The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-17


John ]. Grace was sent to the state farm
this morning by Judge sweetland for six
months for being common drunkard.
A pair of horses owned by the Franklin
Bros. were found at woonsocket yesterday
BY the detective departmental this city.
Tho steamer Massachusetts,, which has been
laid mp at Fox Point for many months with a
cracked shaft, is to be towed to Newport,
where new shaft will be put in.
Nansen's polar expedition viii be the sub
ject of an illustrated lecture to be delivered
this evening in the Jackson Avenue Baptist
chapel by Miss Florence A. Williams.
At the session Of the sixth District Court
this morning Grace Myers pleaded guilty to
the charge Of being a common night walker
and was sent to the state work house for six
months-
Hardy roses will be the subject Of discus
sion at the regular meeting Of the Rhode
Island Horticultural Society to be- held at
evening.
Nellie Breslau and Lena O'Rourke were
adjudged guilty OF being lewd and wantcn
persons In the Sixth District Court this morn
ing and were sent to the state work house for
nix months.
The case Of Preston Greene for making an
assault upon Henrietta Barry was called in
the Sixth District Court this morning, and
owing to the fact that Mrs. Barry was unable
to leave the Rhode Island Hospital the case
was continued until June 8.
Professor James Seth, M. A.. formerly at
the head Of tho department of philosophy,
frown University. and who is now filing the
chair of moral philosophy mt Cornell. has
been elected unanimously to the chair Of
moral philosophy in the University Of Edin-
hureh.
James Lane..70 years old. coal dealer
living on BaRley street. Central Falls. fell
from his team yesterday afternoon. striking
on hts head. and was so badly injured that he
diod little later from tho effects. Mr.. Lane
left a grown up family. his wife having died
short lime ago.
AZ the meeting of the Providence Associa-
tion Of Mechanical Engineers to be held this
evening the subject discussed will be elm
prcssions OF European Machinery and
A40<Atu0 ouoi,>, ifSih sAC otoutB Boint VI un
American" by Fred J. Miller. editor OF
American Machinist.
Shortly after 8 clock last evening Edward
Winters. who resides at 243 Grove street. was
slightly injured by an Atwells avenue trolley
cnr while attempting TO cross that thorough
fare. He was knocked down and slightly
bruised and cut about the head. After being
attended by DR.. o'Keefe he was removed to
bis home in the ambulance.
The night watchman mt the building 4
Butler street sent in An alarm OF fire from
box ~ just before o'clock this morning for
firo in the jeweler shop OF Banks X. Smith,
situated on the fourth floor of the building
The blaze. which was a slight one, was con-
6ned TO . small space ON the floor and caused
slight damage. Its origin is unknown.
prominent military man said this morn
ing that all the talk Of Rhode Island being
bchind other states in equipping her volunteer
regiment was most absurd and utterly false.
"Why," said he. 'look nt Connecticut. Up
to tho present time not man has been mus
tered at Mantle. and not more than half the
number called for has been procured yet"
Captain Matthews of the Central station
called at l7s North Main street last evening
and arrested Louisa Le Clair, Josie Miller and
josephine Thompson, who were arraigned In
The sixth District Court this morning on the
charge of being lewd ana wanton. The
Thompson woman was sent 10 the state work
, house for two years and the other two for six
months
Trusnt oficer whittemorc had q batch of
truants in the Sixth District Court this morn
ing. William Fitzgerald. Charles Howard.
George Keyes and Charles McDermott who
have got beyond the control Of their parents.
were sent 20 the school for boys for two
years. Herbert Cate and Thomas Edward
Pillion. pleaded guilty and were put ON pro
lation until June ~. and George Bidcrberg
pleaded not guilty and was held until Friday
for trial.
Coal merchants along the coast do not seem
70 csrs where the Spanish fleet Is Just at
present, and the war scare has died out and
coal dealers win not pay fancy prices for
shipping coal by sea. The captains and
owners Of vessels looked forward TO a rici,
harvest, snd for time commanded nearly
double what they did before the war began.
but today there are no end q vessels that
can Be chartered TO carry coal or other mer
ohandise ~ the old rate. 20 cents ton.
Pstrolmsn Sherman, webb and Young of
NE Cbsffee street police station went down
~ 6ay yesterday with the intention OF rid
dlss the water Of something like 100 pounds
of tsutos Before they took their departure
they snesaed the services Of Pstrolmnn NJ. y.
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