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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-24

Washington, March 2i.-The naval au-
thorities awoke yesterday 10 the surpris-
ing realization that the United States
has risen from the position OF second
class naval nation to that of a great naval
power. A few years ago the American
navy stood sixth on the list of rele tive
naval strength. being superior only 10
Japan among those nations which have
made pretentions 10 n big feet
Now however, according 10 an official
memorandum handed to Charles H. Dar-
ling. the acting secretary. OF the navy.
by Capt Charles d. sigsbee. chief OF the
office OF naval intelligence, this govern
ment Is the third naval power. basing
the calculations on the number OF battle
ships built. building and authorized, while
on the bases of comparison OF vessels
under construction or authorized only
the United States stands second in naval
strength.
All authorities now recognize that the
real criterion OF n nations naval strength
IL the number of It's fighting ships Now
adays these include only armorclads cap
able OF taking place In the line OF
battle. lightly armored cruisers. protected
and unprotected. cruisers, gunboats, tor
pedc boat destroyers and torpedo boats
being regarded as auxiliaries and not as
actual lighting craft.
Capt Sigsbee followed this rule IN
making his calculations. which were
based on official data, and a mere matter
OF addition proved that the United States
fs the third naval power from the stand
point OF actual and authorized strength,
although II stands fifth only in the point
OF number OF vessels now available
LINE OF BATTLE SHIPS.
I'm arranging naval powers in their
order OF relative strength" saws Capt.
Slgspee. Only those VesseIs shouId be
considered which are capable OF giving
and receiving blows on the battle nnc
These are battleships, armored coast de-
renee vessels and armored cruisers
Other vessels are necessary for various
duties. but the crucial test is tho battle
line" On this basis the relative strength
10 as follows:
nTrTT ~ MI
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-24
RIP VAN W1NkLE.


CRESCENT ATHLETIC CLUB.
Watson .""."- 81 81 IS "A
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-24
NO. s TEAM.
BALL TEAM CHALLENGE.

The Milford, Mass, ball team issues q
challenge 10 the following teams: |. CHS,
Providence, Wickfords, Olneyvilles. Prov
idence League team, Brown University
and Fall River.
Address all communications to Thos. r.
Feeney, Hopedale. Mass.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-24
BOWLING.

y .AAallanA-s- -tAaH4- -4lAfA=+AA-+l4e- Swift -as-
gregation three straight last night on the
Music Hall alleys. The victors raised
the figures for n team total to 1i05. Chace
raised the individual three string total
to 32S, making a single of 100. Swift
rolled a three string total of 3o9. The
summary.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-24

Maud-Dick proposed 10 me last night
Ella--What did you tell him?
Maud said he had better ask mamma
and what do YOU think the wretch said {?
Ella-Goodness knows,
Maud-He said ne had asked her al
ready. and she wouldn't have him.-Tit-
Bits.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-24

ELMWOOD CLUB DUCK PINS.
The No. 6 team with its allowance de-
feated the first team in the duck pin se-
ries at the Elmwood club last night. Pay
ton made the largest total securing 2I2.
The summary:
NO. / TEAM
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-24
SECOND IN TONNAGE.

Considering only tho number Of ships
authorized or building Including the
three battieships OF the Vermont class
and the two bettleships Of the Mississippi
class provided for by the congress which
concluded its work on March 4. Captain
sigsbee places the United States second
I'm number OF tonnage. but comblnlna -the
list OF vessels built with that OF vessels
authorized or building. the result shows
OF numbers and total tonnage at the pres
ent time"
In order that the naval authorities may
not be mieled ae 10 the actual position
Of the United States as a naval power,
Capt sigsbee makes this explanation:
1T should be borne I'm mind. however
that in 1907. according 10 her building
programme. Germany will have a feet
- = batueships. Il large cruisers. d
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-24
Too many People Daily with ca.arrh-

Too many People Daily with catarrh.-
IL strikes one like a thunderclap. develops
with n rapidity that no other disease does
Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder is the
radical. quick. safe and pleasant cure that
the disease demands Use the means. pre-
vent Its deep-seatng and years Of dis
tress. Don't daily with Catarrh. Agnew's
gives relief In ten minutes.--10
Sold by w. H. Meek. ~ Camp street
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-24
BUILT AND AUTHORIZED.
NOT AVAILABLE.

From another point OF view. that Of the
Inclusion Of all vessels built or author
lied. from hattleshlps 20 torpedo boats.
the United States navy Is seventh I'm
point OF numbers. but third In point Of
tonnage. This leads 20 the self-evident
conclusion that the United States pos
eesses. or will possess. more large vessels
than any nations except England and
Frame
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-24
WALLACE

kNlGHTSNII lille TOURNAMENT.
The Ravens took all three games from
the Wizards last night In the series OF
the knightsville tournament McDermott
made the largest total, securing 262. The
summary.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-27

The new Union City Banking
and Trust Company,to be organic
ed as soon as the charter can be
secured, has rented the Martin
building next door to the Central
Benefit building on First street
between Caldwell. Mayors Grocery
store and The Commercial Office
and will arrange at once to put in
vault and bank fixtures. The
room is nice one and no doubt
when furnished will make neat
and comfortable quarters.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-27

The Obion County Fair fund
has reached an aggregate of
$40, 300, and organization will take
place as soon as the charter has
been granted. This will take
few weeks and then the president,
secretary and board of directors
will be elected at stockholders
meeting, grounds selected and
preliminary arrangements made to
erect suitable grand stand, build
ings, and track. Of course every
body knows that this enterprise
comes as a result of the splendid
efforts made by MILFORD G. Farris
and his assistants, S. r. Bratton
and w. d. Williams. 1t is also q
fact that the fair would have been
organized two years ago under the
leadership OF Mr.. Farrls but for
lack of cooperation in the work.
He was one of the prime movers
and originators of the scheme,
among whom were associated w.
r. Andrews, former editor of this
naper. and now that his undertake
ing is about to be fully realized,
we take the opportunity to place
in nomination for president of the
institution to be called the West
Tennessee Fair Association the
name of MILFORD c. Farris, not
fearing that he will encounter any
opposition, but that his friends
may join in general demand for
him as head of concern for which
is SO we'll suited and equipped in
every way to make a success
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-27
A Diagnosis of Kentucky.

EtH. TIOm IHe CnlCdgO LTlDuneJ
Kentucky's hills are full of rills,
And all the rills are full of stills,
And all the stills are full of gills,
And all the gills are full Of thrills
And all the thrills are full of kills.
You see, the feudists dot the hills,
And camp along the little rills,
Convenient to the busy stills,
And thirsting for the trimming gills
And when the juice his system fills
Each teudist whoops around, and
kills
Now, if they'd only stop the stills,
They'd cure Kentucky's many ills;
Men would be spared to climb the
hills
And operate the busy stills.
However, his would mean more
gills,
And that, Of course, would mean
more thrills,
Resulting in the same old kills.
So all the hills and rills and stills,
And all the gills and thrills and
kills,
Are splendid for the coffin mills,
And make more undertaker's bills.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-27

The game of football at the
athletic park last Saturday result
ed in another defeat for the Row
dies. The Martin boys secured Is,
while the home boys failed to con-
meet. 1t is pretty we'll understood
that the Martin team has our boys
outclassed in training. The Com
mercial man went to see the game
for few minutes, having never
had the pleasure before and learned
what it required to make touch
down, but outside of that our edu
cation is yet somewhat limited.
To first sighter the game looks
like species of sport in which it
is pleasant contest to twist necks
and wrench legs and arms out of
shape. A mans bones and gen
eral anatomy seem to cut very little
figure. But we presume when
you learn the code or cipher, or
cryptogram, or whatever it is, you
forget all these minor affairs and
become genuine enthusiast.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-27

D. P. Caldwell appears before
YOU in a letter this week as can
didate for reelection as Alderman.
Mr.. Caldwell has made a number
one Official. This paper believes IN
giving credit where it is due, and
we don't believe anyone can safely
contradict the assertion that he
has made good man at the head
of the street committee. He has
voted upon all measures as he
states, according to the dictates
of his judgment, and upon this
record asks your suffrage at the
next election.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-27
SfO0. Reward. 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn teat there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all it
stages AMI that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitu-
tonal disease, requires constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work The proprie-
tors have 80 much faith in its curative powers,
that they offer one Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure Send for list of testi-
monials
Sold by Druggist, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-27

Our friends, the West Tennessee
Grocery Company, at Martin, will
pardon us, but they have failed to
investigate our advertising rates.
We have two good wholesale
houses at home, who are patrons
Of this office, and if there is any
free advertising to be done we
should prefer to give the latter
first choice of our columns. Gen.
tlemen, you cannot honestly ask
ANYTHING else.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-27
The Hearst Presidential Bureau

The Hearst Presidential Bureau
interview, purporting to be from
Representative Rice A. Pierce de-
cIaring for William Randolph
Hearst, is said by Mr.. Pierce to be
unauthorized. We have never
heard Mr.. Pierce express himself
upon the subject, but were salts
fed that the interview was without
foundation. If we should venture
to guess Mr.. Pierce's choice it
would be Judge Parker or Senator
German. 1t is very likely not
Mr.. Hearst.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-27

Mr.. Davy Crockett, of Troy,
was here Saturday and Informed
us that his little adlet in The Com
mercial found his gold watch. We
are pleased for several reasons.
1t shows that The Commercial as
an advertising medium is a real
hummer and that it restores a
valuable watch to the family,
which was bought by Mr.. Crock
ett's father. Also that it was a
companion and match to one pur-
chased by the writer at the same
time, the first two watches, accord
ing to letter from Mermod-
Jaccard Jewelry Co., ever sold
from that house on installment
payments.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-27
This weeks paper contains thl

This weeks paper contains the
of Jas. G. Reynolds
for Alderman of Union City.
t'Cap" Reynolds has served on the
Board of Aldermen before and
everybody knows the reputation
he made in handling the street
work and improving and draining
the streets. He comes before you
in compliance with a general de-
mand from his friends to make
the race and asks US to state that
he is most assuredly not in the
field to antagonlze the temperance
ticket or any other candidate, but
that be is making an independent
race altogether, and that he sim
ply wants to serve you as alder
man He also states that he is
heartily in sympathy and will sup.
port anYlegitimate movement to
Enforce the city laws against whis-|
skeysSlliRg, or any other Violations
lof the ty ordipances. Mr. Rey
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-27

nolds is an active and enthusiastic
advovocate of keeping the streets,
parks and public grounds in good
condition and repair-in fact he
believes thoroughly in making your
town and homes attractive, and
upon these grounds alone he asks
your vote at the January munich
pal election.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-27

Congressman Morgan 9. Fitz-
patrick, Of the Fourth District,
tainted and fell on the streets IN
Washington few days ago. His
friends think he is affected with
heart trouble.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-27
ALDERMEN.


"A
JOHN P. ADAMS.
We are authorized to announce J. 7. Adams
as a candidate for Alderman of Union CITY
Election in January.
G B. WHITE.
The Commercial is authorized to announce
G s White a candidate for Alderman OF Union
City Election in January next.
SAM S. ALEXANDER.
We have the authority to announce = Al
exander as candidate for the office OF Alder
man of Union City. Election in January l9Uf'
W. II. GARDNER.
We are authorized to announce W. H. Gard
ner as a candidate for Alderman of Union Clty
Election in January 1904
A. H. BRIGGS.
We are authorized to announce A. h Briggs
as candidate for Alderman of Union City
Election in January, 1904.
j. F. GREGORY.
We are authorized to announce ] f. Gregory
ss a candidate for Alderman of Union City.
Election in January, 1904
j. c. REYNOLDS
We are authorized to announce J, G. Reynolds
as a candidate for Alderman of Union City
Election in January, 1904.
JOHN W. BRANsFoRD.
We are authorized to announce John w
Bransford as a candidate for Alderman o.
Union City. Election in January, l9O4
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-27

perance ticket is composed of very
excellent gentlemen. So, also,
are the members of the present
Board and others who are candi-
dates. We believe any of them
are capable and will undertake to
enforce the laws.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-27

Mark Hanna has supplanted
John T. Morgan as chairman OF
the canal committee and the
grand old Southern statesman,
Americas greatest international
legislator, is stripped of his most
ambitious efforts.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-27
The Rev. Irl R. Hicks 1904 Almanac

The Rev. lrl r. Hicks almanac for
1904 is now ready. It will be mailed
to any address for 80 cents. It is sur
prising how such an elegant, costly
book can be sentso cheaply. No fam
lily or person is prepared to study the
heavens, or the storms and weather
in 1894, with6utthis wonderful Hicks
almanac and Prof. Hicks splendid pa
per, Word and Works. Both areSsent
Tor only sloo year. Word sana3i
Works is among the best American
magazines. Like the Hicks almanae
&c N too well known to need further
reeof amendation. Few men have la
bored aore faithfully for the public
GOOD IS found warmer place in the
{ the people. Send orders to
d Works PubIjkhing Co., 22O1
st. Lows Mo.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-27
County Executive Committee.

The Democratic Executive Com
mittee of Obion County is hereby
called to meet at the courthouse
in Union City on the first Mon
day in December next at | o'clock
pm. to transact business demand
ing early attention.
GEO. p. HURT, Chair
H. c. ALEXANDER, Sec.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-27
of pin money

That Obion housekeeper is a
good one, and we fear if some
other fine effort don't appear soon
Barleycorn will lose lot of fine
Strawberries or The Commercial
Office an old bachelor.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-27

Between the payments of TWEEN
ty millions for the Philippines and
ten millions for provisions which
grant us canal rites in Panama,
Uncle Sam is out a small amount
of pin money.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-27

The Commercial stated in an is
sue that the league claimed it was
necessary to elect the temper
ance ticket in order to enforce the
liquor laws. This was only a news
item, giving what we took to be a
report of what is designated the
midnight secret meeting. Thj'
paper has never published
editorial giving that as its
opinion. We make the stat
for the benefit of the who
sibly misunderstood The y
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-27
Announcements.
For TRUSTEE.

We are authorized to announce >, H. Hayuoh
as can idate for Trustee of Obon county,
subject to the action of the Democratic party
Fiection first Thursday in August, 1904
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-27
FOR M AYOR
mo n. WALKER.

JSO II, WALKER
Weare authorized to announce Jno Walker
ss a candidate for reelection to the once OF
'Mavor of Union City. Election in January next.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-27
FOR SHERIFF.


We are authorized to announce Jas. I Chiles
as a candidate for reelection to the office OF
Sheriff of Obion county, subject to the action
of the Democratic party,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-27

We are authorized to announce Frank w
Pardue as a candidate for Sheriff of Ohlon
county, subject to the action of the Democrauc
party, Election first Thursday IN august
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-27

The United Confederate Vet;
Grams Reunion will be held next
year in Nashville. This was de,
cided upon by the comIA last
week. it will ,eertaig1 con
venient paipt and
Evening journal., 1903-05-29
'BOLTER" MEETING IN
THE TWELFTH WARD
DIR. Frantz Addresses Assem-.
blage Of Voters-Other
Lights Were Present

A meeting under the auspices Of the
"boltei" Republican organization was
held last night in the Twelfth ward. A
number of candidates seeking Office on
the Addicks ticket and some OF the
party's spell-binders we're present
Refreshments had been provided for
in advance, and a fairly good crowd
was present. Francis Bradley and C.
Horrigan managed the affair, and also
addressed the assemblage OF voters. DR..
Frantz. the Union candidate for mayor
and James McKelvey, who seeks the Of
flee of president of City Council, and
several others were also present
After the meeting was over a num-
ber of the colored voters who were
present gathered i'm knots of small num-
bers and discussed the situation. The
impression appeared to prevail that
they would not fan i'm line at the crack
OF Addicks' whi2. and, although en-
Toying themselves at the latter's ex-
pense, had decided opinion OF their
own relative TO the political question.
Evening journal., 1903-05-29
stan Correspondent Evening Journal.

NN"HHH'NfH
Mddleiown, May Middletown
welcomed scores OF club women with
opcn-armed hospitality yesterday.
From all parts OF the state they came.
from the blue rocks OF the Brandy
wine TO the sand dunes OF Sussex" TO
attend the sixth annual Federation of
Womons Clubs. The visitors were met
at the trains by members OF the local
club and Diloted TO the Middletown Ho-
tel, where an excellent menu had been
prepared.
The time from then ON until the ses-
sion began. at 2 o'clock was spent ac-
cording TO the respective wishes OF the
visitors. Some stayed in the hotels,
others walked out into the open ooun-
try within such an easy distance of
the town, and still others won't TO the
Opera House. where the meetings were
held, and spent social season. In the
meantime the delegates were busy pre-
senting their credentials.
The Opera House was bravely deco
rated In the State Federation colors.
They are green, gold and white. and
the color scheme was cleverly carried
out IN graceful festoons OF bunting,
golden hearted daisies. great white
peonles, yellow lilies and palms and
ferns. These were banked along the
front OF the stage, and at the sides. o.
eupying prominent place was white
satin banner upon a gold standard,
bearing three-leaf cioverthe insignia
OF the Federation.
Neither was Old Glory forgotten.
Flags and bunting In the national coll
ors were draDed about the doors and
the balcony. and the latter also was
adorned with n bank OF daisies and
mock orange blossoms. On the
Evening journal., 1903-05-29
MORE MoULDERS TO co OUT
Diamond State Mems Demand is Re-
fused and They viii Go
on Strike.

All OF the moulders OF the Diamond
state Steel Company will go on strike
on June I. The decision was reached
when the demand of the men for "A
nine-hour day and ten-hour pay was
refused. The men are ordered out by
the national association, and will re-
main away until the demand is granted.
Their leaving win necessitate several
OF the departments closing. Even
though the apprentice boys continue at
work, only small castings can be made.
but Il IL possible that they, too. win go
out with the others.
Several things have stimulated the
strike. principally among them being
the sending OF work acre from another
plant, where the union employees are
out.
The officers OF the company claim
they will stand firm and not grant the
demand. There are about sixty OF the
moulders and as many boys
The striking moulders from the Will
mington Malleable Iron Company held
meeting last night. when Il wes de-
cidod 20 hold out for their demand.
This plant Is closed on account OF the
strike and with the Diamond state
trouble there viii be but few moulders
at work In this city.
Evening journal., 1903-05-29
WANT TO USE BRIDGE
Baltimore and Ohio Structure a
Fourth Street Useless.

Why the Fourth street bridge over
the Baltimore ana Ohio railroad is not
used is a question that many people
whose duties call them across the
tracks would like 10 have answered.
A clause in the franchise giving the
railroad company a right TO build its
tracks through the city was that over
head bridges should be built I'm re-
sponse to a number of requests the rail-
road company finally built an iron
structure at Fourth street. This was
done to do away with a peculiarly dam
gerous crossing.
The bridge was completed over a
year ago, and stood without approaches
for some time Finally ashes were
dumped there and a narrow roadway
was made to the bridge, but it was not
safe.
The Peoples Railway Company was
given permission TO build "a railway
line across the bridge and did SO. This
line is laid but H. has never been filed
i'm between the tracks or paved, and IL
would therefore be impossible for a
vehicle other than trolley car TO pass
over the bridge and up or down the ap-
proaches. The filling done makes a
Evening journal., 1903-05-29
NATIONAL GUARD MATTERS
Enlisted Men Honorably DISCHARGED
and a Number Promoted.

The following enlisted men of the Ma
tonal Guard have been honorably dis
charged by Colonel Townsend; Com
pany A, William L. Virden; Company
ID, Corporal ]. Testing, Corporal Charles
Dickinson; musician, Robert McCul-
Tough.
Privates-Lockard b. Smith, James
C. Long, Ernest L. Money, Clifford Nc
Gonigal, Edgar ]. Harney, Ernest NJ.
Kent, Dilworth B. Parry. David Rooney,
Peter Shorth, Charles w. Wilkins, Will
liam II. Young and Erastus l.. Luke.
The following promotions have been
announced: Corporal George Poole to
be sergeant: Private Robert V. Van
tine to be sergeant; Private John NJ.
Burris to be corporal; Private James l..
Sapp to be corporal; Sergeant William
H. Mahan, Company d, to be battalion
sergeant major.