New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-17
GUN.MAKING IN RHODE ISLAND.
BUSY WITH ToRPEpoEs, MoRTARs AND RAPID
FIRING CANNON.

pusY WITH ToRPFpoES, MoRTARS AND RAPlD'
FIRING CANNON.
Providence. r. l., JAM 10 tspcap'-ihc VI" CIV
interests Rhode Islanders more or less ana parucu"'N
th, city. The employees of tho llot'hHss 'N'nh".
Company are busy. The work on me nrs' i'o'" "
the Howell torpodoes is bel s pushed IapoN' anu
some OF them will he completed in the near hire' Inc
uorj al the Builders Iron Foundry that OF maNne u'e
u,oen foo, raed mortars for the Government mas no
relation to the present trouble, as the guns
are being made a contact oil some YEARS s'"''-
should II be necessary To order Large quhhu's OF
small arms the machine shops OF this CITY oouu
h,rnisb them at comparatively short notice. during
,h civil War and the trouble In Turkey q few years
400 mis- city demonstrated Its capabilities In mat
lire. ,,
The opening OF the Legislature next wednesday wiz
-, r.ol,v the beginning OF the spring campaign THIS
LEGISLATURE, always brings with IL the rural statesmen
md most OF them know thing two about carry
ug el,ctions The Governors messag, Is already IN
TYNE. After the General Assembly begins It's ses
,o,s the talk Of candidates will gather shape. The
vo,c which the Democratic State Convention passed
last wear agreeing select their candidate for Ih'"
states senator at the State Convention this spring
&, uLsv ,o cause them trouble. II HOuey should
fail TO be nominated Newport would surely go ne
mhlicsn md II Honey is nominated the north part
OF the state will lose many Democratic votes linen
pago Is not altogether satisfactory TO the Mugwump
contingent II 4, said that he has ,aker contract
IA send Hill delegates to the Democratic Na'iohai
Convention. The Mugwumps are solid for Nle'o-
land and the I'LL possibility gives them cold shvcrs'
A new candidate has to the front In the person
81 DR. Iuclus F. c. Carvin. DR.. Garvn Is "A nauNe
| 81 Tennessee and was graduated from Amherst toll
lcge. He has been IN the General Assembly Ho"'
Cumberland most OF the time since 1855 and IS now
the senator from that lie Is what may Do
called an advanced thinker and is usually III Shall
minority. He is really able man. but Intensely
original His present fad IS the single tax.
The petition of the New York and New England
| Railroad Company that the city of Providence III
creo 50 the guarantee Of the Providence and spring
! field Railroad Company's bonds from SoOo,OOo TO
$3.50 600 is arousing much discussion and some oppo
sition The Sew ngand Company has lease OF
the springded road and II desires to extend the road
| from Psscoag its present terminus, to East Thomp
! SON Conn., on the line OF the New England road
The extension would be and half miles In
| length and would make another route TO Worcester
| and Inter OH TO springfield. The country through
which this extension Is run is rugged. The whole
sale trade Of the Hty signed petition in favor OF the
nropo,cd guarantee The opposition IS based OH the
! feeling that there is why the city should
guarantee the bonds OF this road any than those
OF any other road.
The semi annual graduating exercises at the state
| Normal school were held Friday Governor Laid
rrseutcd the diplomas fifteen graduates. This is
he school formerly presided by General Morgan,
now commissioner of Indian Affairs.