The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-21

BY the. way-has anybody heard from
Bennett Iatelya
The library OF the late Professor Chace
was sold at auction at IL o'clock this
morning.
The work OF registering the names OF
the Chinese residents OF the state will be
commenced on Monday.
Mr.. Stephen Tourtellott and his daught-
er, Miss Flora Tourtellott, will leave
Providence this week To visit the South.
The conductors OF the Consolidated road
have been notified that they must see
that their watches keep the most accurate
time in the future.
Judge Cooke OF the Sixth District Court
will enjoy a months vacation at the
Windward Islands. He is accompanied
by Mr.. s. A. Nightingale.
Mount Vernon Lodge OF Masons will
hold their annual social in the the Temple
tomorrow evening. John Kelso Is chair
man of the committee OF arrangements.
The free exhibition OF paintings by
Charles III. Battey at Sheldon's Auction
Rooms, Music Hall block, IL attracting
much attention and many admiring
words.
Gaspee Chapter OF the Daughters OF the
American Revolution will meet at the
house OF the regent, Mrs. X. II. i. God
dard, tomorrow at IL o'clock. Papers will
be read and lunches will be served TO the
chapter after the exercises.
III the Immortal truth telern had lived
In these days of political warfare and
trickery and had. been a rump legislator,
the strain upon his fidelity to facts might
have converted him into thoroughbred
disciple of Ananias.
The regular meeting OF the school COM
mittee will be held In the High School
Building tomorrow evening at O'Clock.
The proposed increase Of the school age
from z to Ia years Is likely to invite
spirited discussion.
Considerable excitement was caused in
one of the local theatres last evening when
drunken person from Johnston, who
had his trousers tucked into the tops of
his rubber boots, insisted upon his right
to occupy the best seat in the house.
Representatives from the New England
Insurance Exchange OF Boston met the
members of the Providence Insurance
Association yesterday afternoon to ar
range a new rating and obtain control OF
the transaction OF foreign business in this
State.
Valentine Lodge of the New England
Order of Protection, celebrated its sixth
anniversary last evening. A musical and
literary entertainment was given. Grand
Vice Warden Henry Nj. Ormiston presided
and Grand Treasurer +. l.. Hutchins made
an address.
The Prohibitory Convention and the
Young Mems Democratic Club festival
are scheduled for tomorrow. One is the
party Of principle and the other of "prin-
cipal and interest" combined, and in these
degenerated days the latter periodically
seems to quit winner.
The Sons of American Revolution meet
in the rooms of the Historical Society to-
morrow at IL o'clock. AS there Is no ses-
sion OF the House of Representatives, an
invitation might be extended to Speaker
Owen to respond TO the sentiment OF the
democratic Instruction, or Where am
ATT"
1t Is some relief to know that the Con-
solidateds depot with the train-shed
annexes will not obstruct the stately pro-
portionsp Of the new State House on Capt.
tol Hills Just now ii seems TO be sort of
neck-ard-neck lineup at the starting
point OF operations with the finish out of
sight.
Councilman Freeman Is hustling in the
interests of his constituency represented
in the Washington Park Taxpayers Asso-
citation. Alderman Fuller must look to
his laUrels, as the genial James may de-
velop into a formidable rival in one of
those combination caucuses in South
Providence.
1t strikes the lay mind that IL the City
Council had notified the owners OF the
land sought TO be annexed to Roger Will
liams Park that they were determined to
purchase it, il could have acquired the
property at figures which could not be
placed on a parity with choice tracts in
the business centre.
A stranger in this city last evening
couldn't disguise his surprise. A "white
line" car was on its way to Olneyville.
As it passed the stranger he exclaimed:
The tone was that OF man who had
found the remains of little red wagon he
played with when boy.
The report of the city engineer on the
Consolidated plan possessed the merit of
brevity and simplicity and was not ac-
companied by an architects picturesque
chart as an interpreter. Hence the Coun-
Gil promptly seized upon his suggestion
that the corporation should be compelled
to provide track shelter for its patrons.
The persuasive ingenuity OF Deputies
Kavanagh and Gilmartin has proved all
powerful with the celestial colonists, and
they are brushing up their blouses and
practising poses for the photograph fiend.
"Alle samee Cbinaman klickee at Mclean
law" and he may raise the price for
laundry on the strength OF the advertise
ment.
The prophetic Democrat who told the
party conference yesterday that their
chances for electing a United States Sena-
tor were extraordinarily insign ificant,
had no political aspirations. Hence he
didn't gaze through the large sized mag
nifying glass which Bre'r Owen directed
toward the summer capital next June.
The silly morning paper says that ice
will he scarce and that the consumer will
have TO settle next summer. Perhaps IL
would be just as we'll TO say that there
will be plenty of ice shipped from
northern sections and that a very slight
advance in price will pay the freight
charges. In any event the consumer will
not be imposed upon.
Premonitory symptoms OF brain fever
and nervous prostration may be charge
able to intoxicating indulgence in the
solution OF the Flip" puzzle. But the
spirit of pence and contentment which the
mastery of the art OF ring circlipg invari-