The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-03


The National Reform Press associa-
Vile yesterday.
John KemIcr. an insane man confined
In the asylum at Bridgewater. Mass,
hanged himself. He left note saying
that his death was Intentional.
The nagpole at Grants tomb. said to
be the taIIest In the world. was struck
by lightning yesterday and II may be
necessary To remove the stan.
The proprictors of q number OF saloons
and hotels at Calais Me-. were In court
yesterday an the result Of liquor raids.
and each paid fines amounting to S1l0.
Lemuel l.. Mason was hanged at
Grants Pass. ore. for the murder Of
Charles Perry In March. 1896 Perry
was 10 years of age and came from Con-
nccticut
In night over game OF cards and
jug Of cider at Haverhill, Mass., Jan
uriario koDzio "a lG-year-oId boy. drew
a revolver and shot Joe TaircntinO and
Antonia Raltzio.
The charge Of fraud recently made
against the brokerage firm OF Theodore
w. Meyers x co. OF New York by Her
by Magistrate Kudlich.
Charles Russell aged C7, a welI-known
business man Of Dedham, Mass, died
last night. He had been In the hard
ware business for over ~ years. A
widow and two sons survive him.
The monument OF the First Minnesota
| regiment was dedicated yesterday on
] the Gettysburg battlefield In the pres
ence Of a number Of distinguished
| Mlnncsotans. The monument Is one OF
| the finest on the field, and was erected
at "A cost Of SIG 900.
The torpedo boat Dupont, the latest
| vessel from the HerfeshOff' y sheds, made
Its preliminary run yesterday. and the
| verdict Of the builders and the govern
| ment inspector, Commander George A.
| Converse. u. S. N, was that the craft
Is very satisfactory
Alvah w. Crooker, the Shrewsbury
(Mass.) stage driver. who was knocked
| off his coach Monday afternoon by a
guy rope Of the New England Telephone
company. died at Worcester last even
ing. His skull was fractured, and he
did not regain consciousness.
A dispatch from Madrid says that a
| nuBe IRE nds Deen TdBlnR III the noun
tains OF the province of Murcia, in south
eastern Spain, since Wednesday. The
flames have extended over an area oi
20 miles, destroying villages, cattle ant
,tfer property. 1t Is feared that there
has been considerable loss Of life.
Frank Ashly, Is years old, son Of Stat
ford Ashley Of Gloucester, Mass, antici'
pating the Fourth Of July, constructed
cannon and tested it with a charge
Of gunpowder. The cannon exploded
and mutilated Ashley's limbs. and at tht
hospital one foot was amputated
George Patton Pierce. a carpenter a
work on the car stables at North Cam
bridge, Mass, fell down ladder, dis
lance Of 25 feet, while hurrying to escap,
The sudden shower yesterday afternoon
The fall broke his back, and deatl
quickly relieved his suffering. He leave.
a family.
George Beaumier, IA. and Ted Davis
10, of Manchester, n. H., lost their lives
? asst evening in the Squag river. Botl
boys were employed in the mills, AM
, after supper went In bathing. The.
were not together, but Davis heard tn
younger boy call for help while he him
self was dressing. He plunged in again
, and reached young Beaumier's side
The little chap clutched his would-b
rescuer about the head and the!
drowned together.