The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-22


De boys In dc blue hab come to town,
An you mus 40 and see
An welcome de brave soldiers
oh gallant battery b.
An hurrah TO do stars and stripes.
But keep away. ma son,
From de percussion fuse
An dat rspid-firin' gun.
New Orleans Times Democrat.
At the Bsthsny Home this afternoon a
cake, candy and apron sale was held
from 3 to O'CLOCK.
Boys stole boat from the steamer Ken
dali Of the Baltimore line yesterday. The
police have recovered the oars.
Frank MoCann was fined % ana costs
in the police court this morning for rev.
cling ON Hospital street last evening.
supsrintsndent Of Health Chaplin re-
ports two new cases of diphtheria, one on
spruce strest and one on Ford street.
Fire alarm e66 was sounded at s:15
O'Clock this morning for chimney flre
IN the house corner Of Logan avenue and
Ocean street.
The joint special committee on under
ground wires OF the City Council will
meet In common Council Clerk Hayden's
office this evening.
Gusta Jolitzs OF Cady street reported
60 the police that her gold watch. valued
- sxo--~s : v~~ck ty,c,lr x~yoro afoIou from,
her tenement yesterday.
Pensions have been granted Rhode
Islanders as follows: George A. Lang
worthy. Csnonchst s.; reissue. Amos
L. Burdick, Ashaway. %.
Omoer MoKensie Of the Second police
station, sxtinguished brush fire In the
rear Of Admiral street about 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
Patrick Hannah OF 63 Atwells svenue
oand Crescent bicycle in bis back yard
yesterday. 1t was slightly damaged and
It IL now At the Fourth police station.
Mrs. j. X. Barney. who recently returned
from q trip around the world for the W.
q. u. u, spoke nt . meeting In the
Memorial Chapel on Chestnut street ut
8 o'clock this afternoon.
Joseph Laskv. about 10 years of age
nswaboy, received fracture Of the leg
by being run over by an express wagon
on Eddy street. near Westminster, at
O'clock yesterday afternoon.
The members OF Hose Company No. o
extinguished q fire in the house 1856
spruce street. occupied by Italians. The
fire wss caused BY ohild pullinR live
coal from . stove yesterday. The dam
ase was slight.
Walter Coppaga. who was severely In
jursd by being caught In the. freight eIs-
vst)r In the Entsrpriss building on EDDY
street yesterday morning, Is quite com-
Portable at the Rhode Island Hospital to.
day, with fair chance OF recovery.
while crossing Pond street at Summer
about o'clock last night Kate Wood
mansee. six years Of age, was run down
~ . bicycle ridden BY Charles M. Down.
ing Of 81 Linwood avenue. and was
slightly bruised. She was taken home
by friends.
There IVES considerable amusement
crsatsc In the hall of the House of Rep
resentativss yesterday, when certain
member made the awful threat that n
the passage Of an Acs under discussion
Vas insisted upon, he would move to ad-
journ.
There are quite number of clerks and
other employees at city hall, who are
ready and willing to volunteer for mill.
tary service. but they are anxious 60 first
ascertain whether the City Council will
assure them that their places win be
ksrt open for them.
Patrick Carr employed at the Knowles
Loom Works In the picking room rot
into quarrel with an Italian, Antonio
White also employed there, Yesterday
nftsrnoon. White seized . dipper of yitrtl
and threw the contents into Carr's face.
Carr may lose the sight of one eve.
white was arrested on charge Of assault.
and Carr Was taken to Dr. Csrroll's office
end later to his home. 90 Home street.
4 recent order Of the Consolids.sd road
- Of considerable interest TO business
men In this city. II Is to the eject that
bersafter al freight claims from THE oity
will b settled By Mr.. Tillinghast the
Providsnos freight agent ana not referred
60 Boston or New Haven. Tbis was f--,
msrly the course Of procedure before the
consolidation OF the rosds running into
Providenos and its adoption now win
ave much delay to merchants here.
Adjutsnt General Backett Is wearing
3 very handsome pie0s of ,jeweIry just at
present, shiloh be very properly calls MS
war ring, for II Vas made for him By
1insny dur1ns It's war Of the rebslliop,
ond ~ design includes crossed cannon,
rsmm<rs epsuiets and other psrspher.
uslIa Of War uen. Sackett had lost track
q the rms for many years and 10 was
orly- rscsptiy that he discovered 10 sgaiu
ropooips ssfsl, IN . small box. which had
eopoD<d observation. IL 10 an apfrorrlsse