davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-29
SUES FOR BREACH or CONTRACT.

The Kamball a. colwell Company has
begun suit against William r.: Water
man TO recover 5000. IL Is contended
by the company that IL owns a lot OF
land on Washington street near Battey
street and that the defendant agreed
$l5. 500. but later on refused To carry
out MS contract. The plaintiff was
obliged to engage another contractor
al am Increase of some $500.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-29

washington. May 2o.-Prcsident Me
Kinley and party reached Washington
on the Dolphin at l0.3O o'clock this
forenoon from Chesapeake Bay where
he viewed the eclipse yesterday. They
were all fn good health and reported
having had splendid time. There was
no change IN the personnel Of the par
~ on the homeward trip.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-29
THE NEW YORK TO Be
SENT TO NEWPORT News

New York. May 29.-The American
lire steamship New York which lost
her port propeller and part of her shaft
on her passage to this port from South
ampton will be sent to Newport News
for repairs. The New York will proba-
bly, sail on her next trip across on July
II. The passengers booked TO sail on
this vessel have been transferred to the
Kensington which sails at noon tomor-
row
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-29
TRUSTEE APPOINTED.

on the petition of AdeTIa G.M. Barney.
Ct. al. FOR the appointment ~ n new
trustee today. the appellate court ap-
pointed Harold Y. Gross trustee. The
property held In trust ie I'm Pawtuckct.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-29
SOLD sY iUsTioxttR EEHeIcE.

Auctioneer VIM. VI. Herrick sold az
noon today on the premises. lot,of land
about 20 hy 80 feet On the westerly side
of Benefit street, IN rear Of Infantry
Hall building. 20 Thomss w. Steere. for
$50
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-29
Mev York Stocks.

Reported by Sullivan q sullivaA.
Ban,Ean building.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-29
WILL BE ELECTED.

of The election of Representative john
= Blodsett of Providence. 10 the su-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-29
Chicago Markets.

Reported BY Lewis A. May q Co.. 31S
Rapf~ou huildfn~.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-07

A very curious law suit Is now pend
ing In the New York Court of Appeals.
brought by the s,x Nations tribe OF In
dams against tthe University of New
York to recover four wampum belts
which, the Indians claim, possess his
toric interest and were never sold by
the tribe. 1t is claimed that one OF
these belts dates back to the time of
Hawatha, well when did this fic-
titious character in poetry exist. The
University is acting aus keeper while
the litigation continues; the belts are
owned by ]. Boyd Thacher. This Is q
regular Indian trick, with which we in
Rhode Island have been so long famil-
lar; but here the subject is lands. not
belts.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-07

infallibility as to render possible the ad-
mission by them that the Councils OF
Florence, Trent and the Vatican have
erred. and that the Pope's Eneyclical Is
10 be put on one side as of absolutely
no account whatever. BY such a course,
the way will be prepared for the play
OF evolu on on Church dogma through
the future centuries. and for the grad
ual construction OF "A Catholicity which
shall embody all scientific truth and all
the religious tru1is held by all forms
Of belief, including the beauties and no.
BILE precepts OF the old Paganismwhich
were too quickly and carelessly thrown
aside.
SO ends this controversy certainly
one of the keeneH and brightest which
has in recent years occurred; and which
is well worthy of being read and con-
sidered by every truly conscientious
man.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-07
DIE D.

BARBER-In Saunderstown, 9Th inst.
Jesse Lerov. son of Benjamin and Mary
A. Barber. aged IL years.
BRIGGs-In this city. 4th inst Carrie
daughter of Eldridgc r.. and Mary r..
Nickerson of Pawtucket, In tho 36th
year of her age.
BooMER--ln this city, 5th inst. Mary
Louise Boomer. daughter OF the late
Rufus and Harriet Read.
BROwNING--In this city. 9Th inst, John
S., son of Phebe and the late William
A. .rowning, aged % years and 20 days.
CI.APP-m this city. 9Th Inst. Ann Eliza
-Cleaveland, daughter Of the late Cyrns
and Elizabeth cleaveland. and widow
of the late Ray Clapp. In the 92d year
of her age.
dence, 5S Francis street
Burial private.
CUsHING-In this city, 9Th inst, Marion
n. wife OF William Harris Cushing,
aged 80 years
DORR--At Riverdale. Warwick, 5th inst.
Sarah j., wife OF Van Burcn Dorr, aged
80 years. months and day.
EDDY--Tn Chicago, 5th inst. Albert G.
Eddy Of this city, In the 18th year OF his
ase, son of the late Ezra and Sally
EARLE-In Central Falls. 9Th inst.
Phebe NJ. widow of Timothy Earle, in
her soth year.
GLINEs-In this city. -5th. inst. Harriet
\. Glines. widow Of Mark Glines. aged
16 years.
HosMER-In this city, eth inst. Eva e.
wife OF Gustavus II. lloamer.
KNrGHT-In this city. 6th inst. Jahez
comstock knight. in the &th year OF
his age.
MAHoNEy-In this city. 9Th inst. xror-
timer Mahoney.
McNIFF-In this city. 6th inst. James
McNin. aged " years
MoRAN-In this cav. eth inst. Clara.
wife OF William J. Moran.
oROuRKE--In this city, 5th inst, Dan
lei ID, youngest child OF Edward and
DENNY O'Rourke ased months and
y days.
nah NJ, widow OF George b. Randall,
aged Is years
wALL-1n this city, 9Th inst. Berlah
Wall. In the I'D year OF his age
| wATERMAN--In this city. 9Th inst.
Cyrus Waterman, in the ssth year of
his ase.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-07

The writer saw a motorman and a
car conductor leave their car in the
highway, while they both came. out OF
the back door of liquor saloon. the
side street entrance, smelling 80 strong
of liquor that the very air was satura-
ted. Still further, (the writer) has a
friend who saw another just such a
transaction. Now 1t Is quite apparent
from the number of accidents to
people, resulting in death or perpetual
injury, which have recently taken place
in the streets, crowded, or otherwise,
that motorman ought to hly. what
ever head he has, held clear from tha
befogging influences OF liquors or Of
beer: had we the power We would In
stantly discharge any men who would
do such things-we do not know any Of
these men--and have made no direct
complaint against any one-apd we
have sufficient confidence, in the mrn
who direct the electric street railway
here, to believe that they would never
knowingly tolerate such thing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-07

Dean Afford nattered himself that he
was able to punctuate. II have some
satisfaction i'm refiecting,' he says,
that in the course Of editing the Greek
text of the New Testament / believe |
have destroyed more than a thousand
commas, which prevented the text
being properly understood" To this
Mr.. Washington Moon retorted that the
great enemy to understanding the
deans sentences was the want OF COM
mas.
DIR. Brewer says: when a certain
prince consulted the Delphic oracle
concerning projected war,he received
for answer: ibis redibis nunquam per
bella peribis.' (You shall go shall re-
turn never you shall perish in war) 1t
will be seen that the whole gfst of this
response depends on the place OF the
omitted comma. 1t may be, you shall
return. you shall never perish In the
war; or. you shall return never, you
shall perish in the war which latter
was the fact" A compositor got the
punctuation In the wrong place In the
toast. "woman--without her, man
would be a savage" and made IL read.
Woman. without her man. would be
savage" A New York editor thus
introduces some verses: The poem
published this week was composed by
an esteemed friend who has lain in
his grave for many years for his own
diversion" This IL rather good But
what wag the compositor must have
been!
Some years ago, the omission of a
comma in a letter in the Times gave
q horrible meaning TO a sentence. The
letter was on our civil war, and the
writer said: THE loss Of life will
hardly fall short of a quarter Of mil
lion; and how many more were better
with the dead than doomed to crawl on
the mutilated victims of this great na :
tional crimel" II should have been:
than doomed to crawl on. the mutt
lated victims Of THE great national
crime"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-07

The Los Angeles Times says that the
Phenix ostrich farm at that place has
been bought by Mr.. Pearson: that
there were 220 birds upon IL; trust
was then made. and practically all the
ostriches in the Salt River Valley mum
bering about 600, Were bought, making
in all over 500 birds now in this coun-
try now owned by the trust. An os.
trich will produce $50 worth of feathers
every year, and on these there is a sc
per cent tariff.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-07

A very interesting document has re-
Gently been discovered by the Histori-
cal society in its own archives-discov-
cred after having lain lost In this his
torical wilderness some sixty years. IL
is OF precious interest. In 1894 Mr..
Knowles publ shed his memoir OF Rog-
or Williams; in IL he says: 'Mr. Will
liam Harris, in a letter, speaks of a
Mr.. Warnard as brother OF Mrs. Will
liams apparently meaning the wife OF
Roger williams" This is all that has
ever been known Of Mrs. Williams FAM
lily, even to this time. Knowles de-
rived this information from a copy or
Harris letter, made by Moses Brown.
The paragraph reads thus on this copy
by Brown: II have sent you a first
and second bill of f23. los. 5tg. in two
separate letters. left the letters with
one Mr. Warnard, who knows yourself.
He is brother to Mr.. Williams W fe. the
said Mr.. warnard." From this every
body supposed that Roger Williams
married Mary Warnard. Now comes
the startling announcement made by
the librarian OF the Historical society
that "the original letter OF William
Harris has been recently discovered in
the possessions OF the society" thus the
Librarian reproduced the paragraph
practically as above written. but with
the name warnard spelled Barnard.
The librarian errs In this; the "origi-
nal" letter was sent TO Ion
don. that recently discovered here was
Harris own copy kept here. The
librarian believes that the character
pronounced w. beginning the word
"Warnard" Is really B. and these are
his reasons: because II resembles
character at the beginning of word,
which is unm stakable. We here repro
duce the three characters which the Ii
brarian an pronounces all BIS:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-07
MARVELLOUS GIFT o. AllIHu 10Y.

Mason City. Iowa. has produced a
wonderful musical prodigy In the per-
son Of little Cecil Emsley Gale. a four
year-od child who was born totally
blind. Cecil has never taken q lesson In
music, but when he was but sixteen
months old he began to pick out har-
monious chords upon the piano. Before
he was years old he startled his par
ents by playing through without mis-
take "A Hot Time In the Old Town."
Almost simultaneously with his first
achievement he began 10 play many
popular airs and hymns. says the Chi
cago Times Herald. Ii he hears Sc
mental. he reproduces IL upon the pi-
ano. He now plays sixty different hymns
and songs, and has never had a hint or
suggestion from an instructor or his
parents. What he does he does by in
stinct: the rhythm of his childish soul
directs the tiny fingers and they glide
gracefully over the keyboard, producing
perfect harmony while the handsome
Ilttle fellow prattles on about his dog
and toys, apparently unconscious OF the
music.
Many musicians have visited the
home OF the child genius TO see and
hear him play. and many have begged
for the privilege of training him. Others
have sought the consent OF his parents
TO make "a tour with him but his parents
are carefully harborlng his strength
for the future. when they will give him
every opportunity TO develop his re-
markabie genius. II his present power
ia at ali prophetic he will become one Of
the musical marvels OF the age.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-07
a2 II &

Now what these characters mean we
do not know; 1t has been said that
they are in the German text; but the
slightest knowledge Of the German text
will dispel that illusion; they, while
similar, are very unlike; they cannot
all represent the same letter. The
character at the left above is the first
in the name Warnard, or Barnard; but
who is 10 decide what 1t is? One OF the
remaining characters is pre-
fixed to word--which is
certainly spelled with a b. while
the last character is the first in
a repetition of the name Warnard'
thus is shown the complex character
of this condition. The writer has sew
eral documents written by William
Harris, covering the period, 1865, when
this letter was written, in which names,
or words beginning with b occur four
times; in every case the letter is writ
ten exactly as we now write 1t. The
current issue OF the Publications OF the
Rhode Island Historical society. that
for April, shows an immense advance
in scholarship over all those which
have recently preceded II. There is a
Testimony written by Roger Williams
in 1882 which has been three times re-
printed here, but never before has 1t
been correctly reproduced; the care ex-
hibited by Mr.. Brigham is to be high
Iy commended.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-07

This question arises in the family ev-
cry day. Let us answer IL today. Try
Jell-O, a delicious and healthful des-
sert. Prepare in two minutes. No
boiling! no baking! simply add bpil-
irr water and set to cool. Flavors:-
Lemon, Orange. Raspberry and Straw
berry. Get a package at your grocers
today 10 cts
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-07
SOCIETY NOTES.


Mis- Dolly Eames OF Buffalo, New
York, will be pleasantly recalled by the
many Providence friends whom she
met here last winter when a guest Of
Miss Bessie Day. The wedding OF Miss
Games to Mr.. George Olmstead, of
j Buffalo. will occur next. week ana Will
be brilliant event I'm the social circles
OF that city.
Miss Bessie Day will officiate as maid
OF honor at the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Day have just
returned from delightful trip to Cal
ifornia.'
Miss Anita Baker. daughter of Mr..
David Shaker. gave a small card party
at her home last evening.
Miss Helen Foster entertained a
number of her friends at whist last ev-
ening.
Mrs. Roland r. Gardiner. Jr., dined
with Miss Clara Hanley at the Tour
aine on Tuesday.
Miss Hanley is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. George Dempsey. of Lowell.
Miss Bessie Goff OF New York is to
ofiiciate as bridesmaid at the wedding
OF Miss Katherine Kendall on the
twenty-iifth of the present month. Miss
Con has been the guest of Miss Helen
Ballou or Brook street, during the past
week.
Mrs. William w. White has been Wis
itinE in New York during the pest
week.
Mr.. Walter Cady. who has been
studying In Berlin for the past two
years, IL expected home today.
The many friends of Mrs. T. p. I.
Shepard are extremely anxious con-
cerning her health Mrs Shepard Is Sc
riously1ll at her residence in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Shepard. Jr, re-
turned on "Wednesday from a prolonged
stay at Palm Beach, Florida. and other
places in the South. Mr.. Shepard has
been greatly benefited in health and.
on the morning succeeding his arrival.
was early at his place OF business Here
he personally visited each department
exchanging pleasant greetings and re-
ceiving evidences OF a glad and cordial
welcome home.
The closing OF Mrs. Spink's class OF
married people. or Thursday evening,
was a brilliant affair. many friends OF
the class attending and participating
In the Jolly dance" which ended with
the cotillon.
AS usual. Mrs. SPHINX was deluged
with flowers.
Noticeable among the floral offerings
10 Mrs. SPHINX was a very beautiful
bunch OF white roses. the gift OF Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Jennings, who also
participated in the dance.
Yet another CLOSING" at Mrs Spink's
Will occur next Monday evening. vn
the advanced class for adults will end
the season with general good time
and the cotiIion.
Mr.. and Mrs. "A. Barrows will spend
Sunday with Mrs. Frank b. Bemis OF
Brooklfne. Massa chusetts. Mrs. Bemis
gives dinner at her home in Brook
line. this evening, in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Barrows.
I, The Misses Barrows are en- route for
Bermuda in company with President
and Mrs. Seeley of Smith College.
The Shakespeare Club meets this ev-
ening at the residence OF Mrs. Samuel
Slater Durfee when the play The
School for Scandal will be read and
discussed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-07
A WOMAN'S PROTEST AGAINST
TAXATION WITHOUT REPRE-
~SENTATION.

In the latest volume OF the Early
Providence Records. the 18th. there is a
Ietter Of much interest. 1t is on page
230, and purports TO have been written
by Abigail Dexter, widow. D.sre-
gardng the wretched spelling we re-
produce the letter.
To the Town (councll) June 9Th 1851.
81 sHsnored Gentlemen:If the poor and low
condition of poor widow have no in
fluence upon the hearts OF your rate
(tax) makers. but to rate (tax) me
where there is no justice for IL before
God nor man, that they should rate
(tax) 10 sergeant's wage and house
rent, cannot see Just cause for these
reasons: First, the sergeant hath
neither power nor occasion to warn me
10 your meetings, knowing / am not al
lowed to vote there; Secondly, all my
lands. meadows and orchard lies COM
mon 10 your benefit. and not to mine
nor the orphans OF my deceased Hus-
bands; Thirdly. IL ] should have come
TO have voted to day in your election.
perhaps it would have been said,s what
had to do there; and IL / have not to
doe TO vote, and make use of the
house You rate (tax) me for the use
thereof. leave to your wisdoms to
Judge OF; praying your consideration
of it and your determination OF the
same.
Your poor widow. and friend.
Abigail Dexter.
This. so far as we know. IS the first
woman in Rhode Island who protested
against taxation without representa-
tion. Her maiden name was whipple;
she was daughter of John Whipple
his 9th child: the date of her birth ds
not known, but the Sth child was born
in 1856; the 10th in 1862; and this Abi-
gail between the two. She married Ste
phen Dexter. a son of Gregory Dexter,
but when she was married is not on
record; but Austin records son, John,
born 1873; hence she must have married
not later than 1872. Even had she been
given birth in 1857. she would have been
but is years of age when this son was
born. stephen Dexter was much older
than his wife; exactly when he died is
not on record, but his wife Abigail was
made Administrative OF his estate. 5th
January 1879, and in that year she was
taxed Is 3D. in 1880. she was again taxed
I'd; and in 1851, Cd; this was in jan
uary. In June she kicked" as her let
ter shows, and the Town council re-
lieved her thereafter from taxation. A
year later she was married, in 1852 IA
William Hopkins. with whom she lived
forty years. when his death made her
again widow. Concerning this letter
there is something curious; It is written
in a clear strong hand. but terrible in
the matter OF spelling: but Abigail
Dexter could not write. which fact ap-
pears in the 9Th volume Of the Early
Records, y. 6. when appointed admin
tstratrix of her husbands estate. 9Th
January. 1879. she made her X mark
which she would never have done had
she been able 20 write in the form OF
her letter OF 1881. Nevertheless the
claim 10 curious. even IL the facts Do
not all exactly ut.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-07

The time has certainly come when we
can say that the Philippines are quiet
ed--robberies and murders and street
fights may take place. but we have
heard OF such things even In New York
city. a tremendous duty has fallen
upon the American people. and we be-
lieve that they will neither shirk the
responsibility nor fail in carrying It
out. Aguinaldo In now believed to have
fed for Luzon and reached Singapore.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-07

In fve languages. and It VIII give tn
High School scholars an opportunit
OF exercising their linguistic skill 4
nnding nut these languages:
IcH BIN pEIN.
In tempus old a hero lived.
,Qui loved puellas deux:
he ne pouvait pas quite 10 says
Which one amabat mieux.
Dit,n hii-meme un beau matin.
Non pOssum both avoir
Sed ~ address Amanda Ann.
Then. Kate and / have war.
Amanda habet argent coin.
SEQ Kate has alir,as curls:
Es both sunt very agathae
1T quite formosae girls.
Entin the youthful anthropos.
Ihiioun the dun maids,
RESOLVED proponere ad Kate,
pevant Get evenings shades.
Procedens then to Kate's domo,
IL trouve Amanda there.
kai quite forgot his late resolves,
Both sunt so goodly fair.
Sed smiling on the new tapis,
Between puellas twain,
Coepit TO tell his love Kate
Dams un poetique Strain.
Mais. glancing ever ct anon
At fair Amanda's eyes.
lilac non possunt deere
PRO which he meant his sighs.
Each virgo heard the demi-vow,
With cheeks as rouge as wine,
And off ring each a nilk-wlife hand,
Both whispered, Itch bin dein."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-07

A very remarkable correspondence
during the first quarter OF this year be-
tween DR.. ST. George Mivart. hitherto
considered the ablest scientific man
within the folds of the Roman Catholic
church. and Cardinal Vaughan. arch
bishop of Westminster. the very head
OF that church in England begun early
I'm February. Dr. Mivart sent this corre-
spcndenee 10 The London Times for
publication and II was so published. the
editor OF the Times giving the following
summary:
DR.. 81. George Mivart sends
90 The London Times for
Qualification correspondence between
himself and cardinal Vaughan.
- rsply TO letter from the cardinal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-07

II 10 positively astounding. and
only because the Brooklyn Eagle says
SO. we would not believe it--4Mr. Robert
F. Loretx In writing, q letter TO his wife,
addresses her as julie. and signs him
self ''Your dog''-exactly eight inches
are given to this very important mat
.4
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-07

The New York Sun said yesterday:
"The political situation is In no way
affected by the almost childish an
nouncement OF Admiral Dewey that he
is candidate for President. ready to
accept a nomination from either party
or both parties.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-07

The Brooklyn Times prints the ex-
traordinary statement which Mrs. Loret
makes. that her husband annoys her
his letters are not cheerful" II is in
credible--but important IL true.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-07

The Philadelphia Times uses exactly
eight inches of space in informngus that
Willie Browns tongue was never
pulled out. and nobody ever attempted
TO pull ii out. ai
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-07

The New Bedford Standard says that
the receipts of the theatres controlled
by the theatrical trust exceed twenty
million dollars; and that the Metropoli-
tan Opera House, which is outside the
trust. ge,s i've millions more--what
have those who spent this money in a
single year now TO show for the money.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-07

The Toronto star gives an account of
a law introduced into the Canadian
legislature for specially taxing depart
ment stores-all such taxes are non
sense pure and simple.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-07

The New York papers announce that
one million dollars has been subscribed.
which means given, to build hand
some new home for the Chamber OF
Commerce.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-07

The Toronto Star gives some ac-
counts of how the people there are be-
ing robbed" that Is the Stars word,
by the Gas Company there.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-07

What kind OF man In Admiral
Dewey. anyhow? The actions which he
performed when given magnificent
house by admiring mon was simply
despicable.