The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-23
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The battieship Oregon is preparing for
Sea.
| A man, giving the name of w. L. Law
| SON, killed himself in Lowell, Mass.
instruments worth $1,000 were stolen
from one OF the buildings at Harvard.
President-elect Mckinley ended his
| visit ia Chicago and returned To Canton.
Hon. George Edwin King has been
Gazetted British commissioners for the
| Behring sea arbitration.
j. G. Gould vice Aresident of the Ie-
land-Smith Tobacco company. killed
| himself at East Toledo. o.
Three men responsible for the failure
| OF the Commercial National bank OF
Denver were sound guilty.
Russia is said to be annoyed at
Frances effort to prejudice the car
against the gold standard.
a letter purporting to be written by
exPremier Stambuloff and foresecing
assassination was read at the trial Of his
alleged murderers.
The Baltimore chamber OF commerce
adopted resolutions ccndemning the ac-
ton OF the senate committee on the
Cameron resolution.
The Bank of Minnesota, capital $780,
00o. one of the best known and generally
considered cne of the strongest in the
northwest. has closed.
Premier Canovas del Castillo is cred
ited with the statement that passage
or the Cameron resolution by congress
need not create casus belli.
Jim Williams. raiddleweight champion
of Utah, has been matched 20 box Dan
Creedan 20 rounds before the Myers Ath-
letic club Of Albany on Jan. IL.
The employees of the American Watch
company at Waltham, Mass, can enjoy
their Christmas from 6 o'clock p. M.
Dec. 23. until Monday. Dec. 2S. accord
ing to a notice posted.
Samuel Stevens OF Merrimac, aged rs
years, died at Arnesbury, Mass. He was
pioneer carriage builder. having
been connected with the industry at
Amesbury since 1889.
Dr. Carver defeated John L. Winston
In the two remaining bird matches at
Chicago yesterday by scores of As to 80.
and 40 to So. This gives Carver four out
of six of the matches.
Israel ID. Baker. fireman at the Kent
Woolen mill, Providence, who was
day, died yesterday. This makes the
fifth death from the explosion.
James Preston shot mis- wife and her
son, William Bryant, aged 10. and then
shot limsen at Cincinnati. Preston and
the wife viii die, but the son viii re-
cover. Jealousy was the cause.
Mrs. J. supplers sugar house on
the Catherine plantation, whitecastle.
fIxr Aae h,r A,.a
terday, together with $500 barrels of
sugar. The sugar house cost $4,000:
insurance, $50 900.
Horace Lakeman, 30 years old, while at
work In Kelly d Green's morocco fac
tory at Lynn, Mass, was caught in the
shaftlng, amputating his left foot above
the ankle. He also sustained other in
juries and his recovery is doubtful
The second serious Gre within six
weeks. and the fourth within a few
years. occurred at Townsend, VT, when
property valued at 1000 was burned.
Five buildings, containing three stores
and eight living apartments. were
burned.
Andrew ID. Rogers, chamberlain OF the
city of .Johnstown. N. Y. is short in his
accounts $4,000. Mr. Rogers admits the
shortage, but cannot explain how II oc-
Cured He has decided 10 his bonds-
men property sufficient TO cover the de-
ficiency. No arrest will be made.
Eighty-four Chinamen arrived at San
Francisco on the Belgic from Yoko-
hama and Hong Kong yesterday. Small
pox is prevalent at present in several
ports, and the Chinese were quaran-
tined as a precautionary measure. Cabin
passengers and whites In the steerage
were landed.
AS the result Of the death Of Henry r.
Abbey. wcll-known theatrical man
ager, part OF the land occupied by the
fremont theater. Boston, which includes
about 1000 square feet. has been trans
ferred 10 Maurice Grau, the surviving
partner Of Mr.. Abbey. The land is worth
about $4,000.
Governor Morton OF New York has
sent to the sheriff OF Queens county a
proclamation calling upon him to sec
that the law is not violated by those
engaged In the Lavigne- -McKeever pro-
posed fight I'm Long Island City tonight
and pointing out that his removal Will
follow a dlsGs gard OF the law.
DIR. Charles Sweet, known throughout
Connecticut. In fact, all New England.
rs a natural bone setter. died In his ma
tive town OF Lebanon, Conn, aged So
years. DR. Sweet probably treated more
cases OF a bone setting character than
any other man in the United states. and
his friends estimate that he has operated
I'm over 100. 900 cases.
John TT. Erice. brother OF Senator
Brice. has teen offered the command Of
the Ohio naval reserve. which Is being
organized at Cleveland. Toledo and
other Ohio cities on the lake. He served
at Annapolis number OF years, and 10
thoroughly posted on naval matters. ana
Is a thorough civil engineer. II is very
probable that he win accept the offer.