The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-03-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The Hungarians are leaving the Connells-
Vile, Pa, coke regions in great numbers.
The outlay tor the new German strategic
railways, II Is expected, Will not exceed
t5,On,Uoo
Mr.. Ritsche, now Consul at New York,
has been appointed 10 the new consulate IN
the TransvaeL
The Pennsylvania Pardon Board has re.
fused 70 pardon Samuel Johnson, the Della
ware county murderer.
iruno Schmits, the Perlin sculptor, has
been secured 10 erect a S!0J,0oJ soldiers
monument in Minneapolis.
The Earl OF March Conservative will
resign his seat IN the House OF Commons
for the Chicestcr division Of Sussex.
The President has approved the bill au-
thor sing the purchase Of additional ground
Imports of dry goods at the port OF
New York for the week ending March l
were s3, d33, ,2t2; amount marketed, 81, $50,
Ill.
A man in Chicago while taking a bath fell
"a sleep, leaving tue hot water slowly run
ming The result was he was nearly boiled
10 death when rescued
Four Councilmen In Elizabeth, n. j., have
attracted "A great deal OF attention by
holding caucus IN the graveyard adloin-
ing a Broad street church.
Over $50 of the most prominent farmers,
stock raisers ami milk sellers OF Qlee ms
county met at Mlneola Friday anu de-
nounoed the cattle "taggers."
In the District Court In Providence FRI
day, John Fuller, the "call" fireman charged
with setting fire 10 the lumber piles on Sat-
urday night last, WAS acquitted
III tho Virginia Senate Friday tho House
Dill abolish.ng com mpulsory pilotage on
coastw,se vessels In the waters of Virginia
was defeated by vote Of 10 10 10
II Is expected that an extra war grant
will be demanded by the Austrian Govern
ment at the next meeting OF the delegation
which will exceed l0J,UOO,00 horns.
DR. Sherwood, VINO keeps drug store at
Keyport, was arrested Saturday by Rove
nue. Collector Hendrickson for selling IT,
quor without a license. He paid fine Of
<ll5.
Nine hundred and fifty-nine steerage pas
sengers were landed at Castle Garden
Sunday by the steamship Thingvalia from
Copenhagen, and Rugla and Sorrento from
Hamburg.
L. A. Mcleod, Postmaster at Palmyra,
No, whose accounts were recently found
20 be 500 short, committed suicide by hang
ing himself TO "a chandelier IN the Circuit
Court room
: The steamship California, from Gibraltar
with large number of Italians In her
steerage, arrived In New York Thursday
and has been detained at Quarantine for
fumigation.
: Mr.. Sianhopc, British Minister OF War,
saws that deficiencies exist IN the defense
of Portsmouth, Ply mouth, and the Thames,
which render Englands position danger
ously insecure.
The House Committee on elections Satur-
dav unanimously dec ided TO report IN favor
OF the claims of Mr.. Post, the Republican
sitting member from the contested Tenth
Illinois district.
Manager Hill OF the Union Square theat re-
gave Mss Margaret Mather, the actress,
", 800 for six years work. Sne CLAIMS II is
not enough and her lawyer will sue for
g., $40 instead.
All Paris is talking OF the extravagant
price which Mr.. Vanderbilt pays FOR his
new cook, Joseph Reil The figure is slJ,-
lU0 year Joseph will sail for New York
on the l1th OF March.
Great dcstitution Ia said 20 exist among
the unemployed silk weavers In the upper
part Of Hudson County, ". j. Many OF the
operatives are walking the streets, unable
10 I'm . work OF any kind.
Frank Is. Stearns, in the :A.preme Court +,
New York, recovered a verdict OF 500 D
against The 81. Louis and San Francisco,
Railroad Company, in his suit for breach OF
contract. placing his damage at S2yOOO)
John O'Neill and Charles Vincent, two
young men who were stopping at the house
Of ID. a. ii. McAlpin, in Morristown, died
Sunday from inhaling coal gas while sleep
ing in "A room where coal fire was burning.
A Dublin newsdealer named Dingle has
been sentenced TO three months imprison-
ment for selling copies Of United Ireland
containing reports OF meetings OF sup
pressed branches Of the National League.
w. A. Baldwin, VINO resigned as mana
ger OF the Pennsylvania Rauroad Company
on Friday, has accepted the general man
"A nj. lan M n "a
Rochester & PittsDurg Railroad Company
The Riggers and Salmakers' Protective
and Benevolent Association adopted a re-
solution in1orsing the bill pending in Con
gress granting a bounty 10 American ves-
sells OF thirty cents for every l,OJ miles
Travelled.
The Cars agents have renewed their
efforts 10 raise Loaf of 5JO,DOL0D rubles
for Russia at a nominal rate IN Amsterdam,
London and Paris. The loan, u secured, wil
accelerate war; but, II refused, II will not
prevent II.
It's stated In ST Petersburg that Russia
will, under no circumstances, accept any
solution OF the Bulgarian question which
shall disregard the preponderence OF lnnu'
tnce In Bulgaria due 70 her under tho
treaty OF Berlin.
David r. Murray, an engineer OF Asbury
Park, n. j., has fallen her 10 slJ ,0JJ. HIS
grandmother, Mrs. Ellen Cobb, Of Green
ock, Scotland, died the other day at the ad
vanced age OF IL years and left him her
entire fortune.
The curator Of large estate in Canada
has ab sconded, leaving belind HIM n de.
nclency Of over al O,OJl 1hs heirs 70 the
Is ate belong TO one Of the Oldest and most
respectable families in Montreal and will be
almost ruined.
Capt John Moore, the Castle Garden
Landing Agent, has prepared statement
Of the mum Der OF i'm igranis Ian ed az the
Garden last month, which fOots up ID, l5I,
an increase OF 8, IA over the number land ID
during Febrary, 1857.
Rev. Charles Mccarthy In a lecture In
New YORK City accused Henry George OF
plagiarism. lie said the AntlPoverty
leader got his IDEAS Tor his Proyres aud
Poverty from newspaper published In
Wisconsin ln 1883.
Policemen Lent, OF Yonkers, Sunday
morning arrested two susDiI Ious cnarac-
ters, and in their possession wa. found a
quantity OF .lothinR and two WebstePs
dictionaries. IL was afterwards discovered
that ublic school 40. o had been robbed.
The Grand jury at Montreal have found
a true bill against Judge Armstrong
Chairman Oi tho LABOR 20 HmisslOn in ses-
sion. for criminal libel. he having made
statement at the sitting Of the Commission
that the Hs mdon COttO Company was
hOtbed Of immortality and debauchery.
A case Of lepr1sy has appeared az West
Liberty Iowa The an ctcd person ~ q
native of Christian a. Norway, and - q
young lazy named JJAuson, well eIucated
and possessing many ira . Of good breed
ing and refinement Ene has been n TINS
county from eighteen 10 tweuiy months.
r A COMMITTEES II the state Agricultural
Society met In Newark frilay and ap.