The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-13

Milton, Conn. Is experiencing a fire.
bug scare.
Portland's (Me) firebug has resumed
active operations.
At Keene, n. H., Thomas Miller horse
thief, was sentenced to two years i'm
prisonment.
j. N. Little has been arrested at New
ton, Conn.,, on charge of shooting Mrs.
Caroline Booth.
Colonel A. b. Nealy was elected pres
ident of the Lewiston (Me) board OF
trade last evening.
American grain markets are fuctu-
ating daily according to war news re-
Ceived from Europe.
Michael O. German, a painter fell 70
feet from a scaffold at Hartford and re-
oeived fatal injuries.
Samuel Whitaker. wife murderer Of
Cambridge, Mass, has been sentenced
to life imprisonment.
Mary Folan, a domestic at Boston,
was fatally burned. Her clothing
caught fire from range.
The grand jury at Augusta, Me-, re-
ported 81 indictments. 10 being for vio-
lation of the prohibitory law.
Rev. j. II. McIlvaine, formerly q Pres
byterian at New York. has Joined the
Protestant Episcopal church.
The Medford (Mass) common council
has offered $500 for the arrest of the
murderer Of Walter r. Debbins.
Frank Bowman was arrested at
Somerville, Mass, for drunkenness, and
$4,000 was found in his pocketbook.
A loan of $500, 900. authorized by the
Portland (Me.) city council was award
ed to Woodbury. & Moulton of that city.
Mrs. Leland Stanford emphatically de-
MES the story that she has insured her
life in New York company for $1,OOO,-
900.
The upper Hudson river Is rapidly
rising. Recent rains and melting SHOWS
in the upper country have caused the
rise.
John Levanty, a confectioner at New
Haven, has been arrested on a charge
Of criminally assaulting his 16-year- old
sister -in-law.
Two Chinese at Bath, Me-, who as
saulted the sheriff, who went to serve
papers on them, have been sentenced
to six months In Jail.
The deadlock between the aldermen
and mayor over the appointment OF a
chief engineer Of the fire department at
Newburyport, Mass, remains un-
broken.
Grosvenor Senton Hill OF Lockport, N.
T.. will be validictorian Of the senior
class OF Williams college, and Dalton
Hiram Blanchard of Benson, VT, will be
salutatorian.
The printing department I'm the San
ford (Me.) mills. which has been running
It half time for the greater part OF the
past year, started up on full time with q
full force today.
The friends OF the Eighth Massachu-
setts regiment In Essex county are urg-
ing Governor wolcott to select that mill
tary body to represent the state at the
Grant monument dedication.
Two bicycle riders. who afterwards re-
fused to give their names. collided at
Newton. Mass, and both sustained dis
locations, besides many bad cuts and
bruises. The machines were demol-
ished.
There is no material change I'm the
senatorial situation In Kentucky. One
ballot was taken yesterday without re-
ult. The Hunter men will make a tre-
mendous effort to win on the next Joint
ballot.
It is learned on good authority that In
eli probability neither Mr.. Grau nor Mr..
Damrosch will have anything to do with
the Metropolitan Opera House. New
York, next winter. II II In opened at all
for n regular season OF music II may be
under Anton Seidl as salaricd manager.