The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-19
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ENTERTAINMENT This Evening.
1Rov1pEEoB OPERA HousE-Fais,an Min
eirela-
~: xxIrrs OPERA HousH-"rhs Midnight
Alarm"
1oIHRoFs OPERA HoUsE-Danid A. Kelly
IN "Thc shadow Detective"
WksTMlNsTER THEkTER-The colored Sports
Bic show.
An illustrated lecture on "The Prodlgaii
Son" will be given at y. nj. Z. a. haii
Pals evening.
II has been figured out that a man who
thavcs regularly until he is so has cut on
about thirty-fiye feet OF hair from his lace
In Just 10 days Rhode Islands chivalry
will take boats for the summer capitol 10
participate in the election day ceiepration'
The arrangements for the May festival
that is 10 be given for the benefit OF St.
Joseph's Hospital have now been com
pleted.
A shark from a locomotive caused
slight fire in a shed in the rear of Cram
eton street last evening. The blaze was
extinguished by Officer McCahrey
Rev. Mr.. Chappelle will deliver a
temperance address at the Sunday Break
fast Mission, corner Snow and West
minister streets, tomorrow evening at 1880.
Allen w. Dorsey, who Is serving life
imprisonment for murder, has been APP
pointed to succeed Patrick Dennehy as
bookkeeper in the shoe department at the
State Prison.
The large swimming tank in the Sani-
tary Gymnasium building is being torn
to pieces The tank was 60x26 feet in
size, from 2h to feet deep and had
capacity OF $4,000 gallons.
A well dressed man has been defraHding
the charitable people Of the Fourth Dis
trict by soliciting funds which be claimed
We're TO be used for the relief OF the poor
of the Cathedral parish.
The regular session of the Young Mems
Congress of the Y. M. G. A. was held last
evening. After a somewhate heated dis
cussion the bin to improve the harbor in
the vicinity of Apponaug was passed.
The alarm from box 212 at 9:10 o'clock
this morning was for slight blaze in the
house occupied by John Duffy at 22
Crocker avenue. A pan of grease became
ignited and blnzed fiercely. No damage.
Car travel on lower Westminster street
was suspended for a couple of hours last
night while crane was being got in po-
sition on the site of old Butler Row 10
lift foundation stone for the new build
ing.
Two telegraph linemen recently dis
covered in Connecticut that spider bad
spun a strong web between two wires,
and that the dew and rain held by the
web made a ''cross" of substantial mag
nitude.
Some small boys who were playing
around an unoccupied house, corner of
r4ata f.aIl
set fire to the building last evening. The
fire was quickly extinguished by the de-
partment, box 81 having been sounded.
The aides-de camp of the Governors
stan will tender to him a complimentary
banquet at the Narragansett Hotel on
Saturday evening, May 20. The officers
OF the general staff have been invited
together with General Kendall, Colonel
Warfeld and Ex.-Secretary Jennings.
Company b. OF the United Train OF
Artillery did some preliminary rife shoot
ing yesterday at the State range yester-
day and officers and men made some very
good records. The party was in command
of Captain Lewis Patstone and Brigade
Rife inspector Harcourt will place on rec
ord the scores made.
Master Victor Baxter gave thoroughly
enjoyable piano-forte recital at Alumni
Hall, Friends school, last evening. The
boy played selectione from Bach's EN-
glischcn 6oniten, No. q" and Mozart
concerto with perfect taste and skill that
fully merited the enthusiastic recall he
received at the close of the program.
The members of the Turnverein gave
gymnastic exhibition and dance at
their hall last evening. The pro-
gram OF the entertainment was of
most pleasing character and was followed
by dancing to the music OF Hermann's
orchestra. The affair was under the direc-
tion of Messrs. +. Rueckert, Franz Zeigler,
=. Bayerschmidt and Hugh Droste.
Every seat was taken i'm Infantry Hall
last evening, the occasion being concert
for the benefit of the Moody schools.
The concert was given by the gospel
choir, which was organized last winter.
The program included 10 numbers, and
comprised solos both vocal aud instru-
mental, and duets. f. III. Jacobs con-
Quoted the concert. The organist was ID.
II. Carter and Arthur Eddie rendered the
Rccompaniments.
U.ited States, Senate Washington, ID.
c.. March 20, S9i.-Gentlemen: "Pic-
turesque Hawaii" makes an exceedingly
interesting book, ane one full of informa-
tioD for the people of our country to use
Just now. The question OF the annexa-
fion OF these islands is not ended by any
manner OF means; il will not down at the
bidding OF President Cleveland, and for
the next three or four years will present
to the American people very interesting
and instructive subject for consideration.
Your work comes in at the right time.
Very truly, William p. Frye.
Daily Cooking Hint.