The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-19

cleveland Leader.
Pensions have been granted Rhode
Islanders as follows: Original "m'
A. stephens. Providence. s6. Restora-
ton. CYRUS f. Taylor, Glendale. ".
Four conductors on the Riverside
e,ectrfc cars of the Union Railroad
Company each had counterfeit % piii
worked off on them yesterday anu
neither knows who did the trick.
The officers of the third police station
are investigating an alleged assault
case which 1t is claimed occurred In
that district Saturday in which IL is
said ore woman whose name has not
been learned pummelled another one on
the head with club.
George A. Brown and Frank WILCOX
killed a snake four feet long, carrying
ten rattles on the East road in Tiverton
last Sunday. The reptile was about IL
wears old and described as beauty In
color and size by all who saw 1t. This
makes the third killed In that vicinity
within two weeks.
Amy weaver 16 years of age. tall and
slim. light complexioned. brown hair
and with two pimpies on her face and
wearing a dress consisting OF cadet
blue skirt and a dark waist. has been
missing from her home in Hyde Park,
Mass. since May 14th. and is supposed
20 be in this city somewhere.
The police have received report that
an July 13 Edmund keenan, disap-
oearcd from his home at 80 Baxter
atreet. The missing man is 33 years
~ age. feet 10 inches in height,weighs
les pounds. is light complexioned ana
hes black moustache. When last seen
Ae was dressed in dark clothes. with
,ack coat and striped shirt.
Last evening while DR.. Gardner T.
swarts, accompanied by his wife, was
driving along Brook street one OF the
axles broke and the doctor and his
wife were thrown out. Aside from a
had shaking up, no injury was sus-
tained. DR.. Swarts and his wife were
drivenft to their home by Col. III. Mar
tin Brown.
James nj. Ryan of No. Power street
while removing the bride from his
horse on Atwells avenue last evening
vas knocked down by the animal and
two wheels of the buggy passed over
his body. The horse dashed up the ave-
nue and cleared itself from the buggy
ana finally brought up in Colvin's
- secured
Snintuued. Ryan was unhurt save FOL
few bruises.
The Appellate Court has granted th'
writ of mandamus prayed for by cit
fxens of school District No. II of Cum
berland VS.. Town of Cumberland. Tn
district named had a large amount o
valuable school property when tn
school district system was abolishe
in the town and they wanted its valu
allowed them in tax assessments a
some OF the districts had little propert
and large oebts.
some time ago a subscription fun
was opened at the Hope Club in aid 9
the Rhode Island Volunteers. The fun
already amounts TO $500 and $3.50 ha
been forwarded to Col. Abbot. The In
tenfion is to have the money divide
among the companies as fund to bu
1fttle delicacies from time to time an
a relieve so far as possible some OF til
hardships of army life. Money will b
nent to other regiments and batterie
a. Il seems to be needed. The fund wi
be kept up as long as war lasts
The following transfers in the fiji
department. service were ordered b
the Board of Fire Commissioners e
dav: Charles w. Sherman from FL
rine IA to Ladder 1: Frank Charlie
worth. q new appointee. 10 be sent
Engine IA as a substitute. These orde
win take effect tomorrow morning, al
this afternoon Joseph Muigrew WILL
transferred from Ladder to Ladder
while David A. Bigney OF Ladder "
he eent TO the annexed district to dri
the new truck at the station of hose
which will be placed In commissi
today.
Joseph Murphy. guest at the WI
cheer House on South Main street. "
has recently come from New Yo
where he claims his home. became
volved IN a quarrel on the corner
Clemence and Fountain streets,
midnight last night. with colored m
named Fenten Lewis. and another m
whose name IL unknown. From wo
me men came 20 blows, and MurI
was knocked senseless, his assaila
making their escape. Murphy
taken to the Rhode Island Hospital
ne ambulance. but II was found q
ne injuries were confined to sli
oco1p wound and cut over the ~
o1e- The police are looking Tor the