The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-21


Cap and Gown.
The Common Council will meet to-
might.
Ezra V. b. Pierce of this city has been
granted a pension.
A fire in o wood box in the house at
the corner OF Lester and Burgess streets
about s o'clock yesterday morning oaussd
an alarm Of fire TO be ruDg In from box
3s. The tire was put out with slight
damage.
Frank Reynolds OF 159 Point street,
fell ON rhe sidewalk on Globe street last
night. He received severe scalp wound
and was taken TO the hospital In this
ambulance.
Special prayers for the reposs of the
souls OF those who lost their lives In the
explosion of the Maine In Havana harbor
were offered at all the services Of tho
church of the Blessed Sacrament, Academy
avenue, yesterday.
The commission Of inquiry appointed
by GOV. Dyer 10 look into the affairs Of
the Second Regiment r. 1. NJ, viii give
Its FIRST hearing to persons Interested on
Friday evening next, at the Office of Aujt
Gen. Saokett. The chairman Of the COM
mission is Brig. Gen. Dennis.
Professor Munro Of Brown University
will lecture tonight at Wayland chapel,
corner of Wayland avenue and South
ANGEL street on English cathedrsls.
The lecture will BIZ copiously illustrated
with the stereopticon. 1t will be given
for the benefit of Calvary church.
Rhoie Island Division of the Travellers
Association of America will give an en-
tertaipment with light refreshments In
the Falstsff CLUBS hall, Lyman building,
corner OF Westminster and Walker streets
on Saturday evening next. The desire of
the association is to secure new mem bers
The Young Mems Democratic Club Of
yhis city will meet at the Trocadero to.
morrow evening. for the purpose of en-
joying the banquet, which is annually
held on Washington's birthday. Among
the we'll known gentlemen who have ac-
cepted Invitations is Mayor Josiah Quincy
Of Boston.
nll parties are all mora or less interested
in the forthcoming report of the comfnis-
sion appointed 10 revise the constitution OF
the state, and there now appears to be no
doubt that the commission Will make It's
report TO tho General Assembly on We'd
nes1ay next
While the Rhode Island Horse Improve
ment society Is doing all In its power
for the noble animal it believes In, 1t
looks es II the blcycls men wero mt the
pole just at the present moment. As n
eenfls man saii today: "A good bicvclo
can be bought for $40. but good horse
costs at last $500, and then he must ne
fcd.'
The Rhode Island Chapter OF American
Institute Of Architects has issled an in
vitation TO all architects in the state TO
examine, at the Rhode Island School of
Desigr, nlnts and other data for an inter
national competition for the Phebe Hearst
architectural plan Of the University OF
California. The preliminary competition
will be closed July /. 1898. and the final
competition at n Date to be decided upon.
At least i've plans will be awarded q rre-
mium from total sum of SO, 600.
James Currsn. Waterman Of the Met.
calf building. discovered fire and smoke
In the Bowen building. corner of Page
and Friendship streets, about midnight
last night, and SAINT in an alarm from box
242. 2hs fire started in an empty room
on tho fourth floor. and when discovered
was rapidly making it wsy down to the
third floor. 1t was quickly put out with
little damage. 10 was thought to have
been caussd by an oyerbeated chimney.
Some damage was cone by water in W.
s. Luthsr's jewelry shop on the third
fcor.
At the evening ssrvics in All Saints
Memorial church last night the members
of the choir and guild presented a
msnorial cross to the church. This will
b. used 10 the professional. IL is almost
IN exact duplicate OF the one recently
made for trinity church, New York. IL
was sivsn a. . memorial for tho deceased
members Of The choir rev DR. Hen
shaw. rector OF ths church. conducted the
ssfvlces aud was sssistsd by Rev. A. II.
Aucock, who delivered the address of the
evening After the address the cross
was presented by DIR. Fred Sellsw. This