New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-27
REGISTRA TON IN PROVIDENCE.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CONTEST FOR UNITED
STATES sENAToR-THE COMMERCIAL
CLUB AND THE WORLDS FAIR

STATES SENATOR-THE COMMERCIAL
CLUB AND THE WORLDS FAIR
Providence Dec. 90 Special).-The influenza has
been and still Is prevalent. Nearly all the physicians Oh
prominence report from fifty to one hundred cases
each. One doctor has record Of making sixty visits
in day. the majority Of them being rendered ncces-
sarv by grip The death-rate has increased this week
about 50 per cent The deaths have been largely
from pneumonia growing out Of the grip, In the case
~ persons enfeebled by age other physical weak
ness
Considerable generosity has been manifested toward
the door, and Overseer Of the Poor Cummings had the
pleasure of distributing presents to abou. 5000 people
on Christmas.
When the City Clerks Office closed on Thursday
| evening for the Christmas holidays the number OF
voters registered IL ,427, gain OF 1870 over He
figures at corresponding time last year. This OF
course is in addition to The real estate and personal
property voters. The registration for loaS VIII END
with the closing Of the City Clerks Office next Tueo-
day night, and those registry voters who neglect +"
register by that time cannot vote for President Gov
enor or Mayor next year.
The political fight next year that will DO considered
the most important by Rhode Island voters VIII not DC
for the Governorshp the President or the May
II Will be for members Of the Legislature Which VIII
elect a United States Senator Senator Aldrlch mas
az vet made no sign to his intentions IN resaiu W
the Senatorshp II Is generally understood that If he
desires TO be a candidate the Republican party-a'
least outside of Newport County-wlll nave no o'he[
| choice Senator Aldnchss prominence before the
country as a tariff and finance specialist ana especaS
the part he had In the passage OF the Mckinney DILL
makes him almost the only possible cahdldato OIL 'no
Republican side The Democrats at last springs con
| -, ocreed IN s.oct their Senate candidate In
omen convention next spring. OF the candidates men
| ,innad most prominently Charles IL. Page now
Con ere sslnan Colonel Samuel r. Honey, OF newport
soon b he inauguated Mayor OF that cl'y' anu f
| BENJAMIN Andrews, president OF Brown ohNefsiV
Tho candidacy Of tie latter is however, probably with
ont his consent and will hardly be seriously coil-
sidered President Andrews is not sufhclenuy po'
! t,ca, n suit the rank and file OF the Democratic
| nart, AMI hs ideas on taxation do not cohnieId
themselves to the Democratic farmers m the eta'e'
| Tho discussion of the "world's Columbian E1posi
tionn before the Commercial Club last saturday hish'
did considerable TO stir up general interest aihois
| Ehode Island manufacturers In regand to the Word
| po,r The foct that Colonel Davis director general
| ., the Fair. was formerly commander of hhode
leland regiment in Itself commended his speech hs
careful consideration Of the manufacturers presei'
! The Gorham Manufacturing Company's EXHIBIT 81 'he
Fair will considerably Guido their showing ao fari9
M. William A. Harris Steam Engine Company VIII
have two engines at the Fair, each OF ooo-horsepo~a
| On. n aouble compound and the other Triple machlne
| u p A. r. Knight the great manufacturers OF cot
! ton goods will make an exhibit In iact' all INC
rn, Industries OF the State will doubtless be repre-
| seDted -, ,,...
The Graves murder trial Mt Denver is the subject
~ much speculation and conjecture here The opih
ion s general that the verdict will either be acqu
| or q disagreement.
The troubles in the Society for the encouragement
| n, Domestic Industry have eliminated In ATTACHMENT
n,oceedings The committee TO whom was referred
The oueson Of the socletys financial condition are
| still at work. -,
congressman Page and Lapham have been nome
for the holidays. Mr. Page is much elated over h's
amendment to the Craftsmanship OF the Comm"ee
on Manufactures lie supposes that this honor came
10 him by reason OF his changing his vote fOni
springer to Crisp for Speaker at an opportune mo
ment Both he and Mr.. Lapham promise 10 WORK io
IN. material interests Of Rhode Island In the WY Of
| borbor improvements and new public buildings
| Stone Carpenter d Wilson, the architects Oh the
new Union Railroad Station. are busy preparing IN,
Working plans of the ediHce, which VIII eAtehe
from Caspee-st TO about fifty feet over the Woohns
nuaIucket River making the longest tralnhouss III .h
| WORLD IL Is rtimOred that a hotel Is 70 DC eTectec
at the corner OF Fountain and Cove SITS ny Shleae'
| man after the new station Is erected. -,
Senator Albert r. Sherman OF Iawtucket, mas peel
| sued for SANDER by Horace ]. Carpenter the gOl.
and silver rcner OF this city, the damages being place.
al $4,000. The suit grows out OF .he suVressiu
efforts of Senator Sherman To secure The rrease
| Nr Carpenters wife from the Butler iospitai io
| ha