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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-19
A MURDER MYSTERY.

BRocKvrLLE. Ont, April l9.-The dead
body of Miss Lillian Stephenson, daughter
of the late rector of st. Peters church
here, was found yesterday In a corner Of a
FENCE Her boots had been removed and
an underskirt was fastened around her
head and throat There were no marks of
violence visible, but 1t is believed that the
girl was murdered. There is no clew
whatever to the probable murderer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-19
A DRAMATIC SCENE.

CHICAGO, April 19-Sllverio Barelli ha'
been on trial for the killing Of Dominic
Parento. The jury returned a verdict OF
guilty yesterday, recommending the death
penalty. Mrs. Parento fell upon her
knees and poured out fervent prayer OF
thanks 90 GId that her husbands mur.
derer was to meet death. She called dow
blessings upon the heads of the juror,
and passionately pleaded to the judge thai
out
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-19
LIFE IN NEBRASKA.

BENDER Neb.. April 10 Much excite.
ment prevails here. The sheriff and posse
ambushed a body OF Indian police as they
Were eJectlng settlers on the reservation
yesterday but the Indians were too quick
Tor the she II and overpowercd ali his
men. They we're handcutfed and Jailed et
,he agency. The agent refused TO release
.nern' ana a rescue party has started for
the scene
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-19
A SYMPATHETIC STRIKE.

FITcHBURG, April 10 The non-union
weavers of Parkhill mill "C' yesterday
voted to strike i'm sympathy with the
quillers who went out Tuesday The
union weavers have refused to use other
filing than that of the striking quillers,
30 that crisis is imminent. The weavcrs
of the other mills here are considering the
advisability of insisting on the same wages
lately granted at Fall River and New Bed
ford
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-19
Young Women ChrlstIans.

PIrTsBURG. April ie-The nth annual
international convention Of the Young
Womcn's Christian association opened
with over 200 delegates present Mrs
Grace W. Evans OF Detroit was elected
president The reports showed n member.
ship Of e,5l9 with an increase OF 30 asso'
Citations during the year. The expendi.
lures were tlo, 10 for last year, and sl0O
Is asked for this year. with an additional
t25 coo TO crr-~ on the international work
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-19
nIuoh SUFFERING Prevails.

VIENNA, April 19.-There was another
severe earthquake at Laibach last evening.
Several buildings which had been unset
,tled by previous shocks were thrown TO
the ground. The wet weather and the
'scantiness and poorness OF the food have
caused fever and dysentery among the
Families who are camping outside the
town. Many children have died, and the
sick are numbered by the score
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-19
My Baby

was a living skeleton; the doc
tor said he was dying of Maras-
mus and Indigestion. At I3
months he weighed only seven
pounds. Nothing strengthened
or fattened him. Ibegan using
SCOTS Emulsion of Cod-liver
Oil with Hypophosphites, feed
ing it to him and rubbing it into
his body. He began to fatten
and is now a beautiful dimpled
boy. The Emulsion seemed to
supply the one thing needful.
Mrs. KENYON WILLIAMS,
May ar,rS94. Cave Springs, Ga.
Similar letters from other
mothers.
Don't beper~aded 70 accept substtst,i
Scott & B0sns. N.Y. Niorvxgists. Soc. end 81.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-19
Great Britsin's Terms.

sIMLA, April l9-The British govern
ment has authorized Major General Low
10 offcr Umra Khan. the invader of Chitral,
IN honorable asylum for himself and
and a reasonable number Of his followers
IN return for his unconditional surrender.
The British have occupied the Miankalai
|ond Muncah forts. Umra Khan has fed
~ Shaki, In the Asmar range OF noun
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-19
specuIators' Paradise.

ST. MARY's, o., April l9.-Oil produce
are flocking in from all directions and hun
drcds of lsases are made in and aroun
St. Mary's reservoir. One leaseholdei
possessing only very limited territory, l.
said to have refused slo0, 900 from parties
seeking to divide his territory.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-19

RUDY'S PILE sUPPOsITORY is q guran-
teed TO cure Piles and Constipation or money
refunded. 80 cents per box. send stamp for
circular and Free sample to MARTIN RUDY,
druggists. CHAMBERS. CALDER a. co.
Wholesale druggists. Providence, X. l.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-19
A Snug windfaIl.

NEW LONDON, April 1p.-Three brothers
and five sisters residing in this vicinity
were notified yesterday that by the death
of Mayor Bindtoss Of Kendall, Eng, on
April 2, they were heirs to $780, 900.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-19

VIENNA, April IA serious riot 90
Cured here between a number Of brick
carriers and crowd of striking brick
makers. The police, using their side-
arms finally quelled the disturbance.
Fifteen men were wounded.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-19
Maine Prisoners Escape.

PORTLAND, April IA message from
Pennington announces the escape from
the jail Of Frank Sweeney. Fred Lake and
Patsey Fortier. The men are heading for
Canada, with the officers in pursuit
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-19

MEXICO CITY. April 10 AT noon yes
Ierdsy President Diaz. In the presence Of a
l|uJl cabinet, diplomatic corps and n large
ooncoursc Of military and civil personag
ooceivcd Matt Ransom. the new American
uinistsr. The customary speeches were
1xchanged.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-19
A $4,000 Gift.

MONTREAL. April ls.-W. @. Mcdonald,
millionaire tobacco manufactures, has
donated land worth $4,000 to be used for
new observatory ana a botanical garden
for McGill university.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-19
Buoy Out os Posltion.

BosToS, April l9.-The Pollock Rip
whistling buoy is gone from its proper
position, having been seen about two
miles TO the southwark Of Pollock Rip
liuhtship
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-19

CAIRO, April l9-In the competition pro-
crossing for the new Egyptian museum
none OF the prizes was awarded to Ameri-
can architects. All five prizes offered were
awarded to Paris architects.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-19
BobbinG Around.

PITTsBURG, April l9-The oil market
took n slight slump near the close yester-
day. The highest reached during the day
was a.. 81 and the lowest g.. 3a 1t closed
&2 Al bid.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-19

BOSTON, April l9.-Internal Revenue
Collector Donovan has notified the treas
ury department. ut Washington that the
estimated receipts from the income tax
payers of the district of Massachusetts are
=. n-s.., .,aa
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-19
Ambitious Ciaremont.

CLAREMofT, N. H., April l9.-At an ad-
journed town meeting yesterday 10 was
voted to issue bonds for $4,000 to build q
new town hall.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-19
Siam WIN he Invited.

TOXIC, April l9-The mikado has ex.
pressed the desire TO pay personal visit
to the Emperor of China ut Pekin In order
to discuss with the latter the question Of
an offensive and defensive alliance into
which 1t Is proposed to invite Siam to
aptar
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-19

Madrid. April Is.-The town of Tayti
on one of the Philippine islands, has becn
destroyed by fire. Two thousand houses
we're consumed. One life was lost
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-19

priest has been expelled from itaIy Tor de-
crying the country and for insulting
Premier Crispi in certain American news
papers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-19

4 RoME, April i9-fl Messagglero sn.
3ourcss that Pierre Sc anislsus, a French
noo and at one time . Roman Catholic
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-19

Our $67 Kitchen Outfit


ra large
bands
Add he the Ill WIZ
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-19
OUR TERMS :

$1,000 wORTH-S1 Down. SOC. Per Week.
$4,000 WORTH-S2 Down, soc. Per Week.
$4,000 WORTHLESS Down, zoe. Per Week.
$4,000 WORTH-S 4Down, 81 Per Week.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-19
ONE LIVE OAK RANCE WITH CABINET BASE.

1.5O until paid for
We have an
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-09-10

Mr.. Hester has been making an in
vestigatiOn into the consumption o.
cotton by every mill In the South, in
cluding woolen mills that have used
cotton, and the results show a total oI
S82, ,S38 bales but of this, 54,866 were
taken from our ports, including port
receipts. This total shows that the
mills of the South have used up over
IA 900 more than during 1928.
He makes the actual cotton crop of
Texas, including Indian Territory,
1926, ,S5s bales, or say 2l6,79S more
than last years and states that the
actual production of Indian Territory
was 120,9S2 bales.
Mr.. Hester's full report contain in
teresting facts in relation to the in
crease in the spindles of Southern
mills and to new mills which will come
into operation during the year. He
will state that, with anything like fair
trade, the South will require 1000, 900
bales TO feed her spindles during 1896
96.
He makes the average weight of the
crop l-2 pounds por bale more than
last season, and says that it equals
l0,OS9,OO0 bales OF last years crop and
10, ,O99, 900 bales of the growth of 1892,
when the South has actually pro-
duced this season 1865, 900 bales more
than the largest commercial crop pre-
viOusly on record.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-09-10

! short reprieve was cause for graft
tude. She stood waiting on the porch
beside him, expecting each moment
to hear the dreaded question: did
you get the. paper, Matildy? ?" Still
she waited beside him. The unchang-
ing silence, with her overwrought
nerves, became absolute pain. With
q woman's longing to be soothed and
comforted, she turned to him. Some.
how In the soft light he looked
stronger, more manly, more as he used
to look.
"John," she whispered, STOPPING
over him tenderly. "John !" There
was no answer from the peaceful rest
ing figure.
"John, dear John w and now she
was resting her hands on his shoulders
and gazing anxiouslv down on his up
turned, sleeping face.
Still no answer, and as she continued
to gaze, the moonlight crept in under
the porch and revealed to her look
that only angels wear. She did not
faint nor scream as some women would
have done, she had lived for him 80
long, she thought OF him first even
now, and the disappointment that she
could not shield him from. She bent
over and pressed her wrinkled cheek
against his calm, unchanging one, and
sobbed in q voice where tears mingled
with gladness.
"Thank God, dear. You'll never miss
it noww
For the delinquent subscriber was
dead.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-09-10
HUNG FOR MURDER.
A White Man Suffers the Extreme
Penalty OF the Law.

A special to the Jacksonville Times
Union from Jasper, Fla, says that
Joseph b. Norton, white, was hanged
on the 2rd inst. for the murder of
James Denmark, another white man,
on the night of January 4, 1895. II
was intended that the execution
should be private, and a high fence
had been erected around the gallows,
but the crowd tore this down and 1900
persons saw the hanging.
Norton assembled the gallows at 11:15,
stepping as firmly a. If he were walk
ing to his dinner instead of to his
death. He said in his statement that
he did not kill Denmark, but that his
witnesses. He pointed out Miles and
McAlpin as two of the men who had
sworn falsely against him. This al
most caused riot. Young McAlpin,
who is son of Representative Meal
pin, made desperate effort to get at
Norton, evidently intending to assault
him. Sheriff Polhill called on the
crowd to assist him and McAlpin was
finally arrested aid order restored.
Norton concluded by calling on God
to witness that it was Judson Taylor
who killed Denmark. The trap was
then sprung and Nortor's death fol-
lO"Su lHSGduIly, ulS neck Doing DrOkSn.
A novel feature of the execution was
that at NOrton's request, white gauze
veil was pulled over his face instead
of the tragical black cap.
On the night of January 4, Norton
and his bride of few weeks attended
ball given in their honor. During
the ball young Denmark gave Norton
| pistol to keep for him and then
began dancing with Mrs. Norton.
While Denmark was dancing with the
young wife, he did something to her
that enraged Norton. The husband
| jerked Denmark from Mrs. Norton's
arms and struck him to the floor.
Then as Denmark tried to rise, he was
shot dead with the pistol he had given
| Norton to keep. Today Norton said
that he dropped the pistol and that
Judson Taylor picked it up and shot
| Denmark. Norton always claimed
that Denmark had grossly insulted
| Mrs. Norton.
Norton was magnificent specimen
OF manhood, being fully seven feet
high and weighing $50 pounds, with
out an ounce Of surplus flesh. He wa:
thirty years of age and born in Will.
liamsburg, S. c., where his family
still live. He is the third white mar
hanged in Florida since the war.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-09-10

GRASS IN THE STREETS. The manu-
facturer's Record says q new industry
has recently been started in Norfolk.
1t Is q plant for the manufacture of
paving blocks out of fibres of grass
growing on salt water marshes. The
grass Is subjected to heavy pressure,
and large square blocks come out oil
the press, when three circular saws
take hold OF the block and cut 1t into
smaller blocks of about 1--2 inches
thick, provided lengthwise with strong
wire. These blocks are then subjected
to bath In three different tanks OF
different kinds Of Oil which make the
fibre supple. These blocks have been
tested for paving purposes In Philadel
phta for over year on one of the
busiest streets near the stock yards
and have, 1t is said, stood the test re
] rcsrkaDly we'll. They make smooth
| noiseless pavement on which 1t 1,
claimed horses cannot slip. Larg,
contracts for these paving blocks hav,
been secured In Pittsburgh and New
York. The plant as now established
turns out about 400 to 500 yards pc
day of this paving, and the owners ex
peot to soon enlarge 1t considerably
Thus one more industry for the Soutl
is established.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-09-10

Of September, and the two armies were
in fierce engagement all day. 1t was
late In the afternoon of that day that
Losgstreet's men broke the Federal
| line near the old Brotherton House.
The exact spot is at the corner of q
vast field and neck of woods, and is
marked today by four handsome his
torical tablets of iron which the Ma
tional Military Park Commissioners
have had placed to mark this impor
tant incident in the battle.
Even after Longstreet had thus
broken the backbone Of the battle,
held his ground on Snodgrass Hill with
obstinacy and bravery seldom equalled
In battle between such desperate
men. He was finally ordered by Cen
eral Rosecrans to retreat and did so
with seeming reluctance. If he had
not held out 80 manfully as he did, no
body can tell but that the Confeder-
ates would have followed up the army
OF Rosecrans and swept them far back
into the mountains of Northern Ten
nessee before General Grant and Cen
eral Sherman could have arrived on
the scene to get in their deadly work
which followed subsequently when
" the battle among the Clouds" and
the battle of Missionary Ridge were
fought.
ABOUT THE DEDICATION.
There will probably he more old SOL
diers from both sides gathered at the
dedication of the National Military
Park at Chickamauga than have ever
assembled since the war.
The celebration of the event will Oc-
cur on the 10th and Goth of September,
and the city of Chattanooga is making
every preparation to entertain the
armies in blue and gray most royalty.
The President of the United States will
deliver an address and formally dedi-
cate the park. Both houses of Con-
gress have been invited to ettend, and
all the Governors OF the States that
form the Union.
The annual encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic will be
held in Louisville, KY, the week prior
to the dedication, and it will be con-
venient for thousands of the veterans
from the North to run down to Chatta-
nooga, and witnesses the grandest de-
eyer had by the two arm
les that fought under Grant and Lee
1t will, in point of fact, be rousipg
reunion between the mon of the South !
and the Mort tn and will do much to-
ward obliterating sectionalism and
the men of America in the |
spirit of brotherhood which should |
predominate all else. There is vast
deal of interest manifested in the un-
through the South aud the |
West and the North in common, and |
the celebration gives full promise of
proving the climax to the recent sea-
son of liberality and loyalty between
all sections of the Republic.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-09-10
NIACADAMIZED ROADS.
Over Seveuty-Eive Miles i'm Floyt
County Made Dy Convict Labor.

Over Seventy-Eive Miles in Floyd
County Made Dy Convict Labor.
A dispatch to the Atlanta journal
says there are seventyiive miles of
macadamized roads in Floyd County,
Ga. In 1881 Major w. T.. Aver, who
was on the board of commissioners,
conceived the idea of establishing q
chain gang u work the roads. Ac-
cordingly the board at his suggestion
obtained an act of the Legislature,
authorizing the establishing the chain
gang, and putting all convicts for mis-
demeanors for twelve months and
under in it. They in short time had
rock crushcr, mules and carts and
barracks for the convicts. They began
on the suburbs of Rome and graded
the roads, cutting down the high
places and filling the low places,
making roads higher in the middle
, with slope each way and then put on
the fine crushed rock foot thick.
1t was soon found that Floyd did not
furnish cOnvicts enough, and that
! they could work rs or 100 hands nearly
as cheap as %, as they required the same
number of superintendents and guards.
( The grand jury recommended to the
board that they get cOnvicts from
other counties and as an inducement
paid the cost of conviction and trans
portation both ways. This gave them
u good many more. The number goes
up to GO sometimes, but will average
between forty and fifty.
! The last grand jury reported these
roads to cost 300 per mile, but
Major Aver thinks with sixty hands
to work that they will cost abou
81, 800 per mile. The annual cost o
the chain gang is about $4,000, bu
the people do not grumble at this a
we have the finest roads in the State
Where one bale OF cotton could b.
hauled before, now the same team
will haul two or three. The roads ar
better than the streets Of Rome. Th
work was 80 thoroughly done tina
. that they need but little repairing
The superintendent is now ieavin
crushed rock along all new roads t
repair them as they may require i
the future.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-09-10
Pursuit of knowledge.

What is its earthly yictoryp Press on
For it hath tempted angels. Yet press on
For it shall make you mighty among
men;
And from the eye of your eagle thought
Ye shall look down on monarchs. q
press on
For ali the high and powerful shall come
To do you reverence; and the beautiful
Well know the purer language of your
brow,
And read it like talisman of love!
Press on for it is Godlike to unloosc
The Spirit and forgetting ourself in
thought;
Bending pinion for the deeper sky,
And, in the very fetters of your flesh,
Mating with the pure essence of heaven
Press on "for in the grave there is no
work,
And no device" Press on! While yet
we may. ,.
N. II. Wits.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-09-10

The jewels which are reported
Mrs. Stamford, widow of the California
Senator, intends TO sell for the benefit
OF Leland Stanford, Jr, University,
are valued, according to San Francisco
papers, at over $2,000,0 900. Among the
complete sets Of jewels, each com
prising tiara or necklace, pendant
earrings, bracelet, brooch and finger
rings, is one set of yellow diamonds,
another Of pink and another Of blue
diamonds, while there are some
genuine black diamonds in the collec-
tion and number of beautiful rubies,
sapphires and emeralds. Some of the
jewels once belonged to the Duke OF
Brunswick's famous collection. There
are over sixty diamond inger-rings in
Mrs. StandfOrd's iewel-box.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-09-10

The phenomenally healthy nature OF
Lynton, England. may or may not be
understood from the following story,
which is quoted in one OF our ex-
changes Recently visitor began to
talk to an old man at Lyton, and asked
him his age, whereupon he said: 81
am just over seventy" WE'LL" said
the visitor, you look as II you had a
good many more years to live yet. AT
what age did your father die?n Fa-
ther dead ?" said the old man, looking
surprised Father isn't dead he's
upstairs putting grandfather to bed 7
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-09-10
THE CROP STATEMENT.
The Largest Yield OF Cotton on Rec
Ord-Interesting Figures from the

The Largest Yield OF Cotton on Rec
ord-Interesting Figures from the
Annual Report In New Orleans
The New Orleans cotton exchange
statement has been issued. The cot
ton crop of the United States for the
year ending August !, 1885, is as fol-
lows, the figures being given in round
465, 900 bales, South Carolina, 5000,
Georgia, 5000 Alabama 100000,
Florida 10000, Mississippi 100000,
Louisiana 100000, Arkansas 850,000
Tennessee, etc, 100000, Texas 3,276,-
000 Total crop 9,901 900. The Texas
crop, which amounts in exact figures
to 1926, 1853 bales, includes I20. .982 bales
grown in Indian Territory. The state
ment of overland this year includes
$4,000 bales by two railroads that have
not hitherto been considered US cotton
handlers. The cotton crop of the
United States for the year ending Au-
gust 81, 1895, giving port receipts,
overland and Southern consumption,
is as follows: Port receipts 8.006, 1T
bales, Southern consumption 807,97G
bales, overland 1887, lOl bales. TotaI
crop 9,901, ,251 bales. The total South
inclnded 54,865 bales taken from and
counted at Southern outports.
The totals OF Secretary Hester's an
nual report of the cotton crop OF the
| United States are very interesting
They show receipts of cotton at al
United States ports for the year o
S,006,l77 bales against 5,940,092 las
year overland 1,087, III, against 93l,
T08; Southern consumption taken di
rect from the interior of the cotto
belt 8O7,973 against 678,010, making
the cotton crop OF the United State
for 1884-95 amount to 9,90l ,251 bales
against 7,749,817 last wear and 6,790
ass the year before. :. excess show
over the largest crop ever markete
before-that of 1882, when the tots
was 9,035.379 lis 885, 1872 bales.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-09-10

Among the Confederate relics
be exhibited AT the Exposition will
the camp Ghost of Jefferson Da
This chest not only went through
civil war, but through the Mex
war in which jefferson Davis
rredt military figure. The e.
~ Washington, Ga, now, whcr
| n in the possession OF Col. q.
Wccms by MIR. Davis. In 1865, "
he passed through Washington
was forced TO discncumDcr Inns,
some Of his things as he was a fug
Among the things he left wa
chest. Col. Wccms' daughter 81
the chest and will exhibit it
Atlanta Exposition.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-09-10

Chief Justice Fuller, OF the
States Supreme Court, said TIL
day in tho course OF an int
"lf we want to live To q green
we should stay in harness. I
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-09-10

"A movement has been started to
erect a monument to the memory of
Anne Lee Carter, the mother of
General Robert r.. Lee.