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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-24

James McNally reports that sometime
yesterday his house at BOZ ornls- street
was entered and u coat was stolen.
Fred Perzinson lost q yellow striped
blanket from his wagon yesterday Gt
Olneyyille and has asked tho polico to
recover IT,
Steamer Ram bier is being put in COM
mission TO take the place Of the Steamer
Richard Borden OH the line botweep
Providence and FAN River.
At 8. 80 O'Clock this morning James Il.
McLane called Hose to slight fire in
the New England Supply on Eddy
street The damage was nominal
While Irving 4. Hayward, a driver for
Rice d Hayward. was delivering goods
OH Waldo street last evening an unknown
negro stole box Of oyster crackers from
the wagon.
shortly after O'Clock yesterday after
nocn George Peterson sent an alarm in
from box 10 for an incipient blaze in his
store on Gladstone avenue The flames
were extinguished without damage.
In the District Court yesterday afternoon
Giovanno Cuchioni was adjudged prob
ably guilty OF an assault with n danger
Gus weapon upon Dominica Fondett. and
bound over TO the Supreme Court in the
sum of 500.
The annual Thanksgiving service OF
the Cranston Street BHprtst cturUt wifi
te held as usual tomorrow morning at
IL o'clock and tho pastor, Rev. NJ. III.
Bixby. ID. d., will preach on "The Par
able of Harvest"
In the fishing contest at the Provi-
dence Athletic stub last evening Christie
pher Lake succeeded in preventing the
fisherman from landing him inside tho
prescribed 10 minutes and thereby was
declared the winner.
A horse belonging to George NJ. Griffin
llipped and fell Mt the corner of Wash
isgton ana Aborn streets. at about 8
p'clock last evening breaking one of its
hgs. The animal was shot by Agent
Thurber later in the evening
. flicer Duty Greene of the Seventh
station, who dislocated his shoulder by
fall from car one evening last week.
duplicated the accident by IA fall at the
station shortly after - O'Clock this morn
ing. He was removed to his homo after
treatment at the hospital.
The 10Th memb bars night at the Art
club was celebrated last evening by a
musicale participated in by Miss Angela
Nj Mulvey, soprano; Herr Gustav Horn
brger, cello; Albert Steinert, plano.
aad J. Fl. Smith, heolian. A most pleas
ing program wac rendered.
A concert, for the benefit of the Pick
ford Negro Sanitarium for Cnnsump-
tiyes mt Southern Pines, N. c., was
given at Music hall last evening. A
pleasing program or both vocal and in
etrumental music and readings was rem
dered.
The Providence, Fall River and New
port Steamboat company are to give up
the wharfage IL has occupied on South
Water street and will tie up its boats at
the dock of the Narragabsett Electric
Llghtlng company at the foot of South
street.
Many OF the local manufacturers arc
taking advantage of the opportunity Of
fered TO display their products in the per.
manent exhibit soon TO DO made at the
Board Of Trade building. The proposed
exhibits of South American products W II
10 opened early in December.
Miss Carrie Schmitt gave piano re-
cital at II. G. Macdougall's piano rooms
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-24

PROVIDENCE OPERA HoUsE-Charles Froh-
mans Company In 1.-The Circus Girl
KEITH's OPERA HoCsE-Audrew Mack in
IAN Irish Gentleman"
OLYMPIC Hopkins Star Speciality Company
IN vaudeville.
WESTMINSTER THEATRE-The Broadway
Burlesquers in Vaudeville.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-24
of Plttsburg Landing, fought on April 6

Of Plttsburg Landing, fought on April q
and T. 1862.
Friday. May Ia. 1852, was again cele-
brated by the confederates as "a fast day,
and in the proclamation of President
Davis calling for the observance of the
same, occurs the following noteworthy
passage; "Recent disaster has spread
gloom over the land and sorrow sits at
the bearthstones of our countrymen. but
n people conscious of rectitude and faith
fully relying on their Father in Heaven,
may be cast down, but cannot be dis
mayed.
Thanksgiving Day was observed in'the
state OF Texas on Feb. I. 1863, "for tho
successes that had attended the confeder'
ate arms. "
A short history of ths origin of Thsnks-
giving Day in America has been given,
hut it would be incomplete were the
numerous fast days in contradistrao-
tion 10 the days OF rejoicing, which
wers appointed during the great rebellion
Of lS6l-5, not mentioned. These days were
memorG BILE TO the great sadness and sor-
row which hrooded over this now happy
land at the time. and the proclamatioEs OF
tho president and governors OF the ditier-
ent states breathed the spirit OF deep
humiliation and "A special recognition OF
tine weakness OF self-complacency The
first proclamation appointing n fast day
was issued by President james buchanan
on Dec. H. 1860.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-24

Frederick kayo, coachman TOR Truman
Beckwith, reports that some time last
evening Mr.. Eeckwith's stable rear of
1913 Hope street was entered by way Of
back window and three pairs Of driving
gloves were stolen
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-24
'NEWSLETS

Behold what glories fame holds in her fist;
The humble bootblack's now pugilistl
BY perseverance he did quickly rise
From blacl1ing boots to blaciing eyesi
philadelphia North American.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-24

On April 10 lSr2 President Lincoln is.
sued u proclaim alton. recommending the
people of the United states on their dsy
oi Worship Ito give thanks so Almighty
God fer the recent Victories and 90 im.
plorc spiritual consolation Tor those who
had bren brought into aiiliction By the
-aa-lla.nlilnS OIL GiXll- War. Z lac xlcinrirs
were tho capture ~ Island No ~ on tho
Mississippi River, April :, and the battle
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-24
ON PLUMBING.
Inspector Reuben S. BemiS Gives an
Illustrated Lecture.
Proved Interesting and Instructive TO
Franklin Society.

At the regular meeting of the Franklin
Society last evening at their rooms 81
North Main street, Mr.. Reuben S. Beinis,
city inspector of plumbing, gave an
illustrated lecture on plumbing and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-24
STOLE A CHICKEN.
Mullen Nulct,d For tn: Theft in III. Dis
;rict Court.

In the District Court this morning John
S.Mullen was charged with stealing from
Cbarlcs H. Run cooked fool, to wit one
chiokcn valued nt Sl.aO. He ncknow ledgod
his guilt aud was fined 81 and costs
Evidently Mullen wasn't going to let any
chance slip 90 Get his lhanksgivine din
ner. for hr took the CHICKEN from the
back step Of Mr Runs house on Broad
street, where it had heen plsced TO coOi,
when Le went there % deliver some
huUuu.
charge of stealing whcelhal row from
Henry l.. saunders, and pleaded guilty.
The barrow was valued at - but Philip
found that this valuo had boon crhnnced
~ circumstances. when Judge Swectlana
nDe1 him els and costs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-24
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-24
Facts About the Thanks
giving Festival.
OBSERVED BY PILGRIMS.
Some Features Of Its Celebration in
New England.
PROCLAMATIONS In WAR TIME.

The late DR.. Robert Cham mbers in his
"Book of Days" gives the following
Scotch view OF Thanksgiving Day: The
great social and religious festival of New
England, from which IL has spread 20
most OF the states of the American repub-
lie, is legacy of the Purtans. They
abolished Christmas as "a ielic of popery
equal dt testatlon snd passed laws to punish
its observance; but, wanting some day TO
replace IL, the colonial assemblies and,
later, tho governors of the states, appoint
cd every year some day I'm autumn, gen
orally toward the end of Novem ber. as n
day of solemn prayer and thanksgiving
for the blessings of the year. and especially
the bounties of the harvest.
Thanksgiving Day Is always celebrated
on Thursday, and the Same day is chosen
in most OF the states. The governor $
proclamation is read in all the churches
and there are appropriate sermons and
religions exercises. Families widely
scattered meet at the bountiful Thanks
giving dinner of roast turkey, plum pud-
ding and mince and pumpkin pies. The
evenings are devoted by the Young people
to rustic games and amusements.
1.-The subjects of the Thanksgiving ser
mons are not infrequently of political
character, and in the chief towns of the
Union, those or the most popular preachers
are generally published in the news
papers. The Thanksgiving festival
though widely celebrated, is not so uni
versaliy respected as formerly. as the in
flux of Roman Catholics and Episcopalians
has brought Christmas again into vogue,
which is always kept by the Upitarians
with considerable solemDity. AS n
peculiar American festival IL will, how
ever, LONG be cherished by the descend
ants of the Puritans. "
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-24
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight - Probably Fair and
Warmer Thursday.

Washington. Nov "a Massachusetts,
Rhode Island and Connecticut-far
tonight and probably Thursday; warmer
variable winds. becoming southwesteriy.
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont
Generally fair tonight; Thursday partly
cloudy weather; warmer; southerly 10
southwesterly winds.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-24

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROV
IDENCE PLANTATIONS.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-24

DR.. ehambers- -is-e rong in one state
ment Thanksgiving Day has not lost any
of its popularity either as religious or
social festival, but on the contrary, has
grown in favor. until its celebration ex-
tends from Maine to Texas, and from
New York to California. The time was
when Thanksgiving was only observed in
the New England states and not else
where TO any great extent
Some of the executives of the Southern
States entertained very peculiar views
regarding even tho issuing OF thanks
giving proclamation. While in 1855
Governor Johnson of Virginia was will
ing to recommend day of thanksgiving,
Governor Wise of tho same state, in 1857,
on being requested to issue n proolama-
tion naming n day for religious obser
vance and thanksgiving, refused to do so
on the ground that he was not author
iZed ito interfere in religious matters. -
Thank sgivins. as "A national celebration
in the United States, dates from the year
1863 when President Lincoln issued his
proclamation recommending tho peoples
of all the states to meet on n certain day
in their respective places Of worship ana
return thanksgiving for the manifold
blessings of the year.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-24

Thanksgiving Day was originslly
suggested by the Hebrew feast of tho
Tahernacles or feast Of ingathering at the
ton by the civil authorities of a day to
be set apart FOR that purpose and its oc-
oasional observance in the fifteenth CEN
tury was not an UNUSUAL occurrence. The
first anniversary of the deliverance of the
celebrated in that city on October 3, 1915.
by thanksgiving and rejoicing. In 1920
the Pilgrims who had been eXiled from
England To Holland, from the year 1915.
sent number of colonists in the May
flower tn America, where they could wor-
ship according To the New Testament or
tfc new Gospel of Peace. Ihey landed
at Plymouth, Massachusetts,, and at the
close of the first harvest in 1921 "Gover-
nor Bradford sent four mon out fowling.
that they might after more special man
ner rejoice together" Owing to u severe
drought, n day devoted TO fasting and
prayer was observed in july. 1923. While
the coloDists were at prayer the clouds
opened and rain poured down upon the
earth abundantly. 30 grateful wlre the
Puritans that the governor of the colony
named day for special thank s9iving
which was subsequently duly observed.
In 1881 the Puritans waited patiently for
supplies from Ireland and finally were
about to observe n fast day on account Of
the non arrival of the ship containing the
same. Their fsast was changed into
thausuiving when n sail was reported
and the safe arrival of their relief was
announce.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-26
CleVeland'S Latest.

The address of ex-Presldent Cleve-
land at the Reform club dinner Sat
urday night was meant to be very Sc
rlous and solemn and weighty, but in
the light OF facts it comes close to
the humorous. Nine-tenths of it is de-
voted 10 a raking Of Bryan and Bry-
anism, factors for which Grover Cleve-
land is more responsible than any
other man: and the remaining tenth
is a criticism of the Mckinley admin
istration for daring to espouse Pro-
section contrary to the Mugwump
ediet Especially lpdicrous is this ex-
tract:
Those who believe that a crisis is at
hand can hardly fail to see that the party
In power is SO Joined to its idol of mad
protection and Is so completely doomed to
popular condemnation that Il is a useless
instrument Of defense against the inn
pending peril. l do not fear that l shall
be accused of sinister designs untitled to
the atmosphere Of this occasion II l insist
that the path Of duty and the best hope
of safety lie in an immediate attempt 10
accomplish the rehabilitation and regen-
Grafton of the Democratic party and ITS
return to the principles of true Dem
ocracy.
This Is the essence of the entire ad-
dress-a bid for a third party welded
10 gold recommendation and free trade
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-26
Cuba Not Forgotten.

The outbreak of hostilities between
Turkey and Greece has, TEMPORARILY
overshadowe the war in Cuba. which
is also just entering the rainy season,
wh"r active operations or both sides
are practically SUSPENDED. One ef-
feet of this will be to give the McKin-
ley administration time to acquaint IT.
self with the facts regarding Cuba,
and thus enable it to frame a policy
with due deliberation. 1t must not,
however, be supposed that popular
sympathy for Cuba is dead. In proof
that it is not, the following letter, writ
ten by a physician of Decatur, Ill.
to the Chicago Record, has timeliness.
The writer of 1t, S. j. Bumstead is a
man of standing in his community, and
his expression may reasonably be re-
garded as rejecting average public
opinion.
DR.. Bumstead has always been a Re-
publican, served three years in the
Union army during our civil war and
supported Mckinley with enthusiasm.
But he is impatient at the conserv-
atism with which the present admins
tration is proceeding to the fulilment
of the Cuban plank in the st. Louis
platform. "All intelligent citizens, .
he writes, know that both houses OF
congress, more than year ago, al
most demanded that President Cleve-
land should recognize the belligerent
rights of the Cubans, which, in def
ance of both houses, he did not do. The
supporters of Mckinley believed him
to be a man of the people. and in sym
pathy with any people who were en-
gagged in an attempt to shake off the
yoke of such tyrannous monarch as
that of Spain. We therefore had faith
in him in spite of the fact that he
did not mention Cuba in his letter OF
acceptance. We further believed thai
he was not the man to attempt, a.
president of the United States, to de.
feat the viii of the people who elected
him, in even the smallest particular
Yet nothing have we ever heard from
his sphinN-like lips in favor of thu
patriots who are so heroically battlinl
with the farbarous nation for theil
liberty. We shall still hope, yet a lit
tie longer, that President Mckinley
| devotion to the cause of liberty anC
humanity is not circumscribed by tn,
narrow limits of our boundaries, but Il
as wide as the earth itself. But afte
all this weary waiting we are to b.
treated to the miserable farce of
special envoy to Cuba, TO ascertain
there the facts that have been wei
known TO the people of this countr!
for a year! Let us hope that the da!
will yet come when the power of thi
country will always be exerted In favo
of the oppressed, in whatever quartz
of the globe they may exist"
1t is unnecessary to point out tha
while this letter is creditable TO IL
writer's sympathies 1t does not do jus
tlce to the president. How does DI
Bumstead know that silence on Majo
McKinley's part, at the beginning o
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-26
The Wars Real Cause.

What diplomatists say, for publica-
ton, and what they say informally,
in the frankness of unofficial conver-
sation, often present a wide range of
difference. Many versions of "the real
cause" of the war between Turkey
and Greece have been exploited in
print; but 1t has remained for the
Washington correspondent of west
ern paper to put into blunt English the
suspicious of most American students
of the Eastern question, and the ad-
missions of most diplomatists when
they are not talking for effect.
According to this version, the true
real cause" is the determination OF
the czar to crush the sultan and seize
Constantinople. 1t has often been in
timated, but this time it is fatty as
serted, that the Armenian massacres
were incited by Russian intrigue, in
the expectation that the sultan would
become involved in a religious war and
be forced off the map of Europe. This
plan mlscarried, partly because the
sultan proved too clever for the cZar
and partly because in their inner Off
cial circles, the other powers saw
through Russa's game, and bottled 1t
up in determined concert" Beaten
| here, the intriguers of Constantinople
turned to Crete, which had long been
an inviting field for insurrectionists,
and started to play that inflammable
| island as a pawn on the chess-b board
| of Russian ambition. Thus far. the
other powers have baked the czar by
declining to take sides against the
| Turk, and If Greece shall hereafter
| hold her own on the battle field as
we'll as she has up to this moment, it
may be that Russia will a second time
be foiled
At the same Tins, the private eXpec-
tation of nine diplonatists in ten, both
American and European, is that Rus
sia will one of these days discover a
pretext for interfering; in which event
her interference is expected to take
the form of vigorous drive for the
control of the Bosporus, toward which
end all of Russias military and naval
| plans have for some years been di-
rected. Such at least is the opinion
which one hears among the wellin-
formed when the conversation is not
for direct quotation in print. The
theory explains many points in the
recent history of European politics
otherwise incomprehensible, and espe.
cially sheds light on the determina'
ton with which the British foreign
office withstood home public opinion
during the awful disclosures in Ar.
menia.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-26

cable understanding between the senator
and representative.
When Senator Knute Nelson, OF Mime
sofa, was a member of the house, he voted
for the Mills tariff bill. In view of the
pressure which Is being brought to bear
upon the senate finance committee to make
the rates Of the Dingley bill even higher
than they were when that measure passed
the house, the position OF Mr.. Nelson, now
that he will have to vote upon II In the
senate, Is of interest. The situation Is all
the more interesting because the Republic
cans not having a majority cannot anord
to lose single vote.
81 shall not cross a bridge before 1
come to it," says Senator Nelson, and,
therefore, I cannot say now what l VIII
do In regard to the Dingley bill. l am pre-
pared to say, however, that favor talr
and reasonable tariff. believe that II the
rates are not placed too high, the bill,
which this session is to become law, Will
remain on the statute books for many
years. On the other hand. an extremely
high tariff will cause as much dissatis-
faction as one extremely low. / do not
claim to be an expert on the tariff. but
| do know the sentiment Of the people in
the northwest"
The bronze statue of the late Or. Samuel
d. Gross. whose studies and investga-
tions did SO much to advance surgical
knowledge in America, has been hoisted
to it's granite pedestal in the Smithsonian
grounds. 1t will remain In its canvas
covering until May 8, the date set for the
unveiling ceremonies. The programme is
tC. be arranged within the next few days
| The statue is an imposing one, standing or
pedestal OF simple design. Two wreaths
of laurel are twined about the name, In
| plain letters, while on a tablet below Ii
| the inscription:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-26

II tell you this makes me feel good"
said a long haired son of Democracy at
the Metropolitan hotel when great
crowd had collected to attend reception
in honor of William j. Bryan. ut just
makes me feel good, and no mistake. Talk
about Bryan being dead! Ha, ha! I'd
Just like to see congress full of dead men
like him. And Democracy-its dead, too,
l suppose. Looked like it was dead the
way we carried Cincinnati to say nothing
of Canton. And Chicago Oh, my, what a
picnic. A walk-over, Why, If politics was
poker, weld
"Win all the antes and lose all the jack
pots" put in a Republican brother stand
ing near by. And the laugh was on the
other man.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-26
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