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The Van Buren press., 1899-04-15
WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
F4rss Report Isasd By the Little Rock
Weather Bureau fer Isss Set
vsrr Eneoura<izk.

Following 5 the crop bulletin issued
by the Little Rock weather bureau for
the week ending April nth. 1sS2:
General sunmarFs
Continued cod and wet weather has
retarded farm work Flowing and
planting are progressing slowly. Some
corn has been planted, bit IS slow in
coming mp. 10 cotton has been planted
ret, except N the extreme southeast
section Irish potatoes about al plantedi
in some sections they are rottlng in the
ground Wheat and cats. generally, in
poor condition. Fruit OF a. kinds dam
aged 10 3 great extent. Following Is
the report by counties.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-28
WHO is TO BLAME?

Washington Feb. 2S-The statement
may be repeated that mp 10 this moment
there has been no demand sr request
from either owr own government or
that of Germany for the recall of any
officials at Apia who have been i'm
volved I'm the recent turmoils there. The
state OF the case is exactly unchanged;
each side has intimated TO the other that
n regarded the officials of the other az
at the bottom OF the trouble. The
United States has let the German gov
ernment know that IL looked upon Con-
sui Rose and DR.. Raffel as the disturb
ing elements, while Germany has not
failed To hold Chief Justice Chambers
responsible for much mischief While
neither the United States nor Germany
has formally requested the withdrawal
OF these officials. 1t is probable that
something I'm this direction may follow.
Both governments are awaiting fuller
reports from Apia.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-28
THE RACE OF THE OREGON.

Lights OUT And a prov turned toward
the south
And canvass hiding each cannon's
mouth.
And a ship. like silent ghost released,
Is seeking her sister ships In the east.
\ rush of water, a foaming trail
An ocean hound. I'm coat of mail
4 deck long lined with the lines OF fate.
she roars goood-bye at the Golden
Gate.
on, on. alone without gong or bell
Her black smoke rose, DER the oceans
sven.
Till the lookout starts as his glasses
show
The white cathedral of Callao.
4 moments halt, meath the slender
spirc--
Food, food for the men, ana food for
the fire;
Then out on the sea To rest no more.
TIN her keel Is grounded on Chile's
shore.
south, south, God guard through the
unknown wave.
Where chart nor compass may help or
save.
Where the Kissing wralths of the sea
abide,
And few may pass through The stormy
tide.
North. north, for harbor FAR away.
For another breath in the burning day;
For moments shelter from speed and
pain.
Then a PROV 60 the troplc sea again
lIomc' home. with The mother fleet to
sietp.
Tn the cali shall rims o'cr the awful
deep.
Ana the ben shah claug for a battle
there
and the voice of guns is the voice OF
prayer
Add one TO the songs Of the bold ond
free
When your children gather about your
knee
when tho Goths and Vandals come
down in might
As they came 90 the walls Of Rome one
night
When the lordly William OF DeI1rainc
shall ride hy that Scottish lake again.
when the Hlcssion spectre should nit ina
air
Sc washington crosses thc Delaware.
when blue eyes gieam from % golden
head
A. the story Of Paul Revere o. rcnd
when your BOYS Fhou ask "Nhat thr
guns are for
Then ten them The tale OF ne spanish
war.
ana the breathicss millions that looked
upon
The msichlcfs rnre of the oregon.
John J.. Mechan in Lcsiics Weekly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-28
PUVIS DE CHAVANNES.

Not since the early Italians has any
one painted as Puvis de Chavannes,
writes Miss Van Worst, in the March
Pail Mall Magazine. Meditation. in
difference to the world. absorption in
his work, aided his development his
genius unfolded in solitude The hu =
man form was to him the shadow, and
the soul the reality; he made earthly
beauty veil for his idea of the eternal:
form ne subordinated to his thought.
II try" he said, through the shade
to suggest the essence" Nor let IL be
advanced that over his incapacity TO
draw Puvis lie Chavannes threw con-
cealing mistiness His pastels, his
drawings. the figures he has seen fit To
leave nude. or semi-nude. disprove this.
OF his faith or dogma his art how
ever. tells us nothing definite. The
legends of saints are no less breathing
evidences of distinct credo, than the
mythical figures in the Vision Antique
and other works of the same character
are expressions OF harmony with the
Greek pagan spirit. 1t is the expansive
all embracing province of highest art
the faith in. the love for Beauty which
is the creed of Puvis de Chavannes :and
1t is the manner in which this inspired
genius conceived and presented the
forms of Beauty that separated him SO
vastly from his materialistic forerun-
ners and contemporaries in France
Pail Mall Magazine.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-28
HE DID MOI HAVE 1T.


William Lightfoot Vlsschcr in the
February Woman's Home Companion
tells this Characteristic story Of the
Honorable Isaac Parker, famous as
The terrible Judge at Fort smith, Ar
Kansas. who probably sentenced more
iuen 10 be executed than any other
judge that ever lived. This was not,
however. because he was so unrelent-
iugly severe, but because he had the
hardest and most numerous lot OF crin-
mails TO deal with that ever came WITH
iu the jurisdiction of such an ofhcial.
one day when there was an unusually
large batch of culprits 10 be sentenced.
the Judge looked comp0Ssionately over
his spectaclcs at one young scamp ana
said:
" in consideration OF tho youth ana
incSpcTiencc of this prisoner / snail
LEI him Off with flnc OF $50
Before the judge had done speaking
the very fresh young man coolly
stretched his right leg and ran his hand
into his trousers pocket on the side,
remarking nonchalantly as he did so:
That's all hunky, judge; I've got
that much right here In my jeans.
And one year in the pententlary'
continued the judge. Then looking over
az the convict in a qulzzical sort or
way. he added. DO you happen TO have
that in your jeans"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-28
A SACRED TREE.

The sacred Glastonbury thorn hav-
ing. as has been its custom for number
less Christmases, duly blossomed at
Yuletide, has now returned to it's nor
NAL appearance. which in no way diff
ers from that OF an ordinary thorn
tree.
Six miles northwest OF the quiet lit
tie episcopal city of Wells rises lofty
peak called by the Celtic natives of
West Britain tor" It is conspicu-
Gus for miles around. with the tower
of an ancient chapel on it's top. and
with neat little country town and
the ruins of a noble old abbey.
Sufficient evidence remains to show
that the abbey was of vast proportions
occupying i'm all sixty acres OF ground.
1t was founded by Saxon kings. and
further endowed by the Normans and
Plantagenets. The grand Chancel and
it's fine chapels were butt I'm the finest
style OF later Norman architecture. but
now little more than crumbling walls
and pillars testify TO the once great
beauty OF the abbey.
The porch OF st. Joseph's chapel.
however. is i'm "A fair state of preserva-
ton. outside there grows the famous
glastonbury thorn that blossoms but
Tor one day i'm the year and that
Christmas day. This tree has "a strange
history.
During his long Journey from Pales-
tine St. Joseph Of Armathea visited
the district. he ana his twelve COM
panions having been sent by 50. Philip
the Apostle to convert the then heath
en- nation OF Britain and 10 cast out
the Druid superstition.
St Joseph and his followers found
their way To Glastonbury. then known
as "Yhiswytryn." They were all a
weary. and arriving OF the summit of
the Hill. Joseph, who was using haw-
thorn stick az "a walking staff. stuck IL
into the ground and IL burst into bloom.
The present Glastonbury thorn is an
Off shoot by continued grating OF st.
Joseph ot Arimathea's walking staff
London Mail
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-28
TACKLED A TOQUE.

\ man arrived at the theatre SO late
the other evening that hc had TO wedge
his way past an entire row OF knees
before reaching his seat iu the middle
OF tho row. IL was the first row i'm tho
parquct circle. and after depositing his
hat beneath the seat the man. with
aa little commotion as possible. took
OF his great coat ana proceeded to
throw IL ovor the rail- But here ne
paused Upon the rail lay a pretty
little tuque. Even I'm the dim light tho
man could see that 1t WAS pretty--a
mass OF violet velvet with tufts OF white
tuIlc and great punches of violet bos-
SONS.
lie thought Il would be an easy thlng
tu move II along little and tried to DO
So. But the toque wouldn't move. He
tried prylng and he tried poking and he
tried lifting. he dropped his great coat
and he took both hands 90 T.. but that
hat just stuck Co that velvet cushion as
though "a had been upholstered there.
just az the man had about made up
his mind that it could bc nothing short
of witChcraft. the owner OF the tOque
turned her head. she saw a startled
looking man. his eyes bulg.ng from his
head. his jaw dropped talso his great
coat. while with both hands he vainly
tried to remove her pretty little tooua
from its perch upon the balcony rail
"T.ft me help YOU said the woman
and sho drew two ieWelod skewcrs frum
the dainty bonuft ITS pinued there. D."
Philadelphia Times.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-28
ANOTHER PosTPoNEMENT.

Philadelphia. Feb. 28.-Political circles
were shaken to the center by the uneX-
pected postponement of the Quay trial
yesterday, and there Is speculation in
every quarter as 10 the cause which
brougl u about There is little doubt
that both sides were ready 10 go on.
All the parties were on hand and every
thing was apparently I'm readiness when
District Attorney Rothermel asked
Judge Beitler To postpone the trial be
cause the commonwealth was not ready"
The court granted the request and fixed
April 10 for the trial. Rumors were
aaoat all day: one that the trial had been
postponed because the death of former
state Treasurer Haywood had mini
mized the chances Of Senator Quays
conviction. and another. which gained
the greater credence. that a member OF
the jury panel had informed the district
attorney OF an attempt at impersonation.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-28

Assuming that somewhere about city
Hall there is still in existence COM
mttee engaged in the investigation OF
filtration system For the purpose OF Sc
curing a supply OF measurably clean
and wholesome drinking water for the
people OF Providence we beg 20 call
TO its attention a recent experience re-
ported from Lawrence. Mass. the homo
OF that model sand filter so often in
spected and reported on. We under
stand that there has been prevalent in
Lawrence this winter a good deal OF
typhoid fever. We are also informed
that coincident with the epidemic the
sand filter at Lawrence has been so
thoroughly wen frozen over that the
water supply couldn't filter through it
And we have heard II alleged that the
occurrence of the typhoid and the
freezing up OF the filter bed were some
thing more than a coincidence-that
they were. in fact effect and cause.
According TO credible authority the re-
cent blizzard played the very deuce
with the beautiful natural filter" and
typhoid fever played corresponding
havoc among the unfortunate popula-
tion compelled TO depend upon the
sand filter for pure drinking water
Perhaps this matter is worth looking
into. although. quite likely, no adyo-
cate of sand filtration and perhaps none
of the authorities at Lawrence viii
choose TO admit that the freezing OF
the filter and the outbreak OF typhoid
were anything more than singular
coincidence.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-28
rn1RrEEN AGAINST 1T.
Army Reorganization Bill Got Safely
Through the Senate Last Night.


Army Reorganization Bill Got Safely
Through the senate Last Night.
? Washington. Feb. 2s.-After a contest
that Will be memorable in the history OF
the senate the compromise army reor-
ganlzation bili was passed last evening
at 7:iO The vote was IS 10 IL.
When the senate convened "a III o'clock
An the morning II seemed more than likely
that the bill Nigh, not be passed during
the day. Mr.. German OF Maryland in
sisted that his amendment providing
that the army should not be Increased
permanently or beyond July 1, 1901, be
incorporated i'm the measure. For sew
eral hours Il appeared probable that his
insisteuce at least would throw the biI
over until today and perhaps defeat 81.
An agreement was reached Cnally. how
eyer and Mr. Gorman's amendment, Ia a
slightly modified form. was accepted.
The notable speech OF the day against
the measure was delivered by Mr.. Vest
OF Missouri. but his eloquence avalled
nothing against the measure as finally
agreed upon.
Last night the senate took up the sun
dry clvn bin and completed its reading
sAii VI A44' NViiliillAAFt thlANElAAilt h'AhN
agreed 60 except those relating TO the
District OF Columbia. The bill was then
laid aside 10 be completed today.
The house was in session for several
hours yesterday. and sent 10 the senate
two more appropriation bills, the army,
which has been under consideration for
several days. and the fortincations. The
former carried about SO. 600, 600. and the
latter. approximately, Si,70000O. The
flnal conference report on the indian
appropriation bill was also adopted.
The only amendment OF Importance at
tachod to the army bill yesterday was
one giving two months extra pay 10 en-
listed mon In the regular army who
served beyond the limits OF the United
States during the war with Spain. and
one month extra pay 20 those who served
I'm tho United states. The discussion
OF the administrations policy relative
TO the Philippines. which has been oc-
cupyng the attention OF the members to
the exclusion OF almost everything else
during the consideration Of approprla-
tion bills for the last two weeks. was
continued. several speeches being made
OH the subject. Mr.. Dockcry (Dem.,
MOI. the leading Democrat on the APP
preparation committee. asserted that
the appropriations for this congress
would reach 81, GOO 600 600.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-28
RUSSIA'S CAR.

In Russia the Cars will Is the only
law. and it follows that he can name
any man he likes as his successor--a
barber. for example. AS "a matter Of
fact. tho Cars have lately observed the
laws laid down by their predecessors,
but they used not TO, and there is no
power TO compel them to do so.
The Car commands an army of p
532. 1876 men who know no higher law
than his will. He has personal estate
of more than million square miles OF
cultivated lands and forests, besides
gold and other mines in Siberia. His
wealth is literally incalculable, ana
probably inexhaustible. Public docu-
ments give no account of his income.
as they do in other monarchical coun-
tries.
Although the position Of Car may
appear AN enviable one, IL has many
disadvantages. The mortality among
Czars is probably higher than among
match factory operatives. Peter III.
grandson Of Peter the Great. was muir
dered in 1862. Paul. son of Catherine
H., was murdered in 1901. Alexander
III. was assassinated by the Nihilists in
1851 The late Car. Alexander Ill,
died prematurely through the constant
fear of assassination.
The Car possesses the most splendid
collection of jewels Of any person I'm the
world-monarch or millionaire. These.
of course. are of more Importance 10
his wife than to him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-28

A now twist is given to the case Of
Mathew Stanley Quay and his son in
the courts of the state OF Pennsylva-
MIA by another postpouem nt Of the
trial which almost everybody is eager
to llstcn 30 or read ab3u;. For whereas
the delay up t1 this time has been
brought about by pleas OF the defend
ants, the latest postponcmcnt Is grant
cd IN response 10 the request of the
prosecution ana against the protest OF
attorneys for the Senator ana his son
who demand tn, right of an early
trial. OF the five men originally im-
pllcatcd i'm The charges one has been
released ana two are dead And it
looks as If the remaining two, senator
quay and his son. would have to live a
long while to survive the completion
az the case
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-28
Oil D..

AI.LEN-In Quidnessett. North Kings
town. Feb. -. Sally @, Allen. i'm the
DIST yea of her age.
BOOTH-In this city, 21th inst. Mary
A.. widow of Thomas Booth
CAPRON--In this city. 27th inst, Will
lam Bowen Capron aged 16 years,
10 months, D days.
CARD-In Danielson, Conn. on the
eth inst, Henry :. Card aged 81
years formerly OF Providence.
FISHER-In this city, Feb. %, at the
residence OF her sister, Mrs. Charles
Heilborn, No. 81 Beacon avenue, Ida
+. Fisher, in her S6th year.
GARRETTY-In this city. on the 9th
inst. Thomas Garretty.
HICKlE--In this city, the 21th inst,
William A. Hickie, OF 339 Prairie av-
enue.
LYNCH-In this city, 26th inst, Cath
crime, wife OF Patrick Lynch.
MCANN-In this city. 10Th inst, Mag
gle A.. daughter of Thomas and
Maggie Mccain. aged 10 years,
months. days.
RICHARDSON this city. the 26th inst
Wilbert H.. son OF William II. and
Jane II. Richards, aged . years,
months. ~ days.
sHERMAN--In this city. 25th inst. An
ma Latham, wife OF William IL
Sherman.
SINPSON--ln Johnston. 26th inst. AL
bert w. simpson. in his 6ith year.
SMITH-In Bristol. at his home on
High street. on the 21th inst. Goo
j. Smith. In the list year OF his age
TILLINGHAST--In East Greenwich
Feb. "a. Ellavin A. daughter OF the
late Pardon and Lydia Tillinghast
in the i3d year Of her age.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-28
IRON COLLAR BUTTONS.

Ever hear OF iron collar buttons%'
dry bundle I'm the last. two or three
years I've had lots OF wooden ones. /
don't know how they are made. but
they are all lacqucrcd black FOR a IN
ism. They must bn amazingly cheap.
because they are used tD iaHtcn the
nunlercd shirts together at the neck
when they are sent homie. given away.
I've had scores. and I garSs hundre is
uf %. m. Now I got SOME iimes iron
COLLAR buttons These ar- apparently
cast for an have bur or them. 10
seems Ike q pretty small thlng to cast
a collar button. but ! suppose they
must make m0ulds Ia whicn they
can cast hundreds. maybe thous nds.
aI time. and go make 'cm tlnmcn-
d0usl! cheap. The sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-28

One OF the ships that fought with
Dewey is on her way home via the
Suez canal and will shortly be i'm New
York harbor. That is the Raleigh, capt.
Coghlan. A fine welcome will. OF
course be given her and IL Is to be
hoped that before she goes far to sea
again she will be permitted To Visit
other ports including, of course, Mar
ragansett Bay. The Raleigh is pro-
tected cruiser about a third larger than
the Montgomery. which paid Provi-
dence visit last summer
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-28

Recent utterances OF two eminent
divines are calculated - make our
friends the spritualists prick up their
ears. Dr. Lyman Abbott and Or. Minot
that the shades of the departed do re-
visit the glimpses although neither OF
them goes so far as 10 admit that
when SO returning 70 Us the spirits
yearn TO rap tables and make criss-
crosses on states TO demonstrate their
presence.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-28

To the New York police department
cases of murder by poison have ever
been peculiar yexktion and If indeed
there has at last been discovered some
one to arrest in the Adams case il is
likely to be some time before convic-
tion is secured to say nothing of the
execution OF the penalty the law pro-
vides Two months have already
elapsed since the halpless Mrs. Adams
was done TO death by the poison mixed
with that bottle OF bromo-seltzer and
the New York authorities have made
fuss enough TO catch dozen murder
ers in that time. More than two years
elapsed before Carlisle w Harris was
executed for poisoning Helen Potts
comparatively simple case that was.
TOO. And DR. Buchanan. who murdered
his wife by poison. lived for more than
three years after committing the cow
ardly crime. Moreover New Yorks
court docket today is weighed with n
list of more than a score OF murder.
ers of miscellaneous degree who are
yet to be brought TO trial, although
they are in the grasp OF the law It's
queer place, New York. under Tam
many.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-28

\ group OF turfmen stood by the cigar
stand In one OF the hotel corridors and
amused themselves tossing nickels,
heads or tails.
"lf fairly tossed coin falls head up
six times" said one of the party, what
are the odds on the seventh thrown
Three to one II comes tails" replied
another.
YOU'RE wrong" said the first speak
er; "the chances are exactly even. the
same as they were at the start"
That's true" remarked third MEM
ber OF the group. although il doesn't
seem so. n hundred throws will show
an average of almost fifty heads ana
fifty tails. but the chances for each IN
gardless OF what went before. j was
at Monte Carlo last year" he contin-
ued, land was amused watching the
gamblers In the big casino playing sys-
TENS. II red would win say four times
handwriting. everybody would double
ON black The more times one color
showed i'm succession the bigger were
the bets on the other. which was ma
dramatically an error, although you
COuldn CONVINCE "a shinDlef ol IT, OHNc
while / was there red won II times ana
over AZ, 600 francs were staked on black.
one lone player had the nerve to put
80 francs on red. IL won and he let the
bet lay and It won again. Then every
body got sudden idea IL would win
once more. and IL was played To the
limit. That time black showed.
Did you ever hear about runs OF
color?" asked somebody.
II did. over there" replied the man
who had been 10 Monte Carlo. 1T is
generally believed that when one color
wins the odds are i'm favor Of Il win
ming twice more. There's no sense in
it, but the records of the game do "A
good deal to confirm the superstition.
Queer thing chance. New orleans
Times Democrat.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-28

than the Father OF His Country. came
IN for good share 90 attack ana lam
poonng al various stascs Of the career
which is now the glory Of the nation
and the admiration Of The world. Abra-
ham Lincoln was called a monkey in
his time and Grant a gin pig criu-
clsm and comment in this land of the
free Is often notorlously uncompromls-
ing not 10 say malicious and there is
always the possibility that current
opinion may be softcned some time and
even reversed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-28
INSURGENTS GIVE Up.

Managua, Feb. 2S-Thc government
troops. under General Rouling. from
Greytown. attacked and captured tho
bluff In front OF Buehelds. General
Reyes the insurgent leader fed for pro-
lection to the British consulate at Blue.
fields. lie will surrender without fur
ther resistance. thus closing the revolu-
ton. General Rouling also captured "a
schooner near Monkey Point, containing
some 26 refugee Nicaraguans, who were
en- route FOR Bluenclds.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-28
HOLDING HIS OWN.

New York. Feb 2S.-The following bull
letin was posted this morning: MIR.
Kipling Is holding his own. The advent
OF crisis may be delayed. as the in
nammatiou has developed I'm the upper
portion OF the lungs. The severity of
the disease during the past few days
has been due 10 the advance of the ina
nammation upward. whilo the parts
originally affected were nc: yet available
FOR reputation
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-28
NOT ORDERED TO MANILA.

Washington, Feb est is stated by
Captain Crowninsheld. chief of the navi-
cation bureau. and by all Of the other
naval officials concerned, that the de-
partment has given no orders to the
Iowa TO proceed from San Francisco TO
Manila, and that none are in contem-
plation. 1t will be at least two months
before the repairs TO the Iowa can be
completed