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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-08


field though little hasSbeen said OF II.
They are OF different stock from the
English. and therein Hes their salvation.
F9r example,. not long ago nearly all
Lord Roberts men at Bloemfontein had
TO be supplied with new boots. This
seems "a trivial matter, but IL Is no easy
thing 10 boot thousands Of men on .
few days or even few weeks notice
The severest critic OF the war Office at
London. however. cannot but adnlira
the promptness with which the different
contingencies have been met Yet they
Were all mostly things which ought TO
have been anticipated long before. and.
indeed, II such had been the case. might
have altered the situation of affairs in
South Africa To some very considerable
degree at the present time. But the
English officer, brave as be has proved
himself, has lost reputation to redeem.
He Is more beefy than brainy No
amount Of bulldog courage can COM
pensate for the lack OF that tactical
skill which Is the first consideration Of
the good oampaigner.
The English supplies. Of course. were
labored up the railway from Cape Town
mostly and are being rolled onward as
necessity demands. II seems TO have
been no extravagant statement that
the 107 miles of railway between Bloem-
fontein and Norvals Pont required $1,000
men To insure II against interruption
on the part Of the Beers. This will
give some idea of the number OF men
that Roberts has had TO scatter along
his wake and must still fling broadcast
across the country wherever he wishes
10 penetrate.
The gigantic detour OF Major General
Darlington and his mounted division
has been unique feature OF the pres
ent phase of the campaign. He has
been called the upper milestone of the
machinery that is designed TO grind the
Boer forces into submission. 1t has
been anticipated that when once the
Transvaal is well occupied by the Brit
ish and when the union jack has been
hoisted over the fort at Pretoria the
foreign soldiers OF fortune and large
number of the Beers will drift in scat
tering bodies across the Limpopo river
and up into Rhodesia Some state that
the line Of retreat VIII lie through Swa-
ziland but the LImpopo will prove cas-
Ter 10 cross than the mountain fastness-
es OF the Drakenbergs. Darlington will
be there in Rhodesia watching for that
back wash" and will do his best TO
take care OF IL. The upper and low
er British lines, IL is hoped by the com
manders OF that force. VIII gradually
converge, and in doing so shut in any
stray bodies Of escaping burgher war
riors who otherwise might get up into
Rhodesia and there carry on q guerrilla
warfare that only months and perhaps
years of vigilance could put TO an end.
IL is a very pretty scheme. but the
world has seen equally pretty schemes
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-08


Joseph IIattcn tells an interesting
story ofSone o. the strange happenings
AZ the British museum, A prince who
was visiting at Windsor castle went
one day To the museum 20 see a famous
coin, the only one OF It's kind known TO
be in existence, The keeper took him
into a private room. and. With much
solemnty drew forth the precious relic.
The prince examined II with the live
liest interest and suppressed excite
ment which indicated that he, too, was
a collector of coins.
The kcener turned away for an in-
stant and heard something, fall.
II have dropped iti" exclaimed the
prince. q
The keeper Joined him in his search,
but nowhere could the coin be found.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-08

of the British laid low during this pres
ent campaign.
The one great embarrassing feature
Of this war has been the fact that much
Of the fighting has been carried on by
the British In territory with an unsym-
pathetic population, amid a people. in
fact, who promised to rise in arms at
any time. The situation i'm Cape Col
ony, accordingly, has been a perpetual
menace. and, indeed. this colony has
really been feeding the forces of the
Beers with fresh men for six months.
A great effort was made by Roberts to
tickle the fancies OF the Free Staters
and win them over TO his side during
and after the occupation Of Bloemfon-
tein. The slim" Beers appeared TO
swallow the pill, but really remained
very much the same as they had been
before. Most of the enthusiasm and the
stopping over about the English recep-
ton in the Free State capitail~as pro-
fessional and short lived, and Il was
soon seen that the stout burghers of
that state were not falling over them
selves with joy at the English occupa-
ton to the degree which official dis
patches would lead one to believe. This
British once more caused them 20 make
the same old, old mistake
Perhaps the greatest value OF this
campaign will be that IL gradually
shocked the beefy mind OF the English
officer into comparative intelligence. IT
has taken some big shocks, and they
were given with much vigor by the he
roic little people who were the rude
awakeners IN the case, but Great Brit
ain has always been slow at taking les
sons from the days OF the Georges to
the times of Warren and Butler.
However successful the British may
eventually be. however complete may
prove the subjugation of the two little
South African republics. there viii new
crtheless be many a man I'm that great
Anglo Saxon empire who will and must
ask IL, after all the territorial game
was worth the military candle. Already
the English losses mount up into the
tens OF thoussnds- and when one bears
I'm mind how little has yet been accom-
plishcd he must indeed agree with old
Dom Paul that the Beers will lose their
liberty only 'at a price that will stag
ger humanity"
CLAIMING A. BARLOW.
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uuently have 60 pay shilling I'm ex-
change for an article valued at n franc.
An emu's egg omelet was the treat
provided by "a London naturalist Tor his
friends. The contents 0f the egg. which
was found I'm Australia some time ago.
weighed two pounds Cfocodiles. eggs
were also served
The city council Of Cambridge. Mass.
has decided 60 hold an all day celebra-
tion on the one hundred and twenty
ffth anniversary Of Washington's taxi
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-08
A House WITH a nIsrony.

The house No. Z on the Promepada
des Anglais at Nice has been bought by
a Miss Cough, wealthy American
lady. who intends shortly to convert the
first floors of her new dwelling into a
huge hall, where she has promised to
give some remarkable fetes. II remains
to be seen IL she will ever have the
honor OF receiving within her walls the
man who. quite unwittingly, killed her
predecessor in that house. v \
III was inhabited for years by the
comtesse Colloredo, wife OF the embas-
sador of Rome. a proud lady, who died
there. She was "a fanatic about eti-
ouette. and one evening at the Paiais
Rorghese. in Rome. she saw lady of
rank who had taken by mistake the
seat reserved for Nine. fEmbassadrice.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-08

the reason for the long and weary wait
at the Free State capital. Roberts ap-
parentIy anticipated the unrest i'm Eng
lanti which would result from this wait
and was forced 10 announce beforehand
the intelligence OF his advance In the
meanwhile the Beers had had an oppor-
tunity effectively 10 patrol the whole
length OF the Naal river from Fourteen
Streams eastward. The dilemma of the
British may be judged from the arming
OF the Basutos, a concession that would
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-08

which event occurred under tho old
Washington elm. Cambridge. on July 3,
i1.5 fff x .
of the 12 Michiganders ia the federal
house OF representatives three are nam
III Smlth-Hsnry Cassorte Smith OF
Adrian. william Alden Smith Of Grand
Rapids and Samuel william Smith Of
Pontiac. All are Republicans and each
is a lawyer There are only two other
Smiths In the house.
Policemen on the streets IN Hamburg
are instructed 20 watch the cars sharp
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-08

at y 1 ce, Oh
spending an hour every day before din
ner ON the terrace of the kursaal. One
evening as she was enjoying rest, with
her little dog on her lap and her flunky
I'm livery behind her chair a gentleman
approached and. politely taking of his
hat. said in pure French, Glad 70 see
you, madame k,s
The comtesse stared at the parsonage
and haughtily asked. Pray, who are
you. sir?''
I'm afraid / must have changed very
much SINCE last I saw YOU" answered
the gentleman. with a shade OF vexa-
ton in his voice. You do not know
mc?"
NO: nor do I wish to know YOU. mon.
sicur." retorted the lady. who got up
and sailed away majesticaily.
The eye OF the gentleman twinkied
maliciously. "Ah," he said, I've been
already introduced TO YOU, though.
madame But allow me 10 renew the
formality. am the Prince OF Wales
A silky bundle fell backward In the
arms of the scared footman. The COM
tesse had tainted right away. And uix
weeks later she died I'M the house M.
on the Promenade des Anglais. having,
they say. never recovered from the
shock.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-08

~. and II they find car which carries
a single passenger moro than the num-
Der allowed by law the conductor
fined ~ cents. t.O
Twelve years ago one sailor out OF ev-
cry lOG on an average lost his hne bx
accident. Now the proportion has been
reduced TO one In 25t.
The American Mouse club is rsfent
addition 10 New York clubdom.' The
purpose Of the organization is not 10 en-
terminate the rodents, but to develop
fine species.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-08
The Garden Spot Of the Smaller Of the Boer
Republics Difficulties Of Campaigning
Above Winburg, Where the
Mountains Begin

thousands anl left his cavalry sorely
crippled. Roberts also suddenly real
ICED that the South African winter was
setting in. His men had nothing but
their thin khaki uniforms and all along
they had been suffering from the cold
The Orange Free State is not frigid
country. the mean winter temperature be-
ing AZ degrees. The nights. however. are
always startlingly chilly. The thermom-
eter seldom goes down TO the freezing
point even up in the hills, but tenn
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-08

way is believed 60 be the long sought
east canal. A temple Of the goddess
Ninniach has also been unearthed. to-
gether with stones bearing Inscriptions
which date from the time OF Nebuchad-
nezzar.
Wentworth Woodhouse, which Lord
Milton will one day Inherit. Is the big
gest house In England. and even at this
late hour II Kept IN feudal fashion. Ev-
cry Tuesday in November Is set apart
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-08
RANDOM NOTES.

The sale OF liquor within three miles
OF the Iowa Stale Agricultural college
at Ames Is forbidden by law and an at
tempt will be made during the session
OF the next legislature 10 afford the
same protection TO the State university
az Iowa City.
Dr. Koldewey, director OF the excava-
tions at Babylon. has informed the ORR
entail society of the discovery Of canal
built Of Aramesn bricks, which water
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-08

John Howard OF Toledo. o.. during tho
civil war. has been returned To the sur
vivors OF that organization by George
l.. Emmlnger. The flag had been giyen
TO Emmlnger by Howard's wife. into
whose possession u fell upon the death
Of her husband. several years ago.
The English people think that the
proposed new ninepenny coin win en-
able them 60 get the better OF the
French. who. it is assumed. will accept
% as the equivalent OF "a franc. At
present British travellers in France fire.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-08

for self invited guests. who have only
10 write their names beforehand In a
book kept In the hall for the purpose.
Sometimes $50 guests sit down to din
ner in tho huge dining han.
A large Mormon temple VIII soon be
built in Louisville. Ky. It will be- used
not only as a place OF worship. but also
as the central point from which mis-
sionaries will be sent To various points
in Kentucky
Tho battlcnag or the Gate City guards
~ Atlanta, Ia, which Mas captured by
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-08

Ten, 20. so min
ntes passed. The
prince looked at
his watch.
II am very
sorry" said he.
but | have an
appointment; 1
must CO."
The keeper
walked to the
door, locked II.
put the key In
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-08

So, calmly, and
without turning
a hair, she
walked straight
to her fauteuii,
and, falling on
the lap of the
offender, pro-
ceeded 10 calm
ly arrange the
folds of her
dress.
She was In
the habit. while
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prove valuable; for, strange to say. many vol
unteer officers of the United States their occupa-
tions gone have turned their faces toward that
far off land as the place 10 win fame and
fortune.
"Corea employs foreign military Off
GERS says Mr.. Allen. 'as advisers or instructors
in It's army. and is not likely 10 do so. owing 10
an agreement made with Russia when large
staff of Russian officers were allowed TO leave.
BY this agreement Corea announced her ability
and intention to dispense with further assist
of that kind. The many requests from
young men who have recently left the service of
the United States for places in connection with
the Corean army are futile. There Is no demand
for their services in Corea.
There is also no demand for foreign advisers
to the Corean Government. Although TWO Amer
leans who held such places have recently died.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-06

commander. lieutenant and lieutenant Gunior
gradel in addition TO the subjects required
will be required to pass an examination in steam
engineering. including description of the types of
marine engines and boilers now in common use
the manner of putting them in operation. and the
precautions TO be taken TO guard against derange-
mentS which they liable; the construction,
operation and functions of the various auxiliary
machines in board ships of war in
cuding air and circulating pumps, feed pumps, fire
and bilge pumps. UreCknC pumps. hydraulic
pumps, forced draught and ventilating blowers
dynamo engines, evaporators. distillers. Ice
machines. starting and turning engines. anchor
engines. steering engines boat and deck winches
ash hoists. steam launch machinery. etc: the
management of engines and boilers, firing. water
tending, oiling, etc; getting up at leisure
and in emergencies the United States Naval regu-
lations for the care OF engines and boilers
+. w. HACKETT, Acting Secretary.
Up TO the present time the officers affected have
not been obliged to pay any attention to these
subjects. although the engineers have been de-
tached from their regular duties and have been
compelled to become proficient in navigatng and
military duties. AS result the complicated
mechanisms of ships have been left at the mercy
of the warrant machinists who have been
suddenly promoted from machine shops mostly for
political favor, and many fine vessels have been In
jured. As instance the KearSarge is cited as
having single engineer officer where at least six
needed. Smaller vessels have engineers
all. where they formerly had from two to four.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-06

anu aiways carry sail and two masts un-
"easeo IN transporting stores or when
pui'ins IN harbor where sails cannot be used
ihev are htted with mounts for the machine or
au'ohatc guns. and. with the whaleboats. are
VI. ieeuiar running boats employed between
mp ana Shore- They carry stores. lines
'ahe out kedge anchors. plant targets and some
~ III pairs they have been used to put out
hght bower or stream anchors
FOR arm and away they carry the attacking
party rhemen, ammunition. provisions and
equipment In landing armed parties a cutter
carries half a company, a section" Each of
the hearsarge's four cutters will carry forty
h'e men and 400 pounds of cartridges. guns and
stores in rough water
Inc 4o-foot steam cutter costs about $4,000
IL VIII run at speed of eight knots all day
Sixty men can be carried. and nearly all the
o'her boats in the ship be towed. If her
coal gives out after a shipwreck before land can
New-York tribune., 1900-05-06

be reached, her sails will drive her along at a
fair speed. The 40-foot and the 33-foot steam
cutters are used for general carrying purposes
in port and as ferries from ship to shore. They
are useful for surveying and fighting. In case
of abandoning ship the steam machinery of the
cutters is thrown overheard, under the regula-
tions, and its weight given to food supplies.
SAILING LAUNCHES.
The two 33-foot sailing launches will each
carry sixty-four men. They are equipped with
special windIasses for handling anchors, their
thwarts are removable to give more room for
stores and lumber. and they are known as the
working boats of the ship.
The whaleboats always used as lifeboats
in cases of man overheard" They live In
any sea, and faster under than any
other of the ships boats. excepting always the
barge.
The captains gig is a handsomely fitted and
we'll appointed whaleboat, a fast sailer and is
frequently used in emergencies as a feboat and
as a hospital boat for ambulance duty.
Perhaps the most interesting pair of boats
the Kearsarge the 1S-foot balsas. or cata-
marans. They are of type designed by Rear
Admiral Ammen, of ram and Isthmian Canal
fame, are peculiar to the United States Navy,
New-York tribune., 1900-05-06

tea merchant appreciated the value of enlist
ing the interest of the public and sold 10 his
customers in shares Of e. One-half interest In
his great chain of tea stores. These shares as
the result OF the great increase OF business fol-
lowing the reorganization. now sell for three
times the subscription price OF e.
Here in America MesSTs. Proctor & Gamble
years ago decided that the best way Of getting
the best work out of employees was to give
them an interest in the business. and their
dends paid 10 it's employees having steadily and
greatly increased.
Siegel-COoper Co. will provide fund OF
S2,NbtNo worth of it's common stock to he
held in trust by the Central Trust Co. of New
York. the dividends upon which will be annually
paid to such of its employees as have been there
three years or more. and should any Of them
after ten years of service become incapaCitated
from further work the dividends will be paid
10 them for life, thereby providing a pension
fund for employees who heretofore were always
and entirely thrown upon their own resources.
AS the Siegel-COOper Stores also have a be
nevolent feature that furnishes doctors and
pays weekly allowances to sick members. Sc
cures for them vacations in summer. and finally
bureS them at its own expense should they die
while in the employ of the store. il can he said
that the owners of these two great stores have
certainly done everything that could possibly
be devised for the welfare of the army of
helpers.
The investment feature will surely 5e popular
with the great mass of people who keep
their money in savings banks at or 31a per
cent interest per annum. for the preferred
shares of the Siegel-COoper Co. are guaranteed
will doubt pay eventually considerably
more. Just soon the influence of the great
army of shareholders makes itself fel,, and the
business keeps on growing and growing, the
New-York tribune., 1900-05-06

their positions have been filed. and there Is
further demand for assistance of that kind. The
newspaper report that these advisers had been
receiving salary OF $100O00 gold per annum
is entirely misleading; such places pay from
$50 to $3.50 a month
There is no demand for employees on the rail-
roads in COrea- japanese control and operate
the steam railroads. and COreans and Americans
are employed on the electric roads. l believe
the positions all filled Employment in the
mines would have 10 be secured before coming
To Corea. The agent of the mines in America In
II. A. Noble. representative of the Oriental Con-
solidated Mining Company. san Francisco. Pros
pectors cannot operate In Corea. and there is no
employment with the mines other than on wages.
am told the mining company has no lack Of
applicants"
New-York tribune., 1900-05-06

shares that now be had for $50 each yin
be worth considerably more.
The present owners will remain IN control.
there being no change % management Conteu1-
pated-in TACT, ~ ~ part OF the plan % deposit
all the stock holdings of the present owners
lo years, thereby absolutely insurinE 10 the
shareholders the stability and continuance OF
the same business policy that has made the
great success Of Siegcl-CCoper Co possible
The President ~ the new Siegel-Coopcr Co. VIII
be Mr.. Henry SieEeL who ever since Segel
has occupied the position az the helm. To his
great ability merchant is 20 "A large
tent due the remarkable success Of the enter
prise at the head OF which n has stood now
for many years Well known both in the
East and West. his sterling character and open
hearted charity have made him honored and
beloved amongst all men.
Mr.. r. ~. Cooper is 20 be- the Vice President
of the Segel-COoper Co. and has occupied the
same office ever since the firm began business
He is Of strong Individuality. n past
master Of the art Of advertising. and at pres
wonderful success OF which is monument to
his ability.
Mr. b. j. Greenhut is 20 be- the Secretary
and Treasurer Of the Siegel-C0Oper Co CO.
Operative stores. and the finances OF the firm
will enjoy his special care and attention. They
could not rest in ADLER nor more conservative
hands.
II is proposed TO begin taking subscriptions
for the per cent. guaranteed preferred shares
of the Siegel-COOper 60. Cooperative Stores
tomorrow and To keep on taking them all week
The right. however. is reserved 10 close subscrip
tonS any moment upon one days notice In
the daily papers. and il goes without saying
appear; all who do not want 70 be too late
should speak up quickly
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THE SIBERIAN RAILWAY INSUFFICIENT

Odessa correspondence of The London Standard.
The Russian authorities in the Far East OF
the opinion that, when opened for through traffic,
the single track Siberian Railway will be almost
hopelessly blocked by the carriage of goods. Chi
nese exports and imports alone, il Is stated. will be
of sufficient volume TO keep the line occupied, while
the transport of Japanese Russian and Siberian
products the latter going both eastward and west
ward TO say nothing Of the transport of troops.
will practically congest the railway Under these
conditions If they correctly forecast II is diff
cult TO see how Il rapid passenger express service
between European Russia and the Far East is TO be
rI,nctualIy maintained. Already the necessity of
doubling the permanent way is forcing itself upon
the earnest attention of the administration
Tho direct and indirect revenue of the Siberian
line Is speculatively estimated 10 amount to about
900 rubcs per annum II this forecast be ful-
win suflce TO iquidate the whole cost OF construc
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A BATTLESHIP'S BOATS.
THE NOTABLE EQUIPMENT OF THE
Kr,Rs.RGE IN SMALL CRAFT

washinston. May 3-The peerless kearsarge,
whose tremendously destructive superlmposed
turrets are exciting such attention. represents
the highest modern refinement OF haNal special
lied construction in nothing more than in her
eouipment of small boats Probably TO no feat
ure of the latest warshps has greater skilled ex-
rorienca and ingenuity been directed by Ameri-
can naval constructors than that of ships boats.
The little notilla of the battleship Kearsarge
consists of sixteen Independent craft. which cost
abaut 100000 In the aggregate they will ac-
conmodate the entire ships company of forty
officers and 5I3 men with additional room for a
few davs' stores and water well as some am