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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-06

respectfully put. But he did not seem
To consider them i'm the same class with
his own men. His attitude toward the
volunteers was as If he looked ON them
as lot OF promising young cubs. In
fact, he said OF the lads who loafed
around his tent.
The cubs have good stuff i'm 'en.
wouldn't mind whipping some OF the
whelps into shape myself"
But his own men he treated as IL they
Were herd of full grown, roaring lions
seeking that which they might devour.
His simplest order was delivered ia a
hoarse below. Not that his men were
noisy lot. for they We're singularly
silent and self f-contained. But they one
and all seemed to approve of Capron's
attitude toward them. Big. brawny
and hairy -chested, they were I'm COM
parison with the volunteers like lot
OF untamed grizzly bears beside litter
of white mice. And they seemed happy
To be treated as grizzlies by Capron.
In my memory of the men and events
of the Santiago campaign there will
always stand out clean-cut the image
of Capt. Allyn Caprou--man and sol
dier. His Creator forgot To put hinge
in his back. And he deserves from his
countrymen a monument inscribed:
"Well done. Capt. Capron!"-The sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-06
D..

ALLEN-In this city, 5th inst. Capt.
Ray Allen, aged 66 years.
CHAPIN-In this city. 5th inst, George
w. Chaplin. aged IS years
CARNEY-In this city, 4th inst. Cath
crime Veronica. beloved daughter Of
Patrick and Mary Carney.
HASKELI--In this city, 4th inst.
Louise Haskell, widow Of Allen II.
Haskell aged S5 years.
HAYWARD-In Springfield. Mass. 1st
inst, Margaret, wife of DR.. b. +.
Hayward.
KELLER-In this city. .4th inst, Charles
Keller aged 80 years.
LANGHOFF-In Lymansville.4 .4th inst.
Frederick William Langhoff, aged
81 years.
LUTHER-In Warwick, II. L.. 9th inst,
stephen l.. Luther. aged 73 years.
SPALDING-Susan E., aged 76 years,
died Of heart disease, 9TH inst, at
the residence of her son. John *
Spalding, Whitinsville, Mass.
SMITH-In this city. 5th inst, George
w. Smith. aged IS years.
WELD-Tn this city. suddenly, 18th inst.
Elizabeth, widow of Chester Weld
aged SO years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-06

AS to the future Of Cuba. Porto Rico,
Hawaii and the Philippines. the mes
sage is sparse of recommendation
With the exception OF Hawaii, all these
islands are at present under military
government. Much is to be done before
any other form of government may be
substituted therefor. But the =Presi-
dent indicates the situation and leaves
TO Congress the task of such legisla-
tion as is required. An executive COM
mission has report all ready on the
requirements i'm the Hawaiian islands.
and some such work as has been done
in this case will probably be required
in the others just so soon as the mill
tary government has matters in such
shape as TO afford opportunities for a
consideration OF the kind OF administra-
tion required in each respective posses
sion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-06
'TWlxT YOU AND ME.

IL friend of mine expresses surprise
that | am proud 10 be known as a
crank.
He said. for his own part. he had
no use for DR. Andrews ana Sidney
Rider, FOR instance, the well known
president and vice president OF the
Grand International Associated Order
of Cranks but he had always thought
that | was pretty reasonable sort Of
a chap.
BLESS his innocent soul, So | am
I'm my own opinion, and so is Or. An
drews and Sidney Rider i'm their re-
spective opinions.
The joy OF being "A crank lies I'm the
fact that other peoples views occasion
you no discomfort.
You are happy i'm the serene con-
sciousness OF being dead right. Other
folks may be right. But your crank is
always right-in his own opinion.
i don't like the cranks that kill
crowned heads and throw bombs. They
are not real cranks. They are simply
notoriety seekers. In the Associated
social fungus as entitled to any recog-
milton.
Your real crank accomplishes some
good i'm the world. He is necessary to
the worlds progress. The idea that he
tends To stop things is all wrong. lie
keeps them going, onward and upward,
though he may be, seemingly, standing
in the way.
Your true crank | would liken TO the
handle of a pump.
The pump handle doesn't go in the
same direction as the pump.
Indeed, IT always goes in just the
opposite direction.
When the pump goes down the
pump handle comes up. When the
pump comes up the pump handle is
bearing down with all it's might.
But manifestly If the pump handle
worked i'm the same direction as the
pump. the pump would never draw any
water.
Thus is the pump handle useful by
virtue of its contrary action.
So with the crank, the real crank.
Some persons are called cranks, of
course, who have no license TO the title
When man stands on the curb
stone, for instance. waiting for troll
ley car going his direction and all the
cars are running in the opposite direc-
tion, and he waits and waits and men
tally sticks to 1t that in the course of
time the tide of cars will turn, some
folks might be disposed to call him a
crank.
But he isn't. He's just pig headed.
He has simply failed to learn that when
he is ready to take "a car all the cars
always go in the other direction for
long spells at n time. He should re-
adjust his movements, to fit the sched-
ule.
No, n crank accomplishes some
thing. He is the pump handle To the
worlds pump. THE CRANK.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-06

The fact is. OF course. DIR. Andrews
ought never to have left Providence. at
least with the delusion that the way
he could not have here he could have
out I'm Chicago. DR. Andrews Is q
strong headed fellow. and Chicago is a
strong headed town. Here i'm Provi-
dence all the President of Brown had
TO contend against were Jot Walkers
faction I'm the corporation and the
Providence Journal. Both OF these elc-
ments are notorious buffers. The stu
dent DOdy. many Of me alumni and lots
OF people hereabouts like DR. Andrews
and feel that they had good ground
FOR the belief that hc had done "a good
deal 90 brace the college up. that NO
one within the memory of the present
generation hal done 80 much FOR the
Institution that. 80 far az can be fore
seen, It viii not b. easy to secure
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-06
It'd BITS.

Prince Alexander Tzaro OF Russia re-
Gently had an auction sale in London.
| Among the things sold was the famous
! Indian pink diamond known as Moor
| ud-Deen." "The Light of Faith This
| jewel is OF great historical value, and
IL is alleged that good fortune follows
! its possessor.
1t is said that Princeton contemplates
comforting a Ii. ID. degree upon Presi-
dent Mckinley. as Yale and the Uni
versity OF Chicago have already done.
NJ. Paul Cambon. the new French am
bassador to England, was i'm his youth
devoted to theatricals. He was highly
successful in private performances.
American ladies i'm Paris have sub
scribed to present Paris with an eques-
trisn statute of Washington by Mr.
French. IL will probably be erected in
the Place d'Jena.
Edwin Lord Weeks, the American
painter, who is now a chevalier of the
Legion of France, is Bos-
tonian, but has spent much OF his life in
travel except for 20 years, when he
lived i'm Paris.
DR.. j. Pierpont Morgan derives his
name of pierpont from his mother
Juliet perpont, who was a descendant
of Sir Robert de Pierrepont, one of Will
liam the Conqueror's generals. The
name was gradually shortened first TO
Pierepont. then TO Pierpont.
Lord Strathcona and Mount ROYAL,
who before the diamond jubilee was
plain Sir Donald Smith, began his
career AZ an errand boy i'm village
store i'm County Moray, Scotland He
was one OF the founders of the Cana
dian Pacific railway and for many
years it's president.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-06

scraper" mania with disfavor because.
in event Of fire. blaze in the lofty
chambers would defy the firemen 10
reach Il, were justified when the fifteen
story building of the Home Life lnsur-
ancc Company, i'm lower Broadway,
New York. had it's upper works wiped
out by a blaze that caught from the
fire that destroyed the comparatively
insignificant Rogers, Peet * Co, build
ing. next 10 IL. Sunday night. The lat
ter structure was only five stories high,
hut the ,bonfire IL created in the big
wind was carried into the tall stories of
the Home Life's skyscraper, sup
posably nreproot construction. and
cleaned them out down 10 the eighth
story-the seven upper stories being
gutted The blaze also pushed through
the top windows of the fourteen story
Postal Telegraph building and swept
bhN AilitN oANiifTs N'0llAf lHf AhNA AildA
this structure is practically hreproof.
The firemen were simply unable TO deal
with the blaze i'm these top stories.
They burned like huge torches. Thanks
TO a nervy fellow who ran the elevator
i'm one of them, the fire force managed
to trail its long hose up several stories
and checked the downward progress of
the fire. But the disaster nevertheless
emphasized the immensity of the un-
dertakiug called for TO handle blaze
at any such altitude. Not only is IL all
but impossible To get hose TO the place
of danger, but, once there, the water
pressure is so greatly reduced as to be
ineffective. Above the tenth floor Of
the Home Life, five stories short of the
top, the firemen had to let the fire burn
without doing anything more than pre-
pare TO meet il when IL got down to the
limit of the water pressure.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-06

The first half of the Presidents mes
sage tells the story OF the events lead
ing up TO the war and the chief episodes
OF the struggle to the close OF hostil-
ties and the negotiations now SO hap
pity making for the treaty of peace.
AS the President tells the story it is
worth reading, both TO refresh the
memory on the salient points of the
cpoch-making history and for the i'm
spiriting effect it is bound TO have on
the mind of every American. The Presi-
dent demonstrates a marked apprecia-
tion OF the factors that contributed 10
tho glorious success of the war with
Spain, Recalling to the last detail OF
individual courage and skill, he does
not neglect the brave fellows with Hob
son on the Merrimac or the patriots
who with shovel and slice bar made
steam on the ships that ran Cerveras S
fleet ashore, while he pays tribute TO
the commanders OF navy and army who
directed the campaigns on sea and on
land. William Mckinley was a private
in the ranks, himself. once upon a time,
and he joins heartily with the public
sentiment that recognizes the hero,
whether he wears gold lace or only the
plainest of the country's fighting
clothes. His review of the war, in this
Impressive public document, is not only
broadly informing, but it is as vivid
and picturesque in places where it deals
with incident as the best work that has
been done by the war correspondents
and the magazine writer's. He pays a
high tribute tn the Red Cross work.
Indeed, that part OF the message COW
ering the war is an inspiring story
quite different from ones ordinary
idea OF document from the highest
Official in the land.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-06
CAPRON, OF THE FIRST.


The army officer whose personality
most impressed me during the Santiago
campaign was ehe late capt. Alhn
Capron Sr., of l. Battery. First Artil-
lery. From July until early i'm Au-
gust my company was camped on Mis-
cry Ilill,' as we called it right along
side Capron's battery. ! saw n great
deal of him ana his men. Capt. Capron
was a short, road-shouldered, stocky-
built man, with iron gray hair Evil
IDENTIFY between 80 and 60 he was as
straight as a ramrod. He had "A neck
like bull. the back OF a wrestler and
head that was a cube. His men
danced when he gave "a command, but
never tired Of Dragging about him. one
Of his privates said To me:
When thing goes wrong the old
man may cuss the entire battery into a
hemorrhage, but he never sticks a de-
cent man i'm the guardhouse or gets him
fined"
One of the yarns that travelled the
rounds Of the encampment before San
tiago went this way Ii was on one Of
the three days of the san Juan fight
Capron was leading his battery UP "A
road toward the front. when be came
upon battalion OF men lying down
along the roadside. While the rest OF
the regiment went on. a faint hearted
major had kept his battalion back. AS
Capron rode stiffiy by, paying no heed
TO the drop-shots that fell around him.
the quaking major got on his feet and,
saluting, asked:
Lieutenant, what shall / do with my
men?"
Damn your impudence!" thundered
capron. Are you so badly frightened.
sir, that you cannot see that I'm a cap
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-06

During the bombardment OF Santiago
| was In the trenches right beside Ca
prons battery. Overhead the Spanish
shells were humming and screeching.
could occasionally see the CLINT Of one
in the sunshine as it passed over About
our ears humble bees nest Of Mauser
bullets was zinging and zooing. There
was Capt. Capron, field glasses i'm hand
and erect and inhexible as ever. One
OF his gunners, who had just thrown a
shell wide Of the mark stood beside
him. An unusually low shot from the
enemy made the gunner involuntarily
dodge. Capron looked at him impa-
tiently.
'Who in blank are you bowling to- you
cock eyed dancing MASTER" he de-
manded. Cant you see a blockhouse
right on the end of your nose? Look
through these glasses. See It? Now,
try IL again"
The next shot landed fair on the
mark.
Now. shrapnel," shouted Capron. as
the Spanish survivors began to pour
from the blockhouse. Give 1t to
them,"
And give it to them they surely did.
I shall not soon forget the first fresh
beef | had in Cuba. 1t was "a red let
ter day in my career. Capron's battery
got IL, and we We're told that every one
would have some the next day. But
was so hungry for il / couldn't wait
So | went over and watched the bat
terry men cut up theirs, and managed
To make n trade for n piece big enough
for myself and bun<ie. | asked one of
the commissapy detail how they got 1t
when we didn't.
oh" he said. "the old man worked
It, He came into camp and told the
sergeant there was some beef at COM
missary headquarters, but not enough
TO go around. He said: Take a detail
and go down and take some Take it!
If any one objects. say that | said to
take il. Don't be a blanked hog or inn
pudent To any one. for IL you are
shant help you out-but take some
beef We obeyed orders"
So far as | could learn, the balance OF
the beef after Capron's mon got theirs
went To officers only. The next day.
however, every one had IL.
At the engagement at Las Guasimas
Capt. Allyn X. Capron of the Rough
Riders. son OF Capt CaprOn. Sr.. was
killed. His body was left for a time
where ~ fell. His hat was placed 60
cover his face and a black rubber
poncho thrown over the body. Only
the rough. mud-clotted shoes protruded
from beneath the poncho. Word was
sent to Capt. Capron, Sr.. and ne soon
reached the scene OF the engagement.
White faced but upright. ne stood for
a moment looking down az that black.
forbidding outline in bypath of
thiCket-all that remained OF the last
of three promising sons. STOPPING. he
liftcd the hat from the dead boys face
and gazing at him with moist eyes,
said
Wen done boy"
Then replacing the hat he turned on
his heel ana marched stiffiy away.
capt Capton always appeared pleas
ana with the enlisted men of the Voiun-
teers lie usually had "a CHEEKY good
day Tor them. Hc would stop aud RE-
spond To- a remark or question that was
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-06

Incidentally, New York's big fire
seems 10 have again demonstrated that
there is no such thing as "A really fire.
proof building, and that for all vast
improvements i'm construction the main
reliance in event OF blaze must be
the fireman and his hose. The fire of
Sunday night was, we believe. the first
experience with a blaze I'm so-called
fireproof skyscrapers that New York
has had. 1t demonstrated that fire
from small building of comparative
unimportance may seriously threaten
the skyscrapers. Real estate I'm the
business section OF New York is high,
and that is one reason why the new
buildings i'm lower Broadway are so
high. But It isn't the only reason, since
the vacant offices in many of them are
sufficiently numerous to suggest that
some OF them might cut off several OF
the loftieg stories with advantage to
the interest account. The fact is there
has been n good deal OF rivalry in the
putting up of these tower-like struc-
lures. The owners have sought to
outdo one another in rearing them.
Probably none now standing will be
razed or Topped off, but IL Is likely that
the authorities may i'm the future argue
that business would better be allowed
to work up town normally instead OF
trying TO further check it by erecting
these dizzy structures.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-06

Apart from war matters and subjects
that have developed therefrom. the
Presidents message Is devoted To af-
fairs OF lesser Importance, many of
purely departmental nature. He urges
upon Congress immediate attention 10
the situation as to Nicaragua canal
prospects; reminds them OF the cur
rency needs. declaring significantly that
'our domestic paper currency shall be
kept safe and yet be so related 90 the
needs OF our Industries and interna-
tional commerce as To be adequate and
responsive to such needs" points out
our interest in China. in view OF the
partition Of the empire at the hands Of
European powers that is indicated
urges the development Of our merchant
marine; approves the increase OF the
standing army and Of the navy: and
touches on many other matters Of
greater or less interest that the gov
eminent n called uDon 10 deal With
and In which his fellow citizens at
large are taking an active interest
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-06

successor who will keep on with the
work with equal brllliancy. Inasmuch
as the corporation has not yet discov-
cred a man 10 fill Prexy Andrews place.
the foregoing want ad" might be re-
spectfuily called To their attention in
event of its publication.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-06

in our minds eye we find the follow
ing advertisement in the "small adj
column of The News:
Wanted-Situation by gentleman OF
some experience as President OF Uni
versity. References Will be required
Address. for a few days only, r.. Benz
Andrews, Chicago, Ill.
The passing of DIR. Andrews as a
chosen educator in the view of the
Mayor of Chicago and "a school board
created by him for the especial purpose
of electing him superintendent of the
Chicago public schools, would suggest
thoughts. not 10 say ideas. It appears
now to be doubtful that Prexy An
drews has resigned his Office as the
executive of the Chicago public
school system on the ground that he
could not have his own way and was
brought in conflict with various inter-
ests, political and otherwise, but he
Is certainly having u hard time
OF It out there. DIR. Andrews has
before now been subject TO other
peoples ways conflicting with his
own and has grieved actively. But IL
was surely ingenious of him to sup
pose he could boss things over the pub
lie schools in the politics-ridden town
Of Chicago, even though. as to general
principles. the prevailing politics out
there are like his own.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-06
s SMILES.

Smith-What kind OF business Is
Brown engaged in?
Jones-Pneumatic, I think.
Smith-Pneumatic! Why. never
heard OF business like that.
Smith-Well. whatever II Is. he's run.
ming it on wind-Chicago News.
"Papas mind is fun OF business all
the time
You don't say So"
Well when Harry asked him FOR me
hc said. Yes. take her along and IL she
isn't up TO our advertisement bring her
back and exchange her Chicago
Journal.
At Sunday school little girl was
asked. why should YOU not hide your
light under a bushel?" The reply came
pat. For fear of setting fire to It,
London Chronicle.
Mistress tangriiy)-See. Bridget.
can write my name In the dust on this
mantel piece.
Bridget tadmiringlyD-T nothin'
like eddication. after all. is there.
mum p RoNbury Gazctte.
he" screamed the cross. roads ora
tor. who puts his hand to the pillow
must not turn hack"
What's he to du when he gets to tho
eud ~ the furrcrt" asked the auditor
I'm blue-green overalls.-Tit- Bits.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-06
THE NEWS
DAILY EUROPEAN HINT.

(Secured for exclusive publication in
The News by arrangement with Felix,
Rouff, Doucet. La Ferriere. Paquin and
other famous Partisan costume max
ers.)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-06

tain? Tell your men to go to the front
and then. by God. sir. go home, SIR and
get under the bed, sir"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-06

Persons who have regarded The Sky.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-06

'apt. Capron always appeared pleas
ant with the enlisted men of the Volun-
trers. lie usually had a CHEEKY good
DAY" Tor them. lic would stop aud rec
spond to a remark OF question that was
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-12-22
MiIk MISREPRESENTATION.

It might be supposed that as milk in
refrigerator cars is exposed to nearly
freezing temperature it might be put
in cans as it is strained and at once
put on the cars But this would prove
a great mistake. Milk needs to be cooled
off in contact with as much pure air as
can be got to it. In this way it is
aerated. When thus once cooled, it can
be put into cans and tightly covered 50
as to exclude other air. But if the cool
ing is done in the cans, many Of the
most offensive animal odors will be re-
tanned in milk, and even after it is cooled
these will make it unpalatable and I'M
fit for use. We knew a milkman once
who thought be would have better
quality of milk than could be brought
to market by any one else. His plan
was to put the milk as soon after it was
strained as he could in glass bottles
holding either pint or quart and de-
liver these to his customers without un-
sealing. But he very soon learned that
if he did not have the milk first cooled
before putting it in his glass bottles the
0u6Cb WdE 10 ulh6TiUuU0 bu6 WOFSG Idtu6E
than the best milk sold in the city. The
fact that so much cream rises during its
passage to market makes it very diff
cult for milkmen to be sure whether
their product, however honestly deliv-
cred, will prove up to the standard
Cream always rises After oonsidera-
BILE part has come to the top of the can
that toward the bottom is pretty sure
to be below the legal standard. Milk
men try to equalize the top and the bot
tom Of the can by dipping down their
measure and bringing it up full from
below the surface. But they do not al
ways succeed even thus In most cases
where miikmen are found selling milk
below the standard weight we believe
they are not to blame. They put milk
above the standard into the can. If in
the first half of the distribution they
give milk considerably above the stand
ard, are they to blame if what remains
at the bottom of the can is as much be-
low it?-Boston Cultivator.