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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-20
A PHANTOM TRAIN.

ibid you ever hear OF the phantom
train that ran for 40 miles over a
crowded track?" asked the old rail-
road man, as he lighted his cigar and
settled down sor chat 1T happened
good many years ago. 1t is hardly
possible for such a thing TO occur now,
as the rules and regulations are much
more 10 the point. Then, as well as
now, the railroads recruited their
operators from the young students
along the line, who, as soon as they
mad learned the regular routine and
could read by sound, were given
night office at some little way station
Where there was nothing to do but re-
port the trains and keep awake. This
keeping awake was a difficult PROPOSE
tlon Tor the young fellows. and many
were the schemes evolved to keep from
missing some train that had gone by
while they We're asleep. They soon
learned, however, that by keeping the
extras that were reported along the line
In mind, and fixing the time that the
regular trains were due. they could
catch little sleep now and then with
out danger OF being detected one
night young operator who was doing
in his chair heard, or thought he heard
train passing over the wagon road
crossing near the station. Half asleep
and thinking that he had let train go
by without reporting it, he jumped to
the key and reported an extra going
west. This was startling news to the
dispatcher, who knew OF no extra due
at that point. He called the young
operator up and sharply questioned
him, but the young fellow stuck to his
report. The next operator being half
asleep himself and hearing the train
reported, suddenly Jumped TO the con-
clusion that he had allowed the train to
slip by and he, too, reported IL. This
confirmed the first operators report,
and the dispatcher was frantic at the
thought of a wild train running over a
crowded track without orders. 1t may
seem a stretch of the Imagination, but
1t is fact, nevertheless. that that
phantom train ran for forty miles, be-
ing reported At intervals along the line.
But at this point there was a large
town and the operator was an old
hand: moreover. he was awake and at
tending to his business, and the phan-
tom train failed to arrive, although
the dispatcher was anxiously inquiring
after IL. as he was getting tired of tying
up trains 10 give II right OF way, and
fearing at every moment to hear of a
terrible accident. Finally. the Dispatch
er began calling up the boys along the
line who had reported the train, and
one by one he got them TO admit that
they had been asleep when the train
went by At last he reached the opera
tor who had first reported the extra,
and, who. after some questioning. de-
clared that III 1t wasn't an extra Il must
have been wagon going over the
crossing. and, jumping to the conclu-
sion that it was an extra that had
passed, he jumped up and reported it,
Free Press.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-20
HIS REFLECTION TERRIFIED HIrI.

Albert Chevaler the king of coster
song singers. was once asked what was
the most unpleasant experience Of his
stage life. We'll" he said. "I will tell
you. IL happened I'm n very handsome
hall I'm the Midlands. The whole of the
back and sides We're covered with inn
mense plate-glass mirrors.I knew moth
ing about IL until walked on the stage
and then. for the first time I'm my life
I saw myself rs others AS my audi
ences. see me. The effect was weird i'm
the extreme. II unnerved me. IL was
positively terrifying. Instead of concen-
trating my attention upon my work. I
found myself watching. studying. Chev-
alier, Never again. No, thank you. I
avoid halls that arc glittering masses
of plate-glass mirrorP-St. Louis
Globe Democrat
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-20
DIE D..

BUSBY-In this city. 18th inst. at his
home, 32 Sprague street, William
Busby.
DRURY-In this city. 18th inst, James
Drury, aged 80 years.
MULLEN-In this city, 10Th inst,
Catherine, widow of Patrick Mullen
in the 47th year Of her age.
OLNEY-In this city. 18th inst. Albert
r., son of John b. S. and Prudence A.
Olney in the 26th year of his age.
PIERCE-In Pawtucket, 18th inst,
Miss Mary r. Pierce.
REVELL-In this city. 18th inst, at
his parents residence. No. Il Ashcroft
street. Marshal. son of Joseph and
Mary Revell aged 3 years, s months
and 21 days.
REILLEY-In this city, 18th inst. Mar
garet Irene. daughter of William and
Maria Reilley, aged months and "a
days.
REILLY-In this city. 18th inst, Mary
f.. wife Of James r. Reilly.
WALDRON-In Warren, 18th inst,
Mary j., widow of David A. Waldron.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-20
A nITTEN CAPITALIST,


Up at South Penobscot, Me-, lives the
mitten capitalist of the United States
Mrs. A. G.. Condor Is the name of this
wealthy woman and she distributes
every year from 1900 to 5000 pairs OF
mittens. She is a living illustration
up-to-date proof of the fact that our
grandmothers knew what they were do
ing. Mrs. Condon's story shows what
n brave plucky New England woman
can do when she sets her mind to il.
Mrs. Condor has written this statement
of her mitten industry from it's begin
ming up TO the present time:
Il began business in 1864 with a cap
ital Of $40 in little room about 10 by
II feet in size. first made over worn
out felt hats thrown away by the men.
cleaned. shaped and turned them and
then made them over into hats for
women and girls. Then, as ] lived in
the country where there was no indus
try. but very many willing hands, re-
solved to procure, If possible, some
work for those idle hands to do.
i went to Boston and saw some yarn
manufacturers and from them got
twenty-five pounds of yarn on credit
this yarn TO be made into mittens The
manufacturers furnished the yarn, and
| put it out at the homes of the people
near where l lived. ! had difficulty i'm
starting the work and was obliged to
return part of the yarn to the manu-
facturers at the end of the year be-
cause ] found il impossible TO have IL
all knit up into mittens
This was not very encouraging for
a years work, but / persevered and at
the beginning OF the second year one
family insisted on having some yarn TO
knit into mittens. go tried Il over
again and after IL once got we'll started
] could not supply the demand for
yarn. Tons of yarn were sent TO me
and my business grew until / paid the
steamboat company the largest freight
bills of any one who did business on
the Boston and Bangor route. From
10 900 TO $4,000 dozen mittens were man
ufactured yearly. and besides making
mittens we made ladies' and misses
hoods and caps. toques, etc.
II had 800 names on my books OF
people who were at work for me, and
many more than that We're really work.
ing. as on my books there would be
only one name from each house, al
though perhaps, two. three or four
members OF the household were knit
llllR. nlltnllHl'N uS many dS lTfle were
members i'm the family. I'm the long
winter evenings men and boys wound
the yarn and i'm some cases even the
men knit.
after 1873 the knitting Of mittens by
hand gradually decreased and ma
chimes came in TO take the place OF
In 1852 I began To buy ma
,hines and kept adding TO my stock.
until now I have 50 machines Wemake
D g.. = t,.
ln the machines. One OF my girls has
made i0l pairs Of nittens in one day.
small single mittens. and IS pairs of
boys double-llned mittens Nearly all
u the machines are run at the homes
n the. knitters for I'm that way they
an make more money.
Girls on an average make about
'our dozen of cheap mittens or two
lozen of lined mittcns in a day. The
price of knitting used to be 2b cents =
,air. Then 10 dropped to and IL is
about that now."-The sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-20
s M IL Es.

"1n times OF peace prepare for war"
Said she. Indeed do SO.
II married life Is war" For she
Was working on her trousseau.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Did YOU saw the man was shot In
the woods. doctor?"
NO. I didn't. I said he was shot I'm
the lumbar region. Yonkers states
man.
Jimmy But what do YOU do when
YOU git real sleepy? You don't own up
to H. do you?
Tommy Nav. go tn askin' paw fool
questions. an'fhe makes me go TO bed. 49,
Indianapolis Journal.
kirby has Quit living In a boarding
house and gone Co a hotel"
Why
Tie says hc has nervous prostration
from sympathiziug with his laudlady
three times n day.'--Chicago Record.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-20
NINETy-EIGHT AND sxTY-oME.

To the Editor OF The News:
That great deal of complaint
against the administration Oh the con-
duct OF the war is for political effect.
goes without saying The old soldiers
of the rebellion are not caught with
such chaff. and their opinion is well ex-
pressed in the following extract from
letter from Corporal Arthur I. Lock-
wood. ex-mayor OF San Antonio. Texas.
TO his comrade. Capt. George IL. Pettis,
of this city:
San Antonio, Tex, oct l2, 1898.
My Dear Captain:
Sap, captain, what is the matter
with the Volunteer of $50" never
heard so much kicking during all our
wars as / have i'm the last six months.
Have our men degenerated, or what is
the trouble? They want tents with
board foors, and they want vegetables
at every meal. and God only knows
what else. i am simply dsgusted with
the whole lot. Why, our command, you
remember. were two years at hard
service and never saw a potato, and
were on short rations on other vegeta-
ples' and yet we never rusued into print
ana abused the government. We ex-
pected TO suffer privations when we
went in. We felt that our government
was doing the best II could, and we
pore IL for our country's good. Any
man who had the patriotism TO enlist
should have the fortitude to bear the
privations that are inevitable in a SOL
diers life. am led to believe that
whole lot of this kicking is for political
effect. and to endeavor to throw dis
credit upon the administration. Shame
upon the men who put party before
thelr country! VETERAN.
Providence. II. l., Oct. 49,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-20

The valuation of personal property in
Philadelphia is 1852, ,434 621, an increase
OF SS,564.9S0 over last years official es-
innate.
London is to have soon it's first roof
garden. Charles Wyndham will be the
innovator, i'm his new theatre near Lei
cester square.
English coal mines are now being
worked at a depth of over 1000 feet.
the coal lying I'm horizontal veins from
two to three feet thick.
Delaware friends of the late Thomas
Bayard are already moving to erect "A
handsome monument to his memory
in Wilmington. Projects for monu-
ments to Miss Winnie Davis are under
way in Richmond, Va, and Atlanta,
Ga, the former an essentially Confed-
crate enterprise. and the latter national
In character. Philadelphia has one un-
der way To the memory of DR.. Pepper.
and may be expected similarly TO honor
it's unexpected benefactor Col Joseph
NJ. Bennett. a revival of business
among sculptors seems imminent.
Ferdinand w. Peck. general commits
sioner for the United States at the
Paris Exposition. has been helping To
introduce American railroad ideas i'm
France. lie and his family reached
Paris from switzerland recently i'm a
sleeping car. at five o'clock i'm the
morning. The porter walked them when
the train rolled into the depot and said
they must leave the car. Mr.. Peck said
he had engaged the berths until rea-
sonable hour. and refused 10 get up.
lie was unable TO speak French-at
least on this occasion--and after much
eXpostuation. the car was switched on
to a siding, where Mr.. Peck and his ia
mily slept peacefully until eight o'clock.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-20

II is Brooklyn milliner who offers
the latest solution 10 the problem of
what TO do with the theatre hat. Evil
IDENTIFY Dame Fashion is not disposed to
regulate her millinery fancies to ac-
cord with the demand for fair view OF
the stage in the theatre nor is woman
unanimous i'm acknowledging anybody's
right TO command an abatement OF
the nuisance. Especially have both
Dame Fashion and woman. her victim
aHa-AeF- choicest exponent, persisted In
their claim TO have their own way since
desperate man has resorted 10 legisla-
tion TO compel reform. And It must be
conceded that they have come out
ahead in the struggle. Yet woman is
not a heartless creature. Let her but
have her way and she will be ever SO
gracious We have no doubt that now
that the storm of remonstrance from
the other sex, and her own too. against
the theatre hat has subsided into a
pathetic sigh, she is disposed to be less
pugnacious and more merciful. And the
Brooklyn milliner comes TO her aid.
whereby she may retire with honors.
like a Spanish army-whereby indeed.
paradoxical though It may sound. she
may remove her hat from the view and
still keep IL on her head The Brook
lyn genius has a patent piece Of miliin-
cry that permits the stage conceaIing
trimming to be easily taken off and re-
placed. the while the hat remains ON
the head. still thing OF beauty unde-
stroyed but unobstructive The trim
ming. as appears from the specinca-
tions. can be used as fan during the
progress Of the performance and then
replaced on the hat when the last cur
tain falls We have NOT seen one or
these new hats but the description
sounds exceedingly tetChIng Don't YOU
think?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-20

Since the day that Gen. Kitchener
swept back the tide OF dervlshes from
the sands of the Soudan and discovered
Major Marchand and the French flag
occupying a choice corner at Fashoda
after a march across the continent. our
British cousins have maintained most
pugnacious attitude. Marchand must
get out, they declared. So distinguished
a statesman as Lord Rosebery made a
speech on the subject the other day of
so innammatory a kind that 1t came
perilously near TO being classed with
stump oratory. Lord Rosebery rep
resents the outs in England just now,
but Sir Michael Hicks Beach of the
government, now assumes the same at
titude in effect and thanks the Liberal
leader for his warm words. Meanwhile
our French cousins have affected to
deplore such an outburst of passion.
They have denied any intention of
claiming more than their rights i'm the
Soudan and have been exceedingly
about admitting responsibility
for Major Marohand. But II is noted
that there is an increase of naval ac- |
tivity in France such as has not been |
seen for a good many years, and the |
calmness of the French press is begin
ming TO be regarded with suspicion i'm
Great Britain. IL SCENE incredible that |
there should be actual war between
these traditional foes, but the war be-
tween the United States and Spain who
had always been friends was not on the
,ards until il was actually precipitated.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-20
WHAT DO THE CHILDREN DRlNKp

Don't give them tea or coffee Have Won
tried the new fool drink called GRAIN OF
" is delicious and nourishing hnd takes the
place of coffee. The more Grnin.O Won give
The children the more health YOU dtstrfbufo
through their systems. ttain.O IL made ~
pure grains. AMI When properly prepared
costs about as much All grocer. scll it
ijc and &c.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-20

The Salvation Army ~ Tho Pacific
coast has enlisted the services of sry-
eral Chinese converts TO work among
their cOuntrymcn.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-20

An interested universe rcjoiccs 10
learn that Mrs. James Dietrich Of Mil
ford. Indiana doesn't pad" There is
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-20

Young ladies' house gown by Red
fern. White cashmere with border re-
veres of Oriental embroidery done in
bright colored silk and gold and silver
threads and sequins. Cravat Of red
velvet with strass buckle. Vest of red
silk with strass buttons.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-20
It'd BITS.
THE CRANK.

The valuation of personal property i'm
Philadelphia is 1852, 434 621, an increase
of $S,564.9S0 over last years official es-
innate
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-27

would re-establssh him In business the
other creditors could go 10 hlaxes'' and
the son would be allowed to 90 on TO En-
gland. Finally. after negotiations, Martin
agreed 10 accept - cents II Muskeft could
raise It Part OF the agreement was that
It should be stated openly that he was only
paying - cents on The dollar to plaintiffs.
and that the balance should be KEEP: quiet
he paid $50 on this one day and took
receipt nom Martin in trust. Next day he
paid about 500 more The account was
then G.S0. so this left balance CT about
N,U1 due on the settlement of 20 cents.
Muskert then found that he could not pay
the balance. and demanded return OF his
payments Martin refused but proposed
that Nuskett should give him a bill OF sale
OF the stock and the Whitman Company
would carry on the business
THIS evidence created sensation. Mus
keft was not cFoss-examined by the prose-
cution. nor did Martin. who was present
IN court, go into the box to deny the EVIL
dence- His lordship, on q jury Judgment
today. noted this fact and said the agree
ment between the plaintiff and M1skett
with reference to the composition. not
contradicted by Martin. their agent. al
though he was present in court, is utterly
Inconsistent with the suppos.tion that his
wife was considered to be N any way iia-
bie."
He gave Judgment for Mrs Muskett. with
costs against the shoe company.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-27

Vancouver Papers Threatened With
Libel. Have Cause to Rejoice

VANCOUVER. i, c. Nov. S-A Mont
real snee dealer has threatened 10 Sue To-
ca papers for publishing evidence damag-
ing 10 the Whitman Saoe Company. OF
Montreal. Added interest IA given 10 the
subject tonight ~ Il judgment handed
alwa ~ Chief Justice McCcii in eonnec.
len VIA t1n case. which Judgment goes
against the Whitman company
rhe facts briefly are. tbs shoe company
sued Mrs. Francis Muskei; for The reeov-
cry q e. o., .oT goods supps!A. 20 the Tiny
Dog Store" The defense sought 10 estap-
i.sa that the stock IN the Tiny Dog store
Rad b<sa transferred from Mrs MaSket,
- r. A. NgsIett IN .Arrtl last. NTH the
a9uroEal ~ the Whitman shoe company
&Gd taat s.Ese }ha. time TIE plaintiffs had
received money from r. a Muskett as
well as taking his Accept&nces - tbs place
81 thoSs az his wife.
r A Ausa>tt who was sentenced re-
Gently 10 SIX Taont tbs ;anprz sonrnens Was
brought ot.t q ta1 10 give evidence FOR m.
defense. and sNore thar At the ilrse the
warrant Was issued for rs GOT 3 arrrs. il.
A@E rea1. }. + Martin, tbs agent asre Tor
tae " Altman Shoe Company had called on
hin. and asked him 10 pay the firm - cents
81 taA 60lsax. " Nasksst ID = ia orzr
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-27
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The board OF health OF San Francisco Is
taking vigorous precautions 70 prevent the
spread OF disease in the big Chinatown OF
that city.
The Pittsfield express from New York. cn
the New York. New Haven 4 Hartford
road. ives wrecked yesterday. near Wilton.
Conn. No one was killed.
There will be no builhghting at the con-
vention OF the National Livestock Asso-
citation at Denver. bu; instead a typical
COW boy tournament VIII be given.
The United States gunboat Wheeling has
arrived in san Francisco from Mare island
after undergoing general oyerhauling
The Italian cruiser Etna will SO on the
dock.
The whaier Fearless. one OF the untor-
rirnata vessels which WAS caught in the
ice ar Point Barrow, has arrived in san
Francisco with nothing 10 show for her
cruise
The board OF inquiry into the wreck OF
The Michigan concluded its laaors yestsr-
day 1t found that the cause Of the wreck
wgs from steering the wrong course after
Edaystone light was passed.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-27
ELECTION CONTEST IN CHEHALIs.
George A. Black Believes He Was
Elected Auditor.

Special Dispatch 10 the Poet-Inte.lIgencer.
MONTESANO. Nov. 2e.-George A.
Black. who was the Republican candidate
for county auditor at the late election, yes
ierday afternoon filed a notice OF the con-
test OF the election OF ]. A. Sells as au-
oitor.
The grounds given for the contest are as
follows Malcoaduct on the part OF the
judges In every voting precinct in the coun-
~. and particularly In the precincts OF
Summit, Oakviiie and Ncuskah: malcon-
duct because the judges declared J. A. Sells
to he elected to the office of county auditor
when he had not received the highest num-
Der OF legal votes cast for the Office at the
elsction.
The official count OF the election gave the
present incumbent. j. A. Sells. % majority.
Mr. Sells expresses himself as having no
fear OF the result Of the contest. as he is
satisfied that he was legally elected and
received the highest number Of votes On
the other hand. II has been stated this
morning by some who claim to be on the
Inside of the matter that Mr.. Black viii
be O Bile to show that more than Is IL
legal votes were counted fo- Mr.. Sells.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-27
STACKS OF WHEAT AT AsOTIN.


Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
TACOMA, Nov. IA local wheat dealer
who returned home today from visit to
the Snake river district reports the entire
section in a dourlshing condition. At Aso-
tn there are 10. 900 tons Ct wheat piled along
the river fronts awaiting transportation
In the town prpper the warehouses are
filed to the top. The heavy accumulation
outside Is stacked on platforms TO keep OF
dampneSs, and after 1t has been pied in
tiers a temporary roof Is raised over It.
No covering Is made at the sides Of these
tiers of sacks, and in this way owners care
for their product while awaiting an oppor-
tunity to ship down the river by steamboat
There are blocks Of just such rows Of
wheat along the river at Asotin," said the
local wheat man. and better Transports
ton facilities would prove very accepta ble
The town has as yet no rail communica-
tioD with the outer world, and the river
boats alone handle the business"
Residents Of the section all expect rail-
road, or PERHAPS two. within q short time
and 1t is reported are. eagerly looking for
ward to the result Of the competition be-
tween the Oregon Railroad & Nav cation
Company and the. Northern Pacific for
right-of-way into the wheat belt, OF which
Asotin Is the nominal center.