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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19
EVENTS OF THE FIRE.
When the Alarms We're Rung and the
Walls Toppled Over.


At 4:l2 this morning officer Clarence w.
Case OF the Central police district sounded
an alarm OF fire from box 245 at the cor
ner of Dorrance and Pine streets for a
fire I'm the Masonic Temple. AS soon as
Deputy Chief Holden o. Hill arrived he
pulled the cautionary four blows, and he
then learned that the firemen had in some
way broken the wires connecting with
the box, and he Immediately sent a man
TO box 2i2 at the corner of Page and Pine
streets, which was pulled, followed by
the general alarm of eight blows. This
way of pulling the boxes set the iiremen
at sea at first, ana caused a delay of few
moments When the iremen arrived at
the scene IL was evident that the building
was doomed and they set to work to save
the surrounding buildings, which they
did in a most admirable manner. The
fire at first was fought from the top OF the
Providence Opera House, and Other build
ings, and time and again the firemen were
driven back from the edge OF the roofs
and for time II seemed as III the fire
would drive them from their posts, but
they stood their ground nobly.
At 3 o'clock The south wall fell with n
crash towards the south, crushing the
three-story wooden building occupied by
II. j. As,le e Go. to kindling wood, and
II was soon mass OF flames. At 5:25
a. IN. the west, or Dorrance street, wall fell
into the street, and tho upper cart OF the
wall fell against the doors and windows
o. the buildings on the opposite side.
breaking the most of g. EN-. The mem
bers of Hook and Ladder and Hose .
who were at work on this street, mar
rowly escaped being caught in the falling
mass OF brick and stone.
List OF Homeless Lodges.
-rhe hall was used by the following CT.
gsnizat' 'ons:
ST. Johns Lodge, 1, Mount Vernon 4,
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stantial brick structures, but which are
somewhat valuable because of the rents
they bring in. They are owned by Mr..
b. B. knight, the manufacturer and
bleacher, and form an old estate running
from Torrance to Eddy and from the
Masonic Temple to Friendship street.
Some of the buildings were three stories
high, notably the two which were crushed
in the ruins, and Others are one and two
stories high. The Dorrance street build
ing was occupied by III. j. Astle & Com
pany, formerly the Narragansett Tin
Ware Company, and that on Eddy street
was occupied by II. A. Drummond for
laundry purposes, while in the rear OF IT
was small building occupied by 4.
Smith and Brother. plumbers.
Next TO the Astle building on Dorrance
street Is another three story building oc-
cupied by q. Ii. Williams, painter, and
Gt orge o. French & Company, contrac-
tors. Their loss is by water, although it.
looked for long time as If the buildings
destruction by lire was inevitable.
On the Friendship street side OF the
Knight estate the occupants were
more frightened than hurt, although
most of them thought it pity the old
structures we're not wiped out. These
rookeries are tenanted by q. 5. Bamfcrd,
jobbing carpenter; Alphonzo shack leford,
blacksmith; The Nichols leaning Com
pany. office; T.. II. Dudley, well curbs,
the roof of whose shop caught fire from the
burning Drummond building. and the
iremen cut hole in II. j. :. Brennan,
Junk. occupies an adjoining store on
Eddy street, which also narrowly escaped
destruction.
An agent for Mr.. Knight stated that the
old buildings were not insured because
the rates. for insurance are so high that IL
was considered best not TO bother with IT,.
TX Is not unlikely IL was suggested, that
when the Masons rebuild, MIR. knight
may tear down the old buildings and
erect fine business block on the estate.
The Greatest Losers.
OF course, ouside OF tho loss OF the
Masonic building, the greatest losers were
the occupants and OF these the most diff
cult to estimate, because of THEN signii-
canoe 10 their owners. are the trappings
and belongings OF the Masons. Take,
for instance, the uniforms OF the knight
1emplars OF 81. John and Calvary Com
manderies, OF which there were over SOD
kept there, besides trunks, ewels aud re-
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Providence R. A., Chapter No. /.

Regular Convocation in MUSIC HALL,
this evening 10th inst.), at 7.3O o'cloct,
d. m r.. A.
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woud equal $1,000, while that of laundry
man Drummond is about $1,000.
The total loss, ii was thought, would
reach about $500. 600. This includes the
damage 10 b. b. Knights buildings as
we'll.
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If THE
MASONIC TEMPLE

Had been protected by the Rhode
Island Electric Protective Company's
THERMOSTAT System, no fire
could have gained such headway as
the one that destroyed the building.
Perhaps the blaze would have been
extinguished with as slight loss as
the recent fire in Foster & Baileys
factory on Richmond street, which
notified the department automatically
of its own intentions. The damage in
the latter case was SIS. The amount
lost in the Masonic Temple fire would
have paid for the fire protection for at
least three tn housand years.
RI. Electric Protective Co.,
Central Station, 81 Custom House st.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-15
FORMULATING
THE PLATFORM,
Continued from First Page.

the Government, prosperity will return
and with the return of prosperity the
present financial difficulties will solve
themselves. In Mr.. Fairbanks speech
the tariff will be the central proposition.
Out of it the financial plank will develop
as logical conclusion. Mr.. Fairbanks
will proclaim adherence to the present
standard" He will not use the word
''gold." He will declare against the free
coinage of silver at any ra:Io. These two
propositions, Mr.. Fairbanks will then pro-
ceed to say, are sufficient to prove to any
man that Mr.. Mckinley is an adherent of
the gold standard. They will include the
best there is in the New York platform
and in the Indiana platform. No adherent
of the gold standard who stands for the
principle of the gold standard and not for
the mere verbiage can ask for more than
this statement promises.
Mr.. Fairbanks ranks among the most
profound and brilliant speakers of this
country, and on this part of his speech he
has concentrated all his great ability.
Another and totally independent chapter
of his speech will be devoted to pledge
to make every effort to secure an inter-
national agreement for the coinage of
silver. But this he will discuss as prop
osition totally apart and separate from the
pledge to maintain the present standard.
The currency plank is in no wise contin-
gent on the International agreement.
c. c. CARLTON
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-15
DEMOCRATIC CLANS GATHER.

my stomach for crow and 1 guess can
take 1t now. No, will not bolt the ticket
if silver man is nominated. Very few
Democrats will. Some may sulk in their
tents for while, but wlen election time
comes they will do their proper work.
The Democrats out here can eat crow one
way as well as the Republicans can the
other. The other fellows have got theirs
down already. For myself 1 don't think
that if a silver President and silver Con-
gress are elected they will do the crazy
thing when they get face to face with the
responsibility. Ny impression is that the
Colusa delegation favors gold, but it will
not fight for what it can't get"
Arnold and Boggs are not proclaimlng
how their delegation stands as to Frank
Gould, and they say nothing about the
San Francisco contest. That is the way
with most of the country fellows. Some
will vote the way they are not expected to; /;
others don't know what stand they will
take, and none want to be pulled all over
Sacramento in the scrap over the city ma
chine.
1.-The Colusa delegation will vote as a
unit" said Mr.. Arnold, land our people
have decided to tell nobody what it is
going to do. We are seeking nothing
have no kicks and are not calamity howl
ers. want to see united Democracy,
for the good of the party ana the people"
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-15
TICKETS FOR DELEGATES.
The National Comm ittee Decides
on Their Dis tribution.

on Their Dis tribution.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 14.-The sub
committee of the National Republican
Committee, consisting of Messrs. Manley,
Hahn, Clayton, Kerens and Payne, held
a short meeting to-day to make allotments
of tickets to the National delegates and
embers of the committee. This was the
only business transacted. The full COM
mittee assemblies for final session at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning, when it will
clear up all business relating 10 the
National gathering.
1t is reported tonight that the Rhode
Island delegation would not cast eight
votes for Reed on the first ballot. This
was denied by V. L. Freeman, one of the
seven delegates already here, at the State
headquarters, who declared that the full
vote would be cast for the Maine man un-
der Manley, whose authority would re-
lease the delegation from its pledge.
One of the alternates from the State who
was present at the time, but who refused
to give his name, promptly combatted Mr..
Freeman's assertion and declared that GER
tain mem bers of the delegation since they
had arrived here had determined to vote
for Mckinley from the first and it was
doubtful if Reed would get single vote
Both Mr.. Freeman and the unknown alter
nate agreed that neither d. Russell Brown
nor Governor Lippitt would be placed in
nomination for Vice President
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-15
LA RUE RoAsTs AULL.
Declares the Folsom Warden Knitted
Budd Two Years Ago.

Declares the Folsom Warden Knitted
Budd Two Years Ago.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, June IA. - The
local Democrats who are putting logs in
the way of Warden Aull of Folsom and
his efforts to be one of the Second District
delegates to Chicago say that Aull is not a
high-grade Democrat, and that he will
suffer for party sins. Mr.. Aull will not be
here until tomorrow to talk back.
Railroad Commissioner H. M. La Rue
to-day regretted the publication of the
story of his opposition to his friend of the
State Prison, but confirmed it, and made
his grounds for opposition more clear and
interesting by asserting the belief that
Aull had knitted him and Others on the
ticket at last election. La Rue said:
II believe that Aull gave the double
cross to Budd as we'll as to me, in the in
terests of the railroads."
Other Sacramento Democrats are yelling
the same charge. The Second District has
not brought forth many aspirants for
places in the delegation.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-15
ARRIVAL OF DELEGATES
Braunhart Says Country Delegates
All Oppose Buckley.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, June Awhile
a number of delegates and prominent Dem
ocratic politicians arrived in town to-day
none OF the real "big guns" have shown
up. Among those now on the scene are
the following: J. H. O'Brien, ]. V. Cole
man, D. O'Connell, Thomas J. Glynn, John
Cooney, Sam Braunhart, DR.. James 1.
Stanton, Andrew J. Clunie, Sam Newman,
S. f. Kohlman, Richard O'Brien and J. A.
Fenton of San Francisco; ]. P. Haynes
and ]. K. Dollison of Eureka; D. H. Ar
mold, VIII s. Green and NJ. ]. Boggs of
Colusa; H. M. Stare and Thomas 9. To-
land of Ventura; ]. H. Stewart of Alturas !;
Charles Edelman of Orange.
( Sam Braunhart was one of about thirty
delegates arriving on the late train to-
night, the thirty being very mixed COM
pany.
"There is simply nothing to add to what
has been said over and over again in the
newspapers of late,' said Braunhart. al
haven't been able to find country dele
gate who is not against Buckley and his
schemes in the convention. The delega-
tions from up here are fighting for his sup
preston harder than we of San Francisco
are. 1 don't believe he VIII have any
recognition in the convention. The con-
vention will declare for silver, am sure,
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-15
SACRAMENTO IROOUOIS.
Visiting Democrats to Assist In
the OPENING Celebration.

Visiting Democrats to Assist In
the Opening Celebration.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, June IA big
crowd of Democrats will withdraw from
the bustling, caucusing throng tomorrow
evening and celebrate the beginning of
the new Iroquois Club of Sacramento.
Large delegations from the Iroquois Club BIS
of San Francisco, Benicia and Suisun will
arrive in the evening with straw hats and
tomahawks. They will be met at the depot
by the members of the new club and a
noisy brass band and will then proceed to
Pioneer Hall for installation, high jinks
and other ceremonies and pleasures.
The new club has 100 members and the
following officers: President, E. G. Ely;
first vice president, G. t. Hughes; second
vice-president, A. Mazzini; corresponding
secretary, ]. H. Watkins; financial secre-
tary, Mr.. Randall; treasurer, F. T. Lyman.
Directors-H. NJ. La Rue, A. c. Hinckson,
P. Kelly, D. ]. Mannix.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-15
THE BUCKLEYITEs TALK
Declare They Cannot Be Excluded
From the ConVe ntion.

Declare They Cannot Be Excluded
From the Convention.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, June 14.-Repu-
diation of Buckley and Buckleyism is the
cue for the members of the Irregular"
Democratic delegation from San Fran
cisco. Any reference to the once all
powerful boss in talking with the dele
gates commonly reputed to be controlled
by Buckley excites the CLASSY eye, while
the glad hand is promptly extended to the
tactful politician or interviewer who speaks
OF the delegation as being the 'regular"
body.
This delegation has DR.. James I. STAN
ton, Railroad Commissioner, as Its chair
man. That gentleman was among the ar
rivals tonight and was accompanied by
Andy Clunie and Sam Newman, the secre-
tary of the Railroad Commission. Speak
ing of the expected contest for recognition
by the State Convention of his delegation
DR.. Stanton said:
ave are opposed, of course, to Gould as
chairman, because his action in the State
Central Committee showed that it is i'm
possible for him to act impartial!y or give
US anything like fair treatment. We
simply want chance to lay our case be-
fore the Democrats of the State and let
them decide whether or not we have a
right to participate in the deliberations OF
the party and whether the State Central
Committee has the right to exclude the
Democrats represented by our wing of the
/ party.
1--WE don't expect the same sort of treat
ment that was accorded to the representa-
I IL.
California Hotel"
Andy Clunie freely expressed himself,
saying: $50 far as San Francisco is con-
cefned, or at least that major part of the
Democracy of that City represented by
our delegation, we want only a chairman
who is fair-any one but Gould, who has
declared himself on the question of the
contested delegations from San Fran cisco.
1.-The was fair-minded and had not made up
his mind on this proposition we would be
in favor of him.
''What we want to repudiate is the re-
port that we are here as the representa-
tives of Buckley in any form. We are
here as the representatives of the Demo-
cratic party of San Francisco, and every
man of the delegation has worked long
and faithfully in the interests of the party.
We don't think that the Democratic party
of the State will permit any arbitrary ac-
ton to be taken by any person or persons
representing interests antagonistic to ours.
We understand that the opposition intends
to take possession of the hall and keep US
out. All that we want is to have the con-
vention organized without either of the
delegations being recognized.
I'VE were pledged for silver and came
here solid with 161 votes for white-metal
plank in the platform. For delegates-at-
large we are solid also for Stephen NJ.
White, w. w. Foote and James G.
Mcguire. We will support any fouth man
who is good silver advocate, but he has
got to be for silver to get our votes"
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-15
PERRY HEATH'S HISTORY
From Printers Devil to Pro-
prietor of a Great Panar

From Printers Devil to Pro-
prietor of a Great Paper.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 14.-Perhaps none
of the Mckinley lieutenants are more
popular than Perry S. Heath. l found
him to be very affable young man, tall
of stature and with long, prominent nose.
Viewed from the rear he bears a striking
resemblance to young Mr.. Hearst of the
New York Morning Journal, but he is
taller and darker than that gentleman.
Heath is liked by all newspaper men here
because of his breezy affability. He is
newspaper man himself, and, it is said,
intends to abandon that business for the
post of private secretary to Mckinley,
should he be the next President of the
United States. There is no accounting for
tastes, as an ancient dame once remarked
on memorable occasion.
Mr.. Heath was here early in the fight, and
in conjunction with Judge Thompson, q
smooth piece of political furniture from
Ohio, kept the wires at this end of the line
in place. His career has been an eventful
one, and from an humble beginning sue
cessful one as well.
He was born in Muncie, Ind, in 1857.
At the age of 13 years he became print
er's devil and worked at the trade of
sticking type for seven years. Then he be-
came reporter and evoluted into coun-
try editor at Muncie in 1873 In the spring
of 1881 he changed his residence TO Wash
ington as press correspondent and took
a prominent part in the constitutional
conventions of 1885, 1888 and 1889 for the
division of Dakota and admission of the
two parts to the ranks of Statehood. In
1889, in recognition of his services, he was
asked to accept the Territorial Governor
ship of Dakota, pending its admission into
the Union, but declined. On April L,
1894, he secured control of the Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette and became its presi-
dent, general manager and editor. In
April, 1896, he sold out his interest, since
which time he has been attending to the
political interests OF his friend, Major Nc
Kinley. JOHN PAUL CosGRAvE.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-15
BUDD MAY NOT ATTEND.
Ordered by His Physician to Re-
main at Home.

main at Home.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, June 14.-It may
be that Governor Budd will not put in an
appearance in the Capital city during it's
occupancy by the Democratic contingent
which has gathered here to attend the
State convention. His physician, it is
said, has given positive orders that he
must rest quietly at home in Stockton
until the Inflammation in his injured knee
has been allayed, and that he must not use
the member at all.
Those conversant with the Governors s
active temperament and his intense inter
est in all pertaining to gubernatorial
affairs claim that it will need stronger
bonds than physicians orders to restrain
and prevent him putting in an appearance
at the arena of Democratic strife. His in
jury was received during his late trip to
the Yosemite valley. his Excellency hav-
ing sustained severe fall during one of
his indefatigable examination tours.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-15

way home from Washington to Spring
field. He may attend the st. Louis con-
vention, but has not at present decided
upon doing so. He said the visit to Nc
Kinley was social one. He thought Nc
Kinley would be the nominee, but was not
so sure as to his selection by acclamation.
He said the financial plank in the plat
form would be short and decisive for sound
money. Tariff with reciprocity will be
favored, he declared, and the platform will
doubtless say something on the Cuban
question, extending sympathy with the
people.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-15
Reed in Washington.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June IA. =
Speaker Reed remains in Washington and
it is uncertain when he will go to New
York. He received no communication to-
day from st. Louis, save mail budget,
which contained no news of importance.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-15

the opposition to woman suffrage will
come to them, but we reply that no man in
Presidential campaign will go to another
party simply on that account; after every
party has indorsed it the voter is still free
to vote as he pleases. By doing what the
other parties have done the Democracy
would gain friends among the women of
the State.'
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-15
SILVER MEN WILL RULE.
Green of Colusa Admits That the
GoIdites Are Out of 1t.

GoIdites Are Out Of 1t.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, June 14.-United
States Surveyor-General Will S. Green,
euitor of the Colusa Sun, who shares with
John Boggs the control of the Colusa
County machine, arrived this morning
with D. H. Arnold, chairman of the Co.
lusa delegation, and NJ. ]. Boggs, its Sec
retary, who aspires to his uncles political
greatness. Green's attitude as an admin
istration and gold man is typical of the
complete surrender of the gold forces:
az guess the silver men will run things"
he said to-day. "IVe been pepsinizing
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-15
SENATOR CULLOM CALLED.
He Has a Conference With Cover
nor MCKInIev

CANTON, OHIO, June 14.-United States
Senator Shelby NJ. Cullom of Illinois paid
a visit to Governor Mckinley to-day. The
two gentlemen were in close consultation
for quite while, but as to the nature of
the conference it can only be coniectured,
as neither gentleman would talk on this
point. Senator Cullom said he was on his
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-15

predicting further than has already been
done. Is m tonight trying to keep COOL"
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-15
Cunning
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That little tot in picture
above With Pap0'S SiJ6
Hat on and those cute
BRO WNTE OHERALLS.
We're the Origia0tors of
the Bro1cnie OUer0ZJS ; 1Ue
make 'eDa only in the
highest grade of BrO10D
Denim and are tailored
1a the same fashion as 10e
make our fine ChiIdre7o'S
Clothes.
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Sold by all Druggist

with stuff quilt, bolster, pillow, sheets, and
coverlets. It was only at the beginning of
the sixteenth century that deliberately
carved beds, with splendid hangings, came
into use. Some of them are wonderful ex-s
amples of the skill of the French carvers of
the Renaissance.
A little later, with the fashion of alcoves,
came the stuffy, overdraped bed and then
for many years the heavy fourpost bedsteads
reigned supreme, till air, more air. became
the fashion, and they went out when open
windows and warming tubs came in. An
American who lately visited Ireland writes:
"In the hotel at Dublin there was bed so
large and so high that it seemed tableland
of mattresses overshadowed by q cliff of
headboards. THE Furniture World.
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frocks of white pique. These are pleated in
various ways and are trimmed with en-
broidery with heavy designs, or else with
braid. Both very narrow ribbed and very
large ribbed piques are used. One pretty
dress that is always popular is made of ten
box pleats, three pleats in back and front
the entire length from neck to knee, the
others added on the sides under the belt to
give the skirt more width. A belt of pique
nearly three inches wide has braid along
the edges and is strapped on at the sides.
The large collar may be square in sailor
shape, or else it is in Vandyke points. two in
front and back alike, edged with scant
ruf1e of embroidery. The sleeves have
gauntlet cuffs, trimmed to match the col ar.
Another boyish little pique dress has the
long waist laid in four narrow box-pleats in
back and front to which Is sewed a kilt
pleated skirt quite full and so short that the
knees are scarcely covered. A bread full
collar, deep cuffs, and q belt are of heavy
all over embroidery edged with scalloped
rufae. Long stockings of black silk and
low shoes with buckles are worn with this
frock.
Many mothers keep their boys in white
all the year, sometimes using serge if pique
is not warm enough while others put them
in colors in winter at the age of two years
For these last are house dresses of blue,
brown, or tan cloth, or of serge, the round
waist front having two box pleats length
wise, the space between crossed by many
rows of black or white soutache braid.
Large white pearl buttons are set on the
box pleats. The kilt pleated skirt is sewed
on under belt trimmed with rows of braid.
and the turned over collar and cuffs are
similarly trimmed. Other suits, called lone
price dresses" have really separate
jacket, jaunty short affair falling wide
open to show broad vest which is sewed
on siIesia waist to which kilt is also
sewed. The kilt may be of gay Scotch plaid
wool and the jacket of black velveteen.