The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-13

The stars an the stripes forever,
The Maine an her murdered crew.
philadelphia Times.
The Central police station is being touched
up from cellar to attic.
The retail liquor dealers Of Johnston will
meet ut Is Stokes street this afternoon and
take action ON annexation
At the meeting of the Provi 'enee Art Club
this evening Frank Raia, the well known
hsrpist. Will render several selections.
The Auditoriums and Narragansetts will
meet ut the Music hall alleys this evening in
the hpal contest In the State Duck Pin
League.
A bicycle valued at $50 and the property
of john T. p McBay Of % Howell street. was
stolen from the Public Library yesterday
afternoon.
A slight fire in the lumber yard OF the
Knowles loom works on Harris avenue, last
evening Mt 40 o'clock, was extinguished by
Pafrolman Johnston.
Lewis Rich. years old, was sent to the
reform school for one year this morning by
Judge 5weetlnnd. for stealing a Jar and
contents from W. A. Greene.
Pensions have been granted Rhode Isladners
as follows: Original, Cardar H. Sherman.
Rocky Brook, So: restoration and reissue,
Ernest A. Leavi.t (decessed), Providence. $40.
The cases Of Isaac Hahn and Charles
Mcvanns, who are charged with not con-
Meeting their premises with sewers. were
continued one week in the Sixth District
Court this morning.
At 7:lS o'clock last evening an alarm of fire
was ssn in for blaze in the ventilator Of
the Phenix Company's foundry at the corner
Of Elm and Eddy streets. The blaze was
quickly extinguished.
Before the Hardness Classical Society in
Manning hall, Brown University, last evening,
Professor Charles Rockwell Lanman of
Harvard University delivered lecture on
The Poetry OF India"
The street cars running to Roger williams
Park carried q large crowd today. the Arbor
day exercises proving even greater nttrac-
taon than the military evolutions on the
Dexter Training Ground.
ma1y years was one OF the most popular past
viii be held sunday at 10 o'clock at his late
residence, 10 Spencer street.
At the meeting Of tho train shed committee
held yesterday at the mayors Office, IL 10
understood that the majority OF the members
appeared to be in favor Of retaining the site
Of the old passenger station as an open space.
Between the nilisiamen. bandsmen,
bicycle club men. railroad r7ep. letter car
riers and others in uniform ON the streets
today, the poor every day citizen who is going
around in civilian attire does not ''cut any
ice" ut all.
TEDDY Edwards. the century wbeelmsn,
has been running mp . large number Of
centuries In and around Boston for the past
FEW days and It il more than possible that
he viii come to ProvidsDos next week and
make his headquarters in this csiy.
Mrs. Henrietta Berry. colored. who was
brutally assaulted at hsf home in the Second
police district last Saturday night. is in a
very dangerous condition nj the Rhode leland
Hospital. She has lost tho use OF a leg and
arins and her power Of speech is badly affected.
A franc, said to be lthe largest ever used in
New England for q similar purpose, contain
ing the photographs Of the fire commissioners
and the members OF the fire Department. IL
on exhibition In display window on West
minister street, and is the handiwcrk Of r. II.
Rose.
Charles steene. IA yenrs old, who was
arrested day or two ago for throwing
stones a. cars from the Broadway bridge.
was arraigned In the Sixth District Court
this morning. He pleaded gcilty and was
bound over 10 the Common Pleas Division q
The Supreme Court In the sum Of $40.
Lots Of weeping mothers, wives and gi.,er.
visited military headquarters this morning
and wanted 10 know n the state miiiti, wa.
going to start for Cuba today, and N 10. at
what time. The staff officers ON du,y 70.
assured them, and tncy were sent away with
the information that the state troops would
not leave Rhode Island.
Guy Hosmsr and Edward Richardson were
gatbersd In by the police last evening for
riding on tho sidewalk. In the police court
this morning Richardson. who belongs in Es.,
Providence and has recently become the
owner Of . wheel, said he knew nothing OF
the law. so he got on with a fine Of % and
costa Hosmer. who has on several occasions
been warned by the police. was fined % and
costs Both paid their 6nez
meeting for reorganization was heis By
The Providence Theosophical Society sf tho
reeddeuce Of y. 4. Shaw ON Adelaide avenue
q FxxX
we're elected: President. A. B. orirgs; vice
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