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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-03
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

Moon sets ......3:35 Evening. ...........i.55
PORT OF NEWPORT NEWS. Marco
(By telegraph
ARRIVED.
Barge Independent, New York.
Steamer Xenia. Copenhagen.
Steamer Primers Point. Liverpool.
SAILED.
Steamer CaSsius, London.
Schooner James Dewsll Boston.
Schooner Governor Ames. Boston.
Steamer Saturn. Boston.
Steamer w. r.. Downs. New Haven.
Barge Majestic, Allyn's Point.
PORT OF WEST POINT. MARCH :.
(By telegraph
ARRIVED.
Steamship Baltimore. Murphy. Balti-
more; passengers and general cargo
Steamship Elm CITY. Haynes, Malta
poni river landings; passengers ana Eene-
raj cargo.
SAILED.
Steamship Baltimore. Murphy. BATH
more. passengers and general cargo
Steamship Elm City. Haynes, Malta
poni river landings; passengers and gene
xal cargo.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-17

. friend Of your family. who underwent
an operation for an ovarian tumor,
which proved to be case OF pregnancy,
both mother and child dying Do you
wonder that people are stirred and be-
coming rsstivs, VIXEN, by law, they are
thrust into the jaws of oeatb?" The
gentleman was silent moment, tLen
said: 1T Is no use arguing against
facts; facts are stubborn things, hard to
handle, unless handled Alright. 1 admit
there Is too much truth In what you say
TO be pushed aside as OF no account i
admit the medicsl law to be sinister and
mopopolistic. and hope its repeal may be
ACCOMPLISHED. You shall haye the iniiu-
snce of my name to the petISon."
No candid. honest. fair-mindcd man
can examine this question in all its
bearings. without a conclusion that the
law is unjust and wrong--its opponents
right Do what you may, you cannot
cloak sllopathy so as TO hide Its mon
strous deformitles, nor fail to see that 1t
is an utter failure as an effective reme-
dial agency. Its opponents court investi.
CATION, thorough and severe, for they bv-
levs in the omnipotency OF truth where 1t
shall have fair shew. Let her grapple
with error, however boastful and hoary,
truth will ever come uppermost and err
ror die among her wori hippers.
WILLIAM FOSTER, JR
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-17
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

Fire caused a loss of $4,000 in Laconia.
-. IA.
Mark T. Burns. former mayor Of Som
erville, Mass. died Sunday afternoon.
Fire caused damage 10 the cargo OF the
Dominion line steamer Canada at Bog
ton to the extent of $4,000.
The engineers joint committee OF
Great Britain has notified the Employers
federation OF the withdrawal. on beha (
of the men. Of the eight hour demand.
J. w. Stonehouse, whose sign painting
establishment recently failed. committed
suicide In the rotunda of the Masonic
temple in Chicago by jumping from the
railing on the 10th floor IL the building.
The board OF selectmen of Brookheld.
Mass, has voted TO offer a reward OF $500
for information that would lead To the
arrest and convict tion OF Paul Muller,
alias Miller. who is suspected OF the muir
der of the Newton family.
The Ontario legislature has passed a
bill providing that no persons shall be
employed la thc construction uf subsi-
died railways m Ontariu " ho are sub-
i~,ts uf any country Whirh hes az ali, -
labor Law thai pra'ti, ally excludes
Dsusdians ftotn empios ment upon pub
hC 0r other works therein. TINS means
that Americans ue-l nut eNpe,t work on
-trturiyy ruitvvuy
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-17

According to report another physician
has bsen called In too late to save lie
when Christian Science had failed to
cure. But Christian Science demon
stratss on its behalf that 1t is some.
times called in late after the doctor has
given mp and that 1t then effects a cure.
The prayers Of the congregation are too
rarely asked for until material medicine
is hopeless ana helpless. The Christian n
Scientists argue. and with reason. It
would appear, that where so many people
are moved to pray after other resources
have failed 1t can hardly be termed viola
tion Of sense or sentiment to show the
Same confidence In an unseen power by
doing your praying at the beginning.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-17
A historic POLICY.

Whatever argument may he advanced
against the acquisition by the United
States OF the Hawaiian islands. there is
no force to the plea that the absorption OF
that distant archipelago. with its not al
together savory population. is contrary to
American policy and precedent.
To accept the sroffsr Of the Hawaiian
government is not colonization scheme.
nor does 10 in any way place the United
States in the position of certain Euro
pean nations seeking outlet for their com
merce by colonial expansion, on the con-
trary, the act proposed would te in line
with precedent since tho beginning OF
our government. In the youth OF the
American Republic, was annexed by pur-
chase from France the tremendous Lou
isiana territory that extended from the
Gulf to Canada and west to the Pacifio
Ocean-now highly important part OF
our national area. Florida was bought
from Spain. Texas was accepted upon
the securing Of independence from Mex
leo. and from Mexico we got California
and New Mexico. All this was years
ago, and in 1867 we bought Alaska from
Russia, a territory of strange popula-
tion not only far renewed from our ma
tional boundary, but separated from 1t
by the friendly colony of Canada.
Moreover, thore has never been any dis
tinction made in American statesman
ship between insular and mainland acqui-
siton TO our territory, and Ihe News re-
Gently told OF several small islands re-
moved from our shores, that have been
annexed. Specifically, too has Hawaii,
like Cuba, long been in the govern
ment's eye as future possession. So far
back as 1894 negotiations were under
taken with the Hawaiian government
for treaty to admit the islands as ter
ritory in the Union. In 1865, too a
policy was proposed with rtlation to
Hawaii, to serve until the people OF the
island shall of themselves, at no distant
day, voluntarily apply :or admission
into the Union"
Hawaii was barbario kingdom then.
Today IL is a republic, governed largely
by the descendants OF the men who made
New England and went forth to con-
quer the country west to the Pacific.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-17
ADVOCATE OFLYNCHING.

Boston, Jan. 17.--Charles j. Bonaparte @
or Baltimore spoke last night before a
large audience in the fremont theatre
on Civil and Religious Liberty" The
address was at the invitation of mum
Der of irish American societies. and
Charles Eliot Norton of Harvard uni
versity presided The interesting por-
ton of Mr.. Bonaparte's remarks was
shat in which he advocated lynching.
lie said that the advantages OF lynching
had been very much underestimated. and
that the system had done much to deter
crime of certain character in the south.
I.ynching is caused by primitively rec
ognized system, of course, as a wrong
against society. Judge Lynch may
make mistakes, but 1t is not often. \
writ OF error Is not sufficient to save n
criminal among lynchers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-17
PREDESTINATION.

"Did you 90 to church this morningr' he
asked.
l''You must have been sent to report Robert
Collyer or somebody YOURSELF or you wouldn' =
broach the subject so brashly. No didn't; l
stayed mt home and tortured myself"
AT the thought OF the shortcomings OF the
worldf"
'It's polite OF you to nut It that way but
-ou know / have sins OF my ownl" She
looked at him pathetically.
"Not really he exclaimed incredulously,
II thought that"
And d, ded that predestinaton was the
best plan after ALL l used to favor free will
but the trouble il that don't know what
want. IL there was some thing that
couldn't have, then / should want free will,
SO that / could get IL. But as il H., the ancients
knew best, didn't they" she interrupted her
self. "It's like ordering meals. When
mammals here can always tell her what she
ought to have had instead of what she has got
but when she's away never know what
want"
"PredestinatiCn may do for conceted people
--er-that is"-the man stamm sred-"l was
going TO say that rather prefer free will my
self. It's much more of comfort to thin X
what "a fool I've been, and how | never will
he il again, than 10 think am destinated by
tate TO the evil pass | am m, and shall sim
ply have. 10 stay there until fate pulls the
strings and lets me out again. object to be-
ing tagged on TO the universe anyway. That's
the worst thing about philosophy; it's bad
enough To think of ones losing ones identity
after death but when 10 comes 10 mixing up
you. molecules with those OF any old person,
M soma of thc philosopli-rs make you, l. for
my part, want TO call helt
philosophers are so harsplitting, she said.
with n Sigh.
Eyes, that IL their favorite trick, they
split hair aud then take the world, or the
universe, according to the humor they are in,
and gently drop IL i'm. Then they lose the hair
and you would never know that anything had
happened. Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-17
MINISTER'S NEW SCHEME

Jersey City, y. j., Jan. 17.--Rev. f. s.
Stoddard. ID. d., the rector of st. Johns
Episcopal church, has decided TO begin
giving dancing lessons i'm the church
building this week. The class will meet
Thursday night. The price for each
lesson will be IL cents The members
of the class will be given a reception or
public dance at the end Of the course
He announced that the class will be di.
vided as to sex, and will be limited to
60 members. dancing instructor h.
been engaged. DR.. Stoddard says he
expects 10 meet criticism, but declares
that, however severe. IL win not deter
him. He considers dancing not only
harmless. but a necessary diversion. and
believes that every young person should
be taught to dance.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-17
PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The Average Numb of Volumes Issued
DAILY Last WEEK Was 44O.

The number OF volumes issued during
the week ending January IA, 1895, is
2Gi5, a daily average of i4O
In connection with Professor A. u.
Hardness two lectures at Sayles Memo
rial hall on the public ana private build
ines of Pompeii, the following references
may be given: The two No umes by Cell
anu Candy. respectively, entitled Pom.
peii, It's Destruction and Redistovs.y,
40l. 30, and "PompeiaEa, 40l. a4i Pom
peii, 1867, by 4. ii. Dyer. 40l ~; The
Buried Cities of Campania, 1862 by W.
IA. ID. Adams 40l. So; "fonpeii, p. zoo
2lS OF Cities OF Soutnern Italy and
Sitil,,' 1888, ty A. j. &. Hare, 4062 30;
"Nuova Pianta DeGii scavi di Pom
pei, " az; Rome ct pompeii,
English translation is 40l l02. D; 'Horcu-
laneun. and Ponptii." p. i5-j! OF
Tsine's Italy, Rome and Naples. " 1877,
4062. IL; "A lay IN Fompeii. y. s9-lOo
of Italian Journeys" 1868, by w. ID.
Howslls, 1862 "a: "Pompeii." p. 21o-27o
oi From the Lakes of Killarney to the
Golden Horn, 1876. by II. Nj. Fiel !,
400 II. |; liam bles III Pompeii," by II.
H. Wright, Lippincott's Magazine, V. "a
1879, p. 52l. 054. 1924 On Vesuvius ana
It's eruptioDs, see Mount Vesu,ius, ="
1889, by j. l.. Lobley. b0l0 80; "Volo,-
noes 1851, by j. W. Judd 604o. l3;
"Voloanoes and Earthquake" 1883 by
Samuel Kneeland, 6O40.2i; "Ihe Solth
Italian Volcanoes is9i edited by Ii. j.
Johnston LAWS, 6040. 20. See also y. 1871
1913 of 1.-The Letters Of Caius Plinius
Caeciiius Secundus, edited by +. =. 4.
Bosanquet, 1884; and also chapter two
Of Church and brodribbs Letters, ed,
1883, lOO302l. Plans of streets III the
restoration Of pompeii are shown in
Baedeker's Italy, y. III, 4l62, 3. 3; Muir
and Cell and Gandy's "Pompeiana, u.
S, 40l. "a. see also the illustrations at p.
1872 of the Scientific American supple
ment. v. Al. 1895, 750. 81 Al; y. 270 OF the
American Architect v. l., 1872, 95l. g. IL
and D. 81 cf the American Architect. ".
i6 1894 col. g. 40; p. II of the American
Architect V. 5l. 95l 3. 81: p. 203 OF the
Edinburgh Review, V. l73, l5372 173 (;
and D. 81 OF the Nineteenth Century, VI.
50, O5i 80. ON the private buildings
n. t76-l77 Of Architecture, Classic and
Early Christian, +" 1852. bv Il. X. Smith
and j. slater. 00l. 20; The Pompeia, q
Reproduction of the House Of Pausa Mt
pompsii etc, ed. 1890, by h. W..
Smith. 90l1.2S; "Gardens of PomDeii, 4"
ty Il. Lecky. Maomillan's Magazine. v
I'll. 1880, p III, 0s.i. 81. 81; p. JOB 500 Of Guhi
and koner's "Leben der Griechen und
Roner," 1893 4Ol. 29h: and Tine New
House In Pompeii. " by ii. y. +. Marri-
ott. English Illustrated Magazine W IA,
1876, D. i4l, 05i.6l. IA. Sec also the por-
tions relating 10 Pompeii in smith s
Dictionary of Greek and Roman GeogTa-
ply" V. =, and in Harper's Dictionary
of Classical Literature and Antiuuilies'
edited by II. Il. Peck.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-17
DEATH NOTICES.

MART1N-In this city, 18th inst, Sylvester
q. Martin.
Funeral from his late residence. No. s5j
Broadway, Wednesday, 10th inst, Mt II
o'clock.
MUNRO-In this city 10th inst, st his late
residence, 40 Taylor street, George Henry
Munro, aged 78 years.
Funeral Tuesday, 18th inst, at All Saints
Memorial Church. Relatives and friends are
cordially invited 10 attend.
MURRAN-In this city, 18th inst, Mrs.
Maria Gano Murray, aged 81 years.
Funeral Monday, 18th inst, at the residence
of her son, Charles III. Murray, No i2 Seckoll
street, at 30 pm. Relatives and friends nre
invited 90 attend Burial private.
sHERIDAN-In this city, 10th inst, Charles
A., son Of Agnes 4. and the late Charles +.
Sheridan.
Funeral from his brothers. George Il. Sh.r>
idans residence. 80 Carlton street, Jan. 18th
inst, ~ s:n Relatives and friends are IN.
yited 60 attend.
TANNER-In this city, 18th inst. Emily. wife
OF Alfred h. Tanner and daughter Of John
anu Emily 1ammell, aged ~ years, n
months. days.
Funeral Tuesday, 18th inst, at 2 o'clock.
from Christ Church, Eddy, corner OF oxford
street. Relatives and friends are invited "a
attend.
TURNER-in this city. l6ih inst, Mary wife
~ Thomas Turner, aged 45 years.
Funeral viii take place at her late residence
Cleveland Park, Auburn, Wednesday. at
o'clock. Relatives aud friends are invited tc
attend.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-17
A YOUNG
MURDERER.
Fivc-Year-Old Child Killed
by a Youth.
BODY FOUND In A CREEK.
Skull Was Crushed aud Knife
Wound Above the Heart.
MURDERER MAKES A CONFESSION
BODY FOUND In A CREEK.
MURDERER MAKES CONFESSION

philadelphia, Jan. 1.-THE body OF s.
year-old Percy Lockyear. who Is believed
To have been murdered Friday night by
Samuel Henderson, IL years, was found
I'm the bottom OF Reddie's creek. Six
ticth and Catharine streets, and there
seems little doubt in tho minds Of the
police that Henderson Is guilty OF the
crime. lie is now locked in a cell at
police headquarters.
The body OF the child when found was
weighted by two heavy stones. one about
his neck and the other around his ankles.
His skull was crushed in and there was a
knife thrust just above the heart and
similar wounds on his breast. side and
forehead. while on one side of his face
was q long cut extending from below the
eye to the chin.
Percy did not return home Friday
evening; the parents notified the police
and an unsucC Cssful search for him was
made. Saturday ii was learned that
Henderson had been seen in the woods
with the child. Henderson. on being
questioned, told different stories, but
finally said that while he was whiting
a stick with a large knife, Percy acci-
entered deeply into his breast. The
blood spurted from the wound and the
child fell dead. Henderson said he threw
the body into creek. He led the search
ers to where the boys hat and coat had
been hidden and also pointed out the
place in the creek where he had thrown
the body.
When shown the mutilated body OF the
child, the prisoner admitted that he was
responsible for the cuts but he still per-
sisted that it was an accident. The po-
lice believe that IL was a planned muir
der in which the guilty one also pur-
posed ending the life Of another boy,
Willie Addison, years old. Henderson,
II Is said, has been reading trashy novels
OF the wild western stamp. and has
shown a desire TO emulate the hero" of
those tales. The police assert that Hen
dcrson accompanied Lockyear and Ad-
olson to the woods, but instead of any
accident happening to either he tied
poth children 10 a tree Addison broke
away and ran home. II was then. IL is
said, that young Lockyear's death was
accomplished. DIR. Morton. the coroner 8
physician, who examined the thrust
above the heart, said that II caused the
death OF the little fellow
A fact that has come out In connection
with Henderson's alleged crime Is that
his father. John ID. Henderson. was on
trial in October. 1892. charged with xii :
ing man named Christopher Nelson.
The killing wasthe outcome OF quarrel
lie escaped conviction.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-17

The germs of conSump-
lion are everywhere.
There is no way but to
fight them.
If there is a history of
weak lungs in the family.
this fight must be constant
and vigorous.
You must strike the dis
ease, or it will strike you.
At the very first sign OF
falling health take SCOTS
Emulsion OF Cod-livsr Oil
with Hypophosphites.
1t gives the body power to
resist the germs OF consump'
ton.
SOC sna |, .oo, oil dfussiGs
SCOTT BOVINE, Chemists. New rOrA
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-17
A Correction.
Editor OF The News .

Editor OF The News:
Your reporter states that / visited
Wanskuck rs the representative OF the
Socialist Labor party. This is a mistake
i am not member Of the Socialist Labor
party. While l believe in the basic COO
nomic truths Of Socialism and am in full
sympathy with its ethical spirit. do not
believe In state Socialism. Imperialism
In government, whether socialistio OF
capitalistic, is the foe of liberty, and, af-
ter ell, the one supreme good In life Is
liberty. ] went to Wanskuck as the
representative Of the Abraham Lincoln
Liberty League. If there Is anything
better In this world than the sublime
liberty ideals OF the Declar alton Of
American Independence, or any noblef
examples of these ideals than Abraham
Lincoln, /. for one, should like TO know
Ii. G.. q. BA YLOR.
Eureka House. Pro, idenoe. Jan. IL
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-17

Uncls Sans navy, now imposing in
number OF ships, has ever been at the
front In the speed and lighting strength
Of the respective ships as they have been
turned out The main battery OF the two
new battleships shortly to be launched
will be the strongest in the world. Each
will have four l3-incb. four sinch and
IA 5-inch guns In the main battery. a
total Of callbre for that battery Of 1854
inches. The most powerful battleship
aflost now is the Indiana, OF her sister
ship the Oregon. They each carry in
their main batteries four l3.inch, eight
6-inch and four.6-inoh guns an aggregate
of i4o inches OF calibre for the main bat
series. The new British battleshirs Mag
pifoent and Majestic carry IN their main
batteries four i2-lnoh and ~ GInch guns
IN aggregate OF 100 inches Of callbre for
the main battery. and tho new .Iapanes,
bsttleship recentlv completed in England
10 designed 70 carry In her main battery
four i2.incb aud IL incb guns. an ne
erseais Of lse inche. of calibre for that
battery.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-17
LINEN THREAD COMBINATION.
Meaning of the Alliance Formed by Fou,
Great Manufacturers Abroad

meaning of the Alliance Formed by Four
Great Manufacturers Abroad.
New York. Jan. 17.-There is much dis
cuss.on in the linen thread and cotton
thread industry i'm this country con-
eerning the news that comes from Ire
land OF the combination formed by the
biggest makers OF linen thread. The
houses In the combination are Barbour
IL Sons OF Belfast and New York. the
Marshal Thread company OF Paisley and
New York Finlays0n. Housefleld & Co.
or Paisley, and the Knox company of
Ayreshire.
Many persons here believe that the
formation OF the combination means that
the linen thread makers are going to
begin an active warfare upon the great
cotton thread combination. and that one
effect will be 20 reduce the price of both
linen and cotton thread. Linen thread
these persons say. was able to retain it's
supremacy in the worlds markets so
long as the competition OF the cotton
thread makers was carried on by in
dividual operators, but since the largest
manufacturers combined their forces
linen thread has been outstripped in the
race by cotton.
Even the price Of woven linen, it Is
said. may be affected by the new COM
bination. because the thread makers also
make yarns used by the weavers.. The
combination is said TO represent a capi-
talization OF $4,000 900, while the cotton
thread makers have been so prosperous
that the capital represented by their
combination is said to be sS7, SOC, 900. The
cotton thread combination is made up
of the Coats Thread company OF Eng
land and America. the Brook Thread
company OF England and America, the
Chadwick Thread company of England.
George A. Clark d. Brother, makers of
O. n. r. thread. Of this city: the Mile End
Clark company. and Kerr &Co. OF Pals
ley, Scotland.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-17
IA l4-st
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by GEORGE II. BURNHAM.
4Equilsble Building. (
MOrtgagee's Sale

Will be sold by Public Auction SATURDAY,
February 3, 1898. a. II o'clock, m, on the
premises. by virtue Of the power of sale con
tanned In thar deed of mortgage made and OK
ccuted by the William W. Richard Cv1nuany
Of the city Of Providence and state Of Rhode
Island. n corporation created bv the General
Assembly of said Il tte dated july 81, 1897. and
recorded in took number l9l, page 201 of the
records of mortgages of real estate IN Provi-
dence, the conditions Of the said deed Of
mortgage having been broken
A lot of land with all the buildings and i'm
provemenfs thereon situated on the north
westerly corner of Blackstone Boulevard and
Laurel avenue in said city of Providence
bopnded as follows: Easterly on said Black
stone Boulevard one hundred (l0Ol feet and
holding that width extends westerly ono hun
dred (l00) feet To other land of said Vim. W.
Ricksrd Company bounding southerly on said
Laurel avenue and northeriy on other lana or
said Nm. W. Richard Company, Icing the
same premises described in said deed OF mort
gage.
BY order of the assignsos of tho MOI tea zee
Providence, January IA, 1898. jali.l9t
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-17

The New York papers recently report, d
Rlaripg instance of what is known In
the medical profession ana 5y hospital
managers rs the "dispansary abuse
namely, tho use of the free dispensary
service by persons we'll able to pay for
medical attendance. It appears that a
well'to-do business man received sery ices
at the New York Opthslmic and Aural
institute on his representations that be
was too poor to apply to an oculist. 1t
subsequently was made clear tn the au-
thorities that the patient was worth
slOo 000 and they sued Tor n reasonable
sum to pay Tor the services rendered. 1t
is gratifying to note that the court de-
cided the suit in favor of tn, plaintiff
for the full amount asked.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-17

General Agent Thurbsr, In his annual
rsport to the Society for the. Prevention
of Cruelty to Children, emphasizes the
necessity of legislation to keep children,
unatten ded, of the streets late at night,
though he has no hope that curfsw law
or an ordinance could be secured Per
haps however, a ourfew law is the best
and most reliable measure for such
purpose. Some three hundred cities,
mostly In the West, In the country. now
have such . law, in most cases recently
passed, and 1t 10 said to work with great
satisfAction.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-17

The au thor OF "Alics In Won derland, ;
Through the Looking Glass, and other
books Of that peculiarly fetching kind. Is
dead. OF few, 1t may be said, will their
works so surely live after them. The
world would have been the poorer had
Lewis Carroll" the Rev. G. III. Dodg-
son was his real nams never lived.
Children ell. he enriched his fellow men