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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-03
PROVIDENCE.

4 .,
base hits. Lyons 2; Minnehan, WEIGH. Home
run, Rogers. stolen base, welch. Double plays
Figst 1ma hSls nn hsnrS1sn, Egan ana Hess
| Petit Hanrahan. First base on errors, Syracu se
hall, Wilson. Hit by pitched ball. Rudderharn,
| Weieh. Time, III. Som Umpire, Charles Daniels
Troy won handily from Sprinffeld
again yesterday. The laundrymen out
| played their opponents everywhere.
Pickett, of Troy, was fined 50 for being
too loud to Umpire Hunt.
Tfess laains'. ls es
springfelds. ........., 0 0 0 0 1 0 O. 4
Runs, seheiiler 8, Donnely 2, simon 2, Pickett
shannon 2, Lynch Shehan Earned runs, Troy g.
springhelds /. Home runs-Pickett, shannon.
Three base hits-simon ?, Two-base hits Dom
shannon, Burns. First base balls-- BY Coughlin
Johnson, by Gruber, shannon. First base on
struck out, by Coughlin. Breckenridge, Gruber 2
Double plays, Smith, Pickett and Breckenridge,
-lh. 45m.
Barnett was hit hard and often and that's
the reason Binghamton was submerged:
pIin IEninSs'..'....r..."I a5S6s9 >,
Hits, Binghamtons s, Fries q. Errors, Bing-
hamtons S, Fries q Bsteries, Barnett. Black and
powse and Lobeek; Herndon and Ganson.
Buffalo seemed unable to handle the
ball and numerous errors gave the game
yhRs.ssirs. lp4lsss ::..:.:.:: Ia
Bunalos...."........... 1
Wits HHttsIwilkesbarrss u, Bghalos Ia. Errors,
Wilkesbarres 2 Buffaos 6. Batteries Keenan, and
Warner; Hopper, Boyd and Urquhart
National League.
Overconfident with victory the Bostons
made their nrst appearance of the season
in Washington and the crowd that at
Al th G.,.,
with the Washingtons.
MRssshinston.'''.''.9 Rnasa o 20 6e
Earned runs-Washngton. 4. Base hits
Washington, To- Boston, 4. Errors-Washing-
ton. |; Boston, 3. Batteries Maui and Nc
CURE: Stivetts and Camel.
At New York:
SSs1l'49slRnia SsR 9oFRs.'.:.:... G--.5
Earned runs-Philadelphia 4; New York, 4.
Base hits-Phladelphia, II; New York, 10.
Errors-Philadelphia. 4; New York, T. Bat
teries-Taylor and Clements; Rusie and Far
rell
At Baltimore:
BrooFiSn.:....:.:.: bStiISno SssSS "a
Earned runs Baltimore, 3. Base hits
Baltimore, s; Brooklyn, T. Errors Brooklyn,
]. Batteries-Brown and Robinson; Stein and
kinslow.
Now England League.
At Worcester-Lewistou a. Worcester, 3.
AT Brockton-Por s; Brockton, 4.
At Fall River-Fall River 50; Bangor, o.
AT Haverhill-Haverhill. II; Pawtueket. o
Baseball Hints.
There seems to be general belief that
the Harvard nine this year is the weakest
that college has had for many seasons.
They don't carry steam enough.
Cleveland now leads the League with
Boston second. Chicago is the tail-ender.
THE NEWS scooped its contemporaries
yesterday. A report OF the Brown-Dart-
mouth game was printed in its last
edition.
Yale shut out Amherst yesterday 60 o.
Carter pitched four innings with terrific
speed and great control.
"Yale" Murphy has made n great hit
with the New York Giants, although he
Is one of the lightest men that ever wore
leauua N form
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-03

Moods Pills are purely vegetable. and do
aVI purse, pain VI grips. sold BY al druggists
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-03
Cotton Market.
Chicago Grain Market.
evoTKD ny 4. p. wEEpEN.

'ceIpts, fIj5i sp0t Price, ! j-l6.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-03

Runs, schelher 3, Donrelly ?, simon 2, Pickett
shannon 2, Lynch, shehan. Earned runs, Troy 3.
sprtnghelds l. Home runs-Pickett shannon.
Three-base hits-Simon e. TwO-base hits-Don-
nelly, Breckenridge. Stolen bsses-- Sche effier 3,
shannon, Burns First base on balls--By Coughlin
Johnson, by Gruber, shannon. First base on errors
--rroys, 1. springheids g Passed BALL Messett.
struck out, by Coughlin. breckenridge Gruber 2
Double plays, Smith, Pickett and Breckenridge,
Burns, Lynch and Leblanc. Umpire, Hunt. Time
-lh. 45m.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22

weather, and the river had frozen over
SO that there had been good skating
above the milldam. But few days be
fore Christmas there came thaw. with
a great deal of rain, and we boys were
discOnsOlate. fearing there would be no
skating Christmas. For an eighth of
mile above the dam, where the current
was more swift, the ice broke and went
down stream, tumbling over the twenty
foot dam and pounding itself to bits in
the churning, rocky rapids below. But
higher up. just beyond the bend. the ice
seemed firm. and Christmas morning
despite threats and warnings, half a doz-
en- of us boys smuggled our skates past
our mothers wachful eyes and stole off
to the river. Soon We were enjoying the
intoxication of smooth ice. new skates
and crisp air, and not a thought of dan
ger was permitted to interfere with our
sport.
One of my skates became loose and
sat down to tighten the straps. not OBJ
serving that l was but a few feet from
the edge of the ice bordering on the open
water Suddenly there was a cracking
sound, a chorus of cries, and before /
could get to my feet ! saw that a great
section of ice had cracked off, broken in
to two pieces, and was floating down
stream, the smaller piece bearing me
with it Instantly [ realized my peril
My very blood seemed to freeze in my
heart and for moment | could not even
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22

scream. | was drifting slowly. but l
carried gently along in the center of the
the current and that my velocity would
increase with every moment. To my
ears the roar of the fall and the awful
rapids below sounded louder and more
dreadful than they ever had before. l
knew the course of the current perfectly,
for [ had stood on the bridge many times
and watched the sawlogs in the spring
carried gently along in the center of the
river. going ever faster and faster until
as they neared the dam the current
coursed shoreward toward the left bank
and then plunged downward. flinging the
logs half their lengths in the air as they
went over the watery precipice. l pictured
myself going over the fatal fall, and then
my tongue loosed and | added my cries to
those of my terrified playmates. who until
now had not had the presence of mind TO
run for help.
In an incredibly short space of time the
banks were lined with excited villagers.
helpless to render any aid, but each shout
ing useless directions to the others. l
could see my mother running frantically
along the the bank and then, sinking up
on her knees in the snow, turn her white
face to heaven. The terror of my situa-
ton had quieted my cries and | was try
ing to decide whether it would be less
painful to plunge into the icy water and
drown than to cling to the frail piece of
ice and be dashed to pieces below the
dam. | had seen one woman go over
that dam the summer before, and the
memory of her poor bruised and battered
body as it was drawn to the shore half a
mile below haunted me for a month. The
awful picture came before me again, and
had closed my eyes and was about to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22

Between me and the boom was the other
piece of ice, the companion to the one on
which | was floating to destruction.
Striking his pike-hook into the foe, the
old man drew it toward him till he could
leap upon it. Then, turning, he planted
his pike against the boom and sent his
piece of ice out into the stream with
powerful shove. Using the pike as pad
die, he soon came within reach of my foe.
We were within few rods of the dam
now. where the water swirled toward the
bank before going over the awful fall
Another moment and we would be
pounding on the rocks below But the
old man never hesitated. Striking his
pike into my foe, he pushed with all his
might. sending the pole out hand over
hand its full length, and then putting all
his strength into one mighty shove he
dropped the pike, and the cake on which
was went shoreward until l was able
to catch nooSed clotheS-line which will
ing hands cast toward me. | was saved.
but even as l was dragged into the water
by the rope | cast my eyes toward my
preSerYer just in time to see him stand
ing on his ice foe on the very verge Of the
fall. his cap held in one hand and the 9th
er raised above his wrinkled old face,
which he had turned heavenward.
As he plunged downward l tainted and
knew no more till | awoke in my own bed
with mother bending over me.
Doctor David's poor crushed body was
recovered next day and buried with all
honOrs at the hands of the villagers.
Until her death my mother never failed
on each recurring Christmas to hang a
wreath of laurel and holly over the un-
pretentious stone beneath which my hero
rests, and l have continued to so honor
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22

DENVER, Col. Decem Der 12.-At the con-
vention OF the Federation of Labor Secre-
tary Chris Evans submitted his report of the
financial and numerical strength of the fed
Grafton. The receipts from resources, in
Guiding a balance November /, 1893 of
S1147.44, we're stated at So. .493.87. The ex-
penditures were given at 81, ,3O2,08. includ-
ing S., ,573.34 donated to the sustenance of
striking unions. Five hundred of this was
given to the Debs defense fund. The re-
ceipts and expenditures were less than iQ
1892 and 1893. There is a balance of $5,-
1919 which is less than at any time since
1890. The report showed that 167 charters
we're issued during the year for local End
central unions aad state federations in
thirty states. Several unimportant amend
ments to the constitution recon-
mended. Regarding the proposition that
the federation enter politics, the secretary
recommended that such action be confined
to work independent of any party. Closer
organization and a general breaking away
from political parties was recommended.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22
Work in Congress-.

WASHINGTON, D. c., December 19.-ThO
bill to protect forest reservations, which was
a bone of contention during the last session
and which has twice been under discussion
during the present session, was finally passed
under suspension of the rules.
The bill provides that no public forest
reservations shall be established except to
improve and protect the forest within the
reservation; securing favorable conditions
of water flow. 1t gives the secretary of the
interior authority to make regulations for
protection against fire and depredations. 1t
also gives him authority to prescribe regula-
tions under which dead or mRtured trees
may be removed as may be necessary to
preserve the remaining timber Under this
authority he is empowered to sell such tim
Der in limited quantities to each purchaser.
He is also authorized to make a detail of
troops for the protection of reservations.
The Nill further provides for the restoration
of agricultural and mineral lands in forest
reServations to the public domain.
The remainder of the day was devoted to
the army appropriation bill. 1t reduces the
number of paymasters by five and the num-
Der of captains in the subsistence by four
and transfers the Fort Leavenworth mil
itary prison to the department of justice.
The bill passed without amendment.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22
The Fighting Parson.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Decent ber 13.--Repre-
sentatives Broderick and Curtis have COM
pleted arrangements whereby Kansas is to
have the chaplain of the next house and each
republican representative in the state is to
have one place under the clerk of the next
house. The deal is with the Pennsylvania
delegation, who are looking after the inter
ests of Colonel Mcdowell, who wants to be
clerk of the Fifty-fourth congress. The
workers for Mcdowell have been busy ar
ranging votes as have also the friends of
Henderson. of Illinois, who is after the same
place. The Pennsylvania folks come for
ward with this liberal proposition, and in
the face of the fact that there are under the
clerk only about half as many places as
republican members in the next house, it
was thought good enough to accept.
Representative Broderick made an addi-
tional provision that he should be Pllowed
to name the chaplain. This was agreed TO,
with the provision imposed by the Pennsyl-
vania men that the chaplain, whoever he
might be, should not take up much time,
but "cut it short Mr.. Broderick will
name for the place the we'll known Fight
ing Parson" Fisher, of Holton, whose war
record and history as a presiding elder in
the Methodist church is we'll known. He
was rolled out of his burning house in car
pet by his wife at the Quantrell raid al Law
renee. Kan, thus avoiding the murder in
tended for him. He will be the chaplain of
the next house
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22
Germany Making Reprisals.


WASHINGTON, D. c., December 19.-In view
the sugar schedules of the tariff act and the
consequent improbability of any action such
as was recommended by the president look
ing to the repeal of the duty of 1-10 per cent
of sugar produced under the bounty system,
the future action of the German government
is being awaited with some apprehension
here. The speech of the German chancellor
in the reichstag, in which he made a strong
point of the discrimination imposed by the
United States towards German sugar is be-
lieved to indicate astrengthing of the policy
which that government has adopted to the
imposition of severe restrictions upon Amer
lean products sought to be imported into
Germany. At present Mr.. Runyon. Ameri-
can minister to Berlin, is working hard to
secure an amelioration of the stringent or
der of exclusion in the case of American
cattle and Secretary Gresham is in almost
daily consultation with the German minis
ter here upon the same subject as we'll as
that upon cottonseed oil, which has just suf-
fered a severe blow from the increase of the
import tax to 200 per cent, practically ex-
elusive. Up to this time no appreciable de-
gree of success has attended these efforts of
our government. the character of the nego-
tiations appearing to indicate a purpose on
the part of the German government to pro-
crastinate until congress decisively an
nounces its intention in the matter of the
sugar duty. AS long as these conditions OBJ
tain our government is likely to wait pa
tiently, but should there be any fresh attacks
by the Germans upon American interests
there is good reason to believe that the adj
mnistration will have recourse to the retali-
alton act of 1890 and single out some Ger
man article. the importation of which into
the United States is about equal in volume
to the normal American cattle and meat
trade with Germany and forbid its mpor-
tation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22
List Of Things We Buv.

BERLIN, December 13.-R. KnilIe, repre-
senting r. G. Dun & Co., has returned here
from a circular trip through Germany. In
an interview Mr. Kuille said
The most paIpable revival of the export
trade to America is noticeable in the textile
industry of Saxony, especially in the cities
of Glauchau, Gera, Chemitz, Geritz, Plauen
and Crimmtschau. This IS due to the fact
the new tariff law lowered the duty on tex
tiles from 30 to 40 per cent, to take effect
after January 1, 1895. Large orders are now
being placed. The Crefeld silk industry is
revivIng slightly.
The full effect OF the new law'wilI be ex-
pected within year.
"A revival of the export trade to America
is also occurring in woolens, chinaware,
glassware, paperware, gloves, toys, tinware,
drugs, chemicals and very largely in electro
technical articles.
THE tariff muddles had suspended the
effects of the worlds fair, but they are now
becoming apparent. The American exports
which are sure to increase are furniture, car
riages, drays and plated goods"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22
Kidding Itself of an Incubus.

TOPEKA, Decem Der 13.-Receivers Walker,
McCook and Wilson, of the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe and Frisco lines. filed
petition in the United States court for the
st. Louis & San Francisco railway asking
leave to discontinue the operation forthwith
of the following lines on the ground that
they were incapable of earning their operat-
ing expenses and were an incubus on the
main line: Kansas Midland. from Wichita,
Kan, to Ellsworth, Kan; Salem branch,
Cuba, Mo-, to Salem, Mo-; Beaumont
branch, Beaumont, Kan. to Cole, Kan.
Anthony branch, Arkansas City to Anthony,
Kansas.
The most important action taken, how
ever, was the filing of petition asking the
severance of all relations with the Atlantic
Pacific railway, running, from Albuquer-
que, n. NJ, to Mojave, Cal. The petition is
a bulky document and it recites a dozen or
more agreements entered into by the Santa
Fe with the Atlantic q Pacific looking to an
exchange of business and practical co-opera-
ton between the two roads. The contracts
and agreements have developed into a bur-
den upon the Santa Fe system.
Judge Cald we'll referred the petitions to
the master in chancery for special report.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22
DOCTOR DAVID.
z Established
Aarch |, 1879.

You wanted to know. Tom, why l go
80 the trouble each year at Christmas
time to make up Il wreath of laurel and
holly and express it to that little town
way over in Canada. Well, Eve done it
for years. Tom, and l expect to repeat
the act with each recurring December 50
long as | live. I'm not sure but that |
shall leave a provision i'm my will for its
continuance after | am gatherd to my
fathers. Light your pipe afresh my boy,
and III tell YOU the little story, for l am
in reminiscent mood tonight.
Poor. dear old Doctor David. How
often in boyhood have | sat by the cheer
full kitchen fire and listened with wrapt
attention and unfeigned admiration to
his quavering voice as he rocked and sang
to sleep my peevish baby sister, when
even mother was unable to soothe her.
The doctor was not called so because
he was one, but because he believed he
was. Some unappreciative grown peO-
pie and even Il few of the ruder boys
spoke of him Is old Dave, but to us who
better knew him he was always Doctor
David. He was an old man. To us chill
dren he seemed 4 very Methuselah.
There was a tradition that at one time
he had had a wife and children, but to
any but the very Oldest inhabitant of the
tllidSt llllle CItutilce was plaCtu Ill Lu6
story. For more than a score Of years he
had been spoken of as old Dave or Doc
tor David, according to the speaker.
His home was little hut on the bank
Of the river near the grist mill Only
4 favored few of us were ever honored
with glimpse of the interior. l was his
especial neutrality-suspicious. because my
mother was always kind to him-and l
have sat for hours at time in the dark
little cabin, my hands claSped across my
knees, and watched him as he sat pa
tiently making aX-helveS or splint-brooms
from sticks of ash At such times l
stealthily studied the mysteries of the
black roof and sides of the cabin. not
daring to ask him concerning the rifle
the shotgun, the aX, the assortment of
knives, the skins the roots and seeds and
lunches of dried leaves which were hung
IN ghostly array in the gloom. Not even
/ was allowed within the mysterious
room when he was concocting his medi-
cines. His roots and yarbs'' and his
methods of converting them into salves
and bitters were too sacred for even me
to know anything about.
He never worked. That is. unless the
occasional making of an ak handle, a
barn broom or some medicine could be
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22

smiled
Il call it,; pursued the visitor, ''the
eternal kisser, because there is simply
no end to the kisses it bestows. 1t is
this" He hauled out a spray of mistle-
toe, covered with white berries.
This interested the young lawyer, who
raised his eyes inquiringly.
'Mistletoe," proclaimed the agent, SIS
very scarce this year, and bunch con
tanning a score of berries would bank
rupt a poor man. Now this great inven-
tion brings happiness within reach of
all. Tradition permits you a kiss for
each and every berry, you know. You
hold this spray above your beloyed's head
so. You bend-so-and kiss her. Then
you grab berry pull it-prestO,
it flies back again in place. The leaves
and berries are India rubber sir, and
two, did you say? Fifty cents. Thank
you. sir Good-day. ."-Harper's Maya
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22

San Francisco, CAL. December IA
political storm that has been gathering for
many days broke when z. B. Cornwall,
chairman of the republican state central
committee, went before the state supreme
court and took the initial step in what is to
be a contest for the election of James II.
Budd, the democratic candidate as governor
of California.
In San Francisco. owing to the incompe-
tency of precinct election officers, and in
many instances, their corrupt methods, the
returns from many precincts have not been
properly certified to, to the board of cleo.
ton commissioners. which just complet-
ing its canvass of the returns. In several
precincts the officials have not signed their
returns and refused to do so. Twelve Off
GERS of one precinct, in which garing frauds
have been discovered, are now under ar
rest for refusing to certify to their returns.
1t is claimed that if the vote of all these
precincts in which there have been such ir-
reguarities shall be thrown out over 10000
votes will be stricken from the returns.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22
The CIayton-BuIwer Treaty.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. December 11.-Sec-
retary Gresham consented to be interview wed
concerning the report, current at the capital,
that Great Britain was trying to obtian con-
troll of territory at the eastern end of the
proposed Nicaragua canal. There is no
truth in it, said Mr. Gresham. The Brit
ish government has repeatedly assured us
that it had no such desire or intention. 1t
recognizes the fact that this government
could not submit to acquisition of territory
by England in Central America without
protest. Great Britain has bound herself not
to acquire territory in Central America by
the Clayton -Bulwer treaty, and repeatedly
within the last year she has disavowed in
tention of violating that treaty in any way
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22
Another Dose.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. December 19.-Ofi-
GERS of the treasury believe that in the next
week there will be further large exports of
gold. 1t is thought that the exports will
continue to be heavy until the middle of
January at least, so that, with the large
payment to be made by the government
this month for interest and other charges,
the reserve may be reduced to $50, 100000
or less before February.
Financiers say that a revival of the de-
mand for our securities abroad would prob
ably check the draft upon the treasury gold,
but there is no sign of such revival at this
time and the rates of interest in New York
do not seem likely to harden in the next
week or two. The heavy withdra walls, it IS
believed, may have a good effect upon con-
gress, inasmuch as they illustrate anew the
faults of the currency system. Should the
demand for gold continue at the present
rate for month or two another issue of
bonds would be necessary in order to main
tain the credit of the government
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22

Eternal source of every joy,
Well may thy praise our lips employ,
While In thy temple we appear,
Whose goodness crowns the circling year,
The flowery spring at thy command
Embalms the air, and paints the land;
The summer rays with vigor shine.
To raise the corn, and cheer the vine.
Thy hand in autumn richly pours
Through all our coasts redundant stores,
And winters, sOften'd by thy care,
No more a face of horror wear.
Seasons. and months, and weeks and daSS
Demand successive songs of praise
Still be the cheerful homage paid
With opening light, and evening shade.
Oh, may our more harmonious tongues
In worlds unknown pursue the songs;
And in those brighter courts adore,
Where days and years revolve no more.