The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-26

Of thousand tails OF Woe
Chicago News.
Robert King. Is years old. has oeen
missing from his home. NO. q Has'
Transit street, since July 10.
Albert Smith was held In $500 To-Day
for trial in the Sixth district court next
Friday upon .ae charge OF neslec'ihs
to provide for his family
NJ James Sullivan was sentenced TO the
state farm for six months oy judge
Sweetiand today. He pleaded guilty.
TO being common drunkard.
on account Of the rain Company E'
f. l.. l., postponed until Friday even
ing its moonlight excursion, when was
scheduled for last evening.
4 George Reayes waived an examina-
tion in Judge Sweetland's court today
on the charge Of keeping a grog shop
and was held for the grand jury IN
$1,000
George and Daisy Taylor, colored,
were fined $40 and 81 and costs re-
spectively in the police court today for
,revening on wickenden street last
night.
state Senator Studley and Secretary
of state Bennett have gone to Camden
Me-. where they will be the guests of
Senator Z. L. Freeman at his summer
house.
Henry r. Hathaway was fined $l5
and costs in the Sixth district court to-
day for cruelty overdriving a horse un-
fit for labor Prior to this complaint
two disabled horses were taken from
him and killed.
George r. Mitchell of Westminster
street was bound over 10 the grand
jury from t', Sixth district court to-
day and in $1,000 for illegally keeping a
grog shop. He gave 500 for trial or
August 4th on thife other complaints
two sales and nne keeping.
Orren b. Jeffries has sued the Provi-
dence Telegram Publishing Company
to recover $4,000 for libel. Mr.. Jeffries
complains OF an article that appeared
in the Telegram in June which he as
serts falsely connected him with az
attempt to rob the Aquidneck Bank il
Newport.
Alvah ]. Jochonsen a member OF tn
United States navy was admitted Il
citizenship in the common pleas dr5i
sion of the supreme court today. Ji'
was In the navy for seven years an.
after year on shore reenlisted. Mr.
Jochonsen was born in Japan and hi
father was Dane.
In spite OF the rain the members o
the Ruggles Street Primitive Methods
church made an excursion around Pru
dence island last evening on the steam
er Rambler. Music was furnished b!
the National band orchestra. Light re
freshments were on sale. The commit
tee consisted of III. Willis, chairman
II. Jones, secretary. and John Herring
treasurer.
Michael ]. Milligan pleaded nolo con
,tendere TO a complaint charging hlr
with selling milk that was adulterate
in Judge Wilbur's court today. He wa
fined $40 and costs. Another complain
against Milligan for pedl.ng milk with
out having his name on his cart wa
discontinued on payment of costs. Mil
ligan claims he BOUGHT the adulterate
m TX OF another pedler and did no
know it had been adulterated.
Overseer of the Poor Cummings 1
investigating a case which wa
brought &c his attention Ivy the poic
last night. Patrolman Irish foun
Mary Kelly. IS years old, on Edd
street at 10 O'Clock. who said that sh
went home to No. 29S Eddy street an
was driven away by her father an
mother. both OF whom were drunk. TIL
child was sent TO the Charity building
for the night. Mr.. Cummings says tha
he has helped this family before now.
Reeves American band will rendei
the following program at Roger Will
Iiams park this evening: March. "Sa
lutte to Portland" Reeves; overture
"Poet and Peasant" suppe; Ca
"Dream OF Fairyland." voelker; %
my Honolulu Lady" Johnston: sol,
for cornet, Mr.. Church; Cuba Libre.
Langley; selection. "Trovatore." Yer
di: solo for trombone. Mr.. spary: Sc
lection, "Serenade." Weber; Rose
shamrock and Thistle" Baetens; pop
ular marches,
Capt. Gresham. United States re
cruiting officer, yesterday enlisted IN
following men TO be turned over to N
government as recruits for Col. Rice
Twenty-sixth Volunteer infantry: Pa
rick O'Neil, Brooklyn. n. Y: Anthor
IL. Gravel. West Boyls;on. Mass
Thomas Ward. East Bridgewate
Mass: Edmund l.. Bouchard and WI
liam q. Laird. Providence. Priva
Laird was second lieutenant of Co ,
First Rhode Island volunteers. For n
regular army George Mess. Jr.. Ne