The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-16


the Spaniard sighed with pain.
ITO follow natural instinct and come in
out of the rain;
And all of us are sad as on the con-
sequence we think,
And gaze upon the map and watch
our territory shrink"
Washington Star.
The police have been requested to
find Paul Burleigh, AZ years of age,
who is missing from his home at %
Hall street.
Charles Smith. colored, pleaded
guilty, i'm the District Court, TO having
assaulted John ID. Hogan, and he was
fined $40 and costs.
Paul Myers, a sturdy beggar was
upon his plea of guilty in the district
court this morning. sentenced to six
months at the state workhouse.
Pensions have been granted as fol-
5ws: original-George w. Kinney,
cranston Sc Original widows. etc,
Mary 4. Mumford. Providence. IS.
The trial of William Morrison, for
alleged violation of sewer ordinance.
was by Judge Sweet,and continued in
the district court this morning to Jan
uary 90
Peter Meridian. for using horse that
was unfit for labor. was prosecuted be-
fore Judge Sweetland this morning.
When arraigned he pleaded guilty, and
was fined SIS and costs.
William Carroll, accused OF commit
ting a violent assault on George Wash
trict Court today. and the case was con-
tinued for trial to December 30 Bonds
$500.
Michael Turro and VincenZo Marcel
10. have begun suit against Antonio We
tall. The former for $500 and the lat
ter for $780, money deposited with We
tall. A. A. Baker is attorney for the
plaintiffs.
In Judge Douglas court yesterday,
Arnold. Peck and Company obtained
Judgment for S240 and double costs
against c. Briggs Murgatroyd. The de-
PENDANTS failed to prosecute his appeal
from the decision of the district court.
The case against George Shaugh-
nessey. for the alleged larceny OF $50
from John c. Lamont was continued
i'm the district court this morning until
next Friday. the prosecution stating
that one OF their witnesses in the case
was i'll and could not appear
Manager Wendelschaefer Of the Prov
idence Opera House, has returned from
the Name woods where he spent a week
bunting. Kirke La Shele and Edmund
Farrell were his companions. The party
secured five deer. two of which We're
shot by Mr.. Wendelschaefer.
The series of Home Travel i'm For
elgn LANDS" will be continued i'm Bell
Street Chapel this evening at o'clock
Miss Charlotte Tillinghast will speak
upon THE Cathedral Towns OF Eng
land Miss Esther Stone will speak
upon ''Cathedral Architecture" and
Miss Lillian vaughn will speak upon
Scotland
Gordon Commandery, No. V. s. X.
order sons OF st. George gave "A COM
piimsntary social last night at their
rooms. "a North Main street. There
were 50 couples present and a very en-
joyablc evening was passed. The Elite
orchestra played for dancing. The
Commandery will give another social
on December 2I.
According 10 the records at city hall,
John J. 13anigan has decided to William
j.. McElroy. William Il. McElroy, Mary
J. Mciclroy and others the Banigan
situated on the corner of Way
land avenue and Angel street. together
with all the furniture. works of art
bric-a-brac and. In fact everything
that the house contains.
William Warrcll. driver for William
R. Powers. left his team at the corner
Of Thayer and Bowen streets early
last evening. while he was delivering
goods. During his absence the horses
were frightened and ran down Thayer
street at lively clip. They continued
down Brook street az far as Power
street. where they were secured by Ar
thur Robinson OF 52G South Main street
and John Cosgrove. There was no
damage done beyond the loss of goods
from the team.
The trial OF Leonard Sweet for the
larceny OF a $40 watch from Flora l..
Hubert occurred In the District Court
this morning, and the defendant was
adjudged probably guilty and held in
$500 bonds for the action Of the grand
jury. According To the woman's tes-
timony. they met at a place on Chapel
street and had several drinks together.
They later went TO another place on
Pine street. where they had more
drinks. From there they went 90 n
point near the corner Of Stewart and
Pine streets, where the woman missed
A. - ~ ~rI accused tho man pf the