The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-10
~TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The State bank Of Savannah, Mo-, was
robbed OF $14, 500. +.
The Chinese indemnity fund is to 70,
main In London.
The Habana press is very bitter against
the United States.
England appears anxious to arbitrate
the Venezuelan dispute.
Judge Allison, for 45 years on the bench
at Philadelphia, is dead.
Joseph Shovenor, 8 years old, was
drowned at Cranston, II. L.
Edison bought the assets of the North
American Photograph company.
Charles g. Reed OF Hyde Park, Mass,
committed suicide in a B~ostonhotel.
A terrific southeasterly gale, accom-.
panied by sleet, is raging at Halifax.
The reported ill-treatnent of John Hays
Hammond in Pretoria prison is denied.
The Kentucky house petitioned congress
to permit n popular election of senator.
Work Of the Pro- Armenian alliance Is
to be extended throughout this country.
Italy and Austria are endeavoring TO re.
store amicable Anglo-G German relations.
The Ohio Republican state central COM
mittee declared for Mckinley for presi.
dent.
The New York Republican state com.
mittee endorsed Governor Morton for the
presidency.
DIR. f. ID. S. Stephens of Lynn, Mass.
aged 35, died of opoplexy. He had been
city physician three years.
Fire destroyed the oil and glue works Of
George j. Tarr d Co. NJ Gloucester, Mass
The loss will reach S75,00o.
Nine. Modjeska, who has been sick ai
Cincinnati for several weeks, has, left e.
Join her company in Chicago.
The packing house Of the Fri City Pack
ing company at Davenport, Ia, was to-
tally DESTROYED by fire. Loss. sIi0, 900.
The Lewiston (Me.) baseball club hay,
received the contracts of Third Basemai
Frank Shea and that OF Pitcher John Stat.
ford.
Cordella T.. Brown of Hartford con.
mitted suicide by shooting himself. Men
tai worry md ill-health were the cause Of
the suicide.
Walter Tarbell, aged g., n brakeman on
the Boston and Maine road. fell from the
rear OF n train at MedfOrd, Mass, and wa
instantly killed.
ihS LJhu 'atusS.B buob hiN ollVt UNIV
voted to withdraw from tho Knights G.
Labor and apply for admission TO the H.
ternational union.
william Duncan Of Chelsea, Mass, g,
years old, employed caulkipg n schooner
Mt Boston, fell into the hold Of the vossc.
and was instantly killed.
Thomas Chambers. county jailer, wa
found dead in one Of the city docks a
Halifax. 1t Is supposed he committed
suicide. He was about IS years of age.
The Dominion government steamer
Newfield has returned To Halifax from @
trip 20 Sable island. The Superintendent
reports nc wrecks this winter thus far.
The national board OF directors OF tht
Travellers Protective Association of Amer
lea has decided Go hold tho national con
v%ention at Tcrre Haujc, Ind, June ? next.
TIL exports Of specie from the port o.
New York last week amounted to Ss279l,
I'm gold and SOC! 2G3 in silver. Tho i'm.
ports were; Gold, $500, 81; silver, 81.
006.
Henry NJ. Clinton, who claims TO live IN
New York, and who is under arrest q
Hartford for ALLEGED larceny of icweiry
Is wanted by the springfield Mass 10
lice.
Albert ". Chadbourne, m Of the mo
prominent hotel men in Connection
died nc New, Haven nftcr a three days
sickness from pneumonia. lie was Il
years old.
Brown university athletes have decide
20 Join with those from the University -
Pennsylvania TO organize an annual milo
relay race between teams from the leading
American colleges.
Jeremiah Halscy, LID, an eminent
member OF the Connecticut bar, died at
Washington. He was an ex-judge OF tho
Norwich (Conn.) court and an ex-member
Of the legislature. lie was SO years old.
Nathaniel Randall was arrested a.
Havcrhill. Mass, charged with breaking
and entering. IL Is alleged that Randall
bound n gagged his uncle and aunt In
New Durham. n. H., aud stole their pen
sson fncney