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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-22
IN SESSION ALL NIGHT.
Fnib ustering in Congress Over the Car
Coupler bill.


WASHINGTON. Feb. % Owing to the
q libustoring over the bill providing that
railroads must equip their cars with au-
tomato car couplers the House remained
in session until 6:30 o'clock this morning.
At o'clock this morning the monot-
ony Of the long sleepy session was broken
by "A tiff between watson OF Georgia,
Cummings OF New York and Richardson
of 1ennt ssee. lt arose out OF a criticism
by Watson of the undue influence OF rail-
roads in Congress.
Mr. Richardson took exception TO the
remarks of the membe from Georgia,
saving that he resented his remarks as a
reflection upon him personally.
There was n wordy repartee, sometimes
i'm good nature, while occasionally harsh
and bitter words were exchanged
As the dawn approached the members
became very weary, lou"eing about in
ch airs and sofas. The floor was strewn
with papers.
About II n. M, Allen of New York
made one of his characteristic speeches in
which he scored gracefully Bailey Of
Texas, who was i'm the chair.
Ii was the general opinion of the mem
bers that the proceedings Of the day were
not cred table TO the National House OF
Representatives.
lie opposition TO the car coupling bill
is very strong. At $50 o'clock an agree
ment was reached. Mr.. Wise will, on
Monday next. move a suspension OF the
rules and the bill will be taken mp.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-22
PARS0NS'S PLANS.
is He READY TO RESIGN HIS
OFFICE IT ONCE?
Reports That Changes VIII lake Place
Directors OF New England said to be
Ready to Retire.

NEW YORK, Feb % Following closely
on the heels Of the collapse OF tue Read
ing deal will come another sensation In
the railroad world which will cause
equally great surprise.
As every one knows. the men who
planned the coal combination have had
as allies certain capitalists in Philadel-
phia and Boston, VINO helpsd them carry
through the now famous Boston ana
Maine deal.
The stock of this road was bought at
high price, but 1t had to be obtAlned, Tor
the Reading was TO become, AS Mr.. NC
Leod aud his friends intended 1T should,
a powerful rival of the New YORK, New
Haven and Hartford
With the Reading on one side ana Bos'
ton and Maine on the other, 1t was nee
essary for the Mcleod party to get the
New York and New England.
Within few days. or simultaneo usl y
with the collapse of the Reading, New
England stock ran off fully 10 points. and
Wall street was hoode with rumors tC
the effect that the stock held by th'
Reading combinatipu N had been dislodged
and that it had fallen into other hands
inimical to the Reading and Boston ano
Maine.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-22
GOODWILL SOCIETY.
Ysir and Festival at the Oiney street
Church to continue for three days.

The Goodwill Society. of the Olney
street church, began to-day festival
which will continue for the next three
days. A dinner was served in the after
noon from ~ TO 2 o'clock.
The regular services will continue until
10 o'clock this evening and will be held
io-mo row aud Friday from 3 pm. until
lOp m.
The program each evening will consist
OF farce plays by the young people II the
Good Will Society under the direction
OF g. r.. Miller and Mrs. a. H.. Delano.
The program for the fair consists OF
large presentation OF yendable ar icles.
The tables will be furnished under the
care OF Miss Maria r. Brown ana General
Superintendent George u. Miller; decora-
tions, l.. NJ. Sicily; cafe. a. Holbroo ok. .Jr.;
c Injection table, Miss II. Nelson aprons,
Miss III. ii. BOydeu, Mrs. Sicily, Mrs.
Holbrook aud Mrs. III. J. Anthony din
ner and supply table, Mrs A. 5. Haw-
kins; meats, Mrs. j. l.. Plant fruits.
Miss Anie Holbrook fancy articles.
Miss j. Reid cake, Mrs ID. EDDY I,
flower bower, Miss NJ. Cushing; country
store. Unity Society.
Each evening the program will be
varied with appropriate instrume ntal
aud vocal music. aud lemonade, phos-
pilates, ice cream aud other refresh ments
will be served.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-22
NUGGETS.

short News Items That are Bright as
palestine will be the subject of the
Rev. G. l.. Goodell at the Trinity Nj. T..
Church tonight.
A ball will be held In Hibernian Hall
tonight by the Providence Bootblacks
Association.
Isaac l.. Goff sold tho Haskell estate on
Doyle avenue yesterday TO Robert Nc
Cardell for 1900 The estate consists
OF four houses and barn
The Flint Co. will soon remove its
horses and wagons TO large and commo,
dious building that is to be constructed
for that purpose on the corner Oh Rhodes
street and Allen avenue
Minna Gale-Haynes will appear as
Pauline in the Lady of Lyons"
Coucordia Social Club will give dance
at Oriental Hall tonight.
A water pipe burst in the uDoccupied
store at 225 Canal street last night, Hood
lug he premises. The police shut of the
water
water pipe in n room on the third
floor of the Stade building, 80 Washing
ton street, burst at o a. m. today, flood.
ing the premises. The water leaked
by Collier g. Newhall and did consider
able damage.
a water pipe burst in an unocc upied
room at 400 High street at 2:30 a. m.
today. Damage slight.
At $40 o'clock last evening woman
named Alice Slocum, 60 years of aye, fell
on the sidewalk on North Main street,
near Mill street. She was assisted by
Officer Waterman to Station ], and later
was taken to her home, 20 Cedar street.
A Washington social will be given this
evening at the Cranston Street Baptist
| ChuIch.
The school board will meet Friday
evening at So'clock.
The Young Mems Democratic Club will
celebrate Washiugton's birthday tonight
at the Trocadero. There will be ban
| quet at q o'cl ok. The distinguished
| speakers include ex-Gov. Thomas VI. Wal
| Ter, of Connecticut, Hon. Il. Ellery An
| derson, OF New York and President An
drews. of Brown University.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-22

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-lt was learned
today from a source close to Messrs.
Morgan and Vanderbilt that the New
York, New Haven and Hartford II ,ilroad
has picked up on the market during the
past four days nearly enough stock OF
the New York and New England to as
sure il control of the latter company.
''The crisis in Reading" said the infor-
mant, (which compellod the Mcleod
syndicate to drop most OF the lO5,OO
shares OF New England stock which gave
them control was an opportunity Tor the
New Haven Company such as it never
had before. The New Haven interests
bought in large part of the 100000
shar .s-at least tNo-thir OF lat
prices cheap enough even for New Eng
land"
liz was also learned that President Par.
sons has an agreement with the New
Haven Company, or Morgau-N Vanderbilt
interests. and he Is expected To turn over
his holdings to them at the annual meet
ing on March Ia.
While the New Haven company Is now
so near the goal that the possession OF the
New England road is believed to be as
sured. there is still some cha zee for the
Mcleod syndicate To make trouble. sew
eral m membars have been credited with
making purchases of New England stoc x
during the last few days.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-22
.SWEPTBY ANGRY WAVES
Crew Of the Douglass Dearborn
Narrowly Escape Death.
PANTHER AT VINEYARD HAVEN.
Reports Rough Experienoe-Crewo OF an
American Schooner, the Emma Louise
Rescued in am Exhausted condition
Mariners Having Hard Times.

VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass, Feb. 22.-The
four masted schooner Douglass Dearborn
OF Bath, Me-, welch, from Philadelphia
for Portland with 147o tons OF coal, went
ashore on the Vineyard Sound side OF
Cuttyhunk, early Monday morning, dur
ing the violent west-southwest gale ana
binding snow storm.
heavy sea was running on the shore
of the island when the vessel struck
which made clean breach over her. The
matches were washed OF and the vessel
soou filled with water and became one
solid mass of ice as high "a the mast
heads.
At daylight the vessel was discovered by
Cant BosWorth and crew OF the Guilty
hunk life saving station, and preparations
were Immediately made on shore 10 take
the crew off, On account OF the heavy sea
n was useless 10 endeavor to launch the
surf boat.
Alta. a line was fired from shore
which did not quite reach the vessel. The
second line lodged on the foretopmast ana
had to be hauled ashore again, but the
third time Ii was shot directly aross the
yesssl and was secured by the crew. They
were then landed one by one by use oil the
breeches buoy, Capt. Welch being the
last one taken ashore. The work OF saw
ing the men was long and fatiguing, 1t
being p. m. when the last one was
landed. Capt. Bosworth and crew OF the
life saving station were assisted by every
male inhabitant OF Cuttyhunk In their
work.
Capt. Welch IL loud in praise of their
efforts 10 save himself and crew and their
hospitality after landing. The entire crew,
with one exception, were badly frost Bit
ten and were brought here by steam tug
Herald yesterday and taken to the Marine
Hospital for treatment. Capt. Weleh was
but slightly frost bitten about the hands.
1t is thought that the Dearborn may be
sayed by prompt attention, IL the weather
becomes moderate. Her top is still In
good condition.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-22
CONDITIONS.

would not refuse to be the candidate ou
he hoped Mr.. Metcalf would stanu. =,
Mr.. Metcalf desired ear iestiy that ms
name be not used. IL had been pus Tor
ward contrary to his wish and ne was
not an aspirant for Office.
Mr.. Peabody then withdrew his name.
Mr.. Martin of Providence then noml-
mated Hon. III. B. Metcalf.
Mr.. Barron of Providence seconded the
nomination, and the nomination was
almost unanimous.
Johnathan Larkin of: Ashaway was
nominated for slieut. governor; Elisha 1.
Read of Woonsocket for secretary oil
state. James A. Williams of Providence,
for attorney general ; Is. +. Helm OF
South Kingstown for general treasurer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-22
MUNICIPAL COURT.
A Large Docket FILED I'm this Court
Today.


Today.
In the Municipal Court Yesterday Judge
Spink appointed Sarah Campbell guard
ian of the estate of Emily +. and Laura
q. Campbell; bond 5000.
Fred 4. Copeland ct. ux, was granted
permission to adopt Mary dahoney. aud
the right was given To change her name
TO Mary Francis Copeland.
The will ofs Christopher Garrett was
approved and William III. Garrett was
appointed executor, no bond.
The guardian of the estate OF George
n Ann F.. John Henry and Susan Hig-
gins was authorized To sell the property
Of said wards. IL at private sale Tor not
less than $500 in each case
The administrator OF the estate or
Rebecca Ill. Jackson settled accounts,
balance on hand, sl255o d,
Howard N knight was appointed
Guardian of the estate of Dexter n.
knight, bond $1,000
William Spencer was appointed guar
dian Of the estate OF Mary McEyoy,
bond $40. 0U.
Eliza A. Parsons was appointed adj
ministratrix of the estate of Joshua Par
sons, bond 800.
George w. Wightman was appointed
administrators OF the estate Of n. Angus
tus Wightman, bond s4OOOO.
The estate OF howell Drown was ue
clared insovent, ard Samuel ;. Durfee,
Stenben o. Edwards and anor her were
appointed commissioners OF SAID esta
S'x months will be allowed creditors In
which TO present claims.
The inventory of the estate of Robert
4 sullivan was accepted; amount or
hand SOL
The estate OF +. Beach was declared i'm
solvent. and Thomas +. Murphy, Georg
| W. Smith aud Clareuce &. Till were ap
nointed commissioners of the estate.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-22
MILITARY REUNION.
Battery u. First n. 4. Light Artillery,
Dimes at the Central Hotel

The members of Battery Il. First II. l.
Light Artillery, held their third annual
reunion yesterday afternoon at the Cen
trail Hotel.
These reunions of the battery have al
WAYS been informal and are designed
simply to bring the members together
for a few hours sociabillty. There were
tventy-f We present in all, three OF whom
Gen. Rhodes, Capt Charles &. Gray and
"A son of John o. Winsor, were guests Of
the battery.
Among the members present we're Col.
Philip ;. Chase, the only commissioned
officer OF the command now IN the vicn-
ity; First Sergt. Alexander NJ. Massey,
now of Massachu setts. who lost the use
of his right arm I'm the service also First
SerRt. Simeon. now OF Mystic, Conn.
The company first enj 'yed dinner,
after which an hour or tSo OF social in
tercourse and speecb-making was in
order Remarks were made by Gen.
Rnodes, Capt. Gray aud number of the
members of the battery.
The history OF the command, which
ha, just been published, was distributed
among the members.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-22
WILL NOT RESIGN.
Senator Aldrich VIII Retain His sena-
torial Position.

Senator Aldrich VIII Retain His sena-
torial Position.
Ever since the counec ion of Senator
Aldrich with the recent purchase of the
Union Railroad was made known through
the columns of the News, the public has
been speculating on the probability OF
his resignation from the Senate 10 take
active charge of the affairs OF the COM
pany.
H. mas been rumored that Mr.. Aldrich
would .resign in favor Of William &,
Rocker and some of the friends OF Mr..
Wetmore have been alrea ~ preparing
the ex-governor for the con es.
Mr. Aldri ch is in town today attending
TO some private business matters and
considering the details OF the Union Rail
road transaction. In whatever capacity
he may serve the new company. his duties
will not require all his time here
1ne NEWS is able tc state authorita-
lively that senator Aldrich will not re-
sign T. ON his senatorial position. His
services will be needed at Washington
more than ever next session AM the
party CO tld'no afford to g. hi N even II
his du les here should req nre his tins
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-22

John S. Tripp, Jr. Of the firm Of
John S. Trip, Jr., s. Son. died at San
Diego, Cal. at p. m. yesterday. lie
started for California few days ago in
hopes OF regaiuing his falling health. but
died shortly after reaching san Diego.
Mr.. Trip was born I'm Providence in
1s43 and has been actively identified with
the business interests Of this city during
hrs entire career. He began the business
Of the present firm seven wears ago. lie
was for long time .connected with the
firm of Trip, Ric a. TO, tailors.
The body will be- se q 10 Providence for
burial an the funeral will probably take
place next Wednesday. Mr. Tripp leaves
. wife aud three children.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-22
STILL HOPE.
Cows Counsel Beli,ye Yet That Their
client Won't Hang.

BosroS, Feb. 22-Messrs. Joyner and
parkhurst, the faithful counsel retained
by william Coy the condemned Pittsfle I'd
murderer, who is to be executed in that
town on Friday. are still in the city.
AT the conclusion Of last nights hear
inc before the supreme Court on petit
tion for a writ of error which was denied
MIR parkhur.t stated that he had not
Abandoned all hopes OF saving Coy. His
venerable companion In the struggle was
moved to tears when the dec sion was an
What hope the men are clinging TO so
nersistently cannot be learned. They
have exhausted all apparent avenues
omen 10 the law and the only exnlanat o.
H. that they will appear before the COVE r
nor and council this afternoon ami ask
for another reprieve
No one believes this will e granted and
the GENERAL impression L. that nothing
can save Gov from his fate unless IL be
self de-tructiop'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-22
OUR LICENSE LAW.
4 Case Brought In witch the Constltu-
tionality II in Question.

a petition for writ Of certiorari was
fled in the Supreme Court yesterday
afternoon by John Sullivan OF Pawtueket,
10 issue against the Pawtucket licens se
commissioners ordering them 90 present
the record, of the proceedings by which
bis license was revoked 20 tue court
Sullivau's liceuse was reyOked toy the
commissioners last November. which re-
vocation he now claims was erroneous
aud illegal FOR several reasons.
sullivan claims that the liquor law
IL unconstitutional. rs mans licen, Q
can be taken from him by tie commits
sionefs without n trial by jury. aud the law
gives them entire iurisdic ion iB the mat
Ter. from which there n mo- appeal.
A citation was issued, retuInable ON
tue 21th inst. at ~ v'clock a. Va.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-22
Making for n Mnner.

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Feb. 22.-John Ed
ward sherlock. Hartford's famous gor-
mandizer ana pedestrian, is trying TO
walk 100 . lies in twenty-four hours on a
wager OF Al ,OO at Allyn Hall today. lie
started at $50 o'clock last evening and
expects To hnish some time late this af-
ternoon. lie is walking on thirty laps
Co the mile. sawdust track. The first
thirteen miIes were covered In two hours
aud ten minutes. and the ntst sin miles
IA hfty-seyen minutes.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-22
(iparettes Did N.

Soon after o'clock this afternoon
we'll dressed young man entered 10th
rop's pharmacy on Westminster street
and called for glass Of soda. He sud
denly Tell to the floor unconscious and
was brought back TO consciousness by the
clerks His first words were cigarettes
did this" and later he was taken to his
home. lie refused TO give his name.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-22
SEVENTEEN DAYS OF STORM.
Crew of An American Schooner Rescued
In an Exhausted Condition.

LONDON, Feb. 22.-The Norwegian ship
Sophie, from Darien for Liverpool, landed
at Bristol yesterday Capt. Calder and four
OF the crew OF the American schooner
Emma Louise, from Calais, Me. The
Emma Louise, when sighted, had been in
an almost continuous storm for II days.
Her small boats were stove in and all food
on board was spoiled. OF Cape Hatteras
the schooner became waterlogged. Cap
tain and crew when rescued, were COM
pletely ex xhausted by hunger aud expos
ure. Lorin Lathrop, United States consul
in Bristol, has provided for the immediate
wants of the five men.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-22
COME GET YOUR VICTIM"
suicide Of a Member of Firm which
Had Failed.

LoSpoS, Feb. 22.-IIilton Barker. OF
the firm OF G. Barker & Co., which failed
last June for 81. $50 COO, committed sui
eide in a railroad carnage at Putney this
morning. The excitement on learning
the news was great.
The suicide was evidently premedi-
tated. Barker had pureh ased revolver
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-22

before ntering the train. and placinI 81 Q
weapon It his head, blew out his BRAN
In his pocket was found te egram o
the official receiver, saying: Come (
your victim"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-16
THESE ARE OUR JEwtLs.

A strange gentleman Of the road in
vaded the famous "tramps' retreat"
near the state line the other
day. The palatial structure caught his
fancy and the prospect of sound nights
sleep, undisturbed by the espionage Of
police patrolmen. warmed his heart into
kindly glow. He entered and built a
fire.
While costly toasting his chilled frame
before its grateful blaze two Of the reg
ular customers of the rendezvous arrived
and disputed his right of possession. A
fight ensued and the strange knight was
seriously worsted. The affront to the
sanctity of the tramps' home was
avenged in blood. The victim carried
off hole in his neck near the jugular
and expressed great thankfulness that
his life did not pay the penalty of his
intrusiveness.
From this il seems that the Rhode
Island tramp is superior to the gen.
eral run of bis kind. He builds homes,
and woe TO the vandal hand that
seeks to desecrate the sacredness
of his hearthstone. He formu-
lates laws to protect his property
and visits the direst vengeance upon the
bold hand that assumes to tinker with
his rights. The Rhode Island tramp is
an evolved specimen of his genus,
When once he has conquered his inher-
ent antipathy to manual and mental
labor he may become a useful citizen,
for no class Of men in whom love and re.
spect for the home dominate as they do
in the breast of the Rhode Island
tramps can be wholly irreclaimable.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-16
THE OLNEYvILLE STRIKE.

In another column THE News pre-
sents an exhaustive resume of the situa-
tion at Olneyville made from careful
st udy of the pitiable condition to which
ten-weeks' strike has reduced this
prosperous suburb. No comment can
contribute strength to the state
ment of facts therein contained. THE
NEWS understands that, regarding
the situation from humanitarian
standpoint, the Olneyville clergymen
propose TO mediate between employers
and employees, as suggested in Thurs
days NEws. They propose to boldly
face a single fact, in the light of which
all discussion OF the right or wrong in.
volyed in the contest is the
merest sophistry. That fact is
that on the contention made by hand
ful of men, 5000 workers are idle and
$1,000 persons are dependent on charity.
Let the men return TO their work and
discuss their grievances afterwards.
The compulsory method has already cost
too great human suffering.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-16
Relative Action Of Muscle and Mid
Told by Machinery.
EXPERT FENCERS AS SUBJECTS
Dr. Hammond Wins I'm the Duellist
CIass-some Very Interesting Data
Expected to Result from These scien-
tific Tests.
tihc Tests.

New HAVEN, Dec. 16--A series OF ex-
periments were made at Yale last night
with q machine designed by Dr.. H. w.
Scripture Of the physiological depart
mcnt, for the purpose of testing the rela-
tive action of mind and muscle.
DIR. p. Il. O'Connor OF Columbia college,
champion swordsman OF America i'm the
saber class, DIR. Crane Hammond, cham
pion of the duel list class; DIR. Jacobs OF
the New York Athletic club, and DIR.
Postel, the newly appointed instructor of
fencing at Yale, were taken individually
and put through number of movements
which called into play all the alertness
claimed for experienced fpnCers.
The object of the experiments was, os
Dr. Scripture expressed it, 10 ascertain
the relative swiftness OF action by swords
men in response To a given signal. Mind,
muscle and nerves were alike tested I'm
the experiments which followed. In all
of them the eye was used as the agency by
means Of which the signals were perceived.
The Tests.
The first series of experiments were for
the purpose of discovering now many ac-
curate lunges could be made by fencer
with foil at a given disk. DIR. Hammond
bore off the palm for accuracy of action.
Nine of his 10 lunges were perfect, and the
best his nearest competitor could do was
to score eight out of possible TO-
The second series of experiments were
made with foils to complete an electrical
circuit, and thus the exact time of the
movement from one place to another
could thereby be noted. In this series the
time was taken to the 1-100th part of a
second.
The third series was TO effect an accu-
rate record of the quickness of the action
OF the mind in following a given signal.
In response TO the signal the foil was
moved to the right, left and up and down
as quickly as the mind could react, and
the exact time required was noted.
In only the first series was the result
announced. DIR. Scripture is footing up
his records and will announce his result
later. He said that the experiments
would assuredly decide some of the vex-
ing and mooted questions of his science
when accurately compiled.