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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-15

Then, as the lantern was quite close to
me, and the. postboy seemed inclined to
interfere with my flight, i tucked my
precious overcoat under my arm, and
dashed of into the darkness.
And now i set myself to the tax Of
putting as broad stretch of moor be-
tween the prison and myself as the re-
naming hours of darkness would allow
Setting my face TO the wind once
more, ran until fell from exhaustion.
Then, after five minutes of painting
among the heather i made another start
until again my Knees gave away beneath
me. L was young and hard, with mus
cles OF steel, and frame which had been
toughened by twelve years of camp and
field. Thus i was able to keep up this
wild fight for another three hours, dur
ing. which | still guided myself you
understand, by keeping the wind in my
face. At the end Of that time | calcu-
lated that / had put nearly twenty miles
between the. prison ana myself. Day
WAS about To break. SO L crouched down
among the heather upon. the top of one of
those hills which abound in that country,
with the intention OF hiding myself
until nightfail. 1t was no new thing for
me to sleep in the wind and the rain,
so, wrapping myself up in my thick
warm cloak, / soon sank into dose.
But 1t was not a refreshing sluihber. /
tossed and tumbled amid series Of vile
dreams, in which everything seemed To
go wrong with me. At last, remember,
i was charging an unshaken square of
Hungarian Urehadlers, with a Single
squadron upon spent horses, just as L
did at Elchingen. ] stood in my strrups
to shout "Vive l'Empereuri" and as | did
so,- there came the answering roar from
my hussars "Viye lEmpereur!' l sprang
from my rough bed with the words still
ringing in my ears, and then, as / rubbed
my eyes, and wondered if i were mad,
voices in one l0ngsdrawn yell. looked on
from my screen OF bFambles, and saw i'm
the clear light of morning the very last
thing that should have either expected
or chosen.
II was Dartmoor prison! There it
stretched, grim and hideous. within
furlong OF me. Had run on for few
more minutes in the dark would have
butted my busby against the wall. i was
so taken absek at the sight that could
scarcely realize what had happened. Then
it all came clear to inc, and / struck my
head with my hands In my despair. The
wind had vesFed from north TO south
during the night, and /, keeping my face
always toward IL, had run ten miles 'out
and ten miles In, winding UP where |
had started. When ] thought of my
hurry, my falls, my mad rushing and
jumping, all ending In this, 1t seemed so
absurd, that my grief changed suddenly
to amusement, and fell among the brani-
bles and laughed and laughed, until my
sides were sore. Then ] rolled myself up
in my cloak and considered seriously
what should do.
(To be Continued.)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-15
Compromising with Abscondsr.

SIOUX FALLS, juno l5.-An agreement
has been reached between the friends of
Absconding Treasurer Taylor and At.
torney General Crawford, whereby Taylor
will return TO Pierre Tuesday next and
surrender. He will pay over all the money
he has on hand, amounting to 5000.
Taylor will then plead guilty, and Judge
Gaffey has agreed TO call special term of
court, and sentence him to the peniten.
tiary for two years. II is further agreed
that before the expiration of this sentence
the governor will pardon him out, and
thus save his citizenship.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-15
(capyriglsod, 1882


rhad now H. doubt at all about getting
into the yard, but had very considerable
misgivings as 20 how / was 10 get out
again. 1t would be too humiliating, after
trying here and trying there TO have 10 go
back To my hole again in despair, or TO
be arrested by the guards outside, and
thrown into those damp underground
cells which are reserved for prisoners who
are caught in escaping. / set 90 work,
therefore, 10 plan what / should do.
] have never, as you know. had the
chance of showing what j could do as a
general. Sometimes, after a glass or two
OF wine, have found myself capable of
thinking out surprising combinations,
and have felt that il Napoleon had in
trusted me with an army corps things
might have gone differently with him.
But, however, that may be, there is no
doubt that in the small stratagems Of
war, and in that quickness OF invention
which is so necessary for an officer Of
light cavalry, / could hold my own
against any one. II was now that /
had need for it and felt sure that it
would not fail me.
The inner wall which had TO scale was
built of bricks, u feet high, with a row
OF spikes, three inches apart, upon the
top. The outer l had only caught a
glimpse Of once or twice, when the gate
OF the exercise yard was OPEN 1t APP
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-15

The readers Of this paper will DO pleased 60
learn that there Il NJ least one dreaded dis.
ease that science has boon able to cure In all
its stages and that Is catarrh. Halls Ca.
tarrh euro IL the only positive cure now
known TO the medical fratornity. Catarrh
rcrng constitutional u1Euasc. requires n cUn=
stitutional treatment. Halls Cntarrh Cure
Is taken internally acting directly upon tho
blood and mucous surfaces Of tho system
thereby destroying tho foundation OF tho dis.
case and giving the patients strength by build.
ing up the constitution and assisting nature
An doing its work. Tho proprietors have 30
much faith in its curative powers, that thoy
offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that ID
fails 20 cure send for list % testimonials
Address. r. J. CHENEY n Co., Toledo. q
gE-sold by Druggists, ia
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-15
INTRODUCING
A. A. SHEPHERD & DIR. SCOTT
The Great New York Specialists
The Doctor Prevailed Upon
to Have His Great Remedy
Placed In the Hands Of the
Druggists.
Thl. is the mos, wonderful production in m.dioa,

This is the most wonderful production In medical
science In the nineteenth century. TEis 10 not
patent medicine, but prescription compounded
on seientno principles and used by Dr. scott Ia
his extensive practice for the cure o! all blood Dis
eases The cures wrought by IL are simply vsa-
derul aud have attracted thousands TO the dooters
IaTIors Tor treatment.
To such an exte mt is the demand upon the time
snd attention Otthe doctor for his medicine from
people who could not visit New York City that 10
became matter Of duty 10 devise some plan ~
which the genera publie could be supplied with
this genuine valuable remedy and for this purpose
A. A. shepherd has been called 20 Providence to
arrange with Hall Lyon, Westminster street, to
permit them TO keep IN stock and sell this der
tul blood remedy This is purely vegetable, an
excellent tonic and builder, a blood purifier un-
eHcelled, a nerve tonic nothing can equal Dr.
scott has devoted his life to the thorough know
ledge and understanding OF blood diseases
few of which are named heres Kidney disease
liver complaint. 6ick headache, muscu ar rhe una
usm, dyspepsia, loss Of appetite. eonstipatioA
scrofula syphiis, canceroue humors, pain IN bopeA
caarTh salt rheum. PIN piles face general debil.
tty. boils, dizziness, female weakness, maisriAl
poison.
The above named druggists have received th.is
hrst consignment ans would invite all persons TO
call Gns become acquainted with the merits Of .
perfect remedy. DIR. scotrs medicine when placed
In drug stores Is sold under the name - Dr. scots
sarsapaTilla, aud all who inte nded taking a spriac
medicine should not fail 10 try DR. seott's ssrsa-
parilla.
No Pills Have to be used with DIR. sestrs
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-15
Claim They Are Undorp,id.

LYNN, June l5.-The odgomakcrs in the
employ Of @. w. Varney & Co, shoe man.
ufacturers, are on strike. The claim
they have not been paid as much for their
work as Is being paid in other factories
Tor the ssire kind ~ we<
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-15
Lizzie Norton. bad FAN.

LYNN, juno l5.-Miss Lizzie Norton, a
domestic, while washing windows, fell
from q second story window, striking on
her head and sustaining probably fatal
injuries
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-15
Windfall For Snarn.

AYsoNIA, Conn, June Is. - Adolph
Spero, laborer in IA factory here, was
notified that he had fallen heir TO $4,000
by the death Of distant relative in Hun.
gary. He will leave in short time 20
take possession Of his property.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-15
All L. Not Gold Tba, GIit,ors

HEYNEssY, o. T., June 15-The gold
fever which recently struck the territory
Is being dispellcd. An assay of the dust
shows it to be merely composed of zinc
copper and about 800 gold, not enough 10
naY for washing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-15

HE NEVER THOUGHT THAT A DESPERATE
MAN WAS WITHIN a PEW FEET OF HIM.
together / made very excellent rope.
This tied securely To the center Of nv
iron bar, which was little over q foot i'm
length. Then slipped out into the yard.
where the rain was pouring and the wind
screaming louder than ever I kept i'm
the shadow Of the prison wall. but Il was
az black as the ace Of spades, and I could
not see my own hand I'm front of me
Unless | walked into the sentinel had
nothing 20 fear from him. When | had
come under the wait I threw UP my bar
and 20 my Joy Il struck the very first time
between the spikes at the top. / climbed
up my rope, pulled IL after me, and
dropped down on the other side Then /
scaled the second wall, and was sitting
astride among the spikes upon the top.
when ] saw something twinkle I'm the
darkness beneath me. II was the bayonet
OF the sentinel below, and so close was
II (the second wall being rather lower
than the frst) that ! could easily, by
Gaming over, have unscrewed 1t from its
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-15
Envelopes
500 Reward, 500.

nre away down. Look over our samples
NEws Job Dept. 90 South Water street
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-15
For Sale by HALL &LYON,
Druggists, 2s7 Westminster st., ~ wsy-
- bosast 81. and lbs Broad var.

TOR FINE JOB PRINTING CALL AT
j The NEWS Office, 62 south Water st.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-15

Heavens, how / rani The wind buf-
feted my face and buzZed in my nostrils.
lhe rain pringled upon my skin and
Missed past my ears. / stumbled into
holes. / tripped over bushes fell among
brambles. i was torn and breathless
and bleeding. My tongue was like
leather, my feet like lead, and my heart
beating like a kettledrum. Still l ran,
and ran and ran.
But ! had not lost my head, my friends.
Everything was done with a purpose.
Our fugitives always made for the coast.
was determined 10 go inland, and the
more so as had told Beaumont the op.
poslte. i would fly TO the north, and
they would seek me in the south. Per-
haps you will ask me how could tell
which was which on such night.
answer that II was by the wind. had OBJ
served in prison that it came from the
north, and so, as long as / kept my face
TO II, l was going in the right direction.
Well, was rushing along in this fashion
when, suddenly, | saw two yellow light
shining out OF the darkness in front of
me. paused for a moment, uncertain
what / should do. i was still in my
hussar uniform, you understand, and it
seemed TO be that the very first thing that
should aim at was to get some dress
which should not betray me. IL these
ilBhts came from cottage, IL was possible
enough that might find what wanted
there. j approached, therefore, feeling
very sorry that had left my iron bar be-
hind; for / was determined to fight to
the death before / should be retaken.
But very soon j found that there was
no cottage there. The lights were two
lamps hung upon each side of a carriage,
and by their glare / saw that a broad
road lay in front of me. Crouching among
the bushes, l observed that there were two
horses to the equipage: that a small post
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-15

socket There he was, humming n tune
to himself, and cuddling up against the
wall to keep himself warm, little think
ing that desperate man within few
feet of him was within an ace OF stabbing
him TO the heart with his own weapon.
1 was already bracing myself for the
spring, when the fellow, with an oath,
shouldered his musket, and l heard his
steps squelchipg through the mud as he
resumed his beat. / slipped down my
rope, and, leaving 1t hanging, i ran at
the top OF my speed across the moor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-15
Oak or M Mahogany.

Cobbler Seat Rockers. very strongly made
and very nicely finished; sole leather seat !:
beautifully embossed; natural finish and last,
but not least. VERY. VERY COMFORTABLE.
We have cut the price to S262. (Ask for the
Adams Rocker)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-15
FLINT's FINE FURNITURE

or this Table, and eight feet can very com
fortably disport themselves underneath. The
side bar curving is in such a manner that II Is
an attribute and not a necessary inconveni.
ence. The oak is beautifully quartered and
elegantly finished, the legs are massive ard
neatly carved. If you follow the English Gus.
tom of serving lunch on the table without
the cloth, merely using doleys, this table will
be especially choice.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-12-18
poRTER'S

For Barb Wire Cats. Scratches,
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Be prepared for accidents BY keeping it your
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Druggist does net keep il send us IS cts. IN pos
tage stamps lad VIC r;!i send itso you by II al.
r.r;s, Tenn Jan. 10th. lsS4.
Dear sisi Nav: 1s,i 7'.:-r' Ao'cn1!c nSaisS % VI.
Harness and Saddle calls 5d Daro VAC les
with perfect ss,isi.c!ia ,aL. A..:y recommend 1t TO
c. 2. lHy!-.. Livery ind Feed Stable.
EASY EuSNE0.
Gentlemen II pleased = sm:k woTd for Portcra
Antseptle Healing oli Ny baby - hu:ned ie"
ago. nd after trying AL otlc. r--.t applied your o
and the srst application rel:e in few Gays me
we'll also a,cd tho oil soek .no ma thaf
is the best remedy 10: III, PuIros a have SysE
Yours, e l. IL" ASS -
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Equipment.

Trims 4o3 and Il are composed of:.l. );
handsomest Pullman Drawing Room. BuI-
fet Sleeping Cars and Day Coaches.
No .4n3 ("The Atlanta Special is resti.
buled from end to end and is operated solid
from Washington to Atlanta without
change:
No Al is'operated solid.from Portsm ou.a
to Atlanta without change.
No IS composed of Day Coaches. is op-
Grated solid Charleston to Atlanta (throngl
Sumter. Culnmbia Prosperity and New
berry, without change.
These trains land passengers in th,
Unien Depot at Atlanta-as uear the E1.
position grounds as through passengers
via any line are laLded.
/ RATES.
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upon such terms as may be most ad-
vantageous to the government, or to
sell them abroad for gold whenever, in
his Judgment, it is advisable to Go SO,
and use the gold thus obtained in re-
deeming the outstanding notes. Under
the operation of such plan, If judi
ciously executed, there could be no I'M
proper contraction of the circulation be-
cause, if it should at any time be found
that other forms of currency were not
being supplied to the extent required,
exchanges of bonds for notes would be
suspended and gold would be procured
by selling the securities abroad. In or
der to further facilitate the substitution
of other currency for the retirement Of
legal tender notes, the national banks
should be authorized to issue notes
equal in amount to the face value Of
bonds deposited to secure them, and the
tax on their circulation should be re-
duced to one-fourth of one per centum
per anpum.
Gas part Of the plan for the retire
ment and cancellation of the legal ten
der notes, the treasury should be relieved
from responsibility for the redemption
Of national bank notes, except worn,
| mutilated and defaced notes, and the
notes of failed banks, and each associa-
ton should be required to redeem its
circulation at its own Office and at agen-
cies to be designated by the comptroller
of the currency, as was the case prior to
the passage Of the act of June 20, 1874;
or, if this is not considered e1pedient,
| and the present system Of current re-
demption by the treasury is continued,
the secretary should have the power,
after future date, to be fixed in the
law, to require the banks to keep their
5 per cent redemption fund in gold coin
and to deposit gold coin for the with
drawal of bonds whenever circulation is
to be permanently surrendered or re-
duced."
The secretary also favors the passage
of law allowing national banks to es-
tablish branches in small towns with
view to bringing them closer to the peo-
pie in parts of the country remote from
large towns and cities, and by which
their usefulness would be greatly en-
hanced
The secretary, in concluding his re-
port, says that it is not probable that
any plan for the permanent retirement
of United States and treasury notes
will be adopted that will not require
considerable time for its complete exc
cution, and he therefore urges upon
congress the propriety of prohibiting
any future issues of such notes or Of
national bank notes of less denomina-
ton than $40, thus making room in the
circulation for silver certificates of small
denominations. This, he says, would
increase their use among the people and
prevent their frequent return to and
accumulation in the treasury.
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THE EXPOSITION

|: THE EXPOSITION
surpasses. in some respects. any exposi-
ton held in America Here you find. side
be, side, exhibits from Florida and Alaska,
California nr.d Maine, the United States OF
Aniericn and the United States of Brazil.
Mexico ind Cana;,a. and so on until nearly
EVERY civilized pn:ion oa the globe is rep
resented. On = the terrnces are found,
among many other attractions, Arab, Chi
neSe aud Mexican villages. showing just
how those people have their daily walk
aud con yersation."
Ask for tickets via The Seaboard Air
Line"
Pullman Sleeping Car reservations will
be made and further information furnished
upon application to any Agent of the Sea-
boarl Air Line, or to the undersigned.
H. W. B. GLOVER, T. j. ANDERSON,
Traffic Manager Gen. Puss.-Agt.
E. ST. JOHN,
Vice President
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Secretary Smiths Movements.

ATLANTA, Dec. 17.-Secretary Of the
Interior Hoke Smith arrived here from
Athens, Ca, where he had been to at
tend the funeral of his relative, Captain
Harry Jackson. He had expected to
stop over here, but was suddenly sum-
moned to Washington by kilograms an
nouncing the serious illness of his little
daughter, and left on the noon train
for the capital.
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p AND "a MARKET ST., CHARLESTON, S. c
Money to Loan.

MANNING. S. c., Oct. 20, 1895.
1 have made arrangements with brokers
IN New York City through whom I am able
to plrre loans securcd by first mortgage on
i'm proved farms for five years time, pay
able in iDst,llmentS. r.: the low rate of 8
per cent interest pet ennum. The broker
age and the charge for distract and 3inspec-
ton are. small and a. the expense Of the
borrower.
II you want cheap money come in at
once. as tie supply is limited.
3. PRESLEY BARRON
Attorney.
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conspirins Against the Cars Life.

BERLIN. Dec. ia special dispatch
received here from Moscow says that a
conspiracy against the life Of the czar
has been rnearthed there. The dispatch
adds that number Of bombs have been
seized, and that several men and women,
including a prominent nihilist leader,
have been arrested In connection with
49, la
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Death of Clark Howell's Little Daughter

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Susie Howell,
daughter of Hon. Clark Howell, man
aging editor of The Constitution, died
here of diphtheria. She was only 8
years old but exceedingly bright and at
tractive, and her death IS a sore be-
neare1nent to her fond parents
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wages Of labor.
Large Withdrawals have been made
during the last three years, simply be
cause gold was wanted, and the desire
to secure gold was due to & growing
distrust of the other kinds of currency
in circulation, and not at all to any appre-
hension that the government would not
be able to discharge all its obligations
in some kind Of pay or gold. When
the receipts for customs consisted very
largely Of gold, as was the case prior to
July l, 1892, before the results Of our
defective currency system had been full
ly developed, a surplus revenue enabled
the treasury to pay out gold without
disturbance of the reserves; and, be-
sides, there was at that time no great
demand for gold by the presentation OF
notes for redemption, and there would,
therefore, have been no difficulty in
maintaining the reserve even if there
had been no surplus in the treasury,
but the conditions have entirely changed
and entirely different policy is demand
ed to meet the situation now existing.
With or without { surplus revenue, the
government can now procure gold only
by negotiating loans or Oy making pur-
chases under the statutes, and this state
of affairs, which is the natural result
Of causes still operative, is almost GER
tain to continue until the causes them
selves are removed.
There is but one safe and efectual
way the secretary says, ''to protect
our treasury against these demands,
and that is to retire and cancel the notes
which constitute the only means through
which the Withdrawals can be made.
This can be most successfully ac-
complished by authorizing the secretary
of the treasury to issue from time to
time bonds payable in notes, bearing in
terest at rate not exceeding 3 per cent
per annum and having long time to
run, and to exchange the bonds for
| United States notes and treasury notes