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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27
1T WAS ODD FELLOWS OAR.


Ovsrrun the Fair.
WORLDS FAM GROUNDS, CHICAGO, Sep.
27.-Thirty thousand Odd Fellows from
the United States and Canada kept the
turnstilss revolving all day, and one-third
of the number, it is estimated, were in
uniform.
The feminine adjunct Of the order, known
a. the Daughters of Rebekah, celebrated in
dependently The most important to the
Odd Fellows was the convening Of the Sow
ereign Grand Lodge in the National Com
mission Hall late In the afternoon. After
the meeting the public was entertained by
500 picked members of the Patriarche'
Militia who gave an exhibition OF troopine
the colors and fancy drill for which the
uniformed rank Of the Odd Fellows u
famous.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27
Fright NAV KIN Robbers, Victims

BUTLER, Pa, Sept ZL-Five masked
men battered down the door to dollhouse
No. Q on the Butler plank road. They
bound Mr. and Mrs. Dlesla, the keepers,
who are 20 years Of age, and took 500 In
cash and other valuables. The aged couple
are almost dead from fright and exhaus-
ton and may not recover.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27
would-Be wreckers rolled.

GREENcAsTLE, Ind, Sept. H-An inef-
fectual attempt was made to wreck the
Cincinnati express on the Vandalia line.
near Skuntin. A rail had been removed
and placed so as to throw the entire train
down 10foot embankment. All the cars
except the sleeper left the track. No one
was seriously hurt but many were Sc
verely shaken up.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27
Rising In His Profession.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sep. 27.-Ralph
Hilton, under arrest here on suspicion of
being connected with the Kendallville
train robbery, has been identified as Ralph
Tefft, sneak thief. He is member OF
the l.. A. w. Has served term in Col
umbus, o., prison.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27
Silyar Purchases.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 27.-The Treasury
Department yesterday purchased 1853, 600
ounces Of silver at its counter offer of
so. 7425 per ounce. The purchase thus far
this month aggregate /, 500 900 ounces.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27
Talk OF the Old YIciiantes.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sep. 27.-Feeling over
the dynamite outrage on the water front
Is intense. Prominent merchants want n
patrol which will always be on hand, and
talk of reorganizing the old vigilante COM
miEtka
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27

WASHINGTON, Sep. 81 The House Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs to-day further
considered Chairman Geary's substitute for
the Everett bill to amend aud modify the
Geary Chinese registration and exclusion
act of May B, 1892. Owing to the absence
Of Mr.. Geary, however, no action was
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27
New Featber In His Can.

LONDON, Sept. T-Right Hon. Lord
Justice Sir Charles Synge Christopher
Bowen, of her majesty's court of appeals,
has been created peer Of the realm, un-
der the title OF Baron Colwood
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27

MARsHFIELD, Wis, Sept. 27.-A way
freight was badly wrecked six miles west
of here. A broken coupling caused the
wreck. Alfred Cook sustained a concus-
sion of the brain aud may die.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27

DETROIT, Sept. 27.-Richard w. Barron.
a vessel broker Of this city, is dead. He is
supposed to have committed suicide, as he
had been very respondent of late over
I'm ueiuasa frouh1es
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27
Nail Mills start Up.

ANDERSON, Ind, Sep. 27.-The Ameri-
can Wire Nail mill resumed operations
yesterday with 600 men, on n non union
basis
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27
CALLS ron THEIR REsIoNArIoNs.

Secretary Carlisle Requests Two Internal
Revenue Coiiectsrs to step Down.
WASHINGTON, Sep. 27.-Secretary Car.
Isle has called for the designations Of
Ernst Nathan, collector Of internal revenue
for the First district Of New York, and
Charles +. Wenneker, collector Of internal
revenue for the First district Of Missouri.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27
Dragging Along.

NEW HAVEN, Sept T.-The trial of
Drs. Lee and Whitten for the murder Of
Maggie Schloss by criminal abortion was
resumed yesterday. Whitten was on the
stand all day. His testimony brought out
nothing new
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27
Banker Won Five Races.

PIrTsBURG, Sept "a. At the Century
Cycle club races at Homewood park
George A. Banker won five races and Zim-
norman won two. one of them being the
fve-mile international. The track was
slow
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27
Cruiser New York May Go.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 27-The navy de-
partment is considering the advisablity Of
sending the United States cruiser New
York to Brazil for duty during the rsvo.
luton.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27
Two Deaths on a Cro.sInr.

OLEAN, N. Y, Sept. 27.-while Under
taker Wood and James Goodell were driv-
ing hearse across the Erie railroad tracks
at North Olean, they were struck by q
passenger train and both were killed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27
ANOTHER COLLISION.
several Hundred Passengers Shaken Up
But No One injured.

KALAMAZOO, Mich, Sep. 27.-The At
lantic & Pacific express on the Michigan
Central, eastbound, consisting Of sixteen
coaches, was run into by the Detroit and
Chicago express, also eastbound, near here
this morning. "Mogul" engine No. $50
and the end Of the sleeper Eclipse were
wrecked.
Several hundred passengers were badly
shaken up, but no one was seriously in
jured.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27

DErEor, Mich, Sep. 27.-A special to
the News from Ionia, Mich, says: The
village OF Coral was completely wiped out
by Gre last night.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27
Probably Fatally Shot by Tramps.

CREsTLINE, o., Sept. 27.-Marshal Hart
man was attempting to arrest two tramps,
when one of them fired two shots, both of
which took effect in the officers body.
Hartman will probably die.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27
And still Another.

WASHINGTON. Sept. %. Comptroller
Eckels has authorized the Commercial
National bank of Portland, Or, to resume
husinesa
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27
MANY Agree with socIaIIsts.

VIENNA, Sept. 27.--At a sociaistic meet
ing held in this city the speakers de
nounced the anarchists as idiots.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27
Rain, .HaIi and Lightning mt Care NAV.

CAPE May, N. j., Sep 2A-A heavy
electric storm passed over this SAGE Mon.
day night 1t was accompanied { heavy
downpour OF rain and hail. Several fish.
ing boats were wrecked
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27
IMPORTANT F TRUE.

DIR. Knott Believes He Has solved the Mys-
terry of Yellow Fever's Origin.
ATLANTA, Ga, Sep. 27.-Dr j. ]. Knott
of Alabama believes that he has discovered
the true cause of yellow fever and the rem
edy forit. He says it is nothing more or
less than phosphoric poison. He has pre-
pared pamphlet in which his ideas are
given, and leaves for Washington to pre-
sent his views to Surgeon General Wyman,
and to ask to be sent to Brunswick to test
his theory on the yellow fever sufferers
there.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27

A we'll known groceryman OF this city
says "Oid-fashioned molasses. the genu.
In, dark brown, saccharlne, delicious
adjunct OF the corn pone and the slap
jscS, has become scarce article of late
years. and is likely 10 become scarcer
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-12
HougroYs MEETING.

HOUSTON, Tex, Aug. Special
Never was there such representa-
tive meeting in Houston as that held
this afternoon IN the Cotton exchange.
After brief speeches explaining the fact
that Texas IL without money TO move It's
enormous cotton Grip that business Of all
kinds is congestcd, that unless some Inn
mediate relief WAS furnished every in
dustry would be materially affected. II
not paralyzed, the following resolutions
were adopted:
"Wherens. we firmly believe the pres
Ont stagnntion in business aud the lis
astcr and distress in agricultural. indus
trial. commercial and financial circles Is
due 10 the lack of confidence engcudercd
by our present monetary system, and
that the prime cause Of dlstrust AZ home
and abroad is the compulsory silver pur-
chasing clause Of the law known ns the
Sherman law. which has proven detr-
mental TO all commercial interests and to
the prosperity Of all classes of our citl-
zens; and
Whereas, we believe that the most II.
fectual spur TO prompt International ne
tiOn with reference 10 biineiallism by
the great powers will be given by the
repeal Of the sherman law. and thus
hasten the opening Of al mints TO the
unlimited coinage Of both metals at a
proper and universal ratio, which can
be maintained; therefore he i
'Resolved. that we, citizens Of Houston
and Harris county, Irrespective OF
party, In mass meeting assembled, do
urgently request our senator's and our
representative, Captain J. {. Hutchinson,
TO use all possible and honorable means
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-12
SILVER IN INDIA.

LONDON, Aug. 11.-In the house of
iorls the earl of Northbrook, sometime
governor-general of India, called the at.
tention Of the house to the existing ob.
s,acles to the importation Of manufaciur-
ed silver from India arising from the
compulsory Hall Marking law In Eng.
land.
lie said the silver In the hands Of the
people Of India was estimated TO amount
IN value TO fi30OOO.OOO 10 flJ0.OOO.OOO
OWNS to the stoppagc Of the free coin
age OF silver by the Indian government
the people We're unable 10 find a market
for their metal and We're sustaining
enormous losses.
The abolition Of the Hall Mark law
In England, together with frae trade In
articles manufactured from silver, would
h. declared, mitigate the evils brought
about by the stoppuge Of free coinage
The earl Of Kimberley, secretary Of
state for India. admitted that 1t was de.
dirnlie TO change the law. Silver manu-
faCturers In England were, however.
opposed to the abolition Of the law, cont
pelling their goods to bear ball mark
He saw no reason why the various stan
dards OF manufactured silver ought not
to exist in England the same rs In other
countries.
Lord Herschel. lord high chancellor,
said he had been advised that there were
no large boards Of silver In India. Dur
Ing the famine vast quantities Of silver
ornaments had been sent TO the mint,
where they had been converted into
rupees The estimate as to the value
of the ornaments among the natives
was greatly oycrrated one
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-12

gold and for the making OF them fnll
LEGAL tender at fixed ratio. would be FAR
Drtter for India and all other countries
thah the establishment Of the single gold
e'lllari, eyCn IL the latter course be
possible" And
Whereas. we are supported " our
heicf that Great Bri3 " Is the only OBJ
STAGE TO an International agreement
snoh as is outlined by the Indian gov
eThment by the dictation of Sir Leonard
courtney. member OF lori Harschels
commission, that 81 am myself drawn to
the conclusion that the home govern
iinent meaning the British government.
Is the greatest obstacle. perhaps the
only substantial obstacle TO the estnl-
lishment OF an international agreement
Tor Tue use of silver MS money And
believing that the United States Is thor
9ughly capable Of coping with Great
question, and that as she Is The largest
SILVER producing nation In the world
she should either dictate the terms
upon, which She will enter an interna-
uonal system or construct y financial sys-
TEN OF her own, And. whereas our gov.
ernment prospcred for more than eighty
Years coining silver free with no greater
ratio than 10 to l with gold,
Ihereiore We call unon CONGRESS TO re-
~ AssNS llNl tonnlcl win the tree
coinage 81 both silver aud gold, and 10
restore them to the position before the
Jaw ,hey orcnpiad prior to 1914. And
We niedec, ourselves. irrespective Of All
party limitations, to never support a man
Tor congress who will not rledce him.
ser TO work aud vote for law author.
iling tho coinage o. silver a. Il oyistcl
prior 70 lSI3 nntil such an act shah he,
come tho law VI the land. 10 tho end that
silver may have an nuttnmmeled onnor-
tnniiy to assert it, value In the world's
markets, 50 far as the naneNce ~ this
country can contribute 10 that end
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-12
GLOON IN ONO.

WASHINGTON, Aug 11-Advlces
from Ohio arr not encouraging for tho
Democrats A recent letter from one Of
the leading politicians Of Columbus 60
u member NJ congress says
''rho political outlook Is very discour.
aging 10 Democrats here, Tho diacnn.
tent caused by the hard timca the dts
satisfaction caused lay dropping names
from tho pension rolls and the bitter
npss cngvnlercd by the silver coinage
wrnnglc all operate against the party
aud if these Influences keep ON working
through the campaign as they now are,
get majority of iho total vote Of the
statc-sOmethiug no candidate for gov
ernor has done for twenty-five years.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-12
USE ron SOLDIERS.

WASHINGTON. Aug. TO- The propo.
sition inclnded IN a recommendation of
the secretary Of the interior that the
regular army be employed during tho dry
ssi-On ~ forest protection viii be
pusheI for All that Is In It By The nd-
rofntes Of forest preservation. To A.
slstant Land Commissioner Bowers, ~
ihe head Of the American Forestry as.o-
iliion. Is due tho cr,slit for securing he
Recommendation. and he will have a
talk with the secrehiry Of war as soon
~ Col. lamont returns 10 Washington
IN regard 20 the matter.
Mr. Bowers says that he expects some
opposition from old army oiiirers who
r,,.,-d such work gs entirely outside the
lime Of deity. Bnt he proposes 10 com
,.inca them before he gets through that
fbc tasl 4 one wlnrh the army should
be- pleased 10 assume,
Primarily II gives the army some sub.
.tsntial. practical object The general
ni,n n dat the troops shall b. dis.
irjbnted through the forest preserves anJ
thers take their summer outing duri9g
~. i.at SEASON WHEN the forest fires are
most freqrent and destructive. The
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-12
pIsrRusr MAKES rnH TRoupLD.

WASHINGTON. Aug, H. Senator
Carey Of Wyoming has just arrived in
the city fresh from the scenes Of dis
teess In that section Of the country No.
withstnndmg the fact that Senator Carey
Is from .argc silver state he Is an
ardent advocate OF the Immediate AMI
unconditional repeal of the sherman law.
He said this morning that while there
was considerable distress due TO actual
want In the West the greatest trouble
arose from tho universal distrnst which
one business man had Of another,
"Ehonds,' he said, who have trusted
one another In business transactions
without the least fear Of danger are
growing suspicious ~ one another and
the effect on business OF all l,nds can
not be appreciated here, This Is a limr
whom one should rise superior TO politics
aud act for the best OF the country, l
do not believe IN compNmise, This
Is time for action, An evil exists
which must I've cradicnted. and the only
way to do ~ Is to 80 to The root of the
trouhle at once"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-12

CAIRO. Aug. 1.-THE return OF the
kbeaive from his visit to the sultan al
Constantinople has been marked by
,,, III tenson In the political situa'
Ron and cabinet crisis is now qh,
h8n I lhadlre has had quarrel with
Pine r Minister Riaz Pasha,, who owes
his position to English inii iI,S sl avn avn
wants ministry ( yw Y Know known to be pro
French one. ,,,hs aen he dis.
missed his ministers who were II aeepia !
with English policy and ~ suoi inri Gro
cabinet Of his own selection, LeIu and
ner British minister MN nm Pasha as
foFssd the sabs'i'9Tiibloo situation e between
sa pba5iye and his official advisor, r suit
Ia been strained and have IN nov nrsSabIy
cd IN another crisis that WI p'''s
again call for British in'er'en.I0A'
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-12
BLAND's WORDS.

wAsTIINGTON Aue II -"yo Al
w 'N''' e'"h' "" w
not intend that any political party shall
survive, that will lay It's oontiscating
hand upnn An,tiea h, Inc. int.r.si ~
-,
Ehgluhu hhd EUROPE ana delnVheilEc
silver IN this country, nnd friends Of the
Eastern Democracy. we hid van fnre.
,,.,n ,.hon ~, IA -
N2ll Wh'h you 10 H.
These were the words OF lticlnrd l..
Bland In the great financial contest that
o,,o,,J &, tto t,,,a. tnd,, mil tl,. ma.
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nttsrtnce, desonstrntcl ih,t thr ,,r,nt
stlysr is,dnr h,J vim Nm ihn ,,,tnriai
siiasr i''uS' ky MN n,li d"v ,nnio'lH'
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IN llhr lor ihlr nsht nnu 10 lalors'
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t9r lhrlr ny eNNg lrtnnN ~" IpN"aI'
et wac ulh'rrhef 81 opiniph vi VIC par
tlclpnpt4,
HuynDr o. Mafflanh was frank enough
70 unlnhnhrdy ucrntr LOT tnenpmciAl-
Ram under pfefeni CONDITIONS nld presrli
ed The arguments OF reprlllnf mrn ~
tho strongest possible lHht,
Bland elclnhri me house ny ms warn.
ing ihnt the Dtmvffatlc phfly Wpuli
know The silver men no more u II as.
sisted IN The last drama ~ the drnone-
izatioh Of silver anu lAli irqco ne
young silver representative from Colorado
made one Of The strongest maiden
psccltr Leard Ia the lnllH Of cDnRfosa
within the last decade excepting nnly
The eloquent iariif grluon fhht brought
fame 70 Bryan OF Nebraska some years
ago.
Wilson Of West virginia offered Tor
present. consideration 9 by TO repeal
Bland Of Missouri, presented the fol-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-12

cavalry ctn do picket duty searching for
forrest fires and readily learn the art Of
guarding an army from surprise at the
OF gnat forest fires is past the troops are
ready 10 return To their posts.
This u not Theoretical only. u Is based
upon what 1t nov being dune by several
troops, notably the military stationed NJ
Yellowstone and other parks, Capt An
dcrHon, the commandunt Of the two
troops at Yellowstone park, says TINT
the experience Of the men cngag,d In
such pra, teal work tends TO make them
better soldiers. and he heartily commends
the scheme. II will depend unop how
Secretary l.. mont feels about this meas.
urn. as 10 whptler or not the army will
b. given a trial.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-12

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Aug, ia
number Of local moncy.lcnders arc buy
ing up bank books for 40 or so per cont
OF their face value for cash, aud doing
considerable business In that way.
The rule put Into effect by the local
banks preventing the drawing of amy
deposit on less than ninety days notice
makes II impossible for many people to
draw the cash us they need It, and buyers
are taking advantage of this extremity.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-12

NEW YORK. Aug. 11.--Dun & Cos.
Weekly Review of Trade says: The
long desired meeting OF congress. the
presidents message mud the arrival OF
SlB.2SOOOO OF gold from Europe, with
S1O,OpDlOOD moro on tile way have not
hrnn.li, iiir improvement anticipated.
yet there " a more hopeful spirit, though
the nation looks to Washington with
some impntlcncc. where the senate SONS
disposed 10 rival The mills In working
short time. The arrest Of industry goes
NJ fur Tint third of tho iron production
has ceased in the month of July, and
the consumption Of Iron In Manufacture
Ing lns diminished 10 per cent from
May | 10 July /. Not even this shrink
ngo stimulates demand enough to sup
port prices. which remain the lowest ON
record, aud further HtOppdRe In Aug
ust has reduced The wecly output below
10000 tons. II only confidence la tho
future could be restored the monetary
troubles might be relieved, but Mt pres
ont the want OF cash. Il IL said, accounts
for the retarded movement of whent
from the farfns TO the Western markets,
aud exports have not mot expectations
Of late.
The prices Of grain have somewhat
declined. Pork products are sold mora
largely for export this week, but cot
ton has yielded nm eighth, The stocks
Of $4,000 bales here aud l.SS5,OO
bales American abroad, being too heavy,
when any Of the mills are stopping.
Failures during the weok nro 30i,
against 100 for tho week last year. Tho
number for the past week are 4;ll. a
decrease from the previous week Of 10.