The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-18
News Condensed.


Three persons were drowned near King
ston, Ont.
Herbert Lane of New Haven, has been
missing since July 8.
A Lake Erie captain says he saw o huge
sea serpent Saturday.
Raceiand won the midsummer handi-
cap at Monmouth Park.
Boston has contributed over $4,000 TO aid
sufferers in the st. Johns fre.
Judge Vail Of Chicago, granted eight
divorces in 62 minutes Saturday.
Clara Howe of Waterbury, Ct, aged 10
years, was drowned while bathing.
The body of Bryant H. Pond OF Lynn,
Mass, was found floating on Nahant.
Pitcher King OF the New Yorks DESERT
ed at Pittsburg and has not been seen
since.
Hon. Harry Williamson, a prominent
Maine man, died at his brothers home In
Denton, Md.
Six hundred applications for space at
the Worlds Fair have bssn fled by Mas
eacbusetts men.
Thomas II. Carter, Of Helena, Mont,
has been elected chairman OF the Repub-
licen national committee.
w. b. Platt of New York, a graduate of
Harvard last year, was drowned at Port
land, Me. The body was recovered.
President Harrison pronounces cruel
and baseless the story that his wife 10
dying. He says she ID steadily improv-
ing.
The Pope has ordered that Columbus
Day be celebrated by special services in
the Catholic churches OF Italy, Spain and
America.
At the Dublin regatta Saturday, boat
containing a number of spectators cap
sized. Four OF the occupants were
drowned.
Thomas Conroy, aged 40, fell down q
flight OF stairs at the Workingmen's
Home In Providence and died from his
injuries.
Michael Noonan was killed and John
Crowley, a fellow workman, was seriously
injured in Botcon Saturday by the fall
Of a building.
Hon. d. II. Ingraham will probably be
the Democratic opponent of Hon. T. b.
Reed for representative to Congress from
the first Maine district.
All the mills in Taunton have anticipa-
ted any bother which might have arisen
over the 5S-hour law by paying their
help for 60 hours labor.
The new lighthouse tender Lilac, left
Cleveland, o., Saturday evening for Port
land, Me-, by way OF the st. Lawrence
river, to 60 into comm mssion.
A negro who had outraged an eighteen
year old colored girl and caused her death
was taken from Jail at Grenada, Miss,
by a crowd OF negroes and hanged.
A petition was put In circulation at
New Bedford calling for mass meeting
10 formulate plans which will compel the
authorities to enforce the liquor law.
Eugene Ashe stabbed himself at Sor-
rento, Me-, because OF aquarrei with Ber-
tha Murphy, with whom he was in love.
He may recover, but says he is determined
TO die.
A despatch from Mesilla, Morocco, says
that in recent battle between partisans
of the Arab chief Mohitar and the Mez-
quita Kabyless, 300 OF the combatants
were killed.
Orvilie f. Hosmer lost his life while at.
tempting to board a moving westward
jumped for the steps, but miscalculated
and swung under the car.
Fire caught In the basement OF Brooks
q Washburn's large brick store at Beth
ell, VT. Brooks Il Washburns loss on
store and goods is $4,000 to $4,000. The
cause OF the fire is unknown.
Patrick Murphy, a wealthy iumberman
from the upper Kennebec, came TO Skow-
hogan, Me, and drew $500 from the
the town and lost the whole sum.
Jack Donovan, who 10 training for his
fight with Joe Tenney at Memphis next
month, fought Ed white, formerly OF
Cincinnati, for s250 side and gate re-
ceipts. Donovan won In the nth round
Deios O'Dell OF Norwalk, Conn.,, one OF
the four Italians who were blown mp by
the explosion OF a naptha tank at Shep-
ards leather factory, westport, Thurs
day, died yesterday in the Bridgeport
hospital. Nichols Jsnnette, also OF Nor
walk, Is not expected TO recover. Ola,
O'Dell and Stsnsilo vetxgs, although very
badly Injured. viii probably recover.