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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-17
FIREBUG AT WORK
in OLD SEEkONk.
Burr's Barn, Wagon Sheds and Re-
pair Shop Burned==OWner Severely
Injured While Saving Horses.

was forced to pass through the flames
and he inhaled a great deal of the fiery
air. which seriously affected his throat
and lungs. He soon became delirious
and I'm his raving and struggling to go
back to the fire the combined strength
OF several men was required TO restrain
him. He was taken into the residence
of 5. B. Rathbun, opposite the burning
barn. DR.. Moore was summoned from
Rumford to attend him and the doctor
said his condition was serious. Mr..
Burr is a young man. 23 years of age,
and he only embarked in the ice busi-
ness last March.
Meanwhile the barn was destroyed
and the flames had communicated to
the big shed. and the old Burr home
stead. now occupied by S. b. Rathbun,
was in great anger for a time, owing
to a change in the wind. At o'clock
this morning the flames were still rag
ing, but the fire was under control. The
barn. which was owned by Irving Chat
fee. was valued at $4,000, and was in
sured The contents owneu by Mr.. Burr
which were destroyed are considered
worth about $1,000. Mr.. Burr was not
in condition to make any statement.
but ~ Is believed his loss is covered by
insurance.
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Doors aad windows made at Tacoma
go o. England. Africa and all parts or
America.
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panged for Murder.

London, Ontario, May 17.-Marion
Brown was hanged today for the muir
der OF Constable Michael Toohey on
June "a, 1898.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-05-19
ONE BARON'S ILL LUCK.

Baron Brunnerboum has finally been
arrested in st. Louis upon a charge
of vagrancy, because no other COM
plant seemed to be strong enough to
premise a cony iction. He has spent
his brief term in the St. Louis jail
very philosophically. He seems to be
not at all ashamed of himself, but
when he heard the sentence f1nlng
him $100 for vagrancy he bowed
grandly to the judge and asked air.
lily for a stay of execution long enough
to give him time to leave town. He
speaks f1ippantly of American women,
saying that in New York the females
whom he met literally threw them
selves at him because he was baron.
There seems to be no doubt that he
is the son of an impoverished Aus
trian nobleman who had been driven
into trade to support his wife and
children. Baron Gregory, as he
called himself, is evidently in dis
grace with his people at home, wnere
it seems he was source of ruinous
expense and constant annoyance to
his people. The baronial estate, OF
which he talks so pertly, is still IN
existence, but like many such ancient
holdings, it has passed from the con-
troll of its hereditary owner to whom
it was never anything but an expen-
sive burden.
The vagrant baron of whose dis
tinguished presence Chief Desmond
had just rid ST. Louis, was undoubt-
edly we'll educated, spent some time
in the Austrian army and associated
with men Of his own class in Europe.
He told people that his sister is Lady
Bitulph, the wife of an English peer
and lady in waiting to Queen Victoria.
He also claimed acquaintances with
Albert Edward Prince Lichtenstein
and a host of titled foreigners whose
habits he aped and the use of whose
names helped him into the society in
st. Louis to which he was best suited
by nature and training.
AS matter of fact, young Baron
Bernard Francis Gregory de Brunne-
boum was quite as noble in name and
lineage as many of the successful for
tune hunters from Europe who an
nually transfer a few large bank &C.
but this particular baron. in spite OF
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-05-19

pitfalls, and even then, so long as no
inquest is required, the police hear
nothing of the matter and the muir
derer in intent goes free-the hospital
doctor has no time to denounce mar
derers; he only patches up their work.
repeat that, from my own personal
knowledge, and from solemn discus
sions on the matter with many broth
er medico, murder, cruel, wilful, and
deliberate. is constantly being done
under doctors eyes-especially by
means of poison.
FORBES MITCHELL.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-05-19
CASIN'S STRANGE DEATH.

A letter from Guatemala dated March
IL: says: Calvin Casin, an American
friend of Ezeta, the dethroned mon
arch of Salvador, walked over the cliff
a few days since near the port of Aca-
Julia, and was dashed to pieces on the
rocks below. Nobody believes that the
act was suicidal, though he declined to
take food for a couple of days prior
to the occurrence. 1t will be remem-
bered that Casin made a fortune in
Salvador variously estimated at from
S500,000 to $1000,000. He shared Eze-
ta's exile, and participated in the ex-
pense of a sloop on which Antonio
Ezeta and he sailed for California
couple Of years ago. Ezeta died in
Panama in poverty, and the same fate
overlook Mr.. Casin."
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-05-19
French SwindIer's Trick.

Paris Messenger: The Paris police
had recently been looking for a SWIM
der. A few days ago it was found
that his death had been registered: !:
Whereupon the papers in the case were
duly docketed and put away. But what
was the surprise of detective inspec-
tor who had known him well, and had
noted the fact of his death, to come
across him yesterday following a
funeral to the cemetery. On mixing
with the mOurners the detective
learned that the body being borne to
its last resting place was that of the
living man who was following as one
Of the mourners. TO avoid a scene he
allowed the ceremony to proceed. and
then took his man into custody. The
latter explains that, his brother hav-
ing died, he conceived the idea of SUBJ
stituting his own name and papers
with tie view Of putting the police off
the scene and evading his punishment.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-05-19
IN THE FROZEN NORTH
BISHOP OF THE ARCTIC
REGIONS.
His Diocese Lies in the Trigid Zone,
and He Travels Thousands of Miles
Yearly Faithful Labors in Polar
Lands.

Right Rev. Peter Trimble Rowe is
the bishop and head of the Episcopal
diocese of Alaska. His territory is a
vast one, and involves almost constant
travelling on sledges, in row boats and
afoot. In the course of his preaching
and diocesan duties he has travelled
between 5000 and 1000 miles year
regularly since his appointment. He
is quite a young man. being only 35
years of age, and prior to his elevation
to his present position, three years ago,
he was Episcopal rector at Sault Ste.
Marie, Mich.
Bishop Rowe is now in the Western
states on brief furlough and will re-
turn to his field in May. In a recent
Interview he made some very inter-
esting statements concerning his work.
He will cruise among the Aleutian
islands during the coming summer,
visiting Indian settlements, and in the
fall will come down to st. Michael and
spend next winter visiting the mis-
sions in the interior along the Yukon.
While travelling he wears the regular
Eskimo dress of reindeer skin. With
regard to the healthfulness of the Arc
tic regions, he says the natural hard
ships incident to life in such an incle-
ment latitude, together with lack of
a wholesome variety in the food, are
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-05-19

upon farm at Stradbroke in
Suffolk, for over twenty-one years,
and is probably the oldest in
England. 1t is the produce of a field
of wheat grown in 1877, when prices
ruled somewhat high, and the owner
declared that he would not sell it for
less that 30s per coomb. AS the mar
ket value has never risen to this figure
he has vigorously kept to his word,
and the stack remains unthrashed to
this day. Externally, it presents quite
an antique appearance, and glance
at the illustration will show what hav-
oc the rats have made: and every few
years, when the stack is re-thatched,
the blackened straw contrasts strange
ly with it's new roof.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-05-19
had maltreated his children. Helen

had maltreated his children, Helen
Wilder boarded the steamship and in
vestigated the charges. She found that
the captain for some slight offense had
locked the children in a state room for
several days, keeping them on brea1
and water. To the surprise and in
dignation of the protesting captain this
young woman promptly marched him
down the gangplank and straight to
Jail.
But arrived there, she was told that
be released. So the steamship put off
for Victoria, the captain vowing VEN
geance When he landed there he
found that local society for the
prevention of cruelty had been request
ed from Honolulu to take him in
charge, and was met with formal re-
quest to explain things. In this way
Helen Wilder followed him up and en-
deavored to have him punished for
breaking the law as she claimed.
Other women in other cities have been
made special officers. But Honolulu
claims that there never was special
officer like Helen Wilder. She wears
her star constantly and she uses the
power which it gives her constantly
Helen Wilder is as much part of
Hawaii as is Mauna Loa. Visitors
never fail to ask who she is. For with
close-cropped hair and confident stride,
her soft hat and shining star, she new
er fails to attract attention. Hawaiian
society, which is itself complex and
odd, does not often frown upon her
eccentricities.
They like her because she is bright
and original, because her personality
is as refreshing as it is peculiar. They
recognize her clear-grained human
worth. Men who are tired of the inane
or the clinging vine act find in Helen
Wilder a cOmrade who is interesting,
amusing and altogether charming.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-05-19
KILL WITHOUT FEAR.
CRIMES PERPETRATED UNDER
EYES OF PHYSICIANS.
How Assassins Escape Forced
60 Hold Their Tongues Through Fear
That Proof May Not Convince JuPies
of the Crimes.

Even the horror-fed public of to-
day might well be temporarily startled
by the statement of Sir Crichton
Browne, that wicked persons with a
modern scientific training might poison
with impunity. Doctors are charged
with creating scares, but if most of
them spoke all they knew they would
tell the public not what might be, but
what is-that murder under the very
eyes of careful doctors may often be
done with impunty."
First, particularly note this fact, for
it has a vital bearing on what l am
going to say. There is scarcely one
poisoner of the present century ulti-
mately brought to justice, who had
not served a sort of horrible appren
ticeship to poisoning, and knew that
1t might generally be done without
fear. Scarcely one of the list has there
been who has not poisoned others be-
fore those in respect of whom the final
trial took place. Drs. Pritchard, Palm
er and Lamson. and Neill-Cream, and
the hag as to whom a great judge said
to Montague Williams, who had de-
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-05-19

ate Aunt Lizzie's goodies and listened
to her stories, for which she is noted.
Then youth asked, ''Who is the fun
ny looking girl who wears stars? She's
) freak" The question made those
who knew the truth see stars. Helen
Wilder goes wherever her duty calls
f the checkrein of the swellest turn
ut in Honolulu is drawn too tight she
commands the driver to stop and un-
fasten it. Fear she has never felt.
Coolie, Jap, Kanaka or white man, she
arrests them all, in spite of threats.
Let the drivers overload the buses, or
the Waikiki tram cars pull out over
loaded, and out will come her hand
cuffs. She will brook cruelty toward
neither children nor animals. 1t was
reported that the captain of steam
ship that put into port at Honolulu
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-05-19

responsible for nearly all the sickness
tions improved or instigated the eli
mate is beautiful.
'"The field for spiritual work in Alas
ka," he added, "is boundless, for in ad-
dition to natives, upward of 100000
white men have gone into the country
lately We had three missions three
years ago, but now we have twelve.
Polygamy prevails among the Eskimo
on the Asatic side, but it has nearly
died out in Alaska. At our mission at
Anvik, on the Yukon, one of the last
Indians who practiced polygamy was
shown the error of his ways in a forci-
BILE fashion last winter. He attempted
to discipline one of his four wives, and
the other three joined forces with her
and attacked him until he became con-
vinced of the evils of pOlygamy."
In his last report of the progress of
the missions under his charge, Bishop
Rowe gives some instructive facts. He
has eight clergymen engaged in active
work, two medical missionaries, one
teacher, six women (nurses and teach
ers), exclusive of the faithful, helpful
wives of missionaries, two licensed lay
readers, five native enthusiastically
five workers in all. The population
has, within the three years, probably
doubled. Educational work has pro-
gressed amazingly, and the schools are
rapidly extending. Last years work
by the bishop included visits to Sitka,
Juneau, Douglas island, Ketchikian,
Skaguay, Dyea, points on the trail to
the interior, Eagle City, Circle City,
Fort NSlkon, Fort Hamlin, Rampant
City, Fort Adams, Copper river, Valdes,
Orca, Unalaska, etc. He made two Wis
itations throughout southeastern Alas
ka, one to the interior of Alaska, tra@-
eled by steamer, small boat and on
foot 5000 miles, held 1855 public serv-
ices; preached SO sermons and 81 ad-
dresses, officiated at 40 celebrate as, l
marriage, burials, baptisms, ordi-
nation, combinations, and licensed 2
lay readers.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-05-19

When Lord Randolph made up his
mind to resign his portfolio under Sal
isbury he drove to the office of the
London Times and made known his
decision. He had shrewdly calculated
that after being so kind as to bring in
such ''scoop" in person the paper, al
though on principle opposed to him.
would hardly censure his action But
the editor of the greatest paper in
the world preferred principle to news.
On hearing of Churchill's plans his in
dignation knew no bounds. He took
no pains to conceal his adherence of
the scheme.
"This news is indeed enormously i'm
portant," he said; sit will make a great
sensation. But, if you choose to have
it so, you may take it to some other
paper, and not line shall appear to-
morrow in ours. The Times cannot be
bribed."
The nobleman left in a towering
rage and the Times scored him unmer-
cifully in it's announcement of his res
ignation.
Bismarck himself once revealed to
Mr. De Blowtz, the French corre-
spondent of the London Times, a
scheme to overthrow the French en-
pire. The German government. jeal-
Gus of the increasing power of France,
intended to pick some petty quarrel
with the other, invade Paris and level
the city to the ground. The iron chan
cellor had long opposed the plan, and
now, being utterly unable to cope with
his enemies, divulged the matter in
hopes that England might interfere.
England long watching the growing
mower of Germany, did interfere; the
balance was maintained.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-05-19
LANGUOR HAVANA
How WOrkmen Take Their Own Coop
Time-Haste a Stranger.

Time-Haste Stranger.
Just at present the building occu-
pied by the Times of Cuba has been
undergoing series of repairs. These
repairs have been going on for a week
and at the present rate they are apt
to go on for some months to come.
The repairs are much needed, but they
are entirely under control of a Spanish
landlord who has been in the islands
SO long he doesn't know how old he is.
The workmen are Cubans and there
are two gangs of them, one directed
by master mason and the other by
a master carpenter. Their methods
form an interesting and unique study
to one who has no interest in the
welfare of the Times of Cuba. For
example, the master mason, who is
black, comes strolling into the build
ing about 8 o'clock in the morning,
followed by three or four little blacks.
They stir up mortar and the black
master lays three bricks and then
goes off to breakfast, which lasts
about two hours. He then returns,
smoking a cigarette, and lays two
more bricks, when he is called away to
see a sick cousin. He may return
again, or he may not, but his total
days work, with the assistance of his
little negroes, averages the laying OF
five bricks. The carpenter, who is a
white man, keeps apace with the ma
son in the amount of work he does.
He drives a nail, then rolls cigarette
and then he strolls off to a neighbor-
ing cafe, leaving his two helpers roost-
ing on a plank. 1t is no wonder that
rents are high in Havana. The won
der is that any such houses as are seen
here today were ever built at ALL
Times of Cuba.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-05-19
She Filled the Bill.

The theatrical manager looked up
from the bill file on his desk and scru-
tinized the young woman carefully.
so you want to be featured, do you?"
he asked. Eyes, sir" was the reply,
as the woman tossed her head and
filled the air with the soft, soothing
odor of peroxide. Have you a past?'
inquired the manager anxiously.
'Two of them" was the quick retort.
"Two of them; how's that?" Zone
died, and I've been divorced from the
other" ,"-Detroit Free Press.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-05-19
FAMOUS "SCOOrS"
How tho First Publication of some Bis
Events Were Secured.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer: Of
the long list of important bits of new.
caught by chance in the journalistic
world none surpassed the manner in
which a New York paper secured the
account of the sinking of the British
man of war Victoria some years ago.
AS may be remembered, the unfortan-
ate craft was rammed in a naval ma
neuver off the coast Of Algiers. A
coasting vessel brought the news to
little station of a Dutch cable COM
pany, which promptly sent the news
to its headquarters. The European
correspondent of the New York paper
caught the tip from friend in the
employ of the company, and, hasten
ing to the British admiralty office, laid
the catastrophe before it. He was
laughed at for his pains, but never
theless cabled all he could get on the
matter to his paper. Two days after
the thing was world news, but the
Londor~aapers had been obliged to
porary the most startling piece of news
Of the year.
When the news of Gladstone's in
tended resignation was first published
few people in all England believed it to
be true. No one could realize how he
could relinquish his commanding posi-
ton. However, the premier was in
earnest and confidentially mentioned
his determination to a friend at res
taurant. A waiter happened to over
hear him and, fastening to the Office
of a leading daily, offered to sell his
news. 1t was said that he received
81 500 for it.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-05-19
A Boarding House Conundrum.

when is a olaf like a hen in hot
water?" inquired the facetious board
er, addressing nobody in particular.
"I don't know" replied the landlady.
please tell u.s." when it is a chick
en- stew" was the rejoinder. And a
deep hush fell upon the assemblage.-
New York Journal
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-05-19
HIred Girls in Germany,

If a servant in Germany falls sick
ber mistress is not allowed to dis
charge her, but must pay AZ cents a
dav for her hospital expenses until
she is perfectly well. The wages Of
girls vary from s2.4O to $7.2O month.
with board.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-05-19
Competition Too Keen.

Il see Crimmins' building is more
than half empty again." Eyes. He
rented the second floor to a brass hand
and the third floor to populist de-
batting club. and they both got m,d
and left"
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-05-19
REMARKABLE WHEAT STACK.

The stack shown in the accompany
ing illustration has been standing
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UNITED STATES DECLINED.
TO Accept Agreement as to Divis-
ion of Samoan Island.

Washington, Nov. 27.-The
United States has declined to
accept the agreement as to the
disposition of the Samoan islands
reached by Great Britain and
Germany. 1t was possibly the
leaking out of some information
to this effect that gave rise to the
report circulated in European
capitals recently of the develop
ment of a serious hitch in the
negotiations. AS a matter of fact
there is no serious hitch and the
reasons which influenced the state
department here in rejecting
the British German arrangement
when it was submitted for ap-
proval related entirely to minor
matters and touched rather upon
the form than the substance of
the arrangement. Having reject
ed the tentative treaty submitted
by the other two powers our gov
ernment has in turn, and at the
instance of the other parties, pre-
pared and submitted draft of a
treaty which it is hoped will be
acceptable to all three powers.
This is now with foreign offices at
London and Berlin for considera-
ton, and it is confidently believed
here that it will receive unani-
nous approval not differing in
principle, as already stated, from
the original project.
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English Puzzles Him

"The other day" writes Eli
Perkins, IL met a French gentle
man at Saratoga, who thought he
had mastered the English Ian.
guage.
How do you do?" said, on &C.
sosting him.
'Do vat?" he asked. in a puz-
Zled manner.
IL mean, how do you find your
self?"
"Salre, | never lose myself"
You don't understand me; 1
mean, how do you feel?"
How | feels? On, | feels
smooth; you shust feel me-"
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