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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-24
Greatest
Naval
Disasters

A list OF the greatest navsl disayters in
which war vessels figured would tluas
the following:
Edgar. English, blew up. l7li NJ. on
board Lerished.
Namur, English. l74o: $50 lost.
Prince George English. sloop, Turned
1858; 400 lost.
,,Is. E.yol raj, George Fnalish frisats, IN i7aa;
ST. George aad Defence. English frig-
ates, 1871; nearly s0c0 lives lost.
Meduse' French frigats. 1851 ;nearIy 2UO
Birksnhead, English troopship. 1859; 45i
Albany, British sloop OF war. 1858; olo
lost, all on beard.
Lady Nuaent English troopship, 1854:
400 lives lost
Eurydice, English training ship. 1878,
500 lost.
Y. !. $. oneids. 1870; lilo persous lost.
Captain, English war vessel, 1870; near
~ every one on board perished.
Y. :. I. huron, 1877; lJ0 lives lost.
Grosser Kurfurst German isonclad,
1873; about 300 lives lost.
DottereI, English sIoop Of war, exploded
1881; 143 killed and drowned.
Victoria, English battlesbip, 1888, 400
lost.
Reina KeGente, sranish warship, 1895;
420 lost.
U. s. s Maine. clown up 1898; co4 lives
lost.
England has been the unfortunate vic-
tim OF the two greatest naval disasters on
NJ cord.
On Nov. e6 l70y, the Sterling Castle,
20 gums; Mary, 20 guns Northum berland,
40 guns; Resolution, 60 guns; Newcastle,
20 guns and reserve, 30 guns wore all
lost In the same storm and many hun
dreds perished. Again. In October, 1880,
the Thunderer, "A guns stirling. "a guns;
Defiance, 64 guns; Phoenix, A guns; La
Blanche,32 guns; Laurel, % gups; Shark,
2S guns; Andrumeda. 2S guns; Deal Cas-
tie. "a guns: Penelope. "A guns: Scar
torouRb. 20 guns; BarbadoeA IA guns;
Chameleon, Ia guns: Endeavor, IA guns,
and Victor, 20 guns. were lost In the West
Iudies. The sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-24

the Philadelphia Centennial exposition,
In 1875, the Pennsylvania road was the
only line in the country capable Of hal..
ding such enormous crowds as were
there. But now there il not trunk line
In tie country that could not do far bet.
ter today than was done in 1879 by the
only road then qualified for such work.
"A for charges to the government fol
either men or material, the rates now
are nothing like as high as they were
In the civil war for fare or freight
Assistant Manager q. B. Hoyt Of the
Joint Traffic association said:
"In Germany the railroads are re.
garded as such an important part of the
national defense that the government
has supervision over them for military
purposes : Fortunately in the United
States there is as great rivalry on the
part of the 800 different railroad lines
to serve the government as there is
among national guardsmen to get to the
front. The cost Of transportation IL
much less now than ever.
The Germans, Italians and Austrians,
forming triple alliance, have taken
care to have the same railroad gauge
SO that a train from one country may
run over all the roads Of the others
The Russians, ON the contrary, for de-
fensive purposes, have taken pains tc
have their railroad gauge wider than
the roads Of the triple alliance, 80 that
II Russia should be driven back from
the frontier no quick advance on rail
could be made by the invaders.
The railroad gauge in the United
States is at the standard of 4 feet 815
inches all over the country, except the
small narrow gauge mountain roads,
which do not figure in the question Of
defense. The standard gauge was adopt
cd by all the principal roads for eco
nomical reasons, but in wartime IL
adds one more facility to the rapid
transportation Of troops and supplies
Only few days ago practical ad
vantage of the railroad in warfare wal
afforded in the transportation Of the Sew
enty-first regiment Of New York state
and the Second Massachusetts, to Tam.
pa, Fla. Both regiments were already
ON steamships in New York bay and
ready to sail when rumors came that
Spanish warships were lying in wait
for them. At a moments notice the
Pennsylvania company had eight special
trains of 10 cars each ready in Jer.
sey City, and notwithstanding the de-
lay ON account of the steamships in
ability to reach the wharfs in low
water the troops reached Tampa fully
As hours sooner than they would have
done by the steamships.
This ability of the railroads to con.
centrate our scattered regular army up
on short notice is one of several reasons
why the United States government doe.
not have to go to the expense of main
tanning large standing army.-New
York Sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-24
GIRL GIVES A FLAG.


ohio's First Regiment Promises Never 70
Return without 1t.
1t was crowd Of weary, wan faced
men and women that gathered at the
little depot on Eighth street in Cincin.
natl the other morning. The majority
Of them had been up all night. waiting
for a glimpse of loved ones on their way
10 the front in the First regiment.
Standing ON the depot platform was
little girl with beautiful flag. She
was May Eva Arey, and, with her moth.
er, Mrs. Molly Arey. and Mrs. Mary
Wirthlin, she had been up oil night
waiting for the regiment to come
through In order to present the flag tc
Colonel Hunt AT last the train arrived,
and when Colonel Hunt came out on the
platform of the Pullman sleeper she
stepped up, saying:
Colonel, we want to present this
flag to the First regiment.
The stern old soldier was completely
surprised, and glow Of pleasure came
to his sunburned countenance. Grasp
ing the silken banner, he held it while
he said:
my girl, appreciate this more thar
I can tell you. 1t gives more pleasure
to receive this flag from your hands thar
if 1t came from the chamber of COM
merce or any other organization. Il
shall stay with the regiment always,
and assure you that the First regi
ment will not come back without it. I"
At this point the colonel ceased speak
ing to conceal his emotion. Later he
said:
Either we'll bring that flag back OF
we won't come back. .''---Exchange.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-24
Alleged Daily Cost OF the War.
The war is costing the government
about 81, 900, 900 o day.--Chicago Rec-
ord.


THE MAINE. tf.
She glided on her peaceful quest
What though her starry flag might bear
To some a silent, stern behest,
To some breath Of freedoms air.
Then In her berth. q stately guest.
Slept, trustful, In that alien lairs
But what are bulkheads, fashioned well.
And what are sides and decks OF steel
Or cunning dial hands to tell,
Through night and day, OF woe or veal
When human henrts can league with hell
And sow volcanoes meath keel?
So by deed whose blachness made
Tho night IL chose seem white beside.
Struck In the dark by coward blade,
The nightly Maine lcapt once and died.
A name TO mako throne afraid,
A wreck that moaned beneath the tide.
THE OREGON.
But DER The land tho tidings swept.
And death cries quivered through the
wire;
Down in the hold the engines leapt
Tho coal sprnng eager 10 the fire,
And never Stacked. and never slept
The sister wsrship's grim desirei
with patient throl,s that never wsne
A continents long coast won.
That nearing death smoke on the main
Shall teach the lesson 20 the don
That he who strikes blow NJ Maine
Shall reckon yet with Oregon.
All, when her helm goes hard sport.
And all her brcadside speaks IN fire,
And from the proudly floating fort
That cheers ring out with brave desire,
That sound shall shake trembling court
And thrill HAvanss sunken pyrel
&C. II. Crsndall In New York Tribune
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-24

A French Appeal to Frsnoe Not to Hurt
Itself For tho Sake Of Spain.
While II is very true that Frances
sympathy with Spain in her quarrel
with the Yankees Is most natural and
most proper, still it's expression should
be kept within prudent limits, and it
should not be allowed to come between
the Partisan tradesman and the Amer
ican dollar.
1t is for some Of our good Partisan
journals and also for those Of Marseilles
to bear this In mind before it is too late
and by a few finely turned phrases con-
cerning the friendship between Wash
ington and Lafayette recall tho excited
Yankees to q remembrance of their
great obligation to France. Petit Jour-
nal. tt.0
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-24

The father of Adjutant General Cor
bin is still living in the old family
homestead in Ohio Although over SO
years of age, he manages the farm upon
which the general spent his boyhood
and where he stopped hoeing corn tc
enlist MS Q private soldier at the out
break Of the rebellion. When the old
gentleman heard that his son had been
appointed adjutant general, he was
much pleased, and taking his pen in his
feeble hand wrote his congratulations,
"Dear Henry" he began, "it's long
ways from hill Of corn to adjutant
general of tho United States Wash.
ington Cor. Chicago Record.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-24

Dcsrressccs spit ssd SMOKE Tour Ixfo Awgs
To quis tobacco easily and forever. be mag
netio. full Of life, nerve and v.gor, take NoIro
Bac, - wordcr worker. thai riakes weak mon
ctrong. All druggists, boc or 81. Cure guaran
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
e8sriing Reusdy O., chlcago o. New Yorb
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-24

There won't be many summer girls
along the Cuban shores, aud yet there
will be many Engagements York
Tribune.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-24

Continued increase Of Sales
marked the closing days Of
April.
More and more convinced Of
the superiority Of our TEAS
and C0FFEES, people from
every section Of the City and
State make our place theI;
trading centre.
The BRAZILIAN COFFEE At
TIC. Is one reason.
The 33c. TEA (worth soc.)
Is another. In every grade
good quality asserts itself, a.
we have no rubbish " poor
stock in our establishment.
A new feature this week for
the storekeepers:
FRESH ROASTED PEANUTS
FRASER Bros In Cartons.
The Trade supplied. Ask your
dealer for them.
rnaNrn aHAe -
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-24

II Sampson and Schley permit that
Spanish squadron to escape, there will
never be any streets or babies named
after them. .-Kansas City Journal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-24

Tho battieship Oregon has shown that
tho strait Of Magellan forms poor sub
stitute for the Nicaragua canal Chi
cago Tribune.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-24

The eagle is going to be very hoarse
after this is all over. Cleveland Lead
sr.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-04

will be furnishhed TO each competitor
by the commission. -
Applicants are advised that writing
and drawing they VIII be furnished.
but that they win he required 90 pro-
vide themselves with writing and draw.
ing inks. pens. scales squares. and
drawing boards, Tor use during the eN-
animation.
The commission desires 10 establish
annie registers OF eiiribics with the
qualifications above described. as the
result " this examination. and %
therefore hopes that all persons who
desire and are capable Of Milling the
positions mentioned viii at once apply
Tor application blanks.
This examination la open 90 all cltl-
gems " the United states who comply
with the requirements. without regard
60 race or 10 political or religious az
niintinna. Tho DEPARTMENT desires that
residents N the states whore the ser.
vice is 90 be- performed should b. given
preference IN cnrtlnr1tiuns FOR appoint.
mont. md the commission viii comply
with such request. ana such persons
are invited 90 apply They shall be- ex-
1mincd. graded. and certified with on
tire lmraftlaiity and wholly without re-
gard 10 any consideration save their
ability aq shown by The grade they at
tain IN the examination.
Attention IL Invited 90 the fact that
ceriihcation will be made according 10
standing In the examination md the
actual legal residence ~ ollrihics.
Persons desiring 20 enter these cN-
nmlnntions should at once write 90 the
United states service commission.
Washington. n. c.. FOR application
blanks forms 200 and $40 which should
Doc properly executed ana promptly
forwarded 20 the commission.
In faHe applicants are unable 10 fnr-
ward their applications 10 me commits
SION and receive admission cards prior
90 The examination. arrangements VIII
DO made 90 examine Thorn. provided
fhoir requests arc received M THE Of
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-04
THE FOURTH IN LONDON.
Revolution OF iTId Justin.d b, rnril,,,
freaoher-s'ar spansied Hammer sung
ina London PnlpIt.

New York. July IA special 10 the
Tribune from London says:
British ana American iinSs hung from
the pulpit at stepney meeting house
sunday and Independence dny wa,
celebrated with more than Yankee
energy twcnty-four hours ahead OF tlme
In the historic stronghold OF English
non-conformlsts. The Congregational
church near stepney Green was nned
with an east end audience, consisting
mainly Of men.
IL. A. Kennedy. as chairman Of the
stepney Mems sunday school, made nm
Introductory address, referring in
hearty, generous terms 10 America
luHtifylng the revolution OF iT15. and
declaring that English men would
nave done the same thing under Inc
same circumstances, since il Waa NOT
In English blood 10 lie down and be
trampled upon. lie also asnerted that
America In fighting Spain was moi neg
Letting public duty, nH England and
Europe pronounced their moral obli-
CATION whom che Turks wer slaughter
Ing Armonlana. The people OF the
United states were acting like an elder
toward younger one who needed thor
ough ChaatlHoment lie expressed frm
belief that the result Of the present hos
tilltieH would he beneficial both In the
West indies and the Philippines.
After Madame Zlppornh Moutelth had
sung. The star spanglod Banner, from
the pulpit Col. James l.. Taylor. presl-
dent Of the American society de-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-04
srAsiARDs ADMIT DEFEAT.
Hut nlanco states iil- forces asi Greatly
less In Number Than They Are.

Madrid, July 3.-Thc government has
received cipher dispatches from Cuba,
the contents OF which have not been
made public. IL IL stated, however.
that the spaniarda offered heroic re-
hlsthncc 20 the American forces. which
made an attack upon the Spanish outer
positions at Santiago.
Gen. Vera DC Roy. who commanded
az Cnncy, fought with the greatest
courage. settling his men an example
~ leading the advance. IL was un-
dor similar conditions that Gen. Lii
mares was wounded
According 10 officials dispatches re-
cDlvrd. The Spanish troops fen back
upon the city of Santiago 20 await re-
Inducements.
Captain General BlHnco reports to the
government under date OF July lat ps
fOllOwHi "'rhe enemy, In considerable
force, attacked the village OF ~ Cancy
this morning. hut were rcpulaed by
Gen. Vera. The fght was resumed this
evening and ended In ~ Cnney Itself.
after vigorous resistance on our
part our losses were heavy. / have
NO news from the Escnrlo and Caresa
columns, with which I found II impon-
slblc To communicate, despite an ef-
forts 60 do So"
Private dispatches from Santiago give
WV ANNNNMNNNh N|ANNNNHt AfNNH nnNINnI n
army. composed " 1900 infantry and
eighty-twO siege guns ~ various CALI
her. attacked the spanish positions be-
fore Santiago, 5000 rebels under Garcia
assisting them The SpHulards had
only 5000. partly volunteers our troops
fought with heroic courage. The bat
Gle lasted three hours and the Span
ish were then compelled to abandon
the trenches and 10 fnll hack on san.
tiago. The retreat was conducted In
perfect order
"our losses were very heavy and IN.
cnomys were enormous. The list OF
our wounded Includes Cen Linaros.
Cot ordonoz and Majors Amndrld ana
Arrlign, the latter being Gen. Llnares.r
aide. de- Cump.
THE American attack on Caney was
worry severe. The position was defend.
ed by Gen Vera le hoy with 600 mon.
Tho enemy were at frat repulaed, but
ultimately renewed the attack"
4 later dispatch says; "The Ameri-
cans fought eight against one. The
spnuiards defended themselves hero.
iCally. our wounded are numerous. in
GLIDING Cen, Vera de Roy and Major
nominruoz, The struggle Is becoming
difncult 1000 spanlards having to meet
$4,000 OF the enemy"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-04
KIRBY WAS DENENTED.
That is The Story Tod by His Wife in los
Angeles.
ovtRwoRK CAUSED HIS CONDITION.


Telling the story n the discovery Of
the dead body of "a X. Kirby. who
committed suicide n California last
Friday. the Los Angeles representative
oi the san Francisc1 Chronicle says
a park employe. while following one
~ the paths along the banks Of the
lake In Enatnido Park today found the
body Of q man reclining against a tree.
Beside the corpse we're several empty
bottles, nnd the body had an the ap-
ponranccs OF Oath By strychnlne pot
soninr
From papers IN the pockets Of tbs
dead man he was Identified as Edward
y. Kirby a mining engineer Of salt
Lake city. late In the employ OF thu
Rladon Iron works ~ san Francisco.
kilograms Addressed 10 Salt Lake anu
To the iilsdon lrun works brought re-
sponsea that l.. y. kirby was we'll
known mining encincer. that he was
man ~ excellent standing and rcpuic,
but that his whereabouts FOR several
months had boon unknown 90 hi.
friends and relatives The Rlrdon Iron
works telegruphcd the undortlkers to
give the body respectable burial NJ
their expense. During the course " the
afternoon cN-unitpd states Marshall
Gard called ~ the morEue In company
with Mrs Kirby. who came here In
search uf her husband n week ago.
Mrs. Kirby ara not view the corpse.
hut Gard Identified II by photo
graph
MRS KIRBY INTERVIEWED
Mrs Kirby. when seen nt her lodg-
ingH. related a pathetic story Shc
stated that Kirby who was the hos,
~ husbands and fathers. disappeared
myHtcrioualy last February, and was
undoubtedly dcmentod from overwork.
He was n native " Providence. n. l..
and direct descendant Of John
quincy Adams His family had lived
Tor some years In sait Lake city. h.
being engaged az a mining engineer In
Utah, Idaho and California. He was
superintendent ~ the Hullion. Rock
mine ~ Eureka. Tintic, Utah. a posi-.
tlon which he resigned 10 take ON.
rl0ymont with the Hladon Iron works
~ Han Francisco. After year ana
n hair ~ service with the latter he re-.
slgued on March lot last. on Febrii-
nry 2Gth.tho date n his lctter.he wrote
20 wife. stating he was about 10
start FOR home.
After that the monthly allowances.
which h. had sent regularly ceased
20 arrive. and he ala not come: nor
could Mrs. Kirby learn anything ~ his
whereabouts. Letters to San Francisco
falling 90 bring a response she set out
for that city. A. the apartments which
h. had lately occupied she found moth
Ing hut confusion. Its trunk and per.
fonnl effects were there unplcked.
while In San Francincu. Mrs. Kirby
heard n fumorcd that her husband had
been seen In M0lnve. whcrr he was
connected with some mining enter
prise. A. Moiave centerr In Los An.
rniea and an the mining men Their. ARE
known In this city. Mrs. Kirby wrote
TO Cards detective arrncy
Kirby was seen on tho streets and
Ms wife nn'terf .s'.tu sha arrived
he had disappeared ana was not seen
again until h. .aH found today.
10 was discovered that h. had gone
under the name Of James g. Forester
at his lodgings.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-04

There was music galore on the streets
this morning.
Tho nag IL up: keep II up You can't
ma better one In the whole world.
Admiral ccrvera Il a prisoner with
Admiral Sampson. That IL worth an
other nrccracker let II gn'
"whars tho matter with sampson7"
lies all rlRht'"
"cllck. ollekety-cllck-cllck.--cll
click"
Any hnahful young man who IN not
possessed " sufficient Frlt b. pop" 10.
dny H. not ~ 20 much NJ an American.
Pop pop quickly ana pop" often.
Numerous PARTIES of young folks re.
paired 10 the canyon retreats early this
morning. there 20 spend tho Fourth
fishing hunting. iitimch'ng and gem
cful merry making.
People were watching tho bulletin
boards nh day; that ~. between nre-
crackers. Every additional piece ~
news from Sampson was better than
the previous one. Then there was moro
oongratulatlon.
nnalnesa houses were closed today.
naturally except the dealers 10 fre-
works and tho dispensers u goodies"
The result u last nights news fr1m
Santiago caused the former TO do n
"rnttllng" business today
~ result ~ picking ~ a big fire.
cracker before " had exploded. little
Freddie icynon was last night slightly
injured on the right temple and right
ear II WIS a narrow escape for his
eve.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-04
Three Men Drowned.

Hamilton. ont. July i--Thrce young
mon. Charles scarlcy. Roy sinnet ana
Charles Williams. were drowned IN the
bay here last nirht during storm
They were sailing In cllnkcr butt
yacht when 4, btgan to an and In
endeavorlug to bale out. the tlllcr was
lot unguarded Tor a moment and the
yacht Cupslgcd The three mon and one
oihar named Long started to swim
ashore.
The result was that the three were
drowned, Long barely managing 10
reach the shore. Much damage was
done by the storm and several yachts
were injured by collisions.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-04
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
Examinations FOR NE ferera land Office Ser
Vice VIII be Made Iuly n and 20.

The United States clyll service com.
mission announces that examinations
may be iakon on July u and
A. 1893, FOR positions Ia tho offices
III the surveyor general. register and
receiver.
The position for which these oxaml.
nations VII be held are as follows
Cd clerk qualified as stcnorrnphor.
iypWritcr, nnd land office bookkg,p.r
iD CLERK with a thorough knowledge
NJ land law and general knowledge of
the system ~ public land surveying
GOD clerk with qualifications 81 "A land
surveyor, including plating. COMPUTE
lng and drawing and also with a knowl-
edEe ~ the system % public land sur
NpylnE,
40 Thoroughly competent topograph.
lc drnurhtHman with general Know.
olgt ut surveying, Including tho system
ut public land surveying
Ihs subjects Tor these examinations
90 flral grade basis (cxcrpt arithme.
no, which h tho second grader, 10 prf
CONT ph'ufhl tests la atennErnphy.
20 per cent, practical tests la typWrIt.
lnF' 20 Der cents ana bookkeeping 4s
20 pUr cent
Cl First grade basis. 90 psr cent
public land laws of ths United STATE
' pur cent? and general qursiiDns ~
We system NJ public land surveying.
0 First grade basis. 90 Der cent,
pul'lr lana laws of thu United states.
~ per cent, HufNyyInE. Including puh.
llc land rurNryug DO per cont.
iN Letter writing no. nor cent: arlth-
motto 1ud elementary mlihrmatlca. 90
per cont public land laws 20 nor
cont, .m"rnry land surveying 10 per
cents topographic drawing 90 per
cent
Applicants for appointment 10 these
positions no Arizona aud New Mexico
must have some knowledge Of spanish
The time allowed Tor each OF these tx
amlnntlonH Re two days. The basis ana
the practical tests In land office hook.
keeping win De given ON july "a. and
tho practical tests in aicunrrlphhv ana
ypWrlt.ug VIII Do r.g.u 90 appllcnnts
for The examination requiring thtm
later Fun notice 90 the time and plac,