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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06
WHITE UNIFORMS TADOOeO.

General chaffee IL paying particular at
tention to the uniform OF his men. His
Views In this respect were well expressed
In his address before the Order OF the
Dragon. delivered soon after his arrival
ir Manila. soon after this he issued an
order prescribing the Uniform to be worn
by officers when on duty and otherwise,
and also directing that no enlisted man
should appear out Of quarters without "a
blouse. closely buttoned.
He was never an admirer of white as
a uniform color. and forbade the wear
ing of white uniforms by officers on
duty BY an order issued July -, 1901,
he directs the shipment To the United
States among other "supernuous and
obsolete articles of clothing and equip
age" of more than ~, 800 white uniforms.
Among other articles mentioned I'm the
list are blue infantry hat cords. blue IN
fantry shoulder straps ana a number of
chevrons of all classes The shoulder
straps and bat cords have not been part
OF the uniform for some time, although
as number OF them were on hand while
General Macarthur was i'm command OF
left to the decision OF the regemental
commanders. many OF whom permitted
their men To wear the tsbooed articles.
The present division commander, how
ever. believes In adhering strictly TO the
prescribed uniform and no other.
Others In the list of articles ordered
shipped home are number Of fur caps,
infantry ovcrcoats, fur gauntlets, stoves
aud arctic overshoes. one can not but
wonder how the soldiers Of the Philip
pines are to endure the severe winter
coming on without these useful and nee
essary GO articles of clothing, May rls
Lord temper the wind 10 the shorn lamb
Following H. the list OF articles ordered
returned To the United States: -Four
hundred and scVenty-fve caps. fur.
6500 oVercoats, infantry: 100 oVershoes.
arctics pairs: i0 $50 coats summer; white
duck 81. .535 trousers. summer, white duck
pairs: 5000 coats. summer. white drill.
pairs $50 conical wall stoves, 200 gaunt-
let's. muskrat. pairs: 1855 brassards,
white 3i,ll2 chevrons. artillery regi-
mental qusrterma aster-scrgeant; ten chev-
rons. artillery color-sergeant; Il chcv-
rons farriers; ive chevrons saddlcr-
sergeant: four chevrons. color-scrgeant,
cavalry: IL chevrons color-sergesnt. cav-
airy: III chevrons. artillery regimcntsl
ouartermaster- sergeant. khaki 1856 chev-
rons. farriers; 10 chcvrons, artillery color
sergeant; five chevrons post commlssary-
sergeant: slS chevrons hospital steward
$50 chevrons, hospital steward acting
40 half chevrons, regimental color, SER
gcant, infantry: 2iS7 hat cords. infantry
blue. 1917 shoulder straps, infantry. blue
eight coats. khaki, infantry; IS guidons
artillery service.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06

The members OF the Pawtucket Wom-
ans club were deliehtfully entertained in
Hutchinson hall, on Monday. when Mrs.
Adelizs Brsinerd Chaffee, the well known
art critic and lecturer OF Worcester gave
her charming lecture entitled The
Twelve Masterpieces or the World
BY way OF Introduction Mrs. Chaffee
referred to the magnitude OF her theme.
Think, she said what a subject Is
presented for our consideration. Eleven
different men. for Raphael has two mas
terpieces among the u. Eleven different
hundreds of years apart. maybe. Who're
are these twelve paintings today? We
find them under porthern skies; I'm Am
sterdsm and Antwerp; in Paris, Dresden,
Italy. Venice and Rome
In the first part OF her lecture the
speaker divided the painters, Of whom
she was 10 speak. into groups az follows:
Leonardo la Ninci, H5e-lsla: Raphael.
liS5-l520: Michael Angelo 1475-i56i: Titan,
it77-l57s; Corregio. 1f9i-lsSf NoIterrs. 1907
1885; Guida Rem, 1515-l6i2; Domenchino,
l5a1-l6t1
These" continued the speaker, include
liN EFtdt ildnd@l hSSieTr tcNefUE inv
sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. OF
the three remaining masters We have
Rubens l577-1si0: Rembrandt 1s06-16s9 (iu
Belgium and Holland, and Muriilo. 1917
1852. In Spain: all three of whom belong 10
the seventeenth century.
ITO understand why these four greatest
artists painted In the sixteenth century,
said Mrs. Chaffee. we must remember
that the Dark Ages held all the learning
within the monastery walls.
lit was not until the Renaissance that
men began, with freer hand, 10 build
and carve and paint in the service OF th'
church.
Painting was taken up with all the
truth of nature and complete grasp o
reality which exercised 4 magic charm
over the souls OF all men. cultured or liz,
norant.
Subjects were chosen by the instinct
OF what was. true and divine. deep i'm the
soul Of the individual artist: so esct
painting was a thing OF beauty to b,
treasured not alone for the sacred scene
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06
How to Clean a Bathtub.

An enameled bathtub can he quickly
and easily cleaned by securing with
cloth wet with benzine and sfterward
washing with soap snd water or II can he
secured With tablespoonful OF kitchen
salt wet with turpentine and then rubbed
carefully with a clean cloth. When this
latter methohIs employed care should
he taken 10 see that the tub IL perfectly
dry before using the turpentine. When
tho enamel begins to wear or your tub II
H. difficult 10 keep u clean. u should he
re-enameled. and can bs done AZ slight
expense. The first thing 70 do is To scrub
the tuh with . strong solution of sods
and water Let "a dry and apply the
first coat or enamel. dry again FOR two
DAYS and spplv the second coat After
q hours. the time necessary to dry per-
fectly. hll Il with cold water and let ~
stand for six hours Empty. dry thor
oushly and apply the third and last coat
" enamel. el.-Exchanee.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06
The Best Matches.

Jonkoping Is the centre OF the match
trade. and anybody who knows anything
knows that Swenden makes the best
matches In the world The friction match
was invented In sweden by Professor J.
= Bagge. OF the Polytechnic institute
away back In the early part OF the last
century. and John Edward Lunstrom. Of
Jonkoping was the first To manufacture
phosphorus matches in 1S4l lie made
this town famous. and even now gou can
find It's name on match boxes In almost
every city and town in the universe.
safety matches were invented here. They
were first made I'm lSs2, and were first eN-
hibited at the Paris exposition in 1855.
Few articles OF commerce are so widely
distributed and few have been initiated
So much as the Jonkoping matches The
exports amount To about 7.,n0.W0 kroner
= year. and have ruul as high a. S,d1na
kroner A year The increase was rapid
from 1870 and iSan but then there was a
falling OF because limitations were pro-
duced in such large numbers. The jon
kpping matches are all made by machin-
cry Hand labor has been reduced 10 a
minimum The sticks are cut OF aspen
wood. which " tough aud poTus. aud Is
now being imported largely from Finland
aud Russia because the supply In sweden
is rapidly becoming exhausted. The sticks
are dipped and dried and boxed without
being touched by human hand. sin
gle machine can put up fN.Do boxes In a
day OF n hours That explains why swed-
ish matches are Sold at such low prices
Formerly there were many factories hut,
I like every thing else. the business u be
| ine consolidated and the smaller ones
have been absorbed hy the big ones until
| there D. now only e in all Sweden chit
| oauo Record. Herald
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06
DIE D.

BARNEY George r. Barney ~ Provi-
dence. r. T., In. the 66th year of mis- ase'
BROWN-At Southern Pines. y. c.. Oct.
". 1901. Ruth Margaret daughter ot
Frederic l.. and Emily W. Brown, In
the 18th year Of her age.
BIrRKE-In this city. "a inst, Thomas
T Burke, in his ssth year.
DUNNING-- in this city on the ftn
inst. William Dunning, In his 3sth year.
MATTIEWs..In Rsynham Centre.
Mass. Nov. 8 Clarence +. Matthews.
aged 33 years
o'BRIEN-In' this city, on the 81 inst
Patrick O. Brien.
PETTIs-At Brookipe. Mass. Nov. ith,
1901. William J. Pettis son Of the late
Mrs. olive q. Petts. tn tho esth year OF
his age Notice Of funeral later
TTCHoN-At Watermans Hill. Coventry.
n l. Nov. 2. 1901. Sareh u. Tichon.
daughter OF. tho late Jacob and pu!inda
Iullbridge. IN her 52d year
wooD-In tRis CITY. az pneumonia the
lth inst, Thomas II. Wood. o>.ed 81
years
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06

RAY Stanuard Baker contributes to the
current number 90 PearSons Magazine
an interesting article on the Reichsan.
stalt. the Imperial Physical and Techni-
cal Institute of Germany. which tods y
stands supreme ~ the nusl authority, 4,
the world over. in scientific matters
The Reichsanstalr saws the author OF
the article referred Co. hears part OF the
commercial rave Tor supremacy in which
Grrmany a. now engaging iustily.
England. not slow to sec its advantages
a. slrcadN making Arrangements Tor the
establishment of = Kew Of similar msti-
tution. But a. Vet Americans arc appar-
entity unsrouSod 80 the importance Of
such al institution. sithough sthrough
the Influence of several advanced Ameri-
can scientists the government has oh
tanned some particulars to the work
~ the ReichSsnstaH The United States
government has not tho resources nor
the scientific interest ~ the German Em-
pirs. hut tho public spirit of the America ~
citizens. developed perhaps by this lack
nf PARENTAL ,srr uu the narf n the guN-
erning nower. has bccn founding uni-
versitics and libraries on scsls Without
rzraiiei Nav not some ~ them fsef the
need ~ such sScientihc establishment
a. the reichsanstalts eco 60.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06
Woman Gold Digger.

I'm these progressive days it IL hard 70
find a sphere in life into which women
have not penetrated. No business or pro-
fession too arduous TO he undertaken and
no place on earth too remote for daugh-
Lar AZ Eve t4- isit-A44 yet had one ber1
asked to assign an impossible task ~
gentlewoman, one who had been born and
bred I'm luxury. perhaps. nothing more
difficult could have been suggested than
a journey TO Klondlke-s personal en-
counter with tn" .hsrdships and dangers
and dscomforts or life the very skirm-
ish line of civilization. dangers and dis
comforts have daunted many strong
man And yet Mrs. Roswell ID. Hitch
cock. widow OF late Commander Hitch
cock of the United States Navy, has both
attempted such performance and ac-
complished IL successfully, in company
with her friend Miss Van Buren,, which
IL In itself not only a tribute 10 their own
perseverance and determination. but also
saws much for the intelligence and fear
lessness OF Anglo-saxon women. who,
amongst all sorts and conditions OF men,
never fail 10 secure respect.
The two ladies set out from San Fran
cisco by steamer Ia 81. Michaels their
adventures commencing the very first day
on the St Paul 1t happened that Mrs.
Hitchcock was playing either In her
cabin in the afternoon. and had been
practising some time. when she was sur
prised by hearing voice eXclaim, i
say mssus do you mind letting us open
your cabin door. for We amt heard no
such moosic "a that air, not nevvah?'
! and forthwith a number of the psssen-
! gers. all enroute to Dawson city. filed into
| the cabin and sat down This lady fully
| realized the advsshility OF doing i'm Rome
/ az Rome does therefore she played on in
her best style 10 the intruders and this
was the prelude to many musical even
ings on board.
| The two women soon became popular In
| their new self-sought township. and the
first sunday after their arrival consent cd
1 10 give A service 10 the miners-the irst
! church service ever held in the KlOndike
4 deputatlon from the miners was asked
! TO select the music from pile the ladies
! had brought with them. The music com
-r,rtttee after due delib~rstiou. thought
#. that ."rhe Lost Chord " Nearer. Ny God
! to Thee" the Portuguese Hymn" and
strauss Blue Danube" httng for the
/ occasion.
The service itself was announced by the
{ loud ringing OF cow-bell and a stento.
rian voice crying out: Church church
| 40 collection and no dress up Look SLICK
! and bring your own seats And they
| did some sat on empty boxes, some OF
! steamer chairs. others on the bare
ground and even biscuit-tins and q porta
bic stove was requsioned. The service
was a great success. despite the fact that
1 the criterion orchestral cylinder wen
wrong and could not be persuaded TO plaS
| ANYTHING but Nearer, My God, to Thee.
| Windsor Magazine.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06
THE COKE INDUSTRY.

Mr.. William q. Irwin presents a brief
Idea Of the history and development %
the CotnelIsyille coke fields OF Pennsyi-
vanis in the current issue OF Mining and
Metslhrgy. ~ New York:
while the manufacture OF coke may be
said 10 he confined 10 a comparatively re-
cent period says Mr.. Irwin, III Is no
newly discovered process. for as early
as 1855 coke was uccessfully produced
In England The first rolling mill west
OF tile Aleshanes was built in Plumsock,
In Fnyette country. Pa, by Isaac Mason,
in 1917. aud when II was first put i'm opera
tion Iva September OF that year coke was
used in the refinery. This was the first
attempt az coke-making IN the United
states. AZ that time the idea OF coke
ovens had not yet suggrsted itself. the
coke being burned I'm open ricks on the
ground Whilea natural cooking coal suclr
~ the Connelsviile vein the productioe
OF a good quality OF coke by this priml-
tive method is entirely possible and
far as the chemical properties OF the
product are concerned. the bee hive now
| In general use throughout the region liz
but little better than this primitive
method which Is being used by the coke
| makers or the Conrellsville region today
| in order 10 increase their output and sup
ply the unprecedented demand for this
product.
"Untl 1871 no attempt to MANUFACTURES
coke In ovens was made In that year
| Provance Mccormick and James Camp
| bell, two carpenters. and John Taylor
stone mason. and the owner OF a farm "A
| few miles below Connelsville. built two
ovens at that point and began the manu-
| facture of coke. The ovens were of the
| bee hive pattern with li-inch rise ana
| Cat crown. and held 81 bushels OF raw
| coal The construction OF these ovens
presented some serious difficulties. At
| first they had not sufficient draught. nor
| did they hold a sufficient body of coal
! 10 insure the proper fusing and combus-
4 tion requisite In the production or fair
| quality Of coke. one by one. however.
/ the faults were remedicd and by the
| spring OF 1872 enough coke had been
| manufactured To fll two boats about 500
! bushelsl They were run down the
Youghogheny Monongahcls and Ohio
rivers 10 Cincinnati, then an iron manu-
| featuring centre OF considerable import-
| ance. On reaching that city II was found
| that there was no demand for the fuel.
| then new to the foundrymen there. They
| called il ''ciuders' and refused TO pur-
! chase g. Part OF the cargo WAS retHiled
out at the wharf for eight cents per
| bushel and hawkcd about the furnaces
| i'm coffee sacks The balance of the cargo
! was traded 10 Miles Greenwood Cincin-
! natl foundry for patent iron grist
/ rnill which. when put I'm operation was
1 found 10 he failure and was sold for
\ $40 Thus ended the hrst coke manufac-
I turing firm i'm the ConnellsVille region ana
| In this country as we'll.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06
New Diamond Fields.

Diamonds have been found i'm New
south Wales. according to report from
Consul Baker. at sidney. Australia. which
has recently been received at the state
department ln Tho RinEara district these
precious STONES have bcen found at seven
different places and ~ luVcreu district iu
fifteen places also At tho Ruby Tin on
Vegetables Creek. In Bsthurse district
they have been found lu four different
localities in MIdgce district az fourteen
different places in Tsmharoors and Tu-
ron at siN different places. aud in Rerima
district at eight different locailtieS. Sew
erai of these diamond fields have bccn
worked extensively with modern mathin-
erV The diamonds are small some ~
said 10 he of hne uuaiifN tu CudgegOng
district in the first hve months Of sys-
teuatic washing. over 3. 500 diamonds We're
discovered snd over !. 40 more were His-
covered sfterward. the largest being -
carsts The gems are nostiv colOrlcss.
hut some had straw color. yellow tints
or tints ~ brown l.ishf and darn green
aud black were discovered One or two
oraauo ones we're found. and ono ~ =
darn grrcn color with tho appearance ol
haplue hrcu poiish~d NTH hiack lead
riack spo,kS within tho CRYSTALS wer~ not
uncommon. The weight ~ the diamond.
averaged .. 90 carat.--EAChange.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06
The Curtain Was Down.

A party of countrymen were I'm town
ENJOYING the sights. Al last they came by
one OF the theatres in the Strand.
Suppose ~e go I'm. said one.
Better see how much IL is first said
another
After induiring the price Of admission
they decided 10 send one cf the party in
side 10 see whether Il was good enough
or not. After remaining for some time the
delegate returned
How is it?' asked one.
mo good \ lot OF felers fddln' in
front Of y big pictur'. Come on."-strand
Magazine.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06
A Ranger Exploit.

In his interesting article on "rhe Texas
Hangers in Lesles Monthly for oc-
tober, Earl Mayo tells this story of how
fence cutting was stopped about Green
Lake. -...
As In the pursuit OF other classes OF Of
Tenders the rangers clipched their Efforts
with killing Whenever a. was necessary.
One night sergeant and Il private went
out to watch watering place known as
Green Lake waterhole. where the fences
had been cut repeatedly. They lay in
wait all night and i'm the early morning
three men rode ltp To the spring eat the
fence surrounding NJ ana drove their cat
Tie into the water The rangers. who
had observed the whole proceeding from
tfrrfr -rrrtrtr-fr, TrrrTug up at -rnis JUUcture
snd ordered the men 10 surrender In
stead Of doing so they fred upoo the
rangers bringing The private down at
the first yolley. The sergeant returned
! their fire, Telling one man and wouuding
the other, who Was nevertheless able 10
run away. The third man jumped behind
rock and the sergeant. noticing his
movement dsd likewise. From their en-
trenched positions The Two men began "a
duel which lasted for hours They lay
In the sand hring at each other whenever
| the movement of an arm or a leg display
! ed the slightest target, but neither one
| ventured 10 raise his head except Just
| after his enemy had fired. This fact the
sergeant finally turned To his advantage
! His comrades rifle lay whore II had fall
| cn. nesr his feet. ana 10y careful efforts
| he was finally able Co draw II 90 him.
| Carefully aiming both guns across the
rock ia front OF him he iired one The
fencecutter raised his head for an In
I stant 10 take aim. aud in that instant a
| rife ball from the serpssnts reserve bat
| terry struck him squarelv Ia the centre oi
f, the forehead. That WAS the last of the
! fencccutter at Green Lake.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06

The handsome pluralities given Gov
ernor Gregory and the other candidates
on the Republican state ticket are a sure
and safe Indication OF the appreciation
In which they are held by the electors OF
the state They have rendered faithful
service and that service has been reward
ed by reelection.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06

Governor Crane " reelected In Massa-
chusetts and by very large plurality.
He splendid- record MAS deserving OF the
nattering recognition 1t received No
man. In this opinion OF many OF the
most public spirited citizens, ever sur
passed him In official integrity. His veto
OF the tunnel scheme In Boston showed
his fearlessness of powerful corporations.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06

Ticket transfers was the issue in yes
terday's election and the candidates who
stood fairly and squarely on that issue
were elected by handsome pluralitles.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06

The News didn't do II. A newspaper
can only create public sentiment and that
The News did on the ticket transfer
question, much TO the disgust ana dis
comfort OF Msrsden J. Perry and his coll
leagues in the management OF the Union
Railroad company.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06

New York has been heard from and the
result Is likely 60 he that Boss Croker
win lose his Job and retire permanently
20 his English estate purchased with
money ne has never yet told where he
obtained II.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06

There is a lesson IN yesterday election
for the managers OF the Republican
party. II they learn e they will not com
init the folly Of nominating candidates
who cannot be elected.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06

The French are making things bit
deal of interest TO see what VIII be the
next move of a ruler. who has been no
tlceable heretofore chiefly by reason OF
his great ability 10 deceive.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06

Or. BudlonE failed Of election a. al
dsrman OF the Fourth ward yesterday
chiefly because OF the bsrefsced and
braxen lying OF the Providence Journal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06
Leo XIII Sees Well.

Ions lfc. the Popes eyes. singuiarly
enough. have never given him trouble
lie still reads without spectscles. holding
tho hook. or manuscript. shout six inches
from his cyes and IN = slightly slautiny
position. Catholic Nerld. rsfs
frs d. nar.s E.H.-ara
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06

Mayor Granger was reelected yesterday
because he stood with the people in their
demand for ticket transfers
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06

Republicans Of the city OF Providence
after winning yesterdays vote should
arouse themselves and shake on the
Perry Incubus
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06

Something dropped yesterday and Mars
Den .. Perry and The perryIzed Journal
heard n.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06

or for any other candidate who is unwil-
ling to recognize the just claims OF the
people.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06

There is always n possibility Of
slip-up OF serious complication fol-
lowing the use OF new remedies, OF
systems being eneryated by poisonous
elements; bat every parent who has
been through the horrors OF a isitstion
OF diphtheria will readily say that
anything, everything should be tried
10 relieve the .nnocents of the awful
torture which precedes death by this
form ~ pestilence.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06

know OF an instance in the Lake
wood disirict IN which the patient had
as result Of using anti-toXin, large
swelling on The side Of his neck, which
when lanced, discharged a great deal
OF pus of very foul character.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06

This 70 no, Nc year for ur Vincent
E-sA >.+f's@ Z. "a - s. l--7l
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06

Today's dispatches from ST. Louis
convey the Information that yester-
day the 18th death in that city from
tetanus. or lockjaw resulting from
the treatment Of patient with anti
toxin supplied by the city occurred.
The last victim WAS Mamie keehsn,
and she was the third Of her faruily
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06

maanetlc observatory 10 beina con-
strupted NJ the government az Sitka
N.ska under the direction cf Or. ". W
~ Edmords ~ the United states coast
ana Jocdstee survey t..s.. .tis4.,-t
..lka
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-06

The little fellow today Is as sound
as a dollar so far as can be Judged
and gives ample promise of being as
much of hustler ss is his daddy.