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FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
Arrangements for the Big Prize Fight
at Dallas, Texas.
The Florida Athletic Club to Be
Transferred for the Event.

CHICAGO, June 13-Daniel Stewart
reached Chicago last evening from New
York, whittier he had been to arrange foo
the championship battle between jim
Corbett and Robert Fitzsimmons and Il
now on his way to Dallas, Texas, to ar
range for the building OF mammoth
amphitheater in which the men will settle
the question OF flstic superiority.
1.-THE Florida Athletic Club has simply
been transferred to Dallas" said Dir.
Stewart.
81 met the parties in New York with
plain business proposition. produced
O copy of the Texas statutes, showing
that there is no law in the state Against
bringing off a meeting between Corbett
and Fitzsimmons. l told them IL the
Florida Athletic Club was transferred to
Dallas, / must be elected president ana
treasurer OF the club. Dwyer, Vcndig and
Friend thought this over, and the result Is
that was elected president and treasurer,
of the Florida Athiotio Club, and the
club is transferred 10 Dallae.
81 am now on my way to Dallas to
begin the construction OF the amphttheater
In which the fight will take place. 10
will be a mammoth structure, built In
octagonal shape. There will be four en-
frances. The seating capacity wiz be
40, 900. There will be $50 boxes, with
ten chairs In each. The prices for boxes
has not been determined, but the admis-
sion will be sl0; with reserved seats go.
During the week I'm which the fight will
take place, there will be a fair In Dallas
and there will be excursion rates nom all
surrounding states.p
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he could only say that it did not even CON
tain the name "Dubertus." Tho correspond
ence was 80 far, unsatisfactory. On December
TO- the Hon. Albert /. Greene wrote that be
fore. and at tho time Of tho granting OF tho
charter Of Rhode Island, "Dubertus, was tho
word used 70 distinguish the sperm whale
from the common or right whale" and re-
ferred for his authority 70 tho description
given by Sir Thomas Browne "of the sper-
tho best nomonclatOrs, called Jubartus, or
rather Gibbartus."
Mr.. Greene came very near being right, and
SDnbertnsH OF the ebartor with thS "Tnhar.
tus'' or "Gibbartus" OF tho old whale fisher
men; but he was wrong on the main point
that either "Jubartus" or "Dubertus" was a
distinctive name Of the sperm whale, except
by vulgar error" Of the Norfolk mariners,
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FINALLY MARRIED.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 13.-Thomas b
Wickes, Jr., son OF the vice president Of
the Pullman company, and Miss Mamie
Nelson, whose elopement and proposed
Wickes' interference, caused mething of
a sensation six weeks ago, were married
last night at the home Of Mr.. George r.
Nelson, father Of the bride, by Rev. w. f.
Richardson. Miss Nelson was attended
by Miss Bessie McNabb of Memphis,
Tenn. Thomas u. Wickes, Sr., was
prasent
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-13
The Passengers Went Down
Without a Cry.
straightforward Tale OF the Loss Of
Steamer CoIima.
Shifting Cargo Shut the Voyagers In
and They Could Not Escape.

SAN FRANCISCO, juno i3.--The steamer
Colon arrived from Panama at midnight,
with two survivors of the Coiima on board.
They are Frederick johnson, sailor, and
Robert Gonzales, mess boy. They were
picked up by the steamer Bsracouts and
taken to Manzanillo. When the Colims
went down they got on q raft, and Heated
about for hours before help came.
Gonzales, the mess boy, gives vivid
description OF the light made by the help
less women and children when the ship
went down. When the boat began to
reel and roll the passengers in the steerage
did not seem to think that much
was the matter. The rolling OF the
ship became more violent and after .
while the boatswain came to the compsn-
ionway and told the passengers to get
out. Even then the passengers did not
appear to understand that anything was
serious aud vent out slowly.
al saw two or three of them 60 to tho
companionwsy," said Gonzales" and
come back, but did not know why at the
time. AS the boat continued to roll and
the water began pouring in, ran to the
ladder leading to the deck and started to
GO up. Before / had reached
the middle of the ladder, / saw why -the
others had not come. They could not get
out. The amber and other staff on the
deck had shifted to such an extent that
the companionwsy matches were covered
up. They were like rats in barrel. They
could not get out, and had TO wait until
the water came in on them.
"Be:ng familiar with the ship 1 ran
through to the kitchen, and crawled up
the dummy waiter tosthe pantry abovc.
From there made my way into the main
cabin, which then contained two or three
feet of water. As i passed through
the cabin, saw several women trying To
get up stairs through the hatchways, but
the water kept some of them from leaving
their staterooms. and others were unable
TO get up the stairs on ac-
count OF the stuff that covered
the opening on deck. We tried to save
two women in the boat, but it ospsized,
and we had to scramble for ourselves.
The last saw of them they were clinging
to an empty bucket, which held them only
a second, and they went down without
cry or q struggle"
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who, as Sir Thomas Browne understood, faro
not the best nomcnclators.' The "Jubartus" or
which. by an error OF tho engrossing CLERK,
appears as "Dubertus" in tho Rhode Island
charter, was variously written by naturalists
In the seventeenth century, was q 1nbuck the
"Balacna Novae AnRliao' as Klein calls 10,
"Jupitervisoh" OF tho Dutch whalers, Balaen-
optera Jubartes Of Lacepede. THE last name
heard, for II was, think, sibbaldius tuber.
osusi but this was a y0ar or two ago. and 10
may have been rechristsned dozen times since
then.) The name, however, has beep applied
10 more than onp species OF hnback, for natur-
alists, when dealing with Cotacea, were not In
the last century, much better 'nomenclators'
than the English mariners: but 10 has always
been restricted 10 the BalaenOpteridae, and
has never designated any species OF either
sperm or right whales.
The history Of the nex,o is curious, Rondelet
S FS p AM sgSs from ie EnFe 6e
says), which "the whale fishers OF Saintonge
call Gibbar. "a Gibberso DOrsO, that Is raised
In hump ON which is the hn:" From this
Jubart Jubartes, Jubiter. and half dozen
other corrupuons, introduced nrst among
mariners, and afterward adopted or reeog-
nized as synonyms by naturalists, and distri-
buted among thrSo or four different species.
Lacepede, under balaen9ptora Jubartes, in
cludes Balaena boops tGenelin) and prob,
ably the sulphur. bottom OF the west coast OF
North America tho Jubartes OF klein, and
the Jupiter Fisch describsq by Anderson, as
well as Baeine Jubarte of Bonnatcrre (Encyc.
the whale catchers have corrupted the namo
of Jupiter, or Piscs Jovis, to Jubartes, which
IL reversing the actual process OF corruption.
He calls this tho whale Of New England"
Anderson cited by Lacepede In Nachriohter
Won Island, Gronland. etc" p. 22O, describes
the Jupiter or Juperhsch" as kind OF finish,
saying that its name, without doubt, comes
from that Of Gubartes or Gibbartas, which
has been given to it by others. and which is
itsolf a corruption of the Biseayan Gibbar
But Lacepede makes "Balaena nodosa, Hump
back Whale of the English, and Balaena bib
bosa, the whales of New England, and refers
to Bonnaterre, who separates le Gibbar, In.
glish finish from la Jubarte hoops. Between
Gibbar and Gibbosa, Jupiter and Gubartus.
the things get rather mixed. Grany. In his
history of Greenland (Engl. transl., vol. /. y.
ll0l describes the Jupiter whale, which the
Spanish whale fishers call more properly
Gubartas, or Gibbar, from protuberance
gibbero, which grows toward the tail beside
the fin. Returning 10 the "Dubertus' OF the
charter, Senator Anthony will see how easy 1T
was for an engrossing clerlS TO mistake the
initial GO" in seventeenth century chancery-
hand, for a sd. " in an unfamiliar name. A
moro troublesome mistake was made by the
engraver OF the seal OF the Massachusetts, Bay
Company, which obliged Governor Winthrop
always To describe himself in official papers
AS Governor of the MASSACHUSETTS, Bay etc.
(Signed) J. HAMMOND TRUMBULL.
After reading this letter thore seems to he
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and into any bay. river. cove, creeko or
shoare belonging thereto, and lit or them
upon the sayd coaste, or in the sayd bay, cove.
creoko or shoaro belonging thereto, to kill and
order to the best advantage, without molesta-
tion, they makeing noe wilfull waste or
spoyle, anything in these presents conteyned,
or any other matter or thing TO the contrary
Notwithstanding"
AS is customary, the Kings Charter is i'm
corporated in the Rhode Island Manual every
year, and every little while the question
which introduces this article is heard on every
side. but seldom answered. The section above
quoted will be found on page 80 OF the Man
ual for 1894. minus the old English spelling.
"Dubertus" will bo found near the bottom
OF the page and THE News will try to toll
what IL means
The great Agassiz was once asked for the
definition, and with all his wonderful knowl-
edge of natural history had TO give it up.
Since then many discussions have occurred,
and much speculation arisen rs to what kind
of "greato fish" this might be, or have
been. The newspapers have taken it up from
time to time, but generally dropped it again
before quito arriving at the truth Even Mr.
Sidney Rider, usually an authority ON such
matters, was nonplussed. Some thought tit
"a
the whale, but now extinct. Some had visions
of dragons. some of immense sepcrtino-liko
fishes or horrible creatures with lantern: Jaws
and illuminated eyes, while others conjured
up something that was neither fish nor ami
NAL, but partook of both. All, however.
seemed satisfied that there Is no such thing
today, if there ever was. Almost every die
tionary, encyclopedia, lexicon, natural history
and geological work conceivable has been
searched through and through, with tho result.
generally, that the searchor concluded that II
was useless to search further.
Yet, ii seems, that somebody knew what
dubcrtus was, and Is, for that matter, although
the term is really a corruption.
According TO the best authorities, "A dubcr-
tus is a finbaclS whale, Of the genus balaenop-
terra. Tho word cannot be found in the die
tionary, however, because IL IS corruption
two or throo times removed from tho word
gibbartus. which is defined in Wcbstor's inter
national dictionary AZ follows:
"Gibbartus pronounced iibbartusl: One Of
the several finback whales Of the North At
Iantic; called also the Jupiter whale. Writ
ten also jubartus, gubcrtus, dubcrtus.)'
That the discussion Of tho meaning of
dubertus, so-callod, evidently, because Of an
error by the cngrossing clerk who engrossed
that portion OF King Charles charter, has
always been a moritorious discussion. is con-
clusively proven by the fact that, in 1850, Pro
fcssor Spencer +. Baird, then tho head Of the
United States Commission of Fish and Fish
cries, and one OF the most prominent zoologi-
cal students since Agassiz's time, wrote TO
Professor J. Hammond Trumbull at Hartford
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-13
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY.
An Odd Fellow Who Was Initiated
Half a Century Ago.

Canonicus Lodge Of Odd Fellows is cele-
brating an important anniversary at
Rhodes on the Fawturet today. Fifty
years ago today William III. Holmes was
Initiated, and he IL the oldest surviving
member OF the lodge at the present time.
He is one of the very few Dad Fellows in
this State to see such an anniversary day.
Ho is we'll and strong and is as much OF
boy as the youngest In the lodge and he
is with the Jolly cele ebrators today. The
festivities began at noon today, when
the Odd Fellows went TO the pretty Paw
tuxet resort on an electric car. Lun-
cheon was served at 1 80 o'clock and din
ner at o'clock. Just before dinner
Past Grand Holmes was presented
with diamond studded badge,
an emblem especially designed
by tho Sovereign Grand Lodge
OF tho world for veteran Odd Fellows OF
80 years standing. It was purch hased by
the members OF tho lodge and
was received from headquarters at
Baltimore, Md, few days ago.
1t Ia the first badge OF this kind ever re-
ceived in the State, and beside the
inscription, signifving this especial occa-
sion, the words Rhode Island, No. /, are
engraved thereon. The venerable Odd
Fellow was immensely pleased with the
handsome tribute and his younger
brothers were just as happy bscause OF
contributing to the testimonial.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-13
TITS Is NOT 1T.

no reason TO doubt that duoertus is a fin
back whale.
On page % of tho work Just cited, the "fin-
back whale" heads paragraph as follows:
"The Dubertus-An interesting question re-
garding tho name by which the whale was
known in the carly days Of tho American col
ones has recently boon discussed"
The means by which The News has solved
the mystery of tho dubortus IS very simple.
A reporter asked Collector OReilly and
Deputy Collector Gardiner Of the Custom
House If they ever ran up against any old sea
captains who might have some Knowledge of
the old whaling terms. and, IL so. 20 ask them
what 10 meant. Mr.. Gardiner had a friend
who knew friend. who know all about it.
and kindly gave HIS knowledge to the citizens
OF Rhode Island. Tho gentleman 60 whom be-
longs most OF the credit is Mr. Norman N.
Mason.
Tho illustrations servo 70 picture the con-
ceptions Of the specializing public.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-13
Could Stand the Racket in
Winter Time,
Policeman Had a Hard Time Arrest
ing UnruIy NeighbOr
They Fought All tho WAY to the Sen-
trail Police Station.

There is a vacant house on Friendship
street in the vicinity OF Beacon avenue,
and thee is rejoicing among the occu-
pants of the other two houses in the vi
cinity
The house was vacated about z o'clock
this morning. At that hour Sergeant
Prout OF Station called and told Mrs.
Annie Warren that her presence was
wanted at the Sixth District Court, as the
neighbors had charged her with being
a railer and brawler. Her husband,
Benjamin, is a quick tempered chap, and
came from that part of England noted
for men with fighting qualifications.
When Ben set eyes upon the police he
thought Of the old adage, "a mans
abuse the officer. Sergeant Prout knew
what he had 10 deal with and had made
arrangements for an emergency, for few
feet from the front door was the hurry
up" wagon, which contained Sergeant
Lawrence and officer Wilbur. Prout
found that he had 10 fight, SO he blew
his whistle and in came the reserves.
Then there was fun. Ben was mad
enough TO thrash the entire force, and
as there was only three of them he
thought that he had a picnic. Fate
was against him, however, but he did
all could 10 prevent his better half from
being loaded into the wagon which had
been backed up 10 the door Dy the
driver. After a struggle, Ben was locked
up in small clothespress and one OF
the officers held the door. Then they
turned their attention to Mrs. Warren,
and, after a good deal Of scratching and
loud talking, got her into the wagon.
Sergeant Prout gave the order to have
Ben released from his room and, when
he eaHe-eut. he was at white heat. As
soon as he was released Ben went TO
the rescue of his wife, but she was on
the way 10 the Central Station. Ben
struck a lively gait and was soon on the
step on the rear of the wagon. In Sec
ond more he was in the wagon aud began
TO fight the officers. He fought the en-
tire distance. When they got into the
yard at the station Ben made lunge at
the sergeant and struck him. This made
the officer angry and Ben was arrested.
Then the fight began in earnest, and Ben
was sight when he was finally secured.
His wife made an assault on the matron
at the station, and she proved TO be as
much of "scrapper'' az her husband.
This morning they both pleaded not
guilty and were held until Tuesday for
trial.
Mrs. Warren has been before the
court before upon like charge, but II
was settled by an agreement TO move
out of the neighborhood. They remained
away just one month, and then returned
TO the same house.
The neighbors did not mind the noise
so much in the winter time but now
summer is here, they say it is impossible
TO stand the racket
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Minsor Cannery Destroyed.

VICTORIA, B. C., June 13.--The steamer
Danube, from the north, reports the
destruction by fire on juno 1, OF the
winsor Can merry at Skeepe River, one oJ the
finest plants of the sind In the West. The
total loss was about S5o, 600, believed to be
fully covered by insurance. The cannery
was owned by the British Columbia
Canning Company OF London.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-13
Placed There Under Warrant
of King Charles.
Relic OF Royalty Two Hundred and
Thiriy-Two Years Old.
Mystery Solved by an Inquisitive and
Persistent News Reporter.
What is dubertus ?


The charter of Rhode Island and Provi
dence Plantations, granted in 1868. by Charles
H., and taking effect on July of that year,
provided among more important rights and
privileges: "And further. for the encourage
ment of tho inhabitants Of our sayd COLONY
OF Providence Plantations TO sett upon the
bus!nesse Of taking whales, lit shall bo lave
full for them or any of them having struck
whale, dubertus or other create fish. tit or
them to pursue unto any parto Of that coaste,
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Almost every nationality Is represented In
Buffalo Biil's wild West II Exb ibition and Con-
gress of Rough Riders Of zoe world. which
will appear on June "a and IS In Providence.
There are tho Indians, Cowboys ana Cavalry
mon OF the United states. the German
Uhlans the Russian Cosyscks.Q the bedouiY
Arabs. the Gauchos OF South Amrtica, tho
French Cuirassiers. tho DarkietSf the south
and other eosmopo,ttss. too numerous to
,,aptfnn
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He BELONGS In Kentucky.

LONDON, June 13.-It transpires that
Lorenzo Dow Covington, the American,
who has been pronounced a dangerous
lunatic and confined in an asylum for
threatening to thro " vitriol over Cardinal
Vaughan, is native OF Kentucky.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-13
The Weekly Allowance for
Strikers.
Nine Hundred Employees In the Fletcher
Yarn Department Today.

Today is the eighth pay day Of the union
members of the Atlantic strikers, and Miss
Farrell, who acts as treasurer Of that body, Is
paying off in Textile Hall.
The executive committee met in daily ses-
sion at 10 o'clock this morning.
The principal business up for consideration
was the perfccting of arrangements for the
parade Saturday, that has been planned by
the committee. It has been decided to make
a parade 10 the "Flats." instead Of over the
long route 10 Geneva. at first intended.
This is a shrowd move on the part of the
strikers. as while a large number can doubt
less be got TO walk TO the "Flats" which Is
within quarter of "a mile of tho square, 1t
is extremely improbable that any consider
able number would have gone TO Geneva, and
II would have shown a weak rather than a
powferul gathering.
The big black board In front Of the Textile
Hall has borne many different signs since
the strike occurred. Today notice, reading
as follows. is placardod:
WANTED.
All mill operatives TO keep away from
Olneyville, Manton, Geneva and Central Falls
while the strike is on.
PER ORDER or COMMITTEE.
Chairman welch was not discovered at his
recent occupation of following weavers from
the Atlantic Mill TO their homes last night.
IL is thought that he has taken the advice Of
tho Johnston officerr who ordered hin. out OF
the town. and concluded the city side of the
line IL probably the more congenal for him.
While the strike has not been declared on at
the Riverside, Weybosset, or Manton mil. :,
they are practically in full operation, which
demonstrates Of what slight insignihcance the
strike leaders are when the mass of help be-
come aware that IL is blind chase which
they are being led.
At the Atlantic, gain is reported today, as
has been the case every day in tho weaving
department. In the other rooms, some are
short handed, bnt others are running with
full numbers. This is the case in the carding
room. where all but two are at work.
Flotchers' mills are running the yarn de-
partmont today at It's full capacity, employ
ing upward OF 900 hands The weavers come
in slowly, but there is gain of two or three
at each opening, morning and noon.
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FOR AN EXCELLENT CAUSE.
The Lawn Party at the Homeopathic
IIospital

There was a pretty lawn party yesterday
afternoon at the grounds of the Rhode
Island Homeopathic Hospital for tho
purpose OF raising funds for a children's
ward at that institution. The affair was
under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid As
sociatiOn, and for that reason was very
successful, as a matterof course.
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Fortunnte Wan.

Mr.. G. Franklin Nugent, the Weybos-
set street banker, drove a handsome pair
of borses yesterday afternoon, the gift Of
Mr.. Lewis q. Tewkes bury OF New York.
MIR. Nugent is q fortunate man.
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burg, Pa, John Bray OF this city was
elected to the position OF Supreme Com
msnder. Mr.. Bray il we'll known In this
State among the members of the knights
OF Pythias, Golden Eagle, Foresters,
Elks, Sons OF st. George and many other
societies of "a like nature.
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DR.. LEWIS

II YOU ARE TROUBLED TO FIND GOOD
poin'oes 20 90 Harvey's. le7 Canal street noAt
door TO Budiougs. Potatoes "a specially Tor twenty
years. orders by natl delivered promptly. Salts
faction guaranteed. cod pi-6m
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@ a. VI.

WAsHIHoToS. June ~. Forecast I'LL y. IN.
For Maine-Thundcr showers; cooler in
southern portion tonight; southerly winds.
New Hampshire and Vermont-1hunder
showers today and tonight; fair Friday;
cooler tonight: southcrly winds.
Observation-Disclosures showers today and
tonight; fair Friday. cooler In western por-
tion: southerly winds.
khode Islaud- Increasing cloudiness with
thunder showers tonight; fair Friday; south
erly winds.
Connecticut Increasing cloudiuoss and
thunder showers this afternoon aud tonight;
fair Friday; southerly winds.
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The pupils of Ada Byron Coombs gave
delightful recital i'm Savoy Hall last even
ing. There was a large audience.
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Biil Heads,

Letter and Notc Heads, Statements md SeAl
kinds of commercisl blank worx Aa
c, cuisa at NEWS SSs onSs' e ssass Wy
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PROVIDENCE MAN CHOSEN.
John Bray Supreme Commander,
knights of Mystic Chain.

At the session OF the Supreme Castle of
the Ancient Order of the Knights OF the
Mystic Chain, now being held at Harris
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-13
Envelopes

are away down. Look over our samples.
NEWS Job Dept, de South Watersheds
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on LIKE THIS :

inquiring about 10. Tho reply which Profos.
sor Trumbul made was sufficient for Professor
Baird, who left IL on record and 10 was used
by Professor George Brown Good, who sue
cccdcd him, i'm the compilation Of "Tho Fish
cries and Fishing Industries Of the United
States" In section ! OF this work. an pages 20
and 10, the lottor appears as follows:
HARTFORD February l. 1850.
DEAR PROTEssOH BAIRD-Iour query Of
January a, lust now comes 90 hand. lsn't
that troublesome Dubortus rhodinsulonsis
satisfactorily disposed Of yCtY Moro than n
yrars ago I'm November, lhjS, } the Rev. II. G.
Agassz on tho subject. His rcpF was that
having looked in the only work Ia which he
supposed the desired infOrmatiOn was likely
to DC f0und-Nemnich' PdllyglottOn Lexicon