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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-29

The atmosphere of courts is said to
breed such vices as jealousy and syc-
ophancy. Queen Victoria's new fa-
vorite. however. arouses neither envy,
hatred nor malice in the minds of those
about her majesty's person. Yet this
favorite has without doubt undue infiu-
ence with. the queen and even ventures
to issue commands to the greatest SOW
ereign in the world and to have them
obeyed too. He Is royal small boy.
who is soon to celebrate his fourth
birthday. and his title is Prince Ed
ward Albert OF York, promoted recently
by oyder OF the nursery to his first
trousers and doubtless as proud OF his
essentially male garments as Is the
veriest gamin OF the streets. The late
Duchess OF Teck. his maternal grand
mother. used to call him David. but the
queen calls him Albert, or rather Bertie.
He orders her majesty peremptorily to
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-29

the Italian. who followed meekly. on
Ger Mulyaney having insured his at
tendance by taking charge OF the organ.
Quite throng had gathered by the
time they reached the station house.
Mr.. Travers who was on his way home
from business. wondered greatly and
said to himself:
II was afraid those boys would get
into trouble when that company was
organized, but I'll have to see the boys
throSgh."
The fathers OF several others OF the
company Joined tho procession from
front porches. where they had been
reading tho evening papers.
When they reached the station house,
the sergeant. who was a jolly, good
natured man. was secretly much amused
over the whole proceeding.
what are these people charged with,
officer?" he inquired.
"Disturbln of the peace fur the dago
an assault an battery fur the kids.
They wuz thumpin the dago fur all they
wuz worth an him yellin like mad to
the great disturbance OF the neighbor-
hood"
What have you TO say for yourselves,
young men?" asked the sergeant. ad-
dressing the junior Ninth.
please. sir" said Tommy proudly,
I'VE didn't like 1t cause he played
Spanish music, and he wouldn't stop
when we told him to. We think that he
he's Spanish spy. He looks just like
what my papa says the 5paniards do.
When we told him to quit, he laughed,
and when said my men would charge
he only grinded some more"
Every one in the courtroom was smil-
ing by this time.
A man in the crowd who spoke Ital-
ian offered to act as interpreter. and
Antonio told how he had been peace
ably playing his organ in order 10 please
the good people who would give him
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-29
THE NINTH JUNIORS
AND
THE SPANISH SPY.

The Ninth infantry juniors ranged up
In front OF the organ grinder at the
captains order to halt. The organ was
wheeling out 'IIail. Columbia" and
at Captain Tommy Travers' order the
boys removed thoir caps ind stood at
attention. italian Antonio, although
scarcely comprehending the meaning of
IL all, was much pleased with this trib-
ute to his playing and looked forward
10 an excellent harvest OF pennies from
the little signors. The organ ratified on
into a Spanish fandango that in the
tenement house streets of the city al
ways sent the children dancing over the
pavement. Captain Tommy looked puz-
zled. 1t had a vaguely familiar sound.
Say Tom." said his chum. Lieuten-
ant Willie Barker. my sister plays that
hoppy tune. That's Spanish dance.
and she don't play IL any more cause we
are fighting Spain."
Tommy's patriotic blood fred. The
organ grinder was dark and swarthy
as all Spaniards are said to be, and
Tommy decided that this one must be
Spanish spy. He stepped boldly UP to
Antonio and. waving his sword. de-
manded:
Say. is that some Spanish music
you're a-playin?"
Antonio, not understanding English,
g-inncd and nodded pleasantly.
i We'll, you've got TO stop 1t. You can't
play no Spanish music In this town.
Antonio. imagining this to be some
compliment to his playing, merely
showed his teeth in wide smile and
ground industriously away.
"See here" continued the captain Of
the Juniors. 'if you don't stop playing
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-29

A spaniard was born in Spain. His
son. who was born In Cuba. is not .
Spaniard. but a Cuban. IL a Cuban
should so TO Madrid when he Is. swo
weeks old and spend all his life In the
palace, he would still be q Cuban and
not quite % good es q spaniard. II
Spaniard should 60 TO Havana when ne
In two weeks old and spend all his life
in that city on upon a plantation. ho
would still be q spaniard and enjoy
distinction and social position 90 which
a Cuban can never attain. The sons
and daughters Of spaniards are Cue
bans if they are born In Cuba. but the
sons and grandsons and great-grands
sons OF a Cuban must always be Cts
bans. no matter II they are born ~
Madrid and spend their whole lives IN
that city. No Cuban can ever become
a spsnisrd. no msttsr what happens - ,
him. and from the spaniSh nolnk ~
view he Is dsgeneratsA r|'Ff"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-29
REVIVAL IN OUR sHIPBUlDINd

Among people who have closely
watched the enormous industrial prog
ress OF the United States during tho
present decade there Is a strong feeling
that the country Is on the eve OF re-
coyery of its old fame in connection
with shipbulding. II was easily fore
most as long as wooden ships were su-
preme and lost ground only after the
reign of iron and then OF steel ships be-
gan.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie. long the largest
manufacturer of steel In the United
States, Is of opinion that this recovery
is at hand. He is not going into ship
building himself. He is too old. he af-
firms. and too fully occupied with steel
making TO go into another department
OF Industrial activity. but he hopes to
live to see the day when the Hudson
and the East rivers at New York will be
what the Clyde is to Glasgow and the
Tyne and Wear TO England.
With steel plates delivered In New
York at 81 a ton less than they can be
obtained in Glasgow Mr.. Carnegie holds
that the Hudson and the East rivers
should at once become great shipbuIld-
f! ing centers, and he is fully satisfied
that the United States can readily re-
| gain the supremacy I'm shipbuiIding
which il had when wooden ships were
| in vogue.
Mr.. Carnegie's prophecy was written
before the outbreak OF hostlitics be-
tween Spain and the United States.
Since he wrote the United states gov
ernment has possessed itself OF nearly
every first class American yacht. tug
and coastwise steamer available and
many ocean going steamers as well.
All these vessels must soon be re-
placed with new ones by their former
owners. All OF them that are to engage
i'm the coasting trade must by law be-
built in American shipyards When the
work of building new vessels begins.
there will be a period OF Unprecedented
activity I'm all the shipyards OF the At
lantic and the Pacific coasts. Eighteen
months or a couple OF years at most
ought TO show whether the prediction
that the Hudson will become like the
Clyde will come true or not.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-29

it right away I shall order my men to
make YOU"
Isl. 81, signor." said Antonio pleas
antly not comprehending.
"All right" called Tommy Travers.
turning to the Ninth infantry juniors.
every member of which was listening
with all his eyes and cars.
"Attention. company!" The boys
stood up very straight and looked in
front OF them.
Forward! Charge!" and the line OF
little boys landed. yelling. indignant
mass. on the Italian. Lieutenant Parker
and Sergeant Bertie Love captured the
organ before the astonished organist
was aware OF what was happening. The
boys made active use of the wooden
swords with which each private and
officer was armed, and soon Antonio.
finding that resistance was useless, was
yelling for aid as wildly as though he
had been attacked by a band of the
Malta.
The patriot band would have retired
with banners flying and victory perched
upon their colors had not Officer Null
vaney of the suburban police force just
then come hsvrying around the corner
and wondering what all the noise was
about. He pounced upon several of the
boys and, grabbing them with one hand
and the collar of the painting Antonio
with the other. demanded the reason of
the disturbance.
"He was playin Spanish music, and we
think he's a Spanish spy. You orter ar
rest him." explained Captain Tommy.
Antonio was telling his story In In
dignant Italian. and the willy policeman.
knowing that the dispute had better be
settled at the police station, shrewdly
hit on plan of getting every one there
without further trouble.
'Come along" said he to the boys,
IAN I'll take him to the station, but
youse fellers must go to testify against
the dago."
'All right" said Tommy. "we'I go.
Attention. company! Forward. march,"
and the Ninth infantry juniors lined up
and marched down the street behind
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-29
An UnweIcome Gift.

Sunday School Teacher-My children.
II is more blessed to give than to re-
ceive. That's what the Bible tells US,
and the Bible must be right. What have
you ever given any one?
Little Boy-Please, then / ought to
get a credit mark for giving Eddie
Smith the measles!
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-29

man will get sl2 month and each of
her children -. Widows and orphans OF
naval and army officers of high rank
will doubtless get handsome pensions
from congress IL possessing sufficient
influence and recommendations. Wom-
en- army nurses will probably be PEN
stoned whether disabled or not.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-29

pennies to take home to his wife and
the bambino, when the boys. whom An
tonic described in choice Italian as
"fiends." appeared and undertook to
rob him of his organ and beat him to a
jelly. The interpreter explained to An
tonic the reason for the boys actions,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-29

resources has Just completed Noah's
ark full of all kinds OF animals which
he copied from photographs OF the ami
mails in Central park. After making
them he painted them as faithfully as
possible, and the delight Of the little
crippled boy for whom the gift was in
tended can only be imagined.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-29
A Homemade Noah's Ark.

1t Is wonderful what boy can do
with some thick pieces OF soft. white
wood and knife. A New York boy OF
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-29
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-29

There lives near BooIoorabloo Bay
An urcbiD suite fond of display,
Who, taking swim,
In bathing suit trim,
Found a treasure trove rare
That made the folks stare
This clever black boy far away.
On the shore was sn7aII box of tin,
With some gorgeous war extras within.
Said this dusky SMALL boy:
Oh, booray-Joy, oh, Joy!
This fabric of red, white aDd blue
IS something suite pew;
twill make me a lovely JerkiD!''
So, arrayed in the war extra gay,
He Stalked down BooloorabIoo way.
"A fashion so new
And 50 gorgeous Of hue,
Won each savage of taste;
Doppips extras in haste,
They made them the mode at the Bay.
CAROLINE wETHERELL
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-20

strengthened by the advices of the navy
and army departments that the prepara-
tions are incomplete. and that every week
of time gained now may mean the shorten
ing Of the war, If it comes, by many
months
A lively controversy has 6een kind!ed be-
tween Michael Davitt and the Daily Chron-
icle by Mr.. Davitt's attack on the suggested
alliance between the United States and
Great Britain. The Chronicle which, up to
the present, has been the most friendly
paper toward the Irish. rebuked Mr.. Davitt
sage to a New York newspaper. saying it
will 'ill-serve the Irish cause" and de-
claring that II is absolutely untrue that
the English ruling classes are in sympathy
with Spain and hostile to America"
Mr.. Davitt retorts with letter which will
statement that the ruling classes are hostile
aristocracy" during the Venezuelan dis
pute. and inquiries how they can reconcile
the present hypocritical professions of
friendship toward the republic"
of lrishmen to voice independent views of
Great Britain'S foreign policy, "in spite of
the wishes of the English friends of home
rule and asserts that the Ang1o-Saxon
in America Is myth, and makes the state
ment that 1rishmen. Germans. Frenchmen.
three-fourths of the Americans of to-day.
adding that the children of these races
will not permit their government to form
an alliance with that power which Is dis
trusted by every civilized people, an alli-
ance which would seriously impair the
all nations. owing to her pacific and nom
aggressive international policy"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-20
THREE BROTHERS ACCUSED.
Arrested in Linn County, Mo-, for n
Murder Committed in West
Virginia In 1890.

Linneus. Mo-. March 1s.-(Special) Rob-
ert Bragg. Early Bragg and Mortie Bragg.
brothers, were arrested in the western
part of this county yesterday and brought
to this city and placed in jail. They are
arrested on a charge of murder committed
in Clay county, W. Va, some time in
August, 1895. 1t seems that Mortie Bragg
and a man there were rivals for the heart
and hand of woman. and in a quarrel
that arose one Sunday morning at church
between this rival and Mortie. who was
aided and abbetted by his brothers. Mortie
shot and killed his rival. The brothers
have borne q good reputatin during their
residence in this vicinity, and are quite
free to talk of the affair, claiming that
they have no fears Of being convicted of
the charge when the full circumstances
are known. The officials in West Virginia
have been notified, and the prisoners will
be taken there as soon as officers arrive.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-20
SCIENCE VS.. ALCOHOLISM.
Science Now Says Drsnkenness Is q
Disease and Provides = 49,

Cure.
.--.purtng the psst fTianty yyeafss sthereS have
been many important md beneficial dis
coveries in science. particularly in the med
ical world. Discoveries which have made it
possible for physicians to treat success
fully disease, disorder and injuries, hereto
fore considered incurable. thus prolonging
the life of man and enabling him to enjoy
it to its fullest extent.
In all the long list Of new IDEAS remedies
and methods which might very properly
be named in this connection, none stand
out more prominently as a boon to diseased
and suffering humanity. both on account Of
what, it has already done and for what it
that alcohol is a poison and not food;
that drunkenness is a disease and not mere
ly vicious habit.
It remained for DR.. Leslie E. Kelley, of
Dwight. to make this great discovery.
The places where the treatment Is ad-
the noble work there carried on. Take as
an example the Kelley institute located at
Kansas City. Kas.. which is one Of the
whole list. Here they have a new building
located at the corner Of Sixth street and
Ann avenue. Located In one Of tho most
spiendialy i furnished and equipped in every
particular. A tastily furnished reception
room: parlors. pleasant. airy sleeping
and carefully selected library popular mag
azines, daily papers and periodicals. A
model dining room. where the table is equal
to that of any first-class hotel in the coun-
try. Suitable provisions are made for lady
patients and for ladies. who. accompany
their husbands or visit them during treat
the freedom of the men, and the quiet and
orderliness Of the place is a surprise to the
casual visitor. There is nothing that savors
of the inebriate home or the hospital
The Kelley treatment is no longer an ex-
pertinent. One afflicted with this disease
fdence He goes forth free man. clothed
in his right mind, with new desires. new
thoughts. a renewal of ambition and an
absolute certainty that he is cured.-Hutch-
fnson Democrat.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-20
A. B. WILSON'S CHILD A PAUPER
Daughter of the Millionaire SEWING
Machine Mnn in Abject
Poverty.

Waterbury. Conn.,. March 19-Miss Har-
riett Ethel Wilson, daughter of the late
millionaire sewing machine manufacturer
has applied for admission to the Waterbury
almshouse as common pauper.
Her father. A. B. Wilson, was one of the
partners in the famous sewing machine
company of Wheeler & Wilson. He ac-
cumulated an immense fortune, and built
a magnificent residence on West Side hill,
overlooking the valley in which Water
bury lies. He was very eccentric, and
when he died in 1855 1t was found that his
Immense fortune had slipped through his
ii became the Waterbury hospital
The widow and daughter were destitute
They lived at Merwin's point for some time.
Mrs. Wilson married Henry Merwfn, but
they were divorced year afterward. The
widow. died. and the daughter was left
1lone in the world. The Wheeler & Wilson
Company helped her for a while but lately
they cut OFF her remittance and she had
to appeal to the town for support,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-20
GREEN GOODS MAN IN JAIL.
Arrested Yesterday at
Milan, Mo.

Milan, Mo.
Milan. No.. March 1s-(Special) A. A.
Kincaid, who claims to be a rancher at
Whitman, Neb., was arrested and placed In
jail here this morning, on the charge of
Offering counterfeit money for sale and
using the mails for fraudulent purposes.
A United States marshal will be here from
Kansas City tomorrow to take charge of
him. His brother, D. L. Kincaid. Camp
bellite preacher, Of this city. will probably
be arrested. When arrested, the former had
$50 in fives, tens and twentys in a belt
underneath his clothing. He also had over
fifty letters from people in different points
In Kansas, Nebraska. Texas, Virginia, Ar
kansas. Arizona, Michigan. Pennsylvania.
Ohio. Illinois and Missouri. all signed by
figures and cipher code. relating to the
dealing in green goods" OF the money
found on him. 500 was in crisp new bills
from the Merchants National bank. of
Omaha, and a like amount was from the
National Bank of Kirksville, Mo. The
sheriff left here this afternoon for Kinks
Vile to arrest a man and woman there
whom the letters Indicate are connected
with the gang. A man at Kearney, Neb..
may be arrested in a short time.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-20

tional and congressional committees Tho
literary work for the fall campaign has not
SO far been fully outlined, although the
= textbook. which is being prepared BY AS
sisdan6 snd 6 secretary schrader is well in hand.
dMas,S1 tions Of the Dingley bill and the silver
LIST of April it is expected every department
OF the committe will be under fair headway
and thencefoEward to the close of the cam
paign the usual hustle and excitement Of
a political battle will be seen at the COM
mitfee.s headquarters in the Hotel Norman
die. For while Chairman Babcock is an in
defatigable campaigner and his social re-
lations with those around him are always
of most cordial and confidential charac-
ter. his two notable successes as cam
paign manager have not been achieved by
trusting to chance. but, on the contrary,
great capacity for work and the ability to
infuse his spirit Of tire.ess energy into those
associated with him were responsible for
his victories. 1t is these qualities that have
made him a notable figure at the head of
the Republican congressional committee in
the past. and they are relied upon to exer-
else strong influence upon the result of
the elections in the fall
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-20
STRIKERS ARE WEAKENING.
Might Compromise With the
PrOprietOrs.

New Bedford, Mass, March 19.-The ninth
week of the struggle between capital and
labor in this city finds the situation prac-
tically unchanged. except that the opera
tives have conceded that they might be
willing to go back to work under a reduc-
tion Of S per cent instead of 10. A secret
meeting of the officers of the labor unions
was held last night and to-day it was
agreed to meet the manufacturers on the
question of the cut-down In wages. elinin-
ating the fines question.
The most important meeting was held this
afternoon and at it's conclusion the fol-
lowing statement was given out by the
manufacturers:
'At the conference of the manufacturers
and a committee of the employees this aft
ernoon, the employees inquired If a COM
promise on per cent reduction would be
considered. to which the manufacturers re-
piled as follows:
Now. we submit to you. as intelligent
men, how can we do this? For months be-
fore we posted notices of the reduction in
the wage schedule, we found 1t impossible
to meet competition. This was under the
old schedule. Now, when all New England
is running on the new schedule or less, We
cannot go on at any cost more than the
posted notices provide for, II the prices for
goods were the same. But the fact is, these
prices have gone off since the mills stopped,
and many styles are u to Y of a cent less
than at that time. We are in the market
constantly. Some of us, who were in New
York this week. found the market more
depressed and on the down grade.
mo. conditions to-day demand a larger
reduction of the wage schedule than the
posted notices called for. and 1t is outside
of the question for the manufacturers to
modify these; they, as faithful custodians
of their respective properties. simply can
rot.
condition of the market and the supply and
demand when they left their work several
weeks ago, and conditions have not
changed for the better since, but, on the
contrary. have gone from bad to worse"
After extended discussion of this and the
subject generally, the manufacturers in an
swer to the inquiry what they could sug-
gest, replied: What we can say to you
is that when the condition of the market
warrants an increase of wages the New
Bedford mills will give their employees the
benefit of 1t with others.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-20
STORIES OF B. K. BRUCE.
Supported for Years the Family of
His Former Master-Despised
Mtscegenationists.

Washington, March 19.-The late Senator
Bruce had for years supported the widow
and daughter of his former master, who
was planter in Virginia. They have
been entirely dependent upon his bounty.
and although there was no legal obligation
whatever, they had treated him with great
kindness when he was a slave, he had
acquired the rudiments Of an education
from the tutor of his masters son and
felt gratitude that expressed itself in
this manner when he learned that they
were in needy circumstances.
Register Bruce's death recalls the fact
that he could never be induced to pay any
attention to white women who linked their
lives in matrimony with colored men.
There were two notable cases of the kind
here, in one of which a colored Moses mar
ried white woman who was employed in
his Office, and in the other a colored ply
sic.an persisted in going outside of his
own race for wife. Both men were
prominent in the councils Of the Afro
Americans, but this made no difference to
Bruce. who was almost white himself If
they had married decent colored women
1t would have been all right, according to
his ideas. but when they persisted in TAX
ing white women for wives he drew the
line and would neither receive visits from
them nor permit his wife to visit them.