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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-28
BOTH HAD SAND.

Thomas Miller, coIored, was arranged
In the Sixth District Court this morning
charged with an assault on Edward ri.
Thomas and was fined $40 and costs.
Miller drives a tip cart and so does
Thomas. Miller, it is alleged, loaded his
cart with sand from a bank .preemptsd
by Thomas and the latter interfered. Hot
words ensued, resulting IN Thomas being
yanked from his cart, rolled in the dust
aud choked.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-28
NO new TRIAL.
Judge Bradley Sits Down on
Breckenridge Motion Today.


WASHINGTON, April 2s.-Judge Bradley
today over-ruled the motion OF counsel
for Representative w. &. p. Breckenridge
for new trial of the cele-
brated Breckenridge Pollard breach OF
promise suit. Bond was fixed ut $100 for
an appeal, which Breckinridge's counsel
gave notice would be taken to the Court
OF Appeals of the District Of Columbia.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-28
Art Club.

Professor Della barre OF Brown University
was presented to the assembiage OF artists
and professional men at the Art
Club last evening by President
Mason. Professor Delsbarre spoke on
hypnotism. He outlined the subject, re-
ferring TO many common errors into
which people unfamiliar with the subject
have fallen 'snd spoke Of the dangers
attending its use by inexperi-
enccd persons. Professor Della
barre showed some very interesting
experiments on a subject, which proved
the theories he presented. After the ec-
turs yefy enjoyable Iaueh Was served,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-28
DOWN TO DEATH.

Mons, Belgium, April 2s.-A terrible
colliery accident is reported from Bois du
Lac, in the Mons district. While six
teen colliers were descending a shaft
leading to mine at Bois du Lac,
the cable broke, precipitsting the whole
party 10 the ground. Thirteen OF the
miners were killed on the spot end the
remaining three were severely injured.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-28
David Dudley Field,s Wealth.

New YORK, April 2s--Hsnry M. Field,
one of the executors of the estate Of David
Dudley Field. has filed statements show
Ing that Mr.. Field left real estate of the
value Of s4oo. 900 and personal property Of
fhe value of $1,000
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-28
YALE WON.

The annual debate between Yale and
Harvard was won for the sixth time by
the former at New Haven last evening.
Governor Brown. Rev. DIR. Rainsford OF
New York md Brander Matthews OF COL
umbia acteo as judges.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-28
1T Will SUCCEED
Receiver Perry Discusses the
Reorganization Plan.

Spfctdi 10 IN, Atics.
NEW YORK, April 2S.-The following
scheme OF reorganization OF the New York
& New England Railroad, as shown in a
comparison OF the present figures and
those proposed, has been submitted by
the reorganization committee TO the board
OF directors and accepted.
The present financial condition of the
company is:
FIRST mortgage bonds, earing7
per cent. iBterest............. $4,000 900
First mortgage bonds, bearings
per cent interes'''''.'-'.'''.' 100000 -. -.
Second mortgage bonds. bearing per
Terminal bonds covering terminals at sVOOOOO
Boston, bearing per cent intcrest... 1900, 900
seven per cent; cumulative pre- -
Seven per cent. ca mu latIye pre-
ierred stock In The treasury. i,2oo,oOo
Common stock. 2oooo.oOo
10000
The company as reorganized will be as
follows:
First mortgage per cent. gold 5O-gear
bonds TO be used for the following pur-
pose:
TO refund and retire the sIo,-
900, 200 Of outstanding first
mortgage bonds. $40 900
To refund and retire the $4,000
600 OF outstanding second
- mortgage bonds. ........ 100000
Tc be retained in treasury for
future improvements or eI-
tensions OF the property. $500 coo
--sl7, 500, 900
preferred stock 10 refund and
retire Old per cent. cumula-
tive preferred .............. $500 600
New per cent. non cumulative
preferred stock to be sub
scribed for at par............ $4,000
New 8 per cent non cumulative
preferred stock TO be retained
In inueasury. ......... 10000
$1,000 900 |
NC" common $40. .00O, 900
SOC, QUO
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-28

CINCINNATI, April 2S.-Miss Gilmartin,
who was killed by Father O'Grady, was
buried yesterday in st. Joseph's cemetery.
Father O'Grady, who has eaten nothing
since the murder, succumbed to hunger
and ate a meal yesterday
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-28
HOLLAND WITHOUT A MINISTRY.

By The Associated Press
THE HAGUE, April 2s.--The Dutch min
istry has resigned, owing to the defeat of
the Government at the recent elections.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-28
raInIr.. DeniaI OprrnlIons.

Pine Goid Filings aud Crown Work. Arli-
fetal Teeth. finest materials and work. Ex-
tracing positively without pain. Ia. NY,
sIslMQNS, Ss3 Westminster street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-28
DON CARLOS WEDS.

By The Associated Press
PRAGUE, April 2s.-Don Carlos de Bour-
bon, the pretender TO the throne OF Spain,
was married today 10 the Princess Marie
Berthe de Rohan.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-28
Long service.

Rev. DR.. Henshaw has been rector OF
All Saints Church for 40 years and the an
niversary is to be celebrated by special SER
vices tomorrow.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-28

What Cheer Cottage, at Roger williams
Park, will be open. on and after Sunday,
April 90
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-28

What Cheer Cottege, at Roger Williams
Isrk, viii be open, on and after Sunday,
ApTll -.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-28

Late visitors to City Hall yesterday
afternoon had TO walk up stairs all on
account OF an eel. A tbree-foot
the water cylinder i'm which
the elevator plunger. works, and its
presence was sufficient to intefere
very materially with the rise
and fall of the immense
steel shaft. The queer part os II was that
the thing was gotten out of the cylinder
alive
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-28
IMPORTANT NOTICES
Too Late for Classification.
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
PROPOSALS FOR ABUTMEMTS
AND WING WALLS. \
Department of Public Works, J
Commiss ioners's Office, City Hall,

Dfphttmcnt on iublfr WORKS, \
Commissoners's Office City Hall,
Providence, R. l., April ~ 1884,
SEALED PROPOSALS addressed to the Com
missioner OF Public Works. City Hail. Providence,
Ri, will he received until II o'clock n. M TUES
DAY, May >. 1894, for constructing now ahutmcnts
and wing walls at the present location ~ tho
Charles street bridge over the West river
Plans nj specifications may be seen AZ thc CITY
Engineers office, City Hall. where blank forms OF
contract, proposal and bond may be obtained.
Each Proposal must be acct m MED ~ Toad or
certified check for five hundred dollars.
The right to reject any or all bids is reserved.
ROBERT e. SMITH, Commtssioncr
apr2S S-D-St
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-28
Reduction European Passa orc.

Only si4oO, New York to Queenstown, Ireland. at
Gardeners Ticket Office, 1 lweybosset stree.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-28

What Cheer Cottage. at Roger Williams
Park. viii We opsn, On and after sunday,
April ~
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-28
coburg IN iiolldax Attire.

The city of Coburg h In holiday attire over
the wedding OF l'rinccss Victoria and tho
Duke of Hcs-c. and nag>of many nations fost
in tho mild breezes. aud over the ducsi psiscs
floats the royal standard OF Paxkexo UA1s
Cutting PNlogs, W Eddy strssk
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-28
STATE or RHODE Isl AND.
STATE or RHODE ISLAND.

Senate Chamber
Providence, April q, 1894
The Committee on the Judiciary OF the Senate
will hear all persons interested in act entitled
"Of the District Court Of the Sixth Judicial Do-
trict" In the senate Chamber on TUESDAY, May
], 1894, upon the rising of the Senate.
II. Ia FREEMAN, Chairman.
JOHN w. SWEENEY, Clerk. apl2s-N
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-28

vyTANTED-A POSITION ny A DRAUGHrs-
w man. Excellent testimonials. Address box
M-2 News Office. apr7s-2f
Uyo LET-NtCE SIDE ROOM WITH SET
Il bowl and water closet, sl5o, - sammer
street apin-t
rI,O LET-FIvE ROOM UPPER TENEMENT,
Il GB Prairie avenue near Broad. all modern
able. apr nu
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-28

In the common pleas division, case OF
Johannah Cummings VS.. Patrick O'Brien,
was heard on a motion TO dismiss and it
was dismissed. The case of Mantle Mills
Company VS. Riverside and Oswego mills
was assigned for June 4.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-11-07
Curious History of Berwick-on.TMeed.

It will be seen that in the notice
published in last nights Gazette as to
the general form of thanksgiving for
the birth of young prince, the old
form is preserved, and that it is to be
used in all churches and chapels in
England and Wales "and in the town
of Berwick OF. Tweed" The announce.
ment recalls the curious history of this
old town; how, while England and
Scotland were at variance, it belonged
first to one and then to another until
Henry VIII made it independent OF
both countries-a curious isolation
which it long preserved, possessing
Chancellor, a Chamberlain and other
officers of Kingdoms, rather than
borough's, state. This was put an end
to by the municipal reform act, and
the name of Berwick-on-Tweed ceased
to appear as it formerly had done on
all acts of Parliament. It is presuma-
bly, an oversight that it has not disap-
peared from these notices also. Lon
don Globe.
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Worlds Fair Medals,

From present indications the medals
awarded to successful exhibitors at the
Worlds Columbian Exposition, which
closed in October a year ago, will not be
ready for distribution before February next.
Similar evidences Of superiority Of exhibits
at the Antwerp Exposition, which has just
closed, have already been delivered. and
the same Is true OF the awards made at the
exposition at Lyons during the present
year. The delay in the matter OF the de.
livery Of the Worlds Fair medals is at.
tributable, in measure, to the rejection OF
the ST. Gaudens design on the score oil
National modesty, and much valuable time
was lost in the efforts OF that distinguished
artist to modify his design to suit the ideas
Of Secretary Carlisle and the members OF the
Senate Quadro-C Centennial Committee. As
is we'll known, Mr.. St. Gaudens failed In his
artistic efforts and his designs, original and
modified, were rejected. Notwithstanding he
has been paid $4,000 for the same.
The meals are now being prepared on a
composite design, the joint conception OF
Mr.. St. Gaudens and Charles E. Barber,
chief engraver at the Philadelphia Mint.
The latter made the design for the reverse
OF the medal. the original design of Mr..
st. Gaudens for the diverse having been
found unobjectionable. This much was de.
cided several weeks ago. Two or three
months will be consumed, however, In max.
ing the dies for the medals. The contract
for furnishing the bronze blanks and strik-
ing the medals has been let to the Scoville
Manufacturing Company OF Waterbury,
Conn.,. at their bid Of S22,000. There are to
be 2S,757 medals in all, each Of which is to
be three inches In diameter and seven
thirty-seconds OF an inch thick. There Is
considerable work to be done upon them,
and 1t is liberal calculation that they will
be ready tor distribution by the Government
in Fehruarv next
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-11-07
The Pumpkins Hours for Growing.

A. P. Anderson, q graduate student
in the department of botany at the
State University, has just completed
some novel and very interesting in
vestigations as to the growth of plants.
In this series Of experiments Mr. An
derson has been studying the growth
of the pumpkin and its vine, making
use of his new electrical device for
measuring plant growth. This work
has been in progress for fully week,
and the interesting fact is revealed
that the pumpkin itself does most OF
it's growing after 7 o'clock in the even.
ing and diminishes its activity as the
sun rises and begins to act upon the
leaves. From 9 o'clock in the morn
ing until o'clock in the afternoon
the weight Of the fruit diminishes,
owing to the evaporation of water
from the leaves of the plant. The
general results show that when the
fruit grows most the vine grows least,
and vice versa. The course Of these
experiments has been watched with
great interest by the botanical depart.
ment, as they cover a part OF the
science as yet very little known
MINNEAPOLIS Times.
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A TROOP OF osTRlCHEs.

up and ready next morning at sunrise.
This is done, and every ''boy" on the
farm who can find horse is mounted,
and regular cavalcade enters the
camp, under the superintendent of
"De Boss van de Plaats" master
of the farm. They split up into par
ties of two each, and start off in differ
ent directions to drive up the birds
from the remote spots to which they
have wandered. Warfare, of course,
is freely indulged in. It is immaterial
to an ostrich if there be one or fifty
against him, he fights just as merrily.
There exists travellers tale at home
that, as soon as an ostrich catches
sight of human being, he turns tail
and bolts in an opposite direction to
hide his head in the sand. Another
fallacy, equally devoid of foundation,
is the belief that the female leaves her
eggs in the sand to be Matched out in
the sun. This is not so. The male
and female sit alternately for forty
four days, the male at night, the
female during the daytime. As an
article of food, an ostrich egg is, to
my taste, the most nauseous OF dishes,
and far more suitable as an effective
weapon in Chinese and political war
fare than to grace q breakfast table.
From all one had heard previous to
becoming oneself an owner Of
ostriches, the actual piucking of the
birds is very uninteresting and disap-
pointing. The birds are all huddled
together in kraal-when every bird
becomes as meek as lamb-and are
caught one by one; bag or stocking
is placed over the head and neck,
while two experienced natives clip the
feathers. During winter the birds
must be attended to and carefully
watched, as sometimes the weather is
very inclement for weeks together
the thermometer often registering ten
degrees of frost-and birds are apt to
fall off in condition. If q bird once
begins to sink in condition, the great
est difficulty is experienced in getting
him right again, and often no amount
of extra feeding will pull him through.
Strand Magazine.
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Dutch call it's heard night and day.
The bird initiates his neck in cobra
like fashion, and gives utterance to
three deep roars. The first two are
short, but the third very prolonged.
Lion hunters all agree to asserting
that the roar of the king of beasts
and the most foolish of birds resemble
one another almost exactly. When
the birds are properly savage they be-
come a great source of amusement
or, as some think, of danger.
have seen bird so savage as to
charge seven times in fifteen minutes,
twice receiving the prongs of the fork
through his neck. On horseback one
is even more obnoxious to an ostrich
than on foot, but, so long as the horse
is not afraid and will stand up to the
bird, there is no fear of an accident.
As he charges take care to have your
horse we'll in hand, and as the bird
makes his first strike, catch him by the
neck and hold on for all you're worth,
till the bird becomes exhausted from
want of breath and falls.
The female bird is seldom vicious.
When she has nest or brood of young
chicks one must be prepared, but her
manner of charging and whole de-
meanor is very mild affair compared
to the males. Perhaps it may sug-
gest itself to some of my readers: {:
what would result supposing three or
four birds tackled you at once? 1t is
a very rare occurrence for more than
one bird to charge at time. Should
three or four male birds all imagine
at one particular moment, that you are
the meat of each one of them sep
arately, they first of all tackle one an
other, the conqueror fighting you. .
Collecting birds for plucking is al
ways a great day on the farm. Orders
are given overnight to the Kafirs and
Hottentots to catch every available
riding horse and have them saddled
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Cornish, the foreign adviser Of the ar
senal, was with me, and our Chinese
cards were sent into the captain. A.
moment later round-faced Chinaman,
standing at least six feet two, and
weighing 200 pounds, appeared on
deck. He bent over and shook his
own hands at me in Chinese fashion,
and then asked Mr.. Cornish and my
self to step down into his cabin. This
was large room, built much like the
saloons Of one of our big boats. 1t
was furnished with number Of two-
foot tables, which stood against the
walls of the room, between heavy
armed teakwood chairs, so that as we
sat down each of US had table beside
him, upon which later on tea and
champagne were served. The tea was
given us in Chinese cups, with saucers
on their tops, SO tilted into them as to
keep the tea leaves out of our mouths.
The champagne was served in little
glasses the size of an egg cup, and the
captain smacked his lips as the amber
fluid addibly gurgled down his throat.
In the centre of the room as we en-.
tered one of the officers of the ship
was sitting on a stool with q copper
basin in front of him and a barber be.
hind him. The barber was shaving his
head and braiding his queue, and the
officer did not seem to regard oui
presence in the least. He rose and
shook his own hands at us, then bowed
half dozen times, and then had HE
man go on with the shaving. There
was, IN fact, an unconyentionality|
about the whole ship that vas refresh
ing. A big mandarin was expected,
and the marines were dressing them-I
selves on board. One man pulled onI
his trousers as we came out OF the|
captains cabin on to the deck, and
another hurriedly got himself into hls|
coat.
The marines wore dark blue, shirts
or sacks and blue pantaloons OF wad-I
ded cotton, which were tucked into
thick black cloth boots. The shirts
were bordered with wide bands OF red
and were embroidered on the breast
with Chinese characters. I had one OF
the marines on deck photographed
and noted that his gun was "a muz
zle loader, though he was standing be
side big Armstrong cannon at ting
time. I afterwards got picture pf,a
whole crew with their turned-up straw
hats and their light blue clothes, q
they posed for their photograph OF
one of the biggest ships of the Chinese
navy, and I was struck with the nerv
shown in their faces and the agility
with which they moved about at thei
work.
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From June up to September, or, in
fact, till Christmas, thousands of
chicks are reared every year, and
thousands meet with death every year
from some form of accident. Chicks
up to twelve months old die from var
ious maladies, but seldom after they
are full grown are they the victims of
any sickness, death usually resulting
from broken leg, killed fighting, or
from scarcity of food in times Of
drought.
The nest of IN ostrich is very crude
affair, consisting simply of round
hollow carved out in the sandy ground.
Sometimes the female bird may be
seen scratching in the ground prepara-
tory to laying her first egg; but this
is not often the case, the hollow gen.
orally being made by the continuous
sitting of the birds on the one spot.
One pair of birds will lay from ten to
twenty eggs, but, as is often the case,
three or four birds will lay in the one
nest, thus making the number of eggs
up to seventy or eighty. These, of
course, hsve to be weeded out, as q
bird cannot comfortably cover more
than sixteen eggs. the remainder being
thrown on one side and left to decay.
Forty-four days is the recognized
time to allow for Matching. When a
nest is hatched. out the family are
taken out of the camp, and brought to
the homestead to be tanned where they
come into continual contact with the
farm hands, and are housed at night
out of the reach of wild animals. Dur
ing the summer months they will do
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-11-07
Northermost Railroad In the World.

The northern part of King Oscars
realm has often been called "Sweden's
America" because of the richness of
the land, although it is still unculti-
waited. The poorer class of Sweden,
however, preferred to emigrate to the
United States instead of seeking new
homes in Norrland, because that part
of the kingdom lacked means of COM
munication by land with the capital
and the southern provinces. The
coast cities suffered in the winter
when ice covered the sea as much as
the interior settlements suffered the
year round. When it was discovered
that Norrland has great hidden riches
the Government decided to grant
money for the building of a railway
which shall connect the extremes of
the kingdom.
This Northern Trunk Line Of
Sweden is now completed, and has just
been formally opened by King Os-
car. King Oscar is said to be Swed-
ems ablest orator, and he made "the
speech of his life." The festivities
surpassed anything of the kind ever
seen before in that country.
The new railroad connects at Bo-
den, near the Gulf of Bothnia, with
the northernmost railroad in the
world, running from the seaport OF
Lulea up to the Gellivara Iron Noun
tains, forty-seven miles north of the
polar circle. This road has been in
operation two years. 1t may be consid-
cred the end piece of the continuous
line of railroad of about 1850 miles
long, stretching north and south the
whvle length of Sweden.
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Assumed Names Must Be Familiar.

SIN assuming an alias, Captain
Henry W. Howgate did just whatnearly
all criminals who take new names do,
remarked an old detective to Post
man yesterday; "that is, used part
of his own name. Harry Williams,
the newspapers say, was the name ne
assumed in New York. When a man
has to take an alias, he must have
name which will come quickly to his
tongue until he becomes familiar with
it. So he uses his middle name or
name similar to his Christian name,
or sticks to his title in some way IN
almost every case. Sometimes he Will
use his .wife's maiden name or his
mothers maiden name. Many crook
has been caught by this. "-Washlng-
ton Post.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-11-07
horses and on the flats and mountains
the sheep and goats. In this article I

horses and on the flats and mountains
the sheep and goats. In this article I
shall confine my remarks to ostriches.
A well-fenced and secure inclosure
is quite luxury in the colony, and is
only to be met with on the wealthier
farms, the owners of which can afford
to keep then in repair and to place in
them stock of the more expensive
kinds. Every ostrich farmer has his
camp, which varies in size consider
ably, from 5000 to 5000 acres, and
in it he keeps his 800 or 500 birds, as
we'll as a few cattle and horses. A
camp is always selected as being the
best piece of grazing ground on the
farm, and capable of holding more
stock in proportion than any other
part of the farm. Here the birds re-
main year in and year out, and are only
collected and brought together, on
the average, once every four months.
These occasions are, let US say, in
June, to pluck the prime feathers.
By these we mean the long whites,
numbering from eighteen to twenty