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The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-17
CAPITAL OF FOUR MILLIONS
HEYWOOD BROTHERS AND WAKE.
FIELD RATTAN CO., CONSOLIDATE


Boston. Feb. 17.-One Of the most i'm
portant cancellations Of capital yet ef-
fected in New England goes into effect
In this city today. The Wakefield Rat
tan company, manufacturers of all
kinds OF rattan furniture and goods. in
cluding corset stock, is merged with
Haywood Bros. company Of Gardner.
the most extensive chair manufacturers
In the world.
The new firm will be known as the
Haywood Bros. a Wakefield Co., and
will be capitalized with $4,000, 600 6 per
cent cumulative preferred stock and S2,-
100000 common stock. The company
will acquire the properties OF both the
existing companies.
The Wakefield Rattan company is a
Massachusetts corporation, Temple r.
Fay, president, and G. III. Lang. treas
urer and general manager. The COM
pany has plants In Wakefield, Chicago.
San Francisco and Kankakee. Ills. II
has sales and warehouses in New York
Wholesale and retaiD, I'm Boston. Chi
cago and San Francisco. It's capital
stock is $1,000,0 900, and IL has paid divi-
dends of 5 per cent each half year for
some years until August. 1896, when the
rate was reduced to per cent, which
was also paid Feb. 1, 1897
p Haywood Bros. q Co. have their home
office and principal plant at Gardner
with selling warehouses in Boston, New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago.
Los Angeles. San Francisco, Portland.
Or, and Liverpool and London. 1t is a
private firm, whose members are Henry
Haywood, George T. Haywood and
others.
There are about 100 hands employed
at the Wakefield factory when under
full operation, and 1t is Wakefield's prin-
cipal industry. The consolidation is ex-
pected to result In large economies in
administration. and especially In the
selling agencies. Both the Wakefields
and Heywoods have been identified
closely In the importation Of rattan, and
In fact about all OF the rattan imported
to this country is received by the Central
Rattan company, which was organized
few years ago, and which is, in reality,
a combination of all the principal com
panes in the country.
There are about 80 buildings, mostly
brick. at the Wakefield plant, covering
an enclosure Of over IL acres Of ground.
new 2-story Office building has Just
been added, and will be occupied next
week.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-17
Two STANDARDS.
Senator Chandler on His
Bimeta!lic Resolution.
Argued in the Senate That They
Can Be Made One.


Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Chand-
Ter kept the senate interested most Of
yesterday afternoon In q carefully pre-
pared speech against the gold standard
and In favor of bimetallism during
which several unusual passages oc-
CURED.
Mr.. Chambers speech lasted three
hours. and was replete with incident. II
was an argument against a single stand
ard Of each metal. gold or silver. and J
warning against policy Of monometal-
nsm. Then the senator turned to politi-
cal phases Of the question. speaking in
turn OF Bryan OF Palmer and OF Nc
kinfey. Mr.. Palmer sat across the aisle
and was frequently addressed by the
speaker as one who had contributed to
the election of Mckinley. The contro-
versy = between Mr.. Chandler and Mr..
PettigEew was one of the hottest person
al episodes the senate has had in soma
TINA the South Dakota senator declar-
Ing that Mr.. Chambers statement rela-
tive to the violation of pledges at st.
Louis were wholly and absolutely false.
Mr.. Chandler did not modify his state
ment. but mutual explanations restored
cordial relations. The peroration OF Mr..
Chandler was an appeal to the incoming
president and his advisers to heed the
needs Of the people. particularly on the
money question. and warning of speedy
political disaster certain to follow delay.
The bankruptcy bill was considered
late In the day. Mr.. Hoar, in charge OF
the measure, opening the debate IN its
favor.
Monday nights pension session hav-
ing practically failed Of its purpose, ow-
Ing to the difficulty In securing a quo
rum. the house yesterday vacated the or
der for a night session last night and
devoted the day. after the routine bust
ness had been disposed of. to the con-
sideration OF private pension bills.
Thirty-nine bills In all were passed,
including bills to pension the widow OF
General Samuel A. Duncan at $50. the
widow Of Colonel ID. Derussey at $50, tho
widow Of General c. A. Hickman at $50
and the widow Of General Vandeveer, a
former member Of the house frim Cali
fornia, at $50 For the first time this
session, the house. on q vote, declined to-
for action. The bill was that to pension
Nancy @. Allabach, the widow Of Peter
III. Allabach Of the One Hundred and
Thirty-hrst Pennsylvania volunteers. ~
the rate Of tao per month.
The houes sustained the veto, 1873.
the requisite two-thirds not voting to
override tAe vets. "A bin was pasSedlt0
ds6ns the Jurisdiction Of United States
courts In cases for infringement of let
ters patent.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-17
JOHN F. DEGNAN.

Died Early Last Evening After Lingering e
Illness.
The many friends of John F. Degnan
viii be grieved to hear of his death which
occurred at an early hour last evening at
the residence Of his parents on Central
street. The deceased has been in i'll health
for some time, and about three weeks ago
his condition became such that he was
confined to his bed. Mr.. Degnan was In
his 18th year, and was deservedly popular
with the classes Of citizens. His agree
able nature and even disposition made q
friendship which continued through life.
The funeral will take place Friday morn
ing.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-17
kEElHAUllNG.
The Horrible Torture That Was Often
Melted Out to Jack Tar.

The Horrible Torture That Was Often
Melted Out to Jack Tar.
Keelhauling was method Of naval dis
cipline particularly In vogue with tho
Dutch navy, for as Van Tromp swept the
channel with broom ut his masthead his
countrymen sometimes used human sweep
ers under their keels. In large square rig
ged vessels the victim was lashed to spar
and had iron weights secured to his feet
spans were secured to this spar, and lines
were led from it to the mainyard. When
all was ready, the culprit was swayed up
to the mainyard, dropped into the sea and
hauled under the ship to the other side
Here Is the way Marryat describes its op-
Grafton in that small cutter where Small.
bones suffered and Snarleyow was thought
to be a dog flend: "This ingenious proc
ess," he writes, "is nothing more or less
than scudding a poor navigator on a voy-
age of discovery under the bottom OF the
vessel, lowering him down over the bows,
and with the ropes retaining him exactly
in his position under the keelson, while no
Is drawn aft by q hauling line until no
makes his appearance at the rudder chains,
generally speaking quite out of breath,
not at the rapidity of his motion, but be-
cause when SO long under the water nc
had expended all the breath In his body
and was induced to take salt water in lieu.
"In the days of keelhauling the bottoms
Of vessels were not coppered, and in conse.
quence were all studded with a species Of
shellfsh called barnacles, which attached
themselves, and as these shells were al
open mouthed and with sharp cutting
points those who underwent this punish.
ment (for they were made to hug the keel.
son Of the vessel by the ropes at each side
fastened to their arms) were cut and scored
all over the body IA II with so many Ian.
Gets, generally coming up bleeding In ev.
cry part But this was considered rather
advantageous than otherwise, as the loss
Of blood restored the patient IL he was not
quite drowned, and the consequence was
that one out of three, 10 IL said, have been
known To recover after their submarine
excursion"
No words can add to this weird descrip.
ton of very old and hearty sea way OF
numbering. All the officers of junior and
middle rank and all the men, whether vol.
untcercd, shanghaied or pressed, were sys.
tematically undcrpaid and robbed. .--Har.
per's Weekly.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-17
Nuns Golden jubilee.

New York. Feb. 1.-THE golden jubi-
lee of Mother Mary Xavier. head Of the
Order Of Sisters Of Charity OF the Catho-
lie church, began yesterday In st. Eliza.
beth's academy. the home of the order,
at Convent Station, ". ]. There are
about 700 sisters in the order. For sew
eral days they have been gathering ia
participate In the celebration. and most
OF them are present. 1t is the first time
In the history of the order that all have
been summoned to their home at the
same time. Mother Mary Xavier. known
In the world as Catherine Michigan
was born I'm Cork. Ireland, ~ years ago
She came to this country when child
and was educated In Mt. 81. vincen,
academy. She was one Of the first thre<
sisters to take the vows Of the order.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-17
LAST RESTING PLACE.
Funeral OF Mrs. Michael Smith Solemnizes
This Morning.

Funeral OF Mrs. Michael Smith Solemnized
This Morning.
The funeral Of Mrs. Michael Smith OF
Lonsdale avenue was solemnezed this
morning from her late home on Lonsdale
avenue. Services were held in Holy Trim
ity Church, Rev. Father Farrelly offici-
ating.
Hosts OF friends were i'm attendance, w no,
by their presence and by the placing of
many beautiful floral tributes on the cas-
ket, testified their appreciation of her
noble qualities of mind and character. The
interment took place at st. Francis cem-
etery. The bearers were personal friends
of the deceased.
visited the Police Station.
Miss Hodge OF the w. G. T. H., State
superintendent Of prisons and almshouses,
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-17
|UP 9HE VALLEY.
Special Meeting Of the Fire
District Last Night.
Advisory Committee Presented
a report Of Their Findings.
The Report Discussed at Some Length and
Finally Accepted by the Meeting.

The taxpayers of the Valley Falls firs
district met last evening in special meet
ing to listen to the report of the committee
appointed to inquire into the ways and
means of bettering the present fire service
The meeting was called to order at
o'clock, Thomas McKenna moderator and
Clerk Isaac 8. Dana read the call.
President Il. j. Hughes of the advisory
committee said the committee was ready
to read the report, and general discussion
followed. The report was accepted.
Secretary Thomson of the Fire wardens
reported an interview the board had with
the Central Falls fire department, and
spoke very favorably of consolidation.
Figures from two of the best known fire
England, namely, the United States and
Gamewell, which are only approximate as
they do not care to submit their lowest
terms until the money is appropriated and
they are sure you are ready to buy.
After going over the district carefully
with the representatives of the two COM
panies the committee decided that at least
six boxes would be required, making q
total expense of s1211 for the complete
signal system.
Two other plans were suggested, namely
First, that fifteen or twenty call men be
appointed. For the yearly maintenance Of
such system it would cost $3.50. Second,
that two permanent men, with horses and
other appliances, be placed in the house.
For the maintenance of the system a.
outlined In the report it would require Q
yearly expenditure of, say, for twenty call
men at S25, $500; two permanent men at
5000, $500; feeding and shoeing horses,
etc., goo; keeping signal system and ap-
paratus in condition, s25; total, $1925.
In conclusion the committee said that
the present revenue derived from the dis
trict is something over $1,000 year. The
expenditures for the ensuing year will be
about $500, and this, deducted from the
receipts will leave balance of $500. This
sum is not sufficient to purchase and
maintain fire alarm system and assist in
paying off the debt on the building. So
II you want to introduce and support one
it will be necessary for you to increase
your tax to 10 or 20 cents on each 800 oi
taxable property at least.
Notes From Up The valley, -
An examination of Ye Deestrick 6kewl
will be held this evening. '
Prof. Charles McClosky, who has been
South filling an engagement, has returned
home.
James Martin Of Manville, who is con-
fined at the Woonsocket Hospital, is re-
ported as improving.
Miss Katherine Mclaughlin and daugh-
ter of Woonsocket are spending few days
with Mrs. Patrick Ryan of Cumberland
Hill.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Emman-
ual Episcopal Church of Manville are
spending the afternoon with Mrs. Orville
Mowry.
Merrill Gleason, formerly of the Valley
Falls Company, has accepted position as
overseer Of the Ray Cotton Company of
Webster, Mass.
George M. Olney was nominated for sem
ator, and Thomas z. Jackson and Harry III.
Angel for representatives on the Prohibi-
tion ticket Monday night.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-17
Try GraIp-Oi Try Grain-Oi

Ask your Grocer today To show yon apack-
age of GRAIN.O, the new food drink that
takes the place of coffee. The children may
drink IL without injury ~ well ~ the adult
All who try IL, like it. GRAIN-O has the rich
seal brown of Mocha or Java, but 10 Is made
from pure grains, and the most delicate
stomach receives 10 without distress. = the
price ~ coffee. l5c and 25c per package. Sold
byall groccrs.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-17

Boston, Feb. lin accord with tho
notice given Monday by Mr.. Donahud
of Fall River. the motion for reconsid-
GRAFTON of the vote whereby the house
refused to order a third reading of the
bill to prohibit overtime working by
women and minors, Mr.. Donahue an.
nounced his intention to offer an amends
ment in case the reconsideration was or
dersd. The house refused to reconsider
by q vote OF 76 to III. The committee on
harbors and public lands reported a bill
for q forest survey Of the state. The
bill provides for a survey by the board
Of harbor and land commissioners. with
the idea OF collecting accurate informa-
ton as to the forest and woodland areas
Of the state; for an examination OF all
unimproved and unproductive wood
lands and to make such recommends
tlons as to the best method OF caring for
all woodlands and unused areas. The
rum Of 5000 10 appropriated for this
work
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-17

Weknow Hop Bitters are above and beyond
all as nutritious tonic and curative.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-17
New Ham pshirs Legislature.

Concord, N. H., Feb. 17.-In the house
yesterday bills were passed allowing the
laying out Of highways for winter use
only In Grafton and Coos counties. and
establishing q scent fare for the Man.
chester street railway. The following
bills were killed: For regulating the
width Of wagon tires. repeating the law
swing towns and cities immunity from
damages on account Of accidents on
highways. repeating the inventory blank
provision Of the present law for the as
ssssment Of taxes. A joint resolutios
was passed In favor of the widow Of the
late Edwin p. Burpee. a member OF the
house from New London. The senate
passed the bill regulating the issue Of
stocks and bonds by railroad corpora
tions and requested the governor to fur
nish IL with n statement OF salaries and
expenses OF all state officers.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-17

Iumbago cured y two applications. MI.
II. g. Rigby, Baltimore, Nd, Special Ag mt
of the Mutual Life Insurance Go. OF New
Yo *, says; al take pleasure In stating
that two applications of Sa'vafion Oai
cured me of severe attack OF lumbago."
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-20

Mankind has grown cleaner with the
progress Of civilization. The open
eve has disappeared, streets are
swept and the bathtub, which was
buried under the ruins Of the Roman
Empire, has been resnrrected. But
noise has increased. The ear Of the
average man and woman, too, re-
mains utterly barbarous. There never
yet has been an uprising against
noise. 1t is the one tyranny which
has encountered only Individual rebels.
Nevertheless, nothing is surer than
that as the race progresses in intelli.
gence, in brain power, in refinement,
it will one day awaken to the grand
fact that it has ears. Then we shall
have a true Civilizations civilization
that will resent o Gathering truck, q
thunderous wagon load of iron, a
shouting Yahoo, q whistling imbecile,
a learner on the piano, an industrious
aspirnnt for the operate stage, n fight
between harmful, unnecessary cats, as
quickly as our present civilization re.
SCENTS a punch in the head or being
peltea with eggs.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-20

aud he rushed for the anut's. He told
both the women in a determined way
that it must be o II never, giving
Miss Frowley just enough light to
make. her anxious. They carried the
aunt right off her feet and she WAS
won completely when Whlrlock sng-
gested that no one but the man who
happened to be her fayorltc minister
should perform the ceremony.
1--WE crowded matters ps rapidly as
consistent with having the aunt stay
with us. She lived on q retired street
and early i'll the evening | took up my
duty at the front gate as guard, with
an understanding that WLirlock
would pin his handkerchief i'll the
window when the contract for life WAS
completed.
Minutes never seemed SO long to
me, though. | had a friend slowly
| driving n cab back and forth. | did
not know Duiow, but when | saw a
man hurrving from the nearest street
/ ear track, I had no doubt as to who it
WAS.
"'Mr. DuIow?' | said Ms he APP
preached, and with a message for
Miss F%rowley?'
ga very important one he au-
swered.
"'Right in here | announced, as L
| hustled him to the cab. I'll take you
to her. and we we're off before he had
time to gather his wits. Ny friend
drove like mad. \ mile away Dulow
grew belljgerent. but assured him
we would soon be there. by a circu-
itous route we returned and there
waved the signal OF triumph. Dnlow
rushed to the house only to meet Mrs.
Whirlock ana leave il a towering
rage.
Next morning Dulow had a war
rant ont for John Doe, but he could
not be found. Now lie is a great
friend of the Whirlocks and even OF
the people on the old Massachusetts
farm."-Detroit Free Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-20
Over and Deer Agai.t.

Over and over again
No matter which way turn.
/ always find in the Book Of Life,
Some lesson I have to learn:
Unjust take my turn at the mill.
Unjust grind out the golden grain,
l must work at my task with a ~resolute will,
Over and over again
We cannot measure the need
OF even the tiniest flower.
Nor check the flow Of the golden sands
That run through a single hour.
But the morning dew must fall,
And the sun and the summer rain
Must do their part and perform it all
Over and over again.
Over and over again,
The brook through the meadows flows,
And over and over again.
The ponderous mill-wbecl goes,
Once doing will not suffice.
Though doing be not in vain.
And a blessing failing us once or twice
May come if We try again.
The path that has once been trod
Is never go rough to the feet.
And the lesson we once have learned
Is never SO hard TO repeat
Though sorrowfni tears may fall
And the heart to its depths be rlNen.
With storm and tempest. We need them all,
IL render us meet for heaven.
Josephine Pollard.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-20
Queen Fictoria's !Sunduy.

Queen Victoria's Sunday is de-
scribed in q recent number of the
Culver: after breakfast her Majesty
takes a turn round the grounds in her
famous donkey chaise, and then goes
to morning service. There it is Gus
tomsry for the preacher to wear q
black gown and to read from a manu-
script that is, in England, for in
Scotland the rule is not so strict. No
personal reference to her Majesty in
the preachers discourse is admitted,
a pure Gospel discourse, delivered as
if the Queen were not present, being
lie rigueur. Many have tried to evade
these rules, but Commands to
preach have not in these cases been
repeated. The Queen likes and en-
joys a plain, practical discourse,
selected from the lessons or Gospel Of
the day, to occupy about twenty min
utes in delivery. Questions of the
day, and, above all, politics, must be
entirely excluded. The Queen, when
in residence at Windsor, was wont to
attend services at the beautiful ST.
Georges Chapel, but for soma years
pastdivine service has been field in the
private chapel which communicates
with her apartments. The suite and
servants sit in the body of the chapel
in order Of precedence. The Sunday
service is at II o'clock, and consists Of
morning prayer, ante-communion, and
sermon. The Queens seat is slightly
in advance of the others, and is still
moro marked by the presence of q
small table to carry her books. Ga
this is carved q radiant sun with the
words, Heavens light our guide
the motto of the Order of the Star of
India. At Balmoral the Princess
Beatrice or q lady-in-waiting plays
the organ, the singing being led by
some Of the servants of the castle"
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-20
The EaptH's Center.

kNc EARN y rHtf
Ancient writer's tell lis that Enpe-
docies, the Greek philosopher, knew
everything except what WAS going on
in the bowels of the earth, and being
unable to restrain his scientific curl
osity, or piqued at his ignorance IN
this respect, took q ''header' into the
crater OF Etna, in order to find out.
This happened in tho year 400 Is. e.,
and ever since the wish to penetrate
the mystery Of the earth's interior
has buzzed and futtered as q "bee III
the bonnet of mankind. Jules
Verne has given expression to 1t IN 8
romance which describes the advcn-
lures Of Prof. Otto L'denb:ock, who
descended into the crater OF liecta and
assembled to the upper world again by
the crater of Etna.
Some fifteen years ago, as Sir Fred
erick Bramwcll has informed the
writer, n project of boring downward
at the carth's centre attracted the at
! tention Of the late Sir William Sic
mems, who tloaght that there might
be something in it. Quite recently NJ.
Berthelut, the ~well-known chemist,
and some time minister of foreign al
fairs in France, proposed to bore down
some 10, 900 feet III order to tap the
central heat of the earth and apply it
to industrial purposes. Obviously,
too, it might be possible to attain
fresh stores Of useful minerals, such as
metals and gems, in this way. The
drill, with cutting points Of diamond
or, better still, the new compound
Of boron and carbon, which is harder
than the diamond-as we'll as blasting
powder, afford us the means Of bor-
ing to a great depth; but evidently
the time is not quite ripe yet for
the attempt. Perhaps when our
stock OF fuel and other sources Of
energy are more exhausted it will be
made. Meanwhile, Licut-COI. Henne-
bert, a French engineer, has pointed
ont that Mt a depth Of 8. $50 meters
30, 900 feet-the pressure Of the at
mosphere will be three times what it
is at the earth's surface, and more
than the human body can stand with
impunitv. At a depth of five or six
miles below the surface, as at the
same height above it, man begins to
suffer. 1t follows that unless he pro-
tects himself from the outer atmos-
phere in a closed vessel containing an
atmosphere suitable to him, man 7iIl
not be able to descend very far toy ard
the earth's centes,s, Tt may be au~>ad
here that Prof. Mos,o OF Turin han
found the breathing OF a healthy man
practically unaffected az height OF
20, 600 feet above the sea. lie him
self did not suffer in his breathing
when the pressure of the atmosphere
was as low rs "a centimeters lahout II
incles) Of mercury, but painted very
much when it fell to 50 centimetcrs
(12 inches. )-Cassell's Family Maya
zine.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-20
Matse~c.

In the new ''dsg;a T. MIDWAY coach
built for t4ss; Texas de Railroad,
water-arencfss yonfaSSl { ratsare located
in the walls Of the car between the
widows, and water-pipes produce a
shower of artificial rain III each ven
tilator. BY means Of an apparatus
the water is carried under pressure
through the pipes to drench each Of
the wire fabric air-ilters in the VEN
tilators. The power is derived from
the axle and is transmitted through
the medium Of (ton) flexible coiled
wire bands side by side on the COM
binatiou and wheel. The same water
is forced through the pipes and ven-
t~llators repeatedly, being used over
and over again.