The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-27


Mr. A. j. Maloney Of this city has been
granted patent for steam boiler
A can of milk was stolen from In front
of Martin Hawkins store, l6o North Main
street. this morning.
Peter Domaine made himself psrtich-
larry obnoxious on Dexter street last even
ing and this morning hs was lined 70 anu
costs in tho police court
An attempt WAS made TO break into
John Gibbons hen coop rear OF os3 Broad
way last night. Gibbons told the police
of his narrow escape from loss.
Grand Army men as whole are well
pleased nc the election Of Hon. ,. w. N.
Alivn of East Greenwich TO the post OF
departmeI,t commander or Rhode Island.
Colonel Raymond q. Mowry. the re-
oordinQ clerk OF the House Of Representa-
tives, may have to run up the hiii occa-
sionaily to make proper connections but
he never gets left
Fifteen individuals lost control OF them
selves through liquor last evening and
raye the police something 10 do. They
were each fred So and costs In the police
court this morning.
Pensions have been granted Rhode Is
landsrs as follows: Isaiah &. conner,
Providence. $40; John McCaffrey. Paw
tucket, SOS: increase, Nathan b. Eassett,
pawtucket. IS to Sl2
Frank O Rourke stole fowl from John
,. Barclay yesterday and his sentence In
ths sixth District Court this morning
was 80 days in jail. The police did not
ciye o. O'Rourke good reputation.
Tie fact tbst there was no session OF
the House today gave the Senate
chance to catch up on legislation, and to-
morrow morning both houses Will start
M for business with clerks desks free Of
papers.
Daniel Jacots. l7yenrs Of ago has been
missing from his home since yesterday
noon. The police have been Informed
that when the boy was last seen hs had
-ea q light suit Of clothes, a black overcoat
and derty hat
Tomorrow afternoon from 2 to p. m.
will bs held cake, candy and apron sale
at the Young women's Christian Asso-
citation, i22 Fountain street, for the ben.
eflt of TIE Travellers Aid Association.
The public Is invited.
IL il understood that party Of ladies
g. A. rf,r nv. s ,are ar aa I'm tho for,pa, ior,
OF something In the nature OF local con-
servatory OF music. but nothing has been
done In this direction beyond discussing
the preliminary steps In an informal way.
schools were held today. and those OF the
grammar Schools Will be disposed OF to-
morrow. Nom hers of the school commit
tee, assigned for such purpose. were on
duty In all the primary schools. and the
work Is going merrily on.
Alonzo II. Farnham Of Providence and
William Green Of Woonsocket were elected
vice presidents Of the Marble Dealers AS
sociation of New England and the prov
inces at the ninth annual meeting Of the
House, Boston, yesterday afternoon.
The fact that resolution has been In
froctIced In the Senate asking that per
mission De given 10 the State Census
Board to sell of whatever office equip
ments II may have in Its possession leads
to the belief that the board Is about TO re-
tire from business the work being very
near its completion.
William Avery, the young man arrested
yesterday afternoon for stealing n grapn-
ophone from Charles a. I.eonsra's place
Of amusemnt on Westminster street,
pleaded guilty IN the Sixth District Court
this morning and he was bound over to
the Common Pleas Division Of the Su-
preme Court In the sum of $500
Senator Gregory OF North kinsstown
has teen quite generally alluded 20 as
"governor" since the Legislature has
teen In session, aud IL is an omen secret
that the popular senator from Washington
county will, IL his friends have their
way, secure the second place on the Re
publican state ticket next yosi, which,
OF course, means on election.
George Mack, who was arrested by De-
sectise Cannon on North Main street yes
serday afternoon while he was trying to
sell dumb BELLS Indian clubs ana other
articles stolen from the Asbury NJ. T..
church on sHewes street was srraigned In
the Sixth District Court this morning.
He p.ssded guilty and was hound over
60 the Common Pleas Division Of the
Supreme Court In the sum OF $500.
Durins the coming year It IL not i'm
probable that Rhode Island will have q
new voter In the person OF Professor AL
sxander Agassiz, who has declared his
Intention of leaving Cambridge Mass :.
90 locate his legal residence in Newport,
where be is already n large property tax
payer m Cambridge Professor Agasslz
pays tax on about s250. 00O of property
rsnl and personal and the Massachusetts