The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16
NEWSLETS.

Bond slave to an alien nation
To the Britons belligerent rule'
Yen are plucked from the pleasant
plantation.
Oh, placid and peaceable mule!
Your last meal at home has been eaten
Your last homelv task has been uo"e'
The nIowsbare YOU dragged has oeen
beaten
To a patent small-caliDer gun
Aear in The Transvaal embattled.
s,ra,ye. to war and its school;
we trust that you will not get rattied'
on! valiant and versatile mule!
Where the gap In the reelinG rank Wild
ems.
tn the sweep Of the sickle Of death
Let your long ears wave proudly, Ike
guidons
And bray while you have any breath'
Yea. wen may you lift your grim chor-
tie.
In raucous and resonant peals;
You are strong where Achilles was
mortal
A thunderh,lt sleeps in your heels!
Your brother was slain at Matanzas'
Remember his fate and keep cool;
The Southwest. from Delta to Kansas,
Has an eve on your honor oh, mule!
New Orleans Times Democrat
Henry Dean of No. 1S7 East avenue,
reports that wheelbarrow was stolen
. from his back yard. yesterday.
Beuregard Moore was fined s. and
costs. byAudge Sweetland this morning
for stealing a clock. valued at Sl.50. the
property of Catherine Lee.
Mile Ceroini, years old, while play
ing about dump on Richardson street
yesterday afternoon, stepped upon the
embers OF a smouldering fire, and both
her feet were badly burned.
Frederick Eser, 1S years Old stu
dent at the Rhode Island School for the
Deaf, ran away from that institution
last Friady, at a. M. and has not
been heard from since then.
John Green was fined $40 and costs
for revelling on Star street, and Fred
erick Sprigg, 10 years old, s$3 for rev.
elling on Camp street last night. Both
were before the police court, this morn
ing.
Hose II responded to still alarm
at 6.10 p. m. last night for a supposed
FIRE at No. rs Benefit street The occu-
pants Of the house had been burning
rubbish, and the heavy smoke scared a
paserby.
Catherine Casey. Of 57l. and Margaret
Moran OF $50 South Main street, were
arraigned In the Sixth district court to-
day for keeping liquor nuisances. Both
respondents pleaded not guilty and
were held in $1,000.
William f. Radigan. Of 1856 South
street midde-aged man. was adjudg-
Ell insane in the sixth district court to-
day. Radigan has had delusions of per-
secution and as he had threatened TO
shoot some boys living in his neighbor-
hood. il was deemed expedient to place
him under restraint Within the last
two weeks he carried a revolver and
people residing on South street were in
constant fear of being killed by the lu-
natic.
Edward Barry. whose people reside
on Dixie street. a young man. was be-
ha tNt
the charge Of insanity and was orlerad
to be committed 10 the state hospital
for the Insane Some time ago Barry
received an injury upon his head. and
last May he began TO have delusions OF
voices at night. to escape which he
wandered from home and latterly has
made threats to throw himself on the
railroad tracks and to shoot himself to
get rid of his prosecutors
There was considerable bus ness be-
fore the juvenile court today. The case
against VIM. shandley. for larceny
was continued until March 9Th Henry
Ransall and Arthur Irons. colored who
had pleaded guilty TO larceny OF lead
pipe had behaved properly during their
period OF probation. and the complaints
against them were dismissed T ose
against Henry Krerdmann ana Hyman
Friedland. for larceny of lead pine
were again continued until January "a
John Jones. Charles Ford and William
Diegnan. who pleaded guilty to breaking
and entering and stealing old junk
were held for the grand jury in SiOO
each.