The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-12-09

Six men killed by a steam pipe ex-
plosion on the Mallory liner Alamo at
New York-Thirteen men burned by
explosion in a Wilkesbarre (Pa) coal
mine-Loss of the British steamer
Londonian--Sixth Massachusetts, regi-
ment will be mustered out of the United
States service Jan. 3-The Pentagoet
probably lost; last sighted off Peaked
Hill bars Nicaragua declares herself
independent OF Central American re-
public-Rattle between snowplows and
Enow shoveIlers in Revere, Mass-E. F.
Harney, former insurance agent, want
ed in Worcester. Mass. for alleged en-
bezzlement. caught in Chicago
Foreign military occupation of Pekin
may prove a necessity--Two South
Boston children seriously burnet by a
gun cotton xplosion-Committee of
Cleveland Bar association recommends
expulsion of State Senator Burke
Enthusiastic meeting in Paris in favor
Of Dreyfus-Harvard graduates give
dinner to the football team; Colonel
Roosevelt a speaker-Elkes defeats
Taylor in an hour bicycle race at Madi-
son Square Garden-Body Of Watch
man John Ward found in the ruins of the
Squire factory fire at Cambridge, Mass
Peter Mcdonald run over by snow
train and killed at Attleboro. Mass
President of the Argentina recommends
ratification Of extradition treaty with
United States-Thomas Beckwith OF
Boston gives himself up to Chicago po-
lice and confesses to embezzling $4,000
Rev. John NJ. Foster Of Bangor, Me-,
will he Of ho of he fnS-
siah, Boston.
MONDAY. DEC. S.
Six-day bicycle race started at Madi-
son Square garden, New York, at mid
night. with 81 starters-William Thorn.
delegate from 1.-The British trades union
congress, addresses the Central Labor
union Of Boston, and mass meeting Of
strikers at Marlboro J.
keenan, of Pittsburg said to be sure of
election to the L. A. w. presidency
NewfOundlanders look for no agreement
on fisheries question between Canadian
ana American commissioners, and are
hopeful of the Bond Blaine arrange
ment, slightly modified-Rev. Father
Daley Of st. Mary's church, Waltham,
receives a threatening letter, warning
him not to say anything in opposition
TO iicense-An attempt to be made to
raise the cruiser Reina Mercedes in San
tiago harbor-Conflagra on Broad
way, New York; Rogers, Peet & Co.'S
building in ruins; Home Life Insurance
company, Postal Telegraph and United
States Life insurance company's build
ings, all sky scrapers, burning at 2 this
morning; property loss estimated at
81, ,000 00000-COntrOller Dawes opposes
granting extensive currency privileges
to banks in exchange for assistance to
maintain the gold standard, and favors
intercolonial branch banking in Hawaii
and Porto Rico-Henry NJ. Whitnew
successfully operated upon for appendi-
citis.
TUESDAY, DEC. 6.
Three more bodies thought to be from
the Portland washed up, two near Chat
ham and one at Race point; patrol OF the
shores of Cape Cod kept t,up-Congress
opens and hears the message-Pierce
of Boston leads the six-day bicycle
riders at New York, with Miller and
Waller close eup-Secretary of the treas
ury estimates the need of S593, 600, 900 for
the expenses of the next fiscal year
Potter will not stand for reelection to
L. A. w. presidency-Loss by burn
ing Of the Alton, r. l., woolen mill will
exceed SIS. 75.00c-Portland, Me-, visited
by $50. 900 fire-Anxiety at Portland
for barges abandoned by the tug Ka-
thadin off that ciIy-Frank !. Could
arrives at his majority and comes into
possession of SO, 900, ,000-Lord WoIse-
ley elected an honorary member of the
British Army and Navy Veterans as
sociation of Boston-British comments
sorrowfl over President McKinley's
ignoring the Clayton-Bulwer treaty in
the reference to the Nicaragua canal
Americans hold the Spanish sternly
to work; says Judge Day to the argu-
ment that commission can't go outside
the protocol: "A peace treaty can con-
tain anything the victors put into it"
-Sulzer of New York introduces res
olution in the house for an authoritative
investigation of the conduct of the war
-Rich father leaves two Bridgeport,
Conn, steamboat men S100, ,000-Gov
ernment awards the contract for a full
plant for rope making at the Boston
navy yard-Mrs. Martha Moore Avery
meets with hostility from Marlboro au
dience.
WEDNESDAY. DEC. Z.
Four men killed by the explosion of
mine on Castle island, Boston harbor-
Total of bodies from the Portland Is
now 35; Of the 10 found since Sunday
only two are yet identifed-Pierce still
leads the six-day race at Madison Square
Garden-Electionsi in 16 Massachusetts
cities marked by surprises; Social De-
Emocracy elects mayor of Haverhill;
Democrats elect mayor of Quincy; Brock
ton turned over to no-license column
Judge Day says the peace treaty will be
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