New-York tribune., 1895-12-15
ALLEGED DEPOSITION OF THE sPOILs.
THE PROUpENCE POLICE FORCE
PLANS FOR a REoRGANIzAT1oN-A SCARE ABOUT
TYPHOID FEVER.


Providence r L. Dec u (SpeciaO-It is pretty
generally understood that the local police force is
soon 20 DO placed under the control Of a cOmmss on
OF three men, VINO will have power to control abso-
mtey the affairs and policy of the Department. The
extraordinary increase OF crime in the nature of
burglaries and thefts in the last two years has
brought down considerable criticism upon the heads
of the police force present conducted. Benja-
min H. Child chief Of Police. has been IN nominal
control gcr the last fifteen years The Board OF Al
derrnen however have had actual control far as
aruoiutments 20 ard removals from the force is con-
cerreI A large ma jority of the people do not be-
lieve that II is necessary that gambling dens and
prizehghts should be conducted here with impunity
and Wi.h the knowledge of the police force 1t is
evident that local politics has had something 10 do
with the immunity from prosecution granted the
gambling fraternity Al this has made the people,
without regard TO party, ready for any change in
the management of the force looking toward an i'm
ur1vement. Therefore the present City Council has
directed the city Solicitor TO apply 10 the General
Assembly for authority elect Police Commission
The Rhode Island Poultry Association ned its
annual exhibition in this city this week This asso-
citation obtains an appropriation from the State Of
SO00 annually and under Tho stimulus Of this ap-
preparation large premiums offered and an OK
ceiient show IS made. noticeable feature OF the
aifair was a department Of dressed poultry The
Rhode Island Agricultural Experiment Station mad
a large and systematic display IN this department
The First Natlna Bank Of this city has forward
ed $1,000 in gold coin 20 the SubIreasury IN Boston
In response the call recently issued by the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury.
Edward Congdon. who was probably the Oldest
citizen OF Providence and the last Of his family died
on Tuesday in the ninety-fourth year OF his age.
with his death there is now only one survivor whose
name was IN first Providence directory. issued
in ls2EThomas K Briggs who born In 1907.
In The last six weeks hfty-one cases OF typhoid
fever have developed in this city. large majority
of them have been traced directly 10 the milk sup
plv coming from A farm In Johnston. where two chill
dren were I'll with the fever. The milkman who
brought the milk 10 this city i himself seriously I'll
from the disease. The affair has created scare.
and IN. miikmau's business has been seriously in
iured though immediate steps were taken by the
Health Department to stop the supply from the sus-
pecte1 farm. ~
A company has been formed TO establish an cleo
trir railroad between Providence and Taunton. The
towns OF Seelonk Rehoboth and Dghton, Mass,
through which the line will pass, are ready 10 grant
franchises and VIII welcome the coming OF the rail-
road The town Of Rehob0th settled in l643. and
containing sixtvfye square miles OF territory. never
has been touched by a railway The stock for the
NJ " company will be- taken quite largely by the
moneyed men Of the several towns through which it
passes.