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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-29

The September meeting OF the Rhode
Island Baptist Union was attended by
about lCO members and invited guests.
From 6 TO 1880 p. IN. last evening there
was an informal social gathering In the
parlors of the Trocadero and then came
what was very modestly announced as
collation. on the circulars announcing tue
meet ng, which proved quite substsn-
tial supper. Among the distinguished
guests of the evening seated at the table
with President Ii. Il. Maine were Rev.
George G. Lorimer, ID. d., OF fremont
Temple and Rev. Charles Rufus Brown,
ID. d., professor of Old Testament
anguage and literature in Newton Theo-
logical Institution.
The divine blessing was invoked by
Rev. j. X. Ever and ater nearly an hour
had been devoted TO the collation. Presi-
dent Maine raped for order and the busi-
ness session began. The report of the
committee appointed in June TO report
nominations for offices for the ensuing
year reported the following list. Presi-
dent, James s. Kenyon; vice presidents,
&. T.. wtscott and VI. IL. Waite; secre-
tary, W. l.. Clarke; directors, Charles K.
Stark, William G. Burwell, Thomas w.
Waterman, Eddy NJ. Shaw Of this city
and Lyden L. Anderstern OF Bristol;
committee on church work, Rev. Henry
VI. King, Rev. Thomas ID. Anderson,
CharlesW. Calder, Pardon S. Remington,
III. Howard Pepper, Frank Salisbury.
These gentlemen were all unanimously
elected to the offices for which they had
been named.
Other reports were made, after which
President Maine, as prelude to the chief
orators of the evening, introduced the
two following gentlemen, VITO made ad-
! dresses: f. h. Earle, president OF the
Boston Baptist Social Union, and Deacon
| o. N. Winthrop, president-elect of the
Boston Young Mems Social Union.
The next speaker was the we'll known
and justly popular Baptist preacher,
Rev. Dr. Lorimer of Boston. lie spoke
for nearly an hour and his address,
aboun6ing as 1t did in enthusiasm, in
| fine figures of oratory and vivid senten-
ces nnd bright wit. was listened to with
the closest attention ana well and deli
cately punctuated with applause.
Rev. DIR. Brown spoke briefly on the
abuse of the term higher criticism and
showed that 1t really meant the best crit
cism and said no matter what II was
called the Bible could stand it all IL II
was trutbfully made.
Tho new president, James s. Kenyon
made q graceful speech in accepting the
! position. During the evening Mr.. II. f.
Brown sang n number OF songs very &C
ceptablv The interesting meeting cam,
to an end with the singing OF the Doxol
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-29
PRESIDENT INGALLS, POLL
II Its Figures Are Anywhere Near Cor
rect Bryan Is Beaten.

New York, Sept. 29.-President JShn
A. Mccall, Of the New York Life Insur-
ance company. is keeping tabs on the
political situation in all the states In
novel way. Beginning with Sept. !,
President Mccall requested his corre-
spondents in all the states TO send to
New York their opinions, based on the
best facts they could get as to how the
state each one wrote from. would vote
In November. Up 10 Saturday MIR. Nc
Call had received 1858 letters, which
give Mckinley 251 electoral votes; neces-
sary to a choice, 224. The list does not
give Minnesota and Kentucky to Nc
Kinley. and yet Joseph II. Manley. to
whom IL was shown. said: while that
table is a very important one. and OF
great value in illustrating the actual
situation, 1 am confident that before the
end of October Mr.. McCalls letters will
demonstrate that Mckinley is TO have
both Minnesota and Kentucky. In the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-29
Court Calendar for Wednesday.
tAppe,late Division. |


Ex. 2170. Nellie +. Smith VS.. Frank
Nj. Bates, city treasurer.
j. T. WIGS. Thomas McCusker vs. Will
lam FiizsimmonS
Common Pleas Divisiont
$685. Stuck x Zeidler vs.. Albert Stein
ert. Aitorneys-Comsto & Gardner for
plaintiffs; A. y. Miller and A. J.. srown
for defendant.
40s7. james w.Quiun vs.S imon Doyle
Attorney--J. J. McGiil fer plaintiff; z.
n. Quinn for deiendsnt.
413i. Knickerpocker Brace Company VS..
&. j. Hsckstt Attorneys "a. Il. Brown
for plaintiff; p. II. Quinn for defendant.
36i5. Spencer &. Nose W. City OF Prov
idence. Attorneys--Page a Owen for
plsintiG; Francis Colwell, city solicitor,
for defendant.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-29
Disaster on shipbonrd.

Chester, Pa. Sept 29.-The British
tramp steamer Sirius. from Philadelphia
To Norfolk. met with a serious accident
last night while of this city. and three
OF her crew and an unknown stowaway
lost their lives. The accident was caused
by the bursting OF a barrel OF parafiine oil,
which was belng lowered into the hold.
One of the men In the hold lighted a
match while the carpenter was looking
cfter an empty barrel The hold was
Immediately a mars OF fiamcs. The
Sirius ran TO quarantine station. where
the namcs were put out and the bodies
OF the men were recovered.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-29
Testing New Guns.

Washington. Sept. 2s.--The officials Of
tie naval ordnance bureau yesterday
began, at the Washington navy yard. a
test of machine. guns submitted in COM
petition. to ascertain the best gun for
naval use. The competiting guns were
three I'm number, the Maxim, the Colt
and the Hotchkiss new automatic. After
securing "A stock OF smokeless shells.
loaded with ''riieite" of the very best
quality. the department ordered the test.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-29

In these days the little petticoat lamps
did duty as Illuminators. They were fed
with whals oil, which cost a good deal
M ore than the product which Mr.. Rookie
Teller sells, and gave much worse light.
1t is probable that modern crook woulo
enjoy himself greatly in breaking out of
such cells as that old watch house con-
tained. They were not made Of iron or
masonry, but were in reality nothing but
big wooden cages. During the later years
of its use as a watch house the north
basement was used and still later the
first floor. Then cells Of iron were built
for the safe keeping OF prisoners. In 1859
the house was torn down and the watch
men occupied temporary quarters in the
house OF the Water Witch Engine Com
psny en- Benefit street, until the Central
station on Canal street was ready ,or oc.
cupancy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-29
Outcome In Doubt.

Leadville, Colo. Sept. 29-Among the
citizens the engrossing topic Is the prob
able action o'the committee of FIVE. ap-
pointed at the strikers meeting Satur-
day evening. TO consider whether or not
IL would be best to continue their fight
or take measures toward reaching a
pacific settlement. one OF the commit
tee was asked: What do you think the
committee Of Ave is going to report?"
"lts hard to tell. he replied.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-29
Editorial Correspondence of TnE NEWS.

Editorial Correspondence of THE NEWS.
DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 22.-When the
band plays "Dixie" and A" My Maryland"
Texans in this vicinity whoop it no. In
other respects they resemble good Repub-
licans in the mort hern states. Besides
being the cotton belt OF the great State
Dallas and vicinity seems to be the gold
belt of this common wealth. Sound money
sentiment seems OF pervade the commun-
ity and the talk on the street corners of
the pride of tho Lone Star State is very
similar to that which may be heard at
"rurks Head" There is no particular
aIlusion TO fusion. Party talk Is not
much in evidence. Ii seems to be gold
and silver, but the silver advocates are in
an encouraging minority. Republi-
cans and Democrats are not alluded TO
only now and then. 1t is Mckinley and
Bryan, geld and silver. The northern
visitor is particularly surprised at the
quantity of Mckinley and Hobart but
tons worn by these sun-tanned south
westerners and II exterior evidence
counts for anything this section Of Texas
will give a big majority for the standard
bearers of sound money. Prominent
Texans assert that the sentim ent here
in expressed is widespread throughout
the state and the possibility is not re-
mote that the southwestern giant may
make II exceedi 1gly warm for the boy
| orator. There is no question about the
result here IL this section had the cast
| ing OF the whole vote. 1t would be in
| the column with Rhode Island tor in
| tegrity and honesty.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-29

nth LOCAL APPLICATIONS. ss they csnno,
ecsoh the seat OF the discase Catarrh Is blood
or consiitnti onai disease. and In order 10 u
Wv must take tnterual remedies Hals Catarrh
Cure IL taken inter nay. aud acts directly on the
blood aud mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure
ts not q quack medicine II was prescribed by
one % the best physicians In ibis country for
years and IL a regular prescription. IL 10 COM
POSED % the best iouics Known, combined with the
bcst blood pureers. acting al ectly on the mucous
surfaces. -hc ucrfect combustion % the two
ingredients IA what produces such wonderful re-
suits In curing caiarrh. Send for testimenisls
tree y > CHENEY a 90, Props, Toledo. u
seis b. arpgsists, Rriee 5vA
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-29
with the northern and eastern supporters
of good government and prosperity.
MACKINNoN.
FENIANS NOT CRUSHED.
Lyman VIII Direct elmer Circles
Doings From This Side

Doings From This Side
London. Sept. 29.-The Daily Mail as
serts that there is no doubt that a
Tcnian revival meeting was held in the
west Of London on Sunday, at which a
letter was read from William Lyman.
stating that ne was prepared to further
a new movement, entitled THE Irish
Republican Federation" on condition
that an inner circle should be formed,
OF which he should have control. from
America. This was agreed, says The
Daily Mail. and yesterday a manifesto
was printed for circulation in Ireland.
The officers will be taken to London and
Dublin. and an envoy will proceed TO
New York to see Lyman. The manifesto
appeals to Irishmen to praise the stand
ard of revolt. and vehemently denounces
the tribe of kid-glove patriots in parlia.
ment.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-29
WIthnnt n Nnnn.

Washington. Sept. 29.~-Thc Columbian
Iron works have notified the navy de-
psrtment that torpedo boat No. will be
launched at Baltimore next Thursday.
Acting Secretary McAdoo has directed
that the boat be temporarily christened
NO B." waiting the pleasure OF Secre-
tary Herbert. as did No 8, for q better
defamation
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-29

Moncton. y. H.. Sept. 29-John sulli-
van. suspected Of murder aud arson. IN
connection with the butcher tragedy at
Meadow ErCok. Is being carefully
guarded IN prison. The little Butcher
girl. rescued from the burning building.
IL stu In an unconscious state.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-29

Troy. n. ". sept. 29.-The resumption
Of work yesterday az the Burden iron
works IL the cause OF rejoicing In n great
many families In this city. While the
frll force of rien r. not ~ work. there
are In the noighborhood OF 1900 en-
Iloyed. IL ~ thought the works Will be
nut on full force very SOON
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-29

Hazleton. Pa, @cpt. 29. AFour boilers
at the Harwood colllery exploded yes
terday, instantly killing Peter Parker.
and fatally injurlng Andrew and Michael
Harga. Parker was in charge of the
boilers. and It Is supposed that he
neglected to keep enough water In tnem.
The building In which the boilers wero
located was wrecked
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-29
Had Boarding House Fire.

Burke. Ida. Sept %. The Tiger.
miners boarding house burned yester-
day. caused by an explosion 81 grease.
William O'Meara and Joseph Coburn
were fatally burned. a Donaldson.
Miss Amy Johnson and Martin McF1abb
were seriously Injured By Jumping from
the building Fourteen inen were badly
burned
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-29
EPWORTH.
Seventh Annual Session
Opens Tonight.
His Honor, the Mayor, Will
Open the Convention.
Leaguers From All Over New Eng
land Are Here.

The audierc ce and other rooms OF Trim
ity NJ. T.. Church, Trinity fquare, pre-
sent a very lively appearance, and after
the improvements of new carpets, fres-
Going, etc., ana Epworth League 1ags,
banners and badges, a very attractive ap-
pesrance, too.
Its capacity will be taxed TO the utmost
this week by tho crowds in attendance
on this, the seventh, annual convention,
and promising to be the biggest yet held.
No church can give a more hearty ana
generous welcome than Trinity can; It's
capacity, materially, can alone be over
taxed.
Just in Providence there are over 1000
Epwortbians In the dozen different league
chapters. Adding the 800 delegates who
will be in attedsnce and the handrs ds OF
people besides--well, standing room may
be at premium.
Several other Methodist churches help
in entertaining the delegates and many
will go TO the hotels. The expenses,
quite large, have been me, by taxing the
Thousand league members in Providence
10 cents per member. Newport, which
did its bcst to get the convention this
year, shows 1t took no offence because
Providence got 1t. for the Newport
leagues are heartily cooperating TO make
both the convention and the excursion a
success.
The Day Star has been chartered to
take the excursionists to Newport on
Wednesday. Electric cars will be on
hand. at 10:45 Wednesday morning to take
tho crowd TO the boat. There Will be q
reception given Bishop Nirds on the
steamer. He will make speech, a fne
orchestra will give music and these,
with the ten-mil. drive about Newport
and other things, make a fine prospec-
tive.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-29

table the vote in California Is very close
Before MIR. McCall's letters are ended he
will find that they will give Mckinley
that state also. The table is especially
valuable. as 1t does not record the wishes
OF politicians. but the opinions of citi-
zens who feel the pulses OF their neigh
bors"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-29
Ware MnIs ON Fnli Tlmo.

Ware. Mass. Sept. 29.-The Otis COM
pany's cloth mills I'm this town. which
have been, running half-time for six
months, started up on full time yester-
day. There will be a slight change in
the prices paid for piecework. The COM
pany employs $500 hands.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-29

There the key remained all day and the
qrst member of the watch to come down
id the evening made 1t bis business to
take the key from it's place Of conceal
nent and open the watch house for bust
ness. There must have been some frigid
times in that watch house during the cold
winters long ago, for history has 1t that
a single stove was all the heating Gppara-
Gus the place boosted. This was lsrge
old-fashion,d affair with fuel chamber
about two feet hiah and three feet long.
Cord wood was the fuel Of the period and
when 1t was in proper condition, that
stove could get up sonnet hing OF a com-
Portable warmt b, but when the wood bap.
pened to be green or the firo to lack at
tention the watch house became about ss
cosy as an icehouse.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-29
M-nnnmnker sncceeds HIItnn-

New York. Sept. 2s-John Wanamaker
of Philadelphia has bought the business
OF the suspended firm Of Hilton. Hughes
& Co. This announcement is made by
Robert c. ogden, the general manager
OF the Philadelphia establishment, and
q member OF Mr. Wanamaker's firm.
The purchase price is not stated
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-29

Every state in the Union Is represented
here at the p resent time. The big Odd
Fellows Convention is in annual session
hero and it's delegates include some OF
the brightest men in professional and
political life in this country. The Cali
fornin men say that Bryan will receive
40, 90 plurality. Illinois is divided.
Leading republicans say that Mckinley
may rely on at least 100000 plurality.
The opposition, however, will not con-
cede anything of the sort and after all is
said its a sort OF Hobson's choice. The
Repu leans seem to have the most con-
fidenee and several wsgers have been laid
here that the 10000 plurslity will
materialize. Eemocrats who will not ad
NIT McKinley's strength in Illinois state
that the great protectionist stands a bst-
ter show in Indiana and Minnesota. than
in any other part Of the Mississippi
territory where the heat Of battle will be
waged and where the victory for sound
money must be won.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-29

Manchester. n. H.. Sept. 29-All de-
partments OF the big Amoskeag Man
ufacturing company. which have been
shut down since Aug. S. started up yes
tefday with a fun set Of hands. These
mills employ 5000 people.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-29

The west of the Mississippi men all
admit ths, Bryan cyclone will sweep
everything. There IL not the remotest
suggestion OF anything else. Men from
those states Mt the big meeting here arc
silver mad. Republicans ana Democrats
are down together like the lion and
lamb on this question. A red-headed
nan from Colorado sitting beside me at
tho present moment said TO compan.
len; al always voted the Republican
ticket. IL anyone said 1 would vote
any other way before this present cam
paign would took upon him as ut can
didate for the lunatic asylum. but Jim's
going to vote fer Bryan aud free silver
this time"
His talk illustrates the far western SEN
tlnSnt exactly. Here In Dallas, however,
the atmospheric is charged with the kind
ot political energy that will help keep
the Lone Sisr state we'll balanced in the
political hurly-hurly. The leading news
paper of the city ~ ss tolid for sound
money as 1uH PROVIDENCE NEWS is,and
Il Yields powerful influence I'll over
TcxsT. The campaizncrs have headqua.
ters here ard mighty efforts are being
made 10 keep the big state in the eVlamn
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-29
Do Maurier Very SICK.

London. Sept. 20. - The Daily Mail
states that George Du Maurier. the
artist and novelist. is seriously sick with
Ian. and heart trouble.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-29

Eventually the meeting house or church
was purchased by the town OF Providence
and became known as the watch house.
1t was very different from the watch
house or police station OF the present Gay
as can be very we'll imagined. An apart
ment IA by "a feet In size In the south
basement was the watch house proper.
Out of this opened another room contain
ing three cells. Ihe cells were IA feet
long and six feet wide and contained two
berths each. Around the larger room
there were arranged benches on
which the Weary Willies OF those
early days, were permitted to sleep after a
days tramp. When daylight came 1t Was
the custom to drive out all the dodgers
and lock up the watch house for the day.
The key which Is said to have been a
ponderous affair, was carried to the Eagle
bank building, now 27 Market Square,
where II was deposited under big spit
toou that did duty at the head OF the
stairs on the second story.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-29
GOSSIP OF ADAY
The Old Watch House and
Where ii Stood.
II Was Built fOr a Church
Before the Revolution.
II Did Duty for Public Purposes
Until Demolished in 1859.

"I have neard." writes a reader OF THE
NEWS, ga great deal about the old watch
house, but cannot seem to place 1t.
VIII you kindly tell me where 1t is
located IL II still eyists?" The old watch
house, so called, has been out OF existence
for many years. In the days when 1t
fiourished II was located at the corner
of College and Benefit streets and was
originally a church. II was erected prior
to the Revolution by the First Congrega-
tional Society and during that struggle the
Rev. DIR. Lathrop preached there and de-
nounced the enemy with all the earnest
ness and enthusiasm of devoted patriot.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
A Hereto.

A crowd hid gathered in the cabin
in North Carolina where I stayed all
night, telling ghost stories, all of which
we're sufficiently vivid and seemingly
we'll authenticated. At last my host
had the courage to speak his conyic
tions.
'I don'tb'Peve in ha'nts nohow," he
said.
s.Don't b'l'eve in 'emG" was echoed
by several.
ssWaal, of course I've seed few, but
they didn't never do no hurt. Thar
hain't half as many as folks let on"
.:I'd like to know of yo' own dad
didn' cum back 2" indignantly replied
q aneighbor.
sTaas, bubhe jess KEEP n comm till
I foun' ont what he wanted. Yo' see,
We burisd i'm Jess behind the peach
orchard. The ole man kaowed I want
ed q well verse kin and he KEEP comm
every night till / opened tn grave ter
see what war wrong. Thar I foun' it
full O. water. TIL old man knowed ]
wanted th' water, an he want confer
BILE in it, SO he cum back. Idug well
thar an moved his coffin, an he hsin's
never 'peared no mo-. That couldn'
be called'a ha'nt. Washington Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
The Domestic Cat,

The cat was q solitary roamer,
whose companions were the trees OF
it, native forests. 1t found home in
the hollow trunks and safety among
the branches. How do we know that
the cats ancestors were dwellers IN
the forest? Because every kitten
takes to O tree as readily as duck to
water. Also, because nearly all forest
dwellers are mottled in color, so that
they may not be conspicuous among
the lights and shadows beneath the
trees. While I was considering what
was the probable view held by cats
about human beings, it was suggested
by one ingenious friend that probably
they regard o man as kind OF loco.
motive tree, pleasant to rub against,
tho lower limbs of which afford com.
Portable seat, and from whose upper
branches occasionally drop tid-bits OF
mutton and other luscious fruits. We
may laugh at the theory, but it has
quite o respectable string of facts be-
hind it to back it up. If the Kanakas
argued from the pig to the horse, why
should the cat not, pass from the
familiar tree to the unfamiliar organ.
ism called man?
The cat, in spite of the domestic
character it has &C cIuired, is in reality
the least tame of our animal servants.
As far as its duties are concerned,
man has taught it practically nothing.
It's methods of pursuing rats, mice
and birds are all entirely its own. 1t
is indeed rather wild animal which
has taken up ita. residence in our
houses for its own purposes than a
servant or o slaYe.-North American
Review.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-10-21
200 Grandchildren.

Levi Bradshaw, who lives in the
Sparks district, Killingly, Conn, has
such large family that he can not
count his grandchildren. Bradshaw
emigrated from Canada and has lived
in Killingly thirteen years. He is now
in his seventieth year.
He has been married three times
and is the father of iorty-one children,
forty OF whom ore now living. BY his
first wife he had six children, including
pair OF twins. His second wife bore
him twenty-four children, half OF
whom were twins. His present wife
presented him with eleven children.
Bradshaw was not fourteen years
old when he married the first time.
The eldest son is now forty-four and
has several children and grandchil-
dren. Twenty. nine of the old mans
sons and daughters are married and
oil have children. The grandfather
does not know just how large this
family of grandchildren and great
grandchildren has become. He can
enumerate up to $50, but is in the dark
as to the remainder. He estimates
that they may run up to 200 or so.