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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-29
A CANADIAN AUTHOR.

In the accompanying illustration is
presented the portrait of Gilbert Parker,
novelist and dramatist, whose latest ro-
nance. The Right of Way" has at
tracted the attention of critics. MIR.
ParkcIsis a Canadian by birth, was cd
ucated at Trinity college, Toronto, ana
is thirty-nine years old He has been
great traveller. having visited many
out OF the way places, particularly in
the south sea islands and in northern
Canada. His native land is the scene
OF his last novel, as 1t IS also of several
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-29
French Ralileship Ganl0iS

come yoU.d Dc Notwithstanding the
fact that every man in the Turkish
army is a desperate fighter and that IN
the event OF war Turkey could place
1000 900 men in the feid-her present
army on a peace footing being about
lsoO00it is plain that France would In
the end conquer in a run, for the night
Would be largely on the sea.
Has il ever occurred 20 you Ameri-
cans that only three years ago France
was acknowledged by naval authorities
Ca be supreme in the Mediterranean
with lighting strength there much
greater than chat of Great Britain, and
that II now ranks only second TO the
latter nation as naval power? Yet
this is so. and what is more, the
French are well aware Of the fact that.
combined with Russia and Germany.
which rank. respectively. third and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-29
BIGGEST ELECTRIC COIL IN THE
WORLD.

The largest induction coil. which pro-
duces the longest spark for service I'D
wireless telegraphy, is said to be the
one shown in the accompanying mus
tration and which was recently made
for flashing messages between the coast
of japan and Korea. 1t can produce,
in fact. a miniature streak of lightning
forty-five inches in length, capable OF
killing any number OF persons who
might get in its way. and when in OPP
Grafton sends out tremendous thunder
rolls The entire apparatus weighs
about 1000 pounds A large amount. or
!. 500, 600 feet, of copper wire was used
i'm its construction, and with a proper
receiving apparatus wireless messages
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-29

men sometimes wonder whether thtH
entente" With the great White car IS
so cordial and comprehensive. after alt
They know that the Turkish customs
are practically controlled by agents ot
the czar. who has never YET received all
the vast indemnties due him. they
know that by sending fleet TO seize
customs district and reimburse them
selves for that Sg.090000 alleged 70 be
due the French company for The build
ing OF the Constantinople quays ana
the casus belli in the present claim they
may amrou the sultans quonuam
friend and perhaps present actual ally
Acute as they are, the Frenchmen
somehow have "a dlspiriting suspicion
that they are no match for Muscovite
and Mohammcdan diplomacy combined.
Either alone is bad enough, but togeJh-
cr they are appalling
Let US steer clear OF speculation. how.
ever. and conhne ourselves to facts.
without taking into account the ka-
lcidoscoplc combinations that might re-
suit among the powers in the event Of
war between France and Turkey.
when said powers align themselves
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-29

running time between Columbus ana
Cin"innati wiz be about six hours.
The paper money OF the first French
republic became more deprecated than
that of any other country ever did. A
pair Of boots cost 81 500 in paper and :
pound OF butter $50.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-29
THE FORMER BRITISH
MINISTER TO PEklNG.

The rumor that Sir Claude Macdonald.
formerly British minister plenipoten-
tiary 10 China. Is soon 10 visit this
country revi1es interest In this mol
yiduaI. whoee portrait is presented IN
the accompanying illustration. SIR
Claude has Lately been enjoying rest
with some friends in Grantown, Elgin-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-29

equal length. The service is fairly
good. The telephone system. however,
Is decidedly bad 10 II owned by the
government and there are some 200 IN
struments Of German make.
The common and familiar thread
spun by the spider IL so fine that 2s,0oo
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-29

miles OF it-enough 90 80 round the
world-would weight only eight ounces.
Arrangements are practically COM
pleted for running parlor and sleeping
cars from Cincinnati 60 Columbus, o.
Sleeping cars Tor street railways VIII
be a novelty. II is expected that the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-29

patton or Palestine had good highways.
In the song of Deborah mention IL
made of the abandonment Of the high
roads and the use of bypaths by trav-
clers ON account OF the disturbed condi-
.uon of thc counuy
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-29

travagmi in Athens during the time OF
Solon that he issued an edict forbidding
Athenians 90 use them except In certain
specified cases.
Bangkok. Siam now has an electric
Hght plant and r tramwsy six miles
long and Is laying . second line of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-29

NTH the United states standing fourth
they would have a tonnage ana at
mament equal 10 Great Britain's.
Besides the great battleships eau
lois and Charlemagne, which steamed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-29

mother. For many years he was known
as Lord Salisbury's black man.
though but little darker in complexion
than the average Englishman and in
fellectually superior TO most of his crit
ics. In the house he has spoken often
and eloouently on Indian affairs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-29

The illustration shows the magnih-
cent eporgne designed by the kaiser
and presented, 'as the inscription
around the central fagon shows. by
Emperor William to King Edward
VII" 1T was executed at the Royal In
dustrial School OF Arts in Berlin The
centerpiece IS a 1agon Of silver gilt
feet high and feet broad. mounted
upon a cubicsl pedestal of wood. Its
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-29

sard. Du Chayls and Galiiee But these
are surpassed by many others. such.
for example. as the armored cruiser
Montcalm. with displacement OF nearly
10000 tons. speed OF 81 KNOTS and for
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-29

/ erected by
fo
York uno he
in height on &C.
and
@
This cot
the
itself
q The total COST
sestn S25O0coc
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-29

years old and
still vigorous
having just pub
lished a book on
British rule in
India. in which
he hercely LASH
es the govern
ment. Born a
Parsee. the son
of a priest who
died when he
was four years
old, he owes his
education 10 his
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-29
SCIENTIFIC AND OTHERWISE.

river remains unchanged the whole
ycSr round. Al 1000 miles from its
mouth e b. nayigahle for large ships.
AccnIdine 10 thc book of JuaS =. tho
hebrews II an toffy dsy IN their cccu-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-29

tnot as they should, all against turkey
as a common enemy and an anront 10
twentieth century civilization. but ac-
cordlng 20 their fancicd interests) thele
is no doubt in the world what the out
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-29

In the curious fguiines shown an the
accompanying illustration the natlNe
artists of Shanghai express their con-
ception of what the French soldier
looks like from a Chinese point Of view.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-29

The Amazon mas over 400 tributaries
t.eai and small. which rise I'm so many
different climates that when some are
"a Tocd hei,ht gihcrs are at coe, and
yice ycrsa. - tasit tl.e bulk OF the g.cat
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-29

this city. IN the cafes, ON the boulr-
vards-in fact, every~herr. Siiil. inc
WHY Abdul may yet have something
nm his sleeve" and II Is WITH quasi
annrehensive shlver that tic Ercnch-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-29
NEW MEMORIAL 10 ME>pELssouN.

only recently, ana nlty-four years
after the death of the, famous eompos-
cr and musician Mendelssohn the mar
ble cross over his grave has been re-
placed 10y another. as shown in the &C
companylng illustration. II bears SIM
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-29

out of Toulon uRder Rear Admiral Call
lard the other day were armored cruis-
ers like the Admiral Pothuau and La
touche Treyille and the cruisers Cas-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-29
INDIAN MEMBER OF PARLIAMENr.

The gentleman whose portrait is here
with presented, Mr.. Dadabhal NaoroJl.
enjoys the unique distinction OF being
the only native East Indian In the
British parliament. He is seventy
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-29

the Princess 1hy Oh anu
illustration PIintess nSta
1880 he 1852 her
O prince aiauy
~ succeeded TO the
represented wearing
tho
with
decorations falling
and o fourth 20 Stteitz
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-29
Turkey's Best Man of War:

midable armament. The great battle
ship Caulois is looked upon as one OF
the finest war vessels afioat. and that
monster the Charles Martel. hrst
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-29

SHIRE. where this snapshot. was taken
AZ he was walking in A garden. Inc
passing out OF sight of this gentleman
so prominent in Pekng during the BOX
er uprising and who with his family
was at one time given up for lost'
shows how uncertain is fame that rests
upon mere notoriety.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-29

surface is richly chased with festoons
Of ecanthus and laurel leaves, while
the flower baskets which surround IL
are in the shape of balustrades Of gilt
bronze. so arranged as to be capable OF
being used in connection with any 9TH
er ornamental features. such as the
kings coat of arms or the royal nono-
gram
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-26

In the trial OF a liquor case in a
Kansas court recently, one of the
witnesses failing to remember what
it was he ordered or drank. the Judge
Immediately committed him to the
sheriff and directed the county attor-
noy to prepare complaint against
him for perjury. The other witness
es in the case suddenly found their
memories and testified in straight
forward way, the result being easy
conviction of the defendant. The
Topeka Capital commenting on this
occurrence says: The judges of the
district courts have large powers in
their hands among which is the power
to maintain the dignity of the court.
Witnesses who testify that they don I
know what they got or what they
drank in joints or saloons simply in
suit the intelligence and dignity OF
the court. The court can bring them
up with sharp turn, as Judge Smart
did at Garnett, or ii can shut its eyes to
the perjury of these witnesses. The
disposition of a Judge towards the
punishment of persistent violators of
the liquor laws can be tested by the
way in which this sort OF frequent
perjury is treated in his court"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-26
Return of the 2eth Volunteers.

The Goth United States Volunteers
have arrived in San Francisco, and
will be mustered out there early in
May. \ special interest has been
taken in this regiment, composed en-
tirely of New Englanders, with one
company of Vermonters. OF the 1859
men who left Boston, 975 are in San
Francisco. About 80 took their dis
charges in the Philippines, most of
them to enlist in the newly organized
American police force. One Boston
paper made the following editorial
comment recently: But for more than
400 of the 1900 who sailed away, there
is no homecoming in life. In bat
ties or hospitals they ended their SER
vice prematurely. This is nearly one
third of all who went; a large loss for
a campaign of IS months duration,
and without general destructive bat
ties" This statement is far amiss.
AS a matter of fact the Goth Volun-
teers lost in is months less than twice
the number of men who died in the
First Vermont regiment in '9S from
the effects of a summers service at
Chickamauga. The total loss to the
Goth from all causes was 57-six kill
ed in action. five died from wounds,
seven were murdered by natives, one
was drowned, one was shot by senti-
mel, and 81 died from disease,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-26
Vermont Old Home Week.

St Adams led OFF in the Old Home
Week movement Monday evening by
the formation of the first Old Home
Week association in the state. Mayor
Oscar l.. Kinds was chosen president,
with list Of vice presidents, and
board of eight executive committee.
1t is expected that George Edmund
Foss. now of Chicago and a member
OF Congress, formerly a resident OF St
Adams, will be the guest of the city
during Old Home Week and deliver
the address at the public meeting.
The committee of the state associa-
tion urge prompt action by every town
in the state in the formation of local
associations. Maine and New Hamp-
shire have chosen the same week for
Old Home Week as that in Vermont.
August II to is. A good degree af
interest in the movement is already
shown by Nermonters living in other
states, especially by the Vermont as
sociations in cities like Boston, Provi-
dence, New York. Washington, Chica-
go and San Francisco. The officers of
the Vermont association of Roston oro
talking of a visit IN tho state in q bod,.
during rho week TRAVELLING nv snacial
train through the state and by boat
thronpb I.al,a CbarnIai, in rho oorI,.
mar, of tho u.ool, and o,dfoa tbo +,t,,
nv. q ,.isit of oocb ,,a,,,I,a. -, +hr +,,,.l,
in which bo ,,as hn,,, 80 a+tond tho -
col .,IoI,ra,i,,, a. ,,~oa.l,.'.'..-.'s,,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-26

lation was wild, and in many cases the
increase in price was phenomenal.
Shares were traded in not by the hun
dred or thousand, but even in some
cases by the ten thousand
The condition of the stock market
is one which causes apprehension
among conservative men. At the
end OF the week the New York brok-
ers and investment firm of r. J. KIM
ball q Co. sent out a circular letter
to their customers in which they said:
The week closes with the most ex-
traordinary and wild speculation in
the history of the stock exchange.
Conservative houses view the situation
with alarm. People buy stocks at
the highest prices on record seeming
ly without limit as to prices or guam
tity. The higher prices are pushed
above the normal level, the lower will
be the fall below it. We do not in
tend that our friends shall remain un-
cautioned as to the end with which
this extraordinary excitment may be-
expected to eliminate. We believe
that the market is dangerously high,
and speculation is unusually hazard
Gus. 1t seems to us the safe policy
is to quickly take profits when prices
reach extreme figures, and to remain
out of the market, at least for the
present
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-26
Some Observations on a Current Topic

Some Observations on a Current Topic
Elsewhere in this paper we have
given the essential points made in the
discussion on local option VS.. prohi-
bition at Lyndonville last Saturday
while the Vermont Methodist confer
ence was in progress. We take it
that in a certain way this was the
opening gun in the state campaign on
this subject which we are to have for
the next year and a half 1t is
not a favorable opening for the
local option campaign in Windham
county that practically within the lin
its of Brattleboro, and within the "a
hours when the Lyndonville discussion
took place, two men met violent
death because they were victims of
the drink habit.
1t is true that these deaths occurred
under prohibition, but we should like
to have Bishop Hall and the Rev. Mr..
Cooley come to Brattleboro and make
personal investigation, and then say
on their honor whether-with the pest
and the underground traffic" of which
they make so much, in undoubted
operation in this village in brazen de-
fiance of the law-they think the con-
ditions of sobriety would be improved
by throwing the rum traffic wide open
under full protection of the law.
One thing is sure. The Right Rev
erend Hall and the Reverend Cooley
will never find a better text than the
occurrences of last Friday and Satur-
day in Brattleboro from which to
preach to the young men of their con-
gregations sermons on the moral OBJ
legation to leave liquor-drinking alb
solutely alone, as human society is
now constituted.
And there is still one thing more:
The men who sold Mitchell and Phil
lips the rum which caused their death
are murderers in far truer and more
dreadful sense than is the man who
under some sudden outburst or provo
cation strikes a blow which deprives
his victim of his life.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-26
A Record.ereaklna Week.

For the three months past the week
ending January 13 of the present year
has been known as the record week"
in Wall street, because the stock sales
during that week, amounting to S,9O3,-
254 shares. We're the largest ever made
up to that time in any one week on
the stock exchange. The prediction
has been freely made that this would
long remain high-water mark, but last
week the record was again broken, the
sales of stock amounting to 1OO09,-
1876 shares, an increase of 1,1O6,4S2
shares over the record week" in Jan
uary. The daily average last week
was 1,66S,2S9 shares. The highest
number of shares sold in any one day
was 2,16S,942, on Friday, April 10,
and the largest Saturday business
ever recorded was on the following
day, when in two hours 1,11S,9O2
shares chan ID hands, the busiest two
hours in the history of the street,
There were more orders than the
brokers could execute.
Nor was this all. The sales were
not only the largest, but all records
We're broken in advancing prices.
Scores of stocks touched the highest
prices at which they ever sold. Specu-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-26
OUR BRIGHT RECORD IN CHINA.

Some Democratic orators in the last
campaign, notably George Fred Will
liams, denounced the Administrations
course in dealing with the Chinese
problem, and some newspapers. which
can see only base motives in what
ever is undertaken under Republican
control, have also been profuse in
their criticisms and suggestions in
this direction. 1t is refreshing, how
ever to see great daily like the
New York World, which has never
supported the Republican party, take
this cheerful view.
Mr.. McKinley's Chinese policy con-
tinues to be in keeping with the very
noblest traditions of the republic.
1t is a pleasure to write its latest
phase-the other Powers scheming for
a grab of 100000, ,00O-Mr McKin-
ley's agent negotiating for a reduction
to $200,000,00 600 at most, and proposing
to reduce the claim of the United
States which have been put to great
Ell expense than any OF the other
Powers except Japan, to S12, 2,5OO,O 900 if
the Powers will bring the total down
to $100000,000.
The Boxer movement was the di-
rect result Of the greedy and ineXcusa-
bic aggression of Britain, Russia, Ger
many and Japan. 1t did not culmin-
ate in an attack on the legations until
after that bOmbardment of the Taku
forts, i'll which the United States re-
fused to take part because it was an
act OF open aggression. Finally the
relief forces occupied Pekin. What
! followed is gradually hecnmiro
known. DR.. Seaman, a New Yol =
just returned from China. says
The Chinese were guilty of outrages
upon the legations and foreigners.
Yes. but these have been repaid with
Cruelties that make ones blood rise
, atrocities that are unspeakable.
| one of the punitive eXepditions
1900 people were slaughtered in one
day, every one innocent. every one
| unarmed. Hundreds of miles of ter
ritory have been devastated and the
| peoples homes ruined.
The United States stands apart.
So admirable has been our conduct
from diplomacy down to police work
that the Chinese government is beg
ging General Chaffee to leave a force
of our soldiers in Pekin because it
fears that chaos and atrocity will sue
ceed peace and friendliness if the
soldiers of any other power are sub
stituted for ours.
Morally and materially we are gain
ing great advantage in China And
that because we nave in this instance
not sneered at the practice and prin-
ciples Of our fathers as back num-
bers.'
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-26

There are more pensioners on the
rolls today than at any time in the
history of the United States, the eX-
act number being 995,O96, or 1900
more than recorded three years ago
Commissioner Evans thinks the mum
Der of pensioners will go higher al
though in his opinion it viii not reach
the 100000 mark under existing con
ditions. The pension roll is at a
standstill so far as the civil war is
concerned the recent increase being
due to the pensions chargeable to the
Spanish war, 2664 having been grant
months.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-26
THE PAN-AMERIcAN EXPOSITION.

The failure of Congress to appro-
pirate the 100000 which the eXposi-
tion management expected to receive
will not affect the plans of the fair
managers. The fund on hand will
meet all expenditures except about
100000 and the citizens of Buffalo
will raise that sum, of which 100000
has been subscribed. The enter
prise, which has been developed on a
broad scale, will be carried to compile
tion on the original plans, and the ex-
position promises to be interesting
and valuable, About $4,000 900 has
been pledged for the exhibition, in ad-
dition to S3,O0O,OO0 for Midway"
and popular features. The eXposi-
tion was undertaken for the purpose
of exhibiting the products and pro-
gress of the Western Hemisphere and
to stimulate trade between all the
countries comprised in that geograph-
ical division. The exhibits will repre-
sent the United States, British Ameri-
ca the West Indies, our new island
possessions and the States of South
and Central America. Among the
noteworthy buildings are those devot-
ed to the fine arts, music, electricity,
horticulture, transportation, manufac-
lures anu lut llDeIdl arts, agriculture,
forestry and mines, machinery, eth
nology and the United States govern
ment building. The exhibits illus
trating our industrial and inventive
progress Will be comprehensive, and
special efforts to render the electrical
displays complete and interesting
have been made. One of the nOta-
| BILE features will be an Indian Con
gress, which will assemble 500 Red
men from 40 tribes, and depict all
phases of Indian life. The United
States government will be represents
| ed by exhibits from the National Mu-
scum, Smithsonian Institution, Bu-
reau of American Republics, the Fish
| Commission, and the departments of
| state, treasury, war, navy, Justice
postofIice, interior, LABOR and agricul-
| ture. The exposition will open on
May l and close November /. Spec
ial programs have been provided for
| opening day, May J. for dedication
day, May 20, and Presidents day.
about June 10.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-26

TOR SALE-You chance for good invest
L mcnt. The Gcdds property ON Green
street. Must be sold to settle an estate IN
quirc of w. II. GEDDlS. I'll
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-26

The record of exports for the nine
months ending March l showed to-
tai of $1,14O17O,72S, or $S6,54O,O ,O32 in
excess of last year. which held the
highest record in the history of the
export trade. The total value of ex-
ports for the fiscal year will be close
to the billion and half mark. The
farmers are the chief benefciaries in
the increase, showing greater gains
than the manufacturers. Another in
teresting fact is that the imports are
smaller this year than last year