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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-11
THE KIRMESS.
Ehe Opera House VIII he Transformed
Into Festival Place Next Week.

Just now everybody that is at ali I" in
II is talking Kirmess.
What Kirmess means is vague. Folks
who have seen il in other days and other
towns have a confused idea of costumed
children, flower booths and ice cream.
For the Kirmess at the Providence
Opera House next week the big stage
Is TO be extended frontwards over the
first three rows of seats. This will corral
the boxes on the stage and the boxes are
to be turned into flower booths. Where
the theatrical wings ordinarily are there
will be more booths and approaches to the
stage will permit the assemblage to saur-
ter about among the booths pending and
after the dances. In the corners OF the
auditorium and up in the gallery are to be
more booths.
The dances are the chief feature. Miss
Margaret McLaren Eagar is now train
ing the young people who will give, true
to life, the dances of dozen dominions,
all of them costumed TO represent the
different nations. Some four hundred
young folks are engaged for the dances.
The house will bo open every afternoon
and evening during the week, except Mon
day AFTERNOON. People may go in at 2:30
and $3.50 O'clock y. IN. and they may
enjoy themselves among the booths
until and o'clock respectively
when they are to occupy the chairs in the
auditorium and witness the beautiful
stage tableaux for an hour aud half.
The stage entertainment Is 10 be inaugu-
rated by "a grand march after which
the festival dancing will proceed rapidly.
The very little people take part in the
afternoon programme and the older maids
and youths in the evening.
The Kirmess is conducted for the benefit
of the Day Nursery and IN social circles
and popularity IL Is bound TO receive
lota of attention. t Tho seats on
the entire lower floor are TO be reserved,
but two rows of the dress circle and ali
but the first row of the upper gallery are
TO be unreserved. Admission Ina the after
noon Is fixed at . cents and IN tho even
ing at 30 cents with reserved seats at
about the usual theatre prices.
The Kirmess is going TO be a big thing
and nobody will want TO miss t.. Seats
are on sale at the box Office Friday morn
ing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-11
BERGEsON IS GUILTY.
Caused CarIson's Death by Striking
Him With a Bottle.
The Accused Tells His Story-The jury
Returns Verdict OF MansIaughter
With Recommendations for Mercy.
Bv The Associated Press.

DEDHAM. Mass. April 11.-Alfred Ber-
geson's counsel made a strong plea for
his client In the superior court here. Bsr-
of Victor Carlson at Quincy, Feb 10, by
striking him with bottle over the head.
The accused said he was born In this
state, his father being a veteran of the late
war. On the night of the trouble with
Victor Carlson he. with his brother
George and Dougal, went on the hill on
Common street.
He saw Victor. and Victor said 'Hello.
Sweeney" and Victor had knife. which
he had held open in bis hand, and was
about to strike his brother George,
And He, Interfered.
Then Victor went away few feet, and
In the course Of the melee Victor appeared
tall and powerful. and the accused heard
his brother cry: "They are stabbing me,
Fredp' and Fred could do nothing; but
seizing the bottle, filed with kerosene oil.
hurled IL at Victor, and ran away, being
excited and afraid of Carlson and Otto
Rhineback, both OF them having knives.
He threw the bottle and did not think
of anything at the time he was arrested
and placed in cell.
Shortly after IL o'clock the court began
Its charge to the jury, which lasted for
half an hour.
Instructions to the Jury.
The case was graphically summed up
and the jury virtually instructed that IL
It was found that the defendant and his
friends had picked quarrel with Carl
son and then resorted TO force, which cost
him his life, to defend themselves. ver-
dict of guilty would be justified.
But on the other hand IL the evidence
was such as to show that Carlson was
unduly resentful and quarrelsome and at
tempted to use knife without warrant
able pfovocation. then verdict of acquit-
tai should be returned.
The court ruled that the defendant was
justified In defending his brother, II the
evidence had shown there was occasion
for it, and that his plea of self-defense,
under these circumstances, was tenable.
The jury retired at li:40 o'clock. and at
las returned verdict of guilty. with "a
recommendation to the court of mercy.
Bergeson was sentenced to the Mas
sachusetts reformatory.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-11
CoknETT is READY.
willing to Fight Jackson at Once, but
stakes Must BE Large.


NEW YORK, April ll.-Champion Cor
bett last evening said that he was quite
willing TO fight Jackson in private and at
short notice at that, say a month, but he
was sure that neither business man nor
the public could expect him to engage in
a contest with man who had all TO gain
and nothing to lose for less amount OF
money than had been hung up for his
contests with Sullivan ana Mitchell. The
suggestion of fighting for $4,000 a side in
private, he did not think fair.
81 lam willing" said the champion. ito
fight Jackson for 10000 a side, and l will
put up the money SO quick that he won't
know where it came from will go even
further and bet him 5000 TO $50, ,000
The 2O-round business won't do. When
/ fight Jackson it must be TO finish;
that is what we signed to do and that is
what we will do"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-11

HALIFAX. April l1.-Steamer Worcester
arrived last night from Boston, 30 hours
overdue, after an exceedingly tempestu-
ous voyage Sunday morning she met
severe gales, which continued until Mon
day morning, and she was compelled TO
lay-to. The wind and sea moderated
some during the day, but another gale
wns encountered Monday night The
steamer went through both without dam
age. She had - passengers
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-11

There are two car conductors, one on the
Prairie avenue and the other on the Friend
ship street route that look as much alike
as the two Dromios. They both run late
cars, are good looking aud both favorites
with the young people who ride home
from the dances. Neither a furnished
home nor expenses for trip TO the Holy
Land will be awarded for guessing who
they are, but just notice them the next
time you are out late. They are not
brothera
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-11

CLAREMoNT, y. H., April 1.-THE pre-
ljminary session Of the conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church opened yes
terday Thirty-fve young clergymen
took examinations The 65th annual
conference opened today.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-11
Attacked by Three.

BosToN, April ll.-As superintendent
Soule of the Brookline Gas company was
inspecting an excavation, last night, he
was set upon by three young men, who
knocked him down and kicked him,
breaking his right arm. His assailants
made their escape.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-11
Canada and Tea.

LONDON, April ll.-Sir Charles Tupper.
after hearing the views of the London tea
merchants, promised TO confer with the
Canadian government, and ascertain il
it was possible TO meet their views in re-
gard TO the export of tea To Canada
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-11
0yerfai.enllv LATE

MADRID, April IL. "A robber yesterday
boarded an express train and stole jew
elry belonging to the Duchess OF Man
chester. While attempting 60 escape the
robber fell on the track, aud his legs
were cut of. The jewelry was recovered.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-11
Cnolch Down.

CoNNEJisvILIE, Pa. April II. - The
quietness which reigns at the coke works
is in striking contrast with the turbulent
scenes of week ago The Frick and
Rainey companies have resumed at all the
plants that were closed by strikers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-11

BANGOR, Me, April TO- The Dole g.
Fogg planning mill plant near the Maine
Central depot was sold no public auction
yesterday to +. W. Hill for $500 The
wharf alone upon which Il fronts is
worth $1,000
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-11
Tnmed to Boston.

GLOUCESTER. Mass. April 1l.-Tugs sue
ceeded in reaching the four-masted
schooner Mabel Jordan, lying in dan
gerous position near Plum island, and
took her in tow for Boston.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-11
Badly Injured by n Train.

BosToN, April 1i.-Michael Brooks was
struck by a train at Canton Junction. He
was brought 10 this city and found to be
suffering from a broken neck and frsc-
tured arm.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-11

CLEVELAND. April il--A continuous
pool match between D'Oro and Clear.
water was begun here last night Tn
match IL 90 be 1000 points DOro won
last night, making 2O4 points to I0l by
(Nlaarw.afar
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-11
A Thrce-Rounder.

NEW HAVEN. April ll.--Tommy Ryan,
champion welterweight. met Morris Lane
last night before the Welcome Athletic
association. Three rounds were fought
and Lane was badly used up. he dropped
In the ring
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-11
Insurgents Capture Rio a,ande.

LONDON, April 1l.-A dispat n from
Montevideo says that the insurgent
forces, under Admiral de Mello, have oc-
cup.el Rio Grande city
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-11
Two Months yacation Ended.

WHEELISG. April IL. - The Belmont
mill OF the Wheeling Iron and Steel com
pany resumed on full time yesterday, en-
ploying 500 men. They have been shut
down 10 months
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-11

A badness makes one look prematurcly old.
80 q full head Of hair gives to mature life the
appearance Of youth. To secure this and
prevent the former Ayers HAIR Nigor is con
iidenfiy recommended. Both ladies and
gentlemen prefer IL to any other dressing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-11
A Big Contract.

BRATTLEDoRo. VT, April 1.-THE Fall
Mountain Paper company of Bellows
Falls has contracted with William b..
a. John =. Haskinson for 5000 600 feet of
spruce logs. 1t is the largest sale or the
kind i'm Vermont
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-11
a Want to Re snnplIed.

BIDDEFoRD, Me-, April 1.-THE Bidde-
ford House has been leased by Frederick
Yates and will be entirely renovated and
reopened June l. Biddeford has been
without a hotel since New Years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-11

The George ~. Allen, notice OF whose
assignment appeared in the Providence
papers of Monday. Is not the George NJ.
Allen, hardware dealer of S71 Eddy street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-11
ShowaIter Won.

New YORK. April III. w Showalter
won his seventh victory over Hodges last
night. thus winning the match by the
score of to G and draws.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-11
Roy Burned 20 Death.

ST. JOHN, y. b., April 1i-By the
bur ming of "A house three miles from this
city Frank Hind, aged 10 years, lost his
life The rest of the family succeeded
an escaniuO
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-11

John didnf come home 70 supper Factis. when
he got through worn he stopped At the oniec to do
Hip.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-11

Ladies' whose systems are poisoned
and W hose blood Is In an impure condi-
tion, due TO menstrual irregularities,
are peculiarly benefited by the won
derful tonic and blood c,eansins prop.
critics OF p. P. P.-Prickly Ash, Poke
Root and Potassium.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-11

for blood poisoning. mercu..
RAJ poison, malaria. dyspepsia, ana
in all blood and skin diseases, IKE
tetter. scald head, boils, erysipelas.
eczema we may say. without fear of
contradiction, that p. p. p. is the best
blood purifier in the world. and makes
positive. speedy and permanent cures
In all cases.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-11

P.P.P. purifies the blood. builds mp
the weak and debilitated, gives
strength TO weakened nerves, expels
diseases, giving the patient health ana
happiness where sickness, gloomy
feelings and lassicude hrst prevailed.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
CURRENCY AND PRICES.

The following is from speech de-
!lvered at Argyle, MINI, by the Hon.
Knute Nelson:
The truth is that reliable statistics
as well as our own experience and OBJ
servation demonstrates to us that
there is no lack of circulating medium,
that we never had a greater per capita
amount Of money in circulation than
now, and that the volume of circula-
tlQn does not necessarily regulate or
f1x the measure of prices, but that
TINS Is now, as ever, mainly governed
by the law of supply and demand.
The same currency buys bushel Of
wheat at so cents and bushel OF DO
tatoes at the same price. At this
figure wheat is very cheap and pota-
toes very high. The one pro duct is
overplenty, the other overscarce. And
this makes the difference, not the
volume or the quality of the curren-
cy. There is an undoubted lack of
currency among our farmers in many
localities, especially in the upper
country, but this lack comes, not from
scarcity of money in the State or
Nation, but for the lack Of product to
exchange for money. Compare the
counties Of Freeborn and Polk. il Won
please. In the former, with twenty
townships OF land, 1900 people,
twenty-four ereameries and great
amount of dairy products, large
number of cattle, horses, sheep
and hogs and an advanced |
system of diversified farming, money
is not scarce, and the times are far
from hard and depressed. In the lat
ter with SO townships of land, $4,000
people, only two creameries. not
numerous amount of cattle, still fewer
sheep and hogs, scantiness of dairy
products and system OF farming main
~ devoted to wheat culture, money is
quite scarce and times are very hard
and trying.
What makes the difference? They
both exist under the same currency
and the same flag. The difference is
this: In the county of Freeborn the /
farmers have large and valuable var
lety OF farm products, bringing fair
price, to exchange for money. This
makes money plenty and times easy.
On the other hand, in the county of
Polk the farmers have little to ex-
change for money except wheat, and
hat was very light crop, and the
prices, owing to a glut in the foreign
market, were very low. This makes
money scarce and times very hard.
Farmers of the Red River valley. if
7ou look at the situation in its true
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10

light, is it not plain to you that relief
cannot cUme from the referendum.
from saloons kept by the State, from
Government ownership Of. railroads,
from female suffrage OF from the I'M
conditional free coinage of silver at
the ratio of Is to1e
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
Doubling the Wheat Crop.

A proposition to double the wheat
crop by measuring it in 'sbnshels" one
half of the present size would be
laughed at by every intelligent far
mer. No one would be deceived into
thinking that the quantity Of wheat
grown would be any larger though it
was called twice as many bushels.
But when it comes to measuring val
ues, instead of quantities, a great
many people are victims of the curious
delusion that by adopting standard
of value worth only half OF that now
used, this country would at once
double the value of all the products of
labor. They are entirely mistaken.
Changing the measure would not in
the slightest degree increase the real
value IN use or exchange OF the goods
measured, and the pretense OF the sill
verites that free coinage would double
the value of all property is merely a
fraud by which they hope to fool the
people into voting for tifty-cent dol
lars.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10

burden upon the producers of our
great staples-cotton, corn and other
grain. By hindering international
commerce it would burden the a2ri-
cultural products of this country like
high protective tariff Not only
would the men who work for salaries
be deprived, at least for a while, of
employment, but when enabled to re-
turn to work they would find the dol
lar paid to them as wages deprecated
IN value as consequence of change
Of standard. The only possible ben
eft would be from limited increase
In the value of silver bullion, which
would go into the pockets of the great
silver mine owners-the men who are
really backing all the agitation and
furnishing to it its sinews of war.
The picture is not overdrawn. When
1 contemplate it, there is but one
source of comfort-it is in an abiding
confidence that within twelve months
of full, free discussion the American
people can be relied upon to over
whelmingly defeat any party which
proposes to bring such disaster upon
US.
Instead of free silver at Is to 1.
which means silver monometallism, a
contraction of the currency, and
temporary and permanent injury to
business, which had been described,
the Secretary urged the necessity for
sound-money currency, consisting
of gold, silver, and paper, but every
dollar kept as good as any other dol
lar. This would allow the coinage of
all silver, which could be held at an
equal exchangeable value with gold.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
FOR SOUND MONEY.
HON. HoKE SMITH SPEAKS AT
GAINESVILLE, GA.

He Makes Strong Argument Against
Free Coinage-Explains Why the
Price Of Silver Has Fallen and
Tells Of Some of the Inevitable
Effects of Free Coinage at 16 to I.
The following is part ofSecretary
Hoke Smiths speech at Gainesville,
Ga, on July %:
The value of silver bullion has fallen
since 1873, on account of the lessened
cost Of production, on account OF the
enormous increase in production, and
on account of the decreased demand.
All Of these elements entered into and
helped to cause the reduction of the
value of silver.
To restore the price of silver to it's
value in 1873 you must remove all the
causes which have reduced its value.
Concede for the sake of argument that
the action of the United States was
one OF those causes. it is illogical to
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
WHAT MAKES INTEREST HIGH.

The readers of this do not need to
have it explained that business activ-
ity depends in large measure upon a
low rate Of interest, which is the most
conclusive proof Of plenty Of money
to be loaned. II I can get capital at
4 per cent. year, may build fac
tory and employ hands and carry on
an industry successfully and with
profit to myself, where if had to pay
6 or per cent. for the money, or
could not borrow it at all, I might be
unable to do SO, and the factory would
remain unbuilt and the labor unem-
ployed. How are we to have interest
cheap and money abundant? Capital
lists are no worse than other men. But
they are no better. They are just like
yourselves. What would you do?
Suppose there were lot of men who
advocated the passage of law that,
after you had loaned out money on
gold value, would force you to accept
silver values in return--would you be
in hurry to lend money? Would
you not rather keep il locked up in q
trust company or else loan it only at
high interest and for short terms?
And then, if this agitation stopped
and every one became satisfied that
there would be no interference with
the standard of values, and that CAPT.
tai when loaned out would be safe and
would ber'spaid in money as good as
loaned, would not you-would not
every capitalist-be prompt to offer to
loan his funds at interest, however
low, rather than let them remain idle?
This country to-day affords an OBJ.
ject lesson of this. In those parts of
the country where the people believe
that our currency is safe and that no
change in its standard is likely to
take place, plenty of money can be
had OF 4 and 5 per cent, while in those
parts of the country in which the PEG
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
Two Sides to thaOuestion.

The present advocates of free coi,
age forget that at this game Of pawn.
debts by legislation there is room Il
the game for two sides. The Harrods
| burg (Ky.) Democrat offers tbis
warning: -
"Three-fourths of the people who
favor free coinage without personal
Investigation have q sneaking idea
that they can pay their debt easier
with a debased currency than under
represent toilsome, slow-going pro.
cess. But this is all dream born
OF the luric imagination OF your typi.
cal free silver advocate. The credi.
tor who holds mortgage on the
farmers land is not exactly an idiot
himself, and the moment it becomes
clear that free coinage at the Is to !
ratio will be legalized in this country
thousands of mortgages will be fore.
closed by men who propose to have
their loans paid in good money. The
free silver dupe may argue, with tears
in his eyes, that the price of silver
will be Immediately jerked up to the
desired point in the markets of the
world as soon as our minis are opened
to the metal. But the hard hearted
creditor doesn't belong to that class
of reasoners, and he will turn the
former out, bag and baggage, unless he
meets his overdue mortgage then and
there with the money in which the
creditor has confidence. just before
The dawn of that happy silver day
when the silver lining Of the clouds
will be coined into good Government
dollars Sheriffs will be perched
around on the worm fences in the
country waiting for mortgages to ma
ure. like blackbirds watching corn
rop."
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10

pie are confident that free coinage
legislation will be had, and that loan
made for any long time ahead may be
repaid in deprecated silver, there is
scarcely place where you can borrow
money on very long time at all, ex.
cept on gold contracts, or even on
short time, at less rates than or s
per cent. Free silver would not add
dollar to the real wealth of the West
or South. But the apprehension of it
has kept from those sections of the
country the millions upon millions of
capital that, had they been invested
there, might have made such prosper
ity as the world has not seen since the
sun shone upon Eden.-Hon. John
Dewitt Waraer, in Free Coinage Dis
sected.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
Free Coinage Dissected.

The Sound Currency Committee Of
the Reform Club has Just issued q
short pamphlet entitled Free Coin
age Dissected." It puts the case
against free coinage in the clearest
possible light, and the language is SO
simple and the sentences SO short that
no ordinary mechanic or farmer need
have any difficulty in understanding
the discussion. Ex-Congressman John
Dewitt Warner, the author Of the
pamphlet, dissects, IN turn, each of
the principal claims of the free coin
age advocates.
Many excellent answers to "Coin's
Financial School, have been written,
but, heretofore, there has been no
frst-ciass pamphlet to put into the
hands of the millions who have not
read Coins Financial School," but
who are interested in the currency
discussion. They will be glad to get
in this condensed form, not only the
principal objections to "Coin's" book,
but to the whole scheme of free coin
age at 16 to l. The pamphlet is, in
fact. = primer of sound currency.
The pamphlet is well adapted for
general distribution, and merits wide
circulation by the friends Of honest
money in all sections OF the country.
1t is No. 16 of Sound Currency, and
can be obtained by sending five cents
to the Reform Club, 50 William street,
New York City.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
TeacIlers and Free Coinage.

Lawrenceville News No class of
people are more deeply interested in
the currency question than those en-
gagged in teaching in thepublic schools.
Their per diem is fixed by law and will
doubtless remain where it now is in
definitely, regardless of any change
that may be made in the currency sys.
tenn. At present they are being paid
In sound money, consisting of gold,
silver and treasury notes, each having
equal purchasing and debt-paying
qualities. The free and unlimited
coinage of silver would destroy one
half of the purchasing power OF the
measre compensation they are now
receiving.