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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-13
CRANSTON.
An Important Annual Meeting to BE
Held Next Monday.

An Important Annual Meeting to BE
Held Next Monday.
The annual financial meeting of the
town will be held Monday next at Nara
gansett Park. The meeting will be called
to order at o'clock sharp.
The principal subjects for discussion
will be the raising of the salary of super
intendant of public schools and the nec-
essity of hiring a capable person, who will
devote his entire time TO such service.
The other important subjects will
be the adoption OF the resolution
authorizing the towns representatives in
the General Assembly to apply for city
charter. The meeting will in all proba bill
ity last the entire day, and will without
doubt be the largest attended meeting in
the history of the town.
Councilman John NJ. Deans liberality in
furnishing transportation from the cleo
trio cars at the Town House, is greatly
appreciated by the residents Of Mesh ham
ticut Park and OF Oak Lawn.
The Oaklawn Social Orchestra, Miss
Helen Mary Butler leader, gave an enjoy
able musicale at the residence of ex-
Councilman Dennison L. Holmes last
evening.
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EDGEWO0D.
Midnight Fire Destroys a Summer
Hotel.

Midnight Fire Destroys a Summer
Hotel.
The 2h-story house, situated on the
easterly end Of Narragan sett avenue,
owned and occupied by John Kirwin,
was destroyed by fire late last even
ing. The fire was first discovered
by Joseph A. Latham, Esq, who was
returning home from the taxpayers
meeting in Auburn. Mr.. Latham notified
the family of their danger and dispatched
his son on a bicycle, to Pawtuxet, for
assistance. The fire had gained too much
headway before the arrival OF
assistance, and the building in which 1t
started was burned to the ground, the
firemen directing their efforts to the saw
ing of surrounding property. Loss about
$1,000. Insurance for two thirds. The
cause OF the fire was the explosion of a
Kerosene lamp. An alarm was given from
box 1S9 but the city firemen did not re-
spond as the blaze was over the line.
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DEATH NOTICES.


Darling, Nancy Smith, Clarence III
Jenkins. Moses B Sullivan, James
levin, Andrew ID Swarts, Phebe
Marley. George q
CIANDLER-In Johnston. April IL, Gather
Inc. widow OF the late Charles Chandler.
aged 40 years.
DARLING-In South Bellingham. April H.
Mrs. Nancy J. Darling. aged ~ years.
JENKINs-In this city, April IL. Moses Brown
jenkins.
LEwlN-At Staten Island n. Y. April 10.
Andrew ID. Levin. aged 90 years, months
and l2 days.
MA6LEY-In this city, April 12. George Gran
ger, son OF James and Carrie "A. Marley.
aged months.
BAMsDELIs-In this city April l2 Mary NJ,
widow OF Lew Ramsdell. in the 53d year
Of her age.
SMlTH-In Cranston. April i2 Clarence H..
son OF sumner ID. and Ida l.. Smith. aged
year and month.
sULLIyAN-In this city, April II. James
Sullivan.
SWARTS-Ia this city. April Il. suddenly.
Phebe, wife Of Jacob swarts. aged 20
years.
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HUGHES REWARD.

TOPEKA, April 13.-Colonel OF Militia
Hughes, who was removed by Governor
Lewellyn and court -martialod for not
driving the Republicans from tho legisla
tive halls two years ago, was yesterday ap
pointed mejor general Of the Kansas
militia
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-13
Finding Not Given Out.

PORTLAND, April l3.-Tho hearing of
the railroad commissioners into the cases
of the accident on the Maine Central at
Veazic, April 2, was concluded yesterday
Tho commissioners reserved their decision
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AUBURN.
Taxpayers Discuss Financial Ques'
tions of Their District.


An informal meeting of the taxpayers
Of the Auburn district was held in Odd
Fellows Hall last evening, to discuss means
most to the benefit OF the district, to be
acted upon at the financial meeting Mon
day next. While the action of this meet
ing does not in any way bind the town in
its acts Monday next, it serves the pur-
pose OF making more clear a number
OF knotty problems that will come
before the meeting. 1t was intended to
discuss the matter of application to the
general assembly for a city charter, but
other mttters engrossed the meeting TO
such a degree that adjournment was
reached before the matter could be
brought up. Moderator VIM. o. Towne
was chairman of the meeting, which was
on the whole very harmonious although
considerable good natured raillery was in
dulged in.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-13

MESHANTICUT PARK PLAT

BECAUSE 1T rs THE ONLY RECORD
Clean, handsome dry level Concrete Sidewalks already laid
h
Rsach.wi
II he reparksan
the PARK
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Thornas' GenerosltY.

PORTLAND, April l3-w. W. Thomas Of
this city, one of the board OF directors Of
the Maine general hospital, has provided
that institution with a setrilizlng.machine
and full set OF instruments. Tho gilt
amounts to about $500
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Defendant Discharged.

NORTH ADAMS, April 10 In the arson
ease of the commonwealth against May
Matthews which has been on trial in th,
district court for the last three days tht
defendant was discharged
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15
CAUGHT NEAR SAN DIEGO,
Banks, the Alleged Slayer of
Mrs. Stiles and Fachter
Run Down.
Surprised by an Officer In the I'm
dergroWth Along the Bernardo
River.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Sept. 14.-Deputy
Sheriff Wark captured Joe Banks, the sup
posed murderer of Mrs. stiles and her
father at Las Flores, in dense under
growth along the Bernardo River this
afternoon and arrived in this city late to-
night, placing him in the County Jail.
Banks was in the city yesterday and
stayed in Mission Valley last night, riding
out into the country on a wagon. He left
a place at Bernardo and struck through tire
rough country. The officer followed his
trail six miles and came upon Banks
while he was sitting in front of cabin
talking with Mexican woman. Banks
turned pale, but gave himself up in the
face of a pistol leveled at his head.
Banks was seen at the Jail. He main
tains that he was at Las Flores on the day
of the murder, and was in company
with Garges, the matchmaker, who has
been already arrested. His story is
that he became separated from Garges
and took the wagon road, thinking Garges
was ahead. He admits asking Stiles, the
husband of the murdered woman. for
ride. His story il the main corroborates
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right. The country is being freed from
railroad slavery and prosperity is here.
1.-The Day we Celebrate" was eloquently
responded to by ex-senator Cross. Sena-
tor Cross gave excellent reasons for the eel
ebration of the day and concluded with the
expression that it was in celebration of "a
sacrifice of money, of selfishness of pain.
of peace that was made for the American
republic by the thousands who gave to us
this territory and allowed us the privilege
of celebrating the anniversary of the en-
trance to the City of Mexico on the 18th
of September, 1S47."
c. M. Shortridge, proprietor of The
CALL, responded to the toast "Our Invited
Guests" He referred to the addresses of
the gentlemen present, and said that he
as an invited guest desired to pay
tribute to the veterans. He said that
no crown could be placed upon
the brow of any one OF them for
whom he did not feel the deepest SYM
pathy. He was proud of the fact that the
American flag had been raised that day
in their honor, and concluded by saying
that he hoped every one present, those in
particular who had grown gray, might be
preserved to again meet one year hence.
General P. f. Walsh, in an eloquent and
timely speech, responded to the toast ''The
Army"
1t was pleasure, he declared, to say q
few words in behalf of that distinguished
States. It's career was one of honor
and renown, from the farmer who
stood on the bridge at Concord and fired
the shot that was heard round the world
to this day. They have maintained the
honor of the flag and the supremacy of the
Government. These veterans of the army
whom he addressed he said had crowned
their labors by triumph unstained.
1.-The Territory Acquired" was the sub
ject of an entertaining speech by Hon. G.
A. Sumner, who showed the grandeur and
wealth of California and the importance
of the results of the Mexican War.
General George w. Arbuckle responded
to "The Navy" and his response was pre-
coded by the reading of a telegram from
Edwin A. Sherman, who is in Washington,
stating that the Secretary of the Navy
heartily co-operates in the plan to give a
great naval display at Monterey next year
in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of
the hosting of the American flag at that
port.
"The National Guard was responded to
by ]. C. Currier.
Colonel Joseph Stewart spoke feelingly
of sour Departed Comrades
General D. w. c. Thompson spoke of
the Veterans Home" and W. c. Burnett
related "reminiscences.
The very enjoyable programme was con-
cluded with song by Colonel A. An
dreWs
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END OF THE STATE FAIR,
Crushing Crowds of Humanity
Thronged the Immense
Pavilion.
Stock at the Park-One
Notable Exhibit.

SACRAMENTO, Call, Sept. 14.-The
State Fair of 1895 is ended; the vast
pavilion that for the past two weeks has
been blaze of electric glory, glittering
exhibits and crushing crowds of
humanity is deserted, and every train
that leaves the city is packed with
departing crowds of pleasure-seekers, who
have witnessed one of the greatest exhi-
billions ever collected on the coast for the
delectation of the public, and who evil
IDENTIFY fully appreciated the excellent ar
rangements which have been perfected in
every department by the present energetic
board of State agricultural directors.
The last night at the pavilion witnessed
the largest concourse of people that has
ever gathered within its walls. Every por-
ton of the building unoccupied by the ex-
hibits was a struggling mass of spectators,
while stunning" costumes were the rule
instead OF the exception.
The stock parade at Agricultural Park
this morning, composed entirely of the
premium stock, was one of the finest ex-
hibits seen in years. Gold medals were
awarded to Charles Durfey's Mckinney
and family, W. NJ. Murrey's Three Cheers
and family and Halhorn's Durham herd.
During the afternoon the celebrated
kings of the turf-Salvator, Tenny, Gold
1nCu, w dtcICISSS anu
peared before the grand stand and were
greeted by immense applause. Despite
the heavy rain which occurred during the
last week of the fair the exhibition has
been a success financially and the society
is richer by at least $23, 600.
BY far the most attractive exhibit that
has been displayed in the big pavilion for
years was the steamer model of the enter
prising hardware firm of Schaw, Ingram,
hatcher & Co. In design and finish it is a
positive work of art, and has riveted the
admiration of all beholders.
The model is fifty feet in length and is
decorated with thousands ofdollars' worth
OF articles of the various lines of hardware
which have been taken from the COM
plete stock carried by the firm. The
smokestack is a section of pipe made
at the firms pipe works in this city. Every
curve and outline of the vessel is glitter
ing mass of saws, chisels, files, hammers
hinges, springs, faucets, chains, guns, pis-
tolls, and the thousand and one things that
go to make up a complete line Of hard
ware, while the walking beam, which is
operated by electricity, is composed of
table cutlery.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15
FINNAN HADDIE.
Origin of the Name of Smoked and
Sailed HaddOck,

Origin of the Name of Smoked and
Sailed Haddock.
The name Finnan came from the name
of the place where paddock were first
smoked-Findon, Scotland; haddie, from
the Scotch pronunciation of paddock, and
in Scotland were called Findon paddock,
and years after, when they were sent for
sale in England, were called finnan haddie.
1t is not known at what time they were
first cured, but it was about the
year 1850. They were first sailed and
dried, and afterward wet and placed
in the ground, over a smoldering fire
of dried peat. There is no record Of the
amount cured in England and Scotland,
but many hundred tons are sold each sea-
son. The two best brands in Scotland are
the Eyemouth, very mild cured,
light-colored article, and the Aberdeen,
a very dark cslored and we'll
smoked fish, and have about an
equal sale. Great quantities are now
cured in England, Grimsby being the
tity. During 1892 27,65O tons of had
dock were landed at Grimsby at a
value of nearly $1,5O0OO0. About
half of these were cured directly
the other half shipped fresh, many of
which were cured by merchants, particu-
larly those of London, who prefer to cure
their own haddies, and thus have the
colored fish best liked by their customers.
Haddies were first smoked in this coun-
try about forty-five years ago by an Eng
lishman named Finlay, at Rockport, Mass,
but the sales did not warrant continu-
ance, and he was obliged to give it up.
A few years later parties in Portland, Me-,
began to cure them, and have continued to
do so with increasing demand until five
years ago. Portland having no vessels to
supply the fish, and being Obliged to buy
most Of her haddock in Boston, thereby
being at disadvantage the trade has been
turned to the latter city. There are very
few good brands of haddies packed in this
country.
Most of the curers think to split and dry
a paddock is to make finnan haddie. To
make a good haddie requires much time
must be OF the best and the pickle in which
they are placed should contain the essen
tials to give the paddock the rich flavor,
and at the same time the preserving quail
tics; all depends on the pickle and the ma
terials used in smoking. Haddock should be
first thoroughly washed, then the head is
cut off, after which the fish is washed in
strong solution. The cleaners remove all the
black skin, blood and scrape the backbone;
then the fish are split and put in pickle
an hour or more, according to the weather;
then stretched on hooks, which are at
tached to sticks to hold them in the smoke
house, and then placed on dryers and al
lowed to thoroughly dry. Then they are
placed in the smoking kilns, in tiers one
above the other leaving room for smoke to
circulate until the house is full. A fire of
oak wood is started all over the floor of the
house, and burned until the fish are in
proper condition (from six to eighteen
hours) when oak sawdust is applied to the
fire, which smolders and produces dense
smoke that is kept up until the fish are
thoroughly impregnated, when they are
cooled and packed. Gazette.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15
LD-sToRED UNDEROLoTHEs.
A Novel Experiment to Get Rid OF a
Very Lively Summer Pest.

A Novel Experiment to Get Rid OF a
Very Lively Summer Pest.
Cold storage for underclotnes is the
fastest novelty in the big downtown re-
frigerators. Ohe of the warehouse own
ers was taken by surprise the other day
when he received an application to cold
store several hundred cases of wooden
underwear. The application came from
one of the largest wholesale dry-gocds
houses in the city, and the storage man
was at first tempted to treat the matter
as joke. He took the goods and later
discovered the reason for the innovation.
1t seems that this has been an unusually
brisk season for moths. The industrious
but destructive moth millers had diseov-
cred the unsold Undertaking lying in the
big stores and had proceeded to take pos
session of it in swarms. Finally some one
suggested that the pesky insects should be
frozen out. Application was at once made
for cold storage room, and the goods are
now stacked up in an atmosphere where
the temperature stands at % degrees, and
where boys play at SNOWFALL on these hot
July days.
If the experiment of freezing out the
moths proves a success the cold-storage
men will have opened new and profit
able avenue for turning an honest penny,
and people buying clothes will no longer
fear the corrupting moth.-New York
World.
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MEXICAN WAR VETERANS,
Anniversary of the Entrance
Into the City of Mexico
Celebrated.
THE sAvIoURs OF CALIFORNIA.
Eloquent Addresses by Distin-
guished Men Pay Loving
Tributes.

The Veterans of the Mexican War cele-
brated the forty-eighth anniversary of the
entrance into the City of Mexico by hold
ing banquet at the California Hotel last
night.
About sixty of the veterans and num-
Der of invited guests sat down to the we'll
spread tables at o'clock, and two hours
had passed in the pleasures of the board
and in recalling "reminiscences before the
toasts and responses were reached.
The room was handsomely decorated
with flags and red, white and blue bunt-
ing, and gray haired men, who sat about
the board, made grand picture of cour-
age and patriotism. S. J. Loop, president
of the society, occupied place at the
head of the table. On his right
sat Senator George c. Perkins, and on his
left Postmaster McCoppin. Besides other
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BOGUS BEARS NEST MINE.
Hop English Capitalists We're SsCindled
IN ALASKA.

HoU IHgtfsH capitalists We're StCIndten
IN Alaska.
PORTLAND, Or, Sept. 14.-The taking
OF testimony was begun yesterday before
United States Commissioner Sladen in the
case OF A. G. Renshaw, a subject of Eng
land, against James Carroll and others to
recover 1924, 900 invested in the Bears Nest
mine, Alaska. Renshaw charges that the
sale of the Bears Nest group of mines on
Douglas Island was accomplished by
gigantic frauds, and he accuses John and
James Treadwell, owners of the great
Treadwell mine, and Captain James Car
roll and others of conspiring to make the
sale by placing gold bearing rock from the
Treadwell mine into the barren mine
adjoining and by treating the core from a
hole bored by diamond drill to make a
showing of rich ore.
Three experts were sent out by British
capitalists, and each was successfully
deceived and flattering reports were made,
so that English capitalists purchased the
mine. After several years the mine failed
to yield any returns. and further investi-
cation disclosed the fact that the property
was worthless. Renshaw was convinced
that he had been swindled, and the suit
was commenced in 1894.
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DANGEROUS PAsTIME.
Children Throwing Rocks at Box q
Dynamite.

Children Throwing Rocks at Box of
Dynamite.
Herman LOTHIAN, who lives on Six
teenth and Hampshire streets, walked into
the Seventeenth-street police station last
night and paralyzed Corporal Hagerty by
handing him stick of dynamite.
He said one of his children picked it up
in deserted shanty close to his home and
there was nearly boxful of it left in the
shanty.
Policeman Dalton was sent with the
patrol wagon to the shanty and he found
about thirty pounds of dynamite in sticks
in a box, which he took to the station,
where it will remain till some disposition
is made of it.
The dynamite belonged to contractor
named Hollis, who died some time ago,
and had lain in the shanty for over six
months.
The children in the neighborhood were
in the habit of playing in the shanty. and
often amused themselves by throwing
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was made for the purpose of defrauding
holders OF matured coupons. In conclu-
sion it says:
Wherefore the said judgment creditor prays
that an order be issued requiring the president
OF the Supreme Lodge, Order of the Golden
Shore, and the president of the Order
of Pendo, H. w. Mathews, and the
secretary of the same, being respec-
lively the president and secretary of the
above-named judgment-debtors, to appear be-
fore the honorable court and answer for any
property they may have in their possession or
under their control.
While the amount involved is small, the
case is none the less important to hundreds
of poor people, who have placed their
money in this and similar organizations
in the hope of ultimately drawing a big
sum. Henley and Costello are attorneys
for the plaintiff.
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SUIT OVER COUPONS.
Order Of the Golden Shore and Order of
Pendo Said to Be the
Same.

Suit will be filed Monday morning
against H. w. Mathews. president of an
endowment organization known as the
Order of Pendo.
The action is really intended to deter
mine whether the Order of the Golden
Shore, an institution which existed in
1894, and the Order of Pendo, the defen-
dant in the proposed suit, are not one and
the same.
In April of last year John N. KONG Sc
cured Judgment against the Order of the
Golden Shore for $500, that being the
amount of matured coupon. When it
came to executing the judgment no prop
erty could be found, and in fact the organ
ization had to all appearances passed out
of existence.
Some time later the order of Pendo
came into prominence, the offices of presi-
dent and secretary being filled by the men
who held similar positions in the defnnct
organization.
The complaint will affirm that these
orders are identical, and that the change
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on the east by the rising sun and the west
by the setting sun. But another responded
that the United States was bounded on the
north by the aurora borealis, on the south
by the procession of eauinoxes, on the east
by primeyal chaos and on the west by the
day of judgment.
He paid high tribute to the patriotism
of the people who give free education to
their children, and believe that every true
America should have the privilege of
worshiping God according to the dictates
of his own conscience.
america" was the musical response
and then followed an address on 1.-THE
Press by w. M. Bunker of the Daily
Report, which was preceded by reference
by President Loop to the fact that the press
was to be credited with creating the idea of
hosting the American flag on this ami
versary.
Mr.. Bunker said:
The press is proud to be with you, because it
recognizes in you men who deserve well of
your country. You should receive pensions
of ST. 90 a month instead of SO.
If YOU should receive a fourth of your share
of the results of your campaign you would all
be millionaires, but you have been in the posi-
ton of sailor who had caught whale and
who said that he did not want promotion but
simply the commonest kind of civility.
He told a story on Colonel Andrews,
how the colonel had been promoted to a
corporal, and said there were few Off
ces now in the gift of the President of the
United States which the colonel had not
accepted, but which were due him.
Referring directly to the press, he said
the times were not out of joint. The
people were all right, and if they would
read that part of the press devoted to
building up the country they would be all
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.Foroer HadIey's Case.

SAN BERNARDINo, CAL. Sept. IA
W. s. Hadley, who was to have gone to
Redlands to-day to continue his prelimi-
nary examination for passing 1925 forged
draft on the First National Bank of Red
lands, has been given two weeks further
time. as his friends have not yet succeeded
in making good the amount Of the bogus
draft, but Hadley says he has strong hopes
of their coming to his rescue, and prevent
ing his going to San Quentin or Folsom.
If at the expiration of the two weeks
granted him the money is not forthcom-
ing he will be vigorously prosecuted.