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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-16
TYPHOID SCARE.
Two Deaths Have Resulted in
Newport New Cases
Reported Today.

The typhoid scare In Newport Is in
creasing. Two deaths were reported to-
dav and six additional cases were report
ed to the board OF health.
The principal number or deaths II
traced 10 an old well. never dry. particu-
larly during tho past drought. located I'm
the northwest section OF the city. Ty-
phold patients under treatment today
number g.. the fatal cases 10
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-16

for all the elaborate accessories nothing
for a moment dominates the lines which
the immortal bard wrote
The production will be repeated tonight
and tomorrow evening with the usual
matinee tomorrow.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-16
new EMPIRE THEATRE.

There was a large and most apprecia-
tire TO witness really excellent perform
ance OF Under the Red Robe" Stanley
J. Weyman's very interesting romance is
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-16

Beginning TUESDAY, October 10th. the
steamer Rhode Island will arrive and de-
part from Pier n. y. H.. foot of Murray
street New York. instead OF Pier 3s. ~.
r. foot Of Spring street. The leaving
time from New York of the Rhode 1sl-
and will also he changed from 5.s 10
900 y. m, beglnnirg on the same date.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-16
KEITH'S new THEATRE.

"A bill of hits" That In a nutshell is
the story OF this weeks entertainment at
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
CHOLERA CONTINUES TO RAGE.

Four Hundred Deaths In Three Days at
Mandivee, India.
LONDON, May 15.-The Bombay cor
respondent of the Times says:
The cholera continues to rage in
the famine camps. There have been
400 deaths in three days at Mandivee.
and SO numerous are the cases at God
rath it is impossible to collect the
bodies. These lie for days in the sun.
The people have fed and cannot be
induced to return. A similar state of
affairs prevails at Broach"
Eleven million men are said to be-
long, to the great Chinese Society of
Boxers.
President Eliot, of Harvard, at an
alumni dinner some time ago, said:
II can not acknowledge that as the
years go by am growing old. I have
evidence to the contrary. When / was
proctor at Cambridge. few years
after my graduation, learned that
the students spoke of me habitually as
old Eliot. A few nights ago, on the
other hand. 1 met group Of students
in the street, and when l passed them
1 heard one say to the others: II
wonder where Charlie has been SO
late?"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
ANTI-FusloN POPULIsTs.
Proceedings of the National Conven-
ton at Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, May 10.-The anti-fusion
populist convention was called to order
Sy National Chairman Deaver of Ne
braska. Occupying the delegates
seats were 4TO men and women. After
Chairman beavers address Former
Congressman Howard of Alabama,
temporary chairman, delivered his adj
dress. Col. Peck of Georgia was made
permanent chairman and Ex-Governor
Waite of Colorado vice chairman.
CINCINNATI, May 1l.-At yesterdays
session of the anti-fusion populist
national convention the following
platform was adopted:
The peoples party of the United States. as
sembled in national convention this 10th day
of May, HOO, affirming our mistaken belief in
forth in the Omaha platform, and pledging our
selves anew to continued advocacy of these
grand principles of human liberty until right
shall triumph over might and love over greed,
do adopt and proclaim this declaration of faith:
We demand an initiative and referendum and
imperative mandate for such changes OF exist
ing fundamental and statute law as will enuble
the people in their sovereign capacity to pro-
pose ana compel enactment OF such laws as
they desire; to reject such as they deem injul-
lous to their interests and to recall unfaithful
public servants.
we demand puDNCO WnerSh1p and operation
OF those meansOf communication transporta-
tionand production which people may elect,
such as railroads, telegraph and telephone,
coal mines. etc.
Land. including all ma tural sources of wealth,
rs the heritage of the people. and should not be
monopolized for speculative purposes, and alien
ownership of land should be prohibited. All
land now held by railroads and other corpora
lions in excess OF their actual needs, and all
lands now owned by aliens should be reclaimed
by the governmentand held for actual settlers
only.
Scientific and absolute paper money! based up-
on the entire wealth and population of the ma
tion, not redeemable in any specific commodity
but made full legal tender for all debts, and re-
cefvable for all taxes and public dues and is
sued by the government only, without inter-
vention Of banks and in sufficient quantity to
meet the demands of commerce, is the best
currency that can be devised; but until such
financial system is secured, which we shall
coinage of both silver and gold ut the legal
ratio OF Is toll. We demand the levy and col
lection of q graduated tax on incomes and in
heritances and:a constitutional amendment to
secure the same If necessary We demand the
election of the president, vice president federal
judges and United States senators by direct
vote OF the people.
contention between the old parties on the mo-
nopoly question sham battle and nd solution
OF this mighty problem is possible without the
adoption of the principles OF public ownership
of public utilities.
Wharton Barker, of Pennsylvania,
was nominated for president and
Ignatius Donnelly, of Minnesota, was
nominated for vice president.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
ROBERTS AT KROONSTAD.

Transvaalers Cross vaal to Fight on
Their Own Soil.
LONDON, May 1.-THE situation at
the seat of war in South Africa is as
satisfactory from the British point of
view as the most sanguine friend could
have hoped week ago. The occupa-
ton of Kroonstad practically places
che whole Orange Free State in British
possession. 1t is evident from Lord
Roberts's last dispatch that the disin-
tegration has commenced. The Free
Skaters are scattering TO their homes,
while the Transvaalers have gone
northward, declining to fight longer
in the Orange Free State. What little
resistance the former still are likely to
make seems TO be centering at Lind.
ley, whittier President Steyn has
transferred his government. 1t is evil
dent that the strategy of Lord Roberts
and the rapidity OF his advance have
bewildered and disheartened the Beers,
as their resistance since the British
reached Zand river has been slight.
The war Office has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Roberts:
''KRooNsTAD, May 12.-I entered
Krconstad without opposition to-day,
when the Union Jack was hoisted
amidst cheers from the few British
residents. Steyn fled last evening,
after vainly endeavoring to persuade
the burghers to continue opposing us.
The Transvaalers said they would no
longer fight on Orange Free State soil
and made off for the Naal river. Free
Skaters accused the Transvaalers of
having made use of them and then de-
sorting. Many of the Free Staters
have gone to their homes. Before
leaving Kroonstad, President Steyn
issued a proclamation making Lindley
the seat of government of the Free
State. Generals Botha and DeWet &C
'companied the Transvaalers."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
SALISBURY IS BITTER.
British Premier Blasts Ireland's Hope
of Independence.

British Premier Blasts Ireland's Hope
of Independence.
LONDON, May 1l.-Lord Salisbury
made most uncompromislng speech
at Albert Hall before the Primrose
League, condemning Mr.. Gladstone's
home rule policy both in South Africa
and in Ireland. He took the grace out
of the recent visit of the queen to Ire
land by the vehemence with which he
warned Irishmen that recent events in
South Africa proved that there could
not be practical independence any
where in the empire with opportun-
tiles for arranging hostile forces
against the imperial government.
1t was a trenchant but acrid speech,
and was not well timed. He said in
part:
81 am assured that there is no hope
of the predominant painter ever con-
senting to give Ireland practical indie
pendence. We have learned some
thing from the South African war.
How disloyal government, in spite
of warnings, could accumulate arma-
ments against the most powerful COM
Blatant and thus secure a terrible
advantage. We now know better than
we did ten years ago what a risk it
would be if we gave dlsloyal govern
ment in Ireland the power of accumu-
lating forces against this country.
That root of bitterness against Eng
land, which am unable to explain,
may be mere caprice to satisfy the ex-
licences of journalists to-day, or it may
indicate a deep-seated feeling which,
a 10. 70 may have to reckon With
dence in the feelings or sympathy of
other nations except through the
efficiency Of our own defense and the
strength of our own right arm. Every
where the power of offense is increas-
ing, and who knows but all these
things may be united in one great
wave to dash upon our shores?"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
BUTLER AT WORK IN natal.
English Successes Reported at the
Biggarsberg.

English Successes Reported at the
Biggarsberg.
Z LONDON, May 15.-General Buffers
turning of the Biggarsberg position
was effected by bold movement. The
Beers had evacuated Helpmakaar, but
were making stand Monday evening
Dundee. The corps on the spot re-
garded this as a rear guard action in
tended to cover the retreat of the
army. At the same time General
Hildyard took Indoba and it is reported
that the Beers withdrew in disorder.
General Butler, who seems to be EN-
ploying his full strength, is expected
to push on. His first marches were
fortyfive miles in three days. He is
thus breaking into British territory
which had been administered for six
months by the Transvaalers as though
it were part of the republic, they hold
ing courts and levying taxes. His
success, therefore, has political as we'll
as military consequences
While Lord Roberts's infantry are
concentrating at Kroonstad, where
they will rest for a day or two, his
horsemen have penetrated eighteen
miles northward. In the squadron
which cut the railway fifteen miles
beyond Kroonstad was the American
scout, Frederick Burnham. Two hum
dred Beers who had ridden in the
river jungles near Kroonstad to escape
service have surrendered to the British
and taken the oath of allegiance
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
The Crossing OF the Zand.

LONDON, May a.-The Daily Express
publishes dispatch dated Rietspruit,
May 10. describing the crossing of the
Zand river by the British. 1t says:
The rear guard of Beers, with guns,
try, two batteries and Pompons cleared
the way and the third cavalry brigade
acted as a screen before the main col
umn. General French was on the left
and General Hamilton was on the
right. The Beers had destroyed all
bridges during their retreat 1t is inn
possible to ascertain the Boer losses
but they are thought to be heavy.
Those of the British, considering the
important advance made, are consid-
cred light.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
POWELL WILL HOLD OUT.
Commander Mt Mafeklng Says He Ca
lttt 4 NFD,,%v,

Commander Mt Mafeking Says He Can
Wait Month.
LONDON, May "A dispatch from
Mafelsing, dated April 20, says:
1.-THE Beers have been busy several
days blowing up the railway south
wards. There has been little firing
during the past week. The town will
respond cheerfully to Roberts's request
of holding out for another month.
Fever is rife, but otherwise the health
of the garrison is good"
AT Whakarewarewa, New Zealand
there are geysers, hot springs, boiling
pools, mud volcanoes and waterfalls
Mrs. Potter Palmer has rented a
house at 1000 month in Paris, to be
occupied by her for six months.
London is twelve miles broad one
way and seventeen the other, and
every year sees about twenty miles of .
new streets added to it.
Engineers say that 1OO-foot wide
canal, 12 to Is feet deep, between Lake
Superior and Grand Forks, N. D., is an
engineering possibility.
& A Vienna editor who went to the
last Paris exposition in Q facre has
reached the present show in an auto
mobile and promises to visit the next
one in flying machine.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

new bill authorized the secre-
tary Of the navy to sG1i n the 1De nr ayqi
armepriation bill of last year, Che
limit Of $500 a ton was fixed upon the
price Of armor. No contracts could
be placed at that price, and the result
lis that none of the three battleships
and three armored cruisers authorized
by last years bill have been contract
ed for. For the same reason the bat
tleships Wisconsin. Alabama and IL
linois, which should have been deliy-
cred to the government complete last
year, have been delayed, and their
builders are seeking redress from the
government for the loss incurred
through failure to supply the armor.
Under the new bill, the secretary's
authority to buy armor at $545 ton
applies to vessels before authorized
as well as those provided for in the
bill.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

a religious daily, called The. New
Daily, has been established in London
and Will be sold for half-a-penny 1t
announces: sThe idea of this journal
us to advocate daily with all fearless
ness and candor return to those first
principles Of our Christian profession
from which we have SO grossly depart
ed; 10 promote meditation, to encour-
age criticism and discussion and to do
the utmost possible to supply good
daily with the least possible parade and
expense"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
JIM JErFR1Es WINS THE FIGHT.
Corbett Knocked Out in the Twenty.
third Round.

Corbett Knocked Out in the Twenty
third Round.
SEASIDE, CLUr.e C-,,cS y-'.>., y, My -.
LIN the fastest, prettiest and closest
heavy weight ring battle ever fought
in New York, James j. Jeffries has re-
affirmed his right to the championship.
In the arena .of the Seaside Sporting
Club last night he decisively defeated
Jim Corbett, once champion of the
world, after twenty-five rounds of
fighting. It was a clean Knockout,
coming SO quickly that it dazed the
thousands of spectators and left them
in doubt as to just how the winning
blow was delivered. But while JEFF
fries knocked out the ex-champion,
Corbett demonstrated his superiority as
a boxer. He cleverly evaded Jeffries's
blows and hit him at will. But, as in
the fight with Fitzsimmons, he lacked
the force to deliver Knockout blow.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
RUSSIA WOULD LIKE TO INTERVENE
Turkish Writer Grows Bold In Facing
Uncle Sam.

Turkish Writer Grows Bold In Facing
Uncle Sam.
LONDON, May 15.-The Times pub
fishes letter from its Odessa CORE
spondent, dated May 6, in which he
comments upon the suspicion and
jealousy with which official circles in
Russia are watching the progress of the
Turko-American dispute. He quotes at
great length from an important article
sanctioned by the Turkish censor, that
has appeared in the Odessky Listak,
which declares that s'the imperial pol
icy of the United States is prompted
by the necessity Of finding new out
lets for trade. "
Commenting on the report that the
United States government was pre-
pared to dispatch a strong fleet to
Europe, the writer hints that Russia
would head the powers in preventing
such violation of Turkish waters
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

A new departure in which Mr..
Moody was deeply interested goes into
eject at Mount Hermon next month.
Hereafter the school will be in practi-
cally continuous session, the year be-
ing divided into three terms Of sixteen
weeks each. The new church at Mount
Hermon. formed just before Mr.. Moody
died, has already admitted thirty
young men as new members ON COMES
sion OF faith.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

a queer case came up in the Senate
recently, illustrative of the mixed re-
latlon which Cuba bears to the United
states. Mr. Stewart presented a pc
tition from certain citizens of that ISL
and in regard to the landing of a cable
there, and moved that it be referred
regularly to the committee ON military
anairs. Mr.. Morgan, OF Alabama,
ca!led attention to the Senate rule for
bidding the presentation of petition
from citizens of foreign country.
such petition must go through the
State Department Mr.. Stewart argued
that these petitioners did not come I'M
der the head of foreigners, because
Congress had power to legislate on the
subject concerning which they APP
pealed, and this view finally prevailed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
FRANCE TO OFFER her SERVICES.
Rumor in Washington of Peace Overtures
to England.

RuhOI Al "ASnluSC Ton Oh feaC0 OVefture6
to England.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-In diplomatic
circles a rumor is current that France
has determined to offer to Great Brit
ain her good Offices looking to bring
ing about peace in South Africa. 1t
was said that France would couch the
offer in such language that it could
give no offense to England. Another
rumor had it that President Kruger
had indicated his willingness to
acknowledge the dependence of the
Transvaal and would guarantee the
reforms demanded by the English last
year. These reports were traced, after
some effort, to an attache of one of the
foreign embassies. Attempts to obtain
from M. Cambon, French ambassador,
an affirmation or denial of the rumors
We're futile. In some quarters the
stories are given full credence.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

The United States has recently con-
cluded several arrangements for ar
bltration. One is with Great Britain
and Germany to settle claims of
American, British and German resi-
dents in Samoa for property damages
during the disturbances last year. An
other, with Haiti, arises from the col
lection OF tax which is asserted to
have been illegal. There are, in all,
i've such arbitrations agreed upon.
and sixth is pending. The claims
which are the subject of these arbi-
tratio2 ~ Sot the kind which
us1ak ,a a to war!The friends of
p 4 iy th ron the wSs|d are urg-
l7ace - not only such civil suits as
tpg ina. ~ -. rational affronts and in
pes ness p bs referred to peaceful tri-
ls.ana1s and settled by them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
BUTLER Is ON THE MARCH.
Tho Long Expected March from Lady
smith has Begun.

Tho Long Expected March from Lady
smith has Begun.
LONDON, May ia special from
Stones Farm, Natal, says:
Buffers advance commenced Thurs
day, when he left Ladysmith in;
strength. When within two miles of
Helpma Lager the Beers opened a
heavy artillery fire, and the British
guns replied with portion of Buffers
troops working around the Boer TANKS
The British attack was pressed home
on Sunday. Buthner's, on the right.
out-flanked the Beers, whose splendid
defensive positions on the Biggarsberg
was practically taken.
Buffers march, subsequent to the at
tack, was earned ON without a hitch.
The British are still pushing on"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
FATE OF THE REPUBLICS.

Chamberlain Says They Must Become a
Crown Colony.
LONDON, May 13.-Mr Chamberlain
delivered an important speech at Bir-
mingham. In this, the first address
which his constituents have heard
from him since the outbreak of war,
he announced definitely that the gov
eminent was determined to put an end
to the independence of the Boer repub-
lies. For an interval after the war
they would be held as crown colonies,
but he hoped that eventually they
would be self-governing.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
Ashantees Are Determined.

AccRA, Gold Coast, May 14.-Serious
reports are current that the Ashan-
tees are determined to throw off the
British yoke, that they have secured
the cooperation of eight other tribes,
and that they are now able to raise
SO, 900 warriors.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
inheritance Tax Law is valid.

WASHINGTON, May Is. The supreme
court decided the inheritance tax law
is constitutional and valid, but held it
must be applied to the amount of the
legacy and not of the estate as
whole.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

A law now under the consideration
OF the congress of the Argentine Re-
public provides for the reading OF the
Bible in the public schools.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

Daniel Murray, of the Library OF
Congress, is trying to get complete
list Of books and pamphlets by negro
authors for the Afro-American exhibit
W paris. Already he has considera
|nrar 4 600.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

News from the Philippines may now
and then seem to grow dull and stale
in comparison with the stirring It'd
tngs formerly received from those ISL
ands. Yet to the reflective mind each
word Of even the simplest dispatch
suggests romance of industry and
adventure. For every word has to
be flashed under the China sea from
Manila to Hong Kong; thence under
the same sea again, either to Brunei,
I'm Sarawak, or to Hue and to Saigon,
in Indo-China: thence a third time
under the China sea to Singapore;
theIce up the Strait to Georgetown;
thence across and under the Bay of
Bengal to Madras: thence across the
teeming Deccan to Bombay; thence
under the Arabian sea to Alden;
thence up the Red sea to suez; thence
across Egypt to Alexandria; thence
under the Mediterranean sea to Malta,
to Gibraltar and Lisbon. or to Mar
settles and thence across France:
thence to London: thence across land
and sea to the western coast of Ire
land: thence with a mighty span I'M
der the Atlantic to Newfoundland. to
Nova Scotia. and so on to New York.
IN that itinerary a whole treatise on
geography and more than one vol
alme of the worlds history are in
syolved.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

When a man has white dab on his
shoulder he can always say its chalk
off a billiard cue, but when a girl
smells of brilliantine she can only
deny it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

II is reported that one of the west.
ern states is using it's empty jails as
storehouses for it's surplus wheat and
corn. That is not far from realiza-
Stion Of the beating of swords into
/. piowshares, and certainly indicates a
most happy state of both industry and
morals.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

ISecret- service expenditures of Great
britain do not seem to have kept pace
with the spread of militarism. The,
have been less of late than they were
Z at the beginning Of the century. The
4 money voted to defray "the charge Of
her majesty's foreign and other secret
Il services in 1884 hardly exceeded
800 900, and for the last few years has
averaged about $150,O00. Yet in 1920
s30O. 900 was appropriated for the pur-
pose and in 1914 and the year of Wa
terloo the vote was no less than sS75,-
4 900.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
Americans occupy more Towns.

MANILA, May 14.-The towns of
Hilongus, Maasin and Leyte have
been occupied by troops of the Forty
third regiment. The enemy opposed
the landing of the troops and their
losses were heavy. There were three
American casualties.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
Mules for South Africa.

NEW ORLEANS, La, May le.-The
steamer Monarch sailed yesterday for
Capetown with fifteen hundred mules,
and the steamer Corinthia cleared for
the same port with 1,45O mules. All
animals are consigned to British army
officials.
Mrs. Capron, widow of the Rough
Rider captain, who was killed in Cuba,
will sail for the Philippines this month
of her husband she has interested her.
soldiers, securing employment for
many of them
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
THURSDAY, MAY, II 1900

Barbara Frietchie promises to be-
come almost as mythical as the man
who struck Billy" Patterson.