The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-16
R/GHT TO THE POINT.

II electricity, backed by dollars, will
give Providence n frst-class street car
service, there will soon be no reason to
complain.
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There are none so blind as those who
will not see." That. perhaps, accounts
for Chairman Ovens dimness of vision
with regard to the politics in the Soldiers
Home resolution.
The postofiice bacillus is said to be in
oculating Democrats at the rate of 1000
a day.
III Cleveland does not have a political
machine In New York that will doubly
discount Tammapy IL will be because he
and Dan Lamont don't know how to con-
struct aud operate it,
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The time for the opening OF the Worlds
fair is near at hand. but the fair is not
very nearly ready to be opened.
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The news about the sale of the Un ion
railroad has all been printed In the News
first. The article OF yesterday completed
the series Of really remarkable "scoops.u
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The New York pool room men propose
to play the dog In the manger act i'm case
they are debarred from selling pools.
They will attack the constitutionality
of the Ives law, under which they are to
be tried and under watch races are alone
possible The Ives law defeated. the
race tracks will be knocked out. Horse
racing and gambling seem to be practi-
cally inseparable.
New York is to have a new commission
whose duty will be to inspect ice and
prevent the cutting or sale of any that
is impure. 1t will have a cold Job. but
the 5000 salary will warm its mem
bers up.
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The great Seidl orchestra has made a
very poor selection for manager. Charles
4. Locke is rather too well known to as.
sure success to any venture he Is con-
nected with.
III Providence is to have good baseball |
this season it is none too early for the |
lovers of the sport TO get together and |
organize a strong local corporation to |
control the club.
That was weighty educational dele
CATION that appeared to favor the relief
of the Friends School from taxation be-
fore the senate committee on education
yesterday. There "as no argument Of
fered against the proposition.
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Gentle spring appears to have gotten
tangled up in thai Western cold wave.
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Two weeks from tomorrow the contest
for the $500 offered by the News closes
II behoves those Interested to pira nm
their loins and strain every sinew from
now ON.
Now that it has been determined TO an.
point a commission TO ascer tain whether
the people of Haa ali want to come into
The United States. how would do to
liud out what the people of the United
states think about receiving themp
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The proposed New York hotel for
women will not meet failure from the
same cause as is alleged to have effccted
,he downfall of a previous enterprise NJ
his character, viz: n strict Quarantine
against men. The guests will be aI.owed
% receive their male friends ~ in their
,wn homes
The Boston man VINO is trying to mako
, corner Ia wood will have his hands fuII
IN Maine alone in 1892 there were out
.l0,0Sl, 5i5 feet.
NAPOLEON Ives pops up again. this
ime behind proposed air line rail.
Dad e. ON Detroit To Tole 10. Ives's prs. !
'ious financial schemes have not been Z,
Ievoid Of air-and water. too.
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IL is safe to say that when the plurality
lection law constitutional amendmrnt
omes before the people it will secure not
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