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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-16
PAWTUCKET.

At the vestry OF the Park Place Congre-
gational church last evening the pastor.
Rev. Joseph J. Woolley, greeted tho past
and present members Of Bible class. after
a connection OF 20 years as Instructor of
That class. The event was without formal-
ity, and upwards of 500 people were pres
ent during the evening The Sunday
school OF the church was founded by
Thomas T.. Banefield, 20 years since and
soon after it was founded the Bible class
was organized by Mr.. Woolley. There was
an informal program of instrumental mu-
sic. and collation. was served
At a meeting OF the Painters and Deco
rators' union held last evening a number
Of applications for membership were act
ed upon. communication was received
from Frank Morrison, secretary OF the
American Federation OF Labor. regarding
the formation OF local building trades
council and a similar document was re-
ceved from the National Building Trades
Council of America. which advised the
formation Of local organization I'm this
city The lodge received an invitation
from the Rhode Island Constitutional
League TO send delegates to a meeting To
be held at Providence. May s. The lodge
endorsed by unanimous vote the strike OF
the Boston Brewery workers. and a fine
OF a dollar will be imposed on every
member who shall be found drinking beer
made at the breweries where strikes are
i'm progress, while the strike is ON.
Organizer George V. Moore of Provi-
dence will install the officers OF the newly
formed Pawtucket lodge OF the Interna-
tional Machinists union, at a meeting 10
be held Friday evening. the charter and
supplies having been received. A large
number of applications for membership
have been received since the last meeting
OF the lodge. This afternoon at o'clock
al police headquarters will take place the
annual meeting OF the Pawtucket Police
Relief association, at which time officers
will be chosen for the coming year.
Frank Mcmahon was fined s. and costs
for an assault on officer william Gregory
at the same session OF the court and
Charles Pagan charged with the lar
ceny OF a bicycle from Lawyer W. Waldo
Robinson, was sentenced to the reform
school during minority. The boy was ar
rested yesterday by Officer Samuel Slo-
cum, and when arrested he had on "A suit
of clothing which was stolen last Satur-
day night from the store of Lynd & Muir
ply The police are investigating the mat
ter and IL may be the lad will have a
more serious charge 10 answer.
A reception was rendered 10 Rev. c. "A.
Stenhouse. and Mrs. Stenhouse at the
First NJ y. church last evening, which
was attended by several hundred people.
The occasion was owing TO Rev. Mr..
Stenhouse's appointment for another
years service I'm the parish.
William Barber who was operated on
few days since at the Pawtucket Emer-
gency hospital for appendicitis, is pro-
crossing well.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-16
GOOD GAME SUNDAY

Manager Murray left for New York city
last evening and President Cressy of the
Providence Baseball association followed
on the III a. m. train today.
Both gentlemen will attend the meeting
of directors OF the Eastern league In the
metropolis this evening and assist in
making out the schedule at the general
meeting tomorrow
They will return home Friday and per-
feet arrangements for the first Sunday
game OF the season at Rocky Point on
Sunday next The opponents of the Grays
will be the Baltimores and under the SUI
pervision OF Proprietor Harrington and
corps OF engineers the grounds have been
put in first class condition.
AS far as transportation facilities are
concerned there will be nothing lacking,
the Suburban Street Railway company
kindly agreeing To run extra cars, and
the steamboat company is equally active
and generous, assuring patrons of special
steamers from this city at i and u. m,
returning after the game
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-16
GAMES YESTERDAY

Worcesters, 3.
At elphia-Philadelph Nation
ais, 5: Jersey Citys, T.
At New York-New York Nationals, s.:
Montreals. 3.
At Brooklyn-Brooklyns, s; Mar
quettes. 3
At Waterbury, Conn.-Boston Ameri-
cans, Is: Waterburys Z.
At delphia-Philadelph (Ameri-
cam, 10: Newark (Eastern), ).
At Birmingham (Southern
league), s.: Cleveland (American). ..
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-16
BASEBALL BRIEFS

Barclay the former Rochester Eastern
League player. has showed up well in
practice with the St Louis National
League team. Barclays hitting is noted
among his fellow-players.
Felix. the former pitcher for the Mon
treal team. will pitch for the Philadel-
phia Athletics this season. Felix was al
ways one of the leading pitchers Of the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-16
|. AND N. DEAL.
Special Meeting Of Directors
Called for Tomorrow.

Louisville, Ky. April 16.-Louisville al
rectors of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad company were informed by teie-
graph last night that a special meeting
of the directors of the Louisville and
Nashville has been called by Chairman
August Belmont for Thursday. April H.
in New York.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-16
AROUND THE RING

Spike" Sullivan OF New York and
"Sam'' Boland, colored. fought 20 rounds
10 a draw before the Pastime Athletic
club at New Britain, last night. The
bout was the best ever witnessed in that
city. Sullivan was badly damaged and
both eyes were nearly closed at the finish
of the fight and he was quite groggy.
Bids for the fight between Terry
McGovern and Young Corbett for the
featherweght championship of the world
were opened at Cincinnati. yesterday.
Six bids were received, the highest being
that OF the Nutmeg club of Connecticut
of $4,000. The Southern Athletic club
OF Louisville bid $12,500. and the Stage
Athletic club of Rosedale, KY, $1,000
Bids were also received from the Yosemite
club of San Francisco. Eureka Athletic
club OF Baltimore and the International
Sporting club OF Fort Erie. The man
ayers of McGovern and Young Cortett
were present. and both agreed to have
their men ready 10 fight before the Nut
meg Athletic club sometime between Oct.
z and Is.
Despite all talk 10 the contrary, Frank
Erne, the lightweight champion, is In
box in England Erne was In New York
TODAY, and caiied on DIR. ordway at the
Gilsey House. After a brief talk Erne
deposited $500 with Al Smith and signed
articles OF agreement 10 meet Pat DAILY
for the worlds lightweight championship.
The mill Is TO be held before the National
Sporting club. London. next June during
the foreign clubs fstic carnival The
contest is for 20 rounds at lB pounds.
weight In at o'clock on the day of the
mill Erne is at present matched to box
Joe Cans at Fort Erie on May IL.
The contest between Hughy McFadden
and Frank McCloskey of Cincinnati has
been clnched. and the two will meet for
20 rounds near Pittsburg the latter part
OF this month.
Word came from Louisville today that
Marvin Hart and kid Carter had
signed articles to box rounds at Louis
willie on May 5. The twentieth Century
A. C.. OF Detroit has offered a purse for
a 10 round bout between kid" Carter
of Brooklyn and either Tommy Ryan or
Joe Choynski.
Tom Sharkey, who looks out for Dave
Sullivan's pugilistic interest. has decided
to match his man against Young Corbett
Dan Mcleod will not he satisfied with
himself until he has met and defeated
Tom jenkins, the Cleveland wrestler
He declared that II Ae-dsfaats Jim Parr
in their match at Buffalo he will at once
challenge Jenkins.
Marvin Hart the Louisville heavy
weight says: II want 10 say that | am
eager to fight Jack O'Brien, Kid Carter
or any other light heavyweight in the
business Ny business is boxing and
1 will never shrk n match"
Prof. NJ u Dwyer an Martin Burns,
OF Farmer Burns. have been matched
10 wrestle at New Haven Friday evening
for 500 a side. the winner 20 take all, In
cludng the entire gate receipts. after
the expenses for the match are paid.
George Dixon, the eX-champion feather
weight. has put himself under the man
agement OF Joe Durfee. the ex-Syracuse
middleweight. He is matched TO meet
Willie Smith OF Toronto soon. and will
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-16

once upon time Venus gave n )
O'Clock tea for the gods and goddessess.
Mercury delivered the invitations. and not
one of the guests sent regrets. All ap-
peared at the time appointed and en-
loved themselves very much. Jupiter
Pluvius poured. ed.-Exchange.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-16

do you suppose the coward who cx-
ploded a bomb under the stage last night
while ! was acting was trying 10 assas-
sinat1 mc2" asked the tragcdiau. mo. ~
ing TO elevate the stage. l presume. -
Ohio State Journal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-16

"Tt's too bad about those crullers you
made" said the new husband, sadly.
Why" asked his wife. quickly. well,
replied the husband, they're too rich 10
eat, too heavy for life-preservers and too
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-16
GENERAL GOSSIP.

Harvard and Stevens Institute played
Lacross TO a tie at IIoboken. n. j.. yes
terday The score stood 90 at the end
OF the two 30-minute halves. An extra
five minutes was played. but there was
no scoring. The summary: stevens:
Goals-Rabbe. Bennett. Bradley 2. Har-
ward Goals-Alvord 2. Goddard g.
American jockeys won FIVE out OF six races
at the Maisons Lafttc meeting at Paris.
yesterday. Mcintyre secured two races,
J. Reiff two, including the principal event.
the PriN Frontin. and Rigby one race.
In the Springfield. Mass. Y NJ G. A.
indoor athletic meet last night. Frank
Zumbrook made new national record
for a running long dive. covering l3 feet
~ inches. The record has been held by
s Beck OF Portland. or. with 10 feet 5ia
inches
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-16

The Olneyville Baseball association met
Monday evening TO receive reports OF It's
various committees. The secretary of the
board OF directors, James McCabe, re-
ported the progress made in the fornla +.
tion OF the team and the probability OF
having a winning team. The committee
on grounds reported that the putting up
OF the fence was assured by a firm with .
out expense to the association. The solicit
tation committee reported the addition OF
six new members A communication from
the Manhattan College baseball team ex-
pressing a desire 10 play the Olneyvilles
MAJ II was received and referred to the
board OF directors for acceptance. This
will in all probability be the opening
game with the local team. Mr.. Fleming.
the prospective manager. has practically
the team selected. with one or two minor
positions 10 be filled, ready to report at
the call of the board of directors by pos
sibly May l.
Bobby" Sherman says he will not man.
age the North Attleboro team.
will be held tomorrow at the Victoria,
New York President Cressy and Mana
ger Murray OF the Providence Grays will
attend.
Providence has signed Carl Moore, for
merly OF Williams. Charley Camel says
ne is one OF the most promising young
sters he ever saw, not forgetting Freddy
Parent.
A temporary restraining order has been
granted against Pitcher Jacob Weiner,
against whom an injunction suit was filed
by the Kansas City Americans. and he
will not be allowed to participate i'm regu-
lar or exhibition games until the case is
tried next Monday, when the order will
be made permanent or dissolved.
meeting of committee I'm the interest
of forming n triangular baseball league
between the ball players of the high
schools of Bristol, harrington and War
ren. was held at Warren Monday after
noon, Principal G. w. Brown OF the War
rem High school presiding There were
delegates present from the high schools
OF Warren and Bristol, but harrington
was not represented AS yet the organiza-
tion is not perfected. because harrington
will have 10 be heard from. Another meet
ing will be held OF committees TO elect
president, vice president and secretary,
and appoint a committee on plans. The
dates suggested for the ball games be-
tween the high school teams of Warren
and Bristol are May "a at Bristol and
June II at Warren. An effort will he made
To fix games between Bristol and Barring
ton for May II AT Bristol. May 81 at Bar
rington and May % between Warren and
harrington at Warren. The plan Is to
have two games between each team. Be.
sides the ball games IL was planned "a
hold a track meet of the schools Satur-
day, June II. at some trotting park in
Bristol county.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-16

again fight as bantam. Dixon will train
at Syracuse.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-16
REBEL VICTORY.
Two Thousand Chinese Troops
Caught in Ambuscado.

Hong Kong, April 16.--A courier who ar
rived at Canton yesterday reported that
over 2OoO lmperialist soldiers sent by Mar
shal Su against the rebels were ambushed
in narrow deile and We're all killed
or captured.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-16

George Dixon. the ex-champion feather
weight, has put himself under the man
agement OF Joe Durfee. the ex-Syracuse
middleweight He is matched TO meet
Willie Smith OF Toronto soon, and will
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-16

Prof. NJ. J. Dwyer an d Martin Burns,
OF Farmer Burns, have been matched
10 wrestle at New Haven Friday evening
for S100 n side. the winner TO take all, In
cluding the entire gate receipts, after
the expenses for the match are paid.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-16

Eastern League. and will not have much
difficulty In making good.
Matthewson has proved 10 be an ex-
pensive member OF Freedman's stan He
drew a big salary last season, will get
larger one this summer, and, besides, he
has enjoyed winter OF sport In tho
Maine woods at the expense OF Andy
Providence Journal There Is little danger
that Mathewson. the Brown boy, will
make himself good.
New York is negotiating with Clarkson
the Harvard University pitcher. with
good chance OF landing him. He Is a
brother Of John Clarkson. who I'm his day
was one OF the greatest pitchers that ever
played I'm the National League. Clarkson
has played two years with Harvard and
has spent his summers playing baseball
on some OF the most prominent teams OF
the country, many of them stronger than
the New Yorks.
Charlie Nichols pitched II years for the
Boston Nationals. During that number OF
years he pitched $40 games. winning 3Sl
and losing lS0 Nine of his games ended
in ties. A very good record.
Secretary j. &. Morse of the New Eng
land League has appointed the following
umpires: NJ. j. Dorsey OF Amesbury.
James f. Hasett Of Portland Alex Fer
son OF Manchester and Ed. T. Mcmahon
OF Billerica.
A meeting OF the delegates OF the vari-
Gus baseball teams composing the Parish
League was held at the rooms OF st.
Georges team i'm Central Falls last even
ing. Delegates from all of the clubs were
I'm attendance. A committee consisting or
Robert Briden, Il. A. Briggs and Charles
f. Nelson was appointed to confer with
dealers in regard TO furnishing balls. bats
and other articles 10 be used i'm the game
by the league. The schedule committee
will present "A schedule to be acted on at
the next meeting of the league, which
will be held May /, the committee TO meet
TO arrange the schedule on April %. APP
plications from persons desiring appoint
ments on the STAFF OF league umpires can
he made 10 the secretary OF the league,
Charles +! Nelson, box 2S7, Lonsdale. All
the teams in the league have games ar
ranged for Saturday next, the St
Georges club playing the Central Falls
Athletics on the Perry street grounds.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-16

Marvin Hart. the Louisville heavy
weight. says: IL want 10 say that | am
eager to fight Jack OBrien. Kid Carter
or any other light heavyweight in the
business Ny business is boxing and
1 will never shirk n match"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-16

Eastern League. and will not have much
difficulty In making good.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-16

Dan Mcleod will not he satisfied with
himself until he has met and defeated
Tom jenkins the Cleveland wrestler
He declared that II he-dafaats Jim Parr
in their match at Buffalo he will at once
challenge Jenkins.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08
BASE BALL TOPICS.
NATIONAL LEAGUE MAGNATES ELECT
ALBERT G. SPALDING PRESIDENT.
His Long Connection with the Game,
and his Personal Popularity, Make the
Selection a Good one-James Whit
field, President of Western League.


Specimen of Baseball English"
A heater article of the national had
never been put up on the home
grounds, says the Yale Record, and
when the visitors picked up the stick
in the final with the tally standing at
2 to 2, everybody from the Oldest fan
to the youngest paper seller was stand
Ing on his seat and yelling to the To-
cal slab artist to serve up his choicest
assortment of round-house benders
and keep the whatever guy was hand
ling the ash pivoting at delusions.
The twirler was up to business and
laid EN- over so fast that the receiving
end of the battery, who wears a bird
cage and a liver protector, looked as
if he were Smelling peas.
The first two victims only tore rents
in the atmosphere, but the third guy
connected and laid off a flaming
eraser which would have made a pro-
jectile from a 13-inch gun look like
a bean bag tossed from one baby to
another. The man on the difficult
corner was right there, though and
nagged the horsehide pill with MS
dexter talon, assisting it ove to the
initial hassock in such short order
that someone yelled derisively: THAT
fellow runs like an Orange street au-
tomobile."
The home aggregation came to the
bat. Everyone was confident that
they we're going to pound the sphere
around the lot, but the opposing team
ran in a new guy with a slow south
wing, and before they had expected
there were two men down and two
strikes on the next guy. But, oh,
Phoebe! On the next delivery he be-
came the father of a bouncing swat
which landed in the last row of pota-
toes in the outer garden and enabled
him to pass down three buttons and
scratch the rubber. Did the crowd &c
wild? Say did you ever see a game
of bali?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08
A Rook of Hnmnn Interest.

A recently published book, Helen
Parker" by a newcomer in the field of
letters, is a work of promise. 1t deals
chiefly with the seamy si6e of life in
a great city and is interesting and en-
Pertaining as much by reason of the
e~arnestness Of the author. Charles Ho-
mer Steele, as the comparative novelty
of its subject. The characters are well
drawn-some so strongly and so life
like as to be almost repulsive-and the
book as a whole gives promise of bet
ter work to come, with the ripening
power and confidence which success
will bring.
The grand work done by Christian
workers and the Salvation army among
the friendless of our cities is graphical
ly described, and yet not overdrawn.
The book is a change, and a welcome
one, from the hackneyed style and
plots that have been so favored in re-
cent years; a story of real life and of
characters met with in the everyday
world. Decidedly one of these books
that repay a reader for perusal, and
the lesson it teaches is good and whole
some. There is no CLOSING over of
well-known though sad facts, the friv-
olousness and heartlessness of a type
of modern society woman is depicted
with a skillful hand; one feels through
out that the author has his heart in his
work.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08
WHERE THEY MARRY YOUNG.
In Austria Children of Fourteen Year
May Be Made Han and Wife.

In Austria Children of Fourteen Years
May Be Made Han and wife.
Persons who think they are 'o'er
young to marry yet" should look
abroad and see what is thought in
other nations about the proper age for
m%atrimony. In Austria a boy and girl
having arrived at the age of IA are
considered to be old enough for matri-
monial purposes, and the law allows
them to marry and begin housekeep-
ing as soon as they please. In Ger
many a man is not considered to have
arrived at a manageable age until
he is Is, and in France and Belgium
the man must be Is and the girl 10.
In Spain the bridegroom must have ar
rived at the mature age of IA and the
bride must be a staid young lady of
IL. The law is the same in Portugal.
Hungary has a funny marriage law.
For Catholics the manageable age is
considered to be IA for the boy and
IL for the girl, but for Protestants
it is IS for the boy and Is for the
girl. Why this distinction? In Switz-
erland and Greece the ages are IA for
the boy and - for the girl, the same
as in Spain and Portugal. In Spain,
Greece and Portugal boys and girls
mature rapidly, and a boy of IA is as
old physically as a boy of IS in more
northern countries, but it seems
strange that the hardy mountaineers
of Switzerland, where there is no such
xcu for child marriages, should set
such an early age for matrimony.
For really youthful marriages one
should go to Turkey. There the law
allows a boy and girl who can walk
properly" and who understands the
meaning of the necessary religious
service to be united for life. In Bull
garia and Servia girls are allowed to
marry as soon as they to be
babies, and the girl who is not en-
gagged by the time she is 16 is con-
sidered a hopeless old maid. In Amer
lea a never loses hope-nor a
man either.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08

The table center was Parisian-bi-
zarre in the extreme-square of thick
white silk crossed by wovenlines of
turquoise satin toward the middle, and
broad bars Of black splashed with
silken flower petals, mauve. red and
tawny yellow. A great silver bowl,
raised on a stand of finely carved
ebony, held a mass of zinnias of every
shade possible of that gay flower,
toned by trails of maidenhair. Maid
enhair was laid here and there upon
the table.
Candle shades, like the silk center,
hailed from Paris. On each of these,
in a framed medallion, was painted a
dainty dancing lady, and each, when
lighted, changed from an etching to
a brightly colored vignette by some
trick of the shade makers. The menus,
too, were painted in trails of autumn
leaves, and the fruit, piled in high
silver dishes, was decorated with tint
ed Virginia creeper. Each Venetian
glass ingerbowl held a leaf Of scented
verbena and one blossom of ~blood-red
Gamma. The silk doilies were painted
like the candle shades, while the bon
bons, specially made, were packed in
silver baskets, and repeated half the
colors of the table.