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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-16
FOLD IN THE DESERTS.
There II No Way OF Finding It's Exac
Location.

Location.
The most extraordinary method Of
seeking gold is described by Pliny, who
says that the ancient Bactrians used to
obtain 1t from the sandy deserts. These
wastes we've inhabited by a species OF
ants slightly bigger than foxes and
amazingly fierce. Like ordinary ants,
which they resembled in form, they
lived beneath hills, and the sand they
threw up in digging was mixed with
gold dust. To collect this sand expe.
ditions were sent into the deserts.
Choosing the hot time of day, when the
ants were in their holes, the gold hunt
ers filed their bags with the sand as
quickly as possible and fed, the ants
pursuing them so swiftly that it wa,
only by the use of various stratagem,
that they were able to escape. The In
dams of Arizona do actually at the pres
ent day make a practice of gathering
rubies from the hills of ants which
these industrious insects have fetched
up from their subterranean workings
II must be understood, says the Phila
delphia Press, that the maps issued by
the geological survey for the benefit o.
gold seekers show merely the area,
where the precious metal Is likely te
be found. They do not point out the
precise spots where an ore-bearine
ledge or n rich placer can be struck
Emphasis is laid upon this point, be.
cause n great many persons, having
learned that such maps would be pub
liyhed, have already written to ask for
them, saying that they would like 70
know just where to go and dig some
gold. A usual form of request states
that the undersigned is a poor man"
and that he would like to be informed
of the location of a few gold-bcaring
pockets" particularly such as arc like
ly TO yield nuggets of satisfactory sizes.
Occasionally a correspondent wishes to
ascertain IL there Is not some place on
his own farm where he is likely to dis.
cover gold.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-16
SLEPT FOR FIVE MONTHS.
The Burning OF y Tonsil Cures . Strange
Case of Letharsic Sleep.

The burning OF y Tonsu Cures . strange
Case of Letharsic sleep.
A curious case Of lethargic sleep
which lasted for five months has Just
come TO the attention Of the Hypnotic
and Psychological society in Paris,
which both they and the doctors are
unable to explain. A thirteen-year-old
girl Of an excellent provincial family Is
the subject Of this curious experience.
While at boarding school she was sud-
denly frightened and became Ill. She
was examined by the celebrated Prof.
Charcot and admitted to the insane
asylum Of DIR. Raffcgeau at vesinet.
At this time the girl uttered a series Of
hoarse banks. and her wide-open mouth
disclosed n highly swollen right tonsil.
Every five minutes she was seized with
n spasm, during which she rubbed her
left eyebrow SO hard with her left hand
that she nearly wore IL away. She was
completely unconscious, and had TO be
nourishcd artiicially by means of a
stomach tube. Three days after reach
ing Vesinet she fell into syncope, which
il was impossible e disturb by any
physical pain. Massage and hydro
pathic treatment produced a visible inn
provcment, but il was not until q few
days ago that the proper remedy was
discovered. DIR. Raffcgeau cauterizcd
the swollen tonsil with a redhot iron
and at the same time treated the mus
clcs under the jaw with massage. The
girl gave n little scream when the iron
was applied. Some hours later she was
induced TO repeat the vowels after the
physician. Next morning she suddenly
awokc, asking: Where am ~" She had
absolutely no recollection Of what had
occurred about her. She Is now more
lively than before her illness, talks in
cessantly and seems anxious 10 mako
up for the time she had lost by her
amusing herself as much as possible.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-16

An English paper tells n story Of n
well-known bishop who suffers from
impaired vision. lie recently held a
levcc. Al length a guest approached
and said: How do you do, my lord?
My mother wishes 20 be kindly remem.
bered 20 YOU" "Ah," said the bishop,
shat is very good of her. And how Is
the dear old souiP- Nothing like n COED
old motherl BE sure To- take care o
your good old mother. Good morning"
The bishop did not in the least know
who his visitor was and said TO his foot
man: who was that?" The servant
replied: The last gentleman who left
your lordship's reception Is the duke OF
Connaught' zone Of Queen v''torta's
soaaA
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-16
We Have

A larger stock than we like to pack away.
There is almost everything in it that is de-
sirable in the line of Clothing for men. ladies,
boys and girls. The sizes are complete, and
the goods are all new. We marked them
too low when we opened them to allow OF
cutting the prices much, even to clear them
of. We have had a fairly good Spring
trade, comparatively speaking, and do not
feel like abusing the weather too much,
though it has been disagreeable enough to
merit abuse.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-16
rIsa Of Reorganization to he Proposed.

RIsn Of Reorganization to BE Proposed.
NEW YORK, May l6.-A meeting was
held yesterday Of all parties interested to
consider the situation of the National Cor
dage company's affairs. A preliminary
statement furnished by the receivers
showed a very large increase of liabilities.
A committee was appointed in concurrence
with officers Of banks to arrange a plan Of
reorganization to DO submitted to the
o~tockAolders.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-16

DEpHAM. Mas, May l6-It Is under
stood that District Attorney Harris will
again try Mn. Anna M~akepeace in the
September session OF the superior criminal
court for the alleged killing Of her hus-
BOD a. Avon By shooting
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-16

May be sought now, with the assurance that
they will surely be found. The purchase OF
new clothing has been delayed, in conse-
quence of the extremely backward Spring,
and the clothing merchants find themselves
with too much Spring stock to carry over.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-16

NEW HAVEN, May 10. The case OF
Frederick Warehouser Of Yale university,
who was arrested on Sept. 8 last for par
ticipating In the row at the New Haven
Opera house, came up In the common
pleas court yesterday. W~arehouser did
not appear, and the bond of 500 was
called and forfeited.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-16
ALL Wool /ngrams,
Prices Csc. to 85c.
Art Squares.

Tn domestic art squares, whose popu-
larity is now so marked. are pattern
rugs, with woven borders and middle all
in one piece. They are made Of the same
materials and by the same process as the
bet Ingrains. and cost about as much
per square yard. The standard sizes
range from "a by 8 yards to A by 3 yards
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-16
Value Goods

And fair and square dealing will build up a
reputation that even the worst Spring that
ever was imagined cannot break in upon Sc
riously. We are ready to meet any of our
friends who have not already provided them
selves with Spring or Summer clothing in a
spirit of liberality that will operate to their
decided advantage.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-16

New York, May 16-Joseph Jefferson
yesterday submitted TO a severe surgical
operation. For week or more ne has had
. large abcess In bis throat, and IL grew
20 be 90 painful that he had TO submit to
the surgeons knife. Mr.. Jefferson was
resting fairly we'll last night.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-31
TO xrsssror IxxreBArIoM
Conrressu,er Report y Growing sentiu,ent
In Favor or Exe,uston.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-Legisation that will
severely regulate immigration will take place
before the regular session OF Congress sd-
journsL To this end q mum Der OF propositions
have already been brought forward. The Ia
crease OF the head tax from fifty cents to 81 Is
one. This tax f. paid by the steamships out or
the passage money. Another idea is to require
immigrants to be able to read and write In their
own language. which. as 1t Is argued. would
lead to the better education OF the foreigners
at home. whereby the masses from which Inn
migrants come would be improved. and neces-
earily those we get would be less open to cer-
tain objections now urged against them.
Inquiry OF Representatives In Congress
brings out the fact that strong and growing
home influence throughout the country for
more thorough immigration laws than ever. 10
operating. Public opinion Is systematically
exorted on Congress by organizations that
have risen up rs II by magic or In the night
Some Of these organizations operate with the
erees adm to-
eigners. and these frequently are among the
most active as promoters and managers These
main the same general object, that is to say
direct influence on Congress-.
dessaeS fsi 'f Il i S iavorSSIs idss
with many To- hold the owners o. vessels re-
,e%piSs to snd denssa
criminals. or otherwise undesirable persons"
aimed e. In the why shou
goods and contrsband immigrants2 Ar
present it 10 urged, shippers of immigrant9
have very little interest in what kind
they bring. SO long as they get the passage
money. Make the laws as searching as the
laws against smuggling or illicit goods aud
look to the. vessel for any violation or attempe
to violate them. and the cause OF the evils now
%oa ad
appear. That is the argument
One thing lie pretty certain Hereafter tho
immigrant laws are going to- be moro SEARCH
ing and effective than heretofore.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-31

Mr.vooRHEEs's substitute for the WILSON
bill repeating tho silver purchase clause OF
the Sherman act was passed In the Senate
last evening by vote Of - to 80. Twenty
three Republicans and 20 Democrats voted
for tho BILL and 10 Democrats. 10 Republl-
cams. and Popuists voted against 1t. AS
soon as the vote was announced the Senate
adjourned until noon to-day.
The bill now goes to the House for con-
currence In the Senate amendment. 1t is
understood that as soon as the action OF the
Senate is announced In the House. Mr.W1I-
son, the author Of the House bill. will move
to concur. in order to avoid sending
the bill to conference committee. The
only difference between tho Senate and
House bills Is the declaration In favor OF
bimetallism attached to the repeal clause
by the Senate Finance Committee.
The Indications are that tho House will
concur promptly and that the bill will be
sent to the White House for signature by
Wednesday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-31
The Argument Of DR.. Briggs.

The Rev. DR.. BRIGGS writes in the last
number OF the Forum magazine upon the
subject Of 1.-THE Alienation of Church and
People," AS usual. he lays down premises
very bravely. but becomes timid when he
approaches the Inevitable and irresistible
conclusions from them.
He says that the Church ought to be in
the van Of knowledge. for it Is endowed
with the Holy Spirit the guide into all the
truth. yet that she has not kept pace with
the progress Of knowledge" The in
ference ia. OF course. that the guidance
Of this heavenly inspiration is less trust
worthy than the guidance OF mere human
reason and investigations: that science has
accomplished more for truth without the
direction of the Holy Spirit than the Church
has accomplished with that supernatural
assistance. II that Is so. 1.-THE alienation OF
Church and people" is readily explainable.
II the Church has not kept pace with
the progress Of knowledge" reached by men
by natural means. is 1t wonderful that men
should refuse to believe that the Church sis
endowed with the Holy Spirit" and Is thus
systematically guided Into all the truth?
IL the unaided human reason can find out
more truth than the Church. how can men
be expected to reverence the Church as a
better and an inspired guide?
DR.. BRIGGS finds 1t " not strange that so
large a proportion OF scholarly men are out
of sympathy with the Church." He even
marvels THAT the denominations re-
tain SO large a proportion of schol-
ars In their communlons." consider
ing that the teachings OF the Church
forfeit the respect and confidence
OF all those who pursue the paths OF schol-
arly investigation" The teachings to
which he refers specifically are 1.-THE doc
trine OF creation and the theories Of mira
cles and prophecy" the crude philosophy
that underies the dogmas of the systems
OF theology which are regarded as
the standards OF orthodoxy" 1.-The
battle over the doctrine of original
sin. or the discussion of the freedom of the
will" "the unethical dogma OF immediate
sanctification. whether In this life or in any
other life;" the traditional denomiEa-
tlonal history. with 80 many spurious
claims that will not bear the strain of his
torical criticism" and their hostility to
the literary criticism OF the Scriptures"
That being the case. OF course 1.-The
Church has lost the confidence of the
people in Its authority as divine
institution" This confidence, however,
DIR. BRIGGS assumes. will ere long be
transferred 10 the Liberal theolugians."
who are constructing "a new theology"
which will advance to the front of human
learning and will become once more the
mother and queen OF all truth" ut Is
characteristic Of liberals" he adds. that they
believe In tho Holy Ghost" But il the
claim to the guidance OF the Holy Ghost
has not been justified by the old thcol-
ogy. how can 1t DO reasonable to sup
pose that mon will accept 1t when set up by
few rebels engaged in devisiug a new
theology When men throw overheard
the old theology. 1t is because they have no
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-31

longer faith In any such supernatura
| guidance. So far as "the Church ha,
lost the confidence OF tho people In III
authority ne a divine institution" tho lost
| has boon due to loss Of faith In the supernnt.
ural direction Of any institution or any In
/ divldual Into "all the truth" II they dc
not believe that the Church was inspired Of
COP In making the old theology. why should
they believe that the individual DIR. BRIGGS
lis endowed with the Holy Spirit to con.
str,ict new theology
DR.. BRIGGS himself makes tho degree OF
confidence In tho divine authority Of the
Church the measure Of the vitality OF a
religious communion. Such confidence. he
says, lis vanishing quantity in most
Protestant communities. but It Is all
the moro powerful In the Episcopal
churches through tho potent influence
OF the Anglo-Catholio movement: and also
In tho Roman Catholic Church." The
last. he proceeds. "are certain TO gain in
the number Of their adherents." because OF
this faith. while those denominations which
have lost their faith in the Church as
divine institution. will certainly lose
the confidence OF those who now adhere
to them" This seems to be reasonable !;
but why have these faithess denominations
lost their faith Is it not because. undor
the instruction Of DR.. BRIGGS, they have
lost faith in the authority of the
Bible. from which alone tho Protes-
tant churches claim authority2 II the
fountain Is rejected as corrupt Of course
the stream must be abandoned as impure.
Without belief In the inspiration OF the
Bible. Professionalism becomes pure intide-
ity; it has no supernatural foundation
to rest upon. When Professionals begin
to follow DR.. BRIGGS in criticising
the Bible as book OF falsehood
and false prctence. they are on the
straight road to agnosticism. unless they
turn square around and 20 back to belief in
the original and supreme authority OF the
Church as divine institution endowed
with the Holy Ghost" and therefore. al
ways and forever guided into "all the truth"
by continuous and absolute inspiration.
That Is all we can make out OF the argu-
ment OF DR.. BRIGGS. Consistently with it
he ought to be either an agnostic or
a Roman Catholic. II the claim OF
the Church that cit is endowed with
the Holy Spirit. the guido into all
the truth" is true. the authority OF
the Church as to religious truth must be
accepted as final and absolute. II It is not
true and II the Bible Is not true. men must
trust to their natural reason alone in their
search for "all the TRUTH" because super.
natural guidance there Is none.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-31
The Guiteau Tyne,

The Brooklyn Eagle and the Philadelphia
record are among the numerous newspa-
pers which set down the murder OF CARTER
HARRISON to the account OF the "spoils sys-
tenn" Our Philadelphia contemporary finds
1t startling "to think that the loss OF a
petty position on the police force could lead
to the commission Of SO heinous crime"
The Brooklyn Eagle remarks that the
"spoils system has the fact of PRENpER-
CASTS insanity. the fact OF his deed, and the
assassination Of CARTER HARRISON to add
TO It's account OF shame and blood"
What nonsensel What crude. hasty, un-
philosophical generalizing upon the deplo-
rable occurrence at Chicago! As the per-
sonal characteristics and psychological
deformities OF PRENDERdAsT become more
familiar to people. 1t will undoubtedly be
found that he Is a monstrosity OF the
GurTEAU type, a crank whose insane
sense OF his own Importance and latent
murderous impulses made him dangerous
az all times to all men with whom he came
In contact. but who. in the nature of things,
could be known as murderously dangerous
only after the crime was committed.
The final provocation In such a case Is a
matter OF accident and environment. The
result would have been precisely the same
IL MIR. HARRISON, instead OF being Mayor
OF Chicago and the dispenser OF municipal
onices. had been manager Of the stock
yards and had discharged PRENDERaAsr.
or refused him employment in that estab-
hshment. In that case. 1t would be quite
as reasonable to charge the murder to the
sanguinary impulses generated by famil-
iarity with the slaughter house, as to at
Tribute 1t. as the Eagle does. to what that
Journal calls the spoils system.
II is now reported from Washington that
the assassin OF Mayor HARRISON has been
very much exercised about the silver uues-
non. and has written letters to at least one
senator indicating that he harbored septi-
ments OF crazy hostility toward President
CLEVELAND. If that Is so. and il circum-
stances had put PRENpERaAsT in Washing
ton instead ofin Chicago at the time when
the progressive development of his insanity
reached the murder point his chosen vic
tim would probably have been the Presi.
dent OF the United States. Would the
Brooklyn Eagle then have charged the bor-
rible crime and the national calamity Ia
recommendation account OF shame ard
Ilood"?
inc murderoHs crank is not q product Of
politics, or OF ANY particular political
'aelh"d. To affirm that such Is the fact Ia
Lonsenso and cant; and to persist In tho
affirmation Is to obscure the origin Of n
constant danger to individuals and TO the
community. and to middle the public mipd
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-31
Two Things Before Thanksgiving.

A recess of Congress before the first Mon
day Of December, the time when the regu-
iar session begins. will be proper and salts
factory. There are sanitary reasons for
such an adjournment. Nobody will grudge
tho Senators and Representatives breath
Ing spell preliminary to the arduous work
before them. namely. the repeal of the Mo-
KfNLEY bill and tho enactment OF a consti-
tutional tariff for revenue only. That task
is likely to detain the Fifty-third Congress-
far into the summer months Of next year.
But 1t is not quite enough for Congress to
have disposed Of the silver question, for the
present at least. at the extra session called
by Mr.. CLEVELAND. To clear the way for
the tariff Legislation OF the winter and spring,
s two matters OF first-class Importance should
now be disposed Of of1hand.
The Senate should pass the Federal cleo
tion repeal bill. already passed by the
House. during this extra session.
The Congress should be put in possession
Of the Administration policy respecting
Hawaii.
Both measures are plainly marked Us ur-
gent. The repeal Of the DAVENPORT laws.
as we have said, belongs specially to the
extra session. It was begun during the
extra session. and 1t should be completed
before the end Of the extra session. The
Hawaiian question is equally urgent. but
for another reason. The delay in answer
Ing Hawaii's application has already ex-
tended over period too long for good man.
seiers or good policy. The Hawaiian Pro-
Nislonal Government. which camo to US In
good faith. Offering treasure and an op-
portunity the like OF which were never be-
fore laid as free gift before nation. has
been kept cooling its heels for many months.
while subject Of domestic Importance was
In process OF discussion and settlement
The plain requirement OF good faith on our
part. and Of common decency in the treat
ment OF q power technically our equal and
peer. is that Congress should not adjourn
until some public answer has been made to
the propositions Of Hawaii.
With the silver purchase law unconditon-
ally repealed: with the Federal interference
laws likewise Internationally repealed and
that shameful chapter of our political his
tory closed forever: and with a satsfac-
tory policy regarding Hawaii definitely an
nounoed and publicly understood, Congress
can adjourn and the Thanksgiving Day OF
1888 will not be meaningless occasion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-31

We had but begun to consider whether
Congress ought to enact law that the tune Of
Hail. Columbia" shall be the American Of
fetal tune. when we got the letter from patri-
otto correspondent at Lansingburgh which We
printed yesterday. This correspondent has
not any doubt upon the subject. He wants
Congress to act upon the case at once. He is
enthusiastically in favor Of the projected law.
He holds that it is farccal for us to sing tune
OF English royalty in our patriotic celebra-
lions when we have Q native American tune
like Hail. Columbia" Let u.s." he cries
from Lansingbureh. have the Intervention OF
Congress ct once!"
For our part. We prefer to say. let us think
a while. IL Congress IL to legislate on the
question. 1t ought to do SO carefully. after
serious thought. We make tho suggestion
here that perhaps both poets and musicians
should be consulted by that committee of
Congress to whom the subject may be re-
ferred. We believe. for example. that the
words to which the Columb an air is set m light
be improved by an American poet OF genius !:
they are most certainly open to criticism !;
every stanZa might be bettered. As to tho
music. let artists like JEROME HOPKINS, II not
like THEODORE THOMAS. be consulted, We
have lost the opportunity Of ever obtaining
the opinion Of that popular musician, PATRICK
SARsFIELD GILMORE.
Our Lansingburgh friend ia desirous that
Congressman CUMMINGS OF this city shall pre.
pare and introduce the bill in favor of Hall,
Columbia" 1t 10 striking suggestion, Mr..
CUMMINGS Is Chairman OF the House Naval
Committee q full-size American, a veteran
on the right side OF the late war. Democrat.
fair Judge Of poetry, and an admirer of our
native music that Of New York az well as that
OF Virginia. We regret that we cannot speak
in the same way OF all the other Nom bers of
the Naval Committee. What would be the
chance OF tho adoption OF Mr. CUMM1NGs's Co.
lum bian bill by the House and the Senate?
Would it be likely to receive tho approval OF
President CLEvELAND2 There might be a de-
bate over 1t as long and as bitter that over the
silver bill. ending. possibly. In its defeat. or
followed by a Presidential veto Anyhow. We
should like to read the speeches. especially
those OF LAFE PENCe. JERRY SIMPSON, Tom
JOHNSON. and HENRY W. BLAIR in the House.
and those OF PETER. QUAY. SHouP. Do1pH, and
KYLE In the Senate.
We must submit the whole case to Con-
gresham CUMMINGS. who had long training
in the poetry and the music of THE SUN. az
well as In Its patriotism and Anne RIGA nism. II
he shall favor Legislation in the interest OF
" Hail. Columbia" we feel certain that he can
put 1t through, and then convince Mr.. CLEyE
LAND that It is In perfect accordance with HIS
own policy.