davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-18

For the same committee Chairman
Tanner recommended the passage OF res
olution To authorize the city solicitor 20
approve the titles of the estate which It
Is proposed TO ouy Tor the extension OF
Davis Park; passed.
Mr.. Sturges presented a bill for an or
dinanco in amendment of chapter 661 OF
the ordinances relative To railroads ana
moved its passage without reference under
suspension of tho rules. The amendment
provides for the addition of section ~ OF
chapter 667 which provides that all rails
TO be hereafter laid by any railroad com.
pany i'm the streets Of Providence shall
be grooyed and of a size, weight and
pattern approved by the commissioner OF
public works and the joint standing
committee on railroads.
At the same time Chairman Moore or
the committee on railroads presented
report showing tho efforts of the commit
tee during the past year 90 secure grooyed
rails and, by correspondence between the
committee and the railroad officials, OK
planning why girder rails were laid In
Washington street and assuring the
Council that grooved rails are 10 be laid
in Francis street
Mr. Sheahan objected 10 the passage OF
the bill introduced by Mr.. Sturges with
out reference and wanted it sent TO the
committee on railroads.
Mr. Sturges replied that the bill had
man of the railroad committee and with
his approval.
Mr. Howard said that he approved OF
groovod rails, but asked TO be excused
from voting.
In Peculiar Position.
Mr.. Tanner said that he was in pc
cuIar position and admitted that he ro-
gretted having signed communication
relative To the matter. This communica-
ton, he said after it was in cold type,
looked like threat which he should not
have signed. Under the circumstances
Mr. Tanner said that no did not blame
the members of the railroad committee
for resenting the intmations that they
must take certain line of action or else
get out of Office.
In conclusion Mr. Tanner declared him
self in favor of grooved rails, but he sec
onded Mr.. Sheahan's motion To refer the
matter to the committee on railroads and
that motion prevailed.
The report of the record commissioner
was received, also tho monthly report of
the city treasurer and city auditor.
Several miscellaneous petitions were re-
ceived and referred to committees. The
Council adjourned for three weeks.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-18

which he lived. With the growth oil the
means for communication we have broken
nm largely these local sentiments anu mar,
rnyy tendcncies. How much does the word
Hward'' mean TO us! Few can tell Where
the exact boundary line OF their ward
runs. The term is purely artlnciai ulslinc'
ton. Today when we elec1 sehaVor io-
cality has no meaning.
= -Asst4A-tAe- district -system encourages
the pernioious boss system. Under
n a despotic influence OF political bosses
independence i'm action Is discouraged.
If n man Is elected To tho Legislature ana
does not conform TO the ideas OF the
boss" of his district he Is certain OF not
heiuo renominated. Thus again, under
the district system, independence Is dis
couraged.
Now il is proposed that we have proper.
tionnl representation. There are several
methods Of which the best is the hare
system." +" so-callcd from DR.. Hare oil Eng
land who was its originator.
by this method each party nomlnates
it's delegates BY way of illustration say
that there are Il nominations. Each man
in his ballot votes for IL men In the Or
der of his preference This Is called the
preferential method. According To this
principle there should be one representa-
tive for every 20 0O0 votes.
Mr.. sherman thus described fully the
working OF the Hare system revealing Its
extreme simplicity in operation. To further
illustrate this at the close cf the address
n mock election was held according To
the system described. Ten nominees were
chosen from the audience, out of which
mum Der five were elected by the Hare
system.
Much interest i'm the lecture was shown
by all present, and Mr.. sherman received
many deserved expressions of satisfaction
by the audience.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-18
Grand Lodge Officers Elected.

The following officers were elected Mt the
annual meeting of the Grand Lodge OF Ma
sons yesterday
Grand Master-M. W. Cyrus NJ. Van Slyck
Deputy Grand Mastcr-R. W. Milton Liv
sey..
Senior Grand Warden-R. W. Fred c.
Stiles.
Junior Grand Warden-R. ". j. Ellery
Hudson.
Grand Treasurer-W. William r. Greene.
Grand Secretary-R. W. Edwin Baker.
First District ID. q. NV. Howard Walker
Second District ID. G.. Mr.. W. James f.
Tillinghast.
Third District d. G. Mr.. W. Edward J.
Studley.
Fourth District d. G. Mr.. W. Henry
Stevens, Jr.
Fifth District D. c., Mr.. W. Joseph
Freeman.
Grand Chaplain-W. Henry W. Rugg, ID. ID.
Grand Lecturer-R W. William H. Scott.
Grand Marshal-w william Otis.
Musical Director-W. Hamilton G. Macdou
gall.
Grand Tyler-John A. Howland.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-18
Drunk for twenty Years.

a correspondent writes: II was drunk on
and OFT for over twenty years. drunk whom |
had money, sober when had none. Many
dear friends | lo.t and numbers gave me good
advice to no purpose; but thank God an angel
hand came at last in the form Of my poor
WlIe WHO Hun1HISIettd ytUf mHfVelOus rCrr'
edv 'Anii-Jag' 10 me without my knowledge
or consent. ! am now saved and completely
transformed from worthless fellow to So
Ter ard respected citizen"
~ "Anti-.Iag' cannot be had at your drug.
giN " viii he mailel IN plain wrapper with
iall directions how TO give secretly ON receipt
~ One Dollar by the Ronova Chemical Co. 80
Broadway, New York. or they will gladly
mail full particulars free.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-18
Judgment by Default.

Stephen :. Hopkins was given judg-
ment by default in the Common Pleas
Division of the Supreme Court this morn
ing against the Ponnegansett Ice Com
pany and others for $55i and costs. The
Judgment was on promissory note made
ny tho Ice company, which was endorsed
by another party The latter died and his
executors as soon as possible transferred
the estate left 10 them but they Will now
have to pay the note Page q Owen were
attorneys for the plaintifl.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-18
Their Appointment Approved.

Upon recommendation ~ the rcommit.
tee on ordinances the appointment of
Albert a. Baker and William Greonough
as assistant city solicitors was approved.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-18

Mr.. Waterman also presented resolu-
tion instructinR the spcciai committee on
salaries 10 report at the next meeting of
the Common Council; passed.
Tho invitation of Slocum Post TO attend
services on Memorial day was accepted
For the committees on claims Chairman
Bullock recommended the passage OF rcso-
lutions To remit sewer assessments ot Si2
TO jeremiah Daley and NJ Sil.W to Bessie
Nj. Dorman; TO pay Ratfaelo Maccaroni
500 as compensation for injuries sustained
at Roger Williams Park and to pay
James T.. Cameron $3.50 as compensation
for injuries sustained 10y falling on Valley
street.
The rcsoutionas were passed and upon
| recommendation OF the same committee
Martin Dempsey was given leave to with
| draw.
Upon recommendation OF the committee
on city property a resolution was passed
| authorizing that committee to build iron
| fences and concrete walks. etc. adjoining
| certain schoolhouses without advertising
| for proposals therefor.
Chairman Perkins of the committee on
| city property. also presented the plans of
| Angel and swift FOR n six-roum primary
| school building, tho uotal cost of which Is
| s26 600 and which are recommended by
| his own committee and the committee ON
| education. The Council took a roccss.to
examine the plans
Chairman Sturgcs for the finance com
mittoc recommended passage of a bill for
| an ordinance authorizing the clerk Of
the Common Council 90 employ a clerk
| at silaEy not exceeding $40 per week.
| Passed Iiftrr susuousiun -nf the rules
Upon recommendation OF the same COM
mittce a resolution aprropriating 500 CuO
| for completing the work ON Blackstone
| Park and Blackstone Boulevard parkway
was referred back to the committee on
| parks.
Their Appointment Approved.
Upon recommendation ~ the rcommit.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-18
Victim of Charity Bazaar Fire.

st. Louis, May lS.-Mrs. Ferdinand
Garesch received a telegram last evening
stating that her great niece Miss Made
line Leclcrq. 10 years of age, was among
those burned TO death in the charity
bazaar fire at Paris Miss Leclcrq's
mother was born In IT Louis and the
family was well known here.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-18
Tfe Hbie Over SBew.

The only case ready for trial I'm Judge
Douglas court this morning was that OF
Thomas Dowd vs.. George Andrews MIR.
DOwd sued To recover for the carting
away of lot Of last winters snow and
Mr.. Andrews had set of IN Mr. Dowd's
bill. Tho attorneys I'm the case. &. Ia
kncelnnd and AZ. G.. Curtis settled the
differences uf their rcsuective clients
without the aid OF Judge cor jury. The
amount In dispute was $40.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-18
Court Calendar for Wednesday.


appellate Division.J
]. T. W. 2l8 Mary e. Ball VS.. william r.
Randall.
Dem. lsl. !. A. & r. A. Reid VS.. Provi-
dence Journal Company.
J. Il. W. 32l. Levi c. Lincoln ct al. VS. Mil
Ter S Vaughn.
Ex 22lg Harry b. Ellis vs. Nathan b.
waldron ct al.
Div. lOs2i. Grace l.. Harris VS.. Richmond
B. Harris.
Dom. lsi. James Goldrick vs..Union Rail
road Company
Ex 223s. State VS.. Charles II. Austin.
Eq. 4429. Michael +. O'Connor VS.. Bridget
O'Connor.
IT. W. 80. Long Island Brick Company vs.
John Nelson.
Div. lOs2s Rebecca s. BARLEY VS.. james
II. BARLEY.
Dem. lsj. Henry NJ. Packard vs. Charles
V. Chaplin.
J. T. W i33 George W, southorf vs. d. l..
-. Granger.
Common Pleas Division.)
asit Denny, Rice 6 Co. w. Samuel T.
Gardiner. Attorneys-J. w. II. & I. +. Til.
linghast for plaintiff; W. G.. Rocker for de.
fendant.
1854 Antimo Cscceoli vs. Union Railroad.
Attorneys-B. l.. Dennis for plaintiff; ID. g.
Baker for defendant.
25I2. Margaret Leach vs.. Edward NJ. Lane
Attorneys-H. J. Carroll for plaintiff; osfeld
a Banigan for defendant.
900. Euphronia Ellis W.. A II. Tilton a.
Co. Attorneys-F II. Jackson for plaintiff /;
Page 4 owen for defendant.
Warren sheaf., 1897-08-05
Next week harvest viii com

Next week harvest viii cons
imence III earnest
Many farmers are i'll town put
ting in harvest supplies
+. w. Woodward says the crops
on the Snake River Farm are very
good. #sS.2
Ohm 0. Larson and family have
moved into their handsome new
residence. .
Station agent Hewett is taking.
Il vacation and he and family are
OFF on a visit to New York state.
FOUND: A watch. Owner can
have same returned by calling 1T the
sHEAF office aud payin. Tor tli, mo-
tice
- Rev. A. Sisel', who has been
preaching in Vega, and elsewhere il
the county, has left for Lake Park,
Mimi.
Supt. S. S. Parr, nf St Cloud lee
tured to teachers and citizens at the
opera house last night on '.Child
Study.
= The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ado'phson sympathize with them il,
the loss OF their infant son on
Tuesday.
- 3. E. Remington, OF Monticello,
was present at the Training School
a couple days representing School
Education. j IT,. -. !.
= Miss Editha- deSmithe finds il
difficult to preserve order among the
nlaidpns nf the convention at the
Opera house on Friday evening.
- Irene Adelpha Dowdy an.I Bet
sey Anne Bedott4 b-,ive in IL very
uninilk-maidlike manner ut I he milk
maids convention on Friday eve
ming H. -.
A era ven 12-foot "push'' binder,
sold by Lindterg & Lundgren, was
tested in a field north OF town this
week; and those who saw it say it
worked we'll. .- ~..s ~s..
- Miss Caroline Woodbine Ward
is unfortunately prevented from at.
tending the convention on Friday
evening on account OF the illness of
her favOrite COW. -
- Herman Berndt was over from
Excel Monday with some n-;ghbors
attending to business before the Pro-
bate Court, in the estate OF Joseph
Erhart, dece:,sed:.
- Owing to the absence oi the pas.
tor there will lie no services at tile,
Presbyterian church on thr ron,ing
Sabbath morning. III ,lle evening
Rev. c. D. Darling will preach 4 pop
ular sermon to yonny men and Iwon-
en on the subject, '"rhr Elements of
Character" ..s..r @@s-',c..s =. r. g.
Warren sheaf., 1897-08-05
< PROGRAM
for the Milk-maids' Convention.
Warren, Minn., Aug. f, 1907.

Tor the Mllk.maidS' Convention,
Warren, Minn., Aug. 6, 1897.
Either Solo,. :. . Mr.. WOODWARD
Recitation. n...................M MISS JESSIE LAk1N
Double Quartet, - - :: o..
MISS GRACE CHAPLIN, -.~@
~ SADIE GORDON,
~ - ETA BRADY, 4. e &
LUCILLE SHAW, g.. -
~. ..-t Mr.. F. A. BRADY,
.-s~ ~. .,-+ u" MAGNrx BYsrRoM,
~-,s4''~ s''" q. 4. FoEDR,
- IvER LoDoEs
FlanO SOLO,. ..!.... MISS MAUD WEES
Recitation. ...........A Mss jessie. LAKIN
Dairy Maids rill,-Sixteon Girls in Uniform
and Ailkmaids' Convention.
DRAMAr1srs' PERSONNEL:
Chairneaid.-Ediths dcsmithe.
= 8 Mss IDA FARRELL
Secrotary,-Laurotta Jeanette Crabtree,
Miss LOLA EAsrON
Trcasurer,-Birdie Larkspur,
Miss HBLE~ Cross
Sophronia Dufunn1.. ;. MISS FLOKALtxBERs0N
Mercy Awnus Wixford,
s. MISS FLORENCE SEELEy
Zena Hakefodder. Miss BERTHA L1utsHR1DGa
Susannah Marie deJones. :. Miss AAuDs WEES
Kitty Watkins Whiteside,
MISS GRACE CHArIN
Irene Adelpha Dowdy.. MISS I2Exs JERRUR
Prudence Pastry ........ Miss SADIE GORDON
Serelda Evanscline HobentlObbler,
Miss MINNIE THOMAS
Jerusha Jane Winecap.. !. MISS NAsEL FRANK
Gusta Wertheimer. MISS ORKELL JERKuE
Deborah Higgins Templeton,
Miss LUCILLE SHAW
Missouri Greene Upstart. Miss ALLIE ENKIx
Matilda Anne Perkins. Miss ETA BRADY
Priscilla Silliman.. MISS Bessie GORDON
Page,-Melinda Serephina BigRer.taff.
MISS LErA Cross.
Warren sheaf., 1897-08-05
Cleaning d,s" 4 Aome fielo
WHEAT QUOTATIONS..

NOfGnern
Everybody gets tn talk more
than Miss Irene Adolpha Dow,iy.
John F. Taper and Olina Blom,
Of Boxville, We're married last Satur-
day.
- Dong! ding! dong! goes the
hell, and the convention comes to
order. -
= T.. Lambprson made Il business
trip to the Twin cities returning
Tuesday. ..sE<
A fine, ten-pound daughter was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. W. D Tripp
yesterday. -
Rev L. NJ. Skunes will preach in
the Norwegian Lutheran church next
Sunday evening at 3 O'clock.
- Miss Susanna, Marie deJones
has very aesthetic ideas regarding
the proper manner of COW culture.
Dr.. F. L. Norm, of Ada, will he at
the Svea Hotel, Warren, one day only,
for consultation, Monday, Aug. 10th.
Mercy Awnus Wixford loses her
temper to the severe discontinue OF
the other members oil the ventiOn
- Mrs Clara Tabor, OF Akron, n.
Y, is visiting with her brother, man
ager John Cheney, on the West farm.
ELIAS Hjertaas is the name OF the
new gentlemanly salesman in the
store of K. J. Taralseth. He arrived
in the city last week. *'...-- =
Leonard Peterson, Of Crooks
ton, spent several days in town, put
ting in electric wires in the Few store
building OF K. J. Taralseth.
= MARRIED: By Rev. A. Mattson,
on Saturday evening, July 81, Miss
Hulda E. Nelson to liver +. Allen. A
host of friends extend to the happy
young couple most hearty congratu-
latiOns. ~..-.z., {. -
The milk-maid of Clovedale
have abandoned COWS and devoted
a. their attention more particularly to
calves, since the admission of young
men as honorary members to their
society. ~. -. =
,-Rev.J. .Fremling, Of Vasa, Mimi, ),
conducted the exercises in the Swed-
ish Lutheran church ON Monday eve
ming installing Rev. A. Mattson as
pastor. Rev. L. P. Lundgren, of
Hallock, Rev. H. S. Chilgren, of Eng
lund. Marshall Co., and Rev. Lehart,
of Mcintosh, We're also present.
w. o. Holcomb, OF Warren, ILL.,,
arrived last Saturday to join his
wife and daughter in a visit with rel
atives and friends. Mr.. Holcomb
thinks a. good deal of Warren, as
everybody who has resided here for
any length of time will, and when he
moved away he had to go to town
having the same name. "
- A. man by the name of Miller, a
native of Bohemia, was accidentally
killed in a runaway on the Ramsay
farm on Tuesday. he stepped from
the wagon onto the pole to gather
up the lines when the horses got
frightened and commenced to run.
The man fell underneath the wagon
and wa, killed instantly.
= Warren extends q most hearty
welcome to the the teachers who are
now in town. No better or more use
full persons were ever harbored here.
Your calling is high and noble! The
freedom of the town is yours. Come
and go as you please, everything is
yours, and if you don't get what you
want hold up your right hand and
say "please''.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19

mum, We certainly shall find scientific
experimenting much more easy of &C
complement in the future. The fact
that a scientist can now, with almost
absolute safety, make his observation
and calculations and experiment In
actual practice while sailing In mid
air is the biggest advance yet made
along the lines of aerial navigation.
"One OF the most disheartening diff
ficulties that we have found in these
large kites is their liability to injury
when on the ground and in starting
or alighting. Unless they go upon an
even keel one side may catch in the
ground with destructive effect. So,
too, alighting they must land on an
even keel. Inasmuch as close to the
ground the currents OF air swerve
around In different directions. constant
attention is necessary to make fair
start and landing. ! have found 1t a
great advantage to have the airship
run on wheels, and so have used pneu-
matic-tired bicycle wheels in my late
experiments, and have found them just
the thing needed for the trick. A light,
small wheel or castor OF this sort on
the tip of each wing might prevent
serious injury to machines, as 1t is
necessary to make them light and
strong The larger the kites the more
diff cult it is to make them light and
strong. Although our large kite
nj oh ad Iacc thap tbraa nnnpoQ m fha
square foot of sustaining surface. yet
it would easily sustain a man when
suspended from either two OF the outer
ribs a distance of twenty feet, and as
in the air 1t was evenly supported over
the whole surface, it was deemed
amply strong.
IL took pains to have each vertical
strain supported by three piano wires.
each capable OF lifting 800 pounds. On
our first trial, a year ago, we found
that the vertical struts separating the
two surfaces were not quite sufficient to
stand the strain, and they were re-
placed by stronger ones. Weakness In
these points caused last year at Rigby
an accident and fall Of 1000 feet. A
dummy was on board, but man would,
not have been hurt. for the fall was as
gentle as a doves lighting on the
ground.
1.-THE day Of rope has passed with me
as far as these advance experiments
are concerned. use piano wire. The
limit to the height of the fight OF an
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19

using steam power, the great Public
have been obliged to admit the like
lihood of the early accom-. plishment of
the flying machine. These two in
ventors have devoted their principal
efforts to perfecting the light motors
and propellers. Chanute and Herring
and, in modest way, /, have been
devoting more attention to the form
OF the supporting surfaces, which are
as important as the motors, and, in
deed, some OF us believe that it will
eventually be possible to sail the air
and go in any direction upon rigid
wings without the motor, as the birds
of the south fly. There would then be
two types of air-ships, the motor
ddriven aero-drome, and thte sailing
airship.
I'm my search for stability | have
been led to construct a number of diff
driven aero-drome. and the sailing
have been previously noted. The fore
runner of modern scientific aerial
navigation was first given to the pub
lie by Herring in his cellular or box
kites. My airship kite, used at Rigby
park last year was a modification OF
that form with an effort to introduce
steering into the wind by using jointed
cells or levers. This kite proved to
us that it was necessary to have this
large surface so that IL could be readily
folded for transportation. With this
in view the kite recently flown at
Falmouth Fireside was constructed.
II having been found that slight
changes in the position of the weight
carried were sufficient for steering. no
rudder was attached to this last ship.
We are by no means certain that we
have yet arrived at the proper form
for aero-planes or curves. In fact, we
feel quite certain that we are some
distance from II, although these kites
have demonstrated that they are COM
paratively safe and stable while in the
air. may be pardN1ed for saying
that this comparative safety to the
navigator is great point gained.
The immense danger to human life in
attempts at aerial navigation has been
a tremendous drawback to scientific
experimenting heretofore. With dan
ger to life and limb reduced to a mini
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19
WORLDS LARGEST FLAG,
The Monster VIII Consume 700 Yards
OF Bunting.

Capt. George c. Beckley of Honolu-
lu, who arrived here recently to take
back the new steamer Helena, lately
launched here, is having the largest
flag made of which shipping men have
ever heard. 1t will be of the extraor-
binary width of forty feet and will be
eighty feet long, consuming in all no
less than 700 yards of bunting, says the
San Francisco Call. This monster flag
is TO be raised on the Helena on the
maiden trip Of that vessel as she leaves
here for the Hawaiian islands II is
Hawaiian flag, of course and as
such will dwarf every other flag, no
matter of what nation, that comes into
port. When the Helena gets to Homo
lulu the flag will be taken down and
will finally be put on gigantic pole,
towering In the air from the heights of
Punchbowl hill. The pole will be $50
feet long. 1t is to be made OF mons
trous Puget sound fir tree and is now
en- route to the islands. The way Capt.
Beckley happened to get the idea OF
eclipsing the world in the way OF flags
is peculiar. He is commodore in the
Hawaiian navy. On the eve OF his de-
parture for this country dinner was
given him by the employees OF the COM
pany and he received a present OF a
fat purse Capt. Beckley said, as 1t
was handed him: 1.-THE money will be
used in the purchase of the largest
Hawaiian flag ever seen in Hawaii. II
will be larger than the great flag of the
American league and will fly from the
foremost OF the Helena from San Fran
cisco TO Honolulu. Then 1t will float
from a tall pole in my yard on the
slope of Punch5owl hill" This is why
heavy nanufacturing firm here is
now busy with the great flag. 1T will
be the biggest flag OF which l ever
heard" said Capt. Beckley yesterday.
There isn't another one like II in the
world
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19

bg to the rapid development dur
e last few years OF new wheat
ping areas in other parts of the
and the increasing competition
ited States Is thus compelled to
i'm the markets of Europe, the
disposal of our surplus wheat
bming a problem Of no little i'm
ce. AS solution of this diff
it has been suggested that the
es now taking place in the civ
bns of Japan and China may re-
b the opening there OF markets
wheat that will to some extent
nsate us for possible losses to be
ed through the growing compe-
Of other countries in the Euro
narkets we were formerly able to
%. There are certainly some very
raging indications as to the
|bility of this suggestion. Chief
B these indications Is the remark
banner in which our expectations
! eat to Eastern Asia have in
ID during the decade just closing.
|of this wheat is shipped In the
|of -four, the exports Of grain be-
comparatively small. The total
|ents of wheat -four from the Uni
|ases to Japan and China Qnclud-
bongkong) during the ten years
June 80. 1896, according to the
D trade returns published by the
|u OF Statistics Of the Treasury
|tment, amounted to fully 6.0O0,-
brrels, and by far the larger part
is quantity was exported in the
half OF the decade.