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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-27
SNAPPED WITH THE 0zAK.
How . Young Philadelphia Greatly En-.
larged His Stamp Collection.

Some time ago the attention of Phila-
delphia mother was attracted TO her little
boyHby the fact that he lay at full length
on the library floor, evidently deeply In
volved in the intricacies of letter writing.
All inquiries as to the purport and pro
posed destination Of the laborious produc-
ton failed to elicit further remark than
an advice to "wait awhile" At last the
missive ended with scrawling superscrip-
tion and an immense sigh of relief, and ID
was proudly borne to the father and mother
that they might be afforded an opportunity
of expressing their entire appreciation,
which was evidently expected.
Imagine their surprise when their eyes
fell upon the following
"DEAR CZAR--Since the death of your
father you must have received great deal
of foreign postage stamps on letters from
your friends who were sorry for you. / am
collecting postage stamps, and If you will
please send me good lot of yours 1 will
send you some American ones in return. :"
The parents at first laughed at the boy,
but the little man was so eviddstly pleased
with this idea of his young bfS.ln that they
finally determined to allow him to mail it,
never imagining that 1t would really fall
beneath the royal gaze.
With both the parents and the child tho
event was already fast becoming thing
of the forgotten past when the mail of a
few mornings ago brought the young fell
low rather bulky envelope bearing upon
it the seal and arms of the royal house Of
Russia. To the little fellows delight he
found on opening 1t that it was packed
with stamps Of all nationalities.
The laborcd missive had evidently
reached its destination and had spelled out
to the heart of the man In all the excite.
ment of his coronation ceremonies such a
message of childish innocence as made re-
fusal impossible. e.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-27
WHERE THEY WERE BORN.
Few Presidential Candidates Born In tho
States They Reside In.

Few candidates for president and for
vice president of the United States in re-
cent years have been natives of the state of
which they were residents when nominal
ed. Mr.. Lincoln, though an Illinois man,
was born in Kentucky. General Grant OF
Illinois and General Harrison of Indiana
were born in Ohio. Mr.. Blaine of Maine
was a native Of Pennsylvania. Henry
Wilson Of Massachusetts,, Republican can
didate for vice president in 1872 was ma
tive Of New Hampshire. General Arthur,
New York's representative on the Repub-
lican ticket of 1880, was a native of Yer
mont, 80 was Mr.. Morton, New York 8
representative on the Republican national
ticket of 1883, and Mr.. Reid, New York S
representative on the Republican national
ticket Of 1892, was born in Ohio.
On the Democratic side in recent years
the rule record has been about the same.
Governor Hendricks, an Indiana man,
nominated for vice president in 1875 and
again in 1884, was born in Ohio. Allen G..
Thurman, though Buckeye by residence
was native Of Lynchburg, Va, and Adlai
Stevenson of Illinois was born In Ken
tucky.
The Republican ticket of this year--Mc-
Kinley and Hobart-is madc UP OF two
candidates born and reared In tho states
from which they are accredited politically.
Dir. Mckinley was born in tho town of
Niles, o., 80 miles northwest Of Canton.
Mr. Hobart was born in Long Branch,
Monmouth county, n. j., 40 miles south
of Paterson, where he resides. New York
Sim
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-27
WHAT IS SIXTEEN TO ONE.
A Question That Has Been Asked
Many Times Recently.

While the goldbugs OF the east and the
horns on the financial issue, and while
the whole country is anxiously awaiting
the outcome OF the struggle, many OF
the plain people, unused TO the tech
nique OF finance, are wondering Just
what ~ this present gold and silver
agitation Is about.
The newspapers throughout the land
all bear the mysterious though sig
nifcent head lines, "16 To l." as the
stontorisn war cry OF the silver men, and
again ths question arises, what does II
mean?
sixteen 10 one, or one to sixteen,
penny weights or grains of silver arc
equal in value to one pound, ounce,
pennyweight or groin OF gold.
But the mint rate and the rate In the
worlds markets differ, the latter fiuctuat-
ing, and is now at or near the ratio of 80
10 ], that is, 80 grains OF silver are equal
III value 10 one grain OF gold.
Gold being the standard remains the
unit, and silver the commodity, lowering
or rising in proportion TO gold, thus ex-
pressing the market price OF silver as
measured by the standard Of gold.
The claim OF the silver men is that
silver is logically entitled to serve as a
universal medium, on the basis OF 10
parts of silver TO one Of gold.
Today silver sells at 80 to !, or 20 cents
OH ounce, whilo gold sells for about s2O
an ounce.
Another claim of the silver advocates
is that the adoption Of the proposed ratio
would not affect the size OF the silver
dollar, for the reason that with the re-
turn OF silver TO its proper parity with
gold, silver would be worth considerable
more than ii Is now.
Admitting, however, that this parity
would not be-obtained, it is interesting
to consider what might be expected as to
the size OF the silver dollar at different
ratios
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-27
EX-GOVERNOR oAMPBELL's VIEW
His Recent Letter to the Editor of the
New York journal.

DEAR SIR--The free silver sentiment
will undoubtedly control at the Chicago
convention. The main purpose of all good
party men who gather there should be to
avoid split and keep the party peace.
Harmony in the ranks of the Democracy IS
at this pinch more important than any Is.
sue or any candidate to be proposed
If majority sentiment is for free silver
and every sign would seem to show this
let us have Tree silver But let us have ID
without insult or offense to those members
of an honest minority who may believe the
other way. Stated crudely, my own idea
of free silver plank would be this; De-
clare for free silver. Demand that the gov
ernment at Washington through the presi-
dent and congress issue q call to the COM
mercial nations Of both hemispheres to
meet In conference with us at Washington
for the one purpose specified in the call of
devising n method of putting silver on a
par with gold as money of the world. The
conference occurring, we would agree with
such nations as we could. IL England or
some other nation turned her back on the
conference, let her gU her way. To such as
agreed with us on finance we could offer
special tariff favors on principle of reel
procity. To such rs did not, England, for
example, we cOulu turn u uflH colu snOul-
der. We are every nations best customer,
and all would at last be made to agree
through the trade losses which flowed daily
from ronagreement.
Should none agree with us, / would have
this nation declare for free silver on its sole
responsibility and fix date, as, for in
stance, Jan. /, 1899, when silver and gold
would meet at our mirts for coinage on
equal terms. This would leave an open
time of two years in which trade would ad-
just itself TO conditions about to change,
just as was tho case when specie payments
We're resumed after tho war.
To those personal questions contained In
your letter 1 would say that 1 am not a
candidate for the presidential nomination
ut Chicago. Should the nomination be ten
dcred me, however, would accept Very
sincerely, JAMES f.. CAMPBELL.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-27
THE sTTUA TION IN ARMENIA.

THE SITUATION IN ARMENIA.
Appeals for relief for Armenians con
respondents in Turkey. The latest letters
state that the village of Tadem former y
contained some $50 houses, 200 of which
are now blackened ruins. The only tim
ber 20 be seen in the place lay beside the
houses of the Aghas, who are building a
splendid konak by forced :labor. Not a
Christian has attempted to build a shell
ter for himself. The Armenians live in
the ruins OF their houses, and typhus
fever has claimed victim In nearly
every house.
Hooeloo was formerly the largest and
richest village on the Harpoot plain.
The houses are plastered with mud and
had dirt roofs, 80 that they do not easily
catch fre from the outside; but the de-
stroyers carried petroleum, with which
they fired the houess one by one from
the inside. The people have only stables
and cellars, and corners OF ruined houses
in which to live.
From all quarters come the same stories
In the Palu region there are reports of
new and growing alarm. In the Aghun
villages the Turks are again threatening
the villagers. Even in villages near
Harpoot, such as Keserik and Morenik,
no effort Is made TO rebuild their houses.
They say: "If no help comes to us, we
will try to flee from the country" The
foil crops are spripging up uncared for,
and the spring seed has not been sown.
Relief so far has been simply to keep the
people alive.
Kopzy was formerly village of about
loo houses. Perhaps Is remain. The
rest are completely destroyed. The peo-
pie ore clad in rags. All winter they
have slept on the floor with no covering.
The tops OF oil trees about the village
were cut of and only the bare trunks re-
mainod. During the winter tho VILLAGERS
have cut the branches and carried them
to the city to sell them for food. Now
the mutilated stumps remain standing
all around tho village, so many witnes.
ses to the desolation wrought mere.
There are no lambs playing on the grass.
No cattle in the fields, and only one or
two dogs left. In the houses no grain or
food. The faces OF the women and child
rem are emuciated and yellow. Some OF
the children were oil the time pulling
up grass Hud thTIhg II, roots and ali.
The appeals are urgent. II is said that
no less than 100000 is needed. FRANK
II. wiaorS, Somerset street, Boston,
hiss forwarded sli7,oOo and will continue
TO send all gifts forwarded to him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-27

Not since the good OLD days when six
cared crews OF college oarsmen rowed In
annual competition at Saratoga or on the
Connecticut river at Springfield have
the lovers OF aquatics been af-
forded so fine spectacle as that
on the Hudson yesterday, when
the bronEed eight OF Cornell, Harvard,
Pennsylvania and Columbia fought for
supremacy in easy water and calm air
and not flaw nor hitch OF any sort to
mar the event.
II was a wonderful race for all the
crews but Columbia. four mile race
was finished with only about five lengths
between the winner and the third boat.
Cornell led Harvard by four lengths and
Harvard finished only little more than
length ahead of Pennsylvania. For the
greater part of the race any of these three
crews might have been safely picked for
a winner. 1t was grand struggle.
And the time, 1920, is an American
record, demonstrating the race to have
been not only close but up to top speed.
There will naturally be a revival of
some speculation as TO what Cornell
would do with Yale. Annually, when
the Yale crew has defeated Harvard thore
has been popular demand for trial
Of the victor with the Ithacans for some
thing more tangible In the way of a
championship than has been afforded
by the New London duel. II Yale's
crow OF this year is as superior to Har-
wards as 1t has proved to be with one
exception for 10 years past, II would have
no difficulty In eating up crew that
can beat tho crimson only by four lengths.
To be sure the time made yesterday
breaks Yales' record and II time in a
boat race were not so unreliable for MAX
ing comparison OF results between
different events 1t might be argued that
Harvard's crew OF this year would
stand better chance of defeating Yale
than ever before and Cornell of leading
both.
The regatta yesterday is good deal OF
a triumph for CoURTNEY's coaching.
None Of the crews was spent at the fin
ish. Superior style and method seem
to have decided n race where power was
about equally distributed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-27
GUYED BY STUDENTS
Ex-Governor Chamberlain Kissed and In
suited In Chicago.

Guyed, hissed and otherwise insultcd by
students of the Northwestern university,
Ex-Governor ID. II. Chamberlain of South
Carolina, who now practices law In New
York city shook the mud Of Chicago from
his feet the other day and vowed hc would
never enter the city again.
Mr. Chamberlain, hy invitation, nd
dressed the students 40 the Auditorium on
"Tho Limitations Of Freedom" and soon
found those limitations did not include
freedom Of speech in Chicago
Forgetting that he was addressing the
students OF one of tho largest scctarian in.
stitutlons In the country, he dcclainod
against church control of such institu.
tiorS
The students hisscd i'm manner not ut
all suggestive OF religious feeling.
lie argued against protection and was
guycd by applause that shook the big tow
on overhead.
flc attacked woman suffrage and was
ruycd again. The students wcro against
him from the flrst
prcsldcntRogers tried TO keep order by
frowning az tho boys and making deprcca-
tory gestures. hut 60 no avail. and finally
tcid in 90 many words that the sneaker
must ne hcaid respectfully.
Though MIR Chamberlain taste Is criti-
cisCd. u Is admittcd that he was treated
shameiully,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-27
A WHEELMAN RoBBER.
New Danger TO Bieyclists Who Ride In
Gotham Suburbs.


An up to date Claude Duyal--a knight
Of tho road a-wheel--has made his appear
nncc OH tho lonely Rockaway pike. Instead
of coal black horse and boots and spurs,
tho make up of his older prototype, lie be-
strides noiselcss steed and wears toe clips.
Frederick Logue Of 321 East New York
avenue Brooklyn, n member of the Park
way Cyclic club, encountered him late Sun
day night
Logue took a century run to Bayport
with Jacob Helmstreet and Henry Peter
sen. Setersen' G wheel had to be repaired at
Fresnort ant, the srio got late start home
Loguc was s,ily half mile ahead OF
the others when he tarncd into the Rock
away turnpike from Locust avenue. A
short distance to the west of Crawford .
hotel is n dense wood.
He was carefully pedaling through the
wood when noise from behind attracted
him. He turned and saw the shadowy out
lines OF another rider.
In the darkness Logue was unable tn
distinguish the features Of the other, and
believing him TO be one OF his friends who
had ridden up he bent forward to his
work again He had hardly done so when
the other rider was alongside Of him and
Baid roughly:
"Drop off that wheel, you'll Quick"
The voice was that of a stranger, and
Logue was so startled that he nearly obey
sd the mans order by tumbling from his
wheel He was unarrned, and it flashed
across his mind that he had been waylaiG
by highwayman. He pulled himself to-
gether and made an attempt to pass his
foe and join his friends he knew to be COM
ing toward him.
The stranger, however, dropped from
his saddle with remarkable quickness, and,
jumping at Logue, struck him in the face
with his fist Logue fell from his whee.
and gave yell which was heard by his
friends, who sent back an answering call.
The robber was about TO jump on the
bewildered wheefman when Hefnstreet
and Petersen rode up. The unknown turn.
ed and, running to his wheel, remounted
and rode rapidly away In the direction
from which the Others had come
Logue and his friends started in hot
pursuit and an exciting chase began. Be
low Crawford, in another clump of woods,
n second rider came out on the road and
joined the first. Then the two, turning in.
to Locust avenue, scorched out Of sight.
Logue's face was badly cut by the blow.
He complained to the police, but was in.
formed that he would have tc report the
matter to the Jamaica authorities. New
York World.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-27
WILL PREPARE FOR ToRNADoEs.
Iowa People to Form an Emergency Club
For Disasters.

What will bc known as the Emergency
club is to be forraed in Dcs Moines 1t Is
an outgrowth os the Polk and Jasper coun-
ty cyclone. Tho plan Is to organize to Lub
Of influential citizens, appoint large num-
bcrcf committees, arrange a corps of nurses
and physicians and have everything in
readiness 50 that in case of an emergency
q complete system viii I've ready 10 put In
operation.
1he club viii have medicines, bandages,
linens and oyorything of that nature rcady
probably be elected president Rev. DIR.
motors of the entcrprise.--ChicagV Times
Herald.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-27
Tn the House Of Representative.


How strangely unfamiliar are the scenes that
meot the gaze
Since the congressman have started on their
various homowHrd ways,
A wondrous contrast TO the days CT yore you
sadly see
As you climb around the region where tho
speaker used 60 be.
That picture awful once with rage is now
peaceful blank;
Thorcs scarce a splinter loosened whore the
gavai hit the plank.
Whore In the olden time remarks were wo-,
like Goals 10 burn.
The greatest speech recorded was n molten 10
adjourn;
Whore once a r,fiied bird was shriel;ing loudly
DER tire race
A sof, and slumbcrous silence seemed TO hover
round tho place;
There IL mildew in tho corners and tho cob
wob's growing rank.
And there's scarce splinter loosoned whore
tlle gavsi hit the plank.
Washington Star.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-27

"Wnke Up. Jacob, day Is brcaking"
so said DeWiit's Little Early Ristrs to
man who had taken them to arouse mis-
sluggish liver.
Johnston's Pharmacy, sos Westminster
street. Metzgcr's Pharmacy, 80 North
Main street; Alfreds Pharmacy, sii Eddy
street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-27
MARRIED..

PErRIE-MoRRow June 20, by the
Rev. J. A. Il. McBain, ID. d., at his
residence, 1l8 Superior street, Provi-
dence, II. l., Mr.. Alexander Cameron
Petrie TO Miss Jane Dixon Morrow.
all OF this city.
THURSTON-LA LANE-ln this city. June
%, by the Rev. II. Il. Iady, Mr.. George
III. Thurston OF this city and Miss
Margaret T.. Lane of New Haven,
Conp
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-27

The July issue OF the Cosmopolitan
magazine is ''fiction and travel num-
ber." 1t is glorious with pictures and
readable sketches. Taxidermy, subject
of growing popularity, has it's share in
the contents and Stockton's story of the
extraordinary cruise of MRS. Cliffs
Yacht" comes TO an end. Hon. Chat
field Talyor continues his interesting
contributions from his Spanish note book,
the current article being the Evolution
OF the Spaniard." The short stories in
clude one by Zanguill, the prolific.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-27

The authoritative "liie" of the Demo-
cratic candidate may be all written. but
1t cannot go to press until the blank
spaces for the name are SLED in.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-27

The filled cheese makers declare they
will go out of business, as they cannot
pay the federal tax and make profit.
Thus is another prospective source Of
revenue to the impoverished Democratic
administration destroyed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-27
The thread trust is gooo deal Of
twist.

"THASK Gop have risen above party
lines" exclaimed Pltchfork BEN TILL.
MAN IN his speech at New York the ether
evening. Pitchfork BEN, indeed is a very
spotheosis OF the type Of citizenship that
pounds its bosom and excIsims with our
esteemed p. J. McCARrY. al am a
oatizsn--not q psrtizsn."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-27

CONGRATULATIONS are in order TO WAL
TER n. BARNEY, Esq, on his election
TO the presidency OF the American Whist
League. HIS friends in Providence regard
him with the favor they would bestow
on a hand full of trumps.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-27

WHAT'S the matter with T.. BENZ.
ANDREWS OF Brown University and, by
reason OF residence, of Rhode Island, for
the presidential candidate on the Demo-
cratic ticket? Either "ANDREws and
ALToELD" or "ALToELD and ANDREWS"
would be as euphonious as a pair OF silver
cymbals.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-27

Any person desiring THE NEWS left
mt his residence in any part of the city,
can send his address without remitrance)
20 this office and IL will be given to the
newsdealer who serves papers In the
district.
Persons leaving town can have THE
NEWS mailed TO them, postpaid, for 20
cents per month, the address being
changed as often as desired.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-27

DEMOCRATS OF average intelligence will
agree with Senator GoRMAN that the
Chicago convention is good convention
to stay away from.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-27

The indictment OF JAMESON is followed
by the formal resignation of CECIL
RHODES from the directorate of the South
Africa Company and President KRUGER
appears to. be getting justification on the
instaIment plan.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-27

WASHINGTON, June "a. For New
Hampshire, Vermont and Mainc-Fsir 10.
night and Sunday; northwesterly winds,
becoming variable.
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island and Con-
necticut--Fair tonight; Sunday increas-
ing cloudiness; northerly winds.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-27
A Close Shave

In tho Seneca cyclone the paint was
rubbed of barn, but the barn was not
injured. --kGnsas City Timca
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-27
Or. A. SAWYER.

eases 81 yePrs In frcvdcpce. New Fletcher
Building, 212 Union II, Hours o 10 IA, q TO
q Consultation Tree.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-27
Go West, Prexy ANDREWS!

FREE silver and DEBsIsM appears to be
about the size of the battle cry for the
Chicago convention.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-27
Full Associated Press Dispatches.
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News Readers

will confer favor upon the publishers ~
they will send information to this office
of any news stand or railway train whore
q Providence paper should be on sale and
THE NEWS Is not offered.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-27
Blood Pure?

Is it1 Then take Ayers Sar-
saparilla and keep il go. Isn't
itr Then take Ayers Sarsa-
parilla and make it so. One
fact is positively established
and that is that Ayers Sarsa-
parilla will purify the blood
more perfectly, more cconomi-
colly and more speedily than
any other remedy in tho mar
ket. There are fifty years OF
cures behind this statement; a
recorEro- other remedy can
show. You waste time and
money when you take anything
TO purify the blood except
Ayers SarsapariIIa.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-04-06

various funds, Jan 2, 1856:
In State fund. .....,......s 1,216 66
In general county fund. -. 1904 Is
In cash contingent fund. 1921 So
In INDECENT sick fund D D.. "a 81
In county school fund. -. 80. =.
In officers salary fund. 80. 308 %
In road fund. ......... 1882 AZ