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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-20

The French are beginning TO interest,"
themselves IN. the welfare Of animals
\ sign of the new spirit Is the outcry
made all over France at the recent
scandalous bull and lion fght at kou-
baiN. II Is true that society aSasns.
cruelty 10 animals has long eXistea ae
paris. but II is not very militant one
hears Of IL iu general only Wheh u
makes it's accounts public at the end
OF the wear The cruel condition OF INC
horses OF Paris is witness to It's i.'''e
ardor. and no truer epgram runs iha'
that which credits Paris with being the
horses sheol. =,
Tbis r,ovement then. In recent. NJ.
zolo was tho pioneer Two years ago
his newspaper articles on tenderness
to boasts were looked upon as an &C.
centricitv His enemies called him
scof1nglv. "L'Ami des Betes.
Since then the idea has made strides.
iournal called LAmi des betos has
neon founded. q cemetery for dogs has
b.op opered. which though u created
. sensation. has been well received.
ami tEo volumes Of essays have Just
,,npaarcd. written hy academlcians. 'of
:, nom one b. Pierre Lott that deVo;r q
coreid, Yahlc space to invoking pity Tor
beasts
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-20

Wen inland. where they had assaulted
ana captured the town of EkoWe. Panic
ensued. JIG IVES said that Pearson ana
MS men We're starving. and it was
known that any day might De- ther
last Iuf the strength OF the Zu'us seem
ga enormous. Lord Chelmsford was 'in-
Pl"iod 20 move 20 the front ana relieve
INV hrfoic little garrison. he IriuSel
10 40 30 until the arrival of '.-euior,'-
menus ana. although his action was SEE
NefelN criticized az the time subs luen'
events Justihed his extreme caution. ~
was two months before &. OOO men again
'Fosscn the frontier and fought Their
way 10 tkowc. Here complete VIC
'"l1 was Won and the beleagucrcd gar
iispn OF white men rescued.
me reckless bravery of fhn +ulu'
maze every victory a costly one. how
ever anu at the end of this campaign
~ was felt that Zuluiand was not y.t
overcome. So a second invasion WAS
planned and. although the English
wiped out The stain of that first awful
defeat every foot OF ground had 90 be
fought for. So by the time S.r Garnet
Wolseley arrived on tho scene and
completely broke up the military power
of The Zulu, disarmcd the natives ana
divided the country into fs districts
with an English resident over each,
here Nerc many people in England
who felt that the territory. nD matter
what its eventual value. was too dearly
paid for and that ~ had been "a mistake
ever tp take up the sauahhlr of the
Boer with his black bn.thren
Al any rate. the Boeis never show q
i--i'4-'I AL 'r'.s
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-20

ors and bands and flags. all ready for
their coming fight with the Boer. Kilt
ed Gordon highlanders and officers,
swarthy faced from service in India.
fuddy checked Yorkshiremen, black
laced Afrldl troopers, jangling and gilt
teflng generals fresh from London.
horses and pack mules machine guns
ana mountain artillery, ammunition
ana provisions-all are being landed
from the transports here day after day
ana hurried TO the front. Everything
is hustle and business. and everything
goes TO show that when England faces
Dom Paul and his troops this time il
VIII be only after elaborate and patient
preparations
III is felt at the Cape that Chamber
lain has played waiting game until
the war office got things in a little bet
Ter shape, and this charge the Dutch
IN the colony are continually ninginc I'D
TO the supporters OF the. home govern
ment. Here in Cape Town many street
quarrels have already taken place.
certainly the Dutch do not love the
Anglo-Saxon.
Shoot straight. praise God and hate
tho English has always been the re-
lieion Of the Boer. There has been .
ten about Transvaal war. II has
been said that such a calamity would
hiring upon the Anglo-Sa Saxon i'm Africa
the undying enmity of the Dutch Even
though England conquered and sub
dued the Boer. II has been said. such
I'm event would only arttfe-- -ttf,-nnepd-
ing race hatred that would for all time
De menace and a source of unres.
rms sounds very pretty, but is none
inc less nonsense. The race hatred
Is there already. IL. does not need
any developing It always has beon
there. SO long as the Transvaal ov-
lists IL will continue To he thers
war or no war the two antooo-
nistic races. differing in life. IN char
a9ter, in religion. would continue an
tagoniStic till the trump OF doom To.
day the Transvaal as IL stands is ~
the Englishman an anomaly and ar
anachronism. IL Is moss backod
bowlder damming back the stream ~
African civilization. Either that stream
must be diverted and thrown back or
the powder itself must be swept away.
'hVe Schreiners maudlin sentimental
ity about the btcolic Boer and his nm
washed vrouw is as Intellectual as the
last bleat OF the lamb which her Same
hucolic Boer burgher kills for his
breakfast.
England no longer despises the Bocr
one can sec that by the troops she -
pouring into the Cape. Time was when
the English officers believed that ma
ton that never washed could never
fight They were cured OF that at
Laingsnek and Majuba. They see that
they have been playing into the Beers
hand too long Now they are going 20
meet him with his own weapons and try
90 give him a dose Of his own medicine.
This one secs by the character of the
troops that are now landing here every
day. They are not raw office boys
sruffi- london. as was once the case.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-20
Great BrtainS PATHWAY In the Lower
Portion Of the Dark Continent
Has Not Been StreNn
With. Roses.

nUDYARD kIPLING once wrote n
N poem i'm which he claimed that "
England was mistress of the sea
she had dearly paid for that honor I'm
blood.
The same holds good with England in
Africa. She has grabbed land. She
has elbowed the Boer back into the
twilight shadows OF the untrekked will
derness time and time again. The
blacks she has bullied into submission.
and from Cape Town 10 Lake Tangan-
yika she has Haunted the union jack
But for all this she has paid her price.
on the dark continent during the last
30 years has been spilled the best blood
of Great Britain. One cannot help re-
membering these things as one stands
In the busy streets of Cape Town and
sees day by day the newly arrived
Tommy Atkinses as they step ashore
~ the boatload with their bright coll
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-20

impending struggle their own miscon-
duct had provoked was painfully mani-
fest This made It a matter OF the ut
most Importance that an, Transvadl
should join the proposed confederation.
Jealous of their liberty and udepend-
ence the Beers would agree 90 mo- suco
move, and so. IN n quandary and 'oaliz
ing the necessity for immediate action.
the British official pcrcmptorily declni-
cd the republic annexed ana the gov
ernment was duly taken over. u was
a nigh handed act but il was bitterly
paid FOR In blood. Not only were The
Beers themselves as q matter of course
universally disaffeCtcd, but they handed
over Co the government of England an
theiF tribal difficulties and h0stilitle-,
winch was 10 keep her African forces n
service for many troubled day.
Ia 1870 the Beers had made certain out
faScous demands Of Cetewayo. the most
important Of which was rcCtidcation
OF the frontier I'm such manner th't
"A good Slice Of the Zulu territory would
iall within the bounds Of the South A.
rican Republic. After investigating tha
matter. England realized tho injustice
ut the Bucr claim. but the new attitui.
or the aroused Zulus made 10 necessary
Tor The vcrelgn power to back up the
claim of her appropriated dependency.
That was the beginning of the ZuIu
war war that cost England daat.
The English invasion OF Zululaud was
directed toward Uluudi. the capital. and
troops were hurriedly sent 10 the front
But the first step across thr frontier
was attended by terrible disaster.
The English troops under the et,si4-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-20

or young Tommies who scarcely
know what a rifle IL. No. indeed.
They are the old and experienced
Gordon highlanders, the cream OF the
imperial service. hurried over from In
dia, with the scars OF Dargai Ridge
still On them. There are. too. hardened
officers, old campaiguers who have
sneaked up the Pathan hillsides under
CALLING fire from heather sharpshoot-
ers. There are even the converted
heathens of India themselves. logged
out in queens uniforms, ominous look
ing Afrids
III the Beers shoot straight, these
Afrldi Indians shoot straighter. They
outshine the Dopper for pure personal
courage. The Afridi needs no transport.
The Bocr moves rapidly and mys-
teriously over the ground. but the Af-
ridi moves even more mysteriousiy.
and. as English troops have found ou;
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-20

! iA AleANsrlNA NaAtt tNts
cd hot. FINALLY
Funston told Meredith that he had told
an untruth. They were standing in the
aisles OF the house at the time, one
on the Democratic and the other on the
Republican side
They Immediately made rush for
each other. As the desks are in a semi
circle, they both rushed toward the
speakers desk 50 as 90 meet IN the ops1
space in front OF II.
Reed has been watched during MANY
exciting scenes IN the house. hut *
was afterward remarked he never ex-
hibited such symptoms OF compete
alarm as when the fiery old man from
Kansas and the warm child OF Nir-
ginia organized for battle.
Meredith was neither young nor Old.
He was elderly in years, but as stalwait
and active az As as a man Of 80. Fun-
ston. on the other hand. carried weight
for age. Large of frame and apparent
ly sturdy his white hair and mustachc
nevertheless betrayed how time had
dealt with him and reduced his
strength lie was not match for the
Virginian. and probably would not have
lasted minute il the tight had oc-
Cured.
But members seized the two before
they met and held them. The mace.
that symbol OF supreme authority, be-
fore which even belligerent members OF
congress bow deferentially, and which
is sometimes designated affectlonately
as the Eagle Bird." and disrespectfully
by employees OF the house as the
Goose was brought forth and The
storm was alayed.
Funston had. however. manifested
spirit which aroused admiration. and
afterward Meredith took occasion 20
! apologize for his own display of te;a-
per and TO compliment the old man
upon his courage and readiness to fgh..
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-20

.t.l ,,,oian Bee ausc you have oni-
choly light over ,our door
he entrance.
our happy European dashed into the
house OF this excellent man. wakened
him. and took him off TO his lodgings.
II presume YOU are the best proc-
titioner in this city?' he said TO his
compaion as they went along,
What makes you think 500"
Because you have only three lanterns
hung over your door while all your col
leagues have dozens displayed on their
house fronts"
"Ah. is that the reason?N calmly re-
piled the pigtailed Celestial The tact
is. I only lately set up In practice ang
have had but three patients
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-20

this. and for this reason has always re-
sisted passionately, though perhaps
more or less impotently, the graduai
but insidious encroachments or the
Anglo Saxon uitlanGcr ln this fact
may he found a key 10 the present SIT
uation in southern Africa.
HERBERT w. ENSTON.
l,.n. rnANn
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-20

hama. where he wiii takc au Important
part in public affairs
Governor Johnston of Alqbama grant
ed "a unique pardon 20 John F"stph' "
negro ~ Russell county. Boston M"a
serving term for stcaling rhichshs'
and u's, gol eI'por 81 9nlSk hlnl q PARDON
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-20

new form of
athletic exer.
else hc had
learned on his
trip. ana We're
rather disap-
pointed, though
somewhat awcd,
by seeing him
peaceably en-
gagged writing
editorials.
Funston once
bad "a row witn
Representative
Meredith ia the
house. and the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-20

says that what most impressed him
during his enj"orn iu London was the
number of heIIIins he observed ou tho
FldcWalks
kcntaro kan.ho. thc hrst Japanese
foo receive thc dcsrc" Of H.. -. from
Harvard. D. oH hi. vas back 90 lok0-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-20

of Bath. which the queen bestowed boo
person
new idea for The bi'l collector tonnes
FROM Louisville. Whcf Manuel CorsicU.
q r"tired organ grinder. being unable tn
collect three months rent due. ON
house Do owned and had leased. TOOK
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-20

his iu-iiumcnt TO the house aud played
10 steadily until the tenant assisted hy
uierng n"ighbors. raised the mon.'
owed and paid d. This ness method in
thr case in point required only thfce
hours
VI. Zola De- nothing lf not unique. lie
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-20

upon condition hat ipf y month- ~
should not boy steal "t tai NA'ii'''
chicken or any portion their'A
Grand Duke AleNondcr hichari'Fien'
hcir % thc gussian tfnnf. nndS ~.
favoiite recreation in tbc study o'
botany, Nat et'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-20
HAD ONLY THREE LAMPS.

A somewhat vexatious law In China
every doctor after dark ID
hang UP in front of his house as maHy
lighted lamps as he has sent patients
into the next world. one evening Eu-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-20

cruiser Calliopo safely out OF Npia h1r-
bot during The tornado which destroyed
iho Trenton and. tho Nandaiia Tho
feat brought to him the Compsnionehip
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-20

T. o y e a n, VINO
was staying IN
Peking on busi-
ness, set out in
search OF a doc
tor for his wife.
who had been
suddenly taken
i'll. He called At
the houses OF a
good many. but
was deferred by
the large num-
beT of lamps ex-
hibited before
each. At length.
after tramping
about for sew
eral hours, he
came to the
house OF a doc
Tor where ,Ily
I hrce lamps
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-20
MEN OF NOTE.

Among the rear admuala of the Bri;-
ish navy that have lately retired was
lloUry e. Kane & -. vh" won rcnown
tcu years ago uh.n d. brought the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-20

shed a melan-
choly light over
[ h q entrance.
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Because YOU have oni-
three lanterns hung over
. our door"
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-24

CALL HEADQUARTERS, VEL
LINGTON HOTEL, WASHINGTON,
July 23.-There Will be neither war nor
arbitration over the Alaskan boundary
dispute. It will be settled by amicable
agreement between the United States
and Great Britain. one nation making
concessions on this question in return
for concessions by the other on some
other question at issue between the TWO
governments.
This was the view expressed this
afternoon by an official having much 70
do with the pending negotiations Re
ferring 70 Sir Wilfred Laurier's speech
in the Canadian House OF Commons
yesterday. in which the Canadian Pre-
mier declared there were only two ways
by which the difficulty could be set
REHABILITATION or war-the official
said significantly: Sir WiIfred Lau-
rier is merely stating to the Canadian
Parliament the recognized methods by
which civilized nations settle contro-
versies There are three methods
first. by mutual agreement: second. by
a resort 10 arbitration. and third. by
war Sir Wilfred has neglected 70 men,
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-24

named Gregorio Agripay. with the in
surgents. is trying TO lead a movement
for the independence Of the church IN
the Philippines from the Spanish
priesthood He has issued a proclama-
ton declaring himself vicar general Of
all the Filipino priests in the districts
outside OF American control on the ISL
a-d Of Luzou. and is melting the priests
to disobey the regulations Of the
church and bTotherhoods. The Arch
bishop OF the district has issued bull
communicating Agripay. and this
action has increased the feeling be
tween the FiHpinos and the church.
The Archbishop threatened to ex-
communicate the owners OF Spanish
papers publishing announcement Of
Protestant ard Masonic meetings.
whereupon an American paper warned
him that he might be bundled out Of
the island like any disturber Of the
peace if he should incite religious ami
mostly.
The Dominicans have begun the pub
Hcation Of a newspaper under the title
Of the Libertas. for the purpose of de-
Tending the brotherhood
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-24
NEW LABOR
PARTY TO Be
ORGANIZED
Endorsed by Delegates
and a Convention Is
Called.
Special Dispatch TO The Call.

RTEW YORK. July 23-Hundreds
N of delegates representing the
Vi trades unions in the Greater
New York we're present to-day
at the regular meeting of the
Central Federated Union. at which the
organization Of the new labor party
came up for discussion.
The project was enthusiastically in
dorsed by the delegates. number Of
speeches being made in its advocacy.
A convention was formally called for
August :. The place Of meeting to be
announced later Every union and re-
form body in the city OF New York
will be asked to send delegates and an
organization will be effected.
At the meeting to-day Samuel Prince,
president of the Central Federated
Union. presided.
Master Workman John NJ Parsons
and District Master Workman Pines
were among the speakers. and the for
mer. spoke strongly in favor OF the new
political movement He said the time
for action had arrived. and that the
unions Of this city must either show
their power as American people, or go
down TO destruction He asked that
treasurer be appointed TO act as Gus
todian of the fund 10 be raised TO aid
the strikers. This was done and dele
gates Of various unions then pledged
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-24
HORSES DISPLACED
BY THE AUTOMOBILE
Newport Society Leaders Empty Their
Stables to Make Room for Elec-
tric Carria Ces

NEWPORT, July 23.-The horse has be-
gun To disappear from Newport before the
rush Of the automobile into popularity.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. DrexeI. who had
as fine a string Of horses as were ever
brought 10 Newport. have disposed of
some Of their fine stock 10 make room
in their stable at Ochre Point for cleo
trio carriages.
The change is admitted 10 be a radical
one and is the prominent topic of conver-
sation at clubs and dinner parties
The Drexels are counted as among the
leaders at Newport. so the fashion they
have set in displacing their horses by au-
tomobiles is likely to be followed by many
others. and it would not be surprising if
horses were depOrted in large numbers
before the season is at an end.
The DreXel stable is being changed
about considerably to suit the idea Of its
owner as to the proper means of loco
motion about town, while the few fIlies
that remain are having a doleful time of
it, possibly wondering which is to go next
Mrs DrexeI received to-day a handsome
automobile Of the Stanhope phaeton va
riety which she will drive herself
Mrs Herman OeIrtChs, whose rides on
automobiles has been confined to, unfre-
queuted places. is now sufficiently conf
dent of her skill To visit the buster parts
Of the city. She astonished her friends
on Saturday by doing her shopping in her
automobile on crowded and narrow
Thames street
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-24
TROLLEY CARS ARE
RUNNING I'M BROOKLYN

NEW YORK. July 23.-The fact that
cars were run on all Brooklyn lines
under headway to-day shows that the
strike is practically dead. To the sea
side resorts traffic was more general
than it was last Sunday, but the public
did not take advantage OF the i'm
proving service, probably owing to the
fear of possible disturbances, which
have so far marked the aftermath of
the strike.
Strike leaders admit that the Brook
lyn ,apid Transit Company ran more
cars to the seaside resorts to-day than
on any day since the strike was de-
CIared. Presi lent ROSSiter was jubilant
on Saturday before leaving for Cold
Springs. and reiterated the statement
that the strike practically was over
He said
The strikers have prided themselves
on the fact that they had been able
to tie uD traffic to COney Island, but
they cannot boast Of that now. for to-
morrow we Will be able 10 carry all the
paSsenger who want 10 go TO the isl
and or other resorts near the sea [
am sorry for 49, men who were led
astrs ~ professional agiJatOrs. 1 am
still WillinC to take back the men who
left their positions on the Brooklyn
Heights lines but l am determined that
none of the Nassau line men will be
reinstated as mOtormen or conductors
In strike headquarters the men OF
the Nassau line assembled to-day
Master Workman Parsons did not ap-
pear. District Master Workman Pines
was busy trying TO encourage the strik-
ers He told them that even if the
strike should be unsuccessful they
would still have the satisfaction OF
knowing that they had rebelled against
the evil system OF hours and wages
introduced and maintained by Rossiter.
M. Pines added that if a certain sec
tion OF the press and corporations
fanCied that the strike would be over
in a day Of two they would soon dis
cover that they were badly mistaken
He also said that by Tuesday or
Wednesday all Of the lines Of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
would be tied up as tight as drum.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-24

would make in return 1t is felt by
officials of the administration gener-
ally that while it may take time and
the exercise of considerable patience TO
work out a final solution of all pending
questions. such a solution will uIti-
mately be reached in nefghborly
spirit and without any clash or serious
straining Of relations between the two
nations.
Senator Fairbanks. whose report
on the Alaskan boundary com
personal observations. and who has
personal observations and has
had great influence in determining the
policy CT the administration. would not
discuss Sir Wilfred Laurter's speech
nor would he make any comment on the
present situation. saying that all that
any member Of the Joint Commission
could properly say regarding the yarf-
Gus questions before them was con-
tained in the statement agreed TO by
the two sides and given out at the time
Of the adjournment of Congress last
winter.
It can be said. however. that Senator
Fairbanks is firmly Of the opinion that
the boundary question can be settled
by amicab BILE agreement if both sides
will exercise patience.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-24
DETROIT WILL HONOR
EX-SECRETARY ALGER
Reception and Parade TO Be Followed
by an Indignation Mass
Meeting.

DETROIT. July 23.-Plans for the recep-
ton Of ex-Secretary AIger upon his return
to his home city were partially completed
at a meeting he'd this afternoon. General
Alger will be met by the reception com
nittee al some point on the route from
Washington. On his arrival ne viii be
met by all the marching organizations OF
the city which care 10 join in the demon
stratiOn.
The general viii be escorted TO the City
Hall where a formal presentation to the
gathered crowds viii be made in front OF
the hall by the Mayor and the Governor.
Then there will be a public reception in
the corridors of the City, Hall, followed by
ory where opportunity for the expression
OF sentiments of prominent citizens will be
had.
Governor Pingree during to-day's meet
ing favored the idea of holding genuine
Indignation meeting following the pub
lie reception. Mayor Maybury raised the
question whether such expressions would
not embarrass and displease General Al
ger rather than otherwise, but the Gov
ernor's mass meeting idea prevailed.