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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19

reduced this debt practically without
set back until, when President CLEvE-
LAND and Democratic Congress came
in In 1898, 1t was down to about a bill
lion and a half, which was annually
being provided for in sinking funds and
there was a large surplus besides.
The destruction of industrial, commer-
cial and business interests begun by the
uncertainty occasioned while the Demo
cratic Congress was considering the tariff
measure, and, clinched by the passage of
the reckless and infamous WILsoN-GoR-
MAN tariff, has resulted in an uninter-
rupted deficit in the treasury that made
necessary the repeated bond issues which
have swelled the national debt by grand
total of s262, 315, 400. Immediately
preceding CLEvELAND's inaugura-
tion in 1898 the treasury books
show the total available cash to
have been 1924, 12s, ,os9. This has been
long since wiped out. The HARRISON
administration reduced the national debt
by s3l0, ,0O0, o0o. The CLEVELAND admin
istration has adde's to it t262, 3l5, 400 to
make up for loss OF revenue. In other
words, in less than three years OF peace,
that should also have been years OF pros
perity, the CLEVELAND administration
one-tenth of the increase i'm the national
debt occasioned by the whole civil war.
The first Democratic bond issue was in
February, 1894, s5o,ooo,o 900 at per cent.
for 10 years, commanding s25, 600, COO
interest at maturity. The second
issue was in November, 1894, Of
so, 900, 600 8 per cent. bonds, for
nine and one-half years, commanding
ss3, $50, coo interest at maturity. The third
issue was in February, 1895, OF s62, 3l6, AGO
4 per cent. bonds for 80 years, command
ing s7s, 77s, 4so. The fourth issue was in
February, 1896, for sl00, 000, 900 4per cent.
bonds, running 90 wears at p er cent, i,
commanding s116,0OO,0oO interest at
maturity. This addition to the public
Indebtedness is, in principal, s262, 3l5, 400,
and the interest will have to be paid on
it to the amount OF s239, 52s, 4sO, making
a grand total of s5o1, ,s43, $50. The de-
ficit-making tariff is still in operation
and the deficit is piling up, so to speak.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19
CRANSTON.
Street Commission Met and Presented
Business Of Much importance.

Persons interested in the layout, widen
ing and extending OF Cranston street were
given an opportunity to express them
selves for or against the proposed inn
provement, yesterday, in Arlington dis
trict hall.
This is the second hearing that has
been given by the present commission
and 1t was largely attended. II Will be
remem tered that the assessments OF the
old commission were soon dlstastefui 10
the people, that the opposition aroused
caused the rejection of the comm ssioner's
report and the appointment OF new COM
mission. Hoping TO quell the objection
by lessening the assessments, council
voted that the town should pay one half
of.the land damages instead of one-fouri n
thus charging the whole town with three
fourths of the land damages and leaving
one fourth TO be paid by those who live
within the lines of the assessment area.
These lines run on both sides OF Cranston
street and are parallel to 1t at distance
of 1000 feet instead of 2UO0 as before.
II has been expected that with this
lessening of the assessment that the OBJ
lection TO the widening would be silenced;
but yesterday many OF those heard OBJ
jected. The assessments on individual
property owners have been so much re-
duced that one man who, under the first
COmfnlbslCn, WIS hSStsotu w, 10 hoW es
sessed at s15. This difference OF $50
makes quite a change In the bill; but this
man is TO be allowed 10 cents per foot for
land under the present commission, IN
sated of 20 cents per foot, as allowed by
the first commission.
On Wednesday it became known for the
first time what the damages would be
under the new assessment. The sum OF
awards was placed at s17, 900. Under the
old commission they had been placed at
S2s, 500, of which the town was To share
one e-quarter or S7200. BY the ruling in
appointing the Babbitt commission the
town assumes one half of the cost OF
Improvement, leaving 5000 the portion
to be assessed against the property con-
sidered to be at once benehtted ~ the
improvement. This plan is great relief
to- those said to be directly benefited,
snd jncreases the cost upon the town
but $1,000, through the good work OF Bah
bitt in reducing the awards from s2s, 800
to S17, 500. There have been numbe OF
assessments of awards, but the list is not
completed. The commission Is hard at
work and will finish in few days. so
far as learned its work has given gen
eral satisfaction.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19
NORTH END NEWS.
Sudden Death Of John j. Whipple Early
This Morning.
THE NEWS BUREAU.
NORTH END, 5zS BRANCH AVENUE
T.l.Dhoa. Qot-q

. IelepnOnO SUi-I
John j. Whipple, an old resident OF Smiths
Hill, died at his residence at the corner
of Osborne street and Gladstone avenue
suddenly this morning. He was So years
OF age and had for some time been grow
ing feeble. Shortly after / O'Clock this
morning Mrs. Whipple was awakened by
her husband, who seemed to pe very
sick. She got up out of bed to render
him some assistance, and a few seconds
afterward she noticed a very decided
change in his condition, and in a few
moments he died in her arms Mr.. Whip
pie had acquired great deal of property
during the many busy years OF his life.
A lumber of the police of the Second
Station were in attendance this morning
at the common pleas court at the trial of
James Murphy, the young man who last
fall entered the dwelling of Architect
James Murphy on Mulberry street.
The Pekin Literary Association will
hold an entertainment complimentary to
m mbers and friends at its rooms the
afternoon of the ed inst.
A valuabl horse owned by Armstrong
Brothers, grocers on Orms street, dropped
dead at the corner of Admiral and Whip
pie streets yesterday afternoon.
Ihe store recently opened by John N.
Schott on Branch avenue was broken into
by unknown parties last night. The
thieves secured hut small amount OF
booty. ~
The electric lights were gen orally ex-
tinguished In this section soon after the
alarm for the fire at the Masonic lem pie
was rung in this morning.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19
Providence, March 10, 1896.

Providence, March 10, 1896.
At meeting Of Republican committee
of the Second Congressional District OF
Rhode Island, it was voted TO issue the
following call:
"In accordance with the call of the Re-
publican National Committee issued at
Washington, ID. c., December IA, 1895,
the Republican electors and voters of the
Second Congressional district in Rhode
Island, without regard TO past political
affiliations who believe in Repu blican prin-
ciples are cordially invited TO unite in the
trict convention to be held aC Music Hall
10, 1895, at II o'clock noon for the pur-
pose of choosing two delegates and two
alternates to attend the Republican Ma
tional Convention to be held at st. Louis
in the State of Missouri, on Tuesday,
June 16, 1896, at II O'Clock noon, for the
purpose of nom mating candidates for
Presidt MT and Vice President of the Unit
ed States.
The several town and city committees
are hereby requested to call primary
meetings for the purpose of electing dele
gates 10 said Congressional District Con-
vention, double in number TO the repre-
sentation of the said towns and cities in
the General Assembly, and the secretar-
les of said primary mmeeetings are re-
quested TO forward a copy OF the creden-
tials of delegates SO elected, Immediately
to the secretary of the State committee,
Eugene +. Warner, Providence, X. i.
WALTER A. READ, Chairman.
SAMUEL w. X. ALLEN, Secretary.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19

Even SO seemingly small a matter as
moustache is become OF consequence. AS
a public man. the representative OF a ma
jority Of public sentiment, Councilman
GARDNER has no more right to alter,
amend or change his personal appearance
for the worse, or, we would hardly allow,
even for the better, than he has to ex-
press his belief that nobody at Rand all
Square ever cares to ride 10 Fox Point.
How otherwise may the line be drawn as
to the duties and responsibilities of
public servant 10 a constituency that has
reposed in him it's trust and confidence9
We do not favor the appearance OF
Councilman GARDNER minus his nous
tache, any more than we would his APP
pearance in public In his shirt sleeves or
in the suit of clothes he laid away in
camphor last spring. We do not believe
that he consulted his constituents before
removing his moustache. His constituency
may have been hazy on the transfer
ticket question, they may have besn mis-
led in the matter OF the real merits OF the
controversy in the saloon social ct down
in Ward 6. But they banked confidently
on the personal comeliness of their candi-
date. With the single exception of the
Hon. THOMAS Il. REED who removed from
his face what he was pleased to regard as
a mustache, did our correspondent ever be-
fore hear OF q public man changing his
face in Office?
We think not. And the portent in this
specific case may well engender spirit CT
unrest IL not OF actual suspicion IN the
bosoms of a confiding constituency.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19
AUBURN.

1t Is with feelings OF deep regret that
the customers of Crawford II. Williams
were informed Wednesday that he no
longer should cater to their wants in his
line, for he has sold the business ana
stock on hand to the Grant Brothers
MIR. Williams Is one OF those honest, ac-
commodating men who tried to please the
trade and endeevored to ! eep everything
neat and in order, and the housekeepers
i'm his vicinity are sorry to have the store
closed. However, In the young men
who succeed him the store goes into good
hands. s
Mr.. Lucinda williams, bookkeper for
the Auburn Coal and Lumber company,
has, after several days at home, resumed
her position.
A few more patients who have had
mumps are out again, Miss Grace Nj.
Gaunt, Misses Florence Merritt and May
Dusenbury. t-
The program for the fair to oe held
next week by the Mechanics in Odd Fell
lows Hall promises to be very entertain
ing, as it was talked about at the regular
meeting of the lodge Wednesday evening.
Mrs. l.. A. Camp, on Park avenue, is
entertaining her granddaughter, Miss An
ME Schrack Of Boston, who is a student
of languages and music in that city.
A face and form not often seen is that
of Andrew Potter, but recently he made
a short call in our vicinity where for SO
many years ne managed the horse cars. At
present has charge OF the electric car barn
at Riverside and the Crescent Park route
There is united interest felt by different
churches i'm the revival meetings being
held at the Baptist Church Wednesday
evening. Rev. X. l.. Streeter and many
OF his followers we're and have been pres
ent and took part In the service.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19

The Democrat debt and deficit account
up to date amounts to nearly five hun
dred and twenty-four millions OF dollar.
What this means, the enormity of the
inexcusable Indebtedness, may be bet
ter appreciated II we compare 1t with he
cost to government OF four years OF civil
war.
When the last Democratic President OF
.hc United States, before CLEVELAND,
came jnto Office in 1867, the national
debt amounted 10 some twenty-nine mill
lions OF dollars. -Four years Of Demo
cratic administration resulted In more
Shan trehling the debt, 80 that on July l.,
1861, II amounted to 500, $50, s73. The
civil struggle bad then begun and the
debt mounted TO its higl.st point in 1866.
q, 75s, 230, l73-this representing the
principal and not taking into account the
heavy interest charges.
Successive Republican administrations
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19

steam yacht Marjorie. owned by Mr.. A. :.
Van Wickle, met with quite serious acci'
dent on Wednesday while cutting some steel,
a piece striking his head, making an ugly
scalp wound
Nj and Mrs. Samuel Spinning. accom-
panied by their niece. Mrs. Minnie Young Of
New York, arrived here on Wednesday. They
will attend the funeral OF Mr. William Brad
ford today, he being Mrs. Spinning's uncle.
Mr.. George Saunders received a car load of
furnishings and lead pipe on Wednesday, to
be used on four large cat yawls, which will
ali he launched early in the spring.
Mrs. Owen Harris of Westbrook, Mass. re-
turned homo this morning, after two woeks'
visit with her daughter. Mrs. swinton.
Mrs. Andrew ]. Piiman of Brooklvn, N. ",
is here the guest tf her brother-in'law,
William Ii. Pitman.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19
MARKSBY MISSING.
He disappeared From His Home Early
Wednesday Morning.

A couple of weeks ago John Marksby. q
tin and sheet iron workers. years old, be-
gan to display indications OF mental dis
turbance. He seemed 70 think that people
were following him for the purpose of
doing him injury. His friends, however,
did not regard his condition as serious
and were hopeful that in a short time he
would be all right again. Now, how
ever, they are thoroughly alarmed, for
Marksby has disappeared from his home
and thus far all search for him has provei
unavailing. tuesday night he went to
he'd as usual at his regular hour, but me
time between 2 and o'clock Wednesday
morning he arose, dressed and went
away. since which time nothing has been
heard from him by his relatives with
whom he boarded, at No. 179 Chestnut
street. When he went away he could not
have had much money with him, Us he
had a few DAYS tefore given n large sum
to n relative TO keep for him. Marksby Is
n well-built young man, standing six
feet one and half incnes and has light.
stubby moustache. When he went away
he was dressed in dark clothes and wore
dark overcoat.
ANY information concerning him will
be gratefully received by his relatives at
No 17o Chestnut street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19
"on the MISSISSIPPI Kelth,s.

"On the Mississippi" at Kieth's Opera
House next week, Is the result of
William Hawori his efforts to put into
play such striking features as the Ku Klux
klan, whose very name used TO be sig
nificant OF terror, Madri Gras carnival In
New Orleans, an attack on Jail guard d
BY a resolute Tennessee sheriff, a floating
theater, a palatial gambling house, and
other picturesque matters OF the play.
Managers Thomas III. Davis and VIII
liam II. Keough hsve done justice 10 the
subject by Giving il a most elaborate
scenic production. The drama contains
an abundance OF humor, much Of 1t Is
due TO the amusing type OF Southern
character introduced. A numter OF
musical darkics participate,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19
ADJUSTMENTS.


To the audience that bade farewell TO
the too brief engagement of the Boston
ians at Providence Opera House last even
ing the charm of the opera of "Prince
Ananias" was the opportunity 1t afforded
Miss Jessie Bartlett Davis to sing. Miss
Davis, of superb voice and much charm as
an actress, is a most satisfying opera sing
err, and prominent position for her in
the cast is enough to make any work
delight.
Nothing, perhaps, better indicates the
difficulty of securing new light opera ma
terial of merit than the production of
work like "PriDce Ananias," by this SUI
perior organization Of singers and actors.
In neither score nor book Is the work
commensurate with the talents and abil-
ity of the organization that has honored
1t by its production. Still, "Robin
Hoods" are not to be picked up every
day, nor yet every season, and "Prince
Ananias" serves 10 till repertory with
fair satisfaction. Many of the musical
numbers are distinc ly pleasurable, and
the leading vocalists have their opportu-
nifty so far as quality goes although mu
sic is sprinkled only sparingly in The COM
monplace anc "gaggy" book.
Tonight that most eminent comedian,
Mr.. Nat &. Goodwin, begins three
nights and matinee engagement in Mr..
Henry Guy Carleton's latest success,
"Ambition.' The name OF both play
wright and star guarantee excellent en-
tertainment.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19
Original Hiske Jubilee Singers.

The people OF Providence are 70 be a..
vored with a concert 10y the only original
Fis Jubilee singers. Mr. +. j. londin,
the manager and director, has been with
this company since its formation in 1871,
and alone Is authorized by the Fiske Uni
versity TO associate the name OF Fiske
with the Jubilee singers.
Those who have listened TO the quaint
melodies OF the plantation. .as sung by this
company, will be glad OF an opportunity
to hear them on Friday evening OF thi,
sociation Hall
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19
SOLD THE PASTRY.
Winslow Didn't Turn Over the Pro-
ceedS and Was Fined.

Walter Winslow was arrested on South
Main street yesterday morning by patr5l-
man Tools and locked up at the City
Hall. This morning he was arraigEei
before Judge Sweetland on the charge OF
embezzling from }. w. Peacock, who runs
a bakery IN Manton avenue.
Sunday morning Winslow sold the con-
tents of one of PeacocK's wagons Tor sl5
and failed 10 make any returns of the
money. Wins ow pleaded guilty and was
.inei go and costs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1896.

SOMEONE has offered our esteemed
brother editor OF the Olneyville Times a
buggy, which moves him to remark that
it will be the first horseless carriage ever
seen in OlneyvilIe.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19

ACCORDING to the newest advices from
Madrid, General wEYLER is confident OF
the ultimate success OF the Spanish arms,
but, personally, he is anxious to retire
and permit someone else to take charge
Of the ultimate success
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19

If the reports OF shipments from time
to time are reliable the Spanish troops that
have been sent to Cuba must number
something like one hundred and fifty
thousand. But somehow the Cuban
cavalry cavorting about the island at will
seem able to find only handful of them
at any one time in any one place.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19

A stove polish pcddler met with rough
usage on Austen avenue yesterday after
noon. He vent into house, and when told
polish was not wanted he began to use
Indecent laneuage, which was listened TO
by the lady of the house che ponnced
M ON the ped 1itr and gave him n thrash
ing and then reported the case to the
police.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19
Stole His Fathers Coat.

John Iapbam of ~ Spruce street, stole
n coat from his father. William Iapham,
ard was arrested on Westminster street
last evening by Detective Cannon. In
the Sixth District Court this morning,
MIR. Lapham, Sr., said he could do moth.
ing 18th his son, and asked To have him
punished. The lad was fined 20 and costs
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19

The uniform bonnet for the new Ameri-
can Salvation Army VIII be designed by
Mrs. DARLINGTON BOOTH. We are OF the
opinion that il will be perfectly lovely,
and will contribute much TO make re-
cruiting among womankind active.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19
AS TO PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY.

AS TO PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY.
columns an esteemed correspondent writes
us as follows:
To THE EpIroR OF THE News:
SIR-As u reader Of your paper, who Is not
a Goo Goo, but who believes that private
trivialites should not be confused with the
public interests, / should like to inquire of
what moment it is to tho public at large,
whether or not Councilman Rathbone Gard
ner wears moustache2
PUBLIC SPIRIT.
In acknowledgment OF the above we
beg to register the conviction that, while
our esteemed fellow citizen, Councilman
GARDNER, IN his capacity, as private
citizen, has an eminent right to play fast
ard loose with the admiral ion and esteem
in which he is held by his many personal
friends, as a public character he is not
justified, in however small a particular,
in disappointing the confidence or
affronting the aesthetic tastes Of his con-
stituency and the people at large.
Ipasmuch as no unqualified statement
can ever be accepted as wholly true, we
take pleasure in further elucidation of
this conviction. Councilman GARDNER
for we may as well take the specific sub
ject as to deal in generalities while so
conspicuous an example Is available
was chosen last fall to represent the Sec
ond Ward and to promote the interests OF
the municipal corporation in the Com
mon Council. In making his campaign
his friends made prominent three things
in his favor:
First-He was the representative Of a
movement the purpose Of which may be
subdivided as follows;
(a)-The yearnings of the mass of the
people to devote their days and nights to
journeyings from Randall Square to Fox
Point and back again, which privilege
was ucnieu tHeii inuruiuSh as ehc ohoh
Railroad Company made it incumbent
upon them to pay one fare TO Market
square and return and another fare thence
to Fox Point and return, the which was
held to be inimical to the interests OF the
people by reason OF permitting to travel
loving, but economically disposed people
only one half of the allotted span OF years
to be passed in such journeyings.
(b)-The demands of saloon society in
Ward for the preservation of its social
purity against the encroachments OF
carpet bagger from Ward 3.
(c)-A popular 6esire to raise Cain, gen.
orally.
seeond-Councilman GARDNER was
the embodiment of personal comeliness.
On these issues Councilman GARDNER
made his campaign, the success of which
imposed upon him, we hold, the rospon-
sibility TO his constituency and to the
people OF maintaining his opinions on
public affairs and his personal comolincss.
Now, we think all intelligent citizens
will agree with us that no private opin-
sons or whims which Councilman GARD
SFR may come TO hold during HIS i'm
cumbency can justify any deviation from
the straight path which his constituency
and the people at large understood that
he bsi marked out for himself and
which they by their votes approved.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19

The Monroe Doctrine does not reach
ps far as Egypt and Great Britain may
carry the war into Africa.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19

GOVERNOR BRADLEY of Kentucky allows
that he may have been wrong but he's
not half sorry.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19

WHEN European nation spoils for a
0ght IT just makes war in some quarter OF
Africa.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19
Boston symphony Orchestra.

The Hosion symphony Orchestra entcr.
tsined n large audience In Infantry Hall
last evening. Mir. II. Adamowski was the
soloist.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19

Louis Wood, IL years old, is missing
from his hcce, 100 South Water street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19
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