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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-27

''Twenty Minutes For Breakfast" May
Rank With Other Historic Words.
Not one Of all the tribe Of railway
porters who ever shouted Twenty min
utes for breakfast" into the rear door
Of Pullman sleeping car ever expected
that his cry should be repeated on the
deck Of warship in action. But that
Is what seems to have actually happen
ed in the record breaking battle Of Ma
nilla.
At the time the fight was the hottest,
when the Spanish ships were yet unde-
stroyed and the batteries ON shore were
still alive the American ships ceased
firing and withdrew. The first reports
had 1t that 1t was for the purpose Of re-
pairing the ships, to hold council Of
war and to land the wounded from the
American ships. The later report states
the truth with Anglo-Saxon franlness
1t was to give the men chance to get
something to eat. So new warcry has
been added to American history, and
alongside of Lawrence's "Don' give up
the shipp' and Perry's eve have met
the enemy and they are oursI' will live
Dewey's Twenty minutes for break
fast Il"
It Is great commander, a command
er Of very much more than ordinary
ability who in the midst Of a great
naval combat whose issue was still un-
decided could remember that fighting is
hungry work and that men are stron-
gest and most intelligent when well
fed. History records the deeds of heroes
who in the excitement Of battle have
forgotten fatigue and wounds and hun
ger and all other considerations, but
history has nc record of such battle
as that Of Manila and no record of a
commander who stopped in the middle
of battle to get breakfast. The two
facts are not unconnected. -Colorado
Springs Gazette
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-27

tive that We should nave . station In
the Philippines The depot which we
now own in Hawaii IL almost invalua-
BILE to us in time of peace. and IL Il an
imperative necessity in time of war.
We need station In Cuba. Puerto Rico
or some other place In tho West Indies.
THAT great navy which will, in my
Judgment, be built before the lapse Of
many years must have ample coaling
facilities, and now is o good time for
the acquisition OF coaling stations Our
navy should be second to none In the
world, and am in favor Of making
provisions for ships Of war which
would make the United States impreg-
nable. New York World.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-27
THE SMOKING LAMP.
A Time Honored Institution OF tho
British and Americas Naviss.

A Time Honored InstftutIon OF ths
British and Americas Naviss.
One of the time -honorsd Institutions of
the American and British navies 10 the
smoking lamp. Without the smoksna
lamp the modern sailorman would. be
like fish out Of water He would mt
tiny. A failure by the galley cook to
light the smoking lamp without the loss
OF seconds time after the word has
bsen given srouses Jacks tempr. and
whatever limited stock Of invectives he ID
possessed Of Is made public with prompti-
tude and emphasiA
10 iandsmen the mention Of smoking
lamp has no more significance than q
mention OF the Jack of the Dust But
both are q necessary part of the equip
meut OF any warship, DO she first rate or
fourth rate. Upon the smoking lamp the
crew, including that mysterious ad djunct
OF the paymaster's department Jack of.
he-Dust depend for light for their
pipes Jack-o the Dust dives down into
the depths CT the hold and brings up the
navy plug. which. being cut into bits
and crumblsd between the hands, is put
into q pipe and fred at the smoking
lamp.
The need for the smoking lamp arises
from the necessity OF guarding the ship
20 the utmost from danger Of fire. Pre-
CAUTIONS which seem ridiculous and nm
necessary to landsman have been found
BY sad experience 60 be- absolutely neces-
ssry on board q ship OF war. The naval
reRulations provide severe punishment for
any seaman caught with matches on his
person. Gould IL have been proved by
the spanish board OF inquiry that the
sailors OF the Maine hao bsen guilty OF
carrying matches about with them they
would have been justified by naval ex-
perts the world over In declaring that the
destruction OF the Maine was due to the
board.
Such was not the case, however. No
sailor on the Maine carried matches. He
lit his pipe at the smoking lamp and he
only smoked during thoss times that the
smoking lamp was lit. He never dared
TO go below decks with lighted pipe Ii
he had, Jimmy Legs would have mad him
aft at the stick and the executive officer
would have ueprived him OF shore leave
for month at least.
1he smoking lamp Is constructed upon
the ssme lines as lantern but the globe
10 made OF sheet iron instead of glass. In
the side there 10 small round hols
through which JACK may stick his pipo
In order to catch the flame. 1t is the
duty OF the ships cook or one of his as.
sistants to light the lamp when the word
is given by the proper officer, who Is gen
orally the chief bcatswain's mate He
In turn, gets bis orders from the officer
OF the deck. .-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-27

We orsr One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any csss Of Catarrh tnat cannot DO cured ~
BALLS Catsrrh Cure.
y. ,. CHENEY 8 CO., Props. Toledo. q.
We. she unders signsd. have known r. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and beli.vs him
PERFECTLY honorable IN ell business srnn-ec-
lions, and financially sb.- " carry out any
Obligation made by their hS.n.
wP9Y 4 TRUAx, Wholesale prrsgi-ts,
w4f6lHS' wffHdliHSI ErryAx . xARvis. wholesale
Rsi}ly S;srrS Cure is taken intsrnslly.
scsips 1ir{5Siv 1pon Ne blood and nuoo1s
0urfscss cl We sSst0n. Pftes 75o. por boool&
SoId ~ RI - Cssfki,,!a fk,,t =: TSss.scenish - f'ss'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-27
WHAT DOIHE CHlLDREN DRlNKp

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you
tried the new food drink called Grsiu-or =
is delicious and nourisbins and takes the
mace OF coffee Tho more Grsin-O o YOU sivs
the children tho more nealth Won distribute
through their systems Grsin-O IL made of
pure grains, and when properly prepared
tastes like the choice grades Of coffee, bus
costs about y ~ much All grocers eel ~
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-27

A barber Of Lubec, Me-. has closed
his shop and posted the following no
tice ON the door:
To the Public:
This barber shop will DO closed for . brief
period. as the proprietor has gone to help .
few or Uncle Sans BARRIERS. better known A.
soldiers. scrape the face of che western hemi-
sphere clear Of an obnoxious growth of whisl-
ers, commonly called spapkards- I shall not
DO gone long, as Dewey and Sampson are ap-
plying the lather, and everything points 70
quick Job and olean one. wish 10 thnnk
the public for past patronage and on my re-
turn hope to have share also.
New York Tribune.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-27
INTERESTED PEOPLE,

Advertising patent medicine IN the pecul.
lar way IN which the proprietor Of Kemps
Balsani or Coughs and Colds does II, Is indeed
wonderful: He authorizes all druggisie 10 give
that they msy try IL before purchasing. The
lnrge bottles are - and SOC. We certainly
would advise trial IL may save you from
consumption
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-27
uncle Allen pseoms. critic.l.

Speaking Of John Bull" observed
Uncle Allen Sparks, II never could see
the propriety of calling him the mis-
tress of the seas. &C Chicago Tribune.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-27

Visit Brady's, 100 Westminster street, for
all kinds and styles OF mattresses and bed
stcsds at lowest prices. Iron beds q spec
islty.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-27

Providencs Public Market will be closed oil
day Monday, Nay 30th
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-11
A New Phase Of Autonomy.

1t is now announced from Cuba that the
intransigentes, the ultra Spanish, anti
autonomy faction, have reversed their
original decision and will enter the field in
the campaign that, according to promises
is about to begin, and will oppose the au-
Economists at the elections that are now set
for late in April. 1t seems to have at last
percoiated through the intelligences of the
politicians In Havana that the first essen
tial of a government is to provide two OPP
posing elements. AS Icing as the so-called
Eclectic MS were to be left to one faction,
with single ticket, the farcical character
of the whole proceeding was ridicuIously
apparent. The change of base alters the
prospect somewhat, but not wholly for the
better for Spain. The campaign as 1t Is
new outlined win be between those ele-
nents that are united in favoring the plan
Of autonomy and those that are combined
In opposition to 1t. The election itself is
the first significant step of the project OF
autonomy. What IL the intransigentes
win? Suppose the April baiIoting should
result In q decisive defeat of the PROPOSE
lions or the candidates that are to typefy
the spirit and provide the agencies Of au-
tcnomy? What viii be the result? Pre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-11
The Night Opening Provision,

IL is now certain that the Congressional
Library will be opened at night to the thou
sands of eager readers who have been
awaiting this privilege for many years.
The legislative appropriation bill. as noted
in yesterdays Star. will, when approved.
contain the necessary provision for this
purpose. When the item was first written
Into the bill by the Senate committee on
appropriations the date for the night OPEN
ing was fixed at October l, 1897, thus being
In effect retroactive. There was no protest
by the people against this peculiar yet sat-
isfactory form of legislation, for it seemed
to insure the grant of the welcome privi-
leges Immediately upon the enactment of
the law II now appears that the date
named was an inadvertance and it has been
: amended in conference so as to advance the
time of the night opening one year. making
1t October I. 1898, instead of 1897. There
seems to be no substantial reason why the
feast of reading should be moved SO far
ahead The librarian in the interview
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-11
Idle CAPITAL

One Of the favorite arguments of the Off
gals of the local telephone company
against reduction of rates is that the
&C mpany must be given credit for large
amount If idle capital iii the form of money
eNpe nded for conduits, for which the COM
pany has no present use. This argument
will not bear analysis. The money repre-
stnted by these conduits is, in fact, in
vested III the most economical manner.
The spaces in conduits not needed at pres
ent will some day be useful and at a time
when their provision would cost much more
than when the conduits were originally
laid IL may be suggested, too. that the
surest way TO transform this idle capt.
tai into active capital would be to invite,
by lower rates, such additional patronage
as would call the extra spaces in the con-
Quits into Immediate demand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-11
Two Republics.

Two nations have Just experienced crit
zeal tests-France and the United States
.eThe crisis in Fran was precipitated by
the .ntcrjection of a man of letters into a
political scandal. involving the prestige of
" the army. He was suppressed by the DOM
inant agencies of government but only
+ after an exhibition OF injustice and judicial
=sfS rdnny that CONFUSED the nation and ex-
posed the hollowness of the republican
Professions of France 10 the world. NJ.
ZUi.s's trial may well be contrasted for its
with Inc action of the American Congress
tins week in meeting emergency in ma
ti1Ial affairs There is no analogy in the
Two matters save as they bear upon the re-
.tat;on Of the peoples of the two nations to
their modes of government. The after
effects of the lola trial are calculated to
shake the fabric OF French administration
10 Ills foundations. Those of the unani-
nous enactment by Congress of an extra
ordinary appropriation for defensive pur-
poses are certain TO weld still closer to-
gel her the component parts OF the republic
10 create u feeling OF security on every
rand in the governmental agencies. TO OBJ
Htrrate sectional lines ana 10 dim the
memories OF civic strife. On the one side
OF the ocean is {. heterogeneous mass of
peJplt- TORN ny UlOnaTCnlcdi. republican,
indTchtstlc. socalistic, religious and athe-
istic tendencies into many factions. dis
traUght by the teachings of a thousand
gniles. threatened by the rising power of
military autocraCy and iInpat ient Of crit
: icisIn, appIauding Processes of unjust con-
--Sirtion and rejoicing in the absence OF
means Of personal cefcnsc against tyranny.
ION Ihis side of the ocean is nation COM
no Ell OF equally Heterogeneous clements
perhaps more 50. founded upon the same
general principles Of government, with a
practical license IN individual judgment in
al! matters. politics religion and what not,
type of self-goverI ment without friction,
Hwi;h an admirable and trustworthy judi
rial system a free press and Il spirit of
nationaiism that rises superior TO every OBJ
.stac;e and sounds the note of patriotism
Wien occasion dema nds. The future holds
better things for tie latter than for the
former.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-11

with him printed yesterday expressed his
regret that the time was not fixed at the
beginning of the new fiscal year, and added
that he might indeed have been called upon
safely to provide the necessary force for
the night opening with only a days notice.
But the people of the capital and the
throngs of visitors to the city who will en-
joy the privileges of access to the books
heretofore denied to them will not be dis
posed to cavil over this detail. however I'M
necessary the postponement may seem to
be. The great point has been carried. The
library is to be developed to its full capaef-
ty of usefulness a reference library and
the government is about to begin to realize
on its enormous investment to the ultimate
possibilities of such collection. For circu-
lating, as distinguished from reference pur-
poses. the municipal library, for which the
Senate has made provision in the District
bill, will become supplement to its larger
brother, the Congressional Library, as we'll
as. in the language of the creating law, "a
supplement to the public educational sys-
tenn of the District These two institu-
tons will develop together, to their mutual
aid. the smaller one accomplishing for the
local field those purposes for which the
larger one may not be well adapted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-11
The Overhead Trolley Must Co

From the Troy Tines.
1t Is just ten years ago since the over
head trolley electric system of propelline
street cars was introduced and its growth
in this country has been something amaz-
ing. Yet there has been general concur
fence in the belief that the overhead sys.
tenn is but temporary; that while in many
respects great convenience and serving
the purpose of cheap and rapid transit il
is nevertheless attended with such dangers
and disadvantages as will ultimately COM
rel the adoption of other methods, at least
in cities.
In fact, there are communities which
have refused to permit the use of the over
head trolley. and where to this day other
means of moving street cars are depended
upon. Washington is a case in point. The
national capital, where care is taken to
maintain the beauty and attractiveness OF
the streets, resolutely refused to tolerate
the distiguring poles and wires or incur
the risk that invariably attends them. New
York also barred them out, and came In
for a great deal of ridicule for it's slow.
ness because 1t adhered so tenacously to
horsepower on many of its street car lines
But all the time experimenting with 9th.
er means was going on. The metropolis
is about to take a departure which will
place it in the front rank of advancement
The overhead trolley has served its pur.
pose well. But 1t Is at best a makeshift
A system that will do away with the mani
fold objections that are urged against il
will be welcome.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-11
OrnithOlOgicai.

In most affairs cur eagle bird hez found it
ruther wise
To keep from all extremes an mildly ain
at compromise.
But in ordinary bus ness it most positive
won't do
Fur nations to be satisfied exclusively to
COO.
An it's wuss to play the bully an be allus
lookin' round
In search O. difficulty where no trouble
should be found.
It's best like him to be, an win respeck
as well as love. - ...,..-,.,.,,.
A sort of cross between fightin' rooster
an a dove.
'Twould be much pleasanter eff all that's
needed in this life
Was mild melojus accents; not the battle
cry of strife.
But there's never any tellin' when yer
peaceful manners may
Be taken by some country as a signal to
git gay.
This eagle is undoubtedly a gentle, we'll
trained bird
But he's never run away as yet, no matter
what occurred.
He's got spurs upon Ills ankles; as was
noted UP above,
He's sort of cross between a fightin'
rooster an dove.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-11
Fire Alarm Boxes and Keys.

Commissioner Nights inquiry as to the
possibility of erecting key-dircction signs
over the fire alarm boxes is we'll directed
This purpose ought to he accomplished at
whatever cost. If the funds at hand in one
form or another are rot sufficient, Con-
Gress ought to he requested to supply the
means required. The work cannot cost
mt ch in the aggregate, surely not more
than few hundred dollars at most, and
1t may be the eabs of saving thousands
each year. The citizens should have the
freest possible access to the means of
summoning the fire apparatus. There is,
o. course, danger that the use OF the key
less boxes and similar devices by which
The key may be secured by breaking a
pane of glass may lead to the sounding of
MANY false alarms, and perhaps some pre-
cautions should be taken to prevent the
imposition of useless burden upon the
firemen and their horses. The device sug-
gested. of noting on or above each fire box
the location Of the nearest key or keys
would diminish the need OF keyiess boxes
tc a large extent, but even with this device
there would be occasions when the ex-
cited seeker after means of communicating
his alarm to the engine houses could not
reach key. In the middle of the night it
Is eAtreiheiy uiincult 10 arouse the cGstO-
disns of keys, who may be too soundiy
asleep to suit the purposes of the pressing
emergency The remedy short of placing
the key of the alarm box within the reach
OF any person at the box itself is to en-
courage the citizens to provide themselves
with keys. Many hundreds are now so
provided, record being kept of the num-
Iers and the names of the holders. The
more such keys there are the less danger
there is that the outbreak of fire may
create serious embarrassment in sending
the alarm to the nre-nghtlng apparatus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-11

The announcement from Havana that the
Spanish court of inquiry will give out its
decision in the case Of the Maine as soon
as reached is of no particular moment here.
How thoroughly the court has gone into
the subject is not known, but probably to
no great extent 1t was natural that
Spain should want to send her own divers
down, and now that she has done so she
may be expected to hold to whatever they
may report. That is of interest chiefly to
Spain.
The decision awaited here Is that to be
rendered by the court appointed by this
government. The court has the confidence
of the country and has been afforded lib
eral facilities for prosecuting it's inquiry.
The survivors of the crew of the Maine
have all been examined, and the wreck of
the ship has been explored where it lies.
The court has not been directed in its work
from here. nor will its decision be FASTENED
by any suggestions from this point. The
whole case Is in the courts hands, to be
dealt with in the courts discretion and for
the purpose solely of ascertaining and pre-
sCnting the truth A pretext for war
with Spain Is not sought-is not desired
Upon the decision of its own court, so
constituted and so instructed. the United
states Will take Its stand with regard to
the destruction of the Maine. If the ship
was destroyed by an explosion from the
outside, and the court so reports, Spain
will be responsible and will be held to &C
countabiiity. The Maine in the harbor of
Havana was Spain's guest, and was riding
at anchor at a spot designated by the Span
ish authorities. The whole harbor was I'M
der spain's control, and it was her duty
fh1r fCro
entirely safe for visitors of whatever ma
tionality, and to protect them against mis-
creants and their Vaccinations. She can
not shield herself behind an assertion that
her officials, civil military, were inca
pable of an act so vile and abhorrent
The Spanish court may report when it
pleases and what it pleases. What the
American people are waiting for. and when
received will be prepared to act on, is the
decision of their own court. The American
case depends upon that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-11

Stunning the candidates then chosen are
given seats in the legislative body created
by the proclamation. will they not oppose
the transaction of business calculated to
further the plan of extending a form Of
self-government to the island? Is 1t to be
expected that these intransigentes will
lend themselves. il tEey should win in the
voting, to the perpetuation Of the system
that they now SO bitterly oppose? 1t is a
reasonable conclusion that this sudden re-
cor sideration by the intransigentes of their
original determination not to participate in
the elections is part of the project to choke
autonomy at the outset. The course Of
events may, however. prevent anybody
from taking part in these elections.