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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-21
sao. 600 Purse for McAuiIfYe aud Burrc

NEW YORK, Dec. 2l.-Cspt. Frank Will
liams Of the Crescent City Club OF New
Orleans. last night offered $4,000 as n
purse for fight between Jack McAuliffe
and Dick Burge, and has assured the
former that his cluh will give just as
much money as the Coney Island Club.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-21
strikers the principal sufferers.

LONDON, Dec. 2i.-It is thought that
the first break i'm the great cotton strike
will take place Immediately. IL is stated
the big mills at Oldham aud Preston will
open up next week. The greatest suffer
ers from the strike are the men aud
women employees who belong to no union
and have received no assistance during
the long fight.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-21
The WEATHER.

Weather for this evening - Clear and
pleasant.
For to-morrow-Clear.
The Thermometer.
Temperature from o A. NJ, Dec. 90. to o
A. NJ. Dec. 81:
Highest. 33; lowest 1875: mean. 1913.
The Tide for Tomorrow.
High water at Providence at 1928 A. NJ.
and at 1850 Il. NJ.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-21
An Ice Making "CoId wave. "

NEW YORK, Dec. 2l.-The "cold wave"
which was reported yesterday is extens-
i've and quite severe. In the extreme
Northwest the mercury registered twenty
degrees below zero early yesterday morn
in any part of the country cast of the
Mississippi. But the probability is that
the cold will last long enough 10 for IN
heavy ice suitable for harvesting in the
northern parts Of New York aud In New
England.
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Sent To Ireland.

wooNsocKET. Dec. 81. - Yesterday
morning the Very Rev. Father McCabe,
Major James w. Smith aud James Muir
ray, the committee having charge OF tho
fund for evicted tenants, sent to Arch
bishop Walsh, Dublin, 81 AS -, to be dis
tributed according to his judgment i'm
these districts OF Ireland where there are
needy evicted tenants. A report will De
sent back from Ireland OF the districts in
which the fund il distributed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-21
Weather Indications.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. 49, Forecast for
New England: Generally fair, west winds /,
slightly colder in Maine; for Eastern
New York: Fair; northwest winds;
slightly colder.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-21
MRS. LANGTRY. aaaaes'

Is Critically Ill and Not Expected to Re-
cover.
LONDON, Dec. 2l.-The illness Of Lily
Iangtry is assuming a most serious as
pect. She has perionitis and to-day
grave fears are entertained that she can
not recover. She is now 40 years old.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-21

Fur Capes Fur Boas Muffs, Hoods and Fur Arm
lets and fine assortment of Animal Scarfs I'm
sable. Mink, Persian and Black Marten. Also chill
drens Furs In great variety
w. BAHroN's, No. 2iS West minister street
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Among all the stores In Providence where Christ
mas goods are offered, do not forget the large and
we'll selected stock OF gold aud silver novelties be
found at the OLD stand OF ;. PAINE's,
90 Westminster street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-21

Mems Fine Furnishings Neckwear, Ho
siery, suspender.. Shirts. Collars, etc.
W, BARroN'S. No. 2lS Westminster street.
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Ladies' aud ChiIdren's Underwear.

Give a few pieces 10 some deserving family for
christmas We keep good serviceable qualities at
lowest prlSss J. l.. yoSEs n CO., ~ " 20 Arcade.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-21
A Damaak Table Set

will be sure TO be an acceptable Christmas gif,
We have a good assortment at reaso nable prices
J. n. JONES a Co, 90 to 70 Arcade.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-21
Ladies' Woven and Knit skirts

are lust what you are In search OF for your friends
and will surely please them. Examine our stock
before purchasing. J. T.. JOKES & Co, 20 TO %
Arcadia
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-21

Seal Gloves and Mittsns. the best assortment.
M W. BAnToNS
No. 21s Westminster street.
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c.n,,.m.,,s siIk Numers

selected for Christmas trade. good assortment and
right prices. may be found al J. h. JOKES a CO.'S
,tn 10 Arcade.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-21

Tennyson's Personal Estate, &2S6, ,O3O.
LONDON, Dec 81. The probate Of Lord
Tennyson's will has been granted. The
gross personal estate amounts TO f57. 206.
The will was exc cuted In 1884
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-21
An international Bank with 10000, 900
(apital.

. COLUMBIA. 5. c.. Dec 2l.-Hamilton
Gum. well-known London promoter
will establish the Union Bank OF South
Carolina aud London I'm this city, with a
capital stock OF $50, 600. 0O0
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-21
CHRISTMAS
SLIPPERS

We shall display a larger and finer assort-
ment of Slippers this year than ever.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-21
French Dolls.
SPECIAL BARGAIN.

Each. IS Real French Dressed
Dolls, Bisque heads, real hair.
E0Iblondes aud brunettes heavy
~ silk girdle aud pecklace |;
these dolls were imported to
sell for $3.50.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-01
PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING
How the Lords and Commons Are Treated
by the British Press.
Reports Long and Dull-How the Stats 10
q. Their Works Shorthand Indispensable.
Honors Of the Profession.
Written for THE MoRNIxo CALL.


Like everything else under. the British
constitution, and like the British constitu-*
tiOn itself, the system of reporting in Parla.
ment has grown up. The debates were
originally not intended to reach the public.
1t was a breach of privilege to publish them.
No provision was made to accommodate those
who took the notes. or carried away in their
memory what they could CLASP of the
proceedings. 1t is on record that DIR. john
son officiated as reporter. and like good
fighter for his opinions, he cenfesses that he
took care to let the Tories have the best of
the argument. Its only within this century
that the press has been treated with decent
respect by Parliament. Each privilege has
had to beforced or agitated before it has
been conceded. Only a few years ago.
there died in London a journalist who was
called the Father of the Gallery" He had
an experience of between 30 and 80 years.
of Parliament. When he entered the House:
of Lords on the staff of a London journal
everybody had to stand while making notes.
Being a handsome young man pity was
takenon him by Duchess the first.night he
was following the Oratory of the peers. She
accommodatingly allowed him to rest his
notebook on her shoulders!:. But there:
was no room set apart in either house to
transcribe copy for the printers. Each
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ancholy. / have not had a real honest.
hearty laugh for FIVE years. ! am a doom ed
= man. = - =
WHAT Not had au honest. hearty laugh
for five years? Wei, say, Grimaldi PLAYS
tonight. " on go and hear Grmaldi and il
he don't make you laugh then you certainly
are a doomed man." :.
!. .:''Ab, me; II an Grimaldi," moaned the
patient, as he laid down a guinea and went
aWav to die. :. 49,
But Sicer was not sad man, and we
must not sermonize; his laugh was deep,
hearty and frequent After all, come to
think of 1t. we should not lament so much
for our numerous dead Of the old DAYS as
for the Isolated and lonely condition of the
few survivors. -:
" / think 1t will be found that Slicer came
in 40, by way of New Orleans; having
drifted down from Pitisburg, where he was
born. ANYHOW. he was at the little battle
or, "brnsh" with the Indians at the foot Of
the Devils Backbone. a wild and almost i'm
passa6le mountain on the west bank OF the.
Sacramento River, over which the narrow
and rocky little trail wound and climbed
and corkscrewed till above the very clouds.
No, you can't, yon need not try to con-
ceive what a terrible task it was to reach
Northern California by way of the Sacra-
nento River in those days. You can go to
Paris to-day and come back with much less
risk and cost and wear and tear than to-
Yreka then. Even the trip around the world
is now far less perious aud laborious.
Many Of the gold-hunters, as we'll as
merch ants with goods, at first went by ship
to- Portland and then hundreds of miles
through, mountains and hostile savages
rather than cross the Devils Backbone and
dozens OF other like dangerous places. j.
Slicer and his party lost their horses here
and all their supplies by the Indians. But
negro of the party-Laughng Joe-had a
donkey and little cornmeal, and the saw
ages did not touch him or his property. 81
the good humored black babe them tie all
their remnants on his donkey. As they
climbed and climbed they added coat and
coat till. as Slcer said, "the donkey looked
like an animated old eo' shop"
But alasl just as they almost got to the
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-01
A W0MAN'S INVENTION.
Converting the Ugly Steam III e alter Into
a Thing of Beauty..-:.' -.
n. -:

-. New ork Times.
Ingenious woman has met and conquered
the problem OF what TO do with the UNI
graceful Steamboat attachments which so
disfgure her pretty rooms. 1t has been
poSslb BILE In summer to set: long boxes of
growing vines upon them. letting the swing
ing tendrls fall over the pipes as much as
they would, but that was only a half years
arrangement, and the rest Of the year they
were still very much in evidence.
In pretty apartment The other day was
seen permanent screen to these necessary
evils. A frame was made to fit over the
pipes. well braced across the bottom about
an inch above the floor by stout slat,
The uprights of the frame were carried
fully eighteen inches above heradiator and.
a shelf fitted in which barely cleared 1t,
with another 10 inches further up, giving
two for use. The frame was then stained
with dark cherry stain, a brass rod was at
tached just beneath the second shelf and
red silk curtains shirred on. These fell to
the floor, and 10 the radiator was gone, in
its place showiDg:a pretty book shelf.
a caution given by the makeris that the
parts must not be glued together, but
nailed Then the heat:does not affect it.,
nor does the frame prevent the radiator
from giving Its full service of warmth to
the room. Do not put choice books on the
first shelf; in q snuggery magazines may
be piled neatly on it; in more pretentlous
room il is easy to select books or bric-a=
brac that will not be affected by heat. For
white and gold room or other delicately
decorated APARTMENT the frame. may be
painted in white enamel, with curtains OF
pale yellow or cameo pink. - =.
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nection since entering Parliament. Mr..
Broadhurst. one of the labor members,
toutS Tor the Scotsman. L. L. OConnor Is
a very busy journalist. Joseph Cowen OF
Newcastle studied correspondence coll
stantly and statesmanshp at intervals
when IN the House. Mr.. Jennings, editor
OF the New York Times in the Tweed days,
mas also figured prominently as correspond
ent
At least one artist has Identified himself
with Parliament and has made the Teputa-
ton OF number of representatives who are
quite recognizable by public who have
never seen them in the flesh. Harry Fur
Mss has. in Punch, made quite new char
aeter Of Mr.. Gladstone with his peaked
shirt collar, and IN genial way he has
sketched the oddities and mannerlsms
OF hundreds of others. a member is
disappointed if he is not some time
caught in an attitude by the IT.
repressible caricaturlSr = it adds to his
celebrity. There are others who sketch
heads in the gallery. Alexander Cumming
OF the Standard has in his possession some
thousands of sketches taken during four or
nve Parllaments, and very valuable MS
torieal gallery they form. He is faeie IN
throwing off page of humor for the Illus
trated journals. The snap camera has not
been heard of in Parliament. Tho police
would probably arrest any one with camera
as desperate dynamter.
Press work in Parliament becomes
monotonous after few years. To the aver
age man the remuneration is very moderate.
put journalists who have number OF en-
gagements enjoy good income and are in
proper training for the highest poSitlons.o of
the profession. 4 few who get called to
the bar rise TO distinction in the legal pro-,
lesion. The present Solicitor General, Sir
Edward Clarke, was in the gallery 20 years
ago. As the world is aware. Charles Dick
ems was parliamentary reporter. In one
sense the life is not monotonous. There.
Is long holiday - five months at
a Strickland those who have only SEES
sional engagements are free to roam where
they please. Many have thus travelled:
over Europe leisurely and picked up. an in
tmaey with foreign tongues. The linguist
may always hope to step into a position as
foreign correspondent. But with so much
leisure the aYocation field lis illimitable for
the StudouS, and the gallery man may be-
heard of as novelist, poet, biographer.
painter, barriSteT. playwright, inventor.
theatrica! manager, and in various other
careers where his wits find congenial em-
plOyment The dry-as-dust reports that
represent his work on The press do not by
any means exhaust the resources OF his
soaring nature. DECAY MACKARr.
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THE RUSSIAN FAMINE.
Peasants Forced to, Sell. Their Horse
Scenes of Suffering.

Peasants Forced to: Sell, Their Horses.
Scenes of Suffering.
Having heard much of the terrible slaugh-:
ter of horses that has been going ION for
months past-the peasants selling their.ani-
mails: for a: very few present .shillings,
although. this means: prospective run-I
wentto horse fair to-day, accompanied by
Count Lyeyitch Tolstoiand attended by a
Bashkir, one of tribe who. unlike the or
binary Russian peasant, eat norseflesh, says
the Patroffka correspondent of the London:
Chronicle. Ny Asiatie attendant informed
ME that during the last four months about
5000 horses have been sold in this parish
alone. They were naturally getting scarcer
and at to-day's fair only 100 were offered for
sale, Itwas sad sight to see the sorrow
full and heart-broken peasants disposing'
of their most cherished possessions for
a mere trlfle. Good horses, which in:
former. years we're sold for 20 or.
80 rubles, only now fetched about a.
sixth of that amount This means absolute
ruin to-: the peasants, sit removes their
only hope Of recovering their former po-.
sltion. On our way to the fair we were met
by the village priest, aud while the Count
was talking with him a peasant emerged
from neighb0ring cottage and begged us TO
come into his house. to see what we could do
for his relatives, five of whom had been
struck down by some unknown sickness.
We Immediately entered the wretched cot
tage. and found three men,. one woman and
a child, all lying on the top of the stove. in
n high fever with "hunger-typhus." which
is now spreading with terrible rapidly. 1t
was impossible to do anything for them, as
there are neither doctors. nurses. nor medi-
eines My host. however. has now resolved
to go to Samara aud beg for medical aid
before the whole village is completely pros
trgtp1 $50.
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Down, down, down tumbled the poor donkey. +

Down, down. down tumbled the poor donkey:
suddenly, without pain. was among. his
friends, and left, some say, half million.
What more could one ask?
- AS said before, / can't make 1t plain: to
the younger Caifornians. but we. the older
ones, will understand that to-day we are
going; tomorrow will all be gone. |
wanted first to get photograph Of Slicer,
and went TO his brother Charles, who will
probably inherit his fortune. Nothing. OF
the kind could be found. The man, the
world builder, the man who had made Br0d-
erick, aud unmade Terry, some say. had
never taken time 10 have even shadow OF
his strong and handsome face preserved;
nor could / find any man in Oakland who
could tell when he came to the country. SO
| went over to see a mutual friend at the
Occidental.
The clerk looked at me, then at my card,
then at me, and said, Lone Mountain
years ago."
The wheel of time rolls over US. crushing
us into the earth, my old comrades. 1t has
been the lonesomest task Of my life to fnd
some one who knew. warm-heartei Hugh
Siieer In the days of old. We are going,
gonel All day it has been like going back
to the little old country scho0house, to find
grass and strange wild flowers on the play
ground, the mother dead and all the chill
dren gone away.
IN despair L went UdCh ~ Odhlduu uuu
called at prominent place OF buslne ss,
where Hugh Slicer mad long been presid ent.
l met his partner, Mr. Bates
Tell me something about Mr.. Slicer,
please; when did he come to California;?
"Well, sir, | know almost nothing about
Mr.. Slicer: he was so quiet, you know; and
/ have no idea when he came to the State.
But Mr.. Smith up there may be able TO tell
you"
l soon found Mr.. Smith and told my mis-
sion.
SWELL / don't know when he came to
California" said theyouthful-looking Smith.
II mined with Hugh Sllcer on Scots Bar
some years back" And on this the man
sighed and slowly stroked his beard.
>"And when was that?'
...+'0h, some years back = in '51; guess
Hugh was '49er." And again the man
fell to pulling at his beard, and was buried
in memories as | left. l went TO another
place in town, eagerly asking the same
questions A small, gray remnant OF man
who sat doubled over a desk with his right
hand TO his ear and his head reached
forward; rose up and came toward me,
piping as he came something about Dear
old Hugh! Yes; mined on SCOTS Bar in
1850. But say, theresa man up in the hills
that knows all ABOUT Hugh; comes down
to Oakland sometimes; alters In hurry,
too; but you catch him and he'll tell you
all about Hugh Slcer."
r. Thanks, thanks. What's his Manner
"Why, Joaquin Miller
:: And now you begin to see: what mis-
cradle task this is, don't you? The world
is passing right away from us older ones,
and we are not even in hailing distance of
eone another, we are so few. 1t is like some
dreadful battlefield, with nearly all the old
veterans shot down. They tell it in London
of Grimaldi that he wentto DIR. Alternately
and said: Doctor, doctor, i am a stra niger
to you. but | come III my last extremity. |
am a doomed man. am dying of mel
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numerous subdivisions. A page or more of
one topic has one headline and no more.
The Chancellor Of the Exchequer's budget.
involving the disposal of 500, 600, 000 is
simply styled 1.-THE Budget" and the reader
Is graconsiy invited TO run his; eye over a
page OF solid type to find out what is pro-
posed. -: -.
Parliament rarely sits after midnight un-
der existing rales. but until few years
ago II was not unusual TO have sittingS ex-
tend to 2 or in the morning, and in ex-.
ceptional cases. OF conflict with the Irish
members there have been sittings of over
"a hours duration. The rule Of the London
corps is to leave one man to do the whole OF
the work toward the small hours OF the
morning. Heis called the .'yictim," and II
the business ls not very exciting he may
enjoy comfortable nap in his box, foT his
paper wants as little as possible after 1
o'clock. Papers like the Glasgow Herald
and Scotsman and the Manchester Guardian
make use OF their private telegraph wires
between London and their offices to trans
NIT the news, There have been instances
of 10 long columns OF report being thus
transmitted.
A number of editorial writer's frequent
the gallery and gather enough from the pro-
ceediDgs for that h0dge-podge Of comment
known as the parliamentary leader. They
DO their work on the spot and cudgel their
brains to fog the Government or herate the
Opposition. Like all good press men they
are on most amiable terms with one another
and perhaps half OF them are free lance in
convictions and could write on three sides
of any subject with iucdity and facility.
Some Of the editorials are now written by
members OF Parliament. Justin Mccarthy,
leader OF the anti Parnellite section of the
Irish members, wrote the parliamentary
leader for the Daily News when In the Gallery
and performs the same function now that
he is a member Other mem bers make most
useful scouts for news, and either write
correspondence or supply material to others
for that purpose. There are a few men,
bers who fluid Parliament at least a silver
mine in this respect James /. O'Keliy.
formerly special correspondent of the New
York Herald, has retained his press con-
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young life. The plaguey thing almost in-
variably comes out three or seven cents
ahead or behind-before the porter sweeps
up Then things are further complicated By
miscellaneous pennies, nickels or bobh-Of
course dropped by careless customers OF
Uncle Sam. Now and then bogus coin gets
among her change and depletes her smais
salary, and this is great deal more aggra-
waiting than the occasional inS0ence and
ldlocy that confrontS her at the littlo wiG-
dow.
II can't take that" she said the other
day, showing back quarter to a tall. eagle
nosed lady of serious mien.
what's the reason you can't take that
coin. .pray?" said the latter.
It's counterfeit, that's WHY"
Counterfeit! Nonsensei Ny husband
gave me that this very mornlngH'
This logic seemed almost irresistible. but
the young lady in the cage promptly met z
in kind. Il got caught on bad coin tbs
very morning." she said" But by this TINA
several persons had examined the auafter
and each had unhesitatngly pronounced it
good. 1t was one OF the new pieces and
was enough to scare even an expert il was
Upon this concurrent testimony the young
lady in the. cage received the piece apollo.
getlcally.
"It's.rather funny that the Government
doesn't know its own COIN" remarked tie
eagle-nosed lady, gathering up her skirts
with a swirl that took the polish OF four
pairs of shoes.
''The Government" was busy writing up
a'postal note for 40 cents, designed for tha
exchequer ola patent-pilI man in Eal&-
maZo0.
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t'St - ~ " "i On FOler. :. u ntlI. IL mas rlQ
itself of an administration that is vile from
top TO bottom j will remain an alien " Tie
entire municipal machine, l believe, from
Mayor Grant down, is absolutely corrupt
The Rev. Mr. Warren is an English
clergyman who was imported by the yestry-
men of Holy Trinity Church in the fall of:
1887. He achieved notoriety at the outset Of
his clerical laboTS here because a test case
in the courts WAS made on the plea that he
was imported as a contract laborer. The
lower courts decided that:the law had been
violated in Mr.. :Warren'S case and there
was n general Deliefthat he wOnld have to
give up the rectorship OF Holy Trinity, bat
the United States Supreme Court decided
that the law had not been violated in spirit,
If it had been in letter, and its decision re-
versed the DEGREES of the lower courts.
Since then Mr.. Warren has made himself
popular with his congregation; " hichis COM
posed largely of i English: residents or
descendants: of English stock. -. =: =: =