The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-28

The Pawtuckets were defeated by the
Lynns at polo last night by score OF to
Emperor William has conferred upon
Emperor Francis Joseph the rank OF Field
Marshal General in the Germany army.
The Slocum Light Guards held the
sixth OF a series OF socials in their hall on
Broad street last evening. Ii was very
successful.
renewal of the certificate of exemp-
tion for fire escapes was today granted to
the Freemason's Hall Company for Ma
sonic Temple.
Mamie Barry died at the Rhode Island
Hospital yesterday from injuries received
at her home in the North End few days
ago. She was burned.
At the Woman's College this evening
there is to be piano recital by Clarence
q. Hamilton. assisted by Mr.. Jules Jordan
and Mr.. William III. Arnold.
The regular meeting of the school COM
mittee will be held in the philosophical
lecture room of the High school building
tomorrow evening at s O'Clock.
Admiral Alexander Butler, b. c., has
beeen appointed to the command OF the
China Station, relieving vice. admiral the
Hon. Sir Il. Fremantle, X. &. B.
Joseph Flynn caught a horse attached
to delivery wagon, tho property OF Ar
mold 4 Maine, on Randall square last
evening. The horse had run from Doyle
avenue.
Sir Francis Wyatt, who was Lord May
or of London the year President Garfield
died, and who had the Stars and Stripes
carried in the Lord Mayors show,is dying
in London.
Richard Stevens and Daniel Jacobs were
arraigned in the Sixth Districr Court this
morning on the charge of selling liquor
without license. They were held until
tomorrow for trial.
Mr.. Charles II. Scholfield, acting sscre-
tary of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation, who has been seriously Ill with
bronchitis, is much better today and has
been reported as cut Of danger.
The slippery condition of the sidewalks
is the cause of a number of broken limbs,
bruises and falls. Among the victims are
Mrs. T.J Manchester, Frank Cbarlesworth,
Thomas Toye and Mary Il. Gaffney.
Librarian William +. Foster OF the
Providence Public Library will talk about
the library at the monthly meeting Of the
Rhode Island Business Mems Association
to be held tomorrow night in the rooms
OF the association, 210 Butler Exchange.
Mary Sheehan and Mary Nixon were
arrested yesterday afteronoon in Robert
Melvin & Company's dry good store on
Westminster street while in the act of
shop lifting. In the Sixth District Court
this morning they were fined 50 and
costs.
George Harrington, aged n, late OF the
Eleventh Connecticut Veterans, has been
roaming about tho city for number of
days. This morning he was taken in
byiLieutenant O'Neil of the Central Sta
tion who sent him to the Soldiers Home
at Chelsea, where the old man was for
merly an inmate.
The barn of John F. Pitts, in the rear of
OF 103 Summer street, was entered last
night and a horse owned by James Quinn
was taken out and hitched 10 Cod
dard buggy and was about to be
driven off when the man was discovered
by officer Ordway. The man jumped out
OF the buggy and over high fence and
escaped.
The Earl of Cowley is dead in England
He was born in 1884 and succeeded to the
title IN 1884. HIS son, Arthur Morning
ton Wellesley, Viscount Dangan, who
succeeded to the title, at ono
time wanted to marry Miss Fortescue,
the actress. During the course of pub
licity given to the affair, letters ex-
changed between Viscount Dangan aud
Miss Fortescue were published and highly
commented by the press. But eventually
it was found that they were merely taken
from "Mcdel Letter Writers" books.
The big white bulldog that has made
life miserable for women on the East Side
is dead dog now. Yesterday he attacked
Mrs. Johanna Reardon on Brook
street near Transit and tore her
clothing into shreds. A young man
came to her assistance and with a rope
lassoed the animal and he was taken to
the Third Station and locked up in cell.
Dog Officer Potter was notified and ended
the existence of the dog. He was owned
by James Monahan Of 469 South Main
street.