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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12
BLOCK ISLAND.
The Musical Event OF the Season.
Arrlva S From Providence.

Mrs. Sarah 4. Tougee OF Auburndale
Mass. has recently purchased house-lot
on Continental Hill OF Mr. Noah Dodge
and as soon as the sale was completed en-
gagged mum Der of men TO make exoava-
tions for foundation ON which will be
erected, before next year, handsome cot
tage. -,
Ihe musical event OF the season will
tack place at the Spring House, Friday
evening. 1t will take the form OF musl-
cal soireo TO DO followed by hop. The
best talent on tho island has been en-
gagged To take pant among them the popu-
lar baritone soloist MIR. Frank Burnham
Mr.. Fred i. Brown, bumorist, and Miss
Frances shepard, contralto The usual
Spring House orchestra VIII also DO
present and furnish music Tor the hop.
The entire house has been reserved as the
capacity Is limited and the expected
attendance large.
MIR. IA. /. Morton. the photographer of
Providence, has rocently engaged rooms
in Morton cottage belonging to Mr.. D..
Eugene Littefloid, for the season.
The rooms will soon be open and he Will
be ready TO photograph any VINO wish.
The recent arrivals from Providence at
the hotels are as follows:
Union House. Miss McElroy, Miss Waity,
M. IL. Spencer, Master Harold McElrOy,
James Shaw, w. Il. Daboll, H. Honning-
ham, William Morton, Frank Tits, Miss
Myra Waters. = Nelson Lincoln.
Spripg House. Mrs u. IA. Matthew,
Harry Miller, Lester Miller, q. y. hiflin,
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Chase, William
Prouty. j. +. Furlong. Miss Ethel Han.
Icy. Gerald Hsnley, John NJ Brennan and
wife. Miss Mollie Brennan, nj. Hosin-
dale and wife.
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wero such tree indeed Suroly it had
all hern a hido0us dream. Drawing the
myrtle leaves aside ne one might cur
tain, jock iCooly turned himself 10 exam
Ire tho clan. Then his fingers clenched,
his breath stopped, and thrill OF horror
froza his spine. The tree was tnere Out
In tro open. on the grass, with not
bush near it, right between himself aud
safety.
Take it quietly For manhood's : sake,
think out this business and don't turn
faint like school girl seeing n snake
FIRST, was tho whole aiiaig dreaDy Was
that witheroI troe ont yondcr on the
sward the very lamparaguug Aor II so.
theye were soyoral, or it oould chnngo its
situation. IL was neither in marsh, nor
by the fuchsia thicket Ito God For,
Gs ho peliol. Ramsay believed that the
tree was moving. IL was horribly rear
ard it YVES surely creeping forward by
inches lie held his breath and marked
"a grass TUT no It's bulOnus Daso.
Nuw-now Ii bad passed leyond the
tail sivery grass plumos and spear leaves.
and was olcse by q stonc-was stOaltfily
rounding IT, Yes the Thing was ap-
preaching him; doubtless 10 had stayed
quiet till now. gorgeG with it, morning
lnc1l, but 10 was siowly nearing It's next
victim. With eyes fascinated by ionr.
Ramsay saw It's roots moving forward
like giant kuotty suckers that griped and
held fast in the hcrNnge. noiselCssiy NOV
ing with the motion " q tortoise.
The bAir OF tho Young mans d'sh stood
up an Icy GOODNESS numbed bis blood.
Z hon with a strong effort be gathered his
sOuses to thiug out escape Tho rocks
ahoal wers his ONLY chance Thera among
tho ornnnies whore the foxes Rad their
dons md hid in safety. hc cold hide But
he could not risel His hpau was dizzy
with fever: his strength was rs running
wnter bic legs aud ieot seemed not his
own, mere useless weights 20 be dragged
or by shear pluck. for he had already
starOd---
Grasribg tho myrtle stems to give him
self an impetus. Rgmsay was crawling
away toward tho ROCKS, foot bY foot. Tie
lay GutsprJad Ike a Hard, for his only
strength REMAND in his arms ard chest.
Inch Nv inch. he cruut onward rs fast rs
DO could go, rlutchinR at tho grass turis,
a. tio saco bushes. drops uf porspiratiJn
running down Ills face.
Faster. faster, " 10 coiild only ba dona.
lbs man had covered some yards surely
tire tfC0 moved more slowly .Ahi
y blast clow backward otsr Ramsay 5
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12
HORSELESS CARRIAGES
Forty French Firms Engaged In
Builiing Them.

There are about forty builders in France
who profess to make self-propelled car
rages IL all of these makers could pro-
duce thoroughly serviceable machines In
sufficient number to supply the demnnd.
the industry would seem To be on broad
basis, says the Railroad Gazette. But
serious doubt is entertained as to the
efficiency of the motors and the ability
ID the makers 60 turn out carriages In
any number.
There are only two motors that have
been put to the test of long pu bile service.
,)f these the improved Daimler takes the
lead The carriages equipped with these
motors run satisfactorily on smooth ana
yvel roads still they have the draw backs
of smell, vibration and noise. The other
motor is the Benz, and few of these are
runin1 in France. 1t was said while
ago THAT when tho Anglo French Com
,)any, which makes the latter motor as
improved by Rogers, was formed n large
works would be built to make IL otor car
riages on considerable scale. Motor cabs
Sere also 90 be run in Lyons and else
where The promised works and the sub
sdiary companies that were TO run the
carriages, however have not made their
appearance. There are several new motor
carriages which will probably give satis-
factory results. Among these may be
mentioned the Mors and the Amedee
Bolee, but these have not vet been deliv-
Nrsd in any number. Electricity and
tenn have both been tried as motive
power 8 hut tho petroleum motors still
Laye he preference.
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LIKE THE BROOK.
The Congressional Record Runs on
Forever.

Congress may come and 60, out the
Congressional hecord," like the brook,
goes on forever. iho thirty-pago issue of
August contains no hint that Congress
has adjourned or ever intends to adjourn.
This issue Is devoted TO the publication OF
speeches purporting to have been made on
July 10 bv Representatives Babcook, OF
Wisconsin; Gum, OF Idaho: Gibson. OF
Tennessee, and Oley OF Virginia, on the
conference report on the tariff bill
These speeches are published under the
usual leave to print, and the Record Is
apparently To be Issued daily during the
recess between the special and regular SEES
sions. in order to work off the hundreds
of speeches that were not delivered on the
tariff. Admirina constituents cane be az
well convinced that their Representative
Is a great man by reading a speech ho did
not make as by reading one that he did,
and, as the session was not half long
enough for tho delivery OF the speeches
that were prepared, the presses are being
run for the gloriiication OF the statesmen
the Speaker failed TO recognize. Perhaps
this Is as harmless way OF exploiting
Congressional oratory as any, but 1t Is "a
great waste of money, white paper and
ink. and gigantic false pretense into
the bar gain.
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AUCTIONEERS

holding on half way up the sCree. He felt
Tor his matchbox; there were two matches
left.
Then Ramsey, instead OF longer seeking
escape upward flung himself in still more
desperate eagerness down the stoep slope
again toward his enemy. He was at bay.
Where the grass began, tho man stopped
ana stopped, plucking dry blades and
twigs with the haste OF one who has hut
few moments TO live should this plan
fan OF success. Not drop OF rain had
fallen since lst of October; the scorching
summer heat had burnt the grass To tin.
der There came the squirt of a match.
Two moments: five
The fire-spark, kindling, seemed about
TO sprend, when "a roaring wind gust
through the valleys stiffness blew ID out.
and the man felt himself sucked irfesist-
IDLY toward olnmp OF priokly pear, TO
which he clung palpitating. with his face
pressed against the thorny broad discs
that tore the skin TO bleeding. Ah.-that
was ever.
For the last time one chance was left
one match Again Ramsey snatched what
dry fuel lay within his grasp, rs he shell
tered beneath the bushes. His papers,
Chequo book all were in small valise he
had instinctivoly thrust overnight under
his saddle pillow. There was one letter
lett IN his breast pocket, which he had
carried there two years-tho last one ever
written hy bis mother. He tore 10 out.
Mith shaking fingers and blinded by
blood drops ho dared not wait 60 wipo
from his eyes-knowing the while that
! tho lampnrAgun was stalking yard
nearer ~ each motion--its victim care
| fully struck the match. Sheltering the
| tiny iiaine with one hand, be turned the
| WAX stem gently till it lit Next the
| letter; and the fire ficked the words,
"My Dearest SON, then blazec and
cracked in the funeral pyre OF brokon
brnmble and dried myrtle leaves that
burnt dead w'oman's last token Of love
90 her youngest born. Gladly would she
have known IL sacrificed on the slight
chance to save his life Ramsay thrust
both hands deep into the burning mass,
ana recovering strength In th5 eXcfro-
mont Of hore, no staggered toward some
! clumps Of tall grass of the pampas few
| feet away. The sparks fell. making a
| trail as h9 won't that caught tho dry her
bage. uurrah how the giant grass
stems took fire. blazing hi gh in glorious
| bonfire.
a hasiy glance over his shoulder The
l lamparaguu. was not twelve yards distant
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12
SHERIFF'S SALE.


BY virtue of an execution. number 1s76l,
issued from the District Court Of the Sixth
judicial District, holden at Providence, with
In and for the county of Providence and State
of Rhode Island, on May 24th. A. ID. 1897, and
returnahle to said court August 24th, 1897.
wherein Ervng j. Knight of Providence, in
said county and state of Rhode Island, Is
plaintiff, and Margaret Doyle OF Providence,
said county and state, is defendant, will be-
sold at Public Auction on SATURDAY,
August 18th, A. ID. 1891, at f2 o'clock noon, at
the Sheriff Office, in the Providence County
Court House. corner Of College and Benefit
right. title and interest that the within'named
defendant had mt the time of the attachment
on the original writ, viz, August 81, 1895, at
o'clock and - minutes a. M, In and TO the
following described real estate, viz. Tho
real estate situated in said Providence on the
southerly side of Lippitt street, devised to
me, said Eliza A. Day, in and by the Will OF
my father, Peter McAdams, late of said
Providence, deceased. and is lot numbered 40
on "a plat numbered in the Office OF the
assessor OF taxes in said Providence. Ny said
interest Is the upper tenement in the house
on the rear portion OF said lot for and during
the term of my natural life with an easement
60 Dass over the unoccupied portion o sad
lot and an individual half part OF the lower
tenement I'm said house, and all of said lot
south OF line fifty t5Ol feet sDutherly from
the south line from Lippitt street ana parallel
Herewith for and during the term or my
natural life.
Levied on this 18th day Of May, 1897 at 10
o'clock n. M, and will be sold TO satisfy said
execution IL sufficient
ALBERT o. COATES.
au5-thu-4t Deputy sheriff
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The News Daily Story.

head, raising his hair. By instinct he
dug his nails into the ground, nattening
his body as much as ha possibly could.
The ipdraught was III air had rushed by
into deep cavity. while sound like that
of an escape pipe hissod In tho air. Then
it was over.
AS drowning men arc said TO see
thousand past scenes IN a f0w moments,
SO in an agonizing lucid fash .locF Ram
sey reviewed his lite. Then he recalled
yesterday evening. how tho wretched fox
had gotten breathing time twice as once
nc had now. How long would this horri-
BILE gamo lastg The beast-tree was pnrayz-
ing the human being; he thought OF q
snake fascinating n rabbit.
Slowly, more foobly the victim still
crawled Whv did that second blast not
follow Could the lnmparagua bo SO near.
it needed no aid beyond that of it's cruel
hooked hranchesg lie must see
Turning bis head, As be still dragged
himself onward, tho fever stricken wretch
beheld strange sight. He nad left his
blanket pehind upon the ground whom
first making his escape. and it was now
wrapped round the trCo bOlo. MS II the
lamparagua had failed Co suck it iu, and
wns wrestling with this unknown prey,
both branches holding &c fast outsprcAd
on claylike twigs. it was r6spitel a
few seconds moro of air, light, life!
Yes, the beas5.treo was Standing still /;
yet 10 had covered moro ground than its
hunted proy, during the time both had
moved. Ramsey felt Tor the revolver in
his pocket There was ono bullet Left no
knew, and il escape were hopeless fbon -
AZ last The rocks wore nuar Tho
man Logan scram nling painfully no Il
steop incline of Ioo8s earth and rounded
stones which resomDied moraine and
that gave no hold To- his desperate grasp.
Looking up 10 saw with hopeless eyes
tnat thero had been n slight landslip
lnioly which had LETT the bank project
ing overhead. SO that he could not reach
The top; looking down, that the lampara
qua was slowly but steadily approaching
once more over the grass. fOot-roOt follow
ing fOotrOOt. There was a torn piece
OF crimson blanket hanging on one bougn.
lie must struggle across tho face of this
treucherous slide To where a clump OF
yuCcas were smo.dcring. their stems
blackcncd as ono often sees thOBi, whether
from spontaneous combustion on sun
fired n some inoXplicabie manner, no
man knows
Fire. The smoking plants suggested
thought to tho man. Ho stayed still,
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its jaws were widening. But the fire wall
was between them.
qhere came "A rush of wind ending in a
sound more fierce than wounded lions
roar. The man was caught by the blast
as he stood upright, weak yet defiant,
matching his pupy being against the
strength Of the brute-tree with the help
Of the mind within him controlling the
fiery element as a weapon. Sucked for
ward, blinded by smoke, scorched, RAM
say fell en- his face and lay still with
last conscious effort 90 save his life.
Beyond his body the myrtles and fuschias
were cracking. the tail chaiual blossoms
blazed like hig torches, the fro was
spreading, leaping up Co the bold branches
in yonder thiuket, running over the open
ground in "a low sheet that burnt the
lamparagua roots
For half n minute the thing stayed.
trying to stand its ground Now 10 was
In fun flight The great sucker-feet were
travelling over the burning heritage. drag
ging its trco-trunk with agonizod efforts,
yard upon yard, toward the stream.
Five minutes later.thcro came a Rallop-
ing OF horses down the valley; mems
shouts. But Ramsey did not hear them.
lie seemed to lie prone at deaths door,
too weak 20 enter unless spirit hands
lifsed him over itstthreshold and brought
him within TO be at peace and rest
But they were earthly hands that wero
lS1eillR tD pour Nhlut ilAAtN upNn Ihlu
sey's throat When his eyes opened, Pedro
was supporting his masters bead, while u
group o: men around were watching tho
stranger curiously, foremost among whom
was an English gentleman.
Coming 60 all rightY' said the latter.
" n near shave thhL You began 10 smoke,
/ take It, finding yourself pretty nearly
lost aud famished, so the valley got fired.
Wo havo been out searching for you since
morning, when your man rode up TO my
hacienda. worn out ana demented. We
passed tho head of the valley at ten
o'clock. but could see no sign OF your
horse, which Pedro said ho had tied TO n
tree. What's tho matterY"
For Ramsey struggled up, and was star
ing round.
"Ihe treo IL was ont thore before the
| fire Pedro, you know-where is 10 goney'
perdro only sbiverod and stared. Some
of the other peOnes muttering, and Civ
| ing sidelong Rlaucos 40 oaCh other crossed
| the burnt ground looking about them.
| One saw n partly submerged tree at some
| distance down stream, floating slowly into
the marsh. His attention was caught 10y
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The LAMpARAGUA.
Continued from Yesterday.

With n cold terror the sick man recog-
nized that he lay not two hundred yards
from the marsh Of tie lamparagua; that
headland the water Ali night they must
hive ridden in circle.
The horrible stream was already fading
from his sick memory like dream, whom
snorting ana soufflinR noise caused
Ramsay TO turn slowly his weak head.
lie saw his horse stamping pulling back
from his halter and with distendei eye
balls staring terrified at tree, 90 ruot
Cf which 10 WAS fastened. What was
wong The tree had two bare topmost
hs,nches like horns, and some lower ones
niso without leaves, yet. this was summer
time: i'm December IL was
withered And, there ntout its onion.
shape bole was. surely, n dark scar. a
crack oh. horror the top uf the treo
was that of the lamparagua. ia the
marsh. And now, rs jock stared with
fever weakened oyes through tho dim
daybreak, the lower branches moved
slowly downward, clutching the horse IS
halter wite claw-liko twigs the crnck in
tho siue OF the thing was widening.
Again fearful sound woke the Steering
glen tho borses cry OF terror. .Iock tried
insiinctivoly to find his revolver, but his
senses reelsd as the tree aperture caped,
opening uDward. The horse was drawing
toward it-nearor lighting, struggling.
Then two shots rang out and man
faiutod. Gnd knew no mere.
When Jock Ramsay came TO himself,
the sun was high in tho heavens. lie was
sho!teTod IVY Wild myrtle from its heat.
ana though very weak. his senses had
como back. Memory was slower. Ah-ho
renoml o,ed OTening bis eyes in wide
stare of apprehension, RAMSAY saw him
s'lf liing alone There was n thicket
rcir. hut not tho awful tree. Pedro was
pune; 50 wC9s tho hofsas. Bnt perhaps
prilar2=ihGt last vision Of tto thing
tnculiug tbe POOR roam ooh bad been a
} itmafc % fsyerca ircuzv. Eeohly rec.
Drutiuing ibe grorng. tie sick man
uUii rd tuats laf un = grassy siope 10.
fn'rr Co., s,rtAn, and Ito rocks whore .ho
inEts littd a s-rHli tals. behind lis
s"ad ttc crmsG must tu open up the
Vllty. lntie !ly safety, away from tio
LCr4iJio marsh and LAM urHEua-it th"rr
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Sherman Will Remain in
the Cabinet
Until After the Elections In
Ohio at Least.
Pear That His Withdrawal Would
Hurt Hanna'S Chance Of Return.

Washington. Aug. 12.-Secretary eShor-
mans retirement from the cabinet Is ex-
pected to occur. before. Congress meets, but
not until after the election in Ohio, for IL
Is feared that II he should go out of Office,
even voluntarily. before November his
friends in Ohio might turn the scale
against Senator Hanna and give the state
and the Legislature over to the Demo
Gratis
But there can bo no doubt that after the
November election-unless Secretary
Sherman should himself give up the state
portfolio before that time, which is not
at all likely, since the admjnistration
would be as unwilling To accept mis- resig-
nation now as he seems TO be 10 offer it,
he will be induced To retire and Judge
Day will be appointed his successor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12
POSTAL COMPLAINS.
Alleges Illegal Discrimination in
Favor of the Western Union.

Nashville, Tonu., Aug. l2.-The Postal
Telegraph Co. has filed with the state
railroad commissioners complaint
against the Mobile & Ohio Railroad, alleg-
ing discrimination against the complain
ing company in favor Of the Western
Union Telegraph Co.
The Postal Company charges that the
railroad company is distributing telegraph
poIes along its lines for the Western
Union Company and refuses 10 do the
same for the postal, which is desirouss OF
building "a telegraph line along the road.
The complaint further charges that the
rniroad's action is based ON contract
with the Western Union.
The railroad commissioners granted the
rnilroad company until Friday to file an
answer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12
NEW GOLD FIELDS.
Rich Deposits OF the Precious Metal
Found In Nicaragua.

New Orleans. Aug. l2.-Reports have
come to this city lately that big finds of
gold have teen made In Nicaragua and
the steamers from that section have been
bringing in gold dust in proof of it.
:. T. Spence, we'll known citizen OF
Houston. Tex, arrived yesterday on tho
steamer Fulton. plying between New
Orleans and NicaraguaD ports. and CON .
iirmed the stories. He says she has been
all over the gold field districts and that
gold is there in large Quantities lie has
acquired valuable claims and will return
rs soon rs lie can make arrangements to
work them.
He says the whole gold section down
there il very rich and the climate splen-
did. and that unemployed miners Of the
United states will do much better there
than in attempting to go TO Alaska. Food
in Nicaragua is cheap and other costs are
reasonable.
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n gleam of something scarlet tangled
in the topmost withered bough.
A few days later Ramsey was stretched
at ease in cane deck chair. with a tall
glass of iced drink in the wicker
socket by his arm. Overhead veranda
was shaded with masses of roses,
stepbanotis and bigonnia. Sunshine
flooded tho garden stretching beyond like
dream of enchantmept, where tall palms
above high Towering trees, and oranges
and lemons We're mingled lower with gar
denias and poinsettias.
during some twenty minutes, SO felt
thirsty, exhausted and excited.
That's the whole story no ended.
Now, do you believe me, Mr.. Campbell? {?
Till now. i fancy YOU thought me mad. Z"
''No, but possibly IA bit delirious in
tnle Pedro told you OF the lamparagua
had really happened to yourself That
was all, " said the kindly host.
MAN alivol There Is Pedro To witness
also. And where Is my horseg And your
own lad saw the torn red blanket in the
marsh ~ cried Ramsay.
True, quite true, nodded Campbell
coolly reflecting. E'well, my dear fellow.
il 10 is any satisfaction to you, L do be-
lieve you are one of the few human
beings who have seen the lamparagua.
What Is more, for some years back | have
heard rumOrs OF such thing, ana that 10
haunted this lake and others adjoining
it. both on my estate. But, TO confess
the truth, j fancied the story was con.
voniont legend of my cattle herds to ac-
count for missing beasts. Yes. l believe
But hardly any one else will. even in
| Chile. among our own wise educated
class. or course the peones know. They
are nearer nature than we. May Crom-
melin. in the Pail Mall.
Literally, Lamp Of the Water" Is q
kind of will-o -the-wisp. Though why q
| light Is associated with the tree was not
apparent in the account of 10 given TO
| the writer.
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FOR SALE.

0OE0O or at Just its value, purchases
DZOOO, one OF the best teaming plants at
the price over offered in the market for sale.
Ii has been run by it's present owner upward
Of ten years. hos first-class patronage, prin-
cipal line OF teaming is lumber, machinery,
piano moving and furniture; consists OF o
horses, two double wagons one double cara
van heavy express wagon. democrat har-
ness, etc above business Is located in the
enterprising city OF Waltham, Mass. a fine
business also in connection with the teaming,
has facilitrs for STORAGE OF furniture that
pays $50 per year profit above the rent:
business is sold solely ON account Of i'll health
Of owner; this is one of the best outdoor
business chances ever offered for sale at 80
small a price; excellent business BARGAIN for
somebody. W. II. CARRUTHERS,
II School st., Boston.