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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-08
PUBLIC LIBRARY.

The number of volumes issued during the
weeR ending February g. 1897, is BIO, n daily
average os SIS
Among the additions OF tho past week are:
Forty-one Years in India, ". by Field Mar
shal Lord Roberts, 8)7,9.sl; Maria Theresa sby
j. Franck Bright. a06l.G5 The Story of Anne.
rican Goals, by W. !. Nichols, sOo2 q and The
Literature Of Music by James Il. Matthew.
$3.50 SO.
In connection with the recent performance
OF Memberships Elijah, the following refer
may be consulted: Mendolssohn's
Utah Fifty Years After, Saturday Review v.
81, p. 522-23, 052. 2a.sl; Mendelssohns Elijah,
by II. X. Hawics, Contemporary Review. v.
H. p. 8Gi-16, O5.2s.li; Composers and Ar
tistes, by H. r. Hawiss, Harp RS, Fob, lS97.
p 4il-72; Mendclssohn and His Music. Put
mans Magazine, v. TO- y. 1862, 05i.l6.l0;
same in Eclectic Magazine, " 80, p. 42944O.
05i3Oa9; ,lso in Httell's Living Age, V. lse,
p. 259-6s. 052.0.lS2; Felix Mendelssohn, by II.
IL. Statham, Fortnightly Review, v. 81 y.
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5l029, 05iSl.2a, and " 80, p. 3s-I6, 054 III. 80;
the same article reprinted in IIittolls Living
Age V. 40, p. S23, 673, 0o2.0l20, and v. l2l, y.
2ls, 612 0526.l2l :Felix Mendelssohn, by Ed.
win ID. Mead, LppincOtt's Magazine, v. 30, p.
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padius, translated and edited by W. l.. Gage,
30699.3; Musical Composers and Their Works
by Sarah Tytler, 87699i; Musical Sketches
Abroad and at Home, by Professor J. Ella,
, 970o.4 The standard oratorios by c. P.Upton,
$685. Tone World, by Louis Ehlert o7ee. 10 /;
Music and Morals, by Il. Il. Hawois, eoo9l I;
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S7en.i Is Famous Composers and Their Works,
10y J. X. Paine v. l, p. al5.35, S70992i; The
Tone Masters. by G. Barnard, v. /. p. 80,
lS0.G.l, this last, as the number indicates
being intended for juvenile readers Goethe
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tholdy. 876.i Goethe and Mendelssohn, Temple
Bar, v. ~, p. lG5-55. O5i.2os2; Mendelssoln
and Moscheles, Hsrper's, W IS. p. 55-55,
0All.5s: "reminiscences Of Mendclssohrn.
Every Saturday. V. 9,p. ale-5l, Os2li.3; II col.
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delssohn Temple Bar. 80. p. 9gT, O54.eO.3i:
Correspondence of Mondcsohn. SPECTATOR, v.
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ters TO Ignaz and Charles Moscheles, lp3 Il :
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ters from Italy and Switzerland. COCA. For
the score Of the oratorio o5 Flizah which Is in
this library. see po5a 90 For other compost.
iions by Mendelssohn see Monthly Bulletin
for April, iso5, y. 80.
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OIS.,Uai.N.

General Wilbraham Oates Lennox is
dead at London.
Signor Calico Ferraris. member OF the
italian senate and n well-known elec-
trician, is dead.
George w. Dodge, aged s.. for nearly
20 years one OF the foremost citizens OF
Manchester. n. H.. died yesterday.
Rev. j. c. McDevitt. the oldest parish
priest i'm New Brunswick. died yesterday
at Fredericton, where, he had been in
charge for As years.
Captain Eliseur Thompson. aged 50.
for SO years the keeper OF the old light at
the mouth OF the New Haven ,harbor,
died at his home yesterday.
Albert NJ. Billings. aged Ss. banker. OF
Chicago. died yesterday. Ills death was
due 20 old age. Mr.. Billings was the
father OF G. *. J. Billings. president OF
the Chicago Gas company.
Taicott II. Camp. aged 80. the oldest
bank official in north New York. died at
his home IN Watcrtown. ~. Y. MIR.
Camp was a trustee OF Hamilton college.
Chief Engineer william s. Smith. u. s.
N. aged so. died suddenly at Philadei-
phia. He was born in Portsmouth. Va
lie served all through the war of the re-
tellion. and was chief engineer OF the
KcarsarRe st the time of her enlargement
with the Alabama. lie was also sta
toned on the monitor old Ironsides. for
services on when he received the spe-
cial thanks OF congress. -
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-08

Unf riunaiciy. thc challenged party could
no. ~ tho moment recall any similar pas
slgc written earlier than that OF shnkespca @,
but he cuaiended iha: givea time be could
pr iure one, II not more. But his opponont
only asghcd scortfllly and let with tai
nm psa s d.. and ye. the young man who
hal apVarcn.ly had tho worst OF the argument
was ncarcr 'ight than his shakespeare-wor-
saipping coHpanion. For instance, in lGl2
Thomas Hcywool wrote;
Tho worll's n thcatcT. the earth stage,
wa "a NsOd ana nature 90 with actors MI;
h.siAs hago tncir cnfance W th duo caaipnge,
And aonic &. oiT paris piay we'll and others Ill.
Zach the sine thought IS contained in the
wor..s Of the Greek author, Pslladas:
This life y ihcatcr we well may call
.nhcrr every actor inusr perform with art,
Or laugh IL through and IN ke "A fnrce Of all,
or learn 10 bear with grace hi tragic part.
Eve centuries before the Christian era ry-
t.agola. wrote. "rais worll is like stage
wscreon maay play thsir paets "
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-08
MISS M'CUEN'S DEATH.
She Expired Very Suddenly at Her
Home on Admiral Street.
Lick OF Nourlshm mt Given as the Cause
Of Her D.mls:.

Miss Sarah McCuen,. aged 20 years, W no
was for many years a property owner and
resicent Of Admiral street, died very
suddenly yesterday morning. A shc>t
time before her cesth the occupants OF
the tenement under the attic which she
occupied heard her pounding on the floor
shortly after midnight, and rushed up
stairs to see whst was the matter. They
found Mise McCuen in very weak con-
dition and determined to summon DR..
Luke T.. Bartley.
The doctor, when be arrived, at tho
house shortly after I O'Clock, found Miss
HeCucn hid already died. An investiga-
iion showed death to be due TO a lack of
nourishmtnt and the police OF the Second
station were notified. For several ,enrs
the dead woman had lived apart from
filsnds who would have been only 100
glad to render any assistance IN their
power. sThe ncuse In which she died was
built by her in 1868 and tire condition OF
her apartments showed her eccenlriciiy.
In one of the rooms was found a large
food in tic tenc nent was some potatoes
and part OF a loaf OF bread. Ths carpet
on the floor ives MADE Of peculiarly Joined
ieces OF turlap.
Medical Examiner DR.. PALM r, swh hen he
arrived, dc cided death TO tie due 10 natural
cauets, and gave the body in charge Of
undertaken Mccarthy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-08
The Rram Case Arain.

Boston, Feb. S.-Interest In the Bran
case is revived by the return of the bark
entine Herbert Fuller. on which Captain
Nash was murdered. Last Saturday At
tcrney Cotter. for Bran, and District At
Sorney Hoar visited the vessel at New
York. and conducted a number Of expert
ments. the principal one being TO test the
truth of Sailor Browns story that he
stood at the wheel and saw Braw strike
Captain Nash with the axe. Counsel
Cotter says Browns statement was not
true. and a new trial will be asked for
on this point. On the other hand. sew
erai persons who have made the same
experiment. allege that IL Is possible to
hold the wheel and at the same time see
into the cabin
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-08
They Discussed Shake
Speare's Originality.
Distance the Eyes Travel
While Engaged in Reading.
The Coolest Place on the Globe
The Depth OF Great Oceans.

In such reverence Is tho Bard OF Avon held
by the average mortal that 20 suggest there
il even single thought or line In the vast
product of his pen that Is not orgina' Is re-
agarded n sscrile yious. This was sigaally IL
lu-tra,cd last evening, during a conversation
between two young meo, both OF them s!u
dents. evidently. though one OF then appeared
10 be better equipped than the other. Ihcy
were talking about Shakespeare and his mar
veloss gonirs. and one OF them, Inc one who
appeared less well grounded than his compan'
ion, quoted that familiar passage beginning,
"All III, worla's n stage" The other admit
ic1 th. hcauty of the passa.c, but intimated
tsas some ono else hai said practically the
snInc ,,ing before Shakespeare whereat rhe
,orng man wh, Ind rendered tio quotation
beeame rather indigna 4 q, the charge OF pia-
giarisa lnsght against the immortal bard and
ratcd hi compa ron roundly, challenging the
production of proof.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-08

here. We shall learn What We have never
learned, without fatigue, without trouble
or difficulty. We shall love a. we have
never loved without envy,or jealousy, or
misunderstanding. We shall enjoy 40
we have never enjoyed, without safety.
without excess. 1t will be real life. q
natural life, q very human life-human,
with the inhumsnity eliminated. ihe
one thing that It will not bs is, station
airy, stsgnant, tvansfixed. Our divine des-
tiny is progress, onward and upward, for
ever, In order that we may"kpow God. |"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-08

Boston. Feb. S.-Two more accidents
fiom the effects OF escaping gas occurred
yesterday. In which -four people narrow
Is escaped death. and two now lie n, the
point OF death. The first accident took
place in tenement in the South End ear
~ In the morning. whore John Higgins
and hiswife Mary we're discovered uncon-
scious from the effects ~ coal gas. a
few hours after The South End accident.
Edgar Connolly and Frank Connors
occupying n Hat I'm a house on Norway
street. were also discovered unconscious
from the effects % the deadly gas. In
an adjoining room was a CRATE from
which the gas escaped.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-08
An inexpensive Tour.

The personally conducted tours operated by
the Royal Blue lime afford an opportunity for
a visit TO Washington under the most favor
able conditions and at a minimum Of expense.
The parties start February 70, March lSl
April and May 4. The rate Of So from Prov
idenco pays for transportation TO Washington
and return, staterooms meals en- route. trans.
fers, FIVE days at Riggs House, Fhhit; House
or wilIard's. side trip 20 Alexandria and
Mount Vernon. q stop at Philadelphia an
privilege OF remaining over IN New Norl, as
long ns desired. A special Inauguration
Tour" hns been arranged for March 2. and
two tours 20 Old Point Comfort and Washing.
ton will leave March 20 and April 90 Illus.
tratcd itineraries and further information can
b. obtained from a. J. Simmons, ". p. A.. 2i
Washington street, Boston, or ". H. Church
or T. g. Windsor. ticket. agents. Providence.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-08

In these days when everybody reads some
thing and some read about everything, this
results of an investigation made by n French
statistician into the distance Travelled by the
eye in reading printed matter will bo of in
tcrcst.\ This Ingenious inquirer calculates
that one.mill.on letters of the ordinary typo
us,d IN newspapers, palccd in close iuXtaio
si.ion, extend over 1909 metres, somewhat less
than a mile. But, according TO his reckoni g
there issnot more than 100 yards Of reading
natter in the average issue OF Partisan daily.
Within the cover OF The familiar yellow backed
'ovel will, as rule be found double that
amount and in order to- -cnyer- -tle-g grnunI
which Ia represented by all Of NJ. zoln's
works, the eye would have TO perform n jour
roy OF more than 30 miles. An average man,
wing for the average period of human life,
NAV be calculated to get through about 25oO
,iles OF reading fore his task is done.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-08
Dropsv Cured with One Bottle.-i

great cure and q great testimony. "For
ten years / suffered greatly from Heart
Disease, Fluttering of tho Heart and
SIN othering Spells, made my life a tor
ment. was confined to my bed. Dropsey
set in. NV physician told me to prepare
for the worst. i tried DR.. Angew'e Cure
for the Hesrt-One dose gave great relief.
one bottle cured the Dropsy and my
heart. Mrs. James Adams, Syracuse, N.
Y. F.L. Lothrop, S5 Westminster; Bland
ing & Banding, 81 and bS Weybosset; /;
George L. Clafiin q Co., 62 to 72 South
Main street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-08
MARRIED AT NEW ORLEANS.
Assistant CITY Solicitor Baker IS Now a
Benedlci.

On Monday last, at Christ Church, New Or
leans. by Rev. Frank /. Paradise Miss Emma
Beknap DE Russy of tina; city was welded TO
Albert Allison Baker Esq, assistant city
solicitor Of this city, and tho happy pair are
now on their weddin; journey. Cards are out
for their reception on Tuesday, March 2, at
their home, Isl Carpento' street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-08

Hereabouts when the mercury drops TO 9, 8
or 10 degrees below zero, which, by the way,
doesn't happen very often in "A decade. we are
disposed TO regard IL as about rs cold as hui
man beings can stand But this extreme frigid
temperature Is as n breath Of balmy spring
compared with that which some morials with
stand, seemingly without any great inconven.
len ~. II is stated by those who make a study
of matters meteorological that the coolest
region on earth il the country around wcrcho
jansi in Siberia, where the Thermometer at
times falls IA low ms 10 degrees Farcnhcit be
low zero. The average temperature there in
she month Of January is 40 d grecs below zero.
Notwithstanding this rough climate, more
than i0.0O0 people inhabt that region. As
the al is generally calm and dry in winter.
ths cold u not felt very much. TIE variations,
.. The temperature within "a hours are very
great in summer; in May, for instance, the
thermometer will sometimes rise to IS degrees
Fsrenhoit during the dny and fall to freezing
point at night.
A correspondent asks how often have special
sessions Of Congress been called by the prosi-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-08

dents OF the United states. Nine presidents
have convened special or extra sessions OF the
national law making body. John Adams called
one such session; jefferson, two Madison,
two: Van Buren. Harrison, Pierce and Lincoln,
one each; Hayes two and Cleveland one.
There were thus held twelve extra sessions
out of the rs sessions Of Congress during the
existence OF tho nation under the Constitution.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-08

According to the latest reports. the average
depth OF all oceans Is from 2oo) 10 800 faith
ons. this being the depth Of the North and
South Atlantic and Of the Pacific between
Japsn and California There are, however,
great valleys deprossions IN the bed OF the
sea, which are from two 10 four tim's this
depth, and some OF them are $, dep that the
sounding lines part ere tho weight has reached
the bottom. These spots however, are com
paratvely rare, and il is believed that few
places in the ocean exceed 5000 fathoms.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-08
Can't :
This is the complaint OF -
thousands at this season. - ~4
They have no appetite; food I'm q IL

Iney nave no appetite; food 1DEU ~ y
does not relish and often fails to digest,
causing severe suffering. Such people
need the toning up OF the stomach and
digestive organs. which course OF Hoods
sarsaparilla will give them. II also puri-
hes and enriches the blood, cures that dis
tress after eating and
Internal Misery
Only q dyspeptic can know, creates an
appetite, overcomes that tired feeling and
builds up and sustains the whole physical
system. 1t so promptly and effectively
relieves dyspeptic symptoms and cures
nervous headaches, that 1t seems to have
almost ga magic touch"
y Distress After Eating. 2" -
"I have been troubled with indigestion
sor some time. After eating anything
that was sweet was sure TO experience
great difficulty and distress. Last fall I
began taking Hoods sarsaparilla and am
glcd TO say that my stomach trouble has
entirely disappeared. i can now eat q
hearty meal OF almost any kind OF food
md have no trouble afterwards. Hoods
rarsoparills has also cured me OF nervous
-pells." JOHN VI. HoNEfeHAUsEN,
Thsatlsnd, Iowa. Such cures prove that
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-08
Secret Letters.

At the so called Cuban legation today
was told that they have letters from all
their leaders In Cuba, and every man de-
clares for independence or death. The Gu
bans In this country have not much trou-
BILE in communicating with their friends
in Cuba. They send letters to General
Gomez and to President Cisneros by means
of expeditions. They also intrust their
communications to travellers who are going
to Havana and TO other seaports, where
they fall into the hands of friends who
smuggle them out into the country to the
men to whom they are addressed. Often
these communications are placed in the
soles Of boots, between the layers of leather.
The bearer of dispatches may be searched
10y the Spanish IL he be so luckless as to
fall into their clutches, and they will dis
cover nothing contraband upon him. Or
letters arc written in invisible ink. Many
important documents have come through
the Spanish and American mails in this
way. All letters that go into Havana are
opened by the authorities. The harmless
ones are permitted to go on to the United
States. But the Spanish, shrewd as they
are, cannot always detect the letters which
bear secret tidings, for upon what appear
to be perfectly blank sheets there is some
times invisible writing. Upon the arrival
Of such letters in this country they are SUBJ
mitted TO n chemical process, and there the
characters stand out as plain as day.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-08
An Alleged Joke.

One recent day the house OF representa-
tives fell into funny mood. The house
sometimes does this. The oldest and stead
lest members catch the spirit Of fun, like
SO many schoolboys, and great sport fol-
lows. On the occasion In question the pro-
life subject of appropriations for seeds for
free distribution to the constituents OF sen
ators and members was under discussion.
Many were the jokes and gibes submitted.
One of the best was cracked by Mr.. Mer
Ger, the representative from the Omaha dis
trict of Nebraska. Oddly enough. Mr.
Mercer, though hailing from a purely agri-
cultural state, opposed the appropriation
for free seeds, and he expressed his opinion
very neatly Ivy means of an amendment
which he had read from the clerk desk
1t was as follows:
THAT the secretary of agriculture dis
tribute TO each senator representative and
delegate In congress six chickens, six cat
tie and six horses, all thoroughbreds, and
divided ms 10 sex half and half"
The reading OF this satirical amendment
caused n great laugh 20 ran through the
hall, and the mcrriment increased when
Mr.. Mercer, with sober face and angry
mien, objected 10 having his amendment
called joke. "It Is no more OF a Joke than
the proceedings which have taken place
upon the floor of the house all day with
reference TO seed distribution, he contend
ed. There hes been complaint after com
plaint and wrangle after wranrlc about
this or that package Of seeds. Some mem.
her finds that he Is two or three packages
short, and he comes here and growls about
the department OF agriculture aad tAa- -eer-
ernmcnt in general. There are farmers out
In my district who do not care for the seeds
which we scnd out 20 them, and they have
eoine to the conclusion that n they can
have such things ne seeds free of cost they
would prefer turkeys and horses and hogs
and partridgcs aud cattlc'-- "And hound
pups" suggested Mr. Bartlett OF Georgia.
But Mr. Mcrccr's proposition was voted
down, and the farmers will have 10 get
along without chickens, hogs, cattle, horses
and hound pups from the government.
MAILER WELLMAS
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-08
SILVERSPOWER.
Its Influence. in United
States Senate.
The Cubans Will Not Accept
the Plan for Reforms.
Nothing But Absolute Independence
Will Satisfy Them.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 8.-[Special. The
chances are that the general arbitration
treaty between this country and Great
Britain will now be ratified by the senate
1t Is almost certain that vote will not be
reached during the present congress, or. II
one be reached. that the treaty will be re-
jected. In this connection IL Is true that
the silver men of the senate are showing
their teeth toward England. Mr.. Teller,
who Is the leader of all the silver forces IN
the senate, admitted to me the other day
that those who sympathize with him were
In part led TO antagonize the arbitration
treaty because Of their desire to impress
Great Britain with the fact that they are
still Of some Importance in the upper
branch Of the American congress. The sill
yer men are of some Importance in the SEN
ate. They now hold majority over all,
and even after March they will not fall
far short Of a majority. They expect TO
have at least 35 silver votes in the next
senate, and they may have 81. If they
wished 60 do so, they could combine with
the antisilycr Democrats who are opposed
to Republican tariff legislation and defeat,
or at least greatly harass, the tariff bill
which President Elect Mckinley hopes TO
place upon the statute books by July l.
But the understanding among the silver
senator's is that they will not offer any fac
tious opposition TO the Republican tariff,
but will permit IL TO go through, so that
the dominant party may as soon as posi-
BILE be made completely responsible for
whatever happens to the prosperity of the
country under its regime.
Cuban Matters.
Among the public men of Washington
find very few who believe the Cuban in
surgents will accept the reform plans which
Spain has decided TO offer them 1t is true
that President Cleveland and Secretary
Olney hope the insurgents will lay down
their arms on compromise basis. But
the president md the secretary Of state get
all their information concerning the situa-
ton in Cuba from the Spanish. They do
not hear the other side of the story at all.
This is so in the nature Of the case. BY
diplomatic usage they are forbidden TO
have anything to do with the representa-
tives of the insurgents. There is n so called
Cuban legation here, with a minister and
two secretaries, but the state department.
has no dealings with IL, not even any of an
unofficial and informal nature. Those
senator's and representatives who have TAX
en- the trouble TO keep themselves well in
formed concerning the developments of the
Cuban war have little faith that Spain
really intends to institute genuine govern
mental reforms in Cuba, and still less that
the insurgent leaders will accept anything
short of absolute Independence for the is
luud
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-08

A correspondent asks how often have special
sessions Of Congress been called by the prosi-
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