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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26
Disgraceful scenes.

BRUSSELS, Jan. 26-Thc recent violent
quarrcls between the Catholics and the
Socialists In the chamber Of deputies cul-
minated yesterday in violent scene.
Anscelc (Socialist) raised the question Of
the laws for protection of the working
classes, which laws no declared wero dis
regarded by the employers. Eeman
(Catholic) interrupted him and made in
sulting remarks. declaring that he re-
garded Anseele as violent madman. He
was again called to order, and then Eeman
asked leave to address the house The
president Of the chamber opposed this, but
the deputies OF the Right supported the re-
quest, whercupon President de Lantsheere
resigned, and the sitting was suspended
amid scene OF intense excitement.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26
BAY STATE LEGISLATURE.
No Foreign Flags on Public buildings.
Bill to Repeal subway Acts.


Boston, Jan. 26.-In the house, Mr..
Barnes voiced the opposition to the sub
way rapid transit enterprise by introduc-
ing q bill for repeal of all the city ol
Boston subway acts
Mr.. Young introduced bill to prohibit
the displaying OF flags OF foreign nations
on public buildings, including school.
houses, except on occasions when for
eign citizen Is tho guest Of the state OF
United States, and In that event no for
eign flag is to be displayed OF school
house.
Mr.. Jones also put i'm a bill affecting
educational institutions. 1t proposes e.
enlarge the powers Of school committees
In the matter OF selection OF sites for
schoolhouses, care and maintenance OF tn !
same but providiiG that the school com
mittee shall not incur an expense for
schoolhouscs outside OF their approprla-
tion.
Other bills introduced in the house were
That incorporated societies OF Spiritualist
be authorized TO empower their lectureri
to solcmnize marriages; to permit th,
settlement of accounts Of executors, ad
mnistrators trustees and guardians III
the probate courts when presented after
one year subsequent to appointment
Mr. Greed presented q petition that ths
city of Boston be authorized TO incur in
debtedness for the construction and com.
pletion Of the strandway, South Boston,
to an amount not exceeding $4,000
Petitions were also presented for q
board of public works in the city Of New
Bedford; OF the selectmen Of the town oil
Milton, for authority to construct sys.
tenn of sewerage; of the town of Concord,
a similar petition; Of the selectmen OF
Webster, for legislation which will give
greater security to life at grade crossing
of railroads, by the establishment Of gatel
and gatemen. at such crossings as es'
pecially require such safeguards.
The bill to compel justices of the peac'
and all persons who have right to ad.
minister oaths to have and use seal was
rejected.
The bill relative to the taxation OF street
railways and franchises was taken from
the files Of last year and referred to the
commissioner on taxation.
The bill removing the restrictions upon
fishing for shad and alewives in tho
Merrimack river was passed tc be en-,
crossed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26
Beware of Ointmcnts for Catarrh that
goptaIu Mercury.

~ mercury will surely etroy the sense 81
suell aiia completely dcrange the whole sys-
tenn when enteiinv 10 thrt ia the mucous sur
faces. such ariilss should never Ic u-ed
except on preset iptious From, rrvuinlls phlsi.
Fl M. rs th- damage they VIII do Il ten { III
To- the goot Nou cnn pos ihly I've frtnn
fhetn. Halls .tairn tuic. mnnuf tciured by
/. y. thcuey a. CO.. Toledo. o.. 'ontsius no
m,rcur,. AMI i' iaken iAt-rnaliy. ~ iinx al,
re,tly ulnn tie lood and rucOus surf ces Of
the system. ln buyng Halls ,atairh cure
lie sue You gct thc genuine. II il taken In
tsrnally. and made IN Toledo. OH b. by u. J.
, honey A Co. Tc,iinonisls free.
~ sold by diuggists. piire 90. per bottle.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26
A Gloomy Prospect.

ST. JouS's, \. h.. Jan. 26-The sub.
scriphons for relief work received from
England this week arc valued ut $4,000
Many OF the steamers composing the seal
ing fleet will bc unable to take part. This
will prevent about 300 mon from earning
for some months "A livclil,,od
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26

PORTLAND. Me-. Jan. 26 The suspen.
sion OF the banking and brokerage firm of
Pullcn g. Crocker was a great surprise.
Tho extent of the liabilities and assets Is
not known The cause OF the suspension
was the phenomenal drop in wheat. The
private fortunes oil both Pul!cn & Crocker
will bc swallowed up in meeting their
n.L,tt,s~~
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26
Knew I,er uu,b.na., s,,o,c,or

MEDFoRD. Mass, Jan 26--The skeleton
iound near here last "Wednesday has been
identified by Mrs. Charles IL. Marston OF
Charlcstown rs that OF her husband. IIc
has been missing from home since Sept. q
last Hc had boon employed as tcamstcr
for one man for 90 years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26

NEw YORK. Jan. 26.-Msmbers OF the
editorial association called on Mayor
Strong yesterday. Mayor Strong urged
them to advocate the speedy passage of the
power of removal bill, so that he can
speedily replace Tammanyitcs with men
of his own selection.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26

TIEN-TsIN, Jan. e6.--A dispatch says
that the Chinese met the head advance
guard of the Japanese army near Yung-
Chang bay on Thursday and rcpulscd
them. Some OF the Japanese were killed.
1t is believed thd& the Japanese will bring
a larger force before making an attack on
Wet Hal Wei
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26
A Pretty state Of Affairs.

O'NEIL. Ncb.. Jan. 81. 26.-Devolopmcnts In
the Scott lynching case have laid Sarc the
whole conspiracy. Fifty mon are involved
In tho affair. IL is proven to be the work
of an oath-bound organization which has
for 25 years ho'i sway In Holt county and
defled all law.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26

HkvERHILL. Mass, Jan. "a. No inn.
portant events have occurred TO change
the strike situation. The strikers arc still
confident of winning the contest It Is
stated that l07 manufacturers have signed
the agreement.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26
Victorious Troops Glorified.

MAssowAn, Jan. GA grand reception
was given here yesterday TO the troops OF
General Baratieri on their return from
campaigning against the Abyssinians. An
altar was erected, upon which the flags of
the different regiments were emblazoned
with the names OF the victories recently
won. There was intense enthusiasm.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26

MONTREAL, Jan 26--An accused forgor,
Joseph Daigncauli, who was transported
to the Tongue P,lntc insane asylum. hns
escaped, and has .ccn tracked " the v-r.
mont b0rdor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26
EuIgarirn Ruler In Danger.

VIENNA. Jan. s6 = The relations of
Prince Ferdinand OF Bulgaria with Aus
tria are becoming worse and worse.
Rumors are afioat that a conspiracy is in
existence To depose him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26
Orama at shnn-TunR

HIoGo. Jan. 26.--Ficld Marshal Oyama
has proceeded TO the Shan-Tung prom.
ontory. from Talon Wan, to conduct The
operations of tho Japanese forces.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26
Discomfort Is Rife.

Colon, Jan. 26 - The United States
cruiser Atlanta has arrived here from
Blueilelds serious discomfort prevails "a.
the isthmns at the continued inactivity
In the Sanal WORK.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26
King. Injuries Prove ra,a,.

MAIDEN, Mass, Jan. % john Il. KING.
who was Injured by u blast OF dynamite.
losing both arms. last "Wednesday, died
here yesterday. lie WITS a widowcr AM
was 40 years old
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26
A breathing Smell.

ATHENS. Jan CA decree has been
issued nljourning the Boulc for 40 davs.
Parliament will probably bc dissolved t?-
fore the expiration OF this time.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26

NEW York, Jan. 26.-rammany Hall
has decided not to reorganize until after
tho rcapportionmcnt OF the city by the
bonrd of allermcn next Juno.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26
stllI Flghting ON TarIa.

MADRID, Jan. Elm the chamber OF
deputies Yesterday Senor Velasco advo-
Gated the total exclusion Of foreign cereals,
pending IA settlement OF tho question OF
taxation. Scnor Salvador declared that
the laws would not permit such a course
beinQ taken
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26

TEHERAN, Jan. 26 Further details
from Knchan show that the earthquake
there on Jan. IL did more damage and
caused greater loss OF life than at first re-
ported Two hundred persons were killed
al 200 buildings were wrecked. The
town is completely In ruins
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26
Power CurtaIled.

PEKIN, Jan. 90. Wang Wen Strao has
been appointed TO assist Ii Hung Chang
in the supcrntcndcnce OF trade thus fur
thcr curtaillng the latter's functions
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26
Rough weather.

LONDON. Jan. 90 The gale in tho Irish
sea continues. and steamers arrlvna Mt
tho various '~r,s report having had terri
bio passagf
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26
Played with Matches.

BosroY, Jan %. - Laura Newton. o
years old. while playing with matches last
evening, set hor clothing on fire, and was
burned to death.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26
Car struck III. buggy.

HARTFORD, Jan. 26.-Willam Reardon
was fatally injured last night by collision
Of trolley car In East Hartford with a
buggy in which he was riding lie was
thrown out and his skull was fractured.
Two companions received soycro cuts.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26
Old Firm Wrecked.

CHICAGO, Jan. SO The board OF tradc
firm OF William Young & Co. failed ycstor-
day. The firm WIS one OF the oldest OF
tho board
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26

LONDON, Jan. 25. Prince Alfred of Saxe-
Coburg and Gotha, eldest son and heir OF
the Duke of Edinburgh, Is betrothcd to
Duchess Elsa Matilda Marie. twin daugh-
ter OF the late Duko William OF Wurtcm-
berg.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26

LADIES' FRENCH FINISH
Dongola Button Boots, A TO
EE, all perfect; Little, Max
we'll IL Co.'s manufacturing
price $500.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26
For Sale by HALL & LYON.

Druggists, PSI Westminster ST., 225 wey-
bosset st. and 1b9 Broadway.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26

LADIES' DONGOLA BUT
ton and Lace Boots, common
sense ana opera toe, sizes 2h
to z, only soiled; Little, Max
we'll a. Co.'s manufacturing
price. 800 and S2.25.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26

LADIES' VICI KID AND
Dopgola Button Boots, COM
mon sense and opera toe;
Little, Maxwell q Co.'S manu-
featuring price s2.0C
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26

LADIES' vICI KID BUTTON
Boots, pick toe, sizes 3 TO z, II
wide; Little, Maxwell q Co.'s
manufacturing price S1.25.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26

LADIES' FINE DONGOLA
Button Boots, opera toe, per-
feet goods; Little, Maxwell
d Co.'s manufacturing price
Sl.00.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21
LOADING AN OCEAN LINER.
The Storage IL Something Tremendous
pnd Requires Careful Packing.

Nuu fttuutftS
To watch the loading of grain, either
from an elevator or Fighter, into ono
Of tho mammoth vessels engaged In itl
transportation, is TO witness ono Of the
chief operations in tho movements ot
tho worlds commerce. IL is carried IN
long pipes, with u funnel ehapcd nova
bio appcndage at the end, which Is shift
cd by means of ropc from one part Of
tho hold to another, according as tho
stream Of grain fills up the spaces re-
served for t. The grain flows into the
vessel with the noiso and velocity of u
torrent and sends u dense volume OF
dust and chaff upward, obscuring the
depths beneath and making the men at
tending the stowage below look like
ghosts in the rising mist
The trimming" Of tho grain in tho
holds is an important part of its stor-
ago After several thousand bushels
have been streamed into the hold, n doz-
en or moro men arc delegated to shovel
the downpouring column in between the
vessels beams, job for which they
are paid at tho rate Of cent n minute.
In vessels Of tho Cunard stripe IL takes
between $4,000 and $4,000 bushels to
fill q hold and these vessels average
90, 900 bushels in the total cargo. Ships
carrying grain alone can take as high as
1876, 900 bushels, and when it is consid-
cred that from 1900 to 1000 bushels
can be stored in an hour, every 40 bush
els weighing ton, an idea can bo had
of the force Of the torrent directed into
the vessel.
Large vessels have four or five holds,
and distinction is made in storing the
cargo in them. Grain, from its compact
and dead weight, is reserved mostly for
the center of the vessel, while cured
provisions are packed as far forward and
us far aft as possible, for their better
preservation from the heat of the ships
fires. In somo vessels, like the great
Cunarders, which carry passengers as
we'll as freight, the heaviest weight is
stored in the lowest hold; in the tech.
nical parlance Of the stevedorc, "stitfen
ing" the ship II takes about 800 tons
to "stiifen" great Cunardor, and wher
this is dono the lower hold is fastened
and battened down and work is begun
ON the next Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21
THEATER CURTAINS.
Costly Draperies That Are Used In Some of
the London Thcaters,


the London Thcaters.
Few have any idea of tho money
spent by the managers of London thea
tors in procuring the curtain which
hides the stage from public view, re-
marked we'll known theatrical fur
nisher to reporter. Take, for instance,
the glorious curtain at Sir Henry Irv-
ing's theater, the Lyccum. That cur
tain, III IL cost penny, cost at least
1000 guineas. I am told that 1000
yards of beautiful blood rcd plush were
used TO make it complete, and for 1t Sir
Henry Irving is indebted to the Baron
ess Burdett- -Coutts, who some years ago
generously made him present of the
curtain as tribute to his artistic gen
ius.
A very expensive curtain is that used
at the Prince of Wales theater, Coven-
try street, now occupied by Mr. Arthur
Roberts. Its cost was about e000. Il il
made Of boiler plato, is entirely fro
proof and weighs no less than six tons.
No fro can get from the stage to the
auditorium or vice versa, as the top and
bottom Of tho curtain respectively rest
against and upon sclid wall of brick
work. believe this, as we'll as other
curtains of tho same kind, was tho in
vention of Mr.. @. J. Phipps, the theat-
rical architect.
Perhaps tho most beautiful theater
curtain in London--where tho finest
curtains in the world arc to bo seen--
are those at the Lyceum, to which 1
have referred, the Palace Thcntcr Of
Varieties, and the Savoy. The Palace
curtain is real work of art, and Mr..
D'Oyly Carte must have lavished q
small fortune upon its make. IL is n
beautiful dream of gold and various 9TH
er colorod silks, and something like 600
square yards of silk were used in it's
manufacture. am told that the director
Of the Paris Opera was almost thunder
struck when, during Mr.. Carte's produc-
tion of "Ivanhoe," ho saw the curtain
for tho first time.
The Savoy curtain must have cost
$500 if penny, its material being Of
the finest gold plush. Another expen-
sive curtain was that bought by Mr.
Charles Wyndham for tho Criterion. IL
cost over e120, being made by Maple.
Most Of tho other London houses, and
probably all the country theaters, con-
tent themselves with the old fashioned
curtain of canvas, sometimes with a
scene and sometimes with imitation cur
tains painted upon it. Tho cost of these
varies of course, and may run from 600
to G200, according TO the amount Of
work put into them and the artist en-
gagged to paint the scene.--London Tit
Bits
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21
BIG OCEAN WAVES.
Careful Data Show Them to he Not Over
Thirty-two Feet High.


Thirty-two Feet High.
An article quoted in Current Litora-
ture gives this interesting information
on ocean waves. DIR. q. Schott, as the
result of studying the form and height
of the waves of the sea, claims that un-
der moderate breeze their velocity was
24.6 feet per second, or 1863 miles an
hour. which is about the speed Of n mod
ern sailing vessel.
As the wind rises the size and speed
of the waves increase. In strong breeze
their length rises to EGO feet and their
speed reaches SO or 80. feet per second.
Waves the period Of which is nine Sec
onds, the length 400 or 425 feet, and
the speed 2S nautical miles per hour are
produced only in storms. During a
southeast storm in the southern Atlantic
he measured waves coo feet long, and
this was not n maximum, for in latitude
2S degrees south and longitude 80 de-
grees east he observed waves of 10 Sec
onds' period, which We're 1850 feet
long, with velocity of rs feet per
second, or asa nautical miles an hour
DR.. Schott does not think that the
maximum height of the waves is very
great. Some observers have estimated it
at 30 or 40 feet in wind of the force
represented by / / ON the Beaufort scale,
the highest number of which is 12, and
DR.. Schott's maximum is just 32 feet. He
believes that in great tempests waves of
more than go feet are rare, and that
even those Of 90 feet are exceptional. In
the ordinary trade winds the height is
or feet. The ratio of height to length
is about 1873 in a moderate wind, LIS
in strong wind and LII in a storm,
from which it follows that the inclina-
tion of the wave is respectively about 6,
10, IL degrees. The ratio Of the height
Of the waves to the force of the wind
varies greatly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21

A capital story was once told of the
Rev. Thomas Hunt, the veteran temper
ance orator, who was we'll known in the
early history of the Wyoming valley
He was a somewhat eccentric man, but
possessed Of remarkably quick wits,
which stood him in good stead ON many
occasions.
During the civil war he enlisted in
one of the regiments of infantry raised
in the valley and served as chaplain
One day in the very fiercest of the bat
tie major rode up in front Of the regi.
ment, and seeing Father Hunt at the
head of the ranks inquired in great as
tonishment:
Chaplain, what are you doing
there?'
"What am I doing?" repeated the
stanch old minister quickly. "I'm cheer
ing the hearts of the brave and watch
ing the heels of the cowardsp'
He was evidently performing this
double task so we'll and thoroughly that
the major could find no fault with him
and left him to his self appointed charge.
Youths Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21
WATER POWER.
American and European Methods of Using
It In Large Way.


The standard American method Of
utilizing largo amount of water power
has hitherto been to distribute the wa
ter TO the several consumers or mill
owners by means OF n system of head
races, so called, with facilities for its
discharge at lower level, TO be utilized
as the owner or lessee saw fit, and gen
orally ON his own premises This led 60
long head canals and to insignificant
tail races, whereas the Niagara plant con-
sists Of a common tail race, u mile and n
half long, with comparatively insignif-
cant head races. The old time water
power company sold or leased the right
to draw a definite quantity of water ut
defined times, with the privilege of dis
charging it at lower level, and the
mill owner did the rest, whereas at
Niagara Falls the right is leased to dis
charge definite quantity Of water into
the tail race tunnel, with the privilege of
drawing this quantity from the head
canal or from the river. But over and
above this the product-powcr-m bc
contracted for at Niagara Falls, deliv-
cred on the shaft.
To create large group of mill sites
of the older sort there was necessary, in
the first instance, large, continuous
body Of land, properly located for the
purpose. If this could not be bought up
secretly, and i'll large blocks, the whole
water power enterprise would fail to
come to fruition. In Europe, however,
several such enterprises camo into being
in spite OF the inability of tho projectors
to primarily buy tracts of land such rs
have been described. This was done by
establishing central power stations near
the dam, or head canal, and then trans.
mitting the power produced, instead Of
the water TO produce it, to the consul
mers or mill owners. Up to within, say,
five years, this had always been accom-
plished by means of wire rope trans
missions Of power, and it is easy to see
that the invention of the electrical trans
mission Of power would give this form
Of the utilization Of n large water pow
er great impetus. Many such plants
are therefore already in existence, many
are building, but among them all no
one is probably so celebrated and is at
tracing the attention Of all intelligent
men as this at Niagara Falls -Cassier s
Magazine
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21
COLERlDGE.
Indolcnce Capable OF Energies Character
istic Of His Whole Appearance.

Indolence Capable OF Energies Character
istic of His Whole Appearance.
Tho antiviviscctionists sometimes hor-
rify us by describing the poison which
paralyzes all the active powers Of the
body while leaving the sensibilities un-
touched. Coleridge offers a study Of that
kind to psychologists. His will, no
doubt, was congenitally feeble. Undo
lenco capable of energies" as he says III
n remarkable passage Of early self por-
traiture, was characteristic Of his whole
appearance. He could absorb enormous
masses of reading and write or speak
with amazing fiuency, but tho energy
could not be co-ordinated or concentrat-
ed. 1t flowed hither and thither spon-
taneously along tho channels dictated
by the dominant feelingof the moment.
psychologists phrase it, he had lost
his power Of Inhibition. He could
not suppress or restrain his emotions.
He valued metaphysical research, as he
says in his pathetic ode, because
Haply by abtruso research to steal
From my own nature all the natural man
was his "sole resource, his only plan. Z"
He could distract his mind from one
pursuit by another, but could not force
his energies to converge upon single or
distant aim. Painful emotions were
evaded, instead Of being met face to
face. When he heard suddenly at Malta
of John Wordsworth death he tried to
stagger out of a public room and before
he reached the door fell to the floor in a
convulsive hysteric fit, and was i'll for
q fortnight. He then declared that he
was unable to open any letters lest they
should bring news of tho death of one
of his children.
The intensity Of his feelings paralyzed
instead of stimulated his powers.
"Vexations and preyings upon the spir-
it," he says, "pluck out the wing feath-
ers Of the mind" He is like criminal
upon the wheel, held down, not by
chains, but by impotence of will, feel
ing every blow with singular intensity,
but only capable of meeting it by shut
ting his eyes as long as possible or try
ing to distract his mind by puzzling
over the problems most remote from
practical application. National Re-
view
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21
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