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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-26

the summer of 1901 The resolution was
adopted.
THE LAND is NEEDED.
Mr.. n. c. White presented the follow
ing: Resolved, that the school commit
tee of the city OF Providence hereby pro-
test against any legislation, recently AK
ed for by the board OF aldermen OF said
city. that will authorize the disposal Of
or use for any hut school purposes of the
land and buildings. some time ago CON
demned for school purposes and situated
on the corner OF Pond and Summer
streets in the city OF Providence, and
affirm that there Is pressing necessity at
the present time for the use OF said prop
erty for school purposes. The resolution
was adopted.
Nr. Dev.iish presented a resolution
providing that tho committee on relations
to the city council be- directed to request
the city council 10 increase the size of
the Greeley street school building from a
four to an eight room building.
Mr. San Souc offered resolution pro-
viding that the city council he asked 10
purchase a site and erect upon IL six
room primary school building I'm the
Mount Pleasant district. Both resolutions
were referred 10 the committee on gram
mar and primary schools.
WILL CLOSE on WEDNESDAY.
Mr.. II. c. white moved that the schools
be closed on Wednesday OF next week.
Ne said the high school would be closed
on "Wednesday. the primary schools on
Thursday and the grammar schools on
Friday. and, I'm view OF the fact that
there had been considerable sickness
among the teachers. he thought it would
be wise TO close all the schools on We'd
nesday.
DIR. Hill moved 10 amend by closing
one week, which would be the usual mid
winter vacation. but, after some discus
sion, the amendment was lost and the
original motion adopted.
DIR. White presented report from the
committee on hygiene relative to the
condition OF the Ralph street school. I'm
the annexed district. The report showed
the school TO he unsanitary. inconve-
nient and generally unwholesome. and
urged that new building should be
erected to take its place.
Later Committeeman Hopkins presented
report and resolution on this matter
the resolution being az follows:
Resolved, that the committee on rela-
tions to the city council be and is hereby
directed to present the report accom-
panying this resolution TO the city coun-
ell and TO request the city council to re-
move tho present Ralph street primary
school building and erect in place there
of, modern eight-room primary school
building of brick, The resolution was re-
ferred TO the committee on school houses
and lots.
On motion OF IT, c. white, the school
committee then adjourned.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-26

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-26
FIREMEN DANCE.
Annual Ball Of tho PawtuCket
Department is Held.

The 18th annual concert and ball 81 the
Pawtuoket fire department. was held last
evening in Music heil, that city. and there
was an immense attendance of Gre nght-
ers and their friends.
The concert lasted from TO 10 O'Clock.
and then followed the dancing. there be-
ing - numbers on the program
ln attoudance we're many members Of
the nre departments of Providence, Cen
tral Falls and Nttlcbcro
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-26

Nestell Lodge, No. 81. a. F. and A. NJ,
has reason TO feel proud that the highest
offices In the gift OF the Grand Lodge of
Masons OF Rhode Island. Providence
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons and Cal
vary Commandery OF knights Templars
have been conferred upon three members
OF the lodge
IL was to properly celebrate this fact
that Nestcll Lodge last evening. tender
ed a banquet and reception To NJ. w.
Frederick G.. stiles, NJ. +. Christopher w.
Clissold and l.. 5. Joseph Baker, Jr., at
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-26
SOON WILL BE
man OF STONE
Lewis Body Gradually but
Steadily Becoming Ossiflsd.
HIS ARMS NOW USELESS.
Flesh Like MarhIs-PrlGk OF a Needle Is
Not Felt Nor Does a Cut Produces
Any Blood.
HIS ARMS NOW USELESS.

Glassboro. y. j., Jan. 26.-George W.
Lewis. of Cross Keys. is gradually turn
ing to stone, and might in one sense be
called a walking monument.
Mr., Lewis, who is forty-five years old.
realizes that there is little hope for him,
and is making the best possible use OF
what little time there may be yet for
him in which to move about
His case is remarkable one. and has
thus far baffled the skill of many physi-
clans of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Lewis about seven years ago found
that his fingers were beginning TO get
stiff and that he could move them only
with difficulty. This stiffness began TO
move up his arms and soon from the ell
bow down the flesh began to harden.
ARMS NOW USELESS.
The arms are now useless. The skin is
drawn tightly over the bones. the sinews
are contracted and the hands are like
marble. The prick OF a pin or needle is
not felt neither does a cut show any
blood whatever. I'm fact. Mr.. Lewis has
little blood. and his flesh Is nearly white,
with a marble cast.
MIR Lewis feet and lower limbs began
10 stiffen and harden two years ago. and
also are gradually becoming useless. The
skin on his face is also drawing tightly
over the bones and at the present rate
OF progress of the disease, Mr.. Lewis
says. he will soon turn 60 stone.
Mr.. Lewis attributes his condition pri-
marily 10 nervous trouble, but is not pos
itlve on this point. He was an inveterate
smoker some years ago and thinks this
may have been the cause of his nervous-
ness. While he still suffers from nervous
trouble he believes his condition in this
respect Is not so bad as II was two years
ago
Another remarkable fact about Mr. Lew
Is II that no gets no sleep, and. indeed.
does not seem to need IL. For weeks at "a
,me he does not close his eyes. During
the day his attention Is occupied by hap
penings at his store, and at night he sits
up and reads. He says he has gone "a
month without a moments sleep.
HE is NEVER HUNGRY.
Before his feet began 10 stiffen, and in
summer weather, he would go out for
walks at all hours of the night. He now
eats as little as he sleeps; Is never hum
CRY, and can go several days without
food.
where, after thorough examination, he
has been told there is no hope for him.
Neither could the doctors enlighten him
as 60 his condition.
Mr. Lewis mind Is not affected In the
least. He is a ready converse tionalist,
and Is we'll versed on topics of the day.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-26
Il CARD.

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-26

"A auarterlv dividend of S.75 per share
on the preferred aud $50 per share on
the common stock OF This company " de-
cIared and nayahie February lst 1901 TO
stockhoi,iers of record January lgth
Transfer books close January 18th. and
reopen February md
~. MARTIN BROWN. Treas
Jan. 21. =. o. q. I'd Feb. 1.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-26

Hamlet" The opera house was burned
TO the ground, but fortunately all es-
capped without injury.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-26

ulcntl in sufficient quantity nakesissther
vIOOuL absolutely water.tighL
BROWN BROS. Co
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-26

For ~ Cold i'm the Head
Laxative BroIa o. QuInine Tablets.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-26

II Is estimated that summer residents
pay three-hfths of the taxes Of New
port.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-26

" w. Frederick W. stiles. grand mas
tor Of Masons. was warmly greeted. In
MS address he reviewed the record OF ad-
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03

ucts necessary to sutain life; it would
directly benefit the government by Civ
ing it means Of transporting its own
army and navy troops and supplies nee
essary for their maintenance at the least
expense and by the most prompt service
at time when it is most imperative, an
item Of expense which cost our govern
ment more than twenty-three millions
of dollars during our recent short war
with Spain; it would directly benefit all
the people by putting into the treasury
Of the United States annually more than
FIVE hundred millions of dollars which
now go into the pockets of private cor
porations and few individuals who
have unjustly wrested from the people
the emoluments of those roads which the
money and the labor of the people have
built, without giving adequate compen-
sation in return"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03
DEBS ON ASSASSINATION

Terre Haute, Ind, Sept. 11.-Eugene
Debs said: Il have sympathy for any
man who is victim of such an attack,
because | am constitutionally opposed
to shedding human blood, under any
circumstances. But l have no more
sympathy for Mckinley than l have for
the innocent who were shot down by
the New York militia at Buffalo few
years ago, or the inoffensive miners
who were trudging along the highway
OF Lattimer and were riddled with bull
lets in the name of law and order.
The talk about suppressing anarchy
is waste of breath. Where shall the
line be drawn, and who will draw it?
When it comes to respect for life, the
poor, misguided, and much hated anar-
chists are models of innocence COM
pared to the great trusts and corpora
tions that trample all law under foot,
and so manipulate business and indus
try as to bring suffering, misery and
death to thousands, each of which in its
own small circle is as great tragedy as
the attempted assassination OF the presi-
dent
"As long as society breeds misery,
misery will breed assassination. Every
now and then the poverty and despera-
ton in the social cellar will explode in
assassination at the sumptuous banquet
ing board on the upper floor. The way,
and the only way, to suppress anarchy
is to quit producing it. Sympathy for
its victims, while considerable to the
human heart, does not mitigate the evil
1t so happens that it is always the
other fellow who is the anarchist.
IF anarchy, so-called, about the
meaning of which there is world Of
difference among the greatest econo-
mists and the wisest of men, is to be de-
stroyed by force, then there will be no
one left to write the story of self-ex-
termination of the human race What
country breeds most anarchy-the most
tyrannical and repressive.
"In the two last presidential cam
paigns Bryan was almost daily de-
nounced in the editorial columns of the
leading newspapers as an anarchist.
What stump orator of the side opposite
to Judge Baker would like to have that
distinguished jurist decide whether or
not his impassioned political invective
was anarchistic?
"The attempt upon Mr.. Mckinley,
deplorable as it seems, will prove a
blessing in disguise if it teaches that
while there is injustice at the bottom,
there is no security at the top
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03
TEN MEN IN CONTROL

1t SO happens that there are 2,o5o rail-
road corporations in this country. 1t
is difficult to state just how many sys-
TENS there are, but something like 800
roads or corporations run the 2,o5o; and
it is perfectly safe to say that ten men
in the United States, whose names are
familiar. control the whole 2,o5o roads,
either directly or indirectly There are
influential men outside of this group of
ten powerful men-great railroad man.
ayers, able men, ornaments to any coun-
try-but, nevertheless, these ten men
control the railroad business of the
United States, and nearly all of them
live in the city OF New York This is
matter which, it seems to me, is
worthy of our consideration when dis
cussing the economic trend toward state
socialism. The question might be asked
whether it would not be just as we'll
that instead OF these ten men, who are
in way self-elective, the government
itself should appoint ten commissioners
in their place, and let us have that dis
interested authorization of rates and
that disinterested regulation of the traf-
6c of the country which would come
through such board. The ten men
are not subject to criticism. They are
great men; they must be great men,
and greater men than those that are
called to conduct the affairs of the state
itself.-Carroll D. Wright.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03

istic age set in, every artisan owned his
own tools and could make a good liv-
ing for himself and family. He could
do this by his own labor alone. Now
how is it? With all the machinery oil
production in the hands of capitalists
he can barely live. Often his wife and
children must help, and then he does
well to keep the wolf from the door.
But, my son, what would you do?'
II would not be simpleton."
"But no one said you were"
mo, but you said the divers for coal
were."
"Yes, but l think"
That's right, pa, and when you and
the rest of us have thought enough
the man on the bank will have to catch
his own driftwood or freeze"
L. A. STOCKWELL.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03
ANARCHY.

Anarchy is the shadow Of despotism.
Where there is secret order such as
that of the anarchists, the purpose of
which is opposition to law and order,
it can be safely asserted that despotism
exists somewhere and that that despot-
ism is the cause of the detestable order
suggested by it. Where despotism is
greatest anarchy is most prevalent
When we think of Russia we think also
of the despotic form of the Russian gov
ernment and of the nihilist movement.
We can understand all this about Rus
sia without much difficulty. But how
can we explain the presence of anarchy
in the United States? Is there despot-
ism here? If so, it is not in our po-
litical government. 1t is easy to change
that by ballots. The people can if they
will change that at any time. Still there
may be such thing as despotism in
spite of its absence from our political
form. If there is, only crack brain or
a thoughtless fiend could have suspect
ed its presence in our political system.
Had Czolgosz turned upon one of the
great monopolists who rule with iron
rod, his action would have been no less
inexcusable but somewhat more COM
prehensible. It would have been equal
ly as futile to accomplish any imaginary
purpose, but it would not have been so
distressing. American manhood would
have risen stoutly against it, but would
not have been so dumbfounded. But
even in this form of despotism we do
not ask nor will we tolerate violence.
We permit monopoly and intend to do
so until we get ready to have reckon
ing. Then American people will not
ask the aid of an assassin to free them
from this oppression. When the time
comes we will demand reckoning at
the ballot box, the weapon of free men.
Broad Axe.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03
FREEDOM OF SPEECH J:

Some of the republican papers are
suggesting limitations upon the free
dom of speech as cure for anarchy.
The editor of The Commoner has as
much reason as any living man to know
OF the abuse sometimes heaped upon
candidates for Office. He has been the
victim of as much malice and vitupera-
ton as have ever been employed
against an American, and yet he is op-
posed to placing any additional restric-
ton upon the freedom of speech or the
freedom of the press.
First, because the evils of restriction
are greater than the evils of freedom;
and, second, because abuse does not
hurt the man or the party made the SUBJ
ject of attack. The death of President
Mckinley can not be traced to anything
ever spoken or written against him.
The assassin spoke affectionately of his
victim and said that he killed him not
because of his dislike for the man but
because of his opposition to govern
ment of any kind. Some who are en-
gagged in schemes which will not bear
the light will shield themselves behind
the murderous deed of the assassin and
denounce freedom of speech because
they do not want the public to be in
formed of their doings. Others, stirred
by righteous indignation, strike at
free speech because some have abused
the latitude allowed. 1t is time
for liberty-loving citizens to protest
against the attempt to suppress free
speech. The warfare must be against
anarchy, not against freedom of speech
Anarchy is an European product and
thrives most where there is least free
dom of speech and least freedom of the
press. Let us not make the mistake of
undermining our institutions under the
delusion that we are thus protecting
those institutions.
Free speech and free press are es-
sential to free government No man in
public life can object to the publication
of the truth and no man in public life
is permanently injured by the publica-
ton of a lie. That much is published
that should not be is only too evident,
but let public opinion correct the evil;
that will be more effective than law and
will bring no danger with it. If paper
abuses political opponent stop your
subscription and teach the editor to
conduct his paper on respectable lines.
There is a sense of justice in the ku-
man heart and he who violates it vio-
lates it at his own peril. This sense of
justice ultimately turns abuse to the
benefit of the man abused The present
laws against slander and libel are suffi-
cient; leave the rest to healthy public
sentiment then help to create the.
sentiment-Commoner.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03
REFORMERS UNITED
the National Conference Arkansas
City A Great Event.
Five Reform Factions United In One
Harmonious Party.

The Quill editor has just returned
from the national conference at Kansas
City, too late to give anything more
than brief outline of the proceedings
of the conference
A short time ago a call was issued by
the committees of the following par
ties: The Middle e-of-the-road Populists,
the Fusion Populists, the Public Own
ership Party, the Single Tax Party and
the Free Silver Democratic clubs.
These all sent representatives to
Kansas City on the 18TH for the pur-
pose of discussing the situation with a
view to uniting all these parties if pos
sible. They were in session two days
and half of two nights before they
came to final agreement Much of the
discussion was of that character called
wrangling, but it was all in the most
friendly spirit and good humor, and the
wrangling did not arise from difference
of opinion on points of principle, but
merely from misunderstanding of each
others positions.
The representatives of the Peoples
Party had no authority to do anything
further than to agree upon plan Of
union and submit that plan to the vot-
ers of their party by the referendum
system, for their approval. This was a
cause of the misunderstanding, because
the other delegates came there. with full
authority to organize new party COM
plete, then and there, and they could
not at first understand our position, but
when they did get to understand it they
thought it was grand principle.
Then a declaration of principles was
agreed upon, unanimously, without a
dissenting voice from any of the par
ties. The code was simply the Omaha
platform, with the initiative and refer
endum and imperative mandate added
and made the first plank of the plat
form. Then it was agreed to hold an
other national convention at Louisville,
Kentucky, the second week in April
next, for the purpose of making the
organization complete. A plan Of rep
resentation for that convention was
agreed upon. 1t was also agreed that
the combine should be called the CAL
lied Parties" until the meeting at Louis
VILE All of these agreements are to be
submitted to the voters of the different
parties for their approval or rejection.
There is not shadow of doubt but that
they will be approved almost unani-
mously by all the parties concerned,
and if so, there will be consummated at
Louisville, Kentucky, next April the
known in America.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03
THE DIFFERENCE

''Well, we'll; what simpletons! Why
don't they take it out and sell it them
selves?"
"What is it pa? Who is a simple
toni"
"Why, these men who are diving for
coal"
Diving? Why, 1 thought they dug
coal"
$50 they do, as general thing; but
these men are diving for it,
''Is it in the water, pa?'
eyes. in this case it is. will ex-
plain. These men are diving after it in
the Ohio river. In the coal regions
of Pennsylvania and West Virginia
thousands of barges are loaded with
coal and sent down the Ohio river.
Well, in high water, many of them sink
and the cargoes of coal go rolling along
the bottom Of the river, carried onward
by the swiftness of the current. Each
piece of coal, be it large or small, grad
ual1y gets its corners worn off by con-
stantly rubbing against its neighbor as
it rolls along the bottom. By the time
it gets as far down as Cincinnati OF
Madison it is as smooth as billiard
ball and is as round. AS no one claims
it while in the river, any one is free to
go in and help himself to as much of il
nc he can take Ort -
"Is it good coal, pa?"
eyes, just as good as ever, and much
cleaner to use, as it is so smooth and
round"
"Then why are the men who take it
out simpletons?"
ooh, you don't understand; the piece
that read said the men who were TAX
ing it out were working for another
man, and that they took out enough in
4 day to pay themselves twice over.
That the man who hired them found a
ready sale for it at price that left him
more profit on each ton than he paid in
wages"
"Well, what of that? Don't a man
expect to make profit when he hires a
man to work?"
eyes, but just think how absurd it is
for those men to dive down and bring
up that coal, and give over half of it to
a man who does nothing at all, except
to sell the coal and pay them their
wages"
"Oh, see; they could take it out and
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-10-03
WHEN A MANS OUT OF Al

All Nature is sick from her heels to hel
hair,
Wen feller is out of job;
She is all out of kilter and out of repair
Wen a feller is out of job;
Amt no juice in the earth an no salt
in the sea,
Amt no ginger in life in this land OF
the free,
An the Universe amt what it's cracked
up to be.
Wen feller is out of a job.
Watts the good of blue skies and OF
blossoming trees?
Wen a feller is out of job;
Wen your boy hez large patches on
both of his knnes,
An feller is out of job?
Them patches, l say, look so big in
your eye
That they shut out the n'scape an
cover the sky,
An the sun can't shine through 'em the
best it can try,
Wen feller is out OF Job.
Wen a man has no part in the work oi
the earth,
Wen a feller is out of job;
He feels the whole laundering mistake
of his birth,
Wen feller is out of Job;
He feels he's no share in the whole oi
the plan,
That he's got the mitten from Natur's
own han,
That he's rejected and left over man.
Wen feller is out OF job.
For you've just lost your hold with the
rest of the crowd,
Wen feller is out of job;
An you feel like dead man with nary
shroud,
Wen feller is out OF job.
You're crawling around, but you're out
Of the game;
You may hustle about, but you're dead
Just the same
You're dead with no tombstone to puff
up your name,
Wen feller is out of a job.
Sam Walter Foss