The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-27

.It Is our feet he said. ''that meet
The foe in brilliant combat"
A solid shot took OF his ears
He smiled smile OF mystery.
And said, 'sThis will turn out a
Brilliant page in Spanish history"
His larboard legs were shot away.
Yet still with smile sarcastic,
III sm not mad" he said. ''or sad;
I'm Just enthusiaslic."
Another shotl What fragments those
That Uttered up the bay so?
That mule so coy just died OF joy
1he Spanish papers say so.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Annie Lister Of SIS Manton avenue reports
that her daughter Hattie. i6 years old, has
been missing from homo since Monday.
Captain Msgill has started on his 5O-days'
leave Of absence, and Lieutenant Murray Is
4 now in charge Of the Third police district.
A. 3 o'clock this afternoon q meeting in the
interest of Pundita Ramabai's work in India
was held in the Elisha Dyer vinton Home on
eabin street.
while at work in a stable on West Clifford
street yesterday afternoon Thomas Cody
slipped and fell and his leg was broken above
the ankle. He was attended by DR.. Abbott.
Business was suspended :as tho city hall
yesterday afternoon by order Of the mayor
90 that the attaches Of the several depart
ments could see the 'boys in blue" on the
march.
Patrick O'Connor and Joseph Smith were
ssnt to the reform school for two years bv
Judge sweetland this morning for breaking
ana entering the store Of Avsdis Deroy entz. 8
Delhi street.
The regular monthly meeting OF the school
committee will be held in the school commit
tee room Of the classical high school building
II o'clock this evening for the transaction
q regular business
The committee on fire department OF Lynn,
Mass, was In tho city yesterday looking
over the apparatus and houses Of the depart
msnt and returned highly pleased with what
they saw and learned.
At7:0 o'clock last evening Hose Company Z
was called out by still alarm. The blaze
was in clothes press in the house Of Ann
Haven. lu Clifford street. IL was extin-
euishcd before any damage was done.
Mrs.. Alemi Daigneault of All weybosset
street reported to the police yesterday that
while in large dry goods store ON Westuin.
ster street some slick chap took from her
pocket purse containing SIS and somo
trinkets. -
Horace q. Miller was elected from Moran's
saloon on North Main street last evening.
Miller then went to the freight yard Of the
Consolidated road and armed himself with a
number Of coupling pins, returned to the
saloon and threw them at Mr.. Moran. He
was arrested later, and in the Sixth District
Court this morning pleaded not guilty to the
charge Of assaultins Moran. he will have .
5rial June B.
There was collision on Richmond street
late yesterday afternoon between EDDY street
car No. 70, going north, in charge OF con-
1uctor George Schnellbecker and motorman
BENJAMIN Jetson, and south bound car, No.
70. In charge Of conductor Earl Watson and
motorman II. H. Hsnlon. The front of car
No. 10 was badly smashed and Motorman
Jsfson WAS shaken up. George s. Mann, 1858
Eddy street, passenger. had his finger cut.
The annual meeting for the organization of
the Prohibitory state central committee was
held at the Elisha Dyer vinton Home last
evening and resulted as follows: James A.
Williams ss chairman; Elisha 7. Read. score
tary; Bcrnon e. Helms, treasurer: execu.
tive committee. James A. Williams, Elisha T.
Read. Cyrus T. Harp; George welch, Bristol
county; B. T. Helme, Washington county; ".
p smith, Kent county r. ). arinnell' New.
port county.
Last night Edward L. Andrews. "a years Of
uge, met with IN accident by which his right
arm was broken below the elbow. Andrews
who lives in East Providence is in tho employ
Of the New York. New Haven q Hartford
Railroad Company as night switchman. While
epdosvoring to couple some cars together
3 shortly after 10 o'clock his arm was caugh,
and crushed He was taken to the emergency
hospital ON Broad street, where his injuries
were attended by DR.. Eccleston.
Thomas II. Gibbons was arrested ut the
home Of his father in Pawtuckep yesterday
on = warrant charging him with being q
fugitive from justice. ana was taken Il
Boston this afternoon. Gibbons was employed
IN an installment house and IL y alleged tina
With two other men formed a combine, tn,
two men stealing goods and sending them .,
Pswtucket whore Gibbons disposed OF them
a LOT Of goods belonging 70 tho concern wer
found In Gibbons possession.
Ibomos Crosby, Dr., Henry A. Barker
Warren Earle Greene Mrs Edith Lilley
Webster. Mrs. william W. Flint and Mis-
Apns May Wallace. members Of the Tain
C1nb. gave very pleading dramatic ensel
2 tainmsnt 10 the patients at the Butler hospitl
lest evening. The pretty theatre AZ Oh
hospital wss well filled and the audience frs
Qusnsly testified its approval Of the effor,
of she entertainers by generous spplau@
The bill presented included the two-s,
eomedy "Ths Deacon" and the one-ss
skstch ''Uncle's wfll."
The 6rs commissioners sent supsrintender
Of Fire Alarms Cloudman 20 Johnston ycste
deg sftsrnoon 10 look the field over. and
ooon - he can inform she commissioners
what r. seeded the work Of putting that di
orict N order win b. done NJ once and N
conuissionen are N hopes 20 b sil reat
HDr buoiDeea ~ O'Clock on the morning
Juss l. An sGort viii b. made by the d
paRtneus - have bridge over the river