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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-31
NOTES OF THE CONTEST.

Matthews spurted to-day, but his e97-
that's our count-and some smaller hun
dies still leaves him in third place. It's
the STEADY grind that keeps Swan and
Gardiner ahead. The order Is now Swan.
Gardiner, Matthews, Wilson, Gray, Niles,
Hall, Blood. Curtis.
Sixty coupons for III. H. Matthews.
CHEPAcHET, Aug. 30.
To ths Editors Of the Ns,os
Enclosed find eighty-nine coupons,
which please credit TO G. q. Swan, letter
carrier From READER OF THE NEWS.
A nice bundle for Swan from Wash
ington.
PROVIDENCE. Aug 80.
Enclosed find forty-two coupons for
Chester ii. Blood. III. j. Is.
EAST PROVIDENCE. Aug. 80.
To the Editors OF the Nstos
Enclosed are 175 coupons for Henry
Gray-seventy-1 from Thomas Thomp-
son and other friends, and a good part OF
them from his young friend.
MASTER WHEATON HUTcHINs.
Wheaty says more TO come.
Coupons for Gardiner from j. f. Clar-
Ver' fa"'u'Ns'' PROVIDENCE, Aug. 20.
To the Editors OF the NeicG
IIeaSe place tne enCloseo iorty -eiBuI
coupons to the credit Of g. w. uorton.
A FRIEND.
Forty for Gardiner. No letter.
GLocEsTER, r. l., Aug. 80.
To the Editors Of the Netrs
Enclosed please find S5 votes for VIII
liam Gardiner of PROVIDENCE. We wish
him success. From
FRIENDS IN THE WOODS
Way up in the wilds of Glocester.
PROVIDENCE, Aug. 80.
To the Editors of the Netes
have few more left. Please place
thews. Will see you again some time
this week. From
FRIENDS ON THE LINE. o. X.
One hundred and seventy coupons for
Charles Baird. from Capt. Kelley, steam er
City Of Newport.
PROVIDENCE, Aug. 81.
To the Editors Of the Netcs
Enclosed please find thirty-nine cou-
pons for Henry ID. White, ticket agent at
the Elmwood station Of the consolidated d
road. AUBURN.
Eighty-three votes for William Gardi-
ner from Y. A. III.
WooNsocKET, Aug. 80.
To the Editors Of the Netos
Enclosed please find eighty-four cou-
pons for G. o. Swan. letter-carrier, OF
PROVIDENCE. 4. A. w.
RUMFoRD, Aug 81.
To the Editors ~ the Neics
Please find enclosed fifty-six votes for
w. II. Matthews, the Bristol car conduc-
tor, hoping he will be able to lead the van
at the close of the contest for the 81 900
policy. From his friend. A. M. I'll.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-31
NEW YORK & NEW ENGLAND
Passenger Train Service. Week Days Coz
rected to May &c, 1892.

Passenger Train Service, Week Days Cor
rected to May &c, 1892.
Trains leave PROVIDENCE as follows;,.
For bosToN-s os. II 80 A ~, 20 M. RE-
wHIRSLSss TGfSLSf g O. 4 Il y 4 K, ssf
FRANKLIN-s 05. II 80 A. N. 20 ID p. NJ
A!HSssRss T ssf TO- Mi
cSfisEoS oSSlsATSaJsE SF HsvFs r. rSISr r cksTsF H.
on,knAwS. Il II f. i % 81 TO- I'll g. AZ f.
as. 50, .:ii oC, sis 50, q 10 p N. a.
AsIaeNYs IJ !ii 90 Il. "a 90 I. % g. MI 10 50
SUMMIT, oSEc3, sTEhLiSd-7 10. . 10 A. NJ
coyESrEf. GkEENE, MoosyP. PLAINFIELD
JEwEhfg II e el4Y 3khss soyrH
MwJSIpHa6AbH WIN x 3 wILLIMANric-s 10 A. Nj IL To-
E4HTtSGsP fsaslLi sad sAw
BUK0-9 10 A. NJ;
fHiL ADELPHIl VIA PoUGhKEEPsTE-o 10
cfiiCAao AND THE WEST VIA NEwBURG
PAsCoAa AND. INTERMEDIATE STATIONS
i35, e46 A Nj 20, l5. $50 and '.ll 10, 50 10 NJ
e.; Eiann s6 ;ss.. 20 s'Pa io =. a. a. ~ a.
Train leaving Providence As y. NJ connects at
wimantic with the White Train due New York
Depot, and for Hartford and the West from Yves
end. For Pascoag and way stations from Gaspte
street Depot. Providence.
%.'satardays only s,,sundays only. o,,n,,o,,
70 cents unlimited 81.
w. ;. JONES. SuDt. A. " "
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-31
Cleve's Nightmare, Dave.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3l.-At the National
Dem ocratic headquarters yesterday there
were long and serious conferences be-
tween Chairman Harrity, William C..
Whitney, Josiah Quincy and Secretary
Sheerin.
The subject was the situation in New
York State, as it had been shown by the
results Of the publication of Labor Com
missioner Peck's report. 1t had shown
that Hill and State Chairman Murphy
were not yet in entire working sympathy
with the managers of the national cam
paign, it had shown that the "anti-suap-
pers" were ripe for a row.
The conferences at national head quar-
ters had to do with the best measu, e. to
be adopted to bring Cleveland and Hill
together IL was said that Mr.. Cleveland
would invite Senator Hill to visit him.
Members of the party who are prominent
in it's affairs did not deny the fact that
this might be risky thing to undertake,
but all agreed that something must be
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-31
rcS wcstuirst~~ St~"~'.

Since S. b. Brown gave up the
ghost" we have acquired the dis
iinction of being the only house in
town carrying full line of MAN
TELS, CRATES and TILES. Our
stock Of Tiles has never been
equalled by Brown or any one else
in this city. In BRASS GOODS
and DECORATIVE IRON WORK
we are exclusive dealers. We are
the only concern outside New York
City who make any pretensions TO
setting FLOOR, WALL and CELL
ING TILES. We have the bes;
tile setter in New England, and 90
good work at fair prices.
Call on us for your Heating,
Plumbing and Fireplace Work.
OWEN McAULIFFE & SON,
S. w. Cor Broad and Richmond Sts.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-31
"THE ARMY OF THE JAMES"

To BE Organized Next Month at the Ma
tional Encampment of the q. A. X.
During some day of the national en-
campment week a grand reunion will
occur of the survivors of those who served
in the Tenth, Eighteenth. Twenty fourth
and Twenty-fifth Army Corps; of those
who served in the Eighteenth Corps while
IL was on duty in North Carolina and
after its disbandment; of those who were
in the Department of Virginia and In the
Department of the South; In Peck's
division OF the Fourth Corps, Army of the
Potomac; in the Naval Brigade and the
North and South Atlantic BlockadinR
Squadrons.
For the purposes Of this reunion the
committee will unite all of these organic
ations under the title, "The Army of the
James,"
Each corps will have separate head
quarters, distinctively marked.
The committee on invitations has es-
tablished its headquarters at 1425 New
York avenue. These veterans constitute
the committee: j. A. Judson, Frank A.
Butts, Edwin p. Upham.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-31
THE PLAGUE is HERE.
The Moravla Has Brought Cholera to
New York.
% DEATHS ON THE VOYAGE
Twenty Cases of the Genuine Asiatic Pes
thence Now on Board the vessei-The
Health Omcers Made the Discovery
This Morning Startling Announcement
ESPECIAL TO THE NEws.i

NEW YORK, Aug 3i.-The startling an
nouncement that the Asiastic cholera had
reached this city spread like wild fire
this morning. The steamship Moravia
which arrived last night at 9;42
brought the dreaded disease to
this port. During the voyage there
were twenty-five deaths and there are
now twenty cases Of genuine Asiatic
cholera aboard the Moravia. The vessel
is at Quara ntine. She was not boarded
by the health authorities until 9:4O this
morning, and the fact that there was
cholera aboard was not known until then.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-31
BUTTONWOODS.

The subscribers to the concert and fire.
works fund, last evening voted to use the
balance for a reception on the night OF
the opening Of the casino.
The ladies gave a bowling party last
evening, and afterward enjoyed refresh
ments.
A surprise whist party was held at Mrs.
Frank Dodworth's last evening.
The last hop of the season will be held
Saturday evening next. Cottagers and
friends as well as ho ellers are invited.
Manager Lyman will keep the hotel
open until October.
Miss Parks, sister OF Mrs. DR.. Eaton,
will arrive at the hotel soon.
Arrivals at the hotel are Theodore +.
Tillinghast, Frank Bowen, John NJ.
Richmond, Mr.. and Mrs. William c.
Wheelock, Miss Ruth B. Wheelock, Mrs.
f. A. w. Harris, all of PROVIDENCE, and
the Misses Mahoney of Boston.
Manager Lyman has le,sed the Frank
lin Street House, PROVIDENCE.
Rest Cottage. the work of which il con-
| Quoted under the auspices of the Young
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
| of Providence. will finish its summer
| work next Monday.
| The season began July II, two weeks
| later than last year. But 50 women and
girls were accommodated as against "A
| last year.
This season Is the fifth at Buttonwoods,
and it will probably be the last one, fol
| the new home at Oakland Bench will be
completed by early spring. This new
home will he erected on land which was
given the Union by the Oakland Beach
Land Association.
The plans for the building are COM
pleted. aud about $4,000 of the $1,000
necessary TO pay for the building have
been secured.
The new building will be ample enough
20 accommodate twenty-five people, be-
sides the managers, and will incorporate
those special features which experience
has found TO be necessary. The building
will be of the cottage" type, picturesque,
and withal imposing.
The Union this year occupied the cot
tage OF Gov. Brown, from whom many
courtesies and much assistance have been
receiyed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-31
Only Another Chapter.

BosroN, Aug. d.-Judge Morton, In
the Supreme Judicial Court, granted
temporary injunction against the Order
OF the Iron Hall, on each OF two bills In
squity filed in court. The first suit wes
that OF J. b. Stesrns OF Lynn, who is n
member OF a Cambridge branch, and the
second was that OF Abby y. Jones and
others. The latter bill Is brought by q
member OF Cambridge lodge, and with
tives OF lodges In Northampton, Florencs, ?,
Haydenville, Amherst. Springfield and
Palmet.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-31
IT'S Criminal Capacity Enlarged.

ROCKVILLE, Conn.,, Aug. 3i.-The Tol-
land County senators and represen entatives
at n meeting in Tolland, voted to appro-
pirate $1,000 for the enlargement OF the
county jail at Tolland, doubling its ca
pacity. A building committee was ap-
pointed, consisting OF Senators Pinney
ot Stafford and Foster of Rockville and
Representative Little OF Columbia, with
the county comm lssioners.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-31
sewer Contracts Awarded.

The following awards OF sewer contracts
have been made by the Commissioners OF
Public Works: John Keogh. Cambridge
& Co.. Point street; j. j. Newman, At
wells avenue; George II. Newman, Ring
street; L. f. shaw, Bernon street, Buck
lin street aud Potter's avenue. Glenham.
Taylor and Public streets, Hannah street.
Mawney and Updike streets, Oxford
and Salem street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-31
Death Of wcn.Known Ma,ne Man.

RocKi.AND, Me-, Aug. 30. - Captain
Henry }. Keeper, chairman OF the Knox
County Board of Commissioners, died
suddenly at Court House yesterday. He
had been slightly III at intervals, for the
past few weeks. The disease suddenly
developed into spinal spoplexy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-31
CIGAR-MAKERs UNEASY.
An Exodus of 10000 Cigar. Makers ID
Threatening Havana.

HAVANA, Aug. 31.-An exodus from
this city OF 5000 cigar makers Is threat
ened. The manufacturers are in despair
because Of the increased taxation which
leaves them little or no margin for prof
its. A Florida land company has been
Offering such inducements for the re-
moval of factories from Cuba to Tampa
and loer City, that there is little doub
OF many accepting. The employees are al
eager for the change.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-31
rooH and Ono seaman Drowned.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3l.-The steamship
Muriel from Barbados, ETC., brings Capt.
strout and seven seamen of the brig
Brittania, which put into st. Martins ON
August II during gale and drove ashore
and became a total loss. The COOK ana
one seaman were drowned.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-31
THE BLEAcnERY INQUEST.

Assistant Coroner Lincoln Is hoioinR
1t To-day.
Assistant Coroner Lincoln is holding
the inquest on the explosion at the X l.
Bleachery at his Office. 33 Westminster
street. Yesterday afternoon two work
men who are employed in the room In
which the explosion took place were ex,,
amined and to-day Agent Crowell and
superintendent Lloyd were the witnesses:
The inquest will continue for several
days.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-31
NOT DECIDED. PERHAPS.

Col. Colt Says the Rubber Company Has
Been Considering the Trust.
Col Samuel p. Colt was interviewed
this morning by n News reporter In re-
gard to the statement that the National
Rubber Company had joined rubber
trust. Col. Colt said that the company
had been considering the matter but
would not say whether decisive action
had been taken.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-31
The Circassia's Passeng crs.

QUARANTINE, Aug. 31.-The steerage
passengers of the steamships Circassia
and Veendam will be transferred to Hoff-
mans Island to-day, where they will be
hathed and their clothing disinfected.
They will be returned to their respective
vessels as soon as this is completed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-31
A Newspaper Seized.

VIENNA, Aug. 31.-The police yesterday
seized the Tdgcbtdtt for announcing that
burg had entered Austria without inspec-
tion or fumigation.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-31
NJ Loows Like foul Play.

Boston, Aug. 3i.-william Roach OF
Charlestown, who was found In an un-
conscious condition on the Fitchburg
railroad tracks at Waverly last Wednes-
day, is still at the Massac husetts General
Hospital. It Is reported that he will
never fully recover from his injuries.
During mis- sleep he often exclaims,
"Keep them of me-" and acts as though
he would like to say something. There
is n strong suspicion now that the man
was assaulted and placed on the track.
An officer is still working on the case.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-31
A Small Blaze Early This Morning.

Officer Young rang in an alarm OF fire
from Box 364, corner Of Cranston street
and Potter's avenue. at o'clock this
morning. The blaze was in a small
building in the rear Of 20 Jessamine
street, owned by William Shaw, and oc-
cupied by Elias Timberlake as tool
house, which was totally destroyed.
There were number of articles valued
at 500 packed In a box in the tool house,
belonging to Mr. Undertakes son-in-
law, Edward Derch, which were given To
him as wedding presents, he having lately
been married. These were also destroyed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-31
Hnrbor Notes.

The steam yacht Ava is on the PRovI-
DENCE dry dock.
A deck hand employed on the steamer
Connecticut of the PROVIDENCE line, W as
seated on a bucket engaged In strubbil <
paint this morning. The bucket slipped
from under him and he fell to the deck.
A large sharp cotton hook in belt at his
waist entered his back just above his hip
making deep and painful wound. lie
was removed to the RHODE ISLAND Hos
pital where necessary attention was given
him..
Arrived-Schooner Elvira j. French
Grace c. Moore, East Wind, Mary A.
Fisher Emma McAdams, Witch Hazel
Andrew Peters. Lillioet; barge Investi
gator.
Sailed-Schooner Helen q. King,
George Nj. Grant; steam tug Mars with
barge Nereus.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-31
They want Immigration suspe N ded.

LANSING. Mich, Aug. 3l.-The Michi-
gan State Board of Health yesterday re-
quested President Harrison. by telegraph,
to suspend immigration until all danger
from cholera is past
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-31
Society,
General.

The WEEKLY NEWS
is the most welcome present
which can be sent to old
residents of the State now
residing at a distance.
The WEEKLY NEWS
is almost a necessity to those
reading other Providence pa
pers, who wish early and
accurate information about
the secret societies.
The WEEKLY NEWS
is published on Fridays, two
days before the big Sunday
papers. 1t costs less than
half as much as a Providence
Sunday paper, and one quar-
ter as much as a New York
Sunday paper. And it does
not keep you away from
church if you want to go.
The WEEKLY NEWS
will be sent to any address,
postpaid, for 81 per year.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-31
It Mas surelx a Mild Goose Chase.

Deputy Chief of Police Egan says. the
trim to Gloucester was wild gooss chase
and the police have no idea that Dalton
is there.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-29
WANTS TO BE AN ACTRESS.
Mrs.; Packard Deserted Because S,
=. Monld Have No aHnas

Mrs.. Packard Deserted. Because She
: - Would Have No Boss.
"A singular state of affairs was brought
out yesterday al the trial of the case of
James b. Packard against Clara ID. Packard
for divorce on the ground of her desertion
on August IT, 1890 Mr.. Packard Is fore
man Of the Union Carriage Company and
the father Of Two sons and a daughter. he
was married to his wife ia Concordia Parish.
La, in May. 1871, and all the testimony
yesterday went to show that he is most
exemplary citizen, husband and father.
= But it appeared that Mrs. Packard is
seized with the notion that she wants to be
an actress, and this was her only reason for
leaving home, husband and children. He
had not heard of or from her since more
than year ago and then she was with some
Theatrical company playing in New York.
Her reason given why she had left her nus
band was that she did not want to have
any boss over her,"
Several witnesses testified to CONVERSE
lions had with Der and they said she had no
word of reproof or Gliding for him, for he
had been good husband. but under no cir
cumstance could she return TO him or live
with any hu5hand-rather than do so she
would commit suicide by jumping into the
bay or taking poison The ease was not
contested and Judge Nack readily granted
the divorce
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-29
PARDON PETITIONS.
or Markham.s Action Upon Appli-

Governor Msrkham's Action Upon Appli-
cation of San Francisco ConVfcts.
The applications for parden Of the fol-
lowing-named conyfcis from San Francisco
have been referred by Governor Markham
to the Board of Prison Directors as cases de-
serving of inquiry:
W, T.. Harmon, forgery. years, May.
1890.
Lin. Chin. robbery and prior conviction,
life, 1879.
The Governor has refused to exercise the
pardouing powerin the following cases from
San Francisco c0Dyicts:
Ernest Collins. burglary, years, Septem-
Der. 1891. g.
c. l.. Ceskey. arson FIRST degree. Is years.
May 10. 1855:
B. K. Myers. perjury. years. August 81.
Richard j. :Donahue. grand larceny. s
years, March, 1890: ''02
Thomas Rice. assault to commit robbery
years, January, 1889
George NJ. Messersmith. mufder first de-
gree, life. 1881. -
James Bennett. grand larceny, 10 years.
S. L. Mannheim. felony, years, 1890:
Peter Jones. assaultsto commit sodemy, z
years, 1891.
: Peter Schultheis. forgery, years. 1889
Charles Peterson. assault TO rob, 10 years,
1891
:. George Politics. sodomv. 20 years. 1886.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-29
STREET MATTERS.
The Church Street Denizsps Prefer the
Omnibus Company.

The Church Street Denizsps Prefer tho
Omnibus Company.
A strong delegation from the Church.
street Improvement Club. headed by John
O'Byrne, appeared before the Street Com
mittee Of the Board of Supervisors yester-
day. and urged that the franchise for
street. railway on Church street be granted
to the Omnibus Cable Company. The Mar
ket-street Company. they maintained. now
has control of that whole territory, and COM
petition will result in better service.
Complaint was made by f. r. Lilienthal
of the slipshod manner in which the cross
ing Of Noe and Nineteenth street is being
macadamized. The matter was referred to
the Superintendent eff Streets.
The Point Lobos Improvement Club asked
that Sixth, Fourteenth and Twenty-fourth
avenues be exempted from railroad frau
chises from the Preside to Golden Gate
The committee thought it would be time 10
consider such a request when some one ap-
piled for a franchise on any of those thor
oughfares.
The extension of Shotwell, Capp, Bartlett,
Treat avenue, and other streets, TO Army
street, as petitioned by many property
owners. so as to grant sewer-cOnneciions
with the Army-street sewer, will be recon-
mended by the committee as soon as the
prOperty-0wners will guarantee the pay
ment OF preilmlna0 EXPENSES.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-29
The engineer came in cap in hand, and

The engineer cane in cap. in hand, and
the company gathered round eagerly.
Without The slieh:e5t affectation she put
her hand on johns grimy arm and said:
",Shal tell them, John? 1t saved their
lives. they say"
"And mine. too. You may tell them, or
let me-" said John.
She sat down again and then John eY-
.plained how the open circuit line had been
built. bow:it was used and why 1t had been
erected.
Never did story create profounder sem
safion. The gentlemen shook hands with
him, and the resident actually Kissed Der
for the company real corporation KISS.
loud and hearty. The ladies Rugged her
and cried over her.
Poor child She was covered with coDfu-
sion, and knew not what to do or say, and
looked imploringly to John. He drew near
and proudly took her hand in his, and 81 {,
brushed away the tears and smiled.
.. The gentlemen suddenly. seemed to have
found something vastly Interesting to talk
!. about for they gathered in knot in the
corner of the room, and presently the
president said aloud:
"I.sfies and gentlemen, hope you will
pardon me If call you to order for brief
matter Of business"
There was sudden hush In the room,
now packed to suffocation.
The secretary will please to take min
utes Of this meeting"
The secretary sat down at Kase's desk
and there was pause,
"Mr. PRESIDENT
Every eye turned TO corner where a
gray-haired gentleman had mounted cha r.
.'Mr. PRESIDENT"
"Mr. Graves, director for the State, gen.
tlemen. He begs leave to offer a resolu-
tlon."
Tie director began to read from slip Of
paper as follows:
Mills NJ epoipa
Of this line, erected a private telegraph;
and whereas, he, with the assistance of the
telegraph operators OF this station, used the
said line without the consent OF the COM
pany, and for other than railway business,
1t Is resolved that he be suspended from his
position of engineer, and that the said
operator be requested to resigG-
A murnlur Of Misrepresentation filled the
room, butothe president commanded Silence
and the State director went on: 60
"ResigR her place. 1t is further resolved
that the said John Mills be appointed chief
engineer OF the new repair-shops at Slaw-
son.
A tremendous cheer broke srom the com.
pany. and the resolution was passed with a
shout of assent. a.o: g
How it ended they never knew. 1t seemed
like dteaiB, and they could not believe it
true fill they stood by Fifty-one alone in
the winter night. The few ears the engine
had brought up had been attached 10 the
: train. and f9tty-one had been rolled up on
tie siding. With many handshakings for
John and kisses for Kate, and a round of
cheers for the two, the train sped away
: The idlers had dispersed, and none !lingered
about tile station except the lovers. They
had walked up. the track to bid "a long fare
well TO Fifty-one.
{: For few moments they stood In the glow
of the great lamp, and then John put il ont
: and left the giant 20 breathe away its fiery
life 10 gentle clouds of White steam. As
fur. these lovers they had ne need of lis
light. The winter stars shone on them, and
the calm, cold night seemed paradise
! below