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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-16

tropical in character, subject to floods
and difficult 20 bring within bounds.
but it is intended 20 scour II out by
means OF the tetties and make the en-
trance deep enough for the largest sea-
going steamers 20 reach points thirty
miles from its mouth. At Salina Cruz
also there will be great Improvement.
Docks have been projected to cover
fifty acres. with quays 1000 feet long,
and 4 breakwater of 900 feet con
structed OF blocks Of granite weighing
forty tons each. Incidentally, an entire
new town is being built at Salina Cruz,
with wide streets and a modern drain
age system, which IL is hoped will prove
an object lesson TO the Mexicans as TO
municipal buildings and improvements.
Steamship lines will be established be-
tween the two ports and other points.
But the great object of the railway will
be not only to afford means for the
transshpment of cargoes from one
coast TO the other. but to promote the
development of the country through
which il runs. The soil is fertile. the
climate tropical, and both are well
adapted 70 the growing of sugar cane
and coffee. particularly the latter, as
well as cacao and all. the rare produc-
tions of the tropics. The home of ma
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-16
PLAYERS WANT HIGA SALARIES

Director j. Il. Billings Of the Boston
club il beginning TO think that ball play
ers are an unappreciative lot, and they
ar,. he says. acting unfairly.
When requested TO sign ontracts for
next season they have demanded raise
n salary, Notwithstanding that business
has been anything but good with Boston
this season.
pittinger. Kittridge, Wills, Demont
Hamilton Cooley and Moran have al
ready signed. but at least three of these
men stand a good chance OF receiving
their release before the next playing
=, ason ~ the Youngsters who are about
to ,hetried ont make good.
Herman Long claims 20 have good
offer from one OF the American league
possibly Chicago. and Tenny Is
wanted by the ST Louis club. according
10 rumor Tcnnv does not care for the
west hut would like the money. and Will
PLAY Mr. Soden very high card.
''Freddie" IS consdered an expert when
II comes to figuring out contract
Billy Dineen Is deep In the hole. Last
year he iumred p contract with the Bos-
ton American club. All jumpers are
barred from the American league. 50 that
Diueen must accent the Boston offer II
ne fntendr 20 play ball next season. Every
member or the American league has gone
on record IN tho matter or the players
who jumped hack last spring
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-16
CHIPS FROM THE DIAMOND.

The Providence baseball team will play
q series of exhibition games with the
Worcestcrs They play AT Milford tomor-
row.
The Grays will play the Boston Ameri-
cans at Crescent Park Sunday.
Dan McFarlan has been doing splendid
work for Rochester.
The New England league will meet at
the Quincy House. Boston, tomorrow at
10 a. IN.
Dick Hurley OF the Cincis hears that
Hanlon has bought stallings' interest in
the Detroit club.
The Boston National leaguers will close
their season today by playing the New
Yorks, and the Americans will play the
Washingtons
Newenham and Wiley. formerly OF the
Portland are playing with the Buffalo.
On Tuesday Newenham played left. and
his only performance was put-out.
Wiley hit.
lOmmN LednN OF tne fToNluenCe team
would like the Hartford franchise for the
Connecticut league, and so would Billy
Lush. who is slated to go 10 the Boston
National league team.
President Reach OF the Philles does not
approve OF the league directors resolution
20 take back any of the players who last
spring jumped 10 the American league.
He also considers the abrogation OF the
National agreement an unwlse move
In the Boston Brooklyn series the teams
not only split even In games. each win
ming ten. but they were only two runs
spart In totals. Boston made runs to
prooklyn's 60. The Brooklyns won four
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-16

The electric power derived from Nia-
CARA does an endless lot OF things az the
Buffalo Exposition grounds. Visitors adj
mire the fisheries exhibit, but few Of
them realize that this wonderful power
from Niagara clrculates the salt water.
provides air for the fish and also keeps
the water at certain necessary temper
ature
GO where you viii, on every glide, tho
marvellous force of roaring Niagara Is
present. In the Electricity Building Il
operates the motor lire of the telephone
systems II charges their storage batter
les, runs the Photographs. congresses
carbonic acid gas for the soda fountains
operates different features OF the elec-
trlcal exhibits. including the General
Electrical companys series of alternating
arc lamps and the beautiful display Of
Nernst lamps in the dome OF tie building
This building In the main distributing
station for Niagara current on the
grounds, and IL Is easy to picture IL
speeding out IN all directions to perform
the duties required Of It,
Up on the S6O-foot level so much electric
current was used for the operation OF the
big searchnght. ~ lights the fountain
| projectors for the water display, and
| operates the electric elevators that carry
people high up in the tower. I'm the Horti-
culture building 10 provides refrigcrat ton
| for the preservation of the fruits and
vegetables. In the Machinery building Its
| energy Is used for shaking CRATES weav-
ing silks, driving lathes and iron cutting
machines, also for the operation Of blow
ers and pumps.
No previous fair was ever held where
| so much electric current was used foi
| producing effects I'm connection with
| amusement features Nearly every
show" on the Midway Is more or less
| dependent upon the transmitted energy
OF the falls I'm the "Trip 10 the Moon II
puts the wings Of the airship In motion
| produces the breezes during the aera
| flight and permits the introduction OF
| thunder and lightning effects with start
| ling reality. In the House Upside
! Down" ia tones the lightning 20 permit
| the Illusions In "Dreamland," too, TN,
| current aids I'm the illusions. and tn,
| launches on the Grand canal are eleetri
cally operated.-The Worlds Work.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-16
A Modern Damooles.

Lord Kelvin, so his friends say, used
to make Of himself a sort OF Damocles.
but it was cannon ball instead of a
sharp sword which was suspended over
his head.
Few living scientists have as high
reputation as Lord --elyin. and few have
TO their credit more useful inventions
or valuable discoveries. Though now in
his seventy-eighth year. the old professor,
who for more than half century occu-
pied the chair OF natural philosophy at
Glasgow university, still maintains his
reputation for being ono OF the most
energetic men In Scotland. Those who
knew him are fond OF telling OF the boy
ish eagerness and almost incredible en-
ergy with which he attacks his work.
When lecturiug he used TO become 80 alb
sorbed and wrapped up in the expert
ments he was conducting that he could
scarcely wait for the results. Disdain-
ing the services OF an assistant he sour
sled about his lecture room like youth
of sixteen. Indeed. the students liked
TO say that they never saw him cross his
laboratory except at run.
The ruling passion OF Lord Kelvin. who
Is a member OF half the learned societies
Of Europe. and who has been decorated
bv the emperor Of Germany. the nresl-
dent OF France and the king OF Belgium.
n his absolute faith in figures. and N ts
this ruling passiln which led 10 Ills ex-
periment as a DamOcles. When he has
once solved n problem IN mathematics he
is willing 90 stake upon it's correctness nor
only his reputation. but. II necessary. his
life.
Taking an immense heavy cannon han
he calculated with the utmost accuracy
tho sligo nf the smallest wire which ws.iid
hear the weight of the load OF iron. fTc
then procured a length OF wire OF Just
the requisite strength. and. 90 prove tho
truth of HIS figuring. had the cannon
bal suspended over his lecturing platform
~ tho very spot where u would hc most
like 90 strike ana crush him should the
wire give way and II remained there fos
weaks.--I,xohange
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-16

is the center OF that historic region
made famous by the conquest and was
at the time occupied by Indians who
were more difficult 10 subJugate than
any others in MeXico--in lact, who have
never been subdued and 10 this day
roam the forests with almost the same
freedom as their ancestors. Cortes
made his advent i'm the Tabasco region,
near the mouth of the Coatzacoalcos,
and the Indians there offered fierce re-
sistance to his advance. They fought
him whole day. losing thousands of
their number. and il was not until the
Spanish cavalry mad been landed from
the ships in the river and made their
onslaught that the stubborn Tsbascans
fed. liz was narrated In the Spanish
accounts of the conquest that at this
time Cortes was aided BY the redoubt-
able st. Jago. the patron war saint of
Spain. Ii was said that he appeared
in the sky, surrounded by hosts of fight
ing forces, and materially aided Cortes.
1T was after the Tabascans had been
conquered that Cortes made the ac-
quaintance of Princess Mallnche, who
subsequently acted as his interpreter.
notably in the interviews between the
Spaniard and Montezuma. She is de-
scribed by the historian Bernal Diaz as
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-16

was thought that the great desideratum
had been found
The United States government cndeavor-
ed TO obtain a right of way for n ship
canal across Tehuantepec as long ago as
1S47 and had surveys made, but without
any results except to make its advantage
well known. The greatest undertaking
prior TO the last was that OF the late Cap
tain James r. Eads. the famous engineer.
who proposed building a ship railway
across the lsthmus and made the prelim-
mary surveys i'm 1879. This novel project
was 10 be a six-railed road l34 miles long,
without curves. and was TO cost, includ-
ing the vast lifting docks, harbors. ma
chinery, stations, shops, engines and all
equipments, not less than $4,000. 600 Half
a million was expended in surveys, etc.
but the scheme was never consummated,
though had the genius that conceived Il
lived till the present time his energy and
resource might have carried it through.
AS il is, at present all cargoes of vessels
destined for interoceanic transit must he
trans-shipped either at Salina. Cruz or
Coatzacoalcas. Being prepared for the
heaviest traffic, Mexico now makes bid
for its transportation, for which IL is
said TO have facilities on this railroad to
the extent of 100000 tons year.
JAMES V. wEI.I4SMAN.
Pueblo, Mexico.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-16
Interest Laws of China.

The interest laws Of China with which
the operations Of banking are intimately
connected date from the year 1880 of our
era. The enormous rate OF interest is
curiously defended by several writer's. IL
results, they say. I'm securing economy IN
order that the borrower may repay the
loan. in producing greater Industry In de-
terring persons from borrowing. IN reduc-
ing the numbers OF renters or land, thus
increasing the number OF land owners.
and i'm inducing circumspection with re-
gard TO new enterprises. 1t Is further
stated, by men OF business. that this 90
per cent. H. only maximum founded on
the proba bility that the oscillations I'm the
price Of silver will never exceed that sum.
II must be understood also that the or
dinary rate OF interest rarely exceeds ~
20 y per cent, and that money may he
had as low as y per cent. though the
rate sometimes exceeds even 80 per cent
Forum.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-16

until Thursday or Friday this week TO
have her huh put In the best possible
shape for the international races, the
date OF which is 10 be decided AZ meet
ing OF the New York Yacht club. TO be
held tomorrow.
Judging frrm what certain members
OF the club said today. the race Will not
be postponed for long.
The Shamrock has not become foul
while lying at Sandy Hook The water
was all pumped out of tie dock by !
p. m and the Yachts hull WAS scupbbed
bright. In the morning she will be thor
oughly cleaned and polished up.
The cup defender Columbia arrived at
the Morse iron works about noon. There
she Will lie until high water tomorrow
morning, when she will be hauled out
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-16
EXIco has made great ad,

priSes recently consum-
mated is that OF the Tehuantepec rail-
way. over the line Of which l have late
ly travelled. This railroad across the
isthmus OF Tchuantepec has more than
local importance owing To its being
an interoceanic route between the At
lantic and Pacific. as is probably well
Known.
In looking about for feasible route
across North America from east to
west, either for canal or railroad, that
afforded by the contraction of the con-
tinent at the isthmus of Tehuantepec
has appealed TO engineers more forcibly
perhaps than any other because of its
many natural advantages. Panama is
narrower, to be sure, but is farther
away from the great ports OF commerce
on both oceans which IL is desirable to
connect. An interoceanic route at Te-
huantepec offers a great saving of dis
tance, as. for instance, between New
York and San Francisco (via Cape
Horn) OF 10. 900 miles. via Panama, 1,2T0
miles. between Liverpool and San
Francisco tvia Cape OF Good Hope).
$500 miles; New York and Yokohama
(via Cape Horn). 10000 miles; by way
OF Suez. 5000, and 1.100 via Panama :
while Manila is 1.61S miles nearer New
York by way of Tehuantepec than by
Snez and 10i0 nearer than via Panama.
The passes through the mountain
backbone of the continent are lower at
Panama than at Tehuantepec. but at
the latter place the mountains are de-
pressed TO a level of less than 700 feet.
which is lower than at any other point
between Panama and the northern
boundary OF Mexico. Advantage has
been taken OF this fact TO build this
interoceanic railway from the port OF
Salina Cruz on the Pacific to Coatza-
coalcos on the gulf OF Mexico. This un-
dertaking was commenced, i'm fact.
twenty years ago and was declared
completed in 1895 after more than four
teen years OF work and an expenditure
OF some $40. 900 900; but, owing 10 defec-
tive construction and lack of funds, the
railway has lain quiescent until re-
Gently. The reopening of the railway.
which Is just now consummated
amounts. in fact. To new enterprise,
for the firm which has entered into CO.
operation with the Mexican government
TO run II has replaced more than 200
wooden bridges with structures OF iron
and masonry and provided adequate
terminal facilities at the harbors on the
Pacific and the Atlantic.
While naturally good harbors. both
Coatzacoalcos and Saiina Cruz were
shallow. and the most costly work after
the rebuilding OF the line was that OF
deepening the water at these ports
The Coatzacoalcos. like many other riv-
ers on the gulf. was obstructed by n
sand bar at tho mouth. which had To
be removed before large ships could
come M 10 the wharfs In order 10 do
this a system OF jetties has been in
stalled similar 10 those SO effectually
used IN the Improvement Of the lower
Mississippi by the late Captain Eads
The Coatzscoalcos river is typically
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-16

Providence District Homing clup MaS
flown yesterday from Milford. Conn
Birds were liberated at 10 a. m. weather
clear. wind southeast at time or hbeIh-
uOn. The club voted at It's last mecuhe
that there should be "A time limit or three
hours IN this hy That is. that any pro
falling to trap before that time sould not
be credited with a record OF the race.
The only bird 90 trap in time for RECORD
belonged 20 Dr. n. LII ucker the winner
being blue. hen register No. Zl.Us. max
INK the distance In 2 hours 81 minutes,
with an average speed OF 95S3l yards per
minute. Nearly all the other birds OF
the club were reported home shortly af-
ter the expiration OF time. but were SIM
ply tagged by the winner before they
reached the distance stand.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-16

tive coffee is in the hills. where the alti-
tude exceeds 1000 feet and the tenn
perature varies but little throughout
the year. This region Is fairly health
ful. abounds in birds of brightest plu-
mage and has been the abode of semi
civilized Indians for many centuries.
IL was here that Cortes. the conqueror
OF Mexico, discovered the indian prin-
cess Malinche. who WAS Of greater serv-
ice IN effecting the conquest OF the AZ
tee Kingdom than his army.
In this connection IL might be inter-
esting 10 diverge a little from the nam
track and take note Of the romantic
character of the Spanish explorations
at the time Cortes made his invasion OF
Mexico. The isthmus Of Tehuantepec
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-16
KRAMER AND MCFARLAND WIN

About 5000 spectators witnessed the BIZ
cycle racing at the Vailsburg track New
York. Sunday Fast time was made in
most OF the. contests and two worlds rec
ords were broken.
George c. schreiber of New York fin-
lshed close up In the quarter mile handi-
cap for amateurs. covering the distance
In 81 seconds The old record, made by
himself was 81 2-5
NJ l.. Hurley not only won the five
mile race for amateurs, after Ia sharp
struggle mp the track with schreiber, but
established record for the distance,
lin. 2-5s Ingraham held the Old rec
ord Of lin 13 3-5s
The team race for professionals was
won by Kramer and Mcfarland. Nc
Farland also captured the onc-milc han
dicap from the 40-yard mark. The sum
marics.
Quarter-mile. novice-Won by Peter
Barnes. Bloomfield; Charles VOORHEES,,
Newark, second; Henry II. Thomas New
ark third Time "a l-5s.
Quarter-mHe. amateur. handicap-Won
by Albert Welsher Valsburg, byds. :;
Philip Waugner. Newark. S5yds,. second;
George G. Schneider. Harlem wheelmen.
scratch. third. Time % l-5s.
One-mile professional handicap-Wo by
+. A. Mcfarland, San Jose. 40yds.; John
Fisher, Chicago 2nyds.. second; n NJ.
Alexander. Hartford l40yds-, third Time
I'm. Sc 2-5s.
Five-mile amateur. open-Won by N.
l.. Hurley. New York A. G.; George g.
Schreiber Harlem wheelmen second: Me-
nus Bedell, Lynbrook, third. Time lin.
S 2-5s
One-mile professional. team race-WOn
hy Frank Kramer. East Orange.a and Floyd
Mcfarland San Jose; Owen kimble,
Louisville. and George Leander. Chicago.
and James y. Bowler. Chicago, third.
Time 2m. % 3-5s.
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Henry Richmond Sykes Passes
Away al Age Of III Years.
WAS WITH FERRY ON LAKE ERIE
His Dsaih Caused BY StTangulatIOn While
Drinking Coffee Hal Taken Part 10
Many Desperate Encounters.

Dayton. KY, Sept l6.-In the death here
of Henry Richmond Sykes there passed.
away not only the oldest citizen of Ken
lucky, but probably Of a dozen other
states
Born In 1879. his lfe has been almc~t
co-extensive with that OF the United
States government lie has been the
contemporary of all the great men from
Washington, Franklin, Adams Jefferson.
down to the present day Ile was born
near Hull, England. While a young lad
he came to this country with his pa
rents
He led a sailors life for number OF
years. and upon the breaking out Of the
war Of 1872 enlisted with the United states
navy, and was assigned 90 duty with
Commodore Perry's fleet.
He was with the latter at the time or
his famous victory on Lake Erie. and was
commended for his bravery.
After the war he settled i'm Pennsyl-
vania and later. emigrated 10 the noun
tains OF Kentucky. lie was with Daniel
Boone In many OF his famous encoun-
ters with the Indians, and many are the
thrilling stories he was wont 20 tell ~
the great pioneer and huntsman.
Later he removed TO Newport. KY.
and while therc was employed by Col
onel Al Berry. Daddy" Haymau and
other well-known men. About half CEN
tury ago he removed to Dayton and was
employed as general factotum by Col
onel Jesse Macarthur. Colonel George L.
Currie and others.
After he had become too decrepit "a
engage i'm hard manual labor. he as
sumed the role OF a rag-picker and was
! a familiar figure about the streets OF
Dayton up 20 within two or three years
since
His death occurred from strangulatlon,
| following drinking coffee.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-16
REiDVILlE CLOSED THURSDAY.

out OF respect 10 tho memory of Presi-
dent Mckinley tho gates AZ Readvile
wir ho closed on Thursday.
The meeting between Cresccus and
rhe Abbot. announced for that day, will
10 held on Friday weather and track
permitting ON tho same DAY also the
Roraima-Iord Derby match will be de-
cdod.
These two races are thetalk Of tie
horye world and thousands are impa-
ticnt for the day to arrive or which
they viii be dcrided Such an after
Moons sport has never before been Of
fcred in turf history
The four fastest trottcrs now IN train
ing will ne seen-the champion and his
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-16
READVILLe MEET TODAY.

The annual meeting OF the New England
Trottlng Horse Breeders association
opens today at Readville and continues
fye days. The great event, the $4,000
match race between cresceus. Boralma
and Charley Herr, has suffered derange-
ment since Charley Herrs lameness has
occasioned question az to the advisability
of starting, and Ed Geers has been seek
ing admittance for The Abbot or Lord
Derby and Lawson has drawn Boralma
and Il now seems that the greatest purse
ever hung up for trotters will lack a
quota of contestants, since only Cresceus
remains of the original trio, and the
race In called off. The program published
I'm this column last week shows a card
OF excellent racing, and, I'm addition To
the track events, there will be a three
days horse show Owing TO the fact that
on Thursday will be held the Cresceus-
The Abbot and the Lord Derby-Boralma
match races. the show will be confined
TO the first three days.
Among the prominent exhibitors who
will have their best horses at Readville
next week will be Messrs. Jordan. Law
son, Gould. Carman. Moore, Wiletts
Evans. Holloway. Spencer, Vanderbilt,
Pepper. Grove and Murray. Among the
breeders of trotters who will have ex-
tensive exhibits will be Colonel John f..
Thaycr j Malcolm Forbes. Charles Whit
temore, Thomas w, Lawson. G. H. Nell
son. Lemuel Hitchcock and Frank Jones.
The exhibit of pairs and tandems is
promised TO he far ahead OF the good
display of last year. and IN the latter
class the amateurs Will have chance
10 win q special prize offered by Lem
uel Hitchcock 4 large number Of Ca
indians will have horses in the saddle
and iumn'ng claTSas and that competi-
tlon in these CLASSES will he unusually
interesting Is evident from the fact that
the best horses owned by the members
of tho Myopla Norfolk and Dedham
Hunt clubs will be exhibited.
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BOSTON WISHES REGATTA.

A movement Is on foot in Boston, and IL
has the backing OF well-known clubrncn
and amateur oarsmen. TO bring together,
on the Charles river the best profession
al scullers in the world and thereby give
the time-honored sport lift In public
opinion.
Georeg Towns. the worlds champion,
James Wray. Eddie Durnan. Jake Gau-
daur. T.. ID Rogers. James A. Ten Eyck,
Jack Rumohr Hackett of Rat Portage,
PIERCE ana Mark Lynch. are the men
they want 90 bring together, AMI rarely
has a fenr held O. scullers besn seen
in seny OF he worll'g big regattas.
She plans are 10 raise "A purse Of Si00f
and to require each rcullcr 10 pui iu $it0
5000 or $500 and make a grand sweep
stake
out OF the above bunch there should
be ar least seven starters and by putting
IN 500 each that would bring the purse
pp 80 $500
Rv dividing up tbe money follows,
All would stand sair chance ~ getting
= bit: 5000 FIRST Ss00 second s10h thirc
500 fourth. Thisvould leave "A balance
of $500 which coulf be hung IN Tor "A oru-
ISOLATION race and dvlded--S25O first. S100
second. $50 to third.
The nlans are 10 have the heats rowed
on Friday afternoon and the finals
and consolation race on Saturday.
ONLY ONE WITHIN LIMIT.
The hundred mile rfgeon hy OF the