The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-13

sent a check of 500 to Oyerseer OF the
Poor Cummings, for the relief of the
needy and deserving poor.
The Rhode Island division of the Ma
tional association of Stationary Engineers
viii be addressed this evening by Mr..
Holly on the subject of "Holly's Return
System of Heating"
Two teams from the Elmwood club cap
tanned by III. T. Root and j. l.. Bullock
played a match at the new Providence
bowling alley on Pine street last night.
The Bullock team won by score of 2451
to 2252.
The ice dealers are banking on the ex
isting weather for an abundant harvest,
and the consumers are hopeful that their
predictions will be verified. Ice cream
and cool lager are indispensable in the
towid months OF July and August.
The talent participating in the Graham
concert i'm Providence Opera house tomor-
row evening includes j. w. Kelly, Ward
and Vokes, Florrie West, Kate Davis,
Harvard quartet, Eddie Giguere, Carrie
Tuetein, Alice Hodgden, Ben Dodge and
Reeves band and orchestra.
The Rhode Island Baptist Social Union
will meet in Tillinghast's assembly rooms
Monday evening. Rev. &. III. Watson of
Arlington, Mass. will speak ON 'The Peris
OF the Get There Spirit" and President
Stephen M. Greene OF the Boston Baptist
Social Union, on "The Alert Christian"
Not only the wicked but the righteous
stood in slippery places yesterday until
the mighty wind gave them an irresista-
bic send-off or knock-down. Not even he
most persuasive missionary work of the
powerful evangelists was proof against
cold blooded profanity.
The Worcester polo team whitewashed
New Bedford TO the tune of 3 to last
night at Worcester. John Smith was kept
on the jump ell the time at goal. The
amateur poloists, Woodbines of Pawtucket
and Columbus of Providence will open
the State league series in Infantry hall
tonight.
State Auditor Landers was turned out
of. his residence on Rhode Island avenue,
Newport, yesterday by fire. The loss by
smoke and water viii aggregate 5000,
which is covered by insurance. Only a
small area was touched by fire, but the
firemen made most copious and unnec-
essary use OF water.
II absconder Bennett is fleeing from ar
rest by an ocean voyage to foreign
cline, he Is likely 10 suffer some misery
afloat in such tempestuous weather. III
he is sea-sick and conscience stricken, the
combination may tend to lead him to dis
gorge his ill-gotten wealth, but it's dol
lars TO chestnuts that he wont.
The Rhode Island Homeopathic society
evening at Narragansett hotel. President
Whitemarsh and the old band of officers
wcrs reelected. Among the guests were:
DIS. Phillips, Elliott and Richardson OF
Boston; President A. w. Bailey OF the
New Jersey society and Charles II. Hunt
OF New Bedford.
Mayor Olney's cigar supply is SEEM
ingly inexhaustablc and the brand is far
superior to the quality which are circu-
lated about election times. Nothing but
spring water is dispensed in the private
annex under the present administration,
and the sideboard is permanently closed.
There are lots of saloons environing the
municipal palace.
Now that the famous Boston backstop,
Bennett, has been removed from the arena
by cripplement, the management should
negotiate for the substitution of that
plucky and reliable little catcher, Morgan
Murphy of East Providence. lie is a
prime favorite with the Hub patrons, and
has heretofore given them sample OF his
superior qualifications.
If il should happen that the janitor OF
the state house had just commenced
cleaning the representatives. chamber
when the Democrats rally on the 23d
inst, they might adjourn TO the basement,
where many of their secret caucuses have
been held. II might be hard lines, but
they are celebrated for underground
schemes and revolutionary concoctions.
There is prospect of another season OF
long exercise in the common council
chamber next Monday night in the dis
cussion of the poor employment problem.
There are no politics in the measure, as
the democrats repeatedly aver, but they
waste valuable time in airy flights of
oratory which postpone Intelligent and
judicious legislation, and give the pencil
agitators real tired feeling.
The examination of Warden Thompson
of the Ninth precinct, for tampering with
the ballots in the municipal election, Is
set down for hearing next Tuesday The
case has been repeatedly continued by re-
quest of the prosecution, but 1t should be
given speedy trial as warning TO Demo-
cratic tricksters that the law must be
obeyed by honest count and declaration
of the vote of the whole electorate.
President Andrews of Brown university
has wisely decided TO remain at the head
of the institution. Rockfeller's millions
have made sad havoc with the corps of
accomplished college presidents and in
structions in less heavenly endowed col
leges, and the decision OF Browns loyal
and devoted executive will be highly APP
preciated by students, faculty and
alumni, and the citizens generally.
Luke Murray, the victim of the acci-
dent at the Steere museum at Roger Will
liams park yesterday afternoon, died at
the hospital last night about 13 hours
after the accident. His wife and daughter
were with him, but he did not retain con-
sciousness. Flynn and Feeley, the other
injured workmen, complain of pain in
the back and internal injury, but It Is not
thought that any serious consequences
will result.
The Springfield bond hearing has again
been postponed, and in the meantime the
attorneys defendant, the city solicitor,
Messrs. Ripley, Wilson and Jenckes, will
fortify themselves against the formidable
array of counsel retained by the Con5oli-
date's stockholders. III the question
was submitted TO the taxpayers, as in the
first instance, the city's endorsement
would be promptly inscribed on the doc
uments.
The hard times do not seem TO mater
ially affect the playhouse patronage, and
these resorts doubtless exercise benefi-
cent influence in creating feeling of
temporary forgetfulness. of the discour-