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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-18
A Fetching Street Costume.

The Chicago letter carriers wear mar
row black broadcloth band half inch
wide on both sleeves above the cuff as a
badge OF continuous service Of more than
five years. Fash stripe is outlined by
heavy white silk stitching thus being
brought out strikingly on the gray back
ground that distinguishes Uncle Sam s
letter carriers everywhere.
Every additional stripe marks an extra
five years OF continuous service.
As showing how the letter carriers as a
class stick to their honorable calling, it Ia
said that out Of 1850 regular men and
substitutes in the ranks OF the Chicago
postoflice force. two-thirds OF them are
entitled TO wear from ono to six stripes
at the outset
The idea originated with the postmaster
at Chicago and is carried out with the
consent of the authorities at Washington.
an order being issued specifically for the
Chicago postoffice.
1t is believed that IL it takes well
among tho Windy City letter carriers, the
excellent provision will be made general
by a similar order providing for the samo
honorable badges for the post Office force
In every city.
Good thing.
Dom you think so'
THE TATTLER
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-18
TEA TABLE TALK

SEQ that a movement for the good OF
an important branch Of the public service
has been inaugurated out in Chicago
where the letter carriers will be awarded
service stripes rs a badge Of distinction.
The service stripes are good thing.
They have long been in vogue in tho army
and navy and in the police department..
Here in Providence, for instance, our
policemen sport their continuous service
stripes in addition TO the insignia that
the officer on the force, or as well where
the patrolnan has no rank.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-18
RAN A BIG RISK.

30. Mvrtilla, am Just so glad you came in.
havo so much to tell you. What do you
thinki You'd never guess Reggie called
last night"
"whor'
"Reggie-Reggic Highfer Why, hos been
calling on me for long time now"
"why, how funny. So he has on me-"
.'Yes. yes; he told me all about that. Well,
as was Just going TO say, Reggie called last
night. and along about II o'clock, after we had
sat looking at one another fer about n couple
OF hours without saying word. what does be
do but fall plump upon his lnees-just as IL
IL described in novels you know-and pro-
posed 10 me- O, Myrtilla, II was just heav-
enly, | 90 wish somebody else could have
been around so rs TO see II,
"Ue mt his hand upon his heart and vowed
tbat ~ I banished him from my presence life
hereafter would be 60 him one long, dreary
dream. and all that kind of thing, you know.
And he said be laid his whole future career
nj my fcet-and--and that he worshiped the
very ground upon which | trod. i never
imagined that he was capable 81 such flights
of eloquence before. He just worked upon
my feelings so that I had to accept him. II
would have beon lust barbarous 20 refuse
such n wooer."
'Gwendolin Jane Green You don't mean
10 tell mo that you positively accepted Rogi-
nald Highaicr last night. Why, he proposed
20 me the very night be ore and rejected
him"
80, yes: no told mo all about a.. dcar. Ho
was only practicing with You beforehand. you
see. 30 n Co run M dRneer Of forgetting any
thin. when q came 90 NV turn. The darling
boy con- >.sged 20 me that he was horribly
frightened for fear. that you would accept
him. And think he Y n running risk my.
self. New York sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-18
ENGLISH IN CUBA.

The Carta del Labado, published In Cuba,
contains the following sronizng effort 10 ex.
press its view Of the situation in the English
language:
I'VE have arrived, by effect OF circum-
stances that impose themselves in violent
manner, 60 the near period 81 the great and
transcendental solutions, that must bring 10
this place; perturbod by the turbulent. the
moral peace that eases tho spirits, and the
material peace that Is necessary 10 raise the
declining forces. and the agonizng indus
tries; but Il would bc in vain that the illus.
trious General Weylcr should reveal all his
vigorous energies, his mdomitahc activities,
his talents as politician and soldier, 81 the
hidden obstructionism opposes TO his efforts.
rcvealcrs OF the good faith of his acts, grams
Of sand that can ohstruct--if only FOR n
moment-the discharging of his timely dspo.
sitions, I'm regard 90 what refers 20 the two
great problems that weigh, with immense
weight over this Antille, the problem of war
which will soon be resolved. and the economic
problem that has characters of supreme grav.
ity.
1T l. indispensable Go arrive 60 definite
account ~ oil that affects tho iinplantation II
tho reforms that-with liberal critcrium-tho
government Of II. NJ granted for the ecorom.
ic regimen 81 Cuba"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-18

"who ever is right is radical, declares
our bursting contemporary, the Pointer.
That doesn't necessarily mean, however.
that whoever is radical is right.
Once upon time an esteemed editor
who had provoked the kindly smile OF his
contemporaries because Of his exceeding
religious zeal. demanded in heat TO know,
"Cannot an editor be a ChristianP
To which the gay contemporaries as with
one voice responded; "Snrei But not
every Christian can be an editor"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-18

Referring TO a recent editorial in The
News as TO the way Providence merchants
overlook an export" market right at their
door. our contemporary the Newport Mer
sury observes: 1.-THE Providence papers are
lsmenting that they do not get rs much Of
Newport's trade as they think they ought.
II tho wholesalers In Providence would
show little life and sell as good goods at
ns low n figure as New York and Boston
people do. they would have no trouble In
getting their share. /"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-18

Alas tho Canadian yacht has won
again. That makes two TO one. One more
<ictory for Canada and the American
yacht will come back home without the
,up.
But we are good losers
SO are our Canadian cousins. They
checred about as enthusiastically over
Nomo's victory in the first race rs over
Ihe subsequent triumph of thar own boat.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-18
MARRIED.

MISUNDERSTANDING q, at st. Nicholas
Cole Abbey Church, London, Il. c., by the
rector, the Reverend Professor shuttle
worth, Elijah william, second son of Henry
Collins of Pawtucket. IL. l., u. = A., TO
Edith Lillian, ONLY child Of Robert Bag
ster of 81. Pauls Chambers, Paternoster
row. London, England, and Brook Cottage,
ShcpDerton on Thames
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-18

A Tennessee farmer boasts OF peach 1897
inches In circumference. That Is peach,
surely. As tho old bachelor observed
heartily in his embarrassment when asked
or bis opinion of a friends newly born:
swell That is a babyl"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-18
her face and stretched out her hand be taken his own
SUPPLY The MISSING WORD.

containing the above sentence has been sealed
custody A. Hopkins, Business Manager
in safety vault and who will give
the will be make the decision
This is of extraordinary interest if
with favor will follow.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-18
Official
Advertising.

This newspaper publishes official
advertising Of tire GOVERNMENT
OF THE UNITED STATES. Of the
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, OF
the CITY OF PROVIDENCE and
several TOWNS.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-18
Mother, may go hunting gold ~
'Yes, my little fond Ike:
Get all the grubstake you can hold,
And don't go near the Klondike."
Chicago Tribune.

In Wow OF the recent discussion in the Eng
lish parliament about the necessity of keeping
Germans and other inquisitive foreigners out
of the British dock yards IL is rather anus
ing to learn that Emperor William has inst
bad printed at Berlin large volume, contain
ing minute and exhaustive particulars about
the construction of every British warship.
And, as if to poke fun at the English govern
ment. he has sent a copy of the compilation,
with his compliments. TO every member OF
the board of admiralty in London. The
Lords that is the official title Of the
adm trails and politicians who entrusted
with the destinies of the royal navy ARE now
engaged in endeavoring TO discover the source
of the German Kaiser's extraordinary amount
of information, much of which is comprised
among what has hitherto been considered in
the light of official secrets of the English gov
ernment.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-18

The deposits In the banks of Kansas
have increased sl5 0OO. 600. Which looks as
il bleeding Kansas had stopped being
bied.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-18

eyes" said the man who had returned
from the Klondike; II made a lot Of money,
but had some hard experiences"
II understand that provisions were very
scarce and dear"
Dear? Why. there were times when a
meal would cost you rs much as IL would at
Manhattan Beach,"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-18

To artifcially bleach tho hair win destroy
iiE growth, hut NJ the hair inclinos 60 crav.
ness, assist nafpra - arrest n With Hsus
Hair Rcnewer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-18
Summer Fairgrounds.

Further subscriptions may be sent TO A. W.
Fairchild, treasurer, 10 and l2 Arcade. and
will be acknowledged in the News.
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CONDITIONS OF THE CONTEST.

Send subscription for THE NEWS for four will
payable in advance, IS CENTS
Each Four Weeks subscription will entle the subscriber
guess in the Missing Word Contest.
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-18

The first census Of Russia has now been com
pleted and shows that the population in
European as well as Asiatic Russia amounts
altogether to 1900, 900 inhabitants that is to
say, $4,000 more than the figures at which
the empire has until now beon officially rated.
In point of population. therefore, Russia
comes third in rank, China heading the list
with an estimated horde Of 400, 10000. while
the British empire comes next with 29s, ,0)O
0Oo, figures based not on guesswork, as in
China, but upon the most recent census Rus
sia in Europe has 9i,0OO.0-0; Poland $500. 600;
the Caucasus 9,7000OO, and Siberia 8, 900.
st. Petersburg has population of l,267, 900
inhabitants. Warsaw 6l4, 0o0 and Odessa 40i, ,OOO
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-18

You're getting in pretty late" said the
Klondiker.
"Yes. 4" said his partner, ~ was delayed by
a big washout."
Having thus spoken, he exhibited 625 ounces
of gold, the result Of the washout aforenen
toned.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-29

prompting his resignation he said: 81
was not influenced in my course by any
appointment made or promotion dis
cussed. My relations with General jam es
have been most cordial and agreeable.
found that could not longer attend to
the duties of the position without neg lect-
ing private interests which at this time
demand my individual attention."
There is gossip in the National Guard
organizations to the effect that Lieuten-
ant-Colonel II. P. Bush, now serving as
Judge lad dvocate of the division, will be
promoted chief of staff to fill the vacancy
caused by Colonel Curriers' resignation.
Rumor is rife OF other designations. 1t is
whispered that Colonel Sumner, inspector.
and Colonel D. E. Miles, signal officer,
will resign in the event of Colonel Bush 8
promotion to the position of adjutant-
general. Their example may be followed
by other officers.
A prominent officer commenting on the
contemp plated changes remarked: "There
is no objection to Colonel Bush as man
or citizen. No one entertains any preju-
dice toward him, but there is feeling
that he is lacking in military knowledge
and experience. 1t was through his in
fuence in a measure that division head
quarters were established in tne Bald win
Hotel, The headquarters should not be
in hotel. 1t looks too much like using
the National Guard to bring business TO
the house. When Governor Budd ap-
pointed Warfield Drigadier-g general he
knew that he was appointing hotel man
and brigade headquarters might be estab-
Nshed at the house managed by General
Warfield, but it does not follow that the m a.
jor- general should also select hotel for
division headquarters. The allowance for
division headquarters may be larger than
think it is but it is my impression that
it is not sufficient to pay one half the ex-
pense of the two rooms on the second floor
of the Baldwin,
The officers of General James staff
aside from those mentioned in the fore
going paragraphs are:
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas M. Cluff. com :
m lssary.
Lieutenant-Colonel William Edwards ord
nance officer.
Colonel George Stone, engineer.
Colonel John Gallwey. surgeon.
LieutenantColonelF +. S. Pott, paymaster.
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas A. Nevney, in
spector of rife practice.
Major G. Z. Wethern, A. D. c.
The gossip goes that several of these
officers will soon tender their resigna-
tions. II is well known that at least
three have said in private conversation
that they would resign If Colonel Bush
was appointed chief of staff.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-29
INTERFERENCE SCORED.
Supervisor Clinton Rebuked by
the Health and Police
Comm ttee.
His Suggestion That B:xing Contests
Be Limited to .0ce a Month
Reported on Adversely.

The Health and Police Com mittee of the
Board OF Supervisors administered deli
cately worded but most pointed rebuke 10
Supervisor Clinton yesterday In reference
TO the resolution of the representative of
the Eleventh Ward limiting the number
OF boxing contests to one month.
The resolution was presented at the last
meeting of the board and referred to the
Health and Police Committee. Chairman
Delaney stated that he thought it time that
Supervisors kept their hands out of mat
ters with which they had no concern ard
instructed Clerk Russell to incorporate
the following in the report of the COM
mittee:
Your committee questions the policy of
members OF the board endeavOring to interfere
with the Judgment of the comm ttees of this
board on applications referred which may
be properly and judiciously granted especially
when they are the means by which the treas
ury is benefited and the fund Tor the aid of
the unemployed increased. These permits are
the means OF doing great good to the unfor-
tunate and providing means for a charitable
and laudab.e purpose which al present could
hardly be raised in any other manner.
without any desire to offend the mem bers
VINO are particularly anxious to determine the
policy aud actions Of the committees of this
board, 1t does appear as If the mem bers could,
from the natule of the duties imposed upon
ali committees, be more advantsgeously en-
ployed in attending to the duties devoving
upon their respective committees In this
way good work can be accom- plished and the
recommendations left to The committees
which, after examination, are better qualified
to pass upon the same than member hose
knowledge OF the subject is limited by his i'm
pressiops.
Your committee therefore reports ADVERSELY
to the passage of the resolution and recon-.
menus lhat IL be Indefinitely postponed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-29

Pleasanton. Charles LIE Bel and ST. Philip,
two very useful two-year-olds, will be added
to the list Miss Pollard has been bred to imp.
Sain. The latter English-bred colt Will shortly
be touched up with the firing-iron.
BY Holly'S ear will start Tor Montana Tonight.
The Flosden turfman takes Judge Denny, re-
Gently purchased, Fusil, Fortunate, CavalIo.
Monteallade and SIR Richard, and in the same
Car will go Fla hight and Enc1no, owned by
Farrar & Tuberville, and La Blue and c NJ G,
The property OF John Green. In the past By
Holly paid Montana several social calls, re-
moving ton or so of good pay ore, and there
seems TO be no valid reason why he should not
repeat he experiment with such good array
OF breadwinners.
next week will have shy at Montana purses
with Mike Rice, Voltare and DR.. McAllister
The sprinter Jim boZeman and a couble OF two
year-olds owned by F. Starkey will go in the
same car. {. Smith will also send along Trap
pean, Robin Hood II and Viking.
Tampa the mare which scored so many win
ming brackets last summer while carrying F.
Starkey's colors, is now "roarer" and has
been turned out on ranch near Stockton.
Loki, the crack son OF Logic, is Low said to
be a certain starter in the Brooklyn handicap.
DR.. Mclean has engaged j. Hill 10 pilot mis-
horse.
Nike Powers, a horse trainer of National rep
utation, recently died in a hospital at Boom
ington, ILL.,, from quick consumption.
Starter ''Curley" Brown was offered the posi-
ton rs starter at the coming Kansas City
meet, but refused the chanee.
Chris Smith has indeed experienced for
:unr's changes. Once the possessor of peerl less
Yo Tamb.en and other fast ones, and a wad of
greenbacks nearly MS high rs the Washington
monument, he is now represented on the turf
by one lonely racer-Uran1a.
The fast trotting stallion McVera (2:10LD
will soon depart tor Europe, sold to Vienna
parties.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-29
TO RECEIVE BRYAN.
A Meeting of the Committee Called 70
June B

A Meeting OF the Committee Called for
June
w. w. Foote. chairman of the commit
tee for the reception of Hon. William J.
Bryan, has called meeting of the COM
mittee to meet at the Marble room, Pal
ace Hotel, on Saturday, the 5th day of
June. at IL o'clock A. NJ.
The following is a list of those appointed
on the reception committee by Hon. Will
ocratic State Central Com mittee:
W. w. Foote, Hon. James II. Budd, Hon.
James d. Phelan, J. J. Dwyer, William P Law
guire. Charles d. Lane, Thomas V. Gator,
James H. Barry. Eugene N. Deuprey, William
Craig. A. S. Wardell Robert A. Thompson, W.
f. Peisk, H. p Andrews, Samuel Rucker
Nicholas Bowden. Joseph Leggett, Michael f.
Tarpey, Warren B. English. III. M. LaRue
James /. Stan ton, Thomas J. Clunie, Andrew ].
Clunie, E. D. McCabe. James V. Coleman, E. J.
ID. f. Ragan, William r. Burke, Samuel Braun
hart, L. Leon, Thomas Carmody, Ben NJ Mad
dox, Adolph Sutro, Maurice +. Power. Edward
White, John Daggett, p. M. Wellin, Gavin Nc
Nab, Harry E. Wise. George E. Church, NJ. G..
Hassett, Rudolpn Herold, Alex I. Vogelsang,
DR.. w. p. Matthews, Robert Ferral, A. Cam
inetti, T. w. H. Shanahan. w. J. McGee
NJ. Greenblatt. Walter P. Stradley, George W.
Baker, James H. wilkins. Charles Auu, WILL
lam NJ. Hinton, Step zen NJ White, John w
Mitchell, H. w. Patton, George w. Patton,
Oscar E. Trippett, Mark r. Plaisted, A. d.
Lemon, Louis Metzger, F. D. Nicol o. NJ Wei
K. Lane, Thomas T. Lane, Barry Baldwin,
ID. w. Webster
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-29

On these rates $40 more on each full-rate
ticket and $5 on each half-rate ticket will
be collected, but this extra amount will be
returned as rebate on arriving at the end
of the journey. The same rate is charged
from Sacramento as from here. The
tickets must be used for the particular
train specified and they apply only to the
destination named. The business of the
Southern Pacific to Victoria and Port
Townsend from Tacoma will be by the
steamer City of Kingston. owned by the
Puget Sound and Alaska Steamship Com
pany.
1t is not at all unlikely that there may
be more rate-cutting. MIR. judah says It
is shameful, but there is an implication
that it may be worse. For day or two
there has been a murmur that if the
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
continued to cut the Southern Pacific
would haul off its periodic excursion by
which it now offers its reduced rates and
turn loose the traffic on its regular daily
trains at the reduced quoted rate. The
Southern Pacific, however, will not yet
commit itself on this.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-29
Steamers Will Charge So and
Beard Passengers
Free.
RATES TO THE SOUND MUST
ALSO FALL.
Rumors That the Railroad Viii
Make It's Excursion Charge
Regular Fare.

Passenger rates between here and Port
land We're cut to pieces yesterday, but low
as they are no one can yet say the end has
been reached. You can now go to Port
land by rail- first class. for $40. or second
class IS. By the steamers of the o. R.
and n. Company the first and second
class rates are Sc and $3 respectively. The
steamer transportation includes board
and the railway fare includes sleeping
BERTH
Readers of THE CALL were told of the
hatchets that were playing in the hands
of the rival companies few days ago. 1t
was dollars to dimes that they would enter
on career of massacre. The Southern
Pacific first made a reduction, and then
the steamship company followed.
Assistant Passenger Agent judah of the
Southern Paciric yesterday said of the
fight:
"On December % last we voluntarily
raised our rates to $21 first class and $14
second. As summer advanced the sea be.
came smooth and weather pleasant, so
that travel went to the steamer line. In
fact We were not getting our share OF it, so
we reduced our rates. On May % from
San Francisco and on May 81 from Port
land we carried passengers for $40 and $12
respectively.
"The o. R. and N. Company then re-
duced its fares. We then announced that
on MAY %, by the excursion leaving here
for Portland and June from Portland,
we would reduce our rates to SIS an d
$40. AS we have been officially notified
that the o. r. and N. rates have been to-
day cut to $6 and So we have reduced our
rates to $40 and S.. The o. R. and N. has
not made any changes yet in the sound
rate. Mr.. Goodall is sick. They will un-
doubleday be compelled to cut the sound
rates"
The low railroad rates will 60 into effect
June from San Francisco and June /
from Portland, and will be applicable every
five days thereafter by the regular excur-
sion.
The following will show how the cutting
by rail applies to the Portland, Puget
Sound and Victoria business: