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The age-herald., 1898-10-12
and ride like the wind. with reckless


 abandon.
 "As to the government of the islands recommended by the commission, the arti- cles of annexation only allowed us to formulate territorial or state government and the bill which has already been pre- pared and will be submitted to congress provides for territorial government. Be- fore we leave the islands let me tell you of a road that will make the mouth Of the average cyclist water It extends from the sea almost in straight line thirty miles to the summit of volcano. It is about 100 feet wide, hard as a rock and without hole in it. A bicyclist can start at the top of the volcano and coast for thirty miles. This road alone cost the government $l5O.OOO.
 The Philippine Islands
 Discussing the Philippine question, the senator said:
 "Of course, have my opinions and con- victions about the islands, but I doubt the propriety of my saying anything at this time, for the reason that am a member of the senate and the treaty to be brought in by the peace commission will go to the senate for ratification and I will be called to vote upon the matter.
 However, am certain the sentiment of very large majority of the people of the United States is for the government holding the Philippine islands, not necessarily an nex1ng them, nor taking them as the fruits of conquest, but maintaining control over the commerce of the country and ultimately permitting the Filipinos to form a govern ment. In other words, treat the Philippines as we have pledged to treat the Cubans. Assume full control of the affairs of the country until a stable government is formed, which may be in two years or it may be in twenty. Tonight our soldiers guarding our flag in Cuba and in the Phil ippines are the sovereign government of those islands. If we take our soldiers away and remove our flag it will simply be sov- eregns leaving their own domain.
 Island Republics
 "I am willing to see a republic establish ed anywhere it can hold its footing, and no self-respecting American can refuse to lend his aid in establishing such form of government. Allow me to suggest without going too far in the future that in twenty years all the islands south of the equator in the Pacific ocean will be united in a re- public the center of which will be not the United States but Australia. Such an event with the completion of the Nicaragua W., ---->---~-~----~----~-
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Selection of Camps

Answer-All of the early camps in the south were selected with special regard for the health of the troops, and their conyen- fence for prompt movement by rail and water. The camp at Fernandina was or ganized on the recommendation of the major-general commanding the army. The camp at Jacksonville was selected on the recommendation of Major-General Lee, United States Volunteers, commanding the Seventh army corps. Copy of telegram herewith attached marked I)
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-16
VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA.
Commander-In-ChIef Booh Makes an Address In
the Central Baptist Church

Commander-in- chief Ballington Booth
of the Volunteers OF America addressed
very large audience i'm the Central
Baptist church last evening. his ad-
dress being mainly descriptive OF the
work of the Volunteers and the princi-
Piles upon which the organization Is
founded. The speaker said in substance:
II believe that there is philanthropy
in the world known az a preventive
philanthropy. that which looks ahead.
sees evil. and does everything TO pre-
vent that disease from spreading
There is another kind OF philanthropy
that may be called coercive philan-
thropy: that Is. locating the criminal
where he can no longer commit crime.
There is another philanthropy In the
face OF great need and which has al
ways appealed 90 me, and that Is the
present tense philanthropy, the philan-
thropy that sees the evil that exists and
tries 20 remove ". That is the philan-
thropy that the Volunteers of America
try TO carry ont. They try TO bring men
and women from the dark places and
put them In places Of sobriety and amid
better surroundings
Commander Booth then spoke Of the
work done IN penal institutions. played
a selection on the concertina, and the
service came 90 close.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-16
VETERAN FIREMEN.
State Association Organized Last
Night in Pioneer Hall.
viii Be Known as "The State Firemens
League Of Rhode Island ---0fflcers.

The veteran firemen from several Sec
tions of the state, represented by dele
gates, met in Pioneer Hall, South Main
street, last evening, for the purpose of
forming state organization. The
business meeting was preceded by a
chowder, after which John II. Davis of
Pawtucket was elected president, and
Samuel l.. Carpenter of Providence sec
retary.
II was voted to call the association
the state Firemen's League of Rhode
Island, and it's business Is ito promote
friendship among firemen and To AR
range and successfully to carry on big
musters" OF the 30 delegates present
those representing IL societies voted To
form the league. Those from the other
four associations had not received the
power To act. so, though faNoring the
plan, they did not vote.
The league will meet again on Decem-
ber 13 to finish the work of organization
and to act upon the bylaws, to draw
up which these members were appoint
ed: Winchester, East Providence, Rob
erts. Woonsocket: Wardwell. Natick;
Carpenter. Providence; kinnecom, Ly-
Evansville.
The delegates were: East Providence
Firemen's Association. Theodore Cady,
James $. Peck: Narragansett. River
side. l.. :. Winchester. Domingo :. Hall;
Iymansville. Hon. Sanford II. kinnc-
com. Peter Grimley: Auburn. Charles
w. Trescott. Arthur Reeve; Valley
Falls. Foreman Seward, Assistant Fore
man Moore. Watchemoket John j.
Mullen, George w Fuller; Crompton,
@. T.. Shearn. Thomas Bigbee; Woon-
socket. A. II. Roberts. !. l.. Cooke;
Lakewood. John +. burlington, Sylves-
ter Il. NJ Robertson Central Falls.
Olney Wilmarth. Charles Gooding;
Pawtuxet Fred r.. Johnson, George IL.
Arnold. Providence. Thomas Ross.
Samuel l.. Carpenter. pocasset, l.. ".
Whitman. y. w. Thompson: Pawtuck-
ct. John VI. Davis Reuben \. Barber;
Natick. Richard r. Wardwell, John
Darcy: Centreyille. -. ". Andrews g..
l.. Tladdock Peace Dale. Henry Easter.
brooks. James Reghan.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-16
Neither AguinaIdo Nor His Troops Were
Recognized or Used In Any Way.
WHAT HE TOLD THE INSURGENTS.
The United States Had No Promises 10 Make
but FIlpnos We're Assured Government and
People Would Treat Them Fairly.

London, Nov. 16.-Gen. Wesley Mer-
ritt, the commander of the American
forces i'm the Philippine Islands, who is
still in this city, readwith great deal
OF interest the long letter of complaint
against American officials in the Phil
ippine Islands, addressed by the So
called Filipino Junta of Hong Kong TO
President Mckinley and the American
people and published in the United
States through the Associated Press
yesterday afternoon.
In discussing the Filipinos. the Amer
ican general refers TO them as chill
dren," and says IL would be Impossible
to establish American government in
the islands. He adds that they must
have some form of colonial government
similar To the British colonial govern
ments.
Regardlng the complaints Of the Fill
ipinos. the general said:
1T was impossible To recognize the
insurgents and / made 1t a point not to
do so. as l knew 1t would lead to COM
plications. Admiral Dewey, after my
arrival. pursued the same course. Whau
was done before is not for me to com
ment on. L, purposely, did not recog-
nize Aguinaldo nor his troops, nor use
them In any way. Aguinaldo did not
ask to see me until ten days aItef Hly
arrival. After that i was too much oc-
cupied 10 see him.
I'm talking with leading Filiplnos L
told them the United states had no
promises to make, but that they might
be assured that the government and
people of the United States would treat
them fairly This was because the
United states is in the habit of dealing
fairly with all struggling peoples, and
not because i had been authorized to
say anything of the kind.
I'VE purposely did not give the IN
surgents notice of our attack on Ma
Mia, because we did not need their CO.
operation and did not propose To have
IL. We were moved by fear that they
might loot and plunder and possibly
murder Aguinaldos subordinate lead
ers, in conVersing with American ofii-
GERS frequently said they intended to
cut the throats of all the Spaniards in
Manila.
"Aguinaido himself wrote complain
ing letter, saying the insurgents had
been denied their share of the booty,
whatever he may haye meant by that
| took no notice of this letter. nor do
| think the subject now raised is
matter for discussion between Aguinal-
do and any representative of the Amer
lean government"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-16
OuTPLAYED THE HARTFORDS.
Grsys Put Up a Strong Game and Easily Defeated
Cotters Men.

The Providence polo club easily out
played Tom Cotter's Hartford team at
Hartford last night in the sort OF finely
balanced team work that is effective I'm
goal making. Nearly 20OO persons saw
the home team defeated. The game
was not one-sided by any means. FOR up
to the latter part OF the second period
the rival teams took turns I'm scoring
and holding the head. Even after the
visitors ran up strong lead by getting
five goals in succession. the home team
gave them a hard run and succeeded I'm
reducing the lead so that the finish ar
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-16
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

PROVIDENCE OPERA HousE-"The
White Heather"
KEITHs NEW THEATRE-continu-
Gus performance.
ALIENS STAR THEATRE-"The
Maine Avenged"
OLYMPIC THEATRE-"A Spring
Chicken
WESTMINSTER THEATRE-Sam A.
Scribner's Gay Morning Glories.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-16
Ariou club.
La Search Of Mnfk.

Subscribers will have nrst choice Of seats
tonight at Infantry Hall Of : O'Clock. Sec adv.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-16

forded some promise of a victory for
Hartford after all. But the rally came
too late. Providence still had three
goals to the good when the time limit
expired. In making the ninth goal
Cunningham executed one of the clever
est plays possible. He took the ball from
the spot on the rush and lifted it to one
side, and. then, going with the ball, he
put the stick to IL a second time and
sent IL home at an angle which Cusick
could not gauge. Canavan was put out
of the game for short time In con-
sequence OF an accident i'm which
Mooney kicked him in the face. dis
abling the Providence centre player
temporarily. Charles Warner. who was
secured from Meriden in the deal by
which Furbush went TO that club.
played with the home team in the last
,nrind Summary.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-16

A l6-year-old youth. who gave his
name as James Carney. and who said
ne came from Boston. was picked up
by Detective Merrill at 10 o'clock this
morning and taken Co the Central sta
tion. where he said he came 90 this city
with his brother yesterday IN search of
work. AS he had no place to sleep. he
wandered about The streets. He was
sent go the Charity building. where he
WAS given warm bed. and today his
relatives wiz probably be communicate
ed with
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-16
Stors-IIencrnan IS. Cusick ls. Fouls-Rus
sell 2, CanaVun 2 Rcferec-Lush.
NEW HAVENs VICTORIOUS.

The Springfield and New Haven polo
teams met at New Haven last night
i'm one of the fastest games heretofore
played by the rival teams, with the re-
suit that the Elm City representatives.
won by a score of : TO 4. II was a fast
and furious game from start To finish.
Each team had it's strongest players on
the floor and each individual player did
his fun share of work The Springfield
rushers were apparently i'm better shape
as team, for the local team has not
until now played two games with the
same lineup. Hipson and Cornell were
exceptionally effective against New
Havens goal. while on the defensive
work Mooney was the star of the game.
As whole IL was apparent that the
team work OF New Haven was superior
u,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-16

is not so much in knowing
how to make money as it is
IN knowing how to keep it
after it is made. There is
nothing like a Savings Bank
to help you keep that spare
dollar that, somehow or other,
always gets broken if you
carry it around with you.
Save the small change that
you now waste in useless
extravagancss. You can open
an account with only five
cents and receive interest
at the value Of 4 per cent.
per annum as long as 1t
remains hereof course, you
you have the privilege Of
Withdrawing both principal
and ;-lterest-without previous
notice to us-at any time
you wish the money.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-16
N EW SLET S,

The Westwind blew, where a Rosebud
grew,
'Mong the flowers. there, one day.
The westwind sought, so the fiowerets
thought,
To kiss them i'm his play.
But the Rosebud knew that the West
wind, too.
Would kiss her where she lay.
So the Rosebud turned. while hei
bushes burned,
And she drew her head away.
AS little. modest rosebud
Mongst the leaflets seeks to hide
Whilst the zephyrs breathe upon her
Cause the bud to turn aside;
sweetly. though. the wind is welcome.
With its wholesome breath of life;
And the rosebud, with it's fragrance,
Fills the wind with sweetness rife
So. a maiden, oft with coyness.
From love kiss turns her face;
Still, her lover pressing gently.
Yields, at last, with modest grace;
And such moment, for that lover.
Is a moment fraught with bliss;
While lifelong thought Of fragrance
Is the memory of that kiss.
Times Democrat
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-16
THE WEATHER.
Showers Tonight and Thursday, With Light vah-
able Winds, Shifting TO Eastery.

Washington. Nov. 16.-Massachu-
setts. Rhode Island-Showers tonight;
Thursday; light variable winds shift
ing TO easterly.
The Press., 1898-02-17
A Collector of Book Plates.

An interesting collection of book
plates is owned by Mr.. Howard Sill,
head craftsman at the office of firm of
architects i'll this city The collection
consists of some 2,500 specimens
American, English, French and Span
ish, modern and antique-belonging to
the various periods known as Jacobean,
Chippendale, Wreath and Ribbon, etc.
Mr.. Sill has collected many examples of
the work of Dorkins, johnson, the Nav
ericks, father and son, famous colonial
book plate engravers; also some speci-
mems of the rare and valuable work of
Nathaniel Hurd, a New England en-
graver, born in 1920, duplicate of one
Of whose book plates owned by Mr. Sill
brought $50 in New York a short time
ago. Mr. Sill has also one of the six
book plates engraved by Paul Revere,
which is of great value and inter-
est Among the colonial plates are those
of William Byrd of Westover, Bushrod
Washington, John Randolph, William
Smith, president of William and Mary
college; Charles Carroll, Thomas Hey
ward and Samuel Chase, signers of the
Declaration of Independence. There are
also many examples of modern book
plate making, the work of French, Hop
son, Spenceley and other we'll known
modern engravers. Baltimore Ameri-
aan.
The Press., 1898-02-17
LINEN MAKERS.
IRELAND and Holland Have Most Women
Engaged In This Work.

IRELAND and Holland Have Most Women
Engaged In This Work.
Though Ireland today holds the first
place, so far as America is concerned, in
regard to linens, Holland occupied that
position everywhere in the past and
holds it today in many parts of Europe.
The very word Holland is employed to
designate a fine linen cloth or linen
and cotton cloth and has been used for
this purpose from time immemorial It
Is roth glazed and unglazed and used for
wearing and household decoration. Flax
grows well in that part of Europe, and
the sunlight is said to be brighter and
to have more power in bleaching in the
Low Countries than elsewhere. The linen
industry is carried on in Holland more
by women than by men, In the fields
there are almost as many female as
male guilty ators In the harvesting
there is an excess of women.
In the many processes, such as lining,
hacking and spinning, the women out
numbered the men three To one. In the
mills the women are in the majority.
The men preponderate when it comes to
the making of damasks and fancy de-
signs. For at least four centuries it has
been an honored custom in the Neither
lands for young women to begin making
their marriage portion in linen when
mere girls. Some go so far as to start
with the sowing of the seed; others be-
gin with the spinning, while those bet
ter off buy the finished cloth. All do the
cutting and sewing A wedding outfit
consists of pettiooats, nightgowns and
other underwear, several suits for sum-
mer wear, sheets. pillow cases, bolster
cases. pillow shams, shirts for the hus-
band to be and a number of rolls of the
Bncut material for future emergency
or use. Nearly every girl of marriage
able age has stock of these goods rang
ing from a trunkful to three or four
times that amount - Philadelphia
Press
The Press., 1898-02-17

The firm of Wakefield & Buxton, of the
Foster Block meat market, has dissolved,
A. D. Wakefield assuming the sole pro-
prietorship.
The new Catholic church in this village
is to bededicated on Tuesday, March 10th.
1t is now completed, with the exception
of the tower or spire, which will not be
erected at present.
A merchant in this village was astonish-
ed this week by the payment of debt of
fifty cents, incurred fifteen years ago, by
a lady for pair Of hose. The debt had
been forgotten by all parties, until the
lady accidently discovered the bill among
some old papers. Oh, that some of our
delinquents might make such discoveries.
The Congregational church and society
of this village have voted to extend call
to A. n. Bell, who has recently occupied
the pulpit several Sabbaths. The salary
offered is $1,000. Mr. Bell is from Iowa,
and is now student at Bangor, Ne. His
course of study will not be completed u1n-
til July, when the ordination will take
place, should the call be accepted. !,
The festival of the Universalist ladies'
sewing circle, at the Hollow, last Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings realized for
the society $165. The two dramatic
pieces ''Still Water Runs Deep, ard
"The Old Maid" were finely rendered.
though but few days in preparatit D.
Miss Nettie Holbrook and Ella Weston
sang duet in style that brought down
the house. and marriage tableau closed
the entertainment in excellent shape.
The selectmen of Somers have sold the
farm of Alvin Billings on Hall Hill to the
Shakers, for $4,000, and will invest what
remains after paying liabilities, and ap-
propriate the interest for his support.
Tolland.-A little four -year-old daugh-
ter of Chas Underwood was fatally burn
ed on Wednesday and died on Thursday
morning. She was an unusually bright
and promising child.
B1RTHs.-At Ellington, Feb. 18th, 1858
twins, Ga son and daughter) to Henry q.
Ransom
The Press., 1898-02-17
MATTER OF PRONUNCIATION
A: Father who Seeks to Enlighten His
Son on . Small Point.


Son on . Small Point.
There is a certain man who by the
sweat of his BROWN summer time
earns his bread as government official,
with an Office in the big state, war and
navy building He also earns bread for
a wife and three likely children and q
servant, who manages to carry slice Of
pie along home with her bread about
three evenings in the week. But that is
the cooks privilege always
This official has son aged IS, who
is very nearly as sharp as the father
thinks himself to be, especially in those
things that everybody ought to know
and not one person in dozen does know.
About three times a week the father
comes to the office loaded with some
new information which he seeks to i'm
part to his fellow clerks by the induct-
i've method-that is he induces them
to show how little they know; then he
springs it ON them His strong point is
words and their pronunciation, and he
thinks he is an authority. .. -
The other evening while he was en-
tertaining three or four of his Office
friends at small supper the eldest boy
spoke up from the far end of the table.
''Say, pop, he inquired, "how do
you pronounce N-e-w-o-n-ep" spelling
it out slowly.
II presume, replied the father, with
the courage of his convictions, "that it
is an Indian name, and by the rule /
would pronounce it Ne-wo-ny."
'But that ism t the way" dissented
the boy.
The father was never more surprised
in his life.
81 don't quite see how it would be
euphonious any other way" he said,
with mild air of offended intelligence
Whats the matter with pronouncing
it new one?' inquired the boy, with a
loud, irreverent ha ha And the blow
almost killed father. -Washington Star
The Press., 1898-02-17
Number AZ.
Cretan Caution.

The following dialogue between two
Cretans who met in the mountains is a
literal translation from tie original
and typical illustration of their eau
tion:
A.-Good day, neighbor.
B.-You are right welcome, my good
friend.
A.-Where do you come from2
B.-From up yonder; quite near.
A.-And where might you be going
tor
B.-Oh, only just down there.
A.-Well, and what's the news. dear
friend2
B.-Good news, and all that you may
tell me over and above.
A.-Make me present of your name.
B.-You are heartily welcome to it.
But he never breathes It for all that.
A living example Of this curious dis
trust and caution, lest by a mere aoci-
dent the common enemy should learn q
secret of significance, is an old man
named Costoro Voludhaki, who, like
several others Cretans whom 1 met,
is hale centenarian who has passed
through eight revolutions unscathed.
he carries secrecy to such a point that
he never allows even his own friends
and partisans to know where he sleeps
at night. 1t is hardly surprising if, un
der these circumstances, contemporary
Cretans have inherited the unenviable
reputation Of their forefathers for nm
veracity. But no one who approves de-
ception in war and diplomacy in peace
will be justified in casting the first stone
at those whose very lives occasionally
depend, both in war and in peace, upon
their misleading their secular foes -
FortniRhtlY Review.
The Press., 1898-02-17
Thoughts.

Thoughts are certainly able to spread
themselves without the aid of looks or
language Invisible seed that floats from
the parent plant can root itself wher
ever it settles, and thoughts must have
some medium through which they sail
till they reach minds that can take them
in, and there they strike root, and whole
crops of the same sort come up just as
If they were indigenous and naturally
belonging to their entertainers This is
even more true in great matters than in
small. jean Ingelow
The Press., 1898-02-17
1t is not often that a physician recon

1t is not often that a physician recon-
mends patent medicine when he does,
you may know that it is good one. DR.
j. p. Cleveland, Glasgow, Va, writes ::
Il have used Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhea Remedy in my practice,
and it has proven to be an excellent rem
edy, where thorough course OF medicine
had failed with me. I recommend it to
my patients every time for collie and diar-
rh9a." Many other progressive ply
sicians recommend and use this remedy,
because it always cures and cures quickly.
Get bottle and you will have an excel
lent doctor in the house for all bowel
complaints, both for children and adults.
For sale by E. K. Taft, Stafford Springs,
and G.. L. Phillips, South Coventry.
The Press., 1898-02-17
Gattinp Even.

''I notice, 4" remarked the literary ed
itor, casually turning over the leaves of
the book the struggling author had
brought in. you have given your hero
six fingers on his right hand, and there
is nothing in the story, SO far as can
see, to explain why. May I ask what
the extra is for?''
''To snap at the critics., I" vooiferated
the struggling author, with a gleam of
vengeance in his eye.
The worm had turned. Fun.