The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-01

flxnk. II we were always g.ad,
We scarcely could be tender.
Did our beloved never need
our patient ministration,
Earth would grow cold and miss, indeed.
Its sweetest consolation.
II sorrow never claimed our heart,
And every wish were granted.
Patience would ole and hope DEPART
Life would be disenchanted.
IN. Y. Tribune.
The East Providence len still holds the
record. All oompstitors beware, for the
aforesaid biped is determined not to be
outdone.
II would be interesting to know how
many people OF the city have fallen vic
tins today, Of the somewhat ssnssless,
but usually harmless practice of making
''Apri fools"
March winds may be . thing OF the
East technically, but the sharp stmos-
phers of the early morning did not con-
tribute much toward the thought OF the
blue birds and primroses. The ovsrcoat OF
fairly heavy WEIGHT good friend to stick
by % least for b few weeks moro.
Gilbert Gibbs of this city was washed
overheard and lost yesterday morning
Just after the schooner Willie II. Higgins,
Capt. Freeman. went ashore OH the
Peaked Hill Bars. near Provinoetown,
Mass. The vessel is total loss, nut all
the rest Of the crew, seven men and the
wife Of the steward. were saved by the
Life Saving Grew. Gibbs was 81 years OF
are.
An italian who - confined in she
county jail for having failed to pay his
board bill, and attempting to leave the
state, says that he is very comfortable In
HE present quarters and hopes his crsd'
itor will continue to pay his board for an
indefinite period. He, however, says that
II war 10 declared he will ask for his
freedom In order that he may enlist, and
being more or less OF an expert with the
sword and bayonet he tn inks he would
b. good man for the government to
have.
The National India Rubber Company,
Bristol, has recsived government order
for q large number Of rubber army
blankets. 1t will be impossible for the
company to iii the order in the required
ting the necessary amount of the kind OF
cloth that IL used in their manufacture.
Part OF che order, however, will te filed.
The National has probably made more
army blankets than any other.rubber con-
Germ In the country, ana during the Civil
War practically supplied the army with
them.
Rev. n. s. Kaufman has now been five
years st the Mathswson Street n. X.
church. and this is the limit of time, ac-
cording to the regulations OF the Metho-
dist church. which one pastor oan pass In
one church. He will probably be succeed
cd by Rev. s. NJ. Dick, ID. d.. well
known pastor of the Missouri conference
but who has OF late been studying In Bos-
ton and supplying 1t Lowell. At the
quarterly conference OF the Aathswson
street cnuruh last Wednesday resolution
commsnding the pastorate Of DIR. Kauf-
man and expressing best wishes ( or his
future work were adopted.
Shipping vessels are beginning to in
oert the war proviso In their articles
when they sign their crews before tho
United States shipping commissioners. In
this proviso the crews agree that IL war
breaks out before the crew is discharged,
thus detsining ths vessel, thsy will a.
cent discharge. Otherwise the owners
OF the vessels would suffer considerable
loss II the vessels appened to be detained
ct any point The four-mssted schooner
Henry 3. Little. which signed st this
pert yesterday. put this proviso In her ar
ticlss. She IL bound for Newport News
to take on cargo of coal for this port
Other vessels leaving here will inscr
this clause.
A gentleman who holds quite . respon-
sibls position In Providsncs banking cir.
plss stated today that In his opinion,
any failure to approve the state house
loan weuld be a most serious mistake for
ths people of Rhode Island to maze, for
Il would bs equivalent to having thrown
away al the money already expended
upon the building. ''why," said he,
'it wonld be just the same as man psy-
irR the premiums on mis- life insurance
policy for number Of wears, and thep,
when he was growing old shouli decide
20 atop further payments. What woull
any sane business man think Of suoh
course. unless It Was brought about bv an
uttsr insbiiily TO pay, and tie state Of
khods Island has no such excuse -
ere hes been bird 10 this city re-
Gently that Las 20 FAR lroved . mystery
g. sil The tiro men, to whose attention
II has leu csiIsd. lt Was seen for .
nun ter ~ GAYS in the yard OF Mrs. II.
4. Grarr on Do~en strict. and as Mrs.