The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-11
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

City Treasurer Kenrick of Newton,
Mass, Is dead.
Plans are progressing for new patriotic
society In New York.
Litchfleld n. H., went Republican yes
terday for the first time in 81 years.
Simeon Borden, for 80 years clerk OF the
Bristol Mass county courts, is dead.
About $50 boiler makers at Cleveland
went on strike for an increase OF 10 per
cent in wages.
All the evidence in the Pond will case
is In, and it will probably be given to the
jury on Friday.
The Interstate commerce commission
have been asked TO interfere in the western
grain rate quarrel.
Experiments were made at Munich In
which X-rays were opposed to bacteria
with destructive effect.
H.T. Gallup, formerly superintendent
OF the Boston and Albany railroad, died
at Orrs Island, Me-, aged 80 years.
The Canadian Pacific railroad earnings
for the week ending March were $3i5.-
600. For the same period last year they
were s264.0o0.
The Concord On. II. city council elected
ex.Alderman Timothy p. Sullivan to COM
plete the tax collections OF ex-CollectQg
Albert l. Foster.
James Duckworth, treasurer Of the Low.
ell (Mass.) Hosiery company, died sud-
denly OF heart trouble. He originally
came from Manchester Eng.
The collapse of the rear portion Of q two
story frame factory building at Chicago
resulted in seriously injuring five persons,
AID nearly 100 others had narrow escapes.
A race over milo and half course for
the indoor skating championship Of the
United States aud Canada was won at
Washington by Joe Donoghue. No time
given.
The Laconia On. H. municipal election
resulted in the reelection of Samuel Is.
Smith (Rep.) by 3li majority. The city
council will stand IL Republicans ana 3
Democrats.
Bradley G. Newell OF Jacksonville,
VT, the healer, was at Bellows Falls all
day, and was visited by nearly 200 people
There was considerable excitement, but
no marvellous cures We're recorded.
Grinfer Blake died at New Brunsw ok,
N. J. He was the husband of Lill' o
Devereaux Blake. although they have not
lived together for many years. The de.
ceased was born In Harrison, Nc, 81 years
ago.
The will OF the late Charles Carleton
Coffin. the writer and war correspondents,
gives all his books and relics into public
custody. Excepting a 5000 bequest TO
Webster, n. H., his estate Is left TO his
widow.
The threatened epidemic of measles at
Yale has caused the faculty to make prep
nratous against the further spreading OF
tho disease. All students have been
warned TO exercise care in visiting where
the disease has broken out.
In tho Portsmouth IN. H. municipal
election, w. O. Junkins (Dcm.) was
elected mayor by g59 majority. The com.
mon council will consist of 10 Republi-
cans and Democrats, and the aldermanic
board Of Republicans and Democrats.
Martin Van Brockiin died ut North
P.attc, Neb He was the engineer who
constructed the Great Orroya railroad of
Peru and the Hawkesbury bridge of Aus.
,ralia, and was consulting engineer to
Captain Eads In number of important
works
The members of the executive commit.
tee of the Brotherhood OF Railroad Con-
ductorg are in session at the Lacleie
Hotel at st. Louis. They are arranging
for the holding of the annual session of
the society and adjusting the various
grievances TO be reported upon at the
coming meeting. The committee is COM
posed of w. &. Turner OF Cairo, T.. Brow,
nell OF Little Rock, Ark, +. Elkins of
Charlestown, Mass, and j. a. Brandon
of Little Rock.