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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-05
EASTERN LEAGUE STANDING.
BROKE EVEN.
Two games in Louisville, One of Which
the Bostons Lost

the Bostons Lost.
Louisville, Aug. 5.-Two games were
played here yesterday. the postponed
game of Tuesday being played Off. The
beaneaters could not bunch their hits
In the first contest. while the colonels
batted Lewis at will, winning. IL TO 4.
The Louisvilles tried their new pitchers
In the second game. and the Bostons
won from the start. Todd lasted but
one inning. Attendance, $500. Score Of
the second game:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-05
A BoTHERsoME CHAIN.

Washington. Aug. 5.-Dimes have
been pouring into the navy department
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-05

Earned runs-Bostons. 3: Louisvilles,
z. Two-base hits-Tenney. Long
Home run--Hoy. Sacrifice hits-Ten-
ney. Pickett. First base on balls--Ofr
Todd, 1; off Altrock. 2. Struck out
BY Altrock. l. by Nichols. 4. Double
plays-Todd and Davis: Long and Ten
ney. Left on bases-Bostons. 6; Louis
villes. 5. Time-1:45. Umpires-Mc-
Donald and O'Day.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-05

The st. Louis team won In the ninth
inning yesterday by a great batting
rally. The Brooklyns went In the air,
trying three pitchers.
The New Yorks had all the luck In tho
first game I'm Cincinnati. Stupid base
running prevented the Cincinnatls from
winning the second in a gallop. and IL
was called on account OF darkness at the
end Of the ninth inning with the score
a tie.
The Chicago and Baltimore teams
split on n double-header yesterday.
McJames pitched the first In great form,
holding the Chicagoes down to four
singles. and giving them their first shut
out Of the season. In the second Grifnth
OF the Illinois club was hit safely by
nearly everyone. but the hits were kept
scattered. Nops was invincible until
the eighth. when he was found for four
hits and three runs.
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EAsTER CUSTOMS.

Tho Perslans. the Jews and the Rus
SLAMS all oIer eggs at the festival OF
Easter. but Il Is difficult TO ascertain
the exact origin OF the practice
In a certain church IA Belgium the
priests throw the eggs az The chorlsters
who throw them back again. the most
extreme caution helng used that the
trail shells be not cracked or broken
An Easter dinner IN some counties
Of England consists OF delicate dishes
Of peacock, swan and fowls. with Tee
cream In tho form Of nlghtlngale's
nests and plenty Of stout and alo and
wine
AL the world over may bo found the
superstition that at least ono new ar.
acle must be worn upon Easter day.
which accounts In our country for the
raNishing display of bonnols az church
on Ea1ter morn.
There are certain districts OF Ten
nessee whero eccleslastlcs and lalet
play AZ bali Ia the churches Tor tansy
cakes on Easierlide. In northern Penn.
tylvania tao men claim the privilege
20 take on the womona shoes on Easter
Monday. and tho next day tho women
rotallato.
German families on Easter eve place
nest fun Of sugar eggs aud real eggs
somewhere In the garden. so the ehil.
dren viii have a hunt for them on Eas.
ter morning. Strange 10 say. these
Easter eggs are believed by the German
children 70 DO laid By the hare. and
common sight ia a eoniectloner's win.
dow u 70 see this species oi animal slt.
ting on a nest of eggs
In southern France a custom pecu.
liar 70 Easter week Is The assembling
IN the streets OF a crowd OF young and
say gallants carrying q chair lined with
rich white sllk. decorated with garlands
Of noweTf ead streamers OF ribbons.
The hrst maiden who chances 10 be
near Is entreated 10 seat herself IN the
chair. which 10 then seized BY the law.
less fellows. who start on az a full
run. For the young womans liberia
tion a kisa 10 demanded BY each youth.
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SHALL 1T De "MrsrREss"q
How the spinster suffers from BEING
Called "afisaa

How the spinstsr suffers from Being
Called "Mis."
The qucstlon of giving all girls, on
attaining their majority. tho title OF
Mrs. Is debated from time 10 time.
re.narks Vogue, and there Is little
doubt that IN tho course OF years this
custom VIII come In. II Is likely that
the present practice OF addressing even
tho most aged splnHters as Miss Will
die hard, but In the end common sense
may be trusted TO prevail. Meantime.
however Il is In numberless Instances
a distinct disadvantage for person no
longer young 10 be compelled 10 tho
perpetual announcement OF her un-
woddod state. Although there may be
many elderly and middle-aged SPINS
tors the title ~ Miss presupposod
youth. and IN the case of woman OF
80 and over. who Is. say. singer. au-
diencea TO whom she Is known only
BY reputation will more likely than
not be go disappointed AT frst sight
at her maturity Of appearance as to
be obllylons, FOR time NJ least. to the
tf''f W. 'ft ~ WV ~ 2 NlN particular fFa
feet was produced lately In tho caso
of woman vocalist whose voice "a
exceptionally beautiful and whoso
method and Interpretation are we'll
nigh hawlesa. Known 10 her hearers
only through professional work OF A
few months duration. on the occasion
OF her appearance 40 the time under
notice a distinct murmur of dlsapproyy
ing surprise was heard on an sides OF
the crowded hall "Oh. thought she
was a young girl" Aud by the CON
trasi between the Miss OF her title ana
the maturity of her face and figure.
the woman was made 10 appear Older
than her years, which we're not apper-
emily more than 30.
u Is. as a matter Of fact. quito as
ridiculous that splnstera OF 30 and
more should have 10 20 through llfe
labeled with the non-adult Mias "A A
would bo to have gray bearded. bald.
headed bachelors carrying about Wis
lting cards engraved with Master Peter
Oldboy, for example.
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GENERAL MAXIMO COMFY

Campos' campaign was decided
failure, aud he inglorlously returned TO
Spain
The war was beginning 10 tell. on
the noncomhaiants especially. Those
whose houses were not burned were
slowly starving 20 death. ~ their farms
had been ruyaged and laid waste. n
not hy 'platcndos" (robber bandD. by
the ever destructive hand OF either
spanish or insurgeni. Tho guarlllas
too wero another terror TO the peas
ANTS. Tho following is single Ia.
stance ~ their hu,chery:
a party OF these escaped conylcts
uor they were what composed the
guerilla bandsl we're In hiding. and
overheard a lad of about iG talking 10
a struggling party OF Splnlards. I'm
medlately on the disappearance Of the
soldiers the boy was caught and taken
10 their chief. as an informant" Tho
commander however. considered the
matter too trivial. and. 10 the intense
dlssust OF the guerlllas dismissed the
boy They afterwards ie-caught him
end within sight OF his own door used
tho mnchetc 30 efectually that his body
was scarcely recognized by his parents
Who found him a few hours later.
Nalerlnno Weyler was sent over IN
command Of practically the nower of
the spanish army, az tho beginning of
1896. Ills campaign Is characterized
With less nghting. but continual nre.
Tho country he trayersnd no left In
smoking dssolation.
z was during this year that the bril-.
llaht Cuban general, Antonio Maceo
was docoyed away under dag OF truce
and killed. The Cubans believe the
spanlards purchased the treachery on
one on hacoo's own stan. However
nothing except the bare fact OF his
eeath eamu 10 ua as authentic. strlk.
lngly similar 10 this Incident was the
death Of Lieut.. Joaquin Ruiz. a prom.
lneni spanish military leader. who the
apanlarda claim was shot down by the
insurgents ~hlle In camp under a pa.
role hag The Cubans' explanation is
quite different. they claim that ruiz
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Gomez nce-.'ed I've command with
No distinct stipulation taat tho com.
manier-ln-ch!ef should have supreme
ana absolute ccntrol and direction OF
the patriot army lie ~ man O.
such grcat Judgment and foresight and
such renowned ability, that q was with
the utmost confidence that tho lnsur-
genis gave him control % military ~.
inirr. Gomez Is the son of n farmer.
During the early dissatisfaction on the
Island he Joined the Spanish troops
and. as a private aided In quelllng tho
r"Dtllion. Afterwards. az he grew old.
er having given the matter much
thought, he became a stanch adv, cate
OF Cuban liberty. This chang, OF
course, was previous 20 the "tcn.years
war" as during that rebellion he was
IN active service for Cuba i..bre."
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General Gomez tells the story OF his
last campaign in little book entitled
MI Escolta" t"My Escort"). which no
secretly had printed and published.
The date set for the war declaration
was Feb. -, 1895. but the flag OF the
republic could only be raised In three
OF the provinces Then followed de-
sultory outbreaks, the insurgents sell
dom coming out IN open warfare, but
sCcreting themselves In swamps and
mountains, and nt night tcrrorlgng the
loyalists by raidlng their plantations.
on the last day OF March. 1885 Macoo
with a handful OF men landed on tna
eastern tip OF Cuba. where he was met
by a mounted Spanish guard After
Aghtlug Tor several hours. having lost
all his men and having received sew
eral scratches (his hat was shot on his
hoad) Maceo escaped. For fortnight
he trayorsed the woods and swamps.
Unit ! finally. In the hily country north
OF Bahia d. Guantanamo be- came
across body of rebcls. After Maceo
had made himself known be- was re-
celyed with enthusiasm by the little
band, who rallied around him and In
the three trinlng encounters directly
following he moro than held his own
u Is interesting. right here. 10 note
that Antonio Maceo had made an I'M
trlcate study OF war In every possible
way he could devise. A. one time. Il
is said. be spent a number OF months
40 West Point as n hostler. whore he
absorbed much valuable knowledge
a. this same time when Mncoo land
cd on one side OF the island, Gomez
with MART succeeded IN gotung into
Cuba on the opposite side. aud as soon
90 Gomez assumed command, Marll left
him, intending 20 leave the island and
return 10 the United States. Here he
hoped 20 push his financial and dlplo-
matte work In Cuha's behalf But be
had travelled scarcely a quarter OF
mile when he was shot, having been
led inlo nest OF spanlarda by
treacherous guide Gomez was wound
td trying 10 recover Martrs body, and
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vlcToRlA.s wALklno srIoks.


Countless In Naait,' sud % Tndescrib.
able Bcauty. V
Since the lnhrmltlea Of Queen Vie.
toria OF England made Il necessary
for hcr 10 use walking stick she has
been the recipient Of many canes. Her
friends. relatives and subjects have
seized upon every possible occasion "a
| present her with a new cane. one en-
tire room of her private suite Is stocked
| with these special sits. Whenever
b she expresses her Intention of attend
ing a function, HE a royal wedding or
/ christening. the Interested parties con-
slider g ntting TO send her another
| cane. Every anniversary she o. forced
/ 70 acknowledge sc0re or so more.
says the New York Herald Hers Ia
a collection of priceless value. There
are solid gold sticks. silver sticks. ex.
I quisltcly engraved sticks that arc n
marvel of the caryor's art and sticks
that contain jewels that would move
even a New York opera patron TO envy.
Queen Victoria has LEANED more hoay-
ily on her stick OF late years using Il
90 cross the room even, Instead OF
only on long walks about Windsor
castle. and after a long. tlresome core-
mony. She always places IL against
her chair. and when she rises Il IL
tho duty of the highest court oficial
present 10 hand Il 20 her. Tho story
% the prank played upon her by the
son OF the duke OF York has never ap-
pearcd IN print before. Tho queen.
who is not fond of court ceremonies
when she o. IN ratromcnt was at
Windsor and had dismissed her at
| toniants. who had withdrawn 90 an
arbor rear by. She was very much
Interested In her flyorlte pantlme. knit
ting socks FOR the prince of Wales.
when that small embodiment OF mis-
chief her grcat-grandson. slipped
away with her cane and played
horscy" with Il over tho lawn. lie had
TO be captured before the queen could
enter the house. There her majesty
proceeded TO teach him that even the
future king OF England cannot tampor
with tho dignity of the present powers
that be. OF recent years her subjects
have hoped In vain 10 SEQ her use their
gi'ts. She has used only one cane. II
ls one Of great historic value, having
been presented 10 King Charles II. By
one OF his merry court. Very properly
Il was cut from an oak tree. When
Charles accepted the glft 8. had q
plain gold head. which was round and
apt 10 hurt the hand II tho cane was
called upon 20 support much weight
u was whispered about tho court re-
Gently that her majesty used no longer
tho historic stick. This is not true;
only the top has been changed. An
idol. which graced the temple OF an
ill-fatod Indian prince. has been added
for handle, This Is an eXqulsltoly
wrought aifalr in ivory. on an lnnnl,es-
imal pedestal Of alabasier. The eyes
and forehead are jsweled. and on the
tongue 10 the rarsst Of Fubles.
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with hla few men was forced 10 turn
back.
In April. Cnmpos relieved Calleja as
rovernor-sonoral. 20 the intense de-.
light Of the Spanlards But II was
soon realized that the quclllng of this
rebellion was too groat task even for
Campos. ills men were fast dying
from tho fever NJ the rainy season
came on. The spanlard's extremity
was the CuhanB opportunity. In fact.
Gomez declared that n he couldn't XIII
them by hghting. the climate would
ultimately do tae work for him.
During the nrst year nothing hap
pened TO change the tide Of AFFAIRS.
Mnftla death was universally lament.
ed. for he was a great soldier. and that
was what Cubans needed He was all
his lie o patriot having been. during
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Soon after tho discovery which i'm.
mortalizod his name. Columbus crulsed
westward and landed on the most
beautiful and far most important OF
tho West Indies. which the natives
called Cuba"
Today it is brought into our notice.
not on account OF ltg delightful climate.
which would seem almost "a perpetual
summer. nor for lts luxurious growth
OF tropical plants, and lts lnoxhaustlbly
rich aoil-but Tor vastly more vital
reasons. Tho world at large Is dis
cushing the little island and its alpha
aud omega" involving as IL does two
such important nations.
Cuba Is about $50 miles In length
and It's width varies II Is igS miles
~ the extreme eastern end. while from
Havana south 20 the coast Is nol more
than twenty-olght miles Compared
with the state OF Long Island IL is about
twonty-eight times larger. though bare
" one-third Of the island has been cul.
uvated. II has good coast line. with
no less than twenty-seyen hagbors.
During the early history Cuba wac
under the Spanish flag. About 1888
havana was destroyed by the French.
ana again a few years later. and In the
seventeenth century was captured by
the Dutch. but IN one OF the treaties
was given back TO Spain. For time
peace existed, but always the cruel and
Rigorous scryiiude which the Spanish
enforced.
In 1862 the island was taken by the
English, and the next year. by q foolish
piece OF statGsmanshlp. exchanged with
spain FOR a barren title to Florida.
The United States during polEs adj
ministratlon offered something like a
million dollars for Il. which the span.
iards Indignantly refused saying. "all
the gold Ia the world could not buy
Cuba" A little later the United states
threatened to seize II II Spain would
not sell
About the time our war Of the rebel.
lion closed, the Cuhans tired OF Spanish
rule, proclaimed Cespedes president.
and under the leadership Of Maxine
Gomez made a desperate fight for in
dependence. In 1873 tho congress de.
pos2i, Cespedes and proclaimed Clsne-
ros5 ,,Aldent. who is at present In Of
nee. Cespodes mystcriously disap-
peared In 1874.
The ten years OF ruin and tears"
az the war was called. cost Spain 500
100000 and thousands OF lives. and this
expense was levied on Cuba, while they
had gained approximately nothing to-
ward liberty, as they soon realized.
There constantly REQUIRED tho dis
content, as the outrageous taxation
continued, and without going furthe,
into details, the same reasons tha
prompted the American colonists 10
sever themselves from English tyran-
NY drove the Cubans again into tho
Held. this time 10 fight for nothing
short OF absolute independence.
Tho Juntas, leagues organized by
Cuban exlles nt Key West and other
non-Spanlsh ports now numbered
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cane 10 them with the well-worn pro-
position Of autonomy. when he know
that Gomez had Issued orders 10 tho
tneci that any one proposing anything
short Of an absolute independence
should be treated ns spy. Accounts
90 conflict that In Justice 20 both par.
ties We are Obliged 20 treat nll unofficial
reports lucrfdulously.
Hnmcz' policy was TO destroy Tho
whole island. thereby dsprlvlng Spain
OF any possible revenue or supplies
Ike the Cuban chief IN the nnctnth
century vino discovered gold. and cali
ing hla people to him with great
deal - ceremony. threw tho shininc
nuggets into tho river 20 there would
be 40 possibility ~ the spaniards ever
hndlng and prontlng by g.
~ the opening OF 1897 tho situation
IN Cuba wss something fearful. Wey.
ler's orders were cruel and relentless
Tho suffering of The noncomhntants
was increaslng Already the foreign
crs In Havana wore doing all they
could 90 provide Ter the fimlne-strlck-
On people. Loyallsts paratlsts. au-
Economists were suffering alike. Europe
looked on with apparent lnunerence
Spain was too impoverished 90 aid
financially IN the work II was daily
becoming exclusively % question Of hu.
manliy Through great dissatisfaction
Weyler wns recalled and Gen Blnnco
succeeded him Statistics show that
already 100000 have pcrlshcd through
starvation alone
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LIMIT IS REACHED.
The rad ~ Searching tor Ancestors Must
Iia Checked

us Checked
u must De admitted on common
sense principles that the formation OF
hereditary societies has reached nat
ural limit. and 10 is time to cry halt.
says llarpcr's Bazaar. The reasonable
conclusion 81 that these societies
should unite Ia work. n not In organi-
zatlon. and Justify their existence by
practical deeds Tho end. however.
Ia apparently not yet the ancestor
quest drives rs followers TO absurd
lengths, Forcfathors coniurcd up rise
from the genealogical caldron In sort
g. harlequin procession the ancestor
In bun and blue. the ancestor In scar
lot tunic, The bewigged ancestor tho
jack-booted ancestor. until from the
dim twilight of heraldic tradition the
crowned ancestor looms up In the
shadow IL there not something de-
cldedly lneongruoue In the spectacle
OF descendants cf those who bnde de-
hance TO the third George Of tho name
seeking 10 establish klnship with roy
atty through Saxon chief or Norman
freebooter Docs not the latest depart
ure tend TO prove that ancestor. hunt
Ing has no limit that II Is simply a
question ~ enterprise. research and
credullty? n We may establish the Or
der OF the Crown, why may we not
In due course welcome now hercdl-
tary society. lInoal descendants of the
mariners OF the Ark. the Ararat chap
ter, with proper insignia suspended
from a nayy-blue ribbon. dove bear.
Ing the olive branch?
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his early boyhood. confined In a Span
ish prison. Marti. too. was an orator
and a voluminOus writer.
Towards the latter part OF 1895 Ma
Geo defeated Campos near Bayamo.
with a heavy loss to the spanlards:
only tho herolsm OF a subordinate gen
oral-which resulted In his death
saved the entire Spanish force fr5m
being captured
The most severe combat OF tho year
was at Taguasco. whore. Nov. 10 and
20. Gomez defeated Spanish brigade.
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IInt.Mnicr f.amn rn.t..

"Hot-water lamp-posts," with which
Liverpool ia already familiar. are 10
be erected shortly In four different
parts OF London. A gallon OF water
boiled by the heat of tho ordinary gas
lamp, win be- supplied day and night.
for a halfpcnny on tina penny-ln ln-tho-
slo, principle 4 cake Of solldlned tea
coffee or cocoa with tho use Of metal
mug may also bo had automatically
Tor a penny extra.
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Burglars and dogs can be effectively
driven on by q new pistol. which has
hollow chamber to contain ammonia
or other liquids. with a valve through
which air Is forced by q bicycle pump
10 place the liquid under pressure. 80
Il can bo discharged by pulling a
spring trigger. which opens the valve
IN the nozzle.
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~ t"N Hnhti HafnheFi
The French town Of Etampes has
introduced an interesting novelty by
replacing tho recording secretary OF
tho municipal council with a phono-
graph, Some OF tho members OF the
council objected to the innovation on
account Of the too great faithfuineas
Of the apparatus In reproducing defee-
tive pronunciation and errors OF
speech, but the majority was IN favor
OF making a trial. One good result
may be TO stimulate the members 10
polish up their pronunciation. and at
tend TO their grammar more than here.
tOfore
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am 30 we'll pleased with the works
OF Pe-ru-na In the numerous cases
have been using II during the past two
years that | cannot refrain from in
forming you OF the good results OBJ
tained. I deem II useless to detail
every case (ior they are Eany) n
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As man who has been unfortunate
enough TO swallow his store teeth vas
being hurried 70 the hospital the jolt-
Ing Of the ambulance proved effective
IN removing the teeth. That was for.
tunate for this particular sufferer. but
Il does not speak very we'll Tor the
ambulanee service Of the hospliaiA
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many thousands and were ready at any
time 10 help liAerate Cuba.
Maxine Gomez was rendered the
command and organization OF the Gu
ban army, with Antonio Maceo and
Jose Martl aa generals The army at
this time was merely an unorganlzed
body of scattered troops. as Gomez
says, with scarcely four rounds OF
ammunition apiece" The one weapon
with which even the poorest was
equipped, however. was the far-famcd
nachete. Originally this was not a
weapon at an. merely an implement
used for cutting passages through
woody aud bushy cane. but recently q
has become a general term used for
most any Kind Of a sword or sabre.
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THE HISTORY OF CUBA
TOLD IN OUTLINE FOR BENEFIT
OF OUR READERS.

Icy tho second Folnt whioh Coiam.
~ Landed on Iils Tirst voyage 10
Down 10 the Present Day story of
Bts Hoyolutions.
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but Ia my opinion Pe-ru-na Is UNEQUAL.
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tho mucous membranes Of the BODY, its
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benefits are wonderful In yalyular
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