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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-14
TRIED BY FIRE.

III ever church society was tried by
fire that of the Brooklyn Tabernacle has
undergone that trial, as yesterday for
the third time its church home was de-
stroyed by the flames. The church burned
yesterday was magnificent structure
with a seating capacity of $500, and was
erected at cost, including the organ.
Of 100000. 1t was erected TO tal-e
the place of new structure that
was burned just as it was completed
and the cause If the present fire is at
tributed to electricity just as was the
last fire. Rev. DIR. Talmage is by n
means discouraged over the fire and
found reasons for tffaHkftfi,fe7s= In the
fact that the fire occurred at the time il
did. Half an hour before the church
was crowded by fully 5000 peo-
pie and fire at that time
would unquestionably have ended
in holocaust. An hour later the bic
Sunday School would have been in ses-
sion and hundreds of homes in BROOKLYN
would have mourned the loss of little
ones. Thus out Of the smouldering ruins
Dr.. Talmage was able to extract sources
OF comfort and reasons fer congrat-
ulation.
The trustees met and decided to re.
build Immediately, and Russell Sage,
who holds a mortgage on the property.
says that he will stand by the church
and help 1t get on its feet again.
Taking all things together the fire o.
yesterday has brought to light many
things for the student of human nature
TO ponder over, and every one will
sympathize with the 10 Of the society
and applaud its uudismayed pastor aud
trus ees for their courage aud determiu
auon TO again take up the fight ami
royide fourth home for their people.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-14

for a life of Shame by seeking retirement
and endeavoring to DO something to make
people forget her last, she proposes to
continue 10 coin money out Of
her wantonness and sinlulness by
writing up history Of her life and
thus spread tue evil eifecs of her past
misdeeds. She glories in her shame
apparently and is as willing TO accept
money from the recital Of her misdeeds
as she WIS to ACCEPT it in the life of
prostitution of which she WAS formerly
guilty.
Surely decency might impel her to
spare the public any further recital of
the nastiness SO recently aired in
Washington court room.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-14
OTHERS ARE SAYING.
Business Affairs.
Boston Jour nal.

| bontou Johi
| Little needs be said Of the stock market
during the past week. The manipulation of
sugar refining certificates was the only
feature. The centering OF interest In these
drew attention from the rest of the list. and
the result was heavier tone 10 general Sc
cur'tles. Outgoing gold and continued poor
railroad earnings are beginning TO tell in
speculative sentiment.
Last weeks bright and seasonable weather
brought the shoppers out in force and WAS
correspondingly encouraging to retailers; but
the general conditions Of trade show no
SIGNS OF Improvement The menance OF tar
III legislation still impends over business, and
the more that 400 amendments reported last
week by the Senate revision commit ee
afforded fresh evi fence OF the confusion and
Generalization OF the party in power, and the
impossibility of predicting lis final action.
The extension Of the coal strike and the shut
ting down OF industries because of the scarcity
of fuel are depressing features Of the situation
Bessemer pig is higher. and bilets also, be-
cause Of the check on productions occasioned
by the coal strike.
Wool is extremely dun and transactions
very Light. There is more idle machinery
among the wcolen mills now than week ago,
and tie probability is that next month will
witness the shutdown of number of mills
which are now running, but have not orders
enough to justify keeping them in operation
much longer. There sno encouragement for
manufacturers TO accumulate goods in ad-
vance Of orders actually in hand, as the re-
cent auction sale of fiannels proves that the
market cannot be cleared OF a surplus with
out considerable loss. The product OF the
cotton mills is ahead of the demand, and
stocks are accommodating. The boot and shoe
trade is dull and the demand for leather
light. Bank clearings have fallen off, and
the totals OF g,oss railway earnings for tue
month OF April make the worst showing for
months. The decrease from April Of last
year is las per cent. Money Is easy, and
mercantile failures run below last vear's
totals.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-14
AMERICA INTERESTED.

More than ordinary interest attaches
to the struggle Of the present English
Ministry to retain its grip. Rosebery
knows full well that his retention of the
premiership depends entirely upon the
whims of the leaders of the many Iii tie
cliques which now united compose his
backing. Gladstone had normal ma
jority of 80, but Rosebery is not Glad
stone and, as the vote ON the budget
last Thursday showed, he has only
been able to retain a majority of IL. On
the other hand Lord Salisbury and his
following represent party united, and
not dependent upon the conciliation Of
any little clique ready to kick over the
traces at any moment.
The United States, much as we are
interested in the questions that the
Liberal party pretends to advocate,
especially the Home Rule question.
could witness the downfall of the pres
ent ministry without any feelings of
regret. With the retirement of Glad
stone the hope that the Liberal party
would bend all its efforts in behalf Of
Home Rule vanished and the party it
self stands more for what it been
than what it is.
The Liberal party's downfall would be
greeted with JOY in many quarters espec-
tally at the present time and during the
discussion of the Silver question. Glad
stone was gold monometallist and his
successor inherIts this policy as we'll as
as the prejudice inspiring it. SO long as
the Liberals are in power it will be i'm
possible to obtain an international
agreement on the bi-metallic standard
but should the Conservatives become the
ruling party this difficulty would be re-
moved, as Salisbury and his lieutenants
are known to be favorable to bimetalism.
Thus America is interested in watch-
ing the now tottering Liberal party fall
to its ruin, for upon that much depends
in the erestoration of silver to its proper
place as a monetary standard in con-
junction with gold.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-14
An Industry and Trade Destroyed.
Port and Adverlis iser.

When the latest edition OF the tariff bill
came out the other day, The Advertiser sug-
gested that Germany would be apr TO object
to the sugar schedule. The schedule as 1T
now stands not only incre ses tho duty over
the amount In the House bill. but puts
on discriminating duty OF tenth OF cent
AGAINST countries which pay an export bounty.
Germany pays such a bounty, for the purpose
OF encouraging the best SUGAR industry.
Germany exports TO the United States more
refined sugar than any other country, fact
which pro ably makes the German product
particularly obnoxious to the American re-
hners' trust. Germany is one OF the countries
with which we have n reciprocity arrange
ment under the Mckinley act. In consiiera-
ton of admission 10 the reciprocity clause,
and on condition of official inspection aud
certification of exported American
meats. Germany IN 1891 removed
the long standing prohibition of American
pork imports, ard also conceded lower
=dnlieA ea Amer -e-sfa wheat, rye, oats. baF4eFT
Indian corn, hogs. fresh pTk. butter and
lumber. hese were valuable concessions.
Hog products cut large figure in Ameri-
can industries, and the admission OF them to
the large German market was an important
gain. If now the tariff tnkers manage to des-
troy the advantage ana close the German
market against us again, IL will be an addi-
toaal instance. through an extreme one, of
laundering and incompetency.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-14

Miss Pollard. she Of uusa ory reputa-
i'm, who 81 nonchalsnuy related her
fe's liason with Congressman Brrckiu-'
ridge, is in New York maxi lg avangc-
menis with "her publishers" about her
book. IL she tells the truth the hooE
will be excluded from the
mails on account of its indecency
and whether she tells the truth or not
she is proving by her action how utterly
unfit she Is to receive the sympathy of
the public. Instead Of trying to atone
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-14

knowing full we'll that they can only
obtain their requirements BY gripping
the company, the American Railway
Union was called upon and the agree
ment was made that unless the company
gave in to the men all the Pullman palace
cars on the railroads which have recog-
nized the union will be side-tracked.
This will take in chiefly the Western
roads such as the Santa Fe, Chicago
and Eastern Illinois, Northern Pacific
aud other roads. 1t is understood that
President Debs of the American rail
way Union will order all bis men to re-
fuse to handle the Pullman cars until the
trouble is adjusted beginning with today.
The strike itself is under all circup-
stancesa a most foolish one, but the action
of the American Railway Union in TAX
ing it up is most asinine performance.
President Debs having been recently
successful in his Northern Pacific
strike is seeking for more capitalistic
worlds TO cOnqner and consequently
goes out of his way to meet trouble.
The result will be that the roads which
are now controlled by the American
Railway Union will have 10 place that
organization at defiance refusing to re-
cognize it for this arbitrary abuse of
of power. In the meantime travel will
be greatly inconvenienced, hundreds
will be thrown ont of work, and in the
end the chief sufferers will be those who
advised and aided this foolish strike.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-14
Plain
Statement
of An
Interesting Fact

Appointment "A manufacture
ing house wanted a superin-
tendent, and advertised that want in the
four daily newspapers in Providence.
Fifty-seven responses were received, of
which twenty eight came from the adj
vertisement in THE NEWS toNE CENT. In other
words, The NEWS was Of nearly as much
value to that particular advertiser as all the
rest Of the newspapers In town put togethes
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-14

PcsToN's Common Council is accused
of prolonging its sessions TO secure free
carriage rides home, the city paying for
hacks for the members If their delibera-
tions keep them after L p. IN. 1t is even
hinted that some of the Councilmen
share the liverymen's spoils.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-14

'NEw ENGLAND 81 New York" is
much better than New York & New
England. Now If the Consolidated
would only change that stupid title
"New York, New Haven & Hartford
to New York. Providence & Boston.
everything would be harmonious.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-14

The Massachusetts, Legislature ad-
5ourns to witness baseball game, the
British Parliament adjourns for the
Derby, and the Rhode Island General
Assembly adjourns to catch its breath.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-14

FIRE losses were contribution to
hard times last year. The net surplus
of the insurance companies doing busi-
ness in New York was reduced to the
amount of 100000
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-14
document.

THOSE Populist Senators who assume
to believe that the Coxey parasites repre-
sent the people. have very poor idea of
what sort of folks the people of the
United States are.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-14
Strangely Missing.

DEDHAM, Mass, May l4--This town has
n new mystery, aud, SO far, one without
definite clew to lead 10 it's solution
Saturday evening at about 5:45 Miss Mary
L. Talbot left her home on Washington
street, in the heart OF the town, and her
present whereabouts are unknown
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-14

No, gentle reader, you do not have to
60 to Boston to see the elephant now Tip
Is dead. The elephant is still visible in
Gotham, and under the usual circum-
stances there are many of him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-14

NINE Vienna gendarmes srccessfullg
opposed striking mob at oslrau aud %
shots from their new weapons. The
Msnnlichers. were sufficient t. dlspe Sc
the mob. The shots Inflicted terrible
wounds, passing clear through mems
bodies and wounding men next behind.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-14
Dysprpsin nnd lcdl,c.,Ion

In their worst forms az cured hv ,hsu.so, y
1.H-ll you -dehillLa-LA- +.,,. ,.-,----rrr
you need tonic 10 regain he-h and lost appetite
strong aud healthy. For shattered CONSTITUTIONS
snd lost manhood. y. Y. y fprirki, Ash Poke
2 !" \ ne greatest blood Vuriiicr In tSe world
fai. hi 'tii d....-,..tt
For sale by eli a Lyon. gss Westminster stree,
Bianding a Handing, - aud 81 weybosset street.
a.. b.. snacr. ~ 80 stestnnsse. s,s,ct, Dy..s A
smith, OlDeYyillo Square
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-14

ANOTHER bond issue is possible and
the Republican party will be looked to
to make Uncle Sans obligations good
as it has done before when Democracy
has made them necessary.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-14

BEING on war footing isn't SO bad
for Germany so long as the other coun-
tries of Europe buy their guns of Krupp.
The German Army is a sort of standing
advertisement for German industry,
that's all,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-14
The rre.iient.. Journ.y.

FoRr MoNKoE. Va. May Ia The light
hou c tender, Maple, with President
Cievelind and parry. arrived here yester-
day, and sfter Gle Of morning papers
had been secnrcd, proceeded to Norfolk
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-14

MERrpEN. Conn.,, Nay i--Monseiqneur
Satoll yesterday oiioiated at the conse-
Grafton OF the new iialitn Roman Catnoi.c
chnr In This city. Many priests were
prcsent from New York and vicic.ty.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-14

PROTECTION is unconstitutiona ia the
Democratic platform, but in the rice
section of the Wilson bill it is 80 per
cent ~
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-14
Picked up by rlsberm.n.

WESTERLY, r. L., May l4-Tne crew OF
fishing steamer found the body of a
well-dressed woman, apparently about 23
years old, without any marks Of violence,
ashore at Devils beach, near Quonocon-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-14

some Of the amendments to the Will
son tarff bill will make Mckinley Of
Ohio feel as if his bill was a free trade
document
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-14

JuE modern turret ships OF our navy
viii not easily suffer disaster at sea as
did the war time monitors. The coast
defence ship Monterey westhsred a gale
recently in wav that ne ship sGoat
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-14

REPREsENTAuvE WILSON is about
ready to deny that the Senate bill is any
child of his.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-14

SENATOR HILL seems to be a man
without party.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-14

could improve on. The sea rolled COM
pletely over her but the ship did very
little rolling herself.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-14

"Treasure Island" by Robert Louis
Stevenson; "Hickory Hail." Mrs. r. ID. T..
n. Southworth; "Grandfather's Chair" "
Nathaniel Hawthorne; "a Scarlet SIM
Florence Msrryat, and "Nurse Rev Is
Mistake by Florence Warden, have just
been issued by r.. NJ. Lupton OF New
y ork in the Arm Chair Library.
Mr. Du Maurier's new novel, "Trlby,"
viii he pub shed in book form after it's
completion rs a serial in Harper's Msga-
eine.~
Charles Dudley Warmers new romance,
"The Golden House." will appear III
lIArper's Magazine later in the year.
"Nitb Edged Tools" which pfg Just
been puhl shed by Harper Rroi hers. il a
delightful story OF false and trne 0ge and
African adventure. One striking purpose
OF the book is that it advances t',e opinion
that men and women must lie bound by
tho same sense Of honor.
An interesting series of articles are row
running In Harpcr's Weekly, they being
the result Casper w. Whitney 8
ten weeks study Of athletics in England
In these articles Mr.. Whitney dis
cusses the systems and traditions that
obtain i'm amateur sport i'm the mother
country and touches upon the general
sporting spirit of England--track athlet-
les, boating aud foot bail--both In and
out of the universities s--cricket, cycling.
golf, and fox and stag huntipg-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-18

There has been some excitement mere
for a few nights on account of the re-
port that a crowd was coming to lynch
the negro Hampton, who was con-
victed of assault with intent to conn
NIT rape. The jailer has had a guard
on duty. But the alarm has proven to
be a false n so far. There is no
danger of a lynching, says the Wilkes
boro Chronicle.
Charlotte Observer: The police yes
terday caught two more of the depot
gang, Jesse James mot the little JESSE,
but a larger edition) and a boy called
"Spartanburg'' were run in. It was
found that they belonged to a regular
highway band. William Alexander, a
small colored boy, came in from the
country several days ago to sell corn.
The Jesse James gang waylaid and
robbed him. The gang numbers seven.
Mr.. S. D. Cromer, who lives near
Walnut Cove, while working in his
tobacco a few days since, found at the
root Of a tobacco stalk, something in
the shape of a ten dollar gold piece.
Searching further he found other SINH
lar pieces and three pieces of silver,
which upon examination proved to be
British gold coin of the value of about
$42' The latest date on n of the
coins was 1897, says the Winston
Sentinel.
The pretty little town of Locust
Level, in Stanly county, will porbably
be swept away some of these days, and
fine crops of wheat and corn will grow
on the streets. When the town was
first started, the real estate owners
went to Mr.. Hiram Bost, a wealthy
farmer of Cabarrus, and mortgaged
their property for enough capital to
put up the improvements. Now the
hard times have come and "old man
Hi" has the nippers on them When
asked recently what he intended to do
with his town he said he would ''plow
it up" The property is now worth
perhaps forty times as much as he
gave for the mortgage on it.
Daniel Cuthertson, colored, died at
his home five miles north east of Mon
roe, on the 18th inst. Daniel was
ninety six years old and was well
known to all the people of his section.
He had the respect of all who knew
him. He was formerly a slave of the
late Moses Cuthbertson and lived on
the Cuthbertson plantation for eighty
seven years. After the emancipation
Daniel was so attached to his old home
that he lived on with his old master
and mistress until their death. He
then bought a small tract of land from
the heirs of the Cuthbertson estate and
lived on it until his death, says the
Monroe Enquirer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-18
FOREST FIRES REKINDLED.
Famed by a Strong Wind They are
Burning Fiercely.

ASHLAND, Wis, Sept. 1O,-Strong
winds have famed the forest fires in
this vicinity and they are burning
iercely in nearly every direction.
They crossed what is known as the
Cemetery road south of Ashland. to-
day, and the Ashland Driving Park
Association, whose buildings arc located
two miles out from Ashland are in
danger of burning. The fires are quite
close to Mount Hope Cemetery, and
also the Catholic cemetery, with the
strong wind constantly bringing it
nearer.
Washburn has been enveloped in a
cloud of smoke all day. The following
dispatch was received from Saxon to
night:
Forest fires are raging about here.
Water is being hauled by running
teams. Citizens are moving out of
their homes with all possible speed.
If the wind continues for a few hours
the town is lost ="
Saxon is a small town on the North
western road. 1t was threatened only
last week, and it was supposed that the
timber about there was sufficiently
burned off to prevent further damage.
HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 1O.-A report
comes from Oakview, the county seat
of Live Oak county, that the town has
been wiped out by fire, No particu.
lara
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-18

Sparks from the Wires--Most Important
Events Throughout the World
for Week.

CONsTANTNoPLE, Sept. 1.-THE Sui
tan has given 800 Turkish pounds to
alleviate the distress caused by the
forest fires in the United States.
OMAHA, Neb.. Sept. 11.-Dhpatches
received from Northwestern Nebraska
rnd Western Iowa report killing frosts
last night. The crops killed or badly
damaged are late corn, fax and garden
truck.
ZANZIBAR, Sept. 1.-THE German
garrison at Kilwa was attacked by a
force of 1000 natives on Sept. 2. After
two hours fighting the natives were
repulsed, with a loss of 100 killed and
wounded. The Germans lost only two
men. A renewal of the attack is ex
pected.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE Treas,
ury Department holds that diamonds
other than glaciers and engravers'
diamonds are dutiable as precious
stones under paragraph 338 of the act of
Aug. %, 1894. This disposes of a sup
posed "kink" in the new law, which by
erroneous punctuation seemed to bring
all diamonds under the free list, instead
of simply those intended for miners,
glaciers, sc. The Treasury Depart
ment in this, as in other rulings, has
looked at the manifest intent of Con
gress and construed the law accord
inglV.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-18
q year.
SOVEREIGN IS OPPOSED TO
STRIKES.
He Says Workmen Must Hope for Relief
Through a Wise Use of the Ballot.

BUFFALO, Sept. 1O.-The General and
Executive Board of the Knights of
Labor will hold it's regular session in
this city, beginning to-day. j. W.
Sovereign. of Des Moines, Ia, General
Master Workman, and T. B. Mcguire,
of Amsterdam, N. Y, Grand Secretary
of the Knights of Labor, arrived Sun
day night. II. B. Martin, of Minneapo-
lis; Charles A. French and James NJ.
KenneY, members of the General Exec
utive Board, came yesterday. Mr..
Sovereign says the session may last
ten days. When asked if the session
would be important, Mr.. Sovereign
said:
81 do not know. The documents are
not here yet. They are always filed
with the secretary, John w. Hayes,-of
Philadelphia, who will be here to day.
There are always a thousand and one
matters of detail to consume time"
What can you say of the outlook
for organized LAHORE" Mr.. Sovereign
was asked.
1.-The Knights of Labor organization
has increased very rapidly in the last
year." was the reply. Something
over 600 assemblies have been organized
since the last general assembly, which
was held In the last days Of November
last year."
Mr.. Sovereign said that he was de-
cidedly opposed to strikes. II can
imagine that an emergency might arise
that would justify a strike, but gen
orally speaking nothing more than a
temporary victory a possibly be
achieved in this way at best. They
widen the breach between capital and
labor, and no matter which side is
worsted, it is sore over it's defeat and
will retalliate with vengeance at the
first opportunity. Another thing, all
strikes are illegal and all strikers are
criminals. We cannot hope to accomp-
lish much by strikes. It is in study
and education and the wise use of the
power that is placed in their hands
through the ballot that workingmen
must hope for relief from the conditions
of which they justly complain"
Speaking of the strike in New York,
Mr.. Sovereign said that the New York
tailors' strike would not come up for
consideration. I'VE have 5000 to 6, 600
members out there, but they appear to
be able to take care of themselves.
They have not asked for any assistance
from us, and until they do we have
nothing to do with the matter"