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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
CUBANS AND
SPANIARDS MEET

When the Cuban general withdrew
his troops to the mountains. he resolved
to move on TO Holguin. about so miles
to the northwest OF Santiago. II the
Americans would not allow them to
wreak vengeance on the Spaniards in
Santiago the Cubans proposed To storm
some other important place and take
possession OF II on their own account.
II was with this object In view that
Gen. Garcia withdrew his troops from
the American lines and refused longer
to act as an ally OF Gen. Shafter. He
decided to capture Holguin. II possible.
and to there set up an insurgent gov
ernment. making that place the Cuban
headquarters for the eastern depart
ment.
IL is not stated how far to the north
west OF Santiago Gen. Garcia's army
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
ANOTHER FORT
SURRENDERED

Key West, July 90 % a. m.).-The
gunboats Topeka, Annapolis. Wasp
and Leyden silenced the Spanish forts
in Nipe bay. on the northern coast of
the province OF Santiago de Cuba, on
Thursday. and sank the Spanish gun
boat Juan Jorge. which lay in the har-
Dor.
Her crew escaped in small boats un-
der a heavy fire from the Leyden. The
four ships mentioned. which had en-
tered under orders from Rear Admiral
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
CAVALRY TO GO
TO PORTO RICO

Washington, July 23.-Five troops of
ordered to proceed to Newport News
for embarkation on transports for
Porto Rico to reinforce Gen. Miles
They will leave, If practicable. with
Gen. Haines' brigade. The troops sent
are all famous ones in their section, the
list being Troops A and Of New York
Cavalry. the governors troops, Sheri-
dams troop and the Philadelphia city
troop OF Pennsylvania.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
A Providenc. Pacing Mare.

Belle Colby which won the 2:14 pac-
ing race at Combination Park yester-
day is a Providence mare. and owned
by Pardon s. Peckham, ,Jr.. the well
known manufacturer on West Friend
and driven by Mr.. Fred Clarke. Mr..
Peckham has been offered a large sum
FOR Belle Colby. but says the mare has
not yet done her best"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23

A decree was entered I'm the Appel
late Court today In the case OF Sarah
C.-McHale ct nj. vs. Robert F.Campbell
ct al. providing for the appointment Of
Edward l.. Mitchell John w. Hogan
and William J. Cronin TO divide the
estate I'm question into three equal
parts II possible and IL not to report TO
the court.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
GARCIA DID
NOT WRITE IT

Santiago de Cuba, July 23.-1t now
turns out that the letter said to have
been addressed by Gen. Garcia 10 Gen.
Shafter. complaining of the treatment
accorded the Cubans and advising Gen.
Shafter of Gen. Garcia's resignation,
was prepared by newspaper CORE.
spondent named Arms. who has been
acting on the staff of Gen. Castillo. 1t
is not clear that Gen. Garcia ever saw
the letter.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
DID GARCIA
MAKE A MISTAKE?

I have been unable TO learn as yet
whether General Garcia was aware OF
the number of the enemy he was at
tacking. II he thought he had en-
countered a small force OF Spaniards
and could overpower them easily It was
a grave mistake. apparently. There
were at least five thousand Spaniards
in the body. according to the report.
and they drove Garcia's men into full
retreat few hours after the battle be-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
PREPARING FOR
RESISTANCE

st. Thomas. ID. w. J.. July 2J.-The
spaniards at San Juan de Porto Rico
are making extensive preparations to
resist an anticipated attack upon the
part OF the United States wkarships.
which are understood 60 be con,oyinn
the army of invasion compounded by
Gen. Miles. There were no signs this
morning OF the American warships or
transports. but news OF them IL expect
ed shortiys
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
Heard Motion Docket.

Chief Justice Mateson in addition TO
hearing the regular docket of the APP
pellate division heard the motions on
the common pleas division. The num-
ber OF motions on the later docket was
not large and was quickly disposed OF.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
MANUFACTURERS NATIONAL BANK


Capital stock s5O0000 10
surplus over s3O0.Oo0 %
Interest allowed on daily balances.
The interest ~ depositors and customers
carefully protected.
GItBERT A. PHILLIPS. President.
GEO. W. LANPHEAR, Cashier.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
He is Reported to Have Attacked 5000 Spanish Sol
diers on their Way TO Santiago to Lay Down Their
Arms--Ater Fierce Fight Cubans Are Said to Have
Been Routed After Al Had Been Killed and Many
Wounded American Cunboats Sink a Spanish
Cruiser at Nipe Bay andCompel Surrender Of Forts.

Sampson. pounded the forts for an
hour. when the Spanish flag was hauled
down.
but the Spanish loss must have been
heavy
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23

had proceeded upon this mission when
They had been marching for many
hours, however, end must have been
well started on their journey.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
County OF Providence. So:
=. ortn wesioott. Cashier Of the above named
bant, DO solemny swear that the above state
ment IL tue 10 the best NJ any knowledge and be-
lief oREN wEsTCoTT. Cashier.
subscribed and sworn TO before me this . a
day OF July. isss - GILMAN ~ JoPp
Corrcct-Attest. Notary Public
WM AMFa
wM. W. wBrrE. Directors.
f1ASK W. MATTtsoN.,
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND.
County of Providence, ss.:
J. W. Vernon. Cashier % the abovs-namei
bans. 40 soIemny swear that the above statement
IA true 10 tine best OF my knowledge and belief
J. "a. vEkSON. Cashier.
Subscribed ana sworn 10 before me this md day
OF yuty. 1875 GILMAN Y. JOPP.
CorIect-Attest. Notary Public
ROYAL G. TAFT.
n E. RICHMOND. Director.
kD'WD ID. PEARCE,,
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Designs Draw, cuts Engraved,
Eicctrotypes made, Printing done; best
work. low prices. . Ryder Co, A. Wash.
Akton.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
REPORT

NF the condition OF the MERCHANTS MA
~ TIoNAL BANK. at Providence. in the State
Of Rhode Island, at toe close OF business, july
IL 1865;
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MERCHANTS
NATIONAL BANK.
20 Westminster street.
CAPITAL ONE MILLION DOLLARS

The ample facilities and best services OF this
Bank are rendered 70 Individuals. Corporations
and BankA
Special arrangements MADE for interest on cur
rent sccounts or Oh Certificates OF Deposit
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
REPORT
OF the Condition of tho
Blackstone Canal
National Bank.

At Providence. in the state OF Rhode Island, at
the close OF business July "a. 1895:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23

Spanish troops.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-03-08

the appearance or her daughter had be-
gun to thrash hysterically about on the
bed and walled.
they want to use the barn, and our men
In the feed box What shall l do? Ma,
what shall do?''
Her mother did not seem to hear, so
absorbed was she in her grievous floun.
derings and tears. MA" appealed the
girl. Ma"
For moment Mary stood silently do.
batting, her lips apart, her eyes fixed.
Then sho went to the kitchen window
and peeped. The old officer and the 9th.
ers were staring up the road She went
TO another window in order to get the
proper view Of the road and saw that
they were gazing at small body of
horsemen approaching at trot and
raising much dust. Presently she recog-
nlZed them as the squad which had
passed the house earlier, for the young
man with the dim yellow chevrons still
rode at their head. An unarmed horse
man In gray was receiving their close
attention. AS they camo very near to
tho house she darted TO the first window
again. The gray bearded officer was
smiling broad smilo of satisfaction.
$50 you got him?" he called out The
young sergeant sprang from his horse,
and his brown hand moved in salute.
The girl could not hear his reply. She
saw the unarmed horseman in gray
stroklng very black mustache and
looking about him coolly with an inter
ested air. He appeared SO indifferent
that she did not understand he was q
prisoner until she heard the gray beard
call out: well, put him in the barn.
He'll be safe there, guess. A party
OF troopers moved with the prisoner to-
ward the barn.
The girl made sudden gesture of
horror, remembering the three men in
the feed box.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-03-08

downward. she aGdressed the Kitchen
who's tnero?' Her tone was INTENDED
to be dauntless. 1t rang SO dramatically
in the silence that sudden new panic
seized them, as if the suspected presence
III the kitchen had cried out to them.
But the girl ventured again, "Is there
anybody thore!" No reply was made
save by the kettle and the fire.
With stealthy tread the girl contin-
ued her journey. AS she neared the last
step the fire crackled explosively and
the girl screamed, but the mystic pres.
ence had not swept around the corner
to grab her, so she dropped to seat on
step and laughed. "It was-was only
the fire, !" she said, stammering hyster-
ically.
Then she arose with sudden fortitude
and cried: "Why, there isn't anybody
there. know there ism t. " Sho marched
down into the kitchen. On her face was
dread, as if she half expected to con
front something, but the room was
empty. She cried joyously: "There' 5
nobody here. Come on down, mali She
ran to the kitchen door and locked it,
The mother came down to the kitchen.
"Oh, dear, what fright I've had It's
given me the sick headache. l know it
has,"
Ma, said the girl, coming from the
window, "the barn door is OPEN l
wonder il they took old Santo"
"Of.-of course they have-of course
Mary. don t see what we are going
to do / don't see what we are going to
dor'
The girl said, "Ma. I'm going to see
if they took old Santo."
Mary" cried the mother, "don t
you darer'
The girl had unlocked the door and
stepped upon tho porch. The mother
cried in despair, "Maryl''
"Why, there isn't anybody out
there, the girl called in response. She
stood for a moment with curious smile
upon her face as of gleeful satisfaction
1T her daring
The breeze was waving the boughs of
the apple trees. A rooster with an air
Importantly courteous was conducting
three hens upon foraging tour. Tho
girl swung impulsively from the little
stoop and ran toward the barn.
The great door was open, and the
carved pig, which usually performed the
office of catch, lay on the ground. The
girl could not see into the barn because
Of the heavy shadows She paused in n
listening attitude and heard horse
munching placidly. She gave cry of
ielight and sprang across the threshold
Then She suddenly shrank back and
gasped. She had confronted three men
III gray seated upon the floor, with their
legs stretched out and their backs
against Santos manger. Their dust Gov
cred countenances were expanded in
2rins.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-03-08

BIG MISTAKES S-Prcachcrs who get
sour and scoId when things do not 20
to suit them, make big mistake.
People who leave their politcncss at
homo when they travel on railway
trains, mako a big mistake.
Young people who put off becoming
CHRISTIANS because they think they
have so years to do it in, make big
mistake.
Men who are efrad to give their
wives word Of praise, for fear it will
spoil them, make big mistake.
Parents who wait their children to
keep out OF the church until they ara
old enough to understand all tho doc
trines and decide for themselves, mako
q bio mistake
4 rmcrs who feed their pigs and
cattle good corn, and pay no attention
70 what kind of books and papers
their children are reading, make a big
mistake.
Young men who think they know it
all, and that father and mother don't
know anything, make big mistake
Fathers who whip their bows for
dong on the SLY what they themselves
are doing openly, make a big mistake.
People who expect to get to heaven
inst because they have shaken hands
with preachers and had their names
enrolled on the church book, make a
big mistake.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-03-08
THE HERO OF THE HOUR,
Interesting Facts Connected With
the Life OF the Names Gallant
Commander.

Interesting Facts Connected With
the Life OF the Names Gallant
Commanders.
The whole country has joined in the
praise and cOmmendation of Capt. Sigs-
bee, commander OF the battleship
Maine. The conduct of this gallant
sailor since the disaster to his beloved
ship has been altog free from any
thing which would be Objectionable
even to the most fastdious in such
matters Goodness, courage and dis
cretiOn has marked his course. Since
the disaster some interesting facts have
been published in regard to Capt.
Sigsbee which RI fl ect great credit upon
his ability. It is said that he is one of
the few American naval officers who
possess decoration given by Euro
pean monarch. The Emperor of Ger
many rendered to him decoration OF
the order OF the Red Eagle in recogni.
tion OF Capt. Sigsbee's services to the
German navy in uperintending the
construction OF q deep sea sounding
machine invented by himself and con.
si6ered by the German government to
be the best In the world. Congress
passed joint resolution authorizing
the acceptance Of the honor.
Another story relates TO his talent as
an artist. On one occasion in 1875,
when The Daily Graphic, OF New York,
was In the height of its short lived
success, modest looking young man
called at the art department OF the
paper at its Park Place Office and sub
mitted package of drawings for in.
epection. The drawings were found to
be of decided merit and comic series
from the lot was selected for the front
page, and the art editor notified the
artist, 1T his Brooklyn address, that
the drawings had been accepted and
that he wou d be given place on the
art staff at once. Talent which could
produce good pen and ink sketches was
scarce at that time and the other mem
bers Of the staff expected to see Mr."
Sigsbee, take his place among them.
He did not appear, and the art editor,
after some weeks of waiting, again
wrote to the artist Offering the place
on the paper. A reply came to this
which read as follows: "Lieute nant
Commander Charles d Sigsbee, u. y.
NJ, presents his compliments and begs
to say that as he is at present In com
mara Ma government ship he. cannot
he poeition 30 kindl n oil y. =,
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darRness hi 'front.' for n moment Before
she ventured upon forward step. I'm
consciously hor throat was ARRANGED for
sudden scream. High in the tree
branches she could hear tho voice of the
wind, n melody of tho night, low and
sad, the plaint Of an eudless incommuni-
cable sorrow. Her own distress, the
Hight of the men in gray-these near
matters as we'll as all she had known or
imagined of griof-everything was ex-
pressed in this soft mourning of the
wind III tho trees.
AT first she felt like weeping. This
song told her of human impotency and
doom. Then later tho trees and the
wind breathed strength to her, sang of
sacrifice, of dauntless effort, of hard
carvcn faces that did not blanch when
duty came at midnight or at noon.
Sho turned often to scan the shadowy
figures that moved from time to time in
the light at the barn door Onco she
trod upon stick, and it Topped, crac-
king i'll tho intolerable manner of all
sticks. AT this noise, however tho
guards at the barn made no sign. Final
ly she was where she could see the knot
holes Ill tho rear Of tho structure gleam-
ing like pieces Of metal from the effect
of the light within. Scarcely breathing
In her excitement, she glidcd close and
applied an eye to q knothole. She had
barely achieved one glance at the inte-
rior before she sprang back shuddering.
The unconscious and cheerful sentry at
the door was swearing away in flaming
sentences, heaping one gorgeous oath
upon another, making Il conflagration of
his description Of his troop horse.
why, he uas declaring to tho calm
prisoner in grnY you aiil t got horse
III your hull - army that can
run 40 rods with that there little mare. ="
AS in the outer darkness Mary eau
tlously returned to tho knothole tho
three guards in front suddenly called in
low tones: "S-s-s-h. Quit, Pete, here
comes the lieutenant Tho sentry had
apparently been about to resume his
defamation, but at these warnings he
suddenly posed in soldierly manner
A tall and lean officer with smooth
face entered tho barn. The sentry sa-
luted primly. The officer flashed com.
prehensive glance about him. every.
thing all right?'
"All right, SIR"
This officer had eyes like the points
OF stilettos. The lines from his nose to
the corners Of his mouth were deep and
gave him slightly disagreeable aspect,
but somewhere in his face there was
quality Of singular thoughtfuness as
of the absorbed student dealing in gen.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-03-08
CONCLUDED next week.)

CUBAN TOBACCO The greater part,
in fact, practically al of the tobacco
leaf raised in Cuba and not used by the
Cuban cigarmake is shipped to the
United States At certain seasons OF
the year the Havana hotels are filed
with tobacco buyers from the States.
Some Of them deal through brokers in
Havana, but some who know the coun-
try and the language go out into the
tobacco districts, and deal directly
with the planters, often buyinga prom
isiug crop before it is picked. The to-
bacco buyer has necessarily to be G
good Judge OF tobacco. He goes down
into the very centre OF the bale of to-
bacco he Is examining, extracts some
samples and tests them in different
ways. The first test Is that of smell
The Cuban tobacco has strong and
peculiar odOr. A little variation one
way or the other makes the tobacco
good or bad. After smelling It, the
'hc buyer is likely to roll rudely con
structed cigar out OF the leaf and smoke
it, He will iphale the smoke and en-
dcavor to determine exactly the flavor.
He will also examine the ash carefully
and test also the combustion OF the
tObacco-that is, try tn find out how
long 1T will hold fire. 1t ia great an
noyance to q smoker who Is talking or
writing, or otherwise engaged, to put
his cigar into his mouth and find it
has gone out. No cigar ever tastes
80 good after 1t has once gone out, and
a fine Havana cigar is positively rank
when 1t has met such q catastrophe.
So one quality sought for is that Of
holding fire. III sample smoked by
the buyer will keep lighted four min
utes 1t is considered very good Some
will burn five minutes, and even longer
without being puffed.
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eralities which was utterly in opposi-
ton to the rapacious keenness of the
eyes which saw everything.
Suddenly he lifted long finger and
pu.-,a.. Whats that?"
THAT? That's feed oUx, isuppOsCC. I"
whats in it?''
81 don't know. r.
"You ought to know said the
officer sharply. He walked over to the
feed box and flung up the lid With n
sweeping gesture he reached down and
scooped handful ot feed. "You ought
to know what's in everything when you
have prisoners in your care, " he added,
scowling
During tho time Of this incident the
girl had nearly swooned. Her haDd,
searched weakly over tho boards fol
something to which to cling. With the
pallor of the dying she had watched th,
downward sweep of the officers arr
which after all had only brought forth
handful Of feed. The result was n
stupefaotion Of hor mind. She was as
tonished out Of her senses at this spec
tacle Of three large men metamorphosed
into handful Of feed.
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CHA PTFR TI

AS Mary sprang backward and scream
ed one Of the calm men in gray still
5rinning, announced, 81 knowed you'd
holler." Sitting there comfortably the
shree surveyed her with amusement
Mary caught ner breath, throwing
siof nand up to her throat "Oh," she
said, "you-you frightened me.
We're sorry. lady, but couldn't help
it no way" cheerfully responded an
other II knowed you'd holler when i
seen you coming yere, but raikined
we couldn't help it no way. We hain't
a-troubling this yere barn, don't guess
We been doing some mighty tall sleep
ing yere. We done woke when them
Yanks loped past.
"Where did you come from? Did
did you escape from the-the Yankeesp"
The girl still stammered and trembled.
The three soldiers laughed "No'm IN
Nom m. They never catch u.s. We was
IN muss down the road yere about two
mile. And Bill yere they gin it to him
ed me thah too. Curious. And Sim
yere, he didn't get nothing, but they
chased us all quite little piece, and
we done lose track Of our boys"
"Was twas it those who passed
here just nowf Did they chase your"
The men in gray laughed again
"What--them? No, indeedee. There
was mighty big swarm of Yanks and
mighty big swarm Of our boys too.
What-that little passel? Nom M
She became calm enough to scan them
more attentively. They were much be.
grimed and very dusty. Their gray
| clothes were tattered Splashed mud
had dried upon them in reddish spots.
1t appeared, too, that the men had not
shaved in many days. OF their hats
there was singular diversity-one sol.
dier wore the little blue cap of the
northern infantry, with corps emblem
and regimental number still upon it;
one wore a great brown slouch hat with
q wide hole in the crown, and the 9th
or wore no hat at all. The left sleeve OF
one man and the right sleeve Of anoth
or had been slit, and the arms were
neatly bandaged with clean cloth
"These hain't no more than two little
cuts" explained one. "We stopped up
yere to Mis- Heavitt's-she said he,
huhio buo pihu thOhi ioh 10
Bill yere, he had the thirst come or
him, aad the fever too. We"--
Mary interrupted him without inten
ton. "Are you hungry" she asked.
The soldiers looked at each other
struck by some sudden and singula,
shame. They hung their heads
"No'm 'm," replied one at last.
Santo in his stall was tranquil,
chewing and chewing. Sometimes III
looked benevolently over at them. Ill
was an old horse, and there was some
thing about his eyes and his forelocl
which created the impression that b.
wore speotaoles. Mary went and pattet
his nose. "Well, IL you are hungry
can get you something, she told th
men, or you might come to the house.
1--WE wouldn't dast go to the house,
said one. 'That passed. Of Yanks wa
| only q scouting crowd most like---jus
an advance. More coming likely.
"Weils{ tasi bring yon something,
Z crjed t 81 Q Won't Won le
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-03-08

Tho Winston Journal says che
story is told OF two Mormon elders as
happening In town not far distant. in
which one OF their doctrines was given
a practical test. The story relates
that especial emphasis had been made
in their sermons upon the doctrine
that II they drank any deadly thing it
should not hurt them the Lord being
their especial protector. AT the end
OF the sermon the pastor who had
courteously leaned them his church,
arose and said: Now brethren, we
have listened attentively to this doc.
trine, aud II by practical test you can
demonstrate this, we will accept the
doctrine. / have here a quantity Of
strychDine which / will mix in water,
and il you drink 1t and survive, we will
believe, 1t Is reported that they did
not drink.
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me bring 5oh someyGlngy,,

mo bring you someyningF'
"Well," said soldier with embar.
rassment, "we hain't had much. If you
could bring up n little snack like-just
snack, wed"--
Without waiting for him to cease the
girl turned toward the door, but before
she had reached it she stopped abruptly.
"Listen," she whispered. Her form
was bent forward, her head turned and
lowered, her hand extended toward tho
men in command for silence.
They could family hear the thudding
of many hoJ"s, the clank Of arms and
frequent calling voices.
BY cracky, it's the Yanksr' The
soldiers scrambled to their feet and
came toward the door. II knowed that
first crowd was only an advance"
The girl and the three mon peered
from the shadows of the barn. The view