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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-15

Hits, Buffalo IS; Scranton ~. Errors Scranton
3 Batteries, Hotter and Boyd Quarles and Patchen.
Attendance 1900.
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National League Standing.
Won Lost Won Io.,
9ssssa- .......... " ~ PhAsaeipbla. - a.
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THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
TO CONTRACTORS

ONCE % the
Superintendent of Public Buildings, .
City Hall, Providence, X. l., Aug. 10, 1894.
Tns Joint standing committee on city property
invite proposals for building brick barn at Police
station No. L. on knight street. for the patrol sys
tenn. Plans and specifications may be seen at the
-offfcr-of Ne ppin, Read Hoppin, architects,
No. IS Westminster street, room 10, Providence.
X. l.
Bids will be sealed and addressed to the under-
signed until MONDAY. August ~, at y. m.
The right to reject any or all bids Is reserved.
DAVID BURTON,
Chairman Committee on City Property.
ALBERT T. MANSFIELD,
superintendent OF Public Buildings,
auRi0-Bt
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Erie IL, Syracuse 2.
Erie batted the ball hard and often yes
eerday at home and won the game with a
( wide margin to spare.
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Hits. Springfield 22, Bnghamton II. Errors
Springfield z Binghsmton T. Batteries, Miller
end Leahy; Delaney and Rafter.
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Buffalo 10, Scranton o.

1t took 10 innings to decide yesterdays
game at Buffalo. The Bisons pounded out
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National League.

Hits Eric ~, Syracuse s. Errors, Syracuse 2
Batteries, Herndon aud Berger, Barnett and Hess
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Successive base hits and two baggers
md home runs. with grand exhibition
Of yellow decisions by Umpire Hoagland,
rvopo tina <.ac foaf ~ tla .,a.,a..
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at this, for it was the only memento
that ] had of her. Thinking that l
might have dropped it when | stopped
over Drebber's body, drove back, and,
leaving my cab in side street, / went
boldly up to the house-for was ready
to dare anything rather than lose the
ringl When arrived there / walked
right into the arms of police officer
who was coming out, and only man
aged to disarm his suspicious by pre-
tending to be hopelessly drunk.
THAT was how Enoch Drebber came
to his end. All had to do then was
to do as much for Stangerson, and so
pay off John Terriers debt. l knew
that he was staying at Hallidays pri-
vate hotel, and hung about all day,
but he never came out. fancy that
he suspected something when Drebber
failed to put in an appearance. He
was cunning, was Stangerson, and al
ways on his guard. If he thought he
could keep me off by staying indoors
he was very much mistaken. soon
found out which was the window OF
his bedroom, and early next morning
took advantage of some ladders
which were lying in the lane behind
the hotel and so made my way into his
room in the gray OF the dawn. | woke
him up ID told him that the hour had
come WI en- he was to answer for the
life he had taken so long before. de-
tg, I'm, nd 1
gave him the same choice OF the
poisoned pills. Instead of grasping at
the chance of safety which that offered
him. he sprang from his bed and few
at my throat. In self-defense | stabbed
him to the heart. Itwould have been
the same in any case, for Providence
would never have allowed his guilty
hand to pick out anything but the
poison.
~ have little more to say, and it's as
well, for am about done up went
on cabling it for day or so, intend
ing to keep at it until ! could save
enough TO take me back to America. l
was standing in the yard when a
ragged youngster asked II there was a
cabby there called jefferson Hope, and
said that his cab was wanted by gen.
tleman at 22lB Baker street. went
round. suspecting no harm, and the
next thing knew, this young man
here had the bracelets on my wrists,
and as neatly shackled as ever was
in my life. That's the whole story,
gentlemen. You may consider me to
be murderer; but | hold that am
just as much an officer of justice as
you are"
So thrilling had the mans narrative
been, and his manner was so impress
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sive, that we had sat silent and abb
sorbed. Even the professional detcc-
tives, blase as they were In every de-
tail of crime, appeared to be keenly in
terested in the mans story. When he
finished we sat for some minutes in a
stiffness which was only broken by
the scratching of Lestrade's pencil as
he gave the finishing touches TO his
shorthand account.
"There is only one point on which ]
should like little more information"
Sherlock Holmes said at last. "Who
was your accomplice who came for the
ring which l advertised?"
The prisoner winlked at my friend
jocosely. 81 can tell my own secrets"
he said, "but don't get other people
into trouble. saw your advertise
ment, and l thought II might be a
plant, or II might be the ring wanted.
My friend volunteered TO go and see. l
think you'll own he did IL smartly."
"Not doubt of that" said Holmes,
heartily.
"Now, gentlemen" the inspector re-
marked gravely, "the forms Of the law
must be complied with. On Thursday
the prisoner will be brought before the
magistrates, and your attendance will
be required. Until then will be re-
sponsible for him." He rang the bell
as he spoke, and jefferson Hope was
led off by acoupie i warders, while
my friend and made our wav ont of
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Inoon.l,tsnt Creatures.

A girl never marries her ideal. One
eason is that she seldom finds him,
md when she does she doesn't like him.
Another reason is, the material man Is
10 dreadfully unlike the one of her i'm"
lgination. A girl is an inconsistent
Teature, anyway. AS sure as she fash
ons the idol Of her minds eye as
yreat, fierce, black mustached, brig
lndish-looking individual, the end will
,e promise to love and obey some
neck, freckled, red-haired person who
'annot forget his affection for ohoco-
ate caramels and football scrimmages.
dost dreadful is the fate of the little
voman who admires the jolly man who
'an laugh at paper-weight biscuits and
,oiled beefsteak, for she invariably
alls head over heels in love with some
,olemn, stately man whose very photo
.raph makes her dumb with silent
we.-Chicago Record.
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have draw out of one of these boxes,
while ate the pill that remained. 1t
would be quite as deadly, and good
deal less noisy than firing across
handkerchief. From that day had
always my pill-boxes about with me,
and the time had now come when l
was to use them.
'It was nearer one than twelve, and
a wild, bleak night, blowing hard and
raining in torrents. Dismal as it was
outside, / was glad within-so glad
that could have shouted out from
pure exultation. If any of you gentle
men have ever pined for thing and
longed for it during tw enty long years,
and then suddenly found it within
your reach, you would understand my
feelings. lit cigar and puffed at it
to steady my nerves, but my hands
were trembling and my temples throb-
bing with excitement. AS / drove, I
could see old John Ferrier and sweet
Lucy looking at me out of the dark
ness and smiling at me, just as plain as
! see you all in this room. All the way
they were ahead of me, one on each
side of the horse, until pulled up at
the house in the Brixton road.
There was not soul to be seen, nor
a sound to be heard except the drip
ping of the rain. When looked in at
the window l found Drebber all hud-
died together in n drunken sleep. l
shook him by the arm. IT'S time to go
out said.
"'All right, cabby,' said he.
81 suppose he thought we had come
TO the hotel that he had mentioned, for
he got out without another word and
followed me down the garden. had
to walk beside him to keep him steady,
for he was still little top-heavy.
When we came to the door opened 1t
and led him into the front room.
give you my word that, all the way,
the father and daughter were walking
in front of us.
"It's Internally dark said he,
stamping about.
"'Well soon have light said
striking a match and putting it to a
wax candle which had brought with
me. Now, Enoch Drebber,' l con
tinued, turning to him, and holding
the light to my own face: who am L?
"He gazed at me with bleared
drunken eyes for moment, and then
saw horror spring up in them and
convulse his whole features, which
showed me that he knew me. lie
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staggered back with livid face, and
| saw the perspiration break out upon
his brow, while his teeth chartered.
At the sight leaned my back against
the door and laughed loud and long. l
had always known that vengeance
would be sweet, but had never hoped
for the contentment of soul which now
possessed me.
"'You dog" said Il have hunted
you from Salt Lake City TO st. Peters
burg, and you have always escaped
me. Now at last your wandcrings
have come TO an end, for either you or
] shall never see tO-morrow's sun rise
lie shranli still farther away as
spoke, and ! could see on his face that
he thought ! WAS mad. So l was for
the time. The pulses in my temples
beat like Sledge-hammcrs, and | be-
lieve / would have had ft of some
soVt If the bleSd had not gushed from
my nose and relieved me.
"What do you think of Lucy Fer
rier now?' / cried, locking the door
and shaking the key in his face. Pun.
ishment has been slow in coming, but
it has overtaken you at last saw
his coward lips tremble as | spoke.
He would have begged for his life, but
he knew well IL was useless.
"'Would you murder me?' he stam-
mered.
There is no murder, answered.
who talks - numbering a mad dog?
What mercy had you upon my poor
darling when you dragged her from
her slaughtered father and bore her
away to your accursed and shameless
haremT
"'It was not who killed her father,
he cried.
"'put IL was you who broke her in
noeent hesvt' l shrieked, thrusting
the box bOtare him. Let the high
God Judge haArSen US. Choose and
eat. There 10 death in one and life in
the other. shall take what you
leave. Let us see II there is justice
upon the earth, or II we are ruled by
chance
ne COWetN1 Sney WIN WIN SiiSs
and prayers Asr mercy, but drew my
knife and hela II to his throat until he
had obeyed me. Then I swallowed
the other, ana we stood facing each
other In silence for minute or more,
waiting TO sec. which was to live and
which was 70 die. Shall | ever forget
the look which came over his face when
the first warEsaas pongs told him That
the poison Veh IN his system?
laughed as l saw it, and held Lucy's
marriage ring in front Of his eyes. II
was but for moment, for the action
OF the alkalcid is rapid. A spasm Of
pain contortea his features; he threw
his hands eut h front of him, stag
gered, and thoR, with hoarse cry, fell
heavily upon the floor. | turned him
over with my loot and placed my hand
upon his heart. There was no move
Inent He vAa dead
"The blood lad been streaming from
my nose, but had taken no notice OF
IL. don't know what II was that put
IL inte my head 10 write upon the wall
J with It. Perhaps IL was soine mis-
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WHEN HE DID.
Result OF Benevolent Mans InveEtIga-
tions into Tramp Life.

hfAulb VI u bthtNoAtHN
tions into Tramp Life.
The benevolent person had put five
cents into the hands OF the tramp and
ceiling sort of proprietary interest
him thereafter proceeded to ques-
lion him n bit.
You're a pretty hard citizen, aren't
Iou?" he asked.
Rather difficult at times, sir" re-
olied the peripatetic, frankly.
81 presume you steel when you get
,hance?"
"0nly in very necessitous cases, sir,
ind then only in n small way"
"And lie?"
"Yes; it's part of our profession, sir"
"And use tobacco?"
"When | can get it, sir"
The benevolent person began to be
iorry he had invested in such stock,
out he was going now to the bitter end.
"of course" he went on, you drink,
oo?"
The tramp hesitated for the frst
lime, as II in doubt, and looked at the
iickcl in his hand.
"Well, sir, yes" he replied, slowly,
Il drink two when / get the price, but
lnder the present circumstances I'll
,nly drink one, unless you"
But the benevolent person could not
tand 1t any longer and he made a
ush for the visitor, which resulted in
sudden disappearance. - Chicago
yaxyR
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INTENTIONS WERE GOOD.
A Drunk In tho Ladies' Gallery OF the
United States Senate.

Drunk In tho Ladies' Gallery OF the
United States Senate.
He held an nll-night session by him
self; he was weary, exceedingly weary,
and by some promptings Of an al
coholic intellect he strayed into the
ladies gallery of the senate the other
morning. There he proceeded to fall
fast asleep on the cushioned seat, his
snoring furnishing subdued accom-
paniment to Senator Cockrell's speech.
The senator from Missouri, being on
the third day of his long-distance
oratory, wabbled uncertainty in his
gait at intervals.
"Silver!" he yelled, in voice some
what husky through protracted sprint
ing "Silver! Silver-w
Here he paused, having dropped the
connection to shuttle through his man
uscript
The well-dressed man in the ladies'
gallery had been wakened by the
peal. Half rising from the seat, he bel
lowed, iu a maudlin attempt at song:
"0h, silver is my joy, silver is my
...hic) boy. Oh"
Then he sank back upon the cushions,
while Everybody began to look from
he ceiling to the floor in search of the
nouthpiece of the outbreak which had
interrupted the hallowed proceedings
)f the senate. When the doorkeepers
Iscended into the ladies' gallery they
found only. a well-dressed man Of
middle age slumbering as peacefully
IS a child. They took him out with a
lappy smile of surprise cast back
,oward the arena, and he was so en-
iirely innocent of any design upon the
peace they had not the heart to arrest
aim. Washington Post.
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the station and took cab back X
Baker street.
CHAPTER VII
THE CONCLUSION.

ThH CONOLUhnOh
We had all been warned to appear
before the magistrates upon the Thurs
day; but when the Thursday came
there was no occasion for our testi-
mony. A higher Judge had taken the
matter in hand, and Jefferson Hope
had been summoned before a tribunal
where strict justice would be meted
out to him. On the very night after
his capture the aneurism burst, and he
was found in the morning stretched
upon the floor of the cell, with placid
smile upon his face, as though he had
been able in his dying moments to
look back upon a useful life and on
work well done.
"Gregson and Lestrade will be wild
about his DEATH" Holmes remarked, as
we chatted it over next evening.
"Where will their grand advertisement
be now?'
81 don't see that they had very much
to do with his capture" answered.
what you do in this world is mat
ter Of no consequence" returned my
companion, bitterly. "The question is,
what can you make people believe that
you have done? Never mind" he con-
tinued, more brightly, after pause, ~
would not have missed the investiga-
tion for anything. There has been no
better case within my recollection.
Simple as 1t was, there were several
| most instructive points about e."
simpler calculated.
"Well, really, it can hardly be de-
scribed as otherwise" said Sherlock
Holmes, smiling at my surprise. "The
proof Of its intrinsic simplicity is that
without any help, save few very or
dinary deductions, l was able to lay
my hand upon the criminal within
three days"
| ITO ne CoNTINuFDI
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,hievous idea Of setting the police upon

chievous idea of setting the police upon
a wrong track, for felt light-hearted
and cheerful. l remembered a Ger
man being found in New York with
'rache' written up above him, and 1t
was argued at the t., in the newspa-
pers that the secret societies must have
done it. guessed that what puzzled
the New Workers would puzzle the
Londoners, so l dipped my finger in
my own blood and printed 1t on con-
venient place on the wall. Then l
walked down to my cab and found
that there was nobody about, and that
the night was still very wild. had
driven some distance, when put my
hand into the pocket in which l usual
ly kept Lucy's ring and found that it
was not there. was thunderstruck
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TO A SCHOOLGIRL.

Her smooth head bending low,
She pores with eager JOY
Dark eyes and cheeks aglow,
Ger the old tale OF Troy.
Dear heart and innocent soul
Thee may the growing years,
AS thy quick spring tides roll,
Bring Joy, not tears
For thee let knowledge spread
History's tented page
Quaint thoughts of sages dead,
The poets noble rage,
Gains patient science gives,
And lettered fancies flne,
The master.word which lives,
Deathless, divine
For thee let music wake
Deep, inarticulate chords,
Which the rapt soul can take
Swifter than any words;
Arts precious garden smile
Through gates enwreathed with flowers,
And fairy dreams beguile
Thy blameless hours
But may no learning dim
Those clear, regarding eyes;
Still let the morning hymn
And prisons arise.
Leave knowledge which the mind,
And not the heart, can move;
Still, girl, thy treasure find
In faith and love.
g Lewis Morris, in London Queen
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Naturally Enough.

II love to think of the Christmases
,ast," remarked old Mr.. Scadds.
Il don't, papa, replied his daughter.
Il am more interested In the Christmas
resent." Detroit Free Press
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B. T. Knollys writes to the London Pail
Mall Gazette as follows: Dear Sir
wish in all earnestness to make known a
suggestion that would save many broken
heart among the sensitive and many a
breach of promise case among the mer-
camille, and would considerably tighten
the labors of the police courts and law
courts. My suggestion is that every mar
ried man and every married woman
should have q circle tattoocd around the
third finger of the left hand in place of or
as well as avoiding ring. This would
be sign that could never be taken of or
edaced, and would, Therefore, leave a
lesser margin for the treachariss and
tricks of bigamists and other great aud
small offenses against law, society and in
dividuals
To make this proposition practical and
distinctive, of course, certain rules would
have TO be made. For instance. any I'M
married man or woman tat Ooing their
third finger to be heavily fined Every
widow and widOWer TO add distinguish
ing star to their ring. Every married
man or woman disunited by law to have
a bar of erasure across their wedding
ring. and those who marry two or three
times to add the extra circles accord
inRly.
The operation Of tattooing could, with
all reverence, be performed by an expert
in the vestry after the church service, or
at the registers Office for those who go
through the civil ceremony This tat
tooing may seem a return 10 barbarism,
but our much-vaunted civilization has in
PRODUCED such numerous aids to deceit
that a safeguard and warning, such as
a tattooed wedding ring would become a
practical preventive of much sham, FOLLY
and wrong.
Only those who have sympathy for I'M
lawful liberty will demur against the idea
being realized. ! shall be pleased to hear
from all who approve of my scheme, and
are willing to assist in forming a society
TO influence others in bringing about a
custom that would help to insure peace,
respect and happiness to many homes and
hearts. Yours faithfully.
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Once in awhile, says the New York
Times, the gay glamour rolls away, and
the commercial value of social attentions
comes distressingly to the front AT
least, so it seemed to a thoughtful dame,
who sat with two other society women
making out list of invitations for a
Joint luncheon. Their babble ran about
as follows-queer things, you know, sound
so much queerer when other people say
them:
'Shall we ask Mrs. Dash2"
"Oh, goodness, yes owe her two
luncheons. Do let me get out of her
debt"
How about Mrs Cashr"
'Well-unless you want her. ] don't
care to ask her. have in vited her twice
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well, here's Mrs. Rash. I'll have to
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C"Who elsel Oh, Mrs. Banks! She sell
dom entertains at all, but everybody runs
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MRS. Rank? How about herl''
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put her down, anyway; she is always Civ
ing something nice"
And in the though tful listeners mind
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Somebody recommends a simple safe
guard against the annoying attacks Of
mosquitoes in the use Of pennyroyal tea
Wet the wrists and hands with 1t, putting
some on the face and moistening different
parts Of the dress IL may be added that
some on the stocking instep should not be
forgotten, for with low shoes and thin
silk and Isle hosiery, that part Of the
footis easily riched By the singing tor
ment. The theory is that the insects do
not like the herb, and avoid it's neighbor.
hood