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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-05
Streets Deserted Today.

The streets and Olneyville square were
comparatively deserted and the usual
lumber OF groups of strikers had vanished.
II was that reported the police force had
been increased TO the number OF forty
seven, but this did not seem to worry
the strikers. They also laughed
at the rumor that the Wcy-
bossett mill would start up with new
help. They claimed that this mill could
get no help for il was an old mill with no
modern accommodations.
The executive committee met this morn
ing to transact routine business. Mr..
McGuy, when introduced, said there
were no new development since the meet
ing yesterday. The committee had made
their proposition and it had been refused as
had that of the manufacturers, almost
unanimously, in the shop meetings. The
Saxon mill help had returned according
to the schedule before published in The
News.
McGuy added that the committee had
practically withdrawn and that any prop
osifion by the manufacturers would be to
higher power.
Textile Union omclais Coming.
AS already stated, Messrs. Hart OF New
Bedford, Whitehead of Fall River, Thorn
ton of Philadelphia, Grompers, president
OF the Federation of Labor, and Cahill Of
Lawrence, representing different branches
OF the Textile union of the New England
and middle states woud be here ct the end
of the week and investigate the matter Of
the strike.
They have promised to stand behind the
Providence strikers, and Mr.. McGuy
wished to acknowledge the following
gifts for the relief OF the strikers
Providence PAYERS and Founders union,
s23155; Manager McGunnigle OF the
Providence Polo club, SIS; New Bedford
spinners, S25; New Bedford weavers, $50;
from HolyolSe, s25.
at the Saxon mill everything was run
ming smoothly and Mr.. Ladd had nothing
to say in regard TO the strike.
Twelve OF the bosses returned to the
Riverside and Weybosset mills but Mr..
McGuy said that did not affect the body
of strikers at all and not man had re-
turned to work except the few "scabs"
that had remained in the mill right
along. None of the mills outside of the
Saxon were running this morning,
though the empty looms had been put in
motion.
The operatives of the Delaine mills re-
ceived their first pay under the new price
list yesterday. The boys in the spinning
department who have been receiving
$3.50 per week previously were paid 81, q
reduction of 30 per cent.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-05

The wcmsn's dcpsrino-t ~ ffh1 Worlds
fair was not only n-o3i oi Hh,t women
can do in the line OF art but IN earnest Of
the work OF the future. The freedom which
women now enjoy in the realm OF art rs
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-05

A new portrait Of Columias has bcon
iound which 81 TO be EnoNn thc D.
Orchi portrait. II he- i,reu pre uFvrd. so
the story goes, for yc.-s IA Como, l.oiy,
and Mr.. DE OrcLi, tle owner
OF the portrait, values 81 40 $4,000.
II makes out the navigator to DC q man
with statcsmaniiSo face with
o touch OF the sc,ol, too, in ihc dreamy
eyes. IL is fortunate that thuic we're 50
many portraits of Columbus, or, better
still, that there havc boon SO manv Colum-
buses TO paint. The first ihing wo fsnow wc
shall be diseo.CI Ing ar ahOrigirnl
American who immoIlnlE.l his p.smon5
I'm portrnit Of The s--c- Hcncesc.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-05

The Rhode Island Medical society win
hold its quarterly melting in Tillinghost's
assembly rooms Thursday next, nt 10
O'Clock in the forenoon. The order of cx-
ercises embraces the reports OF delegates
to the American Medical association and
the State Medicsl socictis5 Among Che
papers 10 be read crc Tho following:
Frank Il. Spraguc, ~. D., acute inlam-
nation of the must0id Ind is3 aurgical
treatment, with report OF cCses; discus
sion by II. II. Miller, N. d., T. II. Cs2ron,
M. d., f. y. Rogers, n. D.; E9bct New
man, NJ. D., OF New York city. Electro
lysis in urcthrai stricturc; stht.sties and
demonstration OF Instrument; discussion
by j. j.. MoCusgeE ~ d.,
Herbert Terry, M. ~, George
l.. Collins, M. D., thu ffpvidcacc
Lying-in hospital; Frank L. Day, ~. D.,
report OF cases of intubl,ion OF the
larynx; discussion by George w. Gay VI. ID.
OF Boston. Reports Of cases and dprescnta-
tion OF specimens. COLLATION. following
adjournment.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-05

nEsLA URitIt~ a co. SLATE COSTRACTVI
IL doaicar IN Roofing ana Crncrcfo Materla
cUfnsr Cove and sabln streets Providence. n
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-05

SEWING MACHINES REPAIRED. NEW Ann
- sscond hand mschincS attncnmcnta ne<1DA
oil bel = etc. CHAS. A. BOWEN. 20 WO1m1
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-05

The snow storm which began this morn
Ing brought Visions OF sleds aud snow
balling TO the children and they hailed
with delight the swiftly falling flakes
that speedily covered the ground. But M
/ stood at the window gszing ont into the
storm / could not help thinking of the
suffering that the coming winter will en-
tail upon the poor people ho arc out OF
employment. While u VIII bring picas-
tress and suffering AID prlvation TO
thousands of Others.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-05
Sans AND AWNINGS.

IiliSoN 4 FOLSOM. SAIL. AWNING AND
" Tent Majors - S0atn Water 81 Pfovidenc&
X. !. TsiephOns 1888.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-01-18
Ex-PREsIDENT HAYES DEAD.

Last night ex-President HAYES
crossed the great river. He died with
little suffering-serenely as his life was
peaceable. There was much in the life
of this man to admire. He was do
nestle man by nature; kind-hearted and
forgiving. When he retired from the
presidency he returned to his home at
Fremont, O., and lived to enjoy the
comforts of happy home. He was not
a man of great force; he abhored strife.
and was happieSt in retirement. He
became president by an accidental
combination of circumstances not
from talent or any determination
on his own part to gain the honor.
And when he took his seat he shrank
from the stern demand of his party
partly from his desire to do right, but
fully as much because he dreaded the
great turmoil which the action demand
ed was pretty sure to bring forth.
Although his name will always be
honored, it will bear a stain from
the means by which ne was made
president. 1t was evident that in his
heart he realized that he was doing a
great wrong by accepting an honor to
which he was not elected. and wished
TO make amends by refusing to
recognize the stolen Offices of the
Republicans in the South. TILDEN
forgave him the great wrong, and went
hence honored and respected by the ell
tire nation for his heroic patriotism
which kept him from securing his rights
| by violence. Mr.. HAYES gained the
dspleasure of the Democratic party by
accepting the Office, and then he gained
the dIspleasure of his own party by his
subsequent action. Though not an az
gressive man, he possessed much good
sense, and his administration was in
the main good. He will not be remem-
bered as great, but as Well-meaning
man. His memory will be loved by the
nation at large, and his mistakes will
| be buried with the cOrSe.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-01-18
GOV. NELSON'S PLAN.

If Gov. NELSON is in error in saying
that the law of '65 was enacted in re-
sponse to a public demand for law
controlling the weighing, grading and
inspection of grain at the terminals, he
Is not mistaken as to the practical and
sole effect of that law and those laws
amending and enlarging it. He says,
what the Democratic platform of 'SS de-
clared, that it only benefits the shippers
who are the dealer and the big farmers.
"But the ordinary farmer" he adds,
she who is unable to ship i'll carload
lots, and is obliged to sell his grain by
the wagon load to the local dealers-and
most farmers belong to this class-he
has no state umpire, either as to grade,
weight or dockage. No state weigher
or state inspector is at Eand or can be
invoked to right his wrong, if any, but
he is remitted to the vague and dilatorY
| remedy of the common law"
Admitting all that the Democrats
claimed as to the inef1iciency Of the
law, the governor would remedy the de-
| feet by "some plan. neither restrictive
! nor burdensome, placing all elevators
and warehouses doing public business,
under state inspection and state super
vision" That is, he would extend the
present inspection system to cover
every station in the state which is a
grain market. Logically the governor
is right. If the state is to undertake the
regulation of private business at all, it
should make thorough work of its eff
forts. There should not be,as now, any
half or quarter-way work aboutit. But
this would involve the appointment of a
weigher and inspector at each of said
stations. There are probably couple
of thousand such stations in the state.
This would increase The officeholders of
the state to that number. More
than that, these men would have
to be paid. By whom? The state?
Is the governor willing to increase .the
civil list and the tax list 10 that extent?
By the farmers who sell the inspected
grain? They are now asking the state
to do everything for them. and are not
in mood to be told to pay for the doing
by the state of something for them. By
the local buyers? They might be COM
PEELED to pay the fees, just as the con-
signees at the terminals do now. but
J they would shift that burden off, just
as all sucn Burdens are now shifted,
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-01-18
WHAT GOOD DID 1T DO :?

There is a Republican majority of
twenty-siX on joint ballot. Senator DA-
VIS' caucus, after Il long and very per-
si6tent campaign, gave him majority
of Just three. Bur that forboded no
danger, because the abSenteGS would all
vote for him when the balloting began.
So they said. But the extraordinary
measures to insure it were not relaxed.
a corps of detectives was kept on duty.
Republican senators and representatives
were logged wherever they went. Not
content with the insult implied in this
the Thunderer warned the members be-
longing TO that party that every vote
against DAVIS was the vote of traitor,
that Doodle was being used, and Sucn
vote would be conclusive evidence of
IFS receipt. The penal code was cited
to warn them that the state prison
yawned for them. The purpose now is
plain. 1t was made with knowledge
that the senator had exhausted his
strength in that caucus-that he was
more liable to lose than to gain, unless
heroic treatment was adopted.
The first ballot has been taken. A
full attendance was on hand. One Re-
publican, known to be opposed, was alb
sent. Mr.. DAVIS gets elghty-seVen
votes, but two more than the mayor"
he must have and one more than he
cot in caucus. 1t is evident that the
Republicans who voted for other candi-
dates did not have the fear of the Thun-
derer or of the suspicion Of Doodle or
the penitentiary before their eyes. They
were willing to rest their votes on valid
reasons and take their chances with
their constituents. They were content
to lest their vote on the impolicy of re-
turning a man to the senate who had
been foremost in the policy which had
in two campaigns brought the most
disastrous defeat to the party that any
party had ever sustained. Some of
them may have voted as they did as the
only protest left them to make against
the Pinkertonian methods of coercion.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-01-18
POOLING BILL.
Congressman Lind's Reasons for
Opposing 1t.

pPNSAHSS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-Mr. Patter-
son, of Tennessee, in the report of the
majority of the house commerce col
mittee on the bill allowing pooling. says
that on one hand it has been insisted
that to allow such apportionment would
enable roads to put up and maintain
high rates. On the other it is contended
that ii would result i'll more Just and
equitable conduct of the business of
these transportation companies, would
not increase rates, and would have the
effect to prevent rebates and diScrim-
inatonS against small shippers. The
committee is of the opinion that under
the arrangement provided for pooling
no harm will befall the public, and an
opportunity will be given TO intelli-
gently solve a much-mooted problem.
Mr.. Lind, of Minnesota, and Mr..
Mallory, of Florida, represent the mi
nority, and report that they feel duty
bound to protest against the pooling
section of the bill, and call attention to
some Of the objections to it. 1t is, they
say, the first measure that has ever re
ceived the sanction of a committee Of
the house TO make legal and enforceable
law, contracts, division of traffic. 1t
proposes to legaliZe railroad wreck
ing" and stock speculations by author
iZing not only agreements for the di
vision and apportionment OF the net
and gross earnings among the carriers
themselves. but also authorizing the
carriers to divide aid appOrtiOn
these among other carriers. Under
these provisions stockholders will
be as much at the mercy of
the railroad managers as will
be the public. The Standard Oil COM
pany, the dressed beef combine and
other monopolies can obtain rebates by
contract enforceable in the courts in
stead of by stealth and concealment as
heretofore. Railroad transportation is
a natural monopoly. The element of
competition is wanting. The bill takes
away the only safeguard that we have
had heretofore against railroad eXtor
ton. The competition of water routes
has always been thorn in the side of
the traffic associations and pools. 1t has
frustrated many Well-laid schemes to
oppress the public. This embarrass-
ment the bill removes. The annual
million dollar bonus to the Pacific Mail
Steamship company to refrain from
competition may hereafter be paid in
pursuance of law. In conclusion, it is
said to be unfair to the interstate com
merce commission to subject them to
the imp0rtuning and pressure that this
bill will should it become law.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-01-18
PATERNALIsMIN A sNAR1

That disposition of paternalism Eto
deal gently and accommodatingly with
the larger interests with which in one
way or another the government has be-
come connected, of which the bonding
of whisky pending the payment of the
tax is an instance, brings the country
into perpleXing fix, now that it is
necessary to raise a greater revenue
and it is sought to make liquors bear a
heavier burden.
Democracy makes no distinctions,
acknowledges no greater or smaller in
terests; treats the great and the little
alike. If it levies a tax, it eXacts pay
ment impartially. 1t does not COM
pei immediate payment from one class
and give extensions to another because
1t pays larger amount or is more infiu-
sntial. Paternalism made the retail
dealer in liquor pay his tax at the day
Or take fine OF imprisonment; but it
gave to the manufacturer of the liquor
three years to pay his tax, charging him
low rate Of interest, but giving him
leakage enough to more than offset that.
The congress would increase the
whisky tax from 80 cents to Si.25 a
gallon. If the tax were paid on liquor
as soon as it is made, there would be no
difficulty in this, for then production
would run about even with consumption.
= There are twenty-odd million gallons of
liquor in bond, on which the tax VIII not
be paid until it is Withdrawn Tor sale.
In other words, paternalism has loaneG
,he distillers the amount Of the tax due
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-01-18
SENATOR CARLISLE AND THE
TREASURY.

1t is the general impression that Sen
ator John G.Carlisle is to be secretary of
the treasury under President Cleveland.
"This is now regarded in Washington
as certain" says the New York World.
Mr.. Cleveland and the country are to
be congratulated if the report shall
prove true. During his public service
Mr.. Carlisle has demonstrated the pos
session of positive genius for public
finance. There is no man in the coun-
try who approaches him in rare COM
bination of Qualties-a thorough grasp
Of the intricacieS of treasury subjects, a
wonderful lucidity lii their exposition,
and single purpose to reach and eStab-
lish the truth and to promote the public
interests.
The country at large is familiar with.
Mr.. CarliSle'S views on the tariff queS-
ton and with his intimate acquaintance
not only with the details of past ana
present laws, but with the character
istics and needs of the country's indus
tries. No man could be selected secre-
tary of the treasury who would be so
helpful to congress in framing Dill for
the reform of che existing tar if law.
But Mr.. Carli sle's range and value go
far beyond thi S. In 1879 he made re-
port on eXcis laws which resulted i'll
Introducing into our then crude and
barbarous in ternal revenue system an
amendment which treated the taXpay-
erS fairly an d justly, while the Golfers
of the govern ment were benefited.
Mr.. Carlisle is the author, too, of an
amendment which resulted in the pro-
lection of the treasury and tina business
community from the attacks that had
been made by the national banks when
ever all effort was set on foot to reduce
interest on the public bonds held by
them. In 1851 congress undertook TO
provide for refundng at 81 per cent
the bonds then falling due. The banks
resisted and a large amount OF clrcula-
ton was at once surrendered and a
panic was threatened. The Hayes ad-
ministration and the Republicans i'll the
house took alarm and Insisted that
the government should surrender to
the banks. Mr.. Carlisle thereupon
Isle amendment" which limited the
power of the banks to surrender circu-
lation. The amendment was adopted,
but Mr.. Hayes vetoed the bill under the
advice of Secretary Sherman.
One OF the Irst acts of the Garfield
administration, however, was the adop-
tion of the Carlisle idea and its enact
ment into law. Then, and on account
of it. Secretary Window was enabled to
carry out his own eXtra-leg giSlatiVe re
funding scheme.
If he accepts the treasury portfolio he
will render the country service for
which it will be always grateful.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-01-18

hard to ascertain. unless the opposition
has thirteen votes or more, for the SIM
pie reason that in case of impending
defeat one or two members may clam
bersupon the band wagon.
AT this stage in the conflict the anti
Davis forces feel more than ever the
lack of a leader to head their forces and
lead them into battle. Many names
were noted for yesterday, but there was
no one but knew that there was no
real candidate. This, of course,
makes it difficult to put up a
winning fight. Besides, for the oppo-
SitiOn there seems to be no destination,
no object in view and no real landing
place. This was we'll expressed by
Representative Tyler. of Lyons county,
last evening. when he said:
Suppose Davis is defeated; what
then?"
And this question is exactly what is
troubling the members who would like
to go into the anti-Davis movement.
Defeat Davis, what then ?' That there
are number of Republican members
now as at any time in the past few
months. not exactly pleased with Davis
is certain but these men are Of class
to hesitate before taking a leap into
the dark,
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-01-18

OH the bonded product until they get
ready to pay it. Here comes the diff
Guilty of this accommodating act. III the
tax is increased, shall it take effect on
the subsequent product, or shall it APP
ply to the product in bond? If it take
effect on the whisky made after its pas
sage. then the distillers will add the in
crease to the whisky in bond; that is,
the tax would be a clear donation to
them. Ii it falls on all in bond
at the time of its operation, the dis
tillers will pinch the money market III
raising the means to pay the tax before
the law takes effect, remove their
whisky from bond and pocket the profits
resulting from the rise caused by the
tax. In any event, the whisky trust will
put several million dollars in its pocket
as the result of the paternal legislation
of the Republican party in granting to
producers of whisky an extension OF
time in which to pay their taxes.
There seems no way to prevent this
unless Withdrawals from bond pending
the change in the tax be limited to the
average daily consumption of the coun-
try, but this presents difficulties of de-
tail that may or may not be inSuper-
ahla
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-01-18
MURPHY ELECTED.
New York RatifieS the Choice o
the Democratic Caucus.

New York RatifieS the Choice OF
the Democratic Caucus.
ALBANY, Jan. 17.-Edward Murphy
was today chosen by the state legis-
lature rs United States senator to sue
ceed Frank Hiscock. Two were absent
from the senate during the vote. which
resulted: Murphy, II; Hiscock, l2;
by Senator Edwards, independent. In
the assembly there was bit of excite
ment, caused by Mr.. Kempner. of New
York. who denounced Murphy as can
didate in the joint caucus week ago
When Mr.. Kempner's name was reached
he said:
81 beg to be excused from voting, and
shall briefly and pOintedly state my rea-
sous: First, the election of Edward
Murphy Jr. is dictated by himself and
about three other persons in utter de-
fiance of public sentiment; second, he
is not statesman, either OF high or low
degree, and, consequently, is not fit to
represent this state in the United States
senate; third, he has always been OPP
posed to the president-elect."
Here he was interrupted and over
ruled, but continued:
''If, then. | am not allowed to explain
my vote, must reluctantly and with
regret vote for the choice of the caucus,
Edward Murphy"
Mr.. Frazer caused great laugh by
announcing his choice as NV. Burke
-" and then correcting himself and
giving Mr.. Murphy's name. The result
was (three abSentees) Murphy, rs; His
cock, 81.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-01-18
THE COAL COMBINE.

During several campaigns we have
heard from the Republican orators the
story that trusts and combinations go to
pieces as soon as the articles produced
by them or services performed become
eXorbtant i'll price. They argued that
capital is always OH the alert for invest
ment, and that when combination
raises the price on Its production to ii
large figure it will ut once invest in the
same business and compete with the
combine. This is a pretty story, but it
does not cover many cases. For in
stance, it costs about rs cents to mine a
ton of hard coal in Pennsylvania; there
are hundreds of tramp steamers
which convey pig iron from Du-
luth and Superior to Eastern ports,
and are willing to bring hard
coal back for little or nothing.
They must have ballast for their boats,
and they are only too glad to get car
goes OF hard coal at any figure. 1t is
rarely that the coal owners are COM
PEELED to pay more than % cents ton
for the transportation to Duluth. In
st. Paul we are compelled to pay $3.50 a
ton for the fuel. Duluth gets it about
S1.G0 a ton cheaper, the railroad freight
to st. Paul making the difference. This
is the work of the coal combine. And
this combine seems to be capable Of
living as long as METHUSELAH lived.
The fact is, the only way this combine
can be permanently broken is for con-
gress to take hold Of such matters and
deal combinations of corporations a
death blow.