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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-29

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Trains Leave Oakland Beach;

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Tie japanese have n genius for organi-
zation, have fine military and naval
general staif (whinh Wa have not a
definite and progressive scheme for naval
expansion and SUPREMACY On rho Pacific
(Which we have not) and should the first
victory go TO them we would Lave a very
hsrd maritime war tefore us.
Victory I'm the first battle counts very
much everywhere, but with peorle Of the
mercurili temperament OF the japanese
it comts far more than with any othor
civilized nation, Victory i'm tie first
light Ia due rs much To- systematic and
crntinuons preparation rs any one thing.
This method OF preparation exists mt the
prest mt mom'nt i'm Japan. IL is always
Lcsinr with Us, and nc no time more
q AL now, when we are suspending work
on b,uleshirs To has gle about the price
of Anerican mnde arpor and build ng
only torpedo lonts TO meet the results Of
TN agsressiye foreign policy toward Eng
land, Srnin and japan and an inimical
tariff ptllcy against tho world.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-29
The EDEN
OF
MARRAGANSETT BAY.
HOTEL AND COTTAGES.
OAKLAND BEACH.
TEN MILES FROM PROVIDENCE.
Splendid Carriage and Bicycle Road.

Trains Leave Provldence:
For Oakland Beach-6:20 a. M. 800 a. M, 1910
M, 1920 p IN, 2;20 p. M, 42O p. IN
5:20p M, $40 p m, 7:20p m, ll:20 p. m
SUNDAYS 800 a. M, 1920 p. ni., 4:20 D. m.
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Professional aud business men buy season
ticket three months @i5.00; one month
N..OO.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-14

nally possessed. When IL came into the
hands of Thomas Edes. Jr., In 1918, IL
had much different appearance from
that OF today. 1t was then described as
being built OF wood, three stories high
the upper story low and set back a few
feet from the street. From the slopinS
roof rose four Of the large chimneys
common at that time. The roof was
.urmounted in the center by an orna-
mental railing inclosing a space several
reet square. The front door was on
Main street and in the center OF the
dwelling. A low wooden fence OF neat
design inclosed the estate. and on either
de large elm trees afforded shade.
With the rapid growth of the town
changes were made in the old house to
accommodate its owners. The lower
story was utilized for business uses and
enlarged by extending IL to the street.
The trees and the fence disappeared as
space became more valuable, the rail-
ing and two of the large chimneys on
the roof were removed, and the interior
was remodeled to some extent to allow
room for another family.
But, despite the changes made in va
rious parts of the house, the general
exterior remains much the same. With
one exception it is the only house OF
the same style in Charlestown.
Rev. l.. G.. Porter at a recent meeting
of the Massachusetts Historical society
read a paper on "The Morse Tablet at
Rome" which is affixed to a house i'm
the Via del Prefetti. Mr.. Porter also
said:
THE tablet does not say where
Charlestown is. not even in what coun-
try. but as New York is mentioned IL Is
readily assumed that Charlestown is
somewhere in that part of the world.
IL is interesting to know that Morses
first work after leaving college was a
somewhat ambitious study of the
Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth
painted in his fathers parsonage on the
hill and forgotten for more than half a
Gentry when it was found, with the art
lists name on the back of ii, amid the
rubbish in the attic Of the city hall at
Charlestown.
1T was brought down and hung In
the mayors office, and it may now be
seen on the walls OF the Public library
in the same building. The canvas is
about 81 by Az feet. There are two
prominent figures. One. partly envel-
oped in a cloak, stands apparently in
the prov of a small open boat. The
other, on the right, is a fine, tall figure.
with belt. sash, drawn sword, leather
breeches and high top boots, wading in
the water Between them two men are
dimly seen i'm the boat. one Of them
pointing toward the shore"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-14

license tax. Through this system" The
message continues, "in addition to the
risks and loss through failure or misfor-
tune i'm business, the industry and
energy of this class OF men, who. by
building up business or industry, add
TO the prosperity or wealth of the COM
munity. are taxed fourfold To the real
estate spectators once, although IL Is
the work OF the commercial and indus
trial classes that alone gives value to
any lot I'm Prescott. Take from Prescott
its commercial and industrial interests,
and every lot within it's limits would be
valueless. II is therefore but right that
these interests and the men engaged
i'm them should be as fairly treated as Is
possible in the way OF equitable taxa
tion."
Prescott Is the county seat OF Yava-
pai county, and that county embraces
one of the richest gold regions on our
continent. OF course this is saying
great deal but IL is quite true. Tho
largest single nugget OF gold ever dis
covered was picked up in Arizona ana
weighed out $4,000, and the territory
numbers within its borders some OF the
richest mines in the world. The names
-
la, Pine Mountain, Hillside, Jerome.
etc. are known everywhere as having
produced countless millions, and nearly
all of them are in the county of which
Prescott is the local capital
Yavapai county is, however, not only
q vast mineral belt, but is also a splen-
Cid stock country, and its agricultural
capabilities, not yet fully developed by
any means, are rich and susceptible OF
sustaining a large population. The val
eys of Verde. Williamson, Lynx. Date.
Chino and other creeks. also the Aqua
Fria river. only await the conservation
and utilization OF the waters of their
streams to become prosperous agricul-
tural communities, as they are now,
most Of them, wealth producing from
precious ores. During the winter months
these people of Yavapai make a warm
resort OF Phenix, where they enjoy the
mildness OF May during the coldest
months, and then, during the heated
season. they HE in tents to the noun
tain heights or to Prescott to spend the
summer.
Prescott nestles I'm a vale Of surpass-
ing beauty, among high hills of vol
canic make, and Granite dell, not far
from town, is as picturesque a spot OF
upheaved rocks as can be found any
where. The place is we'll cared for, is
lighted by electricity. owns its own
waterworks. has several public school
buildings. numerous church edifices. one
first class banking house, the Bank Of
Arizona, and one establishment where
insolence and usury are practiced, much
To the injury of local interests. There
are several good hotels, an artificial ice
mandatory. two daily newspapers,
trotting park and a Chinese laundry
man In almost every other house in
town.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-14

successfully operated telegraph instru-
ment, using a code of letter signs which
is the accepted standard today.
Like many a great man of the past
and present. Morse began his life in the
Old Bay State and not very far from
the glded dome of the statehouse.
Samuel Finley Breese Morse was born
in what was known as the old Edes
mansion on Main street, Charlestown,
nearly opposite Chapman street and
short distance below Thompson square.
The old house has an interesting his
tory and, aside from being the birth
place of the distinguished inventor, is
also renowned as being the oldest house
in Charlestown and the first building
erected after the destruction of the
town. June IL. 1775.
At the time of the birth of Professor
Morse his father. the Rev. DR.. Jede-
diah Morse, had accepted the hospitality
of his friend and parishoner, Thomas
Edes, while the parsonage on Town hin
was being erected. The visit was pro-
longed by several delays. and during
this time the birth of his first child,
Samuel II. Il. Morse, occurred. The lat
ter was born in the front chamber of
the second story of the house. over the
window of that room there is now a
marble tablet which marks the event in
the following inscription:
Here was born Samuel Finley Breese
Morse. q April, 1891. Inventor of the
Electric Telegraph"
There is another marble inscription
on the four story brownstone house 5
West Twenty-second street, New York,
which states that the inventor spept
the last years of his life there in the
enjoyment Of his well earned honors
and died there in 1872. The building is
shortly to be torn down to make room
for one of the modern skyscraper office
buildings, and in a few weeks laborers
will probably commence the work of
desecration.
The mansion in Charlestown was the
home of the late Captain Robert Ball
Edes and was built by his great-grand-
father, David Wood, Sr.. soon after the
reoccupation of the town, on the site
of his former place of abode. The
former home was burned in the general
day of the battle of Bunker Hill. The
estate on which the house was origi-
nally erected was in the possession of
Robert Chalkeley previous to the year
1856.
on his death the property was sold
by his widow in 1876 TO Mr.. Josiah
Wood and remained in the possession
of the Wood family for nearly two GEN.
turtles. At the close Of the war of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-14
THE NATIONS LIBRARIAN.

Mr.. John Russell Young, the new Ii
brarian OF congress, is probably best
known as the author of the book enti-
tied Around the World With General
Grant"
1t was during his residence In
London In 1877 that Mr.. Young was in
vited by General Grant TO accompany
him on his famous tour around the
world. In the two years he passed in
the constant companonship of the great
soldier was laid the foundation of
friendship only interrupted by the death
of General Grant Mr.. Young wrote
many brilliant articles describing the
scenes and incidents of the tour and
afterward recast and published them
in two large volumes.
Mr.. Young began his newspaper ca
reer at the age of 16 years. when he
became copy holder 20 the proofread-
ers on the Philadelphia Press. He was
soon made a reporter, and his advance
in his chosen profession was so rapid
that before he was OF age he was one
of the editorial writer's. When the ed
itor OF that journal the late Colonel
John W. Forney. was elected secretary
of the United states senate. he took
Mr.. Young TO Washington with him as
in that capacity Mr.. Young continued
to write for The Press, and when the
battle of Bull Run was fought he was
present In the capacity of war corre-
spondent and won no little credit by his
description Of that engagement. He re-
mained with the Army of the Potomac
as a correspondent until after the bat
tie OF Williamsburg. when an attack OF
typhoid fever compelled him TO return
10 Philadelphia. Succeeding his recov-
cry Mr.. Young was appointed manag-
ing editor OF the Philadelphia Press.
I'm 1872 he accepted an editorial posi-
tion on the New York Herald and took
up his residence i'm Europe. having
charge OF its foreign news service ana
serving The Herald IN Paris and Lon
don as well as ON the European conti-
neut
In 1882 he was appointed minister 10
China by President Arthur.
Under the reorganizatio OF the ex-
ecutive stan of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad company made by
President A. a. Mcleod i'm 1892 he was
appointed fourth and afterward fifth
vice president but resigned when the
company went into the hands Of re-
ceivcrs I'm the following year.
Ainsworth u. SpoffOrd. recently libra
rian and now assistant librarian of tho
Congressional library. VAS appointed 90
that position by President Lincoln In
1864.
Mr. spofford is one Of the most re-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-14
A PRECOCIOUS
BOY PREACHER.

The Rev. John +. de Merritt is the
youngest ordained minister in the
world. He lives at Newport, Neb., with
his parents. who are i'm very reduced
circumstances. Though he has been
attracting attention for some time as a
most precocious child. the most extraor-
dinary ability of the youth as a pull
pit orator was not suspected until re-
Gently. when he commenced to partici-
pate extensively in revival work.
The boy was born in a dugout near
Broken Bow, Neb.. oct. 4, 1885. He
attended the Sunday school at Broken
Bow and began his religious life in the
early part OF his tenth year. Ii was
first by talking to some children I'm a
cellar under store I'm Broken Bow. He
began preaching 10 the older people i'm
the Baptist church OF that place the
same year.
The boys father Is a merchant In a
small way and not able 20 educate the
child az the little fellows wonderful
talent warrants. The parents appre-
ciate thoroughly what might be accom-
plished by the infant preacher IL he
were given the opportunity TO secure a
higher education. The boy Is very eco
nomical. saves every cent given him
for his services and purchases books.
lie has read the Bible through no less
than three times and Is very well ac-
quainted with all passages OF impor-
tancc. Sosne ono gave him few vol
umes OF Biblical Commentator Clark's
works. and with these he studies out
all doubtful clauses in tho Bible and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-14

markable men TO be seen in Washing
ton. He is GA years old, tall, thin and
nervous as a sparrow. His manners
are those of 80 years ago. His bows, his
waves OF the hand and his accurately
measured courtesy are not affectatlons
and are in sharp contrast TO the graf
ing brusaueness of some of the over
bearing one session congressman who
ostentatiously walk into the library and
in a loud and disturbing tone that
echoes all through the silent corridors
demand a certain volume to be imme-
diately brought to Congressman So
and-so in the house of representatives,
sirrah.
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An Arizona City Adopts
Henry Georges Theory,

the single tax movement by imposing a
tax of 81 on every lot in the city. wheth-
or improved or unimproved. the idea be-
ing to abolish licenses. with one excep-
tion, and 10 gradually increase the tax on
lots until all improvements and person.
al property are exempt from municipal
taxation. The single exception on IL
censes is TO be the saloons, which IL
censes, IL is proposed. shall be raised to
something like $1,000 per annum. This
class of such resorts.
The mayors message, which also
recommended street tax on male citi-
zens OF 81 per annum, said i'm relation
TO the single tax recommendation that
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-14

complexion Of the city council is the
some, though mayor and council were
elected on a nonpartisan basis.
With the sanction Of the city council.
one OF O'Neil's first acts on assuming
magisterial robes was to appear before
the territorial legislature with the draft
OF a bill applying to cities of 5000 TO
1000 inhabitants and permitting the
adoption OF the three ideas noted. The
bill, as il could concern only Prescott,
went through the legislature quietly,
and IL is doubtful IL a majority OF the
members knew what they were voting
on.
William O'Neill. the mayor OF the
town, is we'll known on the Pacific
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-14
NEW YORK TO BE
A CITY OF LUTHERANS.


20io0O0; Brookynchuce 9:
City and other places the within miles of the city
valued so5
communicates 1873 school members
preached
n
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municipality in Arizona, but all three
have been accepted by Prescott. and all
preliminaries necessary 10 carrying into
operation the three plans for political
advancement have been arranged.
All this has been commenced in a
spirit of good natured political expert
ment UPON the part of the citizens Of
Prescott, they having assured them
selves that through the experiment no
loss can result to the municipality.
More than TO any other cause the eX-
pertinent is due TO the persuasive pow
ers of the mayor "Bucky" O'Neill,
otherwise William ONeill the perpet-
ual candidate of the Populist party in
Arizona for the office OF delegate to con-
gress and an enthusiastic believer in
the inclination and ability of the people
tc rid themselves of existing political
evils. But O'Neill is the only Populist
concerned in the change The town is
strongly Republican in politics, and the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-14

referred to that owned by Colonel David
Wood. Jr.. which stood just south OF
the Edes house. which was then occu-
pied by his father. David Wood. Sr.
1t is said that Colonel Woods house es-
capped the general destruction OF June
II. 1775. and was occupied during the
siege OF Boston by a British commits
sary.
The old house Is interesting both from
historical standpoint and as relic OF
colonial architecture. During the pres
ent century it has undergone change
that has deprived ii of much of the at
tractiveness that it must have origi-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-14
THE IMPERIAL CARPET
OF QUEEN VICTORIA,

The which used by Victoria the
maesty originated with Princess adelaide duchess
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-14
Historic "reminiscences Of
Prof, Morse, the hvente

the Revolution 1t passed into the .sands
of Thomas Edes and descended to Cap
tain Robert Ball Edes.
The tradition that the mansion was
erected before the Revolution probably
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-14
Sixty YnarS ASn

Sixty years ago this month Samuel
f. y. Morse was wrestling with great
invention. Like Jacob of old, he would
not LET go until blessing was won, and
he did not let go until he had made a
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-14

The first town in the United States
to adopt the single tax idea as embodied
I'm the writings and beliefs OF Henry
George is Prescott, Ariz. The initia-
tive and referendum, single tax and fe-
male suffrage would seem TO be a GU
rious combination to be adopted by
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-14

ID by the from which flow two ribbons beainr the dates '7
four represent respectively India by the tiger Australia by tho
animal supported by ehaet oak symbol Of the mutual strength
of
ntrncd broad ribbon
whole framed with band gold
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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-04-07

Assemblyman Jones. of Bisbee, has had his clothes enlarged since his "able" efforts in the 18th legis- lature. The fellow may have a swelled head, but it fools no one but himself, as he was q uonentity in the assembly.-Gazette.
 Recent cold snaps have injured fruit considerably in the lower val leys of Arizona. In the higher alti- tudes the bloom has been kept back by continuous cold weather and if the fruit has not been frozen in the buds, there is a chance for good crop.
 As the JoURNAL-MINER news gath erer was on his daily rounds in the court house today, he chanced to drop into the office of the probate judge just as a wedding party en- tered, and witnessed the ceremony, pronounced by Probate Judge Hicks, which united as man and wife Alfred Thompson and Miss Eliza beth Bauer, both of Whipple. The bride is handsome young daughter of ex-Sargeant Bauer, of the llth In fantry, now retired, but who for years was an old standby of the re- giment. She was accompanied by her sister, Miss Bauer, the other witnesses present being Dr. Eyerts of Whipple, and the newspaper scribe.
 pr. Francis drug store, at Con- gress, was burglarized last week, and purse containing $500 was stolen.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-04-07
Mining Intelligence.

The ore body, recently struck in the Aztec mine, owned by the Sun Dance company, is considerably larger than modestiy reported by Superintendent L. 4 Davies. The latter reported it fourteen and a quarter inches wide, whereas by act ual measurement on Saturday it proved to be twenty-four inches wide.
 Messrs. Sines and Douglass have secured years lease on the B.-B. mine, in Cherry creek district, and have been working it about five weeks, during which time they have taken out over twenty tons of ore which they think will go between S25 and $50. Of other mining in- terests in Cherry creek district, MT. Sines says that Eugene Greenwood has leased the Rocky Pass mill, and is running it night and day on GUS tom ore, having just finished a run of sixty tons from one of the Allen claims. Frank Blandy has leased the Logan claim from Fisher, Kast- ner & Biffer, and is making prepara- tions to work the property. At the Rocky Pass mill, the Pentland Bros. have erected fity-ton cyanide plant and are working the tailings from the mill with good success. They save 80 per cent of the gold. MT. Sines is very confident that this dis trict will enjoy a boom the coming summer.-Jerome News,
 Prof. P. D. Barnhart has returned from a trip to Yuma and Gila city, and brings the first definite and re- liable information yet received here concerning the recent rich strike in the Short Horn mountains, While he did not visit the property in
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-04-07

question be interviewed the discoy-
 eTers of the claim. as we'll as Messrp,
 Lane and Grant, experienced mining
 men who have visited it. While
 many of the reports from there are
 exaggerated he says the strike is 6
 very rich one. The vein is eight feet
 wide and the ore is said to average
 $60 per ton for that entire distance.
 There are from two and a half to
 three feet of the vein where the ore
 will average about $100 per ton or over. Some ore has been found
 which goes as high as $2OO0 per ton
 but this is of special picked speci- mems and not, as some reports have been published, "a airIaverage sam pies of the ore. He states that nature has developed the claim for depth of 160 feet on the side of perpendicular mountain and 1t is owing to this fact that the discovery IS so valuable. There has only been eight,feet of work done on she claim since its location. During the time he was in Yuma, the owners gave a bond for one year on the property to a New York man, for three fourths of the claim for $400,O0O of which Sl0,000 was paid in cash. The locators retain one-quarter interest in it. One Of the conditions of the bond is that five stamp mill is to be erected at snce to work the ore. The claim is located about thirty miles from the Colorado river, and the mill will be built on the river snd the gre hauled there to be MT. BsrnhaTt says be pre-