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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-01
Historical Medals.

Two interesting historical medals have
just been sold in London for f43 and Rl8O,
respectively. One is an oval plate Of Queen
Elizabeth in silver by Simon Parre. and :has
Q portrait Of the queen with crown and
motto. The second piece is gold medal
given by the commonwealth as = naval re-
ward. and known as the Blake medal. IL IL
the work OF Thomas Simon. The diverse
bears an anchor, from the beams OF which
are suspended three united shields. bearing
st. Georges cross for England, st. Andrews
for Scotland, and harp for Ireland. The
whole is encircled by cable, and near the
ring Of the anchor are the initials of the
artist, "T. b." On the reverse Is = naval en-
gagement. In the foreground is . sinking
ship, on the stern of which Is the word
''Simon." and on the PROV of.another ''T. 8.
On both sides is a border Of laurel. wreathed
with hoop and ring. -Four Of these medals,
with rings for suspension, were struck By
order Of Parliament TO be presented with
chains Of the value Of $40 each. 20 the four
officers OF the English feet under Admiral
Blake and General Monk, who defeated the
Dutch under Admiral Van Tromp on July 81.
1853 The medal sold was the one presented
to Captain William Hadduck, commanding
the America. STANDARD.
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THE ARMY'S COLOR DEVICE.
An Order Prescribing tho Colcrs OF the
Facings For Field Uniforms.

An Order Prescribing tho Colcrs Of the
Facings For Field Uniforms.
A general order prescribing the COL
ors Of the facings for a field uniform for
the army has been issued by General
Miles. These are as follows: For gener-
al officers and officers Of the general
staff, corps and departments, dark sky
blue (color of the trousers Of the officers
of the line); infantry, light sky blue
(color of the trousers of the enlisted
men) artillery, scarlet; engineer troops.
scarlet, piped with white; post commits
sary sergeant. white, piped with cadet
gray; sergeant signal corps, black, piped
with white; hospital oorpa emerald
green.
The prescribed color device arrange
ment is to be tho same on the recently
adopted blouse with the fallen collar as
that described for the blouse with the
standing collar, and for officers or SOL
diers of the volunteer army the same as
for officers of the regular army, except
that in the case of the volunteers the
letter "V" is to be added to the ~.
S."-New York Sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-01
SHIPS RANGE OF ACTION.
Close Quarters "Busincss" ~ Pictured
by SArtists."

"The pictures in some of the burnt-orange
newspapers Of battleships in action are about
as funny rs the Japanese idea Of prospective"
said o naval officer to Star man. These
pictures represent the opposing ships blazing
away at each other with l3-inch rifles at a
range Of about hundred feet, and the artists
certainly work up the thing to make IL look
terrific enough In all conscience. It's a
wonder to me they don't represent the crews
Of the opposing ships in the act Of using grap-
ping irons. as they did in engagements at
close quarters in the days Of the old 70-Run
friga.es. As q matter of fact, II either bat
tleship in an engagement between vessels
Of today got within such . range of another.
or anything like ", il would simply be a
matter of the first shot, One big shell de-
livered at such range would leave only the
debris Of the struck ship floating on the sur
face of the water. Modern ships Of war are
not devised to get within any such range of
each other in action. The nearest that any Of
the opposing ships In the great naval battle on
the Yslu got to each other was a trife under
two miles, and what one battleship can do to
another at that range is something beyond
calculation. The naval engagement of this
era Is very largely matter Of maneuvering
of presenting the smallest possible target
to the guns of the enemy's ships, and Of forc-
ing the.enemy to present their biggest hull to
the range finders. When the commander Of q
ship in the coming engagements can con-
trive to get in his work on the enemy's ves-
sells while only pointing with his nose in their
direction leaving them practically only .
rnzor's edge targst-he is liable to eat them
MP. But while there IL still a drill in the
United States navy called 'repelling
boarders.' the drill is only retained In the
manual for the sake Of exercising the mer.
and the only boarding that will be done i'm
the coming fights win be done by prize crews
taking possession OF beaten ships after the
latter have struck their colorA ''-Washington
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-01

Keep in mind that Scots
Emulsion contains the hypo-
phosphites. ~
These alone make it Of
great value for all affections
of the nervous system.
1t also contains glycerinc,
a most valuable, soothing
and healing agent. Then
there is the cod-liver oil, ac-
knowledged by all physicians
as the best remedy for poor
blood and loss in weight.
These three great remedial
agents blended into a creamy
Emulsion, make a remark
able tissue builder.
SO. and os.ss. adsuoA
SCOTT 4 sowNk QsaAysr ~ vet
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-01
NEW ERA OF DEVELOPMENT.
Flags OF Our Merchant Marine Will Fol-
low Those Of Our warships.

Flags OF Our Merchant Marine Will Fol-
low Those Of Our warships.
Looking to the future, there is little
risk in predicting that when our war
with Spain shall have passed into the
realm of history it will be found that
we are only standing on the threshold
of new and better era in our political
and commercial development. The as
sumption of our proper place among the
great powers Of the world will take
away the taint Of provincialism from
our politics and will prove a sovereign
cure for the mental and moral hypo-
chondria which is one of the weaknesses
Of the national character.
The freedom Of Cuba will be glori-
Gus object lesson to other downtrodden
millions Of men, and the wonderful is
land that is soon to echo to the tread Of
American armies will afterward present
one of the fairest Of all possible fields to
American merchants. In q few years
we may expect to have always ready q
feet and an army with which to hold
our own against all oorners. We shall
win our self respect by making other
nations respect us and we may be sure
that the flags Of our merchant marine
will follow the flags Of our battleships
to the uttermost ends If the earth.-
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-01

There is decrease Of 5000 10 81, 600
a year in the shore pay Of naval officers,
and still further decrease when they
are on waiting orders. In the army
mounted officers receive a little more
than those who are not mounted. The
table shows that all the naval ranks be-
low commodore receive larger COM
pensation than the corresponding ranks
In the army. In the cases of naval cap
tains and commanders it is easy to per-
ceive the reason for this. Captains and
commanders are command ranks, and
the officers In these grades are usually
placed in positions Of the gravest re-
sponsibility as commanding officers of
ships. Furthermore, they are compelled
tp do a considerable amount Of enter
tanning, which puts them to much ex-
pense. Again, naval officers when afioat
are Obliged to maintain separate estab-
lishments for their families. New York
Times
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-01

mass Of negroes, Guiana Spaniarda
Chinese. French. GermanA Yucatanians
and Italiana The natives seem to go ON
the theory that In oblivion there IL hap
piness They get In such condition
by frequent visits tQs rumshopG The
stredts are poorly lighted. the air al
ways hot and heavy. the houses built Of
stone, dried brick and wood. Two
plumbers who are supposed to keep the
oity's sanitary condition In good shape
live In the El Oobre mines, 26 miles
away, report to the governor semian-
hually, get their appropriation and Then
return TO the country.
To the west are immense mountains
and valleys that have never been ex-
plored. The valleys abound In marshes,
small lakes. filed with alligators and
reptiles big and poisonous In 1895, 20
miles away, squad Of Cuban soldiers
were suddenly surrounded by q detach-
ment from General Vitar's command.
There was no way Of escape except to
Jump In the lake, and then wade to the
other side. This the Cubans did The
following day the story was printed in
Santiago that more than 30 Of the Gu
bans had been caught by alligators and
literally devoured.
OF all Of Spain 3 possessions the name
Of Santiago do Ouba is the most offen-
sive to Americans, for it was there, in
November, 1878, that Captain Fry and
80 Of his crew and passengers Of the
steamer virginius were tried by far
cical military board and shot. The vessel
had been captured of Jamaica by the
Spanish steamer Tornado and towed
into Santiago harbor, where the men
were killed It was the most hideously
disgraceful Of all Spain's bloodthirsty
acts, so far as IL relates to Americans
ON the island Americans will doubtless
remember the Virginius as we'll as the
Maine when possession is taken.
The city lies ON the southeast coast,
and is accessible only by water. The
mountain routes are never travelled.
There Is no railway communication ex-
cept with some copper mines q few
miles away. The sailing time from Ha-
vana, even on the best steamers plying
between the two ports, Is five days. No
one makes the trip unless ON business.
Chicago Times-Herad
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-01
THE SMOKING LAMP.
A Time Houorcd Institution Of the Brit
ish and American Navies.

A Time Houorcd Institution Of the Brit
ish and American Navies.
One Of the time honored institutions
of the American and British navies is
the smoking lamp. Without the smok-
ing lamp the modern sailorman would
be like fish out of water. He would
mutiny. A failure By the galley cook to
light the smoking lamp without the loss
of seconds time after tho word has
been given arouses Jacks temper, and
whatever limited stock Of invectives he
is possessed Of il made public with
promptitude and emphasis.
To landsmen the mention Of smok-
ing lamp has no more significance than
q mention of the Jack Of the Dust. But
both are a necessary part Of the equip
ment Of any warship be she first rate or
fourth rate. Upon the smoking lamp the
crew, including that mysterious adjunct
of the paymaster's department, Jack Of
the Dust, depend for light for their
pipes. Jack Of the Dust dives down into
the depths Of the hold and brings up the
navy plug. which, being cut into bits
and crumbled between the hands, is put
into q pipe and fired at tho smoking
lamp. The need for the smoking lamp
arises from the necessity Of guarding the
ship to the utmost from danger Of fire.
Precautions which seem ridiculous and
unnecessary to q landsman have been
found by sad experience to be absolutely
necessary on board a ship of war. The
naval regulations provide severe punish
ment for any seaman caught with
matches on his person.
The smoking lamp is constructed upon
the Same lines as lantern, but the globe
is made Of sheet iron instead Of glass. In
the side there is small round hole
through which Jack may stick his pipe
in order to catch the flame. It Is the
duty Of the ships cook or ono of his as-
sistants to light the lamp when the word
is given by the proper officer, who is
generally the chief boatswain's mate.
He, in turn, gets his orders from the
officer Of the deck. k.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-01
Fighting Families.

The williamses has gone to war. tho Joneses
follered suit.
The Jinkinses is drillin an learnin how TO
shoot.
The Browns has oil enlisted an left these
Georgy scenes,
An the news is that they're formin Of light
brigade o. Greens.
The spurlins, they're npplyin for colonclships,
an them
Weak wigginses pull brisadiers like roses from
the stem,
An the Redbone boys, they're hustlin. an the
Clay Path fellers, they
Had mustered fifteen captains fore the private
-eet eway
The towns lest ewigrsted. From Msiss TO
Mullet Flaps
Thar ain't enough 90 lynch q man or cultivate
the craps.
For ever man that had q chance has gone
away Go shoot,
An the women's got the Offices On SALARY 10
Atlanta Constitution.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-01

Europsan xptsssstg In the yHr East Nigh
0pposs ea1b Of the Philippians.

Europsan Iptexpstp In the yAr East Might
opposs ea1b ef the Philippians.
The future policy Of the Omitted States
in'dealingwith the spoila Of Spain has
slready become q subject Of . contro-
versy which Is somewhat premature
Though the Spanish feet 1t Manila has
been annihilated. the Philippines have
not yet passed under the dominion Of
the United States. and Cuba has still
to be conquered. But it may be admit
ted-it is, we belisves practically recog-
nized even at Madrid-that the Issue Of
the war is not really matter Of doubt
and that in all probability the conflict
will not be indefinitely prolonged It il
said that the president, ON whom the re-
sponsibility will rest in the first in
stance, is determined to hold the Philip
pines after the conquest whish Is re-
garded as assured, until the end of the
war and then, II Spain is unable to re-
deem her dependency by the payment
Of an indemnity, to sell the islands to
any nation that may undertake to pay
of thie mortgage upon them
Such a simple view, of the matter
hardly takes sufficiently into account
the fact that European nations have in
terests In the far east which do not per-
NIT them to look with indifference on
the disposal by auction Of 80 important
a possession as the Philippines. suppos-
ing, as we fairly may, that Spain is not
in position to buy them back after
they have been conquered by the United
States. There is q section Of the Ameri-
can people which Is eager to annex the
Philippines as well as Cuba, and the
excitement Of the war has given prom
inence to its opinions or passion. But.
though ON many grounds such q solu-
ton would certainly not be viewed with
disfavor In England, the great majority
of the citizens Of the United States may
probably still be reluctant to acquire an
empire inhabited by races that cannot
be admitted to political rights and that
must be governed and developed ON the
lines Of modern civilization. London
Times.
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A GREAT SURPRISE

Is In store for all who use Kemp's Balssm for
the Throat and rpnss. Would you believe
that u is sold on ifs merits and anv druggist
Is authorized by the proprietor Of this won
derfui remedy 70 give you n sample bottle
fress II never fails 10 cure acute OF chronic
cousha All drugsists ssll ksmp's Baissm.
Price q and 800
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-01

Privateering Is not piracy under the
code. but 1t can speedily be made 80 by
an exchange Of notes among the great
powers Of the world. II is barbarous
and worse than medieval and should
not be resorted 10 by any civilized na-
tion. Louis Post Dispatch
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-01
The Country.

In spite Of war in town an dell
The country's doin purity we'll.
From the high mountains TO the SOC
She's Jest as healthy az kin be.
The green fields feed the grain herds,
As sweet as ever sing the birds,
An spring. with Twin skies Of blue.
Is sbowerin blossoms over you.
In spite Of war In town an dell
The country's doin purity welll
ATLANTA Constitution.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-01
Too Slow TO Suit Him.

81 really don't think we're making
much progress in this war;" said the
old gentleman. We've cut few ca
bles, but the telegraph wires still seem
10 be in good working order. for every
other day Jim wires me that he wants
e10. "--Atlanta Constitution
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-01
In Suspense.

Those soldier boys who have traded
their buttons for bouquets and are de-
pending on safety pins until camp is
reached can put in requisition for a
new supply of buttons on the ground
that the others were lost in honorable
engagements. New York Press.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-01

Another authentic report from Mad
rid brings the news that the boy king
has had his hair cut, but the censor
does not permit us to learn whether the
scheme is to fit his crown or save his
hair. Sentinel
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-01

Our Uitimatum TO France.
II France sells coal to Spain, she can
not sell bonnets to us. Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-01
FROM PILLAR TO POST.

Another young woman, whose wedding
occurred but little before tho Maine dis
asser, disregarding all "signs Of the
times, came to her new home and set
tied down with all the pretty nxings and
furniture of u bride. No sooner Was she
in order than the Artillsry bill was
to new regiment They packed up all
the fine furniture which they had en-
joyed so short q time and left for the new
post Since then-but q month or so-thsy
have had two moves. and the bride pluckl.
ly observes that while she feels SURE she'0
never settle down again, sbe doesn't
Of her household goods after all the trav.
cling they have gone through.-N. X.
Herald
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-01
Pay Of Navy and Army omcsrs.

The sea pay of naval officers, as COM
pared with that Of corresponding ranks
in the army, is as follows
Evening star., 1898-05-07

traversihg doors and passages intricate
ara many is difficult to understand Those
VINO happen to be stationed in the battla
sf,Ips directly over the torpedo or handling
rooms may perhaps be lowered at once ia
surgeons there placed: but what Is TO be,
come OF the rest in more distant positions
Is not clear.
All OF TINS goes to show the great ad-
vantage of the almost perfect discipline
ana ann now prevailing in the navy In
deed, II never has been so completely rec
oSnzed as II is at the present day that
the best protection for war ships crew
rs their own fighting capacity. No armor
5 So efficlent as celerity of action and
good gunnery. That ship will win. and in
1ldentally save the greater number of lives
OF Its men, which first plants an effective
proJectile in d vital part of the enemy. The
sea light will not be gained by the shin
which withstands the most pounding,
but by The ship which pounds hardest and
quickest and destroys or impairs her
antagonists pounding capacity. 1t is that
swift attack and superior craftsmanship
which above all else characterize the crews
OF the war ships Of the United States. and
1t is in just this that the Spaniards are
most deficient.
Evening star., 1898-05-07
Shooting ON the Sea.
From the New York Press

Necessarily the deck of vessel at sea
from which to shoot than the solid foun-
dauon provided in a land fort, since even
when the ocean is calmest, the vessel must
constantly roll from side to side Theoreti-
cally, the best time to fire would be at
the moment between the rolls, when the
Geek of the ship Is perfectly level. and in
q general way it may be said that at
tempt is made to do the shooting at that
Instant. 1t is practically impossible. how
ever, TO fire invariably when the decks are
horizontal. No matter how careful the
ploGed just before or just after the proper
instant.
The American practice, both in the army
and navy. has always been to shoot low
and always to save ammunition until it
was possible to use It effectively. In the
navy the tradition to shoot low has crys-
tallized into a standing rule, unwritten in.
deed. but none the less relIgiously observed,
and its wisdom has been proved more
than one occasion of great Importance
The precise form of this unwrittcn naval
rule is to wait for the downward roll"
This is the converse of the maxim obtain
take advantage of the upward roll,''
which has been observed almost from the
beginning of naval fighting by the gunners
on English ships.
This was rendered the more certain from
the fact that the spherical projectiles then
in use would ricochet along the surface OF
the waves IL they struck the water, exactly
as a stone will skip along the top of a pond
when properly thrown from the hand OF q
small boy.
Evening star., 1898-05-07
A REMARKABLE FIND,
island In the Pacific Full of Wonder
full Archaeological Remains.

From the Newcastle Leader.
Prof Alleson Of the Berlin Geographical
Scciety has described his remarkable dis
ccyeTies in ''Dawsons Island,' a lone island
In the Pacific. 1t is. he says, one OF the
most wonderful places ever visited by man.
Stretched out before us was a broad table,
land, probably three miles in extent and ut
terry devoid Of vegetation. For the most
part 1t was as smooth and fiat as if leveled
by the hand of man. and upon it were
strewn masses of wonderful ruins In all
stages of decay. Herr were the remains of
buildings that had probably once been we'll
formed structures, and the last crumbljng
remains of walls of which only a few feet
now remain standing. Far in the distance
rose huge pile that crowned the extreme
edge or the plateau and looked ma jes tically
out over a deep volcanic rayine that ex-
tended fer hundreds of feet below. Around
this, on all sides, could be seen the ruins OF
structures In the last crumbling stages OF
decay The natives took us around to the
Side OF a mountain, where they said the
works hops of this long dead people had bea
located This side of the mountain was of
hard volcanic rock. which rose in a series
OF iedSeS OF from ten to fifteen yards each
TO a peak several thousand feet high Upon
edcn ISlCe was number of gigantic stone
heads Some were cut of at the neck while
IN others the whole bust was shown. They
ranged Ii size from ten to thirty feet high
anu ";Ee ncWn OUT or SClid volcanic rock.
Some OF the images were standing erect;
others thrown down upon curious platforms
that locked If they had been specially
constructed TO hold them, and upon which
fhey probably had once stood Others
again, .ere broken. and some had tottered
sc Tar over that they seemed ready to crash
down upon those below. All the faces bore
q striking resemblance, and the expression
vas most sinister. In each case the head
was long, with protrudIng chin and expand
ed nostrils, and all of them appeared 10 be
the races OF men The whole place is full
OF the most reinarkabl archaeoIopicsl re
mains.
Evening star., 1898-05-07
Mica.

From the ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
The demands for a transparent and yet
tough and refractory substance to serve as
a substitute for glass have occasioned
lively trade in mica This remarkable SUBJ
stance is one of the silicates and is found
SO extensively distributed in nature that
hardly any country is without it. Very
extensive beds have been discovered in
North Carolina, New Hampshire and other
states while in Sweden, Norway, Russia,
Siberia China and Peru there are enormous
deposits, Plates three feet square nave
been quarried in Sweden, and blocks yield
ing pieces almost this size have been taken
out in the United States. On ships of war
glass in portfolios, not being readily frac-
tured by the discharge of heavy guns. 1t
is employed in the doors Of stoves, and in
many countries as substitute for window
glass; 1t is extensively used in the arts,
spectacles, optical instruments and bronze
powder have been made from 1t, and 1t is
also serviceable in holding small objects
for examination through a microscope.
Mica, when found in combination with
other silicates, sometimes bears a very
striking resemblance to gold. 1t Is then
called fools gcld.' and has been the
means of misleading many persons who
in fact, their discovery was worthless
conglomerate rock. In the early history of
Virginia large vessel was loaded with
this composite and sent to England, the
miners believing themselves possessed OF
enormous wealth, and 1t Is said one of
them committed suicide when he discoy-
cred that the cargo was worthless.