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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-05

The following is bit of informatio
regarding the training of the two tig ht-
ers:
1t is strange fact that since Fitz-
simmons began 10 train he has quit
talking about Corbett. He no longer
discusses the question of finding the
Californian's head aud of wipIng up the
ring with him. He seems subdued and
quiet. although he thoroughly realizes
the size of his contract.
On the contrary, COrbets is quite as
b tier as ever, and whenever he talks
of titz his aw closes with snap and
ne looks really rude. The Australian
took a run recently down to the state
penitentiary, where ne shucked off his
clothing and took plunge in the hot
mineral spring bath. This would not
De regarded as good thing by Cor
belts trainers. There is no doubt that
these baths are very weak ming tempo
rarily, no matter what their beneficial
effects may ultimately be. The Aus
trallan came out as lively as cricket,
however, and found the prison in a
state of CONSERVATION. His dog, Var
rum, had followed him and, not being
allowed in the baths, had taken up a
position outside the door in q narrow
yard passage. One of the guards, who
mad not heard of Yarrum, came idling
djOuS anu SIuuDleO OV6T Gue monster,
A moment later he was rushing away
for dear life, forgetful that he carried a
Winchester in his hand.
Great Scott.' he cried to a fellow
guard, us that mountain lion or a
dog? Where did he come from?" In
he meantime the huge and amiable
Tarrum had been rejoined by his mas
ter, and they went trotting Off together
over the hills and far away toward the
training quarters.
Innovations seem to be the rule at
Corbett's training quarters. Every
trick in the game is being tried and
tested. The champion has adopted
new tactics relative to the sparring
feature of his exercise. After working
with the wrist machine for seventeen
minutes, he thumped and mashed the
punching bag in vicious but clever
style for twenty-five minutes, in the
barn, 81 yards away from the hand-ball
court.
Mexico's champion bull fighter is in
Carson, New, trying to make arrange
ments for au exhibition of his skill.
RumOr says that bull fight will be
looked upon with favor during the
coming carnival. and that an exhibit
ion OF this character will probably find
nl4Ta the rlrOura
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-05
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PugiliStic.

Corbett says that the idea that he
will weigh in the eigh borhOOd of $50
pounds when he enters the ring is err
roneous, for as a matter of fact, he ex-
poets to tip the scales at 165 pounds,
which is three pounds lighter than the
weight at which he fought Peter Jack
son. Speaking of Fitzsi mmons weig 1T
he said yesterday: His dropping back
into the middle weight class for this
occasion looks to me like looking for
soft place to fall. He scents defeat
and wants to be prepared to say the
fight is over, 'Oh, Corbett only licked
middle weight. [ am still the cham
pion of my class
Not content with legaliZiug the con-
test for worlds puoilistic champion
ship Assem- bl yman Tim Dempsey pro-
poses to introduce bill in the legis-
lature within the next few days asking
for an appropriation of So, 900 for the
purpose of having made a gorgeous belt
of silver, with diamond setting, to be
presented to the winner of the great
battle. 1t is intended to have on the
belt a reproduction of the official seal
of Nevada, and fac smile of the sig
nature of Gov. Sadler to the initial
measure. It is claimed that a majority
of the mem bers of the legislature have
sigpifed their willingness to vote for
the bill, and that Gov. Sadler has al
ready given his consent to sign the act
ii it passes.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-05

Jim Corbett says he will fight on the
18th of this month weighing los pounds
while Fitzsimmons says he will go into
of these men bring themselves down to
these weig hts it will show what wonders
can be performed by scientific training.
AS both men are experienced fighters
they would not get down to those
weights if they did not think it an adj
vantage to their fighting qualities.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-05

While the snow is not so deep ant
the weather not so cold at Carson, still
it is bad and the fighters are having 6
hard time in training out of doors. A:
the out door work is the best training
there is for wind it looks as though
each fighter may be in want of tina
article before the fight is over, espec
tally in such high altitude as Carson
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-05
Christian EndeavOr Rally.

There was u rally of the Christian En-
deavor Society last night at Cranston
Street Baptist church. Rev. T.. Tallmadge
Root presided and the principal address
was by Miss Ella ID. McLaurin of the
Young peoples department., American
Baptist Missionary Union.
An open discussion WAS led by Mr.. G.
Miss Barrows and the Juniors.
The following churches were repre-
sontod:
Broadway Baptist, Cranston street Bar
tist, East Providence, East Providence
Center, First Baptist. Jefferson street Bap-
tist, Lakewood Baptist, Friendship street
Baptist Union Baptist Broad street
Christian, St James, Edgewood Congre-
gational, Auburn Free Baptist, First Pres
byterian. Second Presbyterian, jackson
Avenue Baptist, Academy avenue Con-
gregationaL Benciicent Congregational,
Elmwood Temple, North Congregational,
plymouth, Pilgrim, A. NJ. +. Zion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-05
UNCLE SANS CONSCIENCE FUND
The Identity of Atoning Evil-Doers Is
Usually Concealed.

The people sending money TO the
conscience fund of the United states
treasury are not known. writes Clifford
Howard, the June Ladies' Home journal.
=" They never present themselves mt tho
treasury, and they take care 10 conceal
their identity by making their contribu-
tions anonymously under assumed names.
In "a great many instances the contribu-
tion Is made through minister or priest,
which Is done, perhaps. for the effect of
not only more surely hiding the identity
of the penitent but of adding sanctity 10
his contribution. Othors again mako
their peace Offering through friends or
relatives and even jailers sometimes per-
form this duty for remorseful criminals.
AS u further precaution against discovery
many of these people endcavor 10 disguise
their handwriting or they have their
communications written on the type
writer, while not few forward the~
money without line or word OF writing.
1t is always taken for granted that such
remittances are intended for tho Con-
science Fund, as ii is reasonable To pre-
sumo that no one would send money in
that loose fashion unless IL were for the
purpose OF expiating some secret crime
against tho government.
Occasionally someone will remit by
check or money order, in which case, of
course, his name becomes known; and
once in great while somo man Will
have the courage To deliberately confess
his guilt and sign his name 10 the COM
munication; but such instances are raro
for there appears To bo general fear
among these contrite people that, al
though they clear thoir consciences by
making reparation To tho government,
the law may still have the right to lay
hold of them for their misdeedS "
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-05

when fireman got injured while performing
his duty he lost his pay. Did the hremen
take the chances nj fire during the time that
the order was in vogue that he did beforep ?
Echo answers, Nit" Our up-to-date com
m.ssioners had TO back down ON this order
along with Nos. and 2 and We can call TO
mind one more order that made the fremen
smile vhen il was ''read mp" and that WAS
that some meinber Of each company should sat
up i'm the engine house all night. just as they
do in Boston and New York, But the commits
sioners found that this was costing the city
some 5000 or $1,000 year for gas, and also
that the men who were IN bed asleep when
an alarm came In were ready TO go to the lire
tefore the chap that was sitting up" was.
That order is now back number, and still
the men get TO fires as they did before we had
commissioners.
Now, there is ono more question to be taken
into consideration, and that is this: Some
day the citizens will wake up and say our hre
department is costing US too much money,
and they may say IL sooner than the commits
sioners think, for times are hard and tho
taxpayers money should not be wasted on
brilliant "boolS" ideas. When this cry comes.
who will be affected The poor fireman. His
salary will be reduced, and any honest heart
ed citizen knows that be doesn't get cent
more than he earns. But that's where the
cutting will come.
Let me say one word about this SlOOO,OO
water system that our up todate commits
siosers are putting in. We don't need It,
Give us a good steam fire engine in the center
of the city and we have got all the water pres
sure that we need. With an engine any fire
can be reached. l could say more in favor of
our department in davs gone by, but l am
somewhat afraid that have said more now
than you will care TO give space to-
A FIREMAN or THE 70'S.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-05
At the Mercy Of the sea-Stephcn
Crane Describes His Sensation.

In the meantime the oilor rowed, and
then the correspondent rowed, and then
the oler rowed. Grly-faced and bowed
forward, they mechanically, turn by turn,
piled the leaden oars The form of the
light house had vanished from the south
ern horizon, but finally pale star APP
peared, just lifting from the sea The
stroaked saffron in the west passed before
the all merging darkness, and the sea TO
the east was black. The land had van
ished, and was expressed only by the low
and drear thunder OF the surf.
''If am going To be drowned-if L am
going TO be drowned-if am going to be
drowned, why, in the name OF the seven
mad gods, who rule the sea, was allowed
to come thus far and contemplate sand
and treesy Was l brought here merely 10
have my nose dragged away as / was
about TO nibble the sacred cheese OF lifeg"
The patient captain, drooped over tho
water Jar, was sometimes Obliged To speak
to the oaiSman.
keep her head up! Keep her head up !!
80 Keep her head up sir " The voices
were weary and low.
2 This was surely quiet evening. All
save the oarsman lay heavily and list
lessly i'm the boats bottom. AS for him,
his eyes were just capable of noting the
most sinister silence. save for an occa-
sional subdued growl Of crest.
The cooks head was on "a thwart, and
he looked without interest at the water
under his nose. He was deep IN other
scenes Finally he spoke. billie, he
murmured dreamfully, what kind of pie
do YOU like besty" From The Open
Boat" by stephen Crane, in the June
Scribner's.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-05

We arc often reminded that the old
world goes around much the same who
ever and whatever comes into IL or who
ever and whatever goes out of it. 1t is a
persstently unrufllod institution, is the
old world, ever abundantly well satisfied
with itself and seemingly taking account
of nothing that goes on either on its sur
face or underneath its crust. And yet in
our narrow human way, we are all
affected by whatever seems to us to make
our world brighter and whatever seems to
be a loss or hurt to it, And so wo feel
sure that the world has been better be-
cause shomas Henry Cocroft lived and
labored in 1t ard wo are profoundly con-
vinced that his taking away is loss To
1t. We mourn that loss and it is difficult
20 reconcile ourselves To the passing of a
man of works so good and usefulness so
largo TO his fellow men. "1he Lord
gave, and the Lord hath taken away
lut the spirit of resignation that was in
Job is not always easy to emulate. al.
though the noblo life of Cocroft himself
may well assist us TO again accept its phi
losophy and its religion in the present sad
instance.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-05

The firing of the militia into the Jail.
breaking mob at LFbaHa, O calls to
instance IN our country Of citizen soldiers
firing into crowd composed of their
fellow citizens That was mt the So
called "Snowtown" riot in providoncc
when the +. l.. Infantry under command
of Captain James Shaw, aftcrward Gen.
Shaw and father of the present Geu. James
Shaw, fired and several persons were
killed. This was, We believe, in 1885,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-05
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY.
Communications Received at Weekly
Session Of Board OF Managers.


New York, June 5.--At this weeks
meeting of the managers OF tho Aineri-
can Bible Society, among tho commune
cations presented were letters from MIR.
Penzotti Of Guatemala, reporting coll
lection for the Bible Soicctys In the mis-
sion church at san Jose, Costa Rsca, OF "
In currency, equal TO s332 United
States gold from DIR. Bingham. Of Hon
olulu, with "a remittance of Sl.5 from
sales OF Gilbertese Bibles; from Mr. Car
rington. OF Bangkok, with statements
concerning the plans of committee for
revising the Siamcse version Of tho Biblo;
from the British and Foreign Diblo So-
ciety. mentioning the sudden death OF the
Rev. George Wilson, superintendent OF
the literary department; from the Ma
tional Bible Society Of Scotland, AN
nouncing the appointment Of kev. James
;. Nisbet rs Eastern secretary; frcm tho
Bible Society Of France with hearty
thanks for recent aid extended to it;
from DIR. Proohet, of Rome, asking IL
assistance In Bible work can possibly he
given to the Waldensian COMMITTEES of
evangelization; from DIR. Thomas Is.
Wood. of Callao, expressing qualification
at tho shipment OF Bibles to his care for
distribution In Ecuador.
Grants OF books were made for dstri-
button 10 the value OF about sli60 includ-
ing consignments TO Mexico and Brazil.
The issues from tho Bible House during
the month Of May wore 53 y9 volumes;
total issues since April !, u.s. bio.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-05
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE CITY OF PHovIDENCE,
PROPOSALS FOR SEWERS.
Department of Public Works,
Commissionor's Oilico, Nty Hall


Providence, X. L., June q. 1897.
SEALED PROPOSALS will he received at
this office until II o'clock "A. M, WEDNES-
DAY. JUNE q, 1897, for constructing sewers
i'm the following -nnnca streets:
IN Dough AS AVENUE FROM WHIPPLE
STREET TO VALE.
About $50 feet l2inch pipe sewer
About 6i0 feet S-inch pipe sewer.
IN MANTON AVENUE AND KING
STREET:
About 100 feet 50-inch brick sewer
IN PROSPECT STREET, FROM BARNES TO
HALSEI:
About 1850 foot Sinch pipe sewer
The bricks pipes, cement, iron, fagstones
and granite will be furnished by the Commis
sioner of Public Works
The plans and specifications can be seen at
the office OF tho City Engineer.
A bond satisfactory 10 the undersigned for
n sum equal 20 ton per centum Of the esti-
mated amount OF the contract, as liquidated
damages for fnilu 20 execute the contract
within ten DAYS, IL awarded must accompany
each proposal, and n satisfactory bond equal
20 one-third of the estimated amount Of the
contract conditioned upon the faithful per-
formance of the contract, will be required of
the successful bidder
Each sewer with its necessary manholes,
catch basins, pipe branches, connections 10
the curb line, etc, must be bid for separately.
The right TO reject any or all propo sails Is
reserved. ROBERT II. SMITH
ie4-4t Commissioners.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-05
How an English Orator Was Made.

When Mr.. Balfour came to DO chief
secretary for Ireland ho bad 10 speak
nightly. At first he mado very bad han d
of it. / remember well tho first night ne
had to deliver speech of any magnitude;
it was in introducing the Coercion Bill.
The bill was very drastic measure, and
there were misgivngs even among Mr.
Balfour' s own friends as TO its wisdom
or necessity, and when Balfour sat down,
after passing rather shamefacedly through
n hurricane of deriSion, anger, ana in
tsrrogation from the Irish benches, the
cause of coercion and of Mr. Balfour
seemed to be lost. These were the days
in which Mr.. Goschen was regarded rs
the great man of the Unionist party and
/ also remember from that period the
look of almost childlike delight with
which Mr.. Balfour looked up at Mr..
Goschen as he drove home, with all the
effectiveness of great and trained de-
batter the case which Mr.. Balfour
should have made and had failed to make
for himself. But time went on; every
night Mr.. Balfour was subjected To a
torrent of questions; his policy in Ireland
was of a character TO provoke constant
Parliamentary attack; and the result was
that. having to fight nightly for his lite
Mr. Balfour was kept in constant prac
tice, and the House woke up one day 10
find tnat the stumbling ineffective, and
almost despised man had grown to be one
of the most effective and powerful and
ready debaters of the House of Commons.
The struggle in Ireland was such as tn
bring out his peculiar powers. 10 defend
a regime of coercion in a free nation and
before representative assembly, with all
tho representatives of the coerced faction
arrayed on the other side, required a
wonderful subtlety-the power To obscure
issues in words, above all, fearlessness OF
partisanship which only a strong and
clear mind could have grasped. From
"The Celebrities of the House of Com
mons" by L. II. O'Connor in Harpers $
Mapazine for June
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-05

The price Of silver bullion continues TO
fall, having within the past few days
reached the lowest point ever touched ex-
copt during the panic of 1894 The fact
that a half dozen silver countries have
within comparatively short time,
abandoned the silver standard, ana that
three OF its most prominent supporters
have taken this action within the past
few weeks, has been one of the causes of
this depression. The enormous increase
in the production Of gold has boon an
other important factor in bringing about
this result
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-05

Our esteemed contemporary, the Paw
tucket Times graciously rises TO remark
that :" The Providence News has taken on
a bright appearance under the new man.
agement Of MIR. Jason Rogers lie Is n
practical newspaper man and has instilled
both vim and vigor into our contem-
porary. Commercially. as well as from
a journalistic standpoint IL gives prom.
ise OF better results"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-05
OUR HOSPITiLS.

Rcy. FLOYD W. Tomkins .Ir., has his
hand on the tiller of n good work. The
meeting which he called for last evening
in Grace church yestry rooms 20 consider
means and methods for placing our hos
pitals on more substantial basis was. we
believe, the first step ever taken for IA
business-iike plan 20 awaken general
public interest IN these most splendid and
useful philanthropic institutions. All Of
our hospitals need money. They have
suffered in common with other interests
from the stringcncy OF the times But
aside from that, so far as the public is con
cerned, their needs have never, to our
knowledge, been oonspicuouslv presented
ana we take il the general run of people
know little about the hospitals except that
the doors are always open TO relieve dis
tress. In tho churches we have long had
an annual Hospital Sunday, " but aside
from the fact that many persons are not
church goers, we should not wonder If
Hospital Sunday has been observed
only indifferent'y with the passing years.
The hospitals have never doomed them
selves except as TO the service they so
cheerfully perform. The mass of tho peo-
pie partake OF their benefits and the few
public spirited persons, who have knowl-
edge of their needs, pay the bills. We
think Mr.. Tomkins is on the right track.
We believe that tbero will be no great
difficulty in arousing wide pop
ular interest in the support of the
hospitnls, that tho general public
will give as cordial assistance as
have the few in the past. Tho public is
neither stingy nor shcrt-sighted. 1t rec
ognizes the unparalleled renerts of the
hospitals 1t docs not ask charity, the
muniaoenco OF tho fow for tho good of
the many. 1t is ready TO chip in proyid'
ing it is made TO understand the need.
And we know OF no other institution that
ought to be able to appeal more success
fully TO the public heart and conscience
than our hospitals providing such appeal
IL properly directed. To this end, Mr..
Tomkins seems Co have set tho ball
a-rolling cleyerly and with good judg-
ment. We have no doubt that the outcome
of last nights deliberations will DO
happy, that the hospitals will secure the
help they so greatly need in the publics
interest and that the people of our city
will have an opportunity to enjoy that
lively sense of satisfaction that surely
springs from individual participation In
the support of benefits shared by Us all
without restriction.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-05
this result

The town Of Browntown, Penn, Is In
the market for sale. 10 Is all owned hy "A
manufacturing corporation which has
been compelled TO close down. Why didn't
somebody think Of Goo-Goo movement
to rescue the place before IL was too late
as was done In our own city of proyi.
denco, when tho interesting discovery
was announced that " was travelling nc
n fast pace toward the auction block. nc.
cording to the declarations Of the gentle.
men who volunteered to save 1t from
bankruptcy
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-05

There were two sharply contrasting
pieces Of news in yesterday evenings
News. In an Ohio city a negro convicted
OF criminal assault was dragged from the
jail by mob and hanged by lynch law.
In Virginia town negro convicted of
the same crime after three judicial trials
was hanged according TO sentence and
law.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-05

We have frequently given ourselves the
pleasure Of commenting on such features Of
our out-of-town contemporaries as aroused
our admiration and we now again rise to
remark that our esteemed contemporary.
the Pascoag Herald, is the leader in news
items of It's territory. As local news
paper a chronicler of home happenings,
it is pre-emineDt
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-05

The bill to tax the department stores
rising fee for every department over
certain number has been killed In the
Legislature of Illinois. 1t has been one
of the most interesting crankisms OF the
season while it lasted.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-05
MARI led.

FRASER-PHILLIPS-In this city, Goth nit,
at the residence Of the brides parents, ny
Rev. +. A. Hillcry, William Terrence
Fraser of BROOKLYN, N. Y, and Mabel At
wood Phillips of Providence.
NELSON-BROWN-I this city. 2d inst at
the residence of the brides uncle, Mr.
Charles A. Wheelock, by Rev. y. Is. Pull
Ian, Mr.. Charles Horatio Nelson aud Miss
Annie Boleyn Brown, both of Grafton,
Mass
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-05

Our esteemed contemporary the Paw
tucket Post, mourns and refuses TO he
comforted in respect TO the tax on tea
One might be led to suppose the editor
ne'er loved another beverage half so we'll
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-05

There have been at least two offers TO
take the statue OF Bacohante which the
trustees of the Boston Public Library
Tilted. But 1t Is to be remarked that
neither Of them is from public library