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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-19

Councilman Grady T. IN favor OF trans
fers and he isn't afraid 10 let the fact
be known. which r. more than can he
said OF some other members OF the city
council.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-19

From lie tenor Of Col Roosevelrs re-
marks we take 81 that a. he can inter-
view the Young man who has been writ
ing the Wild and wlerd tales about his
hunting trip. the colonel viii give him
some points ON truihfulness that will be
long remembered
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-19

Those top-iofty cnban patriots. who or
pose the estabiIshment By the United
states n coaiing stations IN cuba fail TO
see that those stations may bc needed
for the protecsoh OF an independent cubs
sgainrt a foreign foe.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-19

According 70 the Boston Globe there IL
probably no one less interested IN The
,ciney presidential boom than air olney.
If this r. true ~ goes 10 confirm The
Dr,,io1r tcil,i that 81 o'ne, is 700 SON
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-19
WORTH NOTING.

According 20 a recent school definition
an optimist IL an eye doctor and a pessi-
mist n foot doctor.
Planting trees to furnish fence posts
and ties has been inaugurated on at least
one railway In the west.
Bombardment OF the residence portions
of towns now forbidden bV the laws OF
war, has been repeatedly practiced in spite
OF this prohibition
Thackeray would produce. under pres
SUR, novel In six or eight months. lie
did not like 10 work. and rs he often
stated only did SO under compulsion.
In 1916 it cost twenty-five cents 10 send
n single sheet by mail a distance ot soo
miles. Today a letter containing several
sheets may go as many thousand miles
for two cents.
4 banderd years was too short a perlod
for the age OF old Testlment saints. and
too long period for New Testament
saints. hence the world century Is not
found In the Bible
Eastern oysters do not reproduce we'll IN
the colder waters of oregon and Washing
ton. An attempt ~ 10 be made. therefore
to acclimate there the fine large oyster,
OF northern Japan
Every ship loading NJ New Orleans Will
mules ur horses under British coutructi
Tor use IN South Africa Is being carefully
watched to prevent the placing on boar,
Of Internal machines or other destruC
tive Instruments in behalf of tho Roers
cause. The coal cspeciall Is subjected 4,
careful scrutiny
4 curious old method Of letting churcl
ana town lands which prevails at Cor
hy. near kctJcurg England. was put II
force recently The pHri-hioners haNiu'
assembled in tho Vpstry with thc recto
Pin stuck in the wax. tiiading then pro
c"ciCo until The piu dropped. when On
last bidder was declared the purchaser
Frederick Swinhart a wealthv cltizc
, ~ New ton. lt.. has concluded 20 tisburs
/ is living nis n,othod is o. give each on
I thv amount ~" thinks 81 their due. ~
which hs takes receipt which NJ turn
/ over 10 his lawyer. Who Will administe
| on his anHirg when ho "a dead SO IA
sevcnty-nNc relatives have pat in a claim
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-19
heG0ssio.
THE PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

The Ausonia Sentinel says: The eve
ming paper, which comes as solace af-
ter hard days work, IL The paper for
the people-and II always will be.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-19

AT the rate az which Congress IL max
ing appropriations II would seem that O.
T. bent upon breaking the rlcord and the
uluonal ireasnrl as well.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-19

slbIe to desire something he can never
got.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-19

Church-'what do YOU think OF an
Fuglishm9n coming over here 20 tell US
how 90 run our newspapers Gotham
'rhe hrst thing YOU know some blasted
Brltisher Wili be coming here 90 tell us
how io get rld - fog -Nonkers States
man
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-19
SMILES.

Doctor don't you think that raw oys-
ters are healthy" II never knew one 10
complain. Jewish Comment.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-19

More new gowns." he cried. why,
yes" she answered swsetly. "All OF
mine are last century styles. '-Philadei-
phia North American.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-19

Mrs. Gabbs-"So your son is in college?''
Mrs. Malaprop-"O my, yes! he's been
there two years. He's in what they call
the sycamore class now
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-19

II naver had my day" sighed the gen
teman with the suspicious clothes
"IIowever." he added, ftfully cheerins
up 81 have had several nights that were
peachcs. detroit Free Press.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-19

Willie-"Pa, what's hxcd starr Pa
formerly an actor)-'A fixed star, sup
pose, is one who gets his salary regular
iy."-Philadelphia Press.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-01-19
Bride Was Worth
a Million PIunks,
Groom the Son of Il Section Fore
mana Romantic Mar
riage in Texas.

A. special from Paris, Texas, says
that the most romantic wedding that
ever occurred in Texas took place
at Clarksville, 30 miles east of Paris.
Miss Mamie Smith, worth $1,000, 900,
from Honolulu, aged 10, was married
to Emmett Burke, aged 20, son Of a
Texas and Pacific section foreman be-
tween Paris and Clarksville. David
Smith, father Of the bride, while en-
gagged in general merchandising
eighteen years ago at Tishimingo, I.
T., ordered large quantities OF goods
from St. Louis and Chicago houses on
time, converted them into cash and left
the country with 500, 900. He turned
up in the Hawaiian islands. In few
years he became the owner of vast
coffee and sugar estates, obtained val
liable concessions from the govern
ment and was the first to introduce
electricity in the islands. He was
member of the Hawaiian delegation
that went before congress to secure an
nexation to the United States. While.
in this country he made good to his
creditors the money he had converted
and returned to Honolulu. He died
year ago, leaving his daughter his sole
heir. She was born in Rosalie, Red
River county, near Clarksville, and
reached here month ago to visit her
birthplace. She was engaged to mar
ry prominent San Francisco lawyer
who had the management of her es-
tates. She met Burke, penniless
boy, three weeks ago. A romantic at
tachment sprung up, eliminating in
the marriage.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-01-19
aBEWILDERED TAXPAYER WRITES
ABOUT THAT LEvEE BOARD BUSINESS
Of the
Tie Am Little
Slow ii Catching to CurcnPo Mehods1'

{ for which the board had always paid, !
and be enumerates certain disburse-
ments made since He has been d mem
ber Of the board. He makes no other
defense. He does not justify such use oi
the public money by citing 70 law or to
any precedent back Of his term Of Office.
He does not even allege the excuse oi
the Ferguson smbezzlement. He over
looks the fact that even the disburse-
ments cited by him, made siHce he has
been a member Of the board, failed to
furnish him precedent, in that such
disbursements were made under d.
Irectorder uf the board, and, presume
ably, for some services rendered to the
board; and while such expense should
have been borne by the collector, at
least the semblance Of legality was
given to the payment Of them BY the
action Of the board itself, and wrong
ful payments were not made through
the power usurped by the president.
On its face this soffense isranl, and
smells to heaven" But the signifi-
canoe Of these printed disclosures has
been added to by current talk. rumor,
which seems to be corroborated BY the
circumstances attendant upon bis cleo
tion, having it that the obligation to
pay the salaries Of one or more Of these
deputy cotton tax collectors was incur-
red By Mr. Goldstein at the time OF bis
election, aud that such obligation is a
personal one, which win have to be de-
frayed by him If he and the president
do not succeed In having It discharged
BY the taxpayers, and the natural in
ference and common suggestion is that
these significant appointments Of dep
uty cotton tax collectors and the Ques-
tionable disbursements incident to pay
ing their salaries, have their origin Oh
the partof the president II desire
to strengthen bis hands 81 the expense
Of the taxpayers, 80 that Ia the prl-
mary election he would not fail to
again secure his present position.
Now Mr. Editor meaning 90 per-
aonal oiIense. this exposure strikes ne
as uncovering an outraeeon, n1urpa-
ton Of power, fragrant betrayal Of
trust. and st least "a impropef use Of
public funds. shipping The Ferfds6n
-. ..I..~st.44 - -
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-01-19
Story Of Pluck
and Endurance,
New zeaIand Paper Tellsof a Ter
ribIe Voyage on the Barque
Homewood Of New Orleans.

| Al terrible story Of hardship. sick.
ness. ana death VA told lately ~ /
group 81 mariners landed AZ Fal.
mouth. some months aeo the baroue
Homewood sci sail from shiD Island
New Orleans, with timber for Harve'
Her crew consisted 81 Ia hands. The
baroue began ID leak badly. ana Ii was
decided Is heave lie deck CARGO over
board. The beriberi broke ois AMONG
the crew. Man after man gave M until
oniy seven Of the crew We're able 10
worls ana tbsaa hravalv st,,cL n tba
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-01-19
|HINA, THE GREATEST
OPIUM CONSUMER.
Costs -Four Hundred Million Dollars Annually
to Supply the People.

Fathers sell their sons and husbands
their wives,
The doctors say that few opium
smokers are cured. They usually N.
crease their allowance until death.
When they endeavor to break of they
suffer the agonies of the damned, the
contrast being expressed in the follow
ing written on the walls OF the opium
refuge at Soochow by an inmate;
'sWhile smoking opium we are trans
ported to Paradise; while breaking
the habit we are tortured IN hell. p
While, at Kowshing / took loOk
into some of the opium dens. The ones
/ saw were full; they are busy all day
long. Some Of the dens were Of the
toughest description, merely long, low
roofs, with wide beds or benches ex-
tending out from the wall, with CEN
tral aisle between them.
One of the wickedest cities in China
is Shanghai. 1t has all the wicked
ness OF the Chinese married TO the de-
pravity Of the foreigners, making up d
combination of bestiality which you
will find nowhere else in the empire.
Shanghai has the biggest opium den In
the world. 1t has an acre Of floor
space in three stories, and its interior
is furnished in extravaganza fashion.
It's furniture is of teak wood, It's walls
are inlaid with marble and its rooms
are divided by carved screens inlaid
with stained glass. The rooms are Of
different grades. There were, perhaps,
a thousand smokers when I entered
and I went through hall after hall,
breathing the sickly smelling vapor,
through which the rays of the electric
lights found their way. The receipts
Of the den are thousand dollars day. |
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-01-19

To The GreenylIle Times
NJ is only after considerable hesita
tion that I have determined L
write to you concerning the lighl
thrown on the business Of the leves
board by the Correspondence, latel,
published. between Secretary and
Treasurer Foote and President Jayne
for while the disclosures published
have struck me as constituting very
remarkable and reprehensible show
ing, have been SO much puzzled By
the lack Of any public utterance on the
subject that | have felt somewhat dn-
bious as to the correctness Of my own
conclusions, and I have concluded to
submit my dilemma to you
AS understand the facts. the cot
ton tax collector, Mr. N. Goldstein, is
paid a commission of three cents per
bale on every bale Of cotton upon
which the levee tax is collected. his
salary derived from such commissio
amounting to between 5000 and $1,000
a year. He is not considered 90 over
worked individual, at least so far as at
tending TO the duties Of this Office IS
concerned. In fact, it does not seem
that he is expected to collectany OF the
taxes himself; and, indeed under the
system Of railroad collection Of the tax
it has frequently been proposed to
abolish the Office Of cotton tax collec-
tor, and devolve the duties Of that Of
fee upon the secretary and treasurer.
Under such a situation It appears that
in addition TO this so easily earned sal
ary Of the cotton tax collector, several
hundred dollars per month is being, or
was being paid, upon the order Of
President Jayne to various persons as
deputy collectors. some Of whom il
seems have possibly made collections,
discharging some Of the duties of the
office for which Mr.. Goldstein was en-
ployed, and the salaries paid one or
more Of the Others certainly does not
seem to have been earned BY any taxes
collected. Upon having his attention
called to the doubtful legality Of such
the president replied to the
seeretary and treasurer that ''1ince he
had been q nemberof The board 6 bad
been the custom Of he cotton tax col
lector ol tAot disAIct q have sevssal
asu suployed % watch exposed po'n.s.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-01-19

:. = -. :.
aDie ievee Doatu nlai is''.sss'as0 Aliu 9'S''''7
dial. But while this seems TO me 50
plain that d wayfaring man may read,
vel this makes nv dilemma, TOR while 1
have heard Others express similar ppin-
ions, / have heard no public utterance,
and seen no public word Of condemnas
tion Of this remarkable state Of affairs
iin any journal published il the dis
trict: no suggestion Of correction, still
less Of punishment, and such want Of
resentment against official abuse: such
Indifference as TO the protection Of
their property rights. ii 4 community
once quick ana bold to rebnke and
strike down such wrongs: the inexpli-
cable silence Of the local papers, all
cause me to doubt the conclusions that
seem TO be indubitable. After all, is the
th,ng III richtp Ana -, 1 inst ( littIa
slow II cascbino ~ u current. poIi ttcal
,nathodsp In ths IN once - Truth s,,l
James,
wara ,h,,,ea ,vhat ttav saa,n9
or Is visions about9
Is our civilization = failure9
Or = We CancAslan playea seatEs
have not been helped to the conciu
sion BY the action Of the board, as half
OF the members voted to uphold the
president, and instruct the treasurer
70 pay any voucher approved by the
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-01-19
STREET n AIR
FOR THE CITY.
viii Begin on the Last Monday
il January
One Big Week ii iiilarity for the
People of GrssnyiIIe,
Win be Put on by Reliable Com
pany, and Everything Adver-
tised Can be Expected to
BeIon Hand.


Greenyille is 10 have a business
mems free street fair. It will be.
gin Monday, January 2Sth, and
and continue till February end.
The company which is to "pnll
of" this carnival i rsllable in
every particular, Ind what ii ad-
vertises can be expected. The
jackson papers speak very highly
Of the carnival, which was held ID
that city last week The Clarion
Ledger says:
'JaclksOn's street far and oar
niyal has been formally inaugura.
ted and d doing thriving busi-
ness.
For an opening day, and con-
sidering the fact that the event
was not extensively hearalded sew
eral weeks Id advance, the crowd
brought to town forthe inaugural
was quite large and the midway
shows and the gentle spielers are
managing to make it interesting
for the throngs On the streets, Who
are taking great enjoyment in
the event.
Manager Sturgis states that he
is expecting q successful week and
. a. Al
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-01-19
Jeff Davis lnaugurated
Governor Of Arkansas.
Ceremony Performed Before Joint
Session of the General
Assembly.

Little Rock, Ark :, Jan. 49,
With the greatest democratic sim
pllcIty Hon. JEFF Davis was today
inaugurated governor of Arkan-
sas, succeeding Dan w. Jones,
who served the state for the past
four years.
The ceremony was perfOr ned
before a joint session of the gener-
al assembly, the oath Of office be-
ing admnistered by Chief Justice
H. g. Bum.
There was q very large attend
snce of the representative people
of the state, but no public func-
tion or display whatever.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-01-19
An Epidemic Of Grin.

Managing Editor Crosby and
two members Of the mechanical
force of the Times have the grip;
and. if the paper does not come
no to the standard, you will krow
the reason why. Between the
smallpox and grip, 0reenVilIe
seems to have 8 monopoly Of the
sickness business.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-01-19

General Evangelist Bennett. of
Illinois, will begin q revival meet.
ing Sunday morning ol tbs Chris
tinn church. 70 which al are ID.
Yiled Mf. Bennett IS not only d
splendid talkef. but Is also fn6
singer He win sing & solo ni
each services Al 5 o't|0t| oon'
day nflofnoon Be Uistt. d ntt|
all young reonIe 1l The c.f3 who
wish to take vocal music IF6sl lland
be win give lessons If.t 50 r|| Hkc
WIN assist |n tie l'nk
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-01-19

The board Of supervisory completed
lis work last week Ia tbe matter q,
vacancy oi constable il tbe lth snper.
visors, districs the board eraerea
that the commissioners 81 election
should hold an election. Il iii he "a.
cancy. on SATURDAY.. Februry :. 1901:
The hoard contracted Win 81.
smvthe IL treat I'll ayaallnox naf;enss
q; 4, MT. " & II
- ~ w " = ''''H ''sSs
All houses 10 the third super isors'
district Of Washington county. tp to
lime i 1901 for the snn ~ a1fo mar
,.s...,t. N .s...,.3s ..,.s.. 81, s. ,..1
..'..as' pn5 asas NY %nsse
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-01-19

The Times wants your job
work.
The times., 1901-06-15
MRS. RIEDEL's ABSENCE NOTED.
The Court Appoints n Guardian for
Her Two Young Children.

Justice Anderson yesterday appointed
Margaret X Atherton, of Newark, Ohio,
guardian of Atherton F. Riedel and
Gladys Riedel. minor children of Emil
Riedei. who died in Fairfax County, Va,
in November, 1897 II is stated that the
guardian is the maternal grandmother Of
the children.
The mother Of the children is Mrs.
Clara Riedel, who is believed to have
eIoped from this city on Friday last with
William Morey a married man. who left
a wife behind him. Both Mrs. Riedel and
Mercy were employed at the War De
T,artment. About two weeks ago Mrs.
RiedeI sold some property she had near
Alexandria, Va. fer $4,000. On Thursday
Of last week both she and Morey were at
their desks at the War Department, but
on Friday they were missing, ana were
marked absent without leave on the
So me day Mrs M0Tey. who resides a.
kensingt0n Md, received u letter from
her husband. in which he stated that he
was going TO leave her forever, and added
that his reputation was ruined He
also informed his wife that he would see
to il that she would receive 800 per month
during her life.
For some time past it was noticed by
the employees Of the War Department thar
NOray and Mrs. Rie1el were very friendly.
They would always go out TO lunch to
gcther 1T noon, and would leave the de-
partmeHt together at I 2. IN. Nothing has
been heard Of the parties since they left
the city. 1t is probable that Mrs. Ather-
ton VIII take her grandchildren 70 her
home at Newark, Ohio.
The times., 1901-06-15
ASKS TO BE REIMBURSED.
The District Sues Mr. Weber for the
Damages Paid SIR. Freeman.

Suit to recover S3c9.99 was filed yesterday
by the District against Louis F. ".
Weber. The amount named is claimed as
damages on account Of judgment recov-
cred against the District by Cary D.
Freeman, and which sum the District
paid.
The cause Of this action is explained as
follows: IN January 1895, Cary y. Free
man brought suit against the District to
recover damages for personal injuries
and obtained judgment for $50, which was
paid TO him.
The injuries complained Of were GUS
tained by Freeman while walking along
Seventh Street between q and ] Streets
southeast and We're caused by his falling
over a Pile OF rubbish or refuse material
on the sidewalk 1t was alleged that the
obstruction on the sidewalk which result
cd IN the injury TO Freeman had been
placed there by one Of WebeTS agents or
servants When suit was filed against the
District by Freeman il Is stated that We
Der was notified Of the pendency Of the
action. and also that the District would
hold him liable for any damages the
plaintiff might recover. He was also in
formed that he might make defence TO the
suit. Weber appeared, il Is said, and tes-
tilted on behalf Of the District at the trial.
Messrs. a. 3. DuyaIl and Clarence \.
Braudenburg are named as counsel for
the District.
The times., 1901-06-15
FOR A REDUCTION OF BAIL.
The Application of the InGIey Broth
ers Held Under Amusement.

The greater part of the morning session
of Criminal Court No. / was taken up yes
terday in hearing argument on the mo-
tion of counsel for Frederick d. H. and
Samuel IuEiey asking for reduction of
bail fror 5000 to $500. The defendants
are chaI J with forging and uttering
fraudulen tickets representing them TO
be genuine coupons issued by the Wash
ingtou Traction Company. Edward G.
Niles appeared for the Ingleys.
The case is one of much general inter-
est. one of the Ingleys was a conductor
on the road and it is alleged that he sold
these tickets in place of the genuine ones
which were given him by the company $
officials.
Mr.. Niles IN his argument held that the
bond of 5000 required of each Of the ac-
cUsed was eXorbitant, and said that dur
ing the past year there had been ten or
ffteCen cases of forgery, and with one cx-
cepton the bond was $1,000 or less. The
anidavits filed with the motion, which
were read to the court, referred to the
former good character of the prisoners,
and showed that they had diligently
through their agents tried to secure bond
for s. GO, but had failed.
George l.. GoOdacre, a local business
man. told the court through an affidavit,
that he had confidence in lnSley, and
would give him employment Immediately
upon his being released The defendants
alleged that they could furnish $l,5CO bond
each. and asked the court TO reduce the
amount so that they could be released
and provide for their families.
Assistant District Attorney Bingham,
argued that the Government desired to
hold these men upon this bond. and would
not consent to a reduction, explaining that
there were 2i0 900 tickets which the COM
panv alleged were made in Scotland.
About 2I5. 900 of these tickets were, how
ever. recovered at Ingley's residence. JUS
tice Anderson, after hearing argument on
the motion, took the matter under advise
ment, and viii announce his decision at
an early date.
The times., 1901-06-15
CLAIMED TO BE DOWNS WILL.
a Paper in His Handwriting offered
for Probate Yesterday.

a paper signed by John \ Downs. who
lost his life on Friday last by jumping
from the steamer Charles Manchester into
the Potomac River and purporting to be
his last viii, was filed yesterday for pro-
bate The document was presented by Mrs
Henry Littleton, of No. go 1 Street south
east who states that she received it
through the mails on last Saturday morn
ing. She also states that she is informed
that Downs made another Will about two
months ago, while a passenger aboard the
steamer Manchester.
The Will offered for probate is dated
May 25. and is written on letter paper
containing the advertisement of the Hotel
Johnson. The text of the viii is as fol-
lows:
In case of my death. after my fune-
raj expenses are paid. 1 bequeath to my
aunt Sarah Jane Field. 500; my cousins,
William Field and Frank Field, $50 each;
my cousin Ada Littlctun. $IO1; the bal
auce of my estate to be divided between
my nephews, Archie c. Tindau and James