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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03
PRINTING A LIE.

The Evening Telegram startled its
readers yesterday by devoting some of
its unavailable space to what purported
to be a statement of its circulation for
the year 1893 Needless to remark, this
circulation showing was sufficiently
large-indeed, so large that it sug-
gested that The Telegram must
have been printed the past
year on somebody else's press because
it's own press is probably not capable of
turning out so many copies as the daily
claims. Well may the naive statement
be made that these figures cannot be
equalled by any other newspaper pub
lished or sold in Rhode Island" TIE
News trusts that none other Of
its contemporaries is SO lacking in its
power to appreciate the ridiculous,
to say nothing of moral sensibility,
as to put in cold type column of such
outrageous falsehOods. They emphasize
once more the accuracy of that public
sentiment which is EXPIRE ssed in the
familiar line: "No one pretends To
believe what The Telegram prints"
TnR NEws has no personal interest in
the falsehoods printed by another paper.
whether relating TO circulation or news !.
80 far as circulation goes TnE News has
the smallest in The ti'y, but ia lis
intercourse with business men it is
daily made conscious of the fact that
a moderate circulation which can be
depended upon is worth more TO the ad-
vertiser than an apparently large circu.
lation about which nothing can be
assured. The advertiser can know
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03

state that serenade of tin horns in
which she is the chief artist, is march
ing down upon his bulwarks and
will make life exceedingly pic.ur-
esque for him unless he revokes
that decree removing her from the state
board of charities. Mrs. Lease, as some
feared would be the case. is furiously,
shriekingly, unappeasably mad, and if
the erring governor knows good thing
when he sees it he will seek the nine
teenth story of some friendly maple
tree and there abide until his lieutenants
can straighten out the unfortunate diff
Guilty with Mrs. Lease.
The governor should have known bet
ter than to commit SO rash an act for he
is we'll acquainted with Mrs. Lease and
knows all her peculiarities. If heshould
chance to encounter the irate lady and
should grow baldheaded in a single half
hour he need not blame anybody bur
himself. His only safety lies in con.
cealment until the storm blows over.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03

exactly what he is paying for In dealing
with every paper in town except The
Telegram; and it is for the protection
of the business community and in the
interest of honorable. business.like
methods and the maintenancs OF con-
fidence in the profession of which The
News is a member, that comment is
made on this renewed evidence of
mendacity on the part Of a newspaper
long discredited in the community
which tolerates it.
It's easily dollars to doughnuts that
the rapidly growing News has already
grown closer to The Telegram's actual
circulation than the latter is to the
impudent claim it makes.
The News may have some figures it
self to publish in few days. They will
be remarkable enough, and they will
also be truthful.
THE News proposes always and ever
to speak the truth, and to furnish all the
news every evening for ONE CENT.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03
STILL FIGHTING.

With all her pretensions to civilized
Republicanism Brazil has never been
much better off than her sister nations
Her big mistake was made when she
let Dom Pedro go. She overestinated
her fitness for n republican form OF
government. When Peixoto came
into power he was to do great things for
Brazil. He has in his own particular
way. He has kept the people in fer
ment of war whenever possible, and the
latest Information as to his methods of
conducting martial discipline and the
dogged persistency with which he
clings to lost cause amply
demonstrate his competency for some
other position. The present indications
are that war will be the national indus.
try of the Brazilians hereafter.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03
A NOBLE EXAMPLE.

The News cannot commend to highly
the noble example set by Hugh o.
Pentecost in declining to serve as assist
ant district attorney of New York.
BY thus declining, Mr.. Pente-
cost has put himself under
everlasting obligation to the
voters of New York and they will re-
ward him by taking steps that will for
ever remove the possibility of his being
placed in similarly embarrassing posi-
ton again. Mr.. Pentecost will never
have cause to decline an office again,
mainly for the reason that he will never
have another offered him.
Now that such an ilustrious example
has been set, it would be we'll for GER
tain other incumbents of certain other
fat offices to emulate the ex-
ample of the heroic Mr.. Penteeest,
and vacate without delay. Is a
common anarchist to surpass in deeds of
self-sacrifice the noble and much.lauded
sons of Tammany halll THE News
calls the attention OF Richard Croker,
Senator Hill, Boss Murphy and others
to these remarks and opines that they
should take heed thereof.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03
A NEW LOTTERY.

The lottery evil in Louisiana seems to
be as far from determination rs ever.
The withdrawal Of the old Louisiana
company did not end the difficulty by
any means. The old company
was authorized TO continue until
1895, but knowing that the end was near
il drew out of the field altogether TO
seek more fruitful fields. 1t bequeathel
a legacy in the shape Of large numbers
of socially and financially wrecked
gamblers who. unable to exist out
side Of the lottery atmos-
phere and equally unable 10
follow mp the Louisiana company have
started a new one on the ruins Of the
old which they evasively dub the New
Orleans Premium company.
The new company claims to have the
law on its side aud will carry the
matter 10 the higher court. which as
yet ofiers them little reason to hope for
a favorable decision. The company
claims that il can run unmolestei until
1895. IL may, however, find the a,mos
phere of New Orleans too sultry before
that time as did its worthy predecessor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03

The Democratic members of the ways
and means committee have finally
finished their labors on the internal
revenue bill, and the bill as completed
simply carries into effect the long
talked of provisions whereby the deficit
caused by the Wilson tariff bill may be
paid by a direct assessment from the
pockets of the people.
An income tax, the most odous
and unjust tax yet devised, is
one of the features of the new
revenue raising bill. To be
sure the bill fixes a limit below which
incomes are not taxed, but the princi-
Pile once established. it would take but
little to extend the operation OF this
system of taxation 10 all incomes. 1t is
class legislation Of the most pernicious
sort. l. is the direct taxation of few
for the benefit of many. tits an incen-
tive to dishonesty. The rate Of taxa
tion is two per cent. On all incomes over
$4,000, and applies to net earnings of cor
porations as we'll rs Of individuals.
There is an additional tax of 10 cents
gallon on whisky. The whisky ring
has much to be thankful for as this is u
virtual gift to them of millions Of dol
lars. as the tax does not include the
whisky i'm bond and the bonded period
is increased from thres to eight years,
showing that the whisky lobby got
in its work as expected. There
is also to be an allowance
made on "outage," or loss by evapora.
tion. There will be grand hustle at
the distilleries to have whisky bonded
during the period that the bin is under
discussion.
The tax on cigarettes is placed at
$3.50 per 1000, and playing cards are
assessed cents a pack instead of six as
was proposed.
1t is estimated that the income tax
will produce $50, 100000 the whisky
tax-when the tax becomes collectable--
will yield SlO,OOO,0OO T; the cigarette tax
S3, 900, 600. and the playing cards $500, 900
making an estimated revenue of $43, $780,
600.
There will still be a deficit, and so it
is now proposed to introduce bill
chopping off the sugar bounty at once.
instead of gradually, as proposed by the
Wilson bill.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03
have not grumbled SO much about how
a thing was cooked as what was cooked.

To OBTAIN advertising from business
house on the strength OF falsely stated
circulation is stealing pure and simple.
One or two states have passed laws
making such business punishable
crime. THE NEWS is of the opinion,
however. that common law may be
sufficient to grapple with the evil.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03

ST. JouS's. y. f., Jan. S--Anairs AT
Red island, placentia lay are pitiable be-
yond description. Typhoid fever is rag.
ing. and the people are In n distressful
state. In one house the two parents were
found dead, and their children lay around
on the foor stricken with disease, with no
one to help them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03
Four Killed Outright.

LAWRENCE. Kan, Jan. ga Rock Isl.
and train crashed into the rear OF a
Union Pacific freight 10 miles east of
Lawrence The Union Pacific caboose
aud passenger coach, carload OF ium-
ber and carload of hogs were burned.
-Four persons were killed and four injured.
two probably fatally.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03
Honduras Insurgents Winning.

New YORK. Jan. IA Herald special
from Managua. Nicaragua, says the Hon
duras insurgents have invaded Honduras
from Nicaraguan territory, captured
Yuscaran and organized provisional
government Twenty-three men were
killed and five wounded. Honduras
troops will now invade Nicaragua and
war will then be i'm fall swing
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03

THgBarcelona prison is stuffed full of
anarchists, 200 being registered up 10
date. One cannot help thinking that
one single bomb would settle the whole
lot II governments were as inhunan as
anarchists.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03

COMMISSIONER LocHRES is said to be
tired Of the pension department, but his
weariness is the vigor of youth COM
pared with the way the country feels
toward him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03
CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
TO MASON CONTRACTORS.

OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PrBLIc
BUILDINGS, CITY HALL
Providence, X. l., Dec 80, 1898
Proposals are invited by the joint standing COM
mittee city property for building retaining
wall the easterly side OF the Point street school
estate, In the city OF Providence. II. l.
Plans and specifications may be seen at the office
of the Superintendent OF Public Buildings.
Bids viii be sealed and addressed TO the under
signed until p u. Wednesday, January 10, 1884.
The right 10 reject any or all bids is reserved
DAVID BURTON,
Chairman Committee on City Property.
ALBERT T. MANSFIELD,
superintendent OF public Buildings. deo30-9t :,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03

The resolution to impeach Governor
Waite would be really funny IL it were
presented in earnest. Impeachment
would dignity the bowling governor al
together too much.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03

The financial depression has reached
. stage where suicides are beginning to
be reported. The result is fearful, but
is inevitable under the conditions.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03
,Frrcr on rnr LICENSE conMrsrosrns

CRY HALL PROVIDENCE. Dee Is. 1898 I,
Applications 10 transfer license and 10 sell pure
spirituous Intoxicating and malt liquors have
been made by the following named persons and
firms.
Baxter. Leander. IS North Main street to Smith
street.
Boland Thomas IT,. so Webster street to william
Gore, 2s2 Eddy street.
Campbell, George. 1921 Eddy street to Henry
Bronner a Co., same place.
Casey, Peter, bS7 Eddy street TO Phillip Brady.
same place.
Draper, Nelson a. Co.. Fulton street, to August
Fenerhake, same place.
Mccarville, Michael, 488 Valley street 10 James
Skihington, same place.
Smith, Terrence, i73a Westminster street TO T. j.
Sullivan a Co.. Chapel street.
sullivan, Patrck j., 1872 and iSf Charles street TO
Michael MeCaryille. same place
SECOND CLASS
Casey, Peter, 400 West Exchange street
The Board of License Commissioners will be In
session Ia their Office, City Hall, FRIDAY January
g. 1884, at 1880 a. M, AZ which time and place ali
persons so desiring may be heard on the matter OF
granting such applications
by order OF the Board OF License Commissioners
declS-l5t THOMAS NIXON Clerk.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03

PRESIDENT PEIxoTo wants fighters
almost as badly as courage. It does not
require much bravery to hide in the
cellar while the enemy shells the town.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03

A GOOD habit for congressman to re-
solve to abandon with the New Year is
the Wilson bill.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03

GOVERNOR MITCHELL should resolve
with the New Year to keep plenty of
nerve on hand.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03

JOHN Y. McKANE is thanking his
lucky stars that it isn't 13 instead of IL
jndictments against him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03

EDWARD ATKINSON has again con-.
clpded that working people can live on
: dollar week. In this conviction he
is Joined by Grover Cleveland.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03

SECRETARY HoKE SMITH is said to have
: genial face when he smiles. But Hoke
has very little occasion to smile nova
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03

Gov. McKrSLEy's message to the
legislature should be read with great
care by everybody out of job as well ms
by those who have not yet reached that
deplcrable condition.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03

HoKE SMITH still controls the Atlanta
Journal. 1t is advocating him for the
presidency in 1896.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03

QUEEN LIL may congratulate her.
self that the Intervention of the Pacific
ocean shuts off all possibility Of sub
v,<pna
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03

IT begins to look as if 1894 could
pawn its winter overcoat without suffer-
ing serious physical inconvenience.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03

Az inhsbitant Of New Jersey wants a
divorce from his wife because she can
20 cook up 10 the standard Of an
opiours- During the past year people
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03
THE CITY OF PRovIDEScE.
Department Of Weights and
Measures.
orrrcE OF CRY sRALHR,

OFFICE OF CITY SRALER,
City HALL (fulton street Entrance),
PROVIDENCE, January 2 1854
Notice Is hereby given TO all persons N the city
Of Providence who engaged In the trade OF buy
Ing or selling OF any kind OF goods or as public
weghers, who scales. balances, weights or
measures OF any kind or nature, that the under
signed will, for the next thirty days. Sundays and
holidays excepted) be in his oce TO test all scales,
balances, weights or measnreA that may be brought
To him for that purpose
All persons engaged in selling milk hereby
notified that all milk measures must be tested and
sealed in the present year S9i before they can be
legally used In their customary business
Onice'hours from a. m. TO ~ m.
GEORGE n. PETTIS,
ian2-3t Sealer OF Weights and Measures
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03

GROVER CLEVELAND approves of his
Hawaiian policy. The country con-
demns it. It remains to be seen which
un,iniot goes.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03

Mr.. McKANE is beginning to realize
The potentiality Of an indictment as COM
pared with that of plain injunction
without sauce.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03

THE cut-down in railroad salaries has
not resulted from cut-down in rail
road rates.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03

The president is to be commended
for saying nothing about the ducks he
didn't sh lot.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03

CONSIDERING the size of her name the
Miani onomah is about the fastest cruiser
afloat.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03
MRS. LEASE IN WAR GEAR.

Mary Ellen Lease Of Kansas wishes to
inform Governor Llewelling of the same
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03
H. W. LADD co.
Choice Fur Capes
at
Great Reductions |!

Following our annual custom after
Christmas we reduce prices on win
ter goods with view to making
room for our early spring openings
Magnificent opportunities are offered
to secure the choicest things at the
price of more ordinary goods. Here
are unparalleled bargains in fine Fur
Capes. 1855
ALASKA SEAL CAPES,
military styles, 2S in. long, full
sweep, reduced from 1925 to 8 10.
Finest quality MINK CAPES, 81
in. long, reduced from Sl75 to
$135.
Finest quality MONKEY
CAPES, 2s and 80 in. long. mill
tary style, reduced from $50 (below
competition at that price, to $40.
ELECT RIC SEAL CAPES,
best quality, military style, full
sweep. secured late at great reduc-
tions from early season prices, and
now offered as follows: "a in. long,
only sic; " in, $23. 90; so in,
$50; SO in, $40.
Remember all these goods are of re-
cent produ:i u, representing the
very latest CT the seasons novelties
and Will accordingly be in the pre-
vailing modes Of next winter
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03

There will still be deficit, and so it
is now proposed to introduce bill
chopping off the sugar bounty at once.
instead Of gradually, as proposed by the
Wilson bill.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-12-13
Foreign GOSSIP.

The royal visitors at ST. Petersburg
to attend the funeral of the car and
the wedding of another, left for home.
The Hungarian cabinet was defeated
in the lower house, which rejected the
bin to subsidize the new Comedy the
ater.
The proclamation of amnesty issued
by the czar includes the Lutheran cler-
gymen who were arrested In the Bal
tic provinces.
The legislature for the State of Mex
leo orders the government to place all
means, soldiers and arms at the dis
posal of the government in case Of war
with Guatemala.
Emperor William has presented gold
watches, with his portrait and mono
gram, to two Redouin sheiks, in recog-
milton of their services to several Ger
man archaeologists.
James Canham Reed, who was con-
victed of the murder of Florence Den
mis- at South End on June 4, last, was
hanged at Chelmsford, Eng. Reed was
married man, who had been intimate
with the woman he was convicted Of
killing.
The weekly statement Of the Imperial
Bank Of Germany shows the following
changes as compared with the previous
account: Cash In hand, decrease 1,300,-
O0C marks; treasury notes, decrease
100000 marks; other securities, de-
crease 2,6S0,O00 marks; notes in circus
lation, increase 2S,210,O00 marks.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-12-13
MABELIS HYPNOTIZED
STRANGE OCCURRENCES IN THE
EAU CLAIRE CASE.
Or. PicI<in's Alleged Victim Says
That She Ii Again Under His Com
frol-Another Girl Found 10 BE I'm
the Same Condition.

Eau Claire, Wis, Dec IL. = The
facts about the strange occurrences
the past forty-eight hours in connec-
ton with the Briggs Pickin case are
Just coming out. Mabel Briggs re-
lapsed into what would ordinarily be
called state Of nervous prostration
Saturday night and declared she was
under DIR. Pickin's control again and
that Alma Leonard would be found in
the same condition.
In his endeavors to rouse Mabel
from her lethargy Mr.. Briggs, her
father, fired two shots from revol-
yer. A crowd gathered around the
Briggs residence. Two doctors were
called, and Mabel was finally taken in
carriage to the Leonard residence,
where Almo Leonard was found to be
In the same condition as Mabel. After
Alma had been revived to some extent
she operated by mesmeric methods on
Mabel, who was brought to something
like her normal condition again. Both
girls, however, all day Sunday from
time to time suffered what seemed
to be complete nervous collapse, but
which they declared was the hypnotic
control of DIR. Pickin. To-day they
were somewhat better. During peri
DDS of comparative mental equipoise
Mabel Briggs, with one hand on her
forehead and pad of paper on her
knee, rapidly wrote answers to all
questions asked her, and in this way
described events which were occurring
elsewhere in the city of which she
could not possibly have had knowl-
edge by ordinary means. This is testi-
fed to by some of the best citizens of
the town. The girl wrote from right
to left, reversing the letters so that the
writing could only easily be read b.,
reelection in a mirror. She notified til
people present of the whereabouts and
identity of persons who were ap-
preaching the house and made no mis-
takes.
These things are creating state of
amazement which it is hard to exag-
gerate. About fifty leading citizens
are closely interested in the phendsn-
ena and have witnessed them. One
Of the cases against Pickin will prob.
ably be called in circuit court to-mor
row.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-12-13
FOR CIVIC PURITY.
Good City Government

The Second National Conference for
= Good City Governments.
Minneapolis, Dec 1.-THE national
conference for good city government
is in session here with many delegates
present. From Philadelphia came
George Burnham, Jr., president of the
Philadelphia Mutual league; Clinton
Rogers Woodruff, secretary of the Ma
tional Municipal league; Charles Rich
ardson, vice president of the national
league, and Prof. Edmund j. James,
one of the managers of the Philadel-
phia league and professor of admins
tfation in the Wharton school of the
University of Pennsylvania. New
York sent William G. Low, mem-
Der Of the famous Committee of
Seventy" and William Potts, another
distinguished reformer. From Chi
cago came William A. Giles, dele
gate from the Civic Federation, and
Marvin A. Farr, representing the Chi
cago Real Estate board Galesburg.
ILL.,, was represented by Godfrey FL.
Haas, w. NJ. Lawrence; Kansas City
by ]. S. Ford and G. J. Hubbard, rep
resenting the Municipal Improvement
dSSOCldIlOu, MIlWduke6, I6u. II. ".
Winkler, f. w. Won Cotzhausen and
e. X West, all delegates from the
municipal league; Duluth, Mayor Ray
T. Lewis, ex-Mayor M. J. Davis, capt.
James Farrell, Andrew Swardling,
Mrs. Dr. Bangs and Mrs. Judge
Stearns; West Superior, w. G. Brooks
and ]. A Monger. A banquet will be
given at the West hotel this evening.
President ~Northrop will preside, and
responses to tcasts will be made as
follows: Municipal Parties" Charles
Richardson, Philadelphia; "Ciyil Ser
vice Reform in City Government"
William Potts, New York, secretary of
| the National Civil Service Reform
league; "The Primaries" Hon. ]. L.
Wyman, Minneapolis, member of the
state senate; "Some Effects of the
New York City Election" w. G. Low,
Brooklyn; "How May Municipal Re-
form Movements BE Made Perma-
nent," Clinton Rogers Woodruff, secre-
tary of the national league; "Munici-
pal Suffrage" Mr.. Vanish, of the Com
mercial club
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-12-13
one Use for wealth.

Lord Aberdeen is reported as telling
the following story of himself: He left
London at midnight In a sleeping car
for the north In the morning when he
was awakened he saw a stranger op-
posite him.
Excuse me-" said the stranger; may
] ask If you are rich?"
Somewhat surprised, his lordship re-
piled that he was tolerably well-to-
do.
MAY I ask" continued the stranger,
''how rich you are?'
well, If it will do you any good
to know" was the reply, II suppose
have several hundred thousand
pounds"
"Well," went on the stranger, 'ff ]
were as rich as you, and snored as
loudly as you, should take a whole
car SO as not to interrupt the sleep OF
others"