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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-23
STORIES OF HEROISM.
No. g..

W., On March 90. 80
WOl years ago, Captain
the Fight In James James Biddie' t in a,th.' the
FiICeen Hornet, battered the
M;uufac English sloop Pen
guin SO that she
couldn't float in an action lasting but
5 minutes The Hornet left New York
before peace was declared and sailed to
the south Atlantic. OFF Tristan d'Ac-
unha she sighted the Penguin bearing
down on her, and hove to to accommo-
date the clustering Briton. The ships
closed at once, firing broadsides. The
English captain threw his vessel afoul
of the Hornet to board, but his men
backed away when the chance was good.
Biddle's men begged permission to give
the enemy lesson in boarding. What
is the use Of wasting your lives on the
deck of the Penguin?" said he. We'll
have her anyway. Just then the swell
of the sea tore the ships asunder. The
American fire was murderous. One shot
dismounted gun on the Penguin, am
putated six legs of the crew working it
and killed the powder boy The port
side of the vessel was literally broken
In. Finally her foremost fell, covering
the port guns. so that they were use
less. Her captain received a mortal
wound. After the mast fell Biddle
thought no heard the enemy cry quits
and boldly leaped upon the taffrail to
order the American gunners to cease
firing While he stood there two British
seamen fired at him, one ball taking ef-
feet in the neck. The crew of the Hor-
net became so incensed at the apparent
treachery that they redoubled their fire.
Some of them, taking deliberate aim,
shot the fellows who had wounded their
gallant commander dead in their tracks.
In spite of his hurt, Biddle enforced the
order to stop the fight, but with broad
side ready wore ship so as to bring the
enemy under his guns. This accomplish
cd, he hailed the Britons to surrender,
and their flag came down. II was then
90 minutes after the action began, but
the fighting lasted only l5 minutes.
The Hornet was as good as ever for an
other round. The Penguin had lost her
>foremast and bowsprit, the mainmast
toppled over, and Biddle gave orders that
she be burned. She lost 3S killed and
wounded, thrice the loss on the Hornet.
Again the victory was with the ablest
gunners GEORGE l.. KILMER
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-23
"US PUGILISTS,"

| The country was never before so over
run with pugs, just cheap, ordinary
pugs, as it is today.
| "Pug" is short for pugilist, although
it is not applied by persons of nice dis
elimination TO the gentlemen in pugi-
lism, nor by persons of tact in the pres
ence of pug, himself.
Prize fighting is widespread today in
the States and, like everything else that
gets too popular, it has become very
cheap. Every city of any prominence
has an undue proportion of pugs in
| its population. Sel-to's are of al
most nightly occurrence in many
of these pug-ridden communities,
and new aspirants for pugilistic honors
are constantly appearing IN the ring,
while fat old fighters, who had retired
TO drink themselves out of existence,
take brace TO enjoy some of the fruits
of this era of cheap pugilism.
1t is almost impossible for human
nature not TO admire first class article,
never mind what the nature of the article
may be. We are not disposed to conceal
| our sentiments of admiration for the
prowess of the HEENANs, the HYERs, the
yankee" SULLIvANs, the great JOHN l..
| and &c .ntlenan JIM" CoRBETT, together
with DEMPSEY the Nonpariel; JACK Nc
AULIFFE, the invincible; FITzsDrMoNs,
DIXON, and GRIFFo and handful of
others in their respective classes.
These muscular gentlemen are all at
the head Of their profession. They are
high class experts, grand masters Of the
art of self-defense. There are others,
| too, TO whom we can accord a measure
of approval, the young fellows of muscle
and ambition who are seeking to climb
to the heights attained by the chiefs of
their profession.
Pugiism is endurable enough so long
as its exponents can furnish us some
grounds for admiration, intelligent if
not intellectual admiration. But today
we are overrun with mass of cheap
pugilistic goods, poor shoddy stuff, most
of it worth scarcely pretension to
finish. Cheap heavyweights, cheap
middleweights, cheap welters, lighS-
weights, featherweights and ban
tams fairly flood a patient community,
and soak each other in public, and tell
what they will do and what they won't
do in the papers. Ex-champions and
going-to-be champions are thicker than
flies in fly time, and from Eastport, Me-,
to the placid Pacific, hundreds
and hundreds of pugs of low,
or, at best, only indifferent
degree are pummelling each other for
the gate receipts. We should think the
great, patient public would be getting
very tired witnessing these exhibitions
of commonplace pugilism, fake con-
tests, and ridiculous rounds between rum
soaked gladiators.
1t is getting To be more wearisome,
all this miscellaneous pug tournaments,
than even the newspaper talk of real
champions. And that is tiresome
enough.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-23
Bosrders Had to Hustle.

PORTLAND, March % The Wentworth,
a fashionable boarding house, caught fire
by the explosion Of n boiler yesterday, and
the inmates barely had time to escape.
Hosea French was badly burned and sew.
eral ladies were overcome by smoke The
lnss a about A., 90
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-23

Nervousness has as many queer symptoms.
But whatever these may be, they one ami all
depart in consequence Of tho soothing invig-
Grating influence of Hostetter's stomach Bit
tcrs. which tones the system through the
medium Of thorough digestion and assimi-
lation. Tremulous nerves soon acquire steadi-
ness by its use. IL promotes sleep and APP
p,tite aud foriifcs the system against disease.
Malaria. constipation, rheumatism and Kid
Ley troubles ale relieved by IL
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-23

SENATOR HILL says that the majority
of the American people, and not the
the President of the United States, is
the Democratic party. The former con-
clusion is obviously wrong. We don't
know about the latter.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-23
George Graham's Luck.

TORONTO, March 23-George VI. Graham
of this city. after hard fight with fate
for 30 years, has just beon identified as
heir TO the Scottish earldoms of Strathearn,
Monteith and Airth. The new earl Is en-.
titled to seat i'm the British house Of
lords Graham worked as a bookkeeper
in n florist = shop
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-23
DIR. Buchanan Must Die.

NEW YORK. March 23. - DIR. Robert
Buchanan, the wife murderer was
brought down from Sing Sing prison yes
terday for sentence. Recorder Goff fixed
the week beginning Monday, April g. as
the date for the electrocution.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-23
Engine Badly Wrecked.

Boston, March pa small fire in the
tailor shop of Max Lewis corner of Cause
way and Haverhill streets, caused $500
damage this morning While responding
to the alarm, the wheels of engine 10
caught in the car tracks and the engine
was capsized, the engine badly wrecked.
Captain Phoenix, Engineer Cummings
and Driver Burbank were all thrown of
and more or less seriously injured.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-23

CHICAGO March 23-The Illinois steel
company Is o have a new head. President
Morse Of the company retires aud cx.
President Gates 81 the Consolidated Iron
aud steel company will be elected to the
varancg-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-23
vnfapt KiIied bv Med,cinr.

BosroN, March % Samuel Zwick, a
2k-yoar- old boy, died suddenly last night
after taking a dose Of medicine. Soon
after the little boy swallowed the dose he
was seized with convulsions aud turned
black in the face, dying in a few minutes.
The druggist, who it is alleged sold the
medicine, denies that it came from his
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-23
Full Associated Press Dispatches
HIGH WATER MARK
CIRCULATION, p, 200.
SATURDAY. MARCH %. 1895.

The Harvard faculty has taken bold
step in attempting to overthrow
a sport of twenty years standing with
no more consideration than they have
given to the football problem.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-23
Combined For Relief.

CINCINNATI, March 23. - The retail
druggists who have been prosecuted by
the food commissioner and found guilty
of selling adulterated articles have COM
bined to sue the wholesale dealers for
dnmsppc
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-23

MINISTER THURsToN is all right, but il
he is persona non grata to the Admins
tration the only thing to do is to recall
him. At the same time the GRESHAM
explanation for requesting the recall
was not only unnecessary, but weak.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-23
A uigb itonor.

COLORADO SPRINGS March o3 - Colo
-,do college trustees baye decided TO cs-
,,blish full professorship In modern
isnguagcs. aud have called 90 the chair
Louis A. E Ahlors OF Harvard university
,ruduatcs' school
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-23
Fell Thirty Eeet.

PATERSON, n j., March 23-By the
falling Of q scaff1li. 30 feet high, on which
George Oakley and Robert Brewer were
working, the two men were thrown TO the
round Brewer was killed Instantly, and
y ikloy received fatal injuries
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-23
For "shoving the Queer.

NEW HAVEN, March % - Brown. Oliver
and McGu o, the Bridgeport counter.
feitcrs, were found guilty and sentenced.
the first two 10 Ave years aud Mcclure to
10 wears ut Wethe q ield.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-23
atberiou Was Winner.

CLEVELAND. March % The wrestling
match between Id Atherton and Thomas
McMahon resulted I'm victory for the
former. Athcrton won the second and
third nf three lalls
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-23
Food Unfit To Eat.

PORTLAND, March 23-Captain Don of
the schooner Wade ate some canned
corned beef and was taken very sick His
life was saved after great exertion. Some
of the crew were also made seriously sick
by the poisoned beef. All are now out Of
danger
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-23
A Plucky Prince.

DARMsTApT, March 20 Prince William
of Hesse rescued woman from drowning
after she had attempted to commit suicide
by throwing herself into the river Woog.
The prince had the greatest difficulty in
awimmipc ashore
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-23
OMEN NO. 80.

Never open an umbrella in the house.
II is one of the many simple acts that are
said to bring Ill luck.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-23

"Such pretty SillSs-Such lovely
Crepons-Such choice things."-
At LADD'S.
"The loveliest Dimities! Did
you ever see anything so swcet?"
Al LADD'S.
"They Certainly set the pace,
this season at LADD'S -
"They have the goods-good
goods :-At LADD'S.
"They look different from the
other stores"-''Thcir goods are
nicer at Ladd's''-"Yet prices
are surprisingly reasonable for
such nice things-at LADD'S."
'"Times must he better-fine
goods are selling and such
loads of beautiful things all
about the store-crOwds OF peo-
pie, tOo-lile an afternoon tea,
one meets SO many one knows
all looking at the nice goOds-at
LADD'S.
Staple fabrics, ordinary styles, are
abundant.
The inspiration of the above remarks.
however, is found In the choicer selec-
tions displayed in our store and no.
where else-thlngs not common, but
scarce, and once sold not TO be duplicated.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-23
Il. W. LADD CO.
Familiar
Quotations!

"Such pretty SillSs-Such lovely
CrepOns-Such choice things."-
At LADD'S.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-05-21
Opening of Lincoln Park.


On Decoration Day, May 80, Philadel
phia's beautiful resort. Lincoln Park, will
open for the season. For the past five
years the management of this great family
pleasure ground have catered to the
people of this section and catered most
successfully. 1t has been the resort oil
the best class of our citizens, and no act
of the managers has ever allowed it to de-
terlorste from the high standard first set
up for it. This year it will be conducted
on the same principle, and the welfare OF
the ladies and children will have the
same consideration as in the past.
During the spring large force of work
men have been engaged in further beauti-
flying the park. Its natural beauty has
been enhanced by all the skill of the
florists art. New walks and new flower
beds of splendid designs have been laid
out and many trees planted. The hotel
has been enlarged to increase the dining
room capacity. The steamers have been
thoroughly overhauled, repainted and re-
carpeted. New buildings have been
erected, and, in fact. everything that can
further beautify the park or add to the
comfort of its patrons has been carefully
attended to.
The beautiful illumination nightly will
far excel that of last year. Then it was a
picture of fairyland, but this year the
plant has been more than doubled. Ele-
CANT designs will be formed on the lawn,
and every tree will be a blaze of light in
many colors. All the old forms of amuse-
ment have been retained and new ones
added. The children will be happy on
the toboggan, swings. carroussel and the
play grounds The older folks will again
have Wannemacher's splendid military
band to listen to, the monographs. kinet-
oscopes and various other amusements
William Braun will again have charge of
the hotel, and this is an assurance that it
will be conducted in a first-class manner
On Decoration Day there will be four
steamers In service to accom- modate the
crowds. and the fare will remain the same
as heretofore, 25 cents.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-05-21
GENERAL NEWS.

Recorder Golf, in New York. Friday
sentenced Henry W. Rail, 80 years old, tc
three years in States Prison for attempt.
ing suicide. Rail- was found on May c
last in Central Park with bullet hole in
his head, which he admitted he had in.
fiicted in an attempt to commit suicide.
Mrs. Kate Reed and her 3-year-old
child were found dead on Thursday in
Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The death of the
mother was caused by chloroform, and
marks on the child show that the woman
choked it to death before taking the
poison. She was recently deserted by
her second husband.
while fifteen men were tearing down
the walls of the burned Globe Moldine
Works in Chicago, Friday, one of the
walls fell in heap, without warning to
the workmen. One man was killed and
several injured, one fatally. Morris Fle-
gel, the contractor in charge, was arrested
for criminal carelessness.
"A despatch from Klamath Falls, Ore
gon, says that the Alger stage was held
up at midnight Thursday night. The pas
sengers we're compelled to take off their
coats and turn over the contents of their
pockets. One passenger was forced to cut
open the mail sacks while the driver
broke the express box. The robbers then
ordered all to get aboard and pull out.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-05-21
Digby Bell in the Tycoon.

Messrs. Nixon and Zimmerman last
week secured the popular comedian Digby
Bell, for the part of General Knickerbock
er in their gorgeous production of Willard
Sponsors tuneful opera THE Little Ty-
coon," to be heard at the Broad Street
Theatre, Philadelphia, on Monday. June
Sd. Mr.. Bell, who is one of Philadelphia
special favorites among comic opera stars,
it Is expected will make great hit as
General Knickerbocker, part he will
play for the first time, and will invest not
only with his own comical personality.
but with his unique humor and novel
business" Preparations are we'll ad-
vanced for this production and the set
tings, especially the Japanese scene, will
be, it is said, the finest ever presented
here in comic opera. The well-known
artist Ernest Albert is now at work on the
scenery, and the dresses will be of the
finest description. The cast includes Dig
by Bell, Will M. Armstrong, Robert Dun
bar. Joseph Mealy, w. NJ. Heating, Neil
O'Brien, E. A.. Williams, Katharine Lin
yard, Gladys Wallis and Eva Davenport
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-05-21

AT the last meeting of the Board o
Freeholders a committee reported in favo
of reindexing the mortgages in the county
clerks Office. The report was received
but there was no order that the recon
mendation be carried out. and the matter
was dropped. This is matter of consid
cradle importance. and would entail the
expenditure of much money to successful
ly complete the work, but there is little
doubt that the benefits to be derived
would amply repay all outlay of cash.
Burlington county lie far behind other por-
tons Of the state in this particular, the
Offices having the least amount Of re-
cording being the best equipped. The
proposed indexing is not for the benefit o.
any particular class. but is intended tc
aid the very large class of citizens who
have daily necessity to examine the
records of the Office. If the work is done
and there are abundant reasons why /
should belt should be authorized al
once, that it may be completed during tbs
summer, while there is lull in the bust
ness of the Office. If left until later il
will prove more expensive.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-05-21
Wanamaker's.
panADr1rH1A. Monday. May Goth, 1895.
FANCY DRESS GOODS.


It's enough to tempt us to
similar cupidity to see the
prices some of the stores charge
for dress stuffs. A handful oil
samples was shown us yester-
day. The $3.50 grade was
matched to a dot at 81. so here
so was the 81 piece-same
goods in a different mixture
looked prettier and SO wa:
made to cost you soc more
But you shop around more thar
you used to do-to your adj
vantage and ours.
Here are four instances O
attractive stuffs at a third un.
der the usual:
ut SOC q yard.
As inch Armure Melange; blue, brown, green
tan and gray mixes; Summer shades. Reg
ular price 75c.
ut 75c a yGYd.
As inch light weight Corkscrew blue, brown
gray and ran mixes; dressy and servceabl
for travelling costumes. Formerly 81.
ut 75c a yGrd.
40 inch neat striped SHiting; choice colo
blendings mixed through navy, brown
green and cadet stripes, on white grounds
Price dropped from 81.
ut 81 a yard.
40 inch half.silk Novelty Among the new
est OF fancy suitings Regular price 81 30
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-05-21
STATE NEWS.

"A macaroni factory will be added to
the list of industries at Vineland.
&c. S. Robinson has been appointed
fourth-class postmaster at Haworth, vice
A. G. Lobeck, resigned.
John Heisley, house painter at
Bridgeton, hurt himself 80 badly a few
days ago while leaping over fence that
he died in great agony on Saturday, after
an operation had been performed on him.
Mrs. G. T. Candy, of Ocean View,
missed her little son, and after search
found him quietly hid under bush, eat
ing Paris green with spoon. An emetic
was administered and the little fellows
life was saved.
Frederick Weislogel, owner of small
farm in Loci township, Bergen county
cut last winter 1000 bean poles, which
we're piled in an open field. Recently
| they were saturated with kerosene and
burned by some person unknown.
The body of the man found drowned
near the mouth of Woodbury. creek, has
been identified by his wife as Jonn L.
Loughlin, a waterman, who was on De
cember 2Sth last run down in his boat by
tug and drowned. He lived at Phil
adelphia.
Young John Richardson, the lad who
shot ex-Speaker John E. Faunce, has
been sent to the Janesburg reform school
by Judge Vroom. The Judge said he was
exceedingly sorry to have to do it, but
that was for the best interests of the lad
and all concerned.
"A bold tramp entered the home of
Mrs. A. Smith, of Union street. Stockton,
Saturday afternoon, and demanded some
thing to eat. Because he was refused he
ordered Mrs. Smith from the house.
Being alone she left and notified several
nelghbors, who arrived too late to locate
the visitor.
Alexander Thompson. guest at Ho.
tel Osborne, at Atlantic City, was caught
in the act of robbing other guests rooms
on Saturday. When brought to the lock-
up he had on a half-dozen vests, three
pairs of trousers and three coats. He gave
his residence as 1887 Columbia avenue
Philadelphia. In default of bail he was
locked up to await trial.
George Grebber. a lad living nea,
Wenonah, narrowly escaped bleeding tc
death Saturday afternoon. He was sharp
ing an old corn knife, when it slipped
from the stone, cutting an artery in his
wrist, and before the flow of blood could
be stopped the boy became unconscious,
and it was some time before he was pro-
nounced out of danger.
Archie Allen, rs years old, of New
ark, was killed by train on the Pennsyl
vania railroad about TAO o'clock Friday
night, at Colonia, the first station south OF
Railway. The unfortunate young man
had been to Philadelphia to visit his
hp0thor fharo and was IN hio WOW horoo
He was met shortly after Z o'clock by a
young man of Railway walking along the
tracks bareheaded, and said he had lost
his railroad ticket and the conductor bad
elected him from the train at Iselin, the
first station below Colonia. He inquired
how far it was to Newark and said he had
no money and guessed he would have to
walk home. The next seen OF Allen was
when half an hour later his mangled body
was picked up by the crew of an east
bound train and taken to the Railway
station. He was still alive, but died in
the baggage-room a few minutes later.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-05-21

IF THE blush OF shame did not rush to
the cheek Of every citizen of the state of
New Jersey, last week, it was not the
fault of the Court of Pardons, which
freed the notorious Hudson county race
track gamblers, WsIbaum, Mclaughlin.
Crusins and Carr. who composed what
was known as the big Four" and who
80 long defied the laws of the state.
Finally brought to justice. they were SEN
fenced to the state prison, but the Cou TT
of Pardons interfered. The rascalities
perpetrated by the big -Four" were
known and recognized of all men. These
lawbreakers brought ignominy and shame
upon Guttenburg. upon Hudson County
and upon the whole State. They cast
aside all the restraints of decency, of self
respect, Of honor, of consideration for the
community. lift had been possible to
sentence all four of them to imprison-
ment for life, the penalty would not have
been more severe than was justified by
their long-continued and abominable
series of violations of the laws. When at
last they were sentenced TO pay fines and
to spend a year in prison it was not sup
posed that any court or any body in New
Jersey would 30 dishonor itself as to throw
an obstacle in the way of their incarcera-
ton. There were two honorable exceptions,
however. These were Chancellor Alex
ander 7. McGill and Judge Clifford Stan
ley Sims. They refused to be party to
the transaction, though they are Demo-
Gratis like the other members. The men,
beers of the court who voted to pardon the
professionals law-breakers were Govern
or George T. Werts and Lay Judges John
W. Bogert. Gottfried Kreuger, George
Smith, Albert Tallman and N. II. Brown.
When the vote was recorded, Chancellor
McGill and Judge Sims handed up this
protest and demanded that it be entered
In. full upon the minutes: Because of
their individual profit and gain at the ex-
pense of the public morals and in shame
full violation Of the law and the courts, we
vote against interference with the SEN
fences imposed"