The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-14

The fire commissioners issued an order
yesterday requiring all permanent men
TO wear brown straw hats this summer.
The tug Reliance OF the Providence Tow
Boat Company has been thoroughly over
hauled and painted and came out today.
The tug Gaspee will be hauled out for
like treatment.
The ladies of Slocum Post Relief Corps,
No. q, furnished excellent entertainment
yesterday. In the afternoon there was a
whist party, and in the evening an old
folk concert was enjoyed.
Captain Burton, who for many years
has been connected with the Continen-
tai Steamboat Company, is "a candidate
for the position of inspector of hulls for
this port and is now in Washington for
examination.
DIR. McCaull reported to the police last
Sunday morning that some one stole
case OF surgical instruments from his
carriage. They were recovered at Paw
tucket yesterday afternoon. The detec-
tives are satisfied they were lost instead
of stolen.
1t has been the hobby of the heavy
stockholders of the Providence IL Fall
River line of steamers, that none of the
steamers of the liue should make a trip
Sundays. But the prospects are that
things will be different another season,
as an effort is being made TO get the con-
trolling stock OF the line, and the boats
will then be run Sundays. 1t is not
probable that the deal will be made this
season.
There was birthday party at police
man Browns house, 3 Providence street
last night, Mrs. Brown being the recipient
of hearty congratulations and pretty gifts
from the 40 congenial friends who sur
prised them. There was music, literary
exercises and a collation..
William Davis and William Suddard
while riding bicycles on Elmwood ave-
nue., collided last evening, and there was a
general mixing up of the wheels, legs and
dirty clothes.
5. $. Clemence, who resides at 10
Sherry street, reported to Captain Corey
that two men made an attempt to break
into his house last night, but were
frightened away by n dog. A passer-by
saw two men at work on the door, just
before the dog did his duty.
At the Haute Rieve Club tomorrow the
Providence Bar Association will entertain
the judges with Manager Earle's good
things from the clam bed.
Two hundred years ago today the stars
and stripes were adopted by the Conti-
mental Congress as the National flag.
June IL is therefore called "flag day, al
though it isn't observed very generally.
Officer Smith shot horse that had got
caught in the mud near Reservoir avenue
last night. The animal was owned by
John Brady.
Two expressmen at the Union Station
got into dispute this afternoon as
to their location. Joe Mulvey,
one OF the men, jumped upon
John Tully's wagon and began to
beat the old fellow about the head
Tully, covered with blood, reported tho
probably be heard from in the Sixth Dis
trict Court in the morning.
The Fourth OF July committee will
meet again this evening at o'clock.
According TO the city hall records the
Hope Rubber Cow pany has put lien on
the Kent Il Sta company for y1100 for
fire equipment Of the new Ssbin street
building.
DThe steamer Tourist arrived in port this
afternoon from New York with all flags
flying, and will be added to the fleet OF
the Continental Steamboat Company.
An alarm was sounded from box 50 at
1880 this afternoon for "A fire on The roof
OF house on Hospital street, caused by q
spark from the engine In nearby wood
yard. The damage was slight,