The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-17
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

United States cruiser New York sailed
from the port of New York.
Spain is negotiating with Paris capital
lists for s25, 600 600 Cuban loan.
Fine in the Couchon block, Winnipeg
caused loss estimated at 100000.
The feeling in Italy that the Italo- Brit.
ish entente is failure is said to be grow
ing
Fears are felt at Victoria, b. c., for tn,
coasting steamer Maude, now long over
due.
The financial position OF Turkey is sale
to be less serious than Is generally sup
posed.
The shortage of the defaulting city solo
itor OF Altoona, Pa, will probably reacl
$4,000.
Emperor Francis Joseph ceasured priestl
for heading a deputation OF RutheniaI
peasants.
Nearly 100 900 more silver dollars wer,
Issued last week than In tho same wees
last year
Stanton Abbott and Billy Ernst met il
a six-round bout at New York. Ernst go
the decision.
The Calumet and Hecla copper mire il
TO reduce its output, owing TO the low
price of copper.
The Vorwarts declares that a repressive
policy followed 10y any German govern
ment Is suicidal.
The cruiser Maine is detained at New
port, r. l., by repairs found necessary {,
the hydraulic pipes.
Mrs. u. II. Holden of Stoneham. Mass.
committed suicide by hanging. She hat
been in poor health.
John Robinson shot and fatally
wounded May Eckert at Philadelphia and
then committed suicide.
Philip Renner was appointed receiver o
the firm OF Julius Beuchenstein & Co.
shoe jobbers, Cincinnati.
Charles III. Grant, evidently tramp
was struck by a train at Swampscott
Mass, and fatally injured.
The King of Ashantce is reported t,
have routed a tribe OF native allies of th,
British with great slaughter.
Mayors Curtis of Boston, Strong of New
York and Schieren Of Brooklyn arc to b,
given dinner in New York tonight.
Thomas Garvin, IL years old, was strucl
by an elevator at Boston and received in
jaries from which he died n few minutef
later
President g. p Huntington of the Pa
ciilc Mail Steamship company has signet
the contract with the Panama Railroad
company.
Iroquois Indians are To enter suit
against the states OF Vermont and New
York for land sold many years ago and
never paid for
A1,~andar ErnIortnl- Eiubo,. nj
Louis Bechtold, three residents Of Yonk.
ers, y. Y, are missing, and 1t is believed
that they were drowned
Nebraska has been notified by the Ger.
man consul at Chicago that it has ignored
one provision OF the treaty between Ger.
many and the United States.
Vienna bourse operators have rot yel
met their obligations TO the Berlin opera
tors. and the London, Paris and Berlin
brokers have united in protest.
The naval small arms board will meet
in New Haven to test two modern rifles
made from designs furnished by the naval
arms bureau of tho Lee magazine rifle.
Rev. William +. Gaskin, pastor ol
Union church. at Vinalhavon, Nc, hal
resigned to accept call 20 the Univer.
salst pulpit in Watcrville and Clinton
Me
Tom o. Rourke, manager Of Goorg'
Dixon has accepted Manager Newman
challenge on behalf Of Frank Erne, and
posted n forfeit Of $500 for match of 2,
rounds.
Inaction OF the Conservatives in the TO
cent Socialist debates I'm the rcichstag Il
attributed To their dread of disclosures n
tho Hanmcrstcin papers held ny the
Socialists
The wood. working shors OF the toledo
and Ann Arbor road at Owosso, Mich,
were burned. Harry kcnney wns fatally
burned, and Fred Pcnses charrcd remains
were found after the nre.