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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-27

or late there has been a great deal said
and written about the probable effect
upon the cotton manufacturing industry
In New England by the establish ment
OF large plants in the South, but IL
what IVES said ct the manufacturer
convention in Chicago is true the man
nfacturers OF Rhode Island and indeed
of the who.e Of New England have lit
Tie to fear from the competition of the
South In comparison with that to
be encountered from those Yankees Of the
Orient, the japanese. II is stated that
Immediately after the close OF the war
with China, the japanese began to manu-
factnre articles for export TO this coun-
try and that they have already establish
ed agencies in san Francisco for the dis
tribntion OF their wares to all parts OF
this country.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-27

A conversation betwees Two old citizens,
which took place at the city hall this
morning, recalled one OF the most melan-
chly incidents in the history Of the city
OF Providence. This was the burning Of
the jenkins mansion ut the corner OF
John and Benefit streets, which occurred
early IN the morning of Nov. 20, 1919,
and in which Mrs. Anna jenkins and her
daughter lost their lives. The two
gentlemen who were talking about the
sad affair were Colonel George III. Pettis
and MIR. Jacob Swsris, Colonel Pettis re-
called the fact that when he heard the
cry Of fire he was on his way home from
a social gathering and when he arrived
Mt the jenkins house there were not more
than half a dozen persons there. He
noticed the smoke iltering out like
steam at the tops OF the windows, but
there was no appearance of flame. The
colonel was but fifteen years o. age at that
time and, boy like, he quickly left the fire
to go where the machines were working
and took O land at the brakes.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-27
UnfOunded Runners About
EX-Chief Child.
Competition From New Quar-
ter That Is Dangerous.
Japs Underselling HON.: Manufac-
turerS in This Market.

Rumors In circulation about ex-Chief OF
Police Child and what bc will do In the
near future are many and amusing. Last
week, for instance, 1t was given out that
the dog licensing business was to be
made a separate department with the ex-
chief ut the head and with dog officers
Potter and Prentiss as his assistants. OF
course then WASN'T any truth In this
n more than there Is In the
story which fioated about the city hall
this morning to the effect that MIR. Child
was a candidate for the Offices Of city
sealer and superintendent OF street signs
and numbers, positions that are now
filled by Colonel George VI. Pettis.
Ex-Chief Child's friends laugh at these
stories and say there is no necessity for
him to look after such places, as he has
bigger fish to fry, as will be made clear
to his supporters as well as his opponents
before many weeks have passed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-27

And now we are told that q German
physician, DIR. Behring, has discovered a
anti-choiera serum ana that a demopstra-
tion of is efficacy will be made In a short
time.
This is very interesting but the people
have heard so much of psnaceas OF late
That have tailed to realize expectations
that they Will be disposed to await a posi-
tive demonstration OF its value teiore
hsiling it as a boon 10 suffering human
lily. BY the way, what has become OF
DIR. Edson's cor sumption specific. Some
weeks ago the Doctor announced that he
would be ready 10 make public bis dis
covery in a few days, but thus far he
has not done 80. Can it be that bis late
experiments have somewhat shaken his
faith in the value Of mis- remedy?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-06

New York, Feb. 4.-News was
brought to this city yesterday by a
Havana steamer cheering for the
friends of Cuban liberty. The letters
OF the secret agents of the revolution
airy party in Havana tell of split
among the Spanish parties on the ISL
and; of jealousies among the military;
of starvation in the city and of a crisis
in the commercial situation.
The letters then detail several en-
gagements, in one of which a whole
troop of 800 Spaniards were annihilat-
ed. The news given out, however, was
of tremendous Spanish victory.
The price provisions" one letter
states, lis rising rapidly. great
many families are now dependent for
subsistence on what the government
gives them-a small amount weekly.
There have been times within the past
few days when at the public markets
even those having money to spend
have been forced to go hungry. Bus
mess men are anxious that the trouble
be ended one way or the other without
loss of time
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-06

For Silver-Republicans 10, demo-
Gratis "a. populists 4; total, AZ.
Against Silver-Republican 81,
democrats Is.
The population of the country at
the present time is about II ,000, 900, o.
which 100000 are represented in
the senate by forty-seven silver votes
and the remaining Al 900 by forty-two
antisilver votes. The discrepancy is
vote for silver from Pennsylvania and
the two votes from Indiana motor
iously fail to represent the views of
the people of those states.
The bill as passed provides that
from the date of the act the minis Of
the United States shall be open to the
coinage of silver and the dollar shall
be of the present weight and fneness.
1t also provides for silver certificates.
1t further provides for the coinage of
the seigniorage now in the treasury
and authorizes the immediate issue Of
certificates upon the same in advance
of it being coined. One section of the
bill provides that no bank note of less
than $40 shall hereafter be issued and
those outstanding OF less amount shall
be taken up and Cancelled as rapidly as
possible. Section + provides that the
greenbacks and treasury notes shall
be redeemed in standard silver dollars
or in gold coin, at the option of the
| treasury, and the greenbacks when
issued.
Of course, this is the end of the
bond bill, and through the radical pol
icy of the silverites President Cleve-
land is relieved of the necessity of de-
Gliding whether he would sign or veto
| that measure.
| Washington, Feb. bills were
passed by the house today as follows:
On motion of Mr.. Sparkman (dem.,
Florida), to grant American register
to the barks Minde and Johann Lud-
wig; on motion of Mr.. Flynn rep,
Oklahoma), to grant to the st. Louis
and Oklahoma City railroad right of
way through the Indian and Oklahoma
| territories; on motion Of Mr.. Little
| (dem., Arkansas), to amend the act
granting to the Kansas City, Pittsburg
and Gulf railroad right of way through
Indian Territory, so as to allow that
railroad to build a branch to Fort
Smith; on motion Of Mr. Doolittle rep,
| Washington, to authorize the secre-
tary of the treasury to pay certain
sums due Reese Y. Voorhees, and John
Paul Jones for legal services to the old
settlers and western Cherokee Indians.
A resolution reported by Mr.. Taft
! (rep, Ohio from the committee on for
eign affairs, calling on the president,
if not incompatible with the public in
terest, to transmit to the house all
correspondence between this govern
ment and Germany relative to the eX-
clusion of life insurance companies OF
the United States from transacting
business i'll Germany, was adopted.
The house then went into committee
of the whole and resumed Considera-
ton Of the District Of Columbia ap-
preparation bill.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-06
BOLD IN THEIR DEPREDATIONS.
South African Lions are Noted for
Their Aggressive FOrays.

South African lions are, beyond ques
zion, the boldest Of all predatory ami
mails, and those of MashOnaland are
perhaps the boldest of all During the
night, their natural hunting time, they
attack draught animals, or even men,
within a few yards of the camp fires,
and are a constant and serious danger
to travellers in districts remote from
the main track of traders From the
Zamtesi, through Newfoundland, and
north to the LimpOpo, a chorus of COM
plants rises in the pages of recent
travellers, whose cattle or followers
have suffered from their attacks. Mr..
Selous has recorded the pursuit of the
post from Salisbury by lion, and
the loss of the mail bags which the
animal tore from the back of the pack
horse. Mr. Millais, who crossed the
Nuanetsi river with a team of eight
donkeys to draw his wagOn-the oxen
being left behind on account OF the
proximity of the "fy" cOuntry-loSt
three in one night by lion attack car
ried out with the utmost contempt for
human beings, whether white or black.
He was awakened by the lions roar,
and almost Immediately saw one OF the
tethered donkeys knocked over. 1t
was not five yards from the fire, but In
the darkness and dazzle of the fire he
could not see the attacker. We knew
instinctively that a lion had killed the
donkey. and was standing over him not
five yards from where we were, but
it was hopeless to fire unless we saw
something, or at least could make Ger
tain of his whereabouts.
This odd scene continued for some
moments, the actors being four or five
black men, two white men, a pony,
seven live donkeys and dead one, and
the lion standing over the latter, with
a fire partly lighting up the figures,
until a couple more donkeys broke
loose. They rushed into mealiefeld,
and there the party heard the lion
chasing first one donkey and then an
other, as excited and as little afraid as
a dog chasing rabbits il a field of
barley. cat every bound the lion en-
tilted a subdued 'boo-uff' as his forelegs
struck the ground, but the two did not
go far. There was presently loud
scuff1e, crack, and sound Of heavy
body falling; then all was still" The
lion chased the third donkey round the
camp, killed and ate it, and was next
day shot by an ingenious trap, made
by tying rife to posts and fastening
a string to the trigger, which the lion
struck when revisiting it's kill. Lon
don Spectator.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-06

Electric Light Baking Powder COM
pany, McGowan's implement house,
Miller steam laundry, Humans bill
lard hall and bowling alley and res
taurant. The total loss will be over
$4,000, nearly covered with insurance.
Attorney General and Mrs. Harmon
gave their annual dinner. The guests
included President and Mrs. Cleve-
land, Secretary and Mrs. Olney, Sec
rotary and Mrs. Carlisle, Secretary
and Mrs. Lamont, Postmaster Gen
eral and Mrs Wilson, Secretary and
Mrs. Smith, Secretary and Miss Herb
ert, Secretary and Miss Morton, Mr.
and Mrs. Wright, of Philadelphia, the
son-in-law and daughter of the attor-
ney general.
W. L. Sachtleben, the American cy-
clist sent to Asia Minor to search for
Franz Lenz, condemns Mr. Terrell, the
United States minister at CONSTANT
nople, for refusing to assist in the
prosecu ion of the murderers Of LEM.
The murderers of LEM were released
from prison by the Kurds and soldiers
during the massacres at Erzeroum, I'M
doing all the work accomplished by
the Americans towards the prosecution
of the persons guilty.
Obituary: At Marion, Ohio, Judge
G. N. Crawford, sixty-f1ve; James S.
Reed, seventy-seven-At Atlanta, Ca,
Colonel A. L. Harris-At Kenosha,
Wis, Herman Veeder of Philadelphia.
At Philadelphia, George Cochran
Lamb Oman, the artist, sixty-six.-At
Reading, Pa, Isaac w. Levan, seventy
eight.-At Elkhart, Ind, Martin
Hoover, eighty-two.-At Charleston,
ILL.,, John M. Doty, eighty siX.-At Mil
waukee, Peter Kettenhoffen, of Apple
ton, sixty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-06
FOREIGN.

In London Sir Joseph Brandy, musi-
clan, died of hemorrhage of the brain.
F. J. Parkenham, British minister
to Argentine, has been transferred to
Sweden.
Rt Hon. Hugh C. E. Childers, form
erly first lord of admiralty, is dead 1T
London.
1t is reported unofficially that Gen.
Weyler's departure for Cuba has been
indefinitely postponed.
Englishmen, chiefly clergymen, re-
solve to work for the establishment of
a permanent tribunal of arbitration for
all the English-speaking nations.
A Paris cable confirms the news that
Germany will demand immediate pay
ment of Venezuela of the railroad
debt. The Venezuelan government
will probably meet the demand with
out protest.
In the house of commons at Ottawa
Macmillan, liberal, moved that Can
ada accept the United States standing
offer of reciprocity in agricultural i'm
plements. After a warm debate, tie
resolution was defeated
The London Times has received a
telegram from British residents in
johannesburg bitterly complaining OF
the dictatorrial and menacing attitude
of the Boer forces about the town, who
are selecting site for a fort. The
dispatch also says Johannesburg
women are subjected to maddening in
dignities and predicts that there will
be an uprising unless the British "are
released from their serf-like position. .
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-06
FEDERAL LAW MAKERS

washington, Jan. Ex-senator Till
man made long address on
the subject of finance, calling Presi-
dent Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle,
as we'll as others, hard names, and
speaking in particularly bitter Ian
guage about the gold ring" During his
bitter criticism of the president he laid
bitter criticism of the president he laid
aside his notes and put the senators
and the galleries in rOars of laughter
by telling how, as governor of South
Carolina he had come here to inaugu-
rate the president and had stood for
hours out in the snow and sleet until
he was nearly frozen to death to Go
honor to the president. And" he con-
tinued, 81 ask God to forgive me for
doing it,
At one point, after bitterly arraign-
ing the president, the senator addressed
himself to the republican side Of the
senate and exclaimed: why have you
not impeached him? You have ma
jority to do it."
The senate committee on foreign
relations reported a resolution on the
Cuban question. It does not
go quite so far as to recommend
recognition, but is more emphatic than
the extension of sympathy. 1t is as
follows:
"Resolyed, That the present deplor-
able war in the island of Cuba has
reached a magnitude that concerns all
civilized nations to the extent that it
should be conducted, if, unhappily, it
is longer to continue, on those prin-
ciples and laws of warfare that are
acknowledged to be obligatory upon
civilized nations when engaged in open
hostilities, including the treatment of
captives who are enlisted in either
army, due respect to cartels for ex-
change of prisoners and for other mill
tary purposes; truces and flags of truce
the provision of proper hospitals and
hospitals supplies and services to the
sick and wounded of either army; be it
further,
''Resolved, That this representation
of the views and opinions Of congress be
SSII W Tic SSlueuJ dllu IL lie cOuCuES
therein, that he will in a friendly spirit
use the good offices of this government
to the end that Spain shall be requested
to accord to the armies with which it
is engaged in war the rights of bellig-
erents as the same are recognized I'M
der the law of nations"
The resolution was accompanied by
a report saying: Congress, deeply re-
GREETING the unhappy state of hostili-
ties in Cuba, which has again been
the result of the demand of a large
number of the native population of
that island for its independence, in
spirit of respect and regard for the
welfare of both countries earnestly de.
sires that the security of life and pro-
perty and the establishment of perman-
ent peace and of a government that is
satisfactory to the people of Cuba
should be accomplished. And to the
extent that the people of Cuba are seek
ing the rights of local f-government
for domestic purposes, the congress of
the United States expresses its earnest
sympathy with them. The congress
would also welcome with satisfaction
the concession by Spain of incomplete
sovereignty to the people of that ISL
and would cheerfullv give TO such a
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-06
SHERMAN'S BROWN TRAMP.
How the Figure Came to BE Placed
Upon the Statue

The design for the Sherman statue
submitted by J. Massey Rhind of New
York is very ornate. Besides having
several groups of warlike and allegor-
zeal figures about the pedestal, it has
quite an Enclosure on ore side, ap-
preached ty a short flight of broad
steps, with broad seat Oh each side.
The many visitors to the department
statuary corridor to examine the vari-
Gus designs have been much interested
in noticing small brown figure seated
On one of these benches. Everything
else is white and this figure is brought
out in striking contrast. Viewed from
a little distance this figure is very ar
tistic and effective, and serves to show
the relative size of a mans figure and
the proposed statue. 1t looks like
tramp who had dropped down in the
seat to take q good long rest. He
wears a SLOUGH hat with the brim
pulled down, one leg is crossed over
the other, and he is apparently read
ing a neWsI aper intently, without any
fear of being disturbed by a wander
ing policeman. When one approaches
near enough TO examine the figure
carefully the illusion disappears and
he sees nothing but some pieces of
brown mud welded together appar-
emily with but little regard TO the for
nation of lcgs CT arms or anything
else
The little figure was rot there when
thc model was first placed there and
how it got there is rather interesting.
Mr. Ellicott's model stands about ff-
teen feet catercornered from the Rhind
design. When il was first put up Gen
eral Sherman were a regulation SOL
der cap. Someone who knew Mr.. Ell
licott told him that he had made a
mistake; that Sherman never wore a
cap, but always a SLOUGH hat. "IIl
easily fix that" said the sculptor, and
procuring a handful of mud he almost
instantly transformed the cap into a
hat, which being easily whitehead con-
formed with the rest of the statue.
The chunk of mud which was lett
he carelessly dropped on the covered
box on which the model stood. Pretty
soon Mr.. Rhipd came along and while
standing talking with a friend he
picked up the mud and rolled pieces of
it between his thumb and finger. N
the twinkIing of an eye he had fash
toned the little brown tramp, which ne
seated at the base of his own model.
And there it rests, serving double
purpose showing the proposed size Of
the statue and what art can do with
chunk of mud.-Washingtor Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-06
THE MULLEN PLANT.

We stopped to look at the downy con-
tents OF that sober plant, the mullen.
Many plants had the central leaves
folded continuously one about another,
until a sort Of large, gray-green bud
was formed; and in one of these buds
a bee was taking an afternoon nap,
snugly sheltered from the air, which
was growing somewhat chilly. we
thought that any prudent insect might
find comfortable winter-home by ask
ing the mullen to open its velvet leaves
just little, and then to fold them
tightly around the wanderer! Ana
while we were speaking, a bluebottle fly
went humming past us, as If to say
he had no mind yet to be asking shelter
of any onei
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-06

Havana, Feb. 4.-Gen. Marin had an
engagement with a body of insurgents,
which he reports to be the main force
under Gomez, and which was put to
flight with q loss of 20 killed. En-
tire absence Of any details as to the
number of Insurgents in the body at
tackled leaves some ground for doubt
as to whether it was, in truth, Gomez's
immediate following. Pretty much
the whole of the combined columns I'M
der Marin, including LOO cavalry,
seems to have been engaged The
loss to the troops is reported to be in
significant.
Among the rumors which come from
Pinar Del Rio is one that the well
known leader Zayas has been killed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-06

A syndicate has been formed in Lon
don to send out an expedition to the
Antartic next August for whale and
seal fishing. Two steam whalers of
400 tons, with steam launches to be
used in chasing the blue whale, will be
fitted up, and a small scientific party,
headed by Mr.. Bordigrevinck, will be
taken along and landed, if possible, at
Cape Adare. Similar commercial ex-
petitions are being planned at Leith
and Hamburg and in Norway.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-06

Washington, Jan. 30.-An animated
debate over the question of taking a
vote on the pending silver-b bond bill
clio led the session of the senate late
throughout the day that Mr.. Jones, of
Arkansas, who is in charge of the
bill, would hOlu the senate in session
until vote was forced. He had given
notice of this purpose, and the mem
bers were prepared for it. At Ais
o'clock, however, when Mr. Villas Sc
cured the floor for a speech, he yielded
for a motion to 60 into executive ses-
sion. Mr. Jones explained that it was
proposed to take a recess until to-
morrow. He felt satisfied, he said
that vote could be taken in the near
future.
This led to much discussion. Mr.
Chandler was sarcastic at the abandon
ment of the plan for a vote. Mr..
Stewart declared that it made no diff
ference when a vote was taken, or
whether any was taken. 1t was all
''dress parade and "buncombe." Mr..
added the significant statement that
the pending silver amendment would
be germane as an amendment to the
tariff bill, and that when the latter
measure came before the senate he
would offer silver amendment to test
the senators on their choice between
tariff and silver.
After lengthy discussion the senate
went into executive session and then
took a recess until tomorrow, without
any exact understanding as to the
time of taking the vote, although the
talk had shown a purpose to secure
one Saturday.
Washington, Jan. 30.-The attend
ance in the house was slim today. The
report of the elections committee in
favor of the sitting member, D. B. Gull
berson, from the fourth Texas district,
and against T. H. Davis, was adopted
without division. On motion Of Mr.
Doolittle rep, Wash.) a resolution was
adopted requesting the President to
transmit to congress the report of the
board of engineers on the Nicaragua
Cdudl. Inc Dlll W dileHu IHe ueptHu-
ent pension act of 1890 so that in con-
sidering widows claims seven years
of unexplained absence should be
deemed sufficient proof of the death Of
the soldier, was passed. The speaker
announced the appointment of Mr..
Wellington rep, Md on the commit
tee on labor, and Mr.. Belknap rep,
lid on railways and canals.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-06

Dr.. John w. Hoyt, well known to
ali Old Madisonians, is in Washington,
pushing his favorite scheme for ma
tiona1 university supported by the gen
eral government to be established IL
Washington. 1t is not likely the pres
ent congress will give much aid to SUCH
a measure in these days of scant rev.
enues and big deficits.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-06

Six fine marble columns from ST.
PauPs will be sold shortly. They sup
port a shabby old gallery over the
south entrance, which is to be removed
as ugly and useless. The columns are
monolith shafts of dark Italian marble,
with alabaster capitals
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-06
BRIGHT FOR CUBANS
CHEERING NEWS FOR THE
FRIENDS OF LIBERTY.
SE1TltRS From HAVANA

Insurgent Victory Distorted by Re-
ports into a Spanish Conquest
starvation in the City-A Com
mercial Crisis-Split in the Spanish
Parties-Jealousies Among the Mil
itaIy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-06

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Villas
made 3-hours' speech on the cur
rency. It was a vivid word picture Of
democracy, which he said was menaced
on the one hand by federalism rejuven-
ated in the republican party, on the