The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-05

10 DOSS tnelE WIVES
Chicago News.
Twenty-eight drunkards We're fined 81
and costs in the Police court yesterday
morning.
In the police court this morning there
were ten drunkards who were given
the usual, 81 and costs fine.
A fire i'm the chimney or a house at IL
X street. owned by William Sullivan.
last evening. was extinguished by Hose
company 10. The damage was very
slight.
The school committee will meet for
organization. under the act passed by
the general assembly i'm April. 1892, to-
morrow evening. at o'clock. in the
school committee room of the Classical
high school.
The cake walk held at the providence
Casino. No. 935 Westminster street, on
saturday evening, was participated IN
by five couples, and after very spir-
tied contest the cake was awarded Mr..
Lyons and his partner.
The first annual meeting Of the Rhode
Island Bar Association will be held at
the Eloise this evening. The association
will meet for business at clio p. M
Dinner at :. Hon. Richard Olney. Tor
mer secretary of state, Will be among
the after dinner speakers.
In the district court this morning, be-
fore Judge Sweetland, John Ahearn
waived examination on charge or as
saulting Michael Burney with billy.
He was held in $500 bonds for the ac-
ton Of the grand jury. This was the
only arraignment in the court this
morning.
At 1:2o o'clock this morning. Officer
Dorsey notified Hose No. that the
roof of the Hospital Trust Company
hu,,ding was afire. The firemen made
prompt response but found that the
hIaxe was due TO the breaking of an
electric light wire. The slight blaze
was extinguished before any material
damage was done.
Work was resumed again this morn
ing on the abutments TO Crawford
street bridge, after a suspension or
operatjons since the recent big snow
storm. 1t is thought likely that tomor-
row the Narragansett Improvement
Company will be able to resume the
asphalting of Exchange place in the
vicinity of the City Hall and Soldiers
monument
Stephen Sullivan, teamster for
Mansis NJ. Blunt was thrown from his
wagon on Crawford street bridge this
morning and his leg broken. He was
taken in an ambulance TO the Rhode
Island Hospital where the fracture
was reduced. The team was taken care
of. until the arrival OF the owner. wh'
had been notified of the accident. Sulli'
van lives at 20 fremont street.
Mary Greenwood who was arrested
Saturday by the police for the larcen!
OF articles from Shepard & Co. and tn
Boston store. was arraigned In the dis
trict court yesterday? one warran
charged her with the larceny from tn
calender. McAuslan & Troup Co. of
number of articles. She pleaded guilt
and was fined So and costs. which sh
raid The other warrant charged he
with the larceny from the shepard 4
90. TO this charge she also pleade'
guilty and was fined So and costs, whic
she paid
At a meeting Of the directors OF IN
National Polo League held In New Ha
ven yesterday. a committee was ap
pointed 10 secure counsel for prosecu'
ing a paper in that city upon charg
Of libel. the paper having. " was claim
cd. attributed the winning of games a
hartford and Meriden by the clubs
those cities TO lack OF efforts on III
part of the visiting club TO hsht fc
the games The manager Of the Ne
Haven team stated 10 the director
that although this story related
games between other clubs. IL was N
New Haven club that was the obje'
OF the attack on account Of a confli'
between the New Haven club and n
publication in which II appeared.
A starved and exhausted carrier pi
con, marked IF. 3. So" on an aluminu
band on IT'S leg. few into the riggii
OF the schooner sarah Quinn Of Bio
Island. Friday morning. The bird W
fed by the sailors and IL ate eager
where IL came from and whittier II W
bound there was nothing to indlca
for IL the bird carried message, {
captain % the vessel did not find
The pigeon is still aboard the schoon
and will be kept TO await its own'
The schooner Sarah Quinn is from
bany. and is now at the dock OF &
Providence Coal company, ana ~ W
on Friday morning last. "nie an"
eight miles 90 the eastward OF Bio
ISl.od that the bird came on board.