The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-31
AT THENORTH END.
Lively Meeting Of Hebrew vot:rs-Blaze
on Bacon Street.

There as good sized gathering Of voters
OF Hebrew descent in What Cheer Hall last
niehte. For time the meeting was agree
able enough but discord soon broke out aud
for time it looked as IL il would be ncces-
sary 10 cali in the police. The meeting was
called ostensibly to encourage harmony
among the former SUBJECTS Of the Car Of all
the Russiss and 10 induce them 10 vote
together and also to hear the new constitution
expoundcd, bat II was really called 81 give
one time assemblyman John Nelson, an OPP
portunity 10 pose IA martyr and OF some
tall boasting. The reporters OF the city news
papers were invited and then out Of courtesy
20 the reporters the audience demanded that
all tho speakers, including Jonn, speak in
Yuddish, which is the vernacular OF the
Russian Hebrews. There was little left for
the reporters TO do than 10 pay attention TO
the quarrels and catch here and there
period when poetry could be best expressed
in the English language or some rough ex-
preston picked up ON Gladstone avenue.
Simon Jersky was chairman Of the meet
ing and he proved an efficient one. Mr..
Jesskey is a man OF good standing in the
community and he takes little stock in the
designs OF certain politicians or his friends
among the voters of Hebrew descent and last
night he impressed upon the voters present
at the meeting that il was their duty TO be
governed by principles and one Of the mcanest
things a man could do was 10 dispose OF his
franchise for money. DIR. Jcrsky has been
for years a Republican in politics. He told
reporter that the proper way 10 conduct the
meetings would be 10 have the speakers de-
liver their addresses in English and then II
there were interruptions and conflicting
opinions the general public could Judge or
the merits of the arguments and the Hebrew
voters would not be subject TO the misrepre-
septation that is liable to occur.
John Nelson was received with applause
and gave long dissertation on his great SER
vices, as he termed them, 10 his people. he
told some many times told tales about vote
being vote no matter who cast 1t and made
reference 10 the importance at one time OF
piece of paper signed by himself Mt the City
Hall and made the bold announcement that
his record was clean among his people and
that he intended to fight out the battle OF
Hebrew unity under his own leadership no
matter what IL cost John also discussed
such live issues as the Bourne amendment
and the peddlers' bill and in very general
and pon-committal language on the new con.
stitution so far as made. The relative merits
of the "Republicana" and the Democrat
isha" parties were discussed and the venial
sins Of the former were lightly dealt with
while the mortal errors of the latter were
more harshly dwelt upon. Nelson posed as
n martyr and he has extensive vocabu-
larry. His hearers were patient though oc-
casionally a personal enemy would call one
Of Johns "bluffs" the caller termed some
energetic statement.
samuel Mason was given leave to talk. He
was listened TO respectfully, but he INDUCED
in personalities and gave evidence that cer-
tain tricks learned by him when he was n
pupil of the Democratic machine Of Ward
stood him we'll He accused somebody Of
falsely putting into n newspaper the state
ment that 81 voters of Hebsew descent had
selected John Nelson as their leader. This
caused turmoil and Nelson's friends got
very nervous and IL looked bad for Mason.
Nelson got the floor and accused Mason of
having falsely reported the organization OF
charitable association. Mason got mad and
the turmoil became so great that no one paid
any attention to Nelson but many started to
attack Mason. The latter had friends in the
meeting and after n general disturbance Of
sound waves order was restored.
The guest and orator of the evening re-
sumed his boasting. lie said he never entered
a campaign yet he did not win, and con-
cluded his spell binding argument 10y talk
about big gathering in Infantry Hall.
AN UGLY BLAZE.
There was an ugly fire on Bacon street last
night. shortly after $3.50 o'clock the house
owned and occupied by James Kingston was
discovered 20 be on fire. An alarm was
sent in from box ~ and the fire department
found when it arrived that tho flames had
got considerable headway. The roof was
badly burned and the interior OF the house
badly gutted. About $500 will cover the
loss on tho building, which Is insured, and
the furniture was considerably damaged
by smoke and water. The firemen suffered
greatly from the cold but their quick work
prevented n very serious conf agrstion.
NORTH END NOTES.
James Howard OF Lymsnsyille reported
10 the police of tho Second station last night
that his black horse, which was attached to
an old sleigh with new shafts had strayei or
had been stolen from snnnyside street Just
this side Of the city line.
The police made two arrests last night for
drunkenness and both men arrested were
lucky for they would have had cold beds
otherwise.