The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-03

Anthony Hope will be the guest OF
Judge and Mrs. Charles Matteson while
in Providence.
. Joseph Miner was fined So and costs in
District Court today for stealing gloves
from David Cory.
James Mcclure, horrible specimen or
depravity admitted that he was a common
drunkard and Judge Sweetland sent him
10 the State workhouse for nine months.
A large part Of the new fire alarm sys-
tenn will be in service today and 10 will
all b. in working order I'm couple of
days workmen are now engaged IN cut
ting in the wires.
10 correct an erroneous impression, the
News wishes To say that Miss Grace
Smith who claims she was drugged in
Pawtuxet Valley roadhouse, did not
meet the man she accuses in the Provi.
dence Athletic Club building, but on the
street near IL.
Last evening Officer Tanner of the
out OF the doorway at the entrance to the
Vesta Knitting mills "a Bsssett street.
The automatic water sprinklers provided
for protection against fire had hecn
turned on in some way and tho mills
were being flooded. He called the
watchmsn, .apes Harding, and the
water was turned of.
Henry Gilbert was before the police
court Sunday morning on q warrant
charging him with maintaining q house
of III fame on Walker street. The prem
isss were raided Saturday evening lie
pleaded not guilty and furnished $1,000
surety to appear for trial tomorrow morn.
ing. Lille Williams and Jennis White,
inmates OF the house, were sentenced to
six months at the State Workhouse as
lewd and wanton. but they appealed.
Hattie Perry and Henrietta La May were
given a nine months scr tence to the
w0rKh0us8 Tor the SANS ofronce Thew
were also taken from the Walker street
house. They both appealed to the higher
court
Day Serat Benjamin White Of the
Central station was presented last Satur-
day night about 6 o'clock with port
able train she'd by the dav patrol of the
station. Tho veteran patrolman. Nahum
Willard, made the presentation speech,
and spoke in "a most happy vein, aud con-
cluded by saying that IL did not seem
right that their sergeant should te out In
storms UNPROTECTED and SEQ the patrol
men secure undor some awning or in
som g dcor way. so they desired to give
him that which would protect him from
the burning heat in summer and the
down pouring torrents at all seasons, a
portabls train.shed. Sergt White ac-
certed the um prella presented with many
thanks
Detective Parker yesterday arrested L.
j.. Gage, who has been in this city for
some time, as fugitive from justice He
came from New York. and It is alleged
that he was engaged to Miss Alma SALES
while there 1t is further alleged they
had exchanged engagement rings and
that Gage pawnsd mis- and left the CITY
He has since lived here with his wife
Gage that she would drop the whole mat
for II he would send her the pawn ticket
for her ring He agreed To do so, but yes
terday Miss Sales and her sister arrived
here and obtaining warrant had Gage
arrested. He was lodged i'm cell at city
hall and Miss Sales and sister returned
to New York 1t Is not known whether
slav xri1 fpv IN IL
not
Conductor 1wiliam Goulc. who with
lis wife was nearly asphyxiated a week
ago yesterday, resumed his trips on the
Auburn line yesterday afternoon and
since that time has been busy shaking
hands with his many friends and thank
Ing them for their kind inquiries. They
are oil glad TO see him at his post agnin.
Many people have wondered how IL was
that the coal gas came from the stove
then as IL had never done before. and
among these was Mr. Gould himself. As
soon as be was able he began 10 investi.
gate and found that tho end of the siove
pipe that went into the flue of tho chin.
ney was completely stopped up, with
bricks and mortar and SCOT. He also
found that the landlord had bsen on the
roof the day before with nat-ir1n at.
tached TO long rope. lie thought the
draught was not right and so he let the
Eat-iron down the chimney and raised 10
Up and down against the sides Of the
chimney to remove the s1ot that mad col
iccted. He did this 80 vigorously that not
only soue ~uv- removed. but also Tricks
and mortar; this was near MIR. Gould's
stove and the result was that the nue was
completely choked up at that point
Ana this almost cost the lives Of two
people.