The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-28
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.


A Johnson projectile pierced Carnegie.
made armor plate.
Reports from Louisiana encourage Reed
men at Washington.
The New Haven road is to spend $la,.
000, 900 In Improvements.
Rudolph Spreekels has gone to Hawaii
TO face charges of treason.
There are indications that there has
been no massacre at Marsovan
Carlos Heard was nominated for mayor
by Democrats of Biddeford, Me.
A copy of Chaucer's Canterbury
Tales" sold In London for $500.
The Whisky trust case is to be taken to
the United States court of appeals.
A Cambridge (Mass) firebug made pre-
parations for destroying piano factory.
The defeat of the Dominion government
next week would surprise no one in Can.
ada.
a. The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough
and w. X. Vanderbilt have arrived at
Monte Carlo
The number OF names dropped from the
pension rolls between July !, 1895, and
Jan. l, 1896, was 2l ll2.
The bill to repeal the charter of the
Southern Pacific road was defeated in the
Kentucky senate by a vote of % TO g.
Steamer Sheerness put into Falmouth,
Eng, and landed the crew of the Ameri.
can brig Hattie NJ. Balm, abandoned
The New York Produce Exchange will
attempt TO put mn end to unjust discrimi.
nation in freight rates by five railroads.
The Vienna elections passed off quietly.
A large vote was polled and the anti Sem
ties carried everything.
The town of Florence, N. c., was visited
by sl0o,00 fire. The entire business por
ton of the town was wiped out. George
Williams printer, was crcmated.
Nearly oil of tho ice companies on tho
Kennebec river have suspended opera
tioBs. The ice varies in thickness from IL
TO rs inches and is of fairly good quality
The Bell Telephone company of Canada
have decided TO issue 100000 worth Of
new debentures, to meet expenses for long
distances service and underground wires.
Five men who were engaged in bun
ding up kindling wood in the drying kiln
of George B. Emery 81 Co. at Chelsea
Mass, wero injured by hot-air explosion
An extensive printing and stereotypin
plant is being put into the Boston oflic
of the weather bureau for tho printing
its maps, forecast aet other information
Kora temple. the main temple of the
order of the Mystic Shrine, dedicated It.
new hall at Lewiston, Me. Kora is one
but three temples in the United States that
have halls of their own.
Rev. Thomas Grace, rector Of the Cathe-
dral of the Most Blessed Sacrament. Sac
ramento, has been appointed bishop Of the
diocese of Sacramento. In succession TO
Rt Rev p Manogue, ID
The Mddlesex county convention Of the
w. e.. Il. II. was held at Medford, Mass
Mrs. s. s. Fessenden, state president. con.
Quoted n school OF methods. in which Mrs
j. IA. w. Stuckenberg spoke on labor.
John Buldion disappeared from q road
house at Scituate, II. l., on Feb 10, In u
binding snowstorm, and has not been
seen since. IL Is reported he Nsi several
hundred dollars when at the roadhouse.
Two hundred representative American
carriage dealers from all the principal car.
riagc centers in the country attended the
annual banquet Mt Amcsbnry, Mass,
given by the Amesbury carringe makers.
Edward q. Wyckoif, n freshman nc Cor
nell university, has given Cornell build.
ing I'm which oarsineu will hereafter be
trained. He will also provide rowing
tank. The specifications call for an out
lay of about $4,000.
The First National bank OF Sedan,
Kan, and the Kansas National bank OF
Topeka commenced suit against w. B.
Strong Of Boston for si7,50O. The snit
grows out OF tho failure Of the Arkansas
Cty Investment company.