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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-16
JAMES SON GOES TO WAR.


Former Bandits BOY Has Joined the Sec
ond United States Cavalry.
Among the new members Of the Sec
ond United States cavalry, enlisted at
st. Louis, 10 Robert +. James, son of
Frank James, former bandit and guer-
rilla. Up to the time Of his enlistment
in the regular army young James was a
clerk In the auditors Office Of the Wa
bash railway.
A romantic feature Of his enrolment
is the fact that his deskmate, William
Ellis, Joined the Second cavalry the
same day. Ellis is the son Of a Federal
ohicer who distinguished himself dur
ing the civil war by daring attack
upon Quantrell's band at a time when
Frank James was with them. Now the
sons OF the men who were once bitter
foes will share the glories, perils and
privations Of q soldiers life together.
Frank James, quiet, unassuming and
with no trace Of the dashing fire and
deviltry which once characterized him,
is now employed as q doortender at the
Standard theater In st. Louis. -Cincin-
natl Commercial Tribune.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-16
For Sale andToLeI
VIM. n. HERRIcK,
BANIGAN BUILDING. 10 weyboss,t a.
Has the Following Estates For
Sale and To Let.
FOR SALE.


SHAW AVENUE, Edgewood, r. l., 2~s.story
| one-family house, II rooms, modern improvements
hot water heat; lot, 100 feet front by $50 feet deep
splendid view Of Narragansett Bay, and is one OF
the most desirable estates In Edgewood.
s~outhwesteriy corner Elmwood and Adelaide
avenue, l6-room house, modern Improvements
large barn; lot, lao by 1 o feet. This PLACE can he
purchased less than value Of the land.
Northeast corner Niagara street and IL xinrton
avenues, lot OF land 80 by 100, with 4tenement
doub,e-house thereon; 8 rooms each tenement.
CAMP STREET, corner jenkins street. lot of
land with 2s story 2-tenement house and frame
building arranged for store thereon.
PINE STREET, e~asterly half of double house.
10 rooms, all modern improvements.
MADISON STREET. lot Of land with 2-tene.
ment house thereon.
BENEFIT STREET, Is room house ali modern
Improvements; between 1000 and 10000 feet Of
land. =
DARTMOUTH AVENUE. 4-tenement house
and lot. "
MESSENGER STREET, lot Of land with cot.
tage house thereon.
BROAD STREET, near Winter, lot Of land with
cottage house thereon.
HANOVER STREET, lot of land with 3-tens.
ment house thereon; modern improvements.
PUBLIC STREET, between Broad street and
Prairie avenue, 2-tenement house, separate en-.
trance; modern improvement and barn thereon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-16
SEMMES'
One With Sampson's Fleet, Others In th,
United States Army.

One With Sampson's Fleet, Others In the
United States Army.
Three Of the grandsons of Admiral
Semmes, who commanded the famous
Confederate commerce destroyer Ala.
bama, are now in the army and navy of
the United States. They are the sons of
General L. E. Wright, who married the
admiral's daughter. General Wright
was himself an artillery officer in the
Confederate army.
One son, a cadet at Annapolis, is now
with Simpsons feet; another is a SER
geant in the First Tennessee volunteers,
and another, e. f. Wright, has been
commissioned a major in the Fourth
Tennessee volunteers.
Another Confederate celebrity, Dab
ney Scales, left Memphis recently for
naval service. Scales was a classmate Of
Captain Sands Of the Columbia, at An.
napolis, and was a Lieutenant on the
Confederate cruiser Shenandoah, the
last to surrender. He goes to the Fish
hawk at Philadelphia. New York
World.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-16
DEATH NOTICES.

BOWIE In this city, 18th inst, suddenly
Joseph Bowe, aged 10 years and 6 days.
CASE In this city, 18th inst, Isaac Case
aged rs years.
CARR-In Centrevills, on the l4th inst, Mrs
Carrie. \. Carr. wife Of James W. Carr,
aged 30 years.
DOLLOFF In South Reboboth, Mass., on
the 18th inst, wellington p. Dolloff. aged
Go years.
FARNUM-At westcott, r. J., on the 18th
inst, John Fsrnum. aged 6i years.
HOTCHKISS-I Warwick, the 18th inst,
Ardin Hotchkiss, aged 70 years.
M~ORRIsSEY-In this city, on the 18th inst.
LILLIAN Irene, daughter of Michael s. and
Mary X. Morrissey, aged 8 years.
hEIKLEJOHN In Lousdale, 18th inst, Willie
N, son OF Alex ander and Jennie Meikle-
John, aged 5 years.
MURRAY in this city, on the 18th inst
Joseph A, son of Thomas II. and Rachel
Murray. aged IL months and 2 days.
READ-.in this city. 18th inst, Grin A. Read.
aged SO years.
wOoLRIDGE-In this city, on the 18th inst:
Martha Ann Woodbridge, aged e5 years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-16

Under the searching investiga-
ton which is now going on" OBJ
serves the Journal, referring to
the fate OF the Police Commission
bill, 1T will, in all probability, be
possible to make public before long
the exact reason why this measure
was not enacted into law" And
already, it may be added, there is
lingering suspicion that what real
ly killed the Police Commission
bill was the enthusiastic support
OF the Providence journal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-16
VIII Pay Cost OF war.
Beer and ale. IS a barrel.


Beer and ale, IS a barrel.
Tobacco, ~ cents a pound.
Cigars, % per 1 1000.
Cigarettes, 90. SO per 1000.
Bank checks, 2 cent stamp.
Manifcsts Of express package, i cent
stamp.
Long distance telephone call, 1 cent.
Telegraph message, I cent.
~Indemnifying bond, so cents.
Life insurance policy, for each 800,
10 cents.
Benefit society insurance, 40 per
cent OF first weeks premium.
Fire insurance, one-half Of I per
cent on each dollar insured.
Lease, one year, 30 cents; three
years, 80 cents; over three years, 81.
Mortgage, under 81, 500. 25 cents;
for zach $500 over 81, 800. % cents.
Passage to foreign countries, not
exceeding $50, 81; not exceeding eco,
90; over 500, s..
Patent medicine, for each 8 cents
value, one-eighth Of 1 per cent.
Perfumery, for each D cents value.
one-eighth of | per cent.
Wine, I cent a pint
Oil and sugar refiners are taxed
Of ! per cent ON gross receipts
exceeding $3.50, 600.
Mixed -four. 4 cents n barrel.
Tea. 10 cents a pound. New York |
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-16

We trust it is not too late to
offer congratulations to the Hon.
l.. F. c. Garvin, of Cumberland
and the universe, on having ar
rived at the distinction of receiv-
ing one vote for United States
Senator, And DR.. Andrews, on
the Hill, only got three
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-16

The folly of making an ally of
Hawaii is soon to be abandoned,
and the islands, with Old Glory
flying over them, will be a part of
the United States of America. The
annexation vote in the House of
Representatives yesterday was gra-
tifyingly large.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-16

After Lieut.. Blues expedition,
!. the army needs any more assur
ances that Cervera's fleet is where
1t cannot harass the expeditions,
perhaps Sampson can be coaxed
to tow it to the Potomac where the
war department can count it and
feel real sure.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-16

1t was not like Yankee soldiers
to stand still and let the enemy
harass them very long and when
the marines at Guantanamo got
their mad up they sailed forth and
made a workmanship job of clean
ing out the nest of the guerillas.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-16

One need not be a pessimist to
see in the action of Speaker Reed
on the Hawaiian matter the posi-
bic beginning of a journey down
the political toboggan slide which
SO many men in public life are
prone to take as an inglorious
finish to their careers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-16
THE cRUMBLINd OF AN EMPIRE.

THE CRUMBLING OF AN EMPIRE
The title of the boy monarch O
Spain, Alfonso XIII, King O
Spain, King of CASTLE, of Leon
Aragon, Grenada, Valencia, Cali
cia, Murcia, Navarro, Seville, Cor
dova, Jerusalem, the Two Sicilies
Gibraltar, the Canaries, Majorca
Minorca, the Indies Oriental anc
Occidental, Duke of Brabant
Count of Flanders, ETC., ETC., rep.
resents the majesty of the Creates
empire that the world has ever
known. Barring a few shreds out
side the Peninsula of Spain, rep
resented by the first half dozen or
SO parts of this now grandiloquent
string of titles, nothing is left to
the little King but these bare
symbols of former possessions.
Columbus, alone. gave to Spain
half the world to add to her en-
pire. For three centuries Spain
held nearly every foot of it intact,
but in those centuries the forces
that resulted in the crur-bling
were developing. She held all of
south America except Portugal's
great colony of Brazil. She ruled
over Southern North America to
the Mississippi, and over the great
territory to the west of the Father
OF Waters, and as far North as
British Columbia. The Roman
Empire of ancient days was a small
bit of earth by contrast to SPANS,
and the great British Empire of
to-day looks small beside it.
Easy come, easy CO." The
English and Dutch fathers con-
quered their inconsiderable section
Of the western continent after
years OF struggle against opposing
natural conditions and the hostile
inhabitants whom they found.
The Spanish discoveries were well
coined alike by hospitable climate,
rich fields and warm-hearted ma
In South America there
was luxury for the new corners
that home had never offered. To
people North America the colonists
gave up homes worth living in and
their lives. The Spaniard ravaged
the fair lands of their peaceful con-
guest and rioted in the blood of
their people. The Pilgrims and
the Puritans fought only for a foot
hold and to keep body and soul to-
Within three generations nearly
! third OF this Western Hemisphere
It'll: belonged to Spain. Her en-
'ire was yet imposing. But the
ecord OF cruelty toward the
owners of the soil, and
reed and oppression toward her
'wn colonists, Spaniards and the
ons Of Spaniards, was not departed
rom, and when Spain was invaded
y Napoleon's armies the South
american colonies rose against the
lother country and added to its
istress. The revolt began in
lexico, spread through Central
'merica, and swept on down the
reat southern continent to Cape
BY 1926 not a foot of her
'ssessions on the American con-
nent remained to Spain. /,
England lost her North Ameri- {,
n colonies, but by the lesson +,
light by that disaster to the en-
Re the British Empire of our day
$ built. Spain, however, has y
YER prohted by her mistakes.
'ey have only served to drive a
to new and more desperate v
Or Her Cuban colonists re- =
ted as did the Mcxicans and M
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-16
LETTER AND HIS WHEAT.

LETTER AND HIS WHEAT.
They are still talking abou
young Joe Letter and his whea
deal. He is about the only sub
ject of lively interest that has sur
vived the fact of war for discus
sion.
We came neal losing sight o
him, too, along with the Klondik,
and other items that went low il
the conversational and Jews mar
ket when the war came along Il
subordinate other topics. Leitel
had been dismissed with his prof,
of numerous millions and no more
attention would have been paid
him had he not toppled over and
so revived the interest.
Letter schemed and worked for
fourteen months to win the numer-
Gus millions. His lame became
familiar the world over as a par
ticularly clever and lucky young
chap. Our western farmers praised
him to the skies, and the miserable
of Italy cursed him and entered
upon bloody bread riots. But in
fourteen days the skill and labor
of fourteen months was undone.
The profits were swept away before
he had reaped them from the paper
that represented them. In their
place are bills and notes and attach
ments calling for millions lost as
numerous as were formerly called
winnings. And the veteran Ar
.our whom the young man is
credibly supposed to have "t'run
in December comes to his
relief to save him and his creditors
from worse wreck. That is a sort
Of commercial chivalry on the
part of old Armour. Young Lett
r is also credited with chivalry in
hat he refrained from squeezing
Ill the juice out of the shorts when
ne had the chance.
The argument that no man, or
combination of men, can control |
he staples of the earth, has a new
demonstration in the case of Lett
r. The experts shook their heads
Ind declared he would eve ac-
,omplish what he tried to do. No
nan ever had. When it seemed
hat he had done it, the experts
we're silenced, but not convinced.
Vow they are justified.
Most Of Letters predecessors in
he adventurous game that he
ried to play have been older and
wiser than he, but they, too, failed.
is young. He is un-
Ioubtedly clever. Perhaps he is
lever enough not to wreck himself
.day, and never to try the same
anne again. If so, he will be
leard from again in a substantial
ray. His game was a grand mis-
IKE with a good deal about il
nat cannot be commended TO
men seeking a career and a
in the world. But In so
II as it was a mistake alone, he is
OF to be condemned, for rightly
Iade use Of mistakes are valuable
'sets. They may be. stepping
ones to triumph. One man OF
'stly mistakes and profitable
iumphs has recently written these
suggestive lines which ought
be encouraging to young Mr..
and stimulating to every
'ung man
men, q seems 10 me, are too much
of making mistakes. 4 like men
o make mistakes, who have the dssb. f,
energy. the warm blood in their veins.
make mistakes. Everything In life 10
or less off gamble. Timidity never +,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-16

accomplished anything in this world.
Faith IL the mainspring Of entsrprise.
Mistakes make the game interesting.
They lift II above the dead level, stimu-
late imagination. n keep hope young"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-16

The government of Paraguay
willnot compel the Spanish torpedo
boat Temerario to leave port since
like the run of SPANS warships,
she is broken down and unable to
go to sea.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-16

The militia needs recognizing
aud every militiaman knows it.
and every other citizen feels it.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-16

Out in Chicago they call it Lei
ter's misdeal now.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-16
HELP

~~~~~~~'
FREE DINNER SET. L Tsar n1f s .s1s Us
len ana we viii express you los of our sweet and
exquisite PERFUME PACKETS lin
powder form to scent gloves, handkerchief, cloth
ing, etc. to sell among your frieads mt 10 CENTS
each. When sold, remit US the money (afer de.
Quoting express ~chargesl and we will send you far
DINNER SET of loo pieces (hill size for family
use).. Each set Il artistically decorated in colors.
tasteful leaf and flower pattern. The shapes are of
Order at once and name NEAREST EMPRESS
OFFICE. Address, ARABIAN PERFUME Co,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-16
Official
Advertising

This Newspaper pubIishes
officIaI Advertising OF the
eovERNM EMIT Of the UNITED
STATES, Of the STATE or
RHODE ISLAND. and Several
TOWNS.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-16
SITUATIONS WANTED.

WANTED-Si:uation to do second work in CITY
or country. Can be seen at present employers,
$50 Washington street. iel3.st =
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-16
ETC.

I'm. WHIIAkFR.Choice ani,ysroceriss
Pure IeeA Coffees. Flour. Grain, Hay aad
Straw. l0p Westminster st Telephone
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-16

WANTED-By a strong experienced nurse
position to care for q delicate infant or child,
or an invalid OF either sex: terms reasonable
city or country. Address Box M, News Office.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-16

WANTED-By registered pharmacist. as.
nrteen years experience. forenoon and even.
ing situation during summer. Box N, News
oneo. jell-6t
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-16
ROOMS AND BOARD.

TO LET-Laree and small rooms; Sl.O and
upward. 800 Westminster street, opposite
Dattey street. iele-6t
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-16
CRYSTAL ICE COMPANY

" Inv msnaser. Telephone SIS
ONCE IL. Wsshinston st., Providence. n. l.
ICE FROM PURE SPRING WATER.
Depots-Derter avenue aud Broad street Fariv
ana Prairie streets. storehouses-tfystai lar.
Nerth smhhheid; Tsrktn Pond. BurrinviIle.
spring Green Pond. warwick; Randall Pond
e..ns'os. mysi-iy
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-16

FOR SALE-At Auburn, corner estate az
great sacrihce: terms easy. L.. Aspinwall a
70, real estate and mortgages. IL Custom
House street. iel16t
FOR SALE New seven-room cottage:
Hazard avenue, East Providence: price low:
ster street. ieli-at
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-02-17


Behold this ruin! Twas 3 skull
Once of ETHEREAL spirit full,
This narrow cell was life'S retreat,
This space was thoughts mysterious
seat.
What beauteous visions filed this
spot
What dreams of pleasure long forgot?
Nor hone, nor joy, nor love, nor fear
Have left one trace of record here.
Beneath this Moulding canopy
Once shone the bright and busy eye,
But start not at the dismal void
If social love that eye employed,
If with no lawless FIRE it cleaned,
But through the dews of kindness
beamed,
That eye shall be forever bright
When stars and sun are gWnk in
night.
Within this hollow cavern hung
The ready, sGift and tunefuI tongue;
If falsehood's honey is disdained,
And when it could not praise was
chained;
If bold in virtues cause it spoke.
Ye: gentle concord never broke
This silent tongue shall plead for
thee.
When time unveils eternity.
Say, did these fingers delve the mine?
Or with the envied rubies shine?
To hsw the rock or wear gem
Can little now avail to them.
But il the page Of truth they sought,
Or comfort to the mourner brought,
These hands 4 richer need shall
claim
Than all that wait on wealth and
tame.
AVails 1t whether bare or shod
These feet the paths OF duty trod?
If from the bowers Of ease they fed,
TO seek affliction's humble shed;
If grandeur's guilty bride they
spurnsd,
And home to virtues cot returned
These feet with angel wings shall vie.
And tread the palaces of the sky,
Anonymous.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-02-17
Wise Words

The head is more u skeptic than
the heart.
Salvation is more than a moral
reformation.
The prunSd limb is seldom the
one that dies.
He insults his nobler self, who
mockS at prayer.
Only the bcor thinks it I'M
manly to say "thank you,
If our eyes were brighter, the
stars would be brighter
Utilize even the thorns in
your path, but not tor a pill
low.
A wise mans mistakes are the
capital Of his experience.
Disposition is the mint that
COINS our comforts or their
counterfeits.
Monopoly throws gold dust
in the eyes OF politicians, to
blind them.
"To err is humah." That is
sound doctrine; nor is 1t hard to
live up to.
Demagogues can talk patriots
ism but it takes q man to live it
and vote it.
The greatest deeds are done
by those who are the least
conscious.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-02-17
X. j., BROWN.
Mans Mortality.

Like as tire damask rose you see,
Or like the blossom on the tree,
Or like the dainty flower in MAY,
Or like the morning of the day,
Or like the sun or like the shade,
Or like the gourd which Jonah had
Z en- such a man whose thread is
spun,
Drawn out and cut, and so is done.
The rose Withers, the blossom blast
eth,
The flower fades, the morn hastcth,
The sun sets, the shadow flies.
The gourd communicated man he
dies.
Like to the grass that's newly
sprung,
Or like tale that's new begun,
Or like the bird that's here today,
Or like the peArlsd dew of May,
Or like an hour or like a span,
Or like the singing Of a swan
Zen such is man-who lives by
breath,
Is here, now there, in life and
death.
The grass wItherE, the tale is ended,
The bird is flown, the dsw'e ascend
ed,
The hour is short, the span is long,
The swans near death - mans life il
dOro!
Like to the falling of a star,
Or as the flights of eagles are,
Orlike the fresh springs gaudy
hue,
Or silver drops of morning dew,
Or like a wind that chafs's the
food,
Or bubbles which on water stood
Fen such = man, whose borrowed
light
Ia straight called in and paid tonight.
The wind blewS, the bubble dies,
The spring entombod IN autumn lies,
The dew dries up; the star ia shot,
The flight is past-and man forgot.
SIMON WASTELL.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-02-17
A GOOD LETTER

From the Clerk of the Circuit Court
FBRNANDINA, Fla, Feb. %, 1896.
MR J GEO. SUHRER, Druggist,
City.
Dear George: Please send
bottle of ChamberIain's Cough
Remedy. l would not feel easy
if l knew there was none of this
valuable Remedy in the house.
l have given it a tair test aud
consider it one of the very best
Iemedies for Group that | have
ever found. One dose has vi.
ways been sufficient, although /
use it freely, Any cold my
children contract yields very
readily to this medicine. I can
conscentiously recommend it tor
Group and colds in children.
Yours respectfully,
GEO. E WOLFF.
Sold by Brown & Graham.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-02-17
An Adventure With a
Mountain Lion.
Written for the NEWS:

Written for the News:
1t was warm day in the
month of October aud large
crowd was sitting around the vii
Iage store spinning yarns. Some
spoke OF adventures with wild
beasts, others were relating sketch
es of Western life. Now boys"
said one, IF you will give me your
attention for while ! will tell you
how l lived fifteen years in twenty
minutes once. TWAS in the month
Of March, 1875. l Was at work for
James Hayes, railroad contractor,
rolling wh0elbarrows, and we liv-
ed IN camp, a very rude log cabin.
The camp was on the bank of the
Emory River, and at this time we
were very much crowded for house
room and more space was All OBJ
Ject, So one morning MIR, Hayes
came out on the grade and asked if
there was a man on the job who
could make boards. As everybody
kept quiet and did not want TO
stand there like mummy kroW
ing that | was a professional board
maker, spoke up and said. Yes,
boss; you bet there isl" well"
said Mr., Hayes, point him oul"
So | just stepped out of the pit and
pointed to myself He said: Now
my man, are you sure you can rive
boards good and fast as | am CONS
PEELED to have more shanties erect
ed right away" "Yes sir. am
darn cure | can rive them, from
one to hundred thousand rs fast
as the fastest and a. good as the
best" We'll, now" lie says, II
will give you two men to cut ard
saw" So he tod a man by the
name OF George Rogers and ne
gro to go with me. We started
and went east of the camp about
quarter of a mile Into n deep,
dark guIch, running north and
south. and il was wild looking
place, too, and don't you forget it.
We had to 60 through this dismal
place. Then we went around the
end Of topIess looking mountain
50 far as | could see. Well. we ar
rived at this place, cut the trees
and sawed the timber, and arrang.
ed everything for board making
next dav and Rogers and the negro
sawed enough timber and went
back to the camp, and then l was
at my profession in great shape
On the 3rd about noon as l sup
posed, for | had been at work very
hard and was hungry, | concluded
to eat bite. AS it was cold and
a snow was on the ground, l had
built fire to thaw my timber and
warm my feet. 50 l had picked
up my dinner pail, turned over a
cut, and was sitting eating my din.
her, when my ear caught the
sound of crush. crush behind me.
| turned and looked, and saw a
sight that froze the blood in my
veins. Out ola dense laurel thick.
ct, wildeeyed, long, ugly creature
was advancing on me. | was in a
pickle, l felt for my pistol, but
as did so remembered | had left
it at home.
To be continued
DIYIE ELYFR