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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-28
SUNK N 4 DEAD CALM.
Hiyti's Virshlp PstIan Was Seut-
tied by Traitors,
TIE PAID AGENTS OF MANIGAT.
It was Firss Reported That IL went
Down In Hurricans- President Hip
poiyts Banishss Has Secretary Of tho
Navy and Minister Of Police.

New York, Oct 28.--Rscent despatchss
from Hayti throw new light upon tho
sinking OF the gunboat Alexandra Petion,
which was said to have gone down in .
hurricane near Cape Tiburon about .
month ago. IL appears now that when
the warship sank the sea was perfectly
calm, and that, instead of being overcome
by the storm, the vessel was sent TO the
bottom by the paid agents of Gen. Mani
gat, tho leader Of tho revolutionary party.
which. for years, has been plotting the
overthrow of President Hippolyts.
Tho Alexandra Petion was one Of the
two modern gunboats purchased by the
Haytien government In Francs. The
engineers and mechanics were Frenchmsn
and were under contract to serve In the
Hsytien navy for two years. or until they
could train natives to do the work. The
rest OF the crew and the officers ware ne.
groes.
The gunboat sailed away from Portau-
Prince In fair weather, bearing commits
sion to Santo Domingo, where . treaty
was to be drawn up and signed by repre-.
sentatives of the two negro republics.
When the ship came to point OF Cape
Tiburon at the southwestern end of the
island, natives on shore suddenly saw the
Petion plunge into the sea and disappear
with all on board. Only one negro sailor
is said to have escaped. and yet the ship
foundered less than three miles from the
shore.
As soon as the real cause of the disaster
became known to the president be ban
ished Gen. Jean GILES, secretary Of the
navy, and ST. Martin Dupuy, minists.
of police.
Secret Traitors.
Gen. Jean GILES, It is said, has been
secretly affiliated with the revolutionary
party for over two years, and ever since
the purchase of the gunboats he has been
plotting to rid Gen. Manigat OF these dan
gerous naval opponents. Before the Pc
ton sailed from Port-au- Prince on this
last occasion the secretary of the navy, IL
is charged, found pretext to order all the
French engineers ashore, and during their
absence he sent an agent on board, who
opened certain valves in the hold of the
ship These valves were partly stopped
up again, but in such manner that the
pressure would force an entrance within q
few hours. In this way the ship suddenly
filled with water before the pumps could
be brought into use
The secretary of the navy was banished
for being traitor, and the minister of po-
lice was dismissed in disgrace for not
knowing that there was q traitor in the
presidents cabinet.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-28
MORE TIME FOR READING.
An Agreement Reached Extendinl
tho Spever I,oan

An agreement he0CncO ExteuO1nR
the Speyer Loan.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 28.-The receivers
OF the Reading railroad yesterday afternoon
filed a petition In the United States cir
cult court asking the court to ratify the
redemption OF $1,000. 600 collateral trust
bondn, part OF which the receivers want
to use to extend the Speyer loan Of $2,-
500, 900. The petition says:
''Spcyer and company have agreed to
accept $500, 900 collateral trust bonds, and
to renew the loan for three months, with
the option OF the company to obtain fur
ther renewal of three months upon the de-
posit OF s250,000 additional collateral
trust bonds"
The receivers also ask for authority to
pledge SAT-, 900 collateral trust bonds 80
that outstanding notes OF the Atlantic
City railroad company To the amount Of
$795, 9c8 75, can be exchanged for notes Of
the Philadelphia & Reading company.
The matter was referred TO George l..
Crawford, special master In the Reading
receivership
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-28
MILLIONS OF GOLD.
Henry Clews Says IL will Move This
Way When Silver is Repealed.

Henry Clews Says IL Will Move This
Way When silver is Repealed.
WASHINGTON, Oct. Ex-senator voor-
hees has just received the following tele-
gram from Henry Clews, Of New York,
and expressed his cordial endorsement Of
the statements made:
"The national banks of Europe now
hold $3.50, 600, 900 In gold and other banks
$3.50, 0000. 600 more, mainG 1000, 900, 900
in all. Most of this belongs to depositors
and is now absolutely idle. When our
money Is put in solid shape, as it will
be by the repeal Of the silver clause In the
Sherman law, this country will act AZ =
powerful magnet to draw an important
part Of that hoard of metal to this side,
N this country now is really the only
place that holds out the prom
ise to make good and profitable
investments. The doors are closed
against Australia, India, South America.
Russia, Spain, Egypt and Turkey, and
France has at no time since the battle Of
Waterloo wanted English investment con-
nection less than now, so that England's D
great hoard of money can only be pro6ta-
bly, and safely invested in this country,
and my word for 1t, it will soon come In
prodigious amounts.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-28
PATTIsoN AND RAILROADS.
What Pennsylvania's Governor Say
About the New Combine.

What Pennsylvania's Governor Says
About the New Combine.
New YORK, Oct. 2S.-A special from
Harrisburg, Pa, says,
Governor Pattison was asked yesterday
as to the recent acquisition of controlling
interest in the Lackawanna by the Wander
bilts and the report that another 'coal
combine" II contemplated
''Nothing has been brought to my atten-
ton thus far that would justify me in di-
recting the attorney general to Investigate
the matter" said he, "but should there be
any violation of law shall certainly stand
by the statutes OF the state. All / know
now Is what have learned from the news
papers"
''What about the report of your becom-
ing president of the Lehigh Valley railroad
systemf
''There Is absolutely nothing in it.
When my gubernatorisl term is ended l
shall go back to the Chestnut Street bank
In Philadelphia.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-28
Who Bought El Cid?

New YORK, Oct. 28.--The steamship FL
Cid, of the Morgan line, was removed to-
day from the Morgan line pier to that Of
the National line steamship company.
The officials at the latter pier said they
knew nothing about the sale Of the vessel
fnrther than that they had been instructed
to deliver her to-day to hen new owner.
At the Offices OF the National line 1t was
said they supposed she was purchased for
the Brazilian government.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-28
Ministerial Call.

GENEVA, N. ", Oct. 2s.-Rev. W. w.
Faber, assistant minister of st. Peters
church, at this place, has received a call
TO become rector OF Grace church, at Lock-
port, with very liberal offer as to salary.
Mr.. Faber was formerly Presbyterian
minister at Westneld, N. Y, but joined
the Episcopal church about one year ago.
He was made a deacon In May last, and
will be soon advanced to the priesthood.
Mr.. Faber is 33 years old. He will prob
ably accept the call 49,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-28

JAMAICA, L. l., Oct. % -Carman Cor
nelius, aged 67 years, dropped dead In the
surrogate's court here this morning while
rendering his account as an executor.
He held the Office OF county treasurer Of
Queens county, and had been treasurer Of
the town Of Hampstead and a supervisor
Of the county. He was also president OF
the village Of Freeport, where he resided
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-28
Mrs. Parkhurst Acquitts

Mrs. Parkhurst Acquitted OF Nfurd cr.
SARATOGA, N. Y, Oct. 20. The trial of
Mrs. Hannah Mary Parkhurst Of Green
field, who was charged with numbering
her year old son, ended In verdict Of
not guilty.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-28

New YORK, Oct 2s.-Frank Ellison,
who was recently found guilty of assault
on Broker Henriques, and is now awaiting
the result Of an appeal, has been expelled
from the Manhattan club.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-28

LONDON, Oct 2s-The admiralty denies
the report that Capt. Lang, OF the British
cruiser Sirius, now at Rio Janeiro, lent an
engineer apd fremsn 70 Adwirsl Nelie.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-28

German Will Make No Statement.
WASHINGTON, Oct. Ex-senator German
puts an emphatic denial upon the story
that he intended making a public state
ment concerning the recent compromiss
and its collapse.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-28
Acquitted Of Wife Murder.

Troy, N. ", Oct. 2S-Patrick Lyons,
Of West Troy, arrested on the charge Of
having caused the death of his wife, has
been discharged, it having been proved
that she died Of heart disease.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-28
Fatal Folding Bed.

MANCHESTER, N. IT,, Oct 2s.-Emily
Baril, % years old, was choked 10 death
last evening by being caught in q folding
bed which she was letting down.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20
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The harp player in the village seems to be
excellent representative Of the minstres Of whom
travellers tell As n rule. It Is their mission (as
Il was that OF the bards OF ancesors) to chant
tho deeds of heroes and preserve the annals of their
r,ers The Dahoman minstrel at the Fair. how
over "a anything but heroic In manner In fact he
ia the least assertive person in the village and In
that respect Is in such marked contrast with the
natives OF Chicago itself as TO suggest the thought
that his ministrations might be profitable for re.
dnemcnt could they but be diffused lie sits beside
his little hut all day, spear thrust into the
ground by his side strums an unvarying accom-
paniment upon his instrument and sings little
descending melodies In faint high voice. In every
respec. he fills the description given by DR.. George
Schwelnfurth In his Heart OF Africa" OF the min
stres OF the Mani Mans. who are as ''sparing OF
their voices as WORKOUT prima DONNA" and
whose minstrelsy may be said TO have the
character of lovers whisper" His instru-
ment. may be seen from the rude
drawing herewith, is at once primitive yet
considerably developed 1t has eight strings ac-
curately tuned diatoncally but emitting the fourth
OF the major scale. 1t IL about two and a hslf feet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20

hixh and has gut strings. which the paAyoe
doubtedly gets from the French traders nu~o
instrument strings IN the interior OF Africa 49,
made, as q rule, either OF hair or vesetoDU.
nbre In this tuning lies the proof OF the modeea'
development of the instrument; It's primitive char.
acter Is shown in the absence OF the pole, whicA
ought to form the hypothenuse Of the triansi4
Without this pole 1t is impossible to apply sum-
cient tension to the strings to secure more THAI
a faint tone. But the most perfect harps OF tie
ancient Egyptians lacked the pole. The most inter.
esng feature OF the mInstres song is the fact that
he accompanies II with harmony. with MS right
hand he plays over and again. a DESCENDING
passage dotted quarters and eighths) or thirds;
with his left he syncopates ingen!ously %
the highest two strings Harmony Is not uA-
common In Africa. Bowditch noticed the employ.
ment of thirds in dirge for flutes In Ashantee
IA country OF the Guinea coast which adjoins Das
honey and German traveller, Herman Soy.
aux, twelve or fourteen years ago noted down
war song OF the M-baundas. a tribe Of cannibalo
who are very fond of music which antiphonai
between solo and chorus. The music Of the chorus
was four-voiced. and made use OF the dominants
seventh chord with its resolution
That the Dahomans have a knowledge Of haf.
mony may be learned at the Fair from another
source than the harping minstrel. The chief oc-
cupation OF the villagers Is to give exhibitions
of their dances, which accompanied by choral
song and the beating OF drums and BELLS The
song Is sung by men and women In unison; the
harmony, singulary enough, is supplied by the
band Of percussion instruments 1t is triad
which Is broken up in a most intricate and ingen-
ious manner but the instruments tuned with
excellent judgment. The fundamental tone comes
from a drum made OF a hollow log. about three
feet long, with a single head played by one who
seems to be the leader Of the band though there
is no giving OF signals. This drum is beaten with
the palms Of the hands. variety Of smaller
drums some with one some with two heads arc
beaten variously with sticks and fingers. The
bells, four in number. are OF iron. and are held
mouth up and beaten with sticks. The
players have the most remarkable rhythmcal
sense and skill that have ever come under my
observation Beroz In his supremest effort with
his army of drummers has nothing to compare In
artistic interest with the harmonious drumming OF
these savages. The fundamental effect In respect
of rhythmica form Is a triple accent againsp
the double accent of the singers. either thus:
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indicated In the quick marching song Of
which l shall speak presently. But 1t Is impossible
to convey idea of the wealth OF detail achieved
by devices Of syncopatlon, dynamics, etc., except
by scoring the part OF each instrument
A large contingent OF the King OF Dahomey's
army Is composed Of women who are devoted to
celibacy and are said to be even more brave and
boodthirsty than the men. There are twenty-one
women In the Dahomey village who play the part
OF AmaZons in the dances which take place
era times day under pavilion in the centre Of
the square bounded by the native huts. The dances
which / witnessed seemed all to be war-dances and
were pantomimic In character The dancers formed
in line and moved with measured steps, keeping adj
mirable time. up and down the dancing floor. some.
times in direct but oftener In oblIque move.
ment. The actions OF cooking the guns. aiming and
firing made up part Of the pantomime. The songs
consisted of frequent reiteraton at intervals filled
with the drumming (Which was incessant so long
performance lasted. of short phrases. am
indebted for two 'pecimens 70 Mr. Heinrich Zoellner
the conductor OF the Liederkranz who Is not only
excellent composer. but student profoundly
interested In folk music. Two dances per-
formed while Mr. Zoellner in the village. or
It may have been dance in two parts, as he 10
inclined TO think To first the dancers sang the
following slow melodc phrase from thirty to fifty
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20

The jug handle extensions at the sides near the
top Uhc instrument Is held perpendcularly when
played seem to be ornaments merely. The en-
bouchure is at the upper end. and the sound Is
produced by blowing across the top as boys whistle
with keys and the slaves In the South used to
blow on the quilts which they carried loose in
their pockets. So also the ancients played upon
their Pans pipes. Development away from the
Pans pipes toward the modern flute is exempled
In the finger holes. of which there are three, two
at the ends of the small crosspiece near the top
and one at the bottom. by governing these vent
ages the player produced five tones, keynote
second. third. nth and sixth, the latter however
In it's inversion, to figure as the third below.
The scale H.. therefore. pentatonic. fourth and
seventh being omitted as In the case of 80 much
Scotch, Irish Chinese Japanese and American In
dian music. The effect is shown In the following
melody tootled by our Dahoman nautist while
saunterng around the dancing platform In the
intermsson:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20
TIE DUkE OF YORK rs A BRICK.

From The London Telegraph. -.
week or so ago one OF the boys attending
the Queen Elizabeth Grammar School at klngston
Logan by name. wrote privately to the Duke OF
York and suggested that he should use his IN.
fuence to secure the boys of the royal schooi An
additional weeks holiday ut midsummer. as an
appropriate way of celebrating the recent auspl.
cious marriage The Duke 'of York appears 70
have approved of the idea. for few days ago ths
governors of the grammar school were surprised
to receive letter from Sir Francis de Wintoni
stating that His Royal Highness would be pleaseeo
II they would grant the asked-for holiday. Notn'
ing was known by the masters other authors.
ties OF the request made by the boy III tne
letter was received from Sandrlngham. At Il meet-
ing of the governors he'd yesterday II was unanl.
mousy agreed to acccde to the request. The an
nouncement was received with ringing cheers TOT
the Duke and Duchess Of York
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II Is obvious from the structure Of the African
melodies which have been noted down for US
by travellers that they grow out OF what MI.
John C. Fillmore. in his study OF the Omaha
songs (recently published by the Peabody Museum
OF Harvard, describes n latent sense OF mar
mony. 1t is too early TO attempt TO tell why but
the fact is that while the negroes, like so many
other savage and semi-civzed peoples. use the
pentatonic scale by preference they do not always
eschew the seventh. but use II as a diminished
with the tonic triad. and thus show, unconscously.
appreciation OF the fifth relation They seem 10
feel the tone the essential element in the domi-
nant-seventh chord OF the under nth. Some times
they resolve II properly enough into that Key,
in the of the song, There's a Great Camp
Meeting In the Promised Land" which was adj
duced at the recent Musical Congress in Chicago
a striking illustration OF the prevalent use
among the slaves in America OF the fiat seventh.
In that song the first division closes with per.
abruptly as the third measure of the Dahoman
example. with E-fat The American negroes. hove
ever. in this case. having been for long time
directly under the influence OF European music, re-
solve the chord properly into B-iiat. The Daho.
mans seem satisfied in the last measure TO treat
sense of repose in the + major triad. In ROLL
Jordan. Roll our own singers have little con-
junction about going straight back TO their TONIC
triad. This effort at analysis is put forth with all
due timdity but investigation will probably JUSTIFY
IL. something like IT, There other suryivals
OF African elements in slave songs. though
perhaps none of them Is striking as this. IL
deserves To be noted in connection with this tnat
the interval Is treated the same whether II be
major or minor. Singing I'm the later mode our
slaves wont TO introduce "A major or sharped
sixth. as is exemplifed in the following camp-meet-
ing song (third measure, second part, when nave
from a lady in Louisville. who learned IL fully
nifty five years ago in Boyle County, Kentucky:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20
4 JOLLY Old MAYOR.

From BLACK anu " TII0"'
Don lose Galendo, Mayor OF the city OF Albo
is I'm n parous plight indeed News from Madrid
nroclaims that His Worship has been taking nm
reasonnble liberties with the public treasures and
has in fact been proved guilty Of two hundred and
sevcn,een dstinct forgeries. robberies and so
forth The penalty for each separate crime is four
teen vcars Imprisonment. and as sentences do moi
run concurrently by Spanish law. poor Don lose
must 60 TO prison for three thousand and tbirty-
eight wears This would amount to life sentences
for three or four Methuselahs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20
TIE FIRST ACT or 4 TRAGEDY.

From Woman.
You are sitting alone :, suddenly YOU In,
influence that is present. but, as yet, unseen. You
lift your eyes. You behold, gliding over the car.
net toward YOU without noise. apparently without
The trouble of walking, n mouse 1t stops: II fas-
Gina ties Won You feel your blood freeze. and
your limbs slowly paralyze; your heart stops beat
ing. your breath ceases cold chill creeps over
you.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20

times while the band drummed in double time ana
the dancers advanced and retreated without par
tcular regard to the rhythm. some individuals In.
dulgng in fancy steps ad lbitum. Then there came
u change OF tempo and rhythm and also In the man:
ner Of singing and dancing. The drummers changed
from double to compound triple time, the singers
separated into chors, sang the following antph-
ona allegro phrase and began to keep step with
absolute precision:
March time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20

In this little melody there is a Characteristic
feature which I am strongly inclined TO think has
been transplanted into the slave music OF the
United States. In what key is IL? Not G minor:
as the prevalence OF &. E-fiat and g would seem
to suggest at first sight The A is too disturbing
for that. But If one might conceive the phrase in
the key OF + the explanation is at hand. Then IL
will be that 1t illustrates. or at least points
to the origin. of the great prediction which our
slave melodies show for a fiat seventh In major
melodies A great many slave tunes might Os
cited in evidence but take single one. because
OF its familiarity-the much admired "spirtuaP'
Roll, Jordan, Roll"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20

Richard Blackmore. the author OF Lorna Doone'
Is said TO look in his old age like one OF his own
West Country yeomen. He has strong and rugged
face not without traces Of humor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20

Mr. Edmund Gosse Is making ready new eoi-
ton Of Haztt's Conversations with Northcote'
and the volume, ornamented with portrait OIL
Norhcote, will be brought out In the autumn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20

The old Whittier homestead at IIaverhlli mas
been made to resemble nearly as may be 'he
home as it in the poets boyhood and the NUM-
Der OF pilgrims who visit It is daily increasing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20

The biography OF the late distinguished compare
tive anatomst. Sir Richard owen is nearly ready
for publication II has been prepared by his grand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20

The Macmllans have announced their intention u
print hereafter more large paper copies OIL any
book than the advance orders call for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20

The scientific study OF folk music may be sad 20
have just begun. II Will not have proceeded iar
the lines that have recently been marked ~
before we shall have learned many things wmcs
till now have seemed to be mysteries. ii. 4. n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20

The official documents relating TO the Meet com
manded by Lord Howard Of Efingham IN loS'- %
will form the first publication Of the new Engiish
Navy Records Society.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20

The late r. L. Bynner was novelist whose WORK
was carefully thought out and emnently correct In
STYLE 1t Is agreeable reading, and will probably
find place In all American anthoogies; put we
doubt IL his books long survive in any other FORM
This is age OF pleasant 'story-books books
which are interesting and creditable In many ways
but which nobody wants to read second time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20

Andrew Lang declares that OF all literary forger-
es the one which was best led up to- was the
pseudo Waverley novel "Moredun'-the MSS
brought out In 1855 by T.. de Saint Maurice Cabany,
.Dlrcctcur-Gcncral de Ia Societc dcs Archivises
le France" The story which this man told con-
,erninc the MSS. was most cleverly put together.
and his dates were accurate beyond question. But
'Moredun" bears not IA trace OF SCOTS style.