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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-07

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-07

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street Boston Mass, private residence.
Appointments made. JAMS 1mo.
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-07

Time tables giving full Information 40
10 local and through train service may
oe obtained at Providence station and
stations below.
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-07
WARREN AND BRISTOL BRANCH

Elcctric cars ICuVN MAfKet EQuaFe
Providence, at G1J. 715. e.lb. Ills a
M: 1.15. 3.l5. 400. i.15. 5.l5. SID. 7.1S
1i.i5 D. m. Sundays-7..6, sl5 a. m:
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27
BIGGEST STONE EVER QUaRRIED.

Vinalhaven. Me. Sept. 2G-There has
lust been cut from the Palmer quarry.
FIVE miles from this town. the largest
and one OF the most remarkable pieces
of stone ever taken from mother earth
anywhere in the world. It measures in
the rough state sixty-four feet in length
and Is eight feet and six inches thick
by seven feet in width, the total weight
being $40 tons
When turned into cylindrical form IL
will be fifty-four feet in length by six
feet and three inches In diameter. and
will be the first Of eight columns which
are destined TO support the great dome
OF the Episcopal Cathedral OF ST. John
the Divine In New York. FNo of the
eight columns are TO be of this size
while the other six are TO be OF the
same diameter and iifty-two feet in
length
The company here has an enormous
lathe. capable OF turning out shafts
twenty-five or reven thirty feet I'm length.
but here is a shaft which is double th!r-
ty feet and has four feet NOR, TO spare.
In this emergency mechanical skill
was again called into play. and there IS
now being built for this special work
a lathe costing $4,000 or $50 900, the
plans for which alone cost over $500.
When this magnificent machine is set
I'm motion the task of getting the coll
umns IN readiness for their important
mission In New York's great cathedral
will begin
The largest stone ever quarriel at VII
nalhavcn before was the monolinth for
the Gen. Wool monument. which was
afterward erected IN New York. This
shaft weighed 1T5 tons.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27
ADVENTURES OF A LINEMAN.

Michael McManus. a head lincman
OF the Scranton PsD Illuminating.
Heat and Power Company while work.
ing on a 40-foot pole few days ago
received a shock which caused him to
lose his hold and fan. The supply
wagon was standing directly beneath
the pole. and In falling McManus land
ed I'm sitting position ON the back
of one NJ the mules attached To- the
wagon The team ran away. with Nc
Manus IN semi conscious condition
cunklnE 10 the animals back. \ coi-
nsl1h WIN an ic. wagon threw No
Manus to the ground diroctN I'm front
W rapidly approaching trolley car.
lie 'taNled out OF harms way ju.t i'm
lle lHck ~ tiinn ANA when asSistanca
i-achtd him was engaged in hehtmE
OF frothy- -mouthed dos that seemed
intent On finishing The lob which SO
many other agencies failed to accom-
phsh, Strange as IL may seem. hc r
sald 20 have gonn ~ work as usual Tho
next next day. This story was told by Nc.
! Manus' helper.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27
A BUTTON CODE.

Major Putnam Bradlee Strong. son Of
eXMayor Strong. who is home from
the Philippines on furlough, has had
no end of experience out there. and he
tells OF them i'm the most interesting
way. one OF the best stories OF the
major was related yesterday.
When the major went out TO the Phil
ippines he spoke Spanish 10 slight
extent, but was utterly ignorant Of the
rudhnents OF that polyglot language
known as the Tagal dialect. lie has
picked up more on less OF Il by now.
When he first got there he acquired
servant. or rather the servant acquired
him says the New York Tribune.
Somehow or other the servant who
was bright-eyed Filipino. attached
himself 90 the major and couldn't be
shaken off. He didn't speak word Of
English or Spanish. and his Tagal talk
was unintelligi Therefore, he was
no help. and could only surmise what
was wanted The major dressed him
up in an improvlsed livery. The coat OF
this livery was garnshed with a half
dozen glittering brass buttons. While
studying this impressive array OF but
tons an idea came into the majors head,
ana he Immediately put it into effect.
He took the boy solemuy aside and tied
10 the tOpmost button OF his coat a
cigarette. To the next button he az
tached a cigar. To another he tied a
small Gun. ont of which coffee was
drunk To ano her he tied glass
-vfrfVfI WIS rT-rr IT -rTvp C0UU0g drlnks
and 50 on. When he had the boy prop
erly decorated he stood back and sur
Veyed him with satisfaction. Then by
means of signs, he conveyed 'e ida 20
his newly acquired servant that each
button meant specifically the article
attached thereto. Then he removed the
articles and began experiments II
didn't take the native long u realize
the system. and after that it was plain
sailing. il was a case 81 touch the but
tons and the native did the rest
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27
VETERANS OF 1872

The annual report of Henry Clay
Evans. commissioner OF pensions, re-
Gently made public, declared that me
only surviving soldier of The war OF
lSl2. on June 80 last. was Hiram CrohN.
Ava. Oneida county New York state
Death however soon claimed him aiter
the year had erided lie was ~ years
old. and served for forty days I'm capt
Edmund Fuller's New York company
during the year 1914. Death had also
removed during the year the only other
surviving pensioner of that war, hlea-
ger Smith. who lived at Danbury' ~ IL.
Mr.. smith was a man with reooro
of which he was proud. He wrote 10
member OF the New York Mail ana EN-
press stan shortly before his dea'h
that although he had ~assed the one
hundredth milestone, and was Well on
his Wav toward the one hundred ana
FIRST he was still i'm good health lie
Vas born In Grafton y. H., on May TO-
t-qS and had five brothers and two Sis
ters. .,.... 81,
- was the Oldest of my brothers,
hp said. "and have outllVed Vheii
twenty years. | have no disease anu
nv health Is very good. / nave never
been sick enough in my lie TO nave
Tben ne added. as If giving what he
considered was the reason Tor ms re-
markable longevity and health:
never have used tobacco or intoNlcat-
The movement Of troops was not so
easily effected IN the early part oI the
century as i'm the Spanish American
war and 10 was more dil4cult 10 secure
uoops. as s shown by air. Smlth eA-
perience. for he was drafted when only
ie wears old. I'm 1914" he said, Il was
drafted in Nathan Johnsons company,
Thlrtleth regiment in Grafton, on the
5th of October. | left my home win III
of my comrades on foot Tor foflS-
mouth. y. H.. and arrived Jncre on the
third day hale and hearty 1 ala not
serve i'm any battle nut was ready Tor
duty az any time. | served as private
IN capt Joshua Marriams company,
Edward Sizes regiment. | returned
home with all my comrades but one
who died i'm the army
MY father was farmer. and ! al
ways followed that calling. / lived
with my father until December, 1870,
when [ married Mary Reed. My wife
died in 1870. | had four sons and one
daughter. / settled i'm Grafton, where
my home was unfil | came 10 Danbury,
in 1873. 20 live with my daughter, and
she Is the only one left of the fgIoily.
EMiah Bowlder Glenn. who died in
Newark two years ago at the age OF
1oi years was an interesting character.
He entered the service earlier than Mr..
Smith. and took part i'm "A battle with
the British near Baltimore Only
short time before his death Mr.. Glenn
gave q description Of the engagement.
remembering names Of comrades and
describing their positions In the fight.
He took great pride in voting. having
cast his ballot for every Democratic
presidential candidate from Jackson to
Bryan.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27
THE WINDOW IN THE TENT.

IL never pull down the window at the
top to let in little fresh air when | go
10 bed" said the old soldier. to a New
York sun reporter. without thinking
OF how we used TO open the window in
the tents in the army in war times. An
A tent. seven feet square at the base
and running up. wedge shaped to a
ming down the middle Of the back to the
maze comfortable enough quarters for
four men IL you could leave the tent
open. which was equivalent TO leaving
or the front of the house; but If IL
was cold or rainy, and the wind blew on
the front OF the tent so that you had to
close it. why then you wanted ventila-
tion somewhere, and you got IL by max
ing an opening in the back OF the tent.
There was a seam overlapped, rum
ming downthe middle of the back To tho
tent from the edge pole TO the ground,
and we used to cut the stitches along
the seam up near the top of the tent,
and sprea dthe sides apart by putung
a stick six or eight incnes long across
the middle. making there a diamond
shaped opening. about "A foot long,
which served the purpose admirably.
The mems guns stood at the end of
the tent butts resting on n piece or
cracker box,the barrels held in some
sort OF a holder secured To the tent
pole If the wind changed on some
rainy night and came around TO blow
against the back Of the tent. the rain
would come I'm on the guns and on us.
and then somebody would get up and
shut the window, that is take the stick
out and let the canvas come together
again there and then open the tent a
little at the other end. at the front.
This all used 10 seem kind OF strange
then. somehow. though practically il
was lust what I would have done I'm the
old house at home, and just what I'd do
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27

extraordinary mental and physical de-
veI0pment and though doubtless he has
suffered a good many disappointments
in recent years it would have been
thought from his life history that he
would easily have risen superior 10
them Iie was ore OF the most widely
known, railroad men In the country and
had no end OF friends throughout New
England and I'm railroad circles every
where. one OF his inventions was the
Allen stateroOm ear. which railroad
men used 60 call Aliens dream" -four
of which were built for the Old Colony
and are occasionally run ON the Con-
solidated today. we believe. II was call
culated to replace the Pullman and
Wagner cars. but although IL was an
original conception that commanded
a good deal OF attention, she travelling
pubic did not take TO it with particu-
lar cordeiity.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27
ARCTIC IRON ORE DOCKS.

The Scandinavians are about to con-
at the terminus on Ofoten ford, Nor
way, of the railroad OF the Gelllvara
ironmines in Sweden. The harfbor will be
about 1870 miles north Of the Arctic
Circle. The ore docks 20 be built there
will rival those OF Lake Superior in size
and convenience. Tie trains laden
with ore will be run out on the quays
the bottoms of the cars will be opened
and the ore will be discharged into
great -pnckelA-ap-tAe- 4f-be-lette. The
steamships tied up at the quays will be
loaded in the same way, the floors of
the ore pockets sloping at such an angle
that when the doors are open the ore
Will be carrie. by gravitation into the
holds OF the vessels. They will be
loaded at the rate OF 1000 tons an hour.
and fifty 10 eighty men will be able to
handle 1,200, 600 tons OF ore I'm a year. ac-
cOrding to the New York sun.
This news is of the greatest interest
70 British iron manufacturers because
Sweden is likely TO be their main source
of iron ore for many years to come.
The mines OF Bilbao. Spain. have long
fed the blast furnaces Of England With
much OF the iron ore that country has
turned into pig iron but Spanish mines
are almost exhausted, and Sweden is
coming to the front as the source of
rhe British supply. The Swedes have no
coal with which 20 Smelt their ore. and
they are therefore willing to sell their
product abroad. The most famous CEN
tire OF their iron mining Is at Gellivara,
not far from the Baltic. and consider
ably north Of the Arctic circle. IL has
an apparently ineXhaustible supply Of
ore and FOR years a railroad has brought
IL down 60 the Baltic for shipment. Rut
as this narrow arm Of the sea freezes
over I'm winter there are only four or
'five months navigation I'm the year. and
the railroad has not been a first-class
success This is the reason a railroad
is now building from Gellivara across
Sweden and N0rwayto Ofoten where the
warm Influence Of the Gulf Stream drift
keeps the fiords open the year round
and ~ constant supply OF ore may
be forwarded from this new Atlantic
port TO the British blast furnaces
The Swedish ore contains little too
much phosphorus to be very easily
reduced but otherwise il Is regarded
as among the best iron ores. The ex-
penea OF mining IL is very small as IL
can be Shovelled by machinery in open
cuts upon the cars as is the case with
much Of our Lake Superior ore II will
r-t cost much over 81 a ton delivered at
Ofoten, and IL is expected that tho
freight rates on the ore vessels will be
low. The iron from this ore is mn arr
passed for the manufacture of tool steel
bicycle spolSes. harness mountings
horseshoe nails and many other arti-
cles. our blast furnaces obtain Their
ore from the Lake Superior mines al n
cost Of about 30 cents n ton freightage
aud IL is not likely that tranaporta tion
charges on the swedish orc can be nxcl
at 50 low a figure
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27
SUPPLANTING THE MINE MULE.

One Of the recent developments OF
electricity is the equipping OF coai
mines. Cutters. drills. pumps and loco
motives. as well as lights, are now run
in the mines by electric power. AS
above ground. electricity is rapidly
supplanting animal power for traction
nurposes. and the faithful mine mule,
Characteristic OF mines the world over
for hundreds OF years. is fast being
ousted by the electric motor.
The little electric locomotives Wmch
are now coming into use in all the
larger mines are apparently freaks IN
electric construction, but are In reanty
marvels of careful design and up-to-
date engineering. Although only thirty
eight inches high. so as TO allow run
ring through the lowest shafts. tney
vet weigh 43O0 pounds, and are capabls
Of hauling long trains OF coal or ore
cars up the stiffeslt grades. The motors
and running gear are OF the best and
protected from damp and dust in IN
pen1ous fashions. Room is cunningly
devised for an operator TO SIT at either
end of the truck and run the iocomo-
tive. all the levers and handles being
within easy reach. consioeraoie speed
can be secured from one OF these loco
natives though, as a rule, the gait
taken is slow.
Compared with mules. the new loco
motives have been found TO be far less
expensive in operation. since they re-
alrire much less human attention 10 DO
q given amount OF hauling. The first
cost alone stands in the way of almost
universal use In mines, and Yis is be-
ing steadily lessened. Az tne preseht
ate of adoption. the mule will be turn
ed ,,,t about the time that his cousin
the horse. is supplanted by the auto
IL
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27
CAUGHT A MONSTER RAY FISH.


One Of the largest ray fish ever
caught in Galveston waters was landed
on the beach here recently says the
Galveston News.
Four East End young men. J. Harrt Z
son. Gus ana Fred Schmiech and VIII
Nlomeyer, sitting on the veranda AT
Tolex's place, espied the monster dis
porting in the. gulf not far from shore.
and determined TO give chase. Procur-
ing boat. harpOon rope and knives,
they were soon alongside, and after
some skillful maneuvring Mr. harrison
succeeded IN driving the harpoon hoins@
Ihe Dig fellow made the water poli
Tor "A Few minutes and then started
for the deep water OF the gulf. drag
slns the boat after him at lively speeu
Tor TWO or three miles. He then slacN-
ened, Whlch enabled the men 10 pierce
him Wlth long knives lashed TO pores,
when, becoming exhausted ana weak
from loss OF blood, he gave up ana al
lowed himself TO be towed 10 the beach'
slow and arduous task, Upon reacn-
ing shore 10 was found life was eNtlhc''
ana attaching the end Of the rope 10
one or his feeders he was dragged by
about nifty men and boys TO place ON
the beach.
he measured IL feet inches across,
from Tip TO tip OF his hippers, Is feet
iiom nose 10 tip Of tail. , feet over MS
mead feet acros his cayernous mouth.
INTO which boy could crawl and lie
down his depth from ground 10 PACK
is 20 inches. and his weight .s estimated
at 400 or 2000 pounds. His thick skin
Is nearly black. and feels 10 the touch
like India rubber. much like a porpoise
IL is thought by some that he was
blown to these waters by the late hur-
ricane.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27
MIXED AS1ROLOGY WITH MEDICINE
PROVIDENCE, *. 4.

DR.. Luke D.Broughton. who practiced
astroiogy and medicine in this city ana
IN Philadelphia for many years, died OF
Bright's disease on Friday, at his home.
AT 6s Washington square, South. says
the New York sun. DR. Broughton was
born in Leeds. Yorkshire, i'm 1928 His
rather. who also was physician and
astrologIst, came to this country, and
the son was graduated in medicine in
Philadelphia. He moved to New York in
1868.
IL was DR.. Bfoushton's custom, when
patient consulted HIM, 90 his son said
recently, 10 proceed to TIE erection OK
chart OF the heavens at that moment
ana at the moment of the patients
birth. BY intently studying these he
professed 10 learn whether or not the
illness would b fatal If death was fore
told Dr. Broughton did not torture the
doomed patient with remedies; he SIM
ply made the last hours as easy as he
could. From the chart however. II 1t
were favorable. he was able TO dag
nose the case much more satisfactorily
than from the patients own ac-
count OF his symptoms. DR.. Broughton's
son is responsible for the statement
that there are four or five physicians
now in the city who combine the prac-
tice of astrology with that of medi-
cine
The following account OF the way in
which DR. Broughton foretold his own
death was given by his son: Those ig-
norant or astrology must understand
that the heavens are mapped and di
vided into twelve equal divisions; each
division is called house" The stars
that appear in the various houses at
the hour of mans birth determine his
fate. The sixth house for instance. has
to do with events into which sickness,
servants and small animals enter. and
the eleventh house with friends and
hopes. Venus was In DIR. Broughton's
eleventh house at his birth, signlfying
that he would have many profitable
friends. especially among women. This
is the way he foretold his own end:
"In his chart at birth the sun was the
giver of life. II was partly afflicted;
this prevented DR.. Broughton from ever
being robust. Last winter when. by
transit. Jupiter came TO the opposition
of the suns place at birth. DR.. Brough-
ton caught a cold from which he never
recovered. His death he expected about
September 10 or 16, when Mars, by tran
sit. made the sign of the moons place
at DR.. Broughton's birth (alSo Saturn).
He lived Through this period and then
knew that the fatal time was when
Mars came to the opposition OF his suns
pIace This occurred on the afternoon
OF September 21 He died at 4 a. m.
Septenher %" DIR. Broughton had
over 5000 birth charts of various per-
sons who came i'm to consult him when
they felt the need of his advice.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27
STUDYING SPANISH.

The University of Chicago, through
its class study department. will make
n special effort during the coming year
70 arouse an interest in the study OF
the Spanish language and literature.
Plans are being made 10 form all
classes at the university. at the Col
lege for Teachers, at the Newberry
library. and elsewhere in the city, TO
begin the first week i'm October. AS a
reason for this move IL is argued that
tho commercial Importance OF Spanish
fo, the people of this country hardly
ran be- overestimated. says the Chicago
rrihune. and that South America, Cen
trail America and Mexico, with an ag-
yrerste Spanish speaking population
~ AZ 900 600, find their natural market
hero. that Porto Rico has been annexed
and susn.sh established as its official
.anu,Iage: that cuba and tho Philip
Inc. are to hold close relations with
~ I'nited States. and that with the
snan nish trade must come Increased use
80 tho Spanish language.
Tsuf "a a stronger and higher motive
Cor taking up the study Is set forth
he argument that he who knows
sn,nish posscsses the key to great
nteroture and that from the point ~
,,iav, of pleasure OF ~ culture spanish
a. as worthy ~ study as English. Ger
nan French or Italian.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27
NO CRIME TO STEAL ELECTRICITY.

In Germany the theft OF electricity Is
evidently not conS.d .dered n crime, for in
recent appeal which reached the SUI
preme court the court held that those
properties are wanting In electricity
which would he necessary 20 constitute
it movable object in the sense Of the
law and electricity must be reckoned
as one OF the energies of nature. like
light. sound and heat.
The laws relating to larceny provide
only arains. ls theft OF movable
bodies and therefore would be consid-
cred inapplicable In this case
Three mechanics secretly attached
wires 10 the circuit In the house where
they lodged. and thus had their room
lighted without expense They We're
scntenced. and the case was brought 10
the supreme court. with the result
noted.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27

THERE is one merchant in New
York who Will not close his establish
ment for the Dewey holidays. He Is
Charles Broadway Rouss. tho old-timer
of lower Broadway who is blind but
still supervises his tremendous busi-
ness. He has standing offer OF mill
lion dollars for anybody who will cure
his blindness. He has made 1t prac-
tice and principle never TO take a
holiday and although he is a patriot
and a great admirer of our Dewey he
will make no exception TO his life long
habit now. He probably feels about II
as did the late George w Danielson
who once remarked that I'VE have an
eternity TO rest in
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27

THE trolley car management ls al
ways between two fires at this season
in trying 20 please the patrons who kick
against the bloomers at the first chill
weather. and t1ose who consider the
cool fall days as the very choicest for
an open air trip over the suburban
routes. The former being in the ma
jority the bloomers are gradually with
drawn to the grief of the latter class.
It's hard 10 please everybody, especially
in the trolley car business.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27
NOW that we have recovered from

NOW that we have recovered from
the shock OF the admiral : sudden arriv-
al all hands appreciate his wisdom i'm
taking plenty of time to get his ship
and crew in shape for the festivities
and the convenience that the commit
tees will appreciate in being able to
make ahe final preparations with de-
liberation. Admiral Dewey is far
seeing fellow in the little things as well
as the big.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27

THE admission OF the supreme court
judges OF New York before the Maze;
committee that they had contributed
sums varying from thousand to ff
teen thouSand dollars 90 the campaign
funds TO secure their elections Is not 81
strange because IL Is expected that
judges Will tell the simple truth. But
the representation that most OF them
made that they could see no reason
why such contributions should not b,
made is distinctly disheartening 20 sucf
folks as have a feeling that the bencf
should be above reproach. The argu
ments Of some Of the judges to sustain
this view would do credit TO a Phila.
delphia lawyer.