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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30
DID YOU KN0WIT RAINED?
The Storm Last Night Caused Con-
siderable Damage in the City.
THE WIND BLEW VERY HARD,
In Various Parts of the City Cutters Were
Washed i'm the Streets, and the
Sewers Were Interfered With and
Cellars Were Flooded.

Early risers yesterday morning, glanced
out of their windows and shiveringly pre-
dicted snow" Throughout the morning
the cold, chill wind seemed to bear small
particles of icy flakes and the small boy
fairly howled with glee as he resurrected
his sled and with great care polished the
smooth runners. But, alas for his expecta-
tions, the weather made one Of its unpar-
alleled changes and in the early part of the
afternoon dismal mist coupled with n
driZzling rain struck despair TO the hearts
of the lovers of winter sports.
Early in the evening the wind COM
menced its mournful howl and with the
copious and frequent showers made the
bright fireside perfect Paradise. During
the night the wind increased in violence
until about o'clock when IL had reached
its greatest limit. AS it switched around
the corners it played gleefully with the
inoffensive awnings and caused sundry
signs to bend and bow beneath the fierce
blast.
Early in the morning the deluge came,
and such rain has been seldom seen.
Sheets upon sheets of water poured down,
turning the streets into veritable rivers
and choking up the catch-basins with sand
and debris.
The peaceful Moshossuck canal" re-
inforced by the heavy rain, ripped and
tore in its narrow margins and In several
places overfowed its banks, penetrating
cellars and carrying terror along its
course
Washouts were numerous, the new
sewer district suffering the greatest dam
age. On Crocker avenue, the partially
completed sewer was badly washed and
clogged with sand, the supports in some
places being weakened and the ground
made nearly knee deep with mud. At the
corner of Moore and Greenwich streets
the water played great havoc with the
sewer causing the curbstones to settle and
huge piles of dirt to be carried into the
trench. Lowe street was also badly gul-
lied, large and deep ruts being made in
the surface of the road. At the corner of
Chaplin street the water broke into che
store occupied by Mrs. Ann Brooks, and
spread about foot of dirt and debris on
the floor.
In many other parts of the city the heavy
rain caused great damage, flooding cellars
and spreading general devastation during
its downpour.
AT the City Engineers Office the follow
ing statement of the storm was prepared:
The storm commenced at 2:30 =. NJ. yes
terday; the greatest depth of rain was be-
tween the hours of / and o'clock, when
.63 of an inch fell; the total rainfall was
1.53 inches and the maximum velocity of
the wind was IS miles an hour.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30

arms, ID. Pinkham: trustees, John l..
Cary, w. l.. Walker, A. l.. Sweet.
Eureka Lodge-Chancellor commander,
Robert Sydall; vice chancellor, William
Fleming; prelate, II. c. Fuller: keeper OF
records aud SEAL r. Ii. Davis; master of
finance, j. Il. jerks; master of exchequer,
John Watson master at arms, &. w.
Hunt; trustees, j, s. Capron, Lewis G..
Clarner, S. Is. Fuller.
Damon Lodge-Chancello commander,
G. III. Wickes vice chancellor, f. Arnold I;
prelate, Stephen III. Boss; master of
finance, Charles III. Holt master of ex-
chequer, w. A. Wilson master at arms,
George w. Phillips; keeper of records
and seal, III. l.. Morse; trustees. Fred
Horton, A. Il. Tinkham and q. 4. Lewis
Perseverance Lodge-Chancellor com
mander, Charles NJ. Hurst; vice chan
cellor, George III. Hanny; prelate, Simon
Warren; master of finance, John III.
Springer, u. c.; master of exchequer,
ldwal M. Jones; keeper of records and
seal not elected master at arms, Alfred
White; trustees, John Il. Holmes, John
Williams and w. u. Foy.
Garfield Lodge-Chancello commander,
Edward Scattergood; vice chancellor, j.
Mills; prelate, William Reed master of
finance, Sidney Besser; master of ex-
chequer, Charles Proctor; keeper of rec
ords and seal, A. Ingram, Jr. master at
arms, Joseph Clegg trustees, A. Roberts,
William Scattergood, Jr, and William
Scattergood, Sr.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30

steady stream Of humanity poured into
the room and Clerk Cross office They
were obliged to go To the Office first to get
the final papers signed, and then al djourned
to the court room, where the swearing was
to take place
The hour for Judge Carpenter to take
his place on the bench was Z o'clock. and
when that hour arrived every available
seat in the court room was taken and n
busy hum of voices from all sides made it
seem very much like caucus just before
the chairman calls for order and the fun
begins. Friends sat side by side, and
those who came without friends passed
the time away by chatting with their
neighbors and discussing the Presidential
outlook for 1892, that is, if they both
happened TO speak the same language.
They sat there for an hour, some of
them had been there longer, every now
and then casting suspicious glances at he
clock hands, and wondering why His
Honor did not appear. There was n
dread in the minds of some lest he had
been taken i'll, and they would have to
come and do IL all over again.
But all this time Clerk Cross was on the
jump in his Office fixing out the late arri-
walls, who numbered not a few, and there
was, consequently, no necessity for Judge
Carpenter TO take his place on the bench
until the clerk was ready for him. This
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30
CHARLES MARVIN.

Marvin was at Palo Alto less than two
years when he brought out Fred CrockeI
and lowered the two-year-od record tc
225H. Fred Crocker was the forerunner
OF tho famous trotters from Palo Alto that
from time to time have startled the world
with the brilliancy OF their achievements.
What he has done since then is matter
OF hist " too we'll known. Suffice IL &c
say he has lowered more worlds records
than any driver living, and when he left
Palo Alto that farm held the yearing, two
and three, four and five-year-old records,
the stallion record and the record OF al
records-that OF Sunol. 2.0sA.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30
POOR HEATING AND VENT ILATI0N
Complaint of Teachers and Scholars
at the Charles Street School.

There have been several complaints
heard this fall and winter about the care
less way in which the rooms, used for the
Charles street evening school, have been
cared for. The report coming from teach
ers and scholars alike, is that there has
not been sufficient heat on the cold even
ings to make the rooms comfortable. and
the rooms are never properly swept or
busted.
The effect of this state Of things cannot
be good as regards the scholars, and it
would seem that their interest in school
would be considerably lessened If they
cannot be assured of comfort and cleanli-
ness
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30
REPUBLICAN CLUB REORGANIZED.
The First and Second Ward Club Met
Last Night.

A meeting of the oolored voters of the
First and Second wards was held at 90
Weybosset street last evening The meet
ing was for the purpose of furthering the
interests of the Republican party in this
State.
The old First and Second Ward Repub-
lican club was reorganized and the follow
ing officers were elected President,
Joseph w. Henderson; first vice president,
T.. A. Rollins; second vice president. Will
liam Hatbman: secretary, John Berry;
assistant secretary. Frank Bowen; treas
urer George Combeck. A committee of
three on constitution and bylaws was
elected and ordered 10 report at the next
meeting IL is as follows: George Com
beck, X. /. Goddard Gaines and John
Hope.
Brief addresses were made by the Hon.
John A. Jenkins and Charles West, after
which the club adjourned subject to the
call of the president.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30

their adoption. The extra hours for
the holding of court were from To
o'clock.
1t was a motley crowd that was congre-
gated there last night.
Men were there from the land of thistle and
From the Emerald Isle where the shamrock
grows,
From Spain. Austria and Italy, from France,
Portugal and Germany.
They came To get the voters rights
And swear allegiance TO the Stars and Stripes.
No more TO the foreign potentates they CHING,
They recognize no sovereign and no king.
Now they are citizens and just as free
AS they who were born In this land of liberty.
Almost every condition of life was rep
resented there, from the man who works
in the coal yard and sewers by the day, to
the man on whom prosperity has smiled
more benignly and has good business of
his own. There were men who could read
and men who could not, and men who
could write and men who were obliged to
touch the pen when Clerk Cross wrote
their names. They were all brothers in the
same cause and one was just as the other
there last night The oath of naturaliZa-
tion gave no more to one than to another.
1t was hardly dark when the candidates
for naturalization began to arrive at the
court room in the Post Office building,
and from then until 7:30 o'clock there was
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30
ST. JOHN TEMPERANCE CADETS.
They Held social and Gave Prizes Last
Evening.

A complimentary ball was held by the
st. Johns Temperance Cadets in Oriental
Hall, High street, last evening About
80 couples were present. During inter
mission a gold watch was presented to
Miss Maggie Grace for her assistance at
their late fair.
After intermission the prize waltz came
off. Thomas Kelly being the lucky one. lie
Is now considered the champion waltzcr of
Rhode Island. The prize was very hand
some silver water service. The music was
by Burke's orchestra. The committees
were: General floor manager, Oza J.
Beaureguard; assistant floor manager
Robert r. Montgomery: aids, J. 4. Nc
Alear, !. r. McSoley. w. O'Neil. Francis
Coyle and Dennis Hannigan: committee
of arrangements. Robert r. Montgomery,
chairman; samuel Stephenson, J. h. Nc
Alear.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30
NEWPORT DEMOCRATS WIN.
A Sharp and Close Fight in the
Second Ward,

NEWPORT, Dec 30.-The special election
held yesterday for councilman in ward
two was an extremely sharp and close
fight, for upon it depended whether the
Democrats should reign supreme for the
coming year, or whether the Republicans
would have force sufficient to interfere
with too severe tactics, beside electing the
president of the common council, and
thus securing control Of various com
mittees.
When the ballots were counted in the
ward room after the polls closed, at $50
o'clock. IL was found that Gideon Smith,
Democrat, had 296; j. III. Cumstock, Re-
publican, 300, and that there were four
scattered, giving Mr.. Smith a majority of
just two. The Democrats whose right to
vote i'm the ward was questioned are Aid
erman-elect Waters, who owns resi-
dence in the ward but does not occupy IT,,
ex-Postmaster Lewis Brown, who has
recently bought house in the ward, but
has not moved yet from the Fifth ward;
his son. whose circumstances are similar,
and Charles w. Corbett, who proposes to
live in that ward some time in the near
future. With majority of two these
four doubtful votes, of course decided the
election of Mr.. Smith. While they are
considered doubtful their names were on
the ward list and their names were not
disputed.
At O'Clock the Board of Aldermen met
and began their count, which work CON
sumed less than fifteen minutes, and did
not change the result of the warden S
count, though Smith was credited with
one less vote and Comstock stood the
same. This, against one scattering vote.
gave Smith four majority. There were
three defective ballots which. while evil
IDENTIFY intended for Comstock, would not
have changed the result had they been
perfect.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30
CHARLES MARVIN
The Greatest Developer of Trotting
Horses in the Country.
A HORSEMAN BY INSTINCT,
knowledge of Horse-His Remark
able Career.

Charles Marvin, the great driver, and
unouestionably the greatest developer of
trotting horses In this country has lived
rather romantic life. He was born at
Springwater Valley, near Batavia, N. Y,
fifty-two years ago. He was a horseman
by instinct, and used to break many balky
horse to saddle when boy. At twenty
three years Of age he decided to strike out
for himself, and started for California. III
only reached Pixies PEAK, Col, however.
where he served as a cavalryman. going
through several hot engagements.
II was during his fighting days that
Marvin conceived the idea OF making the
turf his business. A good deal OF racing
was INDUCED In by the cavalrymen for
sport, and when his company was mus
tered out at Fort Riley he found himself
I'm possession of two short-distance race
horses. They were really saddle-horses.
One had Ariel blood In his veins. and the
other traced backward to the Ninth Wis
consln Battery.
That was all the pedigree Marvin
started on. He raced these horses. car
ried mechandise for the Government TO
New Mexico, and finally drifted to Kan
sas. where he picked up Smuggler. The
big stallion showed world OF speed. and
under Marvin's tuition he was ready for
the races. Then began Maryin's remarka-
BILE career. He came through the circuit
with Smuggler. beating the then queen OF
the turf, Goldsmith Maid, and kept on
making money until 1873. when Smuggler
broke down in San Francisco. and Marvin
went to work on trial for Senator STAN
ford. He was to stay there for a certain
length Of time, but Senator Stanford never
told him TO go. so without contract OF
any sort he was local trainer and superin-
tendent OF the Palo Alto trotting depart
ment until about two weeks ago.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30

was the cause Of the delay, but those in
side knew IL not, and SO they could do
nothing bnt sit and wonder.
Judge Carpenter responded promptly
when all was ready, and then the court
room was as quiet as the proverbial church
yard as he took his place on the bench.
AS the names were called from the
papers the candidates came forward and
arranged themselves in semicircle in
front Of the clerks desk. They each held
up his right hand, and the oath which
made them citizens of the United States
was administered There was solemness
about the occasion that made everybody
almost hold his breath during the admin
isfering Of the oath. You could have
almost heard a pin drop ON the carpeted
floor.
FINALLY they had all been sworn In and
Judge Carpenter retired, leaving clerk
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30

Rhode Island Lodge, u. of P., elected
the following officers Monday evening
Chancellor Commander, J. "A. Charnley
vice chancellor. j. +. McQuillion pre-
late, John II. Kelly; master at arms II.
:. Delano; master of exchequer, w. X.
Peck master of fina nee. j. V. Schroeder
keeper OF records and seal, \. NJ. Hussy
trustees Past Chancellor q. H. Graham,
W. B. Carpenter and w. \. Mcleod.
What Cheer Lodge Chancellor com.
mander, A. ID. Williams; vice chancellor,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30
THE PROVIDENCE NEWS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER so

III. s. Barrows; prelate, N. Arendt; mas
ter of exchequer, John X. Lowell F; master
of finance, W. 5. McLane keeper of rec
ords and seal, $. q. Goudy; master-at
Vogle, Nelson S. Davis and G. w. Nc
Namara hall committee. w. II. Briggs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30
A Brutal Assassinstion.

FORT SMITH, Ark, Dec 30.-The brutal
assassination of two men Tuesday night
near Wilburton, in the Choctaw nation
was followed on Sunday by the arrest OF
George l.. Longley at South McAlister.
Indian Territory. Three men travelling In
a wagon were seen Thursday going into
camp near Wilburton. Next day two
hunters found the bodies of two dead men
near the camp with their faces horribly
mutilated. Longley. while trying To sell
his wagon and team. was arreSted.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30

Cross to attend to the routine of making
out the certificates which informs the city
clerk that the bearer is citizen and en-
titled to the right To register, that he may
vote next year This was no small job,
but by 10 o'clock it was all over and the
court room was deserted, while those who
had occupied it during the evening went
home. to sleep the sleep of full Ameri-
can citizen.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30
Jumned From a nellexue Window.

NEW YORK, Dec. 30-Lyrens G.. Harris
was killed instantly yesterday morning by
jumping from the fourth story of Bellevue
Hospital while temporarily insane from
illness.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30
Goes to the Insane Asylum.

New YORK, Dec. 30. - John George
Lingeman, who wanted to secure Cor
nelius Vanderbilt's brains. was pro
nounced insane yesterday. He will be
sent to an insanne asylum.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30

North End and from South Providence.
They were all there with one purpose
in view, TO get naturalized.
The place was the United State District
Court room. The time, last night.
The year is fast drawing to close, and
there are many who want to vote next
year who had yet to have the oath Of nat
ilraization administered to them before
they could vote They could not get to
the place of naturalization during the
day and so the court held special ses-
sion last night TO accommodate those who
wished to swear allegiance to the land Of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30

DO you want room or tenement?
watch the columns of the "News," or bet
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30
KNIGHTS OF pyrHrAs OFFICERS.
Lodges which Chose Leaders at the Meet
ings Last Night.

The following lodges of Knights OF
Pythias have elected officers:
Palestine Lodgc-Chancello Comman-
der. e. w. Lake; vice chancellor. John VI
Holmes; prelate. H. &. Gates: master Of
finance. +. ID Shepard. master OF ex-
chcquer. w. A. Horton: keeper OF records
aud seals u ;. Chamberlain; master at
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30

Furnished rooms supplied with Lodgers
by % tO-ccnt advertisement I'm the "News."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30
What a Years Trial Of the Terrible
Mckinley Bill Shows.
Facts and Figures Which Prove the Bene-
fits of Protection.

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til
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30
Grinding Of the United States Dis
trict Court Last Night.
MANY NATIONS REPRESENTED.
Applicants for Voters Rights Hold Up
their Right Hand and Swear Allegiance
to the Land OF their Adoption-seenes
and Incidents About the Court Room.

HEY came from
every ward in the
city, from the First
to the Tenth, from
Fox Point and Oh
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30

Joe McAulifre defeated Patsy Cardiff in
fifteen rounds last night. The contest
came off in the New Wigwam, under the
auspices of the California Athletic Club,
Twenty-Five hundred spectators were pres
ent. The purse was 81, 500, of which $500
was for the loser. McAuliffe had the best
of it throughout.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30

New York is up in arms over President
Young's announcement that Dan Rich
ardson will play i'm Washington next
year. The New York club claims Rich
ardson. and put in bud Tor him mt Indian
apolis. President Day has made formal
protest 10 President Young against Rich
ardson going elsewhere. and demanding
that he be given TO New York. If Day
fails in his demand, he will try and secure
pfeffer so it il said
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-06-03

that they will favor the fres exercise
Of the power OF amnesty to al citizens
disfranchised on account of polygamy
or polygamous relations, Wno will
obey and uphold the laws of the
United States.
In uniting with the National Re-
publican party we will join the party
which can point to a history and
achievements unequaled in the
history of any other political party
of the world. Since its first OrganiZa-
tioH it has heen the advocate of
freedom, of equal rights to all citizens,
and the leader of all the progressive
which characterize nearly
a third Of the century, and mark an
era of unsurpassed national prosper
ity. We invite all citizens who agree
with us in these general principles
to hold precinct meetings and appoint
delegates to county conventions
which can appoint county delegates
to a Territorial convention, where
the Territorial organization can be
and the platform Of the
party formulated.
c. w. BENNETT,
JAMES SHARP,
H. NJ. WELLS,
W3I. BALDERsoN,
II. G. MCMILLAN,
JOHN HENRY SMITH,
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-06-03
An Automatic Adding and Recording
Machine.

A machine by means of which fig
ures may be placed in tabular order
with the rapidity of ordinary type
writing, and which at the same time
automatically adds the amount as the
figures are listed, with no possibility
of disagreement between the listed
figures and their indicated total has
been invented. The machine is adapt
ed to record and foot up eight columns
of figures, while a similar machine is
also made having a capacity reaching
to ten columns. There are eight col
umnS of keys. the first two columns 20
the right, in listing amounts of money,
being used for the units and tens of
cents, the next three columns for the
units, tens and hundreds of dollars,
and the remaining three for units,
tens and hundreds of thousands, the
machine being thus adapted to all
amounts under million dollars.
To record the amount S17963, which
is shown at the bottom of the paper
just back of the keys, the oper-
ator struck key l in the fifth col
umn, key in the fourth column,
key 9 in the third column, key 6 in
lllO oCCollu COluLil. anu hCy d III GuO
first column, and then pressed the
up-feeding spacer lever to the right
of the key board. The amount re-
corded is thus presented in plain
sight before the next figures are listed,
he operation of which is proceeded
after the same manner, each
separate amount being exposed to
view, by pressing on the spacer lever,
before commencing upon the follow
ing amount. The total of any num-
Der of the amounts printed can at
any time be seen upon the pc
wheels behind a glass just 1T of
the keys; but to print the al er on
the slip at the bottom of the ,olumn,
the operator presses the knob stand
ing at the left of the keyboard. A
little thumb screw on the right of the
machine is to clear the register, or
reduce the machine to naught, an
other thumb screw farther back regu-
lating the feeding of the paper, while
the lever device near it is for feeding
the paper backward.
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-06-03

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.-IN THE PRO
~ bate Court in and for Utah county, Terri
tory of Utah In the matter of the estate of
VIM and Mary Wanlass, deceased. Notice is
hereby given by the undersigned administra-
tor of the estate OF VIM. and Mary Wanlass.
deceased. to the creditors OF and all persons
having claims against the said deceased, to
exhibit them with the necessary vouchers
within four months after the first publication
of this notice to the said administrator.
THOMAS r. CUTLER,
Administrator of the estate of VIM. and
Mary Wanlass. deceased.
LEHI, Utah. May 10, 1891.