The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-22
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PROVIDENCE OPERA HoUsE--"Tbs Girl !
KEITH's OPERA HOUSE" Silver King"
TRowBRIpaE's STAR THEATER- "a Heroine
In Rags"
WESTMINSTER THEATEa-city Club.
LorHRoPs PAwrUcKET OPERA HOUSE =
"Idtte Trixie"
INFANTRY HALL-Polo: Providence VS.. Paw
affair DRAMATIC HALL-Minstrei Entertain
ment
The city hall is closed today in respect
to George Washington's memory.
Heavy snow blocades are still reported
from Western and Northern Michigan.
Sir Henry Brougham Loeb, Governor OF
Cape Colony, has been recalled from that
position.
Police Captain Edward Steven of the
Oak Street Station, New York, died today
at his home.
The Concordia Club held masquerade q
ball In Concordia Hall last evening, and it
was the means of enjoyment to large
company.
The Rhode Island Musical Association
the Art Club Hall on Thomas street.
There was a large attendance and a fine
program.
General Lew Wallace was openly Kissed
several times in Central Music Hall, Chi
cago, last night during his lecture on
''Turkey and the Turks" He spoke well
of the Turks, and Armenians manifested
their disapproval.
Trowbridge's Star Theater was filed to
overfiowing yesterday afternoon and even
ing when Miss Katherine Rober had a
benefit and played Pauline in "The Lady
OF lyons in her usual painstakiug and
delightful way.
Laurence Hayes, who resides at 584
York avenue, fell down stairs at "a West
Main street and his right ankle was
broken. He was taken into the Central
Hotel, and from there to the Rhode
Islano Hospital.
In the Sixth District Court this morn
ing Mike Sullivan was sent to the State
Farm for six months for being sturdy
beggar, and James Lrach was sent TO tn o
same place for the same length of time for
being common drunkard.
Morris Mermer, who keeps a shoe store
at 1927 Westminster street, reported to
the police that three young men went
into bis store yesterday and one of the
three purchased an S0-cent pair of shoes
and one stole pair of 50 shoes.
The handsome four masted schooner
w. Wallace Ward was the first in the
barber to have Old Glory" flying from
her topmast this morning. All other crafts
followed suit. And barring the ice and
snow the river has Fourth of July ap-
pearance.
The Commercial Club will meet at the
Narragansett Hotel tomorrow at 8
p. m. The subject for the evening will
be the "Naval War College" The club
whl be addressed by Captain Henry {.
Taylor, president Naval War College,
Newport, and General Elisha Dyer.
William Kelly aud Thomas Murphy
were caught in Captain McGill's district
last night, In the act of robbing cloth
Ia the yard of Daniel Hanrahan.
They had other articles in
their. possession that indicated
they had made visit to some other yard.
and upon investigation it was found that
they had made a haul from the clothes
line belonging to John Conner. In the
Sixth District Court this morning they
were fined so and costs each.
Among the causulties of the snow storm
Is the death of a hunting party in the
woods Of the Alliance plantation, about
- miles below New Orleans. Four men
set out for days hunting in the woods.
No fears were entertained when the party
remained out all night, but when
they did not return next day a
search party went out ami after much
difficulty in struggling through the snow
drifts, the four unfortunate men were
found frozen TO death in kneeling atti-
tude.
This being Washington's Birthday the
National Congress Of Women, now
in session at Washington, chose
patriotic subjects for consideration
at both its morning and evening
sessions. The morning session was
divided into two parts assigned to pa
triotism as an element in government and
patriotism as an element in school gov
ernment. Kate Brownlee Sherman of
Ohio read the report of the committee on
patriotic teaching. She then discussed
the influence OF patriotism in founding
and preserving free institutions.
The family troubles OF George w Rose
were heard in the Sixth District Court
morning. Rose made himself conspicu-
out of second story window
about midnight on Sunday, Sept. 8,
at which time Mrs. Rose sustained
broken ankle, and was for some time at
the Rhode Island Hospital. Rose seemed
TO have been crazy about an hour that
night, so much so that the officers at
Station were obliged to "strap" him.
Since then he has been perfectly sane
He was bound over to the Court OF Com
mon Pleas in the sum of $500.