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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-13
"Thc Long Arm"
Boston Herald.

The many thousands who read "The Long
Arm" the detective story which Miss Mary
r.. wilkins has written. need hardly To be told
what the basis is upon which this i'm Sginary
record rests. Ii is with needed variations,
recital Of one OF the most mysterious crimes
that has ever occurred in the United States,
a crime which has provoked more discussion
and difference of opinion, not only in this
country. but throughout the civilized world,
than probably any other murder on record
The merit OF Miss wilkins story is the at
tempt she makes, on the basis OF known cir
cumstances. to carry matters forward, and
determine in what way the mysteries of a
crime OF this kind might be cleared up. This
Is all the more interesting because IL Is un-
derstood that similar effort has been and
is going ON in regard 20 the unsoved tragedy
that forms the basis Of Miss wilkins tale.
Nothing may ever come of this last effort
and yet from Miss wilkins imaginary account
some light may be thrown. by the power of
genius acting in sympathy with woinailkind.
ON the way in which o problem OF this kind
can best be cleared of its uncertainty.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-13
SONGS OF THE WAR, NO. I.
The Battle Cry of Freedomi

GEORGE n. ROOT.
Yes, well rally round tho flag, boys,
Wo'll rally once again
Shouting the battle cry OF freedom.
We will rally from the hillside,
We will rally from the plain,
Shouting the battle cry Of freedom.
cnoRus.
The Union forevori Hurrah, boys, hurrahl
Down with the traitors, up with the stars
While we rally round the flag, boys,
Rally once again.
Shouting tho battle cry of freedom.
We are springing 10 the call
OF our brothers gone before.
Shouting the battle cry OF freedom,
And we'll ili the vacant RANKS
With n million frcemcn more,
shouting the battle cry OF freedom.
We are marching % the field. boys.
Going 90 the hght,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom.
And we'll bear the glorious stars
OF the Union and the right.
shouting the battle cry OF freedom.
m we fall amid the fray, boys,
We will face them 10 the last.
shouting the battle cry Of freedom,
And our comrades brave shall hear as
a. we are rushing past,
Shouting the battle cry VI freedom.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-13
Hartford Courant.

What makes man OF 30 or 10 take a sailboat
when he can't sail IL, put in his friends or
family for ballast and so right out to capsiz.
ing and tragedy? You cant answer that any
more than you can explain how such a fool
has made out to survive TO his present age.
Why didn't he reach his deserved fate long
boforef
No one can say. Enough that II does over
take him and he gets from 10 lines 10 column
in the paper according to how big fool he
was.
at the shore we see sailboats run away ont
into the Sound until they can hardly DO seen
and when the clouds come up and IL begins 10
thunder the venturesome amateur, who is
away out there,is the last 10 start for shelter.
He doesn't know enough 10 know his. danger.
SO IL goes each summer, and each summer
has its long string OF drowning tragedies for
n part of It's history. But as we said before,
no one summer does II up completely, SO as
TO give civilization fresh chance. lot of
people are drowned for their folly this year
who lived through las. year, which was Just
as good a year for drowning, and a lot will
live through this year and go out and drown
in 1896 as readily as If they were led.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-13
Latimer, tho Westerly Murderer.

r. Irving Latimer, the Westerly boy who has
been confined in jackson, Mich, prison tho
past six years for numbering his mother, and
who in that time has murdered his keeper,
is no longer in solitary confinement; he IL
allowed 10 bo out Of his cell at meal and ex-
ercise hours. The Michigan Messenger says
Latimer has not changed in appearance and
no still retains his air Of hauteur and
self-possossion. The Messenger thinks IL is only
a matter of time when he will again attempt
TO blow mp the institution and kiln others IL
he has the slightest chance and advises that
he be Kept solitary. Ii IL strongly suspected
that Latimer, before the killing Of his mother,
caused his fathers death by poison, and
eau sod tho drowning of "A companion years be-
fore. He IL as vicious a character as Holmes,
and has probably caused as many deaths.
Yet ho is only about 2s years old.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-13

To THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS:
SIR-That the publishers OF presumably
reputable and Influential daily paper should
allow themselves 10 bo duped and their col
umns prostituted by reporter so indifferent
to truth and so devoid OF honor a. to foist the
statements which appeared in your issue OF
Aug. s, entitled "Abe Lincoln" upon the
public Is "A matter or surprise 10 every one
knowing the facts in connection Herewith.
That he should be willing To prostitute the
honorable position he holds to pamper 10 a
coterie of cowardly and malicious villains
who. striking in the dark, have assailed the
character OF reputable citizens and attempted
TO smirch the good name of a young lady of
irreproachable character, Is not so surprising
TO those who know him and the source from
whence ne derived Inspiration.
That the article as a whole IL not only tiS-
sue OF misstatements, but OF scurrilous
libels, Is matter of special interest TO Mr..
Coffin and he will undoubtedly call the pro-
prietors Of The NEWS 10 account therefor
through the proper channels. To me, per-
sonally, interest in the article centers upon
those paragraphs which allude to him AS edi-
tor Of my paper. The writer of your article
knew he was lying when he penned that as
sertion, or that Allen Coffin wrote articles
defense " himself or
ants, and in view OF the following facts /
trust you will see the propriety OF prompt
OF so much 81 your article as
nal in manipulated by Allen Coffin.
First--As sole proprietor. owner and pub
Usher Of the Journal. deny IL.
Second-During the springs (January to
June) Of 1891 and 1892, while was absent In
the Massachusetts Legislature, I hired and
paid him TO run my paper. With that excep
tion, and possibly two or three times when
have been away from home over publication
day, and got him to look out for the paper
that particular occasion, ho has had no Official
connection with my paper. directly or indi-
rectly. since / started il IL years ago, though
he has occasionally reported for me and con-
tributed articles either over his own name or
n nom de plume.
Third-He did not write tho article IA
Snake in the Grass" which appeared in my
paper and wa2 copied in the other local paper,
nor did ha see IL or know ii had becn written
until he read it in print. i wrote it myself.
Mr. Coffin has held numerous elective offices
of responsibility and trust, not one alone. field
up to buffoonery and ridicule for attempting
assaults upon his character is suggestive of a
low streak of Journalism Compatible perhaps
with tho writer OF your article, but hardly to
be looked for in the proprictors OF a Provi.
dence daily paper. Any honorable person
him in ferreiipg out this nest Of iniquity
than malign and ridicule him for his efforts.
Awaiting your reply on my own matter and
trusting ii may be such as you would consider
in my place proper and sufficient retraction
Of the misstatcmepts regarding nyself and
paper, am respectfully yours,
ARTHUR III. GARDNER,
Publisher Nantucket Journal.
Nantucket, Aug. 8, 1898.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-13
In IN Old Hottle.

There 10 an old tomato ketchup bottle
In the window OF THE NEWS office which
contains message, but whether from a
bottle and the letter inside shows that IL
has been exposed 10 the weather for some
time. II Was picked up last Sunday by
T.. T. Wallace, one Of the attaches OF the
Wilde Tidal Power Company, near Bower
Cove.
The nfssage ln the bottle Is written
upon a Leaf ~ small diary and reads as
follows: January (, 1895. ON board the
Bark 81 John. from ~. Johns. In n
sinking cgBdhlCI. can not last long.
Truly yours, John NlIisns 4"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-13
JERSEE6H( =
~ SA
The Training of a Reporter.
w. Ja,, Eal

The late ex-mayor, Hugh oBrien. was be-
lieved TO be, when he gave his personal atten-
tion TO &c, the most correct reporter of the
Boston wool market IL has thus far known.
When he left wool for "the woolsack," his
mantle seemed to fall on the shoulders OF
Curtis Guild, Jr. who has done well. No man
can correctly report the wool market of Bos'
ton until he has gained the respect and con-
fidence Of all the dealers and brokers. Many
years ago, when Mr.. Gulld was quite a
young man and young on the wool market,
heard wool men say: "Here comes Guild
let's fill him up" Thus IL will be seen that
it is steady, long fight to gain tho confidence
of athe market
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-13
DEFENDER.

DEFENDER.
There is smugwumpery even in yachting
matters, plenty of it.
The mugwump nature loves the things
that II knows nothing about and scorns
the things that are near enough to it to
expose their weakness to the mugwump
nature.
Accordingly, the yachting mugwump
delights in the fine points OF valkyrie IIf'
and has nothing but criticism, complaint
ana worrying for Defender. And the
result is. columns OF yachting poppycock
which the yachting mugwu.np presumes
tc tell his readers and listeners is news
and criticism.
The fact is, OF course, we know practi-
cally nothing about valkyrie III. Nobody
knows anything about the coming En-
glishman. Lord DUNRAvEN, her owner,
says he is satisfied with her, but he ac-
knowledges that SO far as knowing what
he can do in actual competition he has
nothing to base an opinion on, not
thing. She has sailed two unimportant
races. She might have sailed them better
IL she had been tuned up, and she might
have sailed them worse II conditions had
been more decisive.
AS to Defender, we know one thing;
that she can outsail any yacht on this
side the pond, outsail them on every
over vigilant. vigilant's believed to be
Q far better boat than she was in '93, but
that, of course, can be only matter OF
conjecture SO far as having any practical
knowledge OF her abilities Is concerned.
A great deal of money has been spent in
her overhauling and it was spent under
the direction OF Mr.. LEWIS NIXON. Mr..
NIXON has some splendid ideas on marine
architecture. He designed the Indiana
class OF battleship and he could probably
design very fast yacht. Everything
points to the support OF the theory that
he has made much better boat OF Vigi-
liant than she was before, although. regard.
less OF his own work, Mr.. NIXON has
been quoted as expressing the opinion
that Defenders victories over Vigilant
have not been such as 70 warrant the con-
clusion that the HERREsHoFF boat can de-
feat yalkyrle III. The fact that vigilant
has given Defender fair race by no
means, we should say, demonstrates that
yslSyrie III can make a harder race, or
that she is so far superior to the new
vigiIant as to easily outsail Defender.
AS a matter of record, since the Ameri-
cas- cup has been in America there has
never been but one really serious contest
10 win it back. Two of the races between
Puritan and Genesta were tight events.
But neither Galstea, Thistle nor Valkyrie
gave Mayfiower, Volunteer or Vigilant
much of a push. We sincerely hope, in
the interests OF a good, lively, inspiriting
yachting event, that Valkyrie III viii
make a stronger bid for the Americas cup
than have any of the yachts from Canada
or England that have come after that
trophy. We should like to see vslkyrie
III and Defender more closely matched
than have been their predecessors in the
struggle. We do not care to have De-
fender repeat the walk-overs of ner pre-
decessors. But we can allow good deal
for vsIkyrie III and yet not be disconso-
late. Defender viii do, we guess.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-13

FRANK NJ. PIxLEY, a veteran journalist,
and editor OF the San Francisco Argo-
naut, is dead. PIxLEY's paper was, per-
haps, more generally quoted through
out the length and breadth OF the land
than any similar periodical. The Argo-
nsut was famous with the clipping edi-
tors for quaint anecdotes and good
stories of well-known persons.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-13

THE Chicago Inter Ocean wastes no
words in expressing the disgrace Of Him
ois when II observes that. "nlinois almost
hates TO pitch into the Chinese murderers.
while she permits almost as grave crimes
within a few hours ride OF Chicago and
makes small effort to punish the criminals
II the Mayor Of Spring Valley was In
China he would lose his head inside Of q
hours.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-13
The Inspiration Of Song.

New York sun.

The four great war songs on the Northern
side were "Jobn Browns Body, Tramp,
Tramp, Tramp, the boys Are Marching,
ing Through Georgia." The first OF these was
potent In the earlier years Of the war. The
fourth was ahead of anything else In popu-
larity in the last months OF the great strug
gle During the middle poriod Tramp.
Tramp and Orally Round the Flag" held
the highest place in the affections OF the pat.
riotic. They are still known and loved and
sung. Comparatively few OF the present gen
GRAFTON, however, were aware before this
week that the stirring music OF both those
songs was written by the same man, DIR.
George Il. Root of Chicago, who died on Aug.
y in Maine. This modest musician did more
for the Union than good many brigadier-
generals, and quito as much as some brigades.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-13

Ir Is consistent for our DemocrSlc and
mugwump friends, who always declared
that the Republican tariff had nothing TO
do with making prosperity, to declare now
that the Democratic tariff tinkerlng was
not responsible for hard times. But the
condolences referred to were impressive,
Just the same.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-13

DURING the last 20 years the New York
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children has cared for $4,000 children.
And yet there are persons and newspapers
who rise up in fine indignation at an oc-
casional lapse of good judgment on the
part OF some agent OF this noble organi-
zatiOn.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-13

Tomorrow tbf Csisdos 81 societies OF
this city vii cfisbfste thes 10Th annual
reunion enc fhovssncs ~ bonnie scots
with thtr isHsles enc bsirus. will
b. A. Roxy pe.ni fof ths sHl0ymont of
the dinner and gUwts.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-13

The Mancha government at Pekin
declares its willingness to punish the
Chinese responsible for the massacre Of
the missionaries in her southern province.
But may be the Pekin government Will
nnd the Job too big TO tackle.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-13
And the Hippopotamus Would Have
Smiled.
Boston Globe.

The minister who married Mrs. II. t. Bar
mum to her wealthy Crock lover Wednesday
Is named Rev. Agathcdorus Papageorgco-
pouto, according To the New York journal.
Priest Archimapdrite Pasos Ferentinos. ac.
cording To tho New York World, and Agatbo-
New YorE Herald it would have delighted
Mrs. Barnum's late husband to get either Of
those names to put among his curiosities.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-13

Mr. Chsriss ffsnkiD. she Dorrance
street stable kesDsf. is e. bescOnnet for
the suLnsss. -
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-13
4. W.LADD co.
BRAND NEW. a
Midsummer Ideas!

Midsummer Ideas!
August is keeping up the record made
by July. Most OF these new ideas are
our own-not TO be found elsewhere.
All OF them clever, new, up-to-date,
and the prices down TO the level OF
mid-summer bargains. You will en-
Joy looking at them. They will
doubly repay their purchase. For
example:
VIENNEsE MEDALLION FRAMES.
Novel and dainty. Look as IL they
might cost a dollar. Likely enough
are worth it. We sell them, however,
for 25c.
FOXTAIL BUSTERS.
So clever that they are already indis-
pensable--only 39c.
FOUR-OZ. ODORS.
Not "cheap' odors, but choice. Only
the price is .cheap-50c.
A HALF-DOLLAR COLLAR.
Sailor Collar of White Ducks differ
ent designs. all with lace insertion.
Either design same price, soc.
A QUARTER-DOLLAR COLLAR.
Colored Duck Collars, trimmed with
white braid and only 25c.
LACE POINTS.
The prettiest we have seen this season
--for collars and cuffs--white and but
ter colored--from i5c. to 35c. pair.
EYELET HOLE YELLING.
Real Eyelet Hole OF Chenille not
stamped effects--about the nobbiest
thing In Yelling we have ever shown.
OLD LINEN BATISTE.
Hardly dare mention it--it is hard
enough to get and keep it now--so
much in demand for collars, waists
and combinations generally Sl.oO a
yard.
ALL-SILK BELTS.
Full length and fine buckles--only 39c.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-13
OMEN NO 1ao

OMEN NO. 1872.
IL Is unlucky TO meet a rough-footed
hen.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-13
A FAvORITE

As nearly as we can Judge, the NEWS
is better liked by more people than any
other newspaper in Providence.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-07-26

poles. such as drain our ordinary
channels of finance to the great
money centers. never more 10 ap-
pear rs a factor i'll trade and cx-
change. u is folly for us Ia con
tend for more money, and leave
unlocked the gates through which
it goes to the nagnates of the East.
We must demand the money. also
the means of keeping it in the hands
of the people. This done, and our
forgotten prosperity will return.
Agriculture will take its place
among the thrifty avocations of
men. The shackles binding to serf-
dom the hands of labor, will be
loosened. The very spirits of the
patriots .beckon honest men TO COM
binc. Circumstances suggest that
in the ranks of the Populists you
are invited, and we ask you to join
us in the effort to populize the
government.
Read and adopted and ordered
published in the Louisiana Popu-
list. by Sabine Parish Executive
Committee, Peoples party.
+. G. DILLON,
|. n. MCCoLLIsTER. Chairman.
Secretary.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-07-26
NATCHEz, La, July 90, 1895.

NATCHEz, La, July %, 1895.
Ed. La. Populist
feel that ! must say something
in regard to this silver movement.
| am sorry to see the want of har-
mony or concert of action in the
Populist ranks.
want to find out how you, who
are populists, are going to 90 with
the Democrats and form a new par
ty. We, down here in ward 8,
don't understand how things are to
be arranged are we to get the
democrats together in meetings
and then induce them to join the
Peoples party Or are we to 90
into some new party, and abandon
our principles
WARD NINE PoPULIsT.
Answering the above we will
say that all we have ever proposed
to do, or would have been willing
to do, was to have our POpulist
State nominating convention of
delegates elected fresh from the
people, and instructed by them,
meet, and if they liked it, indorse
the ''free silver and fair elections"
ticket, which it was supposed the
free silver democrats and republi-
cans would put up against the gold
bug tickets that will be put up by
the machines in each of the old
parties.
This would not affect in the least
our parish and district nominations,
nor the organization of the Peo-
pies party, which would 60 right
on educating the masses of the
people upon the three great princi-
piles of the Omaha platform--f-
nance, land and transportation.
No populist has ever suggested
the idea of leaving the Peoples
party.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-07-26
Funny Again.

After abusing us worse than he
has ever abused an enemy of the
Peoples party, because we sug-
gcsted a nonpartisan State ticket,
the Demands strikes out last week
for the same thing under the head
ing Judicial Officers Nonparti-
san."
And what do you suppose his
plan is 2 Give the strongest party
the Judge, and the next strongest
the District Attorney.
Beautifully consistent!
Why do you suppose he plays
the contortionist in that style
Because he has promised to elect
Maehcn, populist, for Judge, and
Bernstein, democrat, for District
Attorney.
But if he has any friends and
they don't take charge of him and
shape his course he will elect him.
self another Traylor in Grant par
ish, and have to quit.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-07-26
Saturday, Aug. 81, 1895,

and continuing on each succeeding day,
until said sales are completed all inn
movable property on which taxes are
now due the city of NatchitOches, to
enforce collection of taxes assessed in
the year 1894, together with interest
thereon from S1st day of December
1894, at the rate of two per cent per
month, until paid, and all costs.
Burke, Mrs R. E. House and Lot, west
side of st. Denis street, between prop
erty of Kile. House and lot on Cd
street, between property of Ducasse
and Nores. Total valuation $780,
City tax, S5 so: Railraod tax Q IS
notice 5c.-S6 80.
Bullard, Mrs Chas House and lot on
2d street, between McCray and A..
Katie. Valuation $500. City tax
So 90; Railroad tax Q 90; notice &c.
81 55.
Boyd, Thomas ID. Horses and Carriage
Valuation S125. City tax 81 25; Rail-
road tax 62ac.; notice 5c.-S1 922
Breda, Elcey Mrs. Lot between Church
and st. Denis streets, between Office Of
Chaplin, Breazeale & Chaplin, and
Pythian Lot. Valuation $500. City
tax % 90; Railroad tax 90; notice
5c.-$3 O5.
Bullard, J. L. House and lot corner
Sd and Lafayette streets, running
back to 4th street. Valuation $3.50
City tax SO so; Railroad tax 1 25 !;
notice 5c.-S3 go
Clinton, Leila House and lot on 7th
between property OF Mary Cage. VAL
uation $50. City tax 50c.; Railroad
tax 25 notice 5c.-S0c.
Cane, Afford Vacant lot between Car
oline Holmes and Dorens Rud. Val
uation SIS. City tax 15c.; Railroad
tax TIC; notice 5c.--27}c.
Crump, Bud House and lot on Lafay-
cite street. between H. Chapman and
Bloom. Valuation $780, City tax
81 90; Railroad tax Soc; notice &C.
81 55.
Cunningham, nj. j. Sr., House and lot
on 3rd and 4th street between Texas
and Pavie streets Interest in office
on west side Second street. Mares,
The Louisiana populist., 1895-07-26

Transient a1vcrtiPmcptS 81 pr souare hrSt IN
sertlon; each suhequsnt insertion 80 cents per
equare
official or leeal advertisements, ~ per square
frst insertion each srbJ9Iuent insertion 50 cents
per sIGar".
Local Advertisements 10 cents per line.
Editorial notoca. first iuaeriicn. Is cents per
Lne: subsequently 10 cents r,r line.
tommuuIc1ti'ps are soiIcItcd but we VIII not be
tcstansbIe for any vi.ws therein expressed.
Address all communications to the BUSINESS
Manager. Communications must be sent In by
MONDAY. .
Communications intended for publication should
te accompanied 10y the real rs well AZ the assumed
name Of tl,. author not for publication but "a an
Q, idence of good faith on the part of the writer.
a failure TO do 80 will consisn them TO the waste
basket.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-07-26

The true Popullsts of Grant
parish want Judge Machen for
District Judge and you may put it
down as a fact that they will go
into nothing that they think will in
jure his chances for judgcship, a.
they consider any move that would
injure Machcn's chances of cleo
ton as anti-populist.
Then why don't you take down
the Omaha platform in the adjoin-
ing column, and stick up your
true one, ''Machcn for Judge"
The Louisiana populist., 1895-07-26
Ho! For Prohibition I!
ovERSTocKED on LIQUORS
We must dispose of
them at sacrifice.

them at sacrifice.
Fine Whiskey formerly 81 90,
now 81 35.
The best on the market, former
ly 81 90, now 81 so.
Good Old Imported Holland Gin,
at the low price of Is cents, for
merly 81 90.
25 Cases Snowfall Rye and
Bourbon, at Is cents per bottle,
formerly 81 90.
20 Cases Bell of America, at Is
cents per bottle, formerly 81 90.
Old Hickory Bitters at IS cents
per bottle.
A full assortment of these goods.
These liquors must 60. When you
need them call and get bottle.
HYMAN JAFFA,
Bayou Natchez, La.