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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-24
A FATAL DOSE.
Given Anton Wozoncoski BY His
Wife.


New York. Aug. 24.--Anton wozon-
coski. Pole. of Jersey City. died today
from the effects of dose of poison ad-
ministered to him by his wife. Her
failure to speak English to the drug
clerk cost the life of her husband. The
drug clerk says she called for roach
poison, and he marked IL as such. Mrs.
Wozoncoski insists that she called for
rochelle salts, and said that she did not
mention roach poison at all.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-24

New York, Aug. 24.--The transport
Mobile. Captain Layland. which landed
a large number OF troops from Santiago
at Montauk, arrived at quarantine
early this morning. and will be held
for disinfection. The Mobile saw moth
ing OF wreckage reported by the
steamer Algoa yesterday. The torpedo
boat Cushing arrived this morning from
Hampton Roads.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-24
THEY DID NOT
LOCATE FIRE

Ponce. Porto Rico. Aug. "a (after-
noon).--A cable message announcing
that Mrs. Miles, accompanied by her
daughter. Mrs. Col. Rice. sailed for
Ponce on the Y. $. transport obdam
from Charleston last Saturday, will de-
lay the departure of Gen. Miles and his
stan possibly several days.
During the attempt last night to To-
cate the fire TO the east of Ponce a
platoon OF Troop A OF New York. un-
der command OF Lieut.. Coudert. accom-
panied Lieut.. Davenport Of the Signal
Corps TO Santa Isabel The men had
an exciting time. riding at a furious
gallop after midnight and covering 20
miles In two hours. Lieut. Davenport
points without locating the fire. The
party returned this afternoon utterly
exhausted.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-24
A SHORT STOP.
Soldiers Of Second He4vy Artillery
Passed Through City.
they Are on Their Way 10 Fort constItu-
lion al Portsmouth.

There was quite gathering at the
railway station on Exchange place this
morning. when a trainload of soldiers
pulled In. There were II cars In the
train, and the troops are part OF the
second u. =. Artillery. which has been
~ Tampa since a short time after the
outbreak OF the war with Spain.
The troops were on their way to Fort
constitution at Portsmouth. N. III. The
train MADE only a short stop here, and
while II remained the soldiers were
served with coffee and sandwiches.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-24
PONCE SALOONS
ARE CLOSED

Ponce, Porto Rico, August "a (morn-
ing).-Gen. James II. Wilson has as
sumed control Of the district of Ponce
and has ordered that all saloons shall
be closed for three days. with view
to quieting the existing disorders. They
will be opened subsequently under spe-
cfal regulations. Gen. Grant has es-
tablished his headquarters there.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-24

San Francisco. Aug. 24--About one
million dollars. mostly in gold and sill
yer coin, will be carried TO Manila on
the scandia for the payment Of the
United States troops in the Philippines.
The coin will be guarded by detach-
ment OF soldiers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-24

London, Aug. 24.-According to dis
patch from Madrid to a local news
agency. there has been serious fighting
between the Spaniards and the insur-
gents In Cuba. in which the insurgents
lost 500 killed and wounded. The re-
port cannot be confirmed from other
sources.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-24
C0NVOKED BY
THE QUEEN
Royal Decree Issued For the AS
Sembling of the COrteS.
sPANIARDS AND INSURGENTS FIGHT in CUBA.

Report Reaches Madrid That the Cubans Lost Five Hundred
Killed and Wounded--Spanish Soldiers From Santiago
Reach Corunna on Transport Alicante-French News
papers Warning to Meddlers- Plans as to
the Disposition Of the Philippines Woods
Conference Saloons of Ponce Closed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-24
NO ORDERS
SENT BLANCO

Bulletin. Madrid. Aug. -. Z p. m.--
The government definitely denies that
Il has sent an order TO Gen. BIance IN
Scontinued on Psss TXa-l
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-24

Madrid. Aug. 24--The queen regent
has signed the royal decree convoking
the Cortes for September s.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-24

Lansing. Mich, Aug. 24.-The prohi-
bitionists yesterday nominated a state
ticket headed by N. w. Cheevcr for
governor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-24

Cuts OF Machinery. silvcrware, Portraits
RYDER Co, II Washington. aua4
The leader., 1898-07-27
SPOKEN AS BY AUTHORITY.
The War Plans of the Geverninent Fore
east by One In u Position to Know
Whereof He Speaks.

WAsHINGToN, July ga significant
statement was made yesterday by a
gentleman in a position to speak with
knowledge and authority as to the
plans of the ADMINISTRATION with refer
ance to future war operations. In
substance, the staten mt follows:
Commodore Watson, in proceeding
to the Spanish peninsula as soon as
the Porto Rico expedition is gotten
under way, is not to lombard the
:ities on the Spanish coast. No such
idea of bombardment of the coast is
entertained.
"While there may be other incidental
purposes, the main mission of Watson
is to take care of Camara's fleet. The
movement of this fleet and the fears
and apprehensions caused by reports
concerning it are to be stopped for all
time. The ships under Camara will be
located by Watson and finally met and
engaged The talk occasionally in
dulged in as to the Canary islands is
utterly without foundation. This
government has no plan to take these
islands and does not want them.
despite popular expectation that
the Porto Rican operations will be fol-
lowed Immediately by action against
Havana, it can be sid that Havana
will not be attacked while yellow
fever conditions exist"
The leader., 1898-07-27
Cut by His own Dog.

In James Freeman Clarke's "Nine-
teenth Century Questions" occurs the
following amusing dog story: AT one
time my dog was fond of going to the
railway station to see the people. and
! always ordered Kim to go home, fear
ing he would be hurt by the cars. He
easily understood that If he went
there it was contrary to my wishes.
So. whenever he was near the
station, if he saw me coming, he would
look the other way and pretend not to
know me. If he met me anywhere else
he always bounded to meet me with
great delight. But at the station II
was quite different. He would pay no
attention to my whistle or my call. He
even pretended to be another dog, and
would look me right in the face with
out apparently recognizing me. He
gave me the cut direct in the most i'm
pertinent manner the reason evident
ly being that he knew he was doing
what was wrong. and did not like to
be found out. Possibly he may have
relied little on my near-sightedness
in his maneuver."-N. Y. Post.
The leader., 1898-07-27
A PLAN THAT FAILED.
The Past and the Future of lrriga ttOn
in Kansas Told In a Few
Words.

For a time much was said and writ
ten about the promise of irrigation. 1t
was believed that il would revolutionize
the plains and make of them gardens.
But that day is past. Irrigation with
out water is a failure, and the plains
have not enough water for the bitches
that have been already dug. Vast
reaches of upland cannot be reached by
water except by pumping it out ofthe
ground, and frequently it is nearly as
far to water in that direction as it Is
overland. Windmill and pump can sup
ply the vegetables, and make sure that
there will be enough Sour in the bin,
but it cannot moisten the whole claim.
This has been demonstrated. Along
the river bottoms there is hope, and
many fourishing irrigation plants ex-
ist. Numerous other ditch properties,
however, are in the hands of receivers,
and are losing money. The future use
fulness of irrigation seems likely to be
confined to small territories favorably
situated, rather than to be applied to
the plains generally.-Charles Moreau
Harger, in Harper's Magazine.
The leader., 1898-07-27
THE HONOLULU GARRISON.
A Battalion of EAginecrs to Accompany
the First New York Volunteers
to Hawaii.

WASHINGTON, July %. - Arrange
ments are being perfected at the war
department for the establishment of a
military garrison at Honolulu. Orders
have been issued for a battalion of the
Second regi ment of volunteer engi-
neers to proceed to Honolulu in com
pany with the First regiment, New
York volunteer infantry, Col. Barber
commanding, which is to constitute
the first garrison of United States
troops stationed on this newl y-annexed
te tory of the United States.
The Second regiment of volunteer en-
gineers was largely recruited on the
Pacific coast, and is now quartered at
San Francisco. 1t is in command of
Col. Willard Young, upon whom will
devolve the selection of the battalion
to be transferred to Honolulu. 1t is
expected that the troops will sail for
that port in few days, just as soon as
transportation can be supplied.
The leader., 1898-07-27
THE SAMOAN WIDOWS GRIEF.
1t Is Assuaged Only by the Retention
of the Family Rifle After Her
Husband Had Been Eaten.

The Samoan will give away anything
which he possesses when another mem
Der of his family comes along and asks
for it. This makes personal property
most fluctuating matter. One thing,
however, is never given away under any
circumstances, and that is the riSe
which each man keeps in good order
and in readiness for the outbreak of
hostilities. No attempt has been made
by the European officials to disarm the
natives, but a close watch is kept on
the importation of any new munitions
Of war. When the yacht John Will
liams, of the London Missionary So
ciety, returned from tour of the sta
tions in New Guinea, which are served
by Samoan pastors, it brought the sad
news that Neemia, a respected native
missionary in a remote nook of the
Gulf of Papua, had been eaten by his
imperfectly converted congregation.
The mission vessel arrived too late to
save the pastor. but just in time to res
cue his wife Masina, who was defend
ing her house with a single rife against
a horde of sayages. Masina was
brought back to Apia in the John Will
liams, her grief somewhat tempered by
the knowledge that for some time to
come she would be a central figure at
all district meetings of the mission
where she would be expected tc tell her
story. In a few days the treaty Off
cials received from King Malietoa an
official communication signed with the
royal manual and duly sealed with the
great seal. In it he recited the can.
nibalism which had been practiced
upon Neemia and the bravery of Masina
In consideration of these sad events
and the great grief into which the
widow was plunged, he had given Aer
permission to retain the family rifle and
her store of ammunition and to bring
it ashore with her. The mischief had
been done and was beyond repair. All
that remained for the official board tc
do was sharply to remind the king that
he had no power to grant landing per
mits for the contraband munitions OF
war and to assure him that the Ber-
lin treaty took no cSynizance of griet
so profound that it must be assuagec
by rifles.-N. Y. Sun.
The leader., 1898-07-27
OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
Occasions when Presidents Unwit-
tinsIy violated the Law of
the Consultation.

"The presidents flag which has been
designed for President Mckinley is
not exactly u new thing" remarked
an ordnance officer of the army to
Star reporter, though II Is new as
far as the idea OF general flag Is con-
cerned. The navy got up q presidents
aag for President Arthur, but he used
IL but once. lie wanted to take an
ocean trip up to New York on the
presidential yacht, the Dispatch, and
the question was raised that under the
provisions of the constitution he
could not do so, for the reason that
the constitution forbids the president
leaving the United States while he IL
president. II was urged on him that
IL he flew a presidential flag on the
Dispatch he would be in the United
States, in legal sense; that is, he
would not violate the constitutional
provision while sailing under it, even
if he did go out on the ocean. Gen.
Arthur. who was lawyer himself, was
not exactly welded to the idea, but
he let the opinion of others prevail,
and he made one trip, but that was all
he would make. Since then the pres
itlential flag has never been used, and
| am not exactly clear what has be-
come of it, l am very clear, however,
in the opinion that no president will
ever make an ocean trip under il un-
less there is some change made in that
particular provision of the constitu-
tion, which is not very likely to hap
pen. While at Newport President
Arthur had a talk with Justice Mil
Ter, then on the United States supreme
court, and Jeremiah Black, of Penn
sylvania who vas one of the leading
constitutional lawyers of the country.
They both told him that il matters not
what kind of a flag he flew, or who
made it, it was dangerous proceed
ing in every particular, and it would be
better that it should not be repeated.
That settled the presidential flag. as
far as an ocean trip was concerned.
During the same evening jeremiah
Black told President Arthur that
Andrew Jackson, when he was presi-
dent, once consulted him on ques-
tion which involved the same princi-
pie. 1t appears that President John
son, during a visit to Niagara Falls,
took a carriage ride, and without
thinking much where the driver was
taking him, found himself on the
Canadian side of the river. He re-
manned there but few minutes, re-
returning Immediately to the Amer
lean side. A paragraph got into the
newspapers of the ride which annoyed
the president so much that he per-
sonally requested number of news
paper writer's to refrain from men
tioning it. The result of this was that
there was but little publicity ever
given to the incident, though l re-
Gently conversed with a newspaper
man who saw President Johnson on
Canadian soil, but who, at his solicita-
lion, never made any publication of
the matter. Judge Black told Presi
dent Johnson that, although he did
it unwittingly, he had violated the
constitution, and that q departure of
one foot from American shore under
flag or not was as much violation as
ten or more leagues out to sea-
Washington Star.
The leader., 1898-07-27
THE DUNKERS' LOVE.FEAST.
The Impressive Ceremonies of Feet
Washing, the Great supper and
the Kiss of Peace.

The most important and the mos
beautiful custom of the Dunkers il
their love-feast, which they celebrate il
commemoration of the Lords Supper
after the manner of the primitive Chris
tians. The celebration is held at night
fall, and begins with the rite of feet
washing, in imitation of the act per
formed by the Master at the Last Sup
per, when He washed the feet of His
disciples. Small tubs of lukewarm wa.
ter are brought in, and those about tc
receive the ordinance remove Their
shoes and stockings. The brothers
then in turn, each one girding himsel1
with towel, wash and dry one an
others feet; the sisters at the same
time doing likewise among themselves
in their part of the room.
After this follows the supper, the
feast of love, which is spread on long
tables, and consists of lamb soup and
bread, and other simple viands. 1t /.
eaten in devout solemnity and rever
ence. At the close of the meal the
brothers turn to one another and ex
tend the right hand of fellowship anC
the kiss of peace, each one shaking
hands with his neighbor and kissing
him; while the sisters at their tables
perform the same beautiful rite among
themselves. The communion is ther
administered. - Clifford Howard, in
Ladies' Home Journal.
The leader., 1898-07-27
just What We Need.

The Americans, with the position
they assume in the world as protectors
of two continents, need a fleet as large
as that of France, and an army of So,
600 men so over-officered in all grades
and so over-supplied with artillery, en-,
gineers and transport, that it can be
expanded at months notice. with
trained reservists TO 100000 men. This
is by no means large fleet for so pow
crful state as the union, seated on two
great oceans, with an immense length
of coast, and with a policy and aspira-
tions which can be fulfilled only by
strength at sea. 1t is very small
army in proportion to population. hard
Iy more than one-half of what Great
Britain thinks indispensable, after
striking out of the account the force
she maintains in India and the colonies
London Spectator.
The leader., 1898-07-27

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The leader., 1898-07-27
Palm Sunday In Seville.

The bringing home of the blessed
palm is in Seville a great family func-
ton, which means more than it sug-
gests to the casual observer. The palm
TO begin with, is the crown of the fam
ily tree, and stands for the unity of
the household. and the concord of as
many as dwell together. There is a
branch of olive in every room and in
every recess of the great rambling ruin
in which we live; but the palm, which,
alas! this year is bound to the balus-
trade of the balcony with mourning
bands, is our profession of faith and
our observance of the Passover. Long
before the bells of the Giralda call us
TO the cathedral, IA great brass brasier
flled with slow-burning charcoal is
dragged out into the patio, and in a
moment the withered and faded palm,
which this year has protected us so
ii from the visitation of the angel of
death, is hut a handful of white ashes.
With it the record of year of sorrows
and a year of joys vanishes in white
smoke. Sad indeed it is that both alike
should leave their scars behind!-
stephen Bonsal, in Century.
The leader., 1898-07-27
SKILL OF DOCTORS TESTED.
Fifteen Years of Suffering.
81 thought should surely die"

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This case is not extraordinary, either in
The leader., 1898-07-27
Testing Them.

Alexander Hamilton, when slavery
existed to limited extent on Man
haitian island. bought slave for the
purpose of emancipating him. At the
first meeting of the Emancipation So
ciety of the city of New York, Hamil-
ton attended at the request of La
fayette, who desired to become an hon
orary member, Gentlemen" said
Hamilton, coming straight to the
point, "in token of our sincerity, let
every person here emancipate now.
The members were astonished at the
application of this severe test. Not one
was willing to submit to it. Hamilton,
seeing that his proposition met with
general disapproval, took his hat and
left the building.-Youth's Companion.
The leader., 1898-07-27

THERE CAME A RUSH AND A ROAR
added: Il want you to look after
things I'm sure you'll do it good and
faithful"
Another long rain set In. Every day
Jack banked up his good and faith.
Iul pest, but, as the canyon slowly
hiled after the long summer drought,
was each morning dismayed at the
ihroads made by the water.
Jack said Mrs. Martin one morn
ins' I'm gettin' little uneasy at the
way things looks"
I'm feelin' that way myself" agreed
Jack, who had just come in with dis
may in his heart from a look at things
outside.
We great mind to go over to
Neighbor Davidson's to ask il they
"oh let us stay with 'em for a few
aays' till the next time Martin comes
nome | hate to stay without him."
couldn't l go?" asked Jack.
Wen I'd rather ask it myself. But
r, /, uont quite know what to do about
n''y' It's too far to carry her-even
you went to help me-"
Leave Kitty with me. She'll stay
oil right-won't you, Kitty?"
NIFTY replied with a crow and a
spring into his outstretched arms.
mus encouraged, Mrs. Martin soon
sa' a.er breakfast took her departure,
saying in anxious tones: "Watch
mem banks well, Jack. And / know
you y II be real good and careful with
ing"
u, an hour later Jack wished with all
n's heart that Kitty was with her
mother as he went out to resume the
ou ouns'ant work of banking up" At
AZ vnee ne sawNthat a new condition OF
s"ihgs had set in. The house near tho
canyon stood on kind of knoll, the
s,; ssounu on the land side of it sinking
h,sh,iy' The water in the stream was
sner than he had before seen it, and
~ ne now noted with alarm that at a
' distance above the house some
- - mad left the main channel, and
baa bng INTO the low. shifting sands
au cut between the house and the
"Tu' leaving 1t on an island.
ioward the close of the day he saw
a' 'ae Hood had spread on both side.
The leader., 1898-07-27
IN HARVEST TIME.

a.. s,ltry July weather
In the SUI ,ha sun is warm and high.
,be harvest fields In beauty
10 The idle passer-by'
o cummings Of the reapers
Anu Ip,,, nrIth music all the air.
~, ,bs baryesters are toiling
"n', ,,e fields so bright and fair.
,ovond the ripened wheat field
Jus. JuUds the green and tasseled corn
so erect. and glowing brighter
~ ,he cool and shady morn.
pv the dusty wayside thickly.
~ pSoidenrod In splendor blooms;
,,ngers. too, some lone' sweet WIN roso
ur'or II fades away 10 uooH'
,osture by the wayside.
In tne s.snI cows contented lie,
fsa.osath the spreading shade tree
nder 10 the brook near Dy'
:, .he neat and cozy farmhouse
III -, wives the meals prepare,
p.,tng smiling and now glancing
n,nr The harvest field SO fair
.,o food they are preparing
f9r OF, Tor any king would seem,
,,!,.t rt the rolls of golden butter
And abundant rich sweet cream
.ow the golden sun is setting.
NVd And the busy day is done.
uanny harI esters are wendihg
hSp' Sa heir peaceful. quiet homes.
=, Catberine Weiser, In the Minneapolis
Housekeeper.