The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-07

WASHINGTON, Nov. T. - Forecast for
New England: Fair; variable winds;
warmer in northern and western portions.
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.
The Winthrop (Me) mills have resumed
operations.
r. r. Preston was sworn in as director
Of the mint.
Jews have been expelled from Melilla by
the Spaniards.
English miners refused to agree to pro.
posals TO settle the strike.
President Cleveland is working on his
annual message at Woodley.
Peter Donohue OF Auburn, r. l., 35
years old, committed suicide.
Germany is to raise increased revenue
from tobacco and bourse transactions.
The rolling mills of the Illinois Steel
company at Joliet are to start up Nov. 20
Two trainmen and four tramps were
killed In a freight wreck near Reno. New.
George p. Red6eld of Fairfield, Conn,
shot himself and died within short time.
A Scranton Pa.) magistrate and Repub-
lican politician was arrested for receiving
bribes.
Silver men are to carry on vigorous cam
paigns In the south, southwest and the
silver states.
German officers involved In the Hanover
gambling scandal will probably escape
with reprimands
James Conklin, 33 years old, was almost
Instantly killed at Waterbury, Conn.,.
while coupling cars.
The hardware store of Jones Brothers at
Little Rock, Ark, was damaged to the ex.
tent of a., 900 by fire.
Four cases of diphtheria and one case of
typhoid fever were discovered Ia single
house in Waltham, Mass
George Jamison, a Scotchman, com.
mitted suicide by drowning at Barre, VT,
the cause being despondency.
Speaker Crisp says that he thinks repeal
will aid business. and further, that its
passage will not hurt the Democracy.
Ira Dwinell. one of the oldest and most
respected citizens OF Calais, VT, died of
apoplexy. He was IS years old.
Charles F. Wilder of Wellesley, Mass,
secured verdict of ss57s for land damages
against the Boston and Albany railroad.
George Manor, French Canadian resi-.
dent of Middlebury, VT, aged 60 years,
fell into the river there and was drowned.
Worlds fair grounds, which cost $4,000,
has been sold to Chicago plumber fol-
$l0O.
Engineer Henry B. Goodwin is to be
tried soon for manslaughtcr in caus ing
the West Cambridge (Mass.) railroad Jci-
dent.
BY naphtha explosion at the works OF
the Brookline Gas company at Brighton,
Wv In
jured.
Alphouse LaTante, aged %, residing at
Fall River Mass, shot himself in the fore
head and died instantly. He was probably
insane.
Richard Schofield. who set fire to Saco
(Me) paint shop, refused to plead and the
hearing was continued. He is undoubt-
edly insane.
The will of Elizabeth Shute leaves $780,
600 to the Lynn (Mass.) public library and
$4,000 to the Lynn hospital and other
institutions.
James Reading, alias Charles johnson,
and Dennis Falvey, ex-convicts aud we'll
known thieves, were arrested by Boston
police officers.
Receiver Sherwood of the Philadelphia,
Reading and New England rail road has
eral freight and passenger agent.
At Portland, Me-, Patrolman Wyer. fer
an assault upon young son Of Hon.
Joseph A. Locke, was reprimanded and
suspended for 30 days without pay.
Freiherr Won Meyerinck, who was SEN
fenced to four years imprisonment for
completely in the Hanover gambling case,
hanged himself in his cell at Berlin.
The Maine board OF Worlds fair mana
gers have offered the state OF Maine build
ing to the Jackson Park commissioners IL
they will maintain IL in its present loca-
tion.
Eick e. Co.'S weaving mill and August
Isserstadts oleomargine factory were
burned In Iberfeld, Ger. Loss 100000
marks. Several factory hands were in
jured.
La Forrest Lawrence, about 40 years OF
age, while cleaning revolver at Slough.
ton. Mass, accidentally discharged IL. Tn,
ball entered his right side His coudition
Is critical.
The municipal authorities OF Syracuse,
Sicily, have asked the government TO offer
their port 10 Germany az a naval station
for large German squadron in the Medi-
terranean.
The store Of Hiram L ID in Napls, Me,
was entered, aud moaey and goods taken,
including tools which we're used TO break
into the stors Of Knapp e. Sanborn, where
a large quantity Of goods were stolen. On
the same night the jewelry store OF Caleb
Moulton at Windham was entered, and
l2 gold watches AID other jewelry were
stolen.