The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-01
A Biz Revival in the Horse
Meat Industry.
Prize Fight for the Smiles of
a Girl in New York.
Story About Barnat0-Ant!-Silver-
ties Barred in Jersey.

1t would appear that the canning OF
horse meat for food purposes Is TO be car
ried on TO pretty large extent on the
Pacific Coast. A dispatch from Portland
Ore, brings information on the subject
that is very interesting. About two years
ago, it appears, good deal of money was
put into plant at Linnton, near here,
where horsetlesh was TO 10 canned, but
the hungry were not hungry enough To
eat horse meat raw or In tins, anu,
although the infant industry was we'll
advertised without mercy and without
cost to the owners of the plant IL proved
"A failure. Within the last few months,
however, tho owners of the concern have
been quietly at work preparing TO again
launch out. A few days ago land OF
2000 horses, know as the Switzler band,
was bought by the Linnton firm In
Umatillo county, the ruling prices being
&. 80 for 2-year-olds and 81. 80 for year.
lings Two hundred and forty OF these
were shipped to the cannery yesterday,
and required a special train of 40 cars.
Tho remainder Will DO shipped as fast as
possible. The buyers for the cannery have
worked quietly on the bunch grass plains
of Eastern Oregon and Washington so
successfully that, besides the band of
1000 above mentioned, fully 10, 600 buck
ing cayuses have been bought up at an
~
sion was skilfully given out that these
horses were being bought up TO be used
in the japanese cavalry.
They have romances in every day life
in New York and some of them disclose
the fact that the time hasn't yet gone by
whom the swain Is ready to fight for bis
sweetheart A question which has long
engaged the attention of the friends of
Rose Trout, who resides in the metropolis
of Perth Amboy, is still unsettled. They
do not know whether she has fixed her
affections on John Martin or on John
Rodocker, If ON either, nor does either OF
the young men know. They have been
faithful in attendance upon her, and
have fought with their fists in the light
! of her smiles, yet she regards both with
equal GOODNESS The fight took place on
Monday night in the ball field. The girl,
whose affections were supposed to he the
stake was one of the 800 Interested spec
tators, and when she walked away after
the encounter, two young men, battered
in countensnce, regarded her with sad
an ID CORY smiles.
Martin has been acquainted with Rose
about two months, ana was contented and
happy until the advent OF kodocker The
division of her attentions was distasteful
10 both, and they looked upon each other
with bitterness. They qunrrelled, but
Rose only smiled. She was walking on
| Smith street on Mondav night, when botn
young men approached. They reached
| her side at the same time. and said i'm
| polite things TO each other. A challenge
resulted.
"Yor ii go home in wagon said
Martin glaring at his rival.
III thrash you In a minute" said
Rodocker, ''and you Will present sick
ening sight"
"A crowd had gathered. and all moved
10 In Gnl1 yb.sr. al f.r,, nod
and the young men stripped to the
waist. Six rounds were fought, while
Rose looked on and applauded impair
TALLY. The crowd ipterfered. or possibly
the young men would have been fighting
yet.
Rose walked away from the ring side
with ber head in the air. She would not
listen To- either of the young men and
they went to their homes to remove the
marks of couflict.
Here is the latest anecdote about Bar.
Dey Barnato tho Kafiir King, who COM
mitted suicide recently by jumping from
n steamer and IL serves to illustrate the
'sans gene of the African mill lonaire.
While he was "a tenant OF Spencer House
his wife gave birth TO n son, +. who was
called by the name OF Lodas-not after
the courier of Alexander the Great, but
after Lord Roseberry's horse which had
just won the Derby-and Mr.. Barnato, TO
honor the event. proposed TO present his
wife with parure OF diamonds. The
ieweler waited upon the millionaire at
Spencer House. and MT. Barr ato who
opened the front door, complained to the
dealer in precious stones who was also q
friend of the hest that although he had
IL servants, he could not get Cne Of them
to open the door, but had To do IL him
self. The parlVe of diamonds was examined
and "a popular low comedian, who had
the run of Spencer House in those days,
was asked for his opinion whether some
thing better ought not TO be found for
Mrs Barnato. Certainly said the
comedian. throwing the parure across the
table; "but don't you think. Barney, that
this would do for the baby to play withY'
The summer guests of n hotel at Hills
daIe y. j. awere surprised to read the
other morning, the following sign nailed
on tree on the property Of Big Hem
Herring, known as the Towering Pine"
of Bergen county: "Gentlemen Will not
and loafers must not cross this property" ="
There Is "a footpath running through Her.
rings property which has been frequently
used as "A short cut from Clinton avenue
20 the main road leading TO the depot.
This path has been convenience TO the
boardors of the hotol
When big Hen, was asked about the
sign on the tree be said II didn't put
up that sign To keep my neighbors Oft,
but as n warning against those good city
people who voted againt free silver and
come up here and try TO deplete my
orchard. am not selfish and boievo in
equal rights, and If we can't have free
silver In New Jersey I'm not going TO
allow New Workers 10 have my iruit
trets Ii is difIorent with my neiehbors.
They know Bi; Hen Herring. l was
born and raised on this farm. The
summer boarders will now have 10 walk
along Clinton and summit avenues in
stead of crossing Htrriug's orchard when