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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30
AMERICAN GOODS ONLY.

The American ProtectiveTa if League
IN order to neutralize as far as possible
the effect of the German tariff bill, sup-
gests that if every patriotic American
VIII purchase American goods only for
his consumption he will lessen the
disastrous effect of the iniauitous tariff
monstrosty.
lt invites all to join in such move
ment and to sign the following pledge.
II hereby pledge myself to buy American
goods only, whether Of the farm, mine or fac
tory, and to use my influence to have Others
do the same"
After signing it with name and adj
dress in full, send it TO w. f. Wakeman
General Secretary, 135 West Twenty
third street, New York:
If Americans will refuse to purchase
foreign made goods, and confine their
purchases to American goods. the effect
OF the German bill will be ightened 70
a large extent. American working men
and women will do we'll to bear this in
mind and to help themselves by refus-
ing to purchase goods made by chean
pauper labor in Europe.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30
WHISKEY TRUST NOT SATISFIED

The Whiskey Trust is not satisfied
with the tariff rates, and proposes TO
hight the new tax so far as il relates %
whiskey in bond at the time when tho
new law went into effect. The con-
tention Is that there was an impIjed
contract that the tax would not be in
creased on these goods while they were
in bond.
The foolishness of the proposition will
not hinder the Trusts attempt to ON.
iorce It's claim. Suppose the whiskey
shouId be Kept in bond for a hundred
years, should the old tax remain in
forceF Ii the tax had been lowered in
stead Of raised, would the Trust have in.
sisted upon paying the old rate? inst
imagine 1t insisting upon paying 90
cents had the tax been reduced TO 20
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30

wen Tor our Bourbon friends IL they had mads
th's discovery earlier. For reciprocity is now
doomed To perish by the same law which
hands large part of onr home market ov.,
,o european manufacturers American pro-
auoorS VINO SEQ their domestic and foreign
business ruined at one blow will be liable 10
"reaK pretty rough revenge upon the
poii'icai party responsible for their rnisfor-
tunes.
- not strange, therefoIe. that The Times
STOUT Cleveland organ though il is. shoula
recognize the urgent political necessity of
securing TO the American manufactures or
merchant continuance of the adyantagss
"h'cn enable him TO land his products un.
uer the lower rates of duty, or without anv
uu.y at all where his competitor inEngland
:" oilnany or France must pay full import
.oAs' Inc Times holds out Elusive prom
uses OF new commercial treaties to be neeo-
uated' lacking which il frankly confesses
that there will be "a big falling off in tba
exports 10 countries affected" But The
- i4iues ought TO know that free sugar is the in
"a Wisponsaoie basis Of commercial treaties with
Sp"n'sh America, and out of its wonderful
"iSaoin' Congress has decided that sugar shall
DC uutiaoie FOR the benefit OF the cormorant
uus' ana the Louisiana planters.
ohuer these conditions, commercial Treaties
can no more be negotiated with Cuba and
brazil ana Central America than with the |
mountains OF the moon. But IL is gratifying |
70 see the Democrats awakening TO a realiza- |
'ioh Oh their folly and paying such n hand |
some tribute to a master stroke of Republican
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30
Boston Traveller.

| - postoh traveller.
lne eVll lurking In the new tariff bill, so far
as 'he "orkingmen Of the country are con-
oerhed' VIII manifest itself only too quickly.
"hiie the new law will work general hard
sup on working people, and is likely to bring
UisaS'er upon large portion of the business
anu manufacturing community. it will prob
AMY nave one good effect. IL will cause the
voters OF the country TO study the methods
anu .he policy OF the Democratic party. They
"il nave .heir eyes opened thereby, and be
nno'o nAeiy To avoid the mistakes OF the
future. "'
ihe rhhaaeiphia Manufacturer touches the
kernel OF the whole subject as follows:
Now that wages must necessarily 60 down
II the mills are to continue in operation. so,ne
oitne journals which have favored the pas
sage OF Mr.. Cleveland's tariff bill are endeav-
o'ihs 10 uelude workingmen with the notion
',"' manufacturers are proposing, in "a spirit
"oie spitetuiness, To make such reduc-
V"S ine Times, for example, assures
0 i"oorer that tue new act protects
o'e's INDUSTRY to the full measure of
'Ho uinerehce between well-paid labor at
nome and cheap labor abroad But The
ii"ies oHers no proof of the accuracy of this
assertion, and IL can offer none In fact. IN.
80 "hoiiy ANY m m
VINO Is capable of intelligent reflection. oer-
celves that just in the degree the free compe.
tition OF Europeans in this market is permit
ted must wages here that is TO say. cost of
production) approximate European wages.
wages are quite 9j per cent of the total cost OF
production In the manufacturing industries.
Ihe tariff duties exactly measure the differ.
enee upon the two continents. When
Ihey are reduced. American wages
Nili go TO the level fixed by Mr.. Cleveland and |
lls southern friends, or the mills will discon. |
inue operations. In such case a manufac-
urer is as helpless as IL he were dealing with
he movements of the upper atmosphere. The
i, lew duty upon worsted cloths is 40 per cent.
Wages paid in Philadelphia mills are lust I,n
'er cent. larger than those paid in Bradford.
ing NO fOper cent. duty can possibly main
ain such difference in wages"
Ihis proposition is so clear and so perfectlv
ruthful that the simplest mind should be
apable OF comprehending it, Place Ameri.
an labor on equality with foreign labor and
own VIII 80 the wages of the American pro.
ucer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30
SOUTH AND NORTHERS~sAPITAL

Ihe Southern Development Conven-
ton, which is now in session in Wash
ington, is the outgrowth of the receo,
movement fostered by Northern aud
Southern investors and Southern busi-
nees men to provide means for facilita,
ing combination Of capital and energy
70 develop the resources of the soutb
One of the plans suggested is to estab.
i'sh permanent exhibit of Southern
resources at Washington, with an au,.
Hilary bureau in which full Information
OF Investments likely to prove advanta-
geous may be recorded.
That there Is a rich field awaiting cpl
tivation In the South has long been
Known TO Northern men and Northern
capitalists, and it has been a matter OF
some wonderment to foreigners that so
valuable a territory was practically
neglected by the men who have built nm
lhe great West. projected immense
Failroad lines, invested In Western lands
md mines and put millions Of dollars Of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30

posed a tax of $40. 900, 900 per year upon
the people; having witnessed the
cementing Of the corrupt bargain in the
Senate. and receive the encouragement
OF the Chief Executive, it also says
the House, which up to that time had
been untouched by the Sugar scandal,
abjectly yields TO this great Trust and
accepts the shame the Executive, the
Cabinet and the Senate had already i'm
posed ON the Democracy. 1t betrayed
the people and its trust as shamelessly
and as wantonly as did the Senate and
the other Government officials.
He did not point ont that had the
House insisted on no compromise that
this Trust dictated bill, this monstrosity,
would have been killed and the Democ-
racy spared the disgrace its legislators
have brought upon it, He may prate as
he viii of the duties that would have
been fulfilled, and that viii be attended
to hereafter if the party is again en-
trusted with control, but he will hardly |
convince the people that the Democracy
is fit TO be trusted.
You had III your power to stop this
shameful betrayal and sale. you could
have prevented the efforts of this Trust
to thwart the best efforts of the people
TO reduce their own taxation from be-
ing successful and you did not.
Why should we believe that having
refused once, having shamelessly sold
once you will do better a
second time?
A man may be deceived once and yet
lot be a simpleton, but he is a fool who
flows the same man to deceive him
vice in the same way.
Mr.. Wilson should not forget this.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30
PLAYING CARDS IN THIS CITY.

The deputy collectors have accounted
Tor $4,000 packs of cards in stock in the
city OF providence. That means 4,160. 900
cards besides the $4,000 jokers and anot her
So,OO OF the blank cards that go With
every pack. That means that the cards
In providence laid out end to end
would extend 272s-11 miles, from here to
New York, and then enough left over to
go the other way to Boston and still have
~ miles OF cards left. Think OF the
possibilities OF that 272 Sill miles, of the
full houses along the way and an
ace at every ffty-two inches, and there
would be 10000 straights and dpshes
there, 2,0oo,0 900 pairs and 1880, ,OO0 threes-
of-a-kind.
The Government will get 1890 out of the
lot when the new stamps come.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30
WHAT OTHERS ARE SA YING
A Tardy Discovery.


a chilling doubt is beginning 90 nervaao ,,o
democratic consciousness about the wisdom
OF DESTROYING the reciprocity arrangement
with Latin-America. Evea that tbick.ana-
thin Administration organ, the New Yort
Zines, veritsbic cuckoo OF cuokoos. il seri-
ously . disturbed by II. Under aarIng headlines
ihey want Reciprocity Merchants fear a.
Loso Spanish American Trade Tbe Tir,s-
sounds the alarm overs one of r.
most stupid and expensive blunders ~
our Bourbon President aud Congress
Ihe aggregate OF export trade no.
tween the United States and the spantsi,.
american Countries" The Times remarks -.
no, no, enormous but it happens that Il is dis
'r'outed All over the country. and the mar.
chants and manufacturer bav, lear,.d =,
iook upon IL as a field which promises msrve-
Ious results In the future" "ReciprooItv. -
me Times mournfully adds. has becom. (.
very fetching ery." IL would have been vary
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30

Ecery true Democrat and erery sim
oere tdrtV reformer knoies that this biH in
ats present form and as 10 ,ciH be submit
ted to the conference, fails far short Of
me consummatton for tohich zoe hare Iona
taooredj for tohich we hare suffered de-
Iedt icithou encouragement; i1hich in
US dnflctpdtions gaUe Us a rdHyinq crv
IN our day Of triumph, and tchich IN its
promise Of accomplishment is so inter.
'ooeen Nth Democratic pledges and Dem
ocrattc successes that our abandonment
of he cause or the principles upon tohich
~ rests means party perfdy and party dis
hohor' - -lCLEYELAND TO WILSON.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30

The skeleton in the Vanderbilt family
is rafting its dry bones in the public ear
altogether too loudly. Ii perbaps is
a just retribution upon lives
hat have been filled with
wasted opportunities and neglected
duties. Money does not always bring
happiness nor will it purchase immunity
from scandal. There is many a poor
mans home where more peace and joy
ana comfort is found than behind the
bronze doors of the marble palace at
Newport. The vanderbilts. or this
particular branch of vanderbilts
nave done nothing save 10
lead lives of luxury and indulgence and
II is hardly to be wondered at, that at
'ast' cioyed with the sweets, it has ex-
perimented with the bitter of life.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30
4eLeGRAPHIN6 TO THE EAST.
BY The Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Aug. 30.-The Anglo
american Telegraph Company reports
that the Siberian land lines have been re. /.
paired, and communication restored with
China and Japan via the Great Eastern
Telegraph Company's system.
Inc Commercial Cable Company had
Issued the following notice: The North.
ern company says that the far east lines
are reported to be in order; but no traffic
received yet. The Eastern compsny's
time on messages are 6 to hours ON
Shanghai; ] 1-2 hours on Hong Kong.
The Western Union Cable Company an
nounces that the Great Northern Com
pany reports Siberian lines restored, but
no traffic received at their London Office
as yet.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30

There is no grouse for mistaking or
mtsdpPrehending the feeling and temper
Of the rank and file Of Democracy. They
are doWncdst under the assertion that
their party fails in ability to manage the
Government, and they are apprehensiue
that Efforts to bring about tariff reform
may fail but they are much more dol1n-
cast and dpprehensiUe in their fear that
Democratic principles may be surraad-
cred. no
CLEVELAND TO WILSON
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30
BEAUTIFUL ADVENTURES.
The Woman Who is Said TO Be the
Cause OF the Vanderbilt Trouble.


SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3O.-Nellie Neus-
trettcr, the young woman who is said to
have been cause for the family troubles
OF the William X. Vanderbilt family, is
well known here. She lived at
Eureka, New, was educated at the
Mills Seminary, Alameda county,
resided for number of years In San
Francisco and has frequently figured In
escapades that have won her potoriety
both in the new and old worlds. She was
born 20 or 80 years ago in Eureka, where
her father, Ben Cohen, kept q cloth hing
store and became wealthy.
She returned to Eureka from the semi
nary when she was IS years old and was
the belle OF the town. Pretty. witty.
graceful and vivacious, she possessed ali
the requisites for the breaking of hearts.
Her nrst victim was the nephew OF we'll
known capitalist, and her relations with
him created such scandal that her parents
sent her to the care Of relatives In San
francisco, but this failed to make
the desired change. Among her admirers
was wealthy man named Rothsc hild who
laid himself and his fortune at her feet.
She utilized them both until she
ieil In love with Q cigar drummer, named
henry Neustretter. She married Neus-
.retter IN 1884 and all went well for time.
her husbands business compelled him to
be out OF the city most of the time. and
during his absence Nellie led rapid life.
she was the boon companion of ali the fast
young men about town and the end came
in 1887.
she left her husband and went to New |
York in company with Laura Edelmen. a |
noted woman of Los Angeles. Neustretter |
secured divorce and Nellie continued TO
lead gay life in New York.
She captured the heart of a. millionaire
who gave her sumptuous
mats, horses and carriages and all the
money she could spend. He took her TO
Europe, where she Travelled like a prin-
cess. When she returned to New York
me dazzled the people with the elegance
,i her Worth dresses and the Urilliancy of
her jewels.
In 1870 she returned to San Franciso to
'isit her parents, who had removed to
MS city from Eureka. She took rooms
u leading hotel, dressed better than
my woman in town, wore thousands of
lollars worth OF gems and spent money as
RELY as II she had an unlimited letter of
redit on the United States Mint.
Ter money began to give out and
ne went back to New York for more
aking with her q pretty Oakland girl.
ne next that was heard of her was that
ne had gone to Europe again, and had
cen elected from the Continental Hotel.
faris. To her parents she wrote that
ne was studying for the stage. She
ways concealed from them the fact that ,
he was leading fast life.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30

AsAMPLE Of Mugwump wit: "Wool
mas been coming in free for two days
now and the Ohio sheep still live. If the
perverse creatures do not show better
Understanding of what is expected Of
them, the Republican campaign orators
VIII be forced to abandon one of their
dearest arguments.
Truly the Bible says "Answer not a
fool, according to his folly"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30

REVIVAL Of business at the Custom
Houses means the stoppage of business
at the American mills. The millions of
dollars worth of goods being rushed into
the country today represent just SO
many dollars worth of goods less for the
american mills to make and SO much
less work for American workingmen to
perform.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30

The Democrats of Connecticut in
tend to ignore national and insist on
local issues during the coming cam
paign. The Gorman bill ghost will not
SO readily down at their bidding, how
ever.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30

III IL an Interesting and significant
fact that THE NEWS has attained
above Its esteemed contemporary
les Of the Providence press:
THE largest circulation in the Demo-
cratic North End of the city.
THE largest circulation among the
farmers of western Rhode Island
and eastern Connecticut.
THE largest circulation among the
people of Newport city - thirty
miles away.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30

ANARCHIST Mowbray has depart ed
for his England home. The United
States did not prove very fertile field
for him, and the next session of Congress
will probably pass bill which will
hereafter prevent such fellows from
coming to this country with their dam
nable doctrines.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30
MORE OR LESS FUNNY.
lhere's mountain air and sea air
And foreign air. s'pose,
But one must be "a millionaire
~ nil his lungs with those.
indianapolis Journ,

What do you think of this idea of COM
municating with Mars?"
at strikes me that until we get rid of
the present Congress the less we expose
ourselves to comment from other worlds
the better. r."-lndianapolis Journal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30

The Essay on Man" was rewritten in
most parts no less than five or six times
by tho author before IL went 20 the print.
er, and In the proofs the corrections were
no numerous that the printer declined TO
make them, preferring to set the whole
over again.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30

young woman married her brothers
wiies father. When last seen, she was
busy with a compass and dictionary try
ing to study out what relation she was to
herself
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30

The President has arrived at Buzzards
Bay. de hopes to get up enough appe-
tite to tackle the rest of that stolen
crow.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30

Mark Twain asserts that all modern
Jokes are derived from 80 original Jokes
which were originated in the days Of Soc
rates. Several of the originals, little
frayod, are still floating about
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30
STILL UNSETTLED.
Bp The Associated Pre.a,.

SYRACUSE, Aug. 80.-The bcommittoe
OF the Democratic state COMMITTEES 70 hear
the Cohoes and Rochester contests. vestor.
day heard arguments on both sides The
committee adjourned without rendering n
decision
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30

How did the ink get all over this ta-
blef' asked mamma 1T run out all by
It's own self quick as the bottle was up.
set " was the reply.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30

RUDY's PILE sUPPosIToRY is,cuarsn-
iced 10 cure Piles aud Constipation. or money
refunded. ~ cents per- box. send stamn Tor
iInno.sf Ianoasd anu free sample TO MARTIN RUDY.
syr,ugElrts. CHAMBERS. CALDER = Co
Wholesals Druggists, Preyidence, r. 4 W.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30

The water torture is in use in some pen.
itentiaries 1t consists in confining the
prisoner in closet too small for him to
stir. While he stands water, one drop at
time, is allowed to fall from a faucet
ON his head. lt is said that few persons
can endure this punishment for more than
On hour
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30

Rsmbler-That Bartlett girl thinks a
great deal Of me. When told her I was
going around the world she told mo to
write from every place visited.
Wilter-Yes; she is collecting postage
stamps.-New York Sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30

"Then your father shows no disposition
to recede from the ground he has taken? ~
said the youth. The maiden sighed and
shook her head. "He is unalterably on
posed to YOU" "Can we not have a con-
ference?" he asked. ut is idle to suggest
1t; he would decline to be conferee; there
is the fatal flaw in your position" "What
is it?" asked the agonized youth. "Rcpi-
nsld, she sobbed, the truth must come
out; you haven't got the sugar.-New
York Press.
MISS Faith Cure-Now Mrs. Blunt,
after hearing the experiences of our
brothers and sisters and whatI divine
mercy has done for their sslvetion, don't
you think you would like to join us?
Mrs. Blunt-No, thanks, I'm afraid I'm
not bad enougb.-Judge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-14
INSURED CROWNED
HEADS.

Policies for Millions Taken Out ~ Roy
aItfes Dead Alive.
The crowned heads of Europe seem
to take a good deal of stock in life in
suranee. 1t is announced that the
king of Portugal has just taken out a
5000, 600 policy on his life, but that is
an insignificant investment compared
with those of some of the other po-
tentates- The late Emperor Frederick
Of Germany was insured for 81 600, O00
The queen regent of Spain has
her life insured for a large
amount in the behalf of her
two little daughters, following the
example of her husband, whose death
mulcted the various companies in
" hich he was insured for IS, 900, 600.
King Leopold of Belgium's life is
heavily insured, as IS also that of
Queen Victoria. The queens hus-
band, the late prince consort, was in
sured for close upon S., 900, 600. the in
come of which has been enjoyed by
his widow. About the only sovereign
in Europe who is not insured is the
car of Russia, the companies regard
ing him as too unsafe a risk on ac-
count of the nihilists-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-14
SAW A cLAIRvoYANr.

It Cost Her Five Dollars and Now She
Knows Better.
Eyes, 1 went to a clairvoyant once, =
she was saying to a friend as they
waited for a car, lit was when my
husbands overcoat was stolen from
the hall of our clearinghouse"
'sAnd did he recover it?"
'sHe did
Wonderful What did the woman
tell you?''
s.She saw a black cloth overcoat in
a trunk 1t had been stolen and hid
den there
Dear, deari'
''And the trunk was on a moving
train going west. The owner of the
with red hair and blue eyes"
How very strange
She charged me to tell this to the
police, who were on a wrong clue, and
that it would be some months before
my husband would get his Overcoat,
but get it he certainly would
And he dido"
Yes. He had found the overcoat,
and was wearing it when I got home.
1t was light tan color, and he saw a
man wearing it, took the coat from
him aud let him go. He was a sneak
thief and had taken the coat from the
hall"
And the clairvoyant didn't have
anything to do with it?''
'.Oh, yes she did. She made q dol
lar out Of my foolishness; but don't
you ever tell my hus band; he would
think it such joke me-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-14

The death of Ex-Governor Van
Zandt, of Rhode Island, recalls a story
which Mr.. Blaine used to tell with
great glee. At one Of the annual din
ners Of the New England society of
New York, at which Blaine and Van
Zandt were both guests. a little good
natured chaff was INDUCED in as to
the relative influence of the Holland
ers and Yankees in the settlement
and development of New York II
can give you the history of New York
in a sentence said Van Zandt, in
whose veins coursed both Dutch and
Yankee blood THE Dutch settled
New York and the Yankees settled
the Dutch"