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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-23
THE SILVER CONFERENCE.

The silver maniacs in Congress are
reported to be somewhat wroth over the
wise and conservative action of the
administration in issuing invitations for
an international silver conference on the
lines on which alone such conference
could be held, or il held could be fruit
full of results in securing an enlarged
use Of silver as a money metal. The
silver maniacs maintain that absolute
free coinage should have been the sub
ject matter of the proposed discussion.
1t is probable, however, that few days
sober reflection will bring such of them
to their senses as have senses to come
to.
AS regskds the silver problem few
things may be put down as settled.
This country cannot defy the civilized
world: it must act with other nations,
not against them. In remonetizing sill
Yer, IT can secure lasting and profitable
results only in conjunction with Great
Britain, France and Germany. Great
Britain has made known specifically
on what basis she will discuss
with us the larger use Of silver.
1t remains for us TO accept
convention she will enter or see the
chance of securing cooperation from
abroad entirely fail. No reasoning be-
ing will hesitate at such juncture. The
President has done the wise thing, and
II the Western and Southern monoma-
MACS sulk because he has recognized the
impossibility of the impossible, they
only demonstrate the hopelessness of
their monomania.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-23
THE RHODEs-CORNELL CASE.

Something must be the matter with
the jury system when it is possible for
a case so plain as that of Rhodes Cornell
to become the case of a disagreement.
Cornelrs guilt of the death of John Cad
dis was unquestionable. The presence
of extenuating circumstances was estab-
lished by credible evidence, none Of 1t
circumstantial or of q dubious nature.
The facts were clear, the law was ably
expounded by the Judge, the only possi-
bility for disagreement lay in individual
opinion upon the value to be
given to the extenuating circum-
stances. There fingers still in the
minds of many men the old idea
that it is the right of man who has
been wronged to avenge his wrong in
person. Rhodes Cornell-sober. as
Elder Greene and his wife testify-went
home from work to meet the man
against whose presence in the house he
had uttered protest of the most vigor-
Gus description. There was a fghtond
murder of whose deliberateness and
malice there can be no doubt followed
Now Rhodes Cornell is obviously
guilty of something--if not of murder,
then of some degree Of manslaughter.
Probably no jury would sentence man
to be hanged for shooting one who had
invaded his home in such manner.
But the facts were patent to the jury
and II should have been able to agree
upon some minor degree of guilt which
should stamp crime as crime and dis
courage gunpowder justice in law
abiding community.
But there will be another opportunity
to do this.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-23
THE PADDOCK BILL.

Mr.. Paddock, an unintentionally hu
morous Senator from the widest and
woolliest West, has been convulsing the
nation with laughter by what he calls a
''Pure Food Bill" This curious mea.
sure is a blow at the business of every
grocer and druggist in the land.
The bill provides for the examination
from time to time of articles Of food OF
medicine offered for sale in States ''other
than where manufactured" This pro-
vision is intended to evade the uncon-
stitutional nature of an act which would
seek to regulate State affairs. 1t would
have the practical effect, however, of
leaving any concern free to sell any
thing IL pleased within its own State. 1t
is blow at big industries in favor of
small ones.
To the occasional examination of food
and drug products by competent chemists
there might be no objection except on
the score of cost and inconvenience. But
there is decided objection to putting in
Jail wholesale druggists and grocers who
send out goods not thus analyzed. The
jobber sends ont miscellaneous order.
1t may comprise hundred articles, only
one Of which has not obeyed the law.
No matter. Into Jail he goes if any jury
can be found to convict him.
Possibly Mr.. Paddock means well, but
he doesn't know, His bill is q blow at
honest trade.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-23
HILLS VICTORY.

Senator Hill has won in the Rock
well-Noyes contest, and his friends
celebrated the victory by jubilee
meeting in his rooms in Wash
ington last night, at which the
opinion is said to have been expressed
freely that his presidential boom had
been enabled to spread new, strong and
largo sails. Without question, defeat
would have wrecked the Hill boom
utterly, and sent it to the bottom with
out tarrying. Pretty much the only
business the junior Senator from New
York has found il convenient to attend
to In Congress this winter has been
persistent lobbying in behalf
Of the man who held an insecure and
illegitimate grasp upon the seat of the
Elmira district. The committee on
elections resented David's unwarranted
interference in the affairs of the lower
House, and the majority report in favor
of Noyes was in effect refusal to sub
init to the pressure put upon the COM
mittee to aid in giving some color of
authority to the acts Of usurpation CON-
mitted by Hill in the closing days Of his
Gubernatorial career, as well as an
honest expression Of Democratic opinion
that Rockwell, the Democratic candi-
date, was not elected.
The committees snub was 80 direct
and emphatic that failure to resent
and overcome II would have been fatal
TO any candidate. Hill has made IL the
supreme object of his existence 30 20
resent and overcome and has succeeded.
He has e~caped the threatened ruin.
How much he has gained beyond the
escape from destruction time alone can
dstsrnine. An analysis Of the vote cast
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-23

late years the ratio has risen rapidly to
22. The demonstration of silver was
undoubtedly largely responsible for this
fall, but the United States could not
alone prevent it. II Is to be hoped that
the conference will hit upon some agree
ment which will rehabilitate silver,
without exposing us to the danger of an
inflated currency and cheap dollar,
upon ratio lying somewhere between
1f and 22.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-23

The free trade papers made great to
do over the recent shipment of large
cargo of tin plate TO this country from
Wales. but we fail to notice any exult.
ing editorials over the arrival here of
22,0o0 pounds Of American tin from Cal.
ifornia mines--cnough to tin several
cargoes Of the plate shipped from Wales.
The difference between the receptions
accorded these two shipments is that one
is American and the other is English.
You know. New York Mail and Ex.
presA
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-23

SENATOR PALMER makes no secret of
his wish to be considered "favorite
son" but his anxiety to secure from the
Illinois convention ''such an endorsement
AS Indiana gave to Gray" is too laugha-
BILE to merit the serious opposition it is
meeting from the friends of Col. Will
liam r. Morrison. If the Gray style of
recommendation will please Palmer,
why not let him tickle himself with it,
gentlemen?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-23
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
PROPOSALS FOR SEWERS.
penartment Of Public works.

Department OF Public Works,
Commissioners Office, City Hail.
once In Il A WI RS Ss
Of April 1852 for constructing sewers In the follow
~ gAhh5 4AhShp M sHHEkf EffoF 70 THE S@oosAsdt%;
About iii feet Of So-nch circular brick sewer.
About $50 feet Of 5o-inch circular = brick sewer.
About bout "a feet of so-Ineh By so-ineh brick sewer
HfB3IP AZ ssE5 FR2EM FI%Esyh yALLhY STREET
$s$ SsE sIsS
IN GfAhKSTT2Sfc sfRhfT 20 cLARENSSr KENNSSSr t2N
Aso1, M fee, SS By aanss Srsk Srisk sewer
fSS%; issi q ls%sh pipe sewer sever
RESENT XyESSEd Td dFlS1Ib F1M beTNFE sTHEfT RtEAs-
About Go se d inc bs sSnsh BRICK
Apog ss feet q nch sircnsr srsk Srck sewer
About s s Feet Circular rcs
About t5O feet OF l5-inch pipe sewer.
N $ 4 SssSEyy EytN,f AyE
MoYI MEME. EkoM i,i;ARkMoSr AVE-
About NEG % To Tss, aGAP@HSf a aaS By
About 600 feet of se-inch Wy ss-nch brick sewer.
About About g Ifss sc e q ii9Ss gS ps s
IN gEEtkfTT66 lThtff T6 cAkxxSsYbS AxsSssYYb6S, FROM DEXTER
IN MEI,kOSE STREET, FKOM CONORESS AVE-
NUE. TO IRVING STREET:
About 200 feet Of 1b-inch pipe sewer.
Abaut 100 feet of 1e-inch pipe sewer.
IN MEsSER STREET, FROM ITS SUMMIT TO
CIAN~TON STREET:
IN fSS fS4s 10 sfafr FROM 5So&D TO HAM,
About 500 fee, Of 22-ircl by s3-inch bsek sewer.
IN s!gTsgN Stu IS f.f sfsEET. FROM ET%ELLs AVE-
NUE. TO MANTON.
NJ ASsSs IS { :RSS 1Hf SUBMIT TO PA
RADE STREET.
About $50 fect of is-Inch pipe sewer,
The bricks. pipes. cement, iron, hagstones and
granite will be furnished by the Commissioner OF
Public Works.
The plans and spccincatons can be seen at the
ONCE OF the city Engineer.
a bond satisfactory TO the undersigned for n sum
equal To ten per centum of the estimated Hfount OF
the contract. AZ liqudated damages for failure to
execute the contract within ten days II awarded.
must accompany each proposal, and n satisfactory
bond for sum equal 20 one-third of the estimated
amount of the contract conditional upon the faith
ful performance Of the contract will be required Of
the successful bidder.
Each sewer, with its Necessary manholes. catch.
basins. pirc branches connections etc. must ~ hiJ
for -epsratcly
The erght % ~ isst any or all bids 4 reserved.
ROBERT y. SMITH. Commissiopsr.
Ap. 2S, 81
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-23
What Say Ang,omaniac- To This?

There is volume Of significance in a
brief paragraph in a native newspaper
OF Bengal, British India, protesting
against the expectation of corn to Great
Britain, and asserting that the famines
In India had been much more frequent
under English rule, owing TO this cause
II an irresistible demand should arise
In India that the grain should be kept
in the country, it is difficult to see where
England could look for a sufficient sup
ply Of food except TO the United States
The famine in Russia shows that the
grain depots Of Odessa are an uncertain
resource.
Canada's production is limited, and
her means Of transportation still more
limited. Great Britain must look 10 the
United States as the granary Of her peni
mp millions, and this fact ought TO be
sufficient restraint upon those English
statesmen who never seem 20 be salts.
He'd unless they are doing something 10
arouse the Indignation and overstrain
ths patience Of the American people
New York presS
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-23
SATURDAY. APRIL %. 1891.


Presented by Chairman william Amcs oi
the Platform Committee. and unanimously
passed Nv the Republican state Conven-
tfon March 10, 1899.
Resolved. That the Republicans of Rhode
Island have noted with pleasure the estsb-
able, vigorous and consistent Republican
newspaper, and that they recognize In the
Providence News" an advocate of the
Republican principles worthy of the heart
tesf support OF all Repu blicans.
Resolved. Therefore, that we In conven-
tion assembled. recognize and endorse the
Pr0vfdencc " News" as the Official organ
Of the Republican party OF Rhode Island
and pledge to 10 our united support.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-23

THE third party men of this city will
save the taxpayers good deal of money
next Monday by voting the Republican
ticket or staying at home. The former
course is more sensible, as the Republi-
can party is the one most in line with
reform sentiment.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-23

A bust of Gov. Russell. by =. Millet is
on exhibition in Boston. The real bust of
Gov. Russell will be when he runs for
Governor this fall.-New York Press.
Everybody welcomed the rain that came
last evening. except the ball tossers IL
could not have come more opportunely
either to farm or forest.-Boston Globe.
The other States appear to be very
modest in putting forward their favorite
Democratic sons. They are all saving.
After you, SIR" to Grover Cleveland =
New York World.
Reciprocity with Mexico is another
dreadful scheme to bring foreign coun-
tries within the shadow of our protective
policy" So let all good tariff reformers
beware OF it.-Boston Journal.
Paderewski, the "human chrysanthe-
num-" the pianist with the remarkable
hair. has crossed the Atlantic and saws
over there that we are great and de-
hghtful people, with lofty appreciation
OF music. We had to put up heavily for
that compliment, but it goes.-Nyack
Journal.
A State senator of Georgia, one Pope
Barrow, Is quoted by the New York Times
as saying: II believe that Cleveland will
be nominated before the State of New
York is reached in the call OF the states"
The alleged Barrow seems to require
some elementary instruction i'm arithme-
tic. IL every State should vote solidly for
Cleveland, from Alabama To New Jersey.
down To New York on the list, Mr.. Cleye-
land would still lack one hundred votes
OF a nomination. New York sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-23

the case Of Mr.. Sheehan, who went
to sleep on the floor Of his barn and was
pulled out by neighbor just before the
barn burned down, is a rather peculiar
one. Mr.. Sheehan should select other
sleeping places.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-23

THE appearance of the word kansas
an" in the News yesterday was rather
sad. but what shall one say "Kansans,"
"Kansasers, "Kansers," "Kansantics," !"
"Kansanders, Kansasters," 'Ka--' it's
really quite puzzle.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-23

Senator Hill says that "the duty of
the Democracy just now is to repeal tho
bad legislation Of the last congress"
His party will be apt TO wonder, there
fore, why he does not remain at his post
in Washington and try TO bring about
such result.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-23

ATTORNEY GENERAL MILLER is an
able lawyer and clean man who would
be an ornament to the Supreme Court
bench, and Mr.. M. NJ. Estee of Califor-
MIA. said to be slated for cabinet
position, Is an able representative Of the
Pacific coast. The rumored change
would be good one all round.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-23

THE House of Representatives made
IN appreciable advance toward the
preservation of birds in this tight little
State. The Audubon Society will bless
the House.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-23

Senator Hill. the Artful Dodgcr.
Reporter-Senator, what do you think
of the free silver and tariff reform
issues?
Senator Hill proudly)-I am . Demo
crat.-Utica Observer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-23
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-23
Not That Kind Of q Cnnd Id ate.

When any one dares to suggest TO
Isaac Pusey Gray that he ought really
to retire in favor a Cleveland he says,
Excuse me-" with pronounced accent
on the me.-New York Commercial Ad-
vovf,cor
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-23

MAYOR HONEY Of Newport doesn't con-
splcuously like to have his own excellent
suggestions about ward boundaries car
riod out.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-23

I'VE Havent Seen Him Yet"
The famous" western candidate OF
tho Democracy is not materializing very
rapidly.-Nsw York Preaa
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-03-28
An Old Time Editor.

A legal friend reminds me of old
Colonel Rogers, who published the Bos-
ton Journal before the war. He was
terribly conservative, and his paper was
delivered almost entirely to annual sub
scribers, although a few copies were on
sale at the book stores. One day when
the colonel came down town he was hOr-
rified to see a boy with some Journals
under his arm shouting out, journal,
4 cents; Journal Dazed for a minute,
he called the boy into a doorway and
asked, How many Journals have you
there?' Told, he took out his purse and
paid for them all, and ordered the boy
to run home and never to buy any Jour
mails again. He was so scandalized by
the occurrence that he said he felt al
most ashamed to meet his business ac-
quaintances for weeks. Times changed
when the war broke out, and the Jour
nal went on the street like other papers.
Boston Letter.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-03-28
Red Tape.

A distinguished general in command
of one of me military districts of the
United Kingdom gave instructions to
an officer serving under him, who had
special qualifications for the work, TO
prepare a scheme Of defense for one of
the most important ports under his COM
mand. This officer, whose zeal was
above suspicion, prepared a very elab-
crate report, entering into the most
innate details, which he forwarded &C
cording to his orders. He heard nothing
further about it for several months, until
at length it was returned, when he
eagerly looked to see what remarks the
general had made upon his work. To
his disgust he found nothing until he
arrived at the last page of the report,
where was written, You. should have
used a wider marginr-Vanity Fair.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-03-28
Some Prison Dogs.

There lives at the big penitentiary On
Church street a family Of dogs which are
as interesting Is any dogs in the state.
Some of them belong to the officials con-
nected with the prison and some belong
to the prison itself, but they ali live and
eat together in perfect harmony. The
most prominent, perhaps, is the large
Newfoundland, Nellie, the property of
T. 81. Grass. She possesses almost hu-
man intelligence, and tLvre seems hardly
q limit to her capacity for learning. She
will go errands, steal a hat off the head
Of the wearer or preach to you. She is
the mother Of four curly, clumsy little
babies, whose frolicsome gambols she
watches with grave dignity.
Nellie loves her babies very much; in
fact she loves any kind of a child, and
will play with n by the hour. Her
master has a little f~our-year-old girl, and
when Nellie is there to see her they al
ways have a big romp. One of their
games is hide and seek. The little girl
goes and hides while Nellie is held with
here eyes covered. When the time. to
commence looking arrives Nellie scours
the whole place and never fails to find
the little one. When found she gently
takes her by the arm and leads her to her
mother.
Another interesting dog living at the
prison is the great Danish mastif
Dante" He is a glorious old fellow,
just such a dog as was the friend Of
Little Lord Fauntleroy, and looks Zero
cious enough to eat up a man; but he
wouldn't, for he is sweet tempered and
amiable. He does not get a chance to
see many people except the convicts, but
he is very fond of children, and when
they come into the prison yard he fol.
lows them around, and will not leave
them as long as they stay in the yard.
There is also n fine greyhound, sew
eral hunting dogs and a saucy little
spaniel that takes liberties with the big
fellows. On pretty days they will have
a romp, and it is a funny thing to see
the greyhound jump clean over the whole
crowd when they run him too close
Nashville American.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-03-28
Water That Flows Into the Earth.

There is an interesting instance of
water flowing inland from the sea. tits
found On. the island of Cephalonia, in the
Ionian sea, west of Greece. The phe-
nOmenon occurs on the southwest side
of. the island, near the small town and
port of Argostoli. Two streams flow at
a short distance from one, straight from
the sea for a few yards, and then follow
different courses. One turns at right
angles and runs for some ways parallel
with the shore and close to it. Then it
turns again toward the sea, and run
ming, Of course, deeper and deeper,
doubles completely under itself, thus
forming a loop, and finally passes out of
sight deep down in a landward direction.
In its course it turns two -four mills,
which will give an idea of the strength
of the current. There is no tide in the
sea here, and the flow of the salt water
brook is perfectly steady and continuous.
The other stream disappears in the
ground in q similar way.
This curious phenomenon has not at
tracted much attention because Argos
toll is not on one Of the regular tourist
routes. No one knows what becomes of
this water, but it probably flows to some
subterranean reservoir, and it may have
something to do with the earthquakes
that occur in that neighborhood once in
a long while, or possibly it feeds some
distant volcano, for, as is well known,
the most generally accepted theory Of
the u of volcanic eruptions is that
they are due to steam generated from
water admitted through cracks in the
earth's crust or in some other way
Goldwaite's Magazine.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-03-28
Brass In Household Furnishings.

We are reminded that among the
many reforms introduced by A. Welby
Pugin, of the ablest modern Gothic
designers, it was made especially APP
parent that brass was a metal having a
beauty of its own, and that it could be
used to advantage in many ways, both
in ecclesiastical and domestic purposes.
Brass will take a brilliant polish, and
the metals adaptability for design has
been thoroughly appreciated by modern
designers.
In all work connected with the house
hold there is now no need to say a word
Tor brass in arrangements for lighting,
IN grllles, dishes, ornaments and so on,
for 1t is used with overwhelming sue
cess, and is even made into such things
as J~ardinieres and ables.-Decorator
and Furnisher.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-03-28
Reported ~Favorably.

Mr.. Richard Redgrave, the artist, re-
cords in his diary this amusing recon-
incubation from an Irishman appointed
to examine students competing for
medals: Il should also recommend Mar
garet - for a reward. Being very
young she naturally missed the point of
all the questions in the papers, but her
answers were SC ladylike hat | think
The medal should be given to her."-San
Francisco Argonaut.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-03-28
Dissolution Notice

yo,ice i. hereby given that the firm OF
Darlington s. ThaXton = ms Gay HiS-
solved by mutual CONSENT ,, H. CarfIhg-
ION having sold his interest," 10 Tue htM
firm Of ThaxtOn d Patton "h1Gh VIII
continue the business at me oIu stano
win renewed energy ana Vi8or. an
n~ar,ies due the firm Of Darlington a.
TIay,on are notified to come forward
snI .rrr,c Immediately.
""' ! j. THAXTON,
:. X. CARRINGTON.
March f.. I~92.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-03-28
The Motion of GIacierS

The motion of glaciers is yet a bone of
contention, b7t it is generally admitted
that the cause of it is to be found mainly
in gravitation, and is also partially ac-
counted for by the strange property of
."viscosity" il what appears to the casual
observer to be nothing more or less than
a rigid solid.-Goldthwaite's G~eograph-
ical Magazine.