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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15
HIS DAILY RIDE,

The new administration is likely TO
securely fix horseback riding as fashion
for yet another spell. According to Mr..
John Russell Young in the New York
Herald President Mckinley is taking daily
| recreation in the shape of horseback rid
ing, hoping thus to refresh himself physi-
cally and mentally after the onslaughts
on his health by the long hours of close
confinement to official duties. Almost
every day, between the hours of A and s
O'Clock Mr.. Mckinley enters his carriage
and is rapidly driven away by Beckett,
his coachman. The ride ends at different
previously selected points in the suburbs of
the city, where Major General Miles, the
commanding general of the army, is found
In waiting with attendants and horses. The
President jumps from the closed carriage
to the saddle of white horse, which
apparently has become his favorite, and
with few words of hurried greeting
expressed while he is on tho mova. he
wheels his animal alongside of General
Miles and they are off for brisk ride in
the country. The return is usually made
just at dusk, the President keeping on
his horse until the rear gate of the White
House grounds is reached He disnounts.
and with few happy remarks, adious
are said, and the President walks rapidly
to the mansion, his springy step and ruddy
face evidencing the value and health
giving invigoration of his new exercise.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15

Cuban Patriots Strongly Entrcnched at
Bane- Decisive Battle Expected.

Cuban Patriots Strongly Entrcnched a
Bane - Decisive Battle Expected.
Havana, April I5.-Banes, an import.
ant port on the north coast, near Gibara
from which heavy expectations OF ba-
nanas and cocoanuts TO the United
states are made, and which is the site OF
the estate OF III. Dumois * Co. American
citizens, narrowly escaped complete de-
struction yesterday by the patriots.
The expedition under General Boloff.
by the steamer Laurada, carrying 240O
rifles. 100000 cartridges and several
pieces OF rapid firing artillery, landed
Alongside the quay at Banes. GenesNl
CaliXto Garcia. with 5000 men, came to
protect the convoy Of arms and ammu-
milton. but as Bolon had no men TO arm.
Garcia was compelled 10 carry the arms
into the interior.
III Is reported that the patriots, hearing
that Spanish gunboat might arrive at
any moment. closed the entrance of the
port with torpedoes. General Boloff. ae-
sisted by local bands and finally by pat
riots under General Garcia, commenced
TO fortify the heights around the port
hastlly casting up trenches to make the
port temporarily impregnable to any
spanish forces in the neighborhood of
Gibara.
Inc gunboats Nueva Fspanas and
Mealicia had arrived at Nlpe from Ha-
Vana. The cruiser Reina Mercedes had
Ieft Havana on the 18th with four com
panles OF marines and infantry under the
command OF Rear Admiral Marenco. To
unite with all the forces which had left
Nipe and Gibara, with view 10 a COM
bined lanCAand sea attack upon the pat-
riot position, for the recovery of the port
OF Banes.
Nlpe is separated from Banes by the
san Ramon peninsula. Three columns.
200 men In all. marched on Banes. where
they are detained in full view of the for
midable and nearly impregnable patriot
positions.
He-entorcements have been sent for
Ward Dy the Spaniards and Admiral Ma
Varro viii sail today by the cruiser Ie-
easpi for the Caribbean and thence for
Nipe to personally direct the attack bv
sea. The e-enforcements expected win
DC under General Livares.
evidently an important battle Is in
sight III the patriots try TO defend their
advantageous stronghold and their
claim or being able to hold a seaport
Great anxiety exists with reference IN
the garrison OF 100 men in the fort de-
iending the quay OF Banes. Ii IS believed
.hey VIII be compelled to surrender for
lack or water and supplies.
Inc cruiser Pingon has twice been
compelled TO break chains in order to
enter the Banes port.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15

We believe the triple murder in Burrill-
willie is without a parallel or precedent
in the criminal records Of the State Of
Rhode Island as to every feature Of bru-
tallty and the number of victims.
There have been plenty of murders in
this State, the elements of which were
sufficiently 1endish. We believe double
murder is on the records. But we do not
recall either triple murder or crime
marked by so much atrocity as that of
the determination Of the Reynolds house
hold, Tuesday night 1t was appalling
beyond imagination.
Horrible as it was, it is TO be hoped,
for the sake of common humanity, that ii
was the act OF one insane. 1t is indee
difficult TO conceive that II should have
been otherwise. We do not want TO believe
IL
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15
RESPITE FOR BRAN.
supreme Court VIII Probably Not Hear
Exceptions TIL October.

Exceptions TIL October
BOSTON, April ia Herald speclaI
from Washington says: IT is now an
assured fact that the sentence OF death
pronounced upon Thomas NJ Bran. con-
Vlcted or the murder OF Captain Nash
on board the barkentine Herbert M.
RULER In July last. viii not be carried
out on July IS, the date set by the Judges
OF the United States circuit court at
Boston. before whom Bran was tried
Inc exceptions in the case were re-
ceived at the attorney generals office
ABOUT two weeks ago, and Il Is under
STOOD that urgent requests were re-
ceiVed from Boston that the case be
set forward on the 1st. so that the ex-
ceptlons could be argued and the sem
tence carried out If the exceptions were
not allowed.
The supreme court sits until tho mid
die of May, but there is n long list of
Important cases before. II for considera-
tion.
A capital case. however. has prece-
dence above al others. and 81 is taken
up az the earliest possible moment.
IL was thought by those who watched
the Bran case here that It would be
reached this term. and i'm that event
n decision might have been reached and
sent down before the date announced
Tor the execution. As matters stand
AZ present. 70 would bc almost impos-
slble 20 reach n before the adjourn
ment OF the court and even II Il is set
forward. Il viii not be reached before
Oct. 1.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15
NEARING THE END.
Introduction Of Testimony mt Martin
Hearing Nearly All In.

Introduction of Testimony mt Martin
Hearing Nearly All In.
Boston. April 15.-More witnesses were
examined yesterday in the Martin case
than in any day since the case began.
This was probably due to the fact that a
number OF saloon keepers, who were
called to testify about buying Pearl Hill
water, all stated the same thing, and
were not cross-examined at length.
IL was said yesterday at adjournment
by General Champlin associate counsel
for General Martin. that he hoped to have
all his witnesses out of the way by this
afternoon.
Whittier the governor will elect 10
have the arguments made at once. or
VIII give the lawyers time to prepare
something elaborate. is not known TO the
counsel for either side.
Yesterdays testimony was not of n
startling character, IL all being in the
line OF substantiating the contentious
OF General Martin. made both before the
case opened and since.
Perhaps the most important witness
was Colonel Page. whose testimony that
he had acted as Governor Greenhalge's
confidential adviser In the appointment
OF General Martin was off~<Ai 10
strengthen the claim Of the police com
missioner that Governor Greenhalge
knew he was interested in business. and
was willing that he should continue 10
be, except In the case OF the shoe busi-
ness.
Objections were made 10 several parts
OF the testimony Of Colonel Page. and
that part relating 20 what kind OF policy
me governor wanted to get a man 10
enforce as chairman Of the police board
was ruled out.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15
liaN State InMmakers

Boston. April l5.-The house yesterday
defeated the bill 10 provide for n school
teachers retirement fund. and defeated
the motion 10 reconsider the acceptance
OF the adverse report on the Cape Cod
canal charter. A hearing was given by
the committee on rules on the petition
Tor the reinstatement OF members who
were frozen out" Of the Massach husetts
Beneht Life association. Two bills In
regard TO changes under the metro.
poiitan water supply system were re-
ported In che senate. and the Boston
voting bin was rejected. The house
discussed for two hours tho bi,l for tax
OF VI in $1,000 for school purposes The
senate. under suspension of rules. passcd
10 be ongrossed bill providing for the
erection OF a jail and house Of correc.
tion at Fall River.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15

Reports From Various Flood Points
Somewhat Encouraging.

Reports From Various Flood Points
Somewhat Encouraging.
Memphis. April l5.-The river contin-
ues TO slowly rise at Vicksburg and all
points south, and the situation along the
Louisiana system of levees is acute. The
waters are being hurled outward with
tremendous force. and several thousand
men are working night and day in the
effort to hold the embankments intact.
Reports from the overfiowed Missis-
sippi delta are not encouraging. The ex-
pected fall in the waters has not oc-
CURED. Many planters express the fear
that the food will not recede until June,
too late 10 plant this years crop. Much
suffering still exists i'm the Sunfiower and
Bogue country, where hundreds OF ne
groes have deserted their cabins and are
huddled on the high ground.
Many cabins are submerged TO their
very roofs. while several have been swept
from their foundations and carried away
by the current On plantation l0
miles west Of Helena. Sylvester Sanders.
a colored tenant, his wife and five chill
dren, were overwhelmed by the current
and all perished.
Near Greenville two negroes were
oroWneu ia an attempt 10 reach the land.
Word had reached Vicksburg during the
day that many negroes We're In imminent
peril at Davis island. and assistance was
asked for. A relief steamer was i'm
mediately dispatched 10 the island. At
Rosedaie the work of relief continues.
At Greenville the river is stationary.
Throughout the overfowed area the rain
fell in torrents Tuesday night and part of
yesterday. At Helena the downpour was
of such violence that great pumps were
put TO work in the lower part of the
city but the water gained so rapidly
that the pumps had to be discontinued.
The whole Of the southern part of He
lem is under water from one to four feet
deep The pumps were started up again
last night, and il Is expected the water
will be thrown out Of the streets in three
or four days.
At Memphis the river is stationary.
As the river is falling at Cairo. and as
the rain throughout the territory drain
Ing into the Mississippi at Memphis and
above has been heavy, the local observer
predicts that during the ensuing "a
hours there will probably be a slight
rise at this point.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15
Reflections of a Bachelor.
The New York Press.


Love is like beefsteak IT may not taste
a good, but it's best for the health to take it
underdone.
A woman always has tender feeling for n
man who says she isn't looking well and he is
afraid she is working too hard.
When baby cries in n street car, if a wo-
man is carrying il, all the women around
look mad: IL a man has it, they look sorry and
syinpathizing.
One difference between a woman and dog
is that the woman takes the most care of her
sickliest child while the dog takes the most
care Of the best puppy.
II man succeeded in inyenting successful
flying machine, probably he wouldn't feel
half as proud as he did when he wss a boy
and first discovered that he could whistle
through his teeth.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15
DEATH NOTICES.
BARKER-In Tiverton, l4th inst, BENJAMIN
Barker, aged "a years

BARKER-In Tiverton, 14th inst, BENJAMIN
h Barker, aged "a years.
BURKE-In Georgiaville, Il. l., 18th inst,
Mary Burke, daughter of the late Mar.
garet ana Martin Burke aged IS years.
Funeral from her late residence Georgia.
ville r. l., Friday 10Th inst. alto a. IN. Rel
atives and friends are invited TO attend In
terment at st. Francis Cemetery.
CALAGHAN-In this city, 18th inst, Mary
Josephine, daughter of John and Mary
Calaghan, aged years and months.
DWYER-In this city, on the 18th inst, John
Dwyer, aged 80 years
Funeral from his late residence, 17i2 West
minister street. Friday, Ayril ld at IA m
Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
ELDRIDGE-In this city, the l2th inst, Lou
isa Eldridge, wife OF Joseph Eldridge
aged % years
p. m. Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend. Burial private.
Suddenly. at Dover, England
~ inst, Elizabeth Amory, widow OF VII
liam Gammell
Funaral from the Church of the Messiah
on Friday, 18th inst. AT 2:}O y. M Burial
private. II Is requested that no flowers be
sent.
MAHONEY-In this city, 14th inst, William
H., son OF William and Mary Mahoney,
aged years and months.
MOFFlTT--In this city, on the 18th inst.
tfihk r., son or JOiin ana Theresa MOffitt.
aged year and 9 months.
POwERs-In this city, 18th inst, Bridget
w. Powers.
Funeral from 81. Michaels Church, Prairie
avenue, Friday, 10th inst, at Q: 30 a. m.
PEARCE-In this city, 18th inst, Mary W.
widow OF Anthony Pcarce. aged 81 years.
REYNOLDS-In Harrisville,, lgth inst, Ed
win NJ. Reynolds, Abbic j., his wife, and
SeVila L., his daughter.
Funeral services Friday at III o'clock A. m.
Relatives and friends are invited 90 attend.
SCHATrl.E In this city, 18th inst, Conrad
Schattlo, aged II yea and months
Funeral from his late residence, y Balch
sire Z, Friday, lI'h inst, at S:3t O'Clock Rel
atives and friends are invited to attend
WINSOR-ln this city, the l4th inst, Sarah
Minsor, aged s5 years.
WOODHOUSE-In this city, 18th inst, Joseph
Noodhou'e, aged 80 years 10 months and
days.
Funeral ON saturday, tho l7th inst, at 2
O'Clock y. m, from his late residence 2-S
Plain street Relatives and friends are I'm.
Vited to attend.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15

Our esteemed contemporary, the Hart.
ford Courant Is raising testimonial
fund for the eminent DIR. Barnard. It
appears that a resolution 10 appropriate
four thousand dollars for such purpose
failed 70 pass the Connecticut legislature
and perhaps II Is just as well that IL did
for precedent that might later be.
come embarrassing would thus have been
established. Besides the people Of the state
and friends of DR. Barnard as well as
every body who appreciates bis work any.
where in the land now have q chance 10
show IN material way their personal
rcsoenjiion - his services. The fund now
amoaAis to NOR. than I've hundred dollars
and ve have no dub. there arc Rhode
Islandsrs who will h. glad 10 he repre-.
sen,ci in H.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15

South Manchester. Conn. April 49,
The real business OF the Methodist con-
ference began yesterday. Rev. S. O.
Benton OF Fall River. Mass. was elected
secretary and Rev. II. $. Smith. treas
urer. ReN~ DIR. II. II. Doherty Of New
York addressed the conference In behalf
OF the Sunday School union. Friday, al
10 a. M, wai named the time 10 consider
constitutional amendments. The vari-
Gus standing committees OF the confer
ence board OF home missions met for
business,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15

We are glad TO note a disposition on the
part of our Democratic and Mugwump
contemporaries to applaud the. prompt
ness with which Congress passed the
500, 900 relief bill for the food sufferers
although they kicked like the provcrbial
steer at the celebrity of the passage of the
Dingley bill which is for the relief of
the bankrupt treasury, the business in
tcrcsts of the county and thousands Of
men and women who are on short rations
pending It's operation to secure them en-
ployment.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15
Little
Workers

Are daily introducing the Prov idence
News into Providence peoples homes. The
News Self Educator Feature is the most
powerful and popular lever to open the
door of the home and reach the beating
hearts of the people.
Wise advertisers will do well TO closely
watch the progress of The News great
educational movement and participate in
the advertising results provided by its
columns.
People in all parts of the city are swell
ing the home circulation of The News
and rapidly becoming customers of the
business men who advertise in The News.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15

Two millions and a half of dollars are
to be expended by the city of New York
for tho Greater New York Public Library.
That is good Perhaps the Providence
way is better though, that is TO give the
people the privilege of building their
public library by direct contribution
rather than by appropriation of municipal
funds. 1t seems TO bring an institution
of this sort nearer 20 every one of us
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15
The Fate OF an Anonymous Contribu-
tion

To the Editor Of The News.
sent you by mail sketch signed A
Header requesting you ii you deemed il
worthy 20 publish. As IL has not appeared
as YET, viii you kindly inform me through
the columns of The News whether you
are abio 10 publish it or not My reason
Tor asking this is because if you do not
intend using the article / should like 10
sonu 10 to another paper, which l would
not DO before knowing your decision.
RESPECTFULLY, A READER.
Providence, April IL.
The editor of The News recalls the con-
tflbutlon. 1t was retained for somo days
with a view TO learning the namo of the
author; failing to receive which it was
probably destroyed at tho weekly "house
cleaning. Tho editor regrets this but
the simple matter of enclosing tho
authors name would at least have saved
the manuscript
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15

Readers Of The News of Yesterday even.
ing had the satisfaction of knowi ng that
the story of the most appalling tragedy that
Rhode Island has ever known was furnish
ed them in a shape more complete, comprc-
hensive, exact and in every respect supe-
rior to that of any other newspaper. Be-
sides, the staff Of the News found time TO
run in at last one distinct piece of exclu.
sive intelligence of a highly important
nature and altogether the issue again
demonstrated that the smallest paper in
town furnishes all the news in nowsv
shape never behind and frequently some
what ahead of its contemporaries, all for
one cent
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15

Observes our esteemed miniature con.
temporary the Beacon Light, " nThcro
is no better residence section i'm this city
than Beacon Hill. IL Is easily accessible
to the business center; the residents
thereof are quiet, peaceable and prosper.
ous neither very rich nor very poor; rents
are reasonable and almost all the tenc.
ments are well equipped with modern
improvements and the air is fresh and
bracing, IL being the most elevated Dor.
tion of the city" All this Is indeed true
Beacon Hin is a beautiful place Of resi-.
dence But candor compels US 20 advise
our readers that II we romcmbcr right.
since the Beacon Hin Improsoment Asso.
ciation has been in operation the citizens
have sadly neglected 70 keep their side
walks clear Of snow in winter
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15
Maine g.. A, R.

Lewiston, Me. April 1.-THE chief
officers OF Maine G. A. r. arrived here
yesterday afternoon. together with over
100 delegates. for the 30th annual en-
campment. which opens this afternoon
and closes Friday over 400 delegates
are expected, together with COMMANDER
ln-Chief 4. 9. Clarkson OF the national
O. a. II. The feature Of the convention
will be the fight for the commandership
between Hon. l., 4. Carleton Of Winthrop
end Rev. c. a. Southard OF Livermore
Falls
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15
ON e r.
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.

CHAPTER 17s.
An Ordinance in Amendment of Chapter df3
OF the Ordinances Concerning Burial
Grounds.
(Approved April O, 1891
IL Is ordained by the Csty Council Of the City
of Providence as f,l ows:
SECTION j. Section 3 of Chapter 6g1 of the
Ordinances, entitled IAN Ordinance in amend
ment of chapter l97 of the Ordinances en-
TITLED An Ordinance in amendment OF chap
ter OF the Ordinances entitled Burial
Grounds, Is hereby amended 10 read as fol-
SECTION 5. The Superintendent of the
North Burial Ground shall be appointed by
the Commissioners OF the North Burial
Ground, and shall bold his Office during the
pleasure OF said Commissioners. He Shall
perform such duties. in addition 10 those pre-
,cribed by the Ordinances of the City, as said
Commissioners shall require, and shall re-
ceive such salary as said Commissioners shall
determine. not exceeding fifteen hundred
do liars per annum, payable monthly from the
said North burial Ground Improvement fund
in addition 10 house and garden rent. He
shall give bond TO the City OF Providence in
the sum of twenty five hundred dollars, with
sureties satisfactory 20 the Commissioners of
said ground, conditioned that he shall de-
poslt all moneys received by him in said ca
pacity with the City Treasurer of said city "
SEC. ?. All Ordinances or parts OF Ordi.
nances inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
pealed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15

The American Protective Tariff League
issued an official print Of the new Ding
ley tariff within few hours OF the timo
IL was passed by the House Of Representa-.
tivcs at Washington on March 3ist This
broad, comprehensive Interpretation Of the
Republican platform should bc studied by
every voter Auy Of our rcadcrs can ob.
tain copy without charvc by sending
postal card request as follows. "Scnd
me u copy Of No 35Q Address W r.
Wakemnn General SECRETARY, la5 West e9d
street. y. Y.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15
General Ewing's Daughter Sues.

New York, April 15.-Maria Ewing
Martin, eldest daughter of the late Cen
tral Thomas Ewing. as Administrative.
has begun an action against the Third
avenue railroad 10 recover $50 900 for the
loss OF her fathers life. On Jan. 81, 1896.
he was crossing the street and was
struck by one of the company's cars and
lillaI
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15
Keep an Eye on the Tramps.

To the Editor Of The News:
Now and then l read of some person
who has been arrested, injured in u
squabble, taken TO the hospital, and once
In awhile some one dies at one of the
many cheap lodging houses in the city,
that oxist under the name of hotels.
Now what L want TO say is this, why
not have policeman go TO each one of
these places each evening and look the
guests over and when they register"
the second night see where such guest
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15

Why should the city government hesi-
tate TO ask the permission of the Assembly
10 borrow money for the public schoolsY
The permission neither makes it compul-
sorry to borrow nor imperative TO expend.
TO be running TO the Assembly for driblets
and only when the demand Is urgent is
poor economy and absurd.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15
Death of American Con.ul.

New York. April 15.-Wlliam w.
Wysor. United States consul at Cadiz.
who took passage on board the Werra
at Gibraltar, died on board shortly be-
fore noon yesterday. Mr.. Wysor was a
native of Lynchburg, Va. He had been
suffering from consumption 70. several
months, and during the voyage failed
rapidly. The body will be taken to
Lynchburg.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15

New York, April ia peremptory
sale OF l9.500 packages OF domestic cot
tons by agents for the Atlantic cotton
mills. Appleton q Co, the Peabody mills.
the Chicopee Manufacturing company
and the Elerton mills was held here
yesterday. There was a large attend
ance. The prices were fair. The total
value OF the goods disposed Of was placed
at 81 $50 600