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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-24

the strife, lying low il the rest Of the
troop is advancing cautiously and DASH
ing forward at the right moment to kill
or be killed. To them life seems to have
no value but to end 1t as did their ia.
theirs and brothers.
AS spies they have proved of inesti-
mable value TO some Of the insurgent
; chiefs. One of General Maceo's most
ardent followers was a young m~ulatto,
barely 10 years old. He was killed in
the last charge the great leader made
before he met his own death. 1t was to
him that Maceo intrusted some Of his
most important communications for
Gomez, and invariably the boy success-
fully eluded the Spanish troops. He
knew every hill and dale, every planta-
tion and shelter in the western prov
inces, and there it was that his services
werc most largely called into requisi-
ton. At Bayamo there were foundrop
the field of carnage at least a dozen of
these brave little fellows, each with the
machete still firmly gripped. heroes
whose lives had hardly begun before the
bullet of the Spaniard ended them.
There lie in the cemetery al Havana the
bodies of a group of students whose
story has been told and retold, but
whose zeal in tho cause Of Cuba libre
has ever been an inspiration TO the
young patriots. A monument has been
erected to their memory, but no stone
marks tho trenches in which lie hum
dreds Of children who have given their
lives that their country might be free.
IL must be a great cause indeed when
even babes are stirred by the noble i'm
pulse OF the hour, but that Spanish
methods Of warfare are responsible for
this is best evidenced by the records Of
their own 6arfist wars. A correspond-
ent. recalling the story Of the last Of
these struggles, writes:
III have On several occasions seen
Carlist and Republican troops alike
firing indiscriminately ON women and
children In the coolest Of cold blood In
many vases, while both We're h-r~'f-'
engaged In stsnchin~ 60
those dearest 20 a. 80 l.ft
scriptive power or poA 1. rrncil uJ..u
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-24

TAIL TO convey any IDEA Of some OF b
atrocities / have seen committed In
Spain In the name Of glorious war IL
10 as though axother chapter were being
added to the fearful tale Of Oromwell's
Fencibles who in the sack Of beleaguer-
ed cities pitched babes into the air and
then ordered the soldiers to catch them
ON their bayonet p~ointa"
That atrocities Of this character make
men and women Of boys and girls was
demonstrated during the Armenian
cruelties. Writing Of this an English
correspondent says:
II was travelling mp country in Arme-
mia on my way TO the encampment Of
Mukhtar Pasha before Kars. Apart from
the wholesale massacres at Byazid,
which took place while / was In Erze-
rum. / was one night myself in an
Armenian village which was attacked
by crocodile eyed Kurds, who, murder
ing indiscriminately old people and
young children, decamped with many
Of the women Of the community to their
mountain Businesses. There was a case,
too, notable at the time, of q raid made
by these monsters on some isolated hut
where, having securely bound a grand
father to a seat facing a huge fire, they
proceeded-having first killed-to roast
the body Of his grandchild. 1t is pleas
ant indeed to turn from such devilish
devices as these to the patriotism eyinced
by comparative babies, the children of
the villagers in Anatolia, who in crowds
united in bringing up guns when horses,
mules or oxen were unobtainable in
such a way as to remind us that unity
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-24

Isfsrmation For . Jadse Who Was in
sssroh OF an Easy Patent Case.

Isfsrmatioa For . Jadse Who Was In
sssroh OF M Easy Patent Case
When . judge has onos had to deal
with . osss Involving patent rights he
10 apt to retain forever thereafter . firm
sisinsliuntion 20 hssr any mors OF the
Sort IL happened that several patent
Gases were on the docket OF q New Jersey
COURT and the 1udss maungsd to defer
each one % II oams up and slide IL q own
the list. whsn the end of the tsrin was
vel! within reach she patent prsctiti lon
~oSsstipation. aud f1nally the leader OF
thsir bar Was dsputsd to ask thejudge 70
set some Of these Gases for hearing. he
carried with him . list Of the cases,
with . side memorandum to indicats
what class Of machinery Was involved.
The Judge o down the list, not az
Ill IN TO hear q patent oaso. but
recognizing that he would have TO do 80
IN the end. and. therefore. prepared 10
yield as RrAoiously ~ possible. he notsd
that this case Involved mn ore separator,
that the next had 70 do with some electric
apparatus, that slnoet all OF them prom
issd TO involve him In the deepsst physics
and the most com plicatsd mechanics AT
last his eye rested on case b2s7. against
which was made the memorandum
French harness."
''ThsIe, I'll take up hat case" he
said, ''There isn't much time left In
this term, but you cannot spin that
thing ont very long. i was brought mp
with horses ana I have had them all
my life. 1 know all about q harness to
begin with, and IL won be any tron ble
to pick up toe French twist to 1t. Veil
get that cass ont Of the way In short
order. ."
The trial opened at the time appointed.
The opposing briefs were Volumes crowd
cd with working drawings OF b most
complicated sort the letter dress was
filled With equations and mayhematics
In general, all necessary 60 elucidate
some az the most Intricate processes In
the arts. An addition the court room was
filled With working models until it took
on the appearance OF = factory or 40 In
dustrIsl exhibition. And this was bat
the besinpine; the counsel cited . host
Of decisions in conflict upon every essen
tisl point. ~ last the case was 81 binit-
ted. After the rsoess snme one conRrstu-
lated the judge on having but one case
upfiD ished. ~
'sDon't speak TO me. , b grosnsd. 81
told tho SO 3 patent lawyers that 1 knew ell
atout harness and selected that oase be-
oause it was easy. 1t knocked blszss a
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-24

A western paper has compiled these
alleged personal facts about Hobson:
First.-Hc was rejected by the only
woman he ever loved, who married a
brother officer.
Second. He was the youngest man
but one of his class at Annapolis.
Third. HE vas boycotted by his
whole class.
Fourth. They called him "Thc Tin
Saint and PEARSON Hobson.
Fifth.--He graduated at the head of
his class.
Sixth.-He neither smokes nor drinks
Seventh. He IL dcvoutly religious.
Eighth.-He prayed on the deck Of
the Merrimac.
Ninth. He is full Of daring ideas.
Tentb.-He is the only American who
went to Paris and never went to the
Moulin Rouge.
Eleventh Hi motto is: ITO do
justly to love mercy; to walk humbly
with thy Cod
Twelfth. lie is tho best dancer in
the navy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-24
HoBsoN's CONCENTRATION.


A young woman who knows Lieuten-
ant Hobson tells me that he has the
power OF concentration more highly de-
veloped than anybody else she ever
knew. She used to live at n Washing
ton family hotel, and he staid there
for awhile. He was studying German
and the German lessons were given IN
u little alcove just of the corridor,
where the guests of the house used 10
congregate. 1t was an extremely notsy
place.
One evening somebody was playing
ON the piano in the corridor, and otheR
somcbodies were dancing and laughing
and talking till the din fairly set The
German teacher wild.
at is impossible for metogom With
the lesson In all this noia." aid -.
Mr.. Hobson looked up from ths booo
he had ben reading.
"whH whAt noissS'' ~ asked-
Washington Pcst.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-24
CAROLINE
ISLANDS.
They May Also Be Seized by the
United States Navy--Are Still
in State Of Savagery.

from the islands. Relations between
Spain and the United States became
very strained. For three years the diff
ferences continued, until Spain agreed
TO pay an indemnity for the expulsion
Of the missionaries and the destruction
Of their property. The long labor Of
Americans in the islands had gone Tor
naught, and in 1895 efforts were made
by the United States to gain Spnin'a
consent to allow the missionaries to ~,
sumo their work. Spain, however, ~
fused. New York Herald.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-24
rrue to IT'S historic Policy.

The United States is in every seuse
an expansive country, and always has
been, aud Is going TO continue to be.
There Is nothing new about this. We
are. going along IN the light Of expe-
rience. not treading the dark path Of cx-
pertinent Rochester Democrat. and
Chronicle.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-24

Of my vacation. II took up two months
tsfore l could mak hsad or tail OF 1t,
q q then / Was six weeks writing the de-
efsieF." ~ -
A French tarpess 10 an appliance In
connection with the weaving Of figured
closbs, the intricate ingenuity of which
bas mace IL possible to employ the loom
In the reproduction Of any design. In
compaftscn with IL. ordinary machinery
10 as simple 40 Q prindstons The sun
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-24
PRAYER BROKE THE DROUGHT.

The SupplicatIon Was For "a Gully
Washer and . Pine Knot Floatcr."
1T wss awfuIly dry On Georgia once. re-
marked Mr. George Dallas. There had been
no rain for weeks, and the corn and cotton
were burning up In the fields. The creeks
bad begun TO dry up, and even springs that
had never been known TO fail gave signs that
their supply of the aqueous fluid was running
low. IL began TO look as though relief could
never come from tho heavens. Day after day
q blazing sun shone down from a cloudless
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-24

santiago de Cuba is enjoying the de-.
lights Of a summe and fall season
NJ one and the same time. Scranton
Times
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-24
INTERESTED PEOPLE.

Advertising . patent medicine IN the peoui'
Tar ~-v n which the oroprietor OF ksmps
t'fii."' !. i''~ees
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-06
EMBERS FROM new YORK FIRE
One Million Dollars Loss ON the
Property Destroyed is .
Fair Estimate.

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-The fire which
wrecked the buildings on the west side of
Broadway between Warren and Chambers
streets last night and this morning was the
most spectacular as we'll as the most de-
structive that New York has known in
years. 1t was almost the first in which
the fire department commended against q
we'll rooted blaze in the upper stories Of a
modern sky-scraper and the result realized
what Chief Bonner has repeatedly said, that
the fire fighting forces cannot work 1875 feet
above the ground. At 5 o'clock this morn
ing the eighth floor of the Home Insurance
company building was burning furiously. On
the floors above the inflammable material
has been exhausted. The first estimate OF
the loss, 81, 900, 900, was under rather than
above the real amount. The buildings
were we'll insured.
The Rogers, Peet & Co. buildings ruin,
with all the contents, seems to be complete,
though the walls stand.
e. ]. Cochran, night superintendent Of the
Postal Telegraph company, said today that
none Of the wires Of the company were dam
aged. The fire is regarded by underwriters
as one Of the most significant happenings in
years. and will undoubtedly have an i'm
portant bearing on the adjustment of rates
for that class OF buildings.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-06
DR.. Keller. osteopath, Reno block.
District Court DOinxs.

Joseph W. Suddard and George e. Bren-
nan, receivers Of the international Loan and
Investment Union. have secured a tempo
district court restraining Day & Hess Of this
city from collecting the rents on certain
property alleged to belong to the concern
for which the plaintiffs are receivers. The
receivers allege Day & Hess had formerly
been their agents here. but that on October
8 they had terminated the agency and ap-
pointed C. e. Williamson, since when Day &
Hess had collected rents to the amount OF
s3s, which is further alleged they refuse
to turn over TO the plaintiffs. The bring suit
to recover this amount and for $50 dam
ages.
In the personal damage suit brought by
Henry Geesen against James Saguin, the
bridge contractor, the plaintiff yesterday
filed an amended petition In which he sets
forth the allegation that the defendant well
knowing the dangerous character OF the
work In question and the hazard to the men
in the prosecution of the same placed the
work In the charge of an unskillful and in
competent foreman. Geesen sues for dam
ages for injuries alleged to have been re-
ceived while working on a bridge for the
building of which Saguin had the contract.
In the case OF Ida Cassidy against j.. j
Steadman In the superior court, Judge
A~yissworth yesterday issued a temporary in
junction restraining the county treasurer
from issuing to steadman . deed upon
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-06
FURTHER INQUIRY IS WANTED
Resolution Brought in House to APP
point Another investigation
Committee

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Representative
Sulzer Of New York, ranking member OF the
house committee on military affairs, has in
troduced a resolution authorizing and d.
recting the committee on military affairs to
investigate the War department and the con-
duct Of the Spanish American war;"
The resolution is as follows:
Resolved. That the committee on military
affairs be and the same is hereby authorized
and directed to investigate the War depart
ment and the conduct of the recent war be-
tween Spain and the United States and re-
port Of said proceedings with their
findings and conclusions to the house of
representatives with all possible speed.
That said committee is hereby authorized
and empowered to send for books. docu-
ments. papers, and persons and examine
persons under oath. in any part Of the
United States: employ a stenographer and
that the sergeant-at- arms is hereby directed
to attend said committee and carry out its
directions.
That the necessary expenses OF the investi-
cation be paid out of the contingent fund
Of the house. The resolution was referred
to the committee on military affairs.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-06

dor any Of its ministers when the country
TO which they are accredited takes the irst
step in hat direction with their own rep
resentative, Mr.. Powell Clayton, at present
the United States minister to Mexico. will
become ambassador Of the United States to
Mexico Just as soon as the form can be
gone through with. This action of the Next
can government Is of a number OF signif-
cant facts pointing to a suddenly aroused
conception on the part OF foreign nations
Of the growing Importance OF Washington
as a diplomatic post. Ambassadors are ac-
credited to Washington already from Great
Britain. Italy, Germany, France and Rus
STA and 1t is fully expected that within a
short time all OF the great powers will be
represented in Washington by ambassadors
Of full rank. Probably among the first Of
those now represented by ministers to con-
fer the additional rank will be Turkey.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-06

MunfOrd Caught b
ars and Horribly Mangled.

cars ana Horribly
ABEL, Ia. Dec. 5.-(Special Telegram.)-
A horrible accident occurred here this
morning at 1920 on the Des Moines North
ern & Western. A freight train was throw
Ing OIL sections on the grade west Of town.
A.. F. Munford, conductor, was on the side
track and saw a section coming. and sup
posing 1t was controlled by the engine,
paid little attention to 1t. The train had
been cut into three sections and the Sec
ton which Munford noticed was not con.
trolled by the engine. It ran over him,
cutting of his head, and the entire section
OF twelve cars passed over his body. The
remains were, cut all to pieces and dragged
two and a half blocks and deposited in
front Of the depot. the head being left on
the track 200 Yards back. Munford lived in
Des Moines, has a wife and W children
there and has been in the employ Of the
company for i've years.
DIES MONIES, Dec. 5.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-The southbound Great Western,
Kansas City limited, four hours late, left
the track near the yard limits on the out
skirts Of the city at II o'clock this morning.
The engine jumped the track, plunged
down an embankment Just across the Coon
river bridge and turned over. The heavily
loaded tender broke loose from the engine
and blocked the track or the whole train
would have gone into the ditch. Engineer
Brownsfleld and Fireman Roberts were
caught In the cab, but were not seriously
hurt.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-06
BILLS INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE
Brewer of Alabama Wants Act
W0r Exnenaea R~enealed.

Brewer Of Alabama Wants Act for
War Expenses Repealed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Among the bills
and resolutions introduced In the house TO-
day were the following:
BY w. P. Brownlow Of Tennessee-To pro-
vide for the REDEMPTION of any coupon OF
any interest-bearing bond Of the United
States which coupon is accidentally de-
stroyed after having been detached.
By Mr.. Sulzer of New York-To re-estab-
lish the American merchant marine and to
regulate international trade and transporta-
ton.
BY Mr.. Brewer of Alabama-To repeal the
act providing ways and means to meet war
expenditures approved June 10, 1898.
By Mr.. Bromwell Of Ohio-A resolution
requesting the secretary Of state to supply
information concerning alleged outrages
committed upon the person of Bishop Earl
Cranston and other American citizens at
Pekin. China, and to ascertain what steps
have been taken to secure redress.
BY Mr.. Mooney Of Massachusetts-Two
bills to amend the war revenue act by pro-
viding that the express and freight
clauses, schedule A shall be changed so
that express companies doing an annual
business OF less than 500. 900 shall pay an
excise tax Of 1 per cent of their earnings
in lieu Of the stamp tax. Express COM
panies earning more than the amount named
shall continue to be subject to the stamp
clause.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-06
EMPRESS ASSURES PROTECTION

Copy Of Her Decree Received Relat-
ing to Missionaries in nina.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.-The secretary of
state has received a copy Of a decree recently
issued by the empress Of China, having for
its object the better protection Of foreign
residents in that country. The decree says
in part:
From the opening Of ports to foreign
trade to the present time foreigners and
Chinese have been as one family with undi-
vided interests and since missionaries from
foreign countries are living in the interior,
we have decreed, not three or four times, but
many times. that the local officers must pro.
tect them and that the gentry and people of
all provinces must sympathize with our de-
sire for mutual benevolence; that they must
treat them truthfully and honestly with the
hope of lasting peaceful relations"
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-06
RevERsEs COURT OF APPEALS
Unusual Action of United states SUI
preme Court in I~nstructinE Lower
Court as to Form Of Verdict.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The United
States supreme court today took the unusual
course OF indicating to the court below the
form Of verdict to be rendered in a case.
The case is that Of Randlett & Stone for the
refunding Of money paid as due upon 22,-
22C,O 900 bags which were returned to the
United States after having been used for
the expectation of grain. The customs house
imposed a duty on them on the ground that
the bags were of foreign manufacture. and
the court below sustained this action, the
case coming to this court from the court
OF appeals from the Fifth circuit. The opin-
ion today reverses the opinion Of the court
Of appeals, directing the preparation Of a
verdict ordering that one-fourth Of the
amount paid be refunded, as 25 per cent Of
the bags were Of American manufacture.
The opinion was handed down by Chief Jus
tice Fuller. ..
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-06
SALE SHOWS SOME LIFE
Bidding for the Delinquent Property Proves
Unusually Spirited.
ONE PIECE ExCITeS GREAT RIvALR'
Two AvOca Men Get Into such Hot
Competition for q Lot. In hat
Town that Treasures Arnd
Has to Lay IL over.

The annual tax sale Of property for delin-
quent taxes, held yesterday, was the short
est on record. 1t took County Treasurer
Arnd Just four and q half hours to knock
down under the hammer the entire list. with
the exception Of q few undesirable pieces
that none of the bidders present seemed
anxious to acquire. The sale commenced al
10 o'clock in the morning and by 4 o'clock
In the afternoon the sale was over. At noon
q rest Of an hour and q half was taken for
dinner. Heretofore the annual sale has gen
orally occupied q day and Q half, although
last year 1t was completed by 6 o'clock. On
January 16 Treasurer Arnd will put UP for
sale such delinquent properties as we're not
disposed Of yesterday.
The bidding for tho choice pieces Of prop
erty was brisk. there being part Of the time
Of the sale some thirty or more bidders pres
emit, all with one exception being from this
city. The one exception was A. J. Seaman,
who 10 q we'll known character at tax sales
both In this city and Omaha. At former
sales he has generally failed to secure one
Of the high stools, the number being too
small to go around, 50 this year he brought
ono over with him from Omaha. The most
interesting feature Of the sale was the bid
ding on q small tract Of ground In Avoca
owned by A. A. Edgington. Attorney FIRE.
mont BENJAMIN, whose practice keeps him
scintillating between Avoca and Council
Bluffs. bid on the property with the impress
sion that no one else wanted 1t. To his
surprise he encountered q competitor In the
person Of e. A. Wickham, who claimed he
was bidding for a local loan firm. The bid
ding became spirited until finally Wickham
offered to pay the taxes for one-sextAlionth
Of the value Of the property. When It came
to this point Treasurer Arnd decided to lay
the sale Of this particular piece Of property
over and after considerable discussion this
was done.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-06
FOREIGN QUAIL NOT PROTECTED
Iowa Game Jaw Only Applies 4 Ma
tive Born Bob Whites.

tive Born Bob whites.
That Metzger & Louie were not guilty Of
violating the game laws Of the state Of Iowa
by having In their possession sixty-nine
quail over and above the number per-
mitted by the statute was the verdict of
a jury In Justice Terriers court yesterday
afternoon. This verdict was reached by the
jury after less than Ave minutes delibera-
ton.
This case was brought on an information
filed by Deputy Game Warden Ed Brown.
At the outset some dificulty was expert
enced In procuring q jury, but finally six
we'll known citizens, 8. G.. Underwood, A.
T. Elwell, w. e. Haverstock, Dr. Scott,
Chris straub and b. M. Sargent, were en-
paneled to try the case. The case depended
on the Interpretation Of the statute. there
being little of no evidence introduced, the
case being submitted on an agreed state
ment Of facts. The facts agreed upon were
that Deputy Game Warden Brown. on the
date set forth in the information, found
in the possession of the defendants sixty
nine quail more than the twenty-five al
lowed by law and that the said slxty-nine
quail were procured in Omaha and were
shipped to Omaha from some point in Ne
braska; also that two weeks prior to the
seizure thereof the defendants had been
warned by the deputy game warden not to
keep more than twenty-five quail in their
possession at any one time.
The attorney for the defendants argued
' that the law was intended solely to pro-
tect the game Of the state and was not meant
to apply to birds shipped In from other
states and he introduced several decisions
Of courts In other states to sustain his
position. The assistant county attorney,
for the state. argued that on the contrary
the law had been framed to include all
birds. whether killed In or out Of the state.
In support Of his Interpretation Of the stat
ute he argued that II 1t was not so in
tended 1t would be imperative, as every
time a person would be found with an ex-
cess number Of birds In his possession and
a seizure was made the claim could be
set up by the party having the excess num-
Der Of birds that they had been purchased
and shipped in from som other state.
Such being the case. 1t would be almost
impossible for the state to prove to the con-
trary.
The trial attracted considerable attention
and the court was filled by interested per-
sons during It's progress.