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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-30
A NEW EXPLOSIVE.
Chicago Young Men Have an Inven-
ton of Great importance.

Chicago, ILL.,. Aug, 30.-Two young
Chicago men, William 5. Darley and Her
man &. pfeiffer. have invented an ex,,
plosive which they have named 'mirex,
and for which they claim wonderful
things. 10 Is destined, they say, 10 reVo-
lutioniZe marine warfare.
A test has been made OF tho explosive
qualities OF mirex, with most gratifying
results.
No electrical current or mechanical de-
vice Is used To explode the ,mireX, ana
there Is no danger OF failure owing 10
some outsids agency refusing 10 operate
Depending upon a principle in nature,
water pressure, the projectlle oan DO hc-
curately regulated To explode at any depth
desired. This depends upon the strength
OF tle explosive, and IL Will be made 10
operate at depth of from 10 100 feet.
There ara several qualities wblch the
young Inventors assert make their dis
oovery superior To that of any other pro-
jectile yet before the public. Foremost
Is the fact that no Uutsiue device Is re-
quired, making the explosion absolutely
certain. providing the chemicals are
properly prepared.
Mirex Is light, only from shree TO oight
pounds being required TO wreck the most
powerful man -of-war in tho world. IL Is
cheap, SO being sufficient TO manufac-
ture the projectila while the torpetoes
now in uss cost hundreds OF dollars ana
are likely to fail in their purpose. lt is
more powerful than nitro glycerlne. ana
is absolutely safe, as only water pressure
will explode it,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-30
WARREN FIREBUG.
Valuable Stable Properly Was Sac
rificsd Early Yesterday Morning.

The Warren flrobug got in his work
again yesterday morning before daylight
and set fire TO shed on tho premises
of Father Antonio ID. Bernard of the
church Of st. John the Baptist.
Officer Walsh discovered the blaze and
gave tho alarm from tho Methodist
church. Another alarm was given at the
same time from the hell on the Baptist
church and the whole town was aroused.
Before tho fire could be extinguished the
flames had spread from the shed to the
barn which was also destroyed.
The shed wns entirely destroyed and ono
horse kent in a stall In the building, was
killed i'm its tracks, and a farm wagon,
xpress wagon. buggy md cnIryall
under the easterly portion OF the structure
were all burned, the iron work being tho
only portions OF the vehicles remaining.
Another horse in the hnrn was killed in
It's stall. A colt belonging To George
Goodreau. n neighbour was saved from
tho barn. but its head and thropt were so
badly burned that 10 will probably die. IL
was taken 20 the barn OF Il. III. Brown on
Joycc street. Both OF the horses which
were killed and all the other property
which was destroyed belonged to Father
Bernard. A large number Of pigeons were
also killed In the barn. but score or
more of birds escaped apparently un-
harmed on the opening OF the barn door
There were seven tons OF hay in the barn
and about half OF 10 was consumed and
the remainder badly damaged. There was
no insurance on the buildings or any OF
their contents The less Of FatLor Be-
nard aggregates some Si5J0.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-30
BIBLE FOR JAPAN.
American Society Sends a Hand
some GIFT TO the Emperor.

New York. Aug. 30.-The American Bible
Society announces that n large folio Bible in
the English language has been specially pre-
pared as gift to the Emperor of rJapan and
sent TO Yokohama. 1t will be formally pre-
sented at the first fitting opportunity after
the emperor's return 20 Toxic in the autumn.
The glft will be MAJ IN the name of the
American Bible Society, the British and For
eign Bible Society and the National Bible So
ciety Of Scotland. (which are jointly con-
cerned in the publication and distribution of
the japanese scriptures. The two agents,
Rev. Henry Loomis and Mr.. George Braith'
waite of Yokohama. are TO make all the
necessary arrangements, including the prepa-
ration of n suitable letter to accompany the
book
The preparation of this volume was sug-
gested by tho favorable reception which the
Dowsger Empress of China rave in 1894, when
a beautiful Chinese New Testament was
given TO her in the name of 10000 Protestant
and Christian women of China.
Recent letters TO the society from the
neighborhooi OF Marash, Turkey, state that
since tho massacre the demand for Bibles has
been greatly increased until IL exceeds the
supply. Two reasons are given: First the
destruction OF many copies by fire, or other
wise: and, second, an increased desire among
all classes to read and understand the Bible.
Hundreds OF Gregorian women in Aintab are
learning TO .read it. and many Moslems also
are reported TO be reading the Bible, having
been greatly impressed by the fortitude of the
Christians during the trials through which
they have passed, and looking upon the Bible
as the source of the courage which they dis
played.
The Marash Sunday schools have n large at
tendance, but the boys and girls are often un-
able TO study their lessons at home because
they have no Bibles. In other cases 1t may
happen that in large household the only
persoa ablo to read is little child, and so
the family will gather round while the small
l0-year-old reads the Bible 10 them. The op-
portunity ami thocall for increased distribu
tion Of the scriptures is one of the marked
signs OF the day.
The Bible Society has received letters from
Peru which state that four of the men who
have been most prominent in obstructing the
circulation of Bibles and evangelical work in
that country have died within twelve months
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-30

the tulwar, and with this they meet the
advancing line of bayonets by stepping In
under the points of tho bayonets ana
slashing the legs and bodies oil their Toes.
While, OF course they will not reiuso 10
meet the bayonet in this way, yet they
prefer to fight behind stone walls where
they can get the full effect Of their terrl'
BILE precision with the rifle.
TO ANNOY THE BRITISH.
What the object OF the tribesmep can
be, except that the mower behlnd tne
throne wishes 10 annoy the British, Is not
known. They are MohanmedanS ana tne
larger portion of the Indians are hlnuoos,
So that it is practically imposslole Ior
them to start another Widespread re-
belIion. This and ia fact. every other
circumstance connected with the rebeil1oh'
lends color TO the statement thst some
European power Is behind the present
troubles. Col. Hilder states that as iar
as ne can learn, neither the scourge nor
the famine has penetrated INTO tho noun .
tains. and. a. tho British try very niue
ruling over the Afridis, tho cause must %
looked for i'm outside agencies.
1t is coincidence that the present as
turbances in India. the most serious tnat
have arisen in the last Few years are
occurring on the 40th anniversary OF the
breaking out OF the Snpoy rebellion. Oi
the officers who served in the British
army during that rebellion, there are not
n great many still living, and OF those
who were on the relief 10 Lucknow very
few remain, and il is thought that Col.
Hilder is the only one living IN thls
country. He received the Indian rehelllon
medal and bars for bravery at the taxing
of Lucknow, Cawnpore and Delh.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-30
NO BICYCLE POOL.
Manufacturers Say They Have no
Intentions of Forming One.

London, Aug. 30 Col. A. A. Pope of
Boston, A. j. Spauldipg OF Chicago and
other bicycle manufacturers who have
beer travelling in Great Britain, Germany
and France for month past, sailed for
home on the American line steamer Paris,
which left Southampton for New York
yesterday.
They strongly deny that their visit was
for the purpose of forming any bicycle
pool, or that they are interested in n pool
To control rubber tires, which is said to
have been formed in Birmingham during
the past week.
Col. Pope said ne had surveyed the field.
with the view Of increasing the European
sales of American bicycles, and he ex-
pccted to succeed in doing so. although he
feared that difficulties might be placed In
his path in Germany and France. which
countries, he added, contemplated raising
the tariff on American machines.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-30
BOLD PIRATES.
Canton River Thieves Get
Much Plumber.
Seven Earthquakes, a Tidal
Wave and Floods.
A Thousand Houses Inundated and
200 Persons Drowned.

Tacoma, Wash, Aug. 20. The steamer
Columbia, from Yokohama, brings
Oriental advices up To July 21:
News has just reached Hong Kong OF
the prevalence OF pirates on the Canton
River One of the sons of Captain Chun
Fewi, a Straits millionaire, Chung All
Phin. was the victim. Ho in company
with a few of his relatives, hired boat
and were proceeding.to their native place.
on tho second day the boat stuck In
the mud and could not proceed. during
the night "A gang of men with painted
faces and fully armed boarded the boat
With revolvers leveled at the passengers
they commanded silence while four men
began at once To look for plumber An
Phin brought from the Straits Jewelry
amounting in value TO 500 600 and s@O
900 in cash. This the pirates TOOK,
besides clothing, etc When they had
satisfied themselves that nothing was to
be obtained, they left the boat after
threatening the victims with instant
death if they made noise till j. hours
afterward.
In the morning information was sent
down TO Canton, but before the anthorl-
ties nau time 10 RcJ RuhpooV W '"0
river the pirates mad made their escape
The reports Cabied To the Associated
Press of severe earthquakes in Japan on
Aug D. followed by "a tidal wave ana
great floods, are fully verified. A thousand
houses were inundated aud 2UO persons
were drowned. Sixty-fve Chinese VII
lagos were inundated.
According to IA Toxic pross dispatch,
dated July ii. il is reported that next
year's budget will show deficiency OF
20, 600, 600 ven, even though the fnilest
economy is observed. The detcit Ia cnleny
due 20 the extraordinary expenditure
sanctioned by the diet.
The Shanghai Shepoo contains letter
from its Foo Chow correspondent, VINO
reports that the bubonic plague In thc
large cities and suburbs Is most serious
and the people are dying very rapldly.
The center OF the plague Is IN the vicinity
of Tartar Guild House.
The proclamation Of the governor-gen-
eral of tho Philippine Islands offering
free pardon To penitent rebels who sur
rendered, has now been aDfogated.
The Corean government has sent out an
official notice that the ports OF Chenanpo
and Mokopo are open to foreign trade on
Oct. /.
Reports from New Caledonia say that
rain is much needed and II the harvest
fails predictions are made that serious
disturbances will occur. as agents Of Sc
,ret societies arc very active in fomenting
discord this year.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-30
BY The NECK.
Central Station Prisoner Hangs
on Cell Door.

Perry A. Ballou, 30 years old. com.
mittod suicide at the Central police
sta tion carly yesterday morning. Ballcu
had been ARRESTED on the Crawforl street
bridge for intoxication. The prisoner
used his suspenders Tor the rope and moose.
lie was found hanging Ivy Captain
Matthews and Sergeant Rowe before no
was dead. but before doctor arrived
Bsllou passed away. Medical Examiner
Palmer was notifcf, and gave PERM ssion
tu the relatives To take the body away.
The unfortunate man was n cauyasssr,
and lived nt N Is street
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-30
MURDER CONFESSED.

Ch6Rllston w, Va. Aug. 30 Chris.
topher Slack. In the penitentary for
burglary, has confessed that about two
years ago he and some half dozen others
met pcddler, John Wiseman on the
road and killed him for his money. get
ting in all $S5 in cash and other val
uables They burned tho fesh of tho
bones and then buried them. Slack
made the confession under tho impression
that the murderer was about to get ont
and he would be hanged. Officers have
gone up the river TO arrest the persons
named by slack a. gccompliCes
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-30
Low Rates for q. L. A. VI. to Balti-
moro

Providence members Of the o. L. A. NJ. who
propose to attend the national meeting will
have splendid opportunities offered them so
far as transportation rates and facilities are
concerned
Announcement is made Of the extraordinary
low rate of So from Providence TO. Baltimore
and return. This rate is available to sll.
The party leaves Providence via Providence
Line, Saturday, September H. Tickets good
for return until September %. Side trip, Bal.
timore TO Washington and return, sl.20 Hotel
rates for rooms), SOC. and 75c. per day.
Full Information at Church's ticket Office,
No l Weyb ybosset street
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-30
BURNED TO DEATH.
Woman and Two Chiliren Lose
Their Lives In Fire.

Tampa, Fla, Aug. D.-This afternoon
Marie. the l4-year-old daughter OF Mrs. Fran
ces Valdez of Port Tampa City. went into the
kitchen to start fire. She poured kerosene
in tho stove and instantly there was ter
rife explosion. The girl rushed from the
room with her clothes in flames.
Mrs. Valdez went 10 her daughter's assist
ance. and while attempting to extinguish the
nnmes her own clothes caught fire. and the
two ran screaming from the house Both were
burned 10 a crisp.
The house caught fire and was destroyed.
A small hoy was burned in the building. His
body has not been recovered.
The FIRE spread rapidly and five houses
owned by the Plant Investment Company
were burned, there being no fire protection.
The department from Port Tampa turned out,
but could do no good, there being no water
on hand. Loss about $4,000.
Educate Your Bowels with CRscareta
Candy Cathartc, cure constipation forever.
i0c. 25c II G. G C. fail, druggists refund money
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-30
EXCELSIOR GOLD MINING AND
MILLING COMPANY.

The Excelsior Mine, like all ths great
dividend paying mines in California was
worked to great profit many years ago,
and from one cause or another abandoned.
The Utica, which is the largest paving
mines in California, was first opened fifty
year ago, worked IA while, abandoned and
afterward started up. It has since paid
millions of dollars in dividends Tho
same history applies TO the Rawhide.
Quartz Mountain, Saulsby, Confidence,
Kennedy. Texas, Georgia, ana scores OF
other producing mines. The same result
will follow the Excelsior. The Excelsior
is opened by shaft tunnel ana drifts
and produced Sil4 OO0. rs shown by Wells
Fargo and two other banking houses.
The ore averaged 500 per ton. 1t has only
been worked 255 feet deop, or merely
scratched compared with what re-
mains. Reports and estimates show
that the mine contains many times tho
amount of gold taken out, and that IL is u
very rich NINE. The vein is feet thick.
1t is 60Oxl500 feet u. ;. Patent
portion Of the stock is offered for
sale at so cents per share, for the pur-
pose of further developing the prop
erty.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-30
HEAT RECORD BROKEN.

Nashville. Tenn, Aug. % The heat
broke the record yesterday. Official gov
eminent reports showed the temperature
trations were reported.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-30
Summer Fairgrounds.
,e treasurer's report is now as follows:

UHIVNH tTI5 TIT
Of "A contribution OF $500 before Tuesday night
De Fairgrounds must cease, turning the
dhildten into the street for tho two weeks re-
naming before school opens. Although this
is TO be regretted, the gratifying fact remains
that the Fairgrounds have been open this
summer considerably more than twice as
many hours as ever before, and the numbers
attending have increased each week. Contri-
buttons may be sent TO A. W. Fairchild, treas
urer, the Arcade.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-30
JUST BECAUSE

You have read all the news
in. today's NEWS do not
think the full measure of
profit has been extracted
from these columns. Read
the advertisements care
fully. There's profit in
them, too
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-30
INTERSTATE VICTIM IDENTIFIED.

The young man who was killed by an
electric car on the Interstate line between
Pawtucket and Attieboro Saturday has
teen Identified as Paul Fontneau Of %
Carpenter street, Attleboro
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-30
BETTER THAN KL0NDIKE OR ALASKA.
4. S25OOO,OOO AT HOME.
GREEN EXCEL LSIOR AND MOUNT VERNON COLD Mines
CAPITAL Stock is 100000 Shares OF
Nd PROVEN PROPERTIES.
OPENED DEVELOPED AND



contains the valuable
nwhoar
of the ecaptaI o
the
Vernon
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-30
GREEN GOLD MINE.

Tho Green Gold Mine is opened and
eduipuel with IA ten stamp mill hosting
works and buildings for the worEinen. lt
has double compartment shaft about 2iO
feet deep ana "a tunnel run in on the vein
of ore i20 feet and hundreds II feet of
drifts. The mill is capable of crushing 80
tons OF ore "a dny. The hosting works
are sufficient TO work the mine TO hun
dred feet deep. The GRE has averaged $40
per ton. The mine has produced SinOOo,
paying the entire cost OF opening the
mine and erecting the plant at cost OF
$50 600 At the same rate per ton as the
ore worked and the mill supplied with
thirty tons per day. il would earn from
$3.50. 600 TO 500. 900 year, or from 80 TO 40
per cent. on the par value of the stock.
Sufficient ore can be mined TO run twonty
stamp and double the returns. The Green
is near the Confidence mine, which pro-
Guced 81, 250 OOO. aud the Saulsby, which
has yielded 81 son 600 aud is similar in
character and is 40Oxl500 feet.
a portion Of the stock Of the Green
Gold Mine is offered for sale at SO cents
per share, to further develop the prop
erty and increase the output.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-30

Transfer
oranth emnes,up Wall Street. New York
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-30
SWAN POINT CEMETERY,

Office. 80 North Main IT.
Omnibus 20 the Cemstery run, from corner =,
south Angel street ana Msy,and ayenus
daily until further notice. va
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-30
MOUNT VERNON GOLD MINE.

The Mount Vernon is near tho Green
and Excelsior and with tho same, history.
il is opened by three tunnels; GO tons Of
ore was taken out and millsd which
yielded 1858 600 or $50 per ton. The vein
is about II inches thick. The openings
in the mine and the tunnels already
driven leave little to be done To put it on
n paying basis. Small veins of rich orc
have proven the most profitable in min
ing. IL is much cheaper 10 crush 10
tons of $50 ore than 100 tons OF s.. 80 ore,
the average of many paying mines. Tho
Mount Vernon was carefully examined
with tho Green and Excelsior before pur-
chasing. and selected uDOn its merit
The Mount Vernon is not large mine,
hut the ore is very high grade. 1t is in
the right section, and, like the Green and
Excelsior, is near the Coniidence and
Saulsby. MIR. Fred sutton and Joseph II.
lose NJ. f.. Of California, reported
favorably on this niue property. 1t is "a
valuable mine. 1t is 6OOxljOO feet, L. ;.
Patent.
portion OF the Capital Stock is Of
fered for sale at IS cents per share to
further open and develop the property.
way, New York.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-30

the surprise OF all"
DR. Miles Remedies
are sold by all Drug
gists under a positive
guarantee. FIRST bottle
bcnehts or money re-
funded. Book on dis
eases OF tho heart and
nerves free. Address.
d. MILES MEDICAL
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-09-25
vHNANeo coUNrYs SCARE.
Story of a Terrible Visitation on a
Blasphemous Farmer.
From the Altoona pa, Tribune. SEPT. le

From the Altoona tPal Tribune, Sept l6.
Mr. n J. Brown, a representative Of
the Simpson Computing Scale company
Of Elkhart, Ind, who has been in this
city for several months, on Monday re-
ceived letter from his wife. who is at
Enterprise, Warren county. The letter
relates singular story of terrible visi-
tation Of Providence on blasphemer that
is worthy of relation:
There was very strange thing hap
pened four miles from Oil City recently.
the letter states. 4 farmer who was
trying to get his oats into the barn ex-
perienced great difficulty because Of the
wet weather He had to dry them nu-
merous times. He said to his wife, finally:
i have spread those oats again, and if it
rains tonight, shall shoot the Lord Jesus
Christ in the morning. 1t rained that
night, and the next morning he took his
gun to carry out his terrible oath. He
went out into the yard and pointed his gun
upward and he is standing there yet. just
like a statute, with his gun pointed up
ward. He can move nothing but his lips.
This happened one week ago last We'd
neslay and he is still there, and alive.
Thousand of people 90 to see him daily
They say that no one can get near him.
There is hot gas or electricity all around
him. They tried to build shed over
him, but as fast as they would drive a nail
the boards would drop or the nail would
break.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-09-25
Hoe Cholera is Cureable.

DUBUQUE, Iowa, Aug. 1.-THE fact
that hog cholera is durable has again been
demonstrated on the farm of the Dubuque
Fruit and Produce Company, near this
city. where, under the direction of Di-
vision Freight Agent Clements of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul Rail
road. 81 out of 62 sick hogs were treated
and saved. There seems to be no doubt
that the hogs had genuine attack of
cholera at the time the treatment was COM
menced
Last year ), 900, 600 hogs died in Iowa
Of this disease The agents Of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Com
pany have been using their remedy for
over year and have succeeded in saving
fully 90 per cent of the hogs treated
along the line of their road This has en-
abled the farmer to save lot of money,
for it is well known that the sale of hogs
brings to the farmer all the profit he gets
from raising stock.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-09-25
Good Butter Eight Years Old.


The Clarke { Va. J Courier says Dur
ing the year of the Johnstown flood, which
occurred in 1889, the Shenandoah was
one of the rivers that became greatly swol-
len owing to that season 5 excessive rain
fall. During the rise of this river some Of
the timbers it carried down on Its bosom
struck the springhouse Of Mr. } \. 7.
Grisby and demolished it, burying beneath
It's shattered walls its contents. \ few
days ago Mr.. Grisby undertook to remove
the debris and clean out the spring, and
while so engaged came across Il roll of but
ter weighing about eight pounds He took
it from the cloth in which it was wrapped
and found it was as sweet as any fresh but
ter he ever tasted, though its long summer
gence in the spring had extracted from it
all the salt used in making it
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-09-25
A Startling Prophecy.

At the session of American Scien-
fists convention recently held in Detroit,
Michigan, Dr. Spencer, of Washington,
d. c., demonstrated that the course Of
the lakes was steadily changing Reckon
ing long distance in the future, both
Professor Gilbert and DR.. Spencer agreed
that Niagara river and falls will cease to
exist and that the course of the water from
the lakes will be over what is now Chicago
toward the Mississippi river DIR. Spencer
said that Detroit would be the first to go,
and that the overwhelming disaster at
Johnstown would be as nothing compared
to the future catastrophe, unless the city
fathers made preparations to prevent it.
His basis of reckoning was that the gorge
at Niagara was forming at the rate of a
foot Il year, and disaster was certain