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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-01
NEWS FROM NEAR HOME
To-day's Happenings in Pnenix and
Portsmouth.
D0lNGS OF EAST GREENWICH.
"News" Reporters Bring I'm Budget oil
Interesting Items from Many Rhode
Island Towns.
PHENlX.

Mr.. and Mrs. William Snow, have re-
turned TO their home here. Calling cards
are now out, announcing they Will receive
friends at their residence on High street,
after January first.
The public school, which was TO have
opened for the winter term on Monday,
will not commence its sessions until next
week, Monday, owing TO the illness OF the
PRINCIPAL. John NJ. Nye, who has been i'll
Tor several days, threatened with typhoiu
fever DR. A. G.. Sprague, the attending
physician, reports Mr.. Nye as being in a
convalescent state, which will be welcome
news TO his many friends.
There seems Just now To be an unusual
number OF persons i'll here with threaten
cd fevers. Among them is r. Herbert
Bowen, who is i'll from bilious fever.
There promises TO be the largest num-
Der of citizens here who intend TO see
"The Old Homestead" the present week
that have attended the theatre from
tickets who have not been Ia any play
housa in many years. The simple, pathetic
element aud the comedy of this fayorite
melo-drama, prove drawing card TO sub
urban patrons OF theatres.
The present week the improvements and
changes are being made in the NJ. f..
church lecture room, The floor is sunken
in many places, and this will be raised
and repaired. The walls will be done in
cartridge paper of yellow-brown the
ceiling will also be papered in complement
tary colors with handsome ceiling paper.
The carpet is being specially woven for
the floor: IL will be Of "A golden brown
shade of the finest ingram made. A new
set of furniture for the pulpit platform
will be bought, Of antique oak, IL is ex-
pected that later new seats will replace
those now in use The Ladies Benevo-
lent Society, assisted by the Epworth
League and the Sunday School, will de-
fray the expenses of these improvements.
The appropriation Of 1925 from the town
os Warwick has just been received by the
public library. 1t is thought, as there
are usually many new and desirable books
out about holiday time, IL is best TO wait
until then before purchasing the addi-
tional volumes, which it is intended to
place on the shelves
Mrs. Will Johnson, assistant to Post
master Kent, finishes her duties on Tues
day night, when Assistant Frank Duffy
succeeds TO the position. Mrs. johnson
will go TO her new home in Providence on
Thursday.
An entertainment, to be given soon, in a
neighboring village, will be an amateur
minstrel concert, in which will appear in
black face a number OF well-known
young society people.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-01

all known improvements and the furnish
ing of the best possible service, "a certain
requirements that the service shall be ex-
tended, at the request of the city, to sec
tions that will not by themselves be self
supporting, 90 certain rules and regula-
tions regarding disturbing our streets. the
location of poles and wires (under ground
il desired) and numerous other conditions
that the city will insist upon to guaran-
tee the best of service at fair rates.
The corporations will insist that upon
biuding themselves to all these require
ments they be guaranteed the use of their
plants and the profits from their large in
vestments for a reasonable term of years,
with adjustments Of the amount Of COM
pensation to be paid the city, to be made
by reference IL necessary at frequent in
tervals.
If we are to bind the corporations in the
many points proposed by the city council
they should certainly be protected from
pirating and blackmailing schemes look
ing to the obtaining Of grants by the cor
rupt use of lobby influences that may
place in the hands OF outsiders the power
of wreoking the old companies or the ex-
tortion OF large sums of money to buy out
such grants. Such efforts are not un-
hhoWu IN OuT otutt. lHey arc
familiar.
We have had our experience in the gas
company line and the result was simply
that besides the annoyance and danger to
health from having our streets torn up
for two or three years, the capitals of the
old and new companies were combined
and the citizens were obliged to pay a
profit on the cost of duplicate lines of
pipes placed in miles Of our streets. 1t
would have been far better to have pro-
tected the old company, especially il at
the same time we could have contracted
for the best service at fair prices, all profits
above fixed percentage to be paid over to
the city or applied to u reduction of price
of service.
The whole matter originated with the
city and not with the corporations, and
the great fear of every citizen who. has
thoroughly studied the subject is that the
corporations will refuse to contract with
the city, preferring to continue the free
use of the streets they enjoy under the
law in the absence Of any contract.
Let any doubling citizen investigate for
himself in this matter instead of listening
to the idle tales put out for partisan mo-
tives.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-01

John I. Blair, of Blairsville, n. j.. Is re-
puted to be worth all the way from $50
600 900 To $lOO,OO000O. lie has never sold
a share OF stock i'm any enterprise with
which he has been associated, and has
money invested i'm scores of railroads,
some OF which he absolutely controls.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-01
TAXPAYER.

A not very definite story is current that
Miss Murfree, the author, has married
one of her typical Tennessee mountaineers.
This lady has lived quiet life, devoting
herself To Sunday School and other Local
interests, and giving people the impress
sion that she did not intend to marry
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-01

To save misses and chidrens feet have boots
made al ASEABLE's - Arcadia
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-01
A small Rlsre This Morning.

The alarm Of fire from box 81 this morn
ing was for n small blaze in the variety
store owned by Annie Herman, $50 Eddy
street. The prompt arrival of the depart
ment averted serious conhagration.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-01

The undergraduates Of Cambridge, Eng
land, have taken TO drinking tea after din
ner instead of wine. But though novel at
Cambridge this practice has been i'm vogue
at Oxford for seventy years, the innova-
tiOn having been brought about by New
man and Froude, even then famous, who
induced most Of the other Fellows of
Oriel 90 give up wine in the common room
after dinner and substitute tea.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-01

Rev. w. w Prescott, president Of Bat
tie Greek College. In Michigan, and n
Dartmouth graduate Of 1871, has accepted
the presidency Of Union College, at Lin
coin, Neh
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-01

Since 1857 no man has been elected Mayor
of this city who has not had previous expe-
rience i'm the Common Council. Mr.. Potter
has not been member OF that body and
has had no practice I'm municipal duties.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-01
THE CITYS FINANCES.
How the Public Money Has Been
Expended.
A RECORD OF GDOD WORK.
Study These Figures Carefully and See
What Providence Is Getting for What
1t spends-A Year of Public Improve

1t Spends-A Year of Public Improve
ments Accomplished With Economy.
The cries OF the hungry politicians, the
misleading charges Of extravaganza and
the frantic call for economy, are usually TO
be set down as in the same class. The
citizens Of Providence have by long ex-
perience learned that efficient public work
can not be accomplished without money,
and they have also learned that as com
pared with other cities Providence is very
economically managed.
All reports to the contrary notwith-
standing, the administration has been
very conservative In its expenditures, and
when the facts given below are studied
out and compared carefully, according TO
the tables, 1t will be found that the work
accomplished has exceeded that of any
previous year. Still further, the amount
of work done has been more than double
the amount of work done last year, and
last year the amount was in excess OF that
of any other previous year.
Add to these facts the fact that the re-
port for this year covers only ten months,
while that for last years covers twelve
months and the extravaganza of the mayor
and city officials will be found not only
to exist solely in the minds of the Demo
cratic wire pullers, but economy VIII be
foupd To be a marked feature of the years
work.
Inc lntelIHehs ciGxsn VIII me.kn "eii
native but can be verified by the official
records at the oity hall:
Amount expended for public buildings
and public works for the year ending
Sept 80, 1901 1....................s s7,o29. SAG 40
For sane purpesos for the year ending
Sent. 30. 1880. o.........,.............4 4722oo5 OF
This monev has been expended for the
following items;
puh,ic scboo,..
Number of nsw schsoI bouses COM
menced during the year ending
Sent 20. 1891. 91. 10
Numbered school houses begun dur
ing the year ending Sent. 30. 1890.
,oor..s. ,h,. x..r ,Eo mar cant
Number NJ schoo, beu.ss rsnairsd
a,r,n. van, .na,n. Gan, 40 ,so,
N,uher q, .cho., housss renairss
s,-,, On, N ,soo
Incr.ase this vaar - 4oo mar aent
-
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Nc" 0'nns'N'n' iA~~s "'''
ihoi'"'e io' ~ A''''''''''''''''' ~ pe' ''ns
Sewers
Miles Of laterals laid in 10 months of
1891. el...........,.......... 7.2 miles
Miles Of improved mains laid in 10
mon"s Oh i'si' 'si'''''''''''''''''''''''' 20 miles
-
month. OF iseo " .esmile.
Increase for tan months ..... lo5 per cent
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-01
EAST GREENWICH.

The town council and court of probate
held its usual monthly session at the
town hall Monday afternoon. Members
present, Lander, Carpenter, Pierce, Cor
man.
The inventory on the estate Of John r.
Bennett was continued for one month.
The inventory on the estate of Nancy B.
Rowland was received and ordered re-
corded. The inventory on the estate of
OF Mary Spencer was continued. The in
ventory on the estate of David G.. Wilbur
was received, ordered recorded and leave
granted the administrator to sell publicly
or privately. The inventory on the estate
of Emily Smell was continued one month
for amendment. The petition of the wife
and son of Peter Pelkey, representing that
the latter is incapable of managing his
own affairs and asking that "a guardian be
order Of notice.
Council.
The petition of Peleg +. Babcock asking
that the Council abate the nuisance of
water running from the street into his
cellar was received and n. q. Carpenter
was appointed n committee to examine
the premises and report To the Council.
George ). Bennett, II. Murray and Alfred
Fry were appointed officers to arrest and
prosecute tramps, according to Chapter
244, Section 81, of the Public Statutes.
The deed of Cliff street was accepted
and it was declared a public highway.
The petition of George White for abate-
ment of tax on the estate of ID. j. r. Bah
cock, deceased, was referred To the assess
ors of taxes.
The petition of Arnold Nichols asking
the Council to instruct the overseer of
District Is to keep the culvert in front of
his house free of distractions, that his
land may not be flooded, was received.
Messrs. Pierce and Carpenter were ap-
pointed "A committee TO confer with the
overseer, and To report at the next regular
meeting Bills amounting to SS53.Sl were
allowed and ordered paid.
The bill Of the Phoenix Electric Light
and Coal Company, sl2S.l6, for lighting
the streets from Aug. l To IL, with arc
lights, was continued for one month.
Adjourned to Dec. 4, at 3 Il. NJ.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-01

Since 1857 no one has been elected Mayor
of this city who had not had previous expe-
rience i'm the Common Council. Mr.. Potter
has not been a member of that body and
has had no practice in municipal duties.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-02
sensational Arrest or n bingham
Postmaster.

Deputy United States Marshal Can
non on Tuesday arrested Peter Clays,
postmaster at Bingham, on a warrant
issued at the complaint of Postoifice
Inspector A. T. Lawrence, who has
unearted shortage of $l700 in his
accounts.
Clay is a man OF extensive popu-
arity and carries an honorable dis
charge from the army. He was fell
low of infinite good will and convivi-
ality, however, and between his mo-
.notonous moorings in the canyon and
Salt Lake, made frequent pilgrim
ages. On these visits he opened his
heart and his purse, and the magic
circle experienced no difficulty in
convincing itself that he was present
with both feet. Hospitable to fault
he found no difficulty in exhausting
his own resources, whereupon, as it
is alleged, he dipped into Uncle
Sans, and tho attention of Inspector
Lawrence, who has traced out so
many Indicators, was attracted.
An investigation developed the fact
that Clays was $500 snort, and it is
regarded as the result Of his own fol-
lies more than any felonious motive
that the deficit has placed him in a
very embarrassing position. He was
taken before Commissioner Green
man and held in the sum of $4,000.
To aggravate the deep regret that his
friends experience IN the matter,
.Clays has been taken down with
pneumonia and death may yet de-
eide the CASES. l.. Times.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-02
Not Rightly Distributed.

The Philadelphia Press says it il
aot insufficient currency but a shrink
age of credit that is at the bottom o
the present stringency, that the de
decrease in the current value of The
railroad bonds and shares by at leas
one thousand millions of dollars il
the past six months has everything t.
do with depressing credit. That i.
all right, only why was there {
shrlnkage of one thousand millions o.
dollars in railroad securities? Woulc
it have been if there had been gener.
al circulation of money among the
people? The interest-gatherers Of
this country have drawn to them al
the money of the country, and, when
they say that billion and half is
in circulation, they do not tell the
truth. What they ought to say is;
"there is a vast amount Of money w.
ing in the Treasury at Washington, a
vast amount lying in the banks and
strong boxes of the Eastern cities,
but the people all through the coun-
try have not enough money to give
their children decent Christmas pres
ents; not having enough they could
not patronizs the railroads as they
wanted to, and the railroads could
not pay without patronage, hence
railroad securities decline. If there
is plenty Of money in the country it
is not in the place where it does the
country the most good, for when the
men who hold the money dare not
invest it in business, lest that bust
ness should be failure, then there
is not money enough. When it is
more profitable to hold and loan mon
ey, even at low rate of interest,
than to put it into property, there is
something wrong. The creditor
class have got too much of hold on
the debtor class, and, for some rea.
son, the work of the debtor class docs
not pay. 1t began in 1873. What
the great war could not effect, what
all the confusion of reconstruction
could not disturb, has been accom-
pIlshed since. The date of decline
was 1873, and it has been steady ev-
er since at the rate of about two per
cent year. Those shrewd Eastern
hnanciers had better study this fact
and see if they cannot discover where
The wrong began,-Salt Lake Trib-
lne.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-02

Mr.. Edison, it is announced, will
build an air ship. There is nothing
improbable in the idea that he will
do so, nor is it unlikely that his air
ship will be success. He has solv-
ed problams which seemed on their
faces more difficult than that of aeri-
al navigation, which is known to be
at least thing possible. 1t is a fact
that he has for years held that the
time would come when the air would
furnish highways, and it may be that
he is ready to grapplo with the CO.
nundrum.
Some years ago, in an interview,
Edison said that the problem of nav
igating the air was the same as the
driving Of a boat under water, which
has been proven feasible, and that as
soon as certain horse power could
be secured without the accompany.
ing weight Of machinery necessary in
the past, difficulties would vanish.
His idea then seemed to be cigar
shaped balloon with just floating pow
er enough to act as ballast to boat
hanging beneath it. In the boat
would be powerful machinery, driv-
ing screws like those of a propeller
and beating with tremendous rapid
ty and corresponding force against
the atmosphere. The steering apa-
ratus, he thought, could be easily ar.
ranged for. All that was wanted
was some strong but light material
for balloon and boat, and the great
driving power, as referred to, with
out much weight. Have not the req.
uisites already been attained?
In aluminium, now n metal obtain
able at one-fftieth of its former cost,
is the strong and light material for
balloon and boat. In electricity, as
now stored and controlled, is the great
driving force, without accompanying
weight of cumbrous machinery. The
air ship is in sight. 1t is interesting
to note, in connection with this. n
comment of the great inventor, in re-
ply to some one who said that, even
were practical air ship devised, poo
pie would not travel in it, because of
the attendant danger. The reply of
Edison was that the air ship would af-
ford the safest of all modes of travel.
The idea that a great height need be
sustained by such conveyance was
absurd. 1t might skim along close to
the ground, and be so provided with
pendent coils of springs that, were
its machinery to give out, it would
alight easily, while at the same time
the danger of collision would be- al.
most nothing. Air ships would not
be bound down on the same track
like two trains meeting. In the
event of collision in tho air of two
ships they would simply press each
other aside and go on their ways un-
injured. Only collision at nearly a
right angle would be dangerous. 1t
is probable the air will yet be utilized
for travel.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-02
Boise City
MARBL,E: WORKS S.
Manufactures and Dealers in
Italian Marble and Granite

lldlldG GldrUlG dlu GrdnllG
Monuments, Tombstoncs, Tablets, Stat
ues, Iron Fences, and all kinds of Gene
terry work We have secured the services
of trst-cass workman from the East
We are better than ever prepared to
do firstclass work, at such extreme.
ly low prices as to defy competition
We have also received a fine selection of
original designs, both in granite aud mar.
bic, so that parties can make as good Sc
lection from these designs as can be found
anywhere in the United States
Please call and examine, or write for our
designs and prices, before placing your or
ders elsewhere. We will make it to your
interest to do so.
Our designs in Iron Fences are the best
and cheapest IN the world We can fur.
nish good Wrought Iron Fence nearly
as cheap as wood fence.
JAMES DYMOkE,
Manager
F, A. ROURSE,
Proprietor
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-02

Big Foot's band Of warriors, while
en- route to tho Bad Lands to ioiu
other hostilss, were cut off by troops
on Dec. goth, and fight ensued. One
hundred and fifty Indians were killed
and thirty wounded and captured
Captain Wallace and twenty-five men
OF the Seventh cavalry and one Indi-
an scout were killed; also Lieut.. Gar.
hHgton, Seventh cavalry; Lieut.. Haw-
thorne, Second artillery. Thirty
eight men were wounded. Hosnltal
Steward Pollard was killed.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-02
Notice TO Creditors.

Estate of Lorenzo Pinney, deceased
Notice is hereby given by the andd'
signed, executor of the last will and ID
lament of Lorenzo Pinney, deceased .
the creditors of and all persons havlni
claims agains. the said deceased, to e1hlA
it them, with the necessary vouchers VIII
in ten months after the first publieailias
of this notice. to the said executor, at As
residence in Garden valley, Boise county,
State of Idaho, the same being the pls&
for the transaction Of the business Of ~
estate, in said county of Boise.
f. G. SERVER j,
Executor of the last will and testament =
Lorenzo Pinney, deceased. .om
Dated this Sth day of December i'S%
4w.
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up to II O'Clock M. of said day, for the
purpose of taking care of the INDECENT
SICK and county poor of Boise county for
the ensuing year. Bids to be as follows.
to-wit; One bid for the board, lodging,
nursing, clothing and washing for the
INDECENT sick and county poor of Boise
county, including the burial expenses of
all INDECENT sick and county poor who
may die in the hospital of Boise county
for one year from January IA, 1891. One
BID for medical attendance and furnishing
medicines for the INDECENT sick and
county poor of Boise county, and for
holding post mortem examinations on all
who may die in the hospital of said coun.
", where the same would be chargeable
to the county for one year from January
II, 1871. Bidders may include the above
two subdivisions in one bid if so desired
Parties receiving the contracts will be
required TO enter the same in writing and
ME bonds with approved security in the
sum OF double the amount of their bid
Special attention paid to all bids nv
County Commissioners at this meeting
WIN. WARNER,
Clerk Of the Board.
Dec. 4, 1890.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-02

"A farmer named Hallowman in
Mokaska county, Iowa, on the Goth
ult. found solid nugget of gold
weighing seventy ounces, on the edge
of small creek on his farm and it is
believed heavy deposit of the prec-
ious metal will be found on investi-
CATION.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-02

All accounts or other matters coming
before said Board should be iled two days
prior to that time.
All accounts and papers must DC legaES
verified to insure action thereon, ana II"
bill will be presented unless all the fees
are paid VIM. WARNER,
Dec 10. 90 Clerk Board Co. Com.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-02

The fellows who were out hopping
on to claims say the hills Wednes-
day night appeared to be covered
with lightning bugs.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-02

COUNTY scrip and jurors certificates
taken at par for debts due this office
tt.
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The County Commissioners
HlnnlAY. Jnn. l.fSS1.

OF Boise county, State of Idaho, VIII
meet in regular session at the clerk ounce
in idaho City, ON
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