The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-30

The Union Baptist church Sunday
school win hold its annual moonlight
excursion this evening.
THEODORE Dahms. the 5-year-old son
of Herman Dahms. OF 81 Richmond
street, died suddenly yesterday after
noon.
John Beck. boy, was fined IS and
costs I'm The Sixth district court, to-
day. on the charge OF evading a pay
ment OF his fare on the steamer Pill
grim.
Louis Schmidt. OF IL Hoppin street.
reports that an attempt was made to
enter his house. last night by man
who hal taken Off "A back window
screen.
Joseph Haswell, a carpenter. en-
ployed on new house, on Irving ave-
nue.. fell. this ms ming, and received
severe confusion Of the abdomen He
was taken to his home, on Doyle ave-
nue..
Joseph Gray waived examination in
The Sixth district court, today, on the
charge OF maintaining a liquor nui-
sance on South Main street, and gave
$1,000 surety for his appearance before
the grand jury.
Peter Donahue was sentenced to the
county Jail. for 80 days. by Judge
Sweetlani, today. for the embszzlement
OF neck-tie. valued at thirty cents
ana ffteen cents in cash. from Joseph
Samuels and another.
Mrs. Walter Griffith OF 262 Norwood
avenue has reported to the police that
her pocketbook containing 81 bill
and some silver coins was stolen from
q hack which she had engaged 90 take
her 10 the North Burial ground.
Frederick H. Wlnder. accused of the
larceny OF $50 worth of silver stock
from the Gorham Manufacturing Co,
waived AN examination I'm the Sixth
district court today IA and furnished
surety I'm $500 to answer a possible in
dictment at the hands OF the next
grand jury.
The steamship c. II. Northam, of the
Narragansett Bay line. which was in
1ured in collision with the steamer
Richard Peck, OF the same line, few
weeks ago, has been thoroughly re-
paired. and will again run TO and from
<Jrv bA trim bet
from this city on Monday afternoon
next.
The cases brought against Thaddeus
J. Hayden, Thomas #. Hayden and
Abraham Greenstein, for the alleged
selling and keeping for sale certain al
legged obscene publications. docketed
for trial in the Sixth district court. to-
day. were. by an arrangement between
Chief Baker and the respondents coun-
sci. continued for one week.
James Campbell was convicted in the
Sixth district court. today. of the
charge OF non-support, and Judge
Sweetland sentenced him to the state
work house for six months. Later that
sentence was taken of. the case was
continued for two months and surety
was given for his appearance. In the
meantime Campbell is to pay his wife
IS week.
Patrolman Monaghan was called in
10 the Victor hotel on North Main
street. at 11:25 o'clock, last night to in
vestigate an alleged case of poisoning.
A young woman. who was known as
"Dollie." and who refused TO give her
last name, claimed that she had taken
carbolic acid. Dr. Seymour was called
and after examining the young w0man
said that she was prevaricating, where
upon she at once got better.
just before . O'Clock last night n
lamp in n room at 9s Cross street. oc-
cupied by Thomas Dwyer. exploded
and the burning oil set fire TO the fur
niture. Dryers clothes caught fire
while he was trying TO extlnguish the
blaze. and had II not been for the time
ly arrival OF officers Handy and
Pelryne OF the "a station. he would
have been badly burned. AS II was his
skin was blistered in places. The dam
age.to the furniture amounted to about
sss.
The funeral OF the late Henry A. Da-
Wis was held at the residence OF his
brother Lewis Il. Davis. II Hawthorne
street, at noon today. The floral Offer
ines were extremely profuse those
coming from the Narragansett hotel
being specially beautiful Mr.. Davis
was the steward OF that well known
hotel from the date OF It's opening 20
the public untfl six weeks ago when
ne was obliged 60 resign on account of
III health. The funeral was attended by
many prominent men from all parts Of
the state.
Visiting oarsmen 20 Providence. in
tercsted In the single-scull racing I'm the
New England and national regattas Of
amateurs, state that n is pretty certain
that Magulr2 will meet Ten Eyck this
war for The fIhau,t,faf,1s,fr. A., oen.