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Evening star., 1898-07-06
One Woman Saved.

men and children.
| One Woman Saved.
As it was, only one woman, Mrs
Iacasse, was saved. She has beer
or board ever since. She is the wife
Of A. D. Lacasse, a teacher of Ian
| guases, OF Plainville, N. J.
The crew of the CromartysEire
comment freely upon the fact that
only one woman was saved out o!
| 500. Nearly all the hrst-class pas
sengers were lost, those saved being
steerage and sailors.
MIR. Lacasse and his wife were in
| the water eight hours, clinging io a
laft, before they were picked UP BY a
heat from the Cromartyshire. They
lost everything but what they stand
in, including money and valuables
One passenger was going home TO
! France with his two children, his
wife having died month previously.
He was saved, but his two babies
went down with the ship.
Mr.. Lacasse says the officers
bravely stayed by their posts, going
down with the ship. The only Off
Ger saved was the purser. AS he was
a strong swimmer he managed to
save himself.
When the ship struck they were
off Cape Sable.
They Were Below Decks.
The passengers, with the sole ex-
ception of Prof. Lacasse, were below
decks. Without warning came the
terrible shock. Lacasse rushed in
haste to his state room on the saloon
deck and got his wife out OF bed and
partly dressed. They fastened on
deck, only to be precipitated into the
water. They were not long in the
water, however, when they found a
partly submerged raft, upon which
Lacasse lifted his unconscious wife
and then clung to it himself.
Some of the boats, Lacasse saws,
capsized, and all on board were
drowned.
The struggles, swishing water and
terrible screams of the drowning
made the scene an awe-inspiring one,
never to be forgotten. One man on
board the La Bourgogne when she
sank went out of his mind and Jump
ed to a watery grave.
On the Cromartyshire.
The morning of the collision Cap
tain Henderson was on the poop
with his third mate and Sailor Haley
was on the lookout, and First Officer
killman was also on the forecastle
deck. The Cromartysflire was rnak-
ing about five knots an hour, with
several sails set and taking in all the
time. Not q sound was heard until
the lookout, Haley, saw large
steamer half a ships length ahead on
the port bow. .-, .---s---. --.-
In an instant the Cromartyshire's
IJibboom struck the Bourgogne's
bridge, and the sailing vessel crashed
into the liner, stoving big hole near
the engine room.
The Bourgogne scrapped the
whole length OF the Cromartyshire's S
port side and then she veered off.
The Bourgogne blew long, mourn
ful whistles for assistance. The third
mate of the Cromartyshire says that
the Frenchman evidently thought
they were another ship and that they,
the Bourgogne, had sunk the collid-
ing vessel.
Speed of La BOurgogne.
The boats were sent out and near
ly 200 people were saved. AT the
time OF the collision, Mr.. Stewart
says, La Bourgogne must have been
going at the rate of eighteen or nine
teen knots an hour through a dense
fog, shutting out everything more
than twenty ards away.
| About ii zee hours after the
Cromartyshire picked up the sur
vivors the allan line Grecian was
sighted and look the Cromartyshire
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and brokers, 1927 F ST., members New York
stock exchange, correspondents Messrs
Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York
Evening star., 1898-07-06
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvE

the conference of the National Educational
Association were In the galleries when the
House met today. Consideration. of the
Pacific railroad amendment to the general
deficiency bill was resumed and Mr. Hill
born (Cal) spoke against it,.
.This is not the first effort to secure leg
islation by Congress" said Mr.. Hilborn, ito
provide plan for the settlement of the
debt owed by the railroads to the govern
ment but all previous efforts have been
made on the ordinary lines Of congressional
legislation In each case bill has been in
troduced in the HOUSE and referred to the
committee on Pacific railroads, commit
tee especially created to deal in matters re-
lating to these railroads. That committee
has had exhaustive hearings and has made
reports to the House for our Information.
This House has been in session for
months, but no funding bill has been intro
drced. Our committee on Pacific railroads
has made no report recommending the pas
sage of this or any bill for funding the
debt of the railroad. No officer Of the gov
ernment whose duty It is to advise Us In
regard to these matters has recommended
this amendment.
"But now, in the closing days Of the ses-
sion. funding bill is attached to the last
great appropriation. object to this meth
cd OF legislation because 1t Is dangerous
and should not be encouraged The gov
efnment has interests amounting to about
SEQ 100000 in those railroads, and this mat
ter should be carefully considered in the
ordinary way,
There can be no exigency which requires
this unseemly haste. Congress will be In
session again in few months. A bill COW
srirg the provisions Of this amendment can
Evening star., 1898-07-06

there was ample opportunity offered
TO rescue at least some OF the wo-
men and children.
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Government Bonds.

Quotations reported by corson & Macart-
ney. bankers
Evening star., 1898-07-06

Continued ON Eleventh Page.)
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-11-11
CycIists an sportsmen.

The wheelman himself can hardly be
held answerable for the death Of a rab-
bit which bolted into his machine as 10
stood by the roadside and broke its
neck, and there was contributory negli-
gence. as the lawyers say, on the part
Of the cat which tried to go through the
wheel Of passing bicycle and gave the
rider bad fall at the cost Of its own
life. Much more noteworthy than either
Of these was the achievement Of a cy-
olist who while scorohing along the
road (he must have been scorching) ran
into covey Of partridges and killed
one, his wheel passing over It's neck.
The only way in which this curious
accident can be explained is to suppose
that the birds were "dusting" at q
bend in the road, and that the oyclist's g
approach, concealed by the hedges re-
mained undetected till the enemy was
literally among them.-Chambers' Jour
nal.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-11-11
origin of the Days of the Week

Sunday, the day devoted to the wor.
ship of the sun by our forefathers. Mon
day, the day devoted to the worship OF
the moon by our forefathers. Tuesday,
the day devoted to the worship of Tieu
or Tyw, the god of war. Wednesday,
the day devoted to the worship OF
Wooden or Odin, the god of wind.
Thursday, the day devoted to the wor-
ship of Thor, the god of thunder. Fri
day, the day devoted to the worship OF
Freya or Friga, the Venus of the north.
Saturday, the day devoted to the wor-
ship of Saturn, the god of agriculture,
OF Satyr, the god Of the forest.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-11-11
Poker Diet.

Daniel O'Connell's sarcastic and
graphic description Of lady of stiff,
cold and formal manners is very happy,
"She has all the characteristics of a
poker-except it's occasional warmth. -
This recalls the story of the two Irish
servants who, discussing the stiff and
unbending manners of the young lady
of the family, agreed that "when she
was a baby her mother must have fed
her upon boiled pokers, underdone p'-
London Standard.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-11-11
DiaRuafed.

Old Lady Ito driver of growler)-
Now, driver, want you to go very
carefully.
Certainly, num-"
"And not 60 racing with other cabs. 1"
"No, num-"
"And not go round the corners
quickly"
"No, num-"
After the job the old lady, handing
him the exact fare, a shilling, said
"You have driven me very carefully
and we'll, and here is shilling for
you. Have you driven cab all your
life?''
"No, mum. used to drive hearse,
and blest if don't 60 back to it. It's a
better game than this. hope I'll drive
yer again, mum. London Fun.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-11-11

way. That's how we save our bacon.
And they did save it too. The steam
boat kept to the southwark for some lit
tie distance and finally, being unable
to get the ranges or whatever ground
her pilots had in view, came about
again and stood TO the northward, final
ly anchoring off Long Branch. She had
no sooner done so when the fishing
schooner and surfboats, after mental
and ocular struggle with ranges, were
back in their original positions. with
their amateurs fishing like mischief -
New York Mail and Express.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-11-11
In the Museum.

"How many dollars a week does the
fat lady get?" inquired the tattooed
man.
"H'mr' shifted the snake charmer.
"She's English, you know, and gets
paid by the pound"
SIS that so?" put in the living skele-
ton. "Thank goodness, I'm not English.
I'd stand a slim chance. "-Philadel-
phia Bulletin.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-11-11

An Arkansas contemporary records a
queer case of financial irregularity. 1t
appears that young man down there
swallowed copper cent by mistake and
a doctor made him cough up $2.-Chi-
cago Times Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-11-11
Her View of Evolution.

When the late Professor Henry Drum
mond was giving course of lectures on
Evolution" In the Lowell institute, he
overheard two women, evidently much
opposed TO his views, discussing them.
One of them said, Mary, if what he
says is not true, we can stand it, but if
it is true we must hush it up"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-11-11
She Did.

Sissy" seid the fresh young man,
"does your mother know you're out!"
"Oh, yes, replied the fair one, land
she gave me penny to buy a monkey.
Are yCu for sale?"-Philadelphia North
American
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-11-11

10 Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Csthartic loc or 25c
II G. G. G. fail 70 cure, druggists refund money
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-11-11
FISH TRADE TRICKS.
HOW THE PROFESSIONALS LOCATE A
LIFTING" GROUND.

The Secret of Successful Fishing on
the New Jersey Coast-Mar<ing the
Good Spots For Future Catches and
DodRfnE Rivals.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-11-11
ExceIs That of a Woman.

Wife (reading the paper)-The gi-
raffe has tongue Is inches long.
Husband-Aren't you jealous?-New
York World.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-11-11

1t is said that there is in Sonora a
tribe of Indians with yellow hair and
blue eyes.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-11-11
WOOD & FITCH,
COunSeIlOrS = at . Law,
VAUGHAN BUILDING,
Providence, b..
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Consumption, Is anxious to make known TO his
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adies. He hopes all sufferers viii try his remedy
nsit is invaluable. Those desiring the prescription
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blessing. will please address,
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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-11-11

The three prime essentials in the
nursery are fresh air, good food and pure
water.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-11-11

japanese children are taught to wris4
with both hands
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-06
MARRIED.

Saturday. June 4. 1903.
at Trinity Church, Hoboken, N. j., by the rector,
the Rev. James Clayton Mitchell. assisted by the
Right Rev. Thomas A. starkey. d. D., Bishop of
Newark, and the Rev. George Clarke Houghton,
D. D., rector OF the Church OF the TRANSPORTATION,
Now York city, n. Y, Julia Stevens, daughter OF
Mary p. and the late Hon. +. 7. c. Lewis Of Ro-
boken, to James MillHr Cumming OF Newark. j.
DE SBtUX-YOUNG. In Brooklyn, N. Y, on
Thursday. June e. 1903. by the Rev. Reese r. Al
sop, D. D., Lillian May. daughter of the late Col.
Robert A. and Julia A. Young Of Charleston, s. O.,
to William Ward De yeaux OF the same city.
BANsTROsI - CHARLESTON. AT Grace Church
Chapel, on Monday, May 29. 1898. by the Rev.
DR.. Huntington. KuntRlio Sandstrom to HuldA
CarlstOn. All from Sweden.
sKY MOU NZI On Saturday, June 4,
1893. at the First Presbyterian Church OF New
YORK city. by tho Rev. Howard Dufield. Mary,
daughter OF Major g. V. MenzieS. Mount Vernon.
Ind, to Walter Allen Seymour. New York city.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Paris. June 2. by
the Rev. George Grenville Merrill. assisted by DR..
J. d. Morgan. at the Church OF tho Holy Trinity.
Edith stuyvesant Dresser. daughter OF the late
George Warren Dresser, to George ". Vanderbilt.
MANUFACTURING RTH On Saturday. June
I, 1893. by tho Rev. Bishop Andrews. Miss HeleA
Edith Ainswort to Wilbur Fisk wakemAn, New
York. No cards.
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BACoALAUREATE AT TAssAR.
President Taylor Says There IL . Good Side e
War. but IL Does Not MeRn That war IL Right

President Taylor Says There IL . Good Side TO
War, but II Does Not Mean That War IL Right.
PoUeHKEEPsIE, June 5.-Patriotio emotion
was visible among tho eighty-six members Of
the senior class at Vassar College this morning
when ProsidenrJ. NJ. Taylor. in his baooalaureate
sermon, referred to the war between America
and Spain. In his prayer DIR. Taylor prayed
that victory might rest upon our arms. and that
to those with whom we are at war might como
a blessing which would lift them out Of their
troubles and darkness. In his sermon DR.. Tay-
lor made a plea for more eniph attic preaching of
the peaceful philosophy OF Christ.
No one can think OF this war;" he said.
shown. There is a good side to it all. War.
like many another evil, serves 10 bring out the
noble, heroic elements OF the human character.
But this does not mean that war Is right. l sub
nit that in this day the pulpit should hold up
to the world the peaceful philosophy of Jesus,
and not the ideas of war of conflict, Of battle,
and OF hate. An eminent jurist told me that
this war was brought on by the press and the
pulpit. l do not agree with him.; but enough Of
his statement 10 true to make 1t proper to say
that the pulpit should uphold the gospel Of
Jesus, which is peace, and not war"
BE true to every duty" said President Tay-
lor in closing. Tho fireman in tho engine room
of the battleship 10 as essential to the battle as
is the Admiral In the coming tower"
Glass day exercises will be held on Tuesday ut
the college, and Wednesday will be commence
ment day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-06
DTTDs

HOGAN.-on Sunday morning, June 5. 1898. PetsR
Hogan. at the residence OF his sister. Mrs. John
Early, l24 West 10th st.
Funeral on Tuesday. June z. at 1880 A. M. from
st. Francis Xavier's Church. West 10th st.. whore
a solemn mass OF requiem will be offered for thS
reposo OF his soul. Kindly omit flowers.
WASH. On Saturday. June 4, 1893. stephen p.
Nash. in the nth year OF his age.
Funeral services will DO held IN Trinity Church.
broadway and Wall st.. Tuesday morning, JunO
z, at 1880 O'Clock. Friends are asked not 70
send flowers.
The ex.PreGident and tho Officers OF the association
have been appointed TO represent the Associations
of the Bar of the City OF New York at the funeral
of our late President. Mr, Stephen p. Nasn.
s. h, BRowSELL. Secretary.
JAMES c. CARTER President.
.-On Saturday morning, June 4. 1898. At his
residence, Y2I West 4dtnSt Alfred. youngest and
last surviving son Of Peter Roe OF New ROSs.
County Wexford. Ireland. in the 72d year OF his
age.
Funeral services at his late residence on Monday.
June g. at $3.50 p. N, Please omit flowers.
sCHLACHTEH--suniAy. June 8, after long illness,
julius c. Schlachter, a. bis residence, SSS LSW1
av., Brooklyn.
Funeral private. Please omit nowers.
mA RssY.-on Sunday. June o. at his rSSt'
dence. geo Pearl ~, Brooklyn. sylvester shaush-
messy, aged 4s years.
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
June 4. sylvia. only child OF I'd
ward u, and Josepha Newcomb Whitney, o weeks
old.
Sound Beach. Conn. on sunday.
june o, Lsg5. OF scarlet fever. Ethel Anna WOrTSu.
aged i years. youngest child Of William J. and
Amanda Nook Worreii.
Funeral private.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-06
PACIFIC EXPRESS co. SCANDAL.
Testimony That $40. 900 Was spent Zach
Year to Prevent Hostile LeEIsIatIon.

Testimony That $40. 900 Wa Spent Zach
Year to Prevent Hostile LeEislatIOn.
OMAHA, Neb., June 5.-Former Auditor W. +.
Bechel of the Pacific Express Company, ar
rested for embezzlement, has had his prelim-
mary hearing and has been bound over. but the
developments at the trial have been much moro
important to tho State and corporations
of Nebraska than anything that has oc-
CURED for years in the West. At the hear
ing 1t developed, through tho testimony of
former officers of the company, that something
like 100000 had been expended In the past
ton years for the purpose of controlling the Ne
braska legislature. Tho lowest estimate was
by Chief Clerk Mason, who swore that $40. 900
was spent on each session of the Nebraska
Legislature to prevent hostile legislation. 1t
was also said that the company was merely tho
and that zach paid Its pro rata share of this
corruption fund.
This story of how tho facts became the prop
erty of the Public Prosecutor cano out when
the Union Pacific passed into the hands of the
forces controlling the Northwestern property.
stock OF tho express company. Erastus Young,
auditor of the Union Pacific, had heard of the
vast sums spent for Legislative purposes, and ip-
huenced President Burton OF the Union Pacihcto
insist on an investigation.
When tho matter came to the ears OF Presi-
dent Il. NJ. Morsman of st. Louis he objected.
lie had been the express company's President
twenty-five years and had madH 1t what it WAS
to-day. He said there had been no embezZle-
ment; that what money had been spent by the
auditor was necessary that the corruption fund
WAS n necessary evil, and that IL 1t was stirred
up II would react on the company.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-06
DIED on REACHING HONE.

I.nrOrES LIVod OnIJ TIL He HAD Left the Train
and Was Waiting fer n Coach.
Joseph Laforge. % years old. OF 40 Laidlaw
avenue. jersey City. died about $3.50 p. NJ. yes
terday, a few moments after stepping from a
train in the Erie railroad depot. Laforgc, who
had been i'll with consumption. went to Barry
Vile. n. ". two months ago. In the hope that a
change Of air would benefit him. He stopped at
Meyers Riyerview House. Yesterday morning
he felt that death WAS approaching and told Mr..
Meyer that no would Ike 10 mako an effort to
get home SO that he might die there.
Bernard Meyer. n brother of the proprietor,
accompanied him. On the trip Laforge was So
nGtvouS HnouE nas ShhnGeS o Iehcnlng nome ana
into the depot and Meyer WAS about To summon
a coach. Laforgo tottered and fell back in
Meyers arm dead.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-06
4 RrKeLAn sHor rwIoE.
no Get Over the Fence, However, ana made
llla Eacnnn.

HEMrsTEAD, LII, June "a mar who Is known
as Bill" and who IL supposed to be one of tho
gang OF camp followers who have boon commit.
ting n number OF highway robbories In this
vicinity, was shot twice early this morning
while attempting, with a companion, to gain an
entrance TO tho country seat OF Capt 70, II.
Pickhnrdt east OF this village. James OAffrey,
the Waterman. was sitting near the barn Of Mr..
~Pickhardt's place about $3.50 o'clock this morn.
ing when no heard three shrlll blows Of a
whistle. He went to the front OF the house and
saw two men In the act Of forcing an entrance.
dropped their aAtchol, In which there was u
set OF burglars tools, and attempted to jump
over tho fence In front Of tho house. The smaller
OF the two cleared the fence and escaped. Tho
taller one was but n short distance in front OF tho
watchman when the latter fired at him with his
revolver. lilo was struck in tho back and fell,
but Immediately rose and jumped over tho
fence. As he was on top of the fence Chffrey
fired again and hit tho burglar in tho neck,
A stream of blood for somo distance showed tho
direction the men had taken in their flight.
ONO Of the soldiers on guard duty in Hemp.
stead saw two mon about J o'clock this morn.
ing making their way through this village
In the direction OF Mincoln. They were staEgor.
ing, and he supposed that they were intoxi.
cated and paid no further attention to them.
The men are thought to DO the Same who en-.
tered the country seat OF .. II. p. Belmont at
of the gang have been lettering for several days
about the country SCENTS of othDr members of tho
Meadowbrook Hunt Club. BAT vera evidently
frightened away by thc w~atChmen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-06
rs BERTHA ME11IsH ALIVE9
she IL tho Mount HOii oke student whs Die
appeared MysIerIously sovon Months Ago.

she IL tho Mount HOI, student who Die
appeared Mysteriously soVon Months Ago.
SOUTH HADLRY. Mass, June DIT 10 seven
months since Bertha Mcllish. the Mount Holyoko
College student, disappeared. and nothing has
been heard from her. The college IL agitated by
a story that the unfortunate young woman has
been found in a hospital in Now York, buo
owing to the silence which the college authors
ties have always maintained about the case It IL
impossible to verify the statement, Such .
rumor, however, has been prevalent, not only
about the college but among the town people.
1t is said Miss Mellish could not explain her dis
appearance satisfactorily, but is in a dazed and
condition. Her friends are now
keeping the young woman out OF the way OF
publicity.
Some color is given tho story because while
everything indicated that Miss Mellish had
drowned herself her friends have been persist
ent In searching for her, travelling to distant
parts Of the country In their quest. Moreovtr,
although the river was wttched very thoroughly
for months, tho body waS not recovered. The
only trace OF the missing girl was footsteps in
the snow, thought to be hers, that led to Titan,s
Pier, q rocky promonitory from which sho 10
thought TO have drowned herself.
Miss Mellish was q pale, sllont girl, and
seemed to be devoted 20 her studies.
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TWO OF THREE ARE DEAD.
All Too Poor TO Marry ana the Survivor Is
Lamo and Hopeless.

Lhtub NV HHopbtohb
Louisa Ridclia Thomas, an unmarried woman.
SO years OF age, died yesterday in n little room
on the lrst floor of a building in the rear OF
Q Goerck street. She and her lame sister occu-
pied the room, and by doing such little sewing
hs they could procure from tailorS and others
they managed to provide themselves with poor
food and shelter and to pay for enough personal
Insurance in ono OF the installment companies
to secure them decent burial. The dead woman
had been suffering with acute nervous prostra-
ton for some time. but they had no money to
pay a doctor and none had been in attendance
when she died.
Up to about two years ago tho sisters had
been supported by their brother Charles. who
had remained single that he might care for
them. He was employed AS a sparmaker In the
Brooklyn Navy Yard. While he was at work
there one winters day his feet were frozen, and
he contracted y cold from which he died. lie
had been unable to save any money, and left his
sisters in almost abject poverty. lie was buried
by the Exempt Firemen's Association. OF which
he was a member, the interment being In Oliyet
Cemetery. Undertaken J. ii. Mum, Of 100 Az
onue ID, who is y friend of tho family, has ar
ranged TO lay tho sister by her brothers side.
Tho lame sister Is left in n most unfortunate
situation, as, owing TO her inirmity. IL Is with
the utmost difficulty that she can leave her
chair,