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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-14
AudOyer.
FIELD DAY All BROWN.

Yesterday the annual field Cay occurred
at Brown University. The specially in
teresting feature was the relay race
which was captured by 80 with '9s,
which has heretofore won the event,
second.
Clarence Guild. after winning tie pole
vault at 9 feet inches. tried 10 beat the
college record of 8 feet inches made by
Russell, '0;, in 1894. He succeeded. going
it an inch and half better.
In the 100 yards dash Capt O'I}rien
made the distance in 10 Is seconds. the
best time ever made In this event on
Lincoln Field. ana equal to the timo
made by Weeks. % in 1892.
Following is q summary of the events :
100 Yards dash: First heat-O' Brien
'9s. first; Hull, '0l, second. Time II lbs.
Second heat-Turner, 0l,, first; Clark,
'Cl. second. Time, lis.
Half-mile run-Hull, '0l. first; Dunn
'Ol. second; Parker. '99. third. Time
GAIA pa.
100 yards dash: Final hest--O Bricp,
'9s, first; Turner, '0l, second; Hull.
'0l, third. Time 10 lbs
220 yards dash O. Briep, '9s, first Bige-
low. '9J second; Hull, '0l, third. Time
"a 2-5s.
Polo Vault-C. Guild, 30, first; T.
Guild. '0i. and Washburn. '0l tied for
second. Height 9 feet 2 inches.
Shot put Brown, 1900 first; Washburn,
'0l. secoud; Ransoheubach, '0l. third.
Distance "a feet 20 inches.
High .jump-Brown, 1907, first: Clark,
'0l. second; Washburn, 'ol, third. Height 8
feet inches.
Qlarter-mile rup-Hull, '0l, first;
Dunn. '0l, second; Twedel. '0l, third
Time 90
Ono mile run-Wright. 1900 first;
Taylor, '0l, second; Parker, 80, third
Time 4:37 10
Running broad jump-Washburn, '0l
first; Brown. 1900, second Clark, 'Ol,
taird. Distance 20 feet
Relay raco-'9o first; '9s second; 'Ol,
third; 1900 fourth.
Referee Weeks. '9a Starter-Pruf.
Hill. Judges-Prof. Davis. Iyzc- 81:
Hull, '9S. Field judges and mensurers-
Walker. '9S Carroll, 'OS. Iimers-Fullcr
'9S; Gum, '9S. Announcer Il RopKins,
49,, Scorer-Colt, 30. Clerk OF course
Colt 90. Assistant clcrk OF course
Gunn,' 90.
a cano rush followed the sports, brit IL
was not formidable affair. aud the
decision was that the freshmen mad won.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-14

Handicap cup, medal play, IS holes.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-08
Weyler's Paper Promises.

Our "Greenbackers" should rejoice
over the fact that another paper money
experiments being tried IF greenbacks
put down the rebellion in the United
States, why shouldn't they prove effect
i've weapons against Cuban rebels?''-
reasons General Weyler, who is flooding
the coast towns of Cuba with artistically
engraved promises 10 pay on one side of
a piece OF paper and picture of well
developed tobacco plant on the other
side.
The experiment is bound TO be sue
cessful, for tlt notes are made legal
tender in the worst way. Any shop
keeper who refuses to accept these prom
Uses for their face value is subject TO in
slant Imprisonment in jails where con-
finement means almost certain death.
Of course under tho circumstances the
notes are accepted. Weyler, however,
forgot To decree that prices should not
be raised, and the Cuban shopkecpers
are mean enough to try to defeat the
experiment by raising prices So far
they have only doubled prices, but each
one is trying to see how high he can put
prices, and the end is not IN sight.
Come TO think OF il, high prices, con-
stantly growing higher. have defeated
all past experiments with paper money.
Perhaps Weyler, by correcting this little
defect, may yet demonstrate that Green
hackers are right and that cheap money,
by proper legislation. can be made Just
as good as money made from costly
metals. What a boon plenty Of money
would be To mankind Success TO Wcy-
ler's experiment and death 10 the traitor
who trios To prevent its success by rails
ing prices or by refusing to accept Wey-
ler's handsome promisos
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-08
A Movement For Currency Reform.

The Massachusetts Reform club Of
Boston has commenced systematic
movement for practical currency reform.
1t has recently passed formal resolutions
demanding that congress shall adopt
some safe plan whereby our legal ten
der paper and silver and our silver GER
tificates shall be slowly withdrawn, and
gold, gold certificates and bank notes
shall gradually take their places. " They
further advocate ''such legislation as
Will encourage the establishment and
successful operation of small banks with
local capital and knowledge OF credits. "
These resolutions are being sent
throughout the country, accompanied by
a statement setting forth the views OK
the club AID requesting every friend
OF currency reform 10 sign the resolu-
tons and send them g. congress
This movement is exactly in line with
the action of the Indianapolis confer
ence, which was TO impress congress
with the fact that there is an over
whelming public sentiment in favor Of
currency reform. Chicago Timos.Hcr-
aid
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-08
BRIEF DISPATCHES.


The New York Stock Exchange viii
close on Good Friday.
There was a Scent drop in wheat a,
Chicago and New York yesterday.
The ice in the Penobscot river went out
last evening, five days earlier than last
year.
Fire at Lewiston. Me-, last night gutted
a junk store and a livery stable. Loss,
$1,000
The sixth annual reunion OF the New
England Alumni association of the Uni
versity of Vermont was held at Boston
last night.
The will OF the late jeremiah Mason of
Limerick. Me-. has been filed at Alfred.
His estate, estimated TO be worth S4OO 900.
is left 10 his three children.
The Boston AeTonautical society an
nounces that kite contest will be held
In the vicinity OF Boston next month.
This contest is open To associate MEM
bers. and entries viii close May 1. There
will be three prizes. one of S75, one of $50
and one of $25.
Mayor Bond OF Waltham, Mass, has
been served with a writ OF mandamus
In behalf OF the Barr Pump Manufactur-
ing company OF PHILADELPHIA, brought
TO compel the mayor TO sign a contract
alleged 20 have been made about Jan. 1
for the erection OF new pump.
The Massachusetts Emergency and
Hygiene association, at it's annual meet
Ing at Boston. heard addresses by ID. A.
Sargent. NJ. D.. OF the Hemenway
gymnasium. and General Curtis Guild.
Jr., upon subjects pertinent to the asso-
rlation. Dr. James j. Minot was elected
resident.
Mrs Addie Shorts Marshall of Clay
ton. n. Y, aged II. vomited UP a dead
lizard about five inches long She had
had stomach trouble during the past
two years and could obtain no relief
from medical treatment. Since March
is she had taken no solid food, and she
died yesterday.
Professor \. NJ Palmer. instructor I'm
the German department. Of Yale univer-
sity. has resigned for one year TO pur-
sue his studies in Germany. At the
expiration OF the year he Will return
and be the leading professor OF German
at Yale. His successor for the year
has not we. been decided upon.
The Belknap County Fish and Game
league has been organized at Laconia.
~ H., the following officers being
elected: President Julius E Wilson;
secretary stephen S. Jewett treasurer.
Arthur w. Dinsmore The Paugus Fish
and Game club Of Lakeport united with
the league transferring all OF it's prop
erty 10 tho new organization. which
starts off with a large membership.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-08

First. There is not free coinage
country in the world today that is not
on a silver Cor paper) basis.
Second. There is not a gola standard
country that does not use silver rs
money along with gold
Third.-There is not silver standard
country that uses gold along with silver.
Fourth. There is not silver stand
ard country that has more than one
third as much money in circulation per
capita as the United States.
Fifth. There is not a silver standard
country in which the laboring man re-
eeiyos fair pay for his days labor.
Sixth. There is not silver standard
country IN which interest rates are not
higher than IN gold countries.
Sevonth.-Nearly all civilized conn
tries have turned from silver to gold
standard during the past century. None
bas turned from sold to silver
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-08
BRISTOL,
The Town Council Thinks II is En-
titled TO Free Telephones.
Meeting of United Brothers Lodge--Other
Notes Gathered About Town.

A number of citizens Interested in the
formation OF new lodge of the United
Order of American Mechanics assembled
i'm Grand Army Hall last evening. The
outlook is very good for the forming of
another lodge.
Councilman G. A. Barbour at the regu-
lar monthly meeting OF the council was
appointed committee to cunfer with the
Telephone company of Providence The
council regards il as nothing more than
proper that the use OF telephone or two
If necessary should be given gratis TO the
town in return for the many privileges
the company has had extended 20 10
Mr.. Nathaniel Fales who resides on
Bristol Neck met with n serious shaking
up on Tuesday afternoon while handling
yearling heifer Letting her loose his
foot became cntangled with the rope
which threw him on the barn floor
bruising him seriously. At first it was
thought his hip was broken, but IA subse-
quent examination showed that such was
not the case.
At meeting of United Brothers Lodge,
/. q. q. L. last evening an invitation was
received from the lodges Of Fall River,
Mass, To be their guests at the celebra-
tiun of Odd Fellows day in that city,
Monday, April 20. The matter was laid
over until the next meeting.
The break in the water main on Hope
street below Constitution street has been
repaired. A gang of men worked all
night and late into the morning.
The marriage intentions of Frank Il.
Talbce of this town and Miss Hattie NJ.
Spaiding of Providence formerly of Yer
mont, were filed ut the town clerk S office
yesterday afternoon
The Hydrauion Engine Company held
its regular monthly meeting last evening
and after the business of the meeting was
concluded an old-fashioned bean supper
was INDUCED in.
Ii is understood that number more of
the old hands of the National India
Rubber Company will leave on Monday
to go to work in the rubber works at
Chicopee Falls, Mass.
Ii is currently reported that party
from out of town Is stbotft 10 locate here
and start wholesale and retail milk
headquarters.
Work is to be resumed i'm few days at
the DeWolf Inn, when IL is expected that
many who are now idle will find employ
ment.
Frank +. Rawson is making many inn
provements upon his building and side
walk upon Thames street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-08
WARREN.
Very Little Enthusiasm Displayed
at Yesterdays Election.
His Hand Badly Crushei Bstween G:ars.
General N0t.s About Town.

yesterday proved more dull and uninter-
esting than anystate election held for many
years, tine principal interest centering
in the election of senator and represen Ia
tive. The present incumbents BENJAMIN
II. Drown, senator, and Samuel L. Peck,
representative, received the complement OF
a larger vote proportionately than last
year, although the total vote was about
10 less than last year, and OF the total of
705 persons eligible, a little less than 90
per cent ayailcd themselves of the priyi-
lege. Mr.. Drown was reelected by n
majority Of l52 over Mr.. Luther, and Mr.
Peck by "A majority Of l32.
The handsome schooner, Carrie 5. Hart,
Captain Smith, arrived here from Nor
, folk yesterday with 70S tons of coal for
Ezra NJ. Martin & Son.
Mr. Frank jackson Skuce Of this town
and Miss Cora i. Bennett of Cranston
filed Intentions of marriage at the town
clerk s Office yesterday.
Antoine Riendeau employed at the
mills of the Warren Manufacturing Com.
pany, had his right hand crushed in a
gear on picker machine, upon which he
was at work Wednesday morning. DIR. G..
L. Church amputated the index finger at
the last joint, and dressed the lacerations.
Messrs. Alexander Sanford, Edwin j.
Cady and John T.. Conley, the commits
sioners recently appointed to lay out the
water front boulevard In extension of
Water street, have notified the abutters
and yesterday afternoon they went over
the ground for "a general observation.
They will hold IA meeting on Monday
night TO arrange plans for furthering the
work.
Sowanset Lodge, No. 2, A. O. u. w,
will hold grand social session at the
lodge room in Odd Fellows Building this
evening, when large number OF visitors
from Providence and Bristol have ar
ranged To come here on a special train.
Amity Lodge of Odd Fellows met last
evening with "A good attendance and en-
joyed "a very pleasant session although no
business of public nature was trans
acted.
Mrs. Henry Smith who received severe
bruises and decorations caused by being
thrown from her carriage on the Rumstick
road last week, is recovering nicely and
will probably suffer no permanent injury.
Oyster shell mud from Main street was
very much i'm evidence yesterday on the
stairways and floor of the Town Hall
where the election was held.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-08
A DAYLIGHT BREAK.
Thieves Enter a Hagan ST. Resi-
dence and are Afterward Caught.
They Took Little Inierest-Latest News
From the North End.

There was diversion I'm police work
for the novelty Of an afternoon f5bbery
took place on Hagan street. The efforts
OF the thieves led them into trouble I'm the
day time just AS surely as IL would have
hac they chosen the night time for their
work. Ii was close onto 3 u. IN. when two
men entered the home OF James A.
Brown by rear window In the absence
OF the family who had gone TO make a
social call. The fellows were hungry and
started To empty the shelves Of some eggs
and then searched the house for money.
The visit OF the men lasted as long as they
desired, but someone saw them going out
and furnished IA description OF them to
the police. Officers Mckenzie and Hay
den were put upon the trail about
O'Clock and In short time they had two
men who gave the names OF Michael
Griffin and William McNabb. Mr.. Brown
said he had $64 hidden In mattress which
he believes the men took but the fellows
arrested had no wealth with them. The
catching OF the two men was worthy of
ranking with the other important cap
lures made by officers of this district with
In the past few weeks
THEY OKiLITTLE INTEREST.
Old residents who visited the polling
places in ward Three yesterday We're sur
prised at the air of solitude about the
pollinR places In that usually bustllng
political ballot ground. The Democracy
seemed TO take as little interest I'm the
contest as a man does in the Illness OF the
first cousin of his worst enemy and on the
other hand Mr.. Roberts friends stood by
him in good shape considering the threats
that were made against him. There was
an apparent belief on the part of the Dem
ocratc leaders that yesterdays battle was
one in which they were given an inferior
and ignominious position and the ward
which voted for Mckinley may furnish
some surprises in the future. Mr. Beagan's
friends are not at all satisfied with his
treatment by the Goo-Goos and some
Democrats today sand they were tired of
their party being made the fifth wheel
OF coach.
NORTH END NOTES.
A wheel came off wagon belonging
TO Parker, the Randall Square express
man, on Benefit street yesterday.
There were "A good number Of arrests
for drunkenness for an election yesterday.
One well known member of Pekin
Literary Association practiccd bicycling
yesterday and he had % falls To his credit
when he gave up work.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-08

That Providence merchants are enter
prising and up-to-datc.
That they are making great inducements
O. the buyer at the present time.
That thcy are making presents OF BIZ
cycles to their customers
That If you cannot get one free you can
fird bargains at all Of the prominent
agencies
That you can buy them for cash or on
monthly payments.
That the best are advertised I'm 1.-THE
News -
That the westerly window display at
the Boston store has excited much favor
able comment.
That Westminster street offers the best
shopping In New England
That IL pays to advertise I'm "The
News -
That this T. genuine. April weather
That The News" with its forty-eight
pages a week for six cents Is "A newspaper
bargain.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-08
Destructive Blaze in the
City Of Knoxville.
The Largest Wholesale BuSi-
ness Houses Destroyed.
Hotel Knox Burnei and II Is Thought
some Inmates Perished.

Nashville, Tenn, April S--A special
rom Knoxville, Tenn, says: A fire that
broke out at $3.50 o'clock this morning
destroyed the heart Of the city, and many
persons are probably killed. All the west
side of Gay street from Commerce to
Union including the largest wholesale
louses We're destroyed. Tho Hotel Knox
was burned and 10 Is thought several
inmates perished. The fire is not yet under
control. The loss will DO several millions.
A Later Report.
Chattanooga, Tenn, April S-A tele-
)hone message from Knoxville says: The
aFgest fire in the history Of Knoxville
started In the basement of the Hotel
Knox In tho heart of the who esale dis
rlct. Many of the largest Of the whole
sale houses burned. The fire is now
lrder control. Loss cannot b. estimat l.
|Nololy killed
Tie entire block on Gay street between
Union and Reservoir streets with the ex-
'cption of the McGhee building on the end,
lie longest and handsomest block I'm the
city, Is u mass of ruins and the loss is
estimated at nearly 81, 100000 Several
people were slightly injured, the most
serious being Joe Mcmillan.
The fire was discovered about o'clock
Nh'iNSdiN kiO'tig VI tHc
McNulty Grocery Company by porter Of
the Hotel Knox, which adjoins the
grocery. A general alarm was turned i'm
and all the local fire companies were soon
pn the scene. Their efforts proved futile.
|1cweyer, and the flames spread rapidly.
Among the heaviest losers are: Daniel
Briscoe q Co., wholesale dry goods;
Stcrchi Bros, wholesale and retail fur
|niture; Mari 10 City Hat Company,
|N holeSale bats: A. H. !.aner dry goods
company; Haines & Co., wholesale shoes;
:. Il. Newman & CO., printers; Cullen,
Newman * Co, Printers; W. w. Wood
run x Co, wholesale hardware, Henneger,
Doyle q Co, wholesale hats and shoes
Sanford, Chamberlain a. Albers, whole
; 80 drugs; Knox Hotel; McNulty Grocery
COnrany.
Many e~'aller establishments, among
thcm tk'Ce livery stables in the rear of
5ne hura,,. block, were destroyed. An ex-
posion of dynami ite i'm Woodruff hard
ware store shattered every window i'm Gay
street A portion of Chattanooga fire
department arrived at o'clock aud rem
Lcred valuable assistance
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-08
PatrOlman Used His Club.

Walter Francis, n strapping colored man,
q waiter by trade, was fighting drunk on
Eddy street at ~ O'Clock last evening.
Patrolman Robinson undertook TO quiet
him, but Francis would not listen to
reason so the officer placed him undcr
arrest. Frahcis began to fight and the
officer was forced to use his club. At the
station DIR. Palmer was called To sew up
quite good sized gap I'm Franciss head
and this morning I'm the police
court he was fined s. and costs, but this
did not include the damage done 20 the
officers wearing apparel, nor "a pair of
autlahblp
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-08
WHAT is MONEY!
Subject Clearly Explained by a College
President at "a Farmers Convention.


President at a Farmers Convention.
The following is part Of the synopsis
printed by the Milton wis. Journal of
"a excellent address by President Whit
ford Of Milton college before the farm
ers' convention at "A recent meeting at
Milton. 1t contains some very lucid
statements of money and of the power Of
governments 10 fix value:
First. separate and distinct val
ues are assigned to money, one being
the intrinsic or market value of the ar
ticle used; the other the legal or face
value, indicated by the stamp or device
pressed upon the article. In some well
known instances what is popularity
called money has only one of these
values.
Second. The common practice of
tribes and nations in selecting such ar
ticles or commodities for money is 10
adopt two kinds or grades of them, one
having greater market value according
to its weight, for use in the larger ex-
changes in trade; the other having lesser
value, for the smaller exchanges. This
practice furnishes the first essential con-
dition for system of bimetallism
Third Only that money is basic and
widely and permanently used which is
made Of precious metals, very generally
gold and silver. Other and perishable
commodities are finally abandoned or
held redeemable in these metals
metals, not their face value, constitutes
the original and continuous quality by
reason of which they are almost univer-
sally accepted as basic or primary mon
ey. Government or custom can add
quality, not inherent but temporary,
to such metals and other articles used as
medium of exchange. But the real
measure thus declared to be effective
and lasting must be the one established
by the laws of trade, not by the edicts of
government
Fifth. .-Goyernment itself cannot fix
or control the market value or price of
any metal or other commodity, whether
used as money or in the practical arts
So ii cannot make fat money and COM
length of time as money of any sort.
Sixth. Any coins or other money
whose market value is less than their
face value always soon expel from cir
culation all coins or other money whose
market value is greater according to
their weight, unless the former are re-
deemable III the latter. Whenever a coin
shows even slight inferiority of its
market value to its face value, it tends
at once to crowd out of use even coin
whose two values are equivalent.
Seventh. Gold has been adopted by
the principal civilized nations as pri-
mary money or the standard of values
because of its greater market value its
less weight for given sum of money
and its least fluctuation in market value
of any of the precious metals
Eighth. Coins like silver, whose
market value is less than their face val
ne, can be kept circulating at the same
time with gold coins even in somewhat
large amounts only by being redeem
able in the same denominations with
the gold. The same is true of paper
money, which has no appreciable mar
ket value.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-08
FOR THE GRAND JURY.
McNabb and Griffin Held--A Coat Thief
Mulcted.

William McNabb and Michael Griffin,
well known in the North End, were ar
raigned in the Sixth District Court this
morning on the charge of breaking and
entering the residence OF James +. Brown
on Hagan street and stealing three eggs.
They pleaded guilty and were held for the
action of the grand jury in the sum of
$1,000 each.
Tom Kelley stole n ride on n freight
train from Boston day or two ago.
When the train stopped 90 the Branch
avenue crossing he helped himself Co
John Holt's overcoat, and was arrested
last evening at tho North End. He
pleaded guilty and was fined $50 and costs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-08
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
|Ihe Firemen's Relief Association In
Splendid Condition.

The following financial statement of the
Providence Permanent Firemcn's Relief
association for the ten years ending with
irst OF this month, was issued today by
Jne treasurer, Holden q. Hill.
lie totals are as follows: Receipts,
sol, $500 expenditures, including sick
ana death benefits, s33, G09. 20. Amount of
ind April !, 1897, SO, 955. 81; number of
|mcmbers, PA; pro-rata share Of each
member SS5.SS; total amount paid for
|acnelts, lSS197, s24, as. IS; receipts for
dues, assessments and membership fees,
El7 39i o. showing that had il not been
For receipts from other sources there would
pow bc a deficiency Of s., 324. ~.
sick lenefits amounting TO SIC, 09i IS
|haye been raid 60 20S members.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-08
A Lunch Car Man Robbie !.

George Pepper who runs lunch
wagon at the corner of Westminster and
Stewart street had an exciting experience
last night for three men came into the
wagon and after getting what they wanted
20 eat two OF the men ran from the
man rificd the cash drawer and made his
escape, as did the two who ran from the
wagon first.