The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-03
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

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Miss Anderson won the six.day bicycle
race In Chicago.
James L.. Metcalf, a prominent New
York banker, is dead.
The Cleveland Baseball club is to DO
transferred TO st. Louis.
The German federal council has adopted
the sugar tax bill as amended.
Yale students are enthusiastic over the
crews coming trip to England.
"A democrat was chosen to oil the va
cancy In the kentucky legislature.
- 1t is stated that Emperor William will
attend the Olympic games ut Athens in
April.
The federal census of Mexico. which IL
now completed, shows q population Of l2,-
b42,o57.
A statue of Edgar Allan Poe Is to DO
erected in New York by the Shakespeare
society.
All accounts of English and American
sympathy for Armenia are shut out OF
Turkey.
Martinez Campos has arrived at Co
runna, where he was accorded IA favorable
reception.
James Foley, 10 years old, was arrested
1T Boston for the alleged larceny Of $3.50
worth Of jewelry.
Governor G~reenhalge issued rcqulsition
papers for the return OF Clarence Murphy
~ Salem, Mass.
Justin Mccarthy Is TO retire from lead
ership OF anti Parnellite section of Irish
parliamentary party.
The extensive plant Of the Wayne pa
Electric Light company was destroyed by
fire, entailing n loss of slo0, 600.
Johann Soucik. about 80 years old, com
mitted suicide by cutting his throat with
q razor in u liquor store at Boston.
William Woolley, who for over 80 years
was n resident OF Boston, is dead. He had
been a state senator and alderman.
Lieutenant Commander Robert X. Car
mody of the navy died suddenly at George
town, ID. G. He was retired June 8, 1895.
Reports from over 80 points In different
parts Of Texas show the heaviest rain
known In that state OF this season for
years.
The postoflce ut Moosup, Conn, was
entered by burglars. The safe was blown
up with dynamite and rined. About sou
was taken.
N atih u Aiot oliN1 N w.,
New York, died Of paralysis OF the heart.
He was In his S0th year.
The Georgia Midland railway was sold
ut auction by order OF the United States
court. 1t was bought for $4,000 by q
committee OF bondholders.
Zepherin Gosselin, aged 90 years, Is IN
der arrest at Nashua, N. H.. charged with
%stabbing I. st. John during n row. The
victim Is in q serious condition.
City Marshal Hart and x.Marshal Neal
AVE left Salem, Mass, for San Francisco,
Go secure Clarence Murphy, the ~defaulting
teller, who Is under arrest there.
Barkcn.lne Modoc reports having
sighted q vessel burning at sen on Jan. %
about IL miles west Of Cape Flattery. The
vessel Is supposed to be the Nineveh.
The large steamship Middletown, built
for the Hartford and New York Trans.
portation company, was launched at the
shipyard OF Ncale 81 Levy, Philadelphia.
The Grant Manufacturing company,
limited, will open part of the works OF
the Swampscott Machine company ut
Ncwfelds, n. H., after two years idleness.
Andrew. G, Wood. one OF Middleboro's
(Mass.) most prominent citizens, Is dead.
oktu o. !taiSs iAt rtINtu Us Nlte iOWn \
representative two years in the Legislature.
The Grand Duchess of Oldenburg is
dead. She was born In 1896, and rs
Elizabeth, princess OF Saxc-Altcnbgrg. she
was married In 1852 to the Grand Duke OF
Oldcnburg.
Mr.. Cheshire, United States Consul
Read and Lieutenant Commander Merrill
Of the American commission Of inquiry
into che Cheng-Tu outrages, have arrived
ut Shanghai.
Philip Carrie, British ambassador M
Co%nstantinoplc, denies that he was kent
waiting for an hour IN y cold antc.room
when he went 20 deliver the queens lettcs
so the sultan.
Professor Flavcl :. Luther ~ Trinif,
college has decided not 20 accept The prcsi
dcncy 81 Kenyon college. Gambler. o.,
Co which be was recently elected. IIe will
remain no Trinity.
As the outcome ~ Inc expulsion ~ Rev.
DIR. Stocckcr, late court chaplain, from The
Conservative party on nccoun of disagree.
ment on the subject 81 Christian socialist
rcformers, DR.. Stocckcr will resign his
scat In tho Prussian diet.