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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-28
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
CHAPTER 767.

CHAPTER 767.
| An ordinance in Amendment OF Section 10 NJ
| onaptsr "a or an Ordinance Entitled IAN
Orulnance Comprising the General Ordinan.
ces on the CITY OF Providence" and Defn.
ing the Duties of the City Clerk, as Amended
| by Chapter 2lS Of the Ordinances Approved
| January 4, 1890.
| tApproved January 10, 1877
| IL IS ordained by the City Council of the Cite
| OF Providence rs follows:
| SECTION /. Section 10 of Chapter "a of an
| ordnance entitled IAN Ordinance COMPRISING
| the General Ordinances of the City of prov}e
| dence" and defining the duties of tho dr.
1lerk, as amended by Chapter 2lS of the or.
ulnances Is hereby amended 10 read as follows:
SECTION TO- In addition 10 the duties
prescribed by the laws of this State, the Citv
Clerk shall record all votes orders resoin.
uons ana ordinances made and passed by the
CITY Council, whether by concurrent vote or
IN convention. He shall from time 10 time
FURNISH the chairman OF each JOINT Commit.
zee OF the City Council with the names OF
ihe members OF such committee, and shall
furnish the city Messenger with the name uf
each committeeman and officer elected by
INC 5S.ity Council. lie shall furnish the City
Auditor with certified copy of all votes ~
the CITY Council requiring expenditure ~
money as soon as practicable after such votes
have beon passed. He shall furnish 10 nli
heads Of departments of the City Govern.
ment, and 60 the chairman OF all Committees
OF the City Council, certified copies Of such
votes or resolutions as relate 20 their rcsnec.
tive departments or committees. He shall
prepare the city manual and superintond ali
pruning ordered by the City Council"
SEQ. Z. All ordinances and parts of or A.
nances inconsistent herewith are hereby re.
pealed
CHAPTER 76s.
An Ordinance Repeating Chapter siO of the
Ordinances Approved October l6, iso1, ard
directing the CITY Treasurer 70 Make Cor.
tain Entries Upon His Books.
tAnprovcd January |, 1897
III Is ordained by the CITY Council of the CITY
Of Providence ns follows:
SECTION i. Chapter 80 OF tho Ord..nnces
October is, 1876, entitled IAN Ordi,
nance directing the City Treasurer 10 nav tbs
sinking fund for the redemption of sewer
bonds from tho receipts for sewer nssess.
Treasurer - hereby directed 10 credit Tho ~.
count OF sewer assessments with the sYta ~
twenty hvo thousand dollars and 10 ohsrge
the same amount 10 the appropriation fcr
July 1, 1921 Nu'
True copies-Witress:
WILLIAM T. CLARKE.
la-o-2t City Clerk.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-28

During q convsrsaticp held by num-
ber OF prominent military men last
evening In relation to the range Of
modern ordinance, some very interesting
facts were developed. 1t was shown that
during the War OF the Rebellion artiller-
lists regarded three or four miles as ex-
tremely long range and the guns capa bic
OF doing execution at that distance were
very few in mum Der. Now the long range
artillery carry with ease a shot from ten
TO twelve miles, while in a few cases CAM
non Of exceptional construction have car.
rie1 shot from eighteen to nineteen
miles. IL 10 possible with one of these
'ong range guns for IN srtillerist at
Gibraltar to bonn bard the coast of Africa.
and, IL the present rate of i'm mprovement
continues, the time is not far distant
when the forts Of Calais and Dover.
twenty miles apart, may exchange an
effective irs Of projectiles.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-28

An Ordinance i'm Amendments OF Section IN 20
Chaptsr "a of an Ordinance Entitled IAN
Ordinance Comprising the General Ordinan.
ces OF the city OF Providence" and Defln.
by chapter 2ls OF the Ordinances, Approved
4, 1890 '''N
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-11

to be shaped so as to catch the votes OF
the representatives sent by the Karoo
farmer indicates the power OF prejudice
and ignorance. No wonder that with such
a type nationality comes before loyalty,
and that the Boer. reading nothing Of a
secular character except the honeyed poi
son supplied by a certain class Of Dutch
newspapers, should regard the claims of
the Transvaal upon his sympathy as par
amount to those of Great Britain.
Apart from these considerations the Ka-
roo Boer Is a good stamp OF man. With
all his conservatism IN his religion and in
his social habits he bears the reputation
of being good, kind and hospitable. He
welcomes the stranger, and should the
stranger be able to speak the language
OF the country he may count upon the
best the farmer has to offer.
With the increasing inclination of the
Boer population to send their daughters
to Cape Town for their education there
would seem to be some grounds for the
hope that a generation hence may wit
ness the disappearance OF the appalling
ignorance and blgotry which prevail In
the extensive back country known as the
Northwestern Province. But there Is al
ways the Dutch Reformed parson TO be
reckoned with. Truth to tell, the future
Of South Africa lies largely In the hands
OF the Dutch Reformed clergy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-11
MocKING THE VOLTS HOWL.
Brutes Can BE Easily Lured From
Their Retreat by IA Bogus Noise.
From Forest and Stream.

From Forest and Stream.
Lew Wilmot, who lives almost anywhere
in the state of Washington, is a westerner
of the old type He tells about fooling
wolves by initiating their cries.
zone Sunday morning." he writes,
while we were mining on the Clear
water, along about The LIST OF May, 1 took
my revolver and went over to the cabin
of my partners and proposed that we 20
to the hills and kill some grouse. While
going up the Hill we saw a very big
VOLTS fresh track In the trail we were
climbing. The trail forked, one branching
up the river, the other turning back into
the hills We stopped, wondering what a
wolf could be doing in that part Of the
country at that time of the year. Sud
denly the beast began to howl, and shivers
crawled along my back-they always do
when / heard a wolf howl. When the
sound died away / Knocked it, and was
answered with quick Vigor. Again l an
swered II. I told the boys IL we would
wait the beast would come. but they
laughed at me, and we went on after
grouse The wolf howled back 20 our
left after we got 20 hunting ana was
plainly looking for It's mate. We went 10
a small mound sat down and howled In a
low voice. because / feared a. would no
tice the deception. It did not answer. but
pretty quick came trottlng through the
small brush.
"As IL ran along on a fallen. rotten pine
tree I shot Il with my revolver. and over
IL went. We ran up and found Il badly
wounded, and, wolhike. sulking. Its skin
made a pretty good rug.
"A while after that 1 was going from
Mount Oregon one morning on cayuse.
when big wolf came into the trail and
kept on before me, turning TO the LETT
after a while. where 1 had TO 90 TO the
right. went on a way, got or my AMI
NAL. and BOWED TO see what would hap
pen. An answer came back quick and
long, and. though knew 1 was perfectly
safe, I felt lonesome with the dread "A
woifs howl gives me. / started on after
"A bit. AMI on reaching the divide looked
back, and there was the wolf on my trail.
I kept on TN | came TO a thicket bowling
once m a while H. a way that made tao
wolf follow though suspiciouslg. When
/ was half through the brush ! dlsmount-
ed ana crawled back. When the wolf came
20 the edge OF the brush I pulled on him
with my revolver and over he went. shot
through tho heart"
=s~-s-N==a-==
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-11
AMBITIOUS TO DE HANGMEN.
Applicants for "A DisagrceabIe Job
and Their Qualifications.
From


applications are required for the posi-
ton Of official hangman to British col
ony. Salary, i2J0 per annum. with ex-
penses. Passage paid out Address, stat
ing qualifications past employment and
full particulars. to r.. us. care OF Dea-
cons Advertising Offices, Leadenhall,
street"
The above recently appeared In two Lon
don daily papers. It was one Of the things
that are not what they seem. That Is 10
say, the advertiser was not the represent
alive Of a British colony requiring a hang
man, but n journalist requiring CODY.
The results OF the experiment are en-
bodied IN this article.
There were no lack Of candidates for the
grim appointment, 1888 persons applying for
H. The replies came under all kinds OF
cover from big blue foolscap envelopes TO
little. daintily -colored. fancy-shaped ones,
more suggestive Of loyc-letters than their
real contents.
Surprising as Il may seem. several APP
plicatlons were made on post cards; while
one energetic gentleman. evidently be-
lioving In the bird and the worm theory.
applied by wire, al a cost 20 himself OF
half a crown. Several candidates showed
their oagerness 10 obtain the post by writ
Ing again, after a lapse Of few days.
and reiterating their willingness 10 serve.
To enumorate the occupations OF all who
applied would take up too much space;
Il must sufilce to say that every well
known trade and occupation, and many
little known ones, were represented.
Teachers and coalmners. clerks and
gravediggers. civil servants and fshmong-
ors. shop assistants and cattiemen,
church vergers and barmen, iostlcd each
other In the race for the unusual prize
Tho medical profession also. and the uni
versities provided several candidates
The points chiefly advanced by way Of
qualification wero the following. % Phys
zeal strength Ohirty-one Of the competi-
tors we're over six feet IN hirhD; CD
strength 81 nerve. C'nerves OF steel. "ab-
aolutcly fearless" afraid Of nothing"
were terms commonly used. CD experience
abroad; 90 knowledge OF ropes and knots.
G ability 10 erect "a ecanold; 90 famlllarl-
iy with scenes OF horror Apropos OF the
laat-named one candidate stated that he
had been On ten hhtllehelds. and another
said that be had oaalstd 20 carry out some
thousands of Dost-mortem examinations.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-11

bent and his hands resting upon his knees.
he marched, or rather crawled, in old
Japanese fashion past the saluting point
every soldier and officer behind him fol-
lowing suit TO the modification of the en-
peror and his staff and to the intense and
iu-concealed amusement OF the diplomatic
cnrns
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-11

Work. Etc.--'T hear she Is 70 reduced
In circumstances that she has gone out to
work" what n cruel fnlgohoodi She has
aono out a. q domestic. "-Detroit Journal
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-12
Horse Thief Captured.

Brainerd Dispatch: Sheriff Erick-
son und Deputy Sheriff Winter yes
terlay morning arrested a man
nameu Victor FIJI ut the Windsor
house for stealing a couple OF horses
in the Vicinity of Rice's station, IN
Benton county. The horses were
taken on Wednesday and Fill reached
here on Thursday, having evidently
driven up from i;ice's, and upon his
arrival stopped Ut the Windsor
house, where the teum was offered
for sale. Sheriff Erickson received a
telegram from Andrew I'avoie,
sheriff Of Benton county, IN regard
to the horses, ana was consequently
looking for the thief. Fill was
lodged in jail and Sheriff Lavoie was
notified OF his capture, and Will
probably come after him. He does
not deny taking the horses.
The receipts Of the Brainerd post
Office for 1896 were $S,G14.15. nv",..
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-12
THE LAST RITES.
The Funeral Services Of James
Brown Held Sunday at the
CONGREGATIONAL Church..

The funeral Of JAS. Brown, VINO
died Saturday morning. was colt
Quoted from the COngrega ttonnI
church Sunday afternoon at 2:3O,
an every seat IL the church was
filed by the many friends and ac-
uunintunccs OF the sOrrO wing family.
The services were conducted by Rev.
r. A. Sumner, pastor Of the church.
The choir. consisting "f Mrs. |. +.
STAPLES, Miss Cramb. Ernest Hoyce
and ii. n. Harding rendered several
appropriate selections. Ihe m''
bearers were Messrs. N. Richardson,
l.. SignOr, =. W. Hayes. A. Tanner,
L. X. LuFond and T.. &. Hill.
A large number Of people were In
the procession to Ouk wood cemetery,
where the remains were laid at rest.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-12
A STRANGE FAMILY.
Their Discussions Aired in the
Probate Court Last Friday
Afternoon.

John PenOtz, uf North Prairie.
who was Friday taken before
Judge Of Probate Richardson an 'he
complaint of his Ia, her. to determine
his men tul conu,tiun, was discharged.
1t being shown at the examination.
that although the man was no, very
bright. there v az rot hing IT, sustain
the charge ri insanity. IL f"c'. it
was the opinion 1t most eli :hnse
acquainted with the family. thar the
son had really the best righ I" t
the complainant. II 'nc mental cot
ditiUm Of either WAS to O- Questioned.
The testimony at the Examination
shows Il bal aud unsettled cn,d.1iOn
Ot affairs in that nnhnpW fu';'y.
The IA her claims tina, his wife nnd
children have ARA vcl themselves
together against him, and. he SAYS,
threatened his lite. The old man
saws the son must leave ar he will.
The Oth her side 1T til" rnse was tnlh
by a daughter about 70 years OF aye.
and she claims that the miserly greed
OF the ia ther IL rcspO,ISlhle for the
trouble. He will not ent or steep
with the rest Oi the family and Keeps
hOnse TOR himself IN Il room IN the
s,lnle house In which his family |iv'.s.
She says he takes all thu products ~
the farm with the exception "f some
potatoes aud the like, nnd While his
table il well supplied the "thr
members Of the family were half
starved, and poorly clothed.
The Judge told them that they had
better return home uIni try IT, live
differently, hut neither side gave any
assurance that they would attempt
a. rec.,nciia ton.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-12
From Fridays Daily. ", s,.. IL;
TAKEN TO DAKOTA.
Mat Reid In Trouble over g
Wheat Stealing Case at \
> Casselton. e.

An officer named X. Ballard. from
Casselton, N. d, has been In the city
the last two days. He was after
Mat Reid. who, 1t il alleged is Inn
pl,ca ted In u wheat stealing deal
that occurred some time last. NOvem-
Der.
From the statements Of tho officer
1t would seem that Reid was not
deeply implicated, but Ia wanted
more to give his testimony against
the others in the deal. of whom there
are three or four.
1t IL Chained that a farmer, who
lived near CasseltOn. became tntox-
icated, and in tlint condition was
killed and devoured by hogs. A
neixhbOr of the man who met the
st, anEe aud tragic death was Reds
EN- ployer, and with great greed for
gain and and n decided Ghoulish
tendency. he with Others, stole the
dead mans wheat and sold 1t.
Relatives Of the dead man, 1t IL
said, caused u careful investiga tion
to be made. which resulted In the ar
rest of several men, and their trial
will take place during the term oi
court now In session ut Casselton.
Ballard was armed with requfst.
ton papers signed by Gov. Clough
Deputy Sheriff Crest went out to
Buckman's saw mill. where Reid
W sts employed. and brought him tn
this city last night. He talked but
very little about the case. and said
that all he feared was that as he
would be taken out among strangers
he might be put under bonds, which
he could not furnish, and would
have to 20 to Jail for Il long time t.
await trial. +:
On the advice Of an attorney he
decided not to fight the reuui>itfOn
and Sheriff Rider deputized Mr.. Bal
lard to take Reid to the state line
and from there he is that officers
prisoner under the laws Of Dakota
Mr.. Ballard .s.sid that whatever
part Reid took in the affair 1t was
generally believed that he was leo
into it, but whether he was only
talking to get Reid to go t" Dakota
without fighting the requisition. o'
really meant 1t, remains to he seen
The officers here are inclined tt be
)ieve that Reid IL only wanted as I
WITNESS, and will come out all right
Reid has run a thresbing machin'
sever al seasons In that vicinity.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-12

Fire losses in this country the
last week in January were 81 ,O0O, 900.
the largest in years. The record for
the entire month was large.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-12
LOGS AND ICE.
st. Cloud, City Council Discus
ses Means to Prevent DAM
age in the Spring.

The st. Cloud city council at a
meeting Wednesday night considered
at length the practice of the Boom
company Of lea wing logs in the river
in the fall to go out with the Ice in
the spring. and the consequent
danger to bridges and dams on the
river. In regard to the matter
Alderman Stewart expressed his
opinion as follows, as reported In
the Journal Press:
"The First ward alderman gave a
clear statement OF the case. He said
he had given the muttercOnsit'erablt
thought and it was a proper one to
consider at this time. The council
knew it had been the custom ofe the
Boom company for at least -four
years past to fill the river with logs
from Brainerd down. they being
turned through the s|uice-ways and
left to care for themselves. Last year
the company had turned out at Lit
tie Falls ten or twelve million fe't OF
logs; when the water raised they be.
gan to move and everybody knew
the damage done here when they
were caught IN the pond. The present
year the water is much higher, Mr..
Benson had stated that nearly four
as much water is going over the
dam as at the same time last year.
Last fall the same practice had been
followed only more logs were then
turned. He was informed that be-
tween 125. 900 and 2OO, O00, 900 feet
OF logs wee between here and
Brainerd. This quantity IL con.
slant menace to every industry.
bridge and structure on the river.
tits equally Important to log owners
that the practice cease. 1t is ex-
tremely difficult to stop logs In the
high water season, and II they 60
over the falls. ut Minneapolis they
depreciate from 81 to So per thOus.
and. Some action was necessary tn
protect the city this spring and in
the future. We ought to have not
only the assistance Of all the mum.
CAPABILITIES along the river but ais"
those who have logs in the river
The only reason the present cOndi.
ton exists is thatit is a little cheaper
for the Boom company, andethere lie
no question but 1t gets an adequate
compensation, for driving the logs
The only. way to. prevent. q reeur'
renee Of the trouble is to pass legfs.
.lation absolutely 'forbidding IT.; they
,shonld be compelled to make a clean
drive when, they make the last drive
in the summer, for there IL ample
room to hold any quantity Of logs
a. they come downs above Brainsrd. 3
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-12
Hot 81 pfiiin ri q Va.
Via ''Bls -Four" and &c. ( O." Routes.

llu, OA6 AVuA u0V ~ ~ ~ A"es~
Project Fall Climate, $500 Feet Ele-
vation. Magnificent Mountain Sur
roundiBgs. Most Curative Baths
Known.
From Chicago, st. Louis, Peoria
and ali points tributary, Indianapo-
lis, Benton HarbOr. Detroit, Toledo,
Sanduskv, Springfield, Dayton and
intermediate points, the "Big Four
Route" have through vestibuled
trains daily to Cincinnati. magnifi-
Gently equipped with Buffet Parlor
Cars, Dining Cars and Wagner Sleep
ing Cars. Direct connection made In
Central Union Station Cincinnati.
with the beautiful trains of the Ches-
apeake & Ohio Railway; without
transfer across the city. Write any
agent big Four for full particulars.
or address d. B. Martin, General
Passenger and Ticket Agent, or E: o.
McC ormick. Passenger Traffic Mana
ger big Four Route" Cincinnati, Q.
w 80
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-12
DEATH or JAMES BROWN.
An Old and We'll Known Citizen
Passed Away Saturday.
Funeral Sunday.

James Brown, of this city, died
shurtl..: before seven O'Clock Saturday
morning after short illness. tic
contracted a severe cold one week
aan Thursday which developed int"
inflammation III the bowels aud kilt
nr,s, aud from the first his condition
has been considered serious Nv the
attending physicians. whose SKILL
accompanied by careful nursing
could not al!ay the course ot the
disease,
SIR. Brown was born In County
Antrem, Ireland, 66 years ago. he
was Of Scotch parpntage. ana most
of his early life was spent l" Scot
land, until the year 1859. when he
came to America and settled IN
Xrnin, Green County, Ohio. where he
rem aimed until 1865 when he moved
with his family to Little Falls. where
he hns since lived. Here he has been
engaged in the livery and drnyinR
business; for many years, also, he
had the contract for carving the
malls to and from the pOstoftice ana
depot, and made u most n"tic"nh'e
record for regularity and prompt
ness. lie was man Of Gen'al
disposition, always ready to accom-
MEDIATE ~ friend, aud his circle OF
friends vii! include people from every
part of thecuunty. He leaves IA vile
and eleven children: Damn Brown,
city editor OF the Transcript: City
Clerk e. $. Brown, Alfred s.. Elias
Jas. A., aud Miss Matte Brown, ol
this city: Miss Jennie Brown. OF Min
nenu,lis: Mrs. A. Me-. q. Mcdonald
and .D..hn Brown, ~ Duluth; VIM
Brown, OF Gencsep. Idaho; and Mrs
j. Phillips. of Sidney, Wash. All
were with him during his Illness
with the exception of the last tw"
He also leaves two sisters. Mrs
Hugh Carson. of Scotland. and Miss
Jane Blown of tails city. The family
have the sympathy of the entire
community. The funeral was con
ductcd from the Congregations
church this afternoon at $50 O'Clock
by Rev. F. A. Sumner.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-12

The following IL an extract from
an address vi p. B. Gru.t. secretary
u the tiun ociation at he
state convention ut st. Paul this
week: "Thp great benefits which
the present Inhabitants of the state
will realize from a large and early In
crease in population cannot be over.
estimated. Minnesota can readily
support IN prosperity three times
! the inhabitants 1t now contains.
More than twO-tifths Ut the area III
this great ngricul, urnl state IL a'-
most entirely unsettled. fhe uhde-
vrloped area IL larger than either "f
the states of Indiana, Maine. West
Virginia or South Carolina. 1t in
cluhrs nearly 6,OOO, 900 acres OF free
government land, a wide extent Of
reserya ton lands and a large
amount Of lands owned by the state
These extensive new lands possess
immense agricultural, timber ana
mineral resources and unsurpassed
commercial advantages. III addition
to this vast unsettled domain, there
are large areas of choice farming
lands in each Of the counties In the
Older settled portions Of Minnesota.
which are now awaiting occupancy
and cultivation.
| &"1f the extent OF the unsettled
lands. especially adapted to profit
able farming, dntrying and stock
raising. the magnitude of the mineral
resources and the MANY advantages
which the state offers for sucrees IN
lie can he properly brought to the
attention of The hUusekeepers resid'
ing In the older settled states. it will
result in adding, within reasonable
period Of time, u quarter at Il million
Wf new settlers to the present popu'
lation of Minnesota.
1.-The state immigration assOcia'
tion has laid the foundation for IT.
fcctive work to accomplish this
result. if Adpquat t. funds are provided
for continuing active efforts anu
extending the scope Of operations
1t il generally conceded by the resi-
dents Of Minnesota that the work
now carried ON in other states t"
attract immigration should he met
by employing every reasonable
method IT, turn the tide Of new
settlement now flowing in Other
directions to the fertile lands Of theil
own state"
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-12

The receipts Of the Brainerd post
Office for 1896 were $S,G14.15. ry",r.