The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-11

Thirteen persons were edun nnea - MI "
costs in the police court this morning.
John Feeney OF 20 Eagle street. was
seized with fit on Westminster street In
front OF Music hall last night. lie was
taken to the Central station and soon re-
covered.
Congressman Adm b. Capron has 50
comics OF the governments map OF Alaska
wh,ch he will distribute to the first %
Rhode Islanders that make application to
him for them.
Prof. Timothy Drake Of Abingdon,
Mass, will deliver an illrstraped lecture
I'm 4. NJ. g. "A. hall Saturday evening at
the men 8 Gospel meeting on tie Passion
Play OF Oberammergau.
Rev. Robert Cameron will speak at the
mems mass meeting in Y. M. @. A., hall
at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon on the sub
iect "The Father and the Family.
The Y. M. q. A. quartet will furnish
music.
Rhode Islanders have been granted
pepsions as follows Alfonso Pulsifer,
Riverpeint, Sc: Charles Il. wilmarth.
Providence, s.; Robert #. Barbour,
Providence, So Original widow, etc.,
Mary MCGOWAN, We esterly, Ss.
Mrs. W. A. Carpenter of 80 Newton
street reported to the police that her baby
carriaas was stolen yesterday from the
place for storage In one of the large dry
goods stores on Westminster street. There
were pillows and coverings in the car
riage.
A number of carbon photographs OF
archaeological subjects and statues In
Athens and a collection of books costing
500 have been bought for Psmpro hall
with the receipts OF ths Greek play re-
Gently given. Mr.. Isaac Bates has also
loaned a photograph Of the ceiling Of the
Sistlne Chapel
!. Fl. Balmer and his five South Afri-
cen boys gave very highly interesting
concert last night at the First Baptist
Church and large audience enjoyed it,
Mr.. Bslmer Is at present engaged In try
ing to raise $4,000 with which to establish
an industrial school in South Africa. He
has already raised $500
A strange cat caused considerable com
motion I'm +. q. Browns house. 207 Will
lisms street at l2 80 O'Clock YESTERDAY. A
domestic employed in the house rushed
down stairs with the startling intelli-
gence that man was prowling about
the premises. The police were summoned
and the cat was seen. "Silent be- it was
the cat
The Bostonians presented DIR. Jules
,Jordan's opera Grip Van Wrinkle" at
Baldwin's Theatre San Francisco, last
Monday night. The cast was about the
same as IL was last year. when the trial
performances were given in this city. A
dispatch from tho stage manager of the
Bostonians to Mr.. Jordan says that the
opera was splendidly staged and finely
sung and that It was enthusiastically re
csived by the audience.
The Tiverton and Fall River Railroad
and the Middlstown and Portsmouth
Railroad have consolidated and will here
after be operated under the name Of the
nd all
The directors Of each company held
meetings yesterday and voted to come un-
der On amended charter that the Legi sla-
ture has just granted them. Both roads
are practically owned by tire same peopls
and the consolidation will simplify the
management very much.
There was large attendance at the
Nara raaansett wheelmen's Fair In Music
Hall last night. Reeves Orchestra gave
. concert and furnished music for daur-
ing and the time passed very pleasantly.
During the evening the Manton Male
Quartet IF. Cary, ]. Donovan, 4. Don.
ovan and G. Edwards sang several selec.
fions from sFaust" and Comrades In
Arms" A match cake walk Is being or.
ranged for between the winners OF ths
two already held for tonight or tomorrow
night.
John Hickey OF i5i South street, ac-
oordine to the police report hired room
st 50 Clemenee street last night and tcoi
John Lewis with him. Ihsy both slept
in the same bed and AZ O'Clock thi.
morning when Hickey awcke be missed
his companion of the night teiors. lie
grew suspicious ana on examirins his
clothing De was disappointed In Levi,
because (s7 ~ his money eisaupfarec
with him. Now be- wants TO frd Lewis
AMI lrcidsntsliy mis- cash aud for this
reason he lnvokss the power Of the rolice