The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-26
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on. who would not be ;olly tar
So long as the ships Yankee.
And take Manila away from Spain
With never Sc much as "Thank'eef"
on, wls wouldns cruise in the Csribee,
A-ssiling and a-sailnr,
Without a thought in the wide, wide world
But 70 give the Dons whalings
Oh, who wouldn't work a rifled gun
And send its shots a-plumping
Into yelling Spanish camp
And set them all a-jumpingS
Oh. who wouldn't bo with Commodore schley
A-dashing for Havana,
TO turn the pagoes inside out
As you'd pee. ripe bansnaf
oh, who'd not be with Sampson's men,
All full Of beef and gravy,
Without thought In the wide, wids world
But to lick the Spanish navyi
The postpone1 meeting in the interest OF
fundita Ramabai's work for child-widows
xnd famine children OF India, will be held In
the Elisha Dyer vinton Home, 81 Sabin
street, tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock.
The schooner William Rice. Captain Had
dock, of Rockland, Me-. with cargo OF lT0
barrels of lime, which struck on Sandy Point,
Block Island, last Tuesday. was pulled of
yesterday with the aid of the New Shoreham
lifs saving crew.
Detective A. B. Hodges Of Taunton. Mass,
visited this city yesterday in search OF Julia
Cottsr, an important witness in the Cotter
murder case. which is to como before the
Bristol county grand jury in q short time.
The police here are endeavorirg to locate the
woman.
Ats o'clock this afternoon the Providence
branch Of the Needlcwork Guild Of America
held meeting in Memorial chapel Diman
place, when tho subject of sending immediate
. relief to the reooncentrados In Cuba and our
. own soldiers and sailors in hospitals was con :
. sidered.
Jewelry valued at $500 was stolen from the
| residence OF Frank W. TillinRhsst. Esq. 81
. Parade street. last evening. while the family
. was absent. The thief is supposed to be q
. young man whom Mr.. Tillinghast and family
. have bofriendsd in the past, ~ he Is missing
from homo.
weaver from Bennington, VT, named
Alvin Miles, cut his wrist near Edward
| Dslansy's placs. near Manville, yesterday
| Afternoon. The man In thought to have
walked from Worcester 20 Manville, and IL
was intimated had been ON q protracted
spree. He went in the wood shed ~ the farm
]ouss and laying his left arm on the chopping
block struck at IL with an xe. Ne Is about 8s
pears old and was taken to the Rhode Island
Hospital.
Yesterday the creditors of Charles O. New
hall held meeting in the ONCE of Register
Cook, q which claims amounting to s52,5i7
were proved. and jeremiah q. Barrett Of this
city Was appointed assignee In the sum-
mary Of assets and liabilities the assets were:
Book accounts. good. sH7a0e; doubtful.
e38s.06: fixtures and of3cs furniture, $1,000:
harness and stock. sl,S7s; total assets,
sl6.sSaBl; liabilities. s6l,l7A12. the largest
creditor being =. N. Rose, representing about
e5l. .oi0.o6.
MrG Mary Ann Bond. whose husband is
coachmsn for Walter l.. Kane in Newport.
disappeared from her home in that city on
Monday evening. and. owing to the fact that
she had been demented for some time. her
husband reported her absence to the police.
Yesterday Officer Tobias. while patrolling
along the Cliffs. discovered body in the
water OF vinland at ocbre Point. He sum-
moned tho ambulance and Mr.. Bond being
sent for at once recognized the hody a. that
Of his wife, The medical examiner pro-
nounced IL q case Of suicide and gave per-
mission for its removal by friends.
Every Tuesday the Ladies' Aid and Comfort
Association holds meetings to work for the
joldierA The association requests contribu-
tions Of suoh articles as blunt-pointed scs-
sors, needles, black and white pins, buttons,
safety PINS, shoe lacings. darning cotton,
black and white; wax, pencils, paper and
envelopes. postal cards. pens cakes of soap,
surgeons' and court plaster, quinine, mus
tard leaves, old cotton and linen, absorbent
cotton, material for hospital shirts, etc.
These may be sent 70 lA Brook street and
will Be acknowledged by Mrs. {. K shedd,
who viii furnish any information doeired.
The following eutries have been made by
tho Friends school for The Brown intersohol
astic neld games to be held on Lincoln neld
June &: One hundred yards dash, Hall,
Dunleavy. Kicker and Peyne; 22o yards
dash. Hall Croaker. Tobey and Kicker; ll0
yards dash, Hall, Kicker and Phillips: $50
yards dash. Phillips, Hawkes.. Dunleavy,
Davis and Brooks. one mile dash, Brook and
Tinslsy; 22o yard hurdle. Crocker Tobey and
Dunleavy; pole vault, Corey and Kicker: high
jump. Tobsy, Ricker.and Payne; broad jump,
Corey Dunleavy, Kicker and Tobey; shot put
Hail. Payne, Babcock and Kicker; hammer
throw, Hall, Babcock and Payne.
Thomas Brennan, II years old, who lives
at ~ South Water street. had IL not been
that hs was caught BY Pstrolmsn Muidoon
of the wicksnden street station. would have
stolen svsrythins from the tug Reliance yes
terday afternoon. Az u was. hs stole ar
American Dag and some metal window
zostenings. In the Sixth District Court thi,
morning he pleaded guilty to the charge O
stealing. but Just st this time. and bscaus'
be stole the mas. Judge swestland wa
leniens and fined the young culprit e.
without costs. which wac paid by his father.
Lisutensnt Morrsy and Pstroimen Koran
cbnaty. Nolan, Riley and Conlon Of the wick
enden street station have declared war upoI
obe h1sekmsilers or scouts" that infes
1Iookofoue Park. The gang numbers sbou