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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-02
CAPTURED A FRUIrER.

Key West, May 2.--No news from the
fleet or the outside was received Sunday
The Amphitrite. MONTGOMERY and New
port sailed I'm the direction OF the fleet.
A government tug brought In the small
coasting schooner Mascota. which was
captured by the Foote 20 miles west OF
Havana while trying to run the block
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-02
CHASED BY A wARsHIP.

Turks Island, May 2-The American
steamer Cherokee. Captain Garvin. OF
the Clyde line. arrived here Saturday
with 1900 bags OF sugar and sailed for
New York in the evening. Her captain
reports that on Tuesday night when she
was leaving Macoris for San Domingo
the Cherokee was chased by a Spanish
chin
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-02
AMERICANS DON'T PILLAcE.

London, May 2.-The Madrid corre-
spondent OF The Daily Mail says: The
Americans were pillaging the steamer
Argonaut. seized off Cienfuegos and
carrying quantity of arms and am
munition. when three Spanish gunboats
went out and compelled them to with
draw"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-02
A DESPERATE DEFANsE.

London. May 2.-The Havana cbrre-
spondent of The Daily Mail says that
Captain General Blanco has determined
upon desperate defense OF Havana. in
Matanzas 10000 soldiers being engaged
day and night in throwing up earthworks
and encompassing the entire city in a
segment of a great circle.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-02
COMMODORE DxwKf.

A second engagement followed. IA
which the American squadron again suf-
dered considerable loss and the Spanish
slightly damaged. During this engage
tnent the Cavite forts maintained .
steadier and stronger fire upon the
American squadron than in the first en-
gagement
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-02

ade. The Mascota. which. with her
cargo. is worth about $4,000. was on her
way from Jibara to Havana with fruit.
The herald., 1898-09-04
The Old Servant Lifted It Upon a Table.
nd this ancient shed.

shed.
From the time Of the earthquake
down to the date OF my appearing
among them the inhabitants had been
divided into two great political parties,
the elevationists and the depressionists.
The elevationists believed and MAIN
tanned that. at the time Of the earth
quake, the island had arisen or shot
up out of the lake to it's present height.
The depressionists. on the contrary, be-
lieved and maintained just as stoutly
that the island had not stirred from it's
former position. and that 1t was the
lake, as we'll as all the surrounding
territory. which had gone down, or had
become depressed. This honest differ
ence of opinion had been the occasion
of most of the forty-eight revolutions.
though there is no doubt that hatred,
revenge and thirst for power had q
good deal to do with bringing them
about.
With forty-seven of these revolutions,
I have nothing to do: but my tale 10
of the forty-eighth and last.
TO BE CONTINUED.
The herald., 1898-09-04

quaint and ancient cut Of his habili-
ments, which resembled the garb of an
Italian menal of the fifteen century.
He was a man of fifty years, his shoul-
ders were bent with toll, and he had
the air of trusted servant. He re-
garded me with an eager and deferen-
tial air.
And who are you?" I asked.
GO to, Timoteo." he exclaimed
"Dost thou not know Clan Jacopo, the
lifelong servant of thy honored house?
The friend who watched over thy child
hood. and was the companion of thy
adolescence? A murrain on thee for
thy ingratitude!'
"Ha! now indeed I know thee,
faithful Jacopo," answered I. But
methinks thou art much changed since
l saw tl.ee last"
"Santiddio. we'll indeed I may be,
most excellent young master; for 1t is
twenty years this day since thy revered
father and I let thee down. a callow
STRIPPING of sixteen, with this same
rope, into the lower world of thieves
and heretics. Why we did so, thou we'll
knowest. Thou vert the sole surviving
hope Of thy race. The enemies Of thy
house had sworn to murder thee that
thou mightst never succeed to the po-
sition which is thy right. Each year,
upon this same day and hour, accord
ing to our arrangement, we have let
! down the rope. Wherefore hast thou
delayed thy coming so long?"
| The natter was beginning to interest
me inordnately, and 1 determined to
keep up the mystification a little while
longer, that l might learn more.
1T is a long story" said I. Let it
suffice that this is the first opportunity
of coming up which I have had. But
how has the world used thee trusty
Jacopo?"
Hardly, Eccelentissima, most hard
ly. We have pretended, for all these
years, according to the plan which thou
wottest Of, that thou vert an invalid
confined to thy chamber, and in this
manner have kept the knowledge Of thy
flight from the authorities. The care
and worry about the matter together
with the heartsickness of hope be-
ferred, and latterly, the grievous sick
ness of the august slgnor, thy father,
| have been sore Affections"
"Ha!" 1 exclaimed. MY honored sire
is i'll! Tell me at once the nature of his
malady."
1T could not be much worse, and
greatly fesa- me that It will be his last.
Old age and broken spirit are his
chief ailments. Let us hasten to him,
lest he happen to depart this world be-
fore seeing thee. l have here a trifiing
task to perform and 1 will be with
thee"
While we were talking, Clan Jacopo
had been hauling the rope from the
wndlass and paying it out over the
cliff. When it was about a third out
it began to run very quickly of itself
until the whole twelve hundred feet had
gone down, and the windlass stopped
with jerk. did not think to remark
about the matter while he was busy at
it. but now. when saw him pull a long
knife from his girdle and draw it twice
or thrice swiftly across the rope, real
lied his intention and sprang toward
him that might thwart It, But 1 was
too late. Even as I seized him he gave
one more vicious cut. The rope parted
and l saw the end of 1t whiz over the
| parapet.
"Villain!" I shouted. What hav,
! You done? How Is it possible for m,
now to descend?
] "Descend?" he queried, with mucl
The herald., 1898-09-04
Fiji Love>Makinp.

One would imagine that love making
in Fiji was a very tame affair from
the fact that marriages are often ar
ranged while those most nearly con-
cerned are still in their infancy. How.
ever, courtship there is quite as inter-
esting as anywhere else, and 1t has
some peculiar features.
Cupid's happy hunting ground Is gen.
orally a garden or a plantation, and
on moonlight evening he Is generally
pretty busy. At that time, high up In
the branches Of the bread fruit trees,
those who have eyes to see may spy
many pair of human love birds
perched on the branches forty feet or
so from the ground. Fijian etiquette
seems to demand that the fair one and
her lover should occupy different
branches, and should be separated by
the trunk of the tree-this, at any rate,
IS the usual custom.
Spare the bite and spoil the child"
woul.. probably be the South Sea ISL
and mothers rendering of the wise
mans saying, for she knew nothing Of
the use Of the rod as a means of cor
rection.
Instead Of Furnishing her offspring in
ways known to European mothers, she
pulls it's hair and bites some part Of
it's body, generally selecting the feshy
part of it's arm for the purpose. Thus
it happens that travellers note among
little South Sea Islanders many bear
ing wounds or scars on the body. which
have been produced by their mothers
teeth.
The mode Of caress Is as queer as
that of punishment. It is either to
gently take hold of the childs neck
with the teeth, or to pass the thumb
deftly over it's eyebrow or cheek,
The herald., 1898-09-04
The Bridal Cat

Superstitious people ought to get
married at Aston church, Birmingham.
England. It Is averred that II a black
cat follows into church a couple about
to be wed the union will be happy
one. In the neighborhood Of Aston
church for some months there has been
an ownerless black cat, who seems to
devote it's leisure to dogging the foot
steps of couples who tie the matrimo-
nial knot at the parish church. 1t no
sooner sees a couple enter the sacred
edifice than it stalks quietly up the GEN.
ter aisle and takes up q position near
to the pulpit. No one knows to whom
it belongs, but the reader can rest con-
tent that it is not neglected. Perhaps
the beadle may be able to account for
the animals presence. 1t may be he
knows the superstition Of the young
bride, to whom the presence Of a black
cat suggests innumerable blessings and
unbounded earthly prosperity.
The herald., 1898-09-04
Catching a Spirit.

An amusing scene occurred during Q
performance Of spiritualistic seance
in Birmingham, England, when sew
eral gentlemen who doubted the genu-
ineness of the performance visited the
establishment to investigate matters.
The visitors were ushered into a dark
ened room. One of them placed his
hand upon the table and quickly caught
hold of the spirit" when it touched
his hand. 1t was found that the spirit
was a young lady who had conducted
the proceedings. A scene ensued, the
visitors denouncing the spirit" az IN
impostor and trickster, and one old lady
who for some time had been endeavor-
ing to ascertain the whereabouts Of .
missing will burst into tears on the dis
covery being made.
The herald., 1898-09-04

marry, fasx sir, but art thou Tim
othy?"
The question was put with a reason
ably good Tuscan idiom and accent,
which gave me some satisfaction, for
the reason that I knew myself thor
oughly at home in that language. ]
was not surprised at the mention Of my
name 1t was merely q coincidence.
than which had known Of many much
more wonderful.
Certainly I am" said I.
The old fellow went back to the wind
lass, and I ascended six or seven rect
further and then again came to a stop.
He looked over the precipice again, and
once more addressed me:
Nov, perdio! sayst thou sooth-art
thou really the Prince?"
Some people would have been idiotic
enough to answer no. was not OF
their number. was still walking upon
air, and I felt that policy was better
than honesty, as long as l was dangling
above twelve hundred feet OF aether.
"Old gentleman" said I. II am the
Prince and none other. But hasten with
thy hoistlng as my position Is becom-
ing somewhat fatiguing."
He seemed satisfied with my reply.
Once more the windlass began to turn,
and In a moment more I had gained
the top Of the mesa.
now found that stood upon stone
wall some four feet in height. which
stretched along the edge of the preci-
pice as far as I could see. I leaped
down upon the ground within this wall
and stood beside the old man. He
gazed at me with a look Of surprise and
wonder, and 1 did the like by him.
The knickerbockers Of my climbing suit
seemed to have much novelty for him.
and in my turn was struck with the
The herald., 1898-09-04

plebeian Englishman had anticipated
me by almost three hundred years, but
when 1 came to think the matter over
it suddenly flashed upon me that my
predecessor was no other than the
doughty Captain John Smith of Poca-
hontas fame. and I was not only con-
soled, but overjoyed at the discovery,
I recalled that Smith had passed
through Florence somewhere about
that time. on his way to fight the
Turks, and it gave me pleasure to think
that I should thus, so unexpectedly,
have come upon the traces of this great
traveller, sailor, navigator, soldier
and disciple of Machiavell.
1t was now high time that I should
put into play the apparatus fashioned
for me by the Florentine artisan. i
took from leathern pouch, which was
slung at my side, a hammer and a
fve-eighths inch octagon rock drill, of
about ten inches in length, and reach
ing up about six feet from the ledge
where I Stood l drilled a hole some
three inches deep, and with a down
ward slant of perhaps thirty degrees,
into the rock. I then took from the
same receptacle a stout steel hook, hav-
ing a round shank five-eighths of an
inch in diameter and three inches long,
to which hook were attached two
straps. one two and the other three
feet in length. each having at its end
good sized steel stirrup. Placing the
shank of the hook into the hole which
had made, with both hands l hung
my weight upon it, and putting my left
foot into the long Stirrup. I drew nv.
self up, and put my right foot into the
short stirrup. The hook was now on a
level with my waist. To my belt was
fastened a large harness snap. I i'm
snapped this upon the hook,
The herald., 1898-09-04

briefly by Slgnor Arnolfo del Paxzi."
II / was anxious for anything. 1t was
to know something about the strange
land into which had so strangely been
introduced, and in this manuscript I
beheld the authority which best would
enlighten me. I therefore sat down and
perused it with avidity, and in an hour
or thereabouts had mastered it's con-
tents. I do not say that I read more
than a tenth part OF the whole matter
which it contained. To do so would
have been impossible in so short a time.
But, by reading the heads of chapters,
and Sla:lcing hurriedly over the less
The herald., 1898-09-04

eastern end OF the mountain, and two
thousand were scattered about the re.
naming territory, engaged in tilling the
soil. or as herders or woodsmen. Nor
could learn that the number of these
people had at any time been greater
during the four hundred years Of their
history.
The reason for this was obvious.
There had been no fewer than forty-
eight revolutions In the republic or
principality or duchy Of Firenxalino.
most Of which had been accompanied
by devastating and cruel wars, and not
one Of which had passed without blood.
The herald., 1898-09-04

'My dear Lorenzo" exclaimed the
count, "the rock or mountain which you
speak of is certainly an interesting
matter, but it is not so wonderful as
something Of the same kind which we
have in this very neighborhood. Some
twenty or twenty-five miles to the
northwest Of this place, among the
Apennines, there rises an isolated
block of mountain, of the identical
shape which you mention. It is, how
ever, much larger and more mysteri-
The herald., 1898-09-04

risen two hundred feet further, and was
at an elevation of seven hundred feet
above the lake.
Here found a secure projection
where l might rest me and look about
at my ease, and in doing this l per-
ceived, cut deeply and plainly in the
soft sandstone, a few feet over my
head, the inscription: John Smith.
1901"
At first I was much put out by the
thought that some intolerable and
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-31
& DRstarily Act.

Some person who had spite at
the Fisher Oil company, says Our
Benwood correspondent, wasted
about 200 barrels Of their oil from
tanks on the D. H. Price lease Sat
urday night. Four tanks were
opened, three by driving out the
plugs and one by chopping of a
stave. A note was lett at their Of
fee in which the person perpetrat-
ing the deed threatened to blow up
that building and to open their
tanks at Jackson's ridge and also
in the Hunnel field. Steps are be-
ing taken to discover the miscreant
but with what success we dc not
know.-Spirit of Democracy.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-31
HOUSE BURNED.
A Teamster and Family Left Destitute
Defective Flew Caused the Fire.

A Teamster and Family Left Destitute
Defective Flew Caused the Fire.
From Thursdays Daily.
Yesterday the house of Clarence
Beagle on Buffalo Creek south Of
this city was destroyed by FIRE. The
fire occurred at noon and had gain
ed much Roadway before it was dis
covered. 1t was impossible for
Mrs. Beagle to save anything from
the burning building. Mr.. Beagle
is teamster and is employed by
the Tri-State Gas company on its.
line which is being laid to Steuben-
vile. There was no one about the
house except Mrs. Beagle, possibly
two or three small children, when.
the FIRE occurred. She was pre-
pairing dinner and had built a
hot FIRE in the kitchen stove
and it is supposed that the building
caught fire from defective lue.
The roof was enveloped in flames
before the fire was discovered and
efforts to extinguish the blaze were
futile. After it was seen that it
was impossible to save the building
she tried to move some of the
furniture out but the excessive
heat prevented this and she was
compelled to stand aloof and watch
her home and all belongings burn.
The family is left destitute. Mr..
Beagle was in the city this morn
ing and stated that everything he
had left was the working shirt and
overalls which he wore.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-31
The Best Remedy for FIux.

Mr.. John Matthias, we'll known
dealer of Pulaski, KY, says: "Af-
ter suffering for over week with
fux, and my physicians having
failed to relieve me, I was advised
to try Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy, and have
the pleasure of stating that the half
of one bottle cured me-" For sale
by c. w. Grier & Co., druggists.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-31
Has Located Here.

DR.. Elwood ]. Miller, practical
dentist, of Chicago, has rented
rooms Nos. and q in the Nc
Coach block and will locate in this
city. DR.. Miller has practiced for
the past two years in his native
city and comes highly recon-
mended. His Office paraphernalia
has arrived and will be put in place
as soon as the rooms which he will
occupy can be vacated by Mr.. and
Mrs. w. J. Steele.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-31

Frank Chambers is in Wheeling
this afternoon.
Detective James Mehen, of Park
ersburg, was in the city this after
noon.
Misses Hattie and Sue Irwin are
visiting relatives at Wanamaker for
a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Slemaker re-
turned today from ten days stay
in Atlantic City.
Frank SHETLAND returned today
from an extended stay at points
about the lakes.
Col. Bob McEldowney and Capt.
B. T. Bowers, of New Martinsville,
are here this afternoon.
DR.. West and wife have returned
home from a ten days visit to At
lantic City and other summer re-
sorts.
Miss Edna Armstrong, of Olean,
N. Y, is the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. w. L. Armstrong, of Cath
crime street.
Mrs. Albert Bennett, who has
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. ].
w. Henderson for several days, lett
this afternoon for her home in Pitts
burg.
Mrs. Horace SHETLAND returned
this afternoon from Maysville, N.
Y, where. she has bsen visiting rel
atives and friends during the past
month.
S. Ingram of Stringtown, Is a
business visitor in the city today.
Mr.. Ingram is largely interested in
the oil producing industry in that
locality,
Marsden L. Colvig, of Wheeling
was in the city this morning. He
left early for Elk Fork to watch
the Glendenning we'll in which he
is interested drilled in.
]. H. Caldwell, of the oil produc-
ing firm of Caldwell & Boyer, ar
rived In the city today and will re-
main a few days to look after his
interests in this section.
George w. Henry, of the Henry
Oil Co., left last evening for his
home in Chicago, after spending
several days here looking after his
interests in the oil field.
DR.. Grier, of Sistersville, visited
friends here Sunday evening last.
Home seemed to have lost its chief
attraction for him for the time be.
ing.-Clarington Independent.
G. Ed. Foster, of Warrington,
who has been in the east for some
time, arrived in the city yesterday,
and will be the guest of his father,
G. E. Foster, of the Atlas Oil Co.,
for short time.
T. J. McAndrews of Sturgeon,
Pa, a practical boiler maker of that
place has moved to this city and
will erect shops near the depot.
We wish him success as well as
tender him hearty welcome.
Miss Ora Barbour, of MarinSo,
ILL.,, arrived in the city last evening
and will be the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. Ira T. Barbour, of Brown
Betty street, and her cousin, Mrs.
T. R. Cowell, of Hill street, for
some time.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-31
From Thursdays Daily

From Thursdays Daily
Henry Lowther, of Charles street,
has moved to Benwood.
| A. J. Yoke is down the river to.
day leasing land for syndicate:
Attorney c. N. Matheney, of ST..
Marys, is here this afternoon on
business.
Auctioneer Leonards returned
to his home in Parkersburg this
morning.
E. L. Benton, prominent civil
engineer, is down the river today
on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Ullom were
called to Burton to attend the funer-
al of a grandson.
Mrs. Kore Queen returned today
from an extended visit with rela-
tives near Marietta.
Mrs. P. H. Gaffney was taken to
the Haskins hospital, Wheeling,
for treatment today.
Prof. J. L. Jones, superintendent
of schools at Bridgewater, Pa, is a
business visitor here today.
c. R. Kerr went to Wheeling
this afternoon. He accompanied
Mr.. Bluestine to the hospital.
Archie Leonards, of Pittsburg, a
we'll known contractor, is sojourn-
ing in the city for few days.
Col. R. M. Jennings, Of the Ka
nawha Oil company returned to his
home in Pittsburg this morning.
Rev. T. A. Anderson returned
home yesterday from an extended
visit with friends in Pennsylvania.
Dan DAILY, who has been at Mari.
eta and Parkersburg for few
days, returned to the city last even
ing.
J. c. Mcmahon, a we'll known
contractor of this city, left this
morning for Parkersburg on bust
ness.
Mrs. Martha Lemley, formerly a
resident of this city, but now of
Moundsville, is the guest of friends
here.
Mrs. Stoneking has bought the
Norton home on upper Wells street
and will occupy it in the near
future.
Mrs. Mary c. Fleming has gone
to Oakdale, Pa, and other points
in Pennsylvania to spend two
months.
w. B. O'Neill, the we'll known
architect returned to Marietta this
morning after spending few days
in the city.
Mrs. c. F. Hosford returned yes.
terday from Butler, Pa, where she
has been visiting friends for several
days at her old home.
Mrs. DR.. G.. S. Wells went down
to Bens Run yesterday, where she
will spend week or ten days with
Mr.. and Mrs. Sci Wells.
Howard G. Kraft, of the Hotel
Hosford, left this morning for his
old home in Parkersburg where he
will visit for short time.
w. J. Steele will move to Mari
eta. He and his wife have been
occupying rooms in the McCoach
building for the past year.
Attorney G. H. Roberts returned
to the city today from Parkersburg
where he was called by business
pertaining to his profession.
Samuel Kerr, the photographer,
who has been the guest of his par
ents at Urbana, Ohio, for couple
of weeks has returned to the city.
Thomas Marshall, of Little, w.
Va. is in the city today. 1t was
on his farm that Capt. Jones made
the strike of the year on last Fri
day.
Miss Elva Lawrence returned
home this afternoon from Emlen-
ton, Pa, where she has been the
guest of relatives for the past
month.
Rev. F. P. Former is the guest
of Major Moore. Rev. Former re-
sides in Writ county and is min
lister we'll known in the Christian
church