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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-25
TO RESIST CUTS.
Big Meeting Held by Operatives
in OInsyViIIs, Yesterday.

Two large halls in Textile Union block
In Olneyvile were crowded yesterday,
and for two hours the assembled apera-
tives were urged TO secure ,"e best and
strongest organizatio possible to combat
the American Woolen company.
The recent abolition OF extras on har-
nesses by the corporation has greatly
stirred up the thousands of mill workers
in this vicinity. and there is to be united
resistance by the Textile union and the
trade and labor alliances.
AT the mass meetings yesterday after
noon plans of campaign were outlined and
vigorous addresses were made by James
Il. Reid and Charles Crowel the latter
being the organizer OF the Socialist and
Trade and Labor Alliances of Rhode ISL
and
IL was stated that go operatives about
Olneyville belong TO the union at present.
and the hope was expressed that within
a-xeek- or SO more than 2000 members
would he thoroughly organized and ready
10 resist the recent reductions IN the
wages OF wooden workers.
The grievance committee and the Tex
tile union executive committee sttl have
the matter OF resisting tho action OF the
mill men In hand and they have been
authorized to use their own Judgment
Last evening there was another large
crowd TO hear Dr. Harriet r. Lothrop's
address on child labor and the improve
ments in machinery.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-25
CAUSED DEATH.
Bristol Italian Was Excited by
Fear Of Fire.

Raffaele Londero, an Italian grocery
man. 46 years of age. doing business on
Thames street. Bristol, died suddenly at
his home in that town, as a result of over
cxertion and excitement, on Saturday
night.
An alarm Of fire was given, and Lon
dlero. who was about two blocks away
from his home, ran at the top of his speed
to the house, thinking that It was his
home that was ablaze. The blaze proved
to be In a house nearby.
Londiero had barely reached his home
when he dropped 10 the floor lie was
placed upon sofa and DR. Lake was
called. The patient died, however. about
20 minutes after being stricken. Medical
Examiner Williams was called and pro-
nounced death due TO heart disease.
The fire was in q cottage located on
the south side OF Burton street. The
house was small one and was occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Greene. The
blaze was discovered by people living near
by who turned in an alarm.
The blaze was q stubborn one and,
while some OF the furniture was saved
much was destroyed The fire was ex-
tinguished I'm about On hour. The loss
will amount to about $3.50
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-25
FOR MURDER.
-Four Russian Coal Miners to
Be Put on Trial Today.

Chicago Feb. 2S.--A snecial from Terrc
Ilaute. Ind. says: Four Russian coal
miners Will he put on trial today for the
murder of two fellow Russians last cleo
tion day None of the accused or eye
witnesses can speak English.
What little Information has been oh
taincd from them through an interpreter
indicates that they have mo- conception
Of the proceedings I'm q court Of Justice
and that they did not comprehend In The
least the election of president OF tho
United States, when ~ was sought TO
have them east votes last November
ON election day local party ralller
named lIolbert persuaded Anton kataugh
and Stanley Marshall "a name assumed
after comine to this country TO 20 with
him % the house of Euoch Gomolinski
10 persuade him and his three boarders
To- go 20 the polls
liolbert says he left before the fghtlng
began. The two Russians who went 20
Gomolinskrs house were killed II Is said.
with q mining pick and a single tree with
which they were armed when they called
to induce their countrymen TO go 20 the
polls
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-25
OLNEYVlLLE.

The Robert Emmett Literary Associa-
tion held a we'll attended meeting yester-
day afternoon. when fpal arrangements
were made for the celebration OF the
anniversary OF Robert Emmett. which II
10 be held I'm Irons hall next Sunday
evening. The speakers will be His Hon.
John O'IIearne mayor Of Taunton; John
r. Cooney. Esq. John Donnelly. late OF
Col Blake and Major McBride's Irish
Brigade I'm tho Boer war. John +. Har-
low will preside
The union wcavers held n short session
last evening and talked over matters per-
tanning 10 the differences between them
and the managers of the mills. but the
general opinion is that there will be no
strike. FOR it Is currently reported that
one of tho large mills has already made
arrangements 20 peducc its output.
Dr Harriet y. Lothrop of Boston gave
verv interesting lecture ON Child La
Dor in Textile hall last evening
Al tho i0:3o services In St Mary 3
church yesterday Father Powers was the
Celebrant and Father Sullivan celebrated
mass. generous contribution for the In
dian Mission was taken
The funeral ~ Esther g.. daughter cf
William and Esthcr Atwood. was held at
the residsncr Of r. a Ctlwe1. fq7 pialn-
field street at O'Clock th afternoon. the
kevs J. NJ Iowden Office ting Tho re-
mainF were entombed az 'ocasset ceme-
terry. \
Mrs. Rabbit, widow or the late Deputy
Sher'n' Rabbit. Is stlil a. a precarious
condition.
James l.cnchan. the We'll Gown barber.
Is danRs srously CO.,
The slnsct club will play whist this
ssoniuEl
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-25
A ROUGH PASSAGE
Schooner Firth Met With Series
Of Heavy Gales.

The schooner Benjamin G. Firth, with
lumber from Sabine Pass. Tex, came in
to port yesterday afternoon. after a pas
sage OF ~ days. the regular time for such
a run being from Is TO 20 days.
The vessel had hard time of IL owing
To the recent storms. Before she was
fairly under way she grounded I'm the mud
on the Sabine jctties and the delay OF "a
hours was just enough to bring the vessel
I'm the path Of the storm 10 days later
About i60 miles south OF lIatteras the
wind freshened and blew from a south
erly direction and the sea grew choppy.
The wind steadily increased and hauled
round northwest by west and blew a gale
The shifting Of the cargo obliged them
To scud off before the wind for three
days before tho storm ahated
Within - miles OF llatteras another
gale was met and while the schooner was
laying To i'm an endeavor TO ride out the
heavy weather the forestays were carried
away and the main iib lost and other
headgear damaged, leaving the vessel 50
crippled that Il was again necessary 20
ran of before the wind and for two days
they were carried by the storm.
Finally the Firth managed 10 reach
Hampton Roads In a deplorable condi-
ton. There was a call for a survey re-
quired by the Insurance and the verdict
was that the vessel was IN no condition
TO attempt 10 sail and Capt Keen was
recommended 10 finish his voyage In tow.
the tug Triton and FRIDAY afternoon were
of the Delawares A good run was made
and the schooner came into port about /
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-25
HELD IN $4,000.
AIweI| and Kennedy Accused Of
Assault on Chindman.

Charles Alwell. 10. and John Kennedy
rs years old, were before Judge Sweetland
today on tho charge OF assaulting Yee
Ling with a club, and pleading not guilty
they were held in $1,000 each for trial next
Friday.
Last Wednesday evening these young
men both graduates OF the reform school,
called at Suey's laundry No 2S3 Fountain
street and said they wanted to buy some
collars.
Ling turned Is back and as he did so
it Is alleged one OF the two struck him
twice upon the head with a club.
The other fellow missed Ling and
struck tho counter. and on the next blow
lost hold OF his club
The weapon struck the wooden partl-
tion which divided what had formerly
been q large store, and aroused the sus-
picions of people In an adjoining periods
cal shop.
An investigation followed and the
Chinaman's assailants fed
They were picked up saturday after
noon and Ling positively identified them.
Notwithstanding that today they plead
cd not guilty. they are said to have con-
fessed To chief Baker. Captain Parker
and All tho detectives Saturday night that
they did tho job.
They claimed thar they had n confed-
crate watching on the outside and that
they went into the olacc intending To rob
the Chinamau's till.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-25
WEALTHY
STUDENTS
ON RAMPAGE
They Raid Restaurant al New
Haven and Are COrrdll0d
by POIiCa.

New Haven, Conn, Feb 25.--Twenty
Yale sophomores were corralled by a
squad of police at an early hour Sunday
morning IN a big dairy lunch room. The
police had come on the men because of a
riot call.
Women had rushed from the restaurant
with their escorts in alarm moment be-
fore The floor was Uttered with broken
dishes and overturned table furn., ,ure.
YaIes faculty will investigate the affair.
and when President Arthur T. ..adley re-
turns from his western tour. IL is expect
ed, summary punishment VIII be meted
out 10 the students.
The individuals implicated are not yet
known for certain, no names having been
taken.
The National Blues, military com
pany. held it's annual ball I'm the Second
Regiment Armory \ few squares from
the armory is the only all night restau-
rant of any pretension in town, and after
the reunion the place was comfortably
filled with dancers who had stopped for
meal on their way home,
The sophomore secret societies which
have been ordered by the Yale faculty TO
cease existence al the close of the college
year met that evening
Their meeting places are located near
the restaurant When the societies broke
ptwenty OF the fifty odd members,
nearly an .of them TO some degree intoxi-
Gated came nto the place. They were
bolstcrous and insulting some of them
making Objectionable remarks TO the wo-
men present
The "fun" was not Of a nature requir-
ing police Intervention. however, until a
pail Of grease in the open kitchen area in
the middle of the restaurant flashed up.
The flames excited the tipsy students,
and they shouted Fire! fire., and wildly
tumbled over the chairs and tables i'm q
mad rush 10 get to the kitchen.
A high pile OF dishes on a side counter
was swept off and dashed To pieces on
the floor. The women screamed. The
walters tried 10 cope with the Yale stu
dents, but the young men tossed them
aside.
The head waiter rushed into the strug-
Cling crowd and warned them OF arrest.
The students jeered al him until the po-
lice squad rushed in and placed the stu
dents under arrest
The entire company was walked TO po-
lice headquarters where the students Of
fered to settle Tor the damage done As
the manager OF the restaurant accepted
the proposition an account of wreckagc
was taken.
one noisy fellow insisted on Offering a
diamond studded watch as security foI
the bill, but there was enough money in
tho crowd to square the account and
none or them was locked up,
All the men concerned are of the veal
thy set i'm college. The recent scandal In
which seniors participated has caused all
concerned TO be wary of giving names.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-25
EAST PROVIDENCE

This morning Dennis milan missed
"Boncy," his wSll known beagle dog and
in making a search found IL dead In lot
in the rear Of his house on Brown street
Tho dog evidently had been poisoned
This morning Health officer Wood
placed n diphtheria card on house on
Division street and removed one from a
house on Warren avenue near Tngraham's
Corners
a phulipsdale car left the track near
Msssasolt avenue this morning. but no
one was Injured
Tho town council VIII meet this after
noon as board of cantssscrs.
The Rev Mr. Huntington. y missionary
from China. preached az the morning scr
vices OF ST. Marys Episcopal church yes
terday
one man was fined IN court this morn
ing for being drunk.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-25

having manifested itself while he was on
the train during his return trip
on Friday last. pneumonia developed and
Dr. Hersey. the attending physician. on
Saturday. called a consultation. and every
effort was made TO save the young mans
life.
The fact that Mr.. Banigan was seriously
fli did not become generally known until
yesterday morning. and even then his
close friends did not realize that death
was 50 near MIR. Banigan was built like
an athlete. being muscular and rugged.
"a years OF age. weighing over POO pounds
and being over six feet In height, and
in consequence the iusidious disease took
hold OF him with great rapidity.
SKETCH or HIS CAREER.
william Bernard Banigan. the young
est. son OF the late Joseph Banigan, was
born In Rosbury. Mass. In 1867. He at
tended school in several places and final
~ entered La Sale Academy In this city.
and after graduation went To Manhat-
tan college. where he took up CONNER
cisi studies.
After graduating from the college, Mr.
Banigan passed some time In travel aud
then began a practical knowledge OF
tho rubber manufacturing business lie
spent several years I'm The works Of his
father at Woonsocket and Millville
where he thoroughly familiarzed him
self with every detail or the Industry.
With the organization of the Marvel
Rubber company OF Woonsocket William
B. Banigan became president OF the
new corporation, with John J. Comfy as
treasurer From modest beginning
there was built up an important plant,
employing several hundred hands.
After the Banigsn and Marvel com
panies were absorbed by the United States
Rubber company. Mr.. Banigan was called
by his father into his Office In Provi-
dence. and was entrusted with the gen
eral supervision OF his extensive real es-
tate Interests lie showed good executive
ability and skill I'm the management ~
this branch OF his fathers business
Mr. Banigan was however, Interested IN
other business affairs. and was the pres
ident OF the Providence Building com
pany. which owns the Banigan building.
and was intimately associated with prom
inent merchants and manufacturers of
this city and In Southern states
A WELL KNOWN YACHTsMAN.
To the general public. however Mr.
Bsnigan was. perhaps. best known as y
lover OF yachting and other healthy
sports lie was an enthusiastic yachts
man. and was well known ~ such both
IN and out OF the state. Two years ago
hc was elected commodore OF the Rhode
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-25
WILLIAM B. BAN|CAN
DIED THIS MORNING.
Well Known and Popular Business
Man SuCcumbed to Pneumonia
After Very Short Illness.

Island Yacht club, at a time when the
club was at low ebb. During his adj
ministration the club has had each season
more racing prizes than We're disposed
OF before.
His steam yacht. Llewellyn. Is the fast
est and also one OF the largest I'm Mar
ragansett Bay. and is one Of the Fastest
in this country. Commodore Banigan
was also a member OF the New YORK
Yacht club.
He was also member and one OF the
board OF directors of the Providence
Driving association Jie had A stable
containing number of scions Of we'll
known stock and recently purchased
stock farm AZ Meshanticut Park. which
was to become one OF the well known
brood farms OF the country.
Mr. Banigan took an active interest
IN all kinds OF athletic sports, particular
IS baseball. and while al Manhattan coll
Lego he was prominent as promoter
of everything I'm that line which re-
bounded 10 the credit of the college.
Last month. he attended the meeting
OF baseball magnates In St Louis, where
his position as controlling owner OF the
Providence Baseball association. made
him prominent factor ina baseball mat
ters
MIR. Ranigan had friends everywhere,
and was respected 10y all with whom he
came in contact. lie was a true gentle
man. amisble, good -natured charitable
and fun of compassion for those IN trou-
BILE lie had never been affiliated with
any OF the secret orders but was presi-
dent OF the St Patricks society.
I'm October. 1898. MIR Bangan was united
I'm marriage TO Miss Emma 7. Tyree Of
Baltimore, Md. the ceremony being per-
formed at Washington ID. c.. by Cardinal
Gibbons one daughter came from the
union, Madge Banigan who Is now 6
wars ~
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-25

These senators. including such men as
Spooner, Allison and Platt. OF Connecti-
cut conferred with the President Satur-
day. but IL is said that they have been
unable To frame any temporary arrange
ment that meets the executi.-a-2 2pproval.
The president seems determined to
have the extra session in any event, and
as the Fifty-siXth Congress draws to
close il becomes more apparent that sew
eral OF the most important measures may
fail. thereby making more urgent the de-
mand for an extra session.
Opposition 10 several bills is likely to be
kept up 20 the extent of preventing any
conference agreement thereon, simply be-
cause an extra session Is regarded as so
much OF a probability.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-25
Like the President He Believes Con
greSS Should Be Convened to
Deal With ImpOrtantQueStiOnS.

Washington. Feb. 25.-Here is the situa-
tion regarding an extra session of Con-
gress as IL exists today.
TO be an extra session TO deal with the
Cuban problem.
Mark Hanna thinks an extra session is
unavoidable and wants il on some pre-
text so that the Ship Subsidy bill can be
passed.
can senators think an extra session may
be avoided by making temporary proVi-
sion for Cuba by an amendment TO the
Army Appropriation bill.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-25

William ~ Banigan. son OF the late
Joseph Banigan. and one of the leading
young business men of the city, ana very
popular AS a patron Of all sorts OF clean
ana healthy sports. died at his residence
on Norwood avenue. Edgewood, shortly
before ! o'clock this morning. as the re-
suit OF pneumonia, having been sick for
less than week
Mr.. Banigan went South quite recently
on a business trip, and returned aume
last Monday afternoon. feeling far from
well. the first symptoms OF the disease
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-25
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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-12-20
5eleft Misrrllunu.
''The Christmas
Song and Story
BY Jane Porter Rudd.

He was only Tyrolese peasant boy;
a little fellow in ragged coat and
patched trousers, who hobbled about
on a crutch and was always getting in
peoples way, and for whom there did
not seem to be much of any place in
the world.
His face was pinched, his long chin
projected sharply, and his hair was
like a shock of tow over his forehead.
Bat from under the brows cleaned
two great beautiful eyes: the bluest
eyes ever seen; eyes that shone ont of
sweet, shining something behind
them, yet had a strange wistfulness, as
if longing for something they once had
seen, Which was now lost TO sight;
eyes that held the mystery of pre-cx-
istencc.
He had way of thrusting his chin
forward and bending his head sidewise
toward you, as though there were
something he was trying to hear, some
thing that belonged with the beautiful
something he had lost sight of; some.
thing that would glow and sparkle Or
better still, would shine as the white
stars shine, if he could only it; and
something that would sing, too. Oh,
yes, Hansel was very, very sure it
would sing.
The people Of the narrow street
where IIansel lived never saw the shine
in his deep blue eyes. and never caught
even an echo of the song that was al
ways singing itself in his car. Doubt
less they were all too busy earning
their daily bread. Besides, to them
he was only Hansel, whose back was
] queer and who was too small for his
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-12-20
NO. ST

dark, still night. To the left was a
group Of saints hom Hansel did not
know, while overhead. floating low on
luminous cloud like a mist OF sun
light, hovered a choir of angels, point
! ing downward with outstretched arms
and whispering joyfully together. Be-
side the manger, and stilled in the
| rapture of mother-iove, knelt the sweet
girl mother, worshipping.
How we'll Hans knew it all. But
no picture he had ever seen was so
beautiful as this. He gszed upon it
until his deep eyes shone, and dimly
| he perceived what all the world is
taught to see in Corregsio's "Holy
! Night" Over all a sof, stiffness, a
tremulous silence. brooding hush;
and the darkness of a great world
waiting for light. In the midst is the
| Babe radiant. There is no need of
a candle, neither the light OF the sum-"
Glory and light and life forevermore
are in Him who was born to be the
light of the world.
Hansel was alone on bis side of the
tree. All the other children, even the
younger ones, were taller than he.
They could reach higher up. He was
little and lame and so low down in the
world that, like other lowly things, he
had wide horizon all to himself. Now
he prorped the little painting against
the branches and crouched down be-
fore 1t, resting his elbows on his knees
and his chin in his hands. He could
not know the value of it, nor how
auntie treasured this precious little
copy she had bought for herself. But
his eye caught the words his "prettiest
lady" had written for him on her own
card, tucked into the follower of the
canvas. In his slow still way he
spelled them out. Then he threw
back his head with sudden cry.
These were the words he had been
waiting for all bis life. This was the
Christmas song, the Christmas story.
Once more for him the deep-toned
bells rang out upon the night. Once
more for him the organ rolled that
everlasting song. The story without
words, read by him so often on the
painted windows of the old parish
church and once every year on Christ
mas Eve in the humble cake-shop
window, was his now in the manger
that was his own. The white fleece
of the cloud-drifts whispered it, on the
strong swift winds of the mountain it
floated, the doves of the belfry crooned
it, the stars sent it shining down. 1t
was over everything, through every
thing, in everything. The story and
the song were one.
The boy Hansel had come to his
owp. Though all the days of the years
of his life it had been singing itself
over and over in his heart, now it was
that for the first time with his lips
Hansel joined in the worlds great
Christmas anthem:
GLORY TO GoD IN THE HIGHEST
AND ON EARTH
PEACE, Coop WILL TOWARD MEN.
Home Journal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-12-20

Boston Mother-"Your foolish old
grandmother in Podunk has sent you
a. drum for Christmas"
Boston Son-"The very object l
most desired, mamma! have wished
for some time to make few simple ex-
periments in mechanical acoustics and
elementary sonorous sensations. have
wished to analyze the progressive,
sympathetic, vibratory propagation of
composite sound waves as transmit
ted through an elastic medium to in
termediate space, and thence to the
delicate terminal tibrils of the auditory
nerve. You may thank grandmamma
for her thoughtfulness, mammal