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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-11

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Ball bearing of the very highest grade.
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which reduces the friction astonishingly.
Moving the lawn becomes fascinating
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-11

and the latter were already losing
heart from the demonstration on their
flank, but they kept up rapid. though
wild, fire.
At this moment the final charge was
ordered and away went the Lancashires
and the Sussex Regiments again. but
the Beers could not stand and fairly
bolted. and the rout Of the Beers along
the whole line was then complete.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-11
Proposed Assassination.

The South African Review asserts
that a member of the Legislature of
Cape Colony offered money to a man To
shoot Sir Alfred Miner the British
commissioner. Affidavits on the SUBJ
jects are said to be in the hands Of the
attorney general. The Review demands
the arrest of the legislator who is de-
scribed as a prominent bondsman from
Picatbure
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-11
DEATH SENTENCE COMMITTED TO
TWENTY YEARS IMPRISONMENT

Washington. May li.-In the case Of
Frank Miller. private OF Company I. 2sd
Infantry, who was tried by general court
martial and convicted on a charge OF
rape at San Nicolas. Cebu. on Oct. 20.
1899. and sentenced TO he shot. tho presi-
dent has commutcd the sentence 10 dis
honorable discharge. forfeiture OF all paw
and allowances and confinement at hard.
~ years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-11

wANTED-HOTEL CLERK FOR
The season, at the Oakland Beach Hotel.
Address Miss Phetteplace, 10 Hopkins
street, Providence. II. 1.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-11
Situations Wanted.

Property owners and others desirous
OF securing skilled jourpeymen painters
can do so by applying at LABOR
TEMPLE. corner of Mathewson and
Washington streets.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-11
Beers DESTROYED Bridges.

General French was on the left and
General Hamilton ON the right The
BoerS had DESTROYED all the bridges
during their retreat
IN is-linpossible TO ascertain the
Boer losses but they are thought 70 be
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-11

And how did you come 80 marry
him.
"r didn't come 10 marry him" an
swered the womanlv little wcmap In
dignantly: ''he came to marry me-
Chicago Evening Post.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-11

For Hsiftone, Photo, Wood snzrsv'r-,
Printing, best work, low prices, see Ths
J. ]. Ryder Co.. q Washington, cor. EDDY
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-11
Boer Right Gave WAY.

The Boer right first gave way. but
Tucker and Hamilton had a tougher
task on the left. The Beers had six
guns and served them well. working
with great determination: but the Brit
ish worked UP closer and closer their
guns, meantime firing incessantly.
The East Lancashire and Sussex
Regiment. by IL O'Clock. mad worked
well to the front. The order was given
and like a flash the two regiments
sprang forward simultaneously and in
a few moments had Secured two COM
mandng ridges.
The advanced line was now within
1900 yards OF the Beers main trench.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-11

heavy. Those OF the British consider
ing the important advance made, are
considered light.
A special dispatch from Riet Spruit,
dated May 10, describing more fully
yesterdays successful operation says:
General Hamilton's scout had on
two previous days ascertained the Bo-
ers' position and strength. On We'd
nesday night the Cheshire Regiment
crossed the river, entrenched them
selves and prepared TO hold the pass
age. for the regiments following them.
At daybreak on Thursday the main
body crossed at two or three points.
The mounted infantry were then in ac-
ton driving off the advance Beers
preparatory TO general forward
n1oypmant
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
TO RESTORE VETERANS. HOMES
Plans of the Grand Army of the Republic
and Woman's Relief Corps to Relieve
Texas Flood Sufferers.

Waco, Tex, Oct. 9.-Gen. Leo Ras-
sieur, of ST. Louis, national command
er of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, and Mrs. Mary L. Carr, of Long
mont, Col, national president of the
Woman's Relief corps, have united in
appointing Mrs. Ada c. Work, of this
city, as the receiving and disbursing
agent of the fund of 100000 which
the two organizations named have IN
dertaken to raise for the benefit OF
the sufferers of the Texas coast whose
homes were annihilated in the recent
storm. Every Grand Army post and
relief corps in the United States has
been notified of the appointment OF
Mrs. Work as agent for the fund. The
purpose is to restore to the people all
they lost, and to that end lumber
will be purchased and carpenters en-
ployed for rebuilding homes. Teams,
farming implements and seed will be
distributed and everything will be
done to put the sufferers in posses
sion of homes equal in comfort to
those they lost.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
BIoodhounds on Hia Trail.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Oct. 6.-B1ocd-
hounds are on the trail of the train
robber who escaped from the hold-up
of the Burlington train south of Coun-
ell Bluffs Wednesday night, after. his
pal had been shot dead by the ex-
press messenger. Superintendent
Hohl, of the Burlington, returned last
night, after following the trail of the
remaining robber, and he feels certain
he will be run down very soon. The
desperate followed the Missouri river
south few miles until he came across
a skif which he used in reaching the
Nebraska side. From this point he
has been traced by bloodhounds to-
wards this city.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
BRYAN SPEAKS At SALEM.
Democratic Candidate at His Old Illinois
HOme-Says Republicans VIII buy
and C0orce Voters.

Salem, H., Oct. Civilian j. Bry-
an began the week with speech here,
his native home, and was given a warm
reception. He talked about an hour
near the courthouse in which his
father had held court from 1860 to
1872, and in which he himself had
made his first political speech 20 years
ago. Mr.. Bryan was introduced by
Judge Prentiss, of Chicago, and among
other things said:
If the election were held to-day there
is no doubt that we would have ma
jority in the electoral college and on the
popular vote. But the republican mana
gers are now collecting from the monop-
olies large campaign fund. They will
buy every vote that can be bought. They
will coerce every vote that can be
coerced. They will fntimfdate every Ia
boring man who can be inundated. They
will bride every election judge that can
be brfbed. They will corrupt every count
that can be corrupted. I do not under
stand how It is possible for the plain.
everyday republican to close his eyes
to what is going on when he knows that
If he aids these influences to carry the
election at this time, the same means can
be employed to carry other elections when
those who are supporting the republican
ticket to-day will be opposing the re-
publican ticket.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
WARNS CHIEF DEvERY.
Election CommiasiOnsr of Greater New
York Says tho City Must BE Purged
of Election Crooks.

New York, Oct. 9.-John McCullagh,
state superintendent of elections for
the Metropolitan district, has sent out
several letters to the authorities of
this city touching on the coming cleo
lions. In letter to Chief of Police
Devery, Mr.. McCullagh says:
The past experience of this department
demonstrates very clearly that the
sources of the debauchment of the fran
chise in the city of New York are chiefly
found in the pool rooms, gambling houses.
disorderly houses, houses of prostitution,
saloons under the guiSe of hotels in
order to evade the provisions of the ex-
else law and dives of even baser sort.
Mr.. McCullagh then at some length
details the successful prosecution Of
illegal voters and their sponsors after
the elections of November, 1899, and
calls attention to the fact that they
were engineered by persons having
official connection with the city gov
eminent. From the evidence that has
come into his possession he is con-
WINGED that an organized attempt is
being made to colonize illegal voters
for the next general election in and
from these places. Mr.. McCullagh
chen submits the addresses of over 200
saloons or other resorts alleged to be
of the character mentioned, and says
that if prompt action is not taken
by Chief Devery in suppressing these
resorts he will invoke the aid of the
state authorities, who are specifically
empowered by law to proceed in these
matters.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
PRAISES HIS RACE.
Bishop Grant, After . Trip TO Africa, says
the American Negro L. the Biggese
Negro In the World.

indianapolis, Ind. Oct. 9.-Bishop
Grant, of the A. NJ. E. church, refer.
ring to the remarks credited to him
while at the conference at Oxford, O.,
in which he is quoted as saying, among
other things, that "tlle negroes were
considering the question. whether
they would allow the white man to
remain in this country or not" said
Monday:
That such an Interpretation should be
placed on my remarks at Oxford is truly
surprising. What said and the thought
I meant to convey was that I was in
Africa last year and saw my own con-
dition and what I was 300 years ago
And whatever the progress of develop
ment had been, I would not discuss and
had no complaint to make said the
American negro is the biggest negro in
the world to-day. and there was no use
in his standing around asking what the
white man was going to do with US. but
he should ask the question: What are we
going to do with ourselves? That we had
reached the place, after being here near
ly 300 years, where we had as much right
to consider what should do with the
white man as he had to consider what
he would do with us. The fact is that I
took the optimistic view of our future in
the United States.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
SOME TOOK EXCEPTION.
Bishop McCabe Told q Iethodist Confer
ence That Officials High In Authority
Should Not Be Abused.

Syracuse, N. Y, Oct. 9.-In the Cen
trail New York Methodist Episcopal
conference Monday the committee on
temperance presented a report which
condemned the army canteen and
urged enforcement of prohibitory
measures. Bishop McCabe said that
it is not always policy to denounce
those high in authority. 81 believe"
he said, "that the president wants
to do right. He is one of the best,
purest and bravest men I ever knew"
The bishops remarks provoked great
applause, but some of the members
took exception. The bishop replied
that he was a man before he was
bishop and will cease to be a bishop
before he ceases to be a man. In
political campaign, he said, the presi-
dent of the United States ought not
to be abused.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
RIVALS WIDEST FICTION.
Story from Illinois of an Outcaae Suttof
Who Won His Supra In Battle and
Captured His Sweetheart.

Nashville, Ill, Oct. 9.-The marriage
yesterday of Philip Armstrong, sol
der just discharged with high honors
from duty in the Philippines, and Miss
May Harder, a society belle, the
daughter of a prominent business
man, brings to a close a series of
chapters in true romance that rivals
the widest dreams of fiction. Two
years ago Armstrong knocked at the
door of the Harder home, asked for
work and beat carpets for a meal. In
a years time he was confidential clerk
to Harder. A three months stay at
the Harder home and Armstrong and
Miss Harder were engaged to be mar
ried and then Armstrong suddenly dis
appeared. Four months ago Mr..
Harder received a letter from New
York seeking information concerning
Armstrong. 1t went on to explain
that Harder was an orphan. that
through the death of an uncle, the
only relative, he had inherited large
fortune and his whereabouts were
being sought. A week ago Mr.. Arm
strong arrived in this city. His SOL
der straps and commission told the
story. With his unknown past he
thought himself unworthy of his
affanced love and Harder's kindness,
SO he made reputation.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
NEW CHINESE CAPITAL
Inpsrial Court Ea Route from Tai xasa e
Singan-vicerOy I'm Impeached for
Anti-FoFolgn Tondencies-

Washington, Oct. 9-The Chinese
minister has advised Secretary Hay of
the receipt of dispatch stating that
the imperial court is en- route from
Tai Yuen to Singan, where the imperial
establishment will be set up. The
minister is also advised officially that
Viceroy Yu, of the province just va
Gated by the court, has been inn
peached for his anti-foreign tendan-
cies.
1t is said said there are no boxers in
the newly-chosen locality, so that the
court will have thrown off the hostile
influences recently surrounding it.
Singan was formerly the place of the
imperial residence and the ancient pal
aces are still there. The only disquiet-
ing feature of the move comes from
Japanese advices, stating that the new
point of location is strongly fortified,
which is some Indication that the inn
perial family is still in fight and is
seeking stronger defenses, but the
friendly viceroys and Minister WI do
not share in this view.
The movement takes the emperor
and empress dowager about 800 miles
further away from Pekin, though &C
cording to the statements contained
in the message, by reason of di-
rect telegraphic communications with
Shanghai, the court practically will
be nearer for purposes of negotiation
with the outside world than it was at
Tai Puen.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
REVIEW oFATRAoE.


New York, Oct. 6.-R. G. Dun &c
Co.'S weeklyo review of trade says:
The anthracite coal SETTLEMENT has
been delayed another week and the eff
feet upon business in the east is more
apparent, though distribution in the
west and south seems no less active.
Prices are slightly lower in iron.
wool, coal and sugar, but the produce
and textile markets are firm.
Wheat is steady. For the week At
lantic exports were 3,252, 9s4 bushels,
-four included, against 3.562.062 in
1899. After the end of September
there was a decline in the price OF
corn for the current months delivery,
but elevator prices remained firm and
receipts for the week were only A.
$40, 500 bushels against 1872 $40 last
year, while Atlantic exports were p
1860 bushels against 2,992, 232 a
year ago. Lower stocks at Chicago
caused sharp rise in prices of pork
products. Cotton prices are main
tanned near the top.
Failures for the week were EOS in
the United States against 164 last
year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
TREASURER GRIMES SUED.
He Should Turn Over to State Inter-
est ON Bank Deposits.

Topeka, Kan, Oct. 9.-Suit was in
stituted at Topeka Monday afternoon
against Frank E. Grimes, Kansas state
treasurer, to recover interest on the
daily balances of the states money
kept by him on deposit in the Topeka
banks. The democratic state COM
mittee is behind the suit. In the pc
tition it is charged that State Treas
urer Grimes receives large sums of
money monthly from the various To-
peka banks for state funds which he
keeps on deposit, and that the state
and not himself is entitled to the in
terest. The attorneys are figuring up
the amount which they claim he has
drawn up to date and will ask that he
turn it over to the state. They say
that the interest on the daily balances
of the state funds aggregates $4,000.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
GEN. CHAFFEE OBJECTS.
He VIII Not Allow American Troops to
Participate In Proposed Expedition
to Paottng Eu.

Pelin. Oct. 4, via Tien Tsin, Oct. 8,
and Shanghai, Oct. S.-The American
troops will not participate in the ex-
petition to Paoting Flu. Gen. Chaffee
has the assurance of Ii Hung Chang
that if the allies desire Paoting Flu
the Chinese will readily surrender
that city. Ii Hung Chang has given
the same assurance to the other gen.
erals. The Americans believe that
revenge and military display are the
only objects of the expedition and
they hold that it will retard the res
toration of peace.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
VETERANS OF TWO WARS.
Army Of tho Cumberland and Soldiers OF
the Spanish- American War to Meet
In Chattanooga Tuesday.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Oct. 9.-This
city is literally decorated with the
national colors in anticipation of the
annual reunions of the Army of the
Cumberland and the Spanish-Amer-
lean war veterans, which begins Tues
day. Special interest is attached to
the reunion of the Spanish-American
war veterans, in which about 200
camps will be represented. A commit
tee from the national association of
war veterans will arrive from New
York to consult regarding the con-
nection of all the organizations Of
veterans of the Spanish war.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
A Private. Sen;enca

Washington, Oct. 6.-Private Frank
Miller, company I, Twenty-third
United States infantry, was con-
yicted by court-martial at Cebu, p.
l., of the charge of criminal assault
and sentenced to be shot to death
with musketry. The case having been
submitted to the president for his
action. he COMMITTED the sentence to
''dishonorable discharge, forfeiture Of
all pay and allowances and confine-
ment at hard labor in a penitentiary
for the period of 20 years" The peni-
tertiary at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
has been designated by the war de-
partment as the place OF confne-
ment.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12

st. Louis, Oct 6-On the top of q
Chicago 6 Alton passenger train NOV
ing at the rate of 40 miles an hour
William Burke, of this city, and an
unknown man fought a battle to the
death last night. The two men were
beating their way to Chicago. After
the train left East ST. Louis the
stranger drew a revolver and de-
manded Burke's money. Burke re-
fused to comply with the request and
grappled with his antagonist. Dur
ing the desperate struggle whichs fol-
lowed the unknown man shot Burke
in the side, but the latter finally man
aged to push him from the top of the
coach. He was picked up with his
skull crushed in and otherwise hoFTi-
bly, injured and barely alive Burke
will recover.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
YER LIFE THE PENALTY.
Chicago Woman Who Entered a Con-
spiFacy to Defraud Insurance Com
papjes Meets Strange Death.
Two MEN cHAReED WITH the CRIME.
MARIE Defenbach, Aged rs, Took Ont o13s-
600 Life Insurance and She Believed
aer Death Was to he Fetgned and
Another Body Made to Play the Pas
1ive Role of Her Corpse.

Chicago, Oct. 9.-With insurance up
on her life amounting to $12, 900, Marie
Defenbach, aged %, died August q
in a boarding house on La Sale avenue
under conditions which the police be-
ieve indicate plot to swindle an in
surance company and two insurance
societies, if they do not point to muir
der. Upon bench warrants issued by
Judge Gibbons, two persons said to
be implicated in the case-Dr. August
NJ. Unger and Frank M. Smiley, a de-
tective- have been arrested. The al
2eged conspiracy has been investigated
with searching care by a private de-
tective agency, by the attorneys and
detectives of the insurance companies
and latterly by the states attorney
himself. The detectives believe that
a conspiracy was concocted and that
Miss Defenbach was originally one OF
the alleged conspirators. She had ex-
pected that her death was to be
feigned and that another body was
to play the passive role of her corpse.
Instead of that, real death came to
her.
Last April Miss Defenbach applied
pany for $4,000 policy. This was
refused by the company as was also
an application for an $4,000 policy, on
the ground that she was not in posses
sion of sufficient property interests to
warrant SO large a risk, although she
was examined and declared to be in
perfect health. In July Miss Defen-
bach succeeded in obtaining from the
New York company a policy for $4,000
and this formed part of the estate she
left. About the middle of August Miss
Defenbach also secured insurance in
sthe Canadian Order of Foresters to
the amount of 5000. About the same
time she took out a policy in the
knights and Ladies of Honor for 3d.
900. Two weeks later she was dead,
leaving a will which directed that a
part of her policies should be paid to
Frank II. Smiley, her "afianced hus-
band" and that her body be cremated.
Her death at boarding house in La
Sale avenue was attended by the most
horrible agony.
Without much delay proceedings
were begun to recover the value of the
Insurance policies Miss Defenbach had
left. Owing to the unusual circum-
stances surrounding her death, the
hurried embalming of the body, fol-
lowed the next day by cremation, pay
lnents of the policies were refused
and immediate steps were taken to
trace the woman's career during the
Last few months of her life.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
'PROF1ED BY EXPERIENCE.
Filipinos Are Becoming More Skilled
in War and Are Closely Follow
ing American Tactics.
CONCENTRATES IN llocos PROVINCES.
Gen. Young Finds They Arc in Great Num-
bers I'm the Mountains Under the Lead
erAhip of AElipsy, the accommodated
PrIeat-Founder of So-CAlied Filipino
Goverumone Treats with Americana.

Manila, Oct. 9.-Four troops of cav
airy and two companies of infantry
have recently reinforced Gen. Young
in northern Luzon, where the insur-
gents are concentrating in the noun
tains north and south Ilocos prov
inces, under the leadership of Agli-
pay, the accommodated priest and
renegade. Gen. Tino and Gen. Vii
laneuve, who had been quiet for some
time, are now showing signs Of be-
coming active, as the end of the
rainy season approaches. OF late
there has been considerable scouting
and skirmishing in the provinces OF
Abra and north Ilocos.- though with
out decisive results. It is obvious,
however, that the manoeuvers of the
Filipinos are more skillful than for
merly and that the field tactics of the
Americans are being followed by
them.
Senior Mabini, the virtual founder
of the so-called Filipino government,
who was captured by the Americans
last December and lodged in Jail in
Manila, has been liberated. As he had
always persistently refused to take the
oath of allegiance to the United States
government he had maintained his
reputation among the Filipinos as a
resolute patriot. They now believe
that he has reached a private under
standing with the American authori-
ties which has secured his release:
and, consequently, he has lost some
of his popularity, although he is still
considered the leader of the dormant
revolutionary element.
This week the commission will be-
gin the work of revising the tariff,
making use of the results of the in
vestigation of the army board in this
direction. It is the intention of the
commission to give American trade a
better chance than it has heretofore
enjoyed owing to the high duties.