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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-12
POWDER FOR THE spRrNorrELps

"ashinston, jug. l2.--The ordnance
department OF the army has succeeded
81 last In securing a smokeless powder
adapted for use in the Springfield rtte
VIII which neany all the volunteer
troops are armed. The powder used
with the small bore repeating rifles was
TOO powerful and a spcrIs powder hsd
70 or procured. This IL nov coming ia
rom the manufacturers and being
turnfd irto fixed nrrmunitlon I'm such
Quantities ~ 10 warrgni the belief that
even should the war continu. our sol
clcrs would not be again exposed &c
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-12

Without danger or dctcniion from business
Examination free. Testimonials furnished
on application. New England HERNIA ,ure
,oInnsny, hooms sc9nd IA, 80 wcybossot
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-12
STAMMERERS

All afflicted in speech can con-
suit the Principal of the Boston
Stammerers Institute, who is now
forming Summer Class at the
LYMAN HOUSE, S Franklin St.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-12
DETAILS OF THE EVACUATION.

Washington. Aug. 2.-The settlement
Of the details OF the evacuation of Cubs
and Porto Rico is receiving the earnest
attention OF the officials. Some pro.
vision is TO be made for the treatment
OF the Spanish prisoners and for the
disposition Of the small arms and tn,
artillery and war stores. There Is ais,
some property of value in.Cuban ant
Porto Rican ports. and II is a question
whether or not this should be demanded
by US. or be allowed to remain in Span
ish possession.
The conclusion has been reached by
Secretary Alger to refer these matters
to military commission, and Adjutant
General Corbin Is looking up precedents
for the guidance Of such a commission.
Possibly this commission would meet
the question raised by the naval war
board as to the propriety of holding the
castle as pledge until the formal sigma
ture OF treaty Of peace.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-12

organizations which are not in tn.
United States will be sent by surgeons
10 the nearest military post or camp
able TO do full duty.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-12
CAMBON Will SIGN Protocol.
DR.~rERNBERG's DEFENSE.

OF Ell Caney.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-12

and left II OF their own volition. Th,
commissary general departments ha.
reports from its officers at Montaul
which state that there is plenty OF food
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-12

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure. makes veal
men strong. blood pure 50c. q. All druggist6
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
PERSONAL.

o,, that the late Jacob Tones oe-
II l. n'% Iocob Tome institute. OF Port Deposit
Ma v,l amount to nearly N"'"" Il" -
the 81 ooNO which he gave 10 scbool thus becomes
shed IL SOM 90, Institutions OF the KIND IN Inc
one OF the r'c"e'
world. , 90
co,o,,o, rohn D. Mosby says: Il am opposed 10
eoirp ~ war with Spain. First. because Nv
inst reason for war. and. second because u W..
80 7 shall "a TO war. I wrote Senator PERKINS
,,s AGO ~ cav 20 the President thoroughly
nnrovni of the moderation he mas showf, d u,sifv
no, believe there Will be any & VnnFeGerae soldiers
ili he the first in the field and that shou'u "'
With Viii the them
Colore, Wheeock C. Veazy. OF Rutland VINO mas
tust died was OF the notable men OF Sel'lIo" -
For hts gallant conduct at Gettysburg Cohsres
conferred upon him a medal OF hohor' nc ~
rho State supreme Court reporter for ten years
from, 1864 served a term In the State Senate anu
was ono OF the Commissioners under appointment.
OF Governor Proctor in 1873 10 revise the Ia" -
Vermont The next year he was vas m anrIed on the
bench until 1854 when President Harrison APP
United him 70 tho Interstate Commerce commits
pom In '' sao he was elected
cad hG T2nn ATmf dn an active
soon after the death OF General Neal DOW
SAYS The Portland Me) Argus" Mayor Randall
IN a note 70 Colonel Frederick y. Dow. expressed
his own desire and what he believed 10 he the
wish of tho citizens OF Portland generally that an
oil painting OF General Neal Dow, an ex-Mayor OF
the city should be furnished for the Mayors once
Colonol Dow has caused such portrait TO be
nainted bv Walter Gilman Page. the Boston artist
and II will be presented to the city Monday after-
noon March o. at the Mayors office. Judge Joseph
" Svmonds and the Rev. Dr. Burrage VIII MAKE
brief addresses. and Mayor Randall VIII respond
accepting the portrait In behalf OF the city Inc
,oi,,trg &c NE size three-quarter length II is
frorn a nhotograph taken when General Dow was
about eighty years of and IS said 10 be a very
good likeness and n fine work or art
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24

ont OF the ground on top or It's own s'"ih'
which could not fail to interest and astonish
the farmers I'm his neghborhood. lie - nom
ing II not original And surprising as well.
So whom no rose up among the MASSACHUSETTS,
Alumni and said that the Department OF Eng
lsl nj Yale not what 1t shouin p' he
snrunp , sunrise which surprised no ono VINO
knew the activity Of his mind and the peculiar
opcrotIon OF his intellectual processes 1hat
what he said was bright, crisp. sparkling 'nd
successive will not he denied Whatever else
Mr. chamberlain may be. he Is never dull
Nor need II be added that what he said was
worth saying Anything that stimulates
tb,upht provokes discussion and stops intel
lcctual stagnation Is worth saying. Ana his
speech has certainly done that.
Since its publication the college press has
been full OF comment upon II. and communlca-
t,ons from various sources pro and ron have
appcnred I'm some of the metropolitan news
napers Mr.. Chamberlain himself being not tho
least prolific Of the contributors And The DIS
cussion has been very useful Not. perhaps. in
any enlightenment 81 the public judgment rs
to the merits Of the main question. which is'
whether sufficient attention is paid TO Eng
lish instruction at Yale. but exceedingly use
ful in conveying information to the pubic as
to the benefits derived by the writer's from
their own practice and drill in EngllSh com
position at college Most Of them write very
ineligible English. and some of them wrif"
copiously. Their communications are interest
ing rs object-lessons. The instructors IN the
English Deportment nj Yale will do we'll TO
take them up ms specimens of English compost
ton for the benefit of their classes. They are
also useful in minor degree ms showing me
opinion which each of these contributors has
of the other, to which they are largely devot-
cd Taken as n whole. we are not sure but
that they Justify Mr.. Chamberains contention
that the Department in English instruction in
which they received their training might be
improved.
Two things may be learned, Mt any rate. from
the discussion Of these two topics One Is that
temperance Is often urged with intemperance
and the other that the purest English Is not
always used in urging improvement In meth
DDS Of English instruction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
STATE CIVIL SERVICE.

II must be evident TO everybody, including
Governor Black himself. that the present Civil
Service law has not accomplished It's announced
purpose Of testing more adequately than former
ly the practical fitness of applicants for pub
lie employment without iniuring the character
of the service or making things easy for spoilS-
hunters. 1t may be that in former years the
examinations IN the State departments brought
70 the attention Of Governor Black on his en-
trance into office were Ovcrtechnlcal. but a
years experience has shown that his remedy
opens the way for more serious evils which
must be overcome # the State Civil Service Is
not to he placed a; the mercy Of spoIlsmen
To leave those evils uncOrrected will he 10
abandon all possibility of defending the "un-
Starching" process as an honest. If mistaken
policy. and confess that restoration Of the spoils
system by indirection Is perfectly satisfactory
and was intended from the beginning
The most patent effect Of the double system
of examinations, with the requirement that the
fitness" test must be passed anew at every new
rcquistion for candidates. has been TO diminish
the number of applicants until for all practical
purposes there Is no longer an open field, hut
competition is confined 10 the few with a
pull" The first call for clerks under the law
DibN-Hl VI PERSONS 10 take tNt Illness PN
animation out Of IA who had passed for
merit" The next call brought g. and the
fftysecond man on the list secured the place
The result so discouraged those who had no in
fuencc that only II responded to third call
of whom only one was passed. and he had stood
112th on The merit roll. The result has been
similar with other lists. Five successive FIT
ness examinations were held for - women
sicnographers who had passed for merit" The
numbers who appeared at the different calls
were respectively % !. .. 3 and 3. The Ste
nographers early learned the uselessness OF a
Journey 10 Albany without n pull" All others
have learned the same lesson since. The at
ness" examinations have required persons Of
little means 10 make repeated Journeys only
TO find that qualification gave them no reason
able hope Of employment The only end Of
such system Is the abandonment Of the strug-
gle by all except those whose relations TO the
appointing power insure success after a rea-
sonable number OF trials Mt least So the fill
ing of clcrkshlps again Is thrown into politics.
To avoid this decentralization Of the service
Senator Brush has introduced n bill on which
the senate judiciary Committee yesterday CAV
n hearing. II substitutes for the double exam
ination system single examinations of a prac.
teal character. made with the assistance. when
possible OF some person "versed In the duties
(which the applicant would be required 10 per-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24

reasonable rural primary bill If he is so anH.
ious 10 repel Senator Browns suggestion OF Ms
likeness 10 Machlavelll.
The bill which passed both houses !es"'
day. and thus practically became n iaw' s'"'e
Il Is assured Of the Governors approval "I
pears to be generally satisfactory to the "''
fercnt persons and committees that nave NV"
dcvotinC their time 10 the subject. SO iar IL u
goes and We hope it will measure uP I" '"'''
highest expectation in operation. II does ""'
20 far enough. The corruptionis can sun RUE
the State and indirectly the cities no matter
low well It may work Even In the cl'les us
effect cannot he forecast. II IS bcleVeh 10 III
sure freedom and n fair count. hui the PROOF
Of a law is It's results. and only experience can
show whether it brings political purity ana mar
mony or not If It does not bring purity u can
not bring harmony. and no politicians shouiu
delude Themselves with the notion that by pass
inC law 70 shut the mouths Of the rcformers
they can evadc or take advantage or any pos
slhlo Innerfection in that law 10 CHEAT thehi
without disturbing harmony.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
THE PRIMARY BILL PASSED.

Senator Ellsworths belated zeal for pure pri-
maries in the rural districts has queer look.
For some weeks the Primary Election bill in
substantially It's final form has been before the
LEGISLATURE For many days it was in the
bands of the Judiciary Committee Of which
Mr. Ellsworth is a member. and il was there
amended in several particulars. All that time
people interested in primary reform were urg-
ing that corruption was as prevalent in country
as in city. and that there should be added 10
the bill provisions safeguarding the rights Of
rural voters and suhjectng party officers IN
the country TO legal obligations the violation
Of which could be punished senator Ellsworth
must long have been aware Of the diSgracefu
corruption described ny County Judge North
Of Batavia. as existing in his own conStlt-
uency and II was no sudden discovery on
his part that country caucuses needed regua-
ton Yet at the last moment after sitting
silent for days and letting the bill 90 through
the committee. he sprang up when the bill was
about to be put upon its final passage with a
proposal TO refer II back 10 committee for
amendment no; by adding section calculated
10 meet the real needs of the country. but by
extending 10 the country the provisions of bill
drawn 10 meet the conditions of centres Of
population. and difficult If not impossible, of
application in thinly settled regions. Perhaps
Mr. Ellsworth did not mean To kill the bl but
his action looked uncommonly like Il.
Wha, Mr.. Ellsworth profeSScd 10 desire IS
iust what AntMachinc Republicans up the
State have been saying IS necessary if the har-
mony which the machine seeks is 10 be brought
about. If re really wants that harmony Jet
him prepare a separate biz applying the prin-
,iples of the one drawn for cities Of the first
and second class to the requirements Of tie
lest OF the State. Thus he can prove his sin
cerity. and the Governor would probably be
glad TO certify that his bill was an emergency
measure and help him pass II before the end
Of the session. AZ least he can push bill TO
make bribery AT a country caucus criminal and
10 punish caucus officers for acts which per
formed by officers al country election. would
send them TO State prison. There can be no
difficulty in sulting such enactments 10 the sim
picity OF country life. But TO extend bndly
the city law TO the country would be TO bring
the whole subjcci into disrepute as the imprac
ticable and unworka bic scheme Of "reformers"
Perhaps that Is what Mr.. Ellsworth wanted. IT,
indeed he had any notion Of having the bill
passed II he once got il back in committee. for
bis scheme Of msft reform was never urged
BY any "reformcr.' Let him try again with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE,

"forn," General character and previous eA'
pericnce are 10 be considered. so that mere
schoobook proficiency shall rot he maze ,n'
test and the wish Of the Governor 10 pro'"e
''the hest persons 10 he had for the offIceS ~
he filed" may finally he accomplished. nv
bill also corrects the unntcntional slip IN we
York charter by which the local 'l'h "''
vice Board has been able To adopt rules r'e''"
less Of The State Board. and II incorporates inc
principle which President Mckinley introduced
into the Fcdern service. and for when h' HIS
been so much praised Under 1t no person
holding n place in the competitive schcdue ca"
be removed except for cause and after near
Ing Such a law would certainly relieve apph-
cants from the hardship and expense now en-
tailed. and would secure for the departments
trained workers and not mere scholars IL
would not permit. as the present law does. the
anpolntment as canal inspector or n person
who had served n term in the penitentinry. and
leave him 10 select two fellow graduates or n
prison as his assistants. for 1t places premium
on character and on actual fitness" for work
instead Of on "iness' for politics. ON the
whole II seems we'll calculated 70 give the
State good servants. and as Governor bihcK
Is understood to be more concerned about that
than about concealng from himself any errors
In his past method 81 securing them. he may
be expected TO favor the measure. II will also
be wise for the Republican leaders In the Legs
lature to put the party in the State In harmony
with the President on this subject 1t cannot
afford 10 leave itself open TO attack.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
DTSPENSARY MANAGEMENT.

Among the bills pending before the Leglsat-
ure which ought 10 become laws Is that known
rs the "Dispensary bill" 1t was carefully
drawn under the supervision Of the Statutory
Revision Committee, and Is designed to remedy
n growing evil in the management Of those
charities which give outdoor medical relief. ana
which are known as "dispensares.' The origl-
nal and proper function of these institutions Is 70
give proper medical relief to the sick poor who
are suffering from simple diseases and yet are
unable to employ n physician. If judiciously
managed. md II only the really destitute sick are
treated, they may accomplish vast amount Of
good The old dspensarIes. some Of which have
been in existence from the early part Of the cen
fury. have generally been managed with great
care But during the last thirty years such in
sttntlons have been multiplied UNTIL according
10 the best medical authorities. they are largely
In excess of the real wants of the sick poor.
The management has also greatly deterorated
IN many respects The rooms occupied by nu-
merous dispensaries are inadequate and unsan-
itary: few attempt by any proper system OF In
vestigatlon TO prevent the attendance OF persons
able 10 paw; the methods Of treatment are too
often superficial and harmful the druggist Is IN
too many cases not qualified by education or ex-
pericnce for his responsible duties.
To remedy these evils the bill empowers the
State Board of Charities which now exercises
general supervision over the dispensares to
make and enforce rules governing their man
agement The necessity Of comforting power
upon some authority not only to regulate the
increase Of these charities but to prevent
abuses in their management IS now acknowl-
edged by the medical profession and by all
workers IN charity organization. The State
Board Of Charities Is recognized IN the Constl-
tuition MS the proper body 70 make rules gov
crning the reception and retention OF the in
mates Of certain institutions and hence Is the
proper body to exercise such powers over dis
pensaries The bill passed the Senate with only
two negative votes and Is now in the Committee
on Public Health In the Assembly. It ought to
be promptly passed and he put in operation at
an early day. II has the support Of the Char
ity Organization Society, the State Charities
Aid Association and the leading medical So
cieties in this city and State
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
DO NOT REPRESENT THE PEOPLE
From The Kansas CITY Star.

There always has been in England a class which
may be described anti-Ameriran. and there Is
and always has been class In the United states
which can never see the British lion without
desire AZ least 10 give his tail twist. hut neither
I'm this country nor IN Great Britain DO these hos'he
elias ses represent the people The Who'll" people. vno
control and whose voice i final These mlnoritles
make a good deal % noise hu' that only illustrates
the maxim. The shadows murmur when the ceeVs
y dumb
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
PRESENTATION ORATOR AT PRINCETON

Princeton " J.. March 23-At meeting 81 the
senior class. held to-day. Wayne McNeagh WILSON,
of Philadsl phia elected present alton orator
for the class dav exercises at commencement.
Tho election was 10 choose a successor ~ W H.
Barnard resigned. The presentation Grafton J. the
main feature Of the classday exercises the orator
aiming to lampoon the foioes and breaks OF hs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
GLADSTONE HAS STOPPED WORK"

From The Cincinnati Commercial-rrihun
And now Gladstone has stopped work" His yo!ce
will never again slectrify the world IFS hand has
released its hold upon the tiller OF empire MS
pen lies idle the trees OF Hawarden fear him not
When Gladstone work no more the end + near
Surrounded hy those who love him he awaits with
out fear the inevitable summons. serene In ths
knowledge that his lie work though finished 10
imperishabie.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
z s HLLLARD TO GO TO ITALY.

Chicago. March BE-. s. Willard is rapidly re-
covering from the slight attack OF typhoid fever
which comnelled him to give up acting for tie
present season. II Is believed that In short rHe
he will be able sail for Italy where ne intends
spending his vacation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
HOW no PROVIDE rHE sINEws or VAR.
From The Chlcneo Trlhnne.

II will not take weeks or even days 20 devise tho
means OF SUPPLYING the PRESIDENT with the add,-
tional revenue he must have in the event o. war
An adjustment OF the alcohol taxes that ths
alcohol In beer may pay more than the more trhe
II does now will put 100000 into the Treasury
annually. \ o. only cents on each OF me
Ns oo0G pounds OF coffee imported last year viii
produce nearly s25 100000 \ duty o. % cents q
pound on ten VIII bring in $l0OM.G0
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
1uar 10 Advertisements.
Business Noflffs


Roll Top Desks and once FURNITURE
Great Variety Of style ard Price
r G sELLEW.
No III Fulton-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
coAr, INDISPENSABLE IN WAR


From The Providence Journal
All this war talk in various parts OF the "o'iea
serves 20 remind Us how important part Goa!
PLAYS IN thes. days IN determining the question o.
hnstilties or peace. IL IS possible for tX1mpe'
thai Great Britain may carry her point IN Az.
hv the simple device OF making war i.nposS,o. e
throush the acquisition o. all the available supple,
o. coal She Is now reported 10 be buying ny az
the c1al in that region except that controlei W
japan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24

a decree that the birds are to be exposed 70 '"e
ardors Of the oven not less than ninetee" "o'
more than twenty minutes his COOKS are eu'ss
likely to spoil them. making them OF 10 "'v,.
gastronomlc account than the whdfow' Oh '"'
own marshes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
II Is not His Excellency but His Petulancv
who presidcs az the City Hall.

There is nothing Ike frankness. One Of the
committee Of the Sinking Fund Commission de-
tailed 10 find quarters for city departments. ia
nuoted as saving: 1T does not appear likely IN
me that the Sinking Fund Commission will
select building owned by syndicate Of which
William NJ wins Is the head WINS and the
leader Of Tammany Hall have been bitter per-
"sonal enemies for ten years more, and
don't think Mr.. Croker Will go out Of his way
ito find tenants for Mr.. Ivlnss building" SO
the Sinking Fund Commission, according to It's
own story makes Mr.. Cookers personal enmities
the test Of public policy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
SECRETARY CAGES GOOD WORK.
From The chicago Timos-FIerald

Secretary Gage is doing yeoman service FOR tas
causo ~ sound money and sound financial s!s,
lem The Times Herald" has already conmentea
on his fine address AT Cleveland IN which ne shs.
tareI the contentious o: Senators Jones and SutrI
Ar Tushurg the secretary took the banking sys,e.s
Tor hi. theme and explained the intimate relauon,
shin Of banks With commerce IN iact NllN0s'
hanks modern commerce would De impossible
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
COMMENTS on CURRENT EVENTS.

CHANGING DATE OF INAUGURATION.
From The Boston Herald
The Senate Committee on Privileges and Electons
has given It's sanction 10 senator Hoar's project
for fixing the date OF the inauSuraon ~ Presidents
OF the United States the last Wednesday IN
April We do not anticipate its passage. and see
no advantage in II. except the probable gain OF
more favorable weather by the change.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24

Something would be gained II the sensational
newspapers would only cease to represent Uncle
sam pictorialy as a nauseating ass whom every
patriot must long increasingly To cut up and feed
to chickens
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24

Emperor William has caused TO be ordered
fifteen pairs OF Chesapeake canvasbacks for a
state banquet and Will engulf portion OF their
delicate substance within his own with expan-
sive satisfaction. undiminished by the circum-
stance that they are American product. He
detests and discriminates against our National
pig and other perfectly wholesome and savory
food products but the canvasback holds out to
his imperial appetite a solicitation too dainty
and aiurina to be resisted But unless he Issues