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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-28
BROWN UNIVERSITY NOTES.

The following question is proposed for
the preliminary debate to take place on
Thursday evening, April 6:
Resolved. That the United states shoud adon,
we we polly repreifntei by the proposed annexation
of the Hawnan Islands.
All applications 10 enter this debate
mus be male at l.. III. before u. mn
Thursday, Marc %, TO any member oi
the committee. TIL committee consist,
Profs. sears, Br nson aud Brink. The
four successful contestants will try for
the Hicks orator cal prze.
DIR. Paten, the famous Scotch mission f.
airy, made an address In the chapter yes
terday.
Prof. LNngdon de ivered the first of n
course OF lectures IN The Grotesoue
Element In Romanticism" i'm Sayles
Hall last evening.
Manager Fields OF the Glee Cl.k.,bas
arranged for spring trip this year. The
club wi start on March "a and ret arm IN
April D Concerts will be given at
Or inge, Mass, Albany, Syracuse. Roch-
ester, Jamestown, Havana. Ithaca and
{ t,ortland in New York state, and at
Warren, Penn.
Daring the past two months over 300
volumes have been added 20 { G library
10y gift aud purchase. The additions are
mainly In Psychological aud Romance
lines, aud are chirhg from Paris. BerI n
AMI Leipsic During the present year
the income OF ESQ. 0O) will be used for the
purchase OF new books
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-28
QVRtQWMPEQPIE

Tnere were 140 dancers and l46 visitors
at Mr.. and Mrs. $. ID. Spiuk's Monday
evening class.
A "pink social" was held at Haas's
dancing school last evening urder the
management OF Mr.. Edmund IT. Nc
Donald. Mr.. James X Mclean was
floor director and he WAS assisted by j.
l.. Crompton, George L. Tanner aud H.
Kelley Music was furnished by the En-
terprise Orchestra.
Mrs. ID. II. Hayden Of Newport Is at the
Vendome, Boston, for week.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Warren Lippitt
were guests at the Brunswick. Boston,
last week.
Mr.. Harry Battelle has been visiting
friends in Maiden.
A parlor gathering was held last night
at No. 46 Bridgham street. IL was the
seventh in the regular series Of the sea-
son. About thirty guests were present
and listened To mixed program of music,
citations aud readings.
A reception TO open the exhibition OF
pa ntings 10y Mr.. Henry X. Kenyon will
be held at the room OF the Providence
AT Clu Thursday evening, from 5 TO Il
o'clOck.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-28
LEASE RATIFIED.
MEETING OF OLD COLONY STOCK.
HOLDERS IN BOSTON.
Practically No Opposition to Confirming
the Lease To the New York, New Ha-
ven and Hartford.

Boston, Feb. rs The stockholders OF
che Old Colony Railroad convened in
large numbers in special meeting at
horticultural Hall at 10:30 O'Clock this
morning, to act on the approval of the
lease Of the circuit to the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad COR
poration, the details OF which have been
heretofore made public:
President Charles 4. Choate presided.
and in opening said: "The Old Colony
road has long aud honorable history of
which stockholders and directors are
proud. No road stands b ter, and II
the indications justified the hope that the
record or the past cDuld be continued
there would be no reason TO change. But
the spectacle of cons ,lidation is abroad
and the directors belief that these indi-
cations do not appear.
"The New York, New Havsn and Hart
foru Is strong corporation and its policy
points to an independent entrance to
Boston aud it will have it by our road or
BY u new al.
A new road means ruinous competi-
tion from which the directors would re-
tract In time, aud therefore have ar
ranged this basis.
The ltase is not intended t. be per-
manent but only BRIDE TO serve until
legislation Tor consolidation can be
secured. when the stockholders will have
the option OF exchanging their shares
He presented figures showing that in
the proposed consolidation, Old Colony
stock measured by that OF the Consoli-
dated road stands at 2O9 and announced
that transfer agency would be opened
IN Boston for the convenience OF stock
holders and also TO facilitate the conver'
sion OF stock not held in multiples of 10
j. III. Benton, Jr.. moved tnat a vote
confirming the lease be taken.
Messrs j. III. Benton, Jr.. f. I,
Parker. William Ropes A. A Fo'-
SON aud George NJ. Crocker were ap-
pointed TO collect the ballots.
balloting was c. mmencel at II
o'clock. The ballots were collected. and
at ll:SO IN ption was passed that a le ,ess
be taken until ] o'ciocN for the purpose
or counting, the polls to remain op,n
The vote was announcer at . O'Clock as
follows; For. S7,092: against, 539
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-28
The Reading Shouts settle.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2s.-Checks for
the semi-annual interest on the Lshigh
Valley Railroad Company's second mort
gage per cent bonds are now being pre-
pared by the officials OF the company and
will be sent 10 the bondholders. The In.
terest is due March 1, and amounts 20
10000. The money should be paid over
By the Reading Company ss n portion of
the rental OF the Lehigh Valley, bat a.
yet Treasurer Church Of the Reading ha,
not been authorized by the receivers 20
make the payment.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-28
NICKEL COLLECTORS.
Machines in which the
Victim Has No Chance.


The little innocent looking nickel-in-
the-slot machines that are TO be seen in
dozens of tobacco and confectionery res
taurants and other places about the city,
take IN hundreds OF dollars every week
and give nothing I'm return.
The most ingenious of all these ma
chimes il the one ia whicl nickel is
dropped aud is made TO roll down differ
ent runways in view of the victim
There are three of these runwaye. II
the nickel passes down certain run
way, which is numbered two. it falls
upon "a little lever, which 1t uhrows,
tausing three nickels to roll out Ii the
nickel rolls down No. l or No. 3, the vic
tim gets nothing.
The chances Of getting three nickels for
one at 6hat time was Just one in fur
through an aperture in the centre OF
which is a runway dividing the run in
the middle. The right-hand side, where
half the nickels 90, is No. j. The left
goes further down aud is again divided
into runs 2 and 8.
AT tie point where thtsa two runs di-
vide is n little triangular piece o. iron,
the point OF which Is supposed to b, ex-
actiy in the center Ii this were exactly
in the center, The chances would be even
IL favor OF the man who drops In the
nickel IL his nick i safely passed run |.
When the machines were first put in,
the little triangular point II each was i'm
the middle and pointed directly toward
the middle OF the run.
1t was at that time hat the man who
dropped in n nickel had a chance OF win
II ing three nickels forone.
Even then the machines were very profit.
able to the owner and keeper OF the
store, "a single one sometimes picking up
as much as S25 in one week
But after the machines have been In
operation few we ks, aud literally pat
ronized, the little triangular piece OF IRON
may be moved to the left by turning a
screw. so that the chances OF getting
three nickels tor one is about in LOCO
These macblDs are owned by a com.
pany. that either puts them in on share,
or leases them to the proprietors of the
establishment in which they are set up.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-28
DIDN'T FURNISH BONDS.

decree Vacated Whereby Massachusetts
Receivers OF Reading We're Appointed.
Boston. Feb. 2s-Judge Nelson of The
United States DIstrcl Court has orde,e !
TO be vacated the decres Of the court
whereby Massachuse Is receivers were
appointed for the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad and the Philadelphia
aud Reading Coal aud Iron Company.
The receivers for this state were tho
same men who we're designated by The
Pennsylvania courts
When Judge Nelson namel them NJ,
the 2lst inst as receivers for the estats no
ordered thein 90 furnish $50 coo bonds
within ~ sp cIfied time.
Ihey ! lied TO comply with the mnn-
considered tue decree 10y wn.cn they were
appointed. A hearing will be held o.
the matter tomorrow ar noon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-28
WASHINGTON STREET.
Those In Favor and Opposed TO Widen.
Ing IL Speak.

a public hearing by the commission
appointed by the Supreme Court 10
make estimates and ass .ssments in 1.-THE
enlarging. .straighte ming and otbervi 10
altering washington street from Eddy
street 10 Walker street was hell In rooa,
III at the City Hall this afternoon.
zen: h;isna Dyer Mr.. Mood, G. II.
Others. appeared In opp, siton and stat..
their objections in full
Mr.. Wood said that he could not "a.
how the widening of Washington ,trss,
would benefit Westmins er srreef. mas
mnch ss the making Of Wasbinytsn
street into a business rect would ,use
too niucn competition 70 the bus ness
houses on the latter street
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-28
New York Cotton Market.
QUOTED BY A. Il. wEEDEN.
BLIZZARD IN lhE WEST.
Foot of Snow, Accompanied by Gale
In Minnesota and Dakota.

In Minnesota and Dakota.
ST.. PAUL, Mimi, Feb. 2S.--Reports from
oil parts of Minnesota and the Dakota.
indicate that the biggest blizzard OF the
winter Is raging.
In st. Paul and Minneapolis snow has
been falling in sheets for twelve hour b.
and nearly foot OF new snow is on the
ground.
The wind has been blowing from 30 to
40 miles an hour, and traffic OF all kinds is
greatly retarded or suspended.
Reports from the country indicate that
all branch roads are abandoned.
Trains are arriving in st. Paul from two
TO three hours late.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-28
Sprained His Ankle.

James Walsh, 60 years of age, employed
as watchman by the New York, New
Haven aud Hartford Railroad Company,
slipped and fell on Mason street near
Cove street at z o'clock last evening aud
sustained severe sprain of the ankle.
He was taken TO his home, IS Dean street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-28
Public Glass Night.

IL was public class night at the Y. NJ.
C. A. gymnasium last night aud the bows
gave an exhibition rejecting credit on
themselves aud their instructor. There
was "A good number Of Interested wit
nesses present.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-28
An rhopportrnc Mnm.n,

Office Boy Ito drummer)-Mister. I
wouldn't advise you TO try to see the
the boss now; he's in an awful rage.
Drummcr-What's the mat,ar ,,.;,h
him?
Office Boy-IIes trying to put a point
on his blue lead-pencil. Truth.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-28
CON DITIONS s.

Re solution was passed as engrossed.
Petition 40 allow Thomas j. Eddy to
build wharf al T,vertoI was referred {,
COMMITTEES on judiciary, as was also the
petition OF Florence Jencks Ellis for
clange OF name
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-28
Chicago Grain Notes.

Chicago Grain Notes.
QUOTED by A. p. wEEDEN
The London wheat market inactive !;
tendency in buyers favor.
Liverpool wheat market since Friday
quiet. Spot 1@l19d lower Futures %a
Id lower.
CHICAGo-Car lots TODAY: Wheat. 327:
corn. All: oats, 3l5: hogs. 14.000 Esti-
mates tomorrow: whea', 1913; corn, 1856;
oats, l40; hogs. 10000
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-28
Police Umosr s,rloasly Injured.

Omcer Hannah OF Statioa O, in dis.
mounting from a Mauton avenue horse
car at lOSO c,ock last night, siipp II on
tle Ice sni Tell, sustaining a dislocation
of the left shoulder DrS Palmer aud
Longfellow reduced the dislocation'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-28
THE HOUSE.

The House came to order mt 1880 and
received from the Judiciary committed e
the three acts relating to the water
works. sewers and highways OF Proyi-
dei ce They provide for the issue of
S0OO,OOO bonds for water works, $500. 600
bonus tor highway purposes, and 100000
boLds for sewers. The acts also provine
Tor the cr' alton OF sinking fund Tor the
purpose OF redeemlng such bonds The
acts were all passed in concurrence and
referred to the committee on engross,d d
acts
The fifty-fifth annual report of the
New York. Providence aud Boston Rail.
road Company was received from tic
Senate and placel on file.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-28
Bowling.

This score was made IN the Elmwood
Clubs bowling tournament lasi night:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-28
other Biiis Acted Upop.

A petition of JOS. Raymond and forty
two Others To amend the Manville Fire
Company and the pctiti OIL o. John NJ
Fourner and others for incorporation OF
company Tor manufacture OF preserves
referred TO the committee on cOrpora-
tions. Act TO incorporate Newport Golph
CIub, reported To the committee on euu-
cation. The act TO inc ,rporat,,
Woousocket Lodge No. 10. Ind,-
pendent Order OF Odd Fellows wn,
ptssel. An act to in orporats the FJu \
dry Machiuc aud Power Company. ia.
tltion for amcDdme it OF the charter OF
Western Post Ofiite Stamp Manu- Nctur.
ing Company; referred to comm tee az,
corporations. Act TO incor porat Nc
Gr-gor Post No. IL, e.. A. *, ut l.nen A
was passed. Act 10 incorpOrats Sapctu,
AIRY Roger Williams. No. 7,405. An.
cient Order of Shepherds. was passe.I.
Act To incorporate Roger Williams
Lodge, h. OF al, of East Providence.
was referred to committee on educate
Act 10 amend Chap,er los, rela ing To-
animals going larye, Was referred To
comni tee on jluiciary. From the
senate were reported acts to Incorporate,
The Providence Halrdro sers's Associa-
ton, tbe Al. ~. Collier Home f.r
Aged Colored People. g Incorporate the
swedish Congregational Church of
Providence, lvanhOe Castle No knights
OF Mys' &c Cnain, aud Smithsoniaa I,olle
No. 81, n. Of A. Ihey were referfeL 10
commit. ce on education. An act To i'm.
corp,ra John ID Sawyer Gonna ~
was referred to commit ee Oh corpora.
lions Bill TO oincorporate Daughters OF the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-28
3 CUSTOM HOUSE sTKEET

RANKING ROOMS
1873 Broad cor. Eddy street.
Oneyville Branch, w. A. CapweIl Manager Irons
Block Olneyvills.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-09-22

Secretary Morton has issued an order
requiring the inspection Of all meat de-
signed for interstate and foreign trade
after October /. After that date all
hogs slaughtered for the interstate and
foreign trade will be inspected before
slaughter, and again at the time the car
cass is being dressed. The inspection OF
pork has SO far been confined to the
microscopic examination of carcasses in
tended for export trade. Secretary
Morton has determined that our own
people shall have the benefit of this in
spection as we'll as tue foreign consumer
The inspection now inaugurated is con-
sidered measure of the utmost import.
ance for protecting the consumer from
unwholesome meat.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-09-22

sTiss Fletcher, Who Studies Anthropolog.
Among the Indians.

sriss Fletcher, who Studies Anthropology
Among the Indians.
A woman of rare genius and modesty
is Alice c. Fletcher. the only woman
ever honored with fellowship by Har
ward university. Miss Fletcher is regu-
larly attached to the Peabody museum
of archaeology and ethnology at Har
ward and has for many years devoted
herself to the study of the Indian race in
America. She has done great deal OF
original investigation and made many
long visits to the Sioux, Winnebago, Nez
Perce and other tribes. living in their
camps and studying their language, Gus.
toms, music, traditions and philosophy.
1t is probably within bounds to say that
there is no other person on earth whose
knowledge of the subject equals hers.
But Miss Fletcher's work among the
Indians has benevolent as we'll as SCI
entifc side. She is as much interest
ed in the improvement of their condi.
ton as in the study of their peculiari
ties. The Indians regard her as theil
friend and treat her with respect ap
preaching veneration. Their friendship
has enabled her to secure for the Pea
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-09-22
A Ternpe over Rocking Chairs.

Boston is much stirred ever the re-
fusa! of the commissioners of public In
stituticns to accept present of rocking
chairs for the aged and infrm pauper
women at Rainsford island. A fund of
$500 had been subscribed by private be-
nevolence. and the chairs had been
bought and shipped to the island, but
the commissioners would not let the old
women have them, and they remain on
the wharf. The mayor of Boston, who
appoints the commissioners, wrote note
The commissioners still refused, and re-
ferred the matter to the common coun-
Gil. The common council voted mani.
mously in favor of accepting the chairs,
and the aldermen concurred with only
one dissenting voter.
Strong pressure was, however, brought
to bear upon the council and aldermen
by the commissioners. Some of thu
aldermen were taken down the harbol
to Rainsfcrd island and came back re
| porting that there was already one rock
| ing chair for every three women, ani
more chairs would be q needless luxury
| The result was that the council ani
aldermen were induced to reconside,
their vote and refer the whole matter Ii
the committee on public institutions
which means shelving it indefinitely.
The insolent and unreasonable beha
vior of the commissioners is understood
to be due to grudge against 5Irs. Alic
N. Lincoln, who was active in raising
the money for the rocking chairs, ant
who has aroused the ire Of the commis
sicners by previous efforts to better th
condition Of the paupers and to reform
certain abuses which have caused th
loss. of more than one life. Boston We
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-09-22
The Goliath of Big Basin.

In Big Basin, Santa Cruz county, Cal.,
there are thousands of giant redwoods
that will measure from 10 to 90 feet in
diameter. But the Titan of them all is a
giant known far and near as "the Goliath
of Big Basin" This monstrous vegeta-
BILE growth is 90 feet in diameter at the
ground and is perfectly solid, fact noted
as a rarity in these colossi of the forest.
Goliath is fraction over 200 feet in
height, the lower 100 feet of the trunk
being free from branches or unsightly
excrescences. Experienced woodmen de-
clare that the tree would weigh more
than 1O0, 900 tons and that it would "cut'
100000 feet of clear board measure
lumber, besides 100 cords of wood that
could be gotten out of the limbs and
waste. st. Louis Republic.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-09-22

st. Pauls Commercial club has lis
financier, Hon. John McCulloch,
which the Pioneer Press says was
intensely interesting from beginning to
end, eloquent and aggressive throughout.
To his mind the American people, to use
an expressive, it not elegant phrase, had
bitten off more than they could chew.
They had mortgaged the future, and the
mortgage Indebtedness had been ln-
creased over = times. and the private
Indebtedness had risen more than bill
lion per annum, and saddled the citizens
with debt OF s350.per capita. Any indi-
vidual whose income does not equal his
expenditures must either keep on bor-
rowing or make an assignment sooner or
later. Ia Australia the debt was about
$500 per capita. This country will re-
cover quicker than Australia for the
reason that 1T is nearer the European
market, and its resources are greater. He
said that one OF the causes Of depression
arose in the Western cities. Taking
Chicago as an example of western thrift,
which, big as it is, can only boast of one
fifth the population OF London, he said
that two thirds OF it's real estate is un
productive and it must be carried by
that which is productive. He referred
to the charge made that the Bank of
England had sought to bribe American
legislatures and roasted the people who
had started the unfounded rumors or
charges. Paper money was In his mind
the cheapest, the most efficient and con-
venlent. He depiored the ignorance Of
the American newspapers, especially
those published in Chicago, on the finan-
cial situation, and SAID each paper
should give its financial editor free trip
across the ocean to Russia where rnble
is lncpnvertible and only good as legal
tender for be amount called for on its
face. Paper is convertible and is the
comming currency. The doom of silver
Is written nothing can efface
the hard writing on the wall
He thought the coinage of SILVER should
be stopped altogether CONSOLIDATE
your paper in one issue" be said. make
greenbacks of it and yon have attaiaed
the true science OF currency" He said
Secretary WINDOWS idea OF supplement
tai currency was correct and would
have relieved the present stringency.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-09-22
ALICE C. FLETCHER.

body museum trophies and relics from
the different tribes which had never
even been seen by white man. Among
these is the sacred pole of tribe, to
which are attached the scalps of many
of their noted enemies. There are also
sacred arrows, connected with some OF
their mystic ceremonies, and the sacred
pipe of the Nez Perces. The latter was
presented to Miss Fletcher as token of
the tribes appreciation after they had
agreed to accept their lands in severalty,
result almost wholly due to her indi-
vidual efforts.
Miss Fletcher was sent to Alaska by
Commissioner Eaton in 1886 to investi-
gate the educational needs Of the Indi-
ans there, and the report she prepared on
the subject was of such merit as to be-
come classic in its line and ran through
several editions. Its usefulness has not
yet ceased, and it is still considered au-
shoritative at the bureau of education.
Much of Miss Fletcher's work may be
said to radiate from the national capital,
and her general headquarters are there.
She has long held a commission as
special agent" being first appointed by
President Arthur. She is president OF
the Anthropological society, which Is a
very fashionable organization, though II
does good work. Mrs. Schliemann, wife
Of the excavator of Troy, is a member,
Us was the late DR.. Amelia Edwards.
A Rumor About Gloves.
rnaro Is a y,,,,, ~ IN ox,;pey ,,,x,c{or; oy,c IN
about that gloves may shortly so to some
extent out of fashion. One or two well
known DANES have practically ceased tc
wear them. One of these is Lady Itch
borne, who may often be seen out oi
doors with hands bare to wind and
weather. Another is Lady Grey Edger
ton, who always goes to the play withoui
them. The beautiful Lady de Grey, too
generally takes her gloves off whenever
she has chance | have seen her come
into concert room in the afternoon
holding her gloves in her hand like ;
man. But as yet few ladies have thu
courage to be seen about the streets alto
gether gloveless.
Many would hardly welcome such ;
fashion. In the first place, gloves Civ
q finish to the toilet; in the second, it i
hardly possible to keep ones hands per
fectly clean for any length of time with
out them. This last fact will surel,
keep the fashion out. Then hands ge
| brown in the summer sun, and thougl
brown hands may be all very well in tn
country they hardly do for evening
wear in town. A white arm, with
/ brown hand at the end Of it, is scarcel,
/ prettier than pale face decorated wit
| a red nose s-H Health and Home