The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-02
TELEGRAPHIc BREvIrIEs.

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The czarlna's health has been restored.
Sir Thomas Spencer Wells. bart. MD.
Is dead. M
| M. Martini, inventor of the Martini
rife, is dead.
Emperor Franz Joseph will visit the
| car I'm April.
i, The 37th annual festival of the Orleans
| County Musical association is in progress
at Newport. VT.
A largely attended meeting to protest
| against excessive taxation in Ireland
| was held at Boston.
Prince Alfred Windisch- -Graetz. for.
| rner president OF the Austrian council of
ministers. died at Ajaccio, on the Island
| OF Corsica. Sunday.
The woolen mills of the ]. III. Kimball
company at Huntington, Mass. have
resumed operations, after being closed
Tor nearly year.
Count Muravieff the Russian minister
or foreign affairs. who has recently been
visiting France and Germany, has start
ed for st. Petersburg.
Advices from the LRvant confirm the
Tear that another slaughter of Chris
tians by Turks is about TO take place.
several outrages have already occurred.
The shops at the United States arsenal
at Watertown. Mass, will be run night
and day in short time i'm order to turn
out the large amount Of work which re-
mains 10 be done.
Governor Smiths staff association
met at Concord, NJ H.. enjoyed a ban
quet and reelected Ex-Governor John
j. Smith president, and Surgeon General
Cook as secretary and treasurer.
The New Hampshire railroad COM
missioners have authorized the Union
Street Railray company of Dover to
issue 100000 in stock and 500, 900 In
bonds for the purpose of reconstructidm.
Considerable apprehension Is felt for
the safety of the two-masted schooner
Elizabeth Foster. Captain Hartman.
which sailed from Gloucester nearly
three weeks ago with general cargo for
Sandy Point and Prospect. Me.
Attorney General Harmon has given
instruction to the United States attor-
ney at Jacksonville. Fla. to at once
proceed against the alleged filibuster
Three Friends. under section 4297 of the
revised statutes, for engaging In an act
Of piracy.
Bob Fitzsimmons has decided 10 start
for Nevada on Feb. H. and he expects
to have four weeks of hard training for
the big fight. Although he has not yet
decided upon camping ground, Bobs
manager, Martin Julian, has several
places under consideration.
I. l.. Lecount, one of the best known
citizens OF Mantle, Conn, died at New
York from apoplexy. Lecount was 45
years old, was a member Of the family
which for q half a century or more
has controlled the toll bridge over the
Mantle river between Waterford and
East Mantle
Great alarm Is felt at Constantinople
because of the approaching Ramadan:,
the great annual feast of the Moham-
nedans. Tewfik Pasha. the Turkish
ninister of foreign affairs. has removed
his family to place of safety. and il is
all of the wealthiest Turks are
TO initiate his example.
London newspapers severely criticise
he opponents to the arbitration treaty
n America. who are. so far as is known.
'nly United States senators. The
chronicle says the senators are guilty
II great wickedness." The Times
ays that the defeat Of the treaty by the
enate would delay the general adoption
4 arbitration throughout the world.
The secretary of war has transmitted
o the senate an abstract of the militia
orce Of the United States for the year
s56, according to the fHtest returns re-
eived. The grand total of all arms of
he service is 1852 and the number OF
len available for military duty (unor-
ie,l4s,1S4. Larger arms of the
srvioe are given as follows: Infantry.
l2.4SS; cavalry. 1870: light battery, 1859.