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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-26

ceive proposals for sites for the same"
This commission, in it's report presented
at tho January session, A. d., 1891. page
o, states, in relation to the proposed State
House; Notwithstanding the greater
cost of similar bulldogs Ia other COM
monwesltDs, your commission, sup
portei by high authorities. is OF the
opinion that land and such . building as
our needs demsnd can be provided for q
sum not exceeding one and a half million
dollars"
This commission presented report at
the January session, 1892, thst on page
stites: GAS the first step, consultations
were had with stste officials, heads OF
sdmi uistraiive depart nents, chsirmen of
committees and mem bers OF the General
Assembly and others, that the size of the
building could be asfertsined."
On page OF the report, the fifth con-
dition for the compeiition of architects
provides "that the Design submitted
should be OF a practically fire-proof build
ing, and one that can be completed at a
cost not exceeding one million dol
lars" On page II Of the Report. IL 10
stated, "Should site acceptable to the
General Assem- bly, be given to the state,
only bonds for the state Bouse need be
issued, but the commission suggest the
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Rhode Island Yacht Club.

The Rhode Island Yacht Club members mot
in room B, Narragau-ett Hotel. last evening
and elected the following nominating commit
tee; Arthur r.. Austin, DR. Y. n. Carver.
Elmer p. Hubbard. G. g.. Bloomer. Jr.. and
=. p. Eddy. 40 the annual meeting, Febru.
ary q, amendments 10 the constitution will
b. acted ON ana the officers elected Chair
man Hubbard ~ tho racing committee pre-
scntcd an interesting report reviewing last
seasons work. The report ~ tho treasurer
was satisfactory. Tho generosity of two
mcmlcrs who donated special prizes was rec
ognizcd and revolutions condcmuing the circu.
lation of erroneous reports In regard to the
finding D, The yacht Cocheco were passed.
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No money is received for examina-
tion, no money is received for ad-
vice, no money is received for
medical attention.

The above words are intended for you
for everybody. They tell TIE story OF
Munyon's magnificent free offer now going
on at Munyon's Parlors, City Hotel, W b ich
will be continued iniefnitely. But this
exceptional free treatment did not begin
yesterday or q few months back. Ii was
inaugurated more than i've years sgo by
Prof. Munyon.
Starting with Philadelphis, the great
Homeopath sent his eminent physicians
into nearly every city and town n this
entire country. He made the sams
grscious offer then as now. His ex-
thousands upon thousands of afflicted
people.
Millions are daily using Munyon rome
dies. Thousands of remarkable cures are
daily being effected. Multitudes of people,
the living, breathing examples of bis cures
stand ready and eager to ~ eak words of
praise for his improved remedies.
All successful businesses have their imi-
tators. "lmitation Is the sincerest form
of fiaitsry." Prof Munyon has time ana
again found bis improved remedies, his
ideal methods, his upright business prin.
cipes the model by which competitors.
springing up like mushrooms In the
night, have struggled and sbored TO build
upon the solid rock Of public faith and
trust, but who have gradually, ,irrevccably
sunk back into the great dark sea of
harm less Oblivion.
Munyon has host of imitstors. They
exist In every part OF he country. Within
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-26
THE POLICE ASSOCIATION.
Annual Meeting and Election Of Officers.
Reports Made.

The annual meeting Of the Providence Po-
lice Association was held i'm the court room
of the Central police station yesterday after.
noon. Lieutenant Murray of the Second sta.
tion, treasurer of the association, made an in.
terestmg report. 1t was as follows;
Receipts during the year, s73G5,s4: disburse.
ments, sG5SS 6l. OF these disbursements s44O0
were death benefits. OF the receipts $1,000
came as part payment OF mortgage held hy
the association, and consequently, according
to the figures in the report, the association
ran about $lG3 behind last year. There is a
balance in the treasury of something like
S3l 900
The election OF officers for the ensuing year
resulted as follows: President, Edward T.
Smith, Station ! vice-president, Peter f.
Duffy, Station 4; secretary, stephen +. Bland
ing, police headquarters; treasurer, Constant
S. Horton. Station l.
Boaad of directors-Chares 3. Baird, Station
L; Edward NJ. Whipple. Station q Martin p.
Fceney, Station 3; Herbert G. Blood, Station
4; Edward W. Baker. Station s: Hiram AL
len, Station 8; John ]. McCaffrey, Station !;
James o. Swan, police headquarters.
Entertainment committee-James j. Costi-
gan, Station /; James A. Flynn, Station 2;
Matthew H. Fitzpatrick, Station 3: Frederick
A. Rankin, Station 4: William E. Bowen, sta.
tion 5; Isaiah b. Sherman, Station g.; willet
+. Potter, Station z; Patrick Esan, police
headquarters
Finance committee-William Gardiner, po-
lice headquarters, for three years. Richard
A. Clark, Station l, for two years; Abel c.
T. Wheeler, police headquarters, one year.
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the past five years millions of people have
taken Munyon's improved remedies amt
found In them separate, absolute cure
for each disease. To take from these peo-
pie their faith In MunyoD, their telief In
his remedies, would he as colossal task
a. changing their very religion.
Munyon stands today upon the highest
fear imitation, substitution or cIlumny.
The people have judged rightly. Ihs
verdict stands unslters blv for Munyon.
When you want medicsl treatment. you
don't go to butcher shop or hardware
store. When you want remedy you want
one that hes q record for curing. You
don't want to be tina subject for expsri-
menting quacks.
IL you are sick cast aside all OF her medi-
cines, bury prejudice for few days, stop
into the nearest drug store, ask for Mum
yons Guide to Health, purchase a % cent
vial OF one OF Munyon's Remedies and
cure your self.
Remember A separate cure for each
disesss.
Munyon's Rheumatic Cure seldom falls
To relieve in one to three hours, and cures
In few days. Price 25c.
Munyon's Dysrepsia Cure posistively
cures all forms OF indigestion and
stomach troubles. Price 25c.
Munyon's Cold Cure prevents pnermo.
3.
Price 2bc.
Munyon's Cough Cure stops coughs,
night sweatA. allavs soreness and speedily
heals the luDgs. Price 25c.
Munyon's Kidney Cure speedily cures
pains in the hack, loins or groins, and
Gil ferns OF kidney disease. Price 25c.
Munyon's Headache Cure stops head
ache in three minutes Price 25c.
MUNYON'S Pile Ointment positively
cures all forms OF piles. Price 25c.
Munyon's Blood Cure ersdicsies all i'm
PARTIES of the blood. Price 25c.
Munyon's Catarrh Remedies never fail.
The Catarrh Cure--price 25c, ,--erad icates
C'tarrh Tsblets-price 25,-clesnse and
heal the p'rls.
Munyon's Liver Cure is guaranteed to
positively cure hiliousness, nstipation
aud jaandioe. Price 25c.
Munyon's Collie and Crying Baby Cure
cures all colics and quieis crying babies,
absolutely harmless. Price 25c.
Munyon's Sore Throat Care effects a
prompt cure in diphthefia and every form
OF sore throat. Price 25c.
Munyon's Fever cure breaks up any
form OF fever. Price 25c.
Munyon's Group Cure positively con-
trolls all ferns OF Group. Price 25c.
Munyon's Chiils and Fever Cure imme-
diately and permanently cures intermit-
tent fever, chills and fever. dumb sgue
and all forms of malaria. Price 25c.
Munyon's whooping Cough Cure Is
reliable. Price 25c.
Munyon' Asthma Herbs ere guaranteed
to stop the most violent paroxysm OF
asthma in three N inItes. Used with the
Asthma Cure they will positively and
cure the worst forms Of
asthma. Price OF Asthma Herbs with
Asthma Cure, S1.00.
Munyon's Nerve Cure restores over
worked and overstrsined nerves to
healthy condition. Price 25c.
Munyon's Heart Cure So ubdues palpits-
tion snc irregular action and gives
immediate relief. Price 25c.
Munyon's Measles Cure positively cures
m easles and prevents all after effects.
Price 25c.
Munyon's Female Remedies are boon
10 woman-kind. Price 25c.
Munyon's Constipation Cure relieves
in a few minutes. Price 25c.
Munyon's Neuralgia Cure relieves pain
In the face, sciatica end all neuralgia
ffections. Price 2tc.
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Harris Settles His Case.

For nearly three months Roccrt Harris,
colored, has been under the watch Of the
police for not supporting his family. His
case was called up in the Sixth District
Court this morning, ana disprsed OF by
his paying the costs and promising TO
contribute Il week toward tao support
of his wife.
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Beware OF Cinimenis for Ca.arrh
That Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
OF smell and completely dorance the whole
system when entering IL through the
Mucous surfaces. Such articles shonld
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputahls physicians. as the damage
they wilt do Is iou-fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls
Catarra Cure. manufactured by IL
cheney & Co., Toledo o.. contsins no
mercury, and is tskcn internally, acting
directly upon the blcoi aud mutvGs sur.
faces % Tho systou. In buying Hsli's
Cstarrh Cure he sute YOU get tie genuine.
~ y taken infcrnaliv. snn inado ia
Toledo, unio. ~ =. j.. Cheney q TO.
IssiiR oniais fTec.
scls by Druggists, price IS cts. per bot.
TIC.
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AN EXPENSIVE DRINK.
Valued Higher Than Horse and Rifle

A soldier in the regular army was comment.
ing on the strength of an Indians love for
whisky. 'They are the biggest fools you
ever saw. ] came across buck one day on
the plains and he asked If had any whisky.
/ shook the canteen and told him there was
only one drink there. He insisted on having
it and offered his rife for it. Finally he got
mad because l wouldn't take the rifle and
pony. You never saw such fools. Why didn't
/ make the trader would. but, you see, that
was the only drink had"
This story is. used TO illustrate the power
of human habits. and to speak particularly to
those who are annoyed with the coffee habit.
Which Is the Gauss of an immense amount of
sickness, the coffee never being suspec ted.
Chemists find the same poisonous allSaloids in
coffee as in strychnine, tobacco AMI morphine.
II is easy to quit coffee by adopting the de-
lcious health coffee made of the grains,
wheat, otc.. etc. Postum Cereal has .ho deep
seal brown color of fine Mocha and changes
TO the rich golden brown of old Java when
cream Is added. Its fragrance ami flavor arc
charming.
when coffee is loft Off and Postum put in It's
place the old trohbles Of the body disappear.
and under tho true nourishment Of the food
drink new vitality, strength and the ruddy
color Of health quickly appear Postum makes
red blood for adults and children. and is n
most grateful change from berry coffee. the
new beverage having everything in its favor
and none Of the hurtful properties of the old.
Made at Baltic Creek. Mich. by the Postum
Cereal Co. II.
DR., Albert II. Hodges 1881 n. Clark street.
Chicago, says: 1T is a long needed article"
Just as good as Postum Cereal are words
n and 70 Infrat,h thl, r,,,hlin
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-26
For Receiving 4 Stolen POcketbook

Louis G. Miller was arrested on Wes-
minister street last evening by Detective
Nickerson for being implicated In the
from Catherine Mckay at her home
Jackson street. AT first Miller professed
Ignorance, hut finally said Baten, who is
new in custody, it being thought that he
knows something of the affair, gave him
a pockotoook containing s1.50. In the
Sixth District Court this morning Miller
pleaded guilty to receiving the pocket
book and contents, knowing the same to
be stolen. lie was fined $40 and costs.
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CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
CHAPTER 767.


An Ordinance in Amendment Of Section 10 Of
Chapttr 80 OF an Or1insnc Entitled AN
Ordinance Comprising the General Oroinan-
ces OF the City OF Providence" and Defn-
ing the Duties of the City Clerk, as Amended
by Chapter 2lS Of the Ordinances, Approved
January 4, 1850.
(Approved January 49, 1917
II is ordained by the City Council Of the City
OF Providence as follows
SECTION l. Section 10 Of Chapter 30 of an
Ordinance entitled IAN Ordinance comprising
the General Ordinances of the City of Provi-
dcnce" and defining the duties Of the City
Clerk, as amended ~ Chapter 2lS of tho Or.
dinances Is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION l0 In addition TO the duties
prescribed by tbc laws OF this state, the City
Clerk shall record all votes, orders, rosou-
tiOus and Ortlnancps madC and passed by tho
City Council, whether by concurrent vote or
in convention. He shall from time to time
tee Of the City Council with the names OF
the members Of such committee, and shall
furnish tho CITY Messenger with the name of
each committeeman and officer elected by
the city Council He snail furnish the CITY
Audit r with certified copy Of nil votes Of
the city Council requiring exp ndituro ~
money, as soon as practicable after such votes
have been passed. n shall furnish 10 all
heads uf departments Of tho CITY Govern.
of the City Council, certilcl copies Of such
votes or resolutions rs relate 90 their rcspec-
tive departments or committee We shall
prcparp the city manual and sup"rntond all
printing ordered by The City Council"
SEC 2 All ordinances and parts of or di.
nanccs inconsistent herewith arc hereby re-
pCalcd.
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should have been executed. Tne conse
quences Of such action are Of far wider
application than the proceedings OF the
present State House commission. IL In an
ticipated that I'm the near future tho peo-
pie will be called upon TO vote consider
able sums for the construction OF State
Armory in Providence and for an addi-
tion to the jail at Cranston. The possible
cost OF tho first of these buildings has
been stated at $500, 900, and OF the second
at $780, 900. IL a commission can with
proprieiy directly disregard the expressed
will of the people, what il TO prevent
the boards authorized to erect the two
buildings named, after obtaining author
ity to contract for buildings at the ABOVE
cost, from committing the State TO an
armory that shall cost a million and a
half dollars, or to a Jail that shall cost
q million?
Several questions. arising from the osso-
cistion Of the above facts, that have
recently suggested themselves, require
exhaustive examination.
That ends the rebuke. Governor Lippitt
is not a member IN any capacity of either
the State House or the State Armory com.
mission.
He IL n ex-Officio n mo m her of ba gtota
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-26
Many buildings DESTROYED.

OMAHA, Neb., Jan. ga telephone mes
sage from Plattsmouth. Neb, says that the
whole of the business portion Of Pacific Juno
tion, In, was destroyed by fire early this
morning. The blaze started in grocery
store, and altogether about 22 or % buildings
were destroyed, including the Pacific Hotel
and the odd Fellows Hall. PlattsDouth is at
the end of the Nebraska side of the Burling.
ton bridge and is the nearest town of any size.
SO far ms known, no lives were lost.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-26

A torpid liver means n bad complexion. bad
brsafh. indigestion and frequent headaches
To avoid such companions take Dcwitt's
Little Early Risers, the famous little pills.
Joseph ;. Johnston's Pharmacy. sac West.
minister street; Metzgcr's Pharmacy. 20
North Main street: Alfrci's Pharmacy. n
Eddy street; Joseph Driver, Rivcrsiae Phar.
mac,, s. Manton avenue.
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Lees Case Continued.

The case OF John Lee who Ia charged
with making an sssault upon his wife,
she having died from the effects, was
called In the sixth District Court this
morning and at tho request OF Coroner T..
n. Lincoln, wss continued until Friday.
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A Receiver Asked For.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Jan. 90 5Application for
n receiver for the M. A. Sweeney Foundry
Company Of Jeifcrsonvillc, Ind. has been
made by the Pittsourg Forge and Iron Com
pany and others. The petition alleges that
the company has defaulted on the interest on
an indebtedness OF $4,000. The assets are said
60 consist Of real estate. machinery and per.
sonal property valued st $500 No action
was taken by tho court
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CHAPTER 7Gs.

An Ordinance Repeating Chapter 740 of the
Ordinances Approved October l6, lSlj, and
Directing tho CITY Treasurer 20 Make Ger
tain Entries Upon His Books
(A,provcd January I, is9sl
10 is ordained by tine city Council OF the City
ot Providence as follows:
SrcrIoN I. Chanter 7f0 - the Ordinances,
approved October ~, iSH, entitled An Orai.
nance directing the city Treasurer 90 pay the
sinking fund for The redemption of sewer
bonds from .the receipts tor sewer asscss-
ments' is hcrby rergilcd ann The City
Treasurer ~ hereby directed 20 credit the ac-
cornt Of sewer Assessments with the sum cf
twenty-five thousand dollars and 20 rharce
the same amount TO- the appropriation for
July !. 1921
True copics--Nitness;
WILLIAM f. CLARKE.
ia8-3t City Clerk.
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HIS MESSAGE.
Gov. Lippitt on
State Affairs.
Deals With Matters of
Public Import.
Work of State House Commits
sion Criticised.
Normal School Commission Is All
., Right, However.
Assembly is Warned Not to Amend State
Constitution In Spots.
Work of State House COmmiS-
sion Criticised.
Normal School Commission Is All
. Right, However.
Assembly is Warned Not to Amend State
Constitution In Spots.

His Excellency Charles Warren Lippitt
tn the General Assembly today. IL
is the most extensive document that ever
umsnated from the executive department
of Rhode Island.
In addition To go pages Of the body Of
the message thcre are 20 more divided into
tour appendices.
The bulk OF II is msds up OF statistics
CLEANED from the several departments and
made topics of public information some
time ago in the various reports. The
recommendations end suggestions are few
and with many pages between and ths
distribution of approval and censure is
signizc mt and sirai yLt from the shoulder.
Tho csnsurs, comes nrst and the State
House commissioners get the best of II
while the left over rebuke falls on the
neads Of the State Armory commissioners
for what they may do.
No time is lost in the int production
which reads % follows:
"The following subjects are respectfully
presented fer your considerations"
Then follows the financial report from
the General Treasurer which is as fol-
lows:
Expenditures during the year iss6.si, ,3so, ,o49 Os
deficiency, january !, lS9j........ U,76l 70
Total paymnts during 1898. -. 81, ,479, $40 80
Receipts from ordinary sources
during 1875. o........................ l,3s7 80 90
Deficiency Of income as above sll25 ~,
Accrued interest on State
House bonds transferred
to general fund Of State
resolution No. 4, pas
sFd January 20 lS95) S3S,0i7 %
Proceeds 4 note State of
Rhode Island, $5O,O0O-
hess discount. ~. .45s 09. 1856 gS
Amount OF the tax for 1897
anticipated be tax as
signment orders. ........ 25, g65 OF
Total ........................... sii2, $50 93
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AT the side OF this opening on the
street level are cast iron plates covering
msnholes which ptrmit man to go the
entire length of the trench to oil or ad-
just auy.of the movable working psrts.
The gate is counter balanced with
weights, and friction it reduced to q
minimum, thus making It's operations
essy. A bcff signal is sounded before the
gates are raised. At might incan descent
lamps are lighted by contact beipgTauto-
matically made as the. gates are raised.
Lanterns are used where electricity is not
available. The gates are quick aud easy
in act ION, can be operated by one man,
where it often requires two by present
methods. Tney can be operated from
switch or signal tower in many instances.
They will not interfere, 1t Is clsiued,
with trolley wires or electric car tracks.
The gates are raised and lowered by the
simpfe movement of "a lever, ON which is
latch securing the gate in any position.
There is Scotchman In this town VIII
keeps up regular correspondence with
OLD friends in his native land and who
has in cons ;quenco many good storios TO
tell Of happenings there. Tho latest one
with which he is amusing his friends re-
lates to hens that are addicted TO the use
of spirituous liquors, that are maudlin i'm
their cackling and appear to have what
are known as "Blue Mondsys." Accord
ing to the Scotchmsn who,telIs the story
such hen was produced In court at
Fort william, Scotland, few weeks ago.
She belonged to poultry breeder, who
that bis live stock had been
seriously injured by drinking at q brook
polluted by the refuse OF distillery.
1he refuse wes sprituous; the poultry
got drunk, and what they gained in ex-
element thsy lost in appetite and condi-
ticn for the market. They moped on
because there was no whiskey
In the water on that day, and on Monday
would touch no food until they had been
to the "burn" and had "pick-me-up.
On week days they alternately slept and
forght, and broke the eggs OF the few |
Tober ones who attended to their work.
The hen that was brought into the court |
IN support of the plea looked so impu-
iently at the sheriff that 1t he'd to be or |
tered out.
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The next paragraph contains the first
'nkling Of the singing rebuks tnst the
Stale House commission is to get. Ii Is:
''lt win be noticed that in addition to
the regular income for 1895 the resources
Of tine state during the yeasr have teen
Increased by passing the accrued isrest
on the State House bonds into the gen
etsl funu Of the state. 10 meet the
excess OF expenditures for the year IL was
necessary to discount a note for $50, 00O,
and 10 draw npon the tax for 1897 to the
extsnt Of over S25. 5.oO0."
Then follows the financial histo,y OF
the State for the past seven years. Speak
Ing OF the lsst year and referring slyly to
the financial hubbub he stirred up last
Jauuaiy the Governor says:
ssIhe discussion of the financial condi.
tiou OF the State at the January session
caused unusual care to he exercised In the
appropriations and economy in the ex-
penditurc for the year. In view of the
possibilities at the beginning of 1895, the
finsnri'l condition of the State at present
IL eratifTing."
Elaborate tables follow as an introduc-
tion TO the reading matter relative to the
State House and state Armory commits
siops. The conclusion of the tn bles Is thar
the Payment from Jan. II Dec. 81. 1896.
on the state House account, amounted 10
s642, ,06o.1p leaving bslsncs on Jan. 1,
1897, of sS23, esl.Ss.
snow then, says His Ecellsncy "to
complete the State House now being
crested, in addition to the balance avail
able Jan. l, 1897, there will ba required,
according to the present estimates Of the
Eoard OF State House Commission, RS,
fl.67f.s $50, to DO applied Substantially as
follows:
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The rest of the message is devoted to
the report and statistics OF the several
state departments.
In conclusion IL says: az trust, gentle
men, that our administration OF the affairs
OF the state will merit the approval of
the people OF Rhode Island"
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CAUTION AGAINST lMITATORS.

The public Is advised that Munyon's
Remedies cannot be initiated; that
the free treatment, free physicians
and free distribution Of remedies was
insugurated over five years ago by
Professor Munyon.
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The message also says: "The work of
the Rhode Island College OF Agriculture
and the Mechanic Arts has proceeded In
tine usual manner during the past year. "
No reference il made to the investiga-
zion OF hat institution and its results.