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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-25

The regular meeting OF the religious work
committee will be held Monday evening at
o'clock. Tho association wheelmen have a
run Friday evening. leaving the building at
80 o'clock for Attleboro. They will visit the
Young Mems Christian Association at that
place. The club viii be represented in the
Fourth Of July parade.
The members of the junior department are
expecting a pleasant time Saturday. The
boys will leave the building at 10 80 a. m. in
charge Of the secretary. Franklin Moses. and
go TO Oak Lawn. where they will have pic
mic, the boys taking n basket lunch.
Arrangements have been made whereby the
senior members can enjoy camp life at Camp
Sprague, Mount Hope, AS well rs the boys
As several OF tho older ones have signified
their desire TO go, IL was thought best to give
them the opportunity. Circulars giving full
information can be had at the office, or will
be- mailed upon request.
Rev. Alvah II. Morrill,, ID. d., will speak at
the gospel meeting Saturday evening, and
Mrs. Bosworth will sing.
The mems meeting at 4.3O o'clock next Sun
day will be addressed by Rev. X. Il. Wesley.
The reception and social committee has en-
gagged the steamer Rambler for the moonlight
excursion July IL. The Providence Lady
orchestra will furnish music.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-25
Picture Eyes Becomes
Wife Ofan Englishman.
Pretty Romance in Which a
Sioux Maiden Figured.
Bought From Aflianced Husband
For 10 Packages Of Tobacco.

Bismarck, N. d., June %. The marriage
of Thomas ID. Cronan, representing an
English syndicate which sont him hero
tbree years ago was the elimination of a
pretty romance in which Picture Eyes, a
Sioux Indian girl is the crown jewel
More than two years ago young Cronan,
an educated EnglishmaD, and man OF
the world. rode over To Medorel and found
q mob surrounding the jail and olamoring
for the life OF an alleged Indian horse
thief, while kneeling before them and
pleading moro with looks and tears than
words was the Indians daughter, Picture
Eyes. Cronan's eloquence saved the Indian
who proved an alibi and for ten packages
OF tobacco, Cronan bought off -Four Toes,
the girls afliunced husband. He sent
Picture Eyes TO the Indian school at Car
isle, Penn, where she finished her edu-
cation. Last evening she became his
bride.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-25

the project the beginning of what it
warns the public will be systematized
attempt TO make use Of the region OF the
Place do la Concorde and the Champs
Elysees for schemes relating TO the expo
siticn. for which their propinquity TO the
exposition grounds would make them
peculiarly adapted. Tho newspapers OF
tho metropolis like those OF this city
when Central Park was similarly threat
ened) have repeatedly declared their con-
yiction that practices tending 20 suoh
vandalism should be AT once discouraged,
and thai the features OF the exposition
should be roeRated to the exposition
grounds alone, so that the beauty of the
city, which. they say. viii bo quite as
much as the exposition an attraction TO
strangers, may not suffer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-25
GRAND ARMY FLAG DAY.
Department Commander Scott Appoints a
Committee.

Department Commander Livingston
Scott of the q. A. X. has appointed Past
Department Commander William f..
Stone, Junior Vice Department Comman-
der G. O. Ballou and Past Department
Commander Daniel II. Ballou as a COM
mittee to consider the observance OF
Grand Army Flag day..
The veterans OF the department. will
leave Providence at o'clock on the morn.
ing Of August %, on special train, for
the 3lst annual encampment.
Additional appointments upon tho staff
of the department commander are an
nounced as follows: Aids de- Camp
James Annis, post /; Albert q. Winsor,
post !; Edward Wilcox, POST l; George
ii. Fisher, post Al: Samuel II. Crompton,
post 8; John A. Brown, post II; Stephen
G. Moulton, post 20; Frank Il. Millard.
most 20
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-25
May Teach In Other Places.

Lsconia ~ II. June %. William y.
Craigin, superintendent of schools IN this
city, has under consideration the accept
ance OF similar position with either
Rochester or Somorsworth. y. H., both
Of which have taken steps To secure his
services On account OF recent reduc-
tion In the appropriations for public
schools here no induccment is offered for
him To remain at Laconia and IL Is ex-
Iectod that his resignation Will be pre-
sented within short time. Several of
the Laconia teachers are also consideri ing
offcrs Of schools In other places.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-25
A WOMAN'S SCHEME.
How Mrs. Brown Tried to Raise
Fund Of $4,000.
Said She Wanted to Secure Liberation
of Convicts Who Knew of tt easure.

Indianapolis, Ind, June 25-Mrs
Charles G. Brown, of 1898 East ST. Joe
street, this city. has been arrested on "A
charge Of obtaining money under fali
pretenses. The woman had novel
scheme She represented to her victims
that four men were imprisoned in Sing
Sing, n. Y, who knew the secret OF a
valuable treasure; that she was raising a
fund of ten thousand dollars TO secure
their liberation from prison. after which
all who had subscribed to the fund would
profit largely. Ii is estimated by the
police that Mrs Brown secured thousands
of dollars for this purpose.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-25
FORGERY CHARGED.
Engrossing Clerk Of the Wisconsin
Senate Under a Cloud.
II Acc used OF Raising the Amount of
Orders on County Treasury.

Ashland. Wis, June ga warrant
has been issued for the arrest OF Robert
Hcydleiff, chief engrossing clerk of the
state Senate. on charge Of forgery. The
proceeding is the result of al inquiry
carried on before the court. The discov-
cry was made that the county orders on
which payment had been made by the
county treasurer were not genuine. Ono
check was raised from tri1iDg figure TO
over 5000. Mr. Heydleiff protests mis- In
nocence.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-25
A Elaring Oil Stove.

The alarm from box 3l2 early this fore
noon was for bit OF q blaze I'm Charles
Cummings third story tenement Mt 81
South Main street The fire. was caused
by the blaze Of faring oi. stove coming
IN contact with some rubbish In sink
closet. It was discovered by Major Ben
jamin Rugle who sent I'm the alarm.
A stream frm tho chemical was
sufficient tn cxtinguish the blazo and
there was no damage.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-25
Newspaper Mems Outing.

paper excursion Of the Pennsylvania road
left Washington for Capo May at $3.50 this
morning. The party, consisting OF about
20 correspondents, was in the care of Pas
senger Agent Studds Stops Will be made
at Baltimore and Philadelphia where local
newspaper men will join the party and
Cape May will be reached In time Tor din
ner The outing will last four days.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-25
The Detective Also Attacked.

Bombay, June ga detective who has
been Investigating the fatal shooting of
Lieut. Ayres, commissariat officer, and
the serious woupding of Plague Commits
sioner Rand. who were frel upon by a
native while they were leaving the COVER
nor's reception at Gaueskind on Tuesday
evening last, has been found insensble at
the bottom of quarry hold near the scene
of the outrage. He was suffering from
several wounds In the head and is In a
critical condition.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-25
Captain Woodbury. Seriously III.

'Amesbury, Mass. June 20 Captain
George 4. Woodbury.. manager of tho iios-
ton Office OF the ChicHRoNarnish Company
Is critically III at his summer home at
Walnut Hill near Amcsbury
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-25
VIII Be Op.n This Evening.

The committee OF the iiOnfd ~ Trade
In charge of tho industrial exposition Gt
the Fuller building voted 30 keC y toe cN-
hibit open this evening to accomOdats tho
crowds who cannot find timo To- 60 dur.
ing the day. Tie attendance so far this
week has been tremendous and already ex-
cetds %, coo.
The exposition will closo tomorrow
evening
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-25
Mrs. Hopkins Dead.

Amesbury. June i5.-Mrs. Frank y.
Hopkins. wife OF we'll known news
paper correspondent, died here this morn
ing. Sac was the great granddaughter
of Joseph BARTLETT first signer of tho
Declaration OF Independence and governor
Of New Hampshire.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-25

The Partisan press is crying out
againts this proposed desecration OF tho
monolith. more especially as 10 sees in
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-27

original was. and the prints were scat.
tered broadcast So long as the picture
went 10 the photograph trade only
Mrs Bright dld not hear o. a. But
when some entcrprising photographer
reproduced q In large sizes. labeled o.
"a Southern Beauty" and sold Il 10
fancy shops. which offered the pictures
for sale at Is cents a copy. Mrs Brights
friends In New York soon wrote 10 hef
about the matter and the lady was nat
urally indignant
Her husband engaged a detective and
ordered him 10 buy up an the copies he
could Disguised o. a peddler Of pho
tographs be purchased an that were
offered for sale. When be CHANGED into
the shop u a dealer named Rosenbaum.
IN Park Row. be found coo OF the
prlnts These had been bought at auc-
ton for g..
Now that the story o. out. It Is pos
sible the supply OF Mrs. Bright's pho
tographs will increase and the offer.
ings be so large as 20 90 beyond N,
capacity Of Afr. Brights bank account
10 pay for.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-27

-. - onee wiinc'',,.,. .s -,
~ rcvelry IN the days blaeke8ed
Sv.ss ard the Erics. Il s.,,n,le,
10 scrvlur e. a pfi'D'', Az, ,n,'t".
rum ~ ~, rrownlng hisN h'lI mas
ou.'' ". .'r .cademic character win the
iost pr ~ me ancient university 10
rol .,'..,oro and with O melancholy aIr
saylng seen better days .s now de-
~ .ded into a navigation school The
snlro Of the Cathedral OF g. Henry
Il degenerate example OF clumsy.
heavy Gcthic which does not Invite
close inspection The town has LOST
much Of i'a distinction as q center OF
learning and has been rebuilt after
disastrous fgcs with broad streets
fankod hy .Fari'sfie frame Lu.ldIurs.
Doc % h-s % fpur.shirs trade. and Its
fortune have materially Improved
since thr Russian conquest. The tray-
c'rr who pauorcre7 iu exploring the
dun aud barren streets auls many
signs %, th.iD and intelligence. and
when Doe enters tae quaint cathedral
Doc Ia woil repaid for h.7 long dusty
wa't Cor Boo au humble way % is the
Westminster Abbey OF Finland
For generations the great families
were buried Iu the vaults Of this an
Client church, the foundations Of which
were laid IN 1900 Conspicuous places
were found for bishops. soldiers and
heroes The chapoIs are filled with
monuments and the pavement Is lined
with inscriptions protestanB and
Catholics who have served their coun-
ty aIc sleeping hore sI'c Ny side. their
religious faith "a betokeuod 10 their
cnlgioB by upturned or folded hands,
Hero are monuments 90 generals In the
Thirty Years War. 90 the Scotch sol
dlors Of fortune serving in the cam
pa'gns OF Gus,ayuB Adolphus and
Charles XII. Co pious bishops and 10
Horns. T.uckcs. Toits and other great
men OF the North Hero. too. in a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-27
SLICK SCHOONER. ABLEtsYis~

A sight on the River That Won the Ad-,
miration Of south street LouaEers.
From New York Sun. There are
fashions IN painting ships bottoms rs
In everything else. In resent years a
pink shade has been thought the prop
er thing. but In some cases green looks
slicker still. The other day the South
street loungers looked admiringly al a
big schooner coming down the East
river. and looming up all the bigger
because she was light. She was white
above the water line. Below she vas
painted a clear. llgbtlsh green. and she
was high enough o., Of water 70 show
a gO0d BIZ Of u. Her masts were
scraped bright and her msstheads we're
painted white. She carrieda boat on
davits across the stern. and IA. boat
was painted white and green. too. Take
Il altogether. she looked a. trim and
handsome as a big schooner could look.
But admiration for the schooner
could not lessen the pleasure the iounF-
crs felt In the way In which she was
handled By the biz tug alongside OF her.
The captain Of the tug halted with her
just Oh the slip. and Slowed her round.
and then took her into the slip She
was a good Blk schooner. 100 tons or
%. but the captain Of the tug laid her
alongside the wharf 20 gently and cas-
ny that you couldn't tell when she
touched it. there was nothing 20 do
but hand her lines over the side The
tug lay just beyond her in the slip. her
dark. bronzed copper dripping and glls-
tening As she rolled and lifted slightly
In the water. The schooner. before
she had an her lines made fast. sagged
on a little with the tide. and then tn
capital nof the tug pushed her again as
easily and a. gently as before. Then
when she was all made fast the captain
OF the schooner on his quarter deck and
the captain Of the tug In his pilot house
saluted each other. And the captain 81
the tug rang her out OF the slip and
pointed her down the river ana, pulled
the Jingle bell.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-27

Encourage children 70 walk alone.
for they are often made hlgh-should-
cred by being led BY the hand all the
time In walking.
Il may seem incredible. but Il Is true
an he same. that Kansas City pos
sessos a negro who has a marked an
tipathy TO vatermelons.
What 40 you regard as the mos,
important event OF the century," asked
the philosopher. We'll" answered
the wheelman. the finish IL about As
satisfactory A. any part Of the run. -
Truth.
Mrs. schussman Cat a summer re-
sortl-Gottlleb. the paper says that the
natives Of the Sandwich islands pay
about s. for a wife. Professor schuss-
man labsen,-mindedl-H Inn! So
much. Irnny.-Das Echo.
Said the Iudge-po you understand
the nature OF en- oaih7 And the little
boy looked mp in astonishment as he
replied. Guess You don't know my
dad. or YOU wouldn't have asked that
question Boston Transcript
no h4,lcs grew iu Australia ul O
sc1Ilhmu planted SOME seed out of
love Cor DIE ola country. itWasa yeg
natural Ono. foolish t..l ior now th,
thistle h. multiplied lH.am'l.aa. auJ
/ E.t0. a e..r. t.al ~ trouble
40 eu..n.... editor o, Ntir|
prints h.. Journal Ua 'rH a..a a CONS
position NI..s D. .y removable. D.,
/ ul,e. Ths u.He.h.r HH.r rll.r.
+ the u.us s.rds h.a paper ,1 b.r wash
. 1rv1mau and 90 comes n-ek Oh hluiher
/ gh.tL
The Rev. Dr. Edward Everett Uau
| tells tbs 90 che Boston Christian
/ Registers "Whcu Theodore Parker let
this country Tor tho las, time ho sen
me. with his farewell. five volumes o.
his works. each with his own auto
graph. I have lent each u these q
some friend who has forgotten to re
turn Il. and l DO not now possess on
OF tho Ave"
Norway is furnishing a new lllustra
ton OF the dlfnculty OF making a pco
pie temperate by law. Since the yer
strict laws relating TO the sale Q
brandy came into force. last year. a
enormous trade has sprung up In vha
Ia called port wine" which come
from Hamburg. and IL sold At II 20 Z
cents a bottle. The tsmperancs agiti
tors are now elAmoring against III
suspicious huid.-New rogk Post
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-27

need know. paid 800 for Il. that u
all except that learned 10 love u
before It was taken from me. Il had
the hoped-for effect. think. Burt was
saved ] carried 4 every day into the
court room. and the little thing was
30 good that Il must have touched any
ones heart.
Since the trial have not been able
70 20 10 communion. as was resting
under a false oath. The priest 10 whom
confessed told me I would first have
10 make a public confession TO right
tho wrong done by me. Now have
done 20. and feel AZ n that alone had
lifted a ton on nay heart"
"E. GRANVILLE WEBSTER"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-27

liberties have been respected. ana rs
preiudices and susceptlbllltles have not
been wantonly excited. Its capital has
been rebuilt. and a new era Of rros-
perlty has opened Finland ls one OF
the quietest and best-ordered provinces
Of the Empire. Nlhlllst agitators have
been poworless there. The province
has been converted into stronghold
OF Russian power. with rs naval ar
senal at syeaborg. a second defence for
ST. Petersburg hardly Inferior 10 Cron-
stadt. where the mlghtiest feet Of bat
tlo-shipE can be dcned. ]. n. r.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-27


nov ne Got Wark from the son % tie
Maa who Procured ma Fathers Dean.
Ex-GOv. Thomas r. Crltfenden e
Missouri vas recently asked X tho str-s,
was true that he had employed IN pc
once Jesse james. Jr., whose iather.th@
outlaw. was killed through Mr. Critten-
denis fundamentally. The ex-gover-
nor replied: III I were 70 build q
monument OF denlals a. high az that
erected 70 Washington al the capital
] don't suppose could eflectually stop
the continued existence Of this story.
The facts IN the case are that several
years ago my son. Thomas 7. Critten-
den, Jr., then a real estate dealer 10
Kansas City and now county clerk OF
jackson county. Ia which Kansas city
Il located. advertised for q boy to work
IN his Office On the morning following
the advertisement a number Of boys
were on hand and my son resorted 10
/ a kind Of civil service examination 10
test their merits The boy whose pa
pers were best was called forward ana
asked his name.
my name Is Jesse James. Jr.,' hO
replied.
Ny son was more than amazed. and
said:
Do you know who I am
"'Yes, cir; you are Gov. CrittendenE
SON.
Well. then. you 20 home and tell
your mother all about this. and II she IL
willing for you to work for me and az
the wages ! offer, come back tomorrow
morning.
VERY well. sir. have got 10 help
my mother and sister. and III DO
back
and back he was the next morning.
A. this time Mrs. Jesse James was liy-
ing In the suburbs OF Kansas City. Now
LEI me tell you what became Of this
boy. He remained With my son for sew
eral years. being honest and faithful TO
a degree. Then my son secured him
a place IN Armour's packing house In
Kansas City. where be Is now employed
respected by every one and having a
number Of men under him. And be ID
but 20 years Of age. This u the whole
story"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-27

In the Baltic. the Danish island Born
holm. which Is situated about twenty
four miles. east by south. from the
nearest point OF Sweden. may be re-
garded as a huge magnet Although
the power Of this magnetic island Is
not so great that h can draw the nails
out OF ships. a. was told OF the legend
AIRY magnetic hills. the magnetism OF
the rocks on the island Of Boruholm
can and does cause a good deal Of
trouble to ships in quite another way.
for thr island o2rrtr such au Influence
on iht uancgc Noodle that o. causes "a
vessel t1 wrn ncr,epJh'f aside from
Its course Tho e1,c, of tho island
magnetism .f .rI. at o. tE.aue, of 8,
Iu.n...rs .r a..e. u'1. lel C1c-lai|
rE.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-27

The city Of san Luis Poiosi 4 build
ing a ball that will be the eighth won
der Of the world Il has cost millions
and viii cost millions more. Seven
years ago a dozen skilled stone masons
from Pennsylvania were imported 20 do
the ornamental carving OF Is front.
One Fourth Of July a number Of the
party got drunk and killed a Mexican
10 a bar room brawL His companions.
In the language OF Gen. Crook. rose
like a flock Of quail aad lit running
Tie was tried and condemned % be
shot. Then arose the certainty that
with him In the grave there was no
one to DO the fancy carving on the city
hall. Il was decided 10 keep him al
work and shoot him when be had I'm
ished. Every day. IN summers shine
and winters snow. this workman hangs
like a ny against the great white wall
and pccks away az gargoyles and grif-
ans heads. A Gle OF soldiers stands
IN the street looking up at him. al,
life ends With his Job and they say that
he Is the most deliberate workman ever
In the Mexican republic or any other
republic. Al the present rate Of prog.
ress. according 10 the best obtainabl,
calculations. the front Of the city hal
will be sufficiently scrolled and carved
about the middle OF 1850.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-27
wHY ARe FLoweRs rRAoRANT
stu = Subject Of Discussion Among the
Scientist


Scientist.
The great leading object Of nature IN
providing nectar and fragrance in hoN-
cps Is stlll a subject OF discussion in
scientific journals. says the New York
Independent That some flowers are
unable 10 fortllize themselves and must
have tho aid of Insects is certain. and
% Is also certain that In many cases
This fertilization Is accomplished by the
insects while on foragIng expeditions
Tor the sweets which flowers furnish.
But small woll-aBcertainod facts cover
q small portion Of the ground. The
fertilization Is as often accomplished
hy Insects ln search Of pollen az in
search OF honey. but Il is no; contended
that pollen b. given 10 flowers In order
20 make them attractive 10 insects. as
Is said Of the sweet secretions u is
believed that nectar must be- Of some
] direct value 20 ,hs plant as well as the
/ pollen and the effort Is 90 find out
/ what Is the chief Office o. nectar in the
/ lie history R the flower. Since
/ thought has been turned he this direc-
ton O new class OF facts So being re-
corded Do California grows "a lupiue
OupInus c0n!crigsI which often takes
] exclusive p1Hc.H.on NJ large tracts of
land % does not yield "a particle OF
nectar. 10 has bright CrImson-yiole'
flowers. and these arc produced in such
abundance chat rhe color of the mas.
| may De- noted at long distances Bui
/ .t has lmuauov This F ao powerful
F. that the traveller notes 10 long before DO.
/ meets with tIs growing plants Th.
polIcn-r8'lDUtIuE insects visit thc noUe'
lu great numbers lf is believed thi
/ GRO fertilization cam be effected Dos
/ these poIleu-C0l'erting lntrudcrs Al
any rate the fragrance would b'
/ thrown away 10 10 were provided Col
the mere sake OF advertising for insec
aid as the other numerous species o
lupine which have no fragrance ar
as freely visited by bees for the SAX
Of the pollen a. b. this spsciee tn
cross-fertilIzafion Is effected a. freel
without fragrance as with IT, Thi
point has been made before. thong
with no reference 20 the philosophicr
questions Involved Fragrant nower
are the exception. not the rule ]
some families OF plants where ther
may be several scores Of species onl
one or two are fragrant This h1
been especially noted among the vii
species Of violet But no one has d
Gar been able 10 note the slightest a.
vantage IN he economy which u
sweet scented ones possess over q
| odur'ess ones.