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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-16
Big Receipts Prom Tobacco Duties.

St Louis, March l6.-The receipts from
duties on tobacco Monday reached s27, COO
or $50, 600 more than the average daily re,
ceipts form all sources. This is due 20
fears of change in the tariff schedule
Tho rush OF tobacco men to get their
goods out Of bond began Friday, and up
TO last night something like l75, 900
pounds Of tobacco had been taken out of
bond, leaving 225, 600 yet In bond.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-16
Rhode Island Pensions.

Washington, ID. c., March 16--Thc
following pension changes, resulting from
the issue Of Feb. %, arc announced:
Rhode Island. original. Reuben Sccor
Wexford additional, Charles T.. Fowler
Providence
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-16

They ere so small that the most sensitive
persons take them. they are 30 elective toat
the most obstinate casts Of Consi nation head.
ache and torpid liver Yield % them That il
WHY DoMitts Little Early Rlscrs arc know,
ns The famous little pills
Joseph =. Johns,on's rharmacv. Sog wcs,.
Minister street Mctzgsr Phsrfnarv 30 North
Main q cot Alfi,sts lharmacv. N Tdiv
street: Joseuh Driver, Riverside Pharmacy,
s. Manton avenue
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-16
New Hampshire Music Teachers.

Taconia- y. H., March i6. The eighth
annual meeting and festival of tho New
Hampshire Music Teachers Association
will he held at Music Hall, the wcirs, the
third week in July.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-16

Pili-Fame. e.-10 cents vial for DIR.
Agncw's Liver Pills would not make them
the fame they enjoy today IL the curative
qualities were not I'm them. Worth will get
10 the top and that accounts for the won
dcrtul demand Tor those little gems. They
positively cure constipation Biliousncss.
sick Headache sold by r. l.. Lothrop.
~ Westminster; Handing a. Blanding. "a
and - Wcybossct; George L. Clalin A,
Co., ~ to ~ south Main street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-16
MORE FUN
To BE Well Than All the Rest Of tho
Fun on Earth


Some physicians say that all nervous dis
orders arise from q disordered stomach. and
that even the peculiar diseases of females are
directly traceable 10 an unbalanced nervous
system caused by stomach troubles.
: The stomach may be suffering, but will not
show IL there: frequently the distress win be
telegraphed over the nerves to the head. eyes.
back abdomen.
Medicines are not so much needed as good
common sense in eating and drinking. Coffee
is one OF the most prolific causes of trouble
with the stomach, principally because people
continue TO use IL when they are feeling bad.
not knowing that the poisonous alkaloids OF
coffee directly check digestion and attack the
liver.
A dismissal OF coffee for week or ten days
will show many sufferers the cause of their
troubles, and while they won't get well in
that time. the Improvement in health will
open their eyes. Postum. the health coffee.
made at Battle Greek. Mich, can be used BY
those who are troubled with coffee, and IL
agrees perfectly with the weakest stomach.
while the pure food elements of tho grains of
which il is made will nourish and fatten the
body. Return To natural living and get well.
Beware OF the fraudulent limitations OF the
original Postum Cereal grain coffee. Insist on
Postum.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-16
Early Presidential Cabi-
nets We're Small.
Bright Prospects for Ameri-
can Machinery Abroad.
Late David R. Atchison Was Known
as the One Day President.

News from Washington is TO the effect
that an effort will be made during the ses-
sions of the present Congress to increase
the number of cabinet officers 10y the
addition of department of commerce ana
industry. This recalls the fact that the
first cabinet, that of Washington, consisted
Of five members The Secretary of State
was paid $500 year and the Others
5000 each. War and navy then formed
one department and there was no depart
ment of the interior or of agriculture.
The first increase in the number of cabi-
act officers was under President jefferson,
Who had Secretary of the Navy and "A
Secretary Of War, instead of the two offices
being in one The number remained at
six until President Taylor's term, when a
Secretary of the Interior was added. Ju
before the close of President Cleveland :
first term the Department of Agriculture
was established and Secretary of Agri-
culture was created. Prior TO that there
mad been Commissioner of Agriculture
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-16

and in this sense was acting President OF
the United States for one day Sunday.
When President Hayes was about to, as
sume Office he took the oath of Office on
Sunday, March 4, 1877, and again at his
inauguration on Monday, the 9TH.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-16
Charged With Stealing LIQUOR.

Yesterday John Shanloy indicted
with Frank Reynolds for breaking and
entering the liquor shop OF James III. Ha-
gan on the corner OF Richmond and south
streets .2d the stealing of three bottles of
liquor, had his trial before Judge Wilbur
and "A iury
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-16
Auditors Estimates Pre-
scented to Council.
Aggregate for All Depart
mentS is $3,684,520.91.
Much Scaling Down Has Been Done
by Committee on Finance.

The report of the city auditor contains
ing the estimates of the financial require
ments of the city for the year ending
Sept 30, 1898, was presented to the Com
mon Conncil last night, with the approval
of the joint committee on finance.
The estimated expenditures, classified
as follows, amount TO 3d. 6Si, $40. 81 viz. :
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-16

The salaries of the cabinet officers have
been increased from time to time until now
they are $1,000 each per year. During the
first three or four administrations of the
United States the cabinets were not COM
posed exclusively Of men who agreed in
politics. Washington's administration
was kept in state of turmoil by the dis
agreements between Hamilton and Jeffer-
son until finally the cabinet was broken
up.
Madison, John Adams and jackson had
much trouble with their cabinets Madi-
son had IL men in his cabinet during two
terms; Jackson had 10 and Grant had 81.
1t has been a rare thing for n cabinet TO
remain without change throughout an
entire administration.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-16

In Providence where such large
amount of capital and so many mechanics
are employed in the building of machin-
cry, the report of the prospects of the
Grade in Europe for the output of Ameri-
can machine shops made by a gentleman
who has just made a tour of Great Britain
and the continent will be very interest
ing. He says: 'For years have regu-
larly made tour of Europe, seeking
orders for various kinds Of machinery.
The market has been comparatively
limited, our best sales being of very high
,rade tools and some large labor-saving
machines. This year was surprised TO
note the state of affairs in England par
ticularly. At regular craze for American
made machinery was in progress Every
where Americans had the call. All the
representatives of different American con-
Germs met told the same story. They
had no trouble in booking orders to fill
all demands. 1t was merely question Of
the American who first got the ear of the
buyer. Vexatious English delay and
slowncss seemed TO have disappeared in
this line.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-16

The inquirer is right in believing there
was man in this country known as the
One Day President. He was David H..
Atchison and he died Jan. 20, 1886, in
comparative obscurity. In his time he
filed an important place in the councils
OF pro slavery leaders. He served part
of one term and two full terms as a
United States Senator from Missouri He
was Democrat of the Calhoun sch, oil
He was for several sessions president pro
tenn. Of the Senate. General Zachary
Tayl~, who was elected President in
1913, was not sworn i'm until Monday,
March 8 1S49. Senator Atchison was pres
ident pro tenn. Of the Senate at the time
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-16

The idea held over there is that man
ufacturers in the States have passed all
others in cleverness and the making of
labor-saving machinery. Take, for in
stance, printing presses and bookmaking
machines. There are hundreds of differ.
cnt kinds of the former made there but
ours are leading all others. The latter are
supplanting hand work all through Eng
land. DO you know that we are, figura-
lively speaking, carrying Goals to New
castle and underselling at profit the
Newcastle market. Sheffield is the great
cutlery and table ware manufacturing
center. While was there "a firm received
from America 1000. gross of table knives,
forks ard spoons, on preliminary order
The small spoons, for instance cost at
wholesale one-quarter of one cent each.
They do well on ships and i'm cheap coun-
tries like Germany and Italy. This ware
Is made OF cast steel and is tinpated 1t
lasts for months, and held at arms length
the difference in appearance between IL
and regular silver-plated ware is scarcely
distinguishable. i am going to make two
trips this year, and 1 know other agents
who will spend twice as much time abroad
rs heretofore"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-19

The bicyclists are having q hard time of
it these days. They seem to have no
rights in the streets whatever, except that
of taking their chances.
In the papers of yesterday and this
morning. there is an appalling array of
accidents, in almost everyone of which
the wheelman is one way or another the
victim. We find a dozen cases in New
York or vicinity in which vicious or care
less drivers run down the riders, and are
fined only from So to IS, in spite of bruised
bodies and broken wheels. Or the other
hand we find a number of wheelmen held
in bail or heavily fined for nishaps IN
which pedestrians are obviously to blame.
The magistrates evidently have not
beer educated out of the original preJu-
dice which exists against the new thing
The wheelman is always to blame, in
spite of every rational probability, and he
always gets the worst of it. In Heboken,
on Saturday, one of the freaks, who adj
AtilAltSt&A JASthSS IA A%N =
young man $40 for running down a baby
carriage, when the commonest of COM
mon sense would suggest that the craziest
scorcher who ever rode, would use every
possible effort to dodge a baby carriage If
some careless woman did not push it right
into his path.
Bieyelists have some rights on the
streets and pedestrians have some duties.
including the very reasonable obligation
to "stop, look and listen before crossing
a t~horoughfare. If the police magis-
trates enjoined that duty a little more
theoretically. there would be fewer ac-
cidents, because everyone would share
the responsibility for mishaps.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-19
COURT AoME'S @

The picnic given by Court Acme, No. 81,
F. of A., Saturday evening, at Green
Vile Schuetzen Park, was a very
successful one. About five hundred peo-
pie were present, and every n managed
to nave a pleasant time. Holden's orches-
ira furnished the dance music, and he
march was participated in by about two
hundred couples. The marching was
very good. and was frequently applauded.
Mr.. 6. Ebert was Floor Manager and Mr..
C. Chambers and Mr.. j. M. Phait were his
assistants.
The Reception Committee was-Mr.
Charles Johnson. Mr. Frank Sheaf and
Mr.. M. Hyland.
The Committee of Arrangements was
Mr.. Joseph Dirigo, Mr.. G. Ebert. Mr.. ].
Somers, Mr.. M. Murphy, Mr.. c.. Cham
bers, Mr.. ID. Lindgren and Mr.. A. Sehif-
fer.
The Police Committee were.-Mr. T.
Mckee, Mr.. NJ. Murphy and Mr.. NJ. ].
SomerS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-19

Board Of Street and Water Commissioners on
Monday. July q, 1857 at two o'eloek ~ M
for the construction of a 15-inch vitrifed pipe
sEwER IN UNION sTREET
from a point about 50 feet west of West Side
avenue. to and connecting with the sewer in
SAID sewer to be built conformabIy to
the provisions OF Chapter III Of the Laws of
file in the Office of the Clerk Of said Board
Blank forms of bid and agreement of sure
Chief Engineer, City Hall. Jersey City. N J.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About / ,15g lineal feet CT 15-inch vitrined pipe
About 5 cubic yards Of rock excavation,
About 5000 feet B. NJ lumber in sneathing
About 2 receiving basins.
Time allowed for the completion of the
work. 80 working days.
This making of the above Improvement and
award of the contract therefor will be sub
property liable 10 more than one-half the as
sessment therefor on the basis of preliminary
SfPe Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes, endorsed Proposals for the Gonstruc-
ed to "Mr. Ferd. Heintze. Chairman of the
Committee on Streets and Sewers" and hand
ed 10 the Clerk of the Board in open meeting
when called for in the order of business re-
lating TO sealed proposals
na No will a substitution Of sureties be allowed.
The Board may, under the provisions OF the
Act above cited, exercise its right TO reject
any or all proposals.
The attention of bidders is especially called
TO Section 7. Chapter 1874 of the Laws of 1871,
under the terms whereof no contract shall be
binding upon the city or become effective or
lucrative unit. the bondsmen offered by the
contractor have been approved as to suii-
Cheney by this Board and as to form by the
Corporation Counsel, the President of this
BOARD having the power to examine the pro-
posed bondsmen under oath.
BY order of the Board OF Street and Water
GEO. t. BoUToN.
Dated Jersey CITY. July IS, 1887.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-19

Sealed proposals wiz be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Monday, July e, 1897 at two o'eiock p NJ,
for the
IMPROVEMENT OF LEONARD STREET.
from Central avenue TO Hudson Boulevard
the provisions of Chapter 217 Of the Laws OF
1885. and in accordance with Specifications on
W Blank TO forms OF bid and agreement of sure
ties must be obtained al the office of the
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About LOCO cubic yards Of earth excavation.
About $50 cubic yards of sand or gravel fl-
About $3.50 square yards of paving Bsl-
About 1870 lineai feet of curbstone.
About 50 square feet of bridge stone.
About 40 square yards of repaving.
About 40 square feet Of reiaid bridge stone.
About 6 manhole heads 10 be reset
Time allowed for the completion Of the WORK.
80 working days.
award Of the contract therefor Will be sab
feot to the remonstrance Of the owners of Tie
property liable to more than one-half the as
sessment therefor on the basis of preliminary
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes,. endorsed SproposalS Ior ne lmproye-
Ferd. Heintze, Chairman of the on
Streets and SEVER" and handed TO the
called for in the order of business relating
10 sealed proposals.
nor will a substitution of sureties be allowed
The Board may, under the provisions of the
Act above cited, exercise its right to reject
any or all proposals
The attention Of bidders IS especially called
10 Section I. Chapter 1874 of the Laws of 1881.
under the terms whereof no contract shah be
binding upon the city. or become effective or
operative until the bondsnnen offered by ehs
contractor have been approved as to sufi-
cheney by this Board and as to form by the
Corporation Counsel, the President Of this
Board having the power to examine the pro-
posed bondsmen under oath.
BY order Of the Board OF Street and Water
GEO. I. BouToN.
Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-19
cardssr,s Gubernatorsai Boom.

John ]. Gardner is the newest figure to
take the centre of the Republican stage
In the farce-comedy struggle for the
a~ubernatorial nomination. Mr.. Gardner
Is a man of some ability and force of
character. His management of State
affairs. ii elected. would be as partisan
as that of Governor Griggs. but it would
have the added qualities of brains and
win power. Whether this would not
make it more dangerous to the people
may be doubted.
Mr.. Gardeners appearance makes the
struggle a three cornered affair. Here
tofore the most prominent aspirant has
been Congressman Pitney, whose brilliant
victory in his district. last fall, shows
him to be a formidable opponent to In
candidate who might be put up by the
Democracy with q silver-plated record.
The objection to Mr.. Pitney is his habi-
tat in the northern section of the
State. which is regarded as q detriment
to Governor Griggs' little boom for the
United States scnatorship.
The third candidate is the perennial
John Kean. whose bari has been re-
cuperated by three years sulks- Job
SAYS be is out OF politics. but It is gener-
any believed that II General sewell should
animate that his gold was just the thing
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-19
30 MUSIC IN HIS SOUL.
v1ce-Chancellor Pfaney Sends TWO
Organ Grinders Flying.

~
day.
Two italian hand organ men, with their
machine, are feeling from Morristovn,
N. j., as though pursued by a plague. Yes
terday morning they stopped unsuspect-
ingly in front of the National Iron Bank
Building and began grinding out Sweet
Rosie O'Grady." Vice-Chancellor H. c.
Pitney's office is in the second story. The
music foated upward and disturbed the
Chancellor's study of some abstruse law
poirt. Suddenly his good gray head
popped out the window.
Hey, there!y he shouted. g~esticulating
wildly.
The expectant face of the Italian with
the hat was upturned, smiling in antici-
patton of pennies. Instead came the
words
stop that internal noise and get out OF
this town, you dirty, thieving rascals.
Move on, I sayl You disturb me"
The Italian. probably imagining the
tune was a musical misfit, spoke to his
companion at the organ, who switched the
cylinder and began grinding out MY
Mother was a Lady"
The yice-Chancellor's face was white
with anger as he shouted:
you insulting rascal, if you don't go
away I'll have a policeman arrest you
and send you to Jail for life. Git"
The music grinders could not under
stand the language, but the Vice-Chancel-
lor's motives were plain enough. The
music ceased. They. wheeled the organ
three doors up the street and started up
again with 4'There'H be a Hot Time in the
Old Town Tonight"
Once more the Vice-Chancellor appeared
at his window. The Italians were on the
lookout for him. When they saw his face
the wrath to come. They don't know who
the man was, but they now he has no
music in his soul.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-19

CORPORATION NOTICE
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.


NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Monday. July 26. 1897. at two O'clock p. NJ
in the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall.
for the construction OF a l5-inch yitrlned pipe
SEWER IN EGE AVENUE,
from a point about 90 feet west of West Side
avenue to Mallory avenue. and an 1S-inch Wit
rihed sewer through Mallory avenue, 10 and
Of Clarke and Mallory avenues
Said sewer to be built confornably TO
the provisions Of Chapter "a OF The Laws OF
1885. and in accordance with specifications on
file in the office of the Clerk of said Board
Blank forms of bid and agreement Of sure
ties must be obtained at the Office Of the
Chief Engineer, City Hail, Jersey City, N j.
About 80 S5i IIneai feet of is-inch viirified pipe
About loo lineai feet of l5-inch vitrihad pipe
About 8 cubic yards of rock excavation,
About 5000 feet B. NJ. lumber in sheathing
About 4 receiving basins.
Time allowed for the completion of the
The making Of the above improvement and
award Of the contract therefor will be sub
property liable to more than one-half the as
sessment therefor on the basis of preliminary
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes, endorsed "Propotals for the Construe-
is ton ! 0f M e s ssTS. H T Ege CHAIRMAN Asdrns, 81 the
Committee on Streets and Sewers" and hand
ed to the Clerk Of the Board in open meeting
when called for in the order OF business re-
lating to sealed proposals.
No city official will be accepted. as surety
nor will a substitution of ~sureties be allowed
The Board may, under the provisions of the
Act above cited, exercise its right to reject
any or all proposals. -,
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section I, Chapter 14 of the Laws of 1891,
ilnGer the terms whereof no contract shall be
binding upon the city or become effective or
operative until the bondsnen offered by the
contractor have been approved as to safii-
no br This Hoard and AS to form DIV the
Corporation Counsel. the President Of this
Board having the power to examine the pro-
Bv order Of the Board of Street and Water
GEO. t. BoUToN,
Clerk
n.+aa rarsev cstv. July Is. 1897.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-19


Sealed proposals win be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Nor day, July rs, 1897, at TWO o'clock P. NJ,
in the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall,
for the construction of q 15-inch vitrif1ed pipe
SEWER IN MANHATTAN AVENUE,
from u point about W feet eass OF SUNNY
avenue, to and connecting with the sewer IN
Saiid sewer to be built conformably to
the provisions of Chapter PIT of the Laws OF
1895, and in accordance with specifications on
file in the Office of the Clerk of said Board.
ties must be obtained at the office of the
Chief Engineer, City Hall, Jersey City, N, j.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About $50 lineal feet of 15-inch vitriied pipe
About 900 cubic yards Of rock excavation.
Time allowed for the completion of the
work, so working days.
The making of the above improvement and
award of the contract therefor will be sub
ject to the remonstrance of the owners of the
property liable to more than one-half the as
sessment therefor on the basis OF preliminary
sketch.
velopes, endorsed Proposals for the Construc-
tion of a Sewer in Manhattan Avenue" direct
mint on Streets ard Sewers" and hand
ed to the Clerk of the Board in open meeting
when called fer in the order OF business re-
No city official will be accepted as surety
nor will a substitution OF suresiss be ailawsd,
Act above cited. exercise its right to reject
any or all proposals..
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section Z, Chapter 1874 of the Laws of 1891,
under the terms whereof no contract shall be
binding upon the city or become effective or
operative until the bondsmen offered by the
contractor have been approved as TO suiii-
cheney by this Board and IS to form by the
Corporation Counsel, the President of this
Board having the power to examine the pro-
posed bondsgnen under oath.
BY order of the Board Of Street and Water
GEO. T. BoUToN..
Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-19
JEFFERSON CLUB STAG.

The Jefferson Club held an enjoyable
stag on Saturday night in its clubrooms,
No. $40 Palisade avenue. The affair was
the most successful ever given by the
club. despite the hot weather. A feature
of the occasion was a speech by Colonel
Oxley, an ardent silver Democrat" on
Organism and Protection His remarks
in eulogy Of the boy orator was received
with loud applause. The stag was in
charge of a committee consisting of A.
Cole, H. Burke and R. Usher. The pro-
gramme on which there was not an un-
interesting number was rs follows:-
Recitation and song, Walter Bennett;
song, Charles Charoy; banjo solo, John
C. Barnes; song, George Schenck; song,
George Sommers, dramatic reading,
August Placet; negro medleys, Amity
Quartette of the Heights and the Harrison
Trio of Jubilee singers from New York;
song, George Mckay; banjo Duet. Pro-
lessor Barnes and son.