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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-13
STEERING BY THE ECHO.

According To LaVerne W. Noyes Of this city,
who has just returned from midsummer
pleasure trip to Alaska, navigation In those
northern attitudes possesses some rather re-
markable features.
IL believe the inland steamer route TO
Alaska Is the finest pleasure trip in the
world, F" said Mr. Noyes the other day. THE
scenery is inGescribaby beautiful and the
water. separated from tho Pacific by n chain
OF islands, is as smooth as any harbor in the
world. But at many points along the route
the channel is quite tortuous and full of
rocks and whenever fog is encountered
every movement of the ship IL fraught with
danger.
81 was awakened about o'clock one
morning by long blast OF the steamers
whistle. This struck me as unusual, for
vessels are rarely met on that trip and there
are comparatively no settlements. A mo
mont later heard the captain and the pilot
on the bridge over my stateroom engaged in
a very lively colloquy.
:" Il tell you it's right there said one OF
them excitedly; 1T must be, or we'll be on
the rocks in n minutel
THAT was enough for me- tumbled out
of my berth and, half dressed. rushed out on
deck just as the whistle gave another un-
earthly screech. IL seemed to bo answered
Immediately by another whistle nearby, and
imf ginsd we were meeting a steamer.
What did l tell youl' cried the pilot /;
there she is all rightl'
After waiting ten minutes or more, hop
ing TO bo able 10 catch glimpse OF the
strange craft, l accosted the captain and
asked him whore the other steamer was. My
question nearly gave him an epileptic 1T. We
bad run into dense fog, and our pilot was
guiding us in that crooked channel and
among those treacherous rocks by the echoes
sent back from the mountains, which here
and there rise preciptously from the water s
edge. Chicago Times Herald.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-13
DEER MICE AS PETS.

While rambling one evening in the woods
sat down on n rock close by shaded bank all
overgrown with soft green moss and feathery
ferns Not far away there was an ancient
troe stump, with n hole running in under
meath II: and what should see peeping out
from the hole, but the head of a little reddish
brown animal. At first sight took IL 10 be q
chipmunk. Its large black eyes seemed full
of apprehension, and as moved IL drew back
out of sight.
On rolling over the stump discovered be-
noath II some withered grass carefully rolled
into globular nest. Cautiously drawing my
handkerchief around this l tied il mp with
whatever il contained and hurried homeward
with my treasure. on emptying the hand
kerchief into box covered with wire gauze
found tnat had captured two beautifully
delicate and elegant creatures, somewhat
larger than mice Their fur was thick and
soft. rich velvet OF reddish brown On the
back and snowy white beneath. Their feet
also were white. But their chief beauty lay
in their cyes-groat black liquid orbs, half
protrudiug from the head. No gazelle ever
had eyes half so lovely.
Thoy soon became quite tame, and with.
out showing any fear, would allow me 90 put
NY hands into their cage Go give Them fruits
and berries They carried their nest into n
corner Of the cage and reconstructed IL there.
After about two weeks procured large
cocoanut, sawed IL in two and taking one
half Of 70, made in 10 little doorway. When
| nut this into their cage turned mouth
Gown, they seemed TO go Wild with tho ex-
citem nj OF clight. In and out they ran
through the little doorway hundred times
i'm succession. Sometimes they would jump
on top of the cocoanut and survey IL all over
and then. after washing their faces" with
their delicate white paws, Jump down and
again run inside. Soon they made MP their
minds 10 take possession Of ~ os their home.
Their nest In the corner they pulled 10 pieces
and carried 70 on mouthful by mouthful into
the little cOcoanut hat There they have lived
ever since.
During the daytime thcy sleep, but when
evening comes ON thoy busy themselves rum
ming and jumping about the cage. and they
have never once I'm three years tried 20 gnaw
their way out. October 81. Nicholas.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-13
A NECESSARY STATEMENT.

In the interests OF this newspaper prop
erty, we make the following statement;
From time to time within the past few
weeks. paragraphs have appeared in the
local newspapers reporting legal COM
plications of ono kind and another in
which corporation known as The News
Company is involved
The last piece of news of this sort was
TO the effect that q receiver had been
asked for The News Company.
For three years and a half the corpora
tion known as The News Company owned
and published the Providence News and
1t Ia accordingly not unnatural that the
complications referred to should be mis-
understood as involving this newspaper
and affecting its interests. But nothing
of the kind is true.
In July last the controlling interest in
The News Company passed into hands
other than those chiefly Unidentified with
it from its incorporation. On the 18th
of September The News Company sold It's
property. Including this newspaper and
all its newspaper interests to new cor
poration, The News Publishing Company.
which now controls it, operates the plant,
and publishes the Providence News.
The News Company. gone out of bust
ness and possessing no newspaper prop
erty or any kind of an interest in the
Providence News, is now engaged in
winding up its affairs. AS has been in
dicated from time to time. as above re-
ferred to- the process has not been unat.
tended by legal complications of one sort
and another with which the interests of
this newspaper are apparently confused.
And this statement is made in response to
o number of inquiries to satisfy all ques-
tions as to the integrity of this newspaper,
D property in no remote way connected
with, or possible Of prejudice by, the for
tunes or misfortunes OF its former pro-
prietor, The News Company.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-13
New B. & O. Station at Camden.

Baltimore. Oct. l3-The new Camden sta
ton OF the B. g. o. Railroad was opened for
business Sunday. II is practically an exten-
sion Of the old Camden station which was
built in 1857, and which for 30 years has been
the principal passenger depot of the Is. 4 o.
in Baltimore. The increase OF business me-
cessitated the erection OF a train shed go
feet long and 81 feet wide, with five tracks
for the use Of the local and suburban trains.
This shed il constructed alongside Of the
"cut" that leads 10 the south portal OF the
Baltimore belt tunnel, and in the center Of
this, 'cut" has been erected q train shed $50
feet long and 42 feet wide for the exclusive
use of the Royal Blue line trains between
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
York. These trains have hitherto backed in
and out of Camden station, but under the new
arran cement will make Dut one stop at Cam
den. The passenger trains will bo pulled
through the tunnel by the 95.ton electric
motors, thus eliminating entirely smoke from
that tunnel
New waiting rooms restaurant, ticket
Offices ETC., have been constructed, and alto
gether the new station is very roomy and ex-
ceedingly convenient. The improvements
cost in the neighbOrhood of 100000. The old
station will, be used for freight.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-13
EZEKIEL HOPKINS, ADMIRAL.

The first commodore Of the American
navy was Ezekiel Hopkins. He was a
Rhode Islander and we understand that a
statue of him Of heroic size is projected.
To this proposition writer in the Bos-
ton Transcript takes exceptions. He de-
elares that, except for the fact that his
commission as the first American feet
commander entities him to certain dis.
tinction, he Is unworthy of any commem-
oration. According to this writer Hop
kips Showed such a total want Of ca
pacity. or cowardice- probably both-that
in the summer of 1776 he was censured by
the marine committee of Congress for his
failure to annoy the snemy'--a euphem.
ism for oowardice On the 10th OF Oc-
tober he was dropped from the navy, and
in January he was dishonorably dis
missed. His name was borne on the
navy list but for ten months. and be
was investigated. censured, dropped ana
then. to make 1t more emphatic. dis
missed the navy and never all owed TO
bear arms again. And IL is 60 this man
statue. nine feet high, is to be erected
What are the Sons and Daughters Of the
Revolution thinking about Co permit
such srotesquely senseless porversion of
history True. John Adams defended
Ezekiel Hopkins, but he could not pre-
vent the marine committee from punish
ing this eisgraceful person-and the
marine COMMITTEES knew all tho clroum-
stances. II had appointed Hopkins and
he was acting under their orders, but he
never showed the slightest disposition to
go in harms way. as Paul Jones said.
Paul Jones was his flag lieutenant, and
his denunciations Of this worthy after a
cruise or two are rare reading"
Was Hopkins hero or wasn't hei
That's what we should Ike 20 know
before ealing out the brass bands 10
play Hail TO the Chief" at the dedica-
tion Of his statue.
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IS AS BAD
AS A STRIKE.
Effect Of Yellow Fever
Epidemic in Texas.
TRAFFIC INTERRUPTED.
Situation nj New Orleans Has Not
Changed For Worse.
THREE NEW CASES AT MOBILE.

Austin, Tex, Oct. 13-The most SER
ious situation now confronting the peo-
pie Of Texas Is the almost complete
blockading Of travel. owing TO the yel-
low fever scare. Many Of the trains on
all the principal lines have been aban-
doned and local lines have stopped run
ming entirely. Both DIVISIONS Of the
Houston and Texas Central and the
Southern Pacific are tied up most effect
ually not a single wheel moving save
In the extreme northern portion of the
state.
Every small town in the state is
rapidly organizing shotgun quarantines,
so trains cannot stop except at the big
cities. The situation IN the entire state
is highly panicky. and the feeling is
one of growing alarm and apprehension
BY tonight. unless the situation Is re-
lieved, the entire southern and central
portions of the state will be practically
without railroad facilities, as all trains
will be stopped.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-13
ia WAII.

We arc in receipt Of advance sheots OF
Handbook on the Annexation of Ha-
wall, " a pamphlet written by tho Hon.
LoiTin A. Thurs,cn, the Hawaiian Min
lister to the United Stntes, whose recall
was asked for by the Cleveland admins
tration.
The handbook should be I'm the hands
OF every American citizen, Tor the ques-
tion of annexation is highly important
and the little book answers lot OF in
auiries that naturally arise, ankoverturns
the superficial arguments of the sparse
but noisy opponents OF our national des-
tiny in the Pacific.
For two generations the attitude OF the
United States toward Hawaii has been
moro that Of brother toward a littlo
sister than the usual formal treatment
accorded other nations The reasons are
that:
Hawaiian chrlstianization, civilization,
commerce., education ana development
are the direct product of American effort.
Hawaii is, in every element and quality
which enters into the composition Of
modern civilized community, n child of
America.
Hawaii is the one american Colony"
beyond the borders OF the Union.
Honolulu is the one foreign port in the
world whore the stars and stripes float
over more ships than all other flags COM
bined.
Out OF all this has grown sentimental
feeling toward Hawaii which does not
measure its regard in dollars, combined
with recognition Of the strategic value
OF Hawaii, and the determination that it
should not pass under the control OF any
other foreign people, resulting in a settled
policy OF exclusion of other powers and
ultimate annexation.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-13
GEN. BLANCO'S TASK.

The task that Gen. Weylcr lays down
in Cuba ana that Gen. Blanco, after far
more successful experience in the Phil
ippines, is about to take up, is calculat-
cd to dismay a veritable military genius
The almost inevitable comparison Of
salient features of the American rcvolu-
tion for Independence and the struggle
of the Cubans To throw off the yoke of
Spain, serves to remind us that at hardly
any point in the progress of the former
was the outlook so gloomy for the sue
cess of the British armies as it is today
for the triumph of Spain ana the con-
tinucd maintenance OF control of her
flghtIng colony. Unless press and public
in the United States are gros ly misin-
of the Antilles there seems not to he the
rcmotest hope that Spain can keep her
colony or make any other terms with il
than the granting OF absolute independ-
cnce
One gets a vivid idea of the magnitude
OF the sacrifices already mnde by Spain in
her efforts to check the revolution from
official figures furnished by the Spanish
Minister of War. According to these. the
following forces were sent to Cuba be-
tween November. 1895. and May, 1897:
Thirteen expeditions, comprising 1Sl, 73S
men, 626l officers, and 40 generals; and
81 guns and IL quick firing guns. II this
tragedy OF a nation were not so infinitely
pathetic there would be something
comic in these 40 generals utterly belpless
before a mob Of ragged insurgents.
Though only some 1ss 600 men and
officers are enumerated in this list, it
does not account for the whole force in
Cuba. When the first expedition was
sent there was already a large Spanish
army on the island. The total, then, Is
probably 220. 600 men. The English
Spectator declares that Spain In tho last
two years has bad a greateF experience in
Transporting men by sea thnn any nation
of mocern or probably ancient times
Yet this great effort has been absolutely
futile.
Gen. Blanco when he arrives in Cuba
will find the remnant OF this stupcndous
Spanish sacrifice holding only the cities
and fortified towns whore they stand
Beyond their foothold they have no in.
fluence and exert no authority. Un-
molosted, constitutional Cuban govern
inent exists maintaining authority over
the larger area of the island and armies in
the field ut disputed points The revolu-
tion is evidently past crushing and al
most as certainly it would appear that it
is past compromising with.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-13
HOUSTON IN QUARANTINE.

Houston, oct 13.--The city woke up
yesterday TO find Itself In quarantine
with the declaration of state Health
officer Swearlngen, based on the state
ment OF Or. Siuiteras. that four cases OF
yellow fever existed here. The public
schools were not opened. and this fact
created some alarm. Few trains Aeft
town, and all were filled. The cases
have been promptly isolated.
City health officers carefully investi-
gated several cases called - their at
tention. but pronounced all OF them
dengue. All four cases are Isolated, but
no new ones were found. No trains are
running now except one between here
and Galveston.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-13
DEATH NOTICES.

BURTON-In Killingly, Conn, 18th inst,
Harris q. Burton, aged vi years.
Funeral al the Upper church, East Killing.
ly, Conh., Friday, at p. IN.
CARTER-In this city, ON the 18th inst.
Charles Alfred Carter. infant son of j.
Frank and Margaret n. Carter, aged s
months.
Funeral Thursday, 2 o'clock, from 10 Hay
ward street Funeral private.
hooPRR-In Melroso. Mass. 18th inst,
sarah A., widow OF Allen Hooper Of
Burial in Fall River, Mass.
aALL-In this city, on the i2th inst, Edward
Funeral Thursday morning, tho lih inst,
at $3.50 o'clock, from the residence OF his son,
James +. Hail. 23O Wickenden street. Rel.
atives and friends are invited to attend.
KrFl.Fy-In this city. on llth inst, Mary
A daughtei'of Of Julia and the late James
kecley. aged IL years, 3 months aud )
days.
LAMPREY-In this city, on the iith inst,
Fdythe Loomis Lamprey, daughter of
Mr. aud Mrs. Howard Asa Lamprey. aged
hours.
MANToN-in California, Aug. 95. Charles IL.
Manton son OF the late stephen II. and
Ruth White Msnton, formerly OF Provi.
dence.
MAGNESON-In Hillsgrove, ilth inst, An.
drew Peter Magneson, aged 81 years.
MooNE-In Bristol, s,h inst, at Soldiers
Home, Wilinm II. Moonc, aged II years, 8
months and y days
oCCoMy In this city, the i2th inst, Walter
C., Jr son Of Walter c., Sr., and Nellie
n. Occomy, aged years. 10 months and
IL days.
RANDALL-In Arlington. Cranston, ilth
inst, John Henry Randall, aged IL wears.
Funeral Thursday, liih inst, at II o'clock,
from tho residence ~ Mrs. Mary j. Bates.
Beneiict street. Relatives and friends are
invited 90 attend. Burial at Oakland Gem.
etery. Johnston.
sMITH-In this city, ON the 18th inst, James
X. smith, aged 65 years.
Funeral from his late residence, "a Rock.
ingham street, Thursday, the 18th inst, at II
n IN. Relatives and friends are 'avised 10 st.
tend
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sary for boarding houses 10 employ such
a loud dinner gong. What are we walt
ing about for anyway
After all. the evil In the world Ia not
an unmitigated evil. But for 10 there
would be no ministers. And ministers
are 700 good fellows for any community
to feel like doing without.
The man who stands up and says no
never told "a lie may usually bo set down
a. telling that one.
am watching with great interest the
rising of the present generation OF school
boys TO discover II they will be any better
men than we are by reason Of being ex-
empt from frequent rattanings.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-13

indianapolis has had It's municipal
election and tho Democrats have becn
completely successful Their candidate
for mayor stood on silver platform. md
we haven't heard ANYTHING Of mon
partisanship' or the separation Of mu-
nioipal from national politics" in the In
dianapolls campaign
10 l. only where the Democracy is weak
and wants 20 get votes from Republicans
that 10 sets up its mon partisan stand
ard and makes buncomba campaign.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-13
FRANKLIN SOCIETY.
L cture On "Pnlpit and Platform, East and
West" by Mr.. Cook.

cture On "Pnlpit and Platform, East and
WeSt,"by Mr.. Cook.
Last evening before the Franklin
Society mt their rooms No. 81 North Main
street Dir. Daniel A. Cook lccturod on
1.-The Pulpit and Platform-East and
West "
MIR. Cooks limo of thought was to shCw
that in the Wost there was more OF what
could he called freedom OF expression
and action in the pulpit and on the plata
form. In a recent extensive tour in the
west be had had ample opportunities %
observe this difference. Ho gave numer-
Gus illustrative anecdotes some of "A very
humorous character. Mr.. Cooks ability
as an exte empore speaker was shown In
mum beI of ways including "A memory for
really expression and repetition OF long
illustrative spesches Of eminent orators
and writers.
Mr.. Grant. formerly principal OF the
Normal Training School followed in de-
fence of western ways, and MIR. d. J..
Morris expressed his regret that the
lecturer had not confined himself exclu.
sively TO the work done and the u 'eiul-
ness of the pulpit and platform east and
west. Mr.. Morris said he had been long
engaged in reform work in England and
he hoped for IA theology or doctrine that
advocated good work because 1t was good
and not good works for II future reward,
which latter he thought was the bano OF
present civilization.
Next lecture October 26, "A Trip into
Quartz Land" by Henry :. Res nolds.
This is timely lecture for "gold seoh-
ers" and as these lectures are free to all
this one should bring a larger audience
than usual.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-13
ABSINTHE in FRANCE.

Although absintho il TO a Erenchman what
whisky is to an American, he never dreams
OF running behind a screen and swallowing
Vlassful In one tremendous effort. There is
something almost poetic in the way French
man prepares and partakes of his beverage
1t always takes two walters to serve
glass of absinthe. Waiter number one brings
the tray, upon which is "caraffe frappe'-
ice water that has been frozen in the ''caraHe'
"A tall glass, a tiny tray piled up with small
blocks of sugar. and "A queer, flat, PERFORATED
spoon. Waiter number two, who has remain
cd discreetly in the rear, advances with the
bottle OF the popular stimulant said to be the
destruction of so many French minds and
bodies. After saluting monsieur" the gar
con- carefully pours the desired quantity
into the glass and goes on TO serve some one
else. Then for the first time the Fronchman
shows some signs OF interest in the matter.
He relnuuishes his hold on his cane-but one
hand only: the other never deserts the cane.
ie carefully places the perforated spoon
across the top of the glass; on the spoon he
balances with careful nicely, "A block of
sugar. and gently pours small quantity OF
ice water over the sugar into the glass This
done he once moro grasps his cane with both
hands, and apparently forgets all about the
beverage before him. The sugar slowly
mells, drop ly drop, into tho glass, through
the perforations OF tho spoon. Quite while
afterward, sometimes half an hour, the
drinker again shows an interest in his bev-
erage. He looks to see IL the sugar has all
melted; then he removes tho spoon and raises
the glass for n sip of the concoction-only
SID, however, for IL is sip by sip that French
man consumes his absinthe, and glass of it,
including the time passed in the prepara.
tion, takes an entire evening. Chicago
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THREE MORE CASES.

Mobile. Ale.. Oct. 13.-Three new cases
of yellow fever and no deaths are re-
ported during the past "a hours. There
are three more cases reported on the
steamer Kate, lying at Magazine point.
three miles above the city. A hospital
will be established there and the ship
disinfected The fever is making great
est progress along the center of the resi-
dence portion OF the city, but still IL is
not at the ratio noted at the beginning
of the outbreak.
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NO WORSE IN NEW ORLEANS.

New Orleans, Oct. 13.-The fever situ-
alton grew no worse here yesterday. but
at the same time the promise Is not
bright for an immediate reopening of the
avenues OF industry. Two deaths were
announced, but no other fatalities had
been reported by nlghtfall The cases
were as usual widely scattered and in
creased somewhat the total number un-
der treatment, but at the same time there
has been a large number of cases dis
charged, and the death percentage has
suffered a fall.
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The Blues.

This Is n synonym Of that gloomy. har-
rasscd condition Of the mind which mas
its origin in dyspepsia. All tho ugly
snirits that under the name OF the
blues " blue devils" "neghrims'
and "muliRrubs' torment the dyspeptic
almost ceaselossly. vanish when attacked
with nostetter's stomach Bitters that.
moreover. annihilates biiliousness oonsti.
patton. chills and fever, kidney com.
plants and nervousnes~
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Alderman McGann Is a soldier. poitl.
clan and a fighter. lie was good many
years blazing his way into the Board and
IL anybody up in tho Tenth thinks IL is
going to be easy TO retire him, cheerful
mistake is likely TO bo made. II it proves
as hard to get him out ts it was for him
10 get in, Alderman McGann Is likolv to
ndorn the upper chamber FOR the rest Of
his natural life. He Is troth of boy
indeed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-13
SYSTEMATIC LAWLESSNE ESS.
Plundering and Mnrdering OF Libernl
serviaps by Radicals Disclosed.

London, Oct. ia dispatch to The
Daily Mail from Vienna says: The trial
of 200 brlgands and receivers of stolen
property is proceeding at Tschaischak
in Servia. The evidence has revealed
systematic plunderlng and numbering
of members Of the Liberal party at the
instigation Of radicals. Deputy TaJsitch,
q wellknown radical member Of the as
sembly, was arralgned as an accomplice
of the brigands, but the radical minister
OF justice procured his release, and IT is
expected that the same influence will
secure the acquittal of the others. The
trial has developed horrifying evidence
Of the torturing of victims with red hot
irons before robbery.