The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-16
Another Newport Policeman
in Disgrace.
Ne Is Charged with Breaking Up a
Decent Hcm,.
Congressman Iiull Asked TO Have
TX. l. Ponds Stocked With Trout.
snec.al to The News.


NEWPORT, Jan. i6 Two Newport lads
had q novel experience yesterday, onepar-
ticularly SO, as for tims he was lett 10
his thoughts in an open boat on tho
briny deep. Frank Coopet aud Frank
Curtis left hons early in tne morni~g 10
90 cunning aud proceeded 10 Sachaset
beach where they secured boat anu began
TO row along The shore. OF Flint Point
Curtis was left on rock about 2OJ feet
from shore, and his companion, cooper,
started to row cut TO sea. lie
found heavy swell on and get
ting into breakers the oars were
washed ont OF his hands and he was
left al the mercy Of the waves. lie could
see ais companion on the rock lut be
could not help him: fhe boat pegan
drifting seward and Frank was left 10
his thoughts. After urifting some dis
tance the tide changed and the boat
started toward the shore, bat instead oil
nearing the point he wished 10 reach
1t went in of Little Compton
where he was picked up and word sent to
this city. Curtis had long and lonesome
wait on the rock and when the tide had
gone out he waded ashore anc getting
team started of for his companion. lhe
affair caused quite little excitement.
Charged With Wrecking a Home.
Mayor Waters yesterday received
compiaint from James 4. sullivan who
charges a certain police officer with wreck
ing ms home, in that ne caused his wife TO
leave him and his children. lie requested
the Mayor 10 dismiss the officer, whose
name IS withheld until the matter is in
vestigared. which the city's executive will
have thoroughly looked into. MIR. Snlli-
van said he knew nothing of his wifes
actions until his attention was called TO
them by MS boy. Ho gave time and place
where ms vile and the officer were seen
together.
A Close Shave.
The rife team OF the Newport Artillery
had close shave from defeat last night
at the HANDS OF team styling themselves
the "Dark Horses" OF which the colonel
OF the company was a member. The
shoot was Tor an oyster supper, and was
won by the regular team of Ino company
by score of 237 to 229 The company viii
give a military ball OH Washing tons
birthday.
They Waat Fish.
Congressman elect Bull has been asked
by local fishermen and others interested
I'm fisheries to use his influence to get the
United States fish commissioners to stock
the ponds and brooks in Rhode Island
with brook trout and salmon. The COM
missioners have been supplying all the
states except Rhode Island, and the people
think it is about time they received some
notice. Representative Bull has promised
to use his utmost efforts.
Local Items Of Interest.
Catcher NJ. Coneley, who last year played
on the Wexford team, has made applIca-
tion for position on the Newport club.
Wrecking schooner Young America this
morning began the work of removing the
cargo from the schooner Eva l.. Leonard,
wrecked on Sunday night at Ragged Point.
General Burnside Assembly, Royal
Society OF Good Fellows, held an enter
tainment and social last night in Odd
Fellows Hall.
The Newport Conyocation will hold a
meeting at Emmanuel Church this even
ing, the sermon to be by Rev. X. Il.
Bennett of Narragansett Pier.
DIR. and Mrs. i. Z. Powell left yesterday
for New York, where they will pass the
winter.
1t is understood here that Lawyers Jere
Wilson OF Washington, Tillinghast OF
Providence, and Avery OF Boston, have
severed their connection with the Ross
King case