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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-23
The Menken and Dickens.

A little book Is associated in the oldest
way with Dickens-'Infelicia, " by Adah
Isaacs Menkcn. It Is dedicated TO him,
and the authoress printed n facsimile of
his letter acknowledging the compliment.
These verses are sought by the ~bibliuphiles,
and are essential for any complete collec-
ton, tho book fetching about &c. / have
heard Dickens relate In his richest comic
manner the Incidents of this introduction.
The lady at n time was the talk of the
town from her performance of Mazeppa,
when she appeared bound to her unframed
and fiery steed-of course a very plant,
we'll broken quadruped-in the ARREST of
raiment.
Boz" was n night seated In the stalls,
locking on, when her business manager, a
Yankee, stood before him with n pressing
invitation from tho fair and massively
built equestriepne to come round and sec
her. Tho emissary, I'm the usual nasal
tone, represented that this meeting was
the dream of her (the equestricnnc's) life.
The author politely waived of tho inter
view, deprecating the compliment, but
the manager returned with more pressing
insistence, and Boz" had to yield. He
gave a humorous sketch Of his Interview
and the lavish incense that was offered 10
him. ''The dream Of her life was still
insisted on, but unluckily I have forgot
ten the details. Tho lady had literary in
~stincts, and her verses arc full Of fire.
Sometimes, we are told, they have been
attributed to Swinburne." She later
transferred her adoration-strarrc TO say
to the elder Dumas, and I possess that
rarest and most curious of curios, n photo
graph representing her and the grand nov.
elist standing together. Later, / think,
she married the pugilist Heenan. Alto
gcther an odd history. Mag
Asina
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-23

S~rRfNorrKID, Mass. July % = Mrs.
Nellie Bishop. 30. divorced, sentenced n
street walking last Thursday. committed
suicide In fail here yesterday by hanging
herself. She leaves four children.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-23

NorwAfK. Conn. July 23-An epidemic
of dy.enfrfy il raging In Norwalk. Nine
iafsnt- died Saturday. Several grown
persons are cangerousIy III The u
= thsugb' 70 be the city wstsrs
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-23
THE COTTON INDUSTRY
Does Not Appear to BE Thriving In the
Pine Tree State.

fIno Ifeo Stato.
AUGUSTA, Me-, July 23.-From statistics
collected by S. w. Matthews. state com.
missioner of labor and industrial stats
tics, it is seen that tho condition of the
cotton industry of Maine. July i. showed
a general cut in wages, only two mills re-
porting the old rate. Eleven per cent
was the average reduction In working
hours and the reduction in working force
Q per cent. Pay rolls show . reduction in
gross earnings of 80 per cent.
Returns received from ~ wooden mills
show that eight mills were idle July !,
throwing 1891 out of employment; Is
other mills were running short crews,
and of the whole working force IS per
cent are now idle. The loss in the earn
ing capacity Of employees in the wooden
industry in Maize is ~ per cent.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-23
scvr. Of Nihnists Barred

ST. PETERSBURG, July 2S--The police
yesterday arrested 20 nihilists in this city.
No reason 10 Is known for the arvests, hut
IL is conjectured that they were due to
the discovery Of q plot against the life of
eho e1ar "
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-23
Leaders Of Knishss Meet A. om.n.

OMAHA, July 2a-All of the mem bers OF
the general executive board Of the
Knights Of Labor. except Mr.. Sovereign.
are here and took mp quarters at the
Dellone. where the session Of the execu.
tive Officers will be held.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-23
Eouaderian Finances.

Qurro. July 23-Congress has censursd
the cabinet for concealinR budget ex-
cesses. The senate has approved the sus
pension of the interest on the foreign
debt
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-23

HAScocv. Nd. July 23-Jpnes Thomas
Of Berkeley Springs is dead. Ne died pen
nilers. lie was at one time worth ss50,-
900. Fifteen years ago he organized an
e~xoedif.on TO the Arctic regions.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-23

TANeiER. July 2S-It il reported that
Bid Gharnit, the foreign minister, has
been dismissed from Office, and that he
has been succeeded by his secretary.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-23
Won't GiNa I'm

SAN FRANCISCO. July a. The Oakland
and Sau Francisco lodges Of the A. K u.
decline to consider the strike OF aud an
nounce they will stand firm.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-23
st..mer uaud Drovued

BRIDGEPORT, Conu.. July 2a-william
Murray. aged "a. employed on the steamer
Rosedale rs n ~deckhsnd, fell overheard
from the boat At Bay Ridge and was
Axovpad
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-23

Goslin-I'vs Icon weading Of that gwsat
lGerman invention-the bullet pwoof coat.
A numbah Of shots failed even to dent
the gehment, aw.
Gulcy-what In excellent mstswial
that would be for tweussrs, donohsr
know. They would Devab bag ct the
knses-Hamilton (Ont. Times.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-23

RuDYs FILE sUPP0sTTORy is guarsn-
tcrd 10 cure Pies and Constipation, or money
circular and free sample to MARTry RUDY.
asSgssI:,;' SaAMsEBs cxIhEe : CO..
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-23

A, s~srsapsviiia n a. srcslisnt tenic ana
liver medicine fes the heated tern.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-03-30

THE ARMoR PLATE SCANDAL
Secretary Herbert Sends an Answer In Re.
ply to = Resolution OF the House.

Secretary Herbert Sends an Answer In Re.
ply to . Resolution of the House.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-Secretary
Herbert to-day sent to the house a
long reply to the Cummings resolution
calling for details of the recent viola
tion by Carnegie, Phipps & Co. of the
contracts with the United States for
the manufacture of armor plate for the
navy, which involved $40, 4S9. The
answer gives in detail the history of
the progress and discovery of one of
the most gigantic frauds known in the
naval administration.
: The matter was referred to the chief
of ordnance and his associates These
officials found that plates selected for
tests were re-treated at night and that
there had been doctoring of statements
as to the heating and annealing and
reported that the government had been
damaged Is per cent on all the con-
tracts. The fraudulent work was done
almost entirely at night
Mr.. Frick was notified and came to
Washington and settlement was
effected according to the terms of the
agreement The Carnegie Steel Co.,
limited, paid into the bank of Pitts.
burgh, Pa, to the credit of the inform
ants s35, 121 and it credited vouchers
for armor furnished to the government
with s105, $50, which vouchers are now
on file in the department No money
whatever passed through the hands of
the department
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-03-30
ANOTHER VACANT SEAT.
Death OF Senator COlquitt, of Georgia, 1t
Wnshington-BiOgr aphical Sketch.

Death or Senator COlquitt, of Georgia, af
.Washington-Biogra Sketch.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-United
States Senator Alfred Holt Colquitt, of
Georgia, died at his residence in this city
yesterday. Around the bedside when
he passed away were Senator Gordon
and his daughter. Mrs Jones; Mr.. Col
quits private secretary; his nephew,
Mr.. Bum; his son; Mrs Colquitt; three
unmarried daughters, and his daugh-
end approached the senator's breath
ing became very heavy, but he relapsed
into Inconsistencies and suffered no
pain.
Mr.. Colquitt was born April 81, 1924;
in Walton county, Ga, the son of Rev.
Walter T. Colquitt, an eminent minis
ter in his day. He graduated from
Princeton college in the class of 1874
and was admitted to the bar in 1S45.
During the Mexican war he served as a
staff officer with the rank of major.
He was member of the Georgia legis-
lature in 1859 and was elected to the
house of representatives in the Thirty
third congress He was a member Of
the secession convention of the state of
Georgia and later entered the confed-
erat service as captain and was soon
promoted to be colonel of the Sixth
Georgia infantry. Later he served as
brigadier-generaI and was commits
stoned as major-general
Gen. Colquitt was elected governor
of Georgia in 1876. served four years
and was reelected under the new con-
stitution for two years. At the expira-
tion of his term as governor he was
elected to the United States senate for
the term commencing March 4, 1888,
and was reelected in 1883. His term
of service would have expired March s,
1895.
Senator Colquitt was stricken with
paralysis in July. 1892, and since that
time had been una BILE to walk without
assistance. He, however, continued in
a large degree his attendance on his
senate duties, being wheeled in and
out of the senate chamber in an in
valid chair. He attended the meetings
of committees of which he was a MEM
Der, but was unable to make speech
or take any active part in the debate
on the senate floor He was present to
vote on all important questions and
during the prolonged silver struggle
in the recent extra session
was wheeled into the chamber to
help keep quorum during the
nights when the senate sat in continu-
GUS session. He was even in his en-
feeb}ed condition active in looking
after the interests of his constituents
about the government departments is
and bureaus, although he had to be
taken there in his wheel chair by the
attendants His seat in the senate was
the one on the democratic side nearest
the vice presidents chair, at the foot
of the center aisle. where he could
readily secure recognition without ris-
ing. A few weeks ago Mr.. Colquitt's S
strength had so greatly increased that
he was able to dispense with the inva.
lid chair and walk into the senate on
the arm of doorkeeper.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-03-30
THE TURKISH BATH.
1t VIII Not Relieve a Mind Made Heavy by
Trouble.

It VIII Not Relieve u Mind Made Heavy by
Trouble.
A solemn-looking man came into an
uptown Turkish bath the other after
noon and said he wanted to take a
bath. lie registered, gave up his val
uables and undressed. An attendant
took him in hand and he disappeared
into the first hot-room.
Two hours later he stallled into the
reception room clad in sheet He
asked the man at the desk for the pros
prietor
II am the proprietor" said the man.
"Well, how much is this thing going
to cost me?'
lone dollar, if you don't want to give
the rubber anything"
Zone dollar?"
"Yes, sir.'
The solemn-looking man grew agi-
tated. He danced around bit
SAY" he shouted, you don't intend
to charge me dollar for that swindle,
do you?"
Certainly, and it's not swindle,
either. That bath was worth dollar
of any mans money"
The solemn-looking man danced
around some more. ''Not on your
life." he said. 81 was swindled."
II don't see how. You went into
the hot-room, didn't you, and took a
sweat?"
yes"
"And went into the steam-room and
got a shower and a steam bath?
"Yes"
"And had Il rub and scrub?"
Yes
"And another shower"
"Yes."
"And took the p.ungc and had dry
rub?'
"Yes?"
"And had place shown where you
could lie DOWN."
Yes"
"Well, what in biaZcs more do you
want?"
Now, see here" and the solemn
looking man spoke very earnestly:
this here is the first Turkish bath [
ever took. All my life | bin reading of
Turkish baths and the luxury and de-
licious languor that followed them. l
bin told that when a man gets through
with them operations you've been
tallsin' about he can lay down and have
the plcasantest sort of thoughts. /
done all there was to do. / had re
sons for wantin' pleasant thoughts
Did ! get 'em? Nix. | couldn't think
of a blamed thing but note l got To
meet tomorrow without no money to
meet it with. Pleasant thoughts
rats. ] could have thought of that sit
tin on any old horse block in town.
The hull thing is fraud, and | won't
pay but fifty cents"
And he didn't-Buffalo Express
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NEWS NOTES.

Fire in Fayette, Mo-. destroyed the
Star livery barn. eighteen horses and
many vehicles and three dwellings.
Losses, Sc 600; insurance, $4,000.
Miss Kate kepley, an unmarried
young woman living near Strafford,
Green county. Mo. has committed sui
eide by jumping into we'll No cause
is assigned. She was of good family
and had been prominent in church
work.
A serious riot has taken place at San
Lucar de Barrameda, Spain mob of
2,0o0 people out of work paraded the
streets and finally became SO disorder
ly that they pillagei stores and did
much other damage The police being
unable TO cops with them the military
bad to be called eIs heforn the trouble
could be ovsreome.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-03-30
CONGRESSIONAL.
! The TrocecdinSs of tho Week Briefly

Tho PfocecdinSs of tho Week Brfeuy
IN tho senate On the 10Th Mt. Voorhees,.
chairman OF Iho finance comr,ittee, repor ted
the tariff bill Snd gave notice that he wouid
call il up on April for consideration The re.
mainder Of the session was occupied oy Sena'
tor George in discussing The legal ASPECTS OF
the Hawaiian question The seunte then nd
tourned " The house hnally reached vote on
the sundry civil appropriation bill and ie
passed 1t carries s2I',0W more than as re-
por: ed from committee The attempt 10 bring
up contested election cases then failed bv the
refusal of republicans TO vote, and pending
efforts to get quorum the house adjourned
until ThUrsda-.
THEs senate held a very brief session on tho
2sd The serious illness Of Senator Colquitt OF
Georgia, was made the subject or special
prayer by the chaplain A District OF Colum-
Biz bill occupici the session The senate at
o'clock went into executive session I'd soon
after adjourned. 80. The house was not in ses-
sion
THE senate transacted no bueiness OF general
interest on the ed The bill 10 purchase
new site for the government prlnnng ONCE
occupied the morning hour Mr.. sherman Of
fered a resolution, which went over, directing
the Judiciary committee 10 investigate tne
charges Of Stimulating" United States coins
or OF the eoining OF standard silver dollars A
resolution Of regret on the death of kossuth
was adopted. and after an executive session
the senate adj Iurned until Monday 80. The
house spen: the entire day filibusteriny over
the CNeill-Joy contest. the committee having
reported in favor Of unseating Mr. Joy. With
out securing ju rum the house adjourned
THE senate was rst session on the I'D, ana
the house made another futile attempt to Sc
cure a quorum on the O'Neili-Joy contest bus
finally abandoned the effort, 10 be renewed at D
future day. The military academy bill passed,
and al the evening session pension bills were
considered The days session. from the open
ing to the close, was of no general interest.
THE senate was not in session on the 24th...:
he house was in committee OF the whole con-
sidering the post office APP 'ropriation bill. with
only q few members present At 4:S0 o'clock
the committee rose an the house adjourned
THE senate did business on the Goth
When 1t met the death OF Senator Colquitt, OF
Georgia, was announced and after passing res
olutions OF coincidence and appointing a COM
mittee TO attend the funeral the senate ad-
journed -. In the houso similar proceedings
were had over the death of Senator Colcuitt
and then adjournment was Mken
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THE DEAD SENATOR.
Funeral Services Held Over the
Late Mr.. Colquitt.
MANY NoTABLES WERE PRESENT.
The Blind Chaplain Peculiarly Impressive
In HIS Remarks-The Com ittsss
Of Both Houses AccondpA-
hied the CONN.

WASHINGTON, March 2S.-Funeral ser
vices over the body Of the late Senator
Colquitt drew to the senate chamber yes.
terday very distinguished company.
President Cleveland was not present,
but all the members of his cabinet ex
cept Secretary Lamont were there:
Gen Schofield represented the army
and Chief Justice Fuller and Associate
Justices Harlan, Gray. Brewer, Brown,
Shiras and White, of the United States
supreme court occupied seats i'm
mediately behind the ca binet members,
and back of them were members
of the diplomatic corps, includ-
ing the Chinese, Japanese, Cor
can and Hawaiian ministers and
representatives of the English,
German, French. and other legations
The family of the late senator and
their immediate friends occupied seats
to the left of the vice president and
fronting him, while the honorary
pail bearers, consisting of the commit
tee of the two houses Of congress ap-
pointed to accompany the body to
Georgia, formed semi-circle around
the vice president Speaker Crisp oe-
cupied seat beside the vice president
The casket, which was plain black
with silver handles, was placed directly
in front of the vice presidents desk
and upon it We're two beautiful bou-
quets-
Senate Chaplain Milburn conducted
the ceremonies and was assisted by
Chaplain Bagby, of the house. The
blind preacher was peculiarly impress
sive in his rendering of the service for
the dead. In his address he dwelt par
ticularly on the virtues of the home
life of the senator, rather than on his
political achievements; Ton the moral
courage with which he steadfastly per-
formed all the duties of the Christian
rather than on the physical courage
which he had shown so often in the
battles of two wars; on the simplicity
and gentleness of his daily life rather
than on the honors which he had
achieved.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies
the coffin was taken up by eight capi-
tol policemen and, preceded by the COM
mittees of the senate and house ap-
pointed to accompany it, was borne
through the south door of the cham Der.
The family, consisting of the widow,
five daughters, the son and the private
secretary, followed, and the justices of
the supreme court, members of the
cabinet, the diplomatic corps and the
representatives filed out in the order of
precedence.
When the chamber had been emptied
of all save the senators and officers,
Senator Harris, of Tennessee, after
consultation with the vice president,
moved that the senate adjourn until
to-day. This was agreed to.
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BLACK ON PENSIONS.
The Extension Commissioner Gives His
Views the Subject.

The Extension Commissioner Gives His
Views on the Subject.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-Ex-Pension
Commissioner John C. Black, now in
the house of representatives, speaking
of future pension appropriations, says:
Il think that high-water mark has
been reached. The ppropriation for
the next year is about $14, coo, 600 less
than for the current year. l think
that from this time on the decrease in
the amount of the appropriation will
steadily continue. After few years
it will probab bly, decrease very rapidly.
The death of the old soldiers. remar-
riage of widows, and the fact that so
many of the soldiers children will
reach the age of 16, will cause great
decrease
''Do you think that within the next
decade the appropriation will drop to
300, 900, ,OOO?''
81 cannot tell, for that is matter of
conjecture. The appropriation for
next year is about S151, 900, ,O00 It is
not likely to ever go above that, but to
be less annually. Democratic con-
crosses and administrations have
shown themselves as favora BILE to pen
sion legislation as republicans.
Judging from the record we
have shown ourselves to be
more in sympathy with the
old soldiers. In sixteen years the
democratic house voted to the pension
ers nearly $1,000, coo, QUO, as against
s670, 600, 900 voted by republican house
in eighteen years. l think we may
have more pension legislation, as there
are now many inconsistencies that
should be corrected We need legisla-
tion that will bring the different laws
more into harmony with each other
Such laws will benefit the pensioner
and remove some injustices in the laws,
and tend to equalize the rights of the
surviving veterans"
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THE DocKERY COMMISSION.
1t Is Making Great Efforts to Reform Gov
ernment Business Methods.

It Is Making Great Efforts to Reform Gov
ernment Business Methods.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-The Dock
cry commission has already put through
half dozen bills which lop off as
many official eXcrescences and simplify
the methods of government business
greatly. But what has been done is as
nothing to the report which will be
made shortly. The knife of reform
will be applied unsparingly to
the useless red tape in the
treasury department. Without losing
sight of any of the checks and
safeguards the commission will show
how processes can be shortened and
the services of officials who now cost
the government $500, 900 year can be
dispensed with. Republicans are work
ing in the greatest harmony with the
democrats in these reform measures.
Senator Cullom. who is the republican
member of the senate branch of the
commission, says that he cannot toe
highly commend the bill about to be
presented
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MEETS HIS APPROVAL.
Representative Geary, OF California, In
dOrses the New Chinese Trea Y.

Representative Geary, OF California, In
dorses the New Chinese Treay.
WASHINGTON, March 2S.-Representa-
tive Geary. of California. framer of the
Chinese restriction act, caused some
surprise yesterday by coming out in
approval of the new Chinese treaty.
He does not agree with those who have
argued that it amounts to an abrogation
of the Geary law. but looks upon it
rather as recognition of the registra-
ton principle which is the feature of
the law that bears his name He re-
CARDS the proposed treaty as an ad-
vance on the present one in that it al
lows total prohi bition Of Chinese emil
grafton. while the present treaty pro-
vides only for its suspension.
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GOV. WAITE WINS.
The Old Denver CommissIone rs Held to Be
UsurPers

Ine Olo Denver Com m StOne rs Held to BE
DENVER, Col, March 81. Judge
Glynn, of the district court, to-day dis.
missed the contempt proceedings and
quashed the injunction against Mayor
Van Horn and Messrs Barnes and Null
Inns. Gov. Waite's newly appointed fire
and police commissioners, and empow-
cred the latter to at once assume the
duties to which they had been appoint
ed.
Judge Platt Rogers, of counsel for
Gov. Waite, in the fire and police
board controversy, announced positive
ly last night that the governor had
given his promise not to call out the
militia again for the purpose of unseat
ing the removed commissioners, Orr and
Martin.
The lawyers have hit upon a new
scheme for installing Mullins and
Barnes as fire and police commissioners
without waiting for decision of the
courts on quo warranto proceedings.
What their plan is they would not di-
vulge, but it is proposed to carry it into
effect early this week
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A COMPROMISE.
The Union Pacific Telegraph Operators'
Terms Accepted by President Clark.

The Union Pacific Telegraph Operators
Terms Accepted by President Clark.
OMAHA, Neb., March 27.-Judge Cald-
well will not have to hear argument is
by the Union Pacific telegraphers in
regard to wages, for they have COM
promised their dispute with the Off
cials of the road. The news was made
public for the first time this morning,
though the agreement was reached
late Saturday night After the op-
orators had gone over the schedule
and the rules with Superintendent
kortey, the case was referred to Presi-
dent S. II. II. Clark, and after long
conference he agreed to accept terms
offered by the men. The exact terms of
the new schedule are still kept from
the public, but the men claim that they
have scored big victory and have Sc
cured every concession which they de-
manded