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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-05
PAWTUXET.

The Bursting Of Cannon Seriously
Injuries Two Young Men,
The Fourth" here was ushered In with
due ceremony. From sunset Monday
until dawn the blowing of horns, firing OF
powder crackers etc. heralded the ap-
pro ich Of the long anticipated
Fourth. A party OF young men and
boys with a cannon in tow added
their mite to the general excite.
ment aud sleep was impossible. just
at sunrise bad accident took place at
the Pawtuxet bridge when, having loaded
the cannon with heavy charge, to the con-
sternation Of all the gun exploded doing
con siderable damage to window panes
etc, and injuring Tom Rogers, a young
man. in the arm and young boy OF ten
or twelve, Arthur Cam By name, in the
hin. Both we're attended to promptly aud
young Cam carried TO his house, where
medical ass sstance was summoned.
During tn. day several clam bakes an
family reuniohs were given and In tn q
evening the finest display Of fireworks
ever seen here was given by the residents.
Those upon the Neck being the finest.
When the Connecticut went down she
was saluted OH all sides and responded
by whistle and her search light.
AT the annual election OF Off ,ers at
the Baptist Sunday school, the foil.'win x
persons were elected for tbs ensuin /,
year. viz: Superintendent. Benjamin $.
Lee; assistant superin tendnet, +. w.
Angell secretary, A. {. Burnham;
tr asu,er. " iliam NJ Lee; librarians.
Herbert G. Lee and George Is. Arnold;
organist, Miss. Clara JohnstoJ; chair
man OF music committee, Miss. Bes ,e
Williams.
Mr.. Birkley Gardiner OF New York Is
uest In
One OF tie electrics tollided with a
carriage on Broad street yesterday, de-
molishinx the team and badly injuring
the occupant.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-05
QUIET AT COURT HOUSE

Joseph ~. Miller. n gro, Arratgued on
Charge of Criminal Assault.
With the exception of one case matters
were very quiet about the court house
to-day Nearly all Of the criminal cases
are disposed of and the divorce docket has
reached the latter end of It's season,
run. A large number OF civil cases yet
remain to he disposed OF in the cour. of
ctm non pleas and few hearings on
m, lions in the court In chambers.
joseph II. Miller, copper-colored
earo was tried before Justices Wilbur
aud Ro1ers on a char 20 of rap commit
ted upon Levina Cornis !, a Z year-oli
child living Scho u street, Pawtucket
The crime Is alleged TO have taken plac e
o March IL, 1898. The defendant deni es
the churue.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-05
THE WORK OF NIHlLISTS.
ATTEMPT TO WRECK THE TRAIN
OF THE CzAROWITZ.

Said That the Rails Were Removed Near
Warsaw and That the Engine Of ths
Train Left the Track.
BERLIN, July 5.--No particulars can be
learned Of the reported attempt to wreck
the train In which the Czarowitz travelled
from St Petersburg while on his way to
London to attend the wedding Of the Duke
Of York.
1t is stated that at Dunaburg, between
st. Petersburg and Warsaw, the rails were
removed and the engine Of the special train
left the track.
The carriage In which tho Prince was
travelling did not go off the track.
The attempt is believed to have been the
work of Nihilists.
The officials here deny all knowledge
OF the attempt.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-05
Mchsmics Savings Bank.

The annual meeting OF the corporation
OF the Mechanics Savings bank was held
at IL m. today. The trustees of last
year were unanimously reelected and at
a subsequent meeting Of the trustees the
committees aud officers of last year were
also re-elected.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-05
Want No Mining Restrictions.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 5.-A meeting of
the California Mining association has been
called for Wednesday for the purpose of
memorializing congress to remove the re-
strictions on hydraulic mining.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-05
Did a Mile In e;ob IA.

KIRKwooD, Del, July 5.-!The trotter
Ayres p, with running mate Telephone,
were driven mile on the kite track here
in 2:0534. They were driven by John Ham
lin of parkeville l., l.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-05
Electric TOAD Opened to the Public.

RoCKLAND, Me-, July 5.-The Thomas
ton extension Of the Rockland, Thomaston
and Camden Electric Street railway has
been opened to the public. The new branch
is laid up Park street and over the new
Thomaston road to Mill River bridge,
where work is temporarily suspended.
The track is remarkably straight its en-
tire length Of three miles, with natural
grade. The suspension mt Mill river,
which is just at the entrance Of Thomas
ton, Is owing TO some hitch regarding the
weight of rails and the like.
Crushed tn Death by . Railroad Train.
BosToN, July 5.-A fatal accident oc-
Cured at the noon hour yesterday at the
Boston and Maine railroad station. At
that time an unknown man, supposed,
however, to be J. Quinn. was caught
between the platform Of tie new station
and train Of cars and was so badly
crushed that he died soon after. The man
was about 50 years Of age. bad dark heir
tinged with gray, and was dressed In a
dark mixed suit Of clothes and long legged
boots
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-05
I,ed. of All Kinds

In stock or made 10 order at thi very lowest
ur,ce., hest OF material used. Cali and see our
spring beda WILLIAM SWEENEY A Co..
l22 North Main street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-05

ALMANAC soH W EDSEsDAy. july g.
sun kIsEs........ u Moon RrsEs. II OF Px
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WASHINGTON. July 5.-Forecast for Ne,I
England, fair; southwest winds; probably
local rains In northern portion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-05
The Weather.

Weather for this
evening-Fair. For
{ o IN orro w Fair,
warmer. Tempera-
turc from Q a. m. ;;
July 4 to 0 a. m.
July 5. highest so.
Low est 6I.5; mean 7l5
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-05
JULY 4th y! .

1st. TO AVOID FIRES make general
inspection. overhauling and cleaning OF
your premises, especially where rubbish
is liable TO accumulate.
I'd. Replace broken glass in windows,
and sky-lights.
3rd. Close all windows, fre-shutters
and doors at night.
4th. Remove all accumulations OF rub
bish from under open raiiDgs; sidewalk
elevators; outside chutes or stairways.
and vicinity of buildings. Ut would 'bs
we'll to keep these places clean at all
times.)
5th. Have all fire pals filed anu all
other fire appliances in complete working
order.
III. Caution watchmen to be extra
vigilant, and where none ara employo
detail some trusty employee to act in
that capacity from the preseat time until
after the Fourth.
ARKWEATHER & SHEPLEY,
Fire, Marine and Casualty Insurance,
~ CUSTOM HOUSE STREET,
PROVIDENCE.
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Ste a m er Wave

Fer charter 20 private parties To any resort on the
nay. FIR terms and Information apply 10 ID D.
SEYMOUR. ais Westminster street. Tele. hone
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-11-25
TIE Hawaiian Matter.

Special Commissioner Blounts report on
the Hawaiian matter was given to the pub
lie this week. 1t is voluminous, but the
main points of it were given in Secretary
Greshams report to the President, a synop-
sis Of which was published in the ADvo-
CATE last week Minister Thurston, rep
resenting the Provisional Government of
Hawaii at Washington, issued a letter to
the public this week, taking issue with the
report of Mr.. Blount, The report of Mr..
Blount is to be taken as giving more ac-
curate and correct account of the situation
and the events preceding the dethronement
of the Queen than is the letter of MIR.
Thurston. Mr.. Blount was entirely disin-
terested, and was intent only upon ascer-
tanning the facts Mr.. Thurston was one
of the conspirators that overthrow the gov
eminent and is reaping honor and emolu-
ment from the Provisional government.
He is an extreme partisan in the matter,
and is interested in maintaining the Pro
visional government and his own official
position.
No news has been received from Hawaii
this week, and it is not known whether the
Queen reigns again or the Provisional gov
eminent is still supreme
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-11-25
Literary Notes.

Worthingion's Magazine for December comes &c
hand filled as usual from cover TO cover with good
things. The leading article is written by Hon. s. G
W. Benjamin, upon the Life Saving Service Of the
United States than which no other institution OF
the Nineteenth Century more emphatcally display.
the humane and philanthropic spirit of modern
civilization. The Life Saving Service began its
work in 1887, but it was not until 1878 that Con
gress was induced to make appropriation tina
placed the service upon an efficient basis, and pro
vided something like adequate equipment for over
coming the horrors and losses of shipwrecking
The story of peril and disaster of heroic effort and
success is wildly told by Mr.. Benjamin. Many o.
the illustrations which accompany it are from in
Simultaneous photographs taken of the crews in
active service in the summer of the present year.
Mary A. Liveymore begins new serial story
entitled lone of the Forty-niners." 1t promises tC
be of marvellous interest 1t is tale of those excit
ing days when. gold having just been discovered in
California, men left their farms and shops
abandoned their homes and families, ignored theiI
obligations and regardless of everything but the
impeling greed for gold, poured living tide into
the new land of ophir The story has solid basis Of
fact
John H. whitson contributes an interesting article
entitled "A Day with the Pueblos at Nambe,
which is fully and beautifully illustrated. Mr.
Whitson gives delightful glimpses of Indian rural
life and describes the manners and customs of the
natives of New Mexico; the strange religious cere
monies the exciting races and dances. all being
yividIy described. The striking illustrations are
from photographs taken for this article.
The short stories and essays of the December
number are remarkably good new department
has been added to those that have been so eater
tanning throughout the year and which constitute
unique and certainly a very valuable feature o
this popular Magazine. The new department is q
notable one, conducted by the brilliant essayis
Walter Blackburn Harte and is entitled "In
Library Corner"
In Knots to Unite" in the current number, is tc
be found most intricate and perplexing puzzle o.
the variety known US Maze. For the solution o.
this the publishers offer prizes amounting 10
$4,000.
Taken altogether. the December Number Of
'.worthington's'' is superb holiday number, very
choice in quality. of absorbing interest and giving
abundant promise OF a successful future.
As the season draws near when the large army Of
Magazine readers win decide the question "what
Magazine shall we take another year," il is well
for them to keep an eye on "Worthington's" and,
whatever else may be TAKEN add it to the list. For
this month the publishers offer to send a specimen
copy of recent number for four cents in postage
stamps. $3.50 per year: 25 cents single number.
For sale by all newsdealers. A. d. Worthington Il
Co., Hartford, Conn.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-11-25
State Road Law.

The maryland Road League has for
mulated state road law, a synopsis of
which is published in this issue. 1t is
about as sensible measure as could be
expected from such source. 1t provides
for a state engineering force, not to cost
exceeding $4,000, and county boards, to
consist of three persons, to manage the
roads, ,oho are to seyre without pay. This
is a sample of the practicability of the pro-
posed law. The trainers should have
continued their line of economy for the
rural districts and provided that the rustics
should furnish the stone for road improve
ment and the necessary labor 'oaho,a pay.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-11-25
Must Be More Prompt.

''We would respectfully represent that we
deem it necessary for the dispatch of business
that your honors be more prompt in atten-
dance upon the day and hour specified for
calling court.
That is what the grand jury of Worces-
ter county, Nd, said in their report to the
court. Worcester is in the first judicial
circuit, where there was such protracted
struggle for places on the bench. The
grand jury evidently thought that if the
judges were so anxious to get on the bench
they should earn their salaries by work.
The grand jury knew. too, that dilatoriness
10 attendance was wasting the peoples
money, and another reason for the rebuke
TO the bench might lie in the fact that
Worcester got left on the judgeship.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-11-25
Disasters in the Orient.

SAN FRANcIsco, CAL. Nov. 19.-The
steamship Beige arrived this morning, bring
ing Hong Kong advices to October 18th and
Yokohama advices to November 4th. En-
voyage from Hong Kong to Canton Captain
Crowie, of the steamer Ching Ping, disap-
peared most mysteriously during the night
watch. 1t was at first supposed he had met
with foul play from the Chinese aboard. Sub
sequently the body was found at Towan, near
Tiger Island. There were no marks of vio
lence, and it is now believed that he fell
overheard accidentally. On the morning of
the 18th the Shanghai cotton cloth mills were
totally destroyed by fire. The loss is esti-
mated at 81 200, 600. Four thousand people
were thrown out of employment. Two thous-
and women and girls were at work in the
building when the fire was discovered, but
all escaped without injury. There were 20
900 spindles in the main buildings.
The following details of the storm and food
Of October IA have been received:
Saga-Houses destroyed, 1880; other build
iRgs destroyed. over 5000; killed or drowned,
SO; missing, l28.
Oita-Houses destroyed, AGO; other build
ings, $3.50; killed or drowned, ll5; missing,
Ga
Oakayama-3207 houses washed away, 6S42
houses practically destroyed, AZ ,429 buildings
partially wrecked, GA deaths from drowning,
444 wounded. Great distress still prevails.
An extensive fire in Sicawei village de-
stroyed 1870 houses belonging to the French
Mission The fire destroyed the establish
ment of Deakin Bros. 4 Co.. curio dealers.
Loss not known; insurance, $4,000.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-11-25
A New Process in Tanning.

The New York correspondent of the Phil
adelphia Ledger says A well known patent
lawyer of New York tells your correspondent
an interesting story Of Philadelphia inventor
whose invention, he thinks, is destined to
revoutionize the tanning ofupper leather and
do away with the use of bark in its produc-
ton. The invention was patented about two
years ago, and the inventor, German, I'M
dertook to convince some of the leading tan
ners that it was to their interest to it. He
was laughed at or ignored, the tanners gen.
orally holding to the old opinion that to tan
it was necessary to h I'VE bark. 1t was absurd,
they thought, to talk of tanning better in six
hours without bark than the work could be
done in many times six hours with it, and
they passed the invention by as IL harmless
deluson of the quiet Pniiadephian. One
firm, however, as an experiment, looked up
the patent, and tried the new method without
consulting the patentee. The trial, it is said,
was great success, the leather being pro
duced more chea2ly than by the old method,
and of a quality so superior that wherever 1t
was introduced it drove out the old style
leather. as the electric light has driven out
gas Competitors of the experimenting firm
saw their trade gong. and they could not um
derstand how the better leather that was
making inroads upon their business was pro
duced. But the German inventor understood,
and saw his opportunity. He went to one of
the injured firms, and explained that it was
his patent process that made the new leather,
and after some negotiations he sold the patent
for $40, 600 or S25, 900, with contingent pro-
vision that, in case the patent proved sue
cess, he should have about as much more.
He promptly invested his money in good
farm, with which he is said to be perfectly
content, and while he is enjoying himself on
this the purchasers of the patent are endeav
oring to establish under it their sole right to
make the improved leather. If they do this,
and if the leather has the qualities claimed
for it, the patent can hardly fail to make the
Philadelphia inventor famous, and to prove a
gold mine to its owners by giving them
pra ctical monopoly Of the production Of the
finer grades of leather.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-11-25
A Reported Pension Fraud.

WASHINGTON, November 1S.-A gross pen.
sion fraud is reported to have been discovered
by the government special agents at Buffalo.
The details of the frauds are, for the present.
withheld for prudential reasons. 1t is learned,
however. from official sourses, that certain
pension attorney at Buffalo, N. Y, is charged
with having, for some time, carried on q
fraudulent scheme by which the government
has already been swindled out Of large sums
Of money. This attorney, it is said. was at
one time special examiner in the Pension
Bureau, but was dismissed for dishonest prac
tees. The attorney is charged to have had a
notary public as an accessory, who permitted
the free use of his seal in his absence, and
without the formaity of administering the
oath required by law.
It is alleged that persons having no shadow
Of right to pensions have been successfully
solicited to make application, and in this way
fully $50, 900, it is estimated, have already
been wrongfully paid them. In many in
stances, it is said, the applications for pen
sions, as well as the testimony in their sup
port, were wholly fraudulent, and a large
number of arrests for perjury in connection
with them are quite sure to follow. 1t is
stated at the Pension Office that the impli
Gated attorney has about four thousand claims
in the Office, large proportion of which are.
at least, tainted with fraud.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-11-25
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

The Womens and Young Peoples Mis-
sionary Societies, of Messiah Church, near
Porter's, will give an entertainment on the
evening Of November Both. An inviting pro-
gram is being prepared. All are welcome.
Admission free. A collection will be taken
up as Thanksgiving offering for the cause
of missions.
Centenary NJ. E. Church. School
at 9.l5 a. m. Preaching at 1890 a. m. and
7.30 p. m. Epworth League Service at Gas
p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7.30 p.
m. j. l.. Walsh, Pastor.
Methodist Protestant Church. = Sunday
School at 9. a. M. Preaching at 10. 80 a. m.
and 7.SO p. m. Y. P. S. c. E. at p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at 100 p. m.
A. d. Melvin, Pastor.
St. Paus Reformed Church.-Sunday
School at Q. 10 a. m. Divine service at 1913
a. M. and 100 Up. m.
Calvin S. Slagle, Pastor.
Rev. G. W. Seilhamer will preach in Union.
town Sabbath morning Immediately after
the sermon the ordinance of Christian Bap-
tism will be administered. Revival services
in the evening. Preaching in Frizellburg at
$50 p. m. Rev. S. B. Craft, of West Vir-
ginia, will preach in the Carrolton Bethel at
10 o. clock, a. M, at Warfeldsburg at 2. 80 p.
m. and in Winfield at 7.15 p IN.
Ascension Church-Sunday next before
Advent, November 2Gth. Holy Communion
at 100. Morning Service and Sermon at
1890. Evensong and Instruction at A. Night
Service and Sermon, in the chapel, at 7.30.
Daily-Holy communion at 100. Morning
prayer at g. Evensong at 5.
Jesse Higgins, Rector.
Salem Charge Lutheran Church.-St. Ben
iamins Church-The Young Peoples Mis-
sonary Society will meet at p. m. Prepar.
atory service on Saturday, December 2, at =
p. m. Communion service Sunday, Decem.
Der 3, at 10 a. m. Sunday School at a. m.
St. Johns Church-Sunday School at 8 a. m.
Communion service at 10 a. m. Preparatory
service and Confirmation on Saturday at 2 p.
m. 5. A. Diehl, Pastor.
Grace Lutheran Church. Preaching at TO-
80 a. m. and 7.15 p. m. Morning Subject,
"a Message of Judgment Evening, "a
Message from HE'LL
P. II. Miller, Pastor.
Carroll Charge Reformed Church.-St.
Benjamin's Church-Sunday School at a. m.
Divine service at 10 a. m. st. Matthew's
Church-Sunday School at p. m. Divine
service at p. m.
H. ]. Aacalister, Pastor.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-11-25

The Sentinel has devoted considerable
space to the action of Democratic chal-
lenger at the polling place at New Windsor.
The challenger was there under the au-
thority of the law and only acted as Re-
publican challengers acted last year and
this. The cause of the Sentineps indigna-
tion is Mr.. Crabb's failure to get the sixty
Democratic votes there he and his friends
expected, and he was defeated by Mr.. Ar
mold by an overwhelming majority, when
the whole Republican party-or at least,
the ruling faction-expected a close vote,
and some even believed Mr.. Crabbs would
be elected There is no place in the world
where elections are freer and fairer than
in Carroll county, and everybody in the
county knows it. The Sentinel knows it,
and its talk about the Democratic chal-
lenger at New Windsor is only intended to
smooth off, as far as it can, the rOlgh edges
of the severe defeat the party received.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-11-25
Peculiarities of Baltimore Journal.
ism.

There is one feature of Baltimore daily
Journalism that has often attracted our
notice and excited our surprise. That is
the great space devoted in the editorial
department to local affairs, and often to
trivial affairs. City readers may enjoy
that kind of pabulum, but those beyond
the city do not. Affairs Of state, or the
discussion of great principles, are generally
looked for in the editorial department, but
if it is taken up by the pueriities of local
affairs, which should be consigned to the
local or reportorial department, disappoint-
ment is felt, and the paper lacks to the
outside reader that interest which he ex-
pected to find As far as our observation
extends Baltimore papers are more re-
markable for this distinguishing peculiarly
than those of any other Of our large cities.
The cause of it is not readily OWNED.