The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-14

from in front OF 90 Westminster street
last evening.
Steamer Day Star is now running to
ana from Fall River, while the Bay
Queen is on the Newport route.
Three saws and one jack plane were
stolen from tho tool chest OF Phillip La
Fort nt the corner of North Main and
Meeting streets last night.
Edward j. Harry of "a Hardness street,
reported to the police this morning that
his bicycle had reen stolen from In front
Of 664 Westminster street last evening.
Hattie McCorten of 35 Salem street,
called at the Burnett street police station
this morning. and reported that one OF her
bosrders had disappeared after stealing "
from her.
One of Charles ii. Paige & Co. 3 deliv-
cry wagons collided with a trolley car on
Atwells avenue at 80 o'clo Ok yesterday
Afternoon ana one of the shafts of the
wagon was broken.
Yesterday steamer Howard, one Of the
finest In the fleet of the Merchants and
Miners Transportation Company put into
this port and took large load OF freight
Tor Norfolk and Baltimore.
Tomorrow Epworth League Day will
be observed at the Asbury M. L. Church
when union love feast will be held at
Bpm. in which all mem bers of the league
In the oity will participate.
Bstween and o'clock yesterday altar
noon Betsy 1inoihy, CO years of are, fell
down flight of stairs at her home AZ
Hope street. Her right leg was broken
above the knee and she was removed to
the Rhode Island Hospital.
Leo Cullen had narrow escape from
drowning In the river at the foot OF
James street late yesterday afternoon.
While playing on the wharf be fell into
tho water and was rescued oy Charles r.
Olney ana Thomas Gallagher.
Yesterday afternoon and evening the
session OF the Colonial Baptist Association
was mainly devoted to listening to re-
ports Of committees, supper, and the re-
union of the Young Peoples Society, at
9 p. m. which was very largely attended.
The annual reception by tho lady visit
ors Of the Providence Lving-in Hospital
was held at that institution at 4 o'clock
this afternoon. diplomas were presented TO
ths members of the graduating classes of
nurses and an inspection Of the hospital
made
About $3.50 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
Alfred Smith. while trimming street
Roger Williams avenue. fell and his
shoulder Was dislocated. He was removed
20 bis home on Burriugto street in al
ambulance.
Col. James Moran, commander OF the
Second Regiment, Rim, had all OF his !
local companies on the Dexter training
neld sRain today, and the men were put
through quite a sewers drill, which they
performed IN a very satisfactory manner.
xhe companies had practically full ranks.
Last evening William Seaman was
drunk and to amuse himself ne throw
stones at children ana chased women on
Benefit street. Patrolman Ash arrested
him and with some difficulty locked scan-
Ian up In tne inird polics station on
Wickenden street on :he charge OF drunk.
&oness.
The Common Council will meet on
Monday evening rext, ana, according To
present indications. tine session promises
to be most interesting one. Quite q dis
cussion is exnecud to ensue over the or.
dinances providing for the increase OF the
tax rate.
The residents in the vicinity OF the Dex-
ter training ground have found things
quite lively during the past TWO days,
due to the fact that the stats militia 10
drilling there morning and afternoon.
For the boys Of the nsighhorhood this is a
perfect nlessiug, for they are right In
their element.
At the session Of the Sixth District
Court yesterday afternoon, Charles and
Nicola Calderoni, who were charged py
John b. Bradley with selling liquor to
= minor, we're found not guilty. The
judge intimated his displessurs at the In
stituting OF prosecutions without suffl.
cieut evidence upon which to base them.
There war . great deal OF movement on
the down town" streets yesterday after
noon, and tbs city wore quite q festive
air. Between the excitement caused BY
the war bulletins snd the passing OF street
car after street car loaded with grammar
school pupils going TO the park, Turks
Head was Quite lively. Every grammar
school pupil carried . large sized Ameri.
can raa. tue gift Of local business firm.
a Chinaman who runs n laundry on
Cranston street flsttsrs hInse that he
can speak Enslish. and ~ hes developed
Into quite WhP euthusfast. Last evvu-
3ns hs remarked: lyon lickse Spain.
spain no gocdss. You liokss badce, alice
same Chinsman lickee Jap" he was
1nfumsd that the United States hoped 10
'-1iok" Spain IN just the opposite ratio.
but b did not seem 70 quite 80 whers