The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-13


viii we forget our brothers true.
Our brave boys blown up I'm the bayf
Not while our heroes wear the blue,
Or grand Old ulory greets the day.
Washington Star.
Eleven persons were each fined % ard
costs In the police court this morning for
drunkenness.
Firemsn OF Hose Company IS extin-
guisped chimney fire In . house on
Long Cove street at 1o:8o o'clock this
morning.
Pensions have tsen granted to Rhode
Islanders as follows: Original, Walter
whesler. Providence s.; Benjamin G..
Perkina Pawtucket $40.
Albert Johnson. 10 years OF aye. feet
inches tall, is reported missing from
his home 20 Mawney street. He was
last seen riding his bicycle Monday.
At the meeting Of the woman's Mission
airy Society ~ the Mathswson Street N.
Il. church last night, Mrs. Anna Beiler
dsscribsd her six months stay In Alaska
- . missionary.
The portrait Of Mayor Baker, which Ia
on exhibition on Westminster street. Ia
attracting great deal of attention. 1t Is
= most excellent work and reflects gyeat
credit upon the artist.
The first OF course OF lectures under
the auspices of the Providence Park As
ISOLATION will bs given NJ Brown Univer-
sity this svsnfng bv William h. foimun
on "Studies IN City Laboratory"
Tho members Of the Providence Cam
era Club listened to an illustrated loo-
ture last night by John Fretwsil, whose
subject was s.with Cauera and Bicycle
IN England. Holland and Germany
A hearing will be given in the Com
mon Ccuncii cham Der at O'Clock this
evening upon the disposition to Be made
Of Exchange place, the old depot land and
thksAnd surrounding the new depot.
Hsv. George A. Gordon. ID. d., or the
the New Old South ohuroA, Boston. leo
tured before tEs Biblical Research Club
Of Brown University last night ON ques-
ti0ns REGARDING the life Of man as applied
70 the Bible.
William l.. Coop of Pawtucket describ-
Cd municipal play ground to the members
Of the Beacon Hill improvement Society
st their monthly meeting held last night
His discourse was illustrated with store
opticon views
Ths high school committee Of the
school committee will recommend mt the
next mestins the appointment OF Walter
Ballou Jacobs as principal Of the new
East side high school to bs opened next
fall ana Charles II. Dennis ns first assist.
snt
1hs joint standing Committee on
claims of the City Council gave hear
Ing on several claims In Council Clerk
Hayden's ofIiee at o'clock this after
noon. Ihe joint standing committee ON
finance met IN the city treasurer's office
- : o'clock.
=. Russell Stoneham, IS years Of age,
drummer from Meadville, Pa, has
frier DIS 1t Brown University. and they
reported TO tbs police that the drummer
10 missing from mis- headquarters in tho
Patton House on Westminster street. He
II described Is 100 pounds and enveloped
In dark clothsA
William BENJAMIN, i've years old, Ben
1amin kocklin and Fred Adams, about
six years Of ase. were found sstray on
lower Westminster street yesterday by
Policeman o'Nsill. They were taken to
the Fountain street station and later on
thsy were called for by their parents from
Pawtucket 1t Is presum cd they came to
town TO rond the war bollstins.
james AcAloon was under the influence
Of liquor last night according to the re-
part Of the police, and he kicked up q
row IN the house. 10 Dodge street. he
IVES arrested and this morning he was ar
Esigned In. the sixth District Court
for eommittinR an assault on Mary
smith. He pleaded not guilty and fur
nished surety TO appear for trial next
Friday morLing.
II 10 really pity that President Mo.
Kiniey cannot have the aavice OF the
"orators" who assemble In certain do.
partments ~ city hall for their supe'
Sior (f) kuowledes Of all the ciroum
stances relating TO the Cuban question
would undoubtedly be Of great help te
kim IN the present emergency. Some Of
tbogo gentlemen would probably be will
inR 90 sscriflce their time In order e
oive tne PRESIDENT the benefit Of their ID
Vice.
Poliestnsp Doe tsIepbonsd 10 ssrRt
Hartpett last night that . man VA
aolssp con the banks OF the woonas
qosesekst' and the patrol Wss ssnt. bu
v1,oo they soc there the eupboard wa'
bare. 1sey searched. but nothing VA
fe1Dd. At fo;s5 o'clock poliosmen Ia
~ vicinity b<sri the vigorous spcre o.
Z |Iuns<u~ n. j<.uI huf ~at.o thls rim did