The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-07


ss,ni.ilngs" and speoaltes at Beneat OF Charles
statistics show that the growth OF great
Ioreigu cities has been even more rapip
than our own.
rapidly rising barometer indicates an
unsetted condition OF the weather; a
gradual rise the contrary.
Inc United States now has three cities
with over 100000 inhabitants, New
Aork, Chicago and Philadelphia.
Michael Clinton was hit on the head
Yesterday afternoon by piece of wood.
ne was at work on the Shepard & Com
pany building.
Ihere will be a meeting OF the officers
1a, snu executive committee Of the Rhode
Island School of Design Alumni Associa-
tion at O'Clock this evening.
The annual rainfall OF Great Britain
sgeads g s,SoO,OOO horse power; of Germany,
ll,SOO,OO0; OF France, IL 600. 600; of Russia
mVoO,oOO; of the United States, 100000,
Mr.. Edwin Knowles, son of the business
manager for B. B. a. R. Knight, sailed
from New York today for Europe on the
Umbrla- Mr.: Knowles was just graduated
from Brown University.
An open air meeting under the auspices
OF the y. Nj. c. A. will be held Sunday
~t'~thOOh Ou DtAtcr IfulnlnR Ground. |
conducted by Alvers X. Benson, chair |
man OF the religious work committee.
There will be lantern festival for the |
benefit OF the new church fund for the |
ballou Universalist Society given by nine
young ladies in the Sunday school, Mon
DAY, July 8, from 2 TO 10 p. m, at 1873
Smith street.
The dial registers are soon to be placed
IN the street cars of the Union Railway
company In this city and the use OF the
Dell punch will be abandoned Some of
the electrics have already been fitted out
with them.
At 9:45 o'clock last night Officer MelIen
discovered smoke issuing from the vim
uoWs OF the friendship street school
mousse. lie forced open window and
entered, finding flames in pile OF rub
Dish under the floor.
The Rhode Island Historical Society js
anxious TO secure an old lottery wheel
such as were used during the time de- |
scribed by Judge Stiness in his recent
able paper entitled "a Century of Lotter-
les In Rhode Island"
A movement is on foot among the mann
pers OF the X. /. Historical Society To
puoilsn a quarterly magazine in which
! me reports of the society, current affairs @
OF historical interest, and historical notes {
copyrighted. /,
The second trial OF the new steam u
launch. Vanish, in Bristol harbor. showed |
In average speed of 21 23-lO0 miles an n
lour. The Vanish is 40 feet long and of U
ight draught. She was built a wear ago p
~ tne Herreshoffs for Rev. Mr.. Aspin- u
vail of California.
The new flag staff is up at Ouidnesset nj
nd the camp grounds have a military or
spect. The company tents are pitched and ar
he brigade and regimental headouarters IN
re In shape -Ihe camp grounds vii, Be- Sc
\ the best OF order for the soldier bows 81
ionday morning, when the annual en- tr
ampment OF the State militia will begin. ru
Alderman Little offered a prize of n ~,
andsome trumpet on Fourth of July. to =,
ne active company making the best gem o. o.
al al appearance In the tiremen's parade I'm I'm
ne cnoice fell upon Captain Mullen's nt l
'atchemoket braves, and the preqenta- ~
on speech was made by ex-Councilman ~
. r. Davis, in his happy and felicitous ~,
yle. mi
The latest theory concerning the cause tel
the aurora borealis has been deduced I'll
ON careful analysis OF that ca
snt thrown through spectroscope. Tn
us unique experiment clearly estab- LA
shes the fact that it is caused by an Th
ectrical discharge among the particles sys
meteoric iron dust contained i'm tbe int
mosphere. rer
Colonel Moran OF the Second Regiment of
nen notified OF the fire in the Phenix =
liioing today, in which the armory of stil
companies Is located, sio
neral Dennis, who promptly se- wa,
req temporary quarters in the
drich Building over Earle & Preu's ex-
ess office on Washington street. For
1aleiy the arms and equipments We're
seriously injured and were trans
red TO the new headquarters.