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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-01
DEFENCE OF THE TRENCHES
The Spaniards Were No rIean Foes at
the Fight at Ell Caney.

j shall never cease 10 see, when the
word Caney is spoken. line of some
fifty or sixty light-blue clad men stand
ing i'm a trench, the line bent in the
middle at right angles by the square
turning Of the ditch: at the bending of
this line some blue -jacketed young off,
Ger standing. always exposed TO the
belt, and sometimes. as he stood up on
the level ground. exposed TO the feet:
the men rising at the word of this off,
GERS command for hours and hours,
delivering volley after volley full in our
faces; standing as they did so exposed
to the waist, confronting 5000 men.
grimly and coolly facing death. drawing
their dead up out of the trench, as they
fell. to make standing room for living
men. holding thus their trench immov-
ably from morning until evening-this
is what Caney will always mean to me
first OF all, by virtue of an impression
as vivid as the light of day, and as In
effaceable as the image Of death.
l say IL is a sorrow. because i would
like TO have my picture OF the first great
fight was ever in centre around some
such deed OF my own countrymen. But
the trench fighting of the Spaniards
with their Mausers was in very fact the
heart and centre Of that days work;
and. as for that, the heroism of our men
appears none the less i'm the light or the
heroism OF their antagonists.
These figures of Spaniards i'm the
shallow ditch were really very uncouth
Their jackets of poor, thin blue cotton
were merely loose tunics, too short and
coarse to have any dignity. and the
trousers were baggy and Ill fitting. On
their heads. as long as they wore them,
the men had great straw hats. almost
black with use. with brims turned up
behind and down before. Sometimes
the hats came off; and with my glass
watched along the trench the shaggy
black heads of Castiian youths-which
looked better.--Joseph Edgar Chamber
lin in Scribner's
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-01

Inland manufactures would far rather
find profitable sale for his products in
Boston than In Timbuctoo. II future
years shall demonstrate that our sur
plus manufactured product may be
marketed abroad at profit, and that
the bulk OF our export trade is not COM
posed of goods that our own people fall
to buy because they are too poor, that
viii be something for unqualified sat
isfaction. Meantime the Mckinley bill
and every other tariff measure based
on the policy OF protection TO American
industries is to be credited with doing
its share In developing our own indus
tries, employing our own labor produc-
ing goods enough to supply our own
people and placing our manufactures
on basis that eventually is bound to
open foreign markets TO them. And IL
is because OF an almost unbroken pro-
tective policy for more than genera
tion that the United States of America
are foremost among the manufacturing
nations Of the world today.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-01
SOME wOnAN's wHIrls.

Some woman's whims, or. at all
events, the whims of some women. are
just now. conspicuously. two.
One is the ungloved hand. Time was
when one would as soon expect TO see
a woman on the street without her hat
as without her neat fitting gloves. We
used to think they must be warm in
summer but woman persisted in wear
ing them, just the same. The weather
never had much to do with woman's
whims, we guess. At all events, we re-
mark many fashionable hands un-
gloved. these days.
We can but feel that II woman once
learns the Joy of being without gloves
in such seasons as this. she will never
go back to the old fad of their per-
sistent use. The shirt waist, once
shifted at by the fashionable, has come
to stay. and perhaps the ungloved hand
has come TO stay, too--for a good while,
that Is. At all events, It must be a
great satisfaction to great many good
women to be able to feel that the un-
gloved hand no longer marks a social
distinction or that the glove is neces-
sary to demonstrate good breeding.
The other whim to which we make
reference is. we should say. hardly
likely to endure. 1t consists of two
stiff little curls appended to the back
OF woman's neck--or more accurately.
to the backs of some womens necks.
We use the word appended" advisedly.
ss the mystery of how on earth woman
was able to produce those two little
helical coils at the base OF her growth
OF back hair has been cleared up by
information. from reliable authority.
that the brace OF curls may be pur-
chased at the dry goods stores and hair
dressers, two for a quarter or some-
thing like that. OF any shade desired.
adjusted at the proper angle and all
ready TO be pinned. or hooked, to the
nape Of womanA neck.
And we especially marvel at the
OF this whim.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-01
THE THEATRICAL SEASON.

For the first time since '93. when the
business Of the country was gallopins
down hill, the theatres along with IT.
the theatrical managers are looking
forward with confidence TO prosper
Gus season and making elaborate
preparations accordingly.
New plays are promised in unusual
profusion with the accompaniment OF
the pieces that have demonstrated their
popularity for season or two past, and
for which there is a certainty that the
theatre loving public would like to see
again. In comedy. in melodrama. in
vaudeville. in light opera and in bur-
lesque. more than the ordinary number
OF novelties is expected.
Here I'm Providence the season will
open with new eclat. The Providence
Opera House is again restored TO its
oid-time supremacy as one OF the hand
soonest amusement houses In the coun-
try. and we have no doubt that Man
sger wcndelschaefer's enterprise and
elegant tastes have resulted in some
thing that viii take Providence au-
diences by storm. while the bookings
for the season will furnish more than
commonly varied, elaborate and artistic
bills.
Mr.. Keith is bound to present plenty
Of new attractions to the eye after the
annual summer overhaulIng OF his
cosy theatre. and the change Of policy.
from home Of the more ordinary GLASS
Of drama to the highest class Of vaude-
ville entertainment in the world. will
yfse to ProvIdence the advantages en-
Dyed by the growing army OF admirers
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-01
CURIOUS ANCIENT DOLL.
Not as Pretty rs Modern Ones, But
Quite as Useful.

Queen Elizabeth in her youthful
days was particularly attached to dolls.
Of which she had quite number. Among
her collection was a very curious speci-
men OF the dollmakers art, composed
entirely of the bark OF trees, so artis-
tically pieced together that only close
inspection revealed the fact that the
whole was not carved out of one solid
piece ~ mahogany. This doll. which
was reputed to have been in existence
more than two centuries previous to
coming into the young Princess nur-
sery, was clothed in such a variety of
beautiful garments that her Juvenile
maid to dress and undress her favor
lite plaything.
Another strange doll with which the
Queens childhood was associated was
one from Spain. 1t was almost life size
and dressed in clothes said to have been
made by the highest ladies in the land,
although, as the author of Things
Quaint and Curious" remarks. ''the
stitching Of the various garments was
not above reproach, a blemish, however.
which was fully recompensed by the
magnificence of the cloth used"
A wonderful doll was that possessed
by the Duchess of Kenloch, who lived
prior to the reformation. This doll was
made OF the wood of the fir tree, and
so ingeniously constructed that by the
mere pressing of either of its eyes II
would open it's mouth, ''yawn, laugh,
and make an expression as II i'm pain"
Not only would IL do all this. but 1t
could be made TO move its legs. 'as
II walking at rapid rate The hair
used was human, once adorning the
head OF a wealthy and titled lady. who
lost her life for the sake of her religion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-01
JUST HOME RROn CUBA.
Big Stories Which the Returned Wan
dcrer Told Ills Friends.

II had a mighty interesting time In
Cuba" said the man whose head was
divided from the back OF his neck by a
thick fringe of hair,
Were you with the army?" inquired
a commercial traveller. who had tilted
his chair against tree just outside the
hotel. k
"Of course" replied the first speaker.
spreading his feet apart and swaying
backward and forward. That's what
made 1t exciting.
II didn't see you mentioned in any OF
the reports" remarked the person who
is always making an effort to humble
somebody's pride.
"Oh. I've been mentioned In a lot OF
them" was the genial reply. People
who know anything about such mat
ters admit that some OF the best work
OF the campaign was done by me. One
OF the best things 1 did was to take
two Spanish officers and seven ~pri-
Yates"
''All by yourself?"
Certainly. didn't have a bit OF as
sistance. The next day / went out and
took lot OF cavalrymen."
How many?" inquired the skeptic,
whose face showed traces Of mingled
surprise and suspicion.
"Oh, i didn't stop to count EN-"
Didn't you get wounded?" asked the
man who was leaning against the tree.
"Once or twice I got a little scratch
such as a man is always liable TO when
he is knocked around I'm that way. The
next thing 1 did after got through
with the cavalrymen was TO take "A lot
OF commissary wagons belonging to the
Spaniards. and ] followed that up by
taking a castle on the morning of the
next day. and a fort In the Afternoon
Mister" said the disagreeablc man.
slowly and with Indignation, here in
Washington we see some of the finest
specimens of almost anything YOU can
call to mind. but wish to state, and /
may remark incdently that come
from Texas. and fully realize the re-
sponsibllity assume. that you are the
biggest liar who ever walked on PENN
sylvania avenue
The good-natured raconteur looked
very angry for moment. but the cx
preston of his face gradually mellowed
into one of gentle reproach. He mere
ly answered:
II amt anything of the kind. I'm a
r."-Washington Star
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-01
DEATH NOTICES.

ALLwELIl-On the 30th ult., Patrick
Allwell. aged II years.
CIJNGAN-In this city. the S1st ult..
Catherine Clingan. aged 70 years.
cARR-In Albion, Aug. 30. Alvin l..
Carr, aged So years, s months, l6
days.
CAPWELI~-In Summit. Il. l., Aug. 20,
Mary A., wife of David o. Capwell.
DERRY-In willimantic, the 3lst ult..
Lewis II. Derry.
DEAN--In this city, on. the Slst ult.,
Rebecca Josephine, wife of the late
Asahel p. Dean, In the 6Sth year OF
her age.
KELLEY-In this city, on the 31st ult..
patrick Kelley, at his residence. 235
Prairie avenue, In the 63d year Of his
age. ...s qn.. .t
KELLY-In this city, on the 31st ult..
Catherine, daughter OF Bridget and
Patrick Kelly, aged year, months
and days.
LUTHER--1n Cranston, the 31st ult.,
Edwin M. Luther, aged n years.
McGOvERN-In sRiverpoint, on the
31st ult.. Peter McGovern.
McKENNA--In this city, 3fst ult,
Mary, wife of the late Dennis Nc
Kenna.
O'DONNELL-In Natick. r. l., on the
31st ult., William H. O'Donneil. In the
26th year OF his age.
O'BRIEN--In this city. on the 30th ult.,
the late Morgan O'Brien. aged year,
months.
RJrSSELIs-In this city, the S1st ult.,
Ann Russell. aged rs years.
RUssELIs--In this city, Aug. 30. Mrs.
, Ann Russell a
sCOTT-In this city, 3tst ult. Thomas
Scott. in the 33d year of his age.
sALMON--In this city. on the slst ult.,
Catherine Salmon. sister Of John Nc
Nally.
sTEERE--In. Glocester. Aug. es. Han
nah l.. kSteere. daughter of the late
seth II. and Lucy l.. Steere. aged 45
years and IS days.
this city. on the 3Oth
ult.. Lydia Langdon. wife OF the late
John Twitchell. OF Plymouth, Me-, in
her nth year.
this city. soth ult.,
Henry ThiefYry. aged 30 years.
this city. stst ult.. Bar
tholomew ]. Tiernan. infant child OF
patrick and Mary Margaret Tiernan,
aged I year, months.
this city. on the 30th
ulf.. Margaret. daughter OF Mar
garet and the late Bernard Toohey,
aged 8 years.
this city. the 3fst ult..
Navy. daughter OF Samuel and the
late Bridget Whalen. aged years.
Diamond Hin, Cum
berisnd. Aug. 81. welcome whipple.
aged "a.
this city. 3Oth Wit.
Jabcz r. Walcott In the 6sth wear NJ
his age.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-01
Good Luck All Around.

On one side OF the wharf. catching
crabs. was man. who had
overheard big net with a
hoop at the mouth and couple
of dead fishes tied across for bait. Ev-
cry now and then he hadled the net up
by a rope.
Good luck?" asked a man who had
stroIled down the wharf OF the fisher
man..
Pretty good" the fisherman said.
Over on the other side Of the wharf.
sitting on the stringpiece with single
line overheard with piece OF fish at
tached. was q very small girl, also crab
bing.
Getting any?" the visitor asked of
her And the little girl smiled and an
swcred:
"The man gave me one."--The Sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-01
THE DORNEY CASE.

The Board of License Commissioners
might have done better.
They might have dismissed Dorney
and his application without permitting
them to longer threaten the public
peace.
But so far. SO good. They have so
far recognized public sentiment as to
give it ample opportunity to make It's
protest.
They evidently might have done much
worse.
SO nobody is disposed TO find fault
with them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-01
knowledge Enough.

Notwithstanding her nose turned
up, there were specs on 1t, and she was
from Boston. whichpmay be considered
to be competent testimony that hercd-
ity isn't everything. She was visiting
In Brooklyn before the hot spell and
the first young man she met was one
who prides himself on his intelectuais.
Whether anyone else does or not is an
other story. AS II happened, the
young man had an opportunity shortly
after the meeting to talk with the
young woman alone, and he did not
fail to throw few brains at her.
..Ah. Miss Sophia" he said with a
soulful yearn In his gentle voice. II
presume YOU attend several of the nu-
merous schools OF philosophy I'm WHICH
Boston is SO rich and Brooklyn is so
poor?"
II am sorry" she hesitated. but
really, Mr. Blank, do not attend any"
"Indeed. and do you feel no interest
in any of the concepts OF modern phil
osophic thought?"
None whatever, 1 fear" and she
really seemed to be sorry to have been
so careless of her golden, glorious OPP
And does not the subjective idealism
of existence I'm delightful Boston pro-
foundly AFFECT the reality OF your Ego.
80 far I have not observed that IL
did" she said, apologetically.
"How can II be possible?" 2" he exclaim-
ed. The sphere Of your knowledge
must be far wider than IL is with U.s."
"No." she answered, measuring her
words carefully. IT should say II was
not. Don't you know as long as we
know beans when the bags
open we don't worry very much about
he rest of II. Why should We? Isn't
that enough for US to know"
but ne did not reply. He gasped for
breath. and the hostess. appearing at
that moment on the scene, detected the
line OF conversation.-TheS sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-01

OF that class of entertainers hitherto
the exclusive possession of the larger
cities. There is plenty of new decora-
tions at the Olympic and the Westmin-
ster too. and, as the season runs along,
the patrons of these two popular places
of amusement are bound to find their
wants abundantly catered to.
After the strain OF war. following the
stress of hard times. the great run of
folks will return to the theatres with
unusual cordiaIity. And there is abun-
dant evidence to warrant the belief that
never before has the amusement bill
been so appetizing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-01
In the aggregate obtained much nearer
the true value OF its bonds.

II is not at all surprising to find the
Journal sneering at sincere efforts to
safeguard the public schools against
the encroachments OF the grogshops.
sneering has become the confirmed
habit OF the Journal 1t sneers at
every movement intended to promote
the moral or material welfare OF the
community. and. doubtless. at itself I'm
secret when, through accident. It hap
pens TO advocate good cause.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-01
Wanted to Begin a Record.

An anecdote he told me with keen
relish was of two bad men, who shot
it out" with Winchester rifles on tho
main street OF Medora. One of them
fell with bullet in his hip, his rifle
dropping out of reach. His antagonist
was aiming for the coup de grace when
he felt touch on his arm. Looking
round, he saw meek and venerable
old person called Uncle Billy" who
gained his livelihood by sweeping out a
saloon, cleaning the cuspidors and scrv-
ing out an occasional drink.
Jake" said the old man, imploring-
Iy, '1et me finish him. / never Kilt a
man yit."--Chicago Record.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-01

hEiNls
The supreme interest In the war per-
mitted only brief attention to the fig
ures given out some weeks ago show
Ing that In the last fiscal year our ex-
ports Of manufactured articles exceeded
the imports Today the country is
awakened to realization of what this
statement means and has time to
digest It,
In word. new epoch is marked In
the progress OF the American nation.
For years we have been accustomed TO
expect a balance OF trade in our favor
chiefly due to our agricultural resources
and development. But never before in
al our history has the balance shown
an excess OF export manufactured prod
ucts over manufactured products i'm
ported
The fiscal year just closed was the
banner year in our export trade, the
exports OF brcadstuffs alone being al
most double that Of 1897. But especially
significant are the figures of export and
import in the worldwide industrial as
distinguished from the agricultural
competition.
The showing is 80 gratifying as TO
make Il seem picayune to anaIyze it
with view to demonstrating that we
ought not to shout too loudly. And yet
10 one acquainted with the history OF
manufacturing in our country will ar
arm that the results achieved the past
yoar wholly express advantages. With
out denying that there is abundant rea-
SON TO exult over the trade showing, 1t
e significant that the tremendous gain
hos been made in the very period when
the American home market was low
Gnd American manufactures were suf-
fering from insufficient prices for their
product. 1t IL probably not possible to
determine how great a percentage of
manufactures exported was sent abroad
beosuse our own people were too poor
% take them. how much OF this fine
trade was resorted to as forlorn hope
% keep the factories going and the
;abor employed. But that we have been
able to meet TO such an unusual degree
foreign manufactures on foreign soil at |
foreign prices suggests that the glory |
Of the achievement figures conspicu-
ously In the reward. In lieu OF hard
cash.
II such a view seems ungenerous IL
b only to be said in it's defence that II
- desirable to call attention to II to
meet the curious argument OF the con-
nrmed free traders who are trying to
prove that II Is In spite OF a long con-
tInued policy Of protection to Ameri-
can Industries. and not because Of that,
that our manufactures have developed
suf1ciently TO compete In the foreign
market For instance. at about the
time Of the publication OF the fgures
here referred TO. the Providence Journal
observed:
"The pleasing fact Is thus before us that
lur ability 20 supply foreigners with manu-.
'ucfures is increasing. and that this first pro
IIu RI tow ard 1ofrr friurs.uls in that dfrec. 4
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-01
Soldiers Relief Association.

The Rhode Island Sanitary and Relief As
sociation ask generous public for contribu-
tions of money to enable them to carry on
their work of relieving sick and wounded
soldiers and sailors, by sending clothing,
medicines and stores that the government
does not supply.
An contributions sent to the Daily News
will pe acknowledged in that paper.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-01

"Ah." sighed the'elderly maiden from
Boston. "you do not know what II is to
have loved and lost"
mo" said the young woman from the
West. IT can show an unbroken string
OF victories In my breach-of-promise
suits."-Chicago News.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-01

In proportion to population. Texas has
furnished more troops for the war than
any other state. Texas pays each en-
listed man 81 month In addition to his
government pay.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-01
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Unconscious sufferers.

There are numerous cases on record
where iaon suffering from some form
OF paralysis have been charged with
drunkenness, and have suffered In
consequence most severely In mind, n
not In body. II Is far from being an
uncommon circumstance for a man to
receive In some street row, or, as the
result OF some practical Joke. an in
jury TO the head or splnO. not serious
enough, perhaps, at the moment TO
disable him, but certainly dangerous
II not attended TO AZ once. He may
leave the vicinity where he received
the hurt, may possibly walk for miles,
go into restaurant and take some
thing 10 strengthen tho nerves; then
go out and gradually sink into a state
Of Inconsistencies and be found In "a
doorway or lying In the road. bearing
every indication OF intoxlcatlon The
breath may smell OF the stimulant he
has taken. he is stupid and helpless.
and at once the unpracticed eye
stamps him as drunk and incapable
Locked up by himself he speedily be-
comes feveriah and seriously m, and
dies without assistance. This Is no
highly colored plcture-cases occur
over and over again. and we regret
to say that II appears 20 be the COM
mon practice OF the ordinary policeman
10 arrest and take TO the station house
any person who is acting strangely or
stupidity in the street or who exhibits
signs that are generally accepted as
indicating the use OF intoxlcants. Tho
proper place for these unfortunate per-
sons is not the police station. but the
hospital.