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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-18
OBJECTIONS OvHRRULED.
Decision of Court In Case Of Banding VS.
Sayles- Other Cas-. S.

Among the more important matters
PASSED upon this morning by Judge
Douglas In the common pleas division OF
the Supreme Court were the following:
Objections to the auditors report in the
case of Charles l.. Handing vs.. william
II. sayles, overruled and q decree entered
confirming the aw ard Of $40. 600 TO The
plaintiff. The defendant has filled excep-
tons to this decision.
In the case OF Daniel L. Larkin vs.
George q. Bailey the plaintiff WAS allow
ed to incrsase the ad damnum OF his writ
to e4600.
Nil aicit Judgments were entered in
the following cases: Logan 81 Sprocl VS..
ice Harper, decision for the plnintitf
for ga. SO and double costs: Hartwell.&
Richards company VS.. klidore Bibeault.
decision for the plaintiff for $500 debt and
double costs; Charles w. Lake VS.. Gard
liner y. Lushsr, decision for the plaintiff
for $2S87 m costs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-18
Taft Arrested.

Earl Taft. . smart looking young fellow,
was arrested ut his headuarters in the Butts
block, and was arraigned in the Sixth District
Court this morning on the charge Of keep
ing . common nuisance. He pleaded not
guilty and was held for trial In the sum Of
$1,000 until Tuesday. He succeeded in getting
bail. II was in his rooms that two young
men and two girls y ere arrested . few days
ago, the girls having been sentenced to q
term Of six months At the state work house.
and one Of the men to the state farm for n
like term on the charge Of being lewd and
WAnton persons.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-18
RICHMOND rRAnsoN HoBsoN.

The report that came from Madrid was
that the exchange had been authorized,
70 II IN surmised that the Spanish gov
eminent has not yet found Of
communicating its decision TO General
Blanco. Some OF the naval officers are
pulling long faces over the projected
promotion OF Hobson TO the rank OF
lieutenant commander-not that they
object to his reward. but they feel that
II is hard that some means could not
be found to do this without practically
injuring the ESQ officers whom he will
jump.
The Cadiz fleet is being narrowly
watched. although the naval view Is
not similar to hat taken by the army
officers. The former DO not attach as
much Importance TO this fleet as the lat
ter, and few OF the officers can be found
to believe hat the ships Will venture
far from the Spanish coast, much less
attempt TO cross the Atlantic or go TO the
Philippines. The list " vessels In this
feet is rather formidable In sound. but
as a matter OF fact II includes not more
than two up to date modern war yes
sells. excepting the torpedo gunboats.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-18
HOLDING A
COUNCIL OF WAR

Washington. June 18-A war Council
is In session ct the White HOUSE, Presi-
lent Mckinley. Secretaries Long n
Alger. Gen. Miles, Admiral Sioard aud
Capt. Mshsn are present considering fu-
turs plans. Council 10 secret. Of oours
Assistant Secretary MeiElsjohn was In
the council q snort time. 1t lasted about
two hours. Nothing was given out con
corning IL. Secretary Alssr remarking
that whers the movement of troops was
concerned be GOULD say nothing. The
Council was Of more than ordinary i'm
porrauce.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-18

Among the % candidates who re-
ported at the Military academy at West
Point for examination recently is Her
bert Zettler krumm, an alternate 10
Emmett Clarence Kramer o. Ohio lie
appeared in the uniform Of a soldier.
having come direct from an Ohio bat
terry in camp az Chickamauga. where he
has been ON duty for several weeks. II
is many years since n volunteer soldier
direct from TIE field has appeared AT
West Point seeking an appointment as
cadet New luk Sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-18
SHAW'S CLAIM.
Seeking to Recover $39.50O From
the City Of Providence.
Claim Is Bas 1 on Alleged Improper
Estimates For a Sewer.

After many delays, the trial Of the big suit
OF sewor Contractor Frederick II Shaw
against the city OF Providence TO recover
damages alleged to be due to improper esii-
mates for a big sewer near Fields Point. was
begun in Judge wilbur's court today. After
the formal statement of the case to the jury
that body went for a view OF the land through
which the sewer was laid.
MIR. Shaw claims that in building the sewer
he unexpectedly struck quicksand, and the
extra work this caused made IL necessary for
him to expend some $50, 500 beyond the con-
tract price Of the work.
Bassett % Mitchell are attorneys for MIR
Shaw and City solicitor Colwell and assistant
City Solicitor Baker represent the city.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-18

The detective department 10 looking up
three cases of breaking and sntsrins that
happened last night. The tirst was at
theodore Gouch's blacksmith shop on
James street. A window was broken,
and q Elobsrt rife taken.
q. II. Tarbox vported that bis house
on Stokes street was broken into and %
taken from 10 trousers pocket which
were hanging In q closet.
Jacob James OF "a Willird avenue com
planned that his barn was entered au6 q
lot of vegetables stolen.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-18

Mary Holden has, through her father, for a
second time begun suit against tho Union
Company to recover 5000 damages
for injuries received while q passenger on an
East Providence car. In some mysterious
way Miss Holden's clothing caught frc, and a
failure 70 prove the company responsible for
the presence Of fire In the car led TO che
granting Of . non-suit In the previous case
Page d Psgee are counsel for the plaintiff.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-18

Judge Rogers in the Appellate Court today
granted the respondent in the case Of Abra-
ham n Cameihof W. Lena Csmslhor an
allowances Of IS . week, 10 be paid by the com
piainsnt. her husband. who has been for some
seeking . divorce. Mr. camelhor must
also psy Balou 3 Tower, Mrs Csmelhor's
couns<i. the sum 81 So for defending her
sx<inss the charges made In his petition.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-18

%. Al III events mo got STACKS OF material
out Of the king and used u In "A book.
The trip lasted two or three years Alto
gcthcr. and ON his return TO England
Norman went on tho London Chronicle,
with which paper he has been connected
ever since. Be also married, his bride be-
ing a charming girl who writes for the
press herself.
His combined income as journalist n
writer Of books is now said to be m
where up in the ten th~ousands--of dollars,
not sterling. DExTEe MARSHALL.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-18

A Washington girl wrote to her broth
er, In camp nc Chickamauga, asking
him what be and his comrades stood
most Ia need Of. His answer came re-
Gently. II was brief but full Of meaning
10 every officer who has suffered from
the modern girls brass button craze.
Dear sister" IL ran. "send me safety
pins. I've inst met 10 now girls. -
New York World
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-18

turbed over the casa, and talked away
very freely with CAPTAIN McDonnsll
about the unfortunate affair. As there
was no charge against her she was
TO go. A further examination
or the effects of SpraRue revealed 4 pic-
turs of his i0-year old boy. and Q letter
from Inspector stack Of Toronto recon-
mending him as IN oraanist to one Of
the leading churches Of that city.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-18

Tbe American wheelmen Club of Prov
idence has decided TO run TO Rocky Point
tomorrow morning. They will leave ttc
cIunroom. No. ~ Cranston street at .
o'elocy
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-18

vADIEss Chichester's English Pennyroyal Pills
u Diamond Q = o Brand, are the Beet: ,,. safe. s:, s1,
i' Chi. chichssssr Sicsrs e.. 1pJIil.naia.D.' .fs.-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-18

The navy officials are somewhat pug
xled at the failure of the effort to ex-
change Hobson and his crew just an
10 not permanent. but simply means that
the Havana authorities have not yet
been authorized to exchange prisoners.
The herald., 1898-02-20

Below the peak stretching far to
right and left, lay barren beach which
had evidently once been washed by sea
waves. because it was marked by long
curved ridges such as the advancing
and retiring tide leaves upon the shores
of the ocean.
This beach sloped rapidly outward
and downward toward a profound
abyss, which had once, evidently, been
the bed of a sea, but which now ap-
peared to us simply as the empty,
yawning shell of an ocean that had
long vanished.
1t was with no small difficulty, and
only after the expenditure of consider
able time. that all the floating ships of
the squadron were gradually brought
to rest on this lone mountain top of
the moon. In accordance with my re-
quest, Mr.. Edison had the flagship
moored in the interior Of the great
ruined watch tower that 1 have de-
scribed. The other ships rested upon
the slope Of the mountain around us.
| Although time pressed for we knew
that the safety Of the earth depended
upon our promptness in attacking
Mars. yet it was determined to remain
here at least two or three days in order
| that the wrecked car might be re-
| paired. 1t was found also that the
passage of the highly electrified meteor
had dlsarranged the electrical machn-
cry in some of the other cars. SO that
there were many repairs TO be made
besides those needed to restore the
wreck.
| Moreover, we must bury our unfor-
tunate companions who had been killed
| by the meteor. This, in fact, was the
/ first work that we performed. Strange
was the sight. and stranger our feel
ings, as here on the surface of a world
distant from the earth. we performed
that last ceremony of respect which
rnortals pay 20 mortality. In the On.
c!ent beach ait the foot of the peak we
made deep opening and there covered
forever the faces OF our friends, leaving
them to sleep among the ruins of en-
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lected around their prey. Their dis
appointment over the fact that no other
marks of anything resembling human
h2bitation could be discovered, was
very great.
1t was the hope of making such other
discoveries that led to the dispatch of
the various expeditions l have already
named ! had chosen to accompany the
car that was gcing to Aristarchus, be-
cause, as every one who had viewed
the moon from the earth was aware.
there was something very mysterious
about that mountain. / knew that it
/ was crater nearly thirty miles in
diameter and very deep, although its
floor was plainly visible.
What rendered it remarkable was the
fact that that floor and the walls of the
crater. particularly on the inner side,
Slowed with a marvellous brightness
which rendered them almost binding
| when viewed with a powerful telescope.
| SO bright were they, indeed, that the
eye was unable to see many of the de-
tails which the telescope would have
made visible but for the flood of light
which poured from the mountains. Sir
i William Herschel had been so COM
pletely mis!ed by this appearance that
| he supposed he was watching a lunar
volcano in eruption.
1t had always been difficult cues
ton what caused the extraordinary
( luminosity OF Aristarchus. No end OF
hypothesis had been invented to ac-
count for it. Now l was to assist in
settling these questions forever.
From Cape Heracides to Aristarchus
the distance in an air line was some
: thing over 900 miles. When we had ar
rived within about a hundred miles of
! our destination we found ourselves
! floating directly over the so-called Har-
binger Mountains. The serrated peaks
of Arst2rchus then appeared ahead OF
us, fairly dazzling in the sunshine.
It seemed as If a gigantic string Of
diamonds. every one as great as q
mountain peak. had been cast down up
on the barren surface of the moon anf
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calling their attention to the fact that
.hc outline OF the peak terminating
the cape was such as to present "A re-
-narkaible resemblance to human
face, Enthusiastically n feminine coun-
tcnance, seen in profile. and possessing
no small degree of beauty. To my as
tonishment, this curious human SEM
blance still remained when we had ap-
preached so close to the moon that tho
mountains forming the capes filled
nearly the whole field of view of the
window from which L was watching
It. The resemblance, indeed, was most
startling.
Can this, indeed. be Diana herself?"
1 said, half aloud, but instantly after
ward I was laughing at my fancy. for
Mr.. Edison had overheard me and ex-
claimed:
Where is she?"
"Who?"
Diana"
"Why. there" said, pointing to the
moon. But, iol the appearance had
gone even while I spoke. A swift
change had taken place in the line of
sight by which we were viewing it, and
the likeness had disappeared in conse-
quence.
few moments later my astonish-
ment was revived but the cause this
time was a very different one. We had
been dropping rapidly toward the
mountains, and the electrician in
charge of the car was swiftly and con-
stantly changing his potential, and.
like a pilot who feels his way into an
unknown harbor, erdeavoring to ap-
proach the moon in such manner that
no hidden peril should surprise us. AS
we thus approached l suddenly per-
ceived, crowning the very apex of the
lofty peak near the termination of the
cape. the ruins of what appeared to
be an ancient watch tower. 1t was
evidently composed of Cyclopean blocks,
larger than any that I had ever seen
even among the ruins Of Greece, Egypt
and Asia Minor.
Here. then. was visible proof that
the moon had been inhabited, although
probably it was not inhabited now
ca not describe the eXultant feeling
which took possession of me at this
discovery. 1t settled so much that
learned men had been disputing about
for centuries.
What will they say" I exclaimed,
when 1 show them a photograph of
that?"
The herald., 1898-02-20
TONGUE Twisters.

The popularity of Peter Piper's cele-
brated peck Of picked peppers viii
probably never wane as snare TO
catch the tongue that would fain be
agile; but the test has formidable
rivals. The following short sentences,
as their authors maintain, do wonders
in battling the ordinary powers or
speech: "Gaze on the gay gray brig
ade." "The sea ceaseth, and 1t sufh-
ceth U.S." Say. should such shapely
sash shabby stitches show?" Strange
strategic statistics" GlVe Grimes
Jim's gilt gig whip" Sarah In a shawl
sboveled soft snow softly" "a cup Of
coffee in a. copper coffee cup"
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! left to waste their brilliance upon the
| desert air OF this abandoned world.
As we rapidly approached. the daz
zlng splendor of the mountain became
almost unbearable to our eyes, and We
were compelled to resort to the device
practised by all climbers of lofty noun
tains, where the glare of sunlight up
on snow surfaces is liable to cause tenn.
porary blindness, of protecting our eyes
| with neutral-tinted glasses.
When we were compare lively near
the mountain no longer seemed to glow
, with uniform radiance, evenly dis
tributed over its entire surface, but
now innumerable points of light, all as
bright as so many little suns, blazed
away at us. 1t was evident that We
had before us a mountain composed Of
or at least covered with. crystals.
Without stopping to alight on the
outer slopes of the great ring-shaped
range of peaks which composed Aris-
tarchus, we sailed over their rim and
looked down into the interior. Here the
splendor of the crystals was greater
than on the outer slopes, and the broad
floor of the crater, thousands of feet
beneath US, shone and sparkled with
ONcIMIitlDllHS ldQIdLCt. as IL IL W civ aii
immense bin of diamonds, while a peak
In the centre famed like q stupendous
tiara incrusted with selected gems.
Eager to see what these crystals
were, the car was now allowed rapidly
to drop into the interior of the crater.
With great caution we brought 1t to
rest upon the blazing ground, for the
sharp edges OF the crystals would GER
tainly have torn the metallic sides of
the car II it had come into violent con-
tact with them.
Donning our air-tight suits and step
ping carefully out upon this wonderful
footing, we attempted to detach some
of the crystals. Many of them were
firmly fastened, but a few-some Of
astonishing size--were readily loosened.
A moments inspection showed that
we had stumbled upon the most mar
vellous work of the forces of crystal
lization that human eyes had ever
rested upon Some time in the past
history of the moon there had been an
enormous outflow of molten material
from the crater. This had overspread
the walls and partially filled up the
interior. and later its surface had flow
cred into gems. as thick as blossoms in
a bed of pansies.
The whole mass flashed prismatic
The herald., 1898-02-20
The Whole Mass Flashed Psmatic Rays lndescrbab Eeauy

rays of indescribable beauty and inten-
sity. We gazed at first speechless with
amazement.
''It cannot be, surely it cannot be-"
said Professor Mcssan, the famous
French chemist and maker of artificial
diamonds, at length.
"But it is" said another member of
the party.
''Are these damonds?" asked a third.
II cannot tell yet" replied the Pro-
fessor. "They have the brilliancy Of
diamonds, but they may be something
else"
Moon jewels" suggested a third.
These magnificent crystals. some OF
which appeared to be almost f1awless
varied in size from the dimensions OF
hazenut to geometrcal solids sew
eral inches in diameter. We carefully
selected as many as it was convenient
to carry and placed them in the car
| for future examination.
| On returning to Cape Heracides we
found that the other expeditions had
arrived at the rendezvous ahead of us
Their members had wonderful stories
to tell of what they had seen, but moth
ing caused quite so much astonishment
|
| show
The party which had gone to visit
! Plato and the lunar Alps brought back
however, information which. in a scen-
1 tific sense. was no less interesting than
what we had been able to gather
They had found within the curious
ring of Plato, which is circle of noun
tafns sixty miles in diameter, enclos-
ing a level plain remarkably smooth
over most Of its surface, unmis taxable
evidences of former habitation. A gi.
gantic city had evidently at one time
existed near the centre of this great
plain. The outlines of its walls an6
the foundation marks Of some of its
immense buildings were plainly made
out and elaborate plans of this van
ished canital of the moon were pre-
pared by several members of the party
One of them was fortunate enough t
The herald., 1898-02-20
copyright. 1895. by Garret. p. serviss.1

S1NOPSlsi.
The Martians 4 race OF far greater an
tiquitS thai, man, invade aud attempt 70
conquer the earth in order to relieve theu
over-poDulated planet. The INVASION Is Il
failure owing to the breaking out of pes
thence among the Martiaus. Astronomers .
report that indications on Mars pohat ~
prepara tons for Il new attack. Ihonl;ts
A. Edison, however announces that ne
has Il plan TO successfully resist second
Invasion He has invented a pracucal ar
ship propelled and controlled ny eicctric-
ity and Il wonderful engine OF deSlruc.,
iion. which he calls the i'DiSinteSrator;
This will cause the constituent particle
of any object ut which it may be directed
to so vihrate that the object Will be com
pletely and Immediately dispersed. Nheh
Mr.. Edison plans become known tnere
arises IA universal cry that the inhabit-
sive, and proceed against the Martiahs.
The rulers of all the nations assemble at
Washington to discuss the campaign. The
sum of Twenty-Five thousand mllllUn uol-
lars is subscribed to prosecute the war.
and Mr.. Edison is chosen director OF the
preparations. He promises TO have a
hundred air ships and three thousand DIS
integrators ready within six months lie
proves as good as his word. The fleet is
that can be thought of: such as working
and communicating where there is no at
mosphere, or in atmospheres different
from our own; signalling. etc. The heet
carries away about 1000 men. There are
many scientists aboard. Mr.. Edison S IN,
tention is to stop first at the moon, ana
the start is made at a time when our
satellite is in line with :he earth and
Mars.
The herald., 1898-02-20
VIII.

At length we gave ourselves up for
lost. There seemed to be no possible
way to free ourselves from the baleful
grip Of this terrible and unlooked-for
enemy.
AS the comet approached the sun it's
electrical energy rapidly increased. and
watching it with telescopes, for we
could not withdraw our fascinated eyes
from it, we could clearly behold the
fearful things that went on in it's nu-
cleus
This consisted of an immense num-
Der of separate meteors of no very
great size individually, but which were
in constant motion among one another,
darting to and fro. clashing and smash
ing together, while fountains of blazing
metallic particles and hot mineral va
pors poured out in every direction.
AS I watched 1t, unable to withdraw
my eyes, I saw imaginary forms re-
vealing themselves amid the flaming
meteor. They seemed like creatures in
agony, tossing their arms, bewailing in
their attitudes the awful fate that had
overtaken them, and fairly chilling my
blood with the pantomime of torture
which they exhibited. l thought of ar
! old superstition which I had otter
heard about the earth, and exclaimed
! "Yes, surely, this Is a flying hell"
| AS the electric activity of the comet
i increased, its continued changes Of po
| tential and polarity became more fire.
quent, and the electrical ships dartet
about with an even greater confusion
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fore Adam and Eve appeared in Para
disc.
VII.
While the repairs were being made.
several scientific expeditions were sent
out in various directions across the
moon. One went westward to investi-
gate the great ring plain of Plato and
the lunar Alps. Another crossed the
ancient Sea of Showers toward the
lunar Apennines.
One started to explore the immense
crater of Copernicus. which, yawninS
fifty miles across, presents wonderful
appearance. even from the distance of
the earth. The ship in which 1, myself.
had the good fortune to embark was
bound for the mysterious lunar noun
tain Aristarchus.
Before these expeditions started. a
careful exploration had been made in
the neighborhood of Cape Heraclides.
But. except that the broken walls OF
the watch tower on the peak, composed
of blocks of enormous size, had evil
IDENTIFY been the work of creatures en-
dowed with human intelligence, no re-
mains were found indicating the for
mer presence of inhabitants upon this
part of the moon.
But along the shore of the old sea,
just where the so-called Bay of Rain
bows separates itself from the abyss OF
the Sea of Showers, there were found
some stratified rocks in which the fas-
ciHated eyes of the explorer heheld the
clear imprint of a gigantic foot measur-
ing five feet in length from toe to heel.
The most minute search failed to re-
veal another trace of the presence OF
the ancient giant who had left the i'm
press of his foot in the wet sands of the
beach here so many millions of yeara
ago that even the imagination of the
biologists shrank from the task OF at
tempting to fix the precise period.
Around this gigantic footprint gath
cred most of the scientific members Of
the expedition, wearing their oddly
shaped air-tight suits, connected with
telephone wires. and the spectacle. but
for the impressiveness of the discovery.
would have been laughable in the eX-
treme. Bending over the mark in the
rock. nodding their heads together,
pointing with their awkwardly ac
coutred arms. they looked like an as
semblage of antediluvian monsters col
The herald., 1898-02-20
Sold Solder Pills.

There was an old lady in Charleston
not many years ago who turned a
penny by the sale of spider-pills which
wore considered a sovereign remedy for
certain fevers. The "d1ddy-long7leg'
spider was in great demand IN the
lower wards as long aus she lived.
The herald., 1898-02-20

pires and among the graves Of races
which had vanished probably ages be-
fore Adam and Eve appeared in Para
disc.