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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-28
CROP CONDITIONS.

Somewhat Of an Improvement Tn All
secttsns-Rhode Island Needs Rain.
Boston. June 2s.--The crop conditions.
according to Director Smith of the
weather bureau, are generally sa~tisfac-
tory, and have improved somewhat in
about oil sections. Haying is In adj
vance from a week 10 10 days. Hoeing
IS a week to a fortnight late. The result
OF hay making and noeing coming at the
same time is foulness from weeds n
overworked farmers. A want OF rain is
reported from all sections Of Rhode
Island. The same applies to Connecti-
cut, except that an excess of moisture in
the soil Ia reported In some sections OF
New London county. In the larger por-
tion OF that state the drought Is becom-
ing injurious; pastures are browning
and strawberries are showing the effects
of dry weather. The prospects of the
district as a whole are fully up to the
average.
Corn is improving In about all sections.
but is still backward. The sunshine and
showers have improved the color. though
the cool weather in northern sections
has been unfavorabie to rapid growth.
Rye and oats are showing rust In western
Massachusetts,, and rust Is also affecting
the oats In sections Of Fairfield county.
Conn. An q whole the grain crop fs
promising. s
The caterpillars have about ceased
their ravages. hut the apple crop in many
sections has been destroyed. Most
damage was lone in parts Of Chittehden
,r,.atxr va H.. oh.ltx.. x.Ll1k A.. L.
Gated In an apple producing district. the
crop will be but a small percentage OF
that which was promised. The forest
worm has wrought great damage to the
sugar naples In sections OF Windsor
county. VT. It IL believed that the trees
in many instances are permanently In
jured. The apple crop OF the district
will probably be an average one. The
indications are favorable to a good sup
ply of pears. plums and cherries. The
peach trees in Connecticut show plenty
OF fruit.
Field and garden vegetables have. as a
rule. made good progress. The potato
crop In all sections Is very promising
and seems unusually free from Injurious
insects. The early crop 10 blooming In
northern sections, and In southern por-
lions the new potatoes are nearly ready
for market. Asparagus 10 still being cut
in Massachusetts,. Garden truck gen.
orally is In excellent condition and very
plentiful.
The strawberry crop f. especially
abundant. In some sections the market
IL reported overstocked. The fruit is
very fine In quality. B~lackberries, rasp-
berries and wild berries promise q large
yield.
Some setting Of tobacco has been done
during the week In western Massachu-
sets. The plants sye reported back
ward n small In some sections. as the
weather has been TOO cool for rapid
growth.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-28
TORPEDO BOAT ISABELLA.
An Indiana BOY Claims That He Sank
Her at Manila.

An Indiana BOY Claims That He Sank
Her Mt Manila.
The following extracts from a letter
from Reginald Munger, an Anderson
(Ind.) boy on the Baltimore, which did
SO much in settling the Cavite batteries
and ships In Manila bay, give q new
phase Of the Manila victory not credited
In press dispatches;
81 could sec from my station the
clock in the pilothouse. 1t was exactly
III minutes Of 8 when we begun. I was
at one OF the 9 inch guns on the front
turret. We came right after the Oly,n-
pia. A torpedo boat wat coming for rs
at full steam, when the O inch CUR l
a at blew her out Of the water. For
% minutes we could not hear ourselves
speak. When within 175 yards of the
Isle San Antonio Juan. we sent n tor
pedo into her. which brought her down.
/ myself sank that torpedo boat Isabella.
/ took six shots at her from tho 27m. /
bit her the sixth shot and put Ave
In her quarter, I don't know for surc
whether IbSt her gun cotton or not, but
J did something to her that made her
blow up"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-28
CUSTODY OF A CHILD.
Interesting Question Raised in the
Cook Divorce Case.

: The question Of how fur the rights .of the
mother 90 the company and care OF her chiid
shall be limited by tho possible advantage 10
tho child in itsheing given 10 another cusfo.
dian. isa vital ono in n case heard by Judxe
Rogers in the divorce court this morning
Though the ccurfs have tofore shis cum
sidcrod tho relative rights OF parent and
child. tho point rni5sd in the case under con-
sideration by City Solicitor T. J France OF
Woon SOCKET is rather . novel one.
Isnbcl Il Cook OF tho northern metropolis IL
seeking a divorce from hor husband, Herbert
l. Cook. who unti recently was q promincnt
young resident ofSvoonsocket, on tho grounds
of non support and adultery. she was n school
teacher Ia WoonsoclSet when some years ago
she married tho respondent. and, ns thu re-
suit OF thesmariineo two children were born.
ono being a boy and tho other a girl. Ovor q
year ago tho parties separated and the cause
OF tho separation. Mrs Cook alleges, was that
sho demonstrated With her husband for taking
n woman who was q nurse az the Noon
socket hospital. where no worked as janitor,
out to ride and Co houses OF il-fame After
the separation Mr. Cook did not contribute
anything TO tho support of his wife, and she
has been obliged to work at Attleboro TO
support herself and one child. Her income is
50 a week.
Mr. Cook did not soc ct to contest the
divorce petition or pay any.attontion to the
serious charges made against him, but his
father. Counilman Henry W Cook of woon-
socket who has had tho custody Of his grand.
SON for IA long time engaged the services Of
Attorney France to sec IL he could not retain
the custody OF the child After consulting
with some members of the Appellate Court
Mr. Francce filed a statement from tho grand
father and appeared in his interest nj the
bearing today.
During.the examination Of Mrs Cook Judge
Rogers asked her some questions about tho
character OF her father in law, and she re-
piled TINT he was kind hearted, but that he
was addicted TO the use Of ~profane and oboene
language, She said her mosher..n- law was
q kind woman.
Attorney Walter ! Ballou, who was counsel
for Mrs Cook, claimed that tho grandfather
had no right to 10 heard in tho matter, hut
Judge Rogers held that under the decision in
the Victoria Hope case the main thing TO be
considered was tho welfare Of tho child, and
the right OF the grandfather 10 DO hea I'd he
would admit.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-28
IN TERROR or THE vEsuWUs

6panlards Fear the Cruiser Which Silently
Drops Shells Ip Their Forts.
Operations at Santiago have developed
tho success Of the dynamite cruiser We
suvius. All doubts about the efficacy Of
her guns have been settled by the bril-
liant work Of the last few nights. As
the identity Of the vesuvius is well
known to the enemy during the day,
she holds a position ON u side, scream.
cd by and under cover Of tho flagship.
The three big gun tubes rising diagonal
ly from her deck are covered by a square
black canvas.
At night che slips down through the
feet to within "a few hundred yards Of
MORO battery, fires a few shells and
then quietly w~ithdraws without the en-
envy having found her location. This
operation has been repeated for five
nights. She fires three shells ON each
trip. There is no fash, no rmoke or
noise emitted from those terrible en-
gines of destruction. and the fint init
nation the Spaniards have Of danger is
the terrific explosion Of go pounds of
dynamite dangerously close. While II
is probable that no great material dam.
age has been done to the forts. the moral
effect of those nightly visits is very
great. The other night at 10 o'clock tho
vcsuvius again glided through the dark
ness to a position 900 yards from the
batteries east of MORO. The first shell
exploded made a great hit. 1t was mag
nifcent and imposing and must have
terrorizcd the Spanish camp. The she'll
struck squarely in front Of the sand bat
teries, knocking down great masses Of
debris. Stone and other objects flying in
the air were plainly discernible from
the feet through the aid Of glasses. For
more than $50 yards there seemed to be
. lake of flames.
For one hour o cloud hung over Nor
70. A gunboat threw a searchlight on
the scene. Strangely enough, MORO did
not show a sign of activity, but several
shells came whistling from the other
batteries. The officers are elated over
the success Of the vesuvius. They ex-
pect to accomplish much in the futura
The officers are anxious to try her
against MORO Fortress, which presents
v fine mark. Admiral sampson refuses
permission, az Hobson is supposed TO be
confined there. If this could be proved
untrue, MORO Castle would long since
have been reduced to q pile Of rubbiah.
New Yo~p ue~r'h I
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-28
TARS WERE
: AT TARGET PRACTICE

New York. June 2S.-The Atlas line
steamer Adironoaok which arrived today
from Port Limon with . cargo Of fruit
while passing Cuba sighted nearly a
dozen United States wsrships In the
bay and of shore at Guantanamo. Last
Saturday, :in mid ocean. the Adiroudsck
was brought 20 . dead stop whom enc
guns Of the auxiliary cruiser Ysls hogan
to rattle one altar the other. II was At
FIRST thought that she cruiser had mis-.
taken che fruiter's nag for that Of the
enemy and was firing upon the Adiron.
dsok. Afterwsrd 10 wss Uncovered that
the Yals's crew wsrv simply At target
practice and the Atlas liner proceeded
on her way 20 this port.
Yesterday tho cruiser Columbia gotna
at foil speed In = Southsrly direotlon
wAs met ~ che Adirondack. The 1pan4
ish flag wal not seen by the fruiter dur.
ing the trip.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-28
NO o FOR AMERICA.


OU1tfC6 D8tlu ~ AbFSWSk oHyo OnCA OSAss
Cannot Handle Remote Islands.
In tho course Of an interesting con-
vorsation Justice David j. Brewer of
the supreme court recently made the
following remarks on tho future Of the
United States:
81 do not believe in n large army or
navy" said he. "Large military cstab-
lishmcnts tend toward a military spirit,
which would in the end be ruinous to
our country. / am old fashioned enough
to feel that Washington advice is safe
for us to. follow today. Our republic is
not constituted for successful manage
ment of colonies Our country Is large
enough for tho expansion Of u own
population for many years to come. and
IL ia the course Of war we gain posses
sion Of islsnds far removed from
continent we should consider placing
those islands I'm the possession of Eu-
ropean nations who arc qualified by long
experience to manage colonies.
al believe that In wat we are invinci-
bic. We move slowly. 1t requires time
TO pnt the machinery in motion, but
once under way the United States could
overcome either France, Germany or
any Of the European countries. Our re.
sources are illimitsble, and they have
hardly been opened Nc country Of the
world has such advantages. Think, too,
Of the millions Of intelligent young men
and women who are coming upon the
stage and the mighty energies which
are being brought into play for the adj
vnncemcnt Of civilization. - Rocky
Mountain News
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-28
MORE TROOPS
FOR SHAFTER

Washington, juno 2s. -Orders have
been issued for the immediate sailing Of
another large expedition to reinforce
Gen. Ehafter. The soldiers will sell from
Tampa and will include about 5000 men.
1t is understood they viii be taken from
Gsn. snydsr,s second division of the
fourth army corps.
Eight transports will carry the sxpe-
dision which viii be the first to 60 to
Key West whore they will DO joined by .
strong naval convoy and proceed to San
tisgo. 1t is said that the start will be
made today.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-28
IN The WORLD
OF FINANCE
n -
New York Stock Mar
ket Opened Easy.
GENERAL LIST LOWER.
Declines We're Uniform and Ex-
tended to Half a Point.
E LIST LOWER.
ToDAY's RANGE OF QUOTATIONS

1he New York stock market opened easy.
with Atkinson at lsA, Sugar i2s 5s Tobacco
rs. General Electric as, Peoples Gee 90.
Burlington l0a94, Louisville 81 7-S, Western
Union 9314, Manhattan ios 80 and Missouri
Pacific 35L4.
The whole list was lower, tho declines
being quite uniform and extending to a X
in only a faxv cases. Union Pacific preferred
was weaker than the general list and dropped
about a point. Pullman rose Ia. a consp:c-
uous exception to the general list.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-28
SIGSBEE WAS ALERT.
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Continued From Page 4
denied admission to the cansi q precs-
dent viii bs established which viii pre-
vent rhs United STATES from using the
canal In tina event Of that country de
string 10 send warships to the far East
by the. route during the war.
Ete report that spain has purchased
the Chilean arnorcd cruiser Almirante
O'Bigains. $500 tons burden, ard steam
ing % knots, now receive some frsdsnce.
1t appears that IN O'Hisgins was very
recently offered to the United states for
5000. 600 bet, 1t 10 added. the authorities
AZ Washington declined TO purchase her.
considering the prioc to DO twice her
value. The United States EN- bassy here
has reports from several sources that
Spain has purchased the O'HigRins but
the Armstrong;, who huilt the vessel,
dsny she has been sold &
A Spanish transport loaded with sail
ors, left Corunna on June 10 for an I'M
known destination and it is surmised the
sailors were intended to DO transferred to
the O'Hiaains, which was last rsportsi
to have arrived at the Cape Verde ISL
ands on June Is from Newcastle. The
Chinese cruisers which are reported to
have been purchased by Spain are prob
ably the two vessels of 1000 tons each
which have been in course Of construc-
tion ut stettin. Yhsy will not Ne ready
for several months n we're offered to
the United States and declined.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-28
NO DIFFICULTY
FOR CAMARA

Madrid, June %, 10 a. m. -rhe Spanish
officials here assert that there will be no
d~ificulty in Admiral Csmara travsrsing
the Suez Canal. as the accompanying
transports have all the coal the squadron
requires. 1t Is believed here that the
Spanish squadron will enter the canal
today.
The Spanish government DOS net
credit the report that an American squad
ron IL TO visit spanish waters. but the
ministers say they have taken uil possible
precautions. that the ports are all ready.
and that 81. 200 msn VINO have been called
to the colors win be distributed among
the principal Atlantic and Mediterranean
rc~xS 40 0,,afu - -
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-28
BEATEN IN P1rrssuRo

The Pittsbarns HaA : Pitcher when the
Dostsns Found and Hit, Sir.
Pittsburg, June 2S.-Tannehin pitched
. mastery game. Only one B~ostonian
reached third. and that In the ninth on
O'Brisn's Dosr throw. Score:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-28

Annie 0iblin and Richard Cravsn
we're srrsisned In the police cours this
mornine on the charge Of rssslue.
They pleaded not guilty end will hsvs .
Sfial tomorrow movniuA
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-28
Rent Pays for Home.

viii buy or buiid anywhere Tor YOU both hoas
and lot, comparatively nothing required down
Call or write. AMERICAN IN, EsToRs' co,
500 Banigan Building, Providence, H. 4.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-28
a prImer,o study Cuban Coast ososrapb,

Bahia, a bay. IS
Gala, an inlet
Ensa. tenstnada), m inlet.
Playa, a beach.
Pta. tpuuta). n point OF hcadland.
Rio, u river.
Sabana, q plain.
Surge. lsurgidoro), an anchorage.
New York Sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-28

oaeeeu ior Lewis N the ninth.
P~ittsburgs 81 Q 900 =:
Bostons .......O 0o0eoO o.
Earned runs-Pittsbures. I. Two-base
Sacrifice hits-O'Brien. NC
earthly. First base on balIs-on Tan
nehil. Ii OF Lewis. T.. Struck out-By
Tannehill. 3: by Lewis, g. Passed bal,
-Yeager. Time-1:40. Umpires-An-
drews and Lynch.
The Baitimores hit the bali In both
games In st. Louis. winning by Is 70
4 and ~ to 4.
The Washingtons made u three out
OF Tour In Cincinnati yesterday by hit
ting Hawley opportunity. The losers
could do nothing with Swain. Score:
. TO ..
Umpire Doescher called the Rochester
Springfield game at the end of the 18TH
inning because OF the late hour. with the
score a tie. s to s. Yousouf and Adam
Miller gave a wrestling exhibition be-
fore the game.
The Chicsgos hit stein hard yesterday.
while Woods kept the Brooklyns' hits
FAR apart until the game was practically
won. Score: . 10 4.
Manager Charles +. Rice OF the Graf
ton tMass.) basehallteam has taken the
franchise and dates of the former New
Bedford club and Nil finish Che season
In the New England league. TIE home
games VIII be played In Worcester.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-28

Abraham Liquor, . Hebrew, was lined si5
and costs In the sixth District Court this
morning for usins a horse unit for labor.
Ne took an appeal.
Thomas Corrigsn was sent 70 thu ststc
farm for nine monshs this morning By Judge
sweetlsnd for being o sturdy Leegar.
Bridget Doueberty was atrsigncd In the
sixth District Court this morning ON the
charge of being o common rsiler and brswler
she pleaded not guilty and win have . trial
Friday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-28

Ns-To-Bae for risty ccpu.
ouarnntecd tobacco habit cure. makcs veal
Usn strouss blood pure. SOC. q. All dr1cgsss
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-28

Quotaticns marked by a ' are for less thai
ti00O, par valuo Of stock.
xEx.Di vidond. f.h4A
SALES.
4 merchants National Bank at So.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-02-24

of dollars patrolling the coasts and
preventing Americans from giving aid
to the struggling patriots Everyone
who has kept posted on the Cupan re-
beilIou knows this TO be a fact. There.
fore. when aid is sent from this cuunsry
and is permitted TO land on Cuban soil
such permission is given by the Spanish
government-the only government
recognized by this country as having
any rights there-and the Spaniards
do as they see fit with what our people
send them Is it probable that they
devote this aid To the care of the su.-
ring Cubans? If not, then every
dollar we send there in either money
or provisions. only helps them to cen
tinue their war of extermination
against the people we seek to aid.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-02-24
Misplaced Confidence.

Some "f our people raised SO in one
af our churches Suadiy tor the aid af
the suff.ring people in Cuba. The sen
timent is all right, and the spirit of
interest in.suff-ring humanity Is com-
mendable But we seriausly Doubt if
eyer any of the thousands OF dollars
aow being sent daily 10 that island
will reach the REAL the DEsERvINo
sufferers. When such aid is landed
IN Cuba it is not the Cahans who are
lighting for their freedom who receive
and distribute such aid. but the Span
iards. who ara them se'ves responsible
for the horrible condition of suffering
and destitn.ion there The United
States goysrauent hss spent millioas
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-02-24
Vas, Turu em Loose

sBripg me my large revolver. and
my keen Damascus blade, and the rub
Der boots m used to. when in gore l
freely wade Hither bring my trusty
sandbag. bring the snickersnee. say:
for my day has come for murder, and
I'm going forth to slay. / shall 60
forth to the slaughter. like a bride
groom to his joys, and I'll fill the near.
est graveyard with string of gifted
boys. / shall brain the boy attorney,
with spasm OF delight; and the boy
who breaches Sundays, he shall fall
before my might. On the trail of boy
physicians, gaily. gladly shall / camp;
let the boy pianist tremble, when they
hear my roaring tramp When strike
the boyish statesmen, he must say his
prayers and die; when the boy reporter +
meets me, mark me how the fur shall
fly. For I'm weary. and disguised.
and my mind has lost it's poise, have
read such beastly twaddle. Treating oi
the gifted boys "-Atchison Globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-02-24

Don't be afraid o little fun at
no ne; good people Dhh't shut up
your houses lest the sun should fade
your carpets; and your hearts. lest n
hearty laugh should shake down some
"f the musty cobwebs there. If you
want to ruin your SONS. let them think
that all the mirth and social enjoy
inent must he left on the threshold
when they come home at night. When
once home is only regarded as a
place tn eat. drink, and sleep in. the
work is hegun that ends In nbling
houses and reckless degradation
Young people must have fun and re-
taxation somewhere. II they do not
have it at home it will be sought in
other tnd less profitable places.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-02-24
Karl Kreisel. Deceased.


Karl Kreisel died at bis home in
Omiz on the morniBg of the 18th
,nsa.. of lung trnub'e. He hal beer.
sick for several months. but not down
bedfast but a short time before his
death
Karl Kreisel was born in Uuter Ian
gendOiff Austria, on November 4 b.
1884, being in his 64th year at the time
of his death 10 1875 he landed in
this country aud located on claim in
Grant township. Later, he moved tC
Oimitz, and has been engaged in the
merchautile and milling business al
many of the sturdy and substantial
farmers of Grant and Walnut town
ships were located there. and hr had a
large circle of firm friends all over The
county who derpiy d-pI"re his death.
He was always Industrious. strictly
sc, upulnus i'm his financial dealings and
ambitious tn raise his family to life
of usefulness.
He leaves wife and six children
one son. Charles j aud three daugh-
ters. A OF the latter are married ex
cept one, Miss Anna, and three of them
live in this county Anna and Crceii,
make their hone In Denver C,loradn.
but all the children were present dur
ing the fathers last hours
At 2:30 p. N SUNDAY. the 10Th, thr
friends of deceased gathered at his late
home and followed the remains t.
their last resting place. There were
several hunaref present not with,
standing the cold day.
It was An Impressive sight the hun
irsds of mourners. heads Dared and
bowed, following to thu notes of q
funeral march played by the Olmitz
hand. the holy priest and the cold
corpse of the dead from the house t,
the church and from the church tC
the cemetery three-quarters OF mile
away. Rev. John w Sklenner per
formed the impI essive funeral rights OF
the Catholic church. aud when all the
religious ceremony was completed each
friend gathered 4 handful Of dirt and
| east it into the grave as the last friend
| ly act.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-02-24

Every little while, says an exchange.
we read in the paper of some one who
has run rusty nail in his foot. knee.
hand or some other portion of the body
and that iockjaw resulted therefrom of
which the patient died. If every pa.
tient was aware of the remedy for ali
such wounds and apply it, then all
such reports must cease. The remedy
il simple, almost at hand. and Can be
applied by anyone, and what IS better,
is infsi;ible. It is simply 10 sm Ike the
wound with waol or wooleu cloth
twenty minutes of smoking will take
pain 1ut af the wnrst cases of inf1 INA.
tion arising from the wound
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-02-24

An exchange pertinently remarks:
I'VE all admire the beautiful hymn.
Nearer my God to Thee Now il yon
will take bushel OF potatoes. sack OF
-four and big chunk Of meat to some
poor family who is suffering for the
uecessaries OF life. it will bring you
nearer God than all the spiritual songs
yon can sing in six months. The
songs are all right. aid exert gaod
influence. but mixed with a charitable
deed the combination gives much
peaceful rest to uus' q eoosc;snce.n