The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-17

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Perhaps lot house plants,
Or note that's due today;
Take up the white mans burden
You've got to anyway.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
In the police court this morning nine
persons We're fined SO and costs each for
indecent intoxication.
Buhler Rob. the representative of the
Brown & Shape company in Switzer-
land, is registered at the Narragansett
hotel.
Officer Bates extinguished n slight fire
In Sweetland's lodging house on Craw-
ford street at about $50 o'clock this
morning.
Daniel Donovan, sturdy begear, was
committed to the state workhouse for
six months by Judge Sweetland this
morning.
"a Bird s-Eye View of German Liter
ature" will be the subject OF Mr.. III. l..
koopman's lecture in the Bell Street
chapel this evening.
one Of A. T. Scattergood's horses at
tached to a light sleigh ran away on
Broad street yesterday. but was stop
ped at Baker street befop much dam
age had been done.
a water pipe burst yesterday In the
building at 81 Washington street, and
the water running down into the floor
below did some damage in Cambrias
tailoring establishment.
Before Judge Sweetland this morning
Josephine Hanley pleaded not guilty TO
the charge of larceny of 81 from Lillian
lothian. and was ordered held in 5000
for trial on February "a.
Mr.. Il. Y. Robertson who will lecture
on Manila" in Y. NJ. c. A. hall this
evening, returned from the Philippines
December /. 1898 He will show over
200 views taken by him while there.
Simon Kaufman, Harry Fisher and
Herman Duman were arraigned in the
police court this morning charged with
throwing snowballs at passersby on
Gladstone avenue. They were ordered
to pay fines of "a and costs each.
Walter Champlin was arraigned be-
fore Judge Sweetland this morning
charged with the larceny Of two coats.
vest and pair of trousers from Dan
ie Griffin. He pleaded guilty and was
ordered to pay fine of so and costs.
While passing in front of the station
of Hook and Ladder company at the
corner of Atwells avenue and America
street, early last evening Charles ONeil
slipped on the ice-covered sidewalk and
fell. He sustained cut over the right
eye. but was not severely injured.
In the district court this morning the
cases Of Mary Cullen and Mary Gavitt
were continued until February 21. The
case of George A. Watts, charged with
non-support of family, and the case of
Philip NORM against Matte NORM were
continued until February "a.
Late yesterday afternoon Mr.. Carter,
a colored laborer at the Molter brewery
at Cranston, who was working i'm the
ice house, slipped and fell. running the
sharp point of an ice hook into his right
leg. Carter was taken to his home close
by, where the injury was dressed by
physician, who pronounced 1t nothing
serious.
Ernest Thierfelder was arraigned in
the district court this morning charged
with maintaining liquor nuisance,
and three charges Of selling. He waived
examination and was ordered held I'm
the sum of $1,000 for the grand jury on
the charge of maintaining, and i'm each
selling charge was o.ssered to pay a fine
of $50 and costs and serve ten days in
Jail. lie took appeal.
Sarah NJ. Warner and Leander r.
Peck are. by u decree entered in the
Appellate Court today. restrained from
polluting an artificial pond on land
owned by Jane Whitman Bradley. The
latter is the complainant in a bill in
equity filed against the two first named
and she is allowed her costs. but these
Is TO accounting for damages previous
TO the fling OF the bill. Edwards &
ANGEL are solicitors for the complain-
ant.
Edward Mulvey sent out an alarm
from box 46 at Gas o'clock last evening
for fire in the two-story building I'm
the rear of $50 Friendship street. occu-
pied by William u. Stone as n jewelry
manufactory. Box ii1 was also struck
for the same fire. Tho Gre started in
81 At
on the first floor and worked uD the
stairs TO the roof. which was badly
damaged. The stock of jcwclry was
also damaged somewhat. The total loss
was slight and entirely covered by in