The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-30
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Country people seldom think II much
trouble 10 get coal into their cellars
or 10 find place for an ash dump
but In the Metropolis it is u very diff
ferent thing and sometimes such a
privilege becomes very costly. Here
Tor instance, Is the new magnificent
Plaza Hotel, whose owners have paid
$1,000 for the adjacent lot simply for
TINS purpose. Cars can now be backed
so as TO throw the coal into the cellar
and also to remove the ashes but some
Will consider IL a rather high price for
such an accommodation. High? OF
course it is, and yet there is a still
more costly instance. this being found
in the Broadway Street Exchange
building, the price paid for the re-
quired lot being 1926, 900.
In memory Of the signing a year ago
OF the peace pact between the On
LeOng Tong and the Hep Sing Tong,
two great Chinese societies, a banquet
was given the other night in China
town.
The dinner was given by the Chinese
merchants associations and was at
tended by large number of the asso-
Citations members, the leaders Of the
two TOngs and a number of promin-
ent Americans, including Judge War
rem W. Foster of the court of general
sessions, before whom the peace pact
was signed.
Among the guests were half a doz-
en- assistants in the district attorneys
Office and several prominent bankers
consul and the high commissioner
were the official representatives OF the
Chinese government.
Judge Foster in response TO toast
in his honor, spoke OF the signing OF
the treaty between the Tongs which
the fact that IL has not been broken
in letter or spirit.
After a fight lasting more than Il
years the city of New York has been
worsted in its efforts TO collect $780,
600 from the local street railway com
panies for which the commonwealth
did the paving
Hamilton Odell, acting as referee.
handed down a decision recently. in
which he said the corporation could
not collect.
The actions were against the Broad
way and Seventh avenue, and Metro
politan and Ninth Avenue and the
Bleecker and Fulton street ferry lines.
different decision was handed down
in each case and all held that the
companies could not be compelled 10
pay.
The city expended vast sum in
paving streets where the cars ran. 1t
was held that the charters OF the COM
panies called for their bearing a por-
called upon TO pay. more than 10 years
ago, they refused and the matter had
been steadily fought ever since.
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hours day since the telegraphers'
strike was ordered, Harry Behmekin.
% years old. an operator employed in
the commercial news department of
the Western Union telegraph COM
panys main office, went suddenly in
sane a few days ago, and drove the
men and women operators to the street
in wild excitement
Policeman Robinson. who was on
duty in front of the building, and
four OF the special police hired 10
guard the strike breakers. rushed up
fight subdued Behmekin. AS he was
being taken 20 the Church street police
station be tainted and was carried the
remainder OF the way unconscious. Or.
kibbe, who was summoned from the
Hudson street hospital. diagnosed the
case as insanity due 10 overwork and
lack of sleep. The man was taken 10
Bellevue in a straightjacket and placed
in the psychopathic ward.
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fciency in theatricals made up by the
Aquarium. which is the coolest exhibit
tion i'm New York, and hence is at
tractive in ho weather. 1t takes the
place of Castle Garden but old New
Workers like TO continue the name be-
cause of such interesting association.
Here Lafayette and also General Jack
son were welcomed. here Kossuth
made one of his most eloquent
speeches and here also Jenny Lind
opened her triumphant American sea-
son. What host of memories clus-
ter round old Castle Garden-now
changed 10 the Aquarium with its won
derrul collection of the dweilers of the
deep
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