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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-01-10

or unapailable for service. The officers
had not fully realized the changed con
ditions; ard as the State had no equip
nents to issue to new recruits, renrgsn-
isation dragged until after the present
year opened.
The companies located in Whining
ton have made material progress in tie
past six months. and the recent inspec-
tion has shawn not only large increase
of men in the ranks, but in more
marked manifestation of military
spirit. This is in a measure due to the
efforts of Capt. A. f. Mstlsck, who
was placed 10 command Of the First
Battalion during the leave OF absence
of Lieutena t. Colonel Charles M. Stew
ensop, who is now in Porto Rico.
Those companies located in the
smaller towns of the State, have been
quick to reorganize. and in all, except
one where reorganization was at
tempted, they are IL healthy and pros
porous condition.
Co. B, looAled at Milfesd, has a fine
body Of men in a guod state OF
efficiency They have the advantage Of
splendid armory and drill hall.
Co u, located at Bridgeville, has
labored under much disadvantage in
not having suitable armory but in
the last month this has been remedied
and this company now bids fair to be
one Of the strongest IN the regiment. II
is we'll Differed, equipped and growing.
90. II, located at New CASTLE, has
regained its former standing az one oil
the largest and most effective compan
les In the regiment, and its armory
combines convenience for military
work, and amuseu ents with gymnastic
equipments capable of developing the
annsdsmen phi sicaily.
Co. r, located at Wyoming. has
fallen into dry rot, and the resigna-
tions OF It's officers are now in your
hands.
"A regimsntal band OF 25 mem bers has
been recruited under the charge oil
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-31
CONSTITUTIONAL. REFORM.

Connecticus constitutional convention will begin
will be watched with only by
people state by who are inter
eed reform Connecticut ougew
constitution. which eighty
the hope OF her enlightened citizens present effort
model existing conditions will
BE- successful
Years the lower branch of the Legislature own
ceased TO be really representative body The
sought change provides that having population
5000 shall members each and towns
with population less 5000 each This esc
on conceive proven larger
and deprived them Of additional proportion
rapid growth growing Con-
necticut cities have felt the injustice but have
vide remedy because their a representation invariab
outvoed by the members from the rural state
1t should be forgotten either constitutional conven.
ton about made
the cities representation 20 which they
Justly entitled will be the country
sections with and against their city That they
should all farnese disputed they wi do Sc
is another and much more doubtful proposition.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-31
LATEST GIFT.
Nj. Cenant Donates Library to
His Native Town.

The formal presention OF the free lib
rary to the town OF Dudley, Mass, by
Hezekiah Conant OF Central Falls will
take place tomorrow MIR. Conant was
born In Dudley and went to the district
school there and later entered Nichols
academy. On Dudley hill at the pres
ent time he has summer home and he
finds rest and enjoyment there each year
lie takes a deep interest I'm the town
and its people and since the fire there a
few years ago, he has erected church.
observatory and other buildings. The
new library has some 600 volumes. The
church which he gave is known as the
Conant memorial.
Mr. Conant is one OF the biggest OF the
Rhode Island capitalists and manufac-
turers and is connected with some OF
the most powerful financial interests in
the country. He is. however. best known
through his connection with the thread
making interests of the Blackstone Val
ley and as former president and general
manager Of the Pawtucket branch OF the
j. & II. Coats Thread company, limited.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-31

weight Is only heard OF I'm a generation, IL
so often.
Truth TO tell the colonel was using gut
very nearly twice as stout as that used
on the Itchen or Test for much larger
fish: but. for all that. men, and women,
too. praised his marvellous skill. and more
thought and heard OF the feat than OF the
Victoria Cross he won years ago I'm wild
Northern India. Such is fame.
How often have heard the dear old
colonel tell the story with variations as
time went on. OF his famous capture. ''lt
was a glorious wind-up to a splendid sea-
SON" he would usually commence. II
had taken my rod doMn- Tram tha- -F+.elt be-
hind the summer house: there was n blue
upright for a tall ny. the first dropper
was cocky-hondhu. and the ton dropper
rusty red hackle that little Nickery, the
cohbler. tied for me. BY CAD! what a cap
ital hand that fellow was at trout hy.
The weather had been dry all through
the first fortnight OF September. the grass
looking az brown as II IL were Augustine
glass had been falling for day or two.
and then We had such downpour for
two whole days and nights that made US
wish We might never see raindrop again
The third day the stream was a wild
torrent. but you know how soon II runs
down. and on the Saturday. which was
the day after the food. and II was high
flood. too. for Il carried away Mrs. Buddi-
combe's nanny goat 1 took my rod down
from It's rack, as | have told you, and
went to take a last cast or two just as a
Wind-up 10 the season and more particu-
larlv 60 get the Wears wife brace OF
trout NV boy. I never had such day.
the whole river seemed alive with fish.
Wherever I cast I had rises, and very
soon began returning the small ones, see
lug what sort Of day | was In for.
Before noon could have filed my
crcei twice over. and when 7 went In TO
lunch a was with aching back md arms
and felt had done enough for glory
In the afternoon the clouds broke, the
sun came out. and ~ seemed such glo-
rious day that 1 was tempted out again.
Though I had said I would Ash no more.
somehow or other I found myself rod IN
hand. quietly strolllng down toward the
river. and saying to myself. We'll per-
hans TN take another cast or two as J
shall not set another chance before next
wear
"Rut the odd thing was not rise
could I get: the 1sh seemed 10 have lett
on feeding altogether. OF course. THIS
/ made me keen mustard. You know how
| ! hate to be beatsn over anything. aud
/ sfralehtwsy began hshlnG my level best
I tli have another hair dozen trout or die
\ Thought nat von will hardly believe me
I when tell you % vas rot untll o'clock
\ that 7 sot MY hrst hsh that afternoon
rose him ~ the tail of tho bic pool, nv
/ those hawthorn bushes Wonder
| After that I did not get rise for
l some time 7 40 not much believe IN
/ chnneine nv rs. but that afternoon
\ rarsackcd my book 10 see N could not
Get something which would make then
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-31
IN SOCIETY

st. stephens church was the scene, to-
day. OF very pretty and quiet wedding
that OF Miss LYLE Foster daughter Of
Mr.. Theodore w. Foster 10 Mr.. Vincent
Veriey OF Jamaica, w |.
To the strains of Lohengrin's wedding
march the bridal party entered the church
through the Webster Memorial Guild
house.
Miss Viola Foster was the maid of hon
or wearing a simple gown OF white
Louizine silk, trimmings of lace, and
wearing a large picture hat with plumes
The bride entered on the arm OF her
IA ther. she wore an exquisite gown OF
white crepe de chine with entire deux OF
duchess lace and wore a tulle veil with
orange blossoms
The groom. MIR. Vincent Verley. await
ed the bride with his best man, Mr. Theo-
dore Clyde Foster.
Among the guests numbering about
twenty-five. We're Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Verley, Mrs Theodore w. Foster, Gen.
and Mrs William Ames, Mrs George Nc
Clellan Fiske, Miss Mary Fiske, the
Misses Fiske Mrs. Won Saun. Miss Car
rie Won Saun, Mr.. and Mira. Charles Ball
ley.
Later a course breakfast was served by
Lyman az Mr. Foster residence on Wat
erman street
Mrs Walter Hidden gave a card party.
last evening. at Mrs. Heiser's residence on
George street.
The New Year eve party OF Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Lincoln Lippitt at Pawtuxet
tonight promises 10 be very jolly affair.
Mrs. Robert H. l. Goddard gives a
dinner tonight for out-of-town guests.
ON Wednesday Mrs. LeBaron II. Colt
gives a dinner of twelve prior 10 the CO.
tnlon at Mrs Robert N. /. Goddards
Mr., and Mrs. Alfred j. Miller Jr., are
visiting Mrs Lawrence Mcintyre I'm Chi
cago. III
Mrs. benjamin Frank Vaughan gives n
theatre party Of twenty-five al Keith :
tonight, with supper later nj the
Vaughan's residence on Waterman street.
the occasion being the birthday OF Mr..
Vaughan.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-31
COAL ROADS
FORMING
COMBINE.
Jersey Central, Erie, Reading
and D., |. and W. Are
Said TO Bo Concerned.

New York, Dec. si-There is good au-
thority for the statement that a combina-
tion of the principal coal carrying rail-
roads is forming which will have an inn
portant bearing on the eastern railroad
situation. as well as on the anthracite
coal trade.
The Reading. the Jersey Central, the
Erie. the Lehigh Valley and possibly the
Lackawanna are said TO be leading fac
tors i'm this impending deal
Whether this combination will take the
form of close traffic alliance, or will
rest on community OF interest basis, is
still an open question.
II is known that powerful interests in
this particular field are contemplating ar
rangements which they believe will be
advantageous to all concerned
Recent events in Wall street have
aroused an acute interest in the Reading.
the Jersey Central and the Erie railroad
properties. and reports have prevailed
that these and other coal carrying rail-
roads were being gradually brought into a
position that would permit OF concen-
tration OF the anthracite transportation
business.
The controlling interests in the anthra-
cite coal trade have been working In per-
feet accord for some time. Pennsylvania
Railroad interests and the Vanderbilts as
well are believed to be cooperating with
the Morgan interests I'm an effort 20 Sc
cure a thorough community OF interest in
the coal carrying traffic.
Rumors OF the purchase OF control OF
the Philadelphia and Reading properties
by the Pennsylvania Railroad accom-
panied the sharp advance in the price OF
Reading securities in the New York Stock
Exchange today.
The report prevailed in Wall street that
the Pennsylvania Railroad interests had
practically secured control of the Reading
system several months ago. Official de-
malls OF these rumors were authorized
from the Pennsylvania Railroad head
quarters In Philadelphia this afternoon
The report was subsequently circulated
that the yanderbits had acquired dom
mating interest I'm the Reading system as
an Offset 20 the Pennsylvania invasion
OF the New York Central's territory. No
corroboration of this report could be
obtained from any representative of the
Vanderbilt interests.
MIR. w X Vanderbilt. IL Is said, was
the only person who could give any infor-
ma tion about the alleged acquisition or
this property by the Vanderbilt interests,
and Mr.. Vanderbilt was not accessible.
The Reading system which was reor-
ganized by j. Pierpont Morgan, is now
I'm the hands OF a voting trust. About
a year ago Mr.. Morgan negotiated the
purchase OF the Jersey Central Railroad
for the Philadelphia and Reading COM
pany.
The Reading 1st preferred stock was
put on a per cent dividend basis this
year. Under the terms or the voting
trust the trustees are 20 hold all classes
OF tho stock for five years and thereafter
until per cent cash dividend per annum
shall he paid on the 1st preferred stock
for two consecutive years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-31
The Oolonel's Trout,

winsome trout stream. sometimes
coyly hiding its face altogether. delving
down deeply between steep bush-over-
hung banks now flirting boldly with the
mossy powders IN the omen sun-nt
spaces, anon taking a bold leap into the
arms of some eager whlrling pool then
spreading out seriously over n wide shall
low with every seeming appearance OF one
90 whom the preparation of such Wild
gambols would be impossible
There are trout in the deep runs be-
tween those shadowing banks. there are
trout IN every littlo eddy behind the
stones. there are trout in the swirling
pools. and lastly over this broad gravelly
shallow are stili more trout
Grayling so not know this stream.
neither Go raiuhows ~ ~ the home ~
the good old English brown trout. and
long may ~ remain 80.
just whore that aspen leaf brought 20
is downfall hv last nights nrsi autumnai
frost Us floating on tho water The dear
old whiie-headed colonel caught his two-
poundcr a hsh which was thc stock sub.
iect ~ conversation for miles around fbr
weeks afier. ind is even nov spnkau ~
with bated breath ne trout worth, az
reverence, ana. Indeed one 90 marvel
over
Things arc only great Or small by com.
parison. and In this country. on the edge
of The moorland. trout are plentiful rather
than large Perhaps. once I'M tWo Year,
a pounder is caught one Of double tina,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-31
DIE D.
The Gossip.

BALLOU--In Uxbridge. Mass. Dec. 30.
1901. Ruth l.. Ballou. wife of the late
Willard III. Ballou of Lincoln, II. l., in
her 10th year
BUCKLIN-In this city, on the 10Th inst.
Harriet L. Bucklin.
CooK-In this city. Dec 2sth at the
Rhode Island hospital Elbridge @.
Cook, Jr, aged IL years.
CROSBY-In Peconic, n. Y. Dec. %,
Abby Burton Crosby. in her 18th year.
FLUHRER--In Albion. n. Y, the 9th
inst. Rev. Charles Fluhrer, d. d. in
the 69d year OF his age.
GREENHALGH-In Norwood. Warwick.
r. T.. 30th inst, Mary, widow OF James
Greenhalgh, aged 81 years, months,
days.
GODSOE-In this city, on the 10Th inst.
Charles H. Godsoe, Jr., son of Charles
H. and Flora Godsoe, aged years, i
month, 7 days.
HERITAGE--n Arlington, on the Soth
inst, John Heritage, in the 6Oth year
OF his age.
McKENZIE--Iu WEXFORD r. l.. 18th
inst. william NJ. Mckenzie, aged "A
years
PAIMER-In Portland. Me, Dec. &c. Ar
thur Trumbull Palmer, son of Ira Hart
and Harriet Trumbull Palmer. aged %
years
PERRY-In this city, Dec. 2s, 1901, Mrs
Rosetta Perry.
POWERS-Suddenly. In -New-Yorkr Sun
day Dec 70. 1901, Theresa Powers. wife
Of James II. Powers of Providence.
RoTHEMICH--In this city, on the Soth
inst, Mary daughter of the late Jacob
and Caroline Rothemich. in her Ssth
year.
TEwART-suddenly. in this city,
Donald +. Stewart of East Greenwich
sHANBEY-In this city. on the 3oth inst.
Catherine, daughter Of the late Patrick
and Mary Stanley.
wILsoN-In Bristol, the 10Th inst, Earl
w Wilson. the three-months-old son or
MIR. and Mrs. Charles G. Wilson, al
their home on Franklin street.
wTI,BoR-In Little Compton. r. l., Goth
inst. samuel o. wilbor. aged Il years, 10
months, days.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-31

rise. But the water had cleared bit, the
sun was bright and l suppose the fish
had pretty we'll satisfied their appetites
during the morning.
II was just about going 10 give up. be-
ing thoroughly beaten as a man could we'll
he, when ! saw something fall from the
big aspen tree AT the corner OF Saly's
Mead. and a good-sized fish rose a IL with
a splash I could see by the swirl OF the
water that II was something much bigger
than We usually get out or our little river,
so J made detour. came quietly up the
stream, knelt down and made careful!
cast over the spot where ] had seen Il
rise. My rtey had got dry while was
walking down the river and floated on the
surface. and did not like To drag them,
for fear OF disturbing the fish, and,
would YOU believe IL. up he came at "A lit
tie soldier palmer, and l found j was i'm
a monster.
"By gsd sir. 7 did have a fight with
him I thought every moment the cast or
the line. or the rod or something. would
break. Three times he leapt out OF the
water, and I saw his spots as plainly as
I can see you. Then with rush he went
up stream quite twenty yards, ! running
after him as fast as | coud go.
You know I never carry landing net
when 7 am fishing my own bit OF the
river. and ! was In pretty quardary.
wondering what ] should do " | ever had
the luck 10 bring the fish up the bank He
tried hard TO get under the campsheath-
ing. which I put up when the cattle had
! trodden down the bankT suppose the
stream had washed n hole underneath IL
but I held him firmly. expecting every
minute something would break. and reel
cd I'm whenever I got a chance.
Then he bolted for my own bank. the
line went slack. and my heart was In my
mouth for the moment. 7 had determined
by this time 10 iadle him out with my
| straw hat. and soon after this maneuver
| on his part he gave me . chance. But.
bless YOU on seeing the hat come near
him. he boltcd. this time down stream.
! and 10 my horror got mixed up with some
| weeds
| II held on tight and would have gone
! tn but the place was muddy Just there.
and ! should have been up 10 my waist
| aud probably stuck But being 50 late IN
! the year the woods were a bit rotten.
suppose. for presently my gentleman
| came awav with lump ~ brownislr-
| green weed across his broad shoulders He
was pretty well done bv this time and
| brought nsh md weed close to shelvinr
| place on the bank and gradually drew the
lot upon 90 dry land
Perhaps YOU will hardly believe N. bu,
7 found myself trembling with excite,
| msnt. my knees almost giving way undei
| me. 7 had no more wish for fishing thal
dav. as YOU can well imagine. and q.
soon ne 7 had recovered myself I carried
| nv prize up 20 the house and weighed
him BY George. he scaled exactly two
pounds and quarter of an ounce. LON
don Field
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-31

An exhibition OF unusual interest which
cannot fail TO delight the art lovers in this
city will open with private view at the
Providence Art club this evening The
exhibition represents the work of Mr.. Geo.
W. Whitaker. the we'll known artist in
oils, and contains over 100 canvases the
majority OF which are landscapes. The
pictures have beer admirably hung and
arranged by Mr.. Whitaker himself and
the first impression which one gets upon
entering the gallery is that the work is
that OF an artist who believes In wonder
ful effects OF color which he has succeed
ed I'm producing in a remarkable degree.
Another striking characteristic OF Mr..
Mhitakers work is his broad, Vigorous
style and admirable composition which
one sees reflected In all his pictures.
Many OF the landscapes are scenes In
the vicinity OF Providence, at Blackstone
park and Hunts Mills, and along the
Ten Mile river, while a number are i'm the
region OF Fruit hin, nearby the artists
home.
Then there are several striking marines
OF the surf and rocks at Newport.
There are also number of charming
fruit pieces and many small pictures
which are gems i'm landscape art.
Among the striking pictures which
adorn the east wall of the gallery are
two very large marines, one stormy
marine and the other a peaceful one.
In direct contrast 10 these and hanging
on the same wall nearby is that charm
ing, familiar scene at Blackstone park,
which shows the famous three oaks.
Another picture on the east wall Is full
OF dark and subtle mystery. II is en-
titled Twilight" and is weird and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-31
MIR. WHITAKER'S PAINTINGS
PLACED ON EXHIBITION.

striking composition, exceedingly brilliant
in coloring and representing twilight as
IL deepens into darkest night.
Another beautiful twilight scene en-.
tirely different in character, represents
soft twilight in early October looking
across a rocky pasture with ake-ttf
the middle distance. Several cattle are
dimly outlined and the picture Is full of
poetry. suggesting to the observer those
lines in Grey's elegy,
Now fades the glimmering landscape on
the sight.
The lowing herd winds slowly Ger the
lea"
"A Bridge at Taunton Park" Is one
OF the most brilliant effects in color in
the entire collection since IL depicts the
bridge with the trees above and below I'm
all the brilliancy OF their autumn color
ing.
The largest landscape I'm the collection
is beautiful scene overlooking a stretch
of swale land with belt OF rocks in the
middle distance, rolling cumulous clouds
overhead and a solitary figure adding To
the mystery. The whole picture Is keyed
I'm a low tone and is extremely strong in
composition.
THE Edge OF the Wood at Fruit IIll,"
is strong composition. showing n burst
OF sunlight I'm the pasture foreground and
a tender blue sky with light floating cirri
clouds.
Other notable pictures i'm the collection
are "The Swimming Hole on the Ten
Mile river early Spring in North Prov
idence, and number OF characteristic
fruit pieces.
Altogether the exhibition is full Of
charm and infinite variety and will re-
main open until Jan. 18th.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-31

The few dyed-in-the-wool Democratic
organs that still survive are engaged In
the familiar. though questionable bust
ness. OF manufacturing bitter feuds be-
tween Republican leaders. The latest
product OF these mills Of mendacity Is q
story to the effect that Senators Hanna
snd Foraker are making war upon each
other. Thinking citizens. however. un-
derstsnd very well that such canards are
circulated solely for the purpose Of dis
tracing attention from the ieadcricss
plight OF dcmoraiized Democracy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-31
CONCERT UNDER AUSPICES
OF PAWTUCKET WOMAN'S CLUB

Under the auspices OF the Pawtucket
Womans club a concert OF rare and tm-
usual merit was given in Masonic hall
of that city last evening before very
large audience by the Philharmonic sex
tette OF Boston.
The Philharmonic sextette Is composed
of the following members of the Boston
symphony orchestra, which fact Is a suf-
flcient guarantee OF the character OF the
concert: William Kraft violin; w. W.
Swornsbourne. violin Karl Rissland,
viola: Alexander Blaess, cello; Max
kunZe. contra bass: Arthur Brooke. nute.
The program. as eNquisitely rendered by
these artists, was as follows:
sextette. op. So. Allegro. Andante.
Presto ........................... III Honman
Andante ................... .........'''.-'Nl VIII
String Quartette.
Violin solos (aD Romance" Svendsen
(b) "Canzonetta," GODDARD ............
Mr. Krant.
Andante from Quartette .Tschalkowsky
Messrs Kraft. Swornsbourne, Rissland
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-31

and Blaess.
Flute solos (a) "Adagio," Donjon;
(b) "Nalse Brilliante" Chopin:.....
MIR. Brooke.
String Quintette (al 'Menuet Bac-
cerini: tb) The Mill" Gillet;..,......
Cello solos ta) Contemplation" Pop
per- tb) "Scherzo.' Van Guens;..,..
Mr.. Blaess.
Austrian hymn, with variations Urom
the Kaiser quartette). )........... Haydn
"Albumlatt" ......................... wagner
Overture, Orpheus. .Onenbach
The work OF the sextette as a whole
was OF a most finished character. the har-
mony being SO exquisite at times as TO
suggest all the instruments blended In
one. Especially was this true in that
familiar. vet always beautiful minuet by
Baccerini and I'm the variations OF
Haydns grand old Austrian Hymn"
The violin solos by Mr.. krafft and the
flute solos by Mr.. Broke were also per<-ct
gems i'm the art of music of stringed in
struments and the concert as whoie
was thoroughly successful and full of en-
ioyment.