The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-30


these rsldi contrivancss into tae boari
OF n .dsrmen meeting yesterday aIser-
noon.l Several eloquent speeches were
nipped ia the bud aud the members OF
the board were SO badly stampeded that
the mayor adjourned the meeting to
water I'm the most unparliamentary fash
ion. One Of them was exploded
IN the police department. and
the frightened officers nearly died
OF fright, thinking that Herr Most and
his anarchicsl followers were invading
the premises. The elevator man couidn,
be induced to 20 down stairs. put shot
his car to the top OF the building and
there remained suspended In mortal
terror. The water department issued
from it's lair armed with several feet OF
standpipe. The health department.,
which was working upon cholera 6a,
cillus, dropped the bleeding, manRled
form Of the auimal on the fsor and
Jumped headlong out OF the window.
The clerk Of the board OF aldermen
seiz "a "A manuscript bearing the names
Of seventy-two nuisances aud advanced
with admlrablei intrepidity directly away
from the spot from which ,9, tae sound eai-
diately fell to work upon a brief to the
supreme court showing why anarchy
should be crushed out of the city as soon
as IL reared its ghastiy head. Alderman
West finally explained the phenomenon
and averted a panic. Upon a promise to
meeting Of tte board OF aldermen wnicn
will be on July TO- instead af July Il;
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iAlbcrt W. Harris, the champion bicyle
rider Of T. lgland, vii, come 10 this coun-
.ry in August. Mr.. Harris has many
fr ends in this city and an effort will be
N, ade by them to have him visit Provi-
dence before ,he retura 10 England. -
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They had very evidently just arrived
In town from the backwoods, and as they
stood on Exchange place an expression
OF the utmost wonder was engraven on
his brouzed features. BY his side, hang
ing on TO her husbands coat with death
like grip, stood a woman dressed In the
prevailing style Of dozen years ago.
The new Industrial Trust company's
building across the street appeared to in
terest the man moro than anything else,
and he gazed in opeu-mouthed ast 'nish-
ment at the huge crane AS it life huge
bars of iron to the top. His wife wa 8
far more interested In a dress worn b y
a stylishly attired lady who passed by at
that minute, and she in turn gazsd In
awe at the ball skirts and numerous
plaits and rufiles in tho dress. Suddenly
both awoke from their trance with a
start and the man started across the
street closely followed by his WIFE As
they were passing through Exchange
street the worknen in the buildine-
observed them and one with malise aforn
thought howled out "look out dove
there" There was u smothered imprc.
cation and moment later the people OIL
Westminster street were startled by the
grotesque spectacle Of the man dashins
at full speed across the street from Ex-
change street. He made the stree, IN
three leaps and as he tore around Tnrk's
every plunge.
The project for 'Rest Cottage for
wo king girls is one that will appeal TO
great many people. 1t should be
remembered that contributions left "A
the News Office will reach the proper
destination and be properly applied TO
the furtherancs OF the WORK the Y. w.
9. L. u. has undertaken.
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Pickax and spade are the order Of the
day In the streets. This Is the season
when the pedestrian turns out of his
usual way to avoid piles Of dirt or cobble
stones that obstruct the side walk aud
the man who rides to his business is CON.
PEELED to ride a half mile further because
Of that sign street closed" All along
Weybosset street and even beside the
postoffice on Custom House street are
now familiar tiers Of piping for the
underground telephone wires Dorrancs
street Is blocked with machinery for con-
struc ing the sewer main. You take the
railroad track on Weybosset street.
nea. Paige street because the Athletic
association Is laying the foundations for
new building, Nearly opposite, on
the corner of Union street, new sewer
under way aud the pedestrian uses the
Dot bridge. or he walks out in the road
way. Ol the corner of Westminster
and Mathewson streets, on the corner OF
Clemence street and Westminster aud
on the corner Of Exchange street aud
West minister, the sidewalk is pre- -empted
by the progressive property owners, who
know that the suffering public will for
give much to those who are improving
the city.
Mr.. d. o. Black, proprietor of the Paw
tucket Times, has purchased "a site for
new building for that paper, its present
quarters being in danger Of demolition to
make way for street Improvement. The
Times is young but IL has already become
a very good paying property, It's profits
amounting To something more than
$1,000 n month. l am told. This is pretty
good showing for paper In limited
field that has not yet attained an age at
which the human infant talks. "Dave"
Black generally arrives at the destination
lie starts for.
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The experiments at the pumping sta
tion still continue ana the results OBJ
tanned from the various filters are being
carefully taDulated. The work or decid-
ing the merits of the filters has taken
longer than was at first anticipated, The
filters seem TO be very delicate instrue-
ments To handle aud regulate properly.
they need to be adjusted in various ways,
and to be adopted co almost every Oh ami
cal constituent that the water contains.
Filters that ars practical in one place
are almost useless In any other locality.
This is particularly true of those filters
in which alum Is used. EveL after they
are finally adjusted sa, isfactorily it is
found that the water differs i'm different
seasons of the year and then the filters
ne d readjustment SO as to suit the average
cvuditions the year round" All these
things take time, aud 1t IL now estimated
that about two months more will be
needed {, finish the experiments now
under way.
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The governor and Adjutant General
Dyer are already planning for the
excursion to uthc Worlds fair of the state