The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-21

They sit and contemplate the sins OF wnioh
they should repent,
And often raise their eyes aloft wl'n swee"y
pious air, m
whispered prayer.
And vet their thoughts Gre not connnea 10
strictly Christian themes, -
They often wsnder back TO earth IN "iio'
enchsnted dreams,
And all the beauties on the list TO nothihs
seem 20 fade,
As they with rapture contemplate the Easter
day parade.
Denver Post.
A mission was begun at st. Marys
church Yesterday. Ihe first week VIII lie
for women and the second for men.
Two Italians were arraignsd In tie
Eighth District Court this morning Tor
stealing copper wire from the Union
kailroad Company
The militlry bnard of inquiry Will
meet in brigade headquarters this even
ing to consider the testimony In the Dec
ond Reg iment matter.
Mrs. John T. Kenyon anu Miss Lucy
Nj. Beane left town SATURDAY evening Tor
the South, MISS Kenyon going to Jack
tonvilie, Fla, and Miss Beane 10 Mem
phis. lenD.
There was an almost continuous pro-
cesslon OF wheeIwomsn and wheelmen on
broadway yesterday afternoon, although
the strong wind Gia not make wheeling
particularly comfortable.
Ibeie will to q debate at tie Garfield
Mutual improvement Society this even
ing. the question being, Resolved, That
Arbitration is Better Than War to Settle
Disputes Between Nations.
During the week OF March 10 MISSION
nry services were held continuously at
tie lillian Catholic church on knight
street, under the erection OF Father
Noyati, and commencing on Monday last
the same missionary priests commsnced
their iabors st the Italian church In
Tooleyil!e the services coming TO c'ose
last evening. All the services were very
largely attended.
There was another shake up in the po-
lice department. yesterday, PatIoman
Gen" .ohn II. Smith going TO the Bur
nett street station from the Chaffee stitet
station and Charles W. Darling from the
wickenuen street station to the Chaffee
street station. James Heran. who resides
on Academy avenue. has been transferred
from the Burnett street station to the
wickenden street station.
party of number of the directors OF
tie Providence, Fall River * Newport
Steamboat Company took trip yesterday
on tie steamer Baltimore for the purpose
OF inspecting the docks along the bay
that sie undergoing repairs. The party
stopTei at Rocky Point, Mount Hope
and Fall River, and returned to Provi-
dence about 4 p. m. IL consisted OF
Messrs. Perry. Watson, Bufiup, harring-
ton, Bushnell and a number bf others.
The COMMITTEES appointed by the Demo
cratic city convention TO fill vacancies on
the ticket tave decided upon the name Of
Jonn W. Furiong Of the First ward to
take the place Of the name of William
q. Baker as candidate for first repressn-
tatise Mayor Baker having ducliuet the
nomination. Mr.. Furlong is a we'll
known sontrsctor tho resides on Benevo-
lent street. AMI who has been Interested
In politics for many years.
City Clerk Clarke has not hal so much
sueces with his now famous rai as he an
ticipat, d, hut c ras been already put TO
considerable expense. AS already stat d
he b; every reason to believe that the
I dent was In the trap, bat did not know
tAe exnct location of tho trap Saturday
aftsrpcon ke proceeded to demolish a Sec
tion OF his residence OH Williams stree,
and after breaking down portion of tbv
wall In the bathroom he found tie trap,
ccntairiug ore paw of the animal and
some blood stains, but the rat, "sh,
wnere was hss That The rat is not dead
was manifest last evening, for he was
heard merrily running behind the rarti-
tiuDs, in spite OF the lack of one paw. and
now no is spoken Of rs the "out of sight
rat I" that being the name Of the tap hs
30 cleverly got away from. Col. Clarke
says be will have that rat yet but what
tse rat ssys on the subject is not known.
Quite a remarkable sight vas to be seen
from klmwood avenue just at the foot OF
the Auburn hin yesterday afternoon. At
tie east and about 100 yards from the
street is tie new part Of the Park where
ere are a number of large trees and h =.
tween this ara the street is rewly
plouahed fisld About O'Clock a flcck
tf rurpl, grackles commonly known az
crow blGcsbirds put In an appearance on
the tree tops There were hundreds and
hundreds OF bir5s I'm the flock and they
literally bIackened ths sky when ia a.,
cir. lh'y wEirled and circhd like sC
many storm driven leav.s befors an su.
turn gale They would sweep down on
the ploughsd field in body completely
hiding from sight the nswly turned yellow
soil. 7hsn good part OF tine Held bscan,
sn animated black sfot. The good thai
these birds do for the asr icuItprist is vel
nigh incalcuiable. for they dsily destroy