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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-28

President Mckinley has been less than
three months in Office yet persons wi o
claim to DO intelligent and even thinkii z
men go scolding and growing about be-
cause the new administration has not nc
complisned more. Can any one of those
who make this complaint point out any
administration in the history of the
country which accomplished as much IN
as brief a space of rimo after its innugu-
ration! Congress has been called together.
tariff bin framed, passed 10y the House,
considered by the finance committee OF
the Senate, and is now under considera-
tion in that body; prison doors have been
opened in Cuba. and American citizens
released in great numbers; commission
has been dispatched TO Europe to inaugu-
rate and initiate a movement in favor of
bimetallio conference "a commissioner has
been dispatched 10 Cuba to obtain infor-
nation IN order that the president may
act intelligently in regard to the matters
of that island war ship has been sent
TO Hawaii 10 protect the American in
forests there and open the way for more
important action regarding that applicant
for members ship in the Union; and
changes in the offices are being made as
rapidly as consistent with the conditions
under which the civil service was left by
the preceding administration. II any
gentleman who is inclined TO be fault.
finding with the progress of events Kinder
the new administration can point to any
administration ID which there was
greater promptness of action, let him rise
and be heard from If no;, let him cease
breeding dissatisfaction by complaints.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-28

The playful thug who undertook TO hold
an argument with Detective Parker has
learned something TO his advantage, al
though his face is not so pretty as it was.
shiity police officer when he is thus
afforded a chance To meto out little
crude Judgment without bothcring to
wait upon the action of judge and jury.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-28

People who are assuming that the i'm
proved business conditions have not ar
rived will, perhaps, be interested Co know
that careful inquiry by the Buffalo Ex-
press results in an estimate that one mil
lion men who were idle in the autumn of
1896 have obtained employment since that
time. This. at least, indicates the dawn
of tho arrival of prosuerity
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-28

out in Kansas they demand school
Inarms who will agree not TO marry.
Think of asking a woman To agree not to
marry, or asking man either for that
matter That isworse than what we do
mere in Providence where the school com
mittce insists only that no school marin
who does marry can continue 10 be a
school marin.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-28
Steamship Co.'s Traffic Agreement.

Baltimore, May 2s.--A traffic agreement
has been made between the Merchants
and Miners Transportation Company and
York by which considerable tonnage will
be diverted TO Baltimore for shipment TO
southern points Under this agreement
the Ocean Steamship Company will with
draw its line from Philadelphia TO Savan-
nah and the business heretofore sent over
this route will be divided between the
Ocean Company's line at New York and
the Merchants and Miners line out of
Baltimore
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-28

1t was woman whose error of a
word In the tyrewritng compelled the re-
assembling OF the Legislature of New Jer-
soy and the re-enactment OF the law thus
incorrectly draltod-Just AS IL was a
woman whose error of Judgment turned
us all out OF paradise. So thCro
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-28

The pigeon Of peace somewhat frayed
as TO pin feathers but still in the ring,
again futters over Newport. The Hon
Rathbone Gardner has loosed the General
Assembly and come home.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-28

Peary is going after the North Pole
again There is always one factor of en-.
couragement in thes3 expeditions; The
North Pole may be depended upon not to
move somewhere else.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-28

Boston Is so proud over the possession
OF the Bradford Mayfower log that she
takes no further interest in Bucchante 50
long I'm storage.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-28

The marvel OF Col. Warnings white
clothed army of swcopers isn't so much
that they keep tho streets clean as that
they keep their clothes clean.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-28
Our New WiItons,
Administer
and Brussels

for parlors and boud oirs are in
exquisitely beautiful colorings
dainty and restful.
Our new designs for Dining Rooms,
Libraries, Halls, etc. have been
brought out with careful study
and are a great success
We have a very tempting line of
Art Squares, Rugs, etc, also
low-priced Ingram Carpetings
in Brussels patterns.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-28

We hear with apprehension that the Hon.
Tom Bicknell is going to introduce
another resolution into the school COM
mittce tonight
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-28
MARRIED.

SPINK-M MILI4FR-In This city, Goth inst, by
Rev Henry !. Cushman. Mr.. Etwin l..
Sphinx OF the firm OF Robert E. Smith u
Co. an Annie NJ. Miller daughter Of the
late John Miller, all of this city.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-28
ADVERTISING RATES.
IN EFFECT MAY 20. 1891.

GENERAL ADVERTISING.
Run of paper-5 cents per aEate line
tlrst page-'la cents per agate hne.
Change copy nc pleasure OF advertiser.
DISCOUNTS Change copy
On volume and open space contracts aliow-
iag change of cODy az pleasure of ahver; lsel-
Space 20 be used III che year. Figured ga
run OF paper rate;
a,l2e lines, % per cent? equal 3 .. per lina
l0.OO9 hne4, - " "a
On contracts amounting in one year TO,
slas gross, % pei. cent equal c. psr, line.
sl2 " oss %
JN gross, % -
l0OO gross, 90
DIsCOUNTs--tNo change of copp)
Figured on run OF paTor rate:
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10 lines. / mOnih-2J per cent. OF ~ oss price
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10 lines. / year--te per Crnt. on gre ~ prioce.
- lines or over. wcelS-'0 per cent. oh gross
price.
~ lines or more. month-lO Ter cent. off
20 lines or more. months-5o per cent. off
gross price.
20 lines or more. months-Go per cent. off
gross pricc.
20 lines or more. year-70 per- cent off gross
price.
f. o. y. contracts One'half of daily
rate for same time.
Preferred positions. 25 per cent additional.
CLASSIFIED NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cents
READING NoTTCEs-Not less than three
Ines ~ cents per mcnsui ud agate limo.
WEEKLY NEWS.
Transient rates same AZ, daily.
Contracts rates in weekly for display, one
third OF daily rate.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-28
Official
advertising.

This newspaper publishes official
advertising OF the GOVERNMENT
OF THE UNITED STATES, OF the
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, of
the CITY OF PROVIDENCE and
OF several TOWNS.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-28

The Elmwood Loyal Temperance Legior
will enjoy an outing at Roger Williams Peri
tomorrow, through the courtesy OF Manager
Potter Of the Union Railroad
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-28

The police department and the public
10th breathe easier
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-28
THE PEOPLES COLUMN.


LE O A
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-28
Demurre er 0verrulei.

The Appellate Court has overruled the
demurrer OF the defendant to the amended
bill of complaint in the case of Sarah A..
Corey ct ais vs.. Richard W. Howard.
A short address appropriate TO Memorial
day is TO be gwen in Normal hall by Colonel
Henry J. Spooner at II o'clock Saturday. The
public Is cordially invited 10 be present.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-28

/. appear. to te case OF sugar vent
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-28
treasurer as follows:

Toriher oonirib1'ions mny b. -ont to A.
W fsirrhil1 ffFaFNF7 ~ avn - Arcade, and
viii bo scknosle lgsd IN The News.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-28

Providence, May 2s, 1897.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-29

resident of Washington, and has wide
acquaintance with public men. He
was walking along the capitol corri-
dors with ex-Congressman Dorsey one
day, ard as they passed the telegraph
office Dorsey stopped, and sent mes
sage to the secretary of the interior.
To save the trouble of writing it out he
dictsted it to the operator who looks
after such things. Gilliland is an ex-
pert operator himself, and he observed
that Dorsey dictated at just the pace
the operator was sending.
You must be able to read the instru.
ment," said Gilliland.
"Oh, yes" replied Dorsey; 81 was II
railroad operator and worked for the
B. &c o. at Cranberry Summit, w. Va,
before l went west"
Gilliland reached over the railing,
and, lingering the key, called "CA."
"By Jove!" said the congressman,
that was my Office call. Are you an
operator?"
"I think 1 am" said Gilliland, "and ]
was with the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
too, in West Virginia. How about
this?" and he sounded IN" with the
key.
THAT was the call for Benwood, >
said Dorsey, promptly, land you were
the fellow that used to sign GIL"
The newspaper man and the states.
man, neither of whom, in their previous
acquaintance, had known the other
was an operator, soon raked up enough
data from their memories to assure
themselves that they had been work
ing contemporaneously at offices only
few miles apart, and that they had al
most daily conversed over the line. II
fact, Gilliland - boarded with rela
tives of DORIS 'He :. ,-r the VOC
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-29
PLEADED GUILTY.
One of the Alleged Dynamiters at Blooms
burg, Pa, Acknowledges the Commission
of Horrible Crime.

One of the Alleged Dynamiters at Blooms
burg, Pa, Acknowledges the Commission
of a Horrible Crime.
Bloomsburg, Pa, May 90. The dyna-
mite conspiracy trial involving Lloyd
5. Wintersteen, a prominent business
man and lawyer of this county, and
Clifton Knorr, began in the county
court here Tuesday. Case No. 1, charg-
ing Wintersteen with intent to commit
murder by exploding dynamite bomb,
vast the first one called for trial. Knorr
pleaded guilty" and Wintersteen
pleaded mot guilty"
tempt was made to blow up with dynamite the
house and sleeping family Of Levi p. Waller
few weeks later Knorr was arrested in
Reading. He afterwards made u confession
duplicating Wintersteen. Knorr said he fire.
quently met Wintersteen in January, 1896 on
which occasions Wintersteen spoke of the in
jury Mr. Waller was doing him as attorney in
the equity suit OF the Samuel Knorr estate
against the Bloomsbury Iron Co. knorr stated
that Wintersteen discussed plans for blowing
up Waller house and offered Knorr 5000 II he
would do the job with promise OF 5000 addi-
tional when the equity suit was vacated. Knorr
says arrangements were made and he stole five
sticks OF dynamite. fuse and caps from quar-
ry and dynamited walters house. the front OF
the house being almost torn away. A jury was
obtained yesterday afternoon and court ad-
journed until to-day, when the taking OF testi-
mony will begin.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-29
knife and MnlIet.

Lafayette, Ind, May 26.-Last even
ing James L. Quick, an inmate of the
soldiers home, attempted to kill Com
mandant James P. Megrew. Megrew
was playing croquet with members of
his staff when Quick approached the
commandant and asked what he had
against him. He was ordered off to
his quarters, but instead of obeying,
Quick made lunge at the official with
his knife, but missed, Megrew having
stepped backward. Quick followed him
up, but was caught by Capt. Havens,
who came to Megrew's rescue with a
croquet mallet. A desperate fight en-
sued, Quick using his knife and Ha-
vens his mallet. Quick was finally
beaten into insensibility, but not until
Capt Havens had his right ear cut off
and several other cuts on the head.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-29

occasions wore handsomely embroi-
dered gray uniform, visited Col. Scott's
Office and registered as colonel of an
Arkansas regiment. Subsequently a
member of congress from that state
likewise registered as colonel of the
same regiment, and this duality led to
an examination by Col. Scott. The fact
was disclosed that the first individual
was never colonel of the regiment, never
served in the confederate army in any
capacity, was not southern man, but
had served on federal gunboat for
awhile, and finally dumped himself
down southafter the war, The member
of congress was the colonel of that regi-
Inent all through the late war. The
confidence man had done 4 thriving
business at Washington as an ex-con-
federate, but this expose caused his
temporary withdrawal. The fools are
not all dead, it seems, for this very
charlatan is again at his old racket and
working it successfully.
1t has been truly said that no man
seems great unto his body servant. II
is also true that the men of mark who
attain distinction are found to be with
out halos when we come into close re
lations with them. They may be su'
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-29
WARNED JUST IN lime.
Residents of Ell Paso, Tex, are Reused
from Their Bods to Battle with Raging
Rlver-Hundroda Homeleaa.

Residents of Ell Paso, Tex, are Reused
from Their Bods to Battle with Raging
River-Hundreds Homeless.
Ell Paso, Tex, May 26,-At 1 o'clock
Tuesday morning the fire alarm sound-
ed to arouse the people in the lower
part of the city and notify them the
levee had broken and that the waters
OF the Rio Grande were rushing through
the city. The river had reached its
highest point since 1891. In few min
utes large force of men were at work
trying to check the angry waters with
sacks filled with sand, but a second
break above backed up the water on
the worhmen and they had to retire.
The Texas 81 Pacific railway backed in
number of empty freight cars for the
accommodation of the homeless. Not
less than 100 homes were swept away
and several hundred men are at work
on new levee.
The splash of the walls of houses as
they crumbled and fell was mingled
last night with the cries of frightened
women and children driven from their
homes. People residing in the lower
part of the city are moving to the foot
hills of Mount Franklin. Several hum
dred families are housed in freight
cars standing in the sea of water. The
ringing of the fire bell in the morning
saved the lives of many people who
were asleep, unaware of their danger.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-29
perior men just the same, but they are

perior men just the same, but they are
all human. The greatest men are most
commonplace, and readily put stran-
gers at ease in their presence. A man
came here recently from Minnesota
seeking consulate. Bewas introduced
to the president, and afterwards said:
How wonderfully like other men the
president is. / was at the white house
this morning, and in the course of a
conversation lasting ten minutes !
CLEANED a great deal about the presi.
dents trend of mind. / was surprised
at the way he talks. Why, after we
talked over the business we had to set,
tie, the president began talking about
miscellaneous matters. / found him
just like other men. He converses about
little things and domestic and personal
matters as freely and ordinarily as q
frontier farmer"
OF all the people and things visitors
to the capital encounter, none surprises
ordisappoints them so much as the pres
ident. 1t seems to be the idea that ths
president is a very extraordinary per-
sonage-yet the very work of presi.
dent makes him a common man. He
could not give much thought to matters
requiring investigation if he wanted to.
So long as the functions of the presi-
dency are administered as at present
there need be no fear of imperialism or
the drifting away of the chief eXecu'
tive from the people, and so long as
the Office requires so much contact with
all classes of people that officer will con-
tinue to surprise those who have not
met him.
George Gilliland has been the polit.
ical private secretary to Senator Brice
for several years. He has long been q
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-29
AFTER THREE YEARS.
Trial OF Havsmeyer, the Sugar King, Be-
gins at Washington.


Washington, May 26.-The trial of
H. o. Havemeyer, president of the
American Sugar Refining Co., for re-
fusing to answer a question propound-
ed by the senate sugar investigating
committee in 1894, began Tuesday be-
fore Judge Bradley. No trouble was
experienced in securing jury. Dis.
trict Attorney Davis conducted the
case for the government and Nathaniel
Wilson, John G. Johnson, of Philadel-
phia, and John E. Parsons, Of New
York, appeared for the defense,
The witnesses were the file clerk of
the senate, the committees stenog-
rapher and Senators Gray, Lodge,
Davis and Lindsay, who were on the
investigating committee. The line of
defense is that the question asked,
which looked to the production of data
as to the political contributions of the
sugar company to state and local cleo
tions, was not pertinent to the in
quiry. This was shown by the re-
peated development of the fact that
Mr.. Havemeyer answered the question
as to the national campaign and as to
the election of United States senator's
before the legislators.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-29
A DISAPPOINTED sAnpMAsrER.
Gen. Grant Did Not Appreciate =
Daily Serennde.


Daily Serennde.
Earthworks had been thrown across
the neck of the land upon which City
Point is located. This intrenched lire
ran from u point on the James to n
point on the Appomattox river. A small
garrison had been detailed for its de-
fense, and the commanding officer,
wishing to do something that would
afford the general in chief special de-
light, arranged to send the band over
to the headquarters camp to play for
him while he was dining. The garri-
son commander was in blissful ignor-
ance of the fact that to the general
the appreciation of music was a lacking
sense, and the musicians score sealed
book.
About the third evening after the
band had begun it's performance, the
general, while sitting at the mess table,
remarked: I've noticed that that band
always begins its noise just about the
time / am sitting down to dinner and
want to talk" l offered to go and make
an effort to suppress it, and see whether
it would obey an order to cease firing"
and my services were promptly accept
ed. The men were gorgeously uni
formed, and the band seemed to embrace
every sort of brass instrument ever
invented from diminutive cornet-a
| pistons to q gigantic double-bass horn.
The performer who played the latter
instrument was engaged with its ample
| twists, and looked like n man standing
inside the coils of whisky still. The
| broad-belted bandmaster was putting
with all the vigor of a quack-medicine
advertisement, his eyes were riveted
upon the music, and it was not an easy
task to attract his attention. Like n
sperm whale, he had come up to blow;
and was not going to be put down until
he had fnished; but finally he was
made to understand that, like the hand
organ man, he was desired to move on.
| With u look of disinheritance on his
countenance, he at last marched off
his band to it's camp.
On my return the general said: 81
fear that bandmaSter's feelings have
been hurt, but L didn't want him to be
wasting his time upon person who has
nc ear for music" A staff officer re-
marlled: well, general, you were at
least more considerate than Commodore
=, who, the day he came TO take COM
mand of his vessel, and was seated ut
dinner in the cabin, heard music on
deck, and Immediately sent for the ex-
ecutive officer and said to him: Have
the instruments and men of that band
thrown overheard, at oncev v''-Gen.
Horace Porter, in Century.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-29

cautioning him against going beyond
his depth. He told me the very limit
of his resources, and one night | saw
him lose the last dollar he could COM
mand. He was wrought to the highest
pitch of excitement while the captain
was diaSoiical in his unsympathiZing
GOODNESS. He called the major aside,
talked for few minutes, returned to
the table and cut the cards. The ma
jor looked like ghost, but when the
captsin asked him if he would pay the
debt, would have shot him had He not
interfereh.
''rhe captain had staled $4,000
against the promise of the maj to give
mp his fort without a struggle in case
he lost. On our return over the river
the major was bent on settling the
whole thing by self-destruction, but L
gave him scheme.
"The next night the captain, with
most of his command, was let into our
fort and seized possession without
struggle. In the height of his rejoic-
ing an excited messenger brought word
that 4 detail from our fort had taken
his, weakened as it was by the with
drawal of troops to capture us. The
grim captain knew when he was beat
en-, joined in hilarious enjoyment o:
the joke, congratulated the major oG
preserving his honor and restored the
original situation by trading forts. -
Detroit Free Press.
A
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-29
DIVERSION AT THE FRONT.
A Game of Cards for the Possession of
IL Fort.

"A Nume Oh the H-OsbcsblOh Oh
Fort.
"I will mention no names," said the
veteran, tell you no localities or to
which army either of the officers be-
longed. That the story is true is suffi-
cient explanation for this reticence.
I'VE held position on one side of the
river and the enemy were fortified on
the other. The sole duty of each was to
prevent an incursion across the border,
and in time it came to be tacitly under
stood that all they had to do was to
watch each other. 1t was dull work.
and in time the two garrisons fratern-
lied. Our young major, with some of
his subordinates, would visit the older
captain on the other side, and the
courtesy was returned.
1T was not long till gambling came
to be the recreation of these meetings,
and it happened more than once that
the others dropped out to see the cap
tain and the major wage a single-hand-
ed contest with cards. The major
steadily lost, and took the liberty of
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-29
Mrs. Grants Condolences.

After Grant went to the war as a
captain of volunteers his rise was very
rapid. Just after the battle of Bel
mont, while his promotion to a major
generalship was being. discussed. q
friend said to Mrs. Grant: p.
ULYSSES may get along as brig
adler, but he had better be satisfied
with that, and not try to rise higher"
"There is no danger of his reaching q
position above his capacity" she re,
piled, Indignantly. "He is equal to q
much higher one than this, and will GER
tainly win it If he lives."-N. Y. Herald