The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-10


Wash ineton tomorrow. The governor OF
Rhcde Island called upon President Nc
! Kinlsy yesterday in social manner and
also met number OF distinguished
gentlemen at the national capital.
The Crsscents of this city were defeated
last night at game Of pin hockey by the
team from the y. A. A. py the score of
36 TO 80. The game was played in the y,
A. A. gymnas! um. The teams were made
up as follows; II. A. A. Bradley (Capt,
Smith, Falkenberg. Wall; Cresoents--
Spaulding (Cat.,) Spencer. Sumner,
Bead. Rsferee--A. Barth. Timekseper--
g. NJ. Warner. 1ime-Two Commute
halves.
AT l:l5 this morning Officer Doyle of
the Second station sent an alarm of fire
IL from box l57, corner of Branch and sill
yer spring avenues having discovered n
tire in an unoocupied barn on Branch
avenue. The building was owned ny the
New York, New Haven tS Hartford Rail-
road and contained old straw and the
fire did considersble damage to the build
ing. 1t is supposed to have been set Dy
tramps.
Ibe Brown University BASEBALL team is
making the most of tho fine weather by
taking daily practice on Lincoln Field.
4 he msn are showing mp very well and
Coach Tenney expressss himself as very
we'll satisfied with the way the new ma
teriaI is developing. Tonney left last
night to join tho oostons and the team is
now in charge of Fred woodcock, who
will train the pitchers as we'll as nave
the general oversight OF the team. 1t is
only about four weeks now TO the open
ing of the season.
The Republican primary meetings will
be held in the several Ward rooms OF the
city this evening. and the city convention
To nominate candidates for one senator
anu twelve representatives is TO be held
on Saturday next at 4 p. m, and this
will bs followed by the state convention
OH Wednesday next This will wind up
the political preliminaries for this spring,
inasmuch as the Democratic state con
vention will be held on Monday next, land
then tho fight will be on ''for keeps, >
until the evening of April q next.
A Indies social, sdpper and entertain
ment occurred au the Mathewsou street
NJ. T.. Church last evening, when was
largely attended. The supper was tooth
some and substantial and the concert pro-
gram was as follows: Piano solo, "Lss
Raineaux. " Miss Bessie Is. Perrin read
ing. Mr.. Herbert Gross; vocal solo, "The
Skylark," Miss 5. Orissa FORESTER; vio-
lin solc, "Mazue," Miss Elizabeth B.
Burt accoInpanist, Miss Burt; re ,ding,
Mr.. Cross; solo. "lhe Hearts Spring
timS," Miss Forester, acoompanist. Mrs
Alonzo Flint.
Specifications and bids are now being
prepared for new supply Of shelter tents
for the brigade OF Rhode Island militia,
to take tho place of the tents which have
become worn out. 1t is said that the con-
tract for the tents will include speed in
their completion. Five hundred new
uniforms for the Infantry are now being
made and can, IL necessary, be shipped in
a month. The present supply Of ammu-
nition amounting to 100, 00J rounds is
deemed sufficient and no more will be
ordered for the present In case more is
needed, however, IL can readily be pro-
cured from the factories in Connecticut
The guests at the Narragsnsett Wheel
mems Fair at Music hall last night were
the Elmwooi wheelmen, Raven Cycle
Club, PHILLIP sdale wheelmen. Cpdike
Wheelmen and Warwick Cycle Club. Af-
ter the concert by Reeves Orc estra and
the dancing, the event of the evening
took place This was the amateur cake
walk with five couples contesting for the
honors. Ii proved to be fnIly as interest
ing an exhibition rs the genuine ming
of the prsvious night and after lively
contest the prizes were awarded to Cash
man and O'Donnell and Williams and
O'Donnell. The special feature tonight
will be an entertainment by the Manton
Mula Glas CIub