The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-16
TELEGRApmIo BREvITrEs.


Germany is 20 have tour new cruisers.
The recent storm greatly damaged Brit
ish vessels.
Fire in the Bath (Aie.) iron works caused
900 damage
The old frigate Lancaster is to be used
for gunnery practice.
The Brook line and Milford railroad was
opened at Milford, n. IL.
General Orison Underwood Of Milford,
Mass, aged 30 years, Is dead.
The British parliament will discuss
Welsh disestsblishmont first
4. r. Hubbell OF North Adams, Mass,
committed suicide In New York.
The government wiz make an effort to
capture the Cook gang Of outlaws
Joseph Waller. aged 10, was drowned
while skating on Bond brook at Augusta,
Me.
Many deaths are reported from the
forest fire districts of Tennessee and Ar
kansas
The Massachusetts Single Tax league
held its annual meeting and banquet at
Boston.
Patrick II. Harmon Of Canton, Mass. {,
died at Boston from injuries received from
falling of his team.
The attempt to determine the shortage
in eek Boss" McKsnes Gravesend ao-
counts proved futile.
A philologlst of high repute is authority
for the statement that there are 70 lam
guages spoken in Russia.
ID. +. Wood q Co.'S wooden mill at
Northboro, Mass, will start up next week,
after a three weeks shutdown.
The resignation Of Rev. J. A. Chase has
been unanimously accepted by the Uni
tartan church at Northboro Mass.
The wedding of Ganson Depew. an st
torney for the New York Central, to Miss
Goodyear, was solemnized at Buffalo.
Another supply of Howell torpedocs,
with firing tubes, has been received at the
torpedo station at Newport, r. L., for the
new cruisers.
John Confarr and wife OF Clifton, O.,
have celebrated their s4th wedding ami.
yerssry with family reunion. Both are
hale and hearty.
William Lounsberry and Caspar Traver
of Sharon, Conn, pleaded guilty of In.
cendiarism, and were sentenced to six
months imprisonment.
An elevator In q building being con-
structed at the corner OF Marion and
Beacon streets, Boston, fell five stories,
carrying three men with 1t.
Owing to tho press OF public business
Secretary Carlisle has declined an invita-
ton to attend the annual banquet CT the
New York Chamber of Commerce.
Brigadier General Brewer, General
Booths jubilee band and Adjutant
Brengle delighted n large audience at the
Salvation Army barracks at Lewiston,
Me.
Robert DAILY, a Foxon Comm farmer
shot Michael ID. Egan, an employe. The
men had quarreled, and DAILY. as matter
of self-defence, he says shot Egan. The
wound is not serious.
Secretary Howard of the Spinners
union will go to Dover, n H., next we k
to attempt an adjustment of the Difficult
ties between the mule splnners and the
cotton manufacturers there.
A collection of Australian stamps has
just been bought by London dealer for
ESQ, 900, the largest price ever paid for n
stamp collection. The collection wns / o
gun in 1871, and includes stamped en-
velop,s, postal card8 and wrappers.
A NJ Colegrove has for 20 years al
lowed the city OF Middletown, Conn, 20
leave its stone crusher on his land with
out presenting his bill. He now proposes
to present n bill for the full anount-ss00
and will sue II the city refuses to settle.
At the annual meeting of the Gloucester
(Mass.) Mutual Fishing Insurance com
pany, 1861 shares of stock we're subscribed
for, representing sl,26l, ,0oo being a de-
crease over last year. Tn addition to the
years depreciation of vessel property, It
was voted to make a further cut Of 10 per
cent.