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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-18

I'VE have as yet brought only good
10 the Cubans. There is no ground
for belief that we nre contemplate
ing evil. Their native leaders will do
well 10 guide the Cuban people along
lines Of truth rather than OF miscon-
ception based on suspicion OF Ameri-
can motives. st. Louis Republic.
king Edwards resolution not 70
bestow peerages for political services
Will tend to increase respect for the
ancient and honorable but useless in
stitution of knlghthood. Buffalo Cou-
rier.
"When Gen. Washington approved a
plan for one OF his own bodyguard.
Sergt Champ, 10 desert TO the Brit
ish,enter their service, take the oath
10 King George and wear British
uniform so as 10 kidnap Benedict Ar
mold he gave his sanction to a 'treach-
erous plot precisely similar 10 that by
which Gen. Funston captured Aguin-
aldo. o."-Philadelphia Press.
THE practical result OF the charter
lature is 10 unite all the chief execu-
tive functions In the commissioner Of
police, for his immediate Interiors will
be the ten inspectors. When we con-
slider further that the commissioner
can he removed at any time by the
governor, we zee To what extent the
contsol over the police force Of this
city has passed To the state govern
ent."-New York Sun.
"1he world will take a long step
forward in the march OF civilization
when the worklngmen of this country
on any other, generally ao-
cept the advice given them by
thoughtful men, and purchase stock
OF the railroad and other corporations
for which they work. philadelphia
Ledger.
"A French economist predicts that
China Will become colony of the
United States. How the eagle ought
10 scream at such a suggestion!"--
Cincinnati Enquirer.
s.O.s
"The blessings of curses OF possess
ION are generally apparent and readily
recognized; those OF non-possession
are often yelled and frequently unob-
served. The people of the United
States are conspicuously fortunate
in both their ownership OF institutions
denied To people OF other lands and
In their freedom from many things
that oppress citizens OF foreign coun-
tries. one OF the latter is that awful
establishment. the secret political po-
ice.'--Kansas City Star
"Tammany feels up against II Just
now and is playing monk.In the mean
time the town is wide open. Just as
the people want IL TO be- If they want
20 have such condition they should
be willing To stand for II instead OF
processing to wear halos and thank
ing God they don't live In the wicked
city of Philadelphia. a."--Philadeiphia
Inquirer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-18
''THr LITTLE MINISTER b

Scenes from Barries novel 'The Little
Minister closed the evening" entertain
nent This pnrt OF The program was iva
charge OF Miss Alice \ Grimin The cast
OF characters being az follows
Lady Rahbie. Miss Frances ltdwia
Ihs Little Minister. Mr. chester 1 shove
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-11-16
THE WRECK CLEARED UP
B. & O. Tracks Were BIockaded
Nearly Twelve Hours.
TRACKS WERE BADLY TORN UP


Suutu Use MATT TRACK,
serious wreck on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad one mile west OF
North Mountain station shortly before
noon Saturday, completely blocked oil
three the trucks and delayed ali pas,
senger and freight traffic.
Two of the tracks were torn up for
distance of hundred yards by the
deraiied cars. ten in number.
The cause of the wreck was bro
ken fame on the car next to the en-
CINE. After jumping the trcak the
car ran some distano on the cross ties
aud then buokled.
Two helper engines ut the rear of
the train pushed the other cars on to
the derailed car and piled them all up
IN a heap on the three tracks.
The ST. Louis EXPRESS train No. 55
and Chicago express train No, were
transferred at this place from the b.
q Q. onto the q. V. Railroad and la
ken by way of Hagerstown and the
Western MARYLAND railroad TO Cherry
Run, where they were replaced on the
b. a ..
The riggers crew from this city
cleared the wreck The crew from
Brunswick arrived here at $50
o'clock aud went on 10 the scene OF
the wreck To assist in the work.
TIE first passenger train was ran by
the scene Of the wreck about 10 80 y. M.
Trains Nos and 90 which were
run around by the @. Y. and Western
Maryland railroads to Cherry Run
made slow time over that route. They
left here at 10 ami 2: 8 respectively
and it took them hours and 10 min
utes to get back on the Il. a. d. at
Cherry Run, while it is only fifteen
minute run from here to Chrery Run
over the Il. Il O. The trains were
handled with much dispatch by yard
Master Slane here. Although 1t is not
often that big passenger trains Of til 9
b. & O kind are transferred onto
the q. V. here they were gotten over
the short line and started out in the
direction of Hagerstown In short or
der
Westbound train No. went around
over the Washington county branch
and the Western MARYLAND railroad as
also did eastbound train No. GA mes
senger made up at Weverton brought
the passengers from that place to
this CITY. The train went on up to
the scene of the wreck and brought
the passengers from accommodation
train No. IA down. All Of the other
trains were run through. The wreck
ing crews did not comDlete their work
until o'clock Sunday morning. Over
$50 new cross ties were used in re-
laying the tracks All new rails were
required
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-11-16
A YOUTHFUL SUICIDE
soUSG GIRLIN THE COUNTRY EaDs
HERLrFE WITH PursoS.
Viola BENDER swallowed Dose OF pet-
son and ENDED All her Trouble
The ts-yrar-oid- Maiden Found
the Poison I'm the smoke


While in depressed spirit follow
ing quarrel with her step mother.
Viola Bender, daughter of Henry Benz
der, residing near Eagles School
House. three miles from town, took
dose of strichnine last THURSDAY
and died IN few hours. The suicide
is young and attractive maiden of
fifteen wears. we'll Thought of and pop.
ular in the community IN which she
lived
Daring the afternoon she auarreled
with her step mother over the nursing
of baby The girl, according TO her
own statement on her death bed, want
ed TO finish doing some washing, but
her step-mother insisted on Ter nurs.
ing the baby.
! Maddened by the persistent insist
ing on the part of her step.mother
that she should nurse the baby, the
youthful maiden left the house and
went 10 the smoke house, whore she
knew there was bottle of striehnine
winch had been there ever since she
could remember, When asked before
she died, what she knew of the deadly
effects Of strichnne, she replied that
she knew nothing other than ii was
poison, winch she learned from the In
bel on tho bottle.
She said she opened the bottle and
swallowed pinch Of the contents.
After committing this desperate act
she returned 20 the house and began
nursing tho tabv The poison soon
began getting in its deadly work,
While the girl had the baby in her
arms she began feeling the effects of
the dose and at once informed her
step mother of what she had done.
Shortly afterward she was seized
with spasms. DIR. Mccormick was
hastily summoned from Martinshnfg
and he did everything possible TO save
the life of the girl, but all to poavail.
At G: 80 o'clock, three hours after
she swallowed the deadly stuff. she
breathed her last.
II is not believed that the girl was
conscious OF the seriousness of her
rash act when she committed 1t.
She was conscious up until a few
minutes before she died, but she did
not know that she was going to die.
Coroner Staubly was notified of the
case, but he did not deem it necessary
to hold an inquest.
The BODY was buried at 10 D. clock
Saturday morning at Pitzer's CHAPEL
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-11-16
OUT or THE HOSPITAL.
Mr.. Douglas Patersoo, The Actor, w
Passed Through a Long seige or
Illness Here, Leaves for no.
ronto, His Home.

Mr.. Douglas Patterson, the member
of the Pudd 'nhead Wilson Theatrial
Company who was taken i'll with ty-
phoid fever in this city while the
company was here. has left .he Kings
Daughters Hospital aud gone TO his
home in Toronto, Canada. During
his stay here Mr.. Patterson became
quite alta he'd 10 the city and those
VIII kept COMPANY with him, and he
expressed his intention OF returning
here soon again. The friends he
made saw him leave with regreat.
The Toronto people anticipate his
return Thus.
After an abcence of five weeks Mrs.
John A. Patterson is expected home
this week, accompanied by her son
Douglas, who is recovering from a
serious attack of typhoid fever, con-
tracted while travelling III West Vir,
gina. During his illness he was pa.
tient at the Kings Daughters Hospl
tai. MartiDsburg. where he wa mosi
skillfullv treated by DIR. Andrews.
OF the kindness and sympathy of the
Virginians Mrs. Patter y cannot shy
enough. Before train use coulo
be procured the clergyman
Episcopal church, the Rev. Mr.. Doue
las. took his turn with others in nurs
ing her sou and not dav passed will
out innumerable kindnesses bein,
shown to both of them.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-11-16
FELL OFF G. v.,TRAIN.

Last Monday as @. V. train No. 10
was pulling INTO this city, Joe Lewis,
colored. of Winchester, went out on
the platform of the car to see how far
they were from the depot. AS he
leaned out past the side of the coach,
became dizzy and fell off, cutting
an ugly cash, about two inches long,
In the left side of his face and entire
ly through his upper lip. He had sew
eral other bad cuts ON his face and
head.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-11-16
To the Public.

Allow me to say few words ias
praise of Chamberlain Cough Rem
edy. had a very severe cough and
cold and feared would get pneumonia
but after taking the second dose OF
this medicine felt better, three bot
tles.of lit cured INV cold and the pains
in my chest disappeared entirely. I.
am most respectfully yuors for
health. Ralph s. Meyers, 64-Thirty-
seventh St. Wheeling. W Va. For sale \
by
Matthaei's Pharmacy.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-11-16
NEW BUSINESS HOUSE.
and Retail Cigar and Tobacco
House To BE Opened Here.

Wholesale and Retail Cigar ana Tobacco
House To Bc Opened Here
Another new establishment was
opened IN this city Wednesday night.
Ii is wholesale cigar and to-
bacco store and occupies the room
formerly occupied by A. A. Lannon's
hardware store, on the corner of the
Public Square.
Mr. Bert A. Richardson. of Harris
bnra, Pa, and Mr. Henry Dahl, OF
this city are the proDrietors. Mr..
Richardson has been travelling sales
man for IA years. handling cigars and
tobacco and is thoroughly familiar
with the business.
The firm will 20 extensively into
the wholesallng of fine tobaccos and
cigars and owing to the fine shin
ping facilities, expect to buill up
big trade in the surrounding cities.
The retail store that will be run in
connection with the wholesale de-
partment. will be stocked up with
fine smoking and chewing tobacco'ss
cigars, pipes, etc.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-11-16
date this debt. i seems hard thar one.
twelfth Of the money necessary TO pay
IL should 20 70 nay debt like this. 7
WE GET TIE SHOPS.
n s. o. WILL TURN OVER BUILDINGS
ON BAsIs sUBMnTrhD.
Communication 20 That Effect Recetvesi
from officials Last Evening-The
Formal offer sent 20 the Drili
Company To-day


The most important news yet re.
ceived in connection with the nego-
tiations with the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company and the Bickford
and Huffman Drill Company for the
location of the latter company s plant
in the vacant B. s. o. shop buildings
in this city was received last evening
The committee having the negotia-
tions in charge received communion
tion from the Baltimore aud Ohio
Railroad Company stating tint thew
had decided to wuive ali the features
in connection with the basis of agree
ment which were ohjectlonohie to the
committee and Tint thew were now
ready to consunmate the deal on the
basis submitted by he committee.
After receiving the communication
the committee imme, ia'nlv met and
took steps toward cot iAllng the final
negotiations with the Bickford and
Huffman company, 4 telegram was
sent TO he company today stating
that the committee was ready to con-
summat- the deal, which was followed
by a letter in which was made the
formal offer
AS soon as an answer is received
meeting OF the subscribers will be
called.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-11-16
MAY CHANGE COLORS.
Mass Meeting Of Faculty and students
Called TO Consider the Changing
of the coIors of the State uni

For long time the question OF
changing the colors of the West Vir-
GINA University has been agitated,
but it was not until yesterday that a
formal move looking to that end was
made. Representatives of the faculty
students and alumni held meeting
and decided to call mass meeting of
the Morgantown students and faculty
for Saturday. Scarlet is the color
agreed on to supplant the old gold
and blue, but the change will not be
made until vote is taken in which
all the alumni Will be asked to partic-
ipate. III two thirds agree upon the
change it will be made. The reason
for the change is thar about dozen
schools in the country have old gold
and blue for their colors.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-11-16
LETTER TO ED. HAucu.

Dear Sir: If You buv paint by the
gallon look out for short measure.
One of the paints for sale in your sec
tion has about 2i0 cubic inches a
gallon. Takes 23l to make a real gal
Ion. There are great businesses found
ed on ten per cent short.
1t is queer tina man or concern II
expose his or its nakedness so but he
does and it does.
Look out.
But that isn't all to look out for.
Some give full measure and cheat in
quality.
What do you paint for. the locks?
or to keep your house from rotting?
Both, of cousre
A big hotel man painted Devoe
eight years ago was going to paint it
again: eight years is good long time
for hotel. Won know-struck bar
gain: saved five cents gallon missed
Devoe.
Poor fellow There ism 4 an or. Of
lead in his paint--we don't know how
good or bad it is; but there isn't any
lead in it. Yours truly,
r. w. Devoe g. 90.
p. S. O. G.. Cushwa & Bro. handle
our paint in your section.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-11-16
HORSE RAN AWAY.
Two Young Men Drive 20 sharpsburg-
Had Run Away--And Are Conn
peIted 10 walk Home.

While Me-sers Henry Dahl and
Howard Piper were returning from a
drive TO Sharpsburg, last Sunday
some unknown party fred six shots
from a revolver in the road just ahead
of hem. The horse taking fright,
became unmanageabie, and ran away
throwing both Of the occupants out
and completely demolishing the bug
gy. Mr.. Dahl received an ugly cash
on the back Of his head as result OF
being thrown from the buggy. Both
were severely shaken up. The buggy
was too much of wreck to bring back
and had to be left there. The horse
however, was brought home.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-11-16

Scrofula is but a modified form of Blood
Poison and Consumption. The parent
who is tainted by either will see in the
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-11-16

makes new and pure
blood to nourish and
strengthen the body,
and Is a positive and
safe cure for Scrofu1a.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-11-16
BOUNDARY sroN Es II EsET.

In the progress of the re-survey of
Mason and Dixon Line the commits
sion seems to be doing good work in
restoring the ancient landmarks. The
stones have been reset in solid cement
bases. MANY of them are in good con-
dition. When one has been lost an
iron post is substituted as marker.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
MORALITY IN MANILA.
Capital of tho Philippines Compares
Favorab,y with Other Cities.

Capital OF tho Philippines Compares
Favorab,y with Other Cities.
Some wrong notions have been plen-
tifully held in our part of the country
as to the part of it that lies over
against the coast of Asia. We have
supposed that Manila for example, was
a town of superficial civilization and
that it's few citizens who were not
veritable sans culottes were not true
representatives of their race. We i'm
agined that such a civilization as might
be found there by careful comblng,
would be no more than relic of the
Spanish occupation, and that just out
side of the city gates we should fall
into wilderness and savagery. But we
are learning to know the Filipinos, as
they are learning to know us. We
discover in them possibilities of use
fulness and morality. They are en-
joying more personal liberty than ever
they had before, and they are moving
toward such political autonomy as Is
good for them. Their progress hence
forth will depend more on themselves
than on their American protectors, and
every move toward better civilization
will be gladly encouraged by our gov
eminent. Already minor offices have
passed into native control, and some
of the courts have native judges. Ii
they will show the same honesty, the
same sense of justice and the same
courage and intelligence that we
should expect from American officials
in the same positions, there will never
be occasion to remove them. And the
good things to be expected of them are
the more because by all account they
are the people not preternatl1ally I'M
moral. They are treacherous in war
they lie and steal from strangers, vel
they are temperate, continent and con,
siderate of life; they have pleasant
homes; they can be fairly industrious
and, with proper education and train
ing, they promise at least as we'll as
the people of the Spanish Americas
Army officers transferred from the
Philippines to Cuba have been surpris
ed at the contrast between Manila ant
Havana The latter city, they say is
far below the capital of the eastern
group in appearance, in cleanliness O
the inhabitants and especially in the
outward tokens of morality. In Ha
vana vice is open and rampant. In
Manila it is at least inconspicuous, ane
Gen. Macarthur reports that, so fal
as the social evil is concerned, the cit!
compares with any in the United
States. Leaving New York, or at leas
Manhattan, out of the consideration
this is Internationally Eagle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
A Clock with Responsibility.

A writer in the Ladies Home Jour
nal declares that the transmitting
clock at the Naval Observatory, Wash
ington, is the absolute monarch OF
American timekeepers: Every day
in the year, except Sunday, by one pen
dulum stroke it speaks directly and in
simultaneously to every city and consld-
cradle town between the peaks of the
Rockies and the pines of Maine, say
ing to them that on the seventy-fifth
meridian it is now high noon to the
fraction of a second. A duplicate
mechanism. stationed at the Branch
Naval Observatory on Mare Island,
performs similar service for the peo-
pie of the Pacific slope. And by this
one clock at the national capital (to-
gether with it's duplicate on the Pa
cific), is set nearly every timepiece in
the United States and Cuba, most of
those in Mexico, and many on the bor-
der of Canada A number of clocks
from three thousand to five thousand
in nearly every city and large town are
wired together in local family, and,
by means of a switch key, at the tele-
graph office, are put into direct contact
with the parent clock at the national
capital, SO that the instant the electric
touch is given from Washington every
clock in the circuit-whether it be at
Boston, Minneapolis, or New Orleans
begins new day in perfect accord
with it's mechanical deity
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
No Fun in Travelling.

Travel in India is miserable enough
The heat and dust are extremely trying
and the hotels. except a few, are
wretched Luxuries must not be looked
for; necessities must be fought for The
railways are about as bad as they can
be. There are no checks for the lug
gage and no porter is allowed to carry
your packages into the car. Berths are
free, but there is no bedding, and every
one has to furnish the place wherein
he sleeps. Every passenger is there
fore loaded down with trunks, boxes,
bedding, satchels. lunch baskets, par
rots and even lanterns. In each re-
stricted compartment are five berths
and first come is first served Into
this IS crowded the property of the oc-
cupants and sometimes eight persons
are obliged to put up with the space
and accommodations intended for five.
Then there is just about room enough
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20

Laces, like diamonds. are always Il
safe investment and every woman
with a moderately good allowance is
easily perSuading herself this season
that it is truest economy to follow the
fashion and buy lace whenever she
sees a bargain There never was a
time in all the history of fashion when
lace was SO universally worn. Even
ing gowns are wholly made of it.
Silken gowns revel in it for decora-
ton. Wash dresses are lavishly
adorned with it, and even cloth cos
tunes are decorated moderately but
definitely with it. Even coats are now
constructed of lace with a daring that
would have seemed impossible few
years ago. The lace coat is lined with
crepe either white or colored or with
chiffon, and is a bewitching adjunct
to delicate summer toilet or evening
gown. Lace empire robes and TIA
gowns, too, have appeared, and moth
ing more charming could be imagined
worn over foundation of soft silk.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
CAR NEGIE'S CASTLE.

rev Carnegie is continuing in
Scotland the munificent generosity to
the akN of education as he began in the
UniteEl Estates. We were told recently
LOT his donation of 100000 to establish
branch libraries in Glasgow upon the
same plan for which he gave $3,000,-
600 to Greater New York Last week
came the news of his gift of 100000.
) 900 to establish free scholarships in
{ the historic Scotch universities for
Door young Scotchmen.
\ or course, this is materialistic age,
\and no one, on this side of the At
Pntic at least, pays any attention to
superstititions. But there are folks in
Scotland (no insinuation is meant
against the Scotch, but their old le-
gends have greater influence than in
this new country, especially among the
folk on the country side)-who believe
that by these donations, Andrew Car
negie will lift the curse from Skibo
Castle. the old estate which he has
purchased as his home in the High
lands.
Every one north of the Tweed is
cognizant of the fact that a blood
curdling curse rests upon Skibo Castle,
and the Scots are asking whether this
curse will work against the American
owner in the same way that the curse
nonounced against the third Lord
ron (who made drinking cup of
skull of one of the old Abbots of
|wstead Abbey, continued to blight
only all the subsequent owners and
cupants of Newstead Abbey, includ-
the poet Lord Byron, until the late
lionel Webb a few years ago found
long lost drinking cup in an old
riosity shop in London, and by re-
bring 1t to the Abbot's tomb at New
pad put an end to the curse that
sted on the place.
The ban resting upon skibo Castle
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20

ed when Oklahoma was thrown open
to settlement shall be repeated. A
plan has been devised whereby each
claimant will have an equal chance
with every other claimant, although
only small percentage of those filing
claims will secure homesteads. Already
the applications on file exceed by
many thousands the number of tracts
Of 160 acres each which are to be dis
posed of to claimants.
The town of Duncan, OKLA, has made
a protest against the location of TO-
900 acres of grazing land directly OPP
posite and adjoining the military for
est reserve, because 1t raises a wall
against the town in communicating
with the new reservation when settled.
1t is claimed that the land is too valu-
able for pasturage and could be easily
settled with prosperous population,