The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-05
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.


Moses Fairbanks, an old Boston mer
chant, Is dead.
The new Coal trust Is afraid of the Sher
man act of 1890.
A slight fire caused q panic in the Gilsey
House, New York.
The New York legislature may caus
an investigation Of the Coal trust.
The London Times says the Transvaa
situation is worse thar it appears.
Fire In the Gilman block at Haverhill
Mass, caused about $500 damage.
Il. =. O'Connor thinks q new and bette.
epoch In the Irish cause is at hand.
1t may cost the government 5000, 600 Il
make the battleship Texas seaworthy.
Four persons were seriously burned b,
the explosion Of an oil stove at Camden
N, j.
George Nicholson, one Of the proprietor
of the New Orleans Picayune. died sud
denly.
Martinez Campos has arrived at Madrid
The crowd in the streets Kissed him upoI
his arrival.
The formal dedication Of the new Ire
mont Temple, Boston, will take plac
Easter Sunday.
Hope college. one OF the buildings n
Brown university, was damaged by fir
to the extent OF $1,000.
Judge Josiah w. Wright, aged 6s
dropped lead mt Princeton station, N. j.
while ON his way to Trenton.
The Sawyer cotton mills at Colebrool
River, Conn, which have been idle 70
w years, have resumed operations.
Israel Cohen e. Co., wholesale clothiers
Boston, have assigned. Their liabilitie
will be large. The store was started II
1879.
Two children OF Hugh McGinty OF Provi
dence. while playing with matches, set fir
to their clothing. One may die; the othe.
will live.
Rev. Talbot W.. Chambers, one of tn
Oldest ministers Of the collegiate brancl
lea, is dead.
j. w. Lyons and his wife Of Princeton
N. j., were overcome by the fumes of Goa
gas from a stove. Lyons is dying and hi,
wife Is dead.
Postmaster General Wilson has ap
pointed w. A. Burwell of Georgia chief o
the division Of postofice supplies, post
Office departments.
w. 5. Moyle has signed as coach for tn,
Brown university football eleven, an,
John ID. Rockefeller, Jr, has been chosei
president of the association.
A bomb was exploded at Lisbon in tn,
residence OF the physician who certified {,
the lunacy of the man who threw n ston'
into the kings carriage n short time ago
Bank Examiner Backus has finished hi
examination into the condition Of tn,
Rome IN. W Savings bank. He fount
the books and securities in excellent shape
Rev. Morris w. Prince, pastor Of Trim
ity Methodist Episcopal church, New
Haven, has resigned, owing to poor health
He is we'll known in the New York cas-
conference.
Governor Mcintyre has determined upon
n complete reorganization OF the Denve.
fire and police departments with n view &,
putting a stop to gambling and kindred
evils i'm the city.
The l%iquidating trustees of the Stand
ard Oil company nave declared the regular
quarterly dividend OF 3 per cont, payabl,
March ia, and an extra dividend of 10 pei
cent, payable on the same date.
Manager Moorhead Of the Acctylen,
Gas company, speaking Of the cost Of pro
duclng carbide for the manufacture o
acctylcne gas. says that the new illumi
nant cannot be delivered for less thar
si2. so for every 200 pounds.
The 81. Louis Republic says this morn
ing that n new line from ST. Louis TO the
Southwest is likely to be the result Of the
contemplated separation OF the Frisco
from the Santa Fe system.