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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-21
SCHOOL OF HORTICULTURE.

The school OF Horticulture which is
20 begin at the II. /. College. Monday
rep 20, VIII prove of interest not only
10 thoSe VINO may expect TO become
professional florists, gardeners or fruit :
growers. but Ito all who grow plants
whether m fed or garden. The neaSs
OF growing crops are complex ann the
better the conditions demanded are up
ders,ood the better are the results like
ly to be.
The work Will aim directly at the
fundamental laws involved. Tx will in
crude lectures on the sources. forma-
tion conditions Improvement and till
age OF soils; on minerals and rocks in
thelr relations to soils. and on man
ures. their uses and the practical CAL
cularonS OF fertilizer formulas
Lectures on plant-life, illustrated by
specimens, experiments. charts and
models. work for which no prepsra-
ton on botany is required will be
given ana the fundamental principles
70 De known IN combating insects and
tungi Will De considered. Propagation
and crossing will receive aftention
Mhle detailed discussions will be given
20 strawberries, raspberrfes bIackber-
ries. currants. gooseberries. grapes an
pies anu other tree-fruts. Vegetables.
including outdoor culture and methods
OF forcing Will be discussed.
Practical demonstrations i'm pruning.
sratlng the preparation OF Insecticides
and fungici les the making OF hot
beds. OTIS. may be expected
Practical horticuhurists will assist
oy giving their experiences. II. w, Col |
ingwood editor Of the Rural New |
York. has also promised TO be pres4nt |
ma address the class at some time |
Turing the course. Further inforrna- |
ion may be obtained from Fred ". |
ard. professor OF horticulture. Klngs-
on II. l.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-21
"l0E" RhRT As ElMeELf

During his next enga cement I'm
Providence. Joseph Hart will present
fcr the first time on any stage his new
sketch. ~ clusc Call." in which ne and
Miss 'DeMar will assume i've distinct
characters, with some very elaborate
new costumes. including several iuQf
i'nported from Paris expressly FOR Miss
lDeMar. Mr. Hart VIII also appear for
the first time here without false beard
or "le. AMI the difference IN his ap.
pea rance from that which the public
ls familiar pr miees 10 be ~ revelation
~ th"se familiar with him uH thc
stage.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-21
INJURED IN AN EXPLOSION
THEY SUE FOR HEAVY DAMAGES.

Two suits against the Silver Spring
bieaching and Dyeing company were
MED yesterday in the common pleas
court. Antonio Metz sues the comnanv
Tor $4,000 and George White sues for
S2ooO. Both men are residents OF p,v.
tucket
They claim that they were instruntad
IN the course of their business to a.
tacn lighted lamps TO their arms and IN
enter vat and unscrsw some bolts and
nuts which held air tight a can on =
Ntriol tank. While they were perform
ing mis- duty an explosion occurred . -
they were injured
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-21
Soc . wnrd. sin,.

The reniers NJ This paper VIII I've pleased
20 learn tat iherc is 70 least NJ DREADED
diseasa fiint scieuCe has heen able 10 ,ure In
al fs Stages nvt ina! - C4tnfrh Hairs
thaffh 'tr % a. TIE rnlv pusitive cure known
Iothe mcticRl tlF ofniiv. tntnfrh being n
eonrtitn' lnNfl disease. r~g1lrss conztitu.
tiunal treatment iialrs CRisrrh Cure A.
,nhen lht"rualv. acting directly upon tho
nood sui ihufnus -urfaces of fha svstefn
lhereDy d.@ffoN 'ng The founintion 90 The
slrrnse. a. ~ giving thr patient strength nv
buiilnf up tie constiirfiur and ASSISTING
nhlhfc ~ dung i- wcsk Tho prupriefors
nave 80 much iaitn n IL curative lowers
l1at tiey uncr one Hundred Dollar. tor s,r
ease uihi ~ iails to curc. send for list %
s"-iiucnisls
.oi1 b. druggists sic
HsI- femiiy rills ere the bsss
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-21
TAT REc-hEa1EO GIRL.

History is responsible for the infor-
nation that Egypts famous queen,
Cleopatra. was a "Girl with AIburr,
Hair and a lock OF the tresses that
caught Marc Antony I'm their riisset
snare is still said to be preserved I'm an
old world museum. Bu the color of
tleopatra's hair is forgotten. while her
name remains an inspiration for the
poet. with the latter-day ",,irl with
inc Auburn Hair" the order is re.
Neised Her name ~ n secret. while
the brllli1nt hue " her crovning pto,,,
rs very much I'm evidence evorywherp.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-21
WHAT 90 THE Chill Rem DRINKp

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have
you tried the new food drink called
GRA1N-O? 1t is delicious and nom
Ishing and takes the place OF coffee
The more Grain-o you give the chill
through their systems. Grain-O rs msdo
or pure grains, and when properly pre-
pared tastes like the choice grades of
conee. but costs about q as much. All
grocers sell IL. 1Jc and csc.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-21
FIRED BULLET
| INTO BRAIN.
Edward |. Thayer Commits
Suicide at Parker House.
HIS BODY FOUND IN HIS ROOM.
Had Been a Sufferer From Disease Of lhs
Heart Tor About Three Years.
VISITED BY FRIENDS ON MON OAY
To Appesrei to B, In Cool SgIfi s, Ahcuph No
R'd Fr-nousl Worried o. T HIS Health
and financial Affairs.
Had Been a Sufferer From Disease Of lhs
Heart for About Three Years.
VISITED BY FRIENDS on MON DAY.

Boston, Feb. 2f.-Edward L. Tnayer.
president OF the Boston Safety Lock
company, and one of this city s best
known business men. shot himself
through the head at the Parker house
yesterday. some time between / and .
o'clock. Ills death was apparently in
Simultaneous.
Mr. Thayer had been SEX with heart
trouble for tire years. since "A severe
illness through which ne passed during
the winter OF 1891 in Philadelph a, and
ia past week or two he mas appeared
10 ms ireNDs 10 b very despJadent.
~ rs known also, that OF late he mas
worried a great deal over his financial
affairs
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-21
CHEERFUL ON MONDAY.

on Monday afternoon, however he
was visited by TWO friends OF his in
ms room IN the hotel, and at that Time
ne appeared 10 be In The best OF spir-
Us - has peen his custom 10 remain
uhdiS'ufbeG In his room until . o'clock
each day.
Yesterday. When che chambermaId
went TO his apartment 20 put things in
order, sne received no reply - her rap.
She Knocked a second time. and. receiv-
lhg no answer she supposed Mr.. Thayer
To ne out and attempted 10 unlock the
door. key was i'm the lock. however.
ana. turning the knob, she found the
door unfastened. Opening it, she went
In.
STRETCHED IN DEATH.
The bed Is directly opposite the en-
trance, and on IL lay Nh Thayer dead.
His right hand. I'm which the revolver
was held. had fallen to his breast. and
MS LETT hand and arm were extended
az his side Everything IN his COM
posed features indicated that the death
had hesn puinless ana instant one.
The hotel authors. es were notified at
once, and DIR. Paul OF q Beacon street
and Medical Examiner Stead were
allied. Or Paul stated that Mr.. Thayer
lad peen dead but short time The
'emains were shortly after taken 10
rinkhlm's undertaking establishment. |
Mr. Thayer was 30 years old. unmar- |
led. and up to 1890 was "A Wholesale I
lat and cap merchant. doing business /
~ Devonshire street. He leaves two
'rothers George G.. Thayer of Lynn
ma Ryron T. Thayer ~ the firm OF
'Wadn, Earle X Co. on Commercial
treet,
LIVED A HOTEL LIFE.
Mr.. Thayer had lived at the Parker
ouse for the past 10 years. and prior
, that ne resided at H0liei Pelham.
~ G =. Nichols OF the Pelham has
cen his physiclcn during his illness
the past three years.
The evening times., 1900-04-26

the WaldOrf-Astoria last evening said OF
the new enterprise.
The western half Of the island geo
graphically is well supplied with railroads
alreaoy. and but little mere in that way
is now needed there. But the eastern half.
which comprises the provinces OF Santa
Clara, Puerto Principe and Santiago is stiil
IN an almost wholly undevelOped state. To
the southwark the mountain ranges lie
near the coast. as they do in certain por-
tons Of the coast elsewhere; in conse-
quenee o: but few railroads having been
built there, and those OF an insignificant
Character, the population has not peuetrat-
ed far inland and the interior OF these
provinces remain in an undeveloped state.
Some small investments I had in Cuba led
me there first to look after them. but with
no intention OF in any way increasing
them This problem presented itself TO
me and became interested in its working
out One thing that led me 10 take il up
was that l found the Cubans not only are
willing to work. but TO do work well and
with intelligence
Il also believed them, after close observa-
tion, to be capable Of self government. and
found that The better classes among them
were anxious and would use their infiu-
ence to render capital invested in Cuba as
safe as that invested N other countries.
the interference Of the United States in
the future, don't think they will
r Cuba Will, believe. be ultimately an
nexed to the United States not on account
OF self-government there but because her
interest lies so clearly in that direction
that she herself will probably some day re
quest it. But in any event have no fear
OF investing capital there on account of
the Cuoans. for. even if the self-govern-
ment which the United States has pledged
herself 20 give them has failed. the United
States has given an even stronger pledge
to the world that she will maintain order
in Cuba, which iEsures the safety Of in
vestments made there
Not the least important feature Of this
new company is that il is the first invest
ment on large scale of American capital
in Cuba
I'VE propose 10 developed these three
great provinces that in territory are half
the size Of the entire island but which
as yet ouly hold a third of the population.
They are wonderfully rich agriculturaIly.
in minerals and in timber, and the lrst
work in their development viii be to build
railroads We shall not stop there. but
shall do any and everything that seems to
us wise TO do TO promote development IL
agriculture, mining, timber, and manufac-
ture
tooay santiago mas practically no COM
mercial Intercourse with Havana but This
will all be remedied. and all parts OF the
island, we hope. viii be brought in com
mercial touch with each other Java. with
approximately the same area as Cuba, to-
day supports population OF IS SOC, goo. and
this despite the fact that il is one of The
most remote countries of the world. Today
Cuba's population is but / 500, ,000, although
it can undoubtedly sustain two OF three
times as large population as Java. and
Cuba is in the worlds front doorway We
The evening times., 1900-04-26
THE BOYS FRIENDLY -
4 Club Organized by the Youth of
TenIeyfONvn

4 Club Organized by the Youth of
TenIeytOwn-
The preliminary meeting Of the boys Of
Tenleytown. organized under the name OF
The Boys Friendly" was held in the
town hail Tuesday, April "A, there being
in attendance about thirty-ive boys and
young men, ranging from the age OF twelve
TO twenty-one
Ihis club was organized as an auxili-
airy TO the Tenleytown Library Association.
ana IN addition to the advantages afforded
by the latter, aims to promote social inter-
course and enjoyment among the members
70 cultivate taste for literature and
music, to afford practice in extempora-
neous speaking by way OF debate etc 10
encourage athletic sports. and to extend
to each other a helping hand in every on
terprise that goes to make true manhood
Besides the active members the con-
stitution and bylaws adopted provides for
junior list under the minimum age limit
and also for the admission of honorary
members.
At the next meeting the permanent Of
hcers will be elected nominations for
which were made at this meeting. Meet
lngs will be held at the town hall everv
Tuesday evening at 7:SO p. m.
The evening times., 1900-04-26

Company 10 build a railroad from Santiago
10 Havana. There is at present no rail-
road communication between the two
cities. and the line which il is proposed
TO build will connect the eastern with the
western end of the island forming q
trunk line.
Robert p. Porter. who was sent by Pres
ident Mckinley to Cuba to investigate the
commercial conditions there. arranged a
meeting last Saturday in London between
General Thomas and the representatives
OF English railway interests in Cuba. 1t
was apparently as a result of this meeti-s
that the Cuba Company was Incorporated
yesterday.
General Thomas. who is on terms OF close
friendship with the Administration ls-G-
ers in Washington, represented the Amer
lean capitalists. Mr. Porter introduced
him to J. White Todd. President of the
Cuban Central Railroad. with a capital OF
$17 500 600, and OF the Western Railroad Of
Havana, with capital and bonds OF So
100000. These roads run through the su-
gar cane and tobacco regions of the island,
in the western portion. aid the road which
ths American syndicate wiil build from the
east will connect with them
General Thomas said after the confer
ence that he had assured the English cap
italists of American protection. He spoke
CT the projected American line as a con-
nercial venture upon which good profits
were expected. as il will run through the
undeveloped mineral tracts OF the island.
trnalgamation. he said, was thing OF
the future. though he saw no reason why
it should not come about If il proved to
be for the mutual interests of the COM
panies. He added that there was no in
tention to cut rates, which indicated that
the companie- had reached a working un-
derstanding-
Sir William c. Van Horne, when seen at
The evening times., 1900-04-26

shall develop the eastern hsif OF Cuba. but
cur scheme does not contemplate an en-
trance into the western half OF the island,
but which We nevertheless, expect 10 bene-
ft by an increased trade. That We shall
not lack money 70 carry out our plans I
think the list Of subscribers is a sufficient
guarantee"
Mr. William was asked IL the plan OF the
Cuban company was not similar 10 that
which the Canadian Pacific had originally
adopted when that road was first construct
ed. and in reply said:
When the Canadian Pacific vas built il
traveTSed a territory OF 2.700 miles that
was unoccupied, save by the Indians In
order to prevent interest from eating Us
up, the road had to be constructed within
a limited time. Ind We were called upon
TO do that which railroad companies do
not ordinarily DO. and in order TO build Up
the country We started all sorts Of business
enterprises which ultimately passed into
private hands. and il is something OF This
kind that is contemplated for the rapid
development Of Cuba"
The evening times., 1900-04-26
AN OBJECT LESSON.
In a Restaurant.

A physician put the query: Have you
never noticed in any large restaurant at
lunch or dinner tine the large number of
hearty. vigorous old men at the tables;
men whose ages run from 60 to so years;
many of them bald and all perhaps grey.
but none OF them feeble or senile2
Perhaps the spectacle is so common as
to have escaped your observation or COM
ment, but nevertheless It is an object
lesson which means something
II you will notice what these hearty cid
fellows are eating you will observe that
they are not munching bran crackers nor
gingerly picking their way through a menu
card of new tangled health foods; on the
contrary they seem to prefer juicy roast
Of beef. properly turned loin OF mutton.
and even the deadly broiled lobster is not
alIogethe ignored.
Tie point OF all this is that vigorous
ole age depends upon good digestion and
plenty of wholesome food and not upon
dieting and an endeavor to live upon bran
crackers.
There is a certain class of fcSad cranks
who seem to believe that meat, coffee and
many other good things are rank poisons
but these cadaverous Sickly looking indi-
viduals are a walking condemnation of
their own theories.
The matter in a nutshell is that if the
stomach secretes the natural digestive
Juices IN Surnclent quantity any whole
some food Will be promptly digested; II
the stomach does not do so, and certain
foods cause distress one or two Of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets after each meal will
remove all difficulty because they supply
just what every weak stomach lacks. pep
sin, hydro-chloric acid, distastes and nux
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets do not act
upon the bowels and in fact are not
strictly medicine, as they act almost en-
tirely upon the food eaten, digesting IL
thoroughly and thus gives a much needed
rest and giving an appetite for the Lext
meal.
OF people who travel nine out O. ten
use Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, knowing
them to be perfectly safe 10 use at any
time and also having found out By expe
rience that they are a safeguard against
indigestion in any form, and eating as
they b:.e to, at all hours spd all kinds of
fo-ed- the travelling public Tor Yeats have
pina.d theiT faith to Stuarts Tablets.
Al druggists sell them at 80 cents for
full aized packages and any druggist from
Maine 10 California, if his opinion were
asked, viii say that Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets IS the most popular and success
fui remedy for any stomach trouble
The evening times., 1900-04-26

BOSTON, April 26.-W. F. Spinney,
Commissioner of Customs under the Chi
nese Government for twenty-six years.
just arrived home in Salem on a two and
a half years leave Of absence, tells a
thrilling story Of the escape Of his wife
and himself in their night clothes from
an infuriated Chinese mob. determined to
destroy the foreign DEVILS
The fury OF the rioters was not direct
ed against me personally" said Mr.. Spin
ney, and it was partly by mistake that
my house was attacked For the last three
years m ~9st has been at Mengtsz. in the
Province 81 Yunnan, which borders the
French positions in Tonquin Ny wife and
i were aroused at 1 o'clock a. m. by shots.
a horrible bowling, and the beating Of
gongs and tom toms. AS the rioters we're
battering down the gate and svarming in
to the garden my wife and l escaped by
back way and fed to the French consulate
Here We found seven Frenehmen, half
dressed, trying to find weapons with which
TO organize hasty defence. The ammu-
milton could not be foUId, and in a mo-
ment or two all agreed to take my advice
and make for the east gate TO the city.
My wife and | had already been fired
on as we fed from the house and now we
we're about to face a new danger from our
friends. The fusillade and uproar and the
burlington my house was in flames
eight minutes after we got out, and my
assistants house in the next compound was
fred Immediately afterwarc-had aroused
the guard and as our little party of fugi-
tives approached the city wall. in the
bright moonlight, We were met by volleys
OF musketry from the soldiers
Hastily We threw ourselves down
steep bank and after numerous attempts
succeeded in assuring the soldiers in our
best Chinese that we were not rioters. so
we were admitted and found refuge in the
house of an official. The authorities did
not deem II prudent to sally out beyond the
walls until dawn. because they did not
know the number of rioters. But about 4
O'clock a. N. when at last the soldiers
started. having been re-enforced from the
outlying villages, they found TIE mob al
ready laden with loot.
My house and my assistant ard other
buildings were destroyed. but the French
consulate which was on fire in two places.
was saved. That more buildings were not
burned is due to the fact that the oil
The evening times., 1900-04-26
TO RUN CUBAN RAILWAYS.
An EnGlish-American Syndicate In
cOrpOrated in New Jersey.


corporated in New Jersey.
NEW YORK. April 26--ArticIes Of in
corporation were filed yesterday IN the Of
fee of the Secretary Of State. Trenton. y.
J., for the Cuba Company with q capital
stock Of S. c00 900. The company Will be
gin business with $500. 600. The concern
is to operate railroads and cramways with
steam aEd other power Ia Cuba. Tne par
value o. each share is $50 coo
Among the subscribers TO the stock are
Sir William c. Van Horne. formerly Presi-
dent OF the Canadian Pacific Railway. and
now Chairman OF its Board OF Control;
former Governor Levi p Morton. OF Nor
ten, Bliss & Co; John W. Mackay. Presi-
dent OF the Commercial Cable and Tele-
graph Company and Of the United States
and Hayu Telegraph and Gable Company:
James J. HILL a director of the Baltimore
and Ohio and the Great Northern Railway,
Gen. Samuel Thomas, who is identified
With score Of railways and large com
panies; William c. Whitney, Thomas F.
Ryan, p. A. Widener. and ". j. Elkins. OF
the street railway syndicate of this city;
Z J. Berwind, President Of the Ciefuegos
Coal Company. and OF several other CON-
panies and railways; Gen. Granville NJ
Dodge, OF the Colorado Southern and other
railways: H NJ FIsgler. of the Standard
Oil Company. who has large interests in
Southern railways and hotels: Henry Wal
tiers, of the Colorado and Southern Rail-
way; George G. Haven. of the Atchison and
other railways; Edward II. Hartman. OF
the Chicago and Alton; Henry " Whit
ney, who IS interested in many coal steel
and gas companies, George B. Hopkins
President OF the Lignal and Central Com
pany; William l. Bull, a director In min
ing and railway companies, and Charles
T. Barney. who is prominent in many large
enterprises.
These men and their associates make
probably the strongest syndicate that was
ever formed in America Their combined
resources amount TO hundreds of mil
lions
Il is the immediate purpose Of the Cuba
The evening times., 1900-04-26
Startling selling ladies' shirt waists.

brought by the assailants was all used ~.
on the first two houses they attacked.
Il lost all my property. and the rins
leader rode of on a valuable horse Of
mine The rioters killed the night watch
man and my personal servant who had
come from Pekin with me About fifteen
Of the rioters were killed by the troops
or subsequently captured and eleven dis
severed heads We're hung up by their pig
tails for the statutory three days. Dam
ages viii be paid me
That was as exciting an experience as
would care 20 have. Two shots were
fred at my wife and myself at about twen-
ty-three PAGES distant. and as to the VOL
ley firing from the walls. the Frenchmen,
who are all honorable men. declared they
could hear fhe zip of the bullets
The evening times., 1900-04-26
to p.

$1sS for ladies' black briiliantine skirts
rich, lustrous quality brilliantine; fun
width and new back; $3-50 values
lie pair for ladies fast black fun
seamless hose, in all sizes.
SC yard for the last of lot CT insertlngs
and sdgings-
y lie yard for al silk black rnoire and
taf1eta ribbons; } inches wide.
I-sc yard for plain and plaid lunch
napkins; fringed.
7-Se each for ready made bIeached pill
low cases; hemmed. and hand-torn and
ironed; not more than half dozen to any
one buyer.
8 lie for ladies' muslin drawers: fin
ished with deep hem with tucks above
&c for ladies' short muslin undeTskirts
finished with deep hens and tucks
1Sc for all wool Ingram carpet remnants
which Will make elegant rugs: Of carpets
which sold Up TO 75c yard.
CSC each for heavy Cocoa door mats.
good size; usually zoe.
The evening times., 1900-04-26
ATTACKED BY MASKED MEN.
Serious Injury 20 n Physician and
His Attendant


CLAYMONT. Del, April 26--Dr. J. T.
H Cardeza, aged eighty years. and one OF
the oldest living graduates OF the Univer-
sity Cf Pennsylvania, and his eOaehman.
Henry Jefferson, were attacked and had
desperate fight with two colored men. sup
posed to be horse thieves. late last
night as they were returning home from a
professional visit, and both were severely
injured.
1t is thought the eOsehmsn viii die from
the blow which he received on the head
The doctor lives Just below the Pennsyl-
vania State line and much Of his practice
is in Chester. He had just returned from
a professional call and as the horses we're
being taken from the carriage 10 the stable.
the doctor. who was holding lantern. dis
covered two colored men with masks over
their faces hiding under the feed box near