The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-13
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WESTMINSTER THEATER-r,he Henry Bur-
lesque Company.
INFANTRY HALIr-Lecture; Americans for
America"
The New York boats omitted regular
trips last night because Of the severe
storm.
OF course 1t isn't easy TO do. Nothing
is worth doing that Is too easy. Do 1t
quickly enough when you know how.
Flip.
Telephone Company will be held In the
directors office, Butler Exchange, at IL
O'Clock tomorrow.
"The Restoration of the German Empire"
before the Germania Literary Society In
Music Hall building this morning.
The court martial will be convened at
brigade headquarters tomorrow evening
TO sit in judgment upon Captain Bernard
Hackett for alleged Justification OF his
accounts.
Hon. David s. Baker, jr., has recovered
from his recent attack OF illness. He has
need OF his utmost vitality to lead the
wrangling Democracy to victory next
April.
The Newport Armory Commission met
yesterday and adopted the plans of Archi-
tect Edwin Wilbur of Newport. num-
ber of designs were presented for con-
sideration.
Robt. Kelley of this city attacked Chas.
Curran of st. Louis ina disreputable house
in Nashville, Tenn, yesterday. Kelly
used knife and cut his victim in the
throat and face in a horrible manner.
Mayor Olnsy has received an invitation
to serve upon the reception committee at
the anniversary celebration OF the Amos
keag Veterans of Manchester, N. H., on
the evening of Washington's birthday.
DIR. Garvin hasn't attempted any resur-
rection of his single tax boom during his
present term of Office. 1t sounded his
death knell two years ago, and he now
rises to the relief OF the hard working
saleswomen.
The "Baby Ruth" is the title given to
miniature sailing craft in the harbor. The
skipper has no political aspirations, but
wouldn't mind il he could get job now
and then to convince him of the wisdom
of the title.
The Christian Workers. Association will
hold two days convention in the Rich
mond Street Free Congregational Church
beginning tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
The sessions will be held at 10 q. IN. and 2
and 1880 p. m.
Four hundred feet under ordinary cir
cumstances is a short walk under cover.
But to traverse the railroad tracks out
side the proposed new union depot in a
February blizzard is perilous and dis
heartening task.
The Brown University Debating Union
will discuss the question, "Resoived, That
the Signs of the Times Indicate the De-
cline of the Republic.o After the regular
disputants have Grated, the audience will
be given chance.
The annual meeting and election of the
Rhode Island Wheelmen was held last
evening. The treasurer's report showed a
balance of $500. Edgar Il. Brown was
elected president. The annual supper will
occur Thursday night.
T. Thomas Fortune of the New York
Age addressed a small audience of colored
people at Blackstone Hall last night on
the subject of abraham Lincoln" After
the lecture, Mr.. Fortune was given sup
per at Gelb & Norton's restaurant.
1t should be studiously borne in mind
that dress suits are not en- regle at the
Press Club supper except for the walters.
The everyday raiment is more comfort
able, and informality is the bright particu-
lar feature of the festive occasion.
The school signal was sounded at S:15
this neutrality-suspicious. tidings to the
youth that they need not plow through
the snow drifts to the class room. Some
of the boys armed themselves with shovels
and started out to earn quarter.
The special committee on the selection
of the site of the new High s.hnofouiid-
ing arc to examine several locationSHhis
week. The West Side is the choiceand
available land in reasonable proximity to
the present structure Is to be sought after.
The expert engineers say that the Bos-
ton State House is veritable FIRE trap.
The same criticism is applicable TO the
Providence State House, the repfesepta
tives chamber particularly. Honey and
Garvin are the most active in incendiary
speeches.
"Come, Where my Heart lies Bleeding"
Is the favorite melody of West Side
songstress from early dawn till dewy
night. The neighbors are fondly hoping
that the wayward lover VIII soon ma
terialize or that the hcmorrnage will
prove fatal.
A school marin on the West Side has hit
1pon an expedient to boom the shoe busi-
aess and endanger the health of her
pupils. She compels them to wear their
md chilblains are becoming epidemic in
that section.
, The contrast between the elaborate and
stately depot designed by the New York.
Providence and Bristol and Old Colony
railroads in 1889 and the unsightly bar
racks which the Consolidated seek to
substitute, is convincing excuse for
summoning President Clark for an ex-
PLANTATION.
The student OF constitutional history
after wrestling with Binneys " Crisis in
Popular Government " and Honey's
Compendium of English Miscellany " Is
In imminent danger of becoming an in
mate of the State Asylum for Indignant
Insane. A strike Is imminent at State
Printer Freeman's establishment among
she proofreaders.
The Board of Aldermen will concur in
the resolution extending the police signal
system in the Third, Fourth, Fifth and
Seventh districts on Thursday, and the
sum of $50 200 could not be more judici-
ously and profitably expended for the
benefit of the taxpayers in those sections.
And the inebriates and unruly won't
object to hurry-up conveyance.
The masquerade carnival of the Ieider-