The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-13
TELEGRAPHiC BREVITIEs.

The 121st New Jersey legislature met
yesterday.
The French parliament resumed its
sessions yesterday.
A. w. Bump was struck and killed by
an express train at Derby, Conn.
Tuesday, Jan. 10, balloting for United
States senator will commence in Illinois
legislature.
The annual meeting of the American
Society of Naval Engineers was held at
Washington yesterday.
Neils A. Flaek, aged Is. of Hartford.
went skating. and has not been seen
rince. 1t is supposed he was drowned.
The New York Post announces that
the proposed trust TO control white paper
ased by newspapers has fallen through.
Jack Gibson, accused of horse stealing,
who escaped from jail at Windsor. VT.
was caught in Canada and brought back.
A fast train between New FORK and
New Haven will be put on Jan. Is. No
| stops will be made between these two
| points.
The national banks Of Boston held their
annual meetings yesterday. in nearly
| every case the old board Of dire' tors was
reelected.
/ John w. Crisfeld. formerly member OF
| congress, and once among Maryland q
| most prominent lawyers and politicians,
| Is dead. aged SO.
| William f. Sheehan has been ousted
| by the Erie county, n. Y, / emocracy.
| The Bryan men elected William Cudde-
| back chairman.
| Albert Hunter has been awarded the
Lippincntt prize-a $500 by the Philadel-
| phia Academy Of Fine Arts for the best
figure painting by an American.
Prince Albert OF Belgium. son OF tho
| Count of Flanders. and heir 10 the
throne. who is now a years old, proposes
TO make a long visit TO America next
year.
An attempt at poisoning the family OF
Circuit Judge Barton was discovered at
Fredericksburg, Va. Rough on rats had
been placed IN all the food for the family
breakfast.
Ex-City Chamberlain A. J. Rogers o.
Johnstown. ~. Y, was held TO await ths
action OF the grand jury ON a charge OF
misappropriating $4,000 from the city'f
funds.
The Brooklyn Bowling club has ac-
ceptcd the open challengs of the Vim
| CtllltS AtDNAfio Va 'iAANSNN 80 - 'N-'N-
Of rs games for $1,000 side. Zach team
will be made up of five men.
]. w. Showalter, chess champion OF
the United States. has arrived In New
York from Pittshurg. The kcntuckiar
and Pilsbury have agreed TO begin theii
match Of seven games on Jan. 70.
North Carolina capitalists have peti
toned the legislature for charter 20 es
tablish a Canadian banking system.
} Headquarters will be established a.
} | Charlotte. with branches In nearly ever.
other town in the state.
The diyoce suit at Perry. o. T., or A
Brockton. formerly "a London neWspape
crIter and dramatic critic. who allege'
that his wife. formerly Actress Edit
Blandc. was cruel. had bad temper
and had abandoned him. was dismissed
for want OF proof OF the charges and be
. ,ause OF his refusal to pay temporor,
/. alimony.
-n-fturrrr-tff-rateif 81 --tl-t.t-news ha
been received from Macedonia tina
: bands OF starving Turkish troops hav
> sacked Greek and Bulgarian village
: and have savagcly killed the villagers
Il This dispatch also says that Italy ha
!, ordered the squadron which recently re
= turned from Turkish waters 10 be read
J. 70 stsrt again at a moments notice.
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