The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-01-21
THE NEWS CONDENSED.

Doctors think the small pox epidemic in
San Francisco IS under control
The Anarchists relief commi tee OF
Chicago has divided 500 among the FAINT
lies Of the dead and imprisoned
AT Hallock, MINI, during the last few
cold days the mercury touched the bottom
OF the register - deg, below zero,
Professor Maria Mitchell resigned tho
chair Of astronomy which she has held in
Vassar College for twenty five years.
The House Friday passed the senate bill
fixing the salary OF the Commissioner Of
Fish and Fisheries AT s. 200 per annum.
The Conshoockeu, pa Tube works em-
ployng two hundred men have suspended
operations on account OF inability 10 obtain
coal
Ex.Rcgister Mills Pfeifier, OF Allentown,
Pa whose accounts are 500 short, has
returned home and the shortage is 10 be
paid.
Mrs. Garfield, mother OF the late Presi-
dent Garfield, Is seriously Ill in Mentor,
Ohio. She is continually asking for her son
Jimmy.
The Chicago Baseball Club has n surplus
OF s75 co in its treasury, and President
Spaulding proposes 10 buy the grounds now
occupied by the club.
The president has sent To the Senate tho
following nominations Joseph Black, or
Cleveland, Ohio, 10 be consul at Buda, Pes.
ton. George OsgOod Prince, 10 be con SUI
at Moscow
The motion OF Gen. B. Butler, In tho
U. s. Court at Boston, Thurs day for arrest
Of the judgment of $4,000 gained against
him by the National home for Disabled
Soldiers was overruled.
The exhibition at Atlanta, Ga OF tho
National Poultry and Bench Association is
now In progress. The entries are numerous
and the show Of fowls and dogs the best
ever seen in the South.
Tommy Burns of New York and Jimmie
Flanagan, light champion Of Florida will
fight soon az Jacksonville, Fla, for 81, 900
and gate receipts. arnes 10 knock Flana-
gan out In eight rounds.
Leading democrats Of Indiana met AT In
dianapolis last Wednesday 10 talk over tho
coming campaign. They endorsed Glove
land aud want Gov. Gray 20 have the sec
ond place on the National ticket
Professor Vaughan, Of the Michigan
Board OF Health, reports the successful
production in "A cat OF disease similar 10
typhoid fever by the use Of germs found in
water used By victims Of that scourgo.
There is a strong effort being made 90
obtain pardon for julius Feucr, the con-
vict who was captured In Wllliamburg
several days ago and returned 10 Sing Sing
10 complete three years OF his touryear'
sentence.
william II Brown, OF New Haven, Ia
miliarly known by Yale men as Billy
prominent Mason, Odd Fellow and Grand
Army man, while indulging in hearty
laugh dropped dead from heart disease
Wednesday.
u. =. Marshall Franks, Of the Northern
District Of California sailed Thursday from
New York ci route 10 Denmark, 10 arrest
A. j. Benson who is under indictment ln
San Francisco for fraudulent surveys OF
public land.
The Kentucky legislature, Wednesday
elected MIR. BE for a third successive
term in the United States Senate. Should
he live and serve out his next term his con-
tinuous service In the Senate viii have ex-
tended through period OF eight years.
The residence Of United States Senator
ingalls, at Atchison, Kansas, was burned 10
the ground Thursday the 18th. The entire
library, valued at many thousand dollars,
which included a private collection OF pub
lie documents aud letters, was entirely
destroyed.
A telegraph from San Reno reports tho
discovery Of a plot against the life OF tho
German Crown Prince. IL Is said that Ond
OF the plotters "A socialist has turned M.
former The police have forbidden access
10 the promcuades In the vicinity OF tho
Villa ZiriO, where the crown Irinco
resides.
A shock Of earthquake was felt at most
places in North Carolina early Thursday
morning II was very decided at Raleigh,
espec ally in the Capitol building. Persobs
ran out Of some houses IN alarm. ~ was
the sevcrest shock since October, lS6.
Telegrams from Charlotte and Shelby say
its violence at those points was about as
great "a here.
The big cast OF the new steel gun has been
made by the Pittsburg Steel Casting 20 n
pany. The complete gun Will be 3bs inches
long and will weigh nine tons. It's largest
diameter will be y inches and smallest ten
inches. The pressure at the chamber Will
be II tons 10 the inch and tho muZLlc VIII
be 2, 90 feet 20 the second.
The New Jersey legislature, in Joint SOS
sion, Wednesday, clec ed Major Edward j.
Anderson state Comptroller and Colonel
John j. LOffcy State Treasurer, each Tor
another term Of three years EX-Spcaker
Armstrong was elected District Court
Judge Of the city OF Camden and Samuel w
Stilsingand Peter T. Warner police justices
Of Jersey City.
The losses sustained by COlOrow and
other Ute Indians by reason Of their being
hastily driven from Garfield County Colo
RADIO by tho civil authorities OF that state
aided by the militia and for which Congress
Is now asked 10 make good, aggregate IN
value s3092i, after dcducting Sl,l25, INC
value Of a. sheep subsequently recovered
and vested % ColOrow.
The Carlsle-Thocbe contested election
case was disposed OF Saturday. Speaker
Carlisle was victorious. After the open
session the committee went into a secret
meeting. The first motion put was one %
postpone the further consideration OF the
case which was rejected by strict parry
Vote 70 o. Then a motion 20 reopen the
case was lost by Rowell (Repj vOtin with
the Democrats. Another action was made
20 declare Thoebc entitled 20 his scat and
on this vote four Republican members were
excused frem voting. the remainder voting
with the Democrats against the prOposi Ion.
Then came the final vote on the motion
Affirming Mr. CarlIsle's right 70 his seat
All OF the Democrats voted In favor OF this
proposition, and with them stood Messrs.
Cooper. Rowell and Johnson, Of Indiana,
making the Affirmative vote u Messrs.
LYMAN, Houk and Lodge, Republicans, were
excused. 50 that that there was no negative
vote The position taken by the Repubh-
cans who abstained from voting - that
while they are not convinced that Mr.. Car
Isle Is not entitled 90 his seat, u j. proper
for the committee % reopen the case and
afford an opportunity for he production oi
any new evidence that might throw light
upon tue contest. Under tho insiruc Ions
OF the committee Chairman Crisp vii re-
port 10 the House a solution declaring
Nr. Carlisle entitled % his scat.
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