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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-24
KILLED BY EXPLOSION.
-Four Men Lost Their Lives in Drug
Store Fire

Columbus o., Sept 2i.-A special dispatch
from ChiilicotLe, o., says that FIRE broke out
at Bainbrilgc, 10 miles south Of this city, mt
o'clo,, yesterday afternoon in stable back
o. Z. +. Browns store. IL gained rapid head.
way and next comm unicatcd 10 Mr.. Beards.
leys drug store, where kortiblo explosion
occurrol.
telephone message says that Dir. Beards'
ley and three othoIs who were in the s'o'e ut
the time were killed when the explosion oc.
CURED, and il Is likely that two other mon,
who rushed into the burning building have
'o.t thor lives. The Chillicothc fire depart.
mont was sent for ana left on a special train
over the Ba timore & Ohio Southwestern.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-24
AMONG THE WAGE WORKERS.
Labor Day Games to Be Compile ed To-
morrOw-Meetings of the Unions.

mOrrow-Meetings of the Unions.
The Sheet Metal Workers hold their reg
ulsr meeting this evening in Mason Hall
building.
The Plasterers met last evening at their
hall, % North Main street.
The Barbers Union of Pawtuxet held
an enthusiastic meeting last evening.
Steps have b3en taken to organize union
of ton nsorial artists in Providence. The
organizer is of the opinion that there Is
u good field in this city.
Tomorrow will occur the balance OF
tho Labor Day events at British Hosiery
Grounds. Thornton. The principal event
will be the handicap ot 120 yards, heats
limit ID yards. There will also DO
mile, p mile anu Hmiio race, besides
the various other. events. The entries In
the handicap are: Duncan O'Brien,
Joseph Plant. Fred Aspinall, Daniel
Sayles, George Smith, William Savage,
A w. Carter, W. Moore. Il. Richnrd-
son. q. Hale. Eddie klebs. j. 4. Fish.
IL. Geedes, w. White Robson, Il. Robson.
Tho Rhode Island Central Labor Union
will meet this evening in Bakers hall,
Wey bosset street, and business OF i'm
portance Will be- taken up.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-24
A LIVELY BLAZE.
Collector O'Reilly'S Residence Badly
Damaged BY Fire.

AS the wife of Colonei Francis L. OReilly,
collector of the port of Providence, was about
to retire at their residence in Woonsockot last
vening, she discovered that the parii' n
around the mantel was on fire, and she I'm
nelately called her husband, who tclephoned
TO the police and an alarm was sounded by
the latter
The occupants and neighbors AT once began
10 remove the valuable furniture aud brc-a
prac from the house. When the firemen ar
rived the flames had made great Roadway
aid n second alarm was sounded.
For two hours the fro was fought. Tho less
is estimated at about $1,000 ard was fully in
sure5, but the loss the furniture viii tx.
ceed the insurance.
Henry BarSalow, one of tho neighbors, wat
burned by stepping through grating over "a
heating pipe.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-24
Captain Beckman'S Odd
Craft Abandoned at Sea.
TOSSED ABOUT In A GALE.
Designer and His Son Had Mar
row Escape From Death.
WERE PICKED UP BY ASTEANER

Bar Harbor, Me-, Sept 2i.-Capt.
barrel boat, which has been exhibited
here this summer, started early Monday
morning from Southwest Harpor with
his 1O-year- old son for Rockland in order
to prove the practicability OF the inven-
tion. Nothing definite las been heard
from him since. although the lighthouse
men at Baker Island assert that Beck
man and the boy were rescued five miles
oil the shore by the steamer Pentagoet,
bound from Eastport for New Yoik.
The barrel-to be accurate, the hogs
head-Iay on the beach at the head of the
steam bo it wharf here all summer aud
hundreds OF people visited IL and lis
tened 90 Capt Beckman's explanation Cf
its Possibilities as an ocean ilier or roller.
1t was double atfeir, with space
enough in the inner barrel for three or
four persons, while the outer she'll revol-
we'd around the inner by leg power The
outside was furnished with paddles and
Capt. Beckman claimed speed OF i've
miles an hour. The whole affair cost
$1,000.
With tho closing of the season Capt.
Beokman had the barrel toweC around TO
Southwest Hnrpor. and prepared TO return
TO Rockland, through the Deer Island
thoroughfare, "a distance OF about 80 miles
and in the greater part fully protected
from heavy blows.
Capt. Beckman made every prepara
tion last week for the voyage, and on
Sunday pighu was ready TO start. Ho
and his son entered the boat early Mon
lay morning and started out just at
dawn. by noon that day heavy gale
came up ard swept the coast all the night
and part of Tuesday. causing a terrific sea
outside. Early that morning the men at
Baker Island Light about four miles
outside of Southwest Harbor, saw an OBJ
ject nve miles away. toward Shoodic
Point. which looked like the barrel boat.
Supt. Hanly of the life saving station,
believing the object to be Bockman and
his barrel boat, set out for Southwest
Harbor, where he induced the skipper of
the Gloucester fishing schooner Harvester.
bound TO the eastward, to leave port at
,nce. and rescue Beckman. The captain
of the Harvester promised to return in
case Beckman and his son were picked up,
but If the two were not found the schoon-
or was TO continue.
The Harvester did not return, and for n
while IL was thought tthat Bockman and
the boy had beon lost. A few hours later
the lighthouse men sent word that tho
steamer Pontsgoet, Eastport for New
York, sigh ted the barrel and running
down TO it took off Beckman and his
son. The steamer then proceeded on her
cruise.
Fishermen returning from Mt. Desert
Rock, 80 mil es ont TO sea, state that what
was probably the barrel boat was sighted
not far off, being driven southerly by
tremendous seas at rapid rate.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-24
WEAPON Or PRECISION.
"Gyroscopc" Makes Torpedo Head
For Mark True as Dart of Death.

Washington. Sept. 81 The naval ordinance
bureau has been securing some iomarkahc ro.
suits from certain experiments 10 ha, been
making by direction Of Acting Secretary
Roosevelt with an attachment for torpedo
the invention Of an Austrian named Obrcy.
This Is n kind Of gyroscore. and tho reports
frcm the topedo station, where the tosts have
been made, show that 50 has the property.
having been once dircatcd no tho object a. be
hit, Of actually restoring the torpedo 20 which
II Is attached To a straight course toward that
object, even after ~ has been DETECTED.
The addition Of this device l. said by the ex.
pcrts 90 make the torpedo almost a weapon Of
precision
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-24
TWO NEW HOTELS.

BOta VIII B: Situated In III, Same
District.
The city of Providence will soop have n
sufliciency of hotels 10 being announced
that two more aro To be opened.
ono will bc fine story building nc tho
corner OF Wsybosset and snow streets.
and will hc erected by Robert McCardeli
a former Westminste street grocer. Tho
first and second floors will Inc devoted to
stores, offices ard the culinary depart-
ment. while the third. fourth ana fifth
stories will DO used entirely as sleeping
apartments.
Tho name has not yet boon decided
upon hut work will be commenced at
once ana n isexpeoted that the place will
bo ready for occupancy early in the
spriug.
In few days the new building efo otod
at the corner Of NeN bosset ana Clcmence
streets will be opened as hotel by
George : Apley who will occupy three
stories, the first being used for store pur-
poses
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-24
MUNYON'S
FREE CURES
FOR ALL.
Hundreds More Sufferer. Made Happy
by the Samples OF Munyon's
Dyspepsia Cure.
THE GOOD WORK GOES ON
Another Days Cratuiious Distribution n
the Munyon Offices Anxious
Crowds OF Eager Seekers
After Health.
MUNYON A PUBLIC BENFFACT0R

His Liberal Offer OF Free Doctors Ser
and Free Remedies a Boon to the A.
hieted-Dyspepsis Test Ends Saturday
Night-Everyone Troubled with This Dis
ease In any Form Is Welcome to Call
for the Remedy Free and be Told How
to Get Well.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-24
A SOMNAMBULIST.
Football Player Walks Out ora Win.
dow While Aslcrp.

Bethlehem, Pa, sept. % Harrg r. Knight
OF New York city, class 90 Lehish Univer-
sty. and quarterback ~ the Varsity foo.
ball eleven. walked out OF the window of the
Upsilon chapter house early yesterday morn.
ing. while IN a state Of somnambulism lie
was taken 60 the hospital this afternoon. IL
. not known how bally he was iniurcJ.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-24
piles Cured In 3to @ eNights.-on,

Piles Cured In = to q Nights.-One
application gives relief, Dr. Agnew $
Ointment il boon for Itching Pilss,
or Blind, bleeding Piles. it relieves
quickly and permanently. In skin
erupti0ns 10 stands without rival,
Thousands Of testimonials n YOU want
evidence. 35 cents --Sold by Blanding a.
Handing. - and 6S Meybosset street /,
Geo. L. Clsfiin a Co, O. to - > Main
street: Hall * Lyon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-24
Yellow Fever ClSes.

Cairo ILL., Sept "a Stevens, the vel
low fever patient, ON the dredge boat Alpa,
has had u relapse. DR.. Cobb Of the marine
service has charge of the case The two
patients at the marine hospital are doing
we'll.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-24
A Hold Up That Filled.

Guthrie. Ont. sept. % An attempt %
hold up the southbound Santa tc passcn.
ger train near Edmond at o'clock last
night was frustrated 10y deputy marshals.
The outlaws are being chased by a posse.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-24

Peoples Choice" Formosa Tea, 28c lb, for 500
Perfection Java Coffee, 25c lb
Baked Beans, 7c, 75c doz
Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce, 7c oan 75c doz
Mammoth Root Beer large bottle Just think of makes 10 gal for lOo
Hudson Root Beer. 7c 75c doz
Devlled Ham, las Sc, LIS Sc, 8 for 25c
Quick Clean Washing Powder, &c pkge
Echo" Oats, &c, for 25o
Four Large Loaves Home-ma Bread, 25c
All kinds of Pes Cake and Pastry fresh made every day.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-24

VV inventor and manufacturer OF
Shuts Safety Whifiietreo Coupling.
writes Of DR.. Miles Heart Cure 1.-TWO years
sgo an attack OF LaGrppo left me with a
Feak heart. / had run down in flesh 10
mere skin and bone. could not sleep lying
down for smothcring spells; frequent sharp
darting pains and palpitation caused a con-
stant fear OF sudden death, nothing could
induce me 10 remain away from home over
night. My local physician prescribed Dr.
Miles Heart Cure and In a few days | was
able TO sleep well and the pains gradually
lessened, and finally ceased. / reduced the
the doses. having gained fifteen pounds, and
am now feellng better in every way than 1
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-24
TEST No. 4
Will Begin Monday Morning, When Sam
Pile Walls Of Another of Munyon's
Famous Remedies Will be
Given Away Free.

There is no abatement Of interest in Nun
yon's public tests Of his marvellous rene
dies. All day yesterday tine spacious offices,
reception rooms and consultation rooms
were crowded with people wearing anxious
faces and with due sense Of the serious
nature OF their mission.
The free distribution and test of the Dys-
pepsia Cure POSITIVELY ENDS SATUR-
DAY NIGHT. III you have any form of dvs-
pei sia come and make this test, If not for
your own sake, then for the sake OF your
friends.
DON'T PAY BIG DOCTOR BILLS.
Don't risk your health, perhaps your life,
when you can consult skilled specialist on
any disease free OF charge.
While the test of the Dyspepsia Cure IL go
ing on, Munyon's doctors will treat all pa
tients that come, no matter what their ais
ease, Just the sane a. usual Mediccl exami-
nataion and advice are absolutely free.
CATARRH POSITIVELY CURED.
The Munyon treatment for catarrh OF the
head, ears, throat and lungs, and for deaf
ness consists of mild, soothing lotions and
internal remedies, which act on the blood
and nerves and thoroughly eradicate the dis
ease
IA COSTS YOU NOTHING for n thorough
examination at the Munyon offices. No obli
CATION 10 buy medicine. The latest apar atus
for treating the diseased parts.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-24

ha We for years"
Dr. Miles Remedies
are sold ty all drug
eists under a positive
guarantee. FIRST bottle
benefits or money re-
funded. Book on dis
eases OF the heart and
nerves free. Address.
DR.. MILES MEDICAL
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12
Government and the Railways.

About the only argument we hear
nowadays against Government owner
ship OF railways is the argument ad
vanced by James j. Wait in the March
number of the North American Re-
view. 1t is really no argument at all,
of course, but asst has weight with the
unthinking it may be well to consider
it.
1t is that Government ownership in
the United States is not feasible be-
cause our public business is not con-
Quoted upon a sufficiently high plane.
ga railroad train manned by political
appointees of the grade which one fire.
quently meets in public Offices" says
Mr.. Wait, would not be safe for pas
sengers; and any one whose business
takes him to the City Hall would be
slow to entrust his commercial affairs
to a similar outfit"
And yet not only this short-sighted
unrefecting essayst but 10000, 600 OF
other people daily entrust their com
mercial business and their most deli
cate and sacred private affairs to "po-
litical appointees" in the mail service
He and all other city jewellers rely
upon political appointees'' to KEEP
their persons from violence and theil
property from fiery destruction. AL
American citizens abroad make fre
quent use of the services of "political
appointees" called Ambassa doris, Min
listers or Consuls. All American citi
zens returning from abroad or import
ing foreign goods have dealings will
political appointees" in the custom
houses.
What ground is there for believing
that political appointees" in Gov
eminent railway service would be in
capable and otherwise undesirable?
BY the way, the countries where the
railways are owned and operated by
private persons or corporations are th&
United States, Great Britain, Barba
does, Basutoland, Bolivia, COSTA Rica
Cuba, Guatemala, Hawaii, Honduras
Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Persia
Siam, Spain, Venezuela and Zululand
Every civilized nation in the world
owns and operates the telegraph excep
the United States, Bolivia, Cyprus
Honduras, Cuba and Hawaii. -Nev
York journal.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12
From Thomas County.
Editor Peoples Party Paper

Editor Peoples Party Paper:
Why is our party so slow in Kidding
it's committee of all office seeking flu
sionists. 1t seems to me that steps
should be taken to remove weakened
members from our committee; and
place in their stead pure and undefiled
middle of the road Populists that will
not sell out the entire party for their
own selfish advantages.
We should never enter another cam
paign without first purging the COM
mittee of all except "Simon pure"
Populists.
We need men on that committee who
will strive do the biddings of the peo-
pie instead of trying to make the peo-
pie DO their bidding, and, if in the
future it is to be expected of us to
abandon our party principles, for
which some of us have labored SO hard
and so earnestly, hoping to receive as
our reward the emancipation OF our
country from the clutches of plutoc-
racy, and to join forces with the COM
mon enemy, then let us know and we
will stay at home and let the process
sion go by.
A wave is rolling DER the land,
With heavy undertow; ~
| And voices sounding on the strand,
The fuSioniSt must go.
Their doom is written on the sky,
Above the shining bow,
For Indignation now is high,
The fusionist must go.
We've stood the wretched bitter moan
Full long enough you know;
| Soon we'll speak in thunder tones,
Unless they "haste and go
The Pops are tired of their course,
| Because they have said so,
And if they halt, Well make 1t worse,
And force them soon to go.
Yours for Populism,
Ii. B. NEsMITH,
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12
WHOLE NUMBER 1888.
PUBLIC DEBT GROWING.
Net Decrease of Cash in the Treasury Dur
ing Month, FOur.and-a-haIf Millions.

Net Decrease of Cash in the Treasury Dur
ing Month, FOur-and-a-haIf Millions.
| The monthly statement of the public
debt, issued yesterday, shows that the
debt on February 2s, less cash in the
Treasury was $1,012, 600, 1854, an in
crease for the month of "a, 500, 1877. This
increase is accounted for by an increase
in the national bank redemption &C
count, and decrease of so, 525, l65 in
the cash on hand. The debt is recapi-
tulated as follows: Interest bearing
debt, $S47, 1884, $50; debt on which inter
est has ceased since maturity, 81, $685.
21O, debt bearing no interest, $376, 714,-
$40; total, 81, 925, 437, 7O9. This, howev-
er, does not include 5000, 977, 57s in GER
tifcates and Treasury notes outstand-
ing, which is offset by an equal amount
of cash in the Treasury. The cash is
classified as follows: Gold, $3.50, 2o6,-
O2s; silver, $515, 659, 266; pager, $144, 6o4,-
OBS; bonds, disbursing officers balan-
ces, &C., SIT, S68, $780, making an aggre-
gate of 1864, 33s, 166, against which there
are demand liabilities outstanding
amounting to 1851, 500, Oil, leoving net
cash balance in the Treasury. of $s19,-
837,25
The comparatively monthly state
ment of the receipts and expenditures
of the United States shows the total
receipts during February to have been
1874, 100000, and the disbursements
$28, 796, 056, which leaves deficit for
the month of 81 335, O59, as compared
with a deficit of about $500, 900 for
February, 1896. Since July J, 1896, the
aggregate deficit is $4s, 1885, Al. The
receipts from customs last month
amour ted to $11, 5s7, 800; from internal
revenue, $40, 1888, 421; from miscellaneous
sources, 81, 1926, 315. AS compared with
February, 1896, there is shown a loss
from customs of about so, 800, 600;
gain of about $s2,O from internal
revenue, and gain of about $65O,OOO
from miscellaneous sources.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12
Stories of Sheridan.

Sheridan threatened to cut his son
off with a shilling. "You don't hap
pen to have that shilling about you?"
said the hopeful.
"Now, gentlemen" said Sheridan, as
the ladies left the room, "are we to
drink as men or as beasts?" The
guests Indignantly exclaimed: GAS
men of course" "Then," said he, ''we
are going to get jolly drunk; for the
brutes never drink more than they
need"
Sheridan excused himself from walk,
ing with lacy on account of the bad
weather. Soon afterwards she met
him alone. $50, Mr.. Sheridan" said
she, sit has cleared up" "Just lit
tie, ma'am-enough for one, but not
enough for two" :.
One night Sheridan was found in the
street by Waterman, badly befuddled
and almost insensible. "Who are you,
r?" No answer "Whats your name?'
A hiccough. whats your name?''
Answer, in slow, deliberate and inn
passive -"Wilberforcer' Byron,
who enjoyed this joke at the expense
of the famous Bishop, wrote: SIS that
not Sherry all over?'
| Sheridan was once talking to a friend
about the Prince Regent, who took
great credit to himself for various pub
lie measures, as if they had been di
rected by his political skill, or foreseen
by his sagacity. But" said Sheridan,
"what his royal highness more par
ticularly prides himself on is the late
excellent harvest"
Sheridan, Jr., who was candidate
for Parliament, asserted that if elected
he should put a label on his forehead
with these words: ITO let" and side
with the party that made the bes
offer. Right, Tom" said his father
but don't forget to add the word ''un'
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12
We Want Names.

i've Popuiists at every postoffice in the
United States. We want none but
those who mean businessmen merely
takers but doors. Our friends will
confer favor by sending us the names
of such. Don't wait for the other man
to do it. Address. Subscription Depart
ment Peoples Party Paper, Atlanta
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12
ALastinp ReprOach.

That Grover Cleveland, Richard Oh
ney and John G. Carlisle served out
their terms of office without impeach-
ment is an unanswera BILE reflection on
either the courage, capacity or honesty
of the 53rd and saith Congresses.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12
A Seeming Waste.

Over half the people in the great
corn belt of the Northwest use corn for
fuel. 1t may seem a wanton waste,
but with coal at So per ton and corn
worth but 10 cents per bushels, it is
economy to burn it instead of coal
The saving is nearly Sc for every ton of
corn used Figure it for yourself, al
lowing seventy pounds to the bushel
for corn.-People's Voice.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12
The Constitution on Cleveland.

The four years of Cleveland's last adj
ministratian have cost the people of the
republic more than a civil war would
have cost. The additions that he has
made to the public debt, large though
they are, are mere bagatelle COM
pared to the property values that have
been destroyed, the business institu-
tons and firms that have been wrecked,
the suffering and crime that have been
caused by the enforced idleness OF peo-
pie thrown out of employment, the I'M
healthy depression of business and
stagnation of trade, and the tremen-
dous, almost incompatible. losses that
have accrued from reduction in the
prices received by American producers
for the output of their labor This loss
has occurred in the fields as well as in
the factories of the republic-with the
| inevitable result that American work
ingmen are glad to get wages equal to
those received by the pauper labor of
Europe. These great losses are the
direct result of Clevelandism.
From the hour that he assumed Of
fee at the beginning of his second
term, he has dishonored and discredited
the party which twice elected him.
The commonest instinct of gratitude
seemed to be alien to his nature and
habits. The commonest instinct of pa
triotism seemed never to have affected
a Judgement in, his mind
He has dishonored the American flag
and has sacrificed the rights of Ameri-
cans at the instance of bond specula-
tors. He has permitted the vessels of
the American navy to be employed as
spy and patrol boats in the interest OF
the Spanish monarchy. More than that
he has permitted the Spanish minister
at Washington to dictate the Cuban
policy of his administration.
He has been an eager and a plant
tool of the rich against the poor. He
has sacrificed the public interests to
monopolies. He has done more to
draw the line between a favored few
and the great body of the people-more
to array the masses against the classes
than any American who ever lived.
His administration has inflicted a
hardship such as the people have never
been called on to endure before. Il
has entailed misery in some form or
all except the few whom he has special
ly favored, and who have profited 10y
the infamies to which he gave life,
This is Grover CleveIands last day
in office, and he will go out of it under
greater burden of popular contemp
than has ever been excited by public
man since the foundation of the gov
eminent.
Let US hope and pray that he is the
last of his kind Atlanta Constitution
What we Need.
We second the motion to the follow
: ing from the Denver Post:
A report having having gone fortl
that New Jersey girl kneads brea'
with her gloves on, Colorado edito
plaintively remarks: "We need brea,
with our shoes on and with our clothe
o on. We need it badly, too, and if som
IS of our delinquents who are one or tw
e years in arrears don't pay up soon, w
l. | will need it without anV pants on "A