New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-25
CITY POLITICS ~ PROJTDENCE.

THE DEMOCRATIC CONTEST MERELY PER-
Ft.NcToRY- wEsTERLY's TURKEY RECORD.
Providence r. L. Nov. "a (SpeciaD.-The city
election occurs next Tuesday. There has been
nothing exciting about the campaign The Demo
Gratis realize that their struggle Is mere perfume
tory and success for the head OF their tcket
would surprise them greatly. There is some little
interest in the contest for Overseer OF the Poor
The present incumbent. NJ. j. Cummings was
elected TO the Office several years ago. greatly TO
the surprise of himself and everybody else
The Republican candidate is 4. Q. Coates. against
whom there is word OF criticism Nevertheless
Mr. Cummings will receive more than his party
vote and may be elected. The only contests OF
consequence for the city Council are in the Sixth
and Tenth Wards In the Sixth Alderman Fuller
and Councilman Thurston having a fight for
membership in the Board. and as Mr. Thurston
has the Republican nomination he looks Ike a
winner. Councilman Freeman. who Is Democrat
running on the Republican ticket. is the only man
on the Common Council ticket whose fate Is IN
Doubt Mr. Freeman is shipping Commissioner OF
this port by virtue OF appointment from Grover
Cleveland and his Democratic friends think that
ne should not be coquetting with the Republicans.
Councilman Mccarthy is making the fight of his
life for reelection. and he may possibly defeat
Freeman.
Rhode Island is famous for furnishing quantities
of the finest turkeys for Thanksgiving. For many
years the birds that have graced the White House
tables Thanksgiving Day were raised IN THIS
State. Senator Henry b. Anthony began the
custom of sending Rhode Island turkey TO tho
President in Lncoln's time. He kept it up year
by year as long as lie lived. Horace q. Nose. OF
Westerly has furnished the birds all these years
The largest turkey he sent weighed thirty six
pounds and went President Grant in ISL
President Harrison had bird that nearly
equalled the Grant turkey. weighing thirty-four
pounds After Senator Anthony's death Senator
Nathan f, Dixon carried on the custom awhile Last
year Mr. Vose himself was the donor Of President
Clevoland's twenty-seven pound turkey, ana the
President on next Thursday will eat 4 turkey from
Inc same Republican source Most OF the Rhode
island turkeys are with wild blood. which. It
is claimed wonderfully improves their flavor ana
general quality
There is an epidemic of malarial fever at the Re-
form school in CranstOn. Since November ABOUT
twenty boys have been affected ami some OF them
have shown typhoid symptoms
The street cars OF Providence radiate from q
common centre like the spokes OF wheel and 10
20 from Oneyyie or Grams on-st. to south ProVl-
dence can be accomp shed only by the expenditure
of much time and two cartares. The | Mon COM
pany propose to change all that by es'aDhsHHS
"a crosstown line.
After a trial lasting ten days, $1,000 has been
awarded to William II. Sanford by a Jury IN MS
case against the street subway company Tor dam
Sanford was standing on the footboard OF
crowded open car and the accident was caused
by a collision between the car and a low gear.
Captain Augustus J. Winshp, who has been city
Paynaser for years, was stricken win apo
plexy on the very day and hour when he had been
on the police force for twenty-five years. He died
at the Rhode Island Hospital before his wife could
reach his bedside