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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-17
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RARE AND CURIOUS.

The most curious cemetery is situated
at Luxor. on the Nile Here repose the
mummined bodies OF millions of sacred
cats. The remains are side by side with
the bodies OF kings and emperors in
mausoleums.
The whole population OF an Italian
town Is about 10 emigrate TO the Argen-
tine Republic, and TO continue the com
munity in the Eame manner and nndor
the same officials In the new country.
Not single individual is to be left be-
hind
Botanists OF Lucerne county. pennsyl-
vania. are interested in strange dis
covery along the Susquehanna river
The members OF "A class found species
OF Violets growing In solid bank OF
culm. The roots were imbedded In the
coal and their origin h traced. Il is said
to seeds Of the coal age.
The fifth of an extraordinary series OF
weddings has just been celebrated nj
Oroville, Cal The first was that OF John
Weer, Cornish widower with four
daughters Some years ago he welded
Mrs Maiarin. widow with four sons
The boys and girls have now all mated.
and the five couples live under the same
roof.
Angora goats are used as land clearers
In Illinois. A herd OF 130 has Just cleared
1890 acres near Decatur The goats eat
anything I'm the way or leaves. buds and
small shoots, and when a goat comes 10
small saping which he cannot break
down alone, four or five others join him.
throw their weights upon the trunk and
bend IL over while others climb on the
branches
ON a sand island in Dublin Bay new
kind OF mouse has been found. II re-
sembles the primary mouse In all except
It's color which is that OF the sand and
the naturalists attribute that to an in
terposition OF nature for it's protection
from the owls and hawks on the island.
IL is supposed that they are the descend
ants OF castaway mice. and that the pro-
tective coloraton is a gradually acquired
result OF their SURROUNDINGS
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-17
DEE

APPLETON-In this city, 18th inst.
aged 81 years, Martha Wylly (Hyde)
Appleton. widow or Elisha Williams Ap-
pleton.
BISHOP-fn North seitusts. 18th inst. d.
Mrs. Sarah o. Bishop. wife OF the late
William a. Bishop, aged "a years.
FIsKE-In this city, 18th inst. Asahel
Fiske, aged Is years
FIsHER-In this city. 18th inst, Addison
Quincy Fisher.
GREENAN--In this city. 10th inst, Ber-
nard Greenan.
GUILD-In Adamsdale. Mass, 10Th inst,
suddenly. Henry A. Guild.
HAMPsON-In this city. 18th inst. Helen
Potter. wife OF George j. Hampson.
aged g. years.
HAPBURN-In this city 18th inst, Mar
garet. daughter OF Thomas and eliza
beth Hapburn. aged 9 years months
and days.
iIOOPER-1n this city, 18th inst. Mary
l.. wife Of Henry II. Hooper. aged 81
years.
JoNEs-In this city. 18th inst. Mary B..
widow OF Cornelius 3. Jones, aged IS
years. II months.
N ELRoY-In this city. 18th inst. Norah.
wife OF Peter J.. McElroy and daughter
OF owen and the late Bridget Mcneil.
MOWRY-fn this city. i4th inst, Mary
Eliza steere. wife Of the late Darwin r.
Mowry.
MrRPHY--Tn this city, 18th inst. Nellie
L.. daughter OF John and the late Julia
$. Murphy, aged p years, $ months ana
days.
sOULE-In Attleboro. Susie H.. wife Of
&. Il. Soule.
sTAPLEs-In this city. 18th inst. Henry
Staples. aged q years.
VISTA Edgewood. 18TH inst. Mrs
sdrah A. West. wife OF the late John
II. West, aged 66 years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-17

The satisfaction Tommy Lawson ex-
presses when he speaks OF the bonus
money distributed by him among the
Officers and crew of the Independence.
is strongly suggestive OF what Pat.
said. Pat saw a bull In a lot and
thought that he could get over the
wall, twist the bull's tail and set the
animal, on frantic hump all over the
enclosure. The more Pat thought of II.
the more he laughed. Finally he vault
ed the wall and tackled the bull The
angry gentleman COW didn't do a thing
to Pat and wound up by tossing him
over the wall. When Pat regained
consciousness he rubbed his head and
remarked. "Begorra / had me laugh
first, anyhow"
+ l.. is settling In advance for the
winning said he thinks Independence
Is going TO make. There's another think
coming 10 him!
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-17
Easily Fixed.

"a man named John Jones" said the
country editors assistant. writes 10 us
90 stop his paper. but he doesn't give his
address"
Well replled the editor. drop him
postal and tell him we can't stop his
paper unless he gives us his address -
Exchange
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-17

think that there Is a city ordinance
compelling the collector of bones. tall
low. grease and kitchen drippings TO
Keep their barrels and receptacles
tightly covered. The law Is not well
observed. Most OF the soap grease
men.and some OF the tallow and bone
collectors, use rags and canvas COW
erings which are foul with accumu-
lated NTH, There should be another
order issued requiring that those dirty
foul-smelling coverings should no
washed Every time one OF the wag-
ons Is driven through q street. a trail
or stencil and flies is left behind. TO the
great discontinue OF pedestrians shop
Keepers and housewives.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-17

A review OF the situation leads a con
Temporary TO remark that while Mr.
Bryan was saying there could be. no re-
organization of the Democracy the ro-
Organizers IN Ohio quietly went 70 work
and turned the party inside out.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-17

II is pleasing 10 learn that tho ,e-
ports Of damage done crops IN the mid
die west have been exaggerated. The
crops Of the great farms os the west not
only feed Europe and America. but they
make an important difference In the sise
OF the railroad earnings.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-17
Chat fbom
People.

III one now considers how very es-
sential mirror Is To a woman OF to-
day, he can not but wonder how Eve
even did without one I'm the Garden OF
Eden SO necessary is a looking glass
OF some sort that the fair sex are
wont TO make use OF all things hav-
ing a glossy surface. This statement
Is proved by watching women as they
pass by the large show windows. one
arrsnges her hair slightly, another
adjusts new hat, a third fixes her
shirt-waist and so on Though they
pass rapidly each woman Is sure 10
glance at the show window 10 see that
her costume is as stunning as she
hoped IL would be-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-17
Nhaf Others
fire Saying.

Governor Allen h ON his homeward
way from Puerto Rico and does not
intend to return thither. lie will
bring back with him the demand of
ine Porto Rican legislature FOR eman-
cipauon from The Foraker embargo
upon their trade, and thus will enable
President Mckinley TO resume business
on the lines of plain duty. ''--Phila-
delphia Record.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-17

fennsylvahin plum tree the dropping
fruit viii BE- Sufficient 10 20 around so
that there need be- boo scrambnne or
hard feelings
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-17

Funny TO what uses some people nut
their ears. There are two men at least
IN this city. who wear eyeglasses hung
over one ear. as though they were
ck-saddles. Ii IL quite common 10
see lead pencils and pen-holders bal
anced over an ear; but yesterday
saw a store key, tooth-pick and
quarter OF card OF matches perched
over mems ears. Every one OF the
persons so decorated wore vests with
a plen Jude OF handy pockets.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-17

No one viii deny that Mr. Marsden J.
Perry is one Of the city's ablest and most
progressive men Of affairs. and set with
all his kconness and ability ne persists
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-17

The mosquito f. receiving az much edi.
torial attention this season a. the Mos
quito neet aid three years aEo. The little
'critter" II IL TO be hoped will some day
get its quietus.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-17
Happiness J.
: In Marriage

Inc American Queen presents this sym
postum on the subject OF Happiness in
Marriage"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-17

IN pursuing a course on the transfer
matter that would not be expected ftem
a narrew-minded tyro placed In charge
or a bobtail ear route,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-17

Mathew Stanley Quay has called
convention % hts henchmen 70 convince
them that when he again shakes the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-17

Instituted by a Frenchman. for
a German society OF truthseekers,
and bestowed upon an American This
Is the history OF the triennial prize OF
1000 marks just awarded by the Berlin
Academy of Science to the American
historian, Mr.. James Ford Rhodes,
OF Boston IL carries with " fresh
and striking proof that the world OF
science and literature knows none OF
those political metes and bounds
whose settlement and maintenance
form the history OF nations, and are
accountable for so much OF the
worlds bloodshod TO American his
torians this recognition OF one who
has made a permanent place for HIM
self in his chosen field Will be most
grateful. New York Evening Post.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-17

/ am constrained 10 remark that In
view OF recent disasters all is not rap
ture with the JOY Line.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-17

Until such time as experiment dem
onstrates whether or not we can grow
all the silk In this country which our
own people require the majority OF W.
can console ourselves with the re-
nection that. given even one-half
chance the American women can wear
about an the silk grown anywhere.
when IL comes 10 the wearing OF stun
ming gowns and things there are no
files on them, Philadelphia Inquirer
AN Iowa woman saved nifty lives
the other night by tagging a pass
euger train just before il reached u
burning bridge \ strange. weird
thing about the case is that she didn't
take or her red pettlcout with which
TO DO the Tagging. Chicago Record
Herald.
Mayor Ashbridge was In great
hurry Go sign the franchise ordinances
SO that the city would have no chance
80 consider the offer or s.. 500, ,000 for
them but there a. none OF the hurry
10 begin work on the roads that was
pretended 90 be the reason for the
indecent haste In robbing the people
of these valuable privileges. ',-PhIla-
delphia Press.
M Bloch says that the United
states could starve Europe: but Eu-
rope need not be alarmed We win
agree not 90 do IL so ;ong as Europe
has any money left "-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
The law prohibiting girls under
sixteen peddling has now been In
force a month. No offenders have
been found. II s said All OF which
seems TO confirm the universal expe-
ricnce that it's impossible 10 discover
a females age. Philadelphia Times.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-17

Doctors say that the theory that
hot baths are cooling and cold baths
ase the opposite is all nonsense. Ac-
cording to them the best bath is that
which Is taken IN water which Is al
lowed To stand In the tub all night.
Eli your bathtub with water from the
cold water faucet In the evening let IL
stand all night and I'm the morning
before breakfast take your plunge
After the bath dry yourself by press
ihg towels gently against the
SKIN, and not by rubbing,
ss the rubbing will stimulate the
heart action and bring heat. ."-Galves-
ton News
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-17

IF NJ Santos Dumonts balloons
fulfil their promise he will be able 20
run excursions 20 the North Pole be-
fore the regular Arctic explorers get
there. Philadelphia Ledger
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-17

1T Is thought that Senator Hanna
II too well seasoned 20 be spoiled by
the presidential bee. IL takes a tough
man 10 maintain mention through
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-19

Victoria, r. G.. August 10 The steam7
er Islander, The crack passenger steamer
Of the Alaskan route, operated by the Can
adam Pacific Navigation company of this
city, struck an iceberg on Douglas Island
at o'clock on the morning Of Thursday
last and went 10 pieces, carry ng down
from sxty-fiye to eighty souls, including
passengers and members of the crew. some
of the survivors arrived here this after
noon on the steamer Queen. they report
that MS the vessel went down her boiler
exploded, causing the death Of many VIVA
might have escaped. Captain F0ote was
on the bridge when the vessel $ ruck and
stayed there and went down with his Ship.
Among the passengers lost on the Is.
hinder were. Mrs. Ross wife Of the gov
crnor of the nixon territory, her chi d
and niece; Dr John Duncan of this ctyi
W g. Preston and wife, Seattle. WASH;
r. Mills Victoria; Mrs. j. G. Ilender on
Victoria; w. II, Heating and two MS
Los angeles, Cali, j. " Douglas, van
ccuver: Mrs. Phillips and child, Seat le;
Mr. Fall, victoria: Mrs Nicholson.
The members of the crew lost are; Cap
tain Footc, George Allen, the engineer;
Horace Smith. second steward; $. i. Pitts.
cook; two Chinese; Buck Hooker and
Burke. oilers; two hremen; Night saloon
Waterman Kendall; Joan Bard, see nd
pantryman, two walters, q. Miller Barber,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-19
FOREIGN MARKETS.
London STOCK Exchanne.

LOnuOn StoCk Exchange.
London, August ls,-The stock exchange
settlement last week passed off easily.
Money was plentiful, so much so as to in
duce talk of reduction of the bank rate
to 2l9 per cent. But conservative argu-
ments against this disappointing outlook
show there Is certain to be "a gold drain to.
ward the United States In mld-september
when the twenty-sixth and half million
reserve VIII not be too large to meet de
mands Stocks We're generally higher and
business TOOK wider range. Attendance
on the, exchange 10 sits meager, owing t.
we hohday, but there are indications of
legitimate buying for investment in the
case of giltedge securities iuclnding Amer.
lcan railroad shares. This movement Is
accepted by many as indicating thar thc
uue hau hnally turned and that the better
limes are ahead after a long period of
stagnatiOn.
Signs are not wanting, however that the
professionals are making n preconcerfe1
euort 10 work up a boom in ali sections Of
we STOCK exchange, leading off with KAT
hssi on the strength of a few gold chin.
hiehts already received; but conditions do
rt vt i"h"I Sucn q movement The steel
strike rs sun dark cloud over the Amer,
The real end Of the South African war
~ moi yet In sight and the fact TINT
11uo,tOh IN gold WAS brought i'm from Inc
haho during July has done hut little Ia
uuset the feelings Of taxpayers who h,vp
spent over eJ00O,O0O on the war dnring NIX
same period, with the prospect Of confirm
llg the same Indefinitely Barring unfor
sven developments of an ungovernable ma
. .e, u Is probable that a healthy inward
movement is not far on. but the y III aiil
mood Is that several false starts viz ~
inside before this movement h fairly ~
augurated. larry IN
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-19
THE MslToRs MERE DEFEATED.

Firemen Had Very Good Practice with
the Club from Brenham.
IL was hurlesQue not baseball and the
Flremen emerged the visitors when the
horrors We're over by the score OF 81 to 3
When the manager Of the Brenham push
wrote TO Manager 0llre asking for gsme
he stated that his club had not been beat
this year. The game they played yester
day was probably the first they have
played, otherwise II would not have been
possible for them to have escaped defeat,
for Judging by their playing yesterday
they could not beat carpet Their mis-
cues and gttenpts to Aeld easy hits were
ridiculous ana kept the. crowd IN state
OF laughter from beginning TO end The
IRE boys are not to blame, as they had
every reason TO expect the Brennan men
would give them good game hut In this
they were disappointed, The hromen
played good all the way through and never
let up for minute. Their nAttlug VAS
something terrific, twcHiy-hne gorgeous
swnts WIS the result OF their lombard
ment OF the Breaham pitchers. i've OF tnese
hits were good Tor two bngs and Que was
a triple and their teidlng was M that
could be desired Belts, new inNn, pitched
The arst ave innines for Houston aud made
"A very favorable Impression. Roper pitched
the last four innings lust 60 timber mp his
arm Next Saturday and SUNDAY the rire
Of Palestine and two grand games OF bal
will no doubt be played Bill staples will
pitch on Saturday
score n II u
Firemen ~. 1908 2GS 600 ~ 2l 4
Brennan ........ ono 100 600 q 10
Batteries Belts Roper ana Childres- /.
Rail Hutchi son, Nhltmorr and Pes like
Tuo-hase hlts~-Scarhorough ., ollie.
Rielley panlig. Ross, Calm
Ihree- base hit-- Richly.
Sacrifice hlts-stAples. Roper
Bases on balls-oh Beta I. OF Roper 2,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-19
MONEY BET ON BASEBALL.
In Consequence There Was a Row an
Elnht

In Consequence There Was Row and
Fight,
Dallas, Texas, August sIhe baseball
game between Dallus and Waco broke up
IL row In the last inning, which was a
dlscredltablc affair to the Dallas team and
some of its friends. Waco had the game
hOpelpssly won, the score being 9 10 4 in
the Inst half OF the ninth inning Dallas
had three men on bases and one out whoa
part Of the audience, the rooter" &c
ment, swarmed onto the field and inter.
fered with the Waco players to such an ex-
tent tllat they refused TO play and for
feited the game, tue umpire awarding it
to Dallas TO 0.
Then there was trouble over a consider
ahie sum of money bet on the game by the
two teams. The stakeholder was IA ia b +
at the hotel where the Waco players were
stopping. The players OF the two clubs
got Into wrangle over the stake money
and 4 call bad TO be made on police head
quarters. squad OF police was hurried
to the MOTEL TO preserve order The Wa o
men in some way got the money aud then
the police had 10 escort them TO the Mis-
souri,. Kansas and Texas railway station.
Az the station a fist light was engaged IN
and two knock downs occurred The po-
lice had a difficult task In preventing a
tragic collision.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-19
FOR FULL INDEPENDENCE.
That Is What the Beers Are Fighting
For, Says Kruger.
KNOWS VALUE OF BRITISH PROMISES
And Do Not Propose to Put a Rope
Around Their Neoks by Ao-
oepting Them.

London. ugust 10. THE Freeman's Jour
nal Of Dublin publishes an interview be.
tween Mr. Kruger and William Redmond
in Hilversom Holland, in which the former
president of the Souln African republic
expresses gratitude for irish support, said
he regarded the irish AS brothers in OPP.
preston and urged the nationalist mem
bers of the British parliament to Lon
tinue their efforts in the cause of justice
and truth,
When asked concerning the effect Of Lord
Kitchener's recent proclamation and Of
Mr. Chamberlains speeches. Mr.. kruger
replied
MY people are not to be frightened by
such proclamations on speeches, which
viii only encourage them to continue fight
ing
The British have used armed natives
against the burghers from the beginning,
bur we have not used armed Kafhrs. It
has always been against our principles 10
use the black men against the white.
Mr.. Kruger enphatically denied the ex-
istence of Dutch conspiracy against Bit
ish influence in South Alrlca.
When asked regarding Great Britain s
promises us 70 the trtatmen{ Of the $50 $
after surrendering, he said: 81 know
ought also to know them. The Brit sn
promise 10 lend us money to pat things
right Then, II II were not repaid, our
land would be taken. They ask us TO al
low q rope to be put around our ne ks and
to call that freedom. We shonld lie
slaves"
After expressing his firm conviction that
God, in good time. would give ,he a3oels
delverance, he remarked Even now
we could rebuild our country, liut to 10
so we must have full independence"
He emphasized the word "full'
When asked about farm burning and the
concentration camps he eXclaim d. why
do they light women aud children! There
are our own men to fight against do
not believe the british people know what
Is being done in their name. Ii they lid
know, they would stop it.
Mr.. Kruger said nothing had been
definitely settled on the subject of a visit
70 the United States According to Mr.
Ktdmond, his appearance heliCs the idea
tnat he is breaking up either mentally or
physically.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-19

ms IN !, ebit Gs.,,s, passenger on tbe I, \,
,,rkSANkFQRr, Ky.--Judpe ms.
Gordon Of Louisville has Sear tnolnas 4
counsel for John HowardP ssn engaged h
Goebe.. y Hiuraerlng Goyefos
MOBILE, Ala. The IonIs,,r.
ylile railroad. which was M 'e snq Ns's
ness between this city AK Ny" "al z hls,
nus neen put in condition and NJ ~, vlsssaS
CHlcAGo.-A fifth victim &.
ded to the list of those NM ~ ueea II
s s lne grade crossing accident n NJ T sss'l
tracks Saturday night. w Vlns'lealil
SAN FRANCISCO. The .rons.a.. (,
dan mas arrived from M anillsp sasis
General Macarthur and stafF enagns
anu SOD enlisted men Of fhs iroa ylasila
infantry and company A If ~ sysu al,s5a
of engineers. = ~ ealiaill
NEW YORK The Internatiops, III.
ZION Of Textile Workers and thn as'oai,
tederation of Textile Workers po a'h Y M
CITY and Endorsed the action ~ 'V \ ~ w. Ias
laYer operators in resisting i nron wy ~
duction Of wages. p'Vi''sl y
HARRISBURG, Pa.-The ipdico,io.. I.
that Wednesdays repu.,itran Sts,s ss w. "a
ttoh VIII be a very peaceful gatheripr NJ
maj Judge William Potter of piisasses.
VIII be nominated to succeed bir.so sSvs
the supreme court bench. y
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-19
SILVA is DISTURBED.
Says Ecuador Has No Quarrel with Co.
lonbia

Says Ecuador Has No Quarrel with Co.
lombis.
Washington, August lS.--Captain Perry
OF the hattleship Iowa now at san Fran.
cisco has telegraphed to the navy depart.
mont an acknowledgment of his instruc-
tions to proceed to the west coast of
Panama in connection with the revolution.
airy troubles but reports that the boilers
and some other parts OF the vessel need
immediate attention. II is hoped by the
department, however. that she will be able
to sail tomorrow,
The most important development TODAY
was the news contained in press dis,
patch from Quito that Ecuadorean troops
were ready to invade Colombia ana that
battle was imminent near Paste. Mr..
Silva, the Colombian minister, while with
out advices from his government, ex-
pressed the belief that this new expedition
was part OF the Revolutionary movement
and that II was In no sense organized nv
the Ecuadorean government lie said that
many years ago there had been friction he.
tween these two governments. but that I'm
recent years no important controversial
ISSUES had been raised betwr ~ the,n
Minister Silva Is in receipt of a letter from
Emillano lznza, the Colombian minister n I
onto referring TO the cordial treatment no
lau fPcelNeu from the Ecuadorcan govern
ment aud the courtesies generally extended
him in his journey through that country.
Minister silva consequently Is of the opln-
mo that the new government Is
IN connection with the Internal refolu-
tion In Colombia unless something has oC.
CURED Of which he has not beer advised.
Many Colombian reyolutionists have ac.
CURED arms and other equipments from
people In Ecuador and started expeditions.
three ~ these having been organized last
year, mostly composed of Colombians aided
by the sympathies and resources of Some
Of the Ecuadoreans All these expedi-
tons have failed Mr., silva said tonight
that the government Of Ecuador ALWAYS
had protested that It had made the utmost
effort to observe the neutrality laws and
sought to prevent these nvasions
pasto where a battle is reported Inn,
mineut is in the department of Cauca
where the population is dense and ere lited
With warlike spirit The region Is very
mountainous and there are some passea
across wnich only a wei trained expedition
could 90.
The Rio Mayo, wide river, also Off rs
an obstacle 10 Invasion, u was here ii ~
Ing the war for Independence tnnt Gen r /
Bolivar and General Suerare With ali rhs
resources had their forces detained far a
long period by the people Of the province,