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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
FOREIGN WARS.
R.nforcemenls B.ing Hurried TO
d sturbei Districts in India.

Simia. Aug. 2.--Dispatches 20 the gov
ernment show that re-enforcements,
with abundant supplies OF ammunition.
arrived at Dargai at noon yesterday.
The march was forced and very rapid.
and 10 silkhs died from sunstroke on the
way. Colonel Reid, with large re-en-
forcements, has reached camp Mala-
kand.
In consequence of the rapid spread OF
the revolt from $4,000 10 $1,000 natives
now being under arms. the government
has ordered the reserve brigade 10 as
semble under the command OF Colonel
Wodehouse.
The British regiments will await events
at Rawalpindi and the native regiments
at Marden. The staff will remain for the
time at Nowshera.
Fort Chakdara Is strong enough TO re-
eist any attack, and II had good supply
OF ammunition. The only fear is that
the garrison may become exhausted by
constant fighting.
The tribesmen are sending forward
fresh relays continually. The recon
noiterng column Saturday found the
enemy in great force blocking the road
W Nhahuohd- puitDk the US0tlnB lUU
OF The enemy We're Killed and the British
had Ia wounded, among them Captain
Baldwin, who was severely wounded,
and Lieutenant Keyes, who received a
slight would.
The enemy followed up the retiring
column and attacked the camp In a half
hearted manner, being repulsed by the
garrison.
General Blood, with every available
man, will start today for the relief of
Chakdara. and the garrison has been
notified of his intention by heliograph.
Heavy fighting is expected at Aman-
tiara
Maulvi Sidayat Rasoui. who was re-
Gently arrested at Lucknow on the
charge Of insulting Queen Victoria and
the British government at a meeting Of
Mohammedans. called to congratulate
the sultan on his victories over Greece.
on which occasion Maulvi told the as
sembly that But for the sultan's fore
bearance the old woman's ribs would
have been broken years ago." has been
sentenced TO a years Imprisonment.
The government offered TO accept sure
ties for his good behavior in lieu of i'm
prisonment, but he could not produce
them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
DEATH INSTANT.
Unknown Man Struck by
Train at Harris Ave.
Out of the Way OF
Freight in Front OF EXPRESS.
He Was Hurlel Against S'eeper
and He Died lSfm:dlalely.

There was a fatal accident at the Harris
avenue bT idge this afternoon.
An unknown mau who was walking
tho track was struck by the limited OK
press due in this city froi- New York at
1858.
The man was about ~ years OF age ana
had Just got out OF the way Of freight
train and did not note the approach OF
the express on the track he stepped TO.
He was thrown across 10 the opposite
track and his head struck tie, inilictiDg
/ njuries which caused instant death.
The body was taken to Toye's undertak-
ing rooms.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
ON HIS SUCCESSOR.

Thirdly. Is IL for the good Of Brown Uni
yersity itself that its president should be
officially restrained The question, IN
tho light of all we have said, almost an
swers itself. on the other hand we have
the probieipatical on imaginary addition
of n certain number of dollars. On the
other hand wo have. throughout tho whole
intellectual life of tho University. the
deadcning influence Of known or sus-
pectod repression.
our students will know or suspect that
on certain subjects the silence OF their
president has been purchased or imposed.
In the resignation Of Dr. Andrews Is
accepted. tho burden and the stigma fall
on his successor We conceive that 10 will
be hsrd 20 persuade n uan Of such indc.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Cape Town. Aug. 2.--serious fighting
took place on Friday In the Langeborg
district. The British less was trifiny.
The enemies position in the Gamasiop
valley was captured and the rebels fell
back In confusion toward Twaiskloof.
The government troops have captured
all the enemy's positions north OF
Twaiskloof. Among the British losses
were Sergeant Han and SerEeant Mercer.
who We're killed. Chief Lukajantjes.
who led the rebels, was killed, with many
OF his followers. A general surrender of
the rebels IS expected.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
LAKE OF PETROLEUM.
Discovery of Great Value Made In
the North.

San francisco, Aug. 2.-while tho whole
world is excited over the gold discovery in the
north, sight has been lost of another discovery
that promises to be of great value in the de-
velopment of that section.
Some months ago lake of almost pure
petroleum was discovered and samples were
sent TO Seattle for analysis The report of
these has just been maze public. The find Is
reported 10 he OF great richness.
A company has been formed in Seattle 10
handle the product, and travellers from there
say the company intends to put il on the
Alaskan market at once. The lake is Of un-
known depth, several miles wide and five to
SIX miles in length. and the quality of potro
leum is said to DO of the finest.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
BROWNS BENEFACTOR.

II income be lit criterion. he Is on
titled To be regarded rs, in pecuniary
sense, the greatest benefactor Brown Uni
varsity ever had. More than half It's In
come is, beyond "a doutA due to him and
his labors, for while in the year ending
April Is, 1889, the total income of the un-
iversity was but S67. 06I, I'm the year end
ing April 10, 1897 IL was sl59, S2S.
The amount annually derived from In
vested funds has, indeed, during these
eight years increased but little. But the
amount of money annually received from
students which before his accession. it
is we'll known, had long been practically
stationary, has steadily risen from s23,-
alS In SlOI J61
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
THE POINT OF VIEW.

II Is useless to argue that there Is mo
politics. In the present movement. on
the ground that the question OF tho free
coinage OF silver Is moral question.
Every man Is prone to think that while
a political matter about which he cares
little IL politics, one about which he cares
a greatIdeal Is simply "a matter Of right
and wrong, because he is right and his
opponent wrong.
Tho most expert and trusted Of those
professors OF political economy who take
the op posite side of the silver question
from that sustained by DIR. Andrews
would. we are confident, unto in declar-
ing that ii Is n question OF public policy,
which. whatever its moral element, Is
open to discussion in the same sense as
other questions Of public policy.
III presidents of universities are to be
free 10 speak only on political questions
that are not also ethical, but
in respect To political questions
which have an ethical element ought TO
'represent" their communities, limited
indeed will be their freedom
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

II restraint OF President Andrews can
not be justified on these lower grounds Of
pecunary results. still loss dofonsible
does II appear when viewed from higher
grounds. The general arguments for
freedom Of speech ~ Is not necessary TO
repeat least of all I'm Rhode Island, where
the right To such freedom has for two
hundred and sixty years been cherished
with peculiar jealousy.
That right is in general conceded, and
the burden of proof rests upon those who
would maintain an exception to Its APP
plication in the case of the presidents
and professors OF colleges 1t is even con-
coded that, in tho general case, college
professors may with propriety give public
utteranco 60 their political opinions.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
WANTED TROUBLE.
Iuciter of Dlsafection Committed
For Trial.

Bombay. Aug. 2.-Gangadhar Tilak, the
native member of legislative council, who was
arrested during the evening of July ~
charged with iociting the natives Of Bombay
20 disaffection, was again brought IN the
police court here today and wrS formufv
committed for trial.
When first arraigned on July 2S. Gangadhar
Tilak offered 20 furnish hail for his apprer~
ancc at any future proceeding. but the mag
istrnte refused 10 accept ~. Tomorrow q n.
gadhar Tilak will make an application TO q q
high court Judges for order requiring the
authorities to release him on bail pending bio
trial
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02

ciry in 1859. This engine wac located ON the
site OF the City Hall
In 1860 Mr.. Totten was transferred 70 steam,
or No. Z on Richmond street as engin' er' ana
in 1870, when the fire alarm was Installed no
was placed in charge
-Four years later the alarm system was
transferred to the dome I'm the City Hall, ana
that has been Mr.. Totten's headquarters since
that tt,na
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
oAzALAND REBrL9 RourED.

Lisbon. Aug. 2.-Omcial dispatches
from Lournenzo MARQUES. South Africa.
confirm the reports OF recent nghting be-
tween the government troops and re-
bellious natives In Gazaland. The bat
Tie took place On July n near Ckinbutu.
capital OF Gazaland. The governor of
Portuguese East Africa, Colonel Abu-
ouerque, Wit ha small Portuguese force.
routed 1000 rebels. The Portuguese
losses were two killed and 10 wounded
The natives lost 900.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
THREE CONSIDERATIONS.

l. Partly by reason OF the hard times,
partly for other reasons donations TO
New England colleges have, In general,
been slackening OF late, and the president
Is fairly entitled to have this fact taken
into consideration.
The productive funds Of the other sol
leges In New England, taken all to-
eethcr. increased less than half as much
per cent in these last eight years as in the
EIGHT years preceding.
2. But we. meanwhile. have been more
fortunate than they in the possession of u
compeDsating source Of supply. due to the
unprecedented increase in the number of
our students. The annual receipts of the
university are now moro than twice what
they were when DIR. Andrews came to the
presidency
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
NOT DOLLARS AND CENTS.

No one imagines that the greatness and
tho success Of Francis Wayland are To bo
measured I'm dollars and cents. No one
believes that tho ability of President
Eliot to raise money can be comnared.
IN It's value 90 Harvard University, with
those higher qualities which have made
him during twenty-eiRht years so great a
power I'm the educational world.
As well contend that the debt raiser"
Is tho one valuable type a. clergyman.
Wiscman or Mr.. Facing both wsvs "
sufficiently skilful I'm getting money
would bavo been better president thHn
Mr.. Greatheart, who has made the institu.
tiOn, for the first time. university In
something more than namei We. nc any
rnte, do not think So nor. we are per.
suaded. do the alumni and corporation Of
Brown Uniyersitv
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
PROFESSOR ON THE STUMP.

Your honorable body have affirmed in
the most striking manner the propriety
OF their doing so. by granting member
of the faculty leave of absence during
soven weeks of the last autumn term,
In order that he might make Republican
political speeches in the West.
That which the corporation have been
urged TO discourage IL. then. the public
statement OF political opinions adverse TO
those held by most of its members or bv
most Of the influential citizens OF Rhode
Island The rightfulness and expediency
of such restraint demand, We conceive,
most serious discussiOn
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
YACHT BUILT ON FARM.

Plimpton, Mass, Aug. "A 23-foot jib
and mainsail centerboard yacht. built
by willard and Charles Potter OF this
town on farm 10 miles from salt water,
was successfully carried over the road
to Kingston and launched in Jones river
yesterday. The boat was built on orig
inal racing lines. and she will be entered
in the regattas on the South shore this
month. For workmanship the craft is a
fine speciman, and a good record is an
ucipated for her.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
WILL ACT AS BEARERS.

Arrangements are being made to have Fire
Marshal Ira Winsor, Superintendent OF Fire
Alarm Charles c. Cloudman, Captain Hiram
d. Butts of Hose l3 and Frederick Il. Fields OF
Hose II act bearers. as they have always
heen close friends OF the deceased. The in-
terment will be at the North End.
Mr.. Totten was member of Eagle Lodge OF
Odd Fellows, of the Providence Veteran Fire
men sAssociation and the Providence Perma'
nent Firomen's Association.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02

VETERAN GONE.
Oldest Member of the
Fire Department.
Nathaniel G. TOtten SuccumbS
to Bright'S Disease.
joined Permanent Department as
assistant Engineer in SO.

Nathaniel q. Totten died at his home 'So
Burnside street, al o'clock this morning
from Bright's disease, after an illness OF Few
days.
Mr. Totten was "a years old and was the
oldest man, in point OF aye and leng'h OF ser
vice. I'm tho fire department. lie was m"ne
assistant engineer under Perry Hopkins on
the first steam fire engine that came 10 the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
A COMMON INTEREST.

But we believe that Invaluable interests
Of the college, ana of oil colleges In the
land, require us e. make this protest and
Co vindicate for President Andrews. and
for all presidents and professors n perfect
liberty Of utterance upon all public ques-
tions.
Interested in the most obvious manner
in the material prosperity of the institu-
tion, more anxious than any Others can DO
for its development and expansion, we
nevertheless would not SEQ its prosperity
advanced. and we do not believe that its
real prosperity can Inc advanced, by private
suppression and polite com pliance; for
we are convinced that the life blood OF a
university Is not money. but freedom.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
Cereal Coffee Drinkers BEWARE

~ you have been deceived an tried one %
the cheap bran substitutes now on the mar.
kef. claiming 20 be the original and 90 have
great food value, and you got pound %
poorly roasted bran for your k5r. and poor,
weak, siclrish drink what can you expect
from bran y. don't 10 Discouraged. but try
GEAfS-c IN ~ made from sOid grain
nicely brovn-d. and pounds for 10. DRAIN
O takes the place of coffee At :. the price Get
. package VI your grocer today.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
PROTEST MADE.
Continued from Page I.
from all suspicion OF illibcrality or bias
RESTRAINT UNJUSTlFIED.

Recognizing that the corporation has
not been alone In thinking and saying
that DR.. Andrews freedom OF speech
ought to be restrained, we beg leave 10
combs tho proposition, wherever ana
by whumsoe maintained. that official
action tending To restrain bis expressions
on public affairs is justified.
We desire to show, first, that IL cannot
be justified on the lower ground OF pecu-
MARY necessity and advantage; ana,
secondly, that 10 lacks all justification
when considered from that higher point
of view from which the educational in
stitutions of great country ought
al yyays to bo regarded,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
THE PECUNlARY QUESTION.

We address ourselves first TO the pecun-
iary question. We do not for moment
admit that 10 stands first In Importance
On the contrary, we regard IL as distinctly
subordinate. We enter upon it only in a
defensive spirit.
The statement has been made in public
and i'm private until il is believed by
many that the administration OF Presi-
dent Andrews has been in pecuniary
sonso unsuccessful and this alleged want
of success has been attributed To the
course of the president in advocating
financial doctrines unacceptable to posi-
Bile benefactors of the college.
For the most part this Inference rests
on pure assumption.
That some money has been held back
for such reasons Is very likely. But
that large sums OF money which would
otherwise have been bestowed OH Brown
University have been kept back by the
owners aversion 10 the presidents opin-
ions on silver, il surely open TO question.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02

pendence as characterized wayland,
and Sears. and Robinson. and Andrews,
to accept the difficult task under these
new conditions.
CONFIDENCE INSPIRED.
III our young men suspect what we
have intimatod concerning his public
utterances. they will suspect IL Of mis- class
room instruction. III they suspect it OF
the pISsident, they will suspect IL OF the
professors Confidence In the instruction
of the University is fatally impaired.
The history of American college admin
istraton, from the Dartmouth College
case down, furnishes only too many ex-
amples of the decentralization which re-
suits from political Interference ana from
thessuspicion of bondage. Better by far
to follow the example Of Harvard. the
mental freedom of whose president Is
not only tolerated, but priced: better by
far TO initiate the authorities of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
who valued Francis Walker too highly,
even If they had not known him too well,
70 think of checking his utterances in the
cause of biuotallism.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
DERvIsHEs DEFEAT JAALINs.

Cairo, Aug. 2.--The Egyptian interl-
gence department has received word az
heavy tribal hghung up the Nile be-
tween the cervishes and Jaal.ns. The
dervishts, under ore OF the generals OF
the khahn. defeated the Jaaiins I'm r
pitched battle and occupied Meteineh
on July l. The losses on both sides werc
very large. The Jaaiins are said TO have
lost 1000 Killed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
LIBERAL NOT DOGMATIC.

In fact IL is not the proper function Of
a university To 'reprosont' or TO advo-
cate any favored set of political, any moro
than of religious. doctrines but rather
To inspire young mon with the love OF
truth and knowledge ana, with freedom
ard openness Of mind, To teach how these
nre ., be attained. 1t is TO give liberal,
not cogmntic education.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
LIFEsAvERs GO ON DUTY.

Highland Light. Mass. Aug 2.-The
lifesaving crews along Cape Cod went
on duty yesterday for the usual season
of 10 months.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02

Tho show business dropped TO its lowest
depths At Coney L,ss.nd. The narrow
street nicknamed the Bowery Is lined
with places in which stage performances
are given. A mild measure cf police
supervision is enforced. and nothing i'm
decent Is permitted. but vulgsrity IL
plenty and merit Is scant. Half dozen
vaudeville theatres are open wide. without
money and without price except that the
visitor must buy drinks at frequent In
farvnle
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
OLNEYVILLE.
A Brute Frightened Away--Finan-
cial Town Meeting Snag.

Constable w. A. Carroll, while sitting
on his lawn at his residence on Plainfeld
street, heard the cries OF child coming
from the vicinity Of Luke Hanley's black
smith shop and he proceeded TO make an
investigation.
Following the sound of the child voice
he looked over the tall fence which
divides the blacksmith shop from his
property and discovered girl about 10
years of age struggling In the grasp Of
man apparently 80 years ola.
His object was too apparent TO the vet
eran constable.
Mr.. Carroll was unable TO get over the
fence, but ho quickly started around 20 the
rear of the blacksmith shop by the street.
calling To others To follow him. When
he reached the rear of the shop the man
had escaped and the little girl was
scamperlng up the street,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02

Augustin Days company will give an
oDen air performances of "As You Like
It' at Stratiord on Avon on Aug. 2G
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
BROKEN INTO AGAIN.
Thieves Pay Another Visit 10 Smith
field Granite Co.'S flee.

Abe Office Of the Smithfleld Ganite COM
pany on Gaspee steet. appears to have es-
pecisl attractions for th osss. 10 has been
broken into number of times within n
fow weeks the last time being last night
A window was found up and the thieves
pied open a roll top desk. and from it
took a number OF postage stamps, and
rubber stamps oil valued at 60.
The desk was 80 thoroughly ransacked
that it was thought that the men who did
the jon were looking for the kew Of the
safe which was hidden I'm the Office,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
KNOCKED DOWN BY BlCYCLIST.

A young bicyolist naTed Sharon while
day afternoon struck n boy named Col
lins, years old and knocked him down.
Tho lad was thrown with such force IL
was at first thought he was seriously hurt
and he was carried into DIR. Payan's
office where upon examination IL was
found that bruise ON the forehead was
the only injury he had sustained.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
DENIAL 'OF PRINCIPLES.

The acceptance of the resignation of
President Andrews under the existing
circumstances would we are confident, be
publicly regarded as denial of the prin-
ciples We have sought to maintain.
1t would stamp this institution, in tho
eyes of the country. as one in which free
dom Of thought and expression is not per-
mitted when it runs counter to the views
generally accepted in the community or
held by those from whom the university
hopes to obtain financial support.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
COURT NOTES.

Thomas Mills denied that he was a
common drunkard in court toaoy ana
was asked TO furnish bonds for his ap-
pearance for trial next Friday.
Thomas McCusker was given six
months and Joshua Classic one year at
the farm on the charge of common
drunkard.
Wifiiam Loomis and James Donahue
were arrested by Johnston officers yester-
day for reveiing. They were engaged in
a fight on Plainfield street when taken
into custody. Donahue was fined 81 and
costs and Loomis So and costs.
Barney Hart was arrested by Constable
Bates at Manton. He was charged with
reveling and fine OF 81 and costs was
impOsed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
THEY REFUSE TO SIGN.

A now phase OF Johnston's financial
dilemma has been developed. 1t was
thought, when the discovery was made
that tho action taken at the last financial
town meeting was not In accordance with
the law. all that would be necessary to
set things Alright would be to call an
other town meeting.
This has poen tried and failed. A
petition bearing the names OF fifteen tax
payers is an essential part Of the pro-
cedure and this they have thus far failed
to secure, although everything has tore
dono TO induce people to sign. They on-
fuse To do so on the ground that they
have already had as many town meetings
as they want for ono summer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
The SlGNERS

The undersigned. therefore, members
of the faculty of Brown University re-
spectful!y urge upon your honorable body
that the presidents resignation 90 not
accepted and that the corporation express
clearly TO the world rho determination
to MAINTAIN in this ancient university, in
the fullest measure. it's honorable and
priceless traditions of academical freedom.
BENJAMIN +. Ola RKE.
j. FRANKLIN JAMESON,
HENRY Ii. GARDNER,
HERMON q. BUMBUS,
COURTNEY LANGDON,
JOHN Nj. MANLEY,
OTIS Il. RANDALL
GEORGE G. WILSON,
EDMUND Is. della ARRE,
j. IRVING MANATT,
WALTER g. BRONSON,
WALTER q. EVERETT,
II. l.. KOOPMAN,
CARL BARUS,
HENRY j. MANNING,
HAMMOND LAMONT,
JOHN T. HILL,
JAMES q. DEALEY.
WALTER B. JACOBS,
CHARLES +. KENT,
EDWARD G. BURNHAM,
A. Def. PALMER, JR.
ALBERT ID. MEAD
LOUIS K. SNOW.
Appended to the memorial Is the cor
rsspondence between DIR. Andrews and the
committee OF the corporation which has
already been published.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-02
A WRIST BROKEN.

William Gaskin, a lahorer. while en-
gaged in work at tho Providence Bleach
cry on Valley street this morning was
seriously hurt by heavy case fall {
on him. One of his wrists was broken.