The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-28
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Entertainments This Evening.

"East Lynne"
wRsrMxsrER THEATER--sL Felix Sisters in
"A Lacky Hit"
Canton. China, exports 100000 fans
every year.
India has 10. 900, ,OOD goats which yield
6, 100000 quarts OF milk daily.
The steamer Mount Hope OF the Fall
River line will make an excursion Hom
Fall River TO this city Memorial Day.
The police have been notified that two
horses were stolen at Taunton saturday
night and have been asked to watch Tor
their appearance in this city.
The Y. p. S. c. f. Of the Beneficent
Congregational Church will spend Memo
rial Day at Bayside. The members Will be
the guests OF Mr.. Earl &. Arnold at his
summer residence.
Mayor Olney appeared in the Sixth
District Court this morning ana was an
interested spectator of the court proceed
ings The Mayor Is making tour OF IN
spection of all the city departments.
AT n special meeting of the newly
organized Alpha Athletic Association
held yesterday afternoon II was voted TO
purchase the apparatus and furniture
owned by the disbanded Metropole CluD.
According TO the Siamese belief, IL
takes the soul seven days TO reach heaven
after death. Here in Providence there is
lurking suspicion that some souls OF
this vicinity will be good deal longer OF
the road than that.
Superintendent Eastman has been un-
able to find any clue to the whereabouts
OF James McGunnigle and James Devine,
the two man who escaped from the In
sane Asylum week ago. Inc man VINO
was arrested on suspicion Mt Central Falls
has no resemblance TO either OF the
escaped lunatics.
The police have found no clue TO the
identity OF the men who assaulted and
robbed Edward Tinneby on Clifford
street, Saturday night, but from the de-
scription obtained they are believed TO be
this same persons who subjected julie
Tearien to similar treatment just week
ago.
Some one stole blind from a window
in James McMaugh's house at 81 Arnold
street, Saturday, and dumped IL over
fence. Mr.. McMaugh recovered the blind
and was hanging it again when some one,
presumably the same man, threw stone
through the window and then ran. The
matter was reported to the police.
Rev. DIR. G. w. Smith, president of
Trinity College, Hartford, preached at
Grace Church yesterday morning. The
subject of the interesting discourse was
/" Love and Charity" aud the text was
taken from st. John, iv. 21 "This COM
mandment have we from Him that he
who loveth God loves his brother also"
white baby and a colored baby were
taken to ride on an electric car yesterday
by their respective fathers and mothers
end sat side of each other. The white one
pointed and said "see black baby" The
white mother blushed to the roots OF her
hair, the other mother was mad enough TO
leave the car and both fathers laughed.
The young and enterprising artist who
is responsible for the sketches on page i
in today's NEWS, will be on hand for the
Lection day parade at Newport tomor-
row, and will reproduce the leading fea-
tures of that event with the striking faith
fulness which characterize his breaking
loose on this occasion.
Newell's coal and lumber yard, which
was entirely destroyed by fire week before
last, quantity of coal only being saved,
was covered by 5000 insurance placed
through the agency Of G. ii. Beach. This
loss was adjusted last Saturday by the
companies represented. It is one of the
largest claims ever paid in the State.
The May festival Of the Congregational
Club win be held at the Trocadero this
evening. Hon. David j. Brown,
associate Justice of the United
States Supreme Court, will speake
on ssThe Home Life of the
Pilgrims" !" and the musical portions OF the
program will be furnished by Miss Alice
Wentworth Of Boston, soprano; Herbert
Il. Brown, tenor; and Miss Evangeline
Larry, violinist.
United States Senate. Washington, ID.
c., March 20, 1894.-Gentlemen: "Pic-
turesque Hawaii' makes an exceedingly
interesting book, and one full of informa-
tion for the people of our country to use
Just now. The question OF the annexa-
Iion of these islands is not ended by any
manner OF means; it will not down at the
bidding of President Cleveland, ana for
the next three or four years will present
to the American people a very interesting
and Instructive subject for consideration.
Your work comes in at the right time
Very truly, William r. Frye.
Rev. James NJ. Dickson. ID. D., who has
assigned the position of pastor of the
Pilgrim Congregational Church to accept
the pastorate of the East New York Re-
formed Church, Brooklyn, preached his
farewell sermon yesterday. The church
was well filed by the
friends of DIR. Dickson and he
spoke from the text: "Finally, brethren,
farewell. BE perfect; be OF good comfort; ;
be of one mind; live in peace, and the God
of love and peace shall be with you" At
the conclusion of the service the large
audience went to the pulpit TO shake The
hand of the pastor.