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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-12
A WINTER FESTIVAL.
He'd by The Congregational Cub al th' Trocadero'
Some Interesting addresses.

Tha winter festival" Of The Congre-
gaupual club was held at the Troca-
doro, Mathewson street last evening.
and there vas The usual attendance.
| From 6o'cf6ck Until SO an informal
reception was held in the parlors, after
which the members and their friends
sat dewH't5 an excellent dinner. Shortly
after o'clock. the president Of the
club Rev Wallace Nutting, called the
meeting TO order, and prayer was off,
cred by Rev. f. b. Pullan, pastor Of
the Pilgrim church. and a tenor solo
was Civ by William l.. Sweet.
President Nutting then introduced
Rev. w. II. =. Faunce, -. D., presi-
dent OF Brown university. who spoke
OF the work of the college which ne rep
resents, and tne effect IL has had upon
the city i'm which IL is located and
which was substantially the same ad-
dress that n delivered before the Uni
tar.an club.
After a soprano solo by Mrs. Isabella
Salisbury ard another song by Mr.,
Swo {, the president introduced Presi-
dent Frost OF Berel college. Kentucky.
who spoke briefly, saying i'm part. IF
there is anything that America needs
IL is Americans. | nave found a place
whore these Americans are 20 be seen.
II yau start out toward the Southern
mountains you Will find that the noun
tliueCIs need someone 10 speak for
thOm | was proud 20 do this If YOU will
take map YOU will find the mountain
Gus backwards OF nine states Joined to-
y TN T. an area OF $50 miles broad. The
inhabitants are creatures of circum
f. ~ % np,Fnla A har.a he
social and industrial leavings of slav-
cry which still retard the South are Ia
be- removed by the educatipn OF unen
lighttned white people The. mast IA
vo.able point.foB b ginning is with the
people of The great centrll mountain
, ~ gion who are not poor whites de-
grl 3ed by competition with slave In
Dor buta tru yeOunan class and ready
for our guidance. After more songs
bad bcsn sung. and "A vote Of thanks
was rendered To the speakers, the meet
ing was declared adjourned.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-12
OAKLAND BEACH RAILROAD.
Peg ess Of The Work Of EqupDug Il for Opera
TO, by ELECTRICITY.

The poles are being planted I'm War
wick avenue 10 carry the feed wire for
the new suburban Railway Company
from Providence 90 Oakland Beach,
and the line of poles extends from the
power station on Eddy street TO Broad.
down Broad into the town OF Cranston
10 Warwick avenue, and Warwick ave-
nue TO the blum below Park avenue
There the poles will leave the highway
md strike across the fields tO the Paw
uNet river railroad bridge at Belle
fonte.
For this purpose the railroad COM
many has secured strip OF land 1900
feet bong and 90 feet wide. leading di-
agonally acr.ss from the edge of the
blum ON Warwick avenue at the first
turn below Park avenue to the roadbed
of The Warwick and Oakland Beach
railroad at the PawtuNct river. The
land is owned by Robert Hogg. and the
suburban Railroad Company has se-
cured more than option on IL. The poles
for the feed wire are Co be set on this
land this week This land is on the
Cranston side of the PaWtuxet river,
and offers exceptional advantages FOR
the grading necessary iu The COnstruc-
ton 81 "a roldbed. Bv this means the
Warwick town councI VIII have no
control whatevcr over the building 0f
the connections aud the ~oad will he
free from any restrictions as to speed.
A. matters nov stand thg new raiis
on warwick avenue and on the llogg
= rri will uot be iaii uulil spring. and.
iu fact. cauuJt b. btained until about
fhaf tlme. The aettinE of thp biz poles
fof the foDd wire is however, proceed
Ing rapidly and win. it is hoped. n
prHrI lcull, finished heforp the hrst hig
1ntm of The winter stous opcrations
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-12

New York, Dee. 12.-Today's session
in the trial of Roland B. MolineuN. ac-
cused OF causing the death OF Mrs. Kate
J. Adams began with Expert William
]. Kinsley In the witness chair.
Mr. Osborne referred to a question
asked Mr.. Kinsley some days ago by
Mr.. Weeks. He said
mir. Weeks asked you II you had
earned $780," L.
Excuse me. said Mr.. Weeks, II
asked how h made that sum-"
Now will you tell the jury first how
you earned that sum: tell them al
about a, how you worked and when
said Mr.. Osborne
Mr.. Kinsley began a detailed eNplon-
alton, by saying that about January J,
1899 he began his study OF The cosa. he
told how he gathered his mater-el how
he secured specimens of handwriting OF
Barnet. Cornish, Harpster and OF el-
cry man who had ever wotH on TIE
bccks OF the Knickerbockr. Athletic
cub. The witness then told Of haF'nS
spent seven weeks IN studying ne
handwriting OF the various individuals |
before he announced his leason.
Mr.. Osborne then asked You We're !
selected by the police department TO |
aid them IN this cast we're YOU not !
Mr. Kinsley"
II was"
did YOU r5alize az that time that a /
prosecution for murder against some
one might result from the nyest ga-
ton2"
Il thought so. though dbl not
know"
ibid you know any Of tn men you
met during that period cf work.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-12
MRS. CHkCE DEAD.
Noted Woman Passed Away at Gen.
trail Falls This Morning.
Was a Leader Among Workers for The
Negro and for Woman Suffrage.

Mrs, Elizabeth puffum Chace. one Of
the most pfOmTHVUt vOTrrrTl IT trf -tttt-I
died at 9:45 this morning at her home
on Broad street Central Falls, i'm her
oath year Mrs. Chace attained her 93d
birthday saturday. She was born Dc
cember Q. 1906, i'm this city, and has re-
SIDED in Central Falls about 40 years.
She became promncn{ throughout ,he
country In ante-s.avery days on oc-
count OF her earnest and fruitful work
i'm behalf OF the negro.
she was a prominent advocate OF
woman suffrage and was president OF
the Rhode fstaud As-oefstieH since It's
institution about thirty years ago. Three
ch ldren survive her. Arnold B. Chace
Mrs Mary Tolman and Mrs, l.. Il. G,
WYman.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-12
FINANCIAL.
BULLS AND BEARS.
Nervous Fluctuations Following Yes
teTday's Smash.
New Low Records Made by Changers.
BaIancs Of LIST Was Held Firm.

Wall Street, Dec l2-As was TO be
expected after yesterdays smash the
market was nervous and Irregular all
day today.
Prices fell off at the opening on re-
taxation of the covering demand. The
Granger group all made new low fig
ures. Burlington going below l2S and
81 PAU nearly to l20. Recoyeries from
these ngures We're sharp however IN
dicatfng lively covering by shorts
The greater part Of the list. how
ever remained above yesterdays low
prlces. although except i'm special in
stances prices did not recover as strong
IN as was noted yesterday afternoon.
The general slumpuess was followed
by a nervous rise, but the tendency was
not strong.
Wheat soft.
Cotton steady.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-12
A MUSICAL BAR.
Judge Swee land Holds Casino MuccIro ina Iuuo
Nusarca Complain

Castine Muccipo was tried p ,bo
sixth district court today for kespir,
hquor nuisance at No. 30 sutton
fact was brought out that fbis %"
chartered club. known a- thp NI,nt,..,,'
Musical club, and that sunday b.,i' 81.
distributed by way OF the pucb,s. M,
checks. also tha. Mucoiuu is tbe r,.si
dent this year Of the club Tba ,.,,,t
decided. when the point OBJ Che ,,,.,,.,,.,
tion was raised, thar jhc officer. ,r a..
,'rporation are responsible WHOM r,t,,,
inal acts are committed hy fbrii ne
sent or participation, and Nucr.po us
bound over in $1,000
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-12
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.
Brief but Interesting Items tboul Recent Happen.
nos In and iboal Thsso Plantations

Hose II extingushed fire in An
drow Lubys barn. a, "a Printery street
list evening. Luhy's lamp cxploGed and
set fire 10 some hay. Luby fought the
flames and was quite severely burned
about his right hand and les.
Assistant City Solicitor Greenough
had y new case to consider, this morn
inr' IL weighed So pounds and is going
10 be lawyer some day
John O'Rourkc OF 303 Eddy street,
roIl into the river at Potters slip at
6 20 this morning. He succeeded I'm get
ting out and climbing To the wharf.
where Patrolman Blessing found him
i'm an exhausted condition and sent him
home.
Michaelangelo Ritota. Paulo leonardo
and Giuseppe Vendotul were each
bound over to the grand jury from the
9th district court today. and In $1,000
each on the charge OF keeping grog
shops
Joseph sherman. l6 years. and Fan
cisco Tamburinof Michael Petosi. G.o-
vanni Cifelli and CarnuniO Dorio. about
H. years old each. pleaded not guilty
in the police court today, for revcuing
I'm the Empire theatre. last night. end
gave surety tor appeai lnce for TRIAL
next Friday. The boys were in the rri -
lcfy aud threw things into the par
uuete.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-12
Chicago Markets.
TAYLOR INAUGURAIeD.
In HIs Message He Says Iho Feoplo Have Tr-
urphsd Over Partisan Mschne

Frankfort kk, Dec. william s.
Taylor governor-elect took IN. oath or
oiiice today. The crowd was much
smaller than in past years due to the
rainy weather.
GoNernor-elect Taylor in his inaugu-
raj address said:
me verdict rendered by the peoplc
ldst November was the mandate of tho
tpe"pds w IaIm of,cS% liberty. IA was
i3,t,s 'AIonpaol Il. the peopleyQyer.a i1ercI-
FeeS' partisan Machine etatbd rs en-
Slave them" Hr said ono of tbr 'clst. 4.
aims ~ his sadndnistiatlop,voufd be.ta
secure me repeal OF The tl,ttion law
The oath of office was admiuieteraJ %,
Governor TaNiur by CHIEF justice H5al-
rigg.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-12
DREOGE IND SCOWS.
viii Be Sold at AucIon mus. NsBhars ones
On petembt21

The steam dredgc Saratoga and tw,
scoWs which have been condemned in
aoil9,lr'I.!N prg..tsclmss by Judge Brown
at public Nuo,iou to lht hirhos, biddor
in tho 6nich of United sDtcs Marshal
Mctabe on wednesday, Pee N. nj
noon. VI the proprietor of proprletars
of the vessel should between now anl
that tIr Jay the several claims
against The vessel ihe property viii. 1f
Cuurs,. ho released
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-12
IN THE SENATE.

AT the opening OF today's session OF
the Senate resolutions We're reported
favorably from the committee on con-
tingent expenses authorizing the COM
mittes on privileges and elections to
proceed with Investigations of the
clerti0n 10 III Senate Of w. \. Clarke
of Montana, and \. T.. Scott OF West
Virginia The resolutions were adopt
4
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-12
fnes'sd for lrscu.

nost0n. Dec. t2-lke Wana. who
keeps q grocery STORE led the West End.
ihls city Wts arrested early this morn
INK while Boz the act of setting fra o.
"a quantity ot paper which had been
sliurairf With h-fusene q nia Store
The building o. fDur-siory brick sttuc-
iure. is owned ~ Myer Hosuaskv. Sew
cral families live in the npuor stories
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-12
EXPERT KINSLEY
AGAIN ON STAND.
rIolineux's Counsel Tries to Shut
Out Some of His Testimony,
but Does Not Succeed.

4, o,rbev were all strangers to me wher
Tbern bS ensued al this point a Discus
! - h.,,,epn counsel Jf cOn5iuera dc
| warmth relative 10 an oDJf-' on lnadt
| by Mr.. Weeks r,,,ittoa 80 oor
Mr.. Kinsley was PERM L'el 10 con
tInue however, and one OF the H. I.
Barnet" New YORK letters written TO
natent medicine company and enclos-
- ss for treatment WAS offered for
80 ''dS,,,,, rlson with the Burns" letter,
htih bas been admitted by the de-
80 to he i'm the genuine handwriting
- tba defendant. Mr. l<insley was ask
"a m demonstrate In crayon the SINH
Iaritv and characteristics of the nand-
writing. The Barnet letter read as
follows
Dear Sir-Please find enclosed ::
s. fT which please send me one
months remedy FOR impotency
II G. BARNET.
'Box 2i7-257 West Forty-second ::
street New York"
Mr.. Weeks objected 20 the comp1rl-
son on the ground that IL was not a
comparison Of disputed handwriting,
and an the further ground that II was
NOT necessary for the witness 10 copy
the letters on the paper b fore The jury
IN view OF the facl that each juror had /
a Photographic set Of the exhibits.
The objection was Overrued.
when he witness beg"~ his dcmCu- |
,tration Mr. Weeks again objected, say !
ng
II object your honor. DO I under /
stand YOU as permitting his witness /
10 show his ability TO forge these let |
.ers?'
"Ovcrruled," replied The court.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-12
ernf IuLls Rennii.

The grand jury will rep0r. to Iudg
Wilbur un Friday next 1here have
been over "a hundred eases considered
by the jury ana some 90 these have
haen ri-e- ~ s..i..l. liu1AIt-a.A
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-12

Newton. Dec O2.--Noticts Of 90 per
fs.ni. advance wages were posted o.
me Nouianum (orsfed mills ana the
NeNtCn MaChln\ Company works ID .f
morning They ~ owned by me same
company ana The inisc Affects 5vv hands
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-12
SHE DID NOT GET A DIVORCE.


Continued from Page One)
her by the ears from the nOor. She
had been playing with their child at
the time Mr.. King. according 20 his
wife, once knocked her from the bed
because she disturbed his slumbers in
looking about the bed FOR her infants
nursing bottle. Mrs. King said her
husband did not drink, but seemed o
be afraid he would come 10 pov rty,
though when She got him work ne
would not take II. Witness co.rJb-
nIated Mrs KINGS story.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-12

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
County Of Providence, So:
/. J. ". Vernon. tpshier OF the above-named
tanE. 90 soicmniy swear that the above statement
istTue to the best OF my knowledge and belief.
J. w. NEhNOt. Cashier
suhscrfnee and sworn to before this SIN day
ei December, 1875. GILMAN T.. JOPP,
Correct Attest; Notary Fub!to
@ sAfLES.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-12

WANTED BY bright. SMART
American widow -. l.sitipn ls house
Keeper For elderly gentleman of means.
Address A.. ~ BVX 80. PlO,idcncc,K.L.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-12
New York Stocks.

Reported by Sullivan & Sullivan.
Banig2a building.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-12
DESERTION CHARGED.

Six years ago Mrs. Ruth l.. Tabcr
says her husband William -. Tabor
from whom she now seeks "a divorce ON
the ground Of non-support left her Her
husband had previously gone away for
short periods lie was not a man much
given to talk and when going away
would not say whore he was going He
sent her no money since 1898 and neHh-
en- she nor his relatives knew whether
he was dead or alive at the present
time. w tnesses who are relatives OF
the petitioner testified she came to
their home In 1875 In n famished condi-
ton and 50 far as they knew she had
heard nothing from her husband, since
that tine..Th relatives as well as Mrs.
Tabor thought rum was-Tespousble for
Mr.. Tabcr's conduct. She got her Iii
vorce, p. DcN, OConnor was her coun-
sci,
Christine Guud was granted divorce
from Arthur a. Guild on the ground OF
non-support. Walter b. Vincent was
attorney for Mrs Guild.
Emily &. Luther was granted a di-
vorce from her husband Henry q. Lu-
ther for non-support She testified once
her husband threw a shovelful of hot
coal that he had taken from the fur
mace at her. Mr. Luther IS prominent i'm
political circles. Cooke q Angel were
counsel FOR Mrs Luther.
OTHER CASES.
other divorces granted today were.
Thomas n. Bell rs. Mary a. Bell. De-
sertion. L. G. Olney for petitioner.
Ida u. Pierce w. Fred y. Pierce. nom
support Page x Page for petitioner.
The following divorces were granted
yesterday afternoon
Lea Batrman-Ns Levi Batcman. non
support and extreme cruelty Granted
MCFee snd Greene were attorneys FOR
the petitioner
Alice NJ Crolty vs. John n Croty
adultery and extreme cruelty Grant
ed. Irving Champln Cor petitioner.
Eliza l.. ScWall rs Charles w. Sc
wall. non4support Granted. w. =.
Grcenough and IT. W. Grccnough FOR
petitioner
Edith NJ Allen VS. samuel +. Allen.
ron-support Gtan,ed. y. DeN O'Con-
nor FOR petitioner.
Rose Edelstcn VS.. Adolph Edelston
dcsrftiUn and non-support Granted r.
a. Williams for petitioner
EHen Hagrcn W. Gustaf " Hagren
non-s upport Granicd W IT, Balncy
fer petitioner.
Mice -. Greene W. Robert w. Grccua
GRAINED. \. j. Cushing for petitioner
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-12
PAWTUCKET
COMPANI
RAILROADS.

Industrial 1oo f05ia 10
Union Trust 80. so 90 49,.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-12
INSURANCE.

XXX dividend
SNew stock.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-25
Explorations In Iceland.

T. Thoroddsen has completed the ex-
ploration of Iceland, to which he has
given up his vacations for the past 10
years. He will now write a full ac-
count of the results of his labors.
which will be published with his map
of Iceland. For years his articles on
iceland have been in great demand.
and he is regarded as an authority on
the inner parts of Iceland. In the Is
years which he has spent exploring
Iceland he has visited every nook and
corner, found hundreds of lava fields
and glaciers, and traced all the in
dentations of the coast line, and in
valleys scooped out of tough basalt
has discovered deep lakes. one of the
lakes being 100 feet above the sea lev
el and its bottom is 275 feet below the
level of the ocean. In the 10 years he
has Travelled over 5000 miles among
the sandy level wastes. 1t is not sur
prising that the exploration of inner
Iceland has been left so long, as the
field was so small and far away that
explorers thought they might win
greater laurels in other parts of the
world in which the public was more
particularly difficult owing to the fact
that large areas OF lava-strewn land
are destitute of verdure, and Mr.. Tho
roddsen has often been compelled to
carry fodder for his horses for many
days at a time. There are no roads
and the summer season, which is the
only time when travel is possible, is
short. He has discovered scores of
crater lakes scattered all through the
interior. Many craters that help to
cover the surface OF Iceland with lava
have become the receptacles for the
drainage from the mountains. We are
all familiar with photographs of the
moon showing the parched expanse of
rock pitted deeply with great numbers
of craters. The iceland explorer thinks
that the country around Vatna Jokull
would be a terrestrial counterpart of
the surface of the moon were it not
for the atmosphere and the water of
greenish tinge that fills two-thirds OF
the yawning cavities.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-25
Note Her Horse Laugh.

The agitated girl looked. back
through the cloud of dust that rose in
their rear.
''Algernon," she exclaimed in terror,
papa is pursuing us"
LET him pursue!" chuckled Alger-
non. THE last thing l did before
we started out was to slip out and
change his storage battery. It's only
got about one more mile in it. and then
it'll stop dead"
And even as Algernon spoke these
words his automobile drew away from
the pursuer, while from the tagging
machine far in the rear came family
to the ear hoarse cries of impotent
rage from the batiied parent.--Chicago
Tribune.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-25
a Chinese Silt Dance,

Stilt-dancing appears to be popular
in the town of Newchang, in China.
The stilters walk, or rather hop or
dance, along the streets, with gay ban
ners flying and innumerable drums
and tom-toms beating. The stilters
dance the most fantastic steps, whirl-
ing and waving their arms in the
wierdest manner imaginable. The
French and British officials recently
appointed to decide the east frontier
line of Dahomey on coming to Meko
met with a very enthusiastic reception.
On the day of their arrival they saw
an immense crowd advance dancing.
singing and turning in groups around
individuals, perched upon stills. 1t
was a fetish dance on stills, and the
dancers, with yelled faces and dressed
in costumes made of coarse fabric and
straw, like that used for making the
mats of the country, rushed to one side
and the other and made believe to
charge upon the crowd, which at every
step gave way, singing, gesticulating
and continually provoking the fetish
stiltsmen.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-25

thoroughly brushed inside and out,
and all untidy braid or lining removed
from the bottom. When ready spread
it on the table, and carefully sponge it
over with the ivy water
1t must then be wrung out dry, when
it will be found to have recovered its
former color and to look quite like
new.
Black silk may be cleansed in the
same manner, but needs more care.
If the silk is in breadths it must be
lightly sponged and then tightly rolled
over a cloth-wound roller and then
left to dry.
Black lace may also be renovated
when soiled or Drowned with age by
sponging it with ivy water and then
rolling it over a cloth wound round a
roller. 1t should not be ironed.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-25
Discontinued His Telephone.

Had my telephone taken out last
week." said the man who is known in
a certain section of Piety Hill as such
good neighbor." Just ordered it
back again. Got mad and cut my
nose off to spite my face. Deep-voiced
man with an official tone called me
up and said he wanted to test the in
strument. All right / called back.
go ahead.
" Please stand to the right of the
transmitter and talk he directed, and
l did. Now to the left and l did.
Now kindly talk directly into the
transmitter, and l did. Now stand on
your head and talk, and he rung off
before l had time to paralzye him with
a few sentences.
"A man never reasons when he's as
wrathy as l was. l ordered that
phone out inside of an hour. or I'd
remove it with an ax."-Detroit Free
Press.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-25
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS.
CURRrNT NOTES OF DISCOv-
ERY AND INVENTION.
ComPressed Air Operates Newly In
vented Automatic Baggage smasher-
Now Sanitary Toothbrush-virtue of
Ivy Leaves-The Next U. S. Census,
Next U. S. Census.

William r. Merriam, ex-governor of
Minnesota, the new director of the
census, hopes to begin to organize the
machinery of his bureau about the 1st
of May. Nothing will be done for the
present except to select the heads of
different departments, experts who
will constitute the framework of the
new bureau. The entire force of the
census, with the exception of the as
sistant director, will be appointed by
the director, giving him a control OF S.
great amount of patronage. But the
great army of clerks and enumerators,
numbering in all over $4,000, will rot
be chosen for several months, as the
enumeration does not begin until June
/, 1900.
Under the law the census is to re-
late mainly to four items, viz: Popu-
lation, mortality, products of agricul-
ture and the manufacturing and me-
chanical establishments. The report
covering these four branches must be
completed in two years.
Mr.. Merriam estimates that at least
$4,000 enumerators will be required,
but it will be over a year before these
begin to work. In the meantime, this
summer and next winter will be occu-
pied by the bureau in plotting the
United States into geographical di-
visions and subdivisions, and in as
signing the enumerators and supervis-
ors to their respective districts.
The law directs that the census of
Alaska and Hawaii shall be taken, but
there is no provision with regard to
Porto Rico and the Philippines, al
though something will have to be done
to this end, as they will be American
possessions in the fullest sense of the
term by the time the census is taken.
The enumeration of Porto Rico can
proceed without much difficulty, but
there will oe much trouble in try
ing to cover the Philippines. 1t is pos
sible that the enumeration both in
Porto Rico and the Philippines will be
done under the direction of the mil
itary authorities.