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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-19
NEW FLEW OF THE CUBAN VAR.

There are several sides to the Cuban
question, and one side which will not
be popular in this country is set
forth by a New York merchant who
has had commercial and other interests
in Cuba for many years and who has
recently made a tour through its CEN
trail provinces. He says the war is
practically over and that the Spaniards
are in undisputed control of all but the
remote eastern end of the island. Three
years ago, he says, the island was en-
joying greater prosperity than it had
had at any time during the last ten
years. There was work for everybody
and everybody was well paid, and there
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-19
A sEARCH FOR KNOWLEDGE n.

A resolution has been introduced in
the legislature Of Missouri providing
that d committee of five representatives
be appointed to attend the Corbett-
Fitzsimmons fight with a view to re-
porting on the advisability of legalizing.
prize-fghting in Missouri.
This idea has something in it, and it
may spread. IT it is well for the State
of Missouri to know, through five trus-
ty representatives, just how bad or
good prize-fighting is, why is it not well
for other States to know as much in
the same adequate way? And why
should not cities that are interested in
the matter send their mayors and such
other representatives as may be
| thought suitable? Preachers who want
to be qualified to preach on prize-fight-
ing might also attend. College profess
sors who want to know where to draw
the line in athletics could well go. And
! there might also be room for few new
| women who want to be able to instruct
and guide their sisters in the new way.
! II the idea Is a good one it might be
| followed up by illustrative and instruc-
| tive prize fights at the national capital,
at all the State capitals, before the min
listers associations, at the colleges and
| at meetings for the advancement OF
| Woman. In this way some general and
fairly accurate judgment concerning
| prize-fghting might be finally arrived
at, and people might in time be able
to tell what to do with it. AS it is now
all that most people can know about il
| is what they read in the newspapers
and though they read it carefully. Of
course reading about a thing is not see.
| ing 1t.
| 1t is interesting to note that the idea
| that a prize fight ought to be seen &c
be appreciated at it's true value cropped
out in New Haven before it did in Mis-
souri,, but it is not wonderful. All the
| ideas that amount to much hit New
Haven early in their journey around
| the globe.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-19

were few indications of discomfort
among the people. The first blow to
the happiness and eontentment of the
Cubans was the repeal OF the reel
prootty treaty, Then, says the mer-
chant, came interference by political
Adventures in the United States, not
one of whom had any financial respon-
sibility and but one of whom was a
Cuban. Then was an opportunity for
gain in Cuba, and these men determine
to take advantage of it, no matter who
might suffer No responsible or respec-
table people on the island wanted war,
for the island was prosperous and
everybody was busy, well paid and
happy. But Marti, Gomez and Rodolf
reached Cuba, and, joined by Manuel
Garcia and other noted malcontents,
began to plumber unfortunately, car
rying off and holding as hostages
wealthy people when they could be
found, and demanding money or prop
erty on penalty of death.
This state of affairs became SO ter
rible that it was soon unsafe for people
of means to venture outside of the
cities. They were pretty certain to fall
under tribute to the mixed bands of in
surgents and bandits that roamed the
country. When the sugar crop of
1884 was ground, most of the rich
owners of the sugar estates discharged
their employees by hundreds and thou
sands, going themselves with their
families to Spain Mexico and the
United States, or, possibly, remaining
in the shelter of the Cuban cities. They
left their employees in many cases to
starve, for Cuba is a country of few
resources. The only resource open to
these people was to join the insurgents,
among whom they would not starve.
In this way the insurgent army was
recruited, A very large element in the
Cuban ranks consists of people who
were thus impoverished, and who are
simply there to avoid starvation. AS
soon as the insurgent leaders realized
this fact they began to burn and other
wise destroy the property Of the few
planters who tried to cultivate crop or
to grind that which had grown without
cultivation. Thus, for the purpose of
extorting money from whoever had it,
and to keep their bands or mobs to-
gether, has much valuable property
been destroyed. 1t has not been de-
stroyed by patriots, but by the com
mands of irresponsible foreigners who
have been cunning enough to excite
sympathy In this country, and thereby
collect large sums of money here also.
In conclusion the merchant says:
THE war was a mistake. 1t was
brought about for wholly selfish pur-
poses by INSCRIPTIONS Adventures, of
which Maceo was the exception. Moth
ing but ruin has followed, and no good
has been accomplished The war will
end as soon as the people of this coun-
try cease to provide the money to carry
it on, and when it ceases there will
come to Cuba an era of prosperity per
haps unequaled in any country of mod
ern times This isn't much like what
we have previously read and heard in
this country about the matter Whether
this is any truer than that is in1possi-
Bile to tell. One thing is certainly as
tonishfng< to the unprecedented reader,
and that is that with SO many and SO
great victories for both sides neither
side appears to be defeated
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations Wants, Rents, and other small
advertisements. One Cent a Word each In
sertion. Five Cents a Word for full week
tseven timesl.
Display Advertisements, per inch, one N,
cents; one week, $500; one month, $40; one
year, $40.
Obituary Notices, in prose or verse 10
cents per line. Notices of Births, Marriages;
Deaths and Funerals, so cents each. Local
notices 10 cents per line
Yearly advertisers are limited to their own
Immediate business (ali matter to be I'M
obtectionable), and their contracts do not
Include Wants, TO Let, For Sale, etc.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-19

feet. One example shows merely a
CLINT of cerise under the threads of
mulberry color that make the tone of
the jersey. The garment laces at the
sides and on one shoulder. It fits like
a glove. The usual elaboration of col
lar shoulder pieces and boleros will be
worn with it, one prophet says, ''till
the public gets used to the change -
but the tight sleeve points TO the revi-
val of the tight all-over bodice, and we
have been comfortable so long now that
we will be slow to submit to anything
but an elastic tight fit.
While what this soothsayer styles
the public" is deciding whether it is
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-19

It's an i'll wind that blows no good.
IN the neighborhood of Wahoo, Neb,,
the Russian thistle is no longer in
weighed against, the cattle having de-
tected in it staple food supply; and
the law intended to encourage it's ex-
Termination has been repealed.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-19

Mormon missionary work is being
pushed in Pennsylvania and Tennessee
and recent report from elders at work
showed one hundred and twenty-four
sylvania county.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-19

Woman is getting the better of man
i'm every way that she can think of.
During the last twenty five years, ac-
cording to the life insurance statistics,
the average of woman's life has in
average of mans life has increased only
5 per cent.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-19

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE Cry. 10
CENTS A WEEK, 5nCRNTs A MONTH, So FOR
elxMoNTns. 81 A YEAR. THR SAME TERMS
BYMAu.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-19

A street-car official of Boston says
That it Is necessary to so to Canada to
secure men of "a proper tone for SER
vice on the street-cars of Boston. This
is an interesting statement, and 1t
would be interesting to know whether
the tone needed on the Boston street.
cars is high or low.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-19

THECARRINGTON PUBLISHING co.
OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-02
CORNERSTONE LAID.
Exercises Held by the Calvary Bap-
tist Church Society.
Interesting Addresses We're Delivered by
Clergymen and Others.

Yesterday afternoon at 4:3o o'clock the
cornerstone of the new Calvary Baptist
church was laid at the corner of Broad and
Stsnwood streets with appropriate cere-
MONIES and although the weather was
threatening there was a large audience TO
witness the interesting ceremony. The order
of Exercises was ,as follows: Cornet solo,
"How Firm Foundation" by Bowen Il.
Church: congregational singing, Corona
tion:" invocation by Rev. Il. Il. Bartlett OF
the South Baptist church; address by Dea-
con j. =. Hudson relative to the old church
address by the pastor of the church; Ellis
worth Sisson, II. Cornelius Barnes, Fred &.
Lawton and Howard G.. Saunders sang "De
Jubilate;" Deacon t. W. Waterman spoke "a
representative from the Fifth ward and Rev.
W. s. McIntire represented the Sixth ward.
Professor George i. Weston spoke few
words for the Seventh ward. After the sing
ing of the hymn, The Solid Rock" Rev.
Edwin Bromley made an address on "Denomi-
national Fellowship" An address was also
made by Rev. J. N. Taber of Trinity Nj. K.
church on international Fellowship"
The following church records were placed
I'm the box to 90 under the cornerstone by +.
C.. Lawton: Minutes of Rhode Island conven-
tion of 1888, chosen because IL ontained n
brief history OF the Friendship Street Baptist
church. compiled by the pastor A manual
of the church. Catalogue of the Sunday
sch Dol library, songs that were used Mt the
laying of the cornerstone, prospectus OF the
new edifice, program of services constitution
of the Young Mems Institute, other facts of
the library special program OF the exercises
of the church in connection with the Calvary
Commandery, church calendar of Sunday,
May 30, report of Providence Journal Sunday
memorial services. one regular calendar state
ment of the Junior g. E. work. similar state
ment of the Girls Guild with two emblems-
a magic wand and dumb bell-constitution of
the Y Z. =. G. e., topic card program first
annual installation of the First Rhode Island
Regiment Of the Boys Brigade. statement of
the Boys Brigade, statement of tho Sunday
school, an old calendar, showing an interior
view Of the church.
A cornet solo, 1.-THE Palms." was rendered
BY Bowen II. Church, and then the responsive
service was read as the stone was placed i'm
position. Rev. M. II. Bixby offered prayer
and the hymn "Corne .stone" was sung j..
b. Marsh pronounced the henedicton.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-02
THE POTATO PATCHES.
About Eleven Acres Have Already Been
Manured, PlOughed and Planted.

Toe work on the potato patches is progress
sing rapidly, about eleven acres having al
ready boen manurcd, ploughed and planted,
principally with potatoes. But 10 has been
found difficult 10 secure land in sections Of
the city where II Ia most wanted. near the
homes Of the unemp Dyed. The committee
find now there are many unemployed in the
Seventh ward. and they therefore ask for
further contributions of the use Of five or six
acres in that part OF the city. Any one able
and willing 20 help tins work in this way, or
willing 90 lease land at a moderate ront for
this purpose, would confer favor on the
committee IL they will communicate with the
secretary, Miss Alice :. Taylor, 32 Westmin-
stcr street. Additional contribu ions in
money are also earnestly solicited, as only
about half the requisite amount has yet been
si,bzsrihad
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-02
THE VARSITY CONTESTS
Two Big Races to Be R0wed Up
Stream.
How Crews Are Iraining-Changes OF
Men aud Roats at Harvard.

Changes ard rdinors Of changes cnar-
acterize the preparations for tho college
boat races st roughkcepsie. The people
who first decided upon the location and
laid out the course overlooked the impor-
tant matter Of tide, and the friends Of Now
London neglected what might have been
an important Graument against the Hud-
son river as tho place Of contest. As no
change cou'a 10 made in the tide and 1t
was deemed unwise TO row earlier than
half past In tie afternoon, 10 was finally
decided 10 row UP stream instead of down.
sThis decision affects the Cornell Harvard
Yale varsity rucc, which will be the chief
event NJ the forr college races and the
freshmen race bctwccn these three colleges,
which takes place two days before the
varsity race. 1t will not affect tho races of
Cornell, Columbia ard Pennsylvania,
which take Ylaco ono week later and which
will be rowcd down stream, as usual
In the old time boat races over the
Poughkeepsic course, when the Ward
brothers and tho old Stranger crew rowed,
there was surerstitious fear Of pulling
northward on tho Hudson, and the hour
when the tiGow flowing downwas always
selected. The local committee were opposed
to rowing up the river because of tho diff
Guilty that sightseers would have to SEQ tho
finish ana wanted the raco set for earlier
In the afternoon The college men were un-
willing 10 row earlier because of the prob
able heat and risk ~ rough wnter.
Unusual interest is shown in tho prelim-
mary work of tho digeront crows. The
great events at Pouqhkeepsie arc as fol-
lows:
June 23.--Harvard- Yale Cornell fresh
men, two miles.
June %. Harvard Yale Cornell varsity,
four miles.
June 30-Cornell Columbia Pennsyl-
vania freshmen, two miles.
July 2. - Cornell Columbia. Pennsyl-
vnDia varsity, four miles
Tho Harvard crew hos attracted the
most attention on account of their English
coach and their experiences with English
shells. Several members of the crew have
for various reasons become incapacitated,
and feeling Of norvousness is said to
prevail. Mr. Lehman is evidently taking
no chances about boat for the Harvard
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-02
THE poUGnKEEPsrE COURSE.

crew, for another shell was recently or
derod from Davy, the Cambridge builder
of racing craft. This will make three
shells Harvard will have, from which the
one TO to used at POughkeepsie can be Sc
lected. The I.nglish she'll is too light for
the varsity crew, and will probably be
turned over 10 the freshmen crew. The
Webb shell docs not seem to please Mr..
Lehman, as 10 has not yet been taken out
of the varsity ECatbouse since its arrival.
The Yale crews will remain at New Lon
don until juno 20 trimming for the Pough-
krrrsic ruCc. + irry wifi not go tn Pough-
keepsie until di:ecsly before the event, Just
long enough 10 G,.ow the crews TO get nc
customed TO tho course. The varsity and
freshmen crews will go practically the
saIno day. An instructor will accompany
the oarsmen and will give them their ex-
aminations in training quarters at Gales
Ferry. Captain Bailey Of the Yale crew,
In discussing the apparently strange policy
of Yale in going to New London to train
Tor Poughkeepsic says: I'VE have had al
most nothing but rough weather all the
spring and the crew has not been able To
row the four milo distance much. The
regular four mile course UP the Quinpipiac
Is not available, owing 10 the new bridge
that Ia being constructed and the rough
water kept up eff the harbor. We go to
New London because we arc sure of shell
tered spot there, ard we 90 enrly TO get to
rowing the four miles regularly"
Certain critics insist that Cornell has
changed its stroke in the past few years.
The following extract from letter re.
ceiyed 10y Professor II. II. Thurston from
Tom Hall, the famous varsity stroke Of
the "a freshman crew, the '9l, '92, 'o3,
s4 varsity crows. and the Henley crew,
will be evidence to the contrary. IL sin.
ceroly hope that Cornell will have success
on the water this year The importance
OF victcrWcannot DC ovcrcstimatcd. Not
only are we competing against Yale, but
also against English methods. That. the
Cornell stroke has not been changed TO an
English one know full well: had such
been the case, 1 should feel doubtful Of
VICTORY We NAV have learned several
onInps vnlic we were IN England, bue our
defeat there can be accounted for in other
ways than that the stroke was In fault
We have claimed 60 b. the equal Of Yale,
and we must hack up that claim; tho
reputation and honor OF Cornell In this
field arc NJ stake"
Columbia and PENNSYLVANIA are less
talked about than Harvard. Yale and Cor
nell Columbia has been handicapped I'm
practice by rough water. but the work Of
the crew nevertheless shows Improvement
over last year. Pennsylvania did not be-
gin practice with as much work as the
others. bat noticeable improvement Is
showp IN the character Of the stgoks
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-02
MARRYING a Mnn TO Reform Him.

"The most subtle and deceitful hope
which over existed, and one which wrecks
tho happiness OF many young girl 5
life. " writes Evangelist Dwight L. Moody,
IN tho Juno Ladies' Home journal, is the
common dolusiol that n woman can best
reform man by marrying him. lt Is
mystery TO mo how people can be so
blinded 20 the hundreds OF cases in every
community where tottering homes have
fallen and innocent lives have been
wrecked, because some young girl has
persiatod I'm marrying n scoundrel in the
hope OF saving him. / have never known
such union. and have seen hundreds
OF thom. result in anything but sadness
and disaster Let no young girl think
that she may be able % accomplish what
u loving mother or sympathetic sisters
have been unable 10 do. Before there Is
any contract OF marriage there should be
convincing proof that there has been real
and thorough regeneration.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-02
A C0ACHMAN FINED.
Kibble Mulcted for Stealing From His
EMPLOYER Other Cases.

Thomas j. kibble, who lives at ? Cush-
iug street. and who has been employed by
Mrs Elizabeth a. shepard, widow of the
late Thomas shepard, for the past four
years as coachman, was arrested last
evening on Dorrance street and this
morning was arrnlgned I'm the Sixth Dis
trlct Court on the cnargc of stealing $50
worth OF horse clothing from Mrs. Shep.
ard He pleaded guilty and was held TO
await the action of the grand Jury.
James IA. Maynard pleaded not guilty
To tho charge OF assaulting Fannie Wat
son and was held until Friday for trial.
Mary Fisher was sent TO the state work
house for six months for being a common
night walker.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-02

Today that wonderfully admirable In.
stitution known as the Philadelphia
Commercial. Museum, is formally opened.
The Museum has already become familiar
and has attracted widespread attention.
It's rooms and exhibits haze been at the
command Of the public for several years
now, although little noise has bocn made
and no formal beginnings had. The
| Museum Is the development from the
nucleus of the collection of raw materials
sent to the Worlds Fair by the countries
| of Spanish America which were asked for
and secured by syndicate of enterprising
Philadelphians backed by the city govern
ment and today IL has a national and an
international scope, its subscribers repre-
senting every state in the Union, the
countries of South and Central American
and Mexico. 1t is conducted by board
of trustees of local organization and an
advisory board that is made up of dele
gatoS appointed 10y the governments of
the several nations of the Western hemis-
phero or by commercial bodies or the
governments Of the several states in the
Union. IL maintains permanent oxposi-
tion Of the raw products of the Western
hemisphere and is both unique and of
faI s,,
terests
In due time the Museum will have a
splendid building OF its own The collec.
tion 'of raw products already numbers
moro than fifty thousand objects probably
the largest permanent collection of such
in the world. There are exhibits from
Euroucan countries and the museum sup.
pies information from all over the world
as to prices, cost Of material, raw and
mAnu'actured freight and tariff rates.
and everything pertaining TO industrial
knowledge and commercial facts Of inter
est and value to grower, producer. and
consumer.
This is perhaps the most important en-
lcrprize that the country mas known since
tho close of the Worlds Fair. From small
toginniugs it has grown TO already inpos-
ing proportions while the future offers "a
Practically unlimited field of development
and influence.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-02
DEATH NOTICES.

BOURN-In North Providence, lst inst, Will
liam G.. Bourn. agei 33 years.
CoLE--In Hope. r. l., 3lst ult., George o.
Cole, aged 40 years
Fun raj at Sheffield Andrews, Hope, r. l.,
We nesday, ID inst, Mt IL a. IN. Relatives
and friends are invited TO attend.
COGGESHALL--In this city. 3lst ult., John
=. Cnggeshall aged 81 ye rs.
fune nj ThursfHy, 5d INST, from his late
residence, 80 Byfeid street at III o'clock.
Re atives and friends are invited to attend.
Burial at convenience OF family.
CHAsE-In Swansea, Mass. 3lst ult.. Rev.
Benjamin II. Chase, aged 10 years
Funeral az Cnrist Church, Swansea, Friday,
4th INST, at 2 o'clock Relatives and friends
arc invited To attend. Kindly omit nower :.
Carriages will be at South Swansea station
on arrival OF train leaving Providence al
ii 30 q. IN.
GREENE--suddenly In this city, lst inst.
Noble Il. Greene.
Funeral private.
HALI.-ln this city 3lst ult., Thomas Hall,
son of Joseph and Sarah Hall aged !
months.
O'LEARY In this city, lst inst, DR.. Charles
q lie ry, aged ~ years.
Funeral ON Ihursday. 3D. inst, from his
late residence, AZ 90 a. m. Relatives and
friends arc invited TO attend. Services at the
Cathedral at 10 O'Clock.
PdETTEPLACE-In this city, LIST inst, George
r.. son of Elliott and Margaret Phette'
place.
Funeral fron his parents residence, 80 Vim
tom street,. Thurs lay morning, cd inst, at
8:D O'clock. Relatives aud friends are in
vted 20 attend.
RAMSDEIIl--In Johnston, 29th ult., Hattie
NJ, wife of Alfred b. Ramsdeil, aged ~
years
RODG RS-In this city, lst inst, Bridget.
wife Of Thomas Rodgers.
Funeral will take place from her late resi-
Goncp, IS Eutaw street, Thursday morning,
.Id INST, at s 30 ocl ck. Relatives and
friends arc invited to attend.
SLOCUM-n Johnston. on The lst inst.
George Slo um, aged iS years.
Funeral services 10 be held at the Broadway
Baptist Church. Olneyvillc, Saturday, 5th
| ins D., at $50 y. m. Relatives and friends are
invited to attend
| SHER MAN-In silver Spring, 3lst ult., Sarah
| a. sherman, aged Is years.
Funeral from Attention Baptist Church.
| Thursday, the 3d inst, ut II O'Clock. Rela
| tlvcs and friends are invited TO attend.
| WHIrE-In this city 8Oth inst, Nathaniel
vie, agcl ~ years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-02

The Boston Herald Ia authority for the
report that they call senator Aidrich the
department store statesman" because
Inc knows all about every item in the
tariff schedule from beefst,nk to n
uwelvo.buttOn glove and from needle To
nux voiuica. That's not so bad and fiat
terinRly expresses a thorouGhuess ana
grasp that, after all, ever distinguish great
ness In whatever line Abraham Lincoln
studied Euclid to find out tho full force
and meaning of the word "demonstra
tion, and he became a master OF the art
Of demonstration In debate beyond almost
any American that ever argued a case or
drew statesmanly document Ii is be-
cause he is n master of detail that senator
Aldrioh has for decade been the highest
authority on tariff matters perhaps In the
whole world.