The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-16
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.


The Spanish steamer Oscar was sunk
and 81 lives lost.
six men who are supposed to be profes'
sional burglars were arrested at Boston.
The ''eight-box" law is retained In the
bill regulating suffrage In south Carolina
There was an Increase ~ nearly 81 500.
600 In ,he Massachusetts stare debt in 1895
The goyernmont has sued the North
American Couunercill company for s3li
29S.
Tho Brazilian congress has voted fresl
credits 10 comPle.e she program of arma'
rnent
IL is reported That division Of the Chill.
ian army has b,ca ordered to tho Argen-
tine border.
The Bank OF Wanncta. Neb, failed "a
open it's doors. Assets said To be SIS, 900;
liabilities, sl3t0
There are over 900 children in the
Massachusetts, public schools, says the re.
port Of the board of education.
Under the hammer. the Lewiston (Me.
mill property was sold for S320) 10 W II.
White, subject 10 lien of s2S, 7l9.
The baseball! authorities at Harvard arc
negotiating for Tom Bond as coach for
the nine, but no agreement has been
reached.
The Harvard freshmen crew received a
challenge from the Columbia freshmen
for the annual race. The challenge will
be accepted.
a resolution favoring a smaller state
board of agriculture was defeated at tho
annual meeting OF the Bay State Agricul.
tural society.
Owen Zeiglcr and Charles McKeever,
lightweight pugilists, fought six rounds
at Philadelphia. The decision was given
to Mckeever.
Secretary olnSy approves of Senator
Lodges resolution asking congress to pur.
chase islands in the West Indies belong.
ing 10 Denmark.
The statements made in the Italian
newspapers that Great Britain had coded
Ieilah, on the strait of Babel Mandeb, tn
Italy, is officially denied.
The Swampscott Machine COMPANY.
Newmarket, n. H., which has been shut
down for Is months, will resume Feb /
under new management
Thomas Farrell, brakeman on the
Central Vermont railroad. was fatally in.
jured by being run over by freight cars al
White River Junction, VI.
The conservation OF Rev DR.. Henry Y
Satterlce as bishop OF the new diocese o,
Washington will take place on March -
next in Calvary church, New York.
George Il. Reed, who has been traffic
manager OF the Chicago and Grand Trunk
railroad, has been appointed traffic mana.
gcr Of the entire Grand Trunk system.
The property OF the August Hausske
company, furniture dealers. Chicago. was
levied on 10y the sheriff The assets ara
about Sl30,OOO, and the liabilities $4,000.
w. l.. Moody, brother OF the eva ngeljst
died at Kansas City from injuries received
in railroad accident. He was promi.
ncnt stockman and lived at Gardner. Kan.
Twelve cutters Mt the West Lynn Mass. }
Shoe company's factory struck, because OF
u - per cent cutdown. The strike threat.
ems To extend to other departments of the
factory.
judge Slocum of Pittsfleld, Mass. has
becn designated acting judge of probate
and insolvency In Hampden county. pend.
ing the appointments of n successor of the
late Judge W. :. Shurtlcff
Harvard has Withdrawn from the Ice
Polo league, which includes Brown and
Yale, hecauSc II would bring her into con
tact with Yale, which is against the pres
cnt policy OF the athletic administration
Charlie, Jonas. United States consul nt
CNefeld, Germany, Is dead Mr.. Jonas
was formerly consul at st. Petersburg
hut exchanged positions with John Knrcl
He 0u, dt UIe time lieutenant governor
OF Wisconsin.
The executive council OF the Massnchu.
setts state board OF trntc heard the fnnn.
cial committees report read, in which tb,
pr,scnt financial condition of the couutrv
was pronounced as never worse. The re-.
port was tabled
James IA. Winchell, heal OF tho boot
and shoe manufacturing firm Of J. II.
Winchcil ~ Co, conducting thu most OK.
tcnsiyc plant In Hayerhil. Mass, did
suddenly while attending matinee az
the Boston Museum.
Frederick Randall. aged 3s. wa, rup
over 10y aii electric car ~ Providence and
So caught under thc wheels thnt "A po,yrr.
ful jack screw was needed to llft the car
to cxtricatc him His escape from d,atb
was almost miraculous -
Tho Bay state Agricultural society con-
appropriated SlO.OOJ for pr.
mums at tho Worcester society fair. Sec.
rotary Murton's action in supprcssing the
free seed distribution was endorsed. The
custom was pronounced fraud.
The state convention of Massachusett.
county commissioners informally cx-
pressed it's diSapproyal ~ the proposed
greater ston county. ~ srccnmmrndel bv
The special commission In It's recent report
Numerous existing laws governing OK.
pcnditurc of county funds worc also dis