The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-11-11
THE WEEKS NEWS.
FRIDAY NOV. 4.


Springfield Gideon w. Marsh, the al
legged Philadelphia bank wrecker, re-
turns and surrenders himself after being
fugitive for seven years-Major Sur
geon Appel, L. S. A, charges that when
he asked Miss Barton for Red Cross sup
plies to assist wounded men after Quasi
mas battle she refused them, saying they
we're for the Cubans only-Writs served
on ex-Tax Collector James c. Keough of
Holyoke and his bondsmen-Transpo
Panama. fears for whose safety were en-
tertained touches at Havana on way TO
New York-Ailing men Of the Eighth
Massachusetts will be weeded out before
the command goes TO Cuba-E. c.
Storrow selected coach OF the Harvard
varsity crew-Excellence in the fire
drill prevents any accident during a
blaze in a Simerville. Mass, school
Forrest r. Young of Campello, Mass,
lowers 75 and 200-mile American records,
but is thrown and severely hurt
Death Of Joseph H. Loring, pioneer OF
Bennington, Vt-General Woods San
tiago street cleaners and laborers strike
for higher wages and the general re-
fuses; will make them work for their
food as vagrants-War department or
ders troops to Cuba TO begin the occupa-
ton of the island-SecretaryL Long an
nounces that the government will make
no further effort to raise the Spanish
ships of Santiago-Colonel Ames
Webster q member Of General Grants
personal staff in the campaign around
Richmond, died at Washington after IL
sickness OF some months duration. He
was born in Boston nearly 81 years ago.
SATURDAY, NOV 5.
Steamer Croatan burned and sunk off
Cape Charles; five Of the crew went
down with her-Spain's reply to the de-
mands Of the United States in regard to
Ehe Philippines Is direct refusal; more
over. Spain puts in a claim for indem-
nifty for having disposed of money in the
Manila treasury-Movement OF the
Eighth Massachusetts to Americas, Ga,
will begin Monday or Tuesday; Major
Stopford receives his commission as
lieutenant colonel-Washington of
ficials say the Second Massachusetts,
might have been paid off Thursday If
the muster rolls had been completed
Part of the Leinster regiment stationed
at Halifax ordered to be in readiness TO
proceed to Newfoundland-Ge
OF London, presented with the sword of
honor, and banquetted at the Mansion
House-George H. Dimond, who shot
policeman in Boston in 1895 and escaped
from Jail, surrenders at Chicago
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge attacks the
nomina ton of Mr.. Bruce, "a trust mem
Der on an antitrust platform" in an
address at Lowell, Mass-Jennie Dav-
idson of SOmerville, Mass, crushed to
death by an elevator in BOstOn-Death
of James 1. Peck. assistant professor Of
biology at Williams college-General
LawtOn testifies before Colonel DENLY
OF the war investigating committee
Quebec politicians propose to present
an illustration of the value of reciproc-
ity to the United States by imposing
heavy tax on Canadian pulp-Brad-
streets reports quieter turn to general
business-Strike in Edwin Goulds
match factory in full swing-General
Miles issues a general order designating
troops for the occupation of Cuba and
their different stations.
SUNDAY, NOV. 6.
Daniel B. Kennedy, the Lynn (Mass.)
man supposed murdered in Portland
Me, last May. returns home; body was
positively identified as his at the time
and was given burial by his relatives
Death of Jacob Wagner, the artist
Men of the Fifth Massachusetts receive
news of orders to go to Cuba with
pleasure-Yacht Defender stripped and
almost ready for the shops at Bristol,
r. Roof of a new theatre in De-
troit falls in, killing 10 men-ProfessO
Hollis of Harvard thinks we should keep
the Philippines"Jury sustains the will
and cOdicil of Susie NJ. Ransom. late of
Cambridge, Mass-Emma Russell,
14-year-Old Weston (Mass) girl, left
unconscious on highway near Lexington
by a would-be abductor-Hon. David
A Wells dead-Washingto not dis
turbed by the turn of affairs in the peace
negotiations at Paris
MONDAY. NOV. :.
Three men attempt to blow open the
safe of the Richford VT, savings bank
and Trust company; two citizens caught
looking at them were taken to the bank
ing room, where, gagged ond bound. they
watched the proceedings
Manufacturing company's works at Bos-
ton damaged $25. 900 by fire-ContrOl OF
the united states senate turns largely
upon the elections tOmOrrOw-Chief
Engineer Sims of the L. S. S. Vulcan, at
Hampton roads, tells of the loss of the
Infanta Maria Teresa; no one saw her
sink, and it is realized she may possibly
be a derelict and menace to naviga-
tiOn-Crew of the schooner Jennie f.
Wiley % days adrift on a piece of her
deck with rain water only TO drink and
raw sharks to eat-SOldiers of the
Spanish-American war organize So
ciety-Madrid correspondent Of Lon
don paper saws Spain will sign the peace