The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-20
TELEGRAPHIc BREvITIEs.


A new street railway is to connect Hing
ham, Downer Landing and Hull, Mass.
George Siler Of Chicago was chosen
referee Of the Maher- -Fitzsimmons fight.
New England Insurance Exchange voted
not to consolidate with inspection bureau.
Joseph NJ Eaton was struck by train
mt Attleboro, Mass. and probably fatally
injured.
Nathaniel II. Flynn. aged 30 years, OF
Andover, Mass, killed himself at West
ford Mass.
Bishop Haygood OF the M. E. church,
south, died ut his home In Oxford, Ga,
from paralysis
Tho Populist national committee Is try.
ing to bring about fusion with the 81.
Metallic league.
Misses Chandler and Orr, charged with
concealing mortgaged property, were dis
charged at Boston.
Three buildings at Jersey City were de.
stroyed by fire, involving an estimated
loss OF about $4,000.
The rumor that Congressman John f.
Fitzgerald Of Boston had died IN North
Carolina is groundless
Henry Ward, aged Is. jumped from an
probably fatally injured.
A largely attended meeting in the inter.
est OF raising relief fund for Armenia
was held at Somerville, Mass
Charles III. Smith, the wealthy turfman
OF Chicago, announces that he will race
exclusively In the east this year.
Cornelius Sullivan, Joseph Gilbert and
Ben Brinke were arrested at Hayerhill,
Mass. on suspicion OF burglary.
Henry Watterson delivered an address
at the Boston theater on the work and
characteristics OF Abraham Lincoln.
Manager Murray of the Providence ball
nine has signed j. q. Known Of Rich
mond as pitcher for the coming season.
For the present Sir Charles Tupper will
fill the dual office OF cabinet minister and
Canadian high commissioner in London.
John Fitzschmidt was arrested at Fall
River Mass, and Is held on charges OF
horse stealing in several placed in Maine.
Otto Zutro, one of the leading musical
publishers OF the south, died Mt Baltimore
of brights disease after protracted sick.
ness.
Rev. s. Il. Meeser of Wilmington, Del,
has accepted his call to the pastorate of
the First Baptist church at Worcester,
Mass
The new William order has been be-
slowed upon the Countess Won Waldersee,
the Baroness Won Stumm and DR.. Hintz-
peter.
Abner s. Smith, while assisting Fred
Hesty, whose horses had run away, in
Brooks, Me-, was run over and instantly
killed.
Officers in citizens dress made special
raid at Fall River, Mass, on women So
liciting on the streets aud made several
arrests.
Scarlet fever has again broken out in
Brooklin, Me. Schools are closed, the
books were burned and public gatherings
are prohibited.
A 5000 pound grindstone broke In the
Simonds' Saw Manufacturing conpany's
shop at Fitchburg, Mass. Napoleon La
Fleur was badly injured.
The cruiser Baltimore has arrived ut
San Francisco from Honolulu. She en-
countered fair weather all the way and
had an uneventful passage.
Alvin Record. one Of the wealthiest
capitalists OF Maine and an extensive
paper manufactures, was married TO Miss
Lima B. Treat of Livermore Falls.
A collision on the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad at New York
resulted in the death of q fireman. The
passengers escaped without injury.
Lowell (Mass) citizens of Celtic blood
formed an Irish alliance branch, TO advo.
cate physical force instead of constitu-
tional agitation in obtaining freedom for
Ireland.
AT Ottawa James r. Mcdonald was
sentenced to five years in the pcnitcntiary
for playing the flim.flam game. Two
hours later he committed suicide in his
cell by hanging.
II is contemplated TO furnish Hercules
Robinson with an assistant commissioner
to help him with tho heavy administra-
tive work following upon the settlement
with the Transvaal.
Robert NJ Nixon, president of the Fifth
National bank. Cincinnati, and the audi
tor OF the trDasury department under the
Harrison administration, died at New
castle, Ind, sged "a.
The National Folding Box company OF
New Haven has received an order for 4D,
600 900 cigaret boxes for the American
Tobacco company and 30, 900 boxes for
Leggitt g. Myers o I st. Louis.
The deed of the American Meter com.
pany has been put on file ut Erie, Pa. Tie
new combination or Meter trust will oper-
ate the metre works at Erie, those In AL.
bony and two in Philadelphia.
While the Pennsylvania Bridge com
pany were digging an excavation for "A
pier OF bridge at Martin, Tex, u land
slide occurred, in which K. A. Merritt and
Joe Garth were smothered TO death.
The impending recall of Count Lefebvre
de Bohaine, the French ambassador To the
Vatican, is said TO be n sop to the Radicals
and Socialists, and is the first step to-
ward suppressing the embassy to the
Vatican
The funeral OF the late Hon Charles
Theodore Russell was held from Shepard
Memorial church (CongregationaD, Cam
bridge, Mass. A large number OF prom
inent people from Boston aud other places
attended.
Mrs. Henrotin, president OF the General
Federation OF Women's clubs has issued
n circular letter TO all the club presidents