The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-11

ARE AROUSED.
People Of Arlington Have
Taken Warning.
Will Prevent the Location of
Gamblers Near Them.
Why Johnston Town Council Did
Not Take Action Last Night.

The Olneyville gamblers chuokled TO
themselves when they read in yesterdays
News the exposure of Anderson's plans TO
set up at Arlington mammoth rival OF
the Johnston resorts. That was just
what they wanted. They are so greedy
and jealous OF the exclusive monopoly
which they enjoy, the only one of the
kind in New England. they dent want to
see any one else get foothold anywhere.
They held out the frozen hand 20 Ander-
son when he located on Plainiield street,
and then had him turned down.
The town of Cranston is beyond the
jurisdiction Of the Olneyville gamblers.
They can't say who shall bo allowed 10
come in or VINO shall be driven out OF
Town Sergeant Bigbee's bailiwick. the
same as they can in the town Of Johns
ton, so they are ready TO welcome the IN
terventioD OF any power which VIII pre-
vent rival establishment from being set
up.
A SENSATION.
The News stirred up quite a sensation
in the town OF Cranston last night, os-
pecially in that section OF the town
known as Arlington, where tho
abandoned ,ai barn is located. As had
been anticipated, it brought TO the resi-
dents of the quiet and respectable neigh
borhood the first intimation that "a firm
of gamblers were making arrangements
TO locate there. Their Indignation was
at once aroused and 10 is a toregone con-
olusion that If crowd of gamblers or
any other species OF law breakers attempt
TO establish themselves in that place.
they will very quickly be given some in
sight into the character and temper OF the
people who reside there.
Then again it does not seem at all
probable that Town Sergeant Bigbee
could be SO derelict in his duty as to
permit such n thing TO take place within
his Jurisdiction.
LEAGUE NOT READY.
1t may seem little strange to some
THAT the Johnston town council failed to
take any action on the gambling matter
at its meeting last evening. But, as was
foretold in this column several days ago,
the reform league which Is quietly at
work devising plans and collecting evil
denoe, was not ready to appear before that
body last night TO start the ball. This
council, like its predecessor, while 10 may
be ready TO second and assist in any good
citizens movement. or tho official repre-
scntatives of the dominant political
party, 1t Is 10th 10 take the initiative in
any kind Of reform movement
II Is likely TO place the politicians in an
embarrassing position when election time
come. 1t is, therefore. desirable to have
the publication work begun and carried
on by outsiders who have no political in.
teresus at stake
The leading spirits of the present secret
movement include number of the lead
ing citizens of the town. They are net
only Interested in the moral welfare of
the community but they are also flnan-
cially Interested, for some Ct them are
listed among tho heavy Taxpayers of the
town.
ARE DIsGUsTED.
They have become disguised with the
lax enforcement of the law by the
authorities. The widespread notoriety
which the town has been given as the
resort Of gam blers, thugs and robbers re-
fleets on them and iniuriousy affects
their property Interests and for these
reasons they feel impelled to try TO re-
deem the towns good name.
When the Fenner stand gang was
cleared out some time ago thers was n
feeling Of relief in the town. It wns
generally believed that the rigorous
measures which were adopted on the oo-
casion and the subsequent revocation OF
Farrell's liquor license would have a
salutary effect and that IL any more out
laws were harbored In the town they
would take warning and leave.
OTHER DENS.
But some of them still remain, accord
ing to very good authority. There are
other dens besides the Fenner stand
which should be closed out And hy the
way, there seems to be as much buiness
going on at the Eenner stand now as
there was before Farrell's license was re.
voked A we'll known official is the
authority for this statement
An officer stated Yesterday that there
was ROAD house within mile OF Olncv-
Vile Square where gang OF crooks
con be found any day. The place Is
under management Of out Of town parties
and many OF the hangers on found there
are strangers who are believed tn be sfav.
Ing there Co escape the authorities In some
other part OF the country.