The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-29


New Orleans Times Democrat.
Policeman II. ). Payne extinguish ed I
\ brush fIye on Blackstone boulevard las
evening.
Philip Moss reported TO the police thai
!. his game rooster. valued at 50, was stolen
from its roost at i72 Salem street last
might.
Pensions have Dsen granted Rhode Isl
anders ns follows: Oriainnl-Wm. j.
Reynolds. Warren, IS; George Il. Head.
Riverside. $s; John L. Bowden. pawtuck.
Ct %.
Certain city officials are feeling more
legislation wnioh it Is expected will be-
enacted by tho general assembly. when
the business of the January session is re.
sumed.
The Mazzini Republican club composed
Of citizens OF Italian birth. will hold a
SORT OF a rally on Tuesday evening, April
e. on Federal bill for the purpose OF
booming the candidacy of the kspubli.
can state and city assembly tickets.
It is rather interesting to reflect upon
what the average vaudeville comedian
and vaudeville soubreue will CO to make
= quick hit with the audiences when the
Maine disaster and the Cuban question
have Leen become matters Of histors.
On Saturday next at o'clock the Re-
publican state central committee will
meet with the candidates on the Rspubli-
Gan. state and general assembly tickets ut
tho 1rocadero. 1he tnal plans of the po-
Iiticai campaign will be thoroughly ais
cosssd and the anticipated victory will be-
,nsas sssll sarer.
"A pisce OF mosquito netting on the
house occupied BY Thomas Reese. "a
Rutland ssrsOt, caught fre from light
Cd match, which was thrown from an
upper window, about Q o'clock last night.
O1iteer smith Of the Seventh police sta
tion saw the flames and ssnt In an alarm
from box 2li. No Nodamase.
1t 10 already limited that thers are sew
ersj more or less brilliant legal lights
who would IKE 10 succeed judge Sweet
land on the bench Of the sixth district
court but thsle Ia really, according to
persons who may lag c.aim to De we'll in
formed. nothing to saow yet that judge
6Neetland will not succeed him self.
A mnn giving the namo OF John j.
Powers was arrested by Detective Nicker-
son yesterday afternoon wnils trying to
dispose OF lot OF carpeates's tools ON
which the name OF 4. II. witherby was
touna. Tne man was Intoxicated ana
could not give a satisfa ctory account of
himself. he was locked up at the Cen
srsl police station AS u supsiciuus person.
Peter Hisxs OF East Providencs reported
70 the police at the central station about
6o'clcck lnsG night that the horse and
waRon that he had lert standing on
Nortn Main street haa teen stolen. Ber-
naru al. Dowd Was found driving the mis-
Ing team on Washington street about o
O'Clock and was arrested and locked I'D
In the Central station. The team WINS re.
stored TO the owner.
IL is very peculiar to see how some
men viii persist in standing upon the
eoRe of the rear platform Of trolley car
when passengers wish ia step aboard
They do not seem 20 realize that a street
oW - pu1iic vehicle anu t1at a little
coufesy c1sts absel ately nothing ut AL.
~ Is to tle credit Of tue conuu,tor, tnnt
such men are generally called to order
wat. scant eeie.-ony.
Great pressure is telng bro ught 10 hear
from srssra' sources upon memuers of the
city council IA orasr that a suillcleat sum
OF noLey may he proviued Tor opsn Air
eoi.csrts during the coming summer. by
tie Anerican Dano. 1t is argued that
thsss csncsrts we're 50 popular last year
that IL wvuld Ue % great mistake not 10
have them again, particularly as Mr.. ID.
". Reeves rs willing TO make the price
very small Indeed, when the excellence OF
tie band Is considered
Mr. j. Edward Bent who left this city
some weeks ago. en- route for the klon-
dixie, has written c, Deputy City Clerk
Chev-rs from Saatls. WASH. relatiag
eonc Of the experiences he mas epcoun-
tered 80 far, ana ne says, very crnpaati.
cs'iy. that mao be tnown before lcaying
Fio'i snre all TINT he knows nov no
wr,iis have rmsinrd st toms. stu,
~ B,nt says he 10 now detsrm Ined 60
"c tne 'hins through. snd ne beiisves
biz know ledge OF mining will be Of sumo
aeveutsee later ON. iie ieft scsttie on
me <t'amer Rival for Copper river on
Nnfch -.