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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-05
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Copenhagen. April ,5.--It is now said
that the negotiations between the
United states and Denmark for the
sale ~ the Danish West Indies cannot
be concluded before the close the
present session OF the Rigsdag, which
will adjourn I'm a few days.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-05

Boston, April 5.--John Bontosky. John
Lunyurst and Benothick Conrad were
found dead in an attic on Endicott
street here today, as the result Of in
haling illuminating gas The three
men were Russian Jews. Bontosky and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-05
Mr.. s.muel o. seior. fancy ORES, s.Il

At Infantry Hall Monday evening. April
10 Cards of admission are now ready.
and patrons and friends are kindly re-
quested To procure them as early as pos-
sible. as the number VIII be limited anar
none viii be sold at the door on that
evening Childrcn's program from 10
3. All are Invited 10 participate from
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-05
Fighting at Mafeking.

London. April 5.--A special dispatch
from Lorenzo Marques says sharp
lighting occurred April in the neigh
borhood of, Mafeking. The garrison
made a sortie while Col. Plumer's cav
airy attacked the Beers al Ramath-
labama. Both attacks were reSulsed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-05
Prisoners tscan'.

London. Apffl 5.-Further details re-
ceived from Lorenzo Marques in regard
to Captain Haldane, OF the Gordon
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-05
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Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money " ~ falls
TO cure. e. w. Groves signature.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-05

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Printing best work low prices. The J.
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Eddy.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
YORK TRIBUNE ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT.

diers to her cause. Nor was she inclined 10
palter timidly with her opportunity. She was
born for action "She had not an ounce OF
nuns flesh about her" the quaint obser-
walton of Finch the British Ambassador and
when the moment arrived for striking the blow
at 2 o'clock one wintry morning, she went 20
the Preobrazhensky Barracks wearing the mlen
of conquering amazon Says Mr.. Balm
Immediately on dismounting Elizabeth
snatched a spontoon from of the soldiers.
and led the way into the messroom, ordering,
first of all, however. that all the drums in the
barracks should be slit up so that nobody could
give the alarm. The men crowded after her,
and when they were all assembled she ex-
claimed: my children. you know whose daugh-
ter 1 am! 1t is my resolve this night to deliver
you and all Russia from our German tormentors
Will you follow me?" "Matushka!" they cried
enthusiastically I'VE will follow thee to the
death, and as for the nyemtsuf lGermansI, we
will cut them all to pieces!" Nay, my chill
dren," replied Elizabeth. IF you hurt hair Of
their heads, I will not go one step with you.
There must be no blOOdshed What we are
going to do we do simply for the benefit OF our
country" Having thus restrained their savage
zeal within due limits she knelt down, all pres
ent following her example, and, producing her
silver cross, held it aIoft and exclaimed: Il
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19

swear before Heaven to die for you: VIM YOU
swear to die for me?' We swear!" thundered
the grenadiers. Then let us gO," cried the
Tsarevna, rising, 'and remember, my children
whatever befall, blOodshed!'
They carried her on their shoulders to the
Winter Palace. where she herself woke the IN
suspecting victim of her stratagem, and so quiet
ly did she carry out her whole plan that at s
o'clock the next morning the people of the city
were still ignorant of the sweeping change that
had taken place. 1t a change from alien
authorities to native from Court dominated by
selfshness TO one in which patriotism hourished
Elizabeth loved her countrymen. and she adored
the memory of her father. When. at the critical
moment, she had hesitated about going to take
command of the grenadiers who were to enforce
her designs upon the throne an appeal to the
blood of Peter in her veins was sufficient to fix
her wavering resolution. She carried out his
policy of Russia for the Russians This alone
would have gained her the support of the people
But she had also her resources as a woman to
draw upon and these were enough to hold all
Russia, and great many distinguished foreign
ers under her spell Mr.. Balm describes her as
tall and stout. but of graceful presence. She
could be majestic, but, generally she preferred
to be merely bewitching. Her complexion was
pure and radiant Beautiful features with fine
eyes and hair, caused her TO shine pre-eminent
among the women of her Court. Her favorite
robes were of pink. with roses of the same color
in her hair. She understood the art of pleasing
and proved 1t by being of the most artlessly
amable rulers in history. Pretty manners went
with her good nature. She was humane and
sought to make people happy. She was. In short
like queen out of fairy tale. But beneath
the pleasing exterior, beneath the urbanity and
charm were sinister traits such as came almost
inevitably from her fathers house. Pious always
in bustling. hOmely way. she was also wom-
an OF extremely dubious morals Her education
had been neglected. and she cared little for read
ing Incidence was her besetting sin. after the
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19

her reign brstles tfyith difficulties for the his
torian-it is marked by such tangle of events
such a conflict of personalities because
many of the most essential documents are lit
the Russian language The volume before us is
therefore unusually welcome. 1t ilIuminates
some dark places in history. Also it is worth
reading because the author is very much in
sympathy with his heroine, and, painting her
portrait from first hand knowledge of all the
sources, makes acquainted with woman of
commanding character and extraordinary
charm. 1t may be added that the portrait is
the more valuable because it is provided with
a good background. Mr.. Balm is nowhere more
readable than in his pages on the personages
and events of practical significance in Eliza
beth's career.
The death of Peter seemed to promise hard
trials for Russia. The trials came-in fact, Rus
sia has been without them-but those
courtiers whom Mr. Balm describes as Peters
pupils" not the men to let the empire go
TO smash On his death bed the autocrat said
Of one of these: "Ostermann is Indispensable to
Russia. He best knows her needs and he is the
only one of us who has never made a diplo-
matte blunder." There was never any love lost
between Elizabeth and the astute friend in whom
her father had such confidence. When her
chance came she destroyed his power. But the
chance did not come at once, and. in the inter
val. despite the tragic ups and downs through
which the government passed, Peters fabric
lost nothing; Ostermann and other wise heads
counteracted the evil influence of incompetent
princes, and his young feminine antagonist
found her inheritance, when she grasped it, in
bad but not moribund condition. The tale of
her coup detat is thrilling Enraged at the in
solent domination of the Regent Bren and his
wife, who cared neither for the infantile Ivan VI
nor for Russia, but only for their own interests
she was finally spurred to seize the throne by
force. She was young. robust and ravishingly
beautiful, the very woman to win the grena-
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 1900.

Professor Dicey, distributing prizes at King s
College, has been offering the students some
wise words on the subject of how to form
good style. He did not profess runs the
report. Ito instruct them how to be eloquent
or witty, but rather how to attain the valuable
art of expressing themselves in clear and accu-
rate language" Professor Dcey sanguine.
He overlooked the fact that when all is said
and done, about the only way in which one can
attain to clear and accurate language is to see
that one is born with gift for it. But at all
events there was sound sense, calculated to be
of some if slight, service, in what he had to
say to the students He counselled them to
dismiss all artificial notions of style from their
minds, and take for their models such writers
as Sir james Fitz-James Stephen-a conspicu-
Gus instance of the effort to write just as one
would speaker Jeremy Bentham, who defined
the whole of a good style to lie in the choice
of the same word for the same thing and
different word for n different thing" The
worst if it is however, that to offer Stephen or
Bentham' to the seeker after style would be, il
nine cases out of ten, about as profitable as
Offering him the multiplication table. He
doesn't worry about clarity and accuracy he
will tell you. why, bless my soul! we can
hear him saying, "those things come as a mat
ter of course. They are only the dry bones Of
style. What 1 want is color and rhythm and
nuance.'" He will go for these things to
Stevenson or Pater, or to any one of a dozen
others He won't get them to be sure, but it
is idle to think that he will turn for them to
Jeremy Bentham. Your latter day 'stylist' is
a very human individual.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
R. Davey. il The Fortnightly Review.

r Davey. il The Fortnightly Review
We are apt TO imagine that because -be
French novel is more often than not 'impos--
sible," and the French newspaper IS better wiz
ten and worse informed than those others both
are faithful expressions of French thought. IL
the first place, the novels with illustrated covers
which figure SO cCnSpIcuOuSly in the windows Of
the French libraries in the neishb0rhood Of
Leicester Square, are rarely if ever found in
respectable French families La famiIle IN
fortunately reads very little, especially in the
provinces, where you may enter hundred
houses and scarcely see a book that would ret
edify q convent of nuns by it's Innocence and
its orthodoxy. Although the French produce
perhaps more novels than any other nation,
they are the people who read them the least
once took the trouble when in Paris to inter
view the principal publishers, so as 20 ascertain
for myself how 1t was possible for them to sell
so much-well, to put it mildly-pOrnCgrapli
literature and pay the authors their fees. Il
was proved 10 me beyond all question that the
vast majority OF these objectionable works are
sold in Germany, Austria, Italy, England Spsin,
the United States, and especially N the South
american fepuoIlcS- comparatively few
sold il Paris and in the large provincial cities.
In the cathedral towns, such as Orleans
Amiens, ROuen, Rheims. Rennes etc II is not
books The booksellers would be bOycOCted for
dealing in them
France produces the most COrrupting and dis
reputable literature on the other hand and by
reason of her conservative tendencies she cor
rCpts not so much herself as her neighbOrs.
The evil is in a sense none the less great but
surely the ne1ghbors should protect themselves
They have only to stop buying these naughty
books, and visible dminutiOn Of their pro-
ducttOn in Paris will at once ensue
Hence II happens that the inSOlent and Outra-
geOuS carlcatureS OF the Queen. which have 50
greatly offended US DO not really possess any
thing like the Importance have attached 70
them They never had the sanction OF respect
able France, for respectable France, in all prob
ability, never beheld them. lie Rire'' and It's
imitatOrs are not the sort Of publications which
Ser-reSpectinS man is likely 10 take into q
ladys drawing room. The excessive license
or the press is, nevertheless, most harmful and
there is but one remedy for it-that which We
applied 10 the coarse cartoons IN vogue under
the Regency. Disguised by their brutality. the
English public ceased to buy them The result
was simple and swift enough. The artists. ind
ing no market for their wares ceased 10 pro-
duce them, and thus by degrees We came to
prefer the clean and wholesale cOmiCaHty Of our
very own and beloved Mr.. Punch"
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
ELIZABETH OF RUSSIA.
HER CONSOLIDATION OF HER FATHERS
WORK.

THE DAUGHTER OF PETER THE GREAT. A
History of Russian Diplomacy and of the Rus
sian Court Under the Empress Elizabeth Pc
troyna, 174l-1762 By r. Nisbet Bain; WITH WIZ PoT-
Co.
The period dealt with by Mr.. Balm in his
biography of Elizabeth of Russia is unfamiliar
to all but very searching students of European
history 1t is the interlude between Peter the
Great and the great Catherine during which
the schemes of the one were sagaciously mOd-
fed and consolidated, while the best possible
preparations were being made for the schemes
of the other. Peter was a squald man of
might; Catherine was splendidly vicious Eliza
BETH the daughter of the former had some of
the better qualities Of both and was. above all
things worthy of them in her understanding
of her duties toward the State. Her exploits
have been neglected, Mr. Balm thinks, because
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19

The sixty-third volume of the Dictionary Of
National Biography has just reached u.s. 1t
closes on the name of William Henry Zuyle-
stein, fourth Earl of Rockford, which is to say
that the great work is practically completed.
Two supplementary volumes, bringing the rec
ord up to 1900, will be published early in 1901,
but Mr.. George Smith. of Smith, Elder & Co..
who designed the enterprise, is receiving now
the congratulations due TO one who has lifted
the tOmbstOnes from thirty thousand graves"
to the lasting edfcaton of mankind. Mr. John
Morley promptly gave dinner in honor of Mr.
Smith of Mr.. Leslie Stephen, the first editor:
of Mr. Sidney Lee, who succeeded Mr. Stephen
and supervised the work to its conclusion and
to others associated with them. He said many
eulOgstc things, but "The Spectator thinks
he missed the point which, more than any
other, makes of that great undertaking a work
of national Importance. 1t will by degrees and
In course Of years correct great national fault
the tendency to forget men who are worthy
of remembrance" Perhaps THE Spectator is
right and certainly there is to be said in favor
of its hypothesis that the Dictionary" having
been composed largely by men of letters and
not by mere dryasduStS, is one of the most read
able publications we know 1t will not be
neglected But it is just as well not to be
sentimental and claim more for even master
piece of compilation than it is likely to accom-
plish. The main point if we may venture TO
differ from "The Spectator" is simply that the
'Dictionary' is Il WOrkmanlike addition to the
tools of the writing man. The layman will use
1t much; the author will use it more '"Thor-
Ough' was the word that the publishers and
editors took for their motto. Their best recon-
pense, we believe, will be the knowledge of
having provided for future historians an indis-
pensablc treasury of information. dictionary
after ALL is not literature and that it can "cor-
rect national fault is doubtful If it prO-
vides the writer's of a nation with the right
facts when these are wanted nothing more need
be asked expected.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19

! a certain novelist in describing his hero, has
managed, perhaps without any very mischevous
Intention TO suggest in the portrait the traits of
one of his literary contemporaries. The illus
traitor has emphasized the point In his sketches
and has even gone step farther, bringing in
the likeness of the poor victims publisher. All
the persons concerned the author of the story
the author he has suggested the illustrator and
the publisher, are said TO be well acquainted
with one another. Here is pretty predicament
which may carry the quartet into the law
courts. In the mean time the publishers are
doubtless watching the case with breathless
interest. They, with the critics, have before
this had some hard things said about them by
the novelists. But the alusions have always
been carefully yelled. What will happen il
author and artist take to reckless and unmis-
taxable pOrtraiture?
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19

THE FRENCH PEOPLE Do NOT READ IT.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-11-10
LOCAL ITEMS.

Additional local news on page
eight.
The deer season opened Thursday.
First snow of the season Wednes-
day.
Alfred Kemp is in town visiting
relatives.
NJ. Wallace was down from Hough-
ton Tuesday.
Capt. w. Been was in from
Skanee Thursday.
A session of the board of super
visors was held Thursday.
Miss Sophia Novack visited at
Houghton this week.
Chas. Matthews, of Hancock, was
a visitor in town Tuesday.
John Nester, Jr., OF Lake Linden,
was in town this week.
G. L. Hall, of Duluth, was in
town fore part of the week.
Russell Smith and j. Wilson were
down from Houghton Tuesday.
S. Jacobson was down from Dol
lar Bay the fore part Of the week.
Miss Laura McKindles returned
from visit to Houghton Sunday.
Jesse Coogan, of Milwaukee,
transacted business here this week.
]. A. Smith, of Lake Linden, is
spending few days deer hunting
in this vicinity.
p. Brennan returned last Satur-
day from trip to Chicago, lower
Michigan and Indiana.
Last Saturday evening an i'm
promptu dance was given in the
Town Hall by a few young people.
Miss Kate Shea was the guest
Of the Misses Cuddihy at
South Lake Linden the past few
days.
Charles H. Menge left yesterday
for Owosso, lower Michigan. He
will return next week, accompanied
by his wife.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-11-10
Pingree Not Surprised.

Regarding the Republican victory
at the polls Tuesday Governor Pin
gree is quoted as saying: "The
majorities are tremendous, but it is
nothing to be wondered at. The
Democratic party had the seal of it's
doom writ upon it when it endorsed
16 to / at Kansas City. 1t might as
we'll have said at that time that it
would restore slavery. There should
be an uprising, war, If any party
ever undertakes to change the cur
rency OF the country"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-11-10
THE COUNTY.
Baraga County Rolls Up a Ma.
jOrity of 273 for Mckinley.

The election of county officers
was generally very close between
the candidates. K. l.. Stone, Re-
publican, was reelected probate
Judge, Geo. o. Beehler, reelected
county clerk and register Of deeds.
The Republicans also elected two
coroners and the three county road
commissioners. Henry Girard,
Democrat, was reelected, there be-
ing no opposition to his candidacy.
W. T. Menge, Democrat, was re-
elected county treasurer, as was
also p. r. McKernan, Democrat,
to the Office Of prosecuting attorney.
John H. Edgerton ran on slips for
the Office Of county road commits
sioner, for the six-year term, but
was defeated.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-11-10

Baraga county gives Mckinley a
majority Of 273; Bliss, 2O8, and
the balance of the state ticket gets
majorities ranging from. 225 to 265.
The SENTINEL presents a table
giving the vote in the various town
ships in the county in detail on
national, state and county officers.
c The election passed off quietly,
and good feeling apparently pre-
vailed
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-11-10
NEBRASKA FOR MCKINLEY.
Practically Complete Returns
Show Plurality of Over Two
Thousand.

Omaha. Neb., Nov. 8.-Complete
returns from two-thirds OF the
in Nebraska and scattering
returns from the balance show that
Mckinley carried Nebraska by a
plurality OF over 1000. Bryan even
failed to carry his own ward.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-11-10
BIG GAIN IN MICHIGAN.
Majority for Mckinley Is Over
$4,000.

President Mckinley carried Mich
igan by a majority of over So,
The entire Republican state ticket
was also elected, Bliss by
nearly $4,000 plurality. The state
legislature will be overwhelmingly
Republican, eusuring Senator Nc
Mcmillan s re election.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-11-10
OFFICES VOTED FOR.

The great battle has again been
fought and won, by undoubtedly
the greatest Republican landslide
in the history of the country.
Organism has been crushed to earht
by an overwhelming voice OF the
people, which is forcible and last
ing. The returns show that McKin-
ley has 304 electoral votes to Bryan
143, and few states still in doubt
may show Republican gains. Fol-
loving are electoral votes:
FOR NJ KINLEY.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-11-10
In HOughton County.

In Houghton county, it was a
sweeping victory, every Republican
on the ticket going in from presi-
Dental electors and governor down
to coroner.
Republicans also sweep Marquette
county.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-11-10

The Legislature.
The next legislature will be al
most unanimously Republican.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-11-10

None better made than "The Myer
Shoes" Sold only by reliable-dea
ers. f. MYER BooT & SHOE Co.,
Milwaukee.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-11-10
THE AMENDMENTS.
Large Majority in Favor of them
in Baraga County.

The constitutional amendments
relative TO the taxation of corpora.
tions we're given majority in
Baraga county Of over 700. The
vote in the several townships on
this question follows:
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-11-10
Road Commissioners
Solid Republican.

The entire Michigan congressional
delegation is Republican.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-27
MAYNARD AND BRYAN.

The Democrats of this city met in
ward meetings last night for the pur-
pose OF nominating delegates to the
Congressional Convention, which meets
ut Newport News. August ED.
The First Ward met at city Hall.
Jos. w. Brown presided. Robert Irwin
acted as secretary.
The following resolution was then
adopted:
Whereas, our townsman. Hon. H. l..
Maynard is candidate before the
next Democratic Convention for Con-
gress from this. the Second Congress
sional District. and we. the Democrat tic
electors of the First Ward of the city
OF Portsmouth. having every conf
dence in him: therefore be il
Resolved. That he is hereby empow-
cred to name the three delegates and
their alternatcs to the Democratic
Congressional Convention. which meets
in Newport News on August I'D 1900.
The Second Ward met at Council
chamber. MIR. &. L. Murden was
elected chairman, and w. j. Rogers as
secretary. The following resolution
was offered by Mr. John w. Wood and
was adopted:
Whereas. our townsman, Hon. H. l..
Maynard. is u candidate before the
next Democratic Convention for Con-
Gress from this, the Second Congress
sional District. and we, the Democratic
electors of the Second Ward of the city
dence In him. therefore. be il
Resolved. That lie be hereby empow
cred to name the five Delegates and
their alternates to the Democratic
Congressional Convention, which meets
in Newport News on August Esd. 1900.
The meeting was called To order by
j. Leon Codd. who WIS made perma :
nent president
Mr.. G. c. Small was nominated as a
delegate. and was unanimously elect
ed. lie was allowed to name his own
alternate.
The ward endorsed Hon. II. l.. May
nard as their choice for Congress.
The Fourth Ward was called to or
der by ]. j.. Powell. John G. Tyler
was made chairman, and John w. Sui
Ivan secretary.
Hon. II. l.. Maynard was unanimous
~ endorsed.
l.. Fl. Davis. George p. Mclean and
C. c. Walker were elected delegates.
The Fifth Ward meeting was called
to order by S. w. MeneEer. The Same
resolution that was adopted in the
First and Second Wards was adopted.
and Mr.. Maynard Will select his own
delegates.
Bryan and Stevenson were unani-
mously endorsed.