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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-03
an Active Business Woman.

At a meeting of the directors OF the
Sutro Railroad company in San Fran
cisco DR.. Emma Sutro Merritt was
elected president to fill the vacancy
made by the resignation of o. f. o
khein, who acted as president a1ter
Adolph Sutro was declared incompetent
Dr. Merritt is known as an able busl-
ness ma She has been a practlclng
physician for II years. When the ques-
tiun If guardianship Of her father arose.
She was the choice of the family Tor
guardian. She holds the bulk OF stock
in the company, SO after being made a
director her election to the chief once
came as a matter Of course. DIR. Merritt
is met the first woman to control the
affairs Of a railroad in California. Los
Angeles has Il woman holding a similar
position, What a singular inconsistency
Is this! A woman may manage Il ra'''
road, hut may not vote in her w town
Or city .-Boston Woman's journal.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-03

The Russian calendar is full of saints
days and of holidays Of every kind, and
Ivan would o see his hay or his
oats rot upon the ground than do a
stroke Of work upon any day which Of
fers the smallest canonical excuse for
remaining idle. Then there is "the
drink" This is the darling vice of the
country and the real cause Of the pov-
erty Of the peasant classes and of half
the misery that exists throughout the
land.
The fields remain half cultivated be-
cause Ivan cannot spare the time to go
out to work, and his really exemplary
wife cannot do it all, though she does
her best, because Of the small children
at homo. AS for Ivan himself, he is in
the kabak, or drinking shop, and cannot
be expected to tear himself away for
any very prolonged period, for all his
friends are there, and why should he be
the exception?
If any money comes in by the sale
Of hay, or oats, OF milk, or anything
else, the %monopolist who keeps the vii
lage drinking shop knows well enough
what becomes of it; SO perhaps does
Ivan, but it is quite certain that poor,
patient, hardworking Masha, his wife,
and the small children see nothing of it.
They have their lump of black bread
for dinner, and p%erhapsa particle of the
same is left e for supper, and that is
good enough for them. Ivan lives on
vodka chiefly and leaves most of the rye
bread for his family, but occasionally
he INDUCES in a wooden bowlful of
schee, which is a kind Of cabbage soup,
or toys with a trife Of sailed herring.
He is no great eater. chambers Jour
nal.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-03
mo Brave at Home.

rbe maid who binds her warriors sash
with smile that well her pain Ensembles,
Tie while beneath her dropping lash
oar starry teardrop hangs and trembles,
rr.reh heaven alone records the tear
And fame shall never know her story,
n heart has shed a drop as dear
A.. Ger believed the field Of gloryl
IT, wife who girds her husbands sword
Nl little ones who weep or wonder
AMI htavcly speaks the cheering word,
What though her heart be rent asunder,
n mod nightly in her dreams to hear
Tic bolts Of death around him rattle,
u.,h shed as sacred blood as e'or
Gas poured upon the field Of battlel
rre mother who conceals her grief
While to her breast her son she presses,
-..a lreathes a few brave words and brief
E,..iug the patriot brow she blesses,
x d 10 one but her secret God
r, know the pain that weighs upon her
s.rl- holy blood as e'er the sod
deceived on freedoms field Of honor!
Thomas Buchanan Read.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-03
Where Ready Money Is Scarce.

In the British settlement in tho great
Chinese city of Shanghai ready money
is practically unknown. After you have
had lunch at a restaurant you calmly
Get IN and walk out without a thought
of payment in cash. Some time later IN
the day a coolie arrives at your residence
with a tiny slip of papor-a chit, as
they call it-simply a mens"S>ndum OF
the amount. You get a shave at your
barber's. The same system is carried
out. You purchase a newspaper or a
buttonhole bouquet, "chit' is the re-
suit. The very shoeblack does not a2S
for coppers, but brings his bill at the END
of the month.-London Answers.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-03

'H AA"S
Talk about being unfortunate or I'M
lurky.' said Joseph McKernan OF Mana.
yUMk the other night. II think my lo'
in this world, as far as receiving pres.
uts is concerned, has been tho most
curious On record. 1 never remember
having received q cents worthy OF any
thing free in my life. Christmas, Easter
N Now Years gifts never come my
way. Nobody ever gave mo a railroad
pass or a free ticket to a thoater, circus
on cyon to- baseball game. l have al
ways had to pay my way, buy every
ullng needed and hoe my own row.. .
"A few days ago / thought my luck
had changed. l boarded Il trolley car al
NtnIyuuk, and at the next block
friend got aboard. When the conductor
came i'll for his fare, my friend sald,
Hold ON, Joe, I'll pay the fare He dlf
So and | was so elated over the occur
renee that / related my past experience
Winding up 10y telling him that he wa
'Wr HIST ma who had offered me any
llln& free i'll my life. My friend LEI
the car at Wissalickon, when the con
ua"tor approached mo and asked VIII
had paid the fares. l replied that tn
othgr follow had. Well exclaimed tn
conductor, She only gave me Il of thos
llrgr 3 cent pieces l had to fork owe
oriila to maku up the difference. 1
believe my luck will never change"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-03
Mark Twain In Battle.

It is related that Mark Twain served
two weeks as a soldier i'll the civil war.
tIo was attached to Jeff Thompson's
command in the Confederate army III
Missouri. His w account of his mill
tary experiences, told i'll one OF his prl-
vate letters, is as follows: I've never
won any victories to speak of. We never
conld get the enemy to stay still when
we wanted to fight, and when INC h.
envy felt like fighting we were generauy
on the move"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-03
Rcfused Prime Ministers.

The wife of the late Earl OF Bradforo
had a sister, of whom it was sald slo
WAS the only woman who refused offers
Of marriage from two prime ministers.
Sho was a Miss Forester, and Ill ner
Youth refused Lord Palmerston. Sho
married the Earl of Chesterfield, ana as
h;s widow refused Lord Bcaconsflcld'
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-03

Eczema in any part of the body is instantly
relieved and permanently cured by Dcan,.'
Ointment, the sovereign remedy for all itc."
Cnre that cough with Shiloh's Cure, Tht
hest Cough Cure. Relieves Group promptly
One million bottles sold last year. Az doses
for 25cts, Sold by Kendrick y Co. --
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-03

Barber shops in Sweden have bowls
;. -rh;cb me can wash his face without
na;nr tho hands. On touching u button
the water spurts up like small loul,
tain, and the MAJ who has been sna' a11
Io1ds his face in it till the soap Is al
washed away.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-03

Perhaps the longest love letter III t ;ar.
mauh1 10 one written by Il certain courtler
w the time of Queen Elizabeth to MS
ladylove on the return from noo 1h eh "lar of
campaign. 1t occupied 4oo sneou .ords
o"ahbed writing, the number OF woroS
ho;rg something like 10000.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-03
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your
Life AWAY.

If YOU want to quit tobacco using easily an1
forever. be made well, strong, magnetic, ful
If new life and vigor, take No-To-Bac, the
wonder-worker that makes weak men strong
Many gain ten pounds IN ten DAYS. over t"v,
1r,crist. who viii guarantee a cure. Bookle
nnd Sample mailed Free: Address sterlin:
Renedy Co., Chicago or New York.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-03
No Allowance.

..Thev say, Blokely, old man, 'n"
wife has an independent fortune,
..That's right. It's SO ~ II :
Independent that | can't s'' any
Detroit Free Press.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-03

In ten years the school attendance n III
pntf,1o has more than doubled, although
the population has not Increased III "''
such proportion.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-03

The Bicycles are the celebrate ! Pierce Spfclnt'
1891 Pattern, mfg by Geo; i Fierce & ~; To' Ht or ford
hires. Firrt Glass Nickle Lamr, New peEar,,re
Bell, STANDARD Cyolometer. and Hunt Lace Saddle
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08
NON-suI1 GRANTED.


Minnie Smith. wife OF Alexander X.
Smith. who resided In Riverside i'm Au-
gust last. sued Deputy Sheriff Allen X.
Wilson of Pawtucket for assault and
claimed $500 damages. A jury trial was
asked i'm the Seventh District Court.
and the case came before Judge Wilbur
and jury this morning.
Mrs. Smith claimed that Mr.. Wilson
came TO her home with writ 10 serve
on some Of her husbands property. but
instead took some OF her own. When
she resisted his so doing. the deputy
Knocked her down, and as she was Just
recovering from a severe attack OF ner-
voue prostration, she had relapse and
was for long time sick. The article
that Mrs. Smith did not want the Off
Ger to take was a bicycle. She asked
him to leave IL until her husband re-
turned. but on his refusing to SO do she
caught hold Of him and there was a
struggle. On the conclusion OF the tes-
timony on behalf of the plaintiff, the
court granted a non-suit on motion of
the defendants counsel Claude j.
Farnsworth.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08
SPANISH OFFICERS ANGRY.
Ono Of Them Slapped Face Of a Cuban Who Had
Made UncompIImsniau Mmarts.

Havana, Dec. Z. via Key West. Dec.
S.-Several disturbances occurred here
yesterday afternoon between a number
OF SpaIsards and Cuoans. but luckily
there was no serious consequences.
At o'clock in the afternoon several
Cuban officers who were walking down
ohspo street asked each other I'm tones
rather louder than was necessary when
the Spaniards were 10 leave Cuba. and
commented upon what they termed the
Spaniards lack OF shame In paradinR
the streets attired I'm their uniforms.
y couple Of Spanish officers overheard
the conversation OF the Cubans. and
one OF the Spaniards slapped the face
Of member OF the Cuban party Soy-
eral blows were then exchanged, but
the lighters were soon arrested and
taken Co the military governors palace
where they were subsequently dis
charged. \ similar Incident occurred
in the evening.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08
By GEORGE III. BURNHAM
4 Equitable Building.
ON SUTTON STREET.
MoRTcAceE's SALE.

Will be sold by public auction FRI
DAY, November Is. 1898, at II o'clock
m, on the premises by virtue of the
power of sale contained I'm that deed
of mortgage made and executed by
Mary Riley (widow) and Jennie NJ.
Riley, dated November Z, 1892. and re-
corded In book number l57, page 345.
OF the records of mortgages of real
estate i'm Providence, II. l.. the con-
ditions Of the said deed OF mortgage
having been broken
That certain lot of land. with all inn
provements thereon. situate on the east
erly side of sutton street i'm said Prov
idence, whcreon IL bounds westerly
forty feet and holding that width ex-
tends back casterly from said street,
and is laid out and designated as lot
number thirty-one (31) on that plat en-
titled plat OF house lots I'm the city os
Providence belonging TO the estate OF
Sheldon Battey, surveyed and replatted
by Gushing & Farnum. 1850. recorded ia
the land records OF said Providence i'm
plat book number 3, at page 81. and on
card number 81, being the same prem
ises described In said deed of mortgage.
BY order Of the Mortgage.
Providence, october 26 1898.
o27-th-lt.
The above sale Is continued 90 FRI
DAY. December 9th 1898. at the same
hour and place. by order OF the mort
gagee.
Providence. Nov. Il. 1898. nl7 25-df-s
The above sale Is continued TO FRI.
DAY, the 9Th day OF January 1899. at
I he same hour and place. by order OF
the MORTGAGE.
Providence, Dec. g. 1ssS.
decS Is % 2s-jj
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08
FOR THE EDGEWOOO CASINO CLUB.
Ixo-Act Musical Comedy, A Summers Outing,
Presented In Affair Nall.

"A Summers outing" two-act mu-
sical comedy, was given i'm Altar Dra-
matte hall, Elmwood, last evening, and
used to replenish the treasury of the
Edgwood Casino club the affair being
= success. both socially and financially.
The comedy is very bright and abounds
with catchy airs ana witty dialogue. the
hits at the residents OF Edgewood serv-
ing 10 create a great deal OF amuse-
ment.
The music was compiled and arranged
by Miss Cora Joslin. and the llbretto
was written by DR. w. ID. Porter. The
cast and orchestra which were composed
OF Edgewood residents. was as follows:
HaTfs Smidt, proprietor of hotel. w. ID.
Porter; Frau Smidt. wife OF proprietor
OF hotel, Mabel G.. Eddy Janette, Julie,
daughters OF Hans. Margie Byrnes ana
Mabel Porter; Mae Irwin, anna Heldt,
Rillie Russell. members Of New York
Casino theatre. Cora L. Joslin, Agnes
j. Porter and Sallie j. Randall: Tom,
Dick. Henry. Fred also members OF
New York Casino theatre, f.. $. j. Ran
dali, Frank w. Newell. Walter a. Grif-
fifth, John g. Davis and George w. AL
drlch: assisted by Miss Bertha Smith,
accompanist; Walter ID. Wood, violin
list: Fred Horton, cornet.
The entertainment cUucfuded with
cake walk in which all the performers
participated. and at the conclusion OF
some particularly fancy steps. the hon
ors were shared by John G. Davis. WAL
ter Griffith, f. 5. j. Randall and Miss
Margie Byrnes. After the cake walk
the floor declared for general dane
ing. The committee OF arrangements
was IL. $. j. Randall. chairman Frank
Newell and Charles Marston.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08
CLAIMS AGAINST CITY.


The joint committee on claims of the
city council considered quite a number
of claims against the city at yesterday
afternoons meeting. Lama NJ. Steere
did not see any reason why her sister
should be taxed. as she had no property.
As guardian of the estate OF Ellen l..
Steere. Mrs. Steere Is taxed for $l700.
Robert Pierce, administrators, was
taxed for $l07s personal property, which
the estate he represented did not have.
Over one half OF the amount is In l.. =.
bonds, not taxable, yet he was required
TO pay "A tax OH It, Julia keene COM
planned of over taxation again, as she
did a year ago. A year ago she did not
go before the assessors, and could not
recover any redress because OF the
omission. Charles Riley claims that he
purchased certain property for $500,
and that he was taxed for 5000 upon Il.
Joseph Wiseman asked for compensa-
tion for damages to his property on
North Main street, caused by the flow
of water down Star street
A number of witnesses were heard by
the committe on the case of Emma
Manders. who asks for compensation
FOR injuries received as a result of "A fall
on Hawkins street. Mrs. Manders was
hurrying along Hawkins street about
the middel Of last September. when she
claims she stubbed her toe against "a
stake driven into the ground for the
purpose or marking out"the line for
piping to be laid by the water depart
ment OF the city. Mrs. Manders re-
ceived injuries which connned her To
the house for a couple or weeks and
she has not recovered altogether.
All the claims were taken under con-
sideration, and the committee will re-
port upon them at n later date.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08
FOR CAUSING
SHARON WRECK
Engineer GetcheI| Indicted by
Grand Jury at Dsdham.
MRS. AMELIA BATES SET FREE.
Jury Failed 10 Return a True Bill Against
Her For Killing Daughter.
HAS BEEN IN JAIL SINCE SEPTEMBER
The Charge Made Against Her Was That She
Shot Her Daughter and Then Sci House
on Fire to Conceal Crime.

Dcdham, Mass, Dec. S.-The Norfolk
county grand jury, which reported to-
day. found no bill in the case of Mrs
Amelia Bates of East Weymouth. who
was charged with numbering her
daughter April 10, 1897 A bill was
found against Daniel w. Getchell. n
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad engineer, who was charged
with manslaughter in connection with
a collision at Sharon August p.
&. Ernest Stromberg and Charles n
Allen, charged with assault and rob
berry upon Asa n. Woodbury. of
Stoughton, also were indicted.
Two Of the cases attracted wide at
tention. That OF Mrs. Bates involved
not only the murder Of her daughter,
but the burning of her house. Mrs.
Bates, who claimed TO have been out,
ON her return saw smoke coming from
"A window, and accompanied by "a neigh
Dor rushed in and saw her daughter
sitting in a rocking chair, with part OF
her clothing burned on and her body
charred by the flames. revolver lay
on the table near by, and the first
thought was that the girl had COM
mitted suicide by shooting and that the
flash of the revolver had get fire 20 ner
clothes. after several months had
passed. Mrs. Bates was arrested
with having killed her daugh-
ter. II was alleged that she had set
fire to the house To hide the crime. She
was arraigned before Judge Humphreys
in the Quincy court September II and
held for the grand jury. She has been
in Dedham jail since September. She
was released today as soon as the jury
reported.
The OF her imDortanf case Nac that Of
Engineer Getchell OF Mansfield, who
had charge of the rear section of a
train from Providence. which ran into
the forwHrd section at Sharon station,
and -FOUR passengers in the rear car
we're killed instantly
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08
Judge Day Made the Announcement Of the
Conclusion Of the Work at Paris.
NO CoAlING STATION IN CARolINES.
Spanish Commissioners Positively Refused 10
Accsds to the American Demands on That
Point---fsav Of q Hitch Are Entertained.

Paris. Dec. S.-The treaty is finished.
Judge Day said: I'VE have settled all
the points upon which there is pos
sibility of agreement. Only the en-
crossing remains"
The Spaniards today refused 10 cede
the United States a coallng station in
the Caroline islands.
The American commissioners entered
the joint conference in a nervous frame
of mind. They evidently had reasons
to believe that "A possibility existed.
even at this late hour that there might
be a rupture. This feeling of appre-
hension was based on the temper the
Spaniards have displayed lately. This
week the commissioners of Spain do
not conceal the fact that. having failed
10 gain ali important points. they are
Indifferent as to whether or not the
conferences result In "a settlement OF
peace by the signing of "A treaty by
which Spain loses all her colonies. A
miscarriage OF the negotiations would
leave their political prestige at home
no worse. III not In better position
than II they signed the treaty. The
Americans are anxious not to give the
Spaniards any pretext 10 break off the
negotiations or take offence 40 far as
the exerci6e OF patience and diplomacy
can steer clear Of protests.
The Madrid papers are disposed To
revive the question or the Maine and
excite public opinion against the United
States on account OF the reference made
TO this subject I'm President McKinley's
message to congress. They contain re-
ports that Senior Montero Rios, presi-
dent OF the Spanish commission, made
an impas<ioHea- -denuneiation of Presi-
dent Mckinley al the last joint meeting
of the commissions. But these reports
are practically without foundation.
Senior Montero Rios did refer to the
Maine. But in only calm worded SEN
tences. He expressed regret that the
president had spoken. as Spaniards
thought. unjustly Of them. The Span
iards had already proposed at this con-
ference to have the responsibility Of the
Maine loss reported upon by n joint
OF the European powers.
The American commissioners refused to |
listen to this and permitted Senor Mon |
tero Rios reference to the presidents |
message to pass unchallenged as a dis
cussion would have provoked debate 4
and bad blood.
Diplomatic circles i'm Paris predict as
one OF the results OF the treaty, n dip |
omattc contest between France and |
he United States. which may have an
important chapter I'm history.
The Frcnch government Is reported |
20 have resolved to take up the case of |
he French holders OF Cuban bonds. and
{ is believed France will declare that
he reputation OF the bonds is the re-
'uit of the treaty which the victorious
lation imposed upon Spain. They ar
yue that through the treaty responsible
ty has been shifted upon America and
therefore, the French government will
'ndeavor to exact some pledge for the
'ayment or guarantee OF the bonds.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08
CAPT. ALIENS FUNERAL.


The funeral services over the remains
OF Capt. Ray Allen were held at No. IL
Greene street yesterday afternoon, and
were largely attended, members of
various societies OF which the deceased
had been member gathering to show
a last mark OF respect To the memory
OF their departed associate. The SER
vices were conducted by Rev. George
Mcclellan Fiske. ID. D., rector of ST.
Stephens church.
A quartet, consisting OF Walter J.
Towne, first tenor; William Il. Maine.
second tenor; William X. Lane first
bass. and John X. Rogers. second bass,
sang Still. still with Thee" by Men
delssohn, and followed with Nearer.
My God to Thee The Episcopal SER
vice for the dead was read by DR.. Fske,
and the quartet followed with Twill
Not Re Long" The floral tributes were
very numerous, and among the set
pieces were n cross and crown from
Royal Arcanum of Stonington: stand
ing anchor. Our President" from the
Providence Marine society; standing
star. Our Purser." from What Cheer
Harbor. No. Is; leaning anchor from
friends at the Armour Packing COM
pany; standing anchor from. employees
of the Allen; bouquet Of palm leaves,
friends at house. star ard standard.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. McCrillis; standing
anchor from Marcus Il. Gardner; nu-
merous wreaths from friends.
The interment of the remains will
take place at Stonington, Conn, and
viii be under the charge of the Royal
Arcanum. The bearers selected are
Capt. @. h. Hussey and Capt r. o.
Hooper of the Providence Marine So
ciety. and Capt. j. G. silva and Capt.
William Appleby of the Pilots associa-
ton.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08
DEFENDANT WON.


Before a jury In Judge Douglas court
today was tried the case OF Arthur r.
Sumner. assignee of the wall paper firm
of Teft & Cory. against Irving Burse.
The action charged the failure
on the defendants part 10 take
the stock Of wall paper In Teft e. Cory's
store that he agreed To purchase for SIS
Mr.. Burse claimed the bargain was not
completed because some OF the paper I'm
stock had been sold. The verdict was
Tor the defendant, who was represented
by Charles T.. Salisbury.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08
DESERTED BY HER HUSBAND.



Alice NJ. Fairbanks, VS.. William NJ.
Fairbanks. Non support and desertion.
Heard. Van slyck & Mumford for pc
titioner.
Helen Changers VS. Allison Changers.
Desertion and non support. Heard. ID. j.
Holland for petitioner.
Frank NJ. Bailey vs.. Charlotte II.
Bailey. Desertion. Heard. j. II. Byrne
for petitioner.
Pena Gunther vs. Lena Gunther. Ex-
treme cruelty and continued drunken
tioner.
Yesterday afternoon the following di-
yorces were granted:
Florence u. Reynolds vs.. Arden Rey-
nolds. on support. Granted. A. j. Cush-
Ing for petitioner.
Sarah q. Lawrence VS.. Edwin w
Lawrence. Non support. Granted. Will
son a. Jenckes for petitioner.
Harriet q. Davis vs.. Oscar :. Davis.
Non support. Granted. Wilson a. Jenckes
for petitioner.
Albert Howarth VIZ. Minnie II. How
arth. Gross misbehavior. repugnant TO
the marriage contract Granted. Will
liam ~. Greene for petitioner.
Henrietta Halstead VS.. Charles Hal
stead. Extreme cruelty and non sup
port. Granted. j. Il. Byron for petition
cr.
Hattie p. Dobson VS.. Joseph j. Dob
son. Continued drunkenness and non
support. Granted. Arthur Gushing for
petitioner.
James Kirby rs. Harriet R. Kirby
Desertion Granted. Conley & Cronin
for petitioner.
Anna +. Madsten vs. Martin Mad
sten. Non support. Granted. j. C.Collins
for petitioner.
ldelle A. Baker vs.. Frank n. Baker.
Non support. Granted. Ballou * Tower
for petitioner.
Mary l.. Chace VS.. William T. Chace.
Non support and desertion. Granted. -.
J. Holland for petitioner.