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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-06
The Modern 0eucration OF sirn.

Physically men are better today than ever
before Our college youth are, as geHefal
thing. magnificent sptciWora The consti
futionally weak and nervous thoueh they
may never become athletes. csn prnily IN
crease their strength and restore tranquility
Hosfetter's stomach Bit. r., which riso re.
moves m.larial, kidney, dJspep'ic and bill
ious tr5uLls.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-06

selves shad roes. piokied salmon. ice
cream and oysters. The ptomaine scare
is a nzxle calculated to create much dis
appuintmcnt in such good souls as thrive
best on new worries.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-06

u would lie pity to sink those nns
ships Of Spain, piftrres Of whioh arc so
much before us these dsys They would
look sxcssdiDsiy nice, though. with the
American flas flying over them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-06
Official
Advertising.

This newspaper publishes ofrciA
advertising Of the GOVERNMENT
OF THE UNITED STATES. OF the
bqATk Oh knODx ISLAND sn~
several TOWNS.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-06

IL Is rumored thst the tsrs In the Naval
Militia bid last fsrsxeIls to their rsspec-
Tive test girls every Sunday night these
asva
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-06
ELECTION BULLETINS.

This evening The News will buIle.
tin the election returns In the win.
dows of its counting room. No. =
Weybosset st.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-06

GROCERIES GkAiN. eTC.
an. Choice Family Groceries
Pure Teas. Colfees. Flour Crain. Hay aud
straw. hj Westminsier st Telephone.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-03-17
Administration RLuNDERs.
Subject to the Sway of Gold bug
FinanciePs.

Subject to the Sway of Gold bug
Financiers.
Nobody has ever found out why the
Maine was sent to Havana; but the
sending of the vessel to the harbor
was simply an incident, just as her de-
struction was an incident. These events
have nothing whatever to do with the
duty and responsibility that have been
pressing on the people of the country
since the Cuban patriots renewed their
struggle for liberty.
The revolutionists had the example
of the American people before them, and
they have carried on the war even more
successfully than the American patriots
did during the first two or three years
of their struggle. The Cubans have
suffered as much and made just as many
sacrifices as the American people did.
The fact that our government has held
aloof so long is a disgrace to humanity,
and although it wilfully misrepresents
the purpose and desire of the people,
yet its attitude of indifference-indif-
ference marked by a desire to aid Spain
covertly-should be source of humili-
alton to every patriotic American. Two
J
to bring the struggle to a close, leaving
Cuba free and independent. To-day it
is pursuing policy which is evidently
intended to give Spain every opportuni-
ty to place her navy and her army on
war footing.
The administration cries ''peace," and
yet it's agents are running hither and
yonder preparing for war, and these
preparations are in the nature of a
warming to Spain to get ready for war.
This she is doing by the purchase of
warships, no doubt with money bor-
rowed from the gold syndicate now
managing American affairs.
Intervention two years ago would
have saved thousands of lives and mil
lions of property and treasure. Prompt
Intervention six months ago would have
found Spain unprepared, and the whole
affair would have been brought to
close without so much as creating dis
turbance. But the high financiers
willed it otherwise, and we now behold
the result in SPANS rapid preparations
for the war which the administration
threatens, though it cries peace
Atlanta Constitution.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-03-17
The Antarctic Regions.

It is a curious fact that while enor-
nous sums of money, md property OF
great value have been appropriated and
used in exploring the more northerly
portions of this globe, little or no atten-
ton has been given to the extreme
southern part. Of late, however, the
eyes of explorers have been turned
Antarcticward, and expeditions are be.
ing sent out to determine various de-
batable questions that have arisen con-
corning this country. No human foot,
as far as known, has ever approached
nearer to the south pole than 720 miles.
The ice is said to far exceed that found
in the north pole, and greater Difficult.
ties are apprehended than Arctic ex-
plorers have ever encountered. Vegeta.
ton ceases at about IS degrees, no man
has yet been met with south of Sc de-
grees, and the country is destitute OF
land animals south of 68 degrees
Mountains with towering peaks have
been discovered, and volcanoes are
bought to be numerous. Whether the
intense heat of the latter may exert
any influence upon the climate in their
vicinity is question of interest to thu
scientific WORLDLY. Y. Ledger.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-03-17
FARMERS ARE MADE POOR.
what the Gold Standard Does for the
Producer.

What the Gold Standard Does for the
Producer.
While the cotton manufacturers OF
New England are facing hard times
in spite of the protective tariff, the
farmers of New York are in the same
condition.
There is something radically wrong
with the economic conditions of the
country when all the branches of indus
try are suffering. The report of the
New York commissioner of labor sta
tistics contains a sad story as to the
farmers of the Empire state.
In summing up this matter the COM
missioner says: THE farming indus
try in our state is in a most deplorable
condition, with exceedingly poor pros
poets of recovery or Improvement in
the immediate future.
Summed up, the correspondence
shows that, as general rule, no interest
has been realized on farm investments
during the years 1894, 1895 and 1896;
that where there were no mortgages
requiring interest payments, farmer
was considered almost miraculously
fortunate if his income from products
could be made to pay the cost of pro-
duction.
even that degree of success was only
attainable by stinted allowances for
household expenses and by starving the
soil; and when the farmer was ham,
pered by mortgage Indebtedness he
ran behind and incurred the penalty of
foreclosure"
Under healthy condition of business
the New York farmers ought to be pros
porous. They have the advantages of
an adjacent market, reasonably low
freight rates, excellent soil, cheap, la
bor-saving machinery, low wages and
the great demands of the largest city
in the United States to supply.
Why should the farmers of New
York be poor? Why should the nom
producers of the metropolis be rich?
Why should the men who raise the food
products be unable to pay expenses?
Why is it that the value of farm lands
has fallen from so to IS per cent?
These questions have been answered
by the royal commission on agriculture
of Great Britain. The gold standard has
impoverished the farmer; it is impov-
erishing the manufacturer, and it is
beneficial to no one on the face of the
globe except the men who deal in money.
Chicago Dispatch.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-03-17
VALE OF WHISPERS.
Those who Need Them Most Often
Have Trouble in Raising Them.

Those who Need Them MOst Ofeen
Have Trouble in Raising Them.
II would give five years of my life,'
said 81 young attorney, who is beardless,
ito hive your whis<ers." This was said
to friend who was supplied with album
dant whiskers. "Now, you as a clerk
have no use for that hair ON your face.
| 1t might be better if you did not have it
| at all. While here am |, who need 1t I'D
| my business and yet cannot raise
beard to save my life. 1t seems to me
that the per capita circulation OF hair
is inadequate to the needs of the nation.
I have never had the slightest use for a
razor in all my life, and yet such
beard as yours would be worth, at least,
S., 900 a year to me as lawyer. Stran-
gers hesitate to employ an attorney in
an important case if he has not beard.
Of course, there are exceptions to this
rule, but it generally holds good, just
the same. If man is portly and has
good address, it does not so much mat
ter about the beard, but, taking the
average lawyer or professional man,
the beard cuts considerable figure.
81 have a brother, who is in business
where beard is of no particular bene-
fit, and yet he is bearded like pard.
He is taken for doctor every day. One
day last summer, when he was walking
on the West side, woman rushed out
of house and insisted on his coming
in to see her husband, whom she
thought dying. The other morning he
was coming downtown in a North State
street car, when a woman asked the
conductor how she should get to st.
Luke's hospital. The conductor could
not tell her, but he looked around the
car and picked out my brother and said
to him: Doctor, what street is ST. Luke's
hospital on?' Whenever he goes to
drug store the clerks call him Doc, and
give him professional discount.
went in with him one day and the clerk
was talking to real doctor about some
new and powerful medicine. He turned
to my brother and said: Doctor, what
has been your experience with hrtyjki-
dlpeke?' or whatever the name of the
stuff was. Blamed if my brother did
not put on a professional voice and talk
for five minutes about the medicine, and
he didn't know whether it was taken
in capsules or to be rubbed on the
scalp. "-Chicago Chronicle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-03-17
OPINIONS AND POINTERS.

a revival of democratic enthu-
siasm follows wherever Mr.. Bryan goes.
Atlanta Constitution.
Struggle as McKinleyism may, re-
publicanism is doomed. War or no war,
democracy will sweep the country this
fall.-Chicago Chronicle.
THE money repaid to the govern
ment for it's loan to the Kansas Pacific
railroad will of course be counted in as
Ding1ey tariff revenue, but it is the sort
of an income that a needy man gets by
selling his observation-disclosures City
Times.
The apologists for the Dingley
bill are having a hard time of it-so
hard that they are compelled, as one
was the other day, to add the internal
revenue and land sales to the customs
as the revenue from the Dingley bill"
N. Y. World.
-McKinley's administration closes
its first full year. It has been year
which will shed no luster upon the re-
publican party. In full and complete
control of all the departments of the
government, it is only recording a sol
emn fact known to all to say that the
people are disappointed, and that they
have reason to be.-Atlanta Journal.
Export trade is what the nation
needs more than a home market Sc
cured by paternalistic protection. Our
resources and manufacturing capabi1i-
ties are such that we can successfully
hold the home market and make good
stand in foreign markets through open
comDetition This was fully demon
strated by the progress made under the
last previous tariff.-Manchester On.
H. Union.
How much longer can the work
ingmen of New England or any other
part of the country be deluded with
the notion that protective tariff is es-
sential for prosperity, when they see,
in less than six months after the pas
sage of the Dingley law. 0,0GO men
striking against reduction of wages
in the industry supposed to have the
most scientific tariff schedule of ALP
Utica IN. " Observer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-03-17
Returned FROM CUBA.

A.rLsaA OF Senator Proctor and Party at
ney west Col. NJ. NJ. Parker Talks
ABOUT the Trip Famine and Suffering
among the Reconcentrados Almost In
describable Everyone in Havana Knows
tnae the Maine was Blown Up."
New YORK. March IA special to
the Evening World from Key West,
Fla, says:
Among the passengers on the Olivette
from Havana was Senator Proctor, of
Vermont. who has been making study
Of Cuba and the Cubans With him
was Col. NJ. NJ. Parker, of Washington
As soon as Senator Proctor had regis
tered he sent up his card to Admiral
Sicard. He was shown to the admiral's
room and was closeted with him for
hours. The object of the interview
presumably is to deliver the admiral
some messages from Commander Con-
verse of the Montgomery.
Col. Parker said to World reporter:
THE senator's tip to Cuba was
merely to satisfy himself as to the real
merits of the Cuban question. 1t has
no political significance whatever. The
famine, suffering, and awful destitu-
ton among the reconcentradoS is al
most indescribable. The alcalde of
Matanzas told me that 80, 900 persons
had died of starvation in that city dur
ing the last year. and that 5000 had
died during February.
I'm a ward of the hospital at Matan-
Zas there are 100 CubanS, most of them
sleeping on the floor. We spent half
hour at the hospital, and during that
time three of the patients in that ward
died. Blanco's order modifying Wey-
ler's ''reconcentrados" edict has not
gone into effect, but when it does l do
not believe that it will help matters
any. Around every town is trocha.
Any citizen who walks outside of it is
liable to be shot by a Spanish
sentry. Blanco's order permits them
TO go outside the troacha for
few hours every day, but does not re-
move the sentries, and as long as they
remain Cubans are not going to ven
lure outside
1--WE were just about to enter hotel
one day with our party, in which were
several ladies. group of Spanish Of
6cers were standing at the door. Asw
passed, one of them said in Spanish: L
should like to have an order to kill
these people
Every American in Cuba now is
watched as though he were a criminal.
The Spaniards hate US, and do not hest
late to say so.
Everyone in Havana now knows
that the Maine was blown up. Span
iards nc longer deny it. They do not
seem to be very sad over it, either.
Are we going to have war? Well. if
we don't 1 shall be surprised"
Col. Parker said all the American
consuls in Cuba are doing their best in
the distribution of relief supplies ex-
sept Consul Magyar, at Cienfueges, who,
the colonel said, denied that there was
much suffering, and who seemed to be
in Sympathy with the Spaniards.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-03-17
The odor of the Opera.

The confirmed opera goer drew long
breath. THAT would make me happy il
it blew over my grove" he murmured
blissfully. The woman with him looked
at him doubtfu1ly. Whats blowing?"
she asked, unsympathetically. Its
the perfume" he explained. zone al.
ways gets it when the curtain rises on
the second act. The house is full by
that time and the odors of the flowers
and perfumes have grown heavy. The
air is close and oppressive during the
e.,tr'acte; but when the curtain goes
up the draught sweeps out and catches
that indescribable odor and whirls il
up here to the dress circle. It's not like
anything else. No theater has it. It's
the essence of opera flowers and laces
and jewels and beauty and music. I'd
recognize Whit of it in Paradise Just
ask any old chap who has been coming
here for years about it. He'll know
what / mean."-N. Y. Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-03-17
EUROPEAN JEALOUSIEs.
Their Race for Territory and Influence
Making Life Miserable for the Chinese.


Making Life Miserable for the Chinese.
PEKIN, March 12.-The British min.
ister, Sir Claude NJ. Macdonald, visited
the Chinese foreign office on Tuesday
and lodged a strong protest against the
cession of Port Arthur to Russia, say.
ing it would destroy the balance OF
power in China. The Chinese officials,
however, declared their inability tc
withstand the Russian demands.
NJ. Pavloff, the Russian charge de af,
flares, wished the cessions to take
place within five days, in order to fore.
stall the arrival of his successor, M.
Speyer, but China required q longer
time to consider the matter and there
fore the negotiations were transferred
to st. Petersburg.
Russia is still exerting pressure to
bring about the dismissal of the Brit
ish railroad engineers. The tsung-li.
yamen referred the matter to the di-
rector of railroads, who declared their
services to be indispensable, regardless
Of their nationality.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-03-17
MEN ALSO AFRAID OF MICE.
One Particular In Which They ''Tak
After Their Mothers.

One Particular In Which They ''Take
After Their Mothers.
A man never admits that he is
afraid of a rat or mouse, and when he
sees a timid woman fee from one of
these undesirable rodents to place of
safety on top of a piece of furniture,
or other handy elevation, he generally
assumes an air of superiority, laughs at
her timidity, SCOTS at the idea of one
of these creatures injuring anybody,
and oftentimes gets Disguised at what
he terms 'cowardice."
But the man who insists he is not
afraid of rat or even little mouse
is in reality foolish, and this can be
demonstrated should he come in con-
tact with one of them. You never saw
anyone who desired to, or could coolly
handle even dead rat. Human beings
have a natural dislike for rats.
Yesterday afternoon big, stalwart
man, who looked as if he might face
death without fiinching, was passing
along Fourth street. When near the
corner of Pearl street he emitted a
screech that was terrifying, and
brought the pedestrians along the
thoroughfares to standstill. The man
was clasping his leg with his hands and
hopping across the street like buck
ing broncho. He shouted as if suf-
fering excrutiating pain, and several
persons went to his assistance. The
only thing the matter with him was
a young rat had crawled up his trousers
leg. The rodent was extricated and ex-
terminated. Then the big, ''brave" man
mopped the perspiration from his pale
brow and stole sheepishly away.
The crowd which had gathered
laughed and fell to telling experiences
with rats.
"While out hunting with a friend
some years ago. said one man, II saw
a similar case. We were crossing a
wheat stubble when little mouse ran
up his trousers leg. He screamed and
! thought he had been bitten by rat
tier. He dropped his gun and ran
around in frantic manner until l re-
moved the rodent"
A number of other interesting expert
ences with rats were told, and nearly
all agreed that after what they had
heard and seen a man is just as much
afraid of rat as woman.-Sioux City
Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-03-17
Street Cars Tied Up a. Saginaw.

SAGINAW, Mich, March 12.-All the
street car lines in the city are tied up,
and the people are walking. The
90 conductors and motormen went on
strike at 900 a. m. by order of a com
mittee of the local branch of the
Analgamated Association of Street
Railway Employees. All cars OF
the Union and Consolidated lines were
promptly headed for the barns. The
men demand regular hours and pay for
overtime. They have been working IA
to 10 hours daily. The receivers of the
road last night declined to accede to
their request
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-03-17
a BIack Eve for PowderIv.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE senate
committee on immigration has re-
ported adverS -ly on the nomination OF
Hon. 7. v. Powderly to be commits
sioner of immigration. The nomina-
ton had been held up in committee for
several weeks on account of the alb
sence of Senator Chandler. He having
returned to Washington the matter was
brought up and the vote being taken,
Mr.. Chandler united with the demo.
cratic senators tS secure an adverse re.
port. It is believed that the report
will be made the basis of an animated
cor. roversy in the senate.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-03-17
PROSPERITY IS HERE.
A Chance for the People to Learn n
Useful Lesson.

A Chance for the People to Learn a
Useful Lesson.
This is prosperity. Every corporation
paper in the country is shouting pros.
perity and claiming that it is here.
Stocks and bonds are up. Wheat is 4
dollar bushel. This certainly is pros.
perity.
Now that prosperity is here, stand off
and look at it. This is just the kind OF
prosperity that the contributors to the
republican campaign corruption fund
paid for, and they are getting their
money back with interest. AS matter
of fact, there are some signs that times
are not quite so hard for common people
this winter as those of year ago. There
are a few more men at work. True,
wages have been reduced, and millions
are yet unemployed, but the total wage
fund has probably slightly increased,
We are enjoying a boom. In n short
time orators will be talking about the
good times of 1885,"
Millions fondly believed that pros
perity" would bring to them increased
wages and added comforts of life. They
expected Il demand for labor in excess
of its supply. Such time will never
come under the present industrial sys-
tenn. These are the best times the
century will witness. They will be fol-
lowed by another panic and another
period of depression. This is dismal
prediction, but it is as sure of fulfill
ment as the hazard that day will
follow night. The factories are
not running at their full capac-
ity. They cannot. There is no
market for their output. When the
bubble of speculation is pricked, as it
soon will be, thousands of feeble con-
Germs will go down in the crash and
lie swallowed up by the trusts, syndi-
Gates and combines. This is the iron
law of our development. The day of the
small manufacturer and the small cap
i5alist is ended.
Prosperity may last few months,
year or perhaps little longer. Study
it's characteristics closely. You will
never fully realize that it was here I'm
til the reaction comes with its years of
misery, poverty and violence. Hard
times" are gone. prosperity" is here
How do you like your share ?-The New
Time.
The Dingley tariff doubled the
duty on hay, making it four dollars per
ton, which is prohibitive. This leaves
the field open for monopoly, and ac-
cordingly trust, having its headquar-
tiers at Chicago and embracing the lead
ing buyers and shippers in the middle
west, has just been organized. The
consolidation is known as the American
Hay company and it is capitalized at
$45,O0O,O 900, taking rank among the big
trusts of the land. It will control the
buying and selling prices, SO that the
farmers as well as the consumers with
in the scope of the operations of the
combine will have occasion to appreci-
ate the beauties of Dingleyism.-Illi-
nois State Register
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-03-17

Escape the rigors of the winds this month
by going South over the Louisville & Nash
vile Railroad. This line has a perfect
through-car service from cities of the North
to all Winter Resorts in Georgia, Florida,
along the Gulf coast in Texas, Mexico and
California.
The Florida Chautauqua now in session
best lecturers and entertainers, in climate
which is simply perfect. Very low rates
for round trip tickets, on sale daily.
Homeseekers' Excursions on the first and
third Tuesday. Tickets at about half rates.
For full particulars write to G. p. Atmore,
G. P. A, Louisville, KY, or Geo. b. Horner,
D. p. A, st. Louis, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-03-17
THE CUBAN ELECTIONS.
The Conservatives, After q Long Debate
Agree to Participate.


Agree to Participate.
HAVANA, March 1.-THE central
committee of the conservative party,
nfter a debate which lasted until a
m, agreed to take part in the forth
com ing elections. The attitude of the
conservatives, however, does not mean
that they accept the autonomous form
of government, or that they will con-
tribute to it's establishment. The con-
servatives will only accept the posi-
tions to which they may be elected, so
as to watch the proceedings of the
autonomists, defend their interests
and Enable them to protest
IN parliament against the new
regime, against the calumnies
circulated by the Madrid press,
and against their arbitrary ex-
elusion from popular repre- sentation in
the city councils and provincial as
semblies," etc, although the conserva-
tives claim to represent 80 per cent. OF
the wealth of the island, and assert
that they are paying 20 per cent. of all
the taxes