifesto to the French.
PARIS, Dec. 3l.-The Anarchists have
decided to join the Socialists who have
been reinforced also by the Blanquis s,
the Possibilists and the Boulangist lead
ers.
All four parties held a meeting last
night in the Sale ST. lie GER.
The proceedings we're conducted with
the utmost secrecy.
This manifesto was approved aud issued
e. the people OF Paris: up, take to the
streets. forward
do not trust to the ballot.
"Grapple with the capitalists.
"Selzs the Bourgeoisie.
Twist their necks until they die.
"All is rotten.
"You alone have health left"
The Socialist members of the Town
Council have issued an appeal to work
ingmen to rise and demand "a revision OF
the constitution. They accuse the depu-
ties of swndling and declare that the
government must be purged by the work
ingmen OF the nation.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-31
The Varnum Tragedy.

WORCESTER, Dec. 31.-Mrs. Sylvia
Wright one Of the victims Of the Christ
mas tragedy on Tainter street, who has
the affair was discovered, was con-
siderably improved in condition
This afternoon, and may recover.
She is more rational but has said moth
ing about the tragedy. She was able to
see this morning for the first time since
the assault, aud was able to sit up lit
tie. She will doubtless recover from tue
injuries received, but on account of her
age OF her difficulties may set in which
will cause death.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-31
Escape of n Murderer.

ATLANTA, Dec. 3l.-John c. Room S,
VINO was sen enced to be hung at Isa-
bella, Worth County. next week. has es.
capped. Some years ago he murdered
bailiff Stick and was found guilty aud
sentenced TO death.
He was known to be n tough customer
and every precaution WAS taken TO pre-
vent he possibility OF csc pc. He was,
accordingly, confiued n a rk dungeo
aud chained to the Il or. THIS NOR ing
when his dungeon was visited the Oh ins
were broken and the co ldemned man was
no "h"r ID n d.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-31
If you want to vote next year.
register now!
CHEERED CLEVELAND.

The Prodigal Father Was On When He
Entered tho Theatre, and He Got an
Ovation.
NEW YORK. Dec. 31.-President elect
Cleveland was present at the Broadway
Theatre last night and saw Carmencitia
dance. He was accompanied by ex Speak
er Carlisle and our Daniel Lamont
The curtain had just gone down on the
second act of 1.-The Prodigal Father"
when Mr.. Cleveland aud his partner en-
tered.
AS the gentlemen were being shown to
their box some people in the audi ance
recognised Mr. Cleveland aud bsga to
applaud MIN.
In few moments the entire house recog-
nized him aud he was given a very warm
reception. having to bow his acknowl-
ments
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-31
TO WIDEN ELMwoOD AVENUE.
Hearing at City Hall--very Few Objes
tors to the Plan.

Hearing at City Hail--very rew Objec-
tors To the Plan.
A hearing was given at 2 o'clock today
in room II. City Hall, on the proposed
widening of ten feet on each side Of Elm
wood avenue.
There were very few persons who OBJ
jected, among them being A. A. B swell.
wno has just built a house on the last lot
| Providence, and who don't see what
good the wide street in going to do him.
William Eddy objected because his lot
was only fifty feet deep aud TO take of
ten feet would be one-ftth OF his land
gone.
The.Park Land Company and Narragan-
TT Real Estate Company were repre-
sented and also the Uni N Railroad Co,
and these companies, together with nu-
merous private individuals. expressed
themselves a. viii ing to give the land 10
the city as they thiuk the y ropcrty witt
be thus made more valuable.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-31
LOST AT SEA.

Lumber Schooner j. w. Ponder Aban-
doned by the Crew.
New HAVEN, Dec. 3l.-Advices have
been received in this city today to the
effect that the schooner James Whaptes
Ponder with cargo OF lumber consigned
to DeForest g. Hotchkiss Of this city, has
been lost.
She sailed several days ago from Nor
folk, Va, aud was seen Thursday about
sixty miles off Cape Henry, water. ogged
aud abandoned.
The loss Is about a. 900.
The Ponder is a 400-ton vessel owned by
New Jersey parties, aad has been bring
lumber to this port from the South for
years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-31
If you want to uote next year,
register nOw!
A MYSTERIOUS WOMAN.
A GhostIy Being who Has Frightened n
whole VILLAGE.

RHNEBEcK. n. Y, Dec. sl.-Hovering
around this peaceful village is mysteri-
Gus woman in black. who is. exciting as
much fear among the residents as did
Irving's ghost.
She is over six feet tall. preternaturally
slender, goes abroad only of dark nights
and misses at those she meets. Many nave
fled from her.
There is an abundance of testimony by
well known people who claim they can
prov, her appe rance, but as yet no one
has dared TO investigate. One solitary
shot has been fired at heI, but she did
not miud it.
Some of the residents thought 1t might
be some OF the tom-boys haviu some fun
and they were holding a conference one
evening with all the suspects present
when the woman in black" went past.
The mystery IS no nearer solution than
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-31
A Man Hurt mt River Point.

A Canadian in the employ of the B. n.
and X. Knight Manufacturing Co, River
Point, had a very narrow escape from
death at the large ice house this morniug q
at III O'Clock. The donkey engine was
started up with twelve large cakes of ice
upon the run when the ropes suddenly
gave away and the ice slipped aud fell
over the sides, strik nu the unfortunate
man, throwing him To the ground in
jurlng one Of his arms in u serious man
uers
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-31
AT GOV. BROWNS.
Program of Music for New Years Day
An Invitation from Gov. Russell.

Program of Music for New Years Day
An Invitation from Gov. Russell.
There are several wro z impressions in
regard to Gov. Browns New Years re-
osption on Monday next, that he would
like to have corrected. Everybody is in
vited, ladies and gentlemen, and no cards
Of invitation have been issued. 1t is sim
ply "A New Years reception, public aud
informal, similar to those given by the
governors OF many other states at the be-
inning of the year. GOV. Browns resi- :
dence. $50 Washington street, will be
open from 3 L. NJ. until 10 p. NJ, and the
American Band orchestra will furnish
the following program Of music:
overture, Mignon..... ....................Th Thomas
Concerto for iute by Max Guetter.
Cornet 500, Loves own Sweet song" Bowen II.
Lohengrin. Fantasia. ................. Wagner
Clarionet solo.
Popular Medley l402 flute and horn solo, Guetter
and Church.
Gov. Brown will attent the munich pal
inauguration cere uonies Morday.
The governor has received an invitation
to at end the Inauguration OF the Massa-
cnusetts State government on Jan. 5.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-31
Would Refuse Columbian Coins.

A Ayoungster who rides on the Atwell' s
avenue car line offered the conductor a
silver half dime yesterday afternoon.
The man with the bell-punch wouldn't
take IL. He admitted that it was "A legal
tender, but he wouldn't take 10, aud let
the passenger ride free. Tue passenger
had nickle but he was perverse an 4
suggested that the conductor would prob
ably refuse Columbian half dollars for so
cents pretty soon. Now he says he will
ride on that half dime right along and
his friends are waiting TO see the result
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-31
Murdered nv ISobbers

NEW YORK, Dec. 3l.-Mrs. Annette
Ahrens, German widow, a years of aye,
was murdered in her bed on Thursday or
FRIDAY. She livel ali alone on the
second floor OF little old frame tene-
nent at NJ. 424 Yves FIftv-hftn street
Yesterday sue was found in her bed with
her tnroat cut with a rusty breads nife
and her TO ms ransacked for hidden
sretsures. 4 ere Is no clue TO the iden.
tity oil her assailant.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-31
A Disappearance Solved.

Boston, Dec. 3L-People interested in
the whereabouts of d. W. Tucker who is
supposed to have jumped from a Port
land boat few days ago, thiuk they have
solved the mys cry OF his disappeara ce
He was supposed To be wealthy. bnt since
he has been away some of his creditors
have made the discovery that he is not
only penniless but is in debt to the ex-
tent of many thousand dollars. There
are no visible assets.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-31
Mail Thief Arrested.

GREENWICH, CT. Dec. 3l.-Albert Kane
was arrested to-day for stealing mail
pouch from the local station of the Con-
solidated rood. The theft was committed
soon.atter the through express from New
York had passed at $40. Kane was held
TO await the arrival Of u. s. Marshal
Strong from Bridgeport.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-31
CHILDREN BURNED.

One Severely Injured by Fire and Two
Dead.
STONY BROOK. j.. l., Dec. 3l.-Last
night in the little house of William Phil
lips, a colored laborsr was burned.
At the time there were four children
locked inside When the fire was discov-
ered by neighbors IL was too late TO try
TO save the house snd they turned their
attention to the saving of the children.
When thev were found two were burned
TO crisp. One died this morning, and
the other escaped comparatively unhurt.
IL is thoughJ that the children had
been playing with the fire in the kitch en-
stove. and thus fired the house.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-31
SALVATION ARMY.

To Hold Convention and u Wedding
In BOSTON.
BOSTON, Dec. 3l.-January Q, 10 aud IL
will be great days for the Salvation Army
in Boston. 1t will hold congress In
fremont Temple, at which Commander
Booth, Col Evans, Major and Mrs
Brewer and other prominent officials will
be present.
a wedding of Adjt. Il. Parker to Capt
Eva Thompson will be one OF the fea-
lures.
Part of the exercises will be conducted
at $50 Washington street and two street
parades will take place.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-31
Dishonest Grocery Clerk.

WALTHAM. Mass. Dec. 3l.--Jeremiah
Spellman, aged 33, was arrested yester-
day for the allie ged larceny of quantity
of Jamaica ginger from the Boston
Branch grocery store. Spellman was en-
ployed as a clerk at the store, and it is
claimed he has been in the habit of steal
IL z the ginger and drinking IL. He was
found In the cellar of the store in an in
toxicated condition aud an empty gin ger
bottle was found beside him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-31
More Cases of Typhus Fever

NEW YORK, Dec. 3i.-Three new cases
OF typhus fever were discovered to-day.
two Of them at "a Bayard street. aud the
other at 1914 Park Row. The victims ara
Daniel Welch. aged 20, Lawrence and
Charles Trsuty. AGED 30 and % They
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-31
Columbian Souvenirs Arrive.

The Columbian souvenir coins arrived
In this city to day, and are on sale at the
State and First National banks. They
are about the size Of the standard half
dollars and have cast Of Columbus on
the front side and a wreath and inscrip'
tion on the back. Many citizsns have al
ready subscr bed for them aud they are
being rapidly paid out
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-31
THE MISSING QUINTET.
Three of the Five Missing Maiden Mcr
Located by the Police.

Located by the Police.
MAIDEN, Dec. 3l.-This morning the
police announce that they have located
three of Malden's five missing men.
Those found are William Boyle, 40, who
was found in Lynn on spree Charles
A. Malm, the Swede who sucided in the
woods, aud Peter Campbell, who has
been located in the West. where he has
g e 10 seek a better-paying job.
Edwards aud young Andrews are still
missing.
The case Of the former has attracted
widespread attention owing to the fact
tlat % any believe he has met with foul
pla
An rews is n boy and the police are not
making any Effort to find him as he Is
supposed TO be In New York
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-31


NEW YORK, Dec. 3l.--John Milas Lopez,
"a years old. OF No 2l5 West Seventeenth
street. an ill-looking Spaniard. recently
came into possession of 5000 estate in
st. Homas, and determined to leave this
city for his property
Before leaving this part OF the world.
however, he resolved to marry three wives
OF different nationalities.
As he as already espoused to n lady of
German extraction his plan unfortu-
natly involved the commission of bigamy
This state of things was brought to
light by complaint made by Mrs. Topez.
She said that her husband had left her
and married another woman, whose
maiden name was Bridget Ryan.
Lopez was arrested and he admitted IL
and said he had Intended to marry two
o her women, one an Italian aud another
French.
He will be detained here until his
trial
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-31

DLANDfNG A. DLANDING. "a AND IS wEY.
ID bosset st.-Toilet Articles fancy SOAPS
Cologne. etc., at Wholesale and retail.
The Lamar register., 1892-06-18
A Relic of the War.

l have in my possession the sword
which l captured from DR.. Johnston
when we made the raid at the second
Petersburg" fight and was one of the
men that was with the force tha. was
going to liberate the Libby prisoners
l captured this sword at his house
about two or three miles from Rich
mond in the fall of 1864. l will send
the sword to the worlds fair and he or
any of his friends can see it as relic
and have chance to identify it
The blade of the sword is 81 y inches
long and the hilt is ivory with a gilt
eagle head and wreath of gilt flow
ers for the protection of the hand. ]
belonged to Burker's cavalry, private.
Company C, First District Columbia
cavalry. Col Pierce commanded our
squad. JOHN osrER,
Valley, Douglass county, Neb.
The Lamar register., 1892-06-18
EIght Year. of slnrcrr.

AT the time of the revolt against
Egyptian authority in the Soudan the
followers OF the Mahdi took as pris-
oners number of priests and nuns who
had been working in that country for
the envangelization of the natives
Since that time many stories have been
received regarding the treatment these
prisoners received at the hands of their
captors.
1t was said that the men were abso-
Lutte slaves and were compelled to per-
form the most menial services for their
taskmasters, while the women met 4
worse fate, being parceled out among
the chiefs and grossly abused
Among those who thus fell into the
hands of the rebels in 1883 We're the
members of the Austrian-Soudan mis-
sion, who were captured when Kor-
dofan was taken by the hordes of the
Mahdi- After their capture they Were
conveyed to omdurman, where they
were held close prisoners. Among
those taken prisoners were Father
ohrwalden and Sisters Caterina, Chin
carina, Elizabeth, and Venturini
For eight years they awaited favor
able opportunity of making their es
cape, and at last the opportune moment
arrived They Immediately took ad-
vantage of it, and set out on their
journey toward civilization.
They were pursued by the Arabs,
but managed TO elude them, and finally
reached Korosko. near Wady- -Halfa,
where they were safe from recapture.
They were greatly exhausted by their
journey across the desert. No details
of their life among the desert tribes
have been received, but it is believed
that when they, fully recover, they
will De able to tell a most interesting
story of their adventures among the
fapatical Arats
The Lamar register., 1892-06-18
Testing the s,ian,,pomah.

On Jan. the Miantonomnh, passing
Gardiner's Point, n. Y. fired with the
reduced charge of l55 pounds of pow
der and the full 5Oo-pound weight of
shot from each of the guns in the after
turret. The proper arrangement of the
water valves for checking the recoil ut
the desired point having been satisfac-
torily determined by the use of the re-
duced powder charges, the two sho;a.
with the standard weight of shot aud
the full service weight of powder, s55
pounds, were fired from the after tur-
ret and three from the forward turre..
During the fire of the service charge.
observers were stationed AZ different
parts Of the ship-below decks and on
the superstructure-to note the effect
of the conclusion Everything was
found to work satisfactorily at all
points after the heavy explosions. The
firing was attended with no unpleasant
results to the ships officers or crews.
The Lamar register., 1892-06-18
NEGROES ON SAFETY VALVES.
|, A "reminiscences OF ths srtssis.ip9' RIVER
Before the War.

Before tte war.
II. Grail OF Cincinnati taiNihg
nboat old times on the Mississippi
river said to a Detroit Free fress
reporter:
Before the war used to run on
the Mississippi river and you may d.
pend times we're rcd hot in tnose days
The stories that you hear about tho
exciting occurrences that wero daily
happening on tho big passenger boats
in ante-bellum days are not
The least exaggerated. On the
contrary have seca llyller times
there than have ever rcad
and heard about CamblIrgl W-h-e-F'
Well | should rather say 50. and 70
tell the truth was right In 1t nysclt
| have sat in poker games day after
day and night after night where
bowie knives and seven shooters vcrc
to be seen on every side and whero
negro slaves were the stakes ! am
no aoueh Of card player. and have
fingered the pasteboards with the
cream Of tao profession and yet when
recall some OF those old times IL
makes the shivers run up and down
my spinal column,
Passengers on the river boats IN
the days referred to lived high. i as
I sure YOU and such thing as having
water on the table for drinking pur-
poses was unhearl Of Winc Hnf
whisky flowed freely, and IT was
mark OF great eTcminacy 70 be seen
drinking Adam ale. 10 give you
something OF un idea how they used 10
do in the 5os will relate an ine,dczi
that witnessed on tho steamer Moa-
arch in 80, a passenger walked up
10 the clerks desk one morEiaG threw
doEu a SO bail and said: Take VIA;
owe you on, o. ihtS"
Tho clerk-and all such function
aries wcyu imposiart tcoliag follows
aboard Mississippi river sieambo1;
-slared at the bill and then throw IL
back with tho romarE That's bad
It caa't BE- replied the passenger i
just drcN Il out Of bank One word
drew on another untl finally tho CLERK
called the passenger liar. Quick as
dash the pasfgagcr dre'r 4 gun and
fred shooting tho clggi through tho
head killing him instantly. Ihc
boats crew sci5,d the passenger. tied
him 10 O chair and ihruE hinl over
board and sir do yoa kzoE. not y
man playing poker iH the cabin n Tho
timn len his chair through the outiru
socnc. Such trivial ooc1r~noe ns
two human b0lnss .osing their lives
was not dcgIasI q suac!rnt interest,"
or Importance 20 warrant the gamblers
stopping thelr rumo-
.tSicambaa: racra5 Well guess
90. T,ue aal time again have seen
hams ag3 b1rrc's @, PORK thrown iuto
the furnaces during sicaTnboaI raea
and whilo the passengers on both
boats we're stRadins or the brink Of
eternity yoI rEishi say. the boats
shiver.ng aud EvozHing under tho
awful strain like onup.o o! sugerins
anlmols the gamblers would stand
calmly oy and lay wager, ~ to which
boat would win tho racc or as to tho
likelihood Of ono or both OF them
biowiag up i"
The Lamar register., 1892-06-18
Give the soldier HIS Just Dues.

James Rideout, Lieutenant, Company
G, Fifteenth Maine, Highlands, n. c.,
says that Lieut.. r. Foote. the founder
of the Society of Loyal Volunteers, in
recent article writes against the pen
sion system and would have pensions
given to none who were not in actual
need, and vino cannot make living
otherwise. and so reduce the pensions
s1oo, 100000 lie claims that soldiers
are longer lived and better enabled to
make living than if thev had not
served from one to three years.
He claims to have served
in the army, and said that he was
wounded at Fair Oaks, and is drawing
q pension of $40, which he will give up
ii others will do the same The writer
does not believe that this man was in
the army, but believes it to be fake
of the enemy. Such sentiments are on
par with those which prevailed during
the first years of the war; which pro-
tected the enemy's supplies, etc, left
in their rear, and swore in Copper
heads" and then let them GO The
writer thinks the next thing in order
will be to form society of Loyal Bond
holders, who will refuse TO receive in
terest OF money furnished the Govern
ment during the war.
Josiah Davis, Company A, Third vir-
ginia and Company f, Sixth West vir-
ginta cavalry, having read Lieut..
Foote'S article, thinks that the Govern
rnent can pay pensions without i'm
poverishing itself or injuring its sub
jects, as it has the power to create the
means for payment of pensions without
detriment to the people or degradation
to the pensioner. The soldier had to
volunteer or be drafted. and
then he must serve or be
shot. His wages were fixed by law
that he had no hand in making, and he
became a slave for the time being. The
first few months he received SII, then
sl3, and for the last two years SIG a.
month. While he was receiving this
sl6, common laborer, who could make
his own bargains, could get $40 a
month, and was exposed to no dangers
or hardships, The writer has q right
to talk, having served five years with
out losing march or battle in which
his regiment participated. The record
kept byrhimself shows that they march
ed s,7OO miles, between the 2sth day of
May, lsGl, and the I'd day of June,
1856, and they followed Milroy and
Averell in all their battles and skirm-
isfes, and stood number one with both
officers
The Lamar register., 1892-06-18
Obeyed the Koran.

According to one of the tenets of tn
Mohammedan religion it is a sin to
make picture of any living thing.
A gentleman who visited mosque in
Algiers found that the tiles with which
the building is decorated, while very
old and beautiful, were adorned with
flights of birds. He expressed much
surprise at this, and asked if the com
mand against such representation were
a modern edict, says the Youths Com,
panion.
''Oh, no, answered the pious Algeri-
an to whom he addressed the question.
''These are not pictures of living
tirds.''
''But they are painted as If flying
across the tiles" the other said in some
YES" the Mussulman replied, "but
do you not see that about the neck of
each there is Il fine black line? That
is to show that the artist painted only
dead birds, and the. command of tho
Koran is not violated -
The Lamar register., 1892-06-18
Don't Forget the Widows.

r. A. New, Rochester, Ind, says that
his father, Jethro New, enlisted in Co.
D, Goth Ind, in August 1861, and was
taken prisoner at Mumfordsville, Ky,
in October, 1861, and held three
months He contracted disease while
in the service and was discharged in
1868. He drew pension from lssl
until Feb. %, 1857. The writer's
mother, widow of the above soldier.
made application for pension in April.
1857. but the claim was rejected by
Commissioner Black in June, 1855, and
though rehearing of the case has been
asked repeatedly, it seems impos 81 BILE
to get it in the usual way, and the
writer would like to know If there is
no help, or if his mother, who is passed
IS years of age, viii have to continue
her life's labor for support without the
pension which is justly due her The
people in Rochester who know of this
case are indignant.
The Lamar register., 1892-06-18
The Best of Monuments.

A Grand Army post in Iowa, says the
Chicago Herald, has adopted a resolu-
ton against putting into graveyard or
other monumental pile the States por-
tion of the direct war tax, which it rec
ommends shall be invested in soldiers
homes, where their widows and orphans
may be sheltered.
This is to be approved for two rea-
sons; ~ Because roofs over the worthy
living are more BETTING thoughtful
civilization than roofiess piles over the
dead (2-) Because by putting the
money to this use check will be placed
on frenzy for cemetery DETACHMENT in
the guise of soldiers monuments. The
badness of SO many of these must make
gallant hearts below them want to rise
and fight another war