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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
NAVAL VETERANS.

The next meeting of Farragut Asso-
citation. Naval Veterans, will take place
on Saturday. August 20. The Ladies' of
Naval Veterans have put off their
meeting until the same date. The ship
mates with their families are enjoying
themselves at the different summer re-
sorts in the states. Past Rear Admiral
Il. s. Osborn of the New York Naval
Veteran Association has not gone to the
front as yet, but he doesn't despair of
call at some future date. Surgeon
Lorenzo Traver reports the shipmates
all in good health. He keeps in touch
with most of them, so he understands
their condition. Past Chaplain Albert
Smith has purchased horse and
wagon and has gone into the butter and
egg business. Past Lieutenant Com
mander Hanson has gone 10 the Sol
diers' Home. Past Commodore VIM. IL
Place OF Johnston is tickled almost &C
death on account OF becoming a citizen
of Providence. X. /.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
THE PHILIPPINES.
Observation-Disclosures Appara-
tus I'm the Islands.

Mr.. L. d. Hilles of Yokohama is now
in this city, and in a conversation with
a representative of the Electrical Re-
view gave number of interesting facts
about the Philippines.
'"Those islands should by all means
remain in the possession Of the United
States" said Mr.. Hilles. Their COM
mercial possibilities and native re-
sources are almost unbounded. The
sharpest competitors of the Americans
and the Englishmen there are the Ger
mans.
"Our firm has installed central elec-
trio lighting station in Manila, which
supplies current for 1900 incandescent
and 260 arc lights. The machinery Is
OF American manufacture. / am now
making large purchases OF American
steam and electrical apparatus TO be
installed in the far east, part of which
goes to Manila.
There are about 72O miles OF tele-
graph in the islands and only 20 miles
Of steam railway. Manila has a tele-
phone system equipped with English
Instruments. All electrical conductors
are carried on overhead pole lines with
porcelain insulators. There is also a
horse railway in Manila which would
have been changed over to a trolley
road had not the war occurred. The
concession for this road has already
been acquired. There is a wonderful
chance for Americans in many indus
trial undertakings in the Philippines,
and hope our government will hang
on to them."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23

The most interesting, but at the same
time the most inexplicable event Of the
war, has been Admiral Cervera's voy-
age from st. Vincent to Santiago de
Cuba. In the first place. the choice
OF neutral port and of its inconven-
fences, to start from, is not explicable
by the statement that st. Vincent was
six hundred miles nearer to Martinique
than Teneriffe was. From Teneriffe to
Key West is not more than $500 miles
and even liberal allowance would
have permitted Cervera TO take his
squadron $500 miles at ten knots. pro-
vided towing was economically employ
ed. Leaving st. Vincent on April % he
might have struck blow at me ships
in Key West. or off Havana, about May
18th: but ne only reached Santiago de
cuba four days later. without striking
a blow at all. II history In to guide. he
will never come out OF port again. The
rejoicing on the spanish side over his
safe arrival I'm the Cuban port ought
really to have taken the form of Napo-
Icons rage when ne learned that Vill-
eneuve had nut into codiz: What
sacrifices for nothing, What on ,Ad-
miral' All hope ~ gone That Vili-
eneuve, instead OF entering the Channel.
has taken refuge I'm cadizlHe will be
blockaded therew Cervera's only OPP
portunlty- was TO have struck at the
ships Sampson had left behind him In
detachments. while he himself was at
Puerto Rico. The whole thing is only
cxplicable on the supposition that Ger
vera left st. Vincent short of coal: and
there lies the lesson. and perhaps the
plainest lesson OF the war.--Nice-Ad-
miral Columb. In the August Pail Mall
Magazine.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS

The representatives from the differ
ent lodges met in the Office of Grand
Keeper OF Records and Seal Wilson
Saturday evening. and after consider
able talk decided not to hold any
Pythian day this season. This was not
particularly pleasing to the more active
members who formed the minority,
and the matter Of having day of some
sort was informally talked over, and
1t was decided that all of the commit
tee who were interested in the matter
should present the same at the meeting
of their lodges and see what could be
done. 1t Is probable that What Cheer,
Elmwood, Ivanhoe, Enterprise, Amer
lea, Garfield and st. George lodges will
be in the combine" and will make ar
rangements to spend day at some
private shore resort.
At the meeting Of Palestine Lodge
Tuesday evening the rank OF page was
conferred upon one candidate. Brother
were made a committee to arrange for
a moonlight excursion.
On Tuesday evening Elmwood, Gar
field and Washington lodges will visit
America Lodge. Later the chairmen
from the committees Of these lodges
will meet and arrange for trolley ride
to Brockton. Mass, where they will visit
Damocles Lodge. Ex-Mayor John j.
Whipple of Brockton, who is president
of the Taunton, Brockton and Provi-
dence line. is a member OF Damocles
Lodge, and is taking an active part in
the matter.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
ORDER OF ALFREDIANS

Brigade No. 5, r. l., held its regular
semimonthly meeting Friday. and de-
spite many comrades being on vaca-
tion, there was large attendance. The
deputy protector. A. w. McCord, was
present. A committee was appointed,
consisting of Comrades r. Fisher, Geo.
Wike and Geo. Hall, to confer with
Brigade No. 2 in relation to bicycle
team race in the near future. A COM
mittee was also appointed to arrange a
Saturday afternoon half holiday excur-
sion some time during August p. G..
John Tranker, Comrades f. Fisher, G..
w. Cover, G.. Buckley and G.. Fisher
were detailed to attend to this matter.
The popular treasurer. VIM. #. Smith.
of No. s, has Just returned from a vaca-
ton at Block Island, where ne had an
enjoyable time. His position was va
cant at the last meeting.
Brigade No. held q meeting Mon
day night in Alfredians hall, Hon. Com.
Rowland Afford presiding. The scribe
and treasurer presented their reports,
which showed a strong financial con-
dition, and they were accepted. 1t was
voted to present resolution of thanks
to Brigade No. 2 in recognition of its
kindness and attentions to Comrade
Harper and late Comrade James
Knowles during their sickness. p. C.s
w. Broadhead, A. r. England and Jo-
seph N. Clegg were appointed COM
mittee to draw up set of resolutions
upon the death of their esteemed COM
rade, James Knowles. to be framed and
presented to the widow. The good of
the order was responded to by the dep
uty protector, A. Clulee. r.. II. p. Eng
land, p. II. III. Ps. Broadhead and Rob-
erts. The topic under discussion was
the Alfred memorial, much interest be-
ing evinced in the proposition. The
brigade finally adjourned.
Brigade No. 2, II. J., held its regular
meeting Tuesday in Guild hall. with a
large attendance of members. Hon.
Com. Stephen Barlow presided. The
banner case question was brought up,
and p. Cs. Annear and Gardner were
appointed a committee to have Il re-
paired. They were also appointed a
special trunk committee. For the good
Of the order remarks were made by p.
G. Deputy Prot. Edward Whittle. T.. G.
w. Evans and p. G. Truelove. The
meeting then adjourned to permit of
the degree team rehearsal.
The special committee appointed at
the initial meeting Of the Past Com
manders' Association will meet Monday
night at o'clock, sharp, with =. G.
Alfred Clulee, S4 Anthony avenue, off
Cranston street, near Potter's avenue,
to consider rules and regulations. -,
Trolley parties to visit our comrades
in Taunton will soon be the rage.
Who'll be the first?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23

1915; evening service, z; seats free, all
are welcome.
Gospel meetings In vestry, corner
Clifford and Chestnut sss. at and 1880
m, conducted by Elder q p Marsh.
Randall So Gospel Mission and Res
cue Home. 81 Gladstone ave-Gospei
service, 10; s, 3: sermon by Rev K
Wesley, a service. ,7:So. conducted by
Bro Crocker and Bro Crookes- W 81
II Union Sea and Land Mission, Rev G
IL Plummer supt- Meeting on Days
wharf at y M Messrs. Tally. Turner
and Peirce will speak. ht
Wayland Chapel South Angel Ut and
Wayland ave--S S. m; evening SER
vice omitted.
Y NC A Buildings. p m. mems
meeting, address by Deacon M V Phin-
ney THE Workingman's Need of
Jesus" open air service at Dexter
Training Ground, 430. address by Mr..
Henry Donaghey; mems meeting this
Saturday evening at 8.
First Church of Christ, Scientist. 250
Bowen st--Service, 10:45 a m; subject,
Love" m, subject, "EliJah's Com
munion with God on Mount Horeb."
Mission OF the Coming King. S27
Broad st--Prayer. 10:45; B G. 1880;
preaching, 2:45. by Mrs A William1;
conference, 1880.
Bethany Gospel Mission, rs South
Main st-Meeting at 7:45; speaking by
Joel Bassett, evangelist.
Providence Church of Christ, Scien-
tist, s5 Wood st-Service, IL a m; sub
ject, Love"
New Jerusalem, Trinity sq-Morning,
10:45, preaching by Rev III Clinton Hay
of Brockton, Mass; subject, Growing
as the Lily; or Human Anxiety and
Divine Care"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
cUBA's RICH CUSTOMER.

With the United States for a custo-
mer there is no reason to doubt that
the Cuban Republic, properly admins
tered, with its revenues available for
its own development rather than for
the enrichment Of the mother country.
ofFice holders from Spain and military
establishment quartered on 1t. will
thrive nightly and become about the
richest nation for its size on the earth's
surface.
Indeed. the future of the Cuban Re-
public is not matter of guess work.
It may be accurately estimated from
the figures Of the past. Omitting all
possibilities Of the unexplored mineral
wealth Of the Pearl of the Antilles. the
island is agriculturally rich, self sup
porting and productive OF goodly sur
plus for exchange in foreign markets.
Chief among those markets, of course,
are the United States. with plenty of
cash and so near as to make freight
charges inconsiderable. In 1894. before
the outbreak OF the present revolution.
the United States paid to Cuba $63. 3.O0O.-
600 for raw sugar alone. With revenue
such as this represents Cuba will pros
per. indeed. Especially fine is the out
look when we consider that in all the
years that are past she has developed
materially. despite the drain of her rev.
enues for the support of the carpet
basgers and the rapacious Spanish
treasury across the sea.
Sugar, tobacco and tropical fruit are
staples with the American people and
Cuba at our doors can supply them.
She would not need TO seek a market
IN Europe. and indeed. Europe is in
clined to bar out the nation that
threatens her beet sugar industry and
tobacco monopolies. But the markets
OF the United States Will be open to
Cuba. offering her commerce and
Grade that assures her financial stabil-
ffv
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23

Commander Todd's victorious fight at
Manzanillo ought to be known as the
little Manila" Todd commanded a
miniature. but highly serviceable, fleet
the biggest of which were the Whining
ton and Helena, little light draft gun
boats. the balance being converted
yachts and tugboats. But like all Amer
ican ships in all history every one of
Todd's boats was armed with all the
guns she could carry without sinking
and when the fleet went into Manzan-
lilo harbor the Spanish ships lying there
must have felt in their bones that Man
liza and Santiago were to be repeated.
The Spanish gunboats and the shipping
were destroyed after a vigorous action
and nothing and nobody were hurt on
our side so that in its class. Todds ex-
pedition easily ranks with the other
triumphs OF the war.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
ALPREDIAN LADIES.

Auxiliary No. !, r.. l.. met in Free
dom Hall Tuesday night under the
presidency Of Sister Worth. Right Hon.
Pro. A. r. England made a surprise
visit, apologizing for his absence at the
installation of officers. Special Deputy
John Tranter then installed the chap
lain-elect, Sister Monroe, being assisted
by the II. II. p. Sisters Saintsbury and
Hofeditz were present from No. 2, maxi
ing pleasant remarks. 1t was voted &c
have an excursion. and committee
was appointed TO confer with No. with
view to their cooperation. Sister
Heaven was reported on the sick list
After further informal business the
meeting adjourned 10 August 2.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23

To find ones way through the mar
vellous labyrinth of Chantilly one would
need Ariadnes magic thread. The vis-
itor walks on the rarest and most cost
ly marbles; his eyes rest uncn every de-
scription of artistic masterpiece; on the
walls. on the ceilings, on the friezes:
priceless tapestry, marvellous pictures,
beautiful sculptures and books, worth
many times their weight in gold. For
lover, and the eclectic taste of the
artist soldier would place side by side
a powerful drawing of Clouet, dagger
wrought by Cellini, and an uncut Elze-
vir of 1910. The library at Chantilly Is
one of the finest in the world; not SO
much from the mere unmber of the
books 1t contains, but from their ex,
traordinary value. The reader will for
give me for not attempting to catalogue
this library. 1t is housed in one Of the
most beautiful rooms imaginable, deco
rated with a fine bust of the Grand
Conde by Coysvox. Here are gathered
together books whose interest depends
upon their associations. We can see
volumes that belonged to the Emperor
Charles ", Francois L., to Henri III,
to Louis Kill, to Louis XIV, to
Catherine de Medicis, to Mary
Queen of Scots, to Anne of Aus
tria, to Mary Antoinette. to Madame de
Pompadour, to Mirabeau, etc. Some are
bound i'm morocco. deccNated with mo-
saics by Boyet, Du Seuil Padeloup; and
mingled with these are books of the ut
most rarity. such as Les Chansons de
Laborde. with the original designs of
the younger Moreau; copy Of the
Letters OF the younger Pliny," wi.
marginal notes in the handwriting on
Jean Racine. One of the pearls of the
collection Is Les Folles enterprises du
Poete Gringore, an absolutely unique
book, printed on vellum in Gothic char
acters. and enriched with twenty-five
miniatures of great beauty, the whole
bound i'm morocco. with the arms and
devices of Diane de Poitiers. Then we
come 10 the manuscripts; the whole of
the works of Vatel: the Latin Pane
gyric of Francois l., with beautiful
miniatures: an account OF the battle of
Marengo by Berthier, with an admir-
able drawing i'm pastel by Carle Vernet.
Mons. A. Dayot, Inspector of Fine
Arts, Paris, in August Pail Mall Maga-
zine.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
ORDERS AND
SOCIETIES
ODD FELLOWS.

! Park Hill and Martha Washington
Rebekah lodges participated in a very
pleasant affair at Washington Park
Wednesday evening, the SAME icing the
fiinging to the breeze OF a handsome
American flag. Addresses appropriate
to the occasion were made by Past
Grand Master III. .. Martin OF Manu-
factdrers' lodge and Past Grand T.. j.
Pierce OF Crescent. There was an
abundance of colored fire and muvc,
and all concluded with substantial
supper.
Brother Isaac Stone was reported se-
riously i'll at the meeting OF Swarts
lodge Wednesday evening.
Woonasquatucket encampment will
have its field day the latter part Of
August.
Mt Vernon lodge had good meeting
Wednesday evening. but small attend
ance. many being absent on vacation.
Brother Henry Barber OF Washington
lodge, who has been Ill for some time
with pneumonia, has recovered.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23

Ai% IN ENk-O tlNO WIN ~ s~s>Ss
one OF the most magnificent road
ways In the world is New York's speed
way. built at a-cost of ss.000.o00.
Since this speedway was opened 1t
has been learned. greatly to the sur
prise of the general public. that it's use
Is TO be confined exclusively to drivers
OF horses and considerable protest
has naturally developed TO such ex-
elusive use of a piece OF city property
that all the people paid for.
The agitation now noted was begun
by William r. Doll. business man
OF good standing I'm the metropolis. and
a law abiding citizen. Doll was ar
rested for riding his bicycle on the $s,-
00O 900 speedway and was discharged
with an admonition not to repeat the
offence. But Doll had his dander up
and proposed TO find out how much
sanction In law there Is for the exclu-
sion OF every one but the horsemen from
this particular highway, built like all
other highways with the money OF all
the people. lie could find nothing in
the law prohibiting him from riding his
wheel on the speedway and he did find
something in the law prohibiting city
authorities from making any rules and
regulations calculated to prevent wheel
men from using any and all of the pub
lie streets. So Doll rode out on the
speedway again and was again ar
rested. And thereupon the court before
which he was brought declared, con-
trary to the precedents of many years,
that the bicycle was not vehicle and
that Doll must pay fine of S. or be
imprisoned. Doll paid the fine under
protest and the case goes to a higher
court.
Whatever question there may be
about the inconvenience to both the
horseman and the bicycle rider of using
such a thoroughfare as the speedway,
there seems TO be little doubt that
higher court will maintain the right
of the bicycler to such use. OF course.
there is now no question in law that
the bicycle is a vehicle and ii will prob
ably be found that instead of prohibit
ing 1t from the magnificent speedway
the only way the authorities can solve
the difficulty would be to build a path
for the bicycle. The people of a commu-
nifty would never sustain rules and reg
ulations for excluding the wheel from
a public highway.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
A NEW ANEsTHETIC.
Eucaine Employed successfully
i'm Surgical Operations.

The London Lancet publishes from
a New York correspondent n brief ac-
count OF new preparation for local
anaesthesia that may revolutionze sur
gical practice I'm certain lines.
The latest anaesthetic preparation is
eucaine. prepared from a South Amer
lean plant, and i'm it's local action SINH
lar to cocaine. but without any OF the
poisonous effects OF the latter. even
though employed in much larger doses.
The severest test az yet reported was
the amputation at the lower third of
the leg OF a man sixty-eight years old,
without the use OF chloroform or ether.
followed by rapid and painless healing
OF the stump. As much OF the eucaine
was put into two or three tablespoon
fuls OF water as the water would dis
solve and with a hypodermic syringe n
few drops of the solution was injected
under the skin; about an inch, from the
centre OF the injection another was
made. then another until the limb was
girgled by them at the place where am
putation was intended After waiting
Ave minutes TO allow the superficial
tissues TO become insensible the needle
was thrust deeply into the muscles and
injection made. In few minutes all
that portion Of the leg including three
OF four Inches above and below the ring
OF Injection was found 10 be destitute
OF feeling. and the operation OF cutting
of the limb was proceeded with ex-
actly az with chloroform. When the
deeper tissues were cut into slight
smarting sensation was experienced n
few times but Immediately relieved by
the application Of a little more OF the
solution In the seat OF the discomfort.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
PYrHIAN sTsrERHooD.

Hermonie Assembly met Monday
evening at s o'clock. There was a large
attendance Of the members and visitors
from Elmwood and Charlotte Ward as.
semblles. G.. q. Mrs. Joslin and board
OF grand officers Installed the officers
elect for the coming term. Past Su-
prrnp Vice Chancellor Mrs. Hurry OF
Portland. Me-, was present, and under
the good of the order made remarks
After the meeting n collation. was
served.
The Y. T.. ". club Of Hermonie As
sembly will have an outing az Roger
Williams Park Monday afternoon, July
20.
The q. c. and her board Of grand Of.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23

AS was to have been expected the
mines that guarded Santiago harbor
were not so dreadful as the Spaniards
wanted us to believe or as they them
selves believed. The mines, when drag
ged up in the work of clearing the har-
Dor, were found to be in the character
istic Spanish condition, broken, dirty
and pretty generally useless. 1t seems
likely indeed that, as Schley has al
ways declared, the navy could have
subdued Santiago just as 1t did Manila.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
RELIGIOUS
NOTICES.

1t is the desire OF The News to print
all notices of religious services sent to
it,; but in order to insure insertion in
Saturday Issues such notices should not
reach The News ONCE later than FRI
day noon. Such notices should be Inn
tied to three lines each, and Ave cents
a line will be charged for every line over
three lines. but no charge will be made
for announcements to the amount of
three lines.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
NJ mol

we have proved contains the active
curative principles of the Gods
liver. Vinol holds the same rela~
ton to cod liver oil as quinine does
to cinchourra bark, its greater eff
cheney for curing wasting diseases
is therefore obvious. Vinol con-
tains no grease whatever, and to
the taste is most delicious. Hence
it is superior to and will accomplish
everything that cod liver oil can.
The HALL 4 LYON CO.,
Special Vinol Representatives.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
Soldiers Relief Association.

The Rhode Island Sanitary and Relief As
sociation ask generous public for contribu
tions OF money to enable them 10 carry on
their work OF relieving sick and wounded
soldiers and sailors, by sending clothing.
medicines and stores that the government
does not supply.
All contributions sent 10 the Daily News
will be acknowledged I'm that paper.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23

Trouble with the insurgent leaders is
Threatened both in Cuba and at Man
ila. We read that instructions have
been sent to Shafter but the govern
ment thinks that the best thing to do
with the Manila situation is to let Dew
~ meet II rs he sees fit. And there is
= pretty widespread feeling that what
Dewey sees At will just about fit any
ease that comes up.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23

Hobson's home and In good health and
spirits barring the natural fatigue in
cident to relating the story OF the Mer-
rimac TO an endless stream OF fresh
levies OF eager listeners.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23

Spain calls upon her soldiers TO die
for her honor and since she owes most
Of them several months back pay this
desire plainly betokens thriftiness on
the part of Spain.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23

The Commercial Travellers carried red.
white and blue umbrellas on their ex-
cursion today and OF course the sun
shone on 'em.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23

The war may settle many questions
but one that probably never VIII be set
tied is-which way are the Philippines.
east OF west from the United states?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23

Perhaps Sagasta would adopt Ma
khalie schenck's scheme and start an
''endless chain" 10 raise war revenue
only Tor the fact that seven-tenths OF
the population of Spain can't read or
write.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23

The sending OF mail for Massachu-
setts regiment to Quonset Point in
dicates that the First Rhode Island is
not the only command whose where
abouts is unknown to the government.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23

Those Spanish pigs. the Spanish
rrsnsptIsntic Company!