The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-31
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

Other mnssacres at Aintab, Amassia
and Van arc feared.
Randall I. Houston Of Medford, Mass,
Is missing, having left nine children in
destitute circumstances.
Nj. N. Lawrence OF Concord. N. H.,
took 10 grains OF morphine at Rutland,
VT, with probably fatal results.
Articles OF incorporation were filed at
Trenton by the Standard Match company,
with a capital stock of e., 600, 900.
Henry Jones Of bingham, Mass, hanged
himself In his barn. He was proprietor OF
the Fairhayen House at Nantasket.
Charles III. Hartman, o well-kno wn
Hartford brewer, died after q sickness Of
three months. He was Sc years old.
General John w. Noble, ex-secretary Of
the interior, is confined TO his home at St.
Louis by a serious attack of la grippe.
The postoficc department has issued q
fraud order against tho Old South Jewelry.
npan and L. n. Cushman OF Boston.
The Lcyland line steamer Armenian
carried 10, loi bales OF cotton from Boston.
the Largest consignment ever shipped
there.
The annual dinner given by the presi-
dcnt and Mrs. Cleveland to the supreme
court took place Mt tho White House last
night.
The employees in j. r. Desmond's shoe
factory at Marlboro, Mass, began work
yesterday after an extended period of in
action.
DR.. w. III. Furness, the oldest and one
of the most prominent Unitarian divines
in tho country, died at Philadelphia, aged
90 years.
Charley Johnson OF n~neapolis and
Bill Quinn. u colorcd pugili st, fought %
rounds at Freeland, Pa. Quinn was given
the decision.
Lieutenant Schumacher, n Prussian Off.
Ger, has been sent by the emperor to Japan,
to report on the conquest OF Formosa by
the japanese.
John Adams. formerly superintendent
of the Fitchburg railroad, died at Lincoln,
Mass. He was born in North Sudbury,
Mass, in 1897.
Joseph Barkezo accidentally shot and
killed Andrew Merrick at New Silver
brook, Pa. whilc handling a revolver
which was mot loaded"
The annual banquet of tho Western So
ciety of the Army of tho Potomac was
Ahcia w Dhhttkbs lhGlV WIS lO utiaikth
program of speeches and toasts.
The Newfoundland government has
provided $1,000 TO relieve tho distress in
st. Johns, pending the Inauguration Of
a regular system OF relief work.
Department Commander Thayer of the
Massachusetts, Grand Army has issued an
order for the 30th annual encampment,
be held at Lowell Feb. le and 10.
The reply OF the sultan To the letter OF
the queen on the subject OF Armenia has
been dispatched to Costaki Pasha Antho-
poule, Turkish Ambassador in London.
The finals In the Boston Athletic asso.
cations racquet tournament for cham
pionship honors was won by J. s. Tooker
who won similar honors In '9l, "a and '95
John II. Brocklesby, nominated for COL
lector OF the port of Hartford, is a son
Of the late Professor John Brocklesby OF
Trinity college. He Is a lawyer by pro
fession.
At q recent reception mt the White
House Mrs. Howard G.. White, wife of the
editor of the Syracuse On. " Standard,
was robbed Of q jeweled necklace valued
mt $500.
A strong argument for the pardon Of
@. L. Graves, now serving sentence for the
murder of Game Wnrdens Hill and Niles.
was made before the Maine governor
council, but the petition was tabled.
G. J. Mack OF N~orthboro, Mass, has
brought action against Mrs. Sarah j. Car.
pentcr for Islander in the sum OF 5000.
He alleges she spread the report that no
was "A desertcr from the Union army.
The brigantine Cratin, at St. Johns, n.
f., from Oporto, reports sighting a large
three-masted steamer, supposed Co DO a
passenger ship, before daylight Sunday,
of Cape Race. burning distress signals.
III. Nj. 5. Crescent, with two other ships,
will arrive In Halifax on March 81. This
Is a new departure, MS heretofore the feet
has seldom arrived at Halifax earlier than
May "a
Edward Smith, aged 90 years, was
drowned by skating into an airholc at
Waltham, Mass. With Smith was Miss
Morrell, who managed to keep above
water for 20 minutes, when rescued.