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

| ment they were ready to take their
baggage and go into action. This was
as much the case at the beginning as at
the end OF the maneuvres. i was very
much struck with the perfect condition
OF the troops and with the commissar-
lat supplies. and the efficiency and good
organization OF the staff. Every detail
that gees to the maintenance ef IT. great
army in the field was perfectly mas
tered-not even a linch-pin was forgot
ten. l have never seen the details of
everything in such perfect condition
nor did / ever dream that such a. per-
feet spirit OF discipline could prevail
everything was of a very high standard
indeed.lt was great lesson, lin view of
the very common fault of want of prep
aration at a time of emergency. Not
only was no detail overlooked but ey-
everything was in its place and the the
men II sed things as If they knew ex-
actly what they We're for. The move
ments of the infantry on march were
elastic and regular. with enough free
dom to disarm those critics who COM
plain of too much stiffness. The in
fantry movements were as good as
those of the best American regulars.
The cavalry horses were splendid. but
some Of the artillery horses were
small. and did not seem so well adap-
ted for their work.
The Russian military attache. who
was doyen of the attaches. was every
where received by the enormous crowds
with cries of 'Vive la Russia" Like
all other international questions no
mention was made of the Cars recent
rescript, but occasionally cries were
raised OF ''Nive le desarmement."
In conclusion, General Bates said:
After years of expense. hard work
and professional ability, European ar
mics have solved the question OF or
ganiZation and management OF armies.
and IL would seem unwise for the Uni
ted states in any contemplated reor-
ganization OF it's forces not To take
advantage of the experience which Is
free 10 its command. In reorganizinR
our army IL is not SO necessary for us
10 invent as to copy and adapt that
which is best i'm the armies of Europe"
ST James Gazette
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08
DIE D..

AHEARNE--In this city, eth inst, Mar.
garet. widow OF Patrick Ahearne
aged 50 years
CHAPIN-In this city. eth inst. Eliza
Waterman. daughter OF William
Waterman and Anna Bush Chaplin
aged 81 years. months and "a days
EKMAN--In this city. eth inst, Anders
Ekman, aged 81 years.
HUMPHREYS--In Brooklyn. ~. ", LIST
inst, Abbie T.. Humphreys, daugh-
ter of the late Thomas q. and Alb
bic II. Humphreys. aged 81 years. ~
months and ls days, formerly OF
Providence. ". /.
HONAN--In Warren. eth inst, Cathe-
rine w, wife OF william r. Honan.
aged n years.
HOLLOWAY-In WEXFORD. 9Th inst,
George :. Holloway. aged SO years.
this city. 9Th inst, George
Fassei, son OF Joseph and Rhody
Kelley. aged II years. months and
Is days.
MEE-rn woonsocket, Wednesday. Eth
inst. Al his home. - Cato street,
Timothy Nee aged SO years.
this city, Tth inst.
Jane Pitnan. wife OF the late jacob
Silnray eyed ei years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08
THE FRENCH ARMY PREPARED


Much has been heard lately or the
condition of the French army. The fol-
lowing interview. which a representa-
tive OF the ST. James Gazette has had
with Gen. Bates. the military attache
OF the American embassy i'm London,
will be OF interest.
Gen. Bates has only just returned
from the French army maneuvers, and
Is leaving for Paris I'm order 10 act as
military attache TO theHispano- Amer
lean Peace Commission: II was DOW
erfully impressed" said the general
with all i saw during the maneuvres
The general sentiment seemed TO be
that they were simply "a rehearsal OF
an action which was expected, and
which the army was perfectly ready 10
perform very soon. The French Off
GERS We're absolutely and entirely alb
sorbed in their work and i'm their pro-
fession, 10 the exclusion of everything
else. This was more evident than I'm
the case OF any officers with whom |
have been associated. The sentiment
was simply my regiment my army
corps, my army and there WAS no
room for anything else. In the case OF
the men, they We're perfectly trained,
hardy and intelligent: but, as with all
European troops i have seen, one
missed the appearance of intelligent
appreciation SO noticeable among the
rank and file of the American army.
"All the troops" continued Gen.
Bates. who were under arms were per-
fectly prepared for war At any mo-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08

The great canals Of the world and
the growth of the business passing
through them are discussed in a series
Of tables just published by the Treas
ury Bureau Of Statistics I'm it's latest
issue of the Summary of Commerce and
Finance. The business of the Suez
canal the Kaiser Wilhelm canal, the
st. Mary's Falls, the wellund and New
York canals, and incidentally the COM
merce passing through the Detroit Riv-
er are given in detail for IL term of
years and thus presents statistical data
convenient for those desiring to study
the question OF ship canals connecting
great bodies of water. The Suez canal
shows a net tonnage Of 6576 tons In
1869, It's first year, i36. .G09 in 1870, over
a million in 1872. more than two mil
lions In 1873, and a steady Increase un-
I'll 1891, when the figures reached $685.
az. since which time there has been
comparatively little change, the figures
for 1897 being slightly below those OF
1895, but 90 per cent I'm excess of those
OF 1857. and more than three times those
OF 1877. The Kaiser Wilhelm canal.
which has been in operation but three
years. shows an increase of 20 per cent. |
In that period i'm the tonnage passing
through it. that of the first year after
It's opening being 1906. 1888. and that for
the fiscal year ending March 81, 1898. -
100 Ieh.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08
THERE is NO PLATONIC LOVE.

DO you believe Platonic love is pos
sible between young unmarried nnen
and women young married man said
to me not long ago." writes Frances
Evans i'm the December Ladies' Home
Journal more likely 10 be possible
between them than between married
man and "a young. unmarried woman
/ replied He looked at me n moment
then the color mounted TO his face as
he replied 'You are rather hard on us.
Women blush for nothing. but "a man
never colors up without a cause. That
red 1ush. although it was for the sex
OF Inherited trousers. not for himself
particularly, would have confirmed me
In my belief had been a bit shaky-
which / was not. What did he mean by
Platonic love anyway? What do we all
mean when we use that epithet? Look
first az the dictionary definition. Pla-
tonic love: a pure spiritual love sub
sisting between the sexes, which re-
CARDS the mind and its excellencies
only That last clause, regarding the
mind only upsets the theory OF PIa-
tonic love entirely. The truth Is. that
there is no such thing existing between
any man and woman. As soon as the
feeling OF regard between people of OPP
poslte sex grows strong enough To be
designated az love. IL emanates from
the heart. not from the brain and IL
not interested alone In tho eNcellencies
NJ the mind although mental attraction
In many cases ~ the first cause OF the
love. The clearest form OF expressing
affection for any one is by means OF n
raress given with the hands. arms and
lips. This IL natural and right when the
Affection is allowable--as betwee,.
mother and child. husband and wife. or
brother and sister"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08

any other power. or course. he trusted
indeed, was sure. that no animosity
existed either way as between English
man and Frenohman. But were gov
ernments always representative OF pub
lie opinion or did they never do things
for temporary political effect against
their better judgment and their real
sentiments? lie feared SO, did this i'm
sinuating British ambassador i'm his adj
dress at the banquet of the British
Chamber of Commerce I'm Paris. And
then he went on 10 condemn the policy
Of pin pricks" and warned whomever 1t
might concern to refSin from further
nagging of the British lion. such "A
policy" ne declared, "must inevitably
perpetuate irritation. which high
spirited nation must eventually feel is
And he entreated the
pursuers OF such a policy ito resist the
temptation" to fool with the Soudan as
regulated by Great Britain"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08

Great Britain took hold OF the Fasho-
da case with ungloved hands. she
cleaned her big ships and loaded them
with fighting ammunition. France was
pugnacious for a few days and then she
closed the Fashoda Incident by order
ing Marchand out of the district she
didn't do it bit gracefully. though.
There was nothing OF her proverbial
courtesy that usually distinguishes her
even when she is compelled to bow to
the sorry inevitable. Indeed she got
into case of dumps over It. and the
Partisan press and some OF her public
men talked heatedly and rather more
than was really necessary Meantime
Great Britain was in no gracious mood
over the matter. Her press and public
men talked. too, and seemed TO want 10
rub in into France Perhaps. i'm human
nature. Great Britain is to be pardoned
for her prolonged pugnacity after the
job seemed to be well cleaned up and 10
her entire satisfaction. We fellows
over here twisted the lions tail pretty
often between the settlement OF the
Alabama claims and the beginning of
the Spanish war. But OF all the folks
that have had their fling at sturdy
Britain, France has been the worst
She has twisted the lions TAIL stuck
pins In him. tweaked his ears. looked
down his mouth and made feints 10
slap his face, no end. And the British
lion has usually gaped and taken It all
undisturbed, though on occasion he has
shown his teeth for little. and dashed
his tail as an indication that the
fretting was beginning 20 tell on his.
temper And the Fashoda incident and |
the way France chose to get out of Il
plainly made the sturdy beast mighty
mad. IL stirred him all through. He
doesn't get over Il.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08
THE cANARIEs ANDUNcLE SAM.

we nj present comprlse--not journal
isticany BUT nationally - forty-five
states, five territories. one colony and
one annex. This list Cuba and the
Philippinesl lwil elongate. Unless both
are handed over soon we may, for the
| bother of the delay take the Canaries
also. Concerning Cuba and the Philip
| pirS-s we have been submerged with In
| formation. There is not a newspaper
| reader here who could not give points
To the oldest inhabitants on them. Con-
| cerning the Canaries we are not so well
posted. In view of future possibilities
| now is the time To subscribe. Kennel
Du das Land wo die Citronen blumen?
There IL Is. The Canaries are the For
| tunate Isles. The girls who used 10 live
there We're called the Hesperides. They
passed the time I'm eating oranges un-
der the chapronage of "A dragon. Her
cules killed the duenna and opened the
land TO commerce Thereafter the or
anges were used for export purposes.
They had "a specific quality. They act
ed as love philters, hence the duenna.
Still cultivated. they have lost their
savor. BY way Of compensation the
Canary grape produced wine that had
almost the same effect Not Hercules
but the phylloxera killed IL. OF the
name Pliny says: "Canaria, so-called
from dogs OF great size" Unless Spain
bestirs herself. there may bark at those
isles bigger ones yet. The disturbance
az an end, the list of our annexes will
be Increased. The more the merrier.
The CanarieS, however interesting
retrospectively. are strategically unim-
portant For the present at least. ON
the high road TO Spain. Puerto Rico Is
a posting house. The Canaries are an
other. But just now we are not post
ing in that direction. The Berlin Klad-
deradatsch recently provided series OF
cartoons labeled Yesterday. Today, To-
morrow. In the first Uncle Sam is dis
covered glurn and gloomy beside large
syphon Of DR.. Munroe's Seltzer Wasser
In the second there is Uncle Sam tight
tipsy from the alkoholsmus Of colonial
wine. In the third fighting drunk he is
disturbing the peace OF Europe. The
horoscope is funny but fallacious. The
label Is a libel. Uncle Sans interest
In Europe is OF the remote and unob-
trusive kind which a gentleman resid- /
ing on Fifth avenue may take in a Har- 1
lem neighbor. England may wiring /
Frances neck. Germany may eat her /
UP, Austria may disintegrate, Italy col 4
lapse, Spain crumble. the Car stalk 1
into Constantinople and, apart. from |
civil interest and the pleasure OF read
Ing about IL I'm che morning paper. Un-
Gle Sam would not give darn. How
HIS attitude may change-not tomor-
row but q century hence--he does not |
know, nor does the 'Kladdersadatsch"
either. In considering his Thanksgiv-
Ing turkey he has at present an eye to
the West indeed. bur only over those
channels which lead beyond IL to the
East--to that trade. already great and
greater which will follow
the flag across the Pacific. to the doors
Of the marts Of Cathay.--Edgar Saltus
In Golfers Weekly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08
HAWAIIAN COWBOYS.

| Generally speaking. Hawaiian ma
physique-tall, broad -shoudered and
muscular. Endowed as he is with these
attributes. 1t is no part of a Kanakas s
| creed to work. If he can possibly
| avoid IL. II seems almost constitu-
| tional, the aversion he has for work of
| any kind.
At one time, while living in the is
| lands. a friend was visiting me-, for
whose especial benefit arranged to go
| up into the mountains hunting wild
pigs. All plans were perfected, except
engaging a native "boy" TO go along
with US TO look after our horses,
camping outfit, etc. After dickering
with several. one was at last found
who agreed to accompany us for the
modest sum of SO day.
We were to start before sunrise next
morning. but the non arrival of our
boy kept us waiting until long after
that time, and We would have been
waiting yet had we not gone on with
out him. Several days afterward
met the individual. and inquired where
he was on the morning n question.
Apparently my upbraiding was the
first intimation he had had that he was
engaged for any particular day or Ia
quire where the young man had been
when we most wanted him. and my
information was - Home; asleep"
His excuse vast forgot"
Hawaiians have prediction for
any sort OF exertion In the saddle.
They are all expert horsemen, and will
generally embrace an opportunity to
be of any service when any riding is
TO be done. An adjunct to most OF the
sugar plantations in the islands is a
small ranch upon which the estate de-
pends for a supply OF working cattle
and fresh beef. Here IL il the native
is oftenest found at work, for the sim
pie reason that he In on a horse and
engaged In more or less exciting oc-
cupation.
The Hawaiian cowboy would put
many OF his Western prototypes to
blush as to feats of horsemanship. for
some OF the country ridden over by
Kanaka "spaniola" would cause cold
chills to run down the back OF a cow
puncher from the plains of Texas or
Nebraska. The latter country is level,
or at the most slightly unduating I'm it's
general character. while in the Hawain
Islands 1t is quite the reverse The cat
tie there have comparatively little
grazing land. and as consequence
stray far up the mountain sides and in
to the bush" looking for sustenance.
When the time comes for rounding up
and branding the Kanaka has no soft
snap" Some OF his riding is Nttle short
OF marvellous. Now down a steep grade
on the mountain side. floored with
loose rocks and lava, next into a belt
OF timber over fallen tree trunks and
a tangled underground, only
10 bring UP on the edge OF some precip-
itous gulch. Nothing daunted, horse
and rider scramble down TO the bottom.
ford the inevitable stream and up on
the other side as II the devil were after
them. All this on a keen jump, too.
whenever possible.--New York Com |
mercial Advertiser.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08

The New York canal tables show a
steady decrease since 1850 I'm the tons of
merchandise carried to tide water. The
number OF tons OF freight carried TO
tide water on the New York canals in
1850 was 4,o674O2; i'm 1890. 3,O2i,.6 and
i'm 1897, 1,S1s,2lS: while all other canals
mentioned as above indicated show
large gains in business meantime. The
reduction OF freight rates. especially on
the Great Lakes and by rail i'm competi-
ton with the lakes and their canals. is
also shown by series OF tables. These
show a material reduction in freight
rates between Chicago and New York,
whether carried by lake or rail, lake
and canals or by all rail, though the
reduction where carried by the all wa
ter route OF lake and canals is greater
than in cases where part or all OF the
transportation is by rail. The average
rates per b1shel for wheat from Chi
cago 10 New York by lake and canal
were in 1877. 11.24c per bushel; in 1887,
s.5c, and I'm 1897. 4.25c. In the combina-
tion of lake and rail freights the rates
fell from l5.sc. per bushei in 1877 to 12c.
i'm 1887, and 7.37c. in 1897, while the all
rail freights fell from 20.3c. per bushel
in 1877 to 15,74c. in 1887, and I232c. in
1897
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08

Such "A speech made in Paris by a
British ambassador is hardly calculated
TO make France feel any better al
though it may contribute to quiet her
down in the gloom Of the hole where
British craftsmanship seems disposed
TO consign her. The opinions of the
English press on the speech are various,
but the "thunderer" applauds its di-
rectness and does not regret it's un-
conventionality. Evidently the Fasho-
da incident has aroused Great Britain
60 much earnestness. The incident IT
self may be closed, but British states
men appear TO want to make France
shut up once and for all and quit the
long continued naggiug that reached
the unendurable stage in the Fashoda
case. All this is expressive of human
nature, and most likely it is justified
automatically. Az any rate, in every
quarter, Great Britain is pounding
France with vigorous vocabulary.
How France will retaliate IL is hard TO
guess. She has been peeping rather
of late.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08

Emperor William OF Germany wants
plenty of peace, too, and gives his
hearty endorsement to the now famous
proposition of the Gar for "a general
disarmament. This is very nice. The
most autocratic ruler on earth and the
most vigorous militarist appear to be
thus of one opinion in favor of beating
swords into ploughshare and bringing
TO pass the blessed era when nations
shall learn war no more. 1t is to be
doubted, however, IL the example will
chase the precept too hard. "You go
first" as the boys used TO say when
some one of us proposed doing stunts"
seems TO be the suggestion of the re-
spective powers that are apparently
deslrous of abolishipg their armies. IL
is not expected that the end OF the CEN
tufy will see the beginning OF the mil
lenium, by any means, or that anything
like IL will dawn for some years after.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08
It'd BITS.

Senator Hanna Is the owner of the
manuscript from which Gen. Grant
made his memorable speech az Warren
In the Garfield campaign. 10 was "A Gift
from Grant to the senator.
Virgil n. Baklluck. native of Braz-
"a. I'm the Adriatic. and a member of
san Francisco's police force, IL "A good
Latin and Greek scholar. and speaks
English. Russian. French. German.
Italian and spanish.
n number OF Democrats OF Augusta.
Ca. have organized a Roosevelt club. as
one OF them explained a. because NE
admire the man--because he went 10
the front and fought like patriot for
ms nag and Tor his country We ad-
nnre his bravery, bis devotion and his
ability
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08

The ST. Mary's Falls canal, connect
ing Lake Superior with the lower lakes.
shows more rapid gain than the suez.
The freight tonnage passing through
ST. Mary's Falls canal I'm 1881 is given
at 1887 reaching more than three
million tons in 1885. more than five mill
lion in 1857. more than seven million IN
1859, more than nine million i'm is9o.
more than II million I'm 1892. more than
10 million i'm 1894. and more than Is
million in 1897 Incidentally the freight
tonnage passing through the Detroit
River. which connects lakes Superior.
Michigan and Huron with Erie and
Ontario. Is shown TO have increased
from nine million tons in 1873 to q. 900
$40 in 1886, an increase I'm that time OF
200 per cent. while the Increase i'm the
registered tonnage through ~. Mary's
Falls canal alone IN that time Is from
2oi.a4G To i5,elag3s. The welland canal
tables shows that the quantity OF
freight passed through that canal n
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08
'TWlxT you AND ME-.

Il was interested by comparison o
the ways the several newspapers treat
ed that pltiable affair OF the death o.
Miss Chaplin.
Did you ever make note OF any
thing OF the sort?
Often by such q comparison in 8
particular instance You get very ac.
curate line on the character OF the re.
| spcctive newspapers. Perhaps by such
signs you may discover that the char
acter of certain newspaper is UNDER
| going n change: that il is falling away
from, or improving on, its reputation,
| as the case may be.
Now note the way the several pa
pers received and treated the news that
set the town a-talking, as such news
Will. but with hush and a sympathy
that were striking.
The News printed this i'm it's head
line: Miss Chaplin Killed by Gas;
Was Found Dead in Her Room; Gas
Jet was Wide Open; Believed to be a
Case OF Suicide
The Telegram put 1t this way:
Suicide by Inhaling Gas; Open Gas
Jet Told Sad Story; Cause Unknown:
Family Believes it was Mental Aberra-
ton"
Now this was the Bulletins style of
treating IL: Sensational Suicide: A
Well Known Young Woman Kills Her
self with Gas II is Believed She Arose
Some Time During the Night and
Turned on the Gas"
Now, these headlines are sugges-
tive. They indicate the mental pro-
respective newspapers.
Sensational Suicide," screamed the
Bulletin. AS If there was ever any
other kind Of a. suicide than sensa-
tional one! The only thing that could
make a suicide sensational" i'm par
ticular to a we'll regulated mind would
be I'd find IL not sensational
But the yellow journalistic mind de-
lights IN the words sensation and
sensational In my minds eye can
fancy the glee I'm the throat of the Bul.
letin reporter when he rushed into the
Office with this sensational suicide".i
his note book. Sensations" are not 20
he had every day by even the most
active of newspapers,
So the Bulletin declared it was n
suicide, and n sensational one. 1t de-
clared that the victim had killed her
self Perhaps the Bulletin said truly,
but in the absence OF an inquest no one
IN 4. .AI h.,
sibly know IT,
in how much better taste and |
temper was the Telegrams approach to |
a subject that filled so many hearts |
With sadness yesterday, The Telegram
said IL was "A Suicide by Inhaling |
ias"-just a suicide with no sensation
detectives about II. And IL referred to
he open gas JET i'm support of it's
mild statement that II was a case OF |
uicide.
But. without prejudice. I'll leave IL
o anybody II The News treatment of
he ease as per It's headlines wasn't
ot only in better taste than either OF
he others. but more accurate in every
espect. while not lacking in force.
ust refer back to the headlines quote
bove and see If you can find there one
tatement that is not absolutely correct
r one line that is not I'm excellent form,
presenting the case with equal con-
Iteration for the afflicted family and
purpose To give the public the exact
,cts, 80 far as they could possibly be
nown.
You can Judge newspapers even
atter than men. by what YOU see i'm
leir faces. THE CRANK.