The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-12

Yesterday morning. 10 persons were
fined 81 and costs each, for drunkenness,
by the Police Court.
Pensions have been granted as fol-
lows: Original, Abraham w. Harris,
Providen1. Sc; original widows. ETC.,
Ellen Sheehan, Harrisville, IS.
A meeting to discuss the attacks on
the colored people i'm North and South
Carolina. will be held i'm the Congdon
Street Baptist church this evening.
The appellate court has granted a
trial in the case of A. d. Ball et al VS..
Simon II. Ball ct al. Petitions We're
take in an appeal bond.
Louise Morse was arraigned i'm the
District Court this morning on a charge
of being common drunkard. TO which
she pleaded guilty. and was sent to the
state workhouse for six months.
In the case OF James S. Ray VS.. Es-
ther r. Card ct al, Judge Rogers has
allowed certain issues, but refused to
send the issues TO a jury; the only
question involved was one OF law.
George Carter, too strong to work,
pleaded guilty this morning to being a
sturdy beggar. and Judge Sweetland,
with tender regard. gave him six
months sojourn at the state work
house.
At the Trocadero this evening the
Unitarian Club will have ladies night.
Addresses will be made by Rev. James
Eells. pastor of the First church OF
Boston, and Rev. William l.. Furman
OF Wilton, y. IL.
The grand jury will bring in it's re-
port In the III cases or more, that IL
is considering on next Friday. Parties
who are out on bail and against whom
indictments may be found must appear
and plead the next day.
The divorce suit brought by Florence
Il. TealI against Oliver Sumner Teall,
the noted club man and lead
er of the anti treating crusade of New
York City. has been set down by Judge
Rogers for December 10th.
William Locke. who would rather beg
than work, was rounded up last night
upon charge of being a sturdy beg
gar. When arraigned today i'm the Dis
trict Court he admitted the truth of the
charge and was sentenced TO six
months at the state workhouse.
AZ 7:30 o'clock this morning there was
slight fire In a house AZ % Dale street.
occupied by Mary Mcclure and owned
by William Mulvey. The firemen were
soon upon the scene in response to an
alarm from box 126. and the blaze was
extinguished before any considerable
damage was done.
The asphalt pavement in front Of the
city hall was completed Saturday night.
the gang OF men employed in the work
working overtime TO do the job. The
street is once more passable, much TO
tho relief Of pedestrians and others who
have been greatly Inconvenience dur
ing the slow progress of the work.
The Brown University Athletic aSso-
citation has nominated the following
men for officers during the coming
year: Manager OF the football team,
Clirord Spence Anderson, Charles Wes-
ley Clark. 90; assistant manager. Will
liam Lathrop Clark. Edward Tudor
Gross, Robert W. steere. 'oi. one man
wf1i be elected for each Office by ball
lot next Friday.
Harry l.. Herscovitz was arrsigned I'm
the District Court this morning for de-
facing . building belonging to Chris
topher Brennan. 10 the extent of ~
cents. He pleaded not guilty and was
held for trial Friday in 500 bonds. The
police say that the building IL occupied
BY a physician. whom Herscovitz had
summoned TO his house several times.
As the doctor did not respond 20 the
call. Harry got angry. last evening. and
tod him that II he didn't come imme-
diately he would bneak every window
IN the building. lie begun 20 make
good his threat. when n policeman put
m an appearance. and Harry spent the