The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-02-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


A move is on foot among the laboriul
men OF Mansfield, Ohio, to start cooper
ative store.
Ninety-lhree saloon keepers were al
rested IN New York nifty Sunday for vol.
ting the excise law.
Miss Libbie Halstead OF Orange. \. J
was found drowned Sunday morning IN
large tank In the attic OF her mother
house.
Utah made her nth appeal at Washing
ton Saturday 10 be admitted into IN
Union. The matter is still under consider
alton.
MIR. Austin Corbin, President OF tn
Reading Railroad has made q personal glf
OF so 90 10 the destitute miners and Thea
families.
The Bristol Rubber Works. which ha
been closed down for several weeks, wer
started up last week. About 400 hands re
sumed work,
During the past week the clerks er
ployed in the print works at Fall Rive
we're given months notice in which
seek new positions.
The steamship Tourmma from HamburI
with 29l passengers, and the Schiedar
from Rotterdam with 2S2 passengers AZ
rived at Castle Garden Sunday.
The Austrian Government has decided
10 take fresh precautionary measures I
counterbalance the continued milltari
preparations on the part OF Russia
The Boston and Sandwich Glass Comps
ny, In Sandwich, Mass, closed every do
artment OF its factory on Saturday, owinI
10 disagreement with the employees.
The total sales of the unclaimed publ
store goods which were sold Friday an,
Wednesday at the Barge ONCE by order O
Collector Magone, amounted 10 SS,4'l65
The packingb box factory OF Docrn berg a
Goodman, 52 TO 5!s East Twentieth street
New York city, was destroyed by nr
Saturday night, involving IA loss Of 5000
A Roscoe Conkling Club has been formed
In Pittsburg, Pa Their tickot for 1855 is
for President, Roscoe Conklug OF New
York, for Vicc-President J. Il. Foraker
Ohio
John McGuire, agod -, died suddenly ID
heart disease while listening 10 DR. Mo
Glynn's address at u meeting OF the Anti
Poverty Society In New York city las
Sunday
demand Tor nine hours dav. viii
wages at the ten hour rate, caused tl,
strike OF 500 marble workers m BrooklyI
recently, the employers refusing TO acceda
10 the demands.
Henry Rammelsberg. a member OF
prominent Cincinnati family, who Few
years ago could draw his check for 500,
900, Is locked up charged with stealing q
tlO overcoat, which he pawnod Tor g.
In the election in the Southwark district
OF London, on Friday last, the Gladstonian
candidate was successful by majority oi
l,2OO votes, gain Of l. 100 since tho lasl
previous election, IN u total poll of about
6,Oo0
Tho reports OF sxty-one railroads TO,
January show gross increase Of > 80 per
cent. over the same month IN 1881, % per
cent. over 1856 aud IL per cent over 1885
The mileage has increased l7.2 por cent.
since 1887
The Chinese steamer arrived In San
Francisco with over 20) Chinese, 1875 OF
whom had no return certificates bC9 have
been discharged from quarantine aud they
will attempt TO enter the country by writs
OF haboas corpus.
Anstin Gorbip Is 20 years. et, ,aRrsuhasoa
and doggcd determination When seated
80 that his legs are hidden he looks like a
small man, but in reality he measures six
feet, and weighs 30 pounds.
The American Lottery Company was
raldcd by the police Friday in San Fran
cisco. Tho company ~ run by Cinnamon
and is estimated 70 be worth from slOO,Om
20 500 900. The entire operating force Of
company was secured.
Shee Fong aud Fong Long Disk, China
men who were sent<~~ed 10 be hanged in
Portland Oregon, Friday, were granted %
stay of ten DAYS by the Judge Of the Circuit
Court. They were convicted for tho muir
der OF another Chinaman.
The New York State Assembly passed
Assem- blyman Mckenna's bill increasing
from 5000 10 $1,000 the amount of the
damages 10 be paid bya railroad company
II passenger ia killed bya railroad acct
dent. The bill went through by vote OF
70 10 ).
AssemDlyman Smith introduced a bill In
the New York State Assembly cxempting
from taxation the property OF every
minister or priest who is permanently
disabled by impaired health from perform
lug the active duties Of the ministry, Hnd
who has attained the age Of scventy-five
years.
The House has passed a bill providing
that nonresident aliens holding real estate
in Iowa shall dispose OF IL within ten years,
but may hold o acres or city property 10
tho amount Of sl0OOO, provided such IL
placed in actual possession OF relatives or
occupant 20 become naturalzcd citizen
within ten years
IL is now shown that little Gertie Walker
OF Osceola Mills, Cleariield County, Pa,
was kidnapped by young man named w
A. Kinsloe and Taken 70 the attic Of the
Wage EdrHer's Journal newspaper oificc,
whence she escaped by cutting the ropes
with which she was bound with POCKET
knife while her captOr was out Kinsloo
has been arrested
An error has been discovered Ia New
Jerseys state Constitution, whereby tho
opened aud all the prisoners committed
since 1875 liberated The bar and the bench
are agitated over the matter as the error
shows that ever since 1876 there have been
no Courts Of Common Pleas ia the State Cf
New Jersey
A rumor has been sfoot that Gen Phil
Sheridan was born In Ireland, but the Gen.
ersl las put stop 10 II W tn the following
announcement: Il was born in Albany, ".
Y, March 6 1881. hy parents landed from
Ireland bout six months previous 70 my
birth About year aud half after my
birth my parents moved 70 Somerset, OHIO"
There. were filed with the proper de-
partment at Harrisburg, Pa, ar
ticles Of ASSOCIATION Of the projected Bing,
hampton and WilliamspOrt Railroad "A
contemp ated the road will be- about vi
miles in leng.h aud will be built By tho
wyalusing route, crossing the Susquchanna
River near the town 50 named. The capi.
tai stock OF the company u fixed a. ~ 3D..
20.
Thomas A Edison, the inventor. has sent
Professor James kicaltou Of AapiewOOd.
y J., ona long hunt for species OF
vegetable growth which will enable him 20
make great Improvements ia elcc rical ap-
planes Nr Edison IL sure that tns
it 10 his possession; but a. 70 where "
grows and how 70 secure ~ in quantity is
The problem which Professor Kicaiton VIII
try 70 solve In two years tour Of the
globe. lie will 20 70 India first
Louis ". Fleury. postmaster a. Paso del
Sortc. Mexico. was arrested last night by,
Mexican officers charged with mail rob
bing About year ago several registered
packages % diamonds came through tha
malls IN bond from Hamburg, Germany, al
dressed 20 Murion A. Co. City Cf Mexico
Ihsy never reached their destination. The