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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-16
OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

The Governor OF Hawaii has twice
proposed the issue OF bonds 10 effect
needed public improvements, and that
the Secretary OF the Interior on both
occasions has declined TO entertain the
plan.
A Cuban artillery corps Is to be
formed. 1t will consist OF $50 white
Cubans.
Quartermaster McKie. OF the gun
boat Annapolis. was attacked near
Ilollo by shark. which bit off one OF
his legs.
Andrew Carnegie Is TO give San
Juan, Porto Rico. library. The city
appropriates $4,000 a year to support It,
General Maxine Gomez has written
letter denying that he or Senor Pal
ma are annexationists. In the Cuban
Constitutional Convention Senor Gil
berga, n delegate, attacked the men,
ory OF Marti, who began the last Gu
ban revolution.
Cocoanut planting presents n most
attractive field for investment in the
Philippines. COcoanut trees grow
well In many parts Of the archipelago
and commence to bear after the fifth
year.
Adjutant General Corbin. who has
return to Manila after an eleven-day
tour of the islands, including n visit
to the Sultan Of .Iolo, with whom he
exchanged presents, says Taft and
Chaffee are accomplishing the vari-
Gus changes In the Islands most ably.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-16
DOMESTIC.

The number OF naval apprentices nv
the training station at Newport, X. L.,
has increased from 700 to 100 in a
year.
A monument to American mission
aries killed in China is to be erected
at Oberlin. Ohio.
One thousand acres OF land for n
park have been given Colorado Springs,
Col, by General William J. Palmer.
Angry because his wife tried 10 pre-
vent him from assaulting his daugh-
ter. Clements Buchter. OF Louisville.
Ky, killed both the mother and daugh-
ter
Mrs. Carrie Nation was released
from the county Jail at Topeka, her
fine and costs having been paid by
DR. Eva Harding, who took up col
lection for that purpose.
Lieutenant Commander James c.
Cresap. q. s. N. of the Inspection
Board at the Norfolk Va.) Navy Yard.
died at the naval hospital Of blood
poisoning, caused by the dye OF a
stocking absorbed in a slight abrasion
on his foot about three weeks ago.
Efforts are being made to introduce
the Indian mango fruit into Florida.
American shipyards on both coasts
and the great lakes declared to have
orders ahead for year or more.
1t became known that Arbuckles
had broken with the Brazil steamship
pool, and had chartered four steamers
to carry their coffee from Brazilian
ports.
One hundred automobiles are expect
ed to start in an endurance run from
New York to Buffalo.
The biggest tenement house in the
world which will follow all the provi-
sions of the new law and have accom-
modations for 1856 families. will be
built in New York City.
One OF the Apostle Islands in Lake
Superior disappeared during the late
storm. sinking below the surface of
the water.
Charles II. Skinner. State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction. New
York, has condemned Miles NJ
O'Briens idea of employing Sisters
Of Charity as public school teachers.
The chief of police. James Jones. of
Shelby. was shot and instantly killed
by jim Lowery, negro employed
at the South Carolina and Georgia
station.
Senator Tlllman. at Wisconsin
Chautauqua, advocated lynching for
assault and was loudly applauded.
J. NJ. Logan. national bank exam.
liner. closed the First National Bank
OF Austin. Texas. Alleged excessive
loans nra said to have caused this
action. The State of Texas Is said
to have $4,000 on deposit. and total
deposits are said to be S200000.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-16

metal than her enemy, and can huri
IL as accurately and timely. she Will
win. and the ship Is built TO win.
She must get to her fighting ground
quickly. and Outright her foe.
IL believe the Illinois can do both.
| believe she Is the tieetest ship of
her tonnage and fighting power on
the sea to-day and can whip anything
that can now force her to fight, and
many battleshlps that she could force
to fight her on her own terms"
The Illinois was launched October
4. 1898. at the yards of the Newport
News Shipbuilding and Drydock Com
pany, Newport News. Va. Her hull is
36S feet long at load-water line, her
beam seventy-two feet, and draught
ut normal displacement of f1,525 tons
Is twenty-three feet and six inches.
Her indicated horsepower Is 10000;
her speed is 1871 knots. and her
coal supply Is 1900 tons. She will
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-16

the path for her squirt home. She
behaved exquisitely under the severe
strain. neither listing too much In the
abrupt swings to st9rboard and u
port, nor throbblng or qulyeriDg under
the immense tension OF her engines.
At the finish, the Illinois made the
usual figure 49," TO show how quickly
she can turn. and swept a complete
circle within three times her own
length.
Then she dropped anchor again in
President Roads. and the great record
breaking, historic race had ended
New records had been established.
and a new goal and prize set up for
all future battleshlps 10 strive for.
The Illinois had made 1871 knots.
But as n fighter? II Is not enough
that battleshlp can steam fast. she
must be able to yanquish her ad-
versary after running her down. Can
the Illinois do thisl Let Fighting
Bob" Evans answer:
"The English sometimes say we
oyerburden our ships with armament.
That is what the fighting ship is for
to carry all the guns she can effectu-
ally use. She Is n floating battery.
and IL she can hurl more weight OF
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-16
THE BATTLEsHIP ILLINOIS FINEST wARsHIP ATLOAT

knots an hour. SO smoothly did she
rush through the water. without vibra-
tlon or clntter that even the naval ex-
perts could hardly believe she was
moving at that wonderful speed. Only
the white beaten foam she dashed
wide and far from her bows, and left
In a broad swath behind her, told of
the tremendous power and speed with
which she was being driven. Admiral
Evans and President Calvin II. Orcutt.
of the Newport News Shipbullding and
Drydock Company. the builders. who
were on the bridge, Admiral w. r.
Sampson, who watched the first part
Of the trial from n station near the
wheel, and all the other naval officers
present, held their watches to catch
the exact time Of the start and finish
of the first reach, ms If the ship were
a racehorse nearing the wire In n
sharply contested heat
The gunboat Hist salutcd ms the bat
tleshlp crossed the starting line, and
the great fighter snorted curtly
through her siren whistle In acknowl.
cdgment
At this moment. as the Illinois had
attained almost her utmost pitch of
speed. she presented n remarkable
spectacle, viewed from her own for
ward fightlngtop.
speed required by her contract-six-
teen knots an hoNr-was evident to all
from the moment she rigntcd herself
from the turn and moved down the
line of stakeboats that disappeared
In the direction of the Maine coast.
The crew. from Captain Hanlon and
helmsmar and engineer down to the
deckhands, regarded the race ms n
personal affair. Each one knew exact
ly what the Alabama and the Wiscon-
sin had done, and. therefore. what the
Illinois was expected to do, and each
felt the heavy responsibility that rest
ed alike on steering wheel. or engine
shaft. or sack OF coal. or on single
drop OF oil.
At the end OF the halfcourse sin
gular thing happened. Until the race
is finished every power of the ship Is
guarded against mlshap. For this rea'
son. the ship usually swings about on
an easy helm. and reserves the test of
her ability to turn In a small circle
to the very end OF the race. But
there was some confusion In orders,
and the ship suddenly came about,
hard a-port, and then as suddenly and
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-16
FOREIGN.

A dispatch from Rotterdam says the
mental condition Of President Kruger
Is arousing serious apprehension. A
specialist I'm nervous diseases has been
summoned by telegraph from Berlin.
The Swedish Government is consid-
ering plans for the installation of cleo
tricity through the whole railway
system OF Sweden.
The British Consul at Marseilles re-
ports that American coal threatens To
oNst British coal at that port: Amerl-
can capitalists are negotiating for the
Charleroi glass works, in Belgium.
The House of Lords rendered a judg.
ment adversely affecting trades unions
:" Great Britain.
Further failures Of German firms
Were reported.
President Romana's message az the
opening OF the Peruvian Congress
urged reform In electoral laws and
showed an excellent financial condi.
ton OF the national treasury.
The owners OF Belgian glassworks
are considering a renewed offer OF pur-
chase from an American syndicate.
whose terms are understood TO be fav.
orable.
NJ. Santos-Dumont made another
effort TO win the Deutsch prize for n
dirigible balloon in Paris. but an ac-
cident again prevented the success Of
the experiment.
A test OF American and British loco
motives in Jamaica showed the supe-
riority Of the United States machines
Berlin manufacturers Of clcsks and
nantes are rejoicing over their large
ly increased sales TO American mer-
Chanta
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-16

the busy harbor traffic OF Boston, on
the morning of June II, awaiting the
supreme moment that should see her
transformed from germ in iron and
steel into a battleship. She had lain
there for some time, and every hour
her picked crew and her shrewd build
ers had made. her filter, and stronger
and fleeter. They had let the CRIME
and dirt accumulate on her decks, and
soil the creamy white of her graceful
iy curved sides; but they kept the ma
chinery clean and free and as sleek
with oil as the mouth Of n million
gallon "sponter."
The test Of the ship had been re-
garded by all as a dramatic climax
toward which everything was moving.
Her builders had been preparing her
for this moment ever since her launch
Ing on October 4. 1898; and the United
States Navy. which was to reject or
accept her on the result of the trial,
had selected trained body Of ofii-
GERS to witness the race. As IL to
mark the occasion as n sort OF baptism
of fire, RearAdmiral Fighting Bob"
Evans was placed at the head of this
Board.
On one, however, not even her build
ers or her crew, expected that she
would run the marvellous race she
did, eclipsing all records. But after
she reeled Off her wonderful speed Of
1871 knots so steadily. without fret
ting or quivering. Admiral Evans said
she could easily be forced to eighteen
knots.
AS soon as the members of the trial
board. which consisted of Rear-Ad-
miral Evans. Captain c. ]. Train.
Captain j. \. Hemphill, Commander
Charles Rocker. Lieutenant Com
mander Charles II. vreeland, Lieuten.
ant-Commander II. $. Rodgers and
Naval Constructor j. ]. Woodward,
bad made tour of inspection of the
ship, she left her anchorage in Presi-
dent Roads aud steamed slowly out
of the bay. At first she moved with
extreme caution, as II wary OF the tor
tuous channels. and her helm was in
the hands of n harbor pilot. Then. as
the wide seaway opened before her,
she dropped the pilot, shook of her
Bwaddling bands, as Ii were, scorned
all guiding hands. save those of her
masters. and turned her head toward
Cape Ann for her life or death race.
The course of thirty-three knots
bad been carefully measured the day
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-16
MINOR EVENTSOF THE WEEK
WARRINGTON ITEMS.

The Treasury Department rules that
the Department OF Agriculture may
experiment with sale OF American fruit
In foreign markets.
General MacArthur's final report on
the Philippines declared that present
policy would eventually conciliate the
natives. but that a strong force was
still needed In the islands
The Navy Department ordered the
battleship Wisconsin 10 San Fran
cisco 70 be ready TO go TO the Isthmus
Of Panama.
The boatswain who steered the
Brooklyn during her loop" at San
tIago. has been ordered from the Phil
ippines 10 Washington TO testify at
the Schley court OF inquiry.
Within a few weeks the War De-
partment expects 10 send 400 more
teachers TO the Philippine Islands.
About this number will be needed TO
complete the 1000 teachers originally
determined upon.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Hodgson.
or the Marine Hospital Service. has
announced the discovery Of a cure for
yellow fever.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-16

The golf tendon Is the latest dlscov.
cry OF surgery. A Chicago doctor has
recently written description OF the
newly affected llgament. The tendon
begins 10 make itself felt when the
"duffer" throws his weight on his left
heel. This causes sudden and great
strain on the golf tendon. which re.
bells under repeated strnlns. goes on q
strike entirely. with the result that
the "duffer' Is compelled to take &c
his bed as a sufferer from a novel
malady.
In some cases the rebcllious tendon
has snapped completely. and a partial
paralysis OF the golfers leg is said to
have ensued.
IL the "duffer" persists. in spite Of
the protests OF the tendon. and devel.
ops in time into a golfer. he learns
that the most effective strokes are not
given by standing on his heel.
Then he stands squareiy. usil the
swing Of the nnai stroke carries his
weight TO the ball Of his foot--New
York Mall and Exp-css.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-16

tsthmus in the days when the trip
meant something. When the war
broke out Mr.. Thurston promptly en-
listed In the Confederate cavalry, and
served until the surrender OF his regl.
nent In 1865. His great height and
covering figure made him n favorlte
target for Federal marksmen, and IL
8 estimated that thousands Of shots
were fired directly at him during the
war. But some good fortune seemed
% watch over him. and he was wound
ID but once, and then slightly. In
1871 Mr.. Thurston removed to Titus
County. Texas. where he has since re-
sided. He is one OF the prominent
planters of Mount Vernon in the Lone
Star State, and has refused countless
offers to exhibit himself as an attrac-
ton at a dime museum.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-16

coast The gunboat Hist was the first
stake. and the others were. In their
order. the training ships Lancaster
and Essex. the gunboats Newport and
Peoria, and the naval tug Potomac.
Long before the Illinois reached Cape
Ann she had worked up to a high
speed, and when she swept around
the first stake-boat and swung easily
into the path she had to follow. she
was making more than seventeen
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-16

Is provided with four tumblers. The
cylinder is REINFORCED with cast iro1
rings apparently welded on.
The key. which is about as long as
the lock. is also Of wrought iron.
rounded for a portion. of It's length and
fiattened for the remainder. The aat
end has four wards. which. when in
serted in the cylinder. release the
tumblers. thus causing the lock TO
open.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-16
IAllEsT IN AMERICA.
Texas Man who Enjoys . Unique Dis
tinction

Living on big ranch OF his own IN
Titus County. Texas. lives a man with
several claims TO distinction. His
name Is III. G. Thurstou. and he standi
seven feet eight inches In height IL
his stocking feet. Mr.. Thurston Is 8
native-born American. and now at the
age o. seventy-one years he Is still en-
Joylng good health. He was one Of
the original forty-niners. and went
around the Horn and back across the
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-16
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
! FHE RECORD-BREAKINg
: RACE OF The IkEIN0Is. J
by stanhope Sans. Special Corre-
y spondent OF Golfers Weekly.

y HE seemed almost conscious of

~ HE seemed almost conscious OF
~ the part she played-the great
y battleship Illinois-as she
settled down to her race
through the ocean path that had been
marked out for her to prove that she
was the swlftest. and withal the most
terrible, sea-fighter Of her class afoat
She gave the impression that the
beauty and splendor she will some day
wear had been renounced, and that
here she was to exhibit only her
winged power of flight and her deadly
strength. So stripped was she that
every muscle seemed laid bare, and
she was still begrlmed with the sweat
of labor that had fitted her to run and
win the race against hundred rivals
In the navies OF the world.
The Illinois. dull. dlngy, gray hulk.
lay beyond the broodlng islands and
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-16

the deep blight in the shore-ilne OF
Massachusetts, and New Hampshire
and ended off Cape PorpoIse beyond
Mount Agamenticus on the Maine
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-16

The new German cruiser Adalbert
can steam 1000 miles without recoal
Ing.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-03-22
All There. Topmeni

To the Editor of the New York Sun
Sir: In this mornings Sun a corre-
spondent tells US that spring has come,
as the Yale seniors are spinning tops
in front of Osborn hail.
How about tops. anyway? Does the
game still live? Do the boys of today
spin tops with piece Of curtin cord
with button mould at the end to keep
the stri.g secure between the fingers
Do they pull the peg out in door
jamb, then fill the hole with mud and
replace the peg with the idea that thi,
performance will rust in the peg in
to the top? What were the names OF
the tops and top games that were IA
miliar to us fellows generation ago?
Perhaps the alumni of the marble lore
school can tell me. Bay State.
New York, Feb. %.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-03-22
The Late bishop Creighton.

st. James Gazette: Lord Salisbury
once spoke of the bishop OF London as
the busiest man in the world, but, in
spite Of this, DR.. Creighton found time
his children. Nobody could be fonder of
children than he, and he had budget
of stories Of little ones and their ways.
One of them, which he was telling JUS;
before his illness, is OF little girl who
was looking out Of the window in a gale.
Mother she asked. did God make ali
the trees?" yes, Of course, he did," the
mother assured her. "Humph! said the
again. At one Of the last meetings DR..
Creighton attended before he was con-
f1ned to the house, he was an impatient
listener to q long-winded speaker "Do
you know that speaker" he asked of a
friend beside him. NO. was the an
swer. II do." said the bishop .'IIe
speaks under many aliases, but his name
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-03-22
At the Top Already,

Philadelphia Press: What sort of a
fellow is Sweldup?"
well, he's one Of those fellows that
you can never convince that there's
plenty Of room at the top,'"
"Pessimistic, eh?'
mot at all. but he thinks he's there
already. and that he occupies ali tho
space"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-03-22
The Merry Glypsodon.

Washington Star: What period do
you belong to?" said the professor to
the prehistoric monster.
mo PERIOD answered the beast
merrily. People who observe me use
nothing but exclamation points,"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-03-22

any private person In addition to 9th,
er things. he has been an Indian flghte,
and was Major of battalion that pur-
sued Chief Joseph and his band of Nez
Perces in the invasion Of 1877.
ChRndler's Succesao.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-10
a ViQOrOus BOdY.
SAUNDERS IN HYPNOTIC STATE.
Member of Boone Yaki Company In
48 Hour Sleep.

At $50 o'clock last night curious
crowd of one thousand people witness
ed member of the wonderful Boone
Yaki Co. placed IN hypnotic state and
then put to bed in one of Duncan's
show windows.
And there he can be seen at any hour
today, peacefully sleeping.
Not only today, but tomorrow as
well, for he will sleep without inter
rupt1on two whole days and nights,
and will be awakened at the opera
house Monday night.
The most famous of all hypnotists,
Prof, Boone, and the renowned Boone
Yaki Co. will be seen at GloYer's opera
house Monday and Tuesday nights,
where they will perform the most as
tonishing feats ever witnessed in Ameri-
Gus. 1t is indeed marvellous.
Tomorrow Prof. Boone, blindfolded,
will drive at breakneck speed through
the city to some lonly spot, and will
there find an article previously hidden
by some citizen,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-10
REACHES A QUARTER MILLION
State Derives Large Sum From Whis-
key Dealers.

While Americas pays a liquor tax
only to the government the saloons in
"wet' counties pay a large revenue
to the state, and this tax will be due
on April 1st.
The state imposes tax of 5000 on
every saloon, wholesale house and dis
tillery, Last year the tax amounted
to $142, 900, but this year there has
been an increase in the traffic and the
amount received will be larger.
The total from this source may reach
quarter million dollars,
The money which comes in next
month goes into the school fund and
will be used to pay teachers. The tax
OF liquor has been increasing for sew
eral years showing that the sale Egrows
larger every year.
In addition to the liquor tax there
are several other taxes which will be
paid on that date. The tax on pool
tables, which last year amounted to
$5,031, will probably be $4,000 this
year is due April 1st. The state charg-
es $25 on each poole table IN operation.
The tax for the sale of pistols will
be about $1,000. on sewing machine
agents, So, 900; on shows, $4, 500, and
on dealers in cotton futures, $4,000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-10
BITS OF NEWS TOO
SHORT FOR A HEAD.
Boiled Down to Five Lines and Bunch
ed Together.
HAND MIRROR OF EVENTS HERE
Happenings in City and Suburb of
Local Interest to Be Perused at
Leisure / While Your Coffee Is
Cooling.

Buist's Eastern grown seed Irish Po-
! tatoes, beans, peas, etc.
HUDsoN's DRUG STORE.
Collector Dunn registered only six
additional voters yesterday. But nearly
$500 are on the list already, and the
candidates for clerk have seen them all.
One wagon load of corn was brought
to town yesterday while sixteen wagon
loads of guano were hauled ont to the
farms. And 16 to has always been a
loser.
The fishing season opened yesterday
when Ed. Argo and Will Spivy caught
with bob at Kldd's mill eleven mag
nifcent trout, the lot weighing nearly
fifty pounds.
The Boone Yaki's will be the only
attraction at the opera house this week,
but it is good one. Boone will make
his perilous ride through the city some
time tomorrow.
Spring fsticnffs opened yesterday
with little knockdown argument on
Forsyth street, in which affair the
mayor will act as referee at the morn
ing matinee Monday.
The local chapter, Daughters of the
Confederacy, will have an important
meeting at II o'clock Monday morning
at the residence of the president, Mrs
James A. Davenport.
The third week ofDooly court begins
tomorrow and will probably conclude
the session. Judge Littlejohn and
Solicitor General Hooper came home
Yesterday to spend Sunday.
The gentleman who slumbers 80
peacefully in Duncan's show window
today has never been on the police
force. His accomplishment in this line
renders such statement necessary.
AS expected, hundreds of people
came in from the country yesterday,
and merchants had fine trade. And
the gentleman who sold meat, corn,
mules and guano got his full share.