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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-14
STARR KING
Address on HIS Life ami Work by
Daniel A. Cook.


Tns Rhode Islsnd Veteran Citizens Histor-
soal Assoeaation held its regular monthly
meeting this afternoon at tho Msthewson st.
n. B. Church- The paper OF the occasion
was on Rev. Thomas Starr King, prepared
and read BY Secretary Daniei A. Cook. -
starr King . name viii be forever associated
with = crucial period of the nations life and
bis lectures ana sermons are counted as
among the effective influences of national
Iaterssure. To his eloqucnec. Lincoln at
tributed in great measure the holding OF the
State Of California to the Union.
In his early youth. Starr King was trained
for business in q dry goods store, but he fitted
himself for teaching and therefrom his sphere
OF work ever broadened. Theodore Packer
was friend OF the ambitious young teacher
and both in his human associations and his
literary Affiliations he sought the HIGHEST and
best. Daniel Webster was an inspiration TO
him. His first public address was made on
the Fourth of July at Medford, Mass, In ls45.
and his firss sermon was preached IN" next
fall AZ Woburn shortly after which no nc-
cepted call TO q Univsrsalist church In
Charlestown where his father had been pastor
no to his death. He resigned 10 take needed
rect after which he accepted call TO the
Hollis Street Church OF Boston. The church
was broken by dissensions over the questions
of the day aud Starr King resigned to 60 TO
the Pacific slope.
His entrance into the lecture Geld was Mt
q time when the platform commanded giants
of eloq oence. craftsmanship and culture, but
tho slight, boyish. hut earnest Starr King
seems to have made mn impression from the
start His connection with q Unitarian
church in San Francisco was resolved upon
in the fscs Of many tempting offers in the
East. There be closed his brief but brilliant
career and his city. state and the nation
mournet at his bier.
Starr King was born In New York City,
Dec. IL. 1924. He died March L. 1894 He was
particularly well known in Providence as a
lecturer and preacher. having frequently
exchanged with the late DIR. Woodbury. In the
pulpit OF the Westminster church.
Mr.. Cooks address was full of personal
anecdotes relating 20 his subject and was
warmly received, vote Of thanks being
extended him at It's close.
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fully prepared TO take the ;conssquences.
''The government" continued the
cabinet minister referred 20. "a "a not
regret according the armisti e, ns it has
thereby improved it position, from on Ia
ternational point OF view, aud has made
10 more difficult for the United statss to
intervene without putting itself oom-
pletely in the wrong"
q. A. r. RESOLUTIONS.
Concord, N. H., April Tho New Hamr-
shire department. q. A. X. adopted unani-
mously this morning the following resoiu-
tions. and sent them TO the congressional
delegation and President Mckinley:
Whereas, the government OF Spain for three
years past has been waging war ON the island
OF Cuba against revolution cnrried ON by its
inhabitants. without making substantial
progress towards it's suppression and has con-
Quoted the war by methods contrary to te
laws Of nations, and in a cruel barearous and
inhuman manner causing the death by star
walton and disease Of more than DOCO) inno-
cent non -comhatants for the most part help
less women and children, iniiciing into!era-
BILE injury 10 the commercial interests OF the
United States,involving the dts rucion OF tie
lives and property of many OF our citizens.
entailing an expense OF millions OF dollars In
patrolling our coasts and policing the high
seas in order to maintain our neutrality and
Whereas, this long series of losses, injuries
and burdens for which Spain is responsible
has eliminated in the destruction OF the
United States battleship Maine in the harbor
OF Havana, and the assassination Of 266 OF our
seamen: therefore
Resolved. that IL is the duy OF the govern.
ment OF the United States to intervene at once
20 stop the war in Cuba for the purpose of Sc
curing permanent peace and order there. snd
the establishment by the free acti of It's
people of stable and independent govern
ment of their own ON the island of Cuba.
Resolved. that the New Hampshire depart
ment Of the Grand Army of the Republic Is
In hearty accord with the action taken by the
House of Representatives OF the United States,
authorizing end directing the President 10
use the land and naval forces OF the United
Statos TO execute the purpose above named.
Resolved, that true to the time-honored
principles OF loyalty to the country and it's
laws all the veteran soldiers Of New Hamp-
shire, represented in the department encamn-
ment OF the Grand Army OF the Republic will
sustain in every way the President Of the
United States in any and all measures he NAV
take TO maintain the honor and dignity OF the
nation and, II need be. viii themselves. as far
ment by personal service on land and sea to
vindicate its rights and support it's demand
against the government OF Spain.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-14

Senator Lodge asked: What uoes
this cessation OF fostilities sIozen OF In
the last few days amount TO:
General Lee replied Nothing.
ditions OF IT,
General Lee-I saw General Blancos
proclamation, which said the queen re-
gent at ths request OF his holiness. the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-14

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-14

New York. Auril IA 4--The White Star
steamer Majestic. which arrived this
morning from Liverpool encountered a
succession OF heavy west and northwest
gales with high seas nearly the entire
voyage. From April . to ii the wind
blew = whole Rale from the westward
with fierce squalls and hsavy scar. AT
midnlRht OF the llth q Danish steerage
passenre or usmed Hama p. Poulsop, aged
IL years. disappeared and Is supposed to
have jumred overheard.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-14
Youthful Wanderers Founf.

Elmer Plant. years of age, was found
astrsy on Sabin street yesterday by po-
liceman Bliss. The boys sister calls
for him mt the police station and he was
taken to his home, 8 Laurencs street.
Earl Taft about years of age. of IL
Cypress street, was found astray on North
Main strees yesterday afternoon by Po-
liceman A. p. Martin and ne was re-
turned to his parents
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A Fugitive From Justice.

r. ID. Walker is wanted in Salem. Mass..
for larcenv and he was arrested this
morning by the local detective force. He
will be taken to the Massachusetts, city
this afternoon by Salem officers. 1t Is
alleged that he stole pair Of trousers.
Walker has been in the employ of the
q. "A. Fuller Company. in the Industrial
building. as an advertising agent, a class
of individuals with which TIE city
swarms at the present time.
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MAINE.
Continued from Page 4
BLOWN UP BY OFFICERS.

With reference to the responsibility for
the destr uction OF the Mains. Cen. Lee
SAID: II am satisfied the explosion war
from tho outside cablsd tbc state dc,
pnrtment n few days after the board
assembled that IL was almost certain that
the explosion was from the exterior.
have always had an idea about the Maine
that, OF course. it was not blown M by
any private individual or BY any private
citizsn but 10 was blown up by some OF
the officers who had charge OF the mines
and electrical wires anu torpedues In the
srssnal there, who thoroughly understood
their business, for IL was done remark
ably we'll
II do not think Gen. Blanco, the
present captain and goveTrSs general OF
the Island OF Cuba hadl anything 20 do
with 81 do not think he had any
En9wl-cge CT IL. ssw him just shortly
altar the occurercs. ! was sitting In
NV room st the hotel and from tbe bal
pouy Of fhs 10 el i heard the explosion
ana aaw a great column OF tire 90 up In
TIE sir A few minutes after ascertain
Ing ftst IL was the Maine. I went right
down 20 the palace and asked for Gen.
Blanoo. He came la directly by himself
He had Just beard u and was crying,
tears were coming out OF his eyes. He
seemed TO regret IL ne much as ANYBODY l
saw In Havana. l think the explosion
came from some OF the subaltern officers
who had been there under WeyIer, and
who were probably anti Blanco anybo ow,
and who had foil know ledge OF the bust
ness.
COULD LAUNCH A NINE.
General Lee SAID further: lone or
two men rowing quietly In boat could
drop mine of tue stern Of tie boat on
= dark night. though sigsbee hsd his
patrols out. A boat would not have been
noticed because beats so there always
until late hour OF the night. The har-
Dor IL full OF these little boais. A mine
weighs about 500 pounds, and i suppose
it would take two or three men-one
man to row and probably thres or four
to handle tie mine"
In reply TO question from Senator
Gray. General Lee said that the spanish
population is not especially hostile toward
the United States.
Senator CuiIom--Whst 10 the condition
OF the reconcentrAdos out In the country
General Lte--The situation Is Just as
bad as In General Wey ler's day.
Ths chairmsn--How about the Span
iardsf
General Lee General Blauco published
n proclamation rescindin9 General Wey-
Ier's bando, as they call IL there, cut it
mas had TO practicsi effect, for, in the
first place. these people have no place to
which 90 go. lhe houses have been
burned down; there Is nothing but the
bare land there. and it takes them two
months before they can raise the first
crop
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-14

Columnua o.. April l4--The Leaisla-
turs yesterday repsa,ed the Dana election
law, which prevented the name Of any
candidate appearing more ttan once on
the official ballot Under this law w. j.
BryAn's name was excluded from the
populist ticket on the official ballot In
1895.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-14
AGREAT SURPRISE IS IN STORE

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-14

HEV YORK, NEW HAVEN AND
HARTFORD RAILROAD.
OLD COLONY SYSTEM

Time tables giving fall Information
q to LEGAL and through train servios
nay bs obtained at Providence Sta
tion and stations below
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-14
ELECTRIC MOTORS
For Sale at a Bargain.

ONE .. HORSE POWER. no VOLTS.
ONE 8 HORSE POWER. 500 VOLTS.
These Motor. are In FirstClass Condition and
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Prices that will insure speety Sac: Can be seen
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TH NEWS
GOES INTO THE HOTTIES.

1t is welcomed there as house.
hold guest six evenings in the week.
Its arrival is looked forward to with
the confident expectation that it will
bring all the news worth telling and
fit to print. 1t is depended upon to
keep the whole family informed on
the Local News, the News of Provi-
dence, and upon the daily manifes-
tatiOns of life that mark human
progress and Development. 1t is
liked because it is clean and bright,
as we'll as newsy.
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P1EOPL
o. THE
HON S /!

The reputable, seIf-respecting,
honest and upright people of our
city who make our best citizenship,
the class of men and women with
whose names the Home and the
Family are associated when we
speak of them.
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ADVERTISERS
WHO USE THE COLUMNS or
THE NEWS

rIay always be certain that
their announcements will
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People here in Providence
and Vicinity.
Not the Richest People,
necesSarily--nOr the Poorest
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-14

London, April l4.-A Spanish cabinet
minister. n special dispatch from Madrid
today announces has declared in on in
ley notify Spain to evacuate Cuba, this
government will Immediately and en-
phntioally refuse, ara will aid that IL IL
Evening journal., 1898-03-14

tion incident TO work that may be re-
quired 10 fit out any ships that might
BE- obta ned Several OF the members
OF the board as originally appointed TO
look into the matter ara unable to leave
the city az the present time, so It was
determined that special board OF
which Captain f. Rodgers will be presi-
dent, should be designated TO proceed
TO New York to undertake the work In
hand. An Office was opened at 26 Cort-
landt street, New York city, today, at
which owners and agents for ships will
b0 invited to make their proposals for
turning over TO the navy such vessels
as are Of value for conversion into wa.
vessels The naval officials say there
viii be no difficulty experienced In OBJ
taning all the vessels that are desired,
as there are hundreds available.
Thanks TO the careful work Of the
naval intelligence office. the department
Keeps In close touch with the construc-
ton OF all craft that could be utilized In
the event Of hostilities, and just now It
has record of 40 such ships Of all sizes
and classes. which will be inspected and
examined n their owners desire to part
with them. A number OF these are yes
sells which have been constructed under
the subsidy act Of congress and are en-
gagged in carrying the malls. The yes
sells to be examined viii include all
classes from liners to ocean going tugs,
which can be OF very material service
for number of purposes. Tonnage,
draft, speed, condition Of boilers and
machinery and other attributes will ng-
ure in the thorough inspection which
will be undertaken by the board before
any charterlng or purchasing is recon-
mended.
Both the ordnance bureau and that
engaged in the work Of construction
and repair are ready TO take their part
In fitting out and equipping such ves-
sells as may be acquired. At the Wash
ington gun factory there are now in va
rlous stages Of construction no less
than $50 guns of formidable character
on which work Is being done night and
day with a view TO their early compile
tlon. No new guns are being started.
but the entire efforts OF the factory are
devoted TO finishing those now under
way. A naval officer said there would
be enough Of them when finished TO
constitute a fair armament for probably
| 80 or more auxiliary cruisers should
such a large fleet be founn necessary
10 supplement the regular warships.
The gunboat Machias. which has just
arrived at Norfolk from the AsiatlC
station by way of the Suez canal. has
been found to be IN fair shape as a re-
suit OF the examination by the naval
inspection board.
A thorough overhaullng win be un-
necessary in the present instance. ant
she will be sent TO Boston, whore al
necessary repairs can be made to her il
about y days. The ordering Of the
Helena and the Bancroft. now on th'
European station. 10 the United states
will leave Admiral Howell, command
Ing that station. with but one vessel
viz, tho San Francisco. No explanation
OF the action is vouchsafed by the OH
clals Of the navy department, and Sec
rotary Long when asked, declined t.
say anything about this step furthe
than that the two ships had been or
dered home.
Evening journal., 1898-03-14
The Naval Court Busy.

HAVANA, March 14.-The court of
inquiry did a good deal Of work yester-
day, examining Ensign Powelson and
such divers of the wrecking company
as have been investigating the wreck.
II is said that these divers have been
released from further work Of this kind
and instructed TO pursue their labors
under the wrecldng contract.
The court will have the services Of the
navei diyers as heretofore and IL nee
cssary 'can call again upon the civilian
divers. 1t is thought that the court will
close it's labors here during the present
week and will probably re-examlne
some OF the survivors OF the Maine at
Key West. This rumor, however, is not
officially verified, the members of the
court insisting that they can fix no date
for the conclusion Of the inquiry.
Evening journal., 1898-03-14
REALLY A PLOT.
SemiOffiCial Announcement
as to Cause Of the
Maine Disaster.
NEnnDTD nVFD A MIND
MOORED, OVER A MINE.
American Embassy at Berlin. Gets
OOnfrmatOry News.
POWDER MILLS BUSY ALL THE TINE
Government Perfecting It's Plans TO Move
the Troops For Coast Defense-Hun-
drods Of ships Available 60
Form Auxiliary Cruisers.

NEW YORK. March 14.--What is re-
garded In army and navy circles as a
most important editorial article appears
W tho current Issue Of The Army and
Navy Register. That publication. whose
utternnoes are considered TO be SEMI
official states that President Mckinley
has information that the battleship was
destroyed by a submarine mine, "delib-
erately exploded" Here is the editorials
"The Register is in possession Of in
formation, the correctness of which II
has no reason to question in the least,
that certain evidence gathered by the
court OF inquiry at Havana has come
in a semiofliciai form to the president
from two prominent members OF the
board The information has been in the
hands OF the president since Sunday
and has served the occasion Of unusual
activity during the present week.
''The information Is to the effect that
the Maine was destroyed by a govern
ment submarine mine, planted in Ha-
vana harbor and deliberately exploded.
More than this, 1t appears the Maine
was purposely moored in the vicinity
of the mine and that the explosion oc-
CURED at the moment when the ship
had been opportunely carried by wind
and tide directly over the mine.
''These facts have been limited at and
written about In dispatches from Ha-
vanas Madrid and Washington. and
among the varied statements made the
actual conditions have been touched
upon. but nothing authoritative has
been permitted TO escape from the court.
That body is understood TO have COM
pleted It's work. but nothing is likely to
be officially promulgated in regard to
its findings for week or more. There
is Obvious reason for such action
the objects OF which cannot be defeated
by Independent newspaper statements
There can be but one outcome OF
such report. and preparations for the
inevitable result are being Industrious
ly and indefatigably prosecuted"
Evening journal., 1898-03-14
nusv nd RendIng AIso.

READING, Pa, March 14.-The prom
ise Of a contract for projectiles amount
ing TO over S1000.O00 to the Carpenter
Steel works Kept the entire plant in un-
usual activity yesterday. Work was
pushed an along the line on proiectiles
in the main plant. on the erection of the
three new buildings begun Saturday
and in getting the Diamond Steel COM
panys works (Which have been leased)
into running order Masons. carpenters,
machinists, steel melters and makers
and a score Of other classes OF work.
men were on duty, and in two weeks the
company viii have an Increased plant
double the present capacity and will
probably employ $50 men.
Evening journal., 1898-03-14
RnI.Ina Monex ror the cuhans.

SOUTH NORWALK, Conn. March IA.
An undenominational mass meeting
in behalf Of the relief fund for the
starving sufferers in Cuba was held in
Music hall last night, and the audience
which packed the hall responded in
such a generous manner that a crafty
ing sum was received.
The meeting was presided over by
Brigadier General Russell Frost Of the
G. n. g., and there were brief addresses
By Rev. A. S. <avanaugh Of the Meth
odist church; Rev. r. c. Sherwood,
Baptist; Rev. John T. Winters pastor
Of st. Joseph's Roman Catholic church,
and Rev. Gerald II, Beard. Congrega-
tional.
There were patriotic songs rendered
by the soloists Of the various church
choiis, and the hall was also decorated
with flags. The money received will be
forwarded to the New England relief
committee.
Evening journal., 1898-03-14

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Activity AT Fort pIokens.

PENSACOLA, Fla. March 14.-Fort
Pickens. which guards the entrance to
the harbor on the east side, is the scene
Of great activity just now. 1t is con-
sldered one of the strongest of the old
style of forts in the country. New 6
and inch rifed guns viii be mounted
on it. The big disappearing guns are
now in position, and it is learned that
the troops at Fort Barrancas are under
orders to prepare for practice with
them, which is expected 10 begin within
the next ten days. Large quantities of
ammunition have been received at the
fort, and more is on the way. The Pen
sacola division Of the naval militia has
just received from the government a
hotchlSiss rapid fire gun and full out
fit of cutlasses, ammunition, etc, and
Is ready to begin practice.