New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-12
z, FORCING THE DECREE or / Court
REPUBLICANS TAKE POSSESSION OF THE TOWN
GOVERNMENT OF LINCOLN, r. 1.-PROVI-
DENCE REQUESTS A NAVAL VISIT.

prprDrJcIys TAKE POSSESSION OF THE TOWN
GOVERNMENT OF LINCOLN, r. 1.-pRoyI-
DENCE REQUESTS a NAVAL VISIT.
Providence r. L. July II (speciaD.-The last chapter
or rather the latest chapter in the political controversy
I'm the town Of Lincoln the fOrcble taking possession
~ tho town government by G. Fred Crawford, Re
,tIican Town Clerk eject, and the Republican Town
connciIpen who the Supreme Court decided had ma
iortty Of the votes legally cast After the court tre"
u,t the 40 Democratic tissue ballots thus making the
election OF the Republicans sure the od COUNCIL Vi
last year all Democrats, claimed TO nave Po-oessoh
nv virtue Of a hold-over. The Republicans demanoed
the keys books and papers, and were refused lneh
they went ahead and took them and now administer
inc the affairs OF the town. The majority OF the no
spectable people OF Lincoln are In sympathy WIFI to
Republicans and the Council now in Is the ONLY ono oi
the three for which they will vote any money Inc
District Court has decided that the police ofncers VINO
have been acting by authority OF the OLD Colcii ae
not legal officials and people arrested by them nave
hccn discharged This trouble has set the Lincoln peo
nile IN considering annexation to Pawtucket and thus
coming under city government or else ASKING TOT I'll
Independent city charter.
Military authorities here are working with some pros
pect OF Success induce the naval authorities 10 seu
tl Nevnrk or some other vessel Of the White squad
rom ND the river Providence larbor outside OF te
social and educational features of such visit II "oua
demonstrate TO the owners of vessels That ehannei
twenty feet deep extends from the wharves oil frOV
dence To the ocean, and that It IS possible Tor tue largest
ship to come up TO Providence
The Democratic cancus executive committee OF the
Legislature was in session yesterday laying out plan
of campaign in the special session Although inc en-
tire Democratic contingent numbers only tweh'y-hVo
ont Of JOS the committee Formulated measures which
they decided TO push as gravcly though they had
majority of both houses. They propose to resnscl-
tate the old fashioned graveyard system OF registration
that is registered, always registered uus Ie-
nevlng Democrats from the trouble of going 20 the CRY
Hall once year to give an account Of themselves
Under this system, wheE it wns in vogue here, people
continued TO vote years after they were dead
The convention Of Republican clubs Will be held at
Rhodes o. the Pawtuxet, on Monday, July 90
beginning at IL a After the clambakc the dis
tnguishcd guests will be welcomed by Governor H. W.
Ladd and then speeches expected from John NJ.
Langston Of Virginia; Charles A. Russell, OF Con
nectcut; J. H. Ganger Of New-llamphlre, ana CHARLES
A. Boutcne OF Maine Tickets are 81 80 each. and
large attendance Of representative Republicans Is
looked for.
In a recent interview Matt Herreshof denied that
the yacht Gloriana had new and enlarged mainsaJl
She docs, indeed, carry new mainsal, but II Is no
larger than the old one lie does not think that the
boat will sail again until in the races around New
port in August. Javelin Is the name of 0S-foot
steam Yacht which the IIerreshOfs building for
Ms Morgan This will probably be launched within
week Mr. IIearst's yacht is nearly completed, and
after trial trip will start for the Pncc Coast, Via the
Straits of Magellan
Governor Ladd has reappOinted Almon X. Goodwin az
Commissioner of Industrial statistics The knights Of
Labor are out with manifesto claiming that he evaded
a meeting with committee which desired to press the
claims Of f. l.. Cannon, Master Workman Of the order
in this State Mr. Goodwin is Mayor Of Pawtucket
and a candidate for postmaster Of that city. ES
Alderman Anscl d. NlcIersOn IL also lively cand-
date for the pOstOfice.
Prcparatons are already going forward for the state
fair For amusements the Myrtle Peck Riding Comb
nation has been reengaged There will be prizes for
sprInters aud other athletes