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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-18
CITY ADVERTISEMENT
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
PUBLIC HEARING.
Relative to Petitions to Build Sewers in
Certain Streets.

Certain Streets.
office Of tho Clerk of Committe.s,
Tho Joint comrnitfce Of the City Council on
Sewers. to which have becn referred the pc
Thomas Grimes ct al, for a sewer IN Smith
street. from, its summit at Duke street to Mo
Ann II. Tally. for sewer in violct street.
from tho present end OF the sewer to Chsik-
John n. Carmody ct al.. for sewor. in
Ayranlt street, from Gladstone avenue to VAL
Wcybosset Land Co. ct al, for a sowor in
Arlington avenue. from Irving avenue 10
John l.. Thornton e. al. for a scwcr in Whit.
marsh street from Urdike street to hinwoad
ayvnnc:
nue.. between Elmwood avenue ana Adelli
avenue;
Frederick A. Brown ct al. for sewer in
Lexington avenue. from Broad street 10 Nj
Henry j. Goffe, for sowor in Gilmore
street. from present end OF sewer to Lester
Benjamin l.. Dennis ct al, for sewer in
Oxford street, from Broad street 10 Gordon
avenue.
Catherine Going ct al, for n sewer in
Atweils aycnac, from Valley street TO bridge
over WocnasouatuckeS River;
Jacob Marks ct al., for sewer in Miner
street, from Pottcrs avenue to Sayles street:
Rcmonstrancc OF Rosa Mcsrath e al,
against sewer IN Miner street, from FOttors
Also, Resolution ordering sewer I'm Hunt.
ington avenue from Carter street TO Cham
bcrs street. and in Carter street, from near
Bucklin street 10 it's westerly termination,
and in Vineyard street, from Hawthorne
street To Carter street:
Also, Resolution ordering n sewer in Friend.
ship street, from the end of the present sewer
about ~ feet southwesterly from Prince
street.
Also, Resolution ordering sewer in Fill
more street. from Douglas avenue to Oregon
street, and In Oregon street, from fillmore
street TO Nhipple street:
Also, Resolution ordering sewer in Hem
derson street, from the end of tho present
sewer in Eildy street To Aliens avenue.
Hereby give notice that they will hold "A
PUBLIC HEARING upon said Petitions, Rs-
monstrance and Resolutions i'm Committee
Room III, City Hall, on FRIDAY, March 10,
1897, at 2:3O O'Clock p. m, when all parties
Interested are hereby notified 20 appear, IL
they shall see fit, and bo heard thereon. BY
order of
WILLIAM BLAKELY, Chairman.
ID. L. HAYDEN, Clerk OF Committees
mrl2-6t
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-18
Rhode Island Patents.

Patents have been granted 90 Rhode
Islanders, under date OF March rs, as fol-
lows: l. y. Lincoln, Providence, bicycle
support for learners; Thomson .Ir., Paw
tnckct. cleaner for drawing rolls.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-18

e. Turner of Crompton. NO.. writes MS
that after suffering from piles tor seventeen
years. ne completely cured thsm by using
three boxes of DcNitt's Witch Hazel Salvc 1t
cures cczema and severe skin diseases.
Joseph - Juhnston's Pharmacy, SO West
minister street; Mctzgcr's Pharmacy, ~
North Main street. Alfrcd's Pharmacy. II
Eddy street; Joseph Driver, Riverside
Pharmacy, u Nsuton avenue.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-18

Was one that wouro nave snIvered
plank, and Corbett's face paled instantly.
His arms fell to hts sides. his eyes
closed. and he pitched for the ropes,
cropping for them with his right hand.
His face bore a look Of intense agony,
and he was evidently suffering the most
eXcruciatine pain. He tried to rise.
but Fitzsinomons. with his right. caught
him a iah on the chin. Corbett was
not knocked out in the common ac-
ceptance Of the word. He was not un-
conscious, but the pain resulting from
the blow under the heart was so great
as to make him careless Of anything
else. He tried several times to rise,
but was unable TO do So and was counted
out by the referee.
Flaherty Put Out In First Round.
The Flaherty Hawkins fibht. the first
of the two minor fights, was set for
o'clock. but it was o'clock before the
men entered the ring. At that time
there were about 1900 persons present.
Both men were weighed in at 125 pounds.
The fight was soon over. There was one
exchange of blows, clinch, and n
Knockout, Flaherty going down as
though he had been shot. 1t was all
over in l minute and 4 seconds. The
official timer gave the time as seconds.
minute. At the call of time. Haw-
kins made no delay i'm going at his man.
He swung his left hard on Flaherty's
jaw, and the latter countered on the
body. Then they clinched, hanging on
TO each other for a few seconds. Flah-
erty broke away. and Hawkins landed
a right swing on Flahertys jaw. snd
followed the same I'm an instant with a
left swing on the same place. Flaherty
fell over backwards. his head striking
the floor with great force. He laid
perfectly still, and was counted out.
Then his seconds carried him from the
ring.
smith Quit In the Eleventh.
The fight between Mysterious Billy
Smith and George Green. weltcrweights.
followed Immediately after the Haw-
kins- Flaherty bout. Smith had the
worst OF IL until the end OF the itth round,
wncn he gave up the fght. saying that
his arm had been broken I'm the 4th
round. Malachy Hogan OF Chicago was
referee, ami he had his hands full.
The men clinched repeatedly, and were
10th to break away. Smith devoted
most OF his time TO infghting. and in
the clinches would get Green around the
neck. and with his right sssn play tat
too on the San Francisco boys ribs.
Green constantly inbbed with his left.
and soon had Smiths nose and mouth
in n pulpy condition. IL was noticeable
that Smith rofrained from using his
left arm. which had been broken three
months ago. and he could only land an
occasional right swing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-18
A BLOW OVER THE HEART
Put Corbett Out in the Fourteenth
Round at Carson.
THE BATTLE WAS A FAST ONE FROM THE OUTSET

Was Badly Punished But Seemed to Have Effect Upon
Forced the Fighting the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Rounds
Finally Landed His Knockout BOwCOrbett Rushed Ez
He Had Been Counted OuResus Of the Other Battles the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-18
Indications That Corset is
Going Out Of Use.
Some Facts About Its Origin
and Development.
Interesting Tests In Road Sprinkling
With Chemicals.

There are some indications that the
time -honored corset is gradually being
sent to the back ground. At least, that
Is what a bright young woman who
makes fashions changing fads and fancies
a special study says. Furthermore, she
says that various waists are now offered
10 the woman whose health or whose ad-
yanced ideas lead her 10 prefer larger
waist and as matter of course, deeper
breathing. The corset has had varied
career since il first appeared in Italy
during the extrayagant gorgcousness OF
the Renaissance. Catharine di Medici
took IL with her as part of her trousseau
when she went TO France 90 wed Henry
H., and in spite of its crude ugliness,
most OF the fashionable ladies in Paris
adopted it, The fair Queen of Scots and
Diana of Poictiers refused 60 don the tor
turous combination of iron and velvet
but their sinuous charms freed them from
conventionalism and excused them for
many things. Uncomfortable as the cor
sets unquestionably were, most of the fair
DANES bravely boxed themselves up in
them and the Elizabethan belle in her
stiff ruff and endless length from shoulder
70 hips was not so very different from the
fashion plates of the past few years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-18

During the Directory the wfist line was
entirely concealed. and Roman and Gre
clan sandals and togas held their graceful
sway. The empire gowns brought the
waist entirely beneath the bust; but the
empire fell, the waist dropped with il, and
the modern steel whalebone and satin
corset came in with the century TO last i'm
undisputed favor until this latest move
ment against it took shape For the first
time in it's history the arguments against
1t are fortified by pleas for health rather
than beauty, and il may be that its final
doom has come; but the ways of man
kind are various, but those Of womankind
wariouscr and no one can say that after
we have had an era of substantial women
and unfeftered bodies, whether It will
not be followed by the irreprcssible corset
in all its pristine stiffness.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-18

Frequent complaints are made in this
and other cities and towns in the state
Of the cost of watering streets during the
heated summer term and some expert
mcnts that have recently been made by
she state highway commissioners of Cali
frnia will be of interest in this common
wealth In consequence. The commits
sioners instead of using plain water en-
ployed salts which have the property Of
absorbing and holding water and cannot
be dried by exposure to the air. The dry
season of California allows the roads TO
become so dusty that sprinkling is sys-
tematicaiiy applied from May Is to Oct
J. and occasionally during the remainder
of the year, depending upon the rainfall.
This is expensive the cost i'm Santa Clara
county, where there are 27O miles OF roads,
being as high AS si5 600 per year.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-18

With the purpose OF getting a sprlnkling
machine the effect of which would he
more lasting than plain water, expert
mcnts were made at the University of
California with three different chemicals,
viz. chloride of calcium, chloride of mag
nesium and bittern. this last being con
ccnfrated waste sea water from which
common salt has been crystallizcd The
first experiment was with magnesium
chloride. About thirty-iiyc pounds of
magnesium chloride were dissolved i'm
about thirty pounds Of water and sprinkled
ON 800 square feet of very dusty road. a
similar area being sprinkled at the same
time with water. The water-sprinkled
area was as dusty as ever at the end o
three days but the other area remained
moist and dustless until heavy rain
washed out the salt.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-18

The makers soon substituted some
thing more pliable than cold iron with
which TO cncircle the waists of the fair
ones. The days of Louis XIV. dawned
and the world of fashion which pleased
that fastidious monarch's eyes was that
which permitted no hint of pliability I'm
the feminine form or ease in posture and
movement. But wlen Louis XIV arrived,
Boucher, his court painter, introduced
the danes of the Eli dc Boeuf rs coy
shepherdcsscs and rural beauties and for
time stiff waists became obsolete; but
Boucher died, and the tenacious corset
again was in favor until Marie Antoinette
posed as country maiden at Little
Trianon and once more easy lines were in
vogue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
THE SPTYTEN DTYTTL PARK WAY.
EFFORTS TO COMPLETE A PROJECT START
ED NEARLY TWENTY YEARS AGO

Many citizens OF the future Borough OF Ihe
Bronx are interested in the proposed construction
OF the Spuyten Duyvil Parkway for when the
Board OF Estimate will soon he asked 10 make an
appropriation. This is by no means new project
The parkway was planned nearly twenty years
ago and in 1878 proceedings begun for the con-
demnation OF the land required. Before the end
Of 1850 the property was all acquired ana since
that time the road has been technically OPEN
Nothing however has been done toward grading
regulating and paving II. this work being techn'cd
" known as construction" An act passed by the
last Legislature provided for the issue OF bonds for
this purpose the work to he done under the direc-
ton of the Park Department. and at recent meet
ing of the Park Commissioners resolution was
adopted calling the Board OF Estimate 10 make
a bond issue to the amount OF sl@""
The proposed parkway starts on the northern
side Of the Spuyten Duyvil Creek, at lis junction
with the Hudson River. and runs northeasterly to
Van Cortlandt Park. The course is not drec'
one as there are a number of hills to he aVoldea'
and besides the requirements OF landscape archi-
lecture call for curves and devati9mS i,ne ,he
straight line in pleasure driye ~ norkwav AT The
creek to Van Cortlandt Park is less man n n i
and half but Nd the S vary being
not more than sixty or eighty feet IN soiie 49,.
and upward Of two hundred in others II has peen
So laid out as to provide for small park areas
at points where IL was tnoushl ueSH IT. o,,n,rv
chase en0Ign nb i1' os 1 is wooded for the
part and picturesque, and the parkway VIII nav
many attractive features. ii, -, a.,,,
While a link OF importance In the chaih OF pdIhS
and narkWays that is being established In the uppI
ia RI OF tae city, the SpuyteD nuyvl PARKWAY VIII
be- only a link 1t will lead to Van Coitlandt faTk,
hut really IL begins nowhere. To make IL OF NE
greatest benefit il must be Joined win me boue
YarJ LAFAYETTE By means OF a bridge across inc
creek and the construction OF nearly mie OF foda
between the creek and the upper end or the frtHSh
poovard at Inwood All this Is in the plans OF the
men who are looking to the future improvement OF
ne civ 4 yiaduc across the Spuyten Duyyil creek
-, height OF one hundred or one hundred ana
twenty feet is contemplated. and i is also PRO-
ibo vicinIty OF Inwood. probably at height OF not
more than forty fifty feet -, .,a,
rrha Roulevard Lafayette Is now being Tnacadau'-
- and when II Is connected with the RIVERSIDE
Drive by the extension OF the latter which i (ost
nnu, considerably in the public eye, there VIII oe
nomniete system OF drives from Central Park 10
The large parks in the Bronx rsgion no'raGp pr
Cnrtlandt PARK Bronx Park and Pelham SAY iifk
When all the parkways are constructed ~ VIII w
noseIble 10 drive over twenty or twenty-five nlts
nf mark roads without covering the same b'ou'"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
WATER N ELECTRIC CONDtHS.

The behavior during a flood OF an elec,ir street
railway operated on the open-conduit system such
a. the METROPOLITAN Traction Company OF New
York Is so extensively laying down. Is OF ih'eres,
~ tho nublic Ignorance OF IL has formed one OF
tho prncipaI motives for dccrying 1t. WINE no
aooding OF the conduit has ever occurred on the
Ienox-ave line. 1t has been averred that II IL were
flooded traffic would necessarily stop. owing 10
What electricians call short circuit" until the
wafer had been run off. That this is not the case
is shown by an interesting experience on the me
NJ the Metropolitan Traction Company In Wash
ington. ,. 81. ,.a,,,, ra,,
storm a stretch of track some one hundred ana
dfty feet long on the Est. line became completely
flooded the water hlling and overnowlng Inc con-
aut as # was unable TO run of by the usual sewer
connection which cut of. According TO the
statement OF Mr.. Weaver. president OF the road,
although the conduit was completely nlen WIN
water for nearly two hours the station was not
short-crcuited The normal load Of the feeder Tor
the section Is 800 amperes the load during the time
the conduit was flooded GOO amperes. and the
cars were also operated on the sections on hoth
sides OF that which under water. The water
was practically pure, and this partially accounts
for the small additional load
The Washington electrical conduit system al
though its conduit has been several times flooded.
water almost covered the floors OF the cars and
Hooded the motors. Al other times the line has
been operated by means OF a reducing rheostat.
The present instance In the only one In which the
hooded section has been operated directly from the
generators without q reducing medium. II was
Estimated that the pressure Of the current on the
cars in the centre OF the flooded portion about
two hundred and fifty volts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
NAVAL BATTALION CHANGES.

The lst Naval Battalion assembled on board the
United States steamship New-H1mpshire last Tues
day evening. and engaged In bayonet and single
stick exercise artillery and infantry drills Junior
Boatswain's Mate Stewart Griffith has been unani-
mously nominated for the post Of junior ensign.
The election will take place Tuesday. First
Petty Officer T. H. Froelich has been appointed
er-at-arms of the battalion. Gunner's Mate
K Meade will be appointed first petty officer and
boatswains mate FIRST Glass Sgnalman A. Duane
has been nominated to the place OF battalion signal
officer, vice F. Il. Anderson. promoted 10 brigade
staff The presentation OF the Officers Cup will
be made by Lieutenant f.. G. Weeks, navigator. on
Tuesday. This cup IL given by the officers to the
crew OF the Second Division which wins tho row.
ing race al the annual sports. An interesting item
Of news both to the Second Division and ba T.
TALON at large, is the engagement Of Comma ndng
Officer Lieutenant w. De w. Dimock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
A FEAT WHILE on FOOT.

Another runaway powerful horse attached 10 a
Hight wagon racing down the street lie Is on foot
this time He springs for the horse. catches hoid
OF tho shaft and works his way 10 the horse :
head Grasp,ng the bride he swings himself around
in front and catches the horse by the nostrils the
knees OF tho horse and the shafts OF the wagon
striking him at every step the horse takes. lie be
comes unconscious The horse is stopped by his
efforts and the people have TO unclasp the hand
OF the unconscious man from the nostriis OF the
horse Again he goes 70 the hospital
"patrolman Daniel T.. Borst has the same record
for stopping runaways Such men heroes.
Sergeant German. Of the steamboat squad. was
standing on the deck OF the steamer Patrol alone
help from the waters AT his feet. In full uniform
ne Jumped over the rail into the dark waters and
saved the drowning man. When he came before
the Board an inquiry 10 this brave rescue. he
was asked how many lives he had saved His an
swer was. Il have kind OF lost track % them"
Then It was developed that this was his twenty
ninth rescue. lie hardly wanted TO take the fourth
bar for his medal and said, When call for help
comes | must answer IT.
Il hardly need speak OF the case OF Patroman
Smith. who lost his life so recently While people
were talking OF his death the policemen quietly
put their hands In their pockets and raised between
and the whole force will watch over and protect
them In the future
'Roundsman Kelly who saved two at the
regatta Of tho BoominEdne Yacht Club at tho
risk Of his life. deserves mention a, this time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
THE LIMIT REACHED.
From The Chicago Tribune.

From The Chicago Tribune.
When the Answers to- Correspondents editor went
TO his room to begin the work OF the day he found
the following communicable on his table; .
'Hooperstown, HIS. Oct 9th 1S97-Editor Daily
Bread; Dear sir; Kindly inform me through your
Valuable Paper II you would consider the follow
ing a case Of freshness. one sufnclent to be re-
sented at the Table by not noticing the speaker?
several Ladies and Gentlemen at boarding house.
Gent short Memory. Lady long name, probably
half dozen times during months acquaintance
Gent has occasion to ask Lady with long name
commencing with Mac to pass some thing on table.
being unable to catch the full name on the spur OF
the moment: says, Miss Mac, kindly pass 80 So
lady PAYS attention. Gent thinks he mas not
spoken loud enough but before he can repeat some
one else does tho passing, happens several t'mee,
dent feels imhcrresed. when Land lady who has
noticed events and knows whore OF she speaks
kindly comes Gents rescue and informs Gent the
reason the Lady refused 10 pass things Is because
her and some OF her Lady friends cosider II N casa
OF too fresh on short acquaintance and the proper
remldy should be contempt. Gent feels very sorry
II he has done wrong and would Ike your opinion
before making amends Yours Very Truly
"A CONSISTENT READER"
The o-C Correspondents editor, when last
seen: was m9vng rapidly in the direction OF Hoop.
erstown, with maniacal CLEAN In his eye and ,
double barrssd shotgun on his shoulder.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21

TO commemorate the occasion, Grand open;
ing Sale will be held tomorrow, AT whicn wiz
be shown an abundance OF furs ana tuI ga
ORIGINAL ideas. embracing elegant sealskin gar
ments. FUR pes in Persian lamb chinchiils
and mink: also fancy furs. fur trimmings. ea2Sr
gloves collars. nuns. and mems luI anu ,s
ton is distinguished by that superior workm sH
shin with which the name OF Hall IL identlhsu'
For persons living out of town, speSal
nartn,c n has heen provided. so that mail ordeIss
may receive the best attention and the mus
prompt and satisfactory response
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
AR NHEI M i,
Broadway & 9th st.
We HAVE NO OTHER STORE.
AN IMPOSING BUILDING.

ERECTED FOR w H. HALL. THE FURRlER
The magnificent building which w. II. Hall
has erected for himself ar No 3f6 Sixth avenue
Is located on the east side Of that avenue. be-
tween Twenty-frst and Twenty-second streets
II was primarily designed and erected TO meet
the growing demands and 10 expand the fur
business that Mr. Hall has carried on for forty
years in his old store, and is admirably adapted
for the display OF his immense fur stock, being
spacious and we'll arranged, attractive and con-
venient of access This section has become the
very business portion OF Sixth avenue, under
the spirit Of enterprise such as Mr.. Halls
evinced by wide-awake, far-seeng men, and
who have erected there the finest and most
modern retail stores in this city There have
been buildings occupying a larger area OF land
than the Hall Building. but there are none that
towers as high on the avenue as his does. and
consequently it is a landmark for some distance
around.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
LEAGUE For POLITICAL EDUCATION.

At tho weekly meeting Of the League for Po-
litical Education. at No 800 Fifth-ave.. yester-
day Mrs Frederick Nathan. Of No l5l West
Eighty-hfth-st, spoke the subject OF THE
C'nnsIimers' League" OF which she Is president.
The League for Political Education Is asking for
signatures a petition. TO be presented TO Mayor
Commissioner Warng be retained In his present
place
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21

It's a little bother to dress well, but
it's worth your attention.
Special sale Of black vicuna thibets,
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glossy. with a suitable striped English
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We have added to our large assort-
ment of kersey and melton overcoatings,
a special line of new model mixtures,
which we make up with satin yoke and
wool body. or all satin, at $500.
Full dress suits, silk lined, $4,000.
Business suits OF imported cheviots,
$1,000.
The standard OF our goods is assured
by the protection we give! A years
guarantee or your money back!
SAMPLES GIVEN OR MAILED FREE.