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The herald., 1898-07-23

interest will not diminish
but rather increase, as all
will, during this the last
week, vote and work for
their choice. During a
recent contest held In this
city the blind or unrecorded
vote reached 11o, 900.
The winner in that contest
was the low man at the
beginning of the last week,
yet on the final count he
was several thousand votes
ahead of all others owing
to his friends putting in
their best ticks tor him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-28
"Ihe Barber of Seville"

The most notable event Of the musical
season Will unqLestionably be the per-
formance OF Rcssini's Barber Of
Seville" by tho Damrosch- Ellis com pany
at Infantry hall tomorrow evening. IL
can lie safely said that the opera Is the
most lrillisnt comedy in music that has
ever been composed, and 10 IL as delight
fully fresh and captivating today as
when It's flowing ineE sures first charmed
an audience nearly three-quarters Of 10
century ago. Providence music lovers
are particularly fortunate In bring able
80 hear this brilliant work rendered 10y
the same band of eminent singers who
mtde such disiinot success with it IN
Boston last week. Ihe cast Will be
Rosins, Mmo Melba; Bertha, Nine.
Van Cau;ereu; Almaviya, Snlignac;
Figaro, CnmpannTi; BartOlO, CsrboDe: I:
Basil.o Boudouresque: tiorsllo, Niviani.
The sale of seats thus far has been large
and the chances are that when the cur
tain rises tomorrow evening there will
pe no vacant seats iu Irfantry hall
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-28
Julia MarlGwe in "The Countess
ValeSka."

The consensus of opinion in New York
and Boston is that Julia Marlowe has
nude a valuable addition TO her roper
tory in pr, ducinp The Countess
VsIeska," which " iii be seen in this city
for the first time tonight at the Provi-
dencb Opera House. In its ORIGINAL form
the nlay made "a pig hit at Berlin. Miss
Marlows's adaptation seems dt stlned to
duplicate the snccr ss all over the country.
Ii is n Napoleonic lay. The great
general Is incidentally shown at juno
ture when, just before the battle of Fried
land, he prets nded TO bs the protector Of
Poland. The author, Rudolph Strait,
tells n story OF the love of the countess
Tor "The Toll Pussisn." an onomy Of her
country. and gives IL an environment Of
stagecraft ana warfare. The resulting
drama IL romantic and picturesque.
Tonight Tuesday. Friday and Saturday
matinee "Ths Countess Valeska" Will
he given; Wednesday and Thursday,
LAS You Like IT." Saturday night
"lnComar. -
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-28
HOW IT WAS DONE.

Key West, Fla. Feb. 2s.-The latest
story as TO the way the Maine was blown
up is contained in letter forwarded by
a secret Cuban club in Havana to j.
NJ. Gown, a Cuban insurgent agent.
here. The club received IL in the ordi-
nary course of mail. 1t was written in
English, but was signed "Maquinista"
(MachinisD.
After a long preamble saying that the
writer knew the Names fate was due
to a Spanish plot, the letter goes on to
say that in an old warehouse at Santa
Catalina, 200 yards from where the
Maine was moored, some diving appa-
ratus had been hidden. and that from
this base two divers had worked by
night and filed the torpedo holes OF the
Maine with dynamite cartridges, con-
Meeting them with wire TO the battery
on the land. from which the cartridges
were exploded. According to the letter.
large sum, which has not been forth
coming.
The Cubans in Key West say that
the investigation in Havana has tended
to confirm the statements of the letter.
which will go before the court OF in
quiry. An officer of the Maine. whose
attention was called to the stoty. as
serted positively TO this correspondent
that the torpedo holes OF the Maine had
not been open during her stay in the
harbor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-28
AN ANTI-AMERICAN FEELING.

Madrid. Feb. 2S.--The anti-American
feeling is rapidly increasing in intensity.
not only i'm Madrid, but also in the prov
inces. The government is endeavoring
to hold IL in check as much as possible,
and especially to avoid violent demon
stration. orders were sent to all parts
Of the country forbidding offensive fea-
lures in the mardi gras celebrations.
The instructions were obeyed in most
cases. At Valentia procession car APP
peared labelled Pork Butchers" which
represented the inside OF butcher shop
where grotesque attendants were selling
Woodford ham, Uncle Sam sausage. and
Lee black pudding. The carnival COM
mittee wanted to strike the entry from
the list, but the public protested, sur
rounded the car. and escorted ii with
cheers.
AT Barcelona two Americans, rather
conspicuously dressed and each carrying
n handbag. were followed by the mob,
who first took them for masqueraders.
The Americans found II advisable to go
home. but as they were stopping at the
same house as the United States con-
sulate, the mob thought they were going
TO lodge complaint. A tumult arose
with shouts of Come OUT" The police
dispersed the mob, arresting the in
dividual who had been most violent.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-28
ASSUMES NO ATTITUDE.

New York, Feb 2S.-"What is the at
titude of the Catholic church at this
timer" was asked OF Archbishop Ireland
IN talk about the Maine disaster.
The Catholic church assumes no at
titudc OF any kind. The fact that Spain
IL "A Catholic nation matters nothing.
The question is not one Of religion.
Americans. whether Catholics or Pro-
testants. must view the whole question
from an American standpoint As a
matter of course the question is one OF
moralright. The church bids Catholics
have "a right conscience, which meang
that they incline TO peace II peace is de-
sired. and that they take part in the
hardships OF war is such measures are
necessary. have no fear at the present
time that America will be precipitated
into a needless conflict. We have had
experiences enough In the past 10 con-
vince us Of the ability Of s0S people TO
manage great cIises,'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-28

covery. setting on foot this. that or the
other theory are still rife. In most
cases. when run down, they are easily
proved false. IL Is useless to deny that
the interest here In much less intense
than II was week ago, but IL is ever
ready TO be kindled into acuteness by
established facts.
III memory did not give a tnge OF
tragedy that will linger long around
Havana's harbor. the same would be
commonplace enough. One would have
TO be told of the wreck OF that s3000.0 600
battleship before one could realize any
thing more than an unsightly pile. Sail
boats. tugs and launches ply TO and fro
all day. Steamers. large and small,
arrive and depart. and the hustle OF a
busy and not especially picturesque har-
Dor comes and goes in the usual fashion.
In yondcr mass OF steel. which seems
TO have writhed in pain lies all that Is
mortal of more than 80 brave men.
IL Is generally expected that the court
Of inquiry will retdrn here after taking
testimony at Key West and IL is more
than probable that efforts will be made
by trusty agents. during the courts
absence, TO secure other and perhaps
valuable testimony.
The arrival OF a battalion of more
than 1000 regular troops from BARGE
Iona, as already cabled, excited public
interest only for the day. Guns were
fired, "vivas" shouted and decorations
hung, which the rain soon spoiled. but
that was ell there was of II. These
men, so II is alleged. are the advance
guard OF a division of 1l.600 Spanish
regulars. sent to take the place OF the
sick and wounded who have returned
to Spain within the last few months.
There have been strong indications of
late that the autonomist cabinet under
the leadership OF GOWN. who is the
recognized force of that body, would en-
deavor to make terms with the separat-
list wing and In turn secure the cooper
alton OF the insurgents in a movement
To conclude the war. How far this is
possible is rot known here, though IL
has been expected that GOWN would
succeed in effecting a reconciliation.
There has been added reason for this
belief within the last few days owing to
the fierce attacks on GOWN by some of
the irreconcilible elements He re-
PEELED these and repudiated an alleged
letter in which he was reported to have
attacked Premier Sagasta.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-28
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

officer Church OF the New Bedford.
Mass. police force is IN at his home
with smallpox. He was out Satur-
day.
bus filled with pleasure seekers was
struck by train In Chicago Saturday
night. Five Of the number were killed
and two were badly burt.
q. X. Witter OF Lynn. Mass. had an
encounter In his house Sunday night
with burglar. who escaped by draw
Ing revolver and firing one shot. Witter
was uninjured.
The body OF Charles Smith. who had
been missing since Thursday. was found
Sunday hanging from "A tree i'm the woods
about one-third OF mile from his home
I'm Medford. Mass.
Mr.. Singerly, owner Of the Philadelphia
Record and controller OF two banks and
"A trust company died suddenly Sun
day. He was n heavy smoker. ard
suffered from heart disease.
Juneau. Alaska. has a coal famine, and
there Is only sufficient fresh meat In
town to last from one boat Co another.
The weather has been terrible for "A week
past. cyclonic gales blowing continu-
ously. and the thermometer has ranged
from zero TO nine below.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-28
BARREN OF VITAL RESULTS.

Havana, via Key West Feb. 2s-Many
Americans and some Spaniards insist
that the investigation into the Maine
disaster has thus far been superficial
and barren of vital results. They claim
that though nearly two weeks have
passed no knowledge has been gained
rs to the condition OF the forward part
IF tho huh. or as 90 whether the six or
10-uch ammunition magazines forward
60 the starAoard exploded. They insist,
moreover, that expert divers, with
enough experience to make drawings OF
the condition of thlngs submarine,
might have been ~ vork a week ago,
and might have settled the question as
20 the magazines - least ere this Those
who held those views demand that the
hull forward should be raised without
further loss OF time and before 1t has
sunk too keep in 40 feet Of soft mud.
There are some who so so for as 10
charge the United States government
with adopting the Spanish policy of de-
lay until the disaster shall be partially
forgotten or discounted.
Many Of the Spanish officials are said
10 entertain the opinion that this is the
case and TO be very well pleased with
the notion. onthe other hand. however.
good Judges say that oil criticism in this
vein rs made without a knowledge OF the
facts. and that no ono save tho mem
bers OF the court OF inquiry and their
superiors is aware OF all the testimony
developed, or of what submarine plans
have been made. Those also urge that
there is no use trying 20 raise the huh
until he vreckgge ~ armor. super
structure. engines. decks guns and
nasts has been taken out. To do this
Will take time. and the apparatus FOR
a. can only be found I'm the north
1t Is said no company i'm the world
ever took contract for such work
where the blowing up Of the wreck by
dynamite was prohibited lest important
evidence he destroyed. but even the
most moderate strongly deprecates any
more delay than rs absolutely neces-
sary. while all agree that the Amerl-
can people are not likely TO forget 50
readily.
8umors Of this that aS ths sihsr dis
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-28
AN EXTERNAL EXPLOSION.

Key West, Feb. .2S.-Information comes
from Havana that the last examination
OF the wreck revealed the fact that the
forward part OF the Names port armor
belt was completely broken off. The
broken section was found i'm the debris
OF the wreck, and nearly a dozen feet
aboard.
The forward part Of the belt is bent
inboard and upward. The plates bulge
I'm sharply in the indicated direction. at
the point where the broken section was
detached. This armor belt tapers from
q 10-inch thickness at its top to four
inch thickness at it's base. 1t is of the
best Harveyized steel. and when II was
being put in place the tlien assistant
naval constructor, George w. Street.
now dead. said that the metal was so
hard that bit was necessary to anneal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-28

An attractive 'ad. " in The News will
bring the desired result
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-28
BANGoR's WINTER HARvEsT

Bangor, Me, Feb. 2S The remarkable
snowfall of this winter is likely To cost
the ice operators Of the Penobscot river
good many thousand dollars. for such
have been the delays in work on account
OF time lost in scraping the fields that
the harvest which ordinarily would have
been finished two weeks ago. is still drag
ging along, and only a long and strong
snap can bring the crop up to even two
thirds of what was at first expected.
Some of the houses are full Of new ice
OF the best quality, others have few
thousand tons Of old stock with the new,
and others still are empty or only partly
filled
The storms have been SO many and so
close together that more time has been
spent in scraping than in all other WORK.
In some places there are several feet
Of snow on the ice, under that a few
inches Of water then six or eight inches
OF sap ice, and then eight to IL inches OF
blue ice. ON some of the fields there
has been SO much snow that the ice has
had no chance TO thicken, even in the
coolest weather. with a house ca
pacity of 81 900 tons. there are today
but $4,000 tons of now ice housed on
the Penobscot. Future operations may
increase this TO 10000 tons, and there
are on hand about 1900 tons OF old ice.
From present appearances that will be
about the size OF Bangors stock OF ice
for shipment this year 600 tons.
Much of the ice is sold under time
contracts. The new contracts have not
yet been made. and none Is likely TO he
made right away. as the prospect war
rants the dealers here I'm holding out
for much better price than was OBJ
tained last year. and buyers are likely
To be somewhat allow In meeting their
views. holding off until compelled to
purchase.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-28
EUGENE DEBS IN BOSTON.
Began His Campaign Of Education in
New England Last Night.

Boston, Feb. 2S.-Belieyers in the doc
trines expounded by Eugene Debs, who
acquired notoriety during the Pullman.
Ills, trouble. welcomed the agitator in
the Columbia theater last night, when
he began his campaign OF education in
behalf OF the social democracy.
II is the aim of this organization. the
speaker explained. TO overthrow the
system under which he who does the
most had the least, and he who has the
wealth does the least. In Georgia and
Alabama he had found children working
in factories for 81 cents per week. He
said that the whole trouble with the
country today is private ownership; the
operation of commerce and industry for
the benefit of the private individual.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-28

Concerning the cutdown OF wages in
New England cotton factories, and the
strikes in New Bedford and elsewhere,
the agitator said: II most sincerely re-
sret that any portion OF the workers
wages should be taken away from them,
and that strikes are ever necessary.
Under our competitive system the cheap
est product always has the market. As
o consequence, when we have virtually
pauper labor in the cotton factories of
the south, the textile operatives in the
north must have their wages reduced.
This is not competition between capi-
talists. The same money that built the
mills Of the north owns and controls the
factories of the south. The capitalist
Will contrive to get his dividends, but
the operative must come down to the
lowest rate of wages under which men
and women can possibly live. 1t is the
purpose of socialism to render il impos-
sible for the worker 20 suffer from such
conditions. There is an undercurrent,
growing constantly stronger, in this
country which will overthrow the pres
ent competitive system.
1T is the purpose of social democracy
TO effect a change from competition TO
methods. Consequently, we shall ap-
peal to the ballot. Conferences have
taken place in different cities recently
for the purpose of starting the political
work Of the social democracy. We shall
nominate ticket in every town. muni-
cipality and state, and solicit the votes
of all who believe that the people should
have free recourse to the gifts of nature.
Our initial political movement will be
made In Milwaukee. The municipal
election in that city takes place on April
4. Even IL we do not succeed In elect
ing our ticket, we shall surprise people
ht the size Of our vote. We shall follow
the Milwaukee elections up until our
party is established throughout this
country. We shall undoubtedly sue
ceed more quickly and easily in Kansas
than in any other state"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-28

Gasldns- Do you believe IN heredityi
Hilton-Sorter believe in &c. There is my
baby. now. My wife says he takes after mo.
Every time he opens his mouth DC puts MS
fee in u. RUston Tran script
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-28
Cont ,c.seeo SPIT sid smos. Tour I1r. Au1,.

To quit tobacco easily and forever be mae
netic. fun OF life. nerve Gnd v.gor, take No-1o
Bac. s~e wonder. worker that Trakes weak men
strong. All druggists, J0c or 81. Cure gDaran
tecd Booklet and sample free Address
sterling Remedy ca, Chicago OF New York
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-28

in the furnishing of News
is important in a news
paper. The people ex-
pect to find all the News
that has turned up since
the last reading in their
favorite newspaper.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-11
The Next Census.

The 18th annual census of the United
States will occur in 1900. and prepare
tions for it are already being made,
though the work of the last one Is
hardly completed. 1t is natural to
speculate on the figures which 1t will
develop, and as basis for this a
writer in the Boston Transcript pre-
sents some interesting figures Of past
and present While no doubt the sta
tistics gathered in 1900 will show a
continued healthy growth, it is the
opinion Of experts that those who look
for sensations in the growth of states
and cities in all quarters of the country
may find the growth in the ten years
ending in 1900 not commensurate with
that of former decades. In the decade
of the Rebellion there was the first and
only decrease in our increases since
the first census was taken. This was
caused in part by the increased NOR
tality because of the war, but was
probably more largely due to a falling
off in immigration. 1t is expected that
there will be another falling off in the
amount of the increase in 1900 al
though the natural momentum of the
country's growth may give us an in
crease equal to that of 1890.
The first census was taken in 1890,
which developed a population Of
3,929,214 In 1890 the census showed an
aggregate population of 62,622,250 a
total increase i'm 100 years of 5S.693, 036.
The aggregate Increase in each decade
was as follows:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-11

insuficiently nourished. Improper, insult.
6cient nourishment is starvation
When mans head aches it is because
the tissues of the brain do not receive
sufficient nourishment from the blood, or re-
ceive impure and unhealthy nourishment.
When a man gets nervous and sleepless, it
means that the blood is not properly nour-
out with blotches and pimples and erup-
tons, it means that the skin is being fed
upon the impurities of the blood. Almost
every known disease is primarily due to
improper nourishment through the blood,
which is the life stream. DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery is the greatest
of all blood makers and purifiers 1t gives
edge to the appetite, corrects all disorders
of the digestion, makes the assimilation of
the life giving elements of the food per-
feet, invigorates the liver, promotes secre-
ton and excretion, and vitalizes the whole
body 1t makes firm, muscular flesh, but
does not make corpulent people more cor
pulent 1t cures 90 per cent. of all cases
of lingering coughs, bronchial, throat and
kindred affections, which, if neglected
lead up to consumption. 1t is the best of
all nerve tonics and restoratives. Kept by
all medicine dealers.
Il was taken i'll in February, 1892, with head
ache and pain in my back writes H. Gaddis,
Esq, of 3I3 South Street, Tacoma, Wash. II
called in doctor and he came three times. He
said was bilious but kept getting worse
took cough SO that could not sleep, only by
being propped up in bed My lungs hurt me-
thought was going to die. used two bottles
of DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and it
made me sound and well. 1t saved my life
No remedy relieves constipation so
quickly and effectively as Dr. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets. They never gripe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-11
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Heryey Fay, one of Camden's pion-
GERS, died, Tuesday, after an illness OF
few hours.
Work at the Bangor boom has prac-
tically ceased for this season. About
Sc, 600, 600 feet of logs have been RATED
this year compared with 72,000,00O in
1897.
James Sherwood of Machias, was ar
rested, Saturday, and brought before
Justice Bradbury charged with adul-
terry. He was bound over to appear to
the January term of court, and fur
nished bail.
cartridges on the st. John express at
Bangor, Wednesday afternoon. The
10 birds We're shipped from Danforth
and were addressed to w. H. Allen Of
Providence. Warden Nichols also seiz-
ed two birds which We're being shipped
unaccompanied by their owner
Deputy Sheriffs Maxwell and O'Brien
made three liquor seizures at Lewiston,
Wednesday. one from the shop
of Patrick Minnihan on Lisbon
street. one from the shop of
Eli Sabourin on Lisbon street
and the other from the shop of Ben
jamn n. Keegan on Main street. In
each case a quantity of ale and other
liquors was taken.
The Maine School for the Deaf was
honored, Wednesday, by having as a
guest DIR. Edward Minor Gallaudet,
president of the Gallaudet College for
the Deaf in Washington, D. c., the only
college for the deaf in the world. He
is also president of the Convention of
American Instructors for the Deaf.
DIR. Gallaudet is the son of Thomas n.
Galaudet. who established the first
school for the deaf in America at Hart
ford, Conn. His mother, SOPHIA Fow-
Ter, a deaf mute, was among the first
pupils enrolled in this school. DIR. Gal
laudet followed in the footsteps of his
father in becoming leader in the work
for the unfortunate deaf mutes and is
now the acknowledged head of deaf
mute education in America. Dr. Gal
laudet arrived at o'clock and was es-
corted to the school where a dinner
was given in his honor, the officers Of
the school being present. In the even
ing there was an informal reception at
which the mayor officers and teachers
and others had an opportunity of meet
ing DR.. MISUNDERSTANDING Argus.
One Of our Aroostook soldier boys,
Wilbur Z. Jones of Fort Fairfield who
is a private in the 18th New York
Infantry, tells a tragic little story
of quick retribution. says the Aroos-
took Republican. One of the soldiers
of the 24th tcolored) Regiment at San
tiago, spied what he thought might be
a Spanish sharpshooter, in a tree, so
bringing his rifle to his shoulder he or
oered the man down. When he emery
ed from his leafy retreat at the lively
summons, the darby was surprised to
see a man in the United States uni
form. who told him in good Yankee
language, that he was an American
soldier. The darby was about to let
him so when a lucky thought came and
he asked him what regiment he be-
longed to. the man answered readily,
the gath" A flash of the darky's gun
was his only reply and as the Spaniard
fell dead he shrugged his shoulders and
went on. He had avenged the death
of the soldier whose uniform the Span
lard had donned after shooting him. A
knowledge of the color of the members
comprising the oath regiment might
have saved the Spaniard's life.