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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-24
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Builders while excavating in Brussels
| recently unearthed a boat which is sup-
posed TO the nearly, If not quite, 1000
years old.
posed TO be nearly, if not quite. 2O0O
yield of gold from the Klondike this
season is about $S0OO000. which is one
third less than the output last season.
The cultivation of land on vacant
lots in Wilmington, Del. by poor people.
under the supervision OF the Associated
Charities, has been very successful this
year.
Texas makes nearly one-thrd OF the
cotton crop of the United states. and
that state is almost destitute Of cotton
mills, and Arkansas. anoth r great COT
ton state, has no mill at all
More than $500 persons paid fifty cents
each for the privilege of Inspecting the
Oceanic when she lay at her pier I'm
New York. The proceeds will be given
to the hospitals of the metropolis
1t is one Of the peculiarities of the
laws OF Denmark that the crown must be
worn by Christian and a Frederick
alternately. The system originated with
christian H.. who reigned from 1913 10
la13, and was succeeded by Fred rick l.
Danzig is now "A free port. The free
harbor is 1880 feet long and $50 feet
broad, and Is I'M easy communication
with the sea. Jhe harbor canal and Riy-
er Nsiula. The FREE area on land and |
water Is about forty-one acres. but adj |
mits Of enlargement
Inc most singular vessel I'm tho world /
rs the Polyphemus OF the British navy |
II Us simpy long steel tube. doepiv |
buried In the water. the deck rising only
-FOUR feet above the sea. II carries mo- |
masts or sails, and is used az "A ram
and torpedo boat
When man enters the United States
sstNlcs as second lieutenant of ma
Ihlts ~ must cxpcnd more thr., nns.
sshird OF his first years salary FOR uni
loins n second lieutenant g1ts x1seO n
year and the regulation uslrdrobe h., I
9hir'd costs SGe0
'VI f"hr VlH' pa8. large bltalan !
ol dogs hes been drilled ln lbe l,il..s. /
vi i.etfetth neat cologne 20 .l,sr.t. ,t, |
sohluncion Win fhe German anime
innce CORPS. Each dog H. supplied 0.i.t
sadie, in which Rrc pockets contain
ine all mat is ncce ssary for mo oret
ofesing a wound, also large gourd
of brandy. SUI"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-24

THE young fellow who has just
snatched the 1000 mile record for b-
cycle road riding, going the distance In
SO hours AZ minutes, was on the read
to death with galloping consumption.
and given up by the doctors only two
years ago. Al least that Is his state
ment. our friends. the Christian Sci
entists have good ground for the claim
that just so soon as ne devoted his en-
ergies to bicycling instead Of the con-
temptation OF an early death from con
sumption his cure was as good as ac-
complished.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-24

an article for a New York paper telling
what Abraham Lincoln would do WAN
public questions II he We're alive today.
such an article from such a source
comes pretty near to being sacrlle,
What Lincoln did in '6l-'6i' was TO so
calmly ahead with the work OF cement
ing the nation While, the Democratic
party was bowling az him as II is at
Mckinley today and demanding peace
at any price. And 1t is not 10 be be-
lieyed that the man who refused to"pay
any attention 70 the declaration OF
Democratic conventions To the effect
that the war was failure. enunciated.
as appeared, on the very eve OF bring
ing that war TO a successful conclusion.
would have any sympathy with the
Democratic outcry today which calls
upon the Republican administration
and the nation 10 sSedaddle on every is
sue that government and people are
PIE iged 20 see through TO the finish.
Bryan's opinion of what Lincoln would
30 is OF even Of less consequence and
greater impudence than his views Of
what Thomas Jefferson would think.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-24

SIR Thomas says he is going to chal-
lenge again for the Americas cup iu
1901. providing no one else claims the
honor. But the announcement that il
will be his purpose TO build n boat that
can beat Columbia ought TO be revised
TO the effect that he must build a boat
that can beat the beautiful champion nf
1893 very badly. II has been the fatal
mistake of our English cousins I'm tho
past that they have on;y aimed to beat
the successful defender of a previous
series of cup races apparently uncon-
scious that a Burgess or a Herreshoff
could do that trick without any difricul-
~ and so good deal further. As Val.
kyrie III was built 10 beat ViRilant
but failed to match up to Defender so
Shamrock was designed TO do het,o.
than Defender but failed u take tn,o
consideration the sailing power no III
prospective Columbia. Perhaps Of All
the cup challengers and defenders nom
that has been turned out seemed NOR
admirable than Nigilant. She NO. 4.
her day the must beautiful thing 81.
and IL seemed as though she renreso,,
ed the limit. the last iword. in Tho
science of yacht designing and con-
struction. But Defender easily snr-
passed her and Columbia was buut he,
Ter than the peerless champion 30 ,so-
There isn't any doubt that Herr.s,,s,x
can build to beat Columbia. wonder,r,
ss she Is. for she i no rnge ,nIr,c,s
than Defender seemed in 1895 or w.,
lant the year before. What Sir rb,,,'n.
must do II he would iift the Gun nev,
time is not only pian to beat coIpn,h,a
but new Herreshoff wonder that ma
be confidently counted upon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-24

THE report of trouble. i'm Guam Is
disconceWing. The nature of The trouble
is not disclosed but everybody had
counted on Guam as being about the
best behaved and contented of all our
new possessions. Having fitted Guam
out with a warship, squad or attrac-
tive marines. ana lot Of postage
stamps an FOR itself. nobody expected
To ever hear anything but good news
from Guam. And now Governor General
Leary says he must have more marines
because the natives aren't as friendly
as they pretended TO be. When you be-
gin TO teach new lessons TO natives you
can never ten in advance. when the
course OF instruction will be finished
and the natives graduated
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-24
IAN MACLAREN ON AMERICA.


Inc thing that most impressed Ian
Maciaren during his visits to the United
states was the ceaseless activity of the
people, and their inventive resourceful-
ness In practical affairs In an article
in the October number of the North
American Review. entitled "The Rest
less Energy OF the American People"
ne gives "A delightful account OF his OBJ
serNations, ana he suggests that in this
feature OF their character may be ols-
covered the prophecy OF the future pri-
macy OF America among the nations Of
the world. lie says:
No man goes slow If ne has the
chance of going fast: no man stops to
talk If he can talk walking: no man
walks II ne can ride in trolley ear: no
one goes on trolley car II he can get
convenient steam car and by and by
no one VIII 30 in steam. car if ne can
De shot through pneumatic tube No
one writes with his own hand II he can
dictate 10 stonographer; no one die
tates II he can telegraph: no one tele-
graphs If he can telephone. and by ana
by when the spirit OF American inven-
ton has brought wireless telegraphy
into thorough condition. a man will
SIMPLY sit with his mouth at one hole
and his ear AT another. and do bust
ness with the ends OF tha earth in a
few seconds, which the same machine
will copy and preserve in letter books
and ledgers. II IL the Americans re-
gret that at the present time he can do
nothng with his feet while ne is lis
tening at the telephone. but. doubtless.
some employment will be found for
them in tho coming age"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-24

PRIr1ARY
MEETINGS,

AT meeting Of the Republican CITY
COMMITTEES OF the City OF Providence.
held Thursday evening, September 2Sth
tsse the following call for Primary
Meetings was ordered:
Tba Republican electors OF tho CIV
NJ providence. qualihed 10 vote for
members OF the City Council are re-
n,ested to assemble In their respective
v-,rds on Wednesday evening. October
osth 1899. according 10 the New Caucus
Act az O'Clock. y. N. polls 20 be open
,I,atil $50 y. IN. 10 nominate candidates
snr Aldermen and Councilmsn to r.pr.-
ser,t their wards In the city Council
said candidates go bc voted for an The
roming municipal election on Tuesday
November sth Ssa
said electors ~ The "a. 3d fth. 5th. 9th.
-tb Sth. sth and 10Th wards ain meet
i'm their respe ctive ward rooms al each
- said caucuscs Said electors OF rho
ist ward Viii meet in Pioneer han
south Main street. at EACH ~ said eau
cuses.
FRANK y. OLNEY
Chairman Republican city Committee
Louis y. CADY,
Secretary.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-24
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DAV1S-In Cranston, 23d inst. Lavina
A. daughter OF william and Martha
Davis aged 6 years. months and
"a days.
DIXON-At Westerly. II. L.. 23d inst.
Harriet Swan. daughter of the late
Hon. Nathan +. and Harriet T. Dixon
ERICKSON-In this city, 23d inst.
Hida AmCnda. wife OF Charles T..
Erickson and daughter of Alec and
the late Ida Hanson. aged 81 years
FARRELI4--ln this city. 23d inst, John
Farrell.
FIELD-In this city. 2lst inst, Corne-
Tia ID. Field. widow OF James III Field.
JOHNSON-In Phcnix, 22d inst. Willet
A. Johnson formerly OF Providence.
son OF the late Palmer t. Johnson,
aged So years.
MURPHY-In this city. 22d inst. Mary.
widow of Timothy Murphy.
MULCAHEY-In this city, 22d inst,
Timothy Mulcahey.
MATHEWSON-In Boston. 22d inst.
Sadie D., daughter OF the late Henry
G. and Catherine T.. Mathewson, aged
"a years
At a meeting Of the employees OF the
Brown a. sharpe Mfg. Co, held October
II. 1899, at which representatives from
the different departments of The works
were present, committee was appoint
ed To give expression To their feelings
on the death OF Mr.. Lucian Sharpe. and
TO present the same TO the family OF the
deceased and TO the local and mechani-
cal press.
The following expression was adopt
ed
Whereas. our respected employer and
esteemed friend. Mr.. Lucian Sharpe.
has been removed from among as by
death We. his employees, desire to ex-
press our personal sense OF loss. our ap-
probation OF his character and our
sympathy with his bereaved family
In the death of Lucian Sharpe we
have lost a just employer and a kind
friend: this community distinguished
citizen, a wise counsellor a true gem
tleman and an honest man.
We appreciate the strength and no.
hility OF his character, his kindly
spirit. his scrupulous integrity and his
profound common sense. In the man
agement OF his business he was himself
as prompt and attentive TO details as
he would wish others 10 be. and his acts
and Influence tended to elevate his en-
ployes. His effort TO express exact
truth i'm every production will remain
with us as n worthy example ana per-
petual inspiration.
we extend our heartfelt sympathy to
his hereaved family. and shall ever aim
TO show It by that faithfulness In our
several positions which so thoroughly
chera cterized him In all the relations
Of his life.
Signed
OSCAR " BEATE.
WILLARD Y. HATCH
LPHFT'S 7. GREENE
L. u. PTTRITNGAME
u. n DONOVAN
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-24

NOW that IL is all over Sir Thomas
Upton has made known the material
which entered into the construction of
Shamrock. from which it appears that
the challenger. as well as being OF
shorter waterline and heavier sail pow
er. is actually much lighter than CO.
lumbia. And yet the Bristol boat wins.
thus demonstrating that in the long
run form counts over everything else.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-24

THE New York Journal risks the
prediction that the Democrats are GO
ing 10 be mnmercLfnIlX -1hraghed- ia
Ohio. We risk the prediction that the
Journal takes no risk in this prophecy.
At least, we trust it will prove a good
deal more reliable than the Journals
predictions about the outcome OF the
Americas cup contests. II Is certainly
the more American and patriotic.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-24

"The nag symbolizes our purposes
and cur aspirations: ii represents what
we believe and what we mean to main
tain, and wherever 1t floats IT is the
flag Of the free. the hope OF the oppress-
&c; Snd wherever II is assailed. at any
sacrifice 1t will be carried 1 a triumph
ant pace. President Mckinley. Aug.
l3 1899.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-24

ALAS for poor Jack Here is Kelly,
one of Hobson's brave shipmates. in the
exploit of the sinking of the Merrimac,
under arrest I'm Boston for drunkenness
and for giving the police officer who
took him i'm fine preliminary tussle.
Many brave fellow built for war runs
into degeneration in time OF peace for
lack OF opportunity to spill his energies
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-24
GEN. FUNSTON
is ANSWERED.
Archbishop Replies to State
InentS Credited to Him.
ABOUT THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
The Right 10 COnfiSCaie Church Property
There Is StOulG Denied.
FRlARS' GRAND WORK FOR NATIVES.
Whatever he Latter frs 10 fa's They Cwe 10 tn,
BOk lha FIiaS ESTATES oI Relg GUS Orders
We're Acquired BY IuOhase
The Right 10 COnfscaie Church Property
There Is StOuiB Denied.
FRIARS' GRAND WORK FOR NATIVES.

Washington. oct 24--Archbisho2
Chappelle OF New Orleans. apostolic
delegate to cuba. Porto Rico and The
Philippines. last night gave out the fol-
lowing statement TO the Associated
Press.
In answer 90 Gen. Funston's state-
ment made IN an address ID The stu
dents of Stanford university that III
congress would drive out the friars
and conhscate every inch OF church
property the bottom would drop out If
the insurrection within one week. the
Inhabitants II LuzOn are completely
under the church, | deem il proper TO
make the following public statement:
Knowing what / do from most re-
liable authority of Gen Funston's
broad -mindedness and sense of fair
ness. do not believe that he has been
quoted correctlN He may have stated
that the insurgents demand this as q
condition OF peace. but that he gave
them as his own sentiments | cannot
credit. From my own experience
know how easy IL Is 90 be misquOted.
All l can say Is. If Gen. Funston did
make this statement ne manifested n
dense ignorance OF the work done by
the religious orders iu the archipelago.
ON the very face or II, however. it
shows quite plainly that il does not
come from one posted as well as Gen
Funston should be on affairs I'm Lu-
Zon. He is quoted as saying: The in
habitants Of Luzon are completely un-
der the church
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-24

THE common council OF Boston.
Democratic OF course, has formally con-
demned the policy of American expan-
sion. Which only goes to show that il
is a very uncommon common council
for an American city.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-24

THERE must be something stale
about Repubicanism out i'm Pawtucket
when all the party has to put up for
the chief executive office are former
mayors Looks as though It was about
time there was some fresh blood inject
ed into the party out there.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-24
WILL INVESTIGATE.


In short time I will start for the
Philippines and | Will personally inves-
ugate all charges made against relig-
lous orders. titles OF property etc. Un-
ril l have completed my work, i would
ask the good people OF the United
states nOt to be too ready TO swallow as
facts the opinion OF gentlemen whose
previous training ana lack OF oppor;u-
mites no get at the real facts do not
warrant their statements concerning
the catholic ministers OF religion, the
intellectual capacity, the moral ana So
clai condition OF the people OF the arch-
ipelago. TO be taken as undisputed racts
py sensible and just minds; nor can
they therefofe be taken as an exact
presentation of a condition OF thIhss
~ the Philippines upon Whlch the
,hlted States government coulu piu-
uehtly and equitably base us pollcy
win regard 10 this archipelago. ihe
church asks only justice. ana l wiz NOT
counIenance the retention or "hs men
vi property which is not now leslu-
mately held
one word now on another subject.
! see that II is said that The OBJECT Oh
my visit to the white House on Satur-
udy was 10 protest against the lootlng
ahi desecration OF the churches IN the
philippines. This was not the case. AS
to the looting and dasecrating Of these
churches. l am Informed by a person
whose word I cannot doubt. that this
looting was not done by our American
soldiers. but by the insurgents and the
chinese (Sgned)
"P. l.. CHAPPELLE.
Archbishop Of New orleans, Delegate
Apostolic"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-24

THE house that Admiral Dewey has
selected i'm Washington Is on Rhode
Island avenue. which seems to give us
a permanent share In our Dewey.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-24
the NEWS
DAILY EUROPEAN HINT.

tSecured for exclusive publication In
The News by arrangement with Felix.
RouH, Doucet. LG Ferriere. Paquin and
other famous Partisan costume maxi
ers.)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-24

ENGLAND expects every man 70 do
his duly in south Africa and the o.,
dence Is that The expectations Will be
amply fulfilled.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-24

picture OF happiness and content, in
startling contrast with those who were
SUI pagan and uncivilized.'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-24

BILLY Bryan is announced to writ.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-24

A. daughter OF william and Martha
Davis aged 6 years. months and
"a days
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-24
4 PERTINENT QUESTION.

Nov. | would ask how can this be
possible when every priest with the
exception OF a few natives) i'm the ISL
and OF Luz0n outside of the walled
city ~ Manila is "A prisoner Of the in
surgents. For the past IS months this
state of affairs has existed. and during
all this period more than $50 friars have
been undergoing unhcard OF torture i'm
insurgent dungeons. This being fact.
" Is hard for me to see how the ISL
ands can be under the friars 1t looks
to me as though just the opposite were
the case.
That the insurgents have asked as
one OF the terms OF peace the expul-
sion of the friars and the cOnfscation
To the insurgents Of all the church
property is fact well known. but we
are told by the government officials
tand | know IL 20 be a fact from other
reliable sourcesl that the insurgents
represent only one tribe out OF the IS
tribes peopling the archipelago: so
the sentiments voiced by the insurgents
about the friars and church property
cannot be taken as the sentiments OF
the great body OF the natives. no more
than they can be- taken as the senti-
ments OF the natives towards our peu-
pie and government
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-24
TALK OF CONFIsCATIoN.

as 10 the confscation of the estates
you might as Nlll talk of conds,ating
the estates OF the Ndnderbilts. the A.
TORS ana other miHionaires. whose es-
tates nave, IN the course of wears
grown 50 wonderfully There would be
Just as much right and justice i'm ONE
tuse as IN the other. The estates of the
IShBlous orders have been acquired I'm
tha usual way by purchase. and i'm the
course OF arly four centuries have
naturally grown large. but il even nm
plaseu Protestant Witnesses arr to be
creulted. large as they are All are used
Tor th bttrmcnt and uplifting of the
natives NV
a former British Consul Ga Protes-
tantl writing ON this subject. saws. m
was DN m cans Of IN sc estates the friars
lhtl Oduced agriculture and settled hab-
It's OF lie among tribes originally no.
madics. IL was hy means of these es-
tates that they got them 10 live i'm VIZ
lages and introduced amongst them
the arts OF civilization X was by
means ot these estates thaf they ac-
qwred tn power of inducing them TO
labor WITH certain amount OF regil-
larity and muthod-,the great safeguard
against a relapse again into their orig
maj sat of savagerv. The natives, he
says, are WIKI some rare exceptions IN
nee ot tutelagc. without which they
would fall back TO the customs Of their
exercise better than the friars. Within
the precincts of the mona steries are TO
b found carpenter shops forEes. brick
and lime yards. etc. to teach the ma
tivvs various trades. The villages form
od around them prcsenfc ed pleasing
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-24
500 UMBRELLAS,

a manufacturers stock just purchas-
ed, viii beat all previous records. %
INCH double-faced silk in blue brown.
green and hellotrope for
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-24

MATHEWSON-In Boston. 22d inst,
Sadie D., daughter OF the late Henry
c. and Catherine T.. Mathewson, aged
"a years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-24
LIFTED OUT OF sAvAERY.

What the natives are or have they
owe 10 the friars. BY them they were
lifted out OF savagery and brought
under the blessed and refining influ-
ences OF Christianity By them they
We're educated not oniy i'm the schools.
but the fields and the workshops. were
taught by them the very Industries
which are now the source Of their pros
perity. Mr.. Pavton. the agent OF the
Episcopal Foreign Mission associa tion.
tells us that the natives are the most
moral and religious people on the face
OF the globe Now. the men who taught
them 10 be SO cannot De such men as
some narrow minded people would try
anu nave us believe Gev. Or. Abeel
q scotch Protestant missionary. also
testlhed that nearly the wnoIe popula-
ton or the Philippines has been con-
Nefted To the Catholic faith by the
spanish monks and n wonderful inn
nroVement in their social condition had
peeh the result He ,nen goes on To
snow that n anyone doubts this inn
proVement II can easily be made mani
rest ny comparing the Christian native
WIN his southern neighbor OF the same
piood-the fanatcal Moro.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-24

DIXON-At Westerly. X. l.. 23d inst.
Harriet Swan. daughter of the late
Hon. Nathan +. and Harriet l.. Dixon.