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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-20
Glass Pitchers Free.

Two-Quart Glass Pitchers Free with one
Pound Of Tea or Baking Powder at East India
Tea GO. q store. 80 Westminster street, next
Gladding'A
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Christmas turkev. y. :. Woods orphans
Of New York" Lothrops, next week
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-20

Until Christmas Day we will sell Buil's
Eye Cameras. with Developing and Printing
Outfit complete. for ~ 80.
After Christmas the same outfit will cost a.
follows:
one Bulls Eye Camera $500
one roll Of Film ........................... 90
One A. b. c. Developing and Printing
Outfit. t...................................l l.o
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-20

We will give with every tenth pair OF Boot.
Shoes. slippers and Rubbers that we sell one
Pastel Picture. all framed. Call and see the
Pictures.
CHARLES c. McLAUGBLIS.
252 North Main street.
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B1NK STATEMENTS.
REPORT

REPORT
or the condition OF the TRADERS NATIONAL.
~ BANK at Providence. in the State OF Rhode
Island, at the close Of business December Is 1896:
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Monday and ruesday, dec. 23 and 2l

CHARLES 5. BUSH COMPANY.
No. 2i2 Wey bos,et street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-23
PEACE SERMONS.
Preached By English and Amer
lean Pastors Yesterday.
DR.. Parkhurst Says Christmas
will Prevent a Conflict.
TALKS ON VENEZUE Ella.
Noted English Divines Also
Decry the War Spirit.
Arbitration is the Remedy for
Christian Countries.

NEW YORK, Dec. administers in
nearly all of the churches in this city
made references in their sermons yes
terday to the Venezuelan boundary
dispute and the possibility of war be-
tween the United States and England.
DR.. Parkhurst. in the course of his
sermon, said: ''Unless we utterly mis-
conceive the sentiments of the Chris
tanned masses both here and on the
other side of the water, such an issue
will be morally impossible. There
will be no conflict that will go beyond
the point of messages and pronuncia-
mentos on either side, if the church of
the Bethlehem Christ comes out and
records its vote. Christianity here and
in England is too thoroughly an IN
tegral part of national life for armies
and navies to clash in warfare, at the
same moment that the churches of the
two countries are laundering peace.
This is not the place to enter into
philosophical or historical exposition
of the Monroe doctrine, only it is safe
to say this nation is not going to be
drawn into an international conflict
of arms-to the dishonor of Christian
ity, the encouragement of civilization,
the destruction of life and treasure,
and the decentralization of our entire
organic life-in behalf of doctrine,
which probably 80 per cent of a con-
gregation as well informed as this
would not be able to state intelligibly
and the other 10 per cent who can
state it, disagreeing among themselves
as to whether the doctrine is appli-
cable to the present situation.
1--WE are not speaking disparagingly
of loyalty to country or patriotic re-
gard for our country's rights, but pa
triotic passions are incensed and can
easily be fred to the point where
righteousness is ignored and reason
and balanced consideration tabooed;
and that is the mischief of infamma-
tory sheets that make paying news
OF international animosity. I wish for
two weeks that it could be States
prison offense to print newspaper
headlines with anything larger than
small caps. If the nation would take
up the business that belongs to them
first, and if England and the United
States would join hands in the rather
more gospel enterprise of resculng
pillaged and outraged Armenians from
the dirty. bloody grip of the Turk,
these two brothered nations would
soon find themselves in good Chris
tan condition of spirit, probably, to
settle that little question of civil en-
gineering down in Venezuela in way
that would save both parties, not only
| their pride and their heads, but their
Christian repute."
Other ministers spoke in a similar
| tone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-23
EMERGENCY BILL.
The House will Pass One for
Relief of Treasury.
Reeds Measure for Low Rate
Small Figure Coin Bonds.
NO HOLIDAY LIKELY.
Congress will Work This Week
to Save the Country.
It is Said the Silver Men will
Fight the Measure.
NO HOLIDAY LIKELY.

WASHINGTON, Dec 2S.-Before adj
journment is reached next Saturday
the Republican leaders intend that
bill shall have been sent to the Senate
in response to the demand of the
Presidents message of Friday for
some means of relieving the treasury
situation and protecting the gold re-
serve. The Republican leaders deter
mined to act promptly as soon as the
measure was sent in, and all idea of
taking recess for the holidays was
abandoned in the face of the situation
presented.
The ways and means committee was
organized Saturday and the Repu blic
an members held a secret meeting at
the capitol, at which Speaker Reed
was present, to discuss the details of a
bill which, in their opinion, would
furnish the desired relief. The gem
eraI outline of a measure was practi-
cally agreed upon, but the details have
not been completed. The sentiment
was unanimous that no gold bonds
should be authorized, but that bill
on the lines of Mr.. Reeds amendment
of last year should be drawn up, and
with that should be coupled some tar
If changes for the purposes of raising
additional revenue.
Mr.. Reeds bond proposition, pro-
vides, first, for the reduction from
four to three per cent of the rate of
interest on bonds to be issued under
the acts of 1870 and 1875 for the pur-
pose of resuming specie payments, and
protecting the specie reserve; and sec
oud, for low rate, low denomination
coin bond, which would practically be
a debt certificate to be used to supply
deficiencies in the revenue. By the
terms of the bill it is probable that
provisions will be inserted to provide
that the proceeds of any bonds issued
under the acts of 1870 and 1875, as
amended, shall go to the reserve, and
of the latter bonds to pay current ex-
penses In this. way a separate ac-
| count can be kept. and the proceeds
of bonds sold to maintain the reserve
cannot be used to pay current ex-
| penses.
The details of the tariff changes will
| furnish the most difficult task in franz
| ing the bill There is practical unan-
| unity of sentiment. so far as can be
learned among the Repu blican mem
bers of the committee, for duty on
wool and compromising duties on
| w0OlaOG
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-23

New YORK, Dec. 23.-Is is stated on
excellent authority that within the
last few days representatives of the
British government in all the princi-
pal cities of the United States have
been summoned quietly to go to Wash
ington to see the British minister.
While it is true these consuls do not
have diplomatic powers, and it is not
at all likely Sir Julian Pauncefote
will ask their advice in any matter of
diplomacy, yet it is believed it is his
wish to talk matters over with them,
and ascertain the real feeling of the
American people at the present time.
The British public, it is understood,
has been misled up to the present by
the representations of American SEN
timent that have been cabled to Lon
don by Mr.. G. W. Smalley and other
correspondents of English newspapers
in this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-23


he when he died? On what date did
you order your last shirts? What night
last month did we go to the theater?
You fell off street car and hurt your
back awhile ago. Please give me the
exact date? How old is our boyf What
Is the date of our marriage?''
Mr.. Bowser had stood over her, wav-
ing "How To Cultivate Memory in
the air and flushing red and white by
turns. He was caught dead to rights
and realized it, and there was only one
thing for him to DO. He did it. He
stITened up, waved the book more Wig
orously, and Numbered out:
Woman, go to the libraryi IF my
lawyer calls, send him in and we will
arrange to see your lawyer early in the
morning As we can live together no
longer. we will separate quietly and
without scandal, and you can return to
your mother !"-M. Quad in Detroit
Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-23

When Emperor Napoleon I. was
crowned king of Italy at Milan. on May
%, 1906, he placed the iron crown of
Lombardy upon his head with his own
hands. exclaiming: "Dieu me Ia donne;
care a qui la touche" God has given it
to me: beware who touches it,, which
was the naughty motto attached to it
by its ancient owners.
The Hungarian crown, worn at their
accession by the emperors of Austria
as kings of Hungary, is the identical one
worn by Stephen 800 years ago. It
is of pure gold and weighs nine marks
six ounces fourteen pounds, and is
adorned with ffty-three sapphires, if
ty rubies, one emer aid and 1888 pearls.
The crown of the kings of France is
q circle enameled. adorned with pre-
cious stones and heightened up with
eight arched diadems, rising from as
many heurs-de-lils, that conjoin at the
top under a double fieur-de-lis, all of
sold.-Chambers' Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-23
Not Crime.

It was night. A tall man, with his
overcoat buttoned up closely around his
neck, walked swiftly down one of the
side streets of the great city that led to
the river front. The feeble raySfro1n
each Pickering street lamp threw his
shadow on the street as he passed by
noiselessly, with both hands to his side,
in the act of holding what even the
most Indifferent observer would have
seen to be somewhat bulky package
concealed beneath the folds of his over
coat. Gazing cautiously about him as
he approached the wharf, to see that no
policeman was in sight, and pulling his
SLOUGH hat over his eyes, he walked
stealthily to the very edge Of the water.
Taking the package, a small square
shaped one, from under his coat and rap
idly tying it to heavy stone that lay
at his feet, he threw it far out into the
black tide that scurried past. There
was a dull splash, and then the same
silence as before. The face of the soil
tary man lighted up with a dendish
smile of satisfaction, and there was
bright and unnatural CLEAN in his eye
as he turned back toward the city.
''ThereP' he muttered half audibly,
throwing his coat collar back and hold
ing up his head with the air of one who
has been relieved Of a great burden,
"my dear wife may miss it; but, praise
be to Allah, won't have to eat any
more dishes cooked from the'recipes in
that scrapbook. "-Broolzlyn Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-23
What One Boy Knew.

The teacher of the Sunday school
class was telling the little boys about
temptation and showing how it some
times came in the most attractive attire.
She used as an illustration the paw of a
cat.
"Now," said she, ''you have all seen
the paw Of cat. It is as soft as velvet,
ISM it?"
"Yesem,'' from the class.
"And you have seen the paw Of q
dog?''
"Yesem."
"Well, although tbs cats paw seems
like velvet, there is nevertheless con-
cealed in it something that hurts What
is it?"
No answer.
1.-The dog bites,' said the teacher,
"when he is in anger. but what does
tie cat do?''
Scratches, replied boy.
Correct, said the teacher, nodding
her head approvingly. "Now, what has
the cat got that the dog hasn't?'
"Whiskers % said boy on the back
seat. And the litter that ran around the
class brought the lesson to an end
Boston Courier.
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Cashier Thompson, Manager.

SEDALIA, Mo-, Dec. 23.-J. c. Thomp-
son, the defaulting cashier of the
wrecked First National bank of this
city, who has been residing in the
CITY of Mexico ever since he fed from
Sedalia, nearly two years ago, has
been elected secretary and manager of
a large boot and shoe factory which is
to be esta blished at an early date in
the City of Mexico. A company with
large capital was organized by Thomp-
son, all of the stockholders being
Americans, and including a number OF
prominent Missourians, among them,
it is said, being Senator Vest and ex-
Governor Crittenden.
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HoNoRs TO UNCLE SAM.
FLOWERS Placed Daily on washingson's
Statue at Caracas.

Flowers Placed Daily on Washingson's
Statue at Caracas.
CARACAS. Venezuela, Dec. 2S.-Tne
English feeling is increasing here.
Fresh flowers are placed daily upon
the statue of Washington and the
American and Venezuelan flags are
everywhere to be seen, either dis
played side by side, or entwined in
significant embrace with the portraits
of Washington and Monroe between.
Another mass meeting was held on the
Plaza Bolivar this morning at which
were heard the cries: "a bajo los En-
gleses." Down with the English.)
''Vive Cleveland yios Estados Unidos. ;"
(Long live Cleveland and the United
States.)
A demonstration of all the citi-
zens is planned to take place on
Christmas day under the auspices of
the Simon Bolivar club. Invitations
have been given to the President of
the Republic, the Cabinet, the clergy,
and the United States minister. The
American residents of Caracas will
then return the honor paid to their
nation on the tributes offered to
Washington by decorating the statue
of Bolivar, the iberator.
Venezuela is sending diplomatic
missions to every foreign country.
The country applauds the action of
the government and the country Is
united.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-23

CHICAGO, Dec. 20. - The Militant
Church of Chicago, of which the Rev.
Dr. Rusk is pastor, is preparing for
war with Great Britain. Sunday after
divine services was concluded, atten-
ton was turned to affairs military,
and the National Torpedo Defense As
ISOLATION was formed. Major E. II.
Lynn, who in 1888 was identified with
the torpedo service of Great Britain,
is at the head of the movement. It is
designed to call soon a national con-
vention of represen atives from cities
exposed to coast attack and arrange
ments will be made for the instruction
of recruits in torpedo work.
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TIE NEWS ENGLAND GETS.


Much English.
LONDON, Dec. 2o.-The Times New
York correspondence says: Perhaps
because it is Sunday, perhaps because
of financial difficulties. perhaps be-
cause of war talk and of the widening
conviction that persistence in the pres
emit policy may deepen into war, per-
haps for other reasons, there is to-day
q sensible improvement in the situa-
ton. The lessons of Friday and Sat-
urday have not been lost. The peo-
pie of the United States are at least a
thousand million of dollars poorer
than they were last Tuesday, when
the President launched his message
and menace of war. u
He says of the second message: ssIt
has not, in truth, been we'll received.
The incredible cynicism of the mes
sage has angered the community,
which well knows it's present distress
is directly traceable to the President s
policy.
Expressions are then quoted from
anonymous sources of the anger felt
toward the President on account of
his Venezuelan message. He also
dwells upon the confusion of mind
course to take in regard to the fnan-
c1al situation, and he intimates be-
lief that the supporters of the Presi-
dent in Congress have been alienated
from support of his Venezuelan policy
by his second message
He says of the outlook in Wall
street: 1.-The interval of Sunday is
thought likely to steady mems views,
and if no misfortune occurs on Monday
in London it is believed that Wall
street will recover a good part of its
confidence"
Speaking of the action OF the Senate
on the HIT bill, the correspondent
says: ''Messrs. Lodge and Chandler
took command of the party amid APP
plause from a gallery crowded with
lingo spectators. The voice of the
American people is declared in the
Senate by delegates from the streets,
much as it used to be in the French
convention by the representatives of
| that large popular constituency which
Bismarck in his time described as
| gentlemen of the pavement But
| do not think the best Americans APP
prove of this new method of influence
ing legislation, nor will submit per-
manently to the leadership of Messrs.
| Chandler and LODGE
The dispatch concludes as follows:
''It is upon the various grounds that
are indicated at the beginning of this
dispatch, and upon the evidence which
1 give, and much more, which 1 do
not, that [ venture to express my be-
| lief in a better condition of the gen
eral mind of the country than that
| which existed last week. The
end of the jingoism is not yet, but
| there is at least a beginning of better
things. and a brighter hope for the i'm
mediate fnture.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-23
BUSINESS MEN ARE FOR PEACE
The London Chamber of Commerce
willing to Make Overtures.

LONDON, Dec. 23.-Sir A. K. Rollit,
he Conservative member of Parlia-
ment for the South division of 1sling-
ton, and president of the London and
Hull Associated Chamber of Commerce,
said: 1T is deeply to be regretted
that the incident has imperlled both
the good will and trade and even
peace and commerce must in any case
be most seriously interrupted and in
iured just at the time when prospects
were improving and business men
were Justly hoping for better times.
But he relied upon the good sense and
commercial instincts and interests of
both peoples to discover a friendly
and honorable solution. In this re-
spect, the gentleman thought the pro-
iected meeting of the New York
Chamber of Commerce would make for
peace. He was sure that the mem
bers of the London Chamber of Com
MERGE and of other British Chambers
were animated by the same amicable
and practical feelings.
Certainly anything honorable and
not an indignlty was preferable to
war between kindred nations. But
Americans must remember that Great
Britain, too, had doctrines and feel
ings, and, in the last resort, even war
might be preferable to peace. Either
nation, however. ought to yield force
to right, rather than right to force
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-23
Correcting BAD English.

''There," said a woman to tramp,
sis a nice dinner, but I shall expect
you to saw little wood for it.
Certainly, madam politely replied
the tramp, attacking the dinner with
both hands, "but You will pardon me,
I trust, if venture to correct your Eng
ish.
''My WHAT"
"Your English. Some modern au-
thorities claim that grammar is played
out. The word saw is verb in this
case, singular number and imperfect
tense. You cannot say, 4 shall expect
you to saw wood. shall expect you
to see wood is correct If you will indi-
cate the pile to me. will now look at
it as pass out. Texas Siftings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-23
The Neglected Continent.

South America has been SO called.
end rightly called, from a missionary
standpoint. With a population of 24,-
GOO 900, it has only 325 Protestant mis-
eionaries and $4,000 church members.
Figures will speak more graphically
than words If the population of South
America were divided equally among
its preachers each missionary would
have a congregation of 227, 600 persons.
while at home he would have only 800.
The next worse country is Persia. with
proportion Of to 187,500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-23
RUSHFOR HEADQUARTERS
All the Rooms in the Southern Hotel
Have Been Engaged.

All the Rooms in the Southern Hotel
Have Been Engaged
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 23.-Manager
Lewis of the Southern hotel, received
kilograms from Dwight A. Law
renee and Colonel Swords closing con-
tracts for apartments and headquar-
tiers at the Southern during the Re-
publican convention. DR.. Lawrence
represents Tom Platt, who will head
the New York delegation. He secured
the ladies' ordinary headquarters
Colonel Swords conducted the prelim-
mary campaign for apartments and
headquarters for General Clarkson,
who will probably be here in the in
terest of Allison. Mckinley, Alger,
Allison, Reed, Quay and Platt will all
have headquarters at the Southern.
Manager Lewis has now closed all
contracts for rooms at the Southern.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-23

NEosHo, Mo-, Dec. 23.-The floods of
the last few days have gone down
enough to permit repairs on the FRS
co to be made, and to-day Neosho re-
ceived her first mail since Wednesday.
The tracks of the Kansas City, Pitts
burg & Gulf railway are much worse
than at first supposed For fifteen
miles north of here. it is reported, two
thirds of the track is washed off the
dump. and in many places the dump is
badly damaged, while many bridges
are washed out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-23
POURING INTO MEXICO.
Fifteen Million More to be Invested In
That Country By Amer:eans,

CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-George E. Detwiler
of Chicago and E. B. Barry of Boston,
representing a syndicate of Eastern
capitalists, have just received from
President Diaz of Mexico permission to
construct railway about 800 miles in
length from Conola southwark along the
Pacific coast
The capital stock of the comp ny will
be $15,000,000 and work will b. com
menced on the road at once. The road
will run mostly through the State OF
Cheapa. which is rich in minerals, ma
hoganv, ebony and coffee plantations.
The road will be built by American
companies and American cars and en-
gines will be used exclusively.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-23

ASHLAND. KY. Dec. 3.-Residents
of this city, Portsmouth, Ironton and
Chambersbury, Ohio, will join in an
endeavor to recover fortune of $685.
900, coo due the Pegg heirs at Philadel-
phia. The claim arises through the
expiration of ninety nine-year lease
upon valuable property granted the
city. The claim has been in litigation
since 1892
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rIre 1n a west Yirc:inia 1Iotal.

BLUEFIELDs, W. Va, Dec. 22.-Fire
at 5 o'clock resulted in monetary
loss of $50, 900, one mans life and the
severe injury of several others. The
fire originated in Tomany's bakery
and quickly spread to b. c. Cohen's
clothing store and the Central hotel,
entirely destroying the three struc-
lures. The scene in the burning hotel
was an exciting one The guests all
escaped with their lives, but saved
little else
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Captain aud Mrs Dodd thank the pub
lie in general for the kind way in which
thew are contributing toward the dinner
for the poor on Christmas Owing to the
bad weather of last week as much So
Letting as ought to could not be done:
But any one wishing to donate can SEND
contributions to the Salvation Army hall.
on Fourth and Monroe street. 1t will be
open all day Tuesday and Wednesday,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-23
He Was Right.
Scored Another Point.

Attorney-Now tell the court the ex-
act time Of night when yon fell through
the manhole.
Complainant 1t was just 9:S2
O'Clock
Attorney-You are marve1ously ex-
act.
Complainant-Yes; I fell SO hard
that the jar stopped my watch Chi
cago Record.
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Miss House Committee Assignments.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Missouri
congressman have been assigned to
the following committees: Tarsney,
ways and means and military; Dock
cry. appropriations and civil service
reform; Cobb, banking and currency
and District of Columbia; Bartholdt,
chairman immigration and private
land claims; Hall. naval affairs, post
offices and postroads and expenditures
in the Agricultural department.; Tracy,
military affairs; Hubbard, Pacific
railroads; Joy, Interstate and foreign
commerce and expenditures in the De-
partment of Justice; Burton, Judiciary
and military; De Almond, Judiciary
and education Clarke, rivers and har-
bors; Trelour, patents; Mosley, pen
sions and expenditures in the Interior
department; Raney, election of Presi-
dent and expenditures in War depart
ment; Crowther, enrolled bills