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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-30
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
No Reciprocity This Year.
Boston Commercial Bulletin


Among tho brutal foiiies of the last Con.
gress none was more conspicuous ridicu-
lous than the abandonment of our reciprocity
treaties with the spanish American States
For years wo had peen trying to increase our
exports hither. and the successful movement
for a reciprocal trade was not only welcomed
IN the United states-it was received with
bitter disgust by our European rivals
The reciprocity treaties were entirely to the
profit of the United States The folly Of their
abandonment is shown by the latest figures
Of the treasury department
In o. e seven months ending August ST. 1894.
we exported TO Cuba goods 30 the value Of
sl2. s55,125 In the same months this year our
exports shrank TO SG,39l,0Il
It.msy be objected that this shrinkage was
due not TO the repeal of reciprocity. but To
the war in Cuba
There is no war in Porto Rico The cxports
70 that island during the periods under
view shrank from Sl,7ll. l0l to 81, ,227,6
There is no war in San Domingo The ex.
ports to that republic dropped from 81, l0i. III
to SG62, 1903
Gormany's purchases from US have dropped
from $50. SIC, 3Ol TO S5i. i33954
The purchases OF British Guiana have
of the British West Indies from IS, 472. i4l to
S5,lss.9s4
The purchases OF Brazil have dropped from
$1,000, SAG TO IS, $40 070. though Brazil is in Net
ter condition in 1895 than she was in 1904
Against these decreases, and in spite of the
abandonment of the reciprocity treaties, there
has been an increase OF 81, 1000 in our ex-
ports TO Central America
The trade most affected is that with Brazil
and Cuba We export cottons to Brazil and
flour to Cuba. In these two periods of seven
months each the destruction of reciprocity
treaties cut down our exports of cotton cloths
to Brazil from l3,0s7, 80 yards to 6,30l. 4l3
yards. Similarly our exports OF wheat -four
10 Cuba were reduced from 49S, GA to 2l6, 1863
barrels
What monument OF folly was the abandon
mont OF this promising tr del Every dollar 5
worth of goods shipped out of the country
mems gold dollar coming into the country.
The Abandonment OF reciprocity was not the
| least of the blows recently struck at the sta
| bility Of our currency.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-30
porstion.

ACCORDING to the kind of news we re-
ceived all summer long while Marshal
CAMPos was waiting to begin to fight,
the Spanish troops were winning victo.
ries. Now that the campaign is really
opened news comes OF Spanish defeats, In
quite important engagements. II all the
news is from the same source the turn
taken is significant.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-30

We are already beginning to hear spe-
cifcany OF the sbsurdities OF that tre-
mendously absurd Job, the "hsrbor OF
refuge" at Block Island, for which a
heap OF money was spent to enable
dredger to get inside and I'LL up the origi-
nal entrance, then another heap to enable
the dredger TO dig It's way out again and
more heaps yet to come-all done in the
face OF the condemnation OF expert en-
gineers who. while admitting that the
proposed job might be feasible on the
principle that ants can demolish noun
tain, contended that the costlinsss would
be too great and the usefulness too
doubtful.
Captain SAM WRIGHT undertook to get
into the "harbor Of refuge" the other
night with the schooner Active, OF East
Greenwich. The Active didn't go in be-
cause she brought up against the Sen
trance" where she has gone to pieces,
though may be some of the fiotssm is
now safe from further harm in the bar
Dor. Captain WRIGHT and his crew were
fortunate enough to escape from the
refuge with their lives.
This is not the first wreck, nor is IL
likely TO be the last, at this harbor OF
refuge, which serves only the purpose of
adding to the picturesqueness of the town
OF New Shorehani. Until the operations
OF the elements ill the herbor chock-a-
block with sand and detritus we should
say that, on a sunny day, when the sea is
calm and the wind holds fair, a vessel,
provided with an expert pilot, may make
its way to shelter in the harbor CT refuge
and bask there In the smiles OF the Block
Islanders without danger.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-30

this town just now that there is nc
excuse for anybody to suffer from poor
our Joy from dewy dawn to the soothing
eventide, and we propose, in the future,
as in the pact, to conduct this newspaper
with malice toward none and with cbari-
ty for all with especial reference, OF
course, to the reformers who have con-
tributed 30 much to the general merri-
ment.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-30

WE await with impatience an "expose"
by the Providence Journal OF the fellow
citizens who form the Democratic city
committee. the Prohibition city commit
tee, OF the Socialist and Labor city COM
mittees, and of the men who took the
most active part in The Journals reform
movement before that movement col
apsed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-30

The Irrepressible Society is another OF
our philanthropic organizations that
closes its year with balance on the right
side. None of our charitable societies
works more effectively and at the same
ime more modestly than do the IRE
pressibles. We wish their funds might be
limitless for their beneficent operations
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-30
TERSELY TOLD.
From Joe Jefferson's Lecture to a
Normal College.
Noxv Work Tribuna

New York Tribune
Alter few words in defence of the starring
system, Mr. jefferson came TO the point OF
answering questions that had been prepared
for him by persons in the audience IL was
noticeable that his reading OF the questions
often caused as much amusement as his
answers to them The FIRST was: What is
your favorte rolef" "That depends" he
said, "on which l have been acting. If have
been at Rip fer month prefer Bob Acros
II have been acting Acres prefer Rip. On
the whole, suppose my real favorite is Rip
Van Winkle.''
"What led You 20 take up rip Van
Wrinkle 81 was the next question, and he told
how he had long been acting English comedies.
and how he desired TO play a representative
American character, and then how in reading
the "skctch Book" IL had occurred to him
that this ono was just what he wanted
"What difference do you observe in Boston.
New York, Philadelphia and Chicago audi.
onces - was the next puzzle. "Being in New
York." Mr. jefferson answered, "of course |
say that like New York audiences best II
/ were in any of the other cities l should say
that / liked the audiences Of that city best
But really i cannot choose. for 1 have met
with equal kindness In all the cities of the
country"
"Do you believe that Hamlet was mad 2"
"I've seen great many mad Hamlots," ;" said
the actor, "but should say not should say
that he assumed madness for purpose"
Tho last question was: "why are not
shakespeare's plays more popular in New
York; Mr. jefferson declared in reply that
they we're more popular now than ever before
"a that e..
act Shakespeare well, but that when well acted
and produced, his plays would always be
popular Mr. jefferson closed his discourse
with few words ON the Shakespeare side of
the Shakespeare Bacon controversy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-30

If the members OF the committee OF
five, the last precious relic OF the reform
movement, will be pleased to send their
properly authenticated photographs to
this Office we will! he glad to present
them to the consideration OF fame through
the medium OF a friendly. disposed car
we have his.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-30

WE have II on credible authority that
The Journals bright young sleuth hounds
Of politics have been interviewing a num-
Der of prominent citizens on the .re-
form" situation, but though voluminous
notes are taken, the interviews do not
appear In print for the good and suffi-
Gent reason that the prominent citizens,
being sensible men, fail to say what
The Journal wants them to.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-30
SOMETHING WRONG. INDEED.

The Westerly Sun remarks that, "Any-
body who doubts that politics make
queer bedfellows naed go no farther than
Providence to have the doubt knocked
Out OF him. With the Providence journal,
and all that 1t stands TOR. laboring for q
reform In municipal affairs, there seems
to be coupled the most radical socialists.
Truly som ething is wrong with that
kind OF REFORM"
Yes, indeed, Sunny, something is wrong
with The Journal kind OF reform. 1t is
the kind that finds no support among
any Of our fellow citizens except the
kind that, like The Journal itself, wants
to raise Cain just for the mischief OF the
thing. Nobody that any OF as here in
Providence has much confidence in has
any confidence in the pretended sincerity
or disinterestednes OF The Journal cor
poration.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-30
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
TO CONTRACTORS.
Proposals for the Construction of
a High School Building, Cor
ner of Summer and Pond Streets.
Office of the Clerk OF Committees.
Gty Hall. Providence. Oct. IN I9


Proposals are hereby invited by the Joint
Committee OF the city Council on City Prop
erty for the erection OF brick building, ocf.
ner OF Summer and Pond streets, 70 be used
as High School, and the right II reserved ny
tho committee TO reject any or all bids, or TO
award the contract 20 any responsible bidder,
ms they deem for the best inter est OF the city.
Bonds with surety or sureties satisfactory 10
the committee will be required from the sue
ccssful bidder In an amount equal 10 twenty
five Coz per centum OF the face of the &C.
cepted proposal, and certified check for
one thousand dollars, payable 20 the order %
the City Treasurer. must accompany each and
all bids, conditioned upon the signing ~ the
contract within ten tln) Gays OF tho awarding
thereof.
.saalad- -nids-- xitA certified check enclosed,
addressed 20 Dav.d Burten. Chairman OF the
Committ.e on City Property, CITY Hall, Pro.
violence, II. I..will he received I'll ~ o'clock
noon of Wednesday the sixth tethl day Of
November, 1885.
Plans and specifications may be seen q, the
office OF Martin A. Hall. architects, bD2 ILdus.
trial Trust Compeny building. Providence,
X. l., on and after Monday, October n. lsn5.
by order Of the Ccmmite~ on Clfy Property
DAVID BURTON. Chairman.
ID. v. HAYDEN, Clerk Of Commitises.
octi9i5t
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-30

The woonsocket Call observes that
"The revolt against the bcssism which
now governs Providence, means business.
II is time for % movement such as was
started in that city last week, and We ex-
pect great things from it," or course
you "expect great things from it," Mr..
Call. So does every Democratic news
paper, every Democratic politician and
every Democratic partisan voter. Bot
the kind OF great things they expect will
never hsppeni
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-30
The CLEVELAND vigorous foreign
policy is a case of political still birth.

LIEUTENANT wooIEy, the United
States inspecting officer at camp, found
Rhode Islands little troop OF cavalry we'll
up to the standard, and he took pains to
report the fact without reservation.
Major STRAUSS boys viii now cock their
slouch hats at prouder angle than ever.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-30

THE Pawtucket Tribune announces that
1t has engaged tbs services OF an expert.
enced political writer and observer who
will furnish news and gossip about the
election from now on. Which seems TO
indicate that the Hon. HuoE CARROLL.
has joined the literary crowd.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-30

In defending bis own case multi-mur-
derer HOLMES may be said to offer no ex-
ception to the axiom that any lawyer
who acts as counsel for himself has fool
for q client.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-30

WE take 1t that Marshal CAMPos is too
old q campaigner TO burn all his bridges
behind him, however vsliantly he may
advance to the job OF driving the insur-
gents into the eastern end of the island.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-30
Marshall Cushing's capftN

Now and then some poor fool wants % know
what IL the matter with Charles a Dana Of
the New York Sun, whether ho is utilizing
his undoubted talents % advantage. and per.
baps whether he is not very much ashamed OF
himself for existing. ] can tell them that
Charles A Dana is oil right all rirbt. There
is every reason In tho world why ne should
live 10 pe a hundred; he isn't n bit ashamed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-30
to grogl

The late "independent, "indigna-
tion, "refcrm," or by what other name
the movement that failed to move may be
remembered, was notable exception
to the proverb that there is never smoke
without fire.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-30
The Markets Of the World. "
LUCKY BRADFORD, ENcLANDI

Woolen goods made In Brad
ford, England, and marketed
In the United States, Sep
tember, 1892, to August, 1898,
value e22.i52
fhc same production from
September, 1894, to August,
1896, value R334,454
Bradford, England, under the German
nrifi has enjoyed an increase of it's ex-
ports of woolens to the United States OF
1910 per centi
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-30

The gallant web-footed militia from
the seaport of Bristol showed the sojer
boys what shooting was at the State
Range yesterday. They took everything
in sight, did the sailors. Pipe all hands
20 grogi
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-30

ANOTHER negro has been burned to
death by Texan mob, which indicates
that Texas has good deal to acquire in
the way Of civilization even though it
may be too pure and good for prize
fighters.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-30
News Readers

will confer favor upon the publishers II
they win send Information to this Office
OF ary news stand or railway train
where Providence paper should be on
sale and THE News Is not offered.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-30

GOOD Gas and dollar gas ought TO be
Other cities have ii.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-30

TIE annual profit Of the suez Canal is
figured 1t siS.ooooo and there is an
equal or srsstsr chance at Nicarsgus.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-30
THERE is BUT ONE

newspaper in Providence shat has
larger circulation than The NEWS.
No Newspaper has q clientage better rep
resentative of the people OF Previ-
dence.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-30

CLARK to examine for himself whether
it fits any OF the houses in the city Of
Providence. That test would appear to
settle the matter OF residence once and
for all.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-30

WE suggest to City Engineer SHEpD
that he turn his night key over to Mr..
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-26
THE INTER-CLUB REGATTA,
The San Franciscos to Join in the Great
est Aquatic Event Ever Known
on the Bay.

The San Franciscos to Join in the Great
est Aquatic Event Ever Known
on the Bay.
The San Francisco Yacht Club has an
nounced its intention of entering the
great inter-club regatta to be held over the
channel course on August %. The men,
bers do not take very kindly to the state
ments that they could not afford to 90 into
the race.
1t is claimed by the club that their posi-
ton has been misunderstood. When the
subject was first bruited, the club had an
other race on it's hands-the final regatta
for the Hammersmith & Field trophy.
Had the Queen not won the third race,
another meeting would have had to be
Now that the matter is disposed of, the
San Francisco Club has the date open, and
most splendid showing will be made by
all the clubs on the bay.
Commodore Cutie has a proposition to
offer to the committee of arrangements
having the regatta in charge, which if
carried out, will far exceed the brightest
anticipation of great day. He is now
trying to arrange class of the schooner
yachts-the largest pleasure craft in the
harbor. The class will include the Lurline,
Lily L and Jessie of the Pacifics and the
Ramona and Chispa of the San Franchises.
If the race is made. and no doubt it will be,
the start can be arranged so that while the
schooners are heading up the bay, the little
crafts will be beating down the channel.
This would make magnificent marine
picture. as every boat of any consequence
would be under sail. No energy is being
spared to make the regatta a success.
as it is proposed in future to make it an
annual event.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-26

Not to be outdone by his elder brother, Char
lie Weber started horse in his own colors
yesterday, Hello, the gelding that was backed
down from fours to IL to 5, running in the
young Jockeys name.
The Nevada stable started a brother to Don
Jose and Ed CorIigan in one of the two-year-
old races called Don Pho Rico. He is possessed
of world of speed but was inclined to run
out When used to the colors he will undoubt-
eddy Dc.
For / owed seven dollars to man named
Grady" this and several other refrains were
hummed around the ring yesterday during the
betting on the fourth race, and the talent said
Grady was corpse. Certainly the betting
against the colt who looked "A to 5 chance,
was peculiar. Opening at 6 to 5, he kept 60
ing back in the betting, until to l was
chalked against him. If he was dead, Gabriel
blew his horn for he "won block"
The Pleas anton stable suffered severe loss
yesterday in the death of their good racehorse.
Blizzard, who died at q veterinary establish
ment of lung ailment. He was brown horse
years old, by Trade Wind, dam Trumpo, and
at one time raced in the colors of A. B. Spreck-
els, proving a good winner. Latterly he again
appeared in the Pleasanton stables colors, and
was victorious in his last FIVE races, winning
three out of his four starts at the recent La
Fiesta meeting at Los Angeles.
Owing to the death yesterday morning OF
Henry Walsh, the guardian of Jockey Piggott.
the youngster was not seen in the saddle YES
terday and will not be for several days. The
veteran trainer took Joe from an orphanage
and taught him the first rudiments of the
game at which he is proving such an adept.
Regret was expressed on all sides among horse
Mr. oil cath tha o11
friends were a legion, and many reminis-
cence of his early California turf experience
was talked over between races. Mr.. Walsh had
been in very poor health of late and his death
was not unexpected.
A few more cards like that offered race
goers yesterday and racing would soon be
dead letter at the Bay District. 1t was
about as poor days racing as can be
imagined
The delays at the post were most ag-
gravating, Ferguson having all sorts of
trouble getting the horses away. 1t was
with sigh of relief that the crowd wendell
their way home from the track at the con-
clusion of the last race.
Hello and Wild Rose both closed at II
to for the opening event over the short
six-furlong course, but both failed. Cadeau,
a to l chance, came from nowhere and
won easily at the end from Wild Rose.
Hello was a good third.
When the flag finally fell on the starters
in the second race, half-mile dash for
maiden two-year-olds, after delay of over
half an hour, Weber shot to the front on
Encino, a to l chance, and staid there,
winning by two lengths from Bell Oak who
ran very creditab1y. The even money
favorite, Clara Johnson, was a tired third.
The betting OH the third race, a five and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-26

TENDER, 1894, and the 25th of July, 1895, is
a little over nine months, and the forma-
ton of bituminous rock monopoly and
street-paving combine, fathered by the
Solid Eight of the Supervisors, and of
which Mr. Mcdonald and Mr.. Walrath are
two of three.
Mr.. Mcdonald has succeeded in making
that perfectly clear with his little row of
figures-no, that was perfectly clear before.
Mr.. Mcdonald has only brought the fact
out in a little more sleek, oily and pros
porous relief.
Here are the bold facts: The Santa Cruz
Rock Paving Company (Austin Walrath),
the City Street improvement Company G..
w. McDonald) and the San Francisco Paw
ing Company (Albert J. Raisch) are secur-
ing nearly all the street contracts the City
has to let by this system of private con-
tracts when no bids are called for. Through
the operations of this monopoly, TO stored
by the Solid Eight of the Board of Super
visors, they get figures on an average of 8
cents square foot above what other
equally competent and reliable concerns
are willing to do the work for. This sys-
tenn results in heavy taxation of the people
directly III tQelr StTeeC dSSeSSnenIS anu IN
directly through taxes, and in enormous
profits.
The Jordan Bituminous Rock Company
has offered to do this Van Ness avenue
work for IL cents square foot. Mr.. Nc
Donald and Mr.. Walrath get IA.
The Jordan Company has written to the
board. offering to pave all around the pan
handle of the park for 20 cents square
foot. These other companies are getting
% on part of it now. This in front of City
property, but no bids are asked for.
The same two companies are paving the
streets around Alamo square and Alta
plaza at the same proportionately high
figures. The Superintendent of Streets is
directed by resolution to center into pri-
vate contracts" with them. No bids are
asked for. The contractors make their
own figures.
What are the people going to do about
all this? Will it be allowed to go right
along? Hardly.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-26

You remember the fine
location of the old Kennedy
Dry Goods Co., cor. 9th and
Market-that's where we are
now.
For months we have been
making goods specially for
this store. For two weeks
it has been coming in-case
after case.
Now we are ready-ready
with as good, if not a better
and more complete stock
than any other on this en-
tire Coast. We're not going
to give away any presents !;
not going to wholesale re-
TAIL" nor resort to any
roundabout way Of. securing
your patronage.
We shall buy heavily for
cash, thus getting our goods
cheap and we shall sell to
you at the smallest margin
of profit. rs
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-26
HER SAD PLIGHT.
Jennie Jones, a Circus Performer, in the
Receiving Hospital.

Jennie Jones, q Circus Performer. in tn
Receiving Hospital.
Jennie Jones, circus-rider and trapeze-
performer, was taken to the Receiving
Hospital last night suffering from pleurisy.
She arrived on the evening train from
Tuscon, Ariz. Her husband died there re-
Gently and she turned sick, but was dis
charged from the hospital as cured.
Friends raised enough money to get her a
ticket to this City, where she has a friend
named James Price; who was once Road
Superintendent in New Orleans.
She did not have a cent in her pocket
when she reached Oakland, and her case
having become known on the boat col
lection was taken up for her, amounting to
S. IS. She was so weak on reaching the
ferry that she could not walk, and the am
bulance was summoned.
She has been travelling with different
circus companies since she was 8 years of
age, and now she is about 80 She is
broken down in health. and is anxious to
find her friend Prices family to find a
home with them
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-26

We have Clio h in g for
Men, Boys and Children
as low as you want to go,
and as high as you ought to,
but all right up to date,
July, '95.
Our Hats and Caps are
from the very latest blocks,
at prices way below the hat
ters'.
In Furnishing Goods, too,
we are going to surprise
you ; Shirts, Collars, Cuffs,
Scarfs, etc.-it's worth a
visit to see this department.
alone.
We shall have strictly one
price-and that the lowest.
We want your trade and
we're going to make it a
pleasure for you to deal with
us.
Will you give us a trial !?
Come to-day, "just to look
round" It's sort of a show
day, we won't ask you to buy.