The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-08

through.
A better never was;
He always scorned unlawful means,
No matter what the cause;
With honor as his watchword he
Pursued his righteous way,
And won out at the end. but, ah!
This man was in a play.
Chicago News.
In the police court Monday morning
fourteen persons were fined 81 and costs
each for drunkenness.
George Rorck. a hackman, was fined
81 and costs in the Sixth district court
today for lettering about the Union
passenger station. lie appealed.
John Anderson pleaded guilty in the
Sixth district court today OF assaulting
John Reardon with tumbler, and was
bound over to the grand jury in 500.
A horse attached to one OF the Hop
kins transfer wagons dropped dead at
the corner of Westminster and Union
streets just before midnight Saturday.
1t was removed by Barnes.
The annual meeting of the Young
Mems Christian association will be held
this evening at the association build
ing. Reports covering the years work
ed
While walking a plank over the river
hn Of ha An
Exchange place this morning at 2:30
o'clock John Mcintyre, 80 years OF age.
fell into the water. He was pulled out
by Patrolman- Dee and -FaHfing of -tfre-
Central station.
A dispatch from Denver, Col, says
that the presidency or the Colorado
State Agricultural college has been Of
fered to DIR. Z. Benjamin Andrews. for
mer president OF Brown university and
now superintendent of public schools at
Chicago and that he is likely to accept
the position.
Three young men were before the po-
lice court today for riding bicycles not
provided with bells George Fisher
pleaded not guilty and will be tried to-
morrow. Dana C. Ellis and William
Lynch were fined 81 and costs. They
were arrested on Public street by Pa
trolman Muldoon.
The annual public meeting of the
Biblical Research club of Brown Uni
versity will be held in Pembroke Hall.
Tuesday evening. DIR. Charles Cuth-
bert Hall, the president of the Union
Theological Seminary, will speak upon
''Historical Evidences or the Second
Coming of Our Lord"
Just before 6 o'clock yesterday morn
ing Patrolman Wilbur sent out an
alarm for fire in the tenement house
at No. 20 Central street John Ash. who
occupies the second floor OF the house.
was engaged in cleaning furniture
when the naphtha he was using took
fire. The furniture in the room was
badly damaged. The damage to the
house was about s75.
Saturday evening the Henry George
club held and enjoyed the final supper
large attendance and after the supper
George ID. Liddell, who acted as chair
man, introduced Mr.. J.. b. willis OF Bos-
ton. who spoke very Interestingly on
''The Progress OF the Single Tax Ideas"
In closing his remarks Mr.. Willis urg-
ed all present 20 continue the work OF
educating the people in the single tax
Idea
Last evening vincenzo Pastore jump
ed from a Mount Pleasant car on At
wells avenue and was hurled against
the curblng. When picked up by the
mctorman and conductor he was un-
conscious and was taken TO McGulrk's
drug Store. where he finally regaincd
cut over the left eye but declined to go
10 the hospital. lie was assisted to his
onome at iS9 Atwslls avenue by PATROL
man Connerty.
Fields Point opened yesterday fov
the first bake OF the season. and hun
dreds OF persons availed themselves OF
the opportunity TO partake Of one OF
Col. AtweHs first class bakes. The en-
tire place looked fresh with new paint.
and the trees and lawns made II more
than usually attractive. The dinner II
is needless TO say. was fully up to the
standard established by Col. Atwell
years ago. and those who 20 once, are
sure TO 60 again.
The FIRST clam bake OF the Barkeep-
ers' Social and Beneficial association
was held yesterday afternoon atthe new