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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-20
MIGRATING TO SIBERIA.
Vast Numbers Of Russian Psssans layads Tie
Eastern lanl.

ln the latt three years nearly haif a
million Russians OF tho peasant class
ure known officially 10 havo migrated
from EuyIpean Russia 10 various parts
Of Siberia. Gays the Moscow correspon-
dent OF Tho London Standard. They .,re
chiefly Grawn from the grain-growing
districts. which have suffered four se-
rlous famines since the year 1891 Al
though the peasant cannot legally quit
his land without special permission
from the government. very many cases
are recorded of peasants slipping away
from all their liabilities ot home and
making for the IN Dorado which they
believe Siberia 10 be. II rs certain that
The full tOtal of migrdtons is much
more than accounted for by the official
figures These reached l6. 000 for tho
first eight months OF last year alone.
siberia appears 10 the starving peas
ant OF European Russia as "A promised
land ot freedom and plenty; but owing
10 the constantly recurring reports OF
gold being found in widely separated
districts, siberia also appeals TO bet
ter class of cmig grant.
a curious case OcCurrel recently at
Tomsk Of the fascination which the
country Is beginning 40 have upon the
Russian. Two young men, brothers. de-
termined 10 seek their fortunes in the
gold-beariug regions supposed 90 BE-
within reach Of that town. They wore
residents Of one OF the western Polish
provinces, and having no money 10 pay
their way % the land oI gold they went
Ia the local police, ana. announcing
that they were Siberian resident eN-
lies who had forgotten their place Of
origin were sent with the usual con-
NiCt gang az the government expense
a. Tomsk. There they revealed their
rusc 10 the authorities. and were inn
prisOned while the customary volumin-
Gus correspondence took place between
the various authorities concerned. They
are said 10 be still lying In prison some
three months after their attempt to
ner. The trick of forgetting ones
employed by escaped convicts TO get
back TO Siberia, with only a logging
invariably inflicted on that class, but
without the Increase Of sentence i'm
posed IL the authorities can trace the
man. These tricksters are known as
johnny Dunno My Name" and their
numbers find plenty OF employment for
the police all over the country. 1t Is an
two young men. who had received "a
good education, should be following the
example OF the peasant. who is always
only too ready TO listen 10 any stories
of the promised land OF plenty. wheth-
or. as now. it be located i'm Siberia or.
as was the case a few years ago, in
G.uth Afnpripa
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-20

will enable the East Coast route to hold
its own against those powerful rivals.
the Northwestern and the Midland. for
the Scottish tourist and shooting traffic
in August. Without going into details,
il may be said that the new locomotives
will have instead of the usaul four
seven-foot wheels coupled, six six-foot
wheels coupled, with a four-wheeled
truck in front. The workings pressure
of the boilers Is to he two hundred
pounds, and the engines will be the
largest and heaviest In use In Great
Britain.
1t is at the works where these loco
motives are being built that Prince
Sesseri Is now beginning TO 'go through
the mill" He Is to have the opportu-
nifty Of becoming acquainted with all
the detail work. the idea being that on
the conclusion OF his study here he is
To return to Siam and superintend the
establishment of a similar industry
there.
Prince BovaradieZ, an elder brother
OF Sesseri. is also on Tyneside. He Is
one OF the polyglot colony of students
and experts now engaged at the Els
wick works i'm inspecting the progress
OF manufacture on ships, torpedoes.
guns and ammunition for their various
countries at the famed Tyne arsenal.
But Bovaradiez Is only at Elswick as "a
pupil. whore he may go TO his hearts
content 10 see tho wheels go round"
for they never stop night ana day. so
busy are Armstrong. Whitworth d Co.
Limited i'm producing machines OF war
i'm this age OF the peace crusade"
which N may be added. breaks out In
Newcastle this week uuder ths drec-
zion OF Mr. stead
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-20
81 e D..

BRADFORD-In Greystone. North
Providence. suddenly. 18th inst,
Ann Maria, widow of William =.
Bradford aged IS years.
BENNETT-In this city. 18th inst,
William B. Bennett, aged G2 years.
BARSTOW-In this city. 18th inst, at
her late residence. 16 Dartmouth
avenue, Rebecca W.. daughter of
the late Elias and Mary Barstow.
BARTON--In this city, 18th inst. AL
fred Barton. aged Il years
CHACE-At the Home for Aged Wom-
en-, 18th inst. Mary l.. Chace, aged
81 years.
ELLTS-In this city, 10th inst, Mrs.
Emily c.. Ellis. widow OF Daniel j.
Ellis. and daughter of the late Ben
jamn and Abby Smith. aged So
years, 6 months and 10 days.
FLECK-In this city. 18th inst. Clar-
ence Everett, son of George w. and
Emma Fleck, aged = years, 8
months and "a days.
GEOGHEGAN--In this city, 10Th inst,
Alfred. son Of James and Mary Geo
ghegsn, aged years and months.
GRISWOLD--In this city, 18th inst,
Adnah Sylvester Griswold, aged 81
years.
MGrNN-i9th inst. Maria Josephine.
wife Of Terrence McGlnn, at his
residence. 6i Borden street.
NIX E]NNA-ln this city. 18th inst.
Jennie V, daughter OF the late John
and Ellen McKenna of No l09 West
River street.
MORTIN-In Riverside, 18th inst,
James Mortin. aged SO years.
PALMER--In this city. 18th inst,
James III. Palmer. aged 81 years.
REM1NGTON--In this city, 18th inst.
Lorenzo ID. Remington. aged IS
years.
WEANER-In Auburn. 10Th inst. Lii
Ian Larrabee, wife OF Philip Il.
Weaver.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-20
Lust Ia take the chill off-tomorrow
Is the first day OF Spring. tra-la!

4 length of rope for a fire escape is
at best but forlon hope. And yet trav-
cling down rope is more a matter OF
a little skill and nerve than OF muscle.
From the reported Instances Of the
desperate persons who tried TO escape
from the Windsor Hotel by means Of
the rope, provided, we suppose. with
every room, it appears that only one
succeeded in getting down in absolute
safety, the heroic and muscular Wells,
Of jamestown, y. D.. who first tied up
wife and daughter in turn and lowered
them successfully TO the ground
like pair Of bundles. and then
slid down the rope himself. Most. II
not all. OF the other persons, and they
seem 10 have been all women. were
compelled to let go their hold a little
way down and were crushed to death
by the fan in nearly every instance.
Indeed the effort to escape In this way
seems 90 have been hardly less desper-
ate and hopeless than the leaping from
the windows. And yet a twist of the
rope about lOs or even ankle would
have contributed materially TO check
the awful side and TO the one pracuced
in this quite ordinary bit Of gymnas-
tics the rope would have offered. on the
whole. as safe a means Of escape as a
fire ladder
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-20

If anything could make more aw-
full the memory OF the Windsor
Hotel holocaust Il would be
proof or even well grounded
suspicion that the fire was of incen-
diary origin and that the motive was
thievery. Saturdays reports contained
brief mention of suspected looting dur
ing the early progress OF the fire and
yesterdays papers reported one or two
well authenticated cases OF thievery
and several arrests have been made.
Such incidents attracted no particular
attention as they seemed To be i'm
separable from the circumstances OF
crowd and confusion that for some little
while were beyond checking. But now
it appears that these apparently is1-
lated instances of thievery are being
brought together and ii is thought they
may demonstrate that the thieves in
stead OF merely taking advantage Of
good chance for a quick haul. actually
started the fire. Such theory is. of
course. plausible To take advantage
of so many vacant rooms with nearly
everybody in the hotel looking out of
the windows at the approaching parade
and by means OF a fire start panic
would provide a rather more safe op-
portunity for the raiders than ordinary
sneak thievery affords. II is, of course.
unlikely that any such shameless plot
contemplated the absolute destruction
OF the hotel and IL there was such plot
the rapidity OF the flames surely must
have cut off the thieves before
they could secure much booty. 1t is n
hideous suspicion. though, and it IS TO
be hoped that II may be either quickly
dlspelled or II proved, that the parties
concerned may not escape.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-20
S MIL Z 8.

"Pa. what IS a hero?"
"a hero is a man who tries 10 read a
newspaper I'm the same room with a boy
about your size. Chicago Record.
ANY rate" unused Mr.. Dismal paw-
son, whatever they says about me. no
one never has accused me of havin' n
disposition to overdo nothin.' Indian
auplis Journal
There was young lawyer named
Beauchamp,
Some jealous men planned to lmpeau-
champ.
The thing didn't go.
For ne heard it. YOU know,
And fed where the scamps couldn't
ro3uchamps. Chicago News.
purtly Dowager--l'vc called. sir, TO
learn what the future has in store for
Bv.
Eminent Fortune Teller examining
po'm)-Ah. madam. the lines Of fate
ran So smoothly IN this fair palm that
r SHAH have 90 amply "a mpgical COM
pound of wonderful powers 10 bring
thom out more distinctly. tTn attend
sut in Frcrchb cleopatra. dip the end
Uf towel ln goousuds and bring IL
'.rp.- chicago Tribune.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-20

The interesting news comes from
London that the Hon. Joe Choate. Am
bassador of the United States govern
ment 20 the Court OF ST. James. has
not yet found house 10 live i'm. He is
house hunting like any ordinary party
who moves to London town for a pros
pective stay long enough 20 warrant
setting up an establishment. The idea
of our Ambassador chasing around
London town, consulting the "To-IeTT
columns Of the newspapers anu follow
ing clues of such available friends as ne
may have already made looking Co q
desirable residence FOR a small family
without children, Is surely not edify-
ing and. on tho contrary. is calculated
10 bring to the cheek of every Amerl-
can. II he takes time enough from his
usual pushing occupations 20 reflect on
II. little blush OF shame our Ambas-
sador has been in England two weeks
now. lie has been received by the
Queen and he has attended several
banquets. Hut he IS stHl without q
place that he can call home. For the
great republic that dir Choate repre-
sents doesn't provide its ambassadors
with houses any more than 1t pays their
rent FOR them. AIr. Choate's experience
IL only especially marked because he
has arrived at his post at season ~
the year when furnished houses bcat-
ting his station are mostly in demand
as the Loudun season ls close az
hand. But what must De- a consider
able personal annoyance TO our Ambog-
sador amounts also O. sort or aa-
iioral humiliation.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-20

New York March 20.--Among the pls-
sengers who arrived hero or the steamer
ST. Louis from southampton was VIII
lam T. Jargels, aEei la years. q district
messenger loy ol London who brings a
letter for delivery iu Chicago Tor the
purpose CO.. rCaN.e thr mail which came
by tho So Louis Taolott.I 1ddrr sed
~ Mr Clrgk 200 Perry avsuc Chraro
He was rrt az quarantine by represcu-
tativcs 90 'fe American pistr.c, Tcl.-
graph company
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-20
TEMPERANCE FOLKS CELEBRATED

Quincy, Mass. March 20.--A temper
ance jubilee was held here last evening
To commemorate the 18th annual year of
no-hcense In this city. The Citizens
Temperance society, which Planned the
first temperance campaign in 1882. had
charge. The principal speaker was
Henry III. Faxon. who said that under
the license system there was spent an
nually i'm this city for liquor sl0O, COO
Since the advent Of no license. he said
crime had decreased. politics had been
purified and wealth. prosperity and
happiness had been increased.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-20
BURNED TO ACRlsp.

Northamptou. Mass. March 2o.-Niiss
Emma VI Clark 10. OF this city. met
death 10y burning st her nome ou Ozark
avenue yesterday morning For some
time She bad u.n liable lo apucptic ITS.
and one of tre.r Sudden attacks no doubt
caused her tgafE Hcr brother avoke at
o'clock in tie morning. aroused by a
feeling ~ sgnos0tIau. causra by smoke
which hilcC t,c EouFc. IraIathrcau. hr
found thc ioJJ of h,a sister. burned to a
crisp ltNus evident that ehp hea fallen
ir a IT, drorrinE thc lamr which she had
with hcr and which eNr.,ftd.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-20
TRIPLE FREIGHT WRECK.

Roanoke. Va. March 20-A fatal
wreck occurred on the Norfolk and
Western railroad at Ada yesterday. kill
Ing a fireman. brakeman and tramp.
Several trainmen We're more or less in
jured. Three freight trains were
wrecked. All were coming east. The
two first trains had stopped. The sec
ond broke in two and the sections, in
their nlght down the mountain, crashed
into the nrst uain. They were soon
followed b. the third which had not
been tagged
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-20
PUTNAM ACCEPTS.

BOSTON. March 20 Herbert Putnam.
librarian of tae NHel.r public Uhr1-g
will accept tho appointment Co. tla %.
brarianshlp OF thr library rr r1Irress
he having made thc authoritative am
nounccmeut Nr Putnam has placed
In the hands OF ths president OF tla
trustees ~ thc boston Public IUrts lf
resignation 0e librarian 0rf ,'er., of tho
corporation The '.t. WHOM ,h.s rcaix-
nation VIII take place ElR u.t yet
becn doc I.d
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-20

that the battleship started on her re-
markahle voyasing. she came from
Puget Sound around tho Horn-or, %
he exact, through The straits OF Mag
ellan--to Jupiter Inlot, in Florida. Then
she immed atcly Joined the feet that
was hlockading Cervera ana perhaps
contributed a larger ahare than any
other one OF the ships TO The destruc-
tion of the Spanish squadron. She
came up 90 New York for an overhaul
ing and shortly started to go back to
the Pacific once more. She has now
reached the end OF this voyage ana
may rest while upon laurels that are
more notable than ever a ship won be-
fore.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-20
SOME FOOLISH PEOPLE

Allow a cough Ia run until n gets beyond the
reach OF medicine. They often say, "oh, II
VIII wear away" but In most eases it wears
them away. Could they be induced 10 try
the successful medicine called kemr's Eai
sam, which is sold on n positive guarantee
TO cnre, they would Immediately see The cS
ccllent effect aitertaking the nrstdose. i'rlee
z5c. ana soc. TRIAL sIZE fREE. Al all druggists
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-20
MARLBORO STRIKE CONSIDERED

Boston. March 20. The strike Of the
Marlboro Shoe workers was considered
at great length by the members OF the
SO labor ote1Nizdtousw who attend q yes
teylgy's meeting ut tho Central Labor
union. 10 H9s determined 90 send COM
mittecs to r3lIe n-u. brokers ana bust
ness men o.. Hys.u1 and other cities. and
request ih3n t' .pufnbutc 90 fund FOR
The Shoe operatives of Marlboro The
delegates present contributed nearly 500
10 the -II-t.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-20

Our beitleshlp oregon has r,8ersl
Manila rafc and. as Dewey REPORTS 'in
~ rendition for any duty" Ths 81 d
maftcr % courFe. ~ tho world wids
spirit ~ admiration which tho perform.
anccs 81 this remarkable shin bato
aroused "a Mould be ln theCrliyre of "a
shock Did The Oregon ever III at anv
tcst n Nas Just about sue year aga
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-20
To FINISH DERVIsHEs,

London, March 20-An Anglo. Egyp-
tian expedition VIII be undertaken next
autumn, according 20 dispatch from
Cairo to The Daily Mail 20 finally dis
pose Of the Khalifa Abdullah and the
other deivish leaders in The Soudau.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-20

The queen Regent OF Spain has
signed the peace treaty as She is ou-
thorizod TO do. according % the 3o.nt
terms. without regard 10 the feelings OF
the Cortes on the subject. with the ex-
change Of ratIhcations VIII come the
last formal act in the making ot peace.
The ratification OF the surrender OF the
Philippines, however. Hes with The
Cortes. But this detail Is a matter that
concerns Spanish politics alone. The
American flag goes up over "A new Bit
OF Philippine territory nearly every
day now, the Spanish flag Is nowhere
there. and OF course. as matter OF
fact. if not strictly Of low, the Philip
pines have not belonged 10 Spain since
Dewey fired his first gun last Nay day.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-20

Sacramento '1l. Ncfrf .N-.Tu' Cal-
forlia .r'.. .'u.r Adjourned s.l. E e. 90
i.f5 vcsieflay morning without c.ect.n-
United States sru1t.r Go succeed
stephen ~. White term ,xIir.l.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-20

The sun OF yesterday devoted more
than a page TO a summary of recent
trust organizing. OF course the whole
Sunday issue might have boen filed
had the Sun undertaken 90 cover the
whole trust field other than by citing
the more conspicuous examples. New
trusts are springlng into life every day
now. The spirit OF consolidation seems
10 be at the fever point There is no
use barking at it ana no power can
stop it. II is only TO be watched with
curious interest and the hope that not
all the good that the revolution in busi-
ness methods promises may be delu-
sion and a snare. The sun finds that IL
is able 10 condense the principal
trusts" into "a list of ffty-four half Of
which have been organized within
year They have a combined capltaliza-
ton approaching two billions.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-20

Elegant ball gown by Felix. Skirt and
front Of bodice of pleated pale green
mousseline de sole over white mousse
line underskirt. Redingote OF heavy
cream colored guipure lined with green
velvet. Belt. buckle and brooch OF dia-
monds. emeralds and turquoises.
Shoulder draperies of green lisse. Pink
rose and foliage on left side of decol
letc.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-20
OUR DOLLAR GLOVES.

In soft modes and other
charming shades, two clasps
will equal any Kid Glove in
this country at the price. the
higher grades attract attcn-
tion for their dainty pretti-
ncss--thc Pearl. Champagne
and Biscuit shades claim spec
ial attention.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-29
Fate of Human ostriches.
From the London News.

John Collins, who has lately distinguish
ed himself by swallowing ninety-one peb-
bles and has lust come out of Peterbor-
ough infirmary, where he has been in re-
tirement as the consequence of his feat,
no doubt thinks he has beaten the record.
He is mistaken, however. A much more
remarkable feat Is recorded in the museum
of Guys hospital. where they have some
scraps of pocket-knives that had been
swallowed by one John Cummings, an
American sailor. He and his mates went
to a fair, and saw mountebank doing
some wonderful things in the way Of
swallowing knives. Most of them were
greatly impressed by the performance. but
Cummings made light of It, and declared
he could do the same II he liked. On being
dared to do it, ne took out his own pocket
knife and bolted it. His shipmates were
naturally delighted. They piled him with
grog and affectienately encouraged him 10
still further achievements. Cummings
boldly declared his readiness to swallow all
the knives on shipboard Three were in
stantly offered him, and he swaliowd
them all on of the four he seemed to
have permanently appropriated and for
six years he experimented no more in this
way. Eventually, however, he tried a few
more Of these somewhat indigestible arti-
cles OF diet, and IL was said. would swal-
low a knife with the utmost indifference.
When Cummings told his story to the
doctors, as. of course, he had TO do in the
end. they thought him a n1onomaniac. and
were inclined to pay no attention TO it.
External examination, however showed
that a metal point had perforated the wall
of the stomach, and induced the hospital
authorities to administer powerful SOL
vents In order, II possible, to get rid OF the
obstructive fragment of this singular die
tary Perhaps the stomach which had
held out against pocket-knives gave 10 to
the Doctors strong medicine. At all
events the man died, and they have on
show at Guys some forty or fifty scraps
OF metal blades and bits OF handles and
other component parts OF pocket-knlyes.
all testifying 10 the truth OF the story the
nan told and proving indisputably that he
had long been In the habit of amusing him.
self or astonishing his friends. or perhaps
turning an honest penny occasionally in
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-29
HUSBAND AND COFFEE.
would Re Foolish to Stay with II.

Would Re Foolish to Stay With 1t,
1 must tell you about my husband and
his experience with coffee. He had been
nervous and more or less irritable, suffer-
ing with nausea and waterbrash from time
to time and sleeplessness, with a consider
able amount of indigestion.
I finally induced him to leave Off the cot
fee for while his ailments were different
somewhat than mine, was convinced that
Il was the poisoning of the nervous sys-
tenn that caused his troubles as well as my
own.
We have now been using Postum over a
year, and are in the very best of health.
stout and hearty every way You may be
sure We have learned TO make Postum SO
il tastes fine for we believe In good
things" We made Postum rather sloppy
at first.
/ cannot describe what a blessing we
have both derived from the use of Postum.
i have written these facts i'm the hope that
some others may be benefited by the state
ment and leave off the coffee that is the
real cause of so much physical suffering. A
friend of ours. Mrs. Emma DahIgren.
had dreadful stomach trouble for years
bloating after meals, great nervousness and
serious constipation. The physicians could
not 90 her any good. but Immediately
after she left Off coffee and began using
Postum, she got ever her nervousness, CON
stipaiion and other suferings. and now en-
joys fine health. She Is not like the same
person; cheerful at all times now, while
formerly she was very despohdent and AZ
Mrs. Lena Noble, Fairfield, la.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-29
this original way. Collins certainl,, h..
beaten him by coming out of the infiyn, mas as
Photographic War Historx
From the scientlfio Amerlo..

i tue ocienunc American
4-1e war department has undertake, A.
compilation of a unique volume nnoto.
graphic history of the war with snain T.
mas addressed a circular letter to all ~
oiiicers IN the service, asking them To CON
tribute such prints, films, or negatives &c
tney may have in their possession No..
lslhg 70 return such loans in good rondi-
'ion' IL furthermore asks all offloers -
report the names of persons known -
nave carried cameras in the region of az.
i've operations, so that their aid NAV ~
sought IN compiling the volume. II is tbo
desire OF the department to produce In =
single volume every obtainable feature
ano photograph bearing on the subiect
Nteoit' OF course. will be given TO an con
ulontors in the volume
In the exciting campaign. both na,,o,
ana military, the camera plaved an ~
portant part By means Of photoprs ~ .
the public became so thoroughly versed
IN the topography of Cuba and Porto Pic
tnat they would recognize Moro csstIo
at the entrance to Santiago harbor as
QUICKLY as the narrows of New York bar-
DOT Although 1t Is unusual for a GOV
ernment to undertake such a task. stiIl u
WIN tend to simplify the task of futnre
historians and such a work will nrove
OF enormous Importance.