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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-18
CAMPOSNOWO OUT.
Is No Longer Commander OF ths
Spanish Troops In Cuba.
SUCCEEDED BY GENERAL MARIN.
Old Warrior Finds. No Fault
With Spain'S Action.

HABANA, Jan. IS. - Captain General
Martinez de Campos formally resigned his
command yesterday to General Marin.
The ceremony took place with much
solemnity in the great saloon of the cap
tain generals palace. There were present
all the authorities of the city and the chief
officers of the regular army and OF the
volunteers.
General Campos was attired In the
fatigue uniform of his rank, which he has
worn daily and for many nights during
the arduous but unavailing campaign
against the insur4ent forces. General
Campos made an address to the assembly,
saying. In part;
"To judge correctly of the course OF re-
cent events on the island, we need more
data than are known at present TO the
public There were times when the pub
lie opinion seemed To be that I did not
wish to subdue the enemy. At first sight
there may have appeared TO be some
foundation for such an opinion. But 1
am inspired with the knowledge that I
have oonscientiously done my duty, both
during the civil war in Spain aud during
the past revolution in Cuba.
81 have been unfortunate in many
things, and have not been sustained In my
command. When i came tn Habana
from Matanzas / sought TO avoid public
appearance, but all saw the reception ac.
corded me- which had not requested, be-
cause am an enemy of public demonstra-
tions. Nevertheless, for days after this
certain politicians were continually writ.
ing to Madrid, requesting that / should
be relieved
Asked to he Relieved.
'In consequence two days since, called
q conference of the political leaders 90 hear
what they would say. / then informed
the home government that owing to the
serious and critical situation, and actuated
by serious and patriotic considerations, l
should he obliged TO them for the courtesy
OF n relief from my command. My request
having been granted l am pleased TO de-
liver my command 10 General Marin, con-
fident that he will do much TO bring
peace"
General Marin expressed his high re-
CARDS for General Campos and reiterated,
In the name OF Cuba, of the army and the
nation, that they held him In greater re-.
spect than ever.
General Campos passed around the cir
Gle of those present, shaking hands person
ally with each and bidding each farewell.
Judge Navo has taken the declarations
OF Rodriguez, Luis Someillan and his
son, American citizens who were arres ted
here for treason. Important documents
in the possession Of Luis Someillan show
that he was going as delegate in the
revolutionary cause.
The steamer Alphonso XIII has brought
1900 additional troops.
A new engagement took place yesterday
with the leader Sexto ut Rogue, near
Palma Scla, in which six insurgents were
killed. Three volunteers also were killed
Details of the engagement are unknown
A movement of the band of Bermudez,
with whom General Luque had an en-
gagement at AnNostorua, is reported near
Artemisa, 1t is supposed that he was en-
deavoring to make his way back into Ha-
bana province.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-18
BAY State Legislature.

BosToN. Jan. ls.-Among the bills In
troduced in the house yesterday was one
requiring a uniform rate of cents mile
on all Massachusetts railroads, and an
other REQUIRING street railway companies
to protect drivers and motormen from the
inclemency Of the weather during the win.
ter season. Both OF these bills are old ac-
quaintances, having been before previous
legislatures. A petition from the Berk-
shire Cotton Manufacturing company asks
for an increase of capital stock 10 $1,000
900. The senate had u short session ana
did nothing OF moment
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-18
Tnxrn Was In Danger.

BANGOR Me, Jan. ls.-A fire started In
Dexter, i2 miles from here. about mid
night last night, and at one time
threatened to sweep the town. The water
pressure was very low, and message was
sent 10 this city for assistance. A steamer
was just about TO leave by special train
when second message was received. say
ing that the fire was under control The
First National bank building and the
Western Union office adjoining were
burned, besides the buildings adjoining.
Losses not given.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-18
Many Feel Dissatisfied.

NEW YORK, Jan. ia member OF the
New York Yacht club, who is in posi-
ton To know. says that the report Of the
committee that have investigated Lord
Dunravens charges covers about 100
pages. While the decision Is adverse to
Lord Dunraven, IL consures Nhim only
mildly for bringing the charges. This, II
Is said, is not satisfactory TO most OF the
members Of the club. who feel very bitter
against th0 o's owner.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-18

Probably tho largest contract Of its
kind ever made with one firm In America,
1r I'm any other country, has just beon
slosed with a well known commission
house II Fast Buffalo, which has engaged
10 supply faur Of the largest -hns ana cab
TO he shipped during the year 1895. Turf,
Field and Farm.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-18
Late Church Notes.

Theosophical socisty-l2s North Main street
rrhi' mesting at 1880; subject, Tho
III xavad-tiitg.'
Wesim ter Uni arian thurch-Mathewson
street: minister, Heraert Mott; public
worship at l0:i5; $ ;. at 1915
Rev. Charles II. Plummer will preach in
Slade Hall at Z 80 r. m; subject, "Where
Will | Spend Eternity
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-18

II seems 10 be the fashion In New York
for the diyorccc 20 rcfnarry. The "late"
Mrs. Corbo,t ana tho "lato" Mrs. Wander
bilt now figure on the same level. This
doubtless pleases both Of them, but per.
hsps not. .--Philsdclphia Press.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-18
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
PHENIx.

Superintendent A. r. Hill has succeed
in the water main near Hoxsie's store.
Officer Pearce arrested a man here yes
terday morning and carried MIN to East
Greenwich, where he was arrsigned be-
fore Judge Tilley on charge OF vagrancy,
bat as the evidence was not sufficient TO
warrant conviction the prisoner was dis
charged.
McGregor Post, @. A. X, held an iu-
teresting meeting last evening.
The Guild OF st. Andrews Church will
meet with Mrs. Richard Andrews at Ark
wright Tuesday evening.
A new water house of modern design
being tuilt at the Lippitt mill.
Mrs. Mary Richards OF Willimantic is
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Chris
topher Hatfield.
RvERPOINT.
The fair of the hand engine company
closes this evening.
Superintendent A. r. Brackett, who
has been ill.for several weeks, Is reported
convalescent
On account OF the pressure OF business
the Clyde Print works are running
until II o'clock at night in order to I'll
the ORD ers.
The social and entertainment given
under the direction OF W. Il. Smith and
p. A s. Reocn OF the Congregational
Church Thursday evening was one OF the
most enjoyable and best attended OF the
season.
The Volunteer Fire Company, o; Paw
tuxet, will attend the Firemen's fair in
Thornton's Opera House this evening.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-18
Rich
Red Blood

II the Foundation OF the Wonderful Cures
by Hoods sarsaparilla.
That Is Why the cures by Hoods Sar-
saparilla are CURES.
That is Why Hoods Sarsaparilla cures
the severest cases OF Scrofula, Salt Rheum
and other blood diseases.
That Is Why IL overcomes That Tired
Feeling, strengthens the nerves, gives
energy in place OF exhaustion.
That IL Why tho sales of Hoods sar-
saparilla have increased year after year,
until now Il requires the largest Labora-
tory In the world. That Is Why
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-18
STRICKEN by ApopI.ry.

CHICAGO. Jan. IS. - Congressman
Frank Lawler died OF apoplexy yesterday
He had been active in local politics for u
quarter Of a century, and was prominent
candidate for tho Office of postmaster of
Chicago three years ago.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-18
CoTToN.

Gotten futures opened steady. Sales
3. 500 halc.. Jan, as bid; Feb, Is2;
March, 30; April, 7.95; May, L99; June,
So2; July. sos; Aug, 500; Sept, 40;
Oct. 7.7o.pid; Nov, 7.65..
WALL STREET. 1918 a. m. The market
started IN somewhat irregulsrly but
with most OF the initiil prices, showing
improvement over yesterdays nnsl fig-
ufes.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-18
SPORTING GOSSIP.

Tho New Bedford team visited the Paw
tucket Tigers in their lair last evening, aud
won handily by the score of TO 4.
Salsm visited Fall River last night, and
after a hard fought game succumbed to the
Reds TO 4.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-18

A Wesley League convention is being
held today in the Ruggles Street Primi-
tive Methodist Church. Meetings at 3
end 1880 p. m.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-18
WASHINGTON.

Bradford Tent is confined to the house
by an attack Of scute tonsilitis.
Arnold BENJAMIN died at his residence
here Thursday OF pneumonia, aiters short
illness.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-18
STANDING OF THE cLuBs.

New Bedford plays at Providence this even
ing ard Salem at Pawtucket.
BOWLING.
On the Crescent alleys last night the Royals
defeated the Attleboro No. team PAIL 10 221l.
in match game for the championship Of the
Interstate League.
The Pastimes won from the Providence High
School team last night ny the team total of
2262 20 22l7.
Attlshoro No. team defeated the Nara
gsnsetts last evening in the Interstate League
at Pawtucket by 70 pins the winners rolling
a team total OF 2iS0.
The varsity crew of the City College Of
New York is being organized under the
supervision of professor Russell and three
new women are making determined d efforts
for seats in the shell. Why doesn't Brown
look TO its oo-eGs to I'll vacancies in its ath'
istc teams. now that New York has set the
paceS
The Yale rowing authorities have looked
the field over, as IL were, and have found
nothing with which their pets can enjoy
aquatic sports this coming summer. They
are new considering the feasibility of asking
admittance 10 the quadrsngular race TO be
held at Poughkeepsie next Juno.
Corbett has decided to re-epter the ring and
defend the title of champion OF the world, so
the siren and steam CT Hope have been turned
on again. and are filing the air with their
unearthly screschinp OF eight"
The L. A. W. national racing board has ac-
cepted Berlo's professional records.
The New York cycle show opens tonight at
the Madison Square Garden.
Either "Bob'' Cook OF "Josh'' Hartwell will
coach the Pennsy lvania crew for the season
OF a6, with tho chances In favor OF the great
Yale oarsman.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-18
ANTHONY.

Edward Burroughs left here yesterday
for Lowell, where he has accepted a posi-.
tion in the printworks
The Christian Crusaders will conduct
the service at the Advent chapel ;omor.
row.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-05

a rest. The men were told they could do
as they pleased until the bugle called them
together again. and as they could under
no circumstances leave the breakwater,
this was all right. Officers and men had
been provided with ratiOns before ieav-
ing the ships. so all parties made them
selves comfortable and INDUCED their ap-
petites, particularly some of the men.
After awhile the rest was over and the
bugle sounded. The men were slow in get
ting in line. but there was a hard after
Moons work before them and nothing
was said about it. When the line was
formed, however, the fun began Many
of the men held their pieces butts up and
did other curious things that showed
plainly how they had employed their time.
Some were just tight" but some were
decidedly drunk, and again came the
question: where the mischief did they
get it2" There they all were on a great
stone breakwater four miles from shore,
surrounded by surging water. But in
vestigation showed that, at each end of
the breakwater, on the outer side. facing
the sea where 20 one could suspect such
a thing, there was a small wine shop,
burrowed deep in the bowels of the earth
The place was maintained for the con-
Venience of the fishermen, who piled their
vocation thereabouts, and so small ana
hidden was IL that its existence could
hardly be imagined. The men had dis
covered it, however, and there was no
more drill that day.
mission as a cruising ship some years ago
she was anchored off 1.-THE battery in
New DIRK harDOr. A boat nau Deen OIL
to land an officer, and when she came
back she remained alongside few
minutes only. During this short interval
an effort was made to get a whole bucket
of stuff on board. The officer of the deck
discovered the maneuver and ordered the
man with the bucket to come up on the
bridge. NOW" said the officer, go right
to the side there and empty that stuff
overheard" Obedient to the command
the man went out TO the end of the bridge
and ostensibly poured the contents CT
his bucket into the water. But there
was an old 9-inch gun, one of the main
battery, projecting out of a port hole di-
rectly under the bridge, and astride its
muzzle was another man with another
bucket, and the contents of the bucket,
instead of going overheard, fell with little
loss into the bucket of the man below
officer being satisfied that the man had
emptied his bucket, gave him a sound
reprmand, and warned the man to look
out for himself If he repeated the offense.
"Thank you, SIR said the sailor Then
he went below and took a drink.
1t must not be supposed from these
stories that American man -Of-wars men
are a set of drunkards, for such is far
from the case, and it is chiefly his love of
fun and frolic that leads him into trans
gressions that he could not otherwise
think about There is not a more re-
spectacle or law abiding set of men in
the nation than the men of the navy,
but they do like to fool the "old man"
officer. But when the "old man. is
fooled" is it done in no spirit of Spite
or mutiny, but simply a lot of children
would resist Darental authority
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-05

crowd at a free lunch counter for five
minutes will never feed himself there
again. / spoke to an old restauranteur
Of the british piggishness of men in gem
eral when there was a free feed. He
laughingly admitted that 1t was impos-
sible to prevent It.
I'VE have done everything in our power
to make men decent and civilized at our
lunch counter, but 1t doesn't work All
the savage there Is in a man comes out
then. He. may eat like a gentleman at
home in the evening, but here at iuncn
time he is worse than a hog We have Lad
competent corps of walters ready TO
serve each man, we have had a carver
ready to give fresh cut with each sand
witch, we have had small tables with nap
kins, knives. aud forks, but they didn't
work. We came pretty near losing some
Of our best customers by Il. They didn't
like what they called surveillance They
wanted to drop in, help themselves to
mouthful with their fingers, wipe them
on a general towel wash down everything
with glass Of beer and rush along 10
business. We have quit trying. There is
as fine a lunch as there is in New York.
every man Is welcome to help himself
when and how he pleases. We haze no
more To do with it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-05

OF California to be cashed. It was IN a
paper box and had to be handled very
carefully, for IL was in two pieces and
both were burnt to a crisp. There was
not a decipherable word on either piece
The lady said the bits of crisp paper rep
received in a letter. The check, she said,
was drawn by the National Bank OF D.
o. Mills from Sacramento. She had re-
moved the letter from the envelope on
some live Goals in the CRATE Upon read
ing the letter she found a reference to an
Enclosure of check for the sum named.
and turned to the FIRE in the CRATE with
sore disappointment. The fire had done
its work. The crisp paper lay on the
Goals. She carefully removed the same,
placed IL in box and hurried TO the Bank
of California to get the money before the
pieces were further erumbled.
After listening TO the story the officers
of the bank made a careful examination OF
the burnt paper and By the aid Of pow
erful glasses they were able to make out
portions of words from the pen impress
siOns made on the paper. There We're
enough of these lines left to show that
ELLA" had been written. and part of the
word hundred" was also made out, with
two or three letters Of the name of the
bank. These discoveries correspondent
with the story of the lady. ana the bank
officers then communicated the circum-
stances to the National Bank of u. o.
Mills & Co. of Sacramento, and asked
for a duplicate check in behalf of the
lady. This was forwarded and the money
was paid. The circumstance disproved the
charge about the curiosity of women. Had
there been more curiosity about the in
closure of the envelope the trouble would
have been avoided. The practical appli-
what you throw into te fire has no fur
Their value for you.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-05

that the whole silly proceeding ended in
a conviction Of the farmer though he got
off with three months Imprisonment
There are at least two cases on record
of a man stealing a house. One Of these
was a portable corrugated-iron structure,
which ran on wheels and belonged to a
great contractor, whose manager used
II as a pay box, while the other was an
ordinary semi-detached suburban resi-
dence How could such a house be stol-
en-? Well. the alleged thief simply took
possession OF it, put himself in a state
of siege, and then set the real owner at
defiance After a long and most eXasper-
ating course of law proceedings the real
owner recovered his house and the claim
ant was dislodged
Horses and vans have been stolen, OF
course so have whole houses Of furni-
ture, If we may use the term. The latter
unique robbery is worked in this way:
a householder going abroad win perhaps
warehouse his furniture at some we'll
known repository and the thieves will
contrive 10 impersonate him. and in many
cases get possession of the whole of his
household goods.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-05
PARDONING POWER OF GOVERNORS
Pressing Need of Additional Restric-
tiOns in Its Use.

From the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.
1t is a great mistake to suppose that
the pardoning power is given to a govern
or to be used at his pleasure and to suit
his own ideas of mercy and his own feel
ings Of sympathy and partiality. On the
contrary, it is a sacred trust, and in
wolves an obligation to society in the way
of enforcing justice and refusing remis-
sion of a penalty where the criminal
clearly deserves the punishment. In other
words, II IS only in cases OF reasonable
doubt about guilt that a governor has the
moral right to reverse the verdict of a
jury; and when the pardon is granted on
official duty.
There is probably no other form of au-
thority that IS so often abused as this
one, which permits governor to turn
criminals loose in spite of the fact that
they are known to be guilty. As a RUE
the hearings on applications for pardon
tase Of the applicant. All possible pres
sure of solicitation and influence Is
brought to bear in his behalf. while the
facts upon which he has been convicted
are not presented with equal skill ana
earnestness. In some states to be sure
there are boards of pardon that are sup
posed to take due account of both sides of
the case, and they undoubtedly serve =,
good purpose; but most of the states
leave the matter wholly in the hands OF
the governor, without any other restraint
than that of his own conscience, which is
often an impercepfible quantity Gov
Altgeld of Illinois has covered himself
with reproaeh in this respect, and Gov.
TurneY of Tennessee is not far behind
him. There IS no assurance in either Of
those states at present that men fairly
tried and convicted i'm the courts will be.
required to serve out their sentence, even
if their crimes are of the most heinous
character When they have friends who
are active and effective in politics, they
are very apt to be pardoned, regardless
OF the interest that society has in their
proper punishment
There is a general necessity of reform in
this important matter. The power of the
governor should be so modified and re-
stricted that he cannot make it the means
of defeating justice, and the verdict of a
jury in a criminal case should stand nm
less it can be shown that there is tangi
BILE reason for believing that a prisoner
may be innocent
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-05
JACK TAR AND HIS eRoe.
.coNTRARY TO REGULATIONS, But
HE MANAGES TO GET 1T.

mink Habit since the War-VarI-
SmuEgIed ShipbOard-Five-BO
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-05
SELLS FAKIRs THEIR WARES.
Tricks of the Trade Sold by Dealer
in STUFF.
From Answers.


The writer was recently, in the vicinity
Of Deptford introduced to a man described
as a fakir's feeder or 'provider'' a
man who, besides selling tape. buttons,
song sheets, and so on, hawked from
door to door also make up for curbstone
quacks and others vast quantities of the
cure-alls the latter sell
Nearly all the corn cures, grease re-
movers, and such like sold by these men
in the streets, in markets and in fairs, "
he remarked after much preliminary con-
versation, ARE made from invariable in
gradients. The grease remover, for in
stance, the seller of which takes the
stains out OF the coats of urchins stand
ing by. is made of pipeclay worked up
with red lead and bluestone. The sill
yer plating man uses mercury mixed with
whiting and red Ochre
1.-THE men who sell razor paste buy
from me a mixture of hog lard and full
ler's earth nicely made into cakes, and
this is the only sort of razor paste / know
Of sold in the streets; but the pieces OF
wood-that look hard-Which these men
chop at to show how keenly the blades
treated with their paste cut, are also
prepared and / keep quantities stepped
in certain chemicals-this is a secret of
my own--in a gutta percha vat behind the
shop.
Nearly all the pills sold are simply
bread crumb potato starch and a very
small quantity of gamboge. And the pain
Killer sold by the thousand bottles by
these men, which often really does good
Is nothing but cheap rum, water and
cayernne pepper. keep one woman occu-
pied entirely In making this. Hawkers
nowadays prefer TO buy of the feeder,
because the things are mixed evenly and
the bottling, corking, wrapping and 50 on
are better done"