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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-30
FILIPINO MINING.
Gold Is Gathered In veD PImIlAs Fashion In tho
fhiIpplnes

In mining the Filipino uses two Tools
only-a wooden bowl and a washing
board. These are OF great antiquity,
and form part OF the household furni-
ture OF every DWELLING in the mining
districts.in gold getting they are crude
and wasteful In the highest GeGree. All
the iioat gold is lost, ana only rch
deposits can be worked with any profit.
The process OF amalgamation. indis-
pensable in American mining, Is quite
unknown In the Philippines. only that
the streams are often rich in gold'suoh
mining as this would yield no returns.
But so abundant is the precious metal
in some localities that after heavy
rains grains OF 1t may be picked up, on
village streets.
do not wish to convey the idea that
the natives are quite ignorant OF the
process OF quartz mining. Ihey 90
work some OF the richer veins an
crude fashion. breaking the rocks Win
hammers or grinding them @ader heaVy
stone rollers. turned by buffaloes. me
crushed rock rs then washed IN theIr
usual piliiltlNe manner. lHVs i'' -, =
plosives. and no blasting Is done lhSy
possess no QUICKSILVER and know nom, nom
ing OF the art OF amalgamation. Inc
idea OF pumping out the shafts mas no.
penetrated their minds. and the water
is baled out with small buckets maue VI
palm leaf and holding about TWO sil-
Ions. These are passed by lines OF Worh-
men from hand to- hand. This, the llihe-
honored method. is quite sausiactIy
TO them though 1T would be lntoleraply
tedious to miner OF Anglo, oaAoi,
blood. And even this crude methou oi
working is not pursued with systenia'-
ic diligence. The Filipino has no fancy
for steady labor. He works in the mines
at the intervals OF his labor in the
fields. when he happens TO need lew
dollars TO gamble in the cockpit. AS Tor
laying up treasure for the future. 9he
idea IL unknown to him. There lies the
gold: there IL has always been and al
ways will be. Why need he trouble HIM
self to gather more than the hour caIs
for? He. can always turn his hands 20
it when other resources fail. Yet even
with this indolent and wasteful way OF
working, thousands of ounces OF the
precious metal have been gained.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-30

CHRISTMAS-Passe away. at Fail
River Mass, 29th inst, Mrs. ELIZA
christmas. widow OF Charles Christ
mas. aged SS years and months.
DONNELLY-In this city, 2gth inst,
Patrick Donnelly.
GOOD-In this city, 9th inst, Katie T..
Good.
HAwLEY--In East Providence, II. l.,
2Sth inst, Elizabeth. wife Of Charles
Hawaey, aged AZ years.
KING-In this city. eth inst. Miss
Edna S. King.
MOWRY-In this city. 29th inst. DR..
Martha H.. Mowry. aged 81 years.
MtIILEN-In this city. 29th inst.
Dominick. youngest son OF Dominick
and Katie Mullen.
MURPHY-In this city. 10Th inst, Cath
arine Murphy, wife Of Peter Murphy.
and daughter of the late Thaddus
and Catharine Travers. aged ~ years.
o'NEILI--In this city. at st. Joseph's
Hospital Timothy II. O'Neill, NJ. d.,
aged i6 years.
PRATT-In this city 2sth inst. Cathe-
rine wife OF the late Charles Pratt.
PIERCE-In East Providence, 27th
inst. Galen Pierce. aged as years.
REMINGTON--In this city. 2sth inst.
Kate l.. o.. wife OF Albert a. REM
ington. aged 80 years.
RANDALI.-In Lakewood. 2sth inst,
Charles Randall. aged ~ years.
SCOTT-In this city. 2Sth inst. Betsy.
wife OF Walter Scott, aged ~ years.
months and 26 days.
SACK ETT--ln this city. 10Th inst.
Nancy Blake Parks. widow OF Adnah
sackett. aged 81 years
wARLAND-In Pawtucket, 2'th INST
charles A. Warland aged 50 years
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-30

Datto Mundi appears to be the right
sort. Just who Datto is does not APP
pear to be clear as yet but he is some
body OF the Philippines and he and his
associates are reported to have been
doing some lighting on their own ac-
count under the American flag and 10
have rhrashed a considerable body OF
insurgents. The war department takes
Il for granted that Datto Is a chief I'm
one OF the Islands of the archipelago.
but. whoever ne is, his presence is vel
come particularly just at this time
when faith I'm assumed Filipino friend
9lness has been considerably shaken by
the experience with the mayor Of Bali.
nag. who has been selling us out TO his
nghting fellow countrymen.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-30
TO DESTROY GRASSHOppERS.

Way down i'm the southwest corner of
Nebraska. near the Colorado and Kan
sas border. the farmers are having
some trouble with Ghe grasshoppers.
says the st. Louis POST Dispatch. NJ.
L.. Morse, an enterprising farmer OF
Benkieman. has improvlsed machine
Tor catching or destroying these pestif-
erous insects. and with IL he ensnares a
pushel every fifteen minutes. He took
Monarch hay-rake, with 2x4 runners
ana placed thereon galvanized sheet
IRON pans seven feet long. A horse at
either end furnishes the motive power.
inns machine is used In alfalfa fields
ruiiy Grown, and is big success. As
IL drags through the field the grass
noppers fly up against the screens or
uashpoards and thence they fall into
the pans. which contain coal oil.
ms IS marked Improvement on the
pan which many farmers have used
curing uhe plague of grasshoppers and
army worms-of dragging "A log over
the neid. While the log is efiicacious in
hniing worms, the number of grasshop-
prs escaping Is so great that days Of
eiiort 90 not avail 10 save a farmer 3
crop from the survivors.
REPORTS from various parts of Me-
praska indicate that nearly every crop
VIII yield abundantly this year. Claus
M Park, Douglas county farmer. has
IN recent years conducted an interest
ing experiment with potatoes. When
gathering his potatoes in 1896 he came
across a Hill which contained seven fine
specimens. The idea occurred 10 him
20 save these seven potatoes and see
how many they would produce in the
next crop. Accordingly the next spring
they were placed in hotbetis. and when
the crop was gathered. IT was found
that five pecks had been raised from
the original seven potatoes. In the
spring OF 1898 three of the five pecks
were planted. and the crop resulted in
eighteen bushels. The year was not a
good one for the potato crop, hut Mr..
Park considered that they did very well
under the circumstances. This spring
fourteen bushels were planted. covering
over an acre and a half of land. and Mr..
Park says that he lis sure that the crop
Will amount 10 more than 1000 bushels.
He will be unable to continue the ex-
pertinent on account OF the immense
multiplying power of the potato, but
he is very curious TO know how many
bushels OF potatoes he would have III
he were TO plant all this years crop
next spring.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-30
THOUGHTS OF A QUEEN.

The world will continue TO be inter-
ested in Carmen Sylvia as long as she
lives. 1t is not alone the fact of her
being Queen. nor yet that of her being
an author as well. which attracts the
worlds gaze 10 her. says a writer i'm
Harper's Bazaar Neither is II the
fact that her sorrows have been many.
One Us sometimes inclined TO think that
her confidential attitude has something
To do with IL, her readines 10 share her
own views and emotions with the
world. She makes no secret, at any
rate. OF the most OF them i'm her latest
hook. Thoughts of "a Queen" pub
llshed in French. Here is what she
she says about women:
"A woman is expected 10 give her
love freely, to take care of a household.
and TO educate her children; moreover.
she must be pretty. elegant ana Iowa
BILE. Yet. in spite OF all this. men say
that women are weak Among savages
the woman is a beastof burden amongst
Turks she is regarded as a creature
who is fitted only for luxury. Euro
peans claim that she il useful for
both purposes. When woman gives
herself away she fancies that she has
given a whole world: the man. how
ever. believes that he has simply ac-
quired posSe ssiOn OF a new toy. A wo-
man would be stoned if she began TO
do those things which a man OF honor
may do with impunity. A woman who
Is misunderstood is a woman who does
not understand others An unhappy
woman l. like "A flower exposed no the
wind for long time she remains a
closed bud. and as soon as she begins
10 flower she withers. Man often
gains his end through the brutal
OF an OK or bear: woman un-
der similar circumstances uses the tac-
tics OF the humorous mouse or those OF
he murderous snake that coils around
Is victim. A woman's virtue must
be Jftgn very great. since there are
many cases where II has TO suffice for
We"
What she says of suffering is worth
A beast when II suffers goes off a
one 10 some lonesome place. u Is only
nan who let's everybody know when he
= suffering"
The Queen forgets 90 mention how
yer. that out OF the spectacle of suf-
ering. sympathy. mans richest pos
es'siOn is born.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-30

A son Of senator Quay. graduate
of West Point and a captain In the
army. has resigned his commission TO
go into private business. This example
seems 20 indicate that service In the
army - not always 80 Fat a Job az
Billy Bryan would have Us believe
when he contends that war is being
mslnialned and the army increased
just 10 furnish such Jobs q fellows with
pull Indeed. abou. the only
cliizcn ~ any prominence who has
had a pft thlns n The military SER
v.Se s'nec tho VAR ~ith Spain began il
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-30

The Democratic national convention
OF 1864 voted the war a failure. The
Democratic national convention OF 1900
is likely also TO resolve thai the war is
a failure. 1t Is another war and most OF
the voters OF 1900 We're only kids IN
1864 But il is the same old Democratic
party and II hasn't learned anything ia
all the intervening years. 1t is sti!l
whining about things that are going
ahead being failures because they don't
go Backward.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-30

Rumors Of war in South Africa per-
sst every day or so. but we needn't
take any stock i'm them until the cable
correspondents drop Dreyfus and de-
vote their chief attention TO them. So
long as the proceedings at Rennes are
kept at the front of the newspaper
stage il will be the sign that all is well
elsewhere in the world.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-30

According to the reports from that un-
regenerate town all forms of gambling
have been ordered stopped in Chicago
with the exception of draw poker. That
is we believe about the situation in
Providence under existing reform regu.
lations.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-30

A young Swede has invented tor
pedo operated solsly by Invisible rays
OF light. which enables IL tc explode AT
will beneath the enemy's fleet In a
like subtle manner llostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters attacks and conauers all
stomach troubles. When sufferer
from constipation ,r dyspepsia or liver
complaint takes he Bittfrs be IL sure
OF one thing. s~on,s or lafer. and that
10 cure see that n private Hevenue
Stamp covers the neck OF the bottle.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-30

He thinks he's pretty smooth"
Somebody has been soft-soapins
him. Detroit Journal.
DO you think the automobile will ex-
terminate the horses?"
hardly we've got 10 have hOrsenair
furniture, you know. Chicago Record
Just look, Aunt Mary. "shouted blue-
eyed Mabel. as she pointed out of the
s,ateroom window ON the first morning
out' Just look az the water: II is ali
EAR. b'-
They praise the bee FOR industry.
I'd hustle. too. no doubt
~ me were nothin' eise fur mo
nan grand. sweet froe-lunch ro,,,o
Washington Star.
Now that We have dlsposod NJ an.
ualloon question" said the neaco 81,
gate az the Hague. "can anv ono tht,,,
Of anything else not vet of ans, ,,s,'..
,l'Hl use IN war that we can agree 70
Y'-Chicago Poai. :"
Miss Cutc-What maa, Ats. N,,,.
accept Choliy after rcfusino ht,,3 '''''N
Miss PERT tha ln,t.ea 80, -.
when she turned him down tbat 49,
couldn't let the chance fnf n bsr.,,1,,
escape ber.-Philadclphia Record.
Jim. lend me dollar"
How will you have IT. in auarters7'
Yes"
Sorry but ! haven't any quarters
Walks off.-clevelsnd Plain Dealer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-30

survey OF their columns suggests
that our metropolitan contemporaries
are Jealous OF the circulation boom en-.
joyed by the Paris newspapers because
OF the Dreyfus case and are trying 20
get up one themselves with the same
MATERIAL
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-30

Now that Shamrock has stuck in the
mud while being towed out OF Erie
basin precisely as she did when being
towed out Of her. launching berth she
ought 20 feel quite at home.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-30

The western part 81 Persia Is inhabit-
81 by a species OF camel which is the
pigmy Of its kind. They are snow white
and are on that account almost wbr-
shipped by the people The shah pre-
sented the municipality Of Berlin with
two of these little wonders. The larg-
est u 21 inches high and weighs 81
bounds The otner ~ four Inches less
but the weight is not given.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-30

Probably Dreyfus is the only man in
all history who was ever accused OF
forging his own handwriting. That
seems 10. be the idea advanced by the
curious NJ Bertillon. and II is no won
der that the accused is speechless at
the charge. When he RECEIVERS though
he Is bound TO laugh.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-30

The silence Of Dick Croker on the
Ramapo water job about which all the
New York papers, regardless OF poll
tics. are laundering, suggests that per-
haps he proposes 10 save the city
through the medium OF prayer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-30
A DOCTORS
Success With Grippe.
He Preseribes BRAZILIAN BALM,
Which not only effects cure in the most
critical cases. but i3 the only known remedy that
leaves NO evil results behind.

Miss Emma Rockwell of Kewauee, Ills. wreJ under date
January 2s "My mother 70 years of mas been
very, very sick with Grippe Her head ad lungs were af
feced The fever up 1o3 legrees The doctor
very little hope but ordered to give Brazilian Balm
all the time This stood first among the medicines Nothing
seemed loosen her Cough and reduce the fever like the Balm
Although the Pneumonia and her crt
cal ut brought her through all right It is certainly Won
derfu remedy, chief reliance in tie family all think
could not keep house without it."
Balm Grippe without leaving
fu, of wrecks to-day; reople
all
falls Insist on having and
this 81
81 bottle contains ee Ioxcoa
Table builder world
Manufacturing Chemists, In ianapoiis Ind
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
WHOLESALE
Hall Lyon Chambers Calder Co., Geo. L. Caain Co. and
Blandng & Randing
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-30

Billy himself. who. as Colonel of the
Third Nebraska was under fire at the
cameras mouth ON several occasions,
but otherwise wag nos pushed very
hard.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-30

The famous clock I'm the Palais de
Justice In Paris dates from 1870. and is
The work of the celebrated De Wick.
whose turrct clocks are The earliest on
rehoble record. The carved figures of
Picty and Justice anc the angels sup
porting the royal coat OF arms We're
executed by Germaine pllon. NJ Is be-
licved that u was the bell Of this clock
that rang the sgnai for the massacre
OF st. Bartholomew in 1s52
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-30

When they draw the color line i'm the
South 1t is observed that there are us
ually hundred white men or so at one
end OF the line and lone negro at the
other with the limb of "a tree between.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-30

With what jealous eyes must some of
the former Spanish officials wNo ruled
the destiny and pocketed the cash Of
Cuba regard that surplus of million
and a half.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-30

This In the time Of the year when the
excursion resort advertisement fingers
in the lap OF the theatrical announce
mcDa
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-30

Dom Paul seems to be actually starv-
ing for another meal of British ultima
tuins.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-30

Columbia Is reported to he all ready
for another trial break.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-30
THE NEWS
DAILY EUROPEAN HINT.

(Secured for exclusive publication In
The News by arrangement with Felix,
Rouff, Doucet. La Ferriere, Paquin and
other famous Partisan costume max
ers.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-26
SECRETARY ALGER's DEPARTURE.
Will Return Next Monday to Surreu-
der His Office.

Secretary and Mrs. Alger left mere at 7:55
O'Clock this morning for ThorndaIe, Pa.
where they will spend a few days with
their daughter. Secretary Alger will make
a short visit to New York city on private
business before returning TO Washington
next Monday to close up his official con-
necticn with the government preparatory to
the transfer of the War Department to Mr..
Root. the new Secretary, the following
morning.
Major Hopkins, assistant adjutant gem
eral United States Volunteers has arrang-
ed to sever his connection with the army
and resume the practice of his profession
in Detroit. Major Hopkins has served as
the military secretary of Secretary Alger,
and was his confidential friend and advisor
throughout the trying times of the Spanish
war and the subsequent nsurrection in the
Philippines. He has gone TO New York for
few days and will tender his resignation
on his return.
During the absence of Secretary Alger
and until Mr.. Root formally assumes the
duties of his office Assistant Secretary
Meiklejohn will have general direetton of
the affairs of the War Department
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-26
THREE WERE ITALIANS,
Status of the Men Recently Lynched
in Louisiana.

Count Vinci, the Italian charge here
had another interview with Assistant Sec
retary Hill at the State Department today
respecting the inquiry now in progress into
the lynching of the five Italians last week
in Louisiana. Governor Foster who was
requested by the State Department to ir-
Yesugate the matter, has not yet submitted
his report, but it has been learned moffi-
cially, that three of the five men killed
were undoubtedly Italian subjects, and two
We're naturaliZed American citizens
The exchanges between Rome and Wash
ington on this subject have been marked
by the most friendly spirit Our charge of
embassy at Rome was instructed to EXPRESS
regret at the occurrence, and to promise
an inquiry, and on it's part the Italian gov
ernment expressed entire confidence in the
correct disposition of the United States
ROME, July 26-An official communica
ton says that the United States Secretary
of State, Mr.. John Hay, has instructed the
American embassy to assure the govern
ment of Italy that the United States will
adopt every legal measure warranted bv
the facts to insure justice in the Tallulah
affair The communication adds that Sec
retary Hay has expressed to the Italian
charge daffaires at Washington the regret
of President Mckinley for the deplorabIe
occurrences.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-26
WATsON's MOSQUITO FLEET.
capt. Barkcr's Description of the Gum
boats PatrOiIing the Philippines.

The Navy Department has just received
from captain A. S. Barker. at the moment
VI seholhs IN command of the Asiatic sta
tlon, a report showing the characteristics
OF the fleet of gunboats which the navy
mad acquired from the army. Very much
is expected of these little craft for the
o1nclals of the navy maintain that the only
way the war in the Philippines can be ter
minated will be through the enforcement
or the strictest blockade even between the
islands, to prevent the insurgents from re-
celving ammunition and food supplies For
such bIockading work the heavy vessels now
IN Manila bay are not suitable, while, on
the other hand, these little army gunboats
are exactly adapted to il. Captain Barker
assigned each one of the gunboats to the
care OF one OF the big vessels of his fleet
to be known as the parent vessel and 10
man and equip and provision and arm and
generally care for the smaller boat
1he gunDOat neet consists of the Pam
panga, Ensign McNamee, commander 2O2
tons, four small guns, 80 horsepower and
twin screws. The Princeton is her parent
ship. The Paragua, POI tons, Ensign w.
Z. Davidson, four guns, 30 horsepower,
with twin screws. The Concord is her par
ent ship. The Samar. Ensign H. G. Nc
tarland, POI tons, four guns, twin screws.
The Oregon is her parent ship. The Albay,
Ensign w. III. Standley, three guns, 15l
tons, 10 horsepower, twin screws. The
Yorktown is her parent ship. The Mani
leno, Ensign Blamer; the Mariveles, Lieu
tenant Oman; the Mindoro, Ensign McCor-
mack and Cadet Lewis, and the Panay, En-
sign Lanins. are sister boats, with four
guns, AZ tons, I'D horsepower, and twin
screws. The first is fathered by the Charles
ton; the second by the Helena the third
by the Baltimore, and the last, by the Mo-
nadnock. The Basco, ~ tons, two guns, A
horsepower, single screw, Cadet DUNCAN
the Baltimore as a parent ship. The Gar
doqui, two guns, AZ tons, Al horsepower
single screw, Ensign Chester, the Monterey
as parent ship. The Urbaneta two guns,
AZ tons, "A horsepower, single screw Cadet
Wood. The Oregon is the parent ship. The
Elcano, $50 tons, and the Calamianes ISL
tons, are so far unassigned
Captain Barker has arrived at his home !n
New England and reported by telegraph TO
the Navy Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-26
CALLED ON SECRETARY HAY.
Mr.. Tower Will Leave to spend the
Summer at Newport.

Mr- Tower. the British charge. had an
Interview this morning with Secretary Hay.
presumably with reference 20 the Alaskan
boundary moGus. Nothing has been heard
from Ambassador Choate or this subject
for several days. Mr.. Tower caIIeI so say
goodbye TO The officials If the Gcpar:me
a he is leaving for Newport which Will be
tn seat Of the British embassy during the
Summer
There appears TO be a MISUNDERSTANDING
Il some quarters rs TO the history of the
perJIne proposition relative 20 a Canadian
free port on the Lynn canal under United
Sr2tSs sovereignty. The Canadian govern
Ii-eut never accepted that proposition rs the
bass icr even "a temporary arrangement.
They c!d demand The ccssiou outright of
sucH port. while the United States offered
10 lease Canada Il port for nominal con-
SD rratiCu so as to retain soverciSnt, over
the port. an arrange m ut that SOGI, have
been temporary in charIr-er and 50 well
adapted u serve as Il m0Gus. Both prop
Csitious were considered by the joint high
commission las; winter and both were re
jected. The latter is now again brought
forward, with what success cannot yet be
fOretOld.