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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15
H. W. LADD CO.
Every department
BrimM
of
Christmas Things!
Our entire establishment
0verAoMing
with y
Christmas Goods i!

Our business last week indicated that
the Christmas rush" will not be be.
hind previous seasons. We have de.
voted practically our whole store to
Christmas things, and the tendency OF
the holiday shopping Is In the direction
Of the useful and practical as we'll as
the purely ornamental for z ift.making.
Christmas Furs, Christmas Linens,
Christmas Gloves, Handkerchief. Hos.
iery, Umbrellas, Aprons, Skirts, House
Coats and Neckwear for the men are
all in extraordinary demand, and we
have made especial efforts TO have the
newest and best Of such. especially for
the holiday trade, as we'll as magnih.
cent assortment OF those dainty, useful
and ornamental articles, big and little,
popularity known as "hOliday goods I"
(which comprehend q thousand differ
ent things.
The pressure from our other depart.
ments for more room to do their in.
creasing business has caused us TO re.
lunctantly abandon our usual toy show
this year. Our display Of Dolls, Doll
Furnishings and Doll Furniture, how.
ever, was never SO fine.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15

articles that the tariff has been reduced
in the main.
Protection as the word is understood
here is unknown in Germany. The tax
there is for the support of the imperial
household, the great mass of aristocratic
beggars and the army. There is no
thought of protecting the working men.
They are considered only as objects to
be taxed for kingly pleasure.
There is no parallel between protec-
tion in Germany and the United States
and any deduction drawn from the re-
vision of the German tariff must be a
bubble which the pin of truth will pune
ture.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15

mind made suspicious by bodily ailment
prove nothing.
Another witness related to the Wor-
rell family by marriage told Of the trip
East with Mrs. Barnaby's body.
DIR. Graves was in the car and introduced TO
Mrs. Conrad and two others. Mrs. worrell,
Sr. present and complained of feeling III. The
doctor at once offered 10 give her some whiskey.
but she turned away and said; "oh. excuse me-"
The same witness also testified that
DIR. Graves appeared nervous.
The code of criminal procedure in
Colorado must be remarkably lax. Hear
say evidence would not be admitted in
any eastern court, and interpretations by
witnesses who are evidently biased,
would be met with severe rebuke by
the Judge. In Denver, however, wit
nesses known to be particularly hostile,
are permitted to insert arguments in
tended to throw discredit upon the de-
fendant.
DR.. Graves may be guilty Of the
crime charged against him. He may be
the black hearted fend which the gov
ernment claims he is. But DIR. Graves
should have chance for his life, and the
rule of law centuries old that an accused
man should be considered innocent until
he is proven guilty should have some
weight with Judge Rising. 1t is a
theory advanced by some of DR.. Graves
friends that the Worrells might have
had hand in the killing of Mrs
Barnaby, for it is shown that they would
have secured advantages from her
death, and the family were in need of
those advantages to greater degree
than DR.. Graves.
The court however seems to have pre-
determined the case against DIR. Graves.
The trial seems to be descending to a
partisan investigation.
The doomed man should be given a fair
show in the Denver court. If he is in
nocent he should have chance to
prove his innocence. If he is guilty the
government should be made to prove his
guilt by the presentation of fact and not
by opinions expressed by interested wit
nesses.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15
THE PULSE or THE PRESS.

Tammany, having provided Congress
with a speaker, Is now going to fit out the
State Legislature. How would it like a
contract to supply speakers all over the
country New York Recorder.
Secretary Proctor's policy of making
soldiers of the Indian marks a new era for
the red man and gives the army recruits
who are we'll adapted for work in the
Western country. Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Springer would not accept the chair
manship Of the Coinage Committee. Not
much. Springer knows the hot end of the
poker, especially when the glow of heat is
Still on it from recent roastings. He will
not monkey with silver.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Every representave or senator who he
lieves in sound money and the avoidance
of race issues should hesitate before he
consents TO incorporate as States the two
Southwestern territories which remain
from the Spanish cessions. Boston Adj
vertiser.
The Pawtucket Times characterizes
the Hon. Hugh j. Carroll rs the prctender
10 the mayoralty and says '' He is salts
fled that he has no claim To the chair. hut
is simply hoping that by bluffing he will
be able to hold It," And yet the Times
refused to support the candidate OF its own
party against him.-Newport News.
Mr.. Blaine's acceptance of the invita-
ton Of tn eBoston Merchants Association
To attend its banquet on January will
make that occasion one of great sgnih-
canoe For Mr. Blaine will probably take
advantage of the opportunity TO speak
more at length than he has yet done Of
the reciprocity policy which Is being so
successfully carried ont by the Republican
Administration. The merchants Of New
England and of the country will await
his address with very lively interest IL
would he we'll il President Harrison
whose name is also conspicuously identi-
fled with reciprocity, could bepresent, too
Boston Journal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15
AS L WAS SAYING.

woman from Chicago recently ex-
pressed some indignation when it was sup-
gested to her that the women of that city
had really no bigger feet than others. She
said, "Of course they have bigger feet.
Nobody there wears less than No. 5
shoe"
:" think" said Providence Democrat
the other day, that it was almost an in
suit for the Democrats to ask me to run
for Office in the Fourth Ward and then
want contribution for campaign ex-
penses, when they knew l couldn't be
elected"
A man entered the City Hall late Satur-
day afternoon and inquired for the place
to pay his poll tax. The City Hall police
man, who is always anxious to find out
things, asked him where he lived, and he
said in Valley Falls. He had lived there
forty years and did not know any better
than to believe someone who told him he
must pay poll tax in this city.
An amusing incident occurred on one
of our horse cars the other noon
knight of the locust who was on his way
TO satisfy the cravings of the inner man at
his home, was very intently reading the
NEWS. when one of the passengers reached
behind him, and grasping the billy which
the knight had placed at his side, passed
il along down to the rear of the car. Hav-
ing read the paper TO his satisfaction, the
locust swinger felt for his trusted weapon.
but found it missing. Jumping to his
feet he began diligent search, but failed
TO find what he looked for. OF course his
suspicious must rest on some one, and as
two young men started to leave the car.
his eagle eye was fixed upon them, and he
Immediately instituted search of their
persons. IL was in vain. The conductor
finally secured the locust, and returned
it TO the discounted knight, who again
resumed his wonted quiet, but the passen-
gers are still laughing at the consterna-
ton he exhibited.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15

WHEN the London Times finishes the
disreputable campaign in which it is
now engaged to manufacture sentiment
in Chile hostile to the United States in
behalf of English adventures and stock
exchange gamblers, it will find that it
has discredited itself as a newspaper,
discredited the government it speaks
for, and awakened righteous indigna-
tion in this country which will be long
in subsiding.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

The annual election of Providence Typo
graphical Union, No. 33, occurred yester-
day. and resulted as follows President,
William Carroll vice president, John j.
Nolan; treasurer, Joseph Newton; re-
cording secretary, Rudolph Del.eeuw
financial secretary, Franklin u. Eddy
sergeant-at-arms, George B. Sullivan
executive committee, Joseph Dove, Robert
Grieve. A. G.. Howell, NJ. H. Martin,
William Palmer delegates to Central
Labor Union. e.. r.. Boomer, +. T. Eddy,
A. G.. Howell, g.. B sullivan. Consider
able interest was manifested and large
vote was polled, most of the members
voting. rhe only contest was for the
Office of president. and Mr.. Carroll re-
ceived very handsome majority.
Painters and Decorators Union held an
enthusiastic meeting last night at - Ex-
change place.
The following labor organizations meet
tonight: Industrial Assembly. u. of L..
,055 High street, Olneyville: Iron Mould
ers Union, No Al. at II DOrrance street .
Iourneymen Tailors Protective Union, -
Weybosset street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15
PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Ii is understood that Representative
Culberson of Texas has accepted the posi-
ton of interstate commerce commits
sioner.
The Chicago Tribunes Washington cor
respondent says Senator Sherman will be
a candidate for the Presidential nomina-
ton next year.
Hopes are entertained that the late
George Bancroft's library can be pur-
chased for the Newberry public library of
Chicago.
The birthplace of Chopin, the composer,
is to be suitably marked through the ac-
tivity of the Musical Society of Warsaw
The dwelling is now occupied by poor
peasant family.
There are five Taylors in the House of
Representatives. all Republicans, so this
family control about one-seventeenth of
the votes in a Republican caucus. The
seven households of Taylor, Wilson, Hen
derson, Johnson, Stone, Hopkins, and
Russell will together make up one-fifth of
the Republican delegation.
German papers still continue TO criti-
else the German Emperor for placing the
line, "Suprema lex regis voluntas' above
his name in the famous golden book of the
CITY of Munich. Various explanations
have been given of the saying by papers
favorable to the government, but no ex-
PLANTATION whatever has appeared in the
government organ.
While in Kssingen last summer,
Prince Bismarck said that he had ONLY
one ardent wish, and that was to have a
proper inscription on his gravestone. A
few days ago Mat Beuer of Berlin sent
the Prince seventy different inscriptions
in the hope that the ex-Chancellor might
find one to please him. Bismarck, how
ever. was not fattered by the attention.
and answered rather curt1y that he had
read the various inscriptions but was
happy TO say that he needed none of them
at present.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15
THE GERMAN TARIFF.

The revision of tariff charges by Ger
many is made the ground work for
many fallacious essays 10y the Mugwump
and free-tTade forces against the policy
of protection as advocated 10y the Repub-
lican party. One of these papers with a
great exhibition of indignation bursts
out with the sentence fifteen years of
protection should make any country try
To escape from the poverty il is sure to
entail" OF course the paper referred TO
lost sight of the fact that the Morrill,
protective tariff was i'm existence for
more than twenty years in this country
before the Mckinley bill was passed and
that there was no extraordinary com
plaint of poverty at the end Of that time.
IL is the habit Of the Mugwumps and
free-traders however to lose sight of
facts when they are pertinent to the
question under discussion.
The German tariff which has been
amended was not a protective tariff. 1t
was tariff for revenue purely and any
protection that IL conferred was Incl
dental IL was n tax chiefly upon the
bread stuifs and meat that the Germans
were compelled 10 purchase as matter
Of necessity, and not upon uxuries as
manufactured articles that they might
procure as a matter Of choice Wheat.
rye, beef or pork needed in Germany no
protection at all, aud it is upon these
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15
FRANCHISE FACTS.

The opening remarks Of President An
drews at the franchise hearing yesterday
are excellent and worthy of perusal by
all public spirited citizens. DIR. An
drews says: "We believe fully that
when a corporation has been granted the
use of the public streets on terms advan-
tageous to it and the public alike, it
ought not to be subject to competition.
We know full well that if any corpora
tion came in as a rival, one rival would
speedily buy out the other, and
that the people would have to pay
the entire cost. No sensible and
patriotic citizen wants that. Monopoly
in such case, after the contract has
been justly awarded, is not only not to
be dreaded, but is in the highest degree
desirable. And if the contract is so
framed as to be permanently just, secur-
ing to the public as they arise the benefit
of all new inventions in the business in
volved, the length of time covered by
the monopolistic contract is immaterial."
Here is the whole truth in a nutshell
and it needs no further comment. After
six months of misrepresentation by some
on this question one of the foremost lead
ers of the Advance Club asserts that
the principle involved is right, that
the cry of monopoly is nonsense, and
that competition is not only impossible
but is wrong, and that on This ground
he and the most progressive members of
the Advance Club are firmly planted.
What then is the ground of complaint?
Simply that they do not approve the
terms of an unknown contract. In other
words the objectors to the act appear be-
fore some of those who have approved it
and say to them, "we like your plans but
we do not believe you can be trusted TO
carry them out" That is the whole
meaning of the objection. After months
of consideration and legal discussion in
which the ablest talent in the State
was employed to frame an equitable bill
some thoughly well-meaning but mex
perienced gentlemen fear the results of
the judgment of the most experienced
practical business men and lawyers in
the community.
Are these opposing gentlemen aware
that we had an election recently? Do
they know that every member of the
committee who have the bill in charge
except one, was reelected by the citi-
zens in contest wherein the franchise
act was made one main point of issue
Isn't it something of a slur on the citi-
zens' intelligence at this time to say by
implication to them that they have not
exercised due intelligence in the selection
of their representatives?
What are we to do if we cannot trust
our duly-elected representatives to legis-
late for us? Shall we return to the
primitive Anglo-Saxon open council, and
each vote in the meeting of citizens on
every measure presented? There is no
other alternative. We must have con-
fidence i'll our legislative body or do our
legislating in person. But let us at least
not be told Immediately after an election
that we were not capable of selecting
men fit to care for our interests in the
conncil. That is not only an eek post
facto" statement, but it is an affront to
our citizenship.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15
BURIAL OF A sHIPMATE AT SEA.

The moon rode high In cloudiess SKY,
And the ship oer the pillows rolled,
As silent and slow we bore from below
The corpse of our shipmate bold.
On the gratinss placed, in his hammock
laced,
With the ensign waving o'er him,
We thought Of his worth, but no words
found birth,
To tell of the love that we bore him.
We weighted him well with shot and shell.
That, far beneath the wave,
His sleep might be secure and FREQ
In the deep, deep coral cave.
Some bubbles arose from his place Of repose,
But quickly forever fied
We gave but one tear-but that was sim
cere!-
One sigh for the honored dead.
But the sea birds wall and the stormy gale,
And the roar Of the ocean wave,
Sang loud and long their funeral song
Ger the seaman's traceless grave.
Anonymous.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15
YOUNG MAN.

It viii take but "a few minutes to register
and be qualified to vote the coming year.
it must be done before the close of this
month or you will be disfranchised for the
whole of the year 1892. The young man
who Will become of age during that year
can and should register now. The City
Clerks office will be open daily from o to d
an.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15
The only Republican daily
of the Republican Capital
Of a Republican State.

The "Ne1os should be ordered of yon
nearest neiCsdedier. Those ,cisIing TO
secure the paper piH confer a favor upon
It's publishers by reporting at once any
failure or irregularity in ats delivery
Patrons not liuiag near nelosdedler ,oiH
be supplied on application TO the office, 81
Westminster street
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15
YOUNG MAN.

1t will take but few minutes to register
and be qualified To vote the coming year.
IL must be done before tho close of this
month you will be disfranc chised for the
whole of the year 1892. The young man
who will beco of age during that year
can and should register now. The City
Clerks Office Is open daily from o to
~.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15

THE Boston Herald figures that
Christmas gifts aggregating $4,000, 900
in value are sent from this country TO
Europe every December. 1t further
figures that this sum is about five times
the value of the gifts that come across
the Atlantic ferry in the reverse direc-
tion. Now will not the Herald pursue
its arithmetical Investigations little
further and. consider the causes that
have built mp this country's prosperity
and made it the great Christmas keeping
nation?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15

THE Empire State has only one sena-
tor to represent it in federal legislation.
Time will tell whether its 100000 of
people will permit David b. Hill TO
neglect their interests, and outrage the
commemorative dignity with impunity.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15

CANDIDATE ALLEN, Republican, is not
likely to be elected mayor of Boston to-
day, but it is very reasonably probable
that Matthews will lose good slice out
of his last years plurality.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15

THE st. Louis Globe Democrat says
Speaker Crisp has three definite claims
to the respect and admiration of his
party, to witt He was born in Eng
land, he served in the Confederate army
and he is endorsed by Tammany.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15

THERE has been good deal of blus-
tering talk among Democrats called out
by the possibility that Calvin S. Brice
may be deprived OF his seat in the Uni
ted States Senate on the ground that he
was not a resident of Ohio when elected
to represent it in the Senate Chamber.
The question is a simple one and Demo
Gratis rs well as Republicans should feel
a jealous interest to see il impartially
settled. If Mr.. Brice is eligible he
should keep his place. II he Is ineligi-
bic he should be unseated.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15
Register. 1t viii be too late after Decem-
her n.

THE strangest feature of the Norcross
case is the fact that no member of the
dead bomb thrower's family had ever
detected in him any sign of mental I'M
soundness, while the physicians who ex-
amined the brain say that its possessor
must have been for months deranged.
There is many murderer who goes free
on the false claim of insanity, and many
an insane man who walks among his
fellows with nothing to mark him off
from them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15

THE Chicago Intcr-OceSse thinks that
Gov. Hill loaded up for bear" and
then got at the wrong end of the gun
when he touched her off.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15

Now Is the time to put In the preiimi mary
work for the spring campaign, which is
close at hand. The first step is to register;
after Dec. 81 IL will he too late.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15

Now il the time tn put I'm the preliminary
work for the spring campaign, which Is
close at hand. The first step Is to register; I;
after Dec. 81 II will be too late.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15

THE talk of an American Pope after
the death Of Leo is about as wild as any
thing recently set ahoat in the news
papers. Granted that Leo cannot live
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15

IN their hearts the Democrats in the
House must wish they had escaped such
a majority.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15

MILLS does not play the martyr grace
fully.
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ter stIll, insert n 1O-cent adver rtisement.
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You wish to vote for President; register
I'M I'M ediateIy.
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1891.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15

That protection helps manufactures and
consequently industrial employees, is un
deniable. Whom does it hurty Not the
consumer, for living is growing cheaper.
Not the merchant, for our commerce is
increasing. Not the farmer or the miner,
for both are doing very well-New York
Recorder.
The country would need to be raked
with fine tooth comb to find anybody
who is not benefited.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15

chr;s you want nt 90 tnaae yourseIt ;ii HoIn Sa
one, too, that won't cost anything.-Paw-
tucket Tribune.
Register that you may have a clear
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-15

According to the published figures the
Pawtucket cotton mills stocks are more
valuable than those of Fall River. Rhode
Island may be little, but she is always
pretty sure to be ahead.-Newport News.
And what debt of gratitude she
owes to the Republican policy of pro-
lection.