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THE SCHEME FAILED.
Return OF C0l0red Men Sent to L.
IBERIA In 1896.
Claim That Many OF Those Who Went
There Died Of Starvation.

New York, June 22-The steamship
Liberia, which arrived at this port yester-
day, brought 13 oolored persons who
formed part of the 200 sent to Liberia by
the International Emigration Society In
March. 1896
They say that the scheme has been a
total failure; that many of their number
died OF starvation ana feyers; that the
society did not fulfil the contract, and
many members Of tho expedition are
stranded in England, unable TO got back
TO their homes.
The plan of the African colonization
scheme originated early in 1874, In the
mind OF Bishop Turner who was travelling
in the South. IL was formulated and
carried into effect by .Iere Mcmillan, a
white man of birmingham, Ala, who
founded what was known as the Inter
national Emigration society. 10 was
claimed that the president of Liberia had
promised the colonists land aud farming
implements.
The advance guard, in charge of d. l..
Johnson. an intelligent colored man of
Hot Springs. Ark, first started for
Liberia. With him was committee TO
make arrangements for the colonists. It
was estimated at that time that there
were 1000 persons who were ready TO join
the colony. They expected TO build a town
dition. Each colonist was To pay Sil for
his transportation, and was expected to
have $500 in cold with him TO lay the
foundation of his fortune in the new land.
The first large party of colonists num-
bering 200. left Savannah Ga, in March,
1896, for their new home, and after that
several smaller parties joined them.
Twenty-Five acres of land for each adult
and 10 acres for each child, was promised,
and on landing each person was To be
provided with "a barrel OF -four two bar
rels Of meat, quantity of sugar and a
complete set of farming Implements.
ID. X. Flammer, president of the society,
accompanied the emigrants. According to
the stories told by those who have re-
turned. when they landed in Liberia,
Flammer deserted them, taking whatever
was provided for them except the land,
which they found 80 miles from any town
and which was incapable Of growing any
thing but coffee. Even 20 grow this sue
cessfully would take from four TO six years.
The l3 persons had not rs many cents
among them on their arrival, and they
had no idea where they were to pass the
night.
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then, 10 is the plain duty as IL Is the wide
open privilege at this time, fortunately, for
the United States to annex the Hawaiian
Islands. The difficulties of administering
the new possession are not at all extraor-
dinary, and need he Of no concern. In
deed, we already have three forms of gov
ernment outside the states-that of the
organized territories, OF the District OF
Columb bia and Of Alaska. Perhaps one OF
these may DO fitted to Hawaii, and, at all
events, it ought not to be an imposing task
to devise form that will fit. There Is
then left for discussion only the CONNER
cial question; What is to be got out of
the Islands in the way of revenue to pay
for the trouble OF taking care Of them?
And this would appear TO be trivial
enough question to confuse the most
eager splitter of hairs. The prospect OF a
paying investment from this garden spot
is surely not so remote as it was in the
case Of bleak Alaska and Alaska has
proved TO be rich possession, though
it cost us 81, 200 600, and we need have
no hesitation about risking the 81, 800 900
required to secure the Hawaiian Islands.
The opposition to annexation from
whatever point of view cannot hold, 1t
would seem,
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MARRIED.

FOSS-PITTS-In this city, 10th inst, by
Rev. w. q. Selleck, James L. Foss and
Alice s. Pitts, both of Providence.
HowARTH-JILLSO this city, on the
10th inst, at All Saints Memorial Church.
by Rev. DIR. Daniel Henshaw, Mr.. George
+. III. Howarth OF Merchantville, N. j., To
Miss Eleanor W. Jillson Of this city,
HALL-POLLEYS-In this city, sth inst. by
Rev. James c. Nose. ID. u, Mary Wood
bury Polleys, daughter OF the late Captain
William Il. Polleys, TO George Frederick
Hall, both Of this city.
TAFT-COLwELL-In this city. 18th inst, Mt
the residence of thu brides parents, by
Rev. Samuel III. Webb. Elton Francis Taft
and Emma Tefft Colwell.
WATSON-l.EACH-In this city, on the 9th
inst, 10y the Kew n. H. Pullan, Eugena
NJ. Leach of Montreal, Canada, and Will
liam James Watson of this city.
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As usual the size OF the majority was
she only question of interest in the elcc-
tion of a successor to the late Congress.
man Milliken down in Maine, and ez.
Governor Burleigh appears to have all that
ne can reasonably ask for at special
election In an of year with the farmers
up TO their eyes in grass.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-22

The late Joseph @. Ely was one Of the
brightest and sblest OF the many bright
and able men that distinguish the
Rhode Island bar. Moreover, he was n
man Of singular beauty OF character,
high minded and honorable. His death
seems untimeiy. But there Is always the
consolation that it 10 good that such a
life hes bssn lived with us
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-22

The views Of the Providence Journal on
she annexation Of Hawaii seem to be fully
agreed to by Populist Butler of North
Carolina which coincidence, be IL noted,
represents about the usual kind and
locality whereof the Journals views ordi-
partly do meet with their most cordial re-
0eption.
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Church of the Mediator.
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Mortgages Sale Of Personal Property

Will be sold at Public Auction, MONDAY.
JUNE 2S, A. n. 1897, at III o'clock in the fore.
noon, in the room now occupied by William
+. Eddy n Company, In the second story 81
street, Providence, X. l., BY virtue of the
power Of sale contained In certain mortgage
of personal property made by William y.
as William r. Eddy a. Company, dated the
eighth day Of May, A. D., lsei, and recorded
in the office of the Recorder II Deeds M said
Providence, the conditions Of said mortgage
deed having been broken:
ono (D Office desk and cnair, one (l) table
desk, one CD safe, all counters office furni'
turc fixtures and shelving. all stoves, TOOLS
implements and machinery. and ai stori, M
trade Of said william y. Eddy & Company.
manufactured, unmanufacturoo ana ii' process
of manufacture, now in the room aforesaid
BY order of the mortgagce, who hrreby
gives notice Of his intention 10 h.d Rt said sale
and at any adjournment thereof
ielS,22,2I % q
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Councilman Sturges still sits astraddle
the city's strong box but, alas, the money
continues to ooze between his legs and
trickle away to lay the dust on the route
of the march OF progress. metaphors.
In lots to suit supplied at short notice.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-22

On July Fourth, too. the bands will
lay "God Save tho Queen" only for that
.ccasion we will call it America. But
it's the same old tune.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-22

The vote on the Manual Training
School proposition really lends the hone
that the city government has quit fooling
with, and being fooled by, Goo-Goo flub-
duh
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-22

The Kecly motor has bobbed up again
ana this would seem to be all the evidence
necessary that the silly season Is impend
ing N. usual with the coming Of sum
mer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-22

Tho Hon. stephen A. Cook is nothing
i. : eloquent on whichever side of the
iencs he may happen to land.
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With unlucky thirteen against the
Manual Training School appropriation
how could the opponents expect to wins
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Notes.
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The annual meeting of the Mcr-
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on Wednesday, July IL, 1907, in
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Providence, June aI, 1897.
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After many mistaken reports as 60 the
date of publication of James Lane Aliens
new novel, THE Choir Bile, T" it
was published few days since by the
Macmillan Company. The first large edi-
tion of the work was entirely sold on the
day of publication, and second is being
hurried through the press rs rapidly as
possible. Curiously enough at the same
time that they are publishing this story
of John Gray's life they are issuing also
n new edition of n book which. according
TO the novelist's story, exerted strong
influence on his hero at n critical moment
I'm the story. The reference Is TO Mallory's q
"Morte d'Arthur which is, perhaps,
scarcely so we'll known rs 10 should be.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-24
WOMEN IN AUBURN PRISON.

Mrs Ballington Booth and her secretary. Miss
Hughes. recently spent couple Of days In Auburn
State Prison. and for the first time MIS- sootn
went 70 the women's prison and personally inter.
viewed several OF the women confined there. Tn.
IKE the men, they showed no enthusiasm or de-
sire to do better, nor did they express any sorrow
90 The mast They glad somebody came 10
break the monotony OF their lives but that wa.
ali Mrs Booth saw this. and as she atterward
had their attention and as she talked to them
there was a wonderful trarsformaon Tears rolled
Carried Your Burden" twenty-five souls rose TO
dIately there was a general uprising until sixty
were standing. 80 -,
,rtnrview with nifty OF the two hundred men who
are members OF her V. p. L. league To some she
tnok news from home TO some she carried new
hone and to all sunshine.
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clreS AND LECTURES N ORANGE.

Tho woman's Club OF Orange ~ j.. which cele-
hra,ed last MAY It's twcnty-hfth Anniversary ma
49, ,c,t,. membership Of three hundred. Its WORK
ia conducted by six departments. each OF wn'e'
has regular meetings. "a follows 49,
Art-Mrs Stewart flarshorn' MISS o. ~ N''''
FIRST Tuesday OF each month. p m
Current Events-Miss f.. II. 3 sheitoh' MIS-, .,
Y \ Dorr; second Monday OF each month"; -'''
p. m. - s..,t.,,oode Nrs Charles
4 savage Mrs Sylvester Judd; third or tour'h
" tiinyn, g1y C. Wells Eliza b. Phelps.
n d. MISS s Louise Phelps; nrst Monday OF eaeh
ImeraiuTerMrs u. 4. Kennedy MISS snIS
Woodruff Miss Emma l.. Codey' w '"'i'9""'' 81
ternating with club meeting, 10 a. m; NJ. = W
Scicnce-Nra. Chandler sexton Mls. r. w.
Cogreghal. Mrs J. o. Alexander every Friday
1899 a. 81, ,ho cluh ore held IN
ol,irn,te Wednpsdays. Two courses or Zee e.,
ero famed for The season. Leon H. vincent VIII
tiv. series of addresses on literary topics Ap-
bitca lion FOR visitors cards should be- made 10 MIS-
George A. Vail chairman OF me lhI9uut'loI on on
Mite An address by Miss Alice Fletcher Is also
expected. - 49,. -, Naw.Torsev for tho
ra,otnn ~ birds il Represented IN the club by
Miss sara A. Dunn The president OF the clup IS
Mrs. Juliet G. Cushing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-24

ants TO choose from for almost every char
racter and therefore has been able 10 secure a
satisfactory amount OF resemblance In personal
appearance 10 the original
The cast for the first scene. 1.-THE Pilgrim sab
bath" is follows: John Carver. Arthur +. zoe,
William Bradford, DR.. J. Dougal Bissen; Elder
Brewster, William 7. II. Bacon, Of BronXvle;
Miles Standish. J. Miles Standsh. OF the Massn-
chusetts Mayfower Society: John Alden, John Al
den; John Rowland, John Rowland Priscilla Null
lens. Margaret Alden Lawrence; Mrs. Brewster.
Mrs. Frank Trowbridge; Mrs. Winslow, Miss
White; Mrs. Carver. Mrs. c. II. Brown: Mrs. Chill
ton. Miss Anna Bailey. and Mary Chiffon, Mics
Edwards
The part Of Governor Winslow viii probably be
taken by Marshall Winslow Green. a collateral de-
scendant unless lincal descendant presents him
self before next Tuesday night. There three
lineal descendants on the ron Of the society but
unhapply, they all women.
In the second scene 1.-THE Marriage Of John Al
den and Priscilla" Mr. Coe WI! be John Alden and
Miss Lawrence Priscilla while various Brewsters.
Bradfords, Tiys, etc. will be represented by Mrs.
Alma b. Strong Miss Lila Manning Briggs, the
Rev. Brady Backus Edward Addison Greeley Miss
Rosal!e Bacon. Marshal, Brewster Fuller Miss
Edna Greene and others.
Mrs. Russell Sage is the chaperon OF these
scenes.
THE THANKSGIVING SCENE.
In the Thanksgiving scene William DE Haven will
take the part of Jonathan Warren. the grandfather
OF the family group and Mrs. Hardy. Mrs. VIII
lam Gerry Shades mother. will be Abigail Warren
me grandmother. Miss Kitty Gillespie Will be
Oorothy Warren; Miss Edna Earle, Ruth Warren;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-24
WOMEN IN THE POSTAL SERVICE.
ABOUT EIGHTY THOUSAND EMPLOyED-THE1R
WORK AS SATISFACTORY AS THAT OF MEN.

ABOUT EIGHTY THOUSAND EMPLOYED-THE1R
WORK AS SATISFACTORY AS THAT OF MEN.
Washington. Nov. 23.-Flrst Assistant Postmaster.
General Heath has transmitted to the postal admin
istratIon OF the German Government a comprehen-
s.ve repor, on the employment Of women In the
Government service He says that there are ne22
posfofices In the United States, at each OF which
there are several employees, who lawfully may be
either men or women. Postmasters at 'h'rd ana
fourth offices select their own employees witn
out consulting the Department. and II Is Accordingly
impossible to give the exact number OF women EN-
ploved in the postal service There are. however.
$50 women postnasters. and perhaps eighty thou
sand women to whom the oath Of office has been
administered to qualify them to assist in conducting
the business OF the offices There are le' women
employed in the Postonice Department proper.
Women, the report says. are employed In all
branches OF the postal service except as letter
carriers clerks in the railway mail service ana post
regulation from entering branch OF the service.
In fact there are postotces IN the oniteo otasss
which there are none but women eHp, r y,s me
character Of work. In the Posofnce g ny
salaries paid to women vary from w 20 ,a ssS
a wear according 10 the service performed, tnouen
there Is no rule preventing them from receiving
more than that and as postmasters or assisssnts
Of The most faithful and efficient employees In the
postal service are women. ., ...
many years with the heads OF the executive depart;
menf, whether women can render as GOOD genera
service men. because the latter may De rans
mav be confronted With duties in indelicate
or which require too much manual ia1or bu. y Is
which cannot be properly performed by women The
Conclusion of the Department is that altogether tho
ssrysss o! %s q The
on a request Of the German Government as to what
has been the general experience OF this Government
m