The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-04
NE WSLETS.

NE WSLETS.
Two rivals tried TO win her hand
She said them nay.
But bade them prove their mettle. and
return some day.
"Nhen you have gone and done your best.
Come back TO me.
And between you then will choose
III give my hand unto him whose
fain would be-"
One wtnts to war. and fought and bled
in many trays;
His fame was widely heralded,
Great was his praise.
The other went in search of wealth,
He toilcd and planned.
With honor for his stepping-stone
He rose until his name was known
Through all the land.
Upon a day they bent their ways
Back whence. they came;
One with his wealth. one with his bays,
Their Ireasts ahame.
But neither won the lady's hand.
A titled cad
Had got her while they were away,
And. being men who knew things. they
Were glad he had.
-Pearsons Weekly.
Chief Justice Stiness and Justices
Tillinghast and Rogers are holding
court at Newport.
Mary ". Woods was ordered commit
ted TO the state hospital for the insane
by Judge Sweetland today.
1t is announced that Mrs. Washing
ton Mclean of Washington. mother
in-law of Admiral Dewey, is expected
at her cottage at Narragansett Pier on
"Wednesday next.
Lucy Hansen. SO years old. died sud-
denly at her home, No. SO Transit
street. at D. m. yesterday. Me lical
Examiner Palmer was called. Death
was from natural causes.
Hermann Blettle and Benjamin Blet-
tie, IA years old, and brothers. were ar
raigned in the Juvenile court today for
playing ball on Quaid street yesterday.
They were placed on probation until
December 4th.
Higgins. stranger in town. attempting
to open slot gum machine. In front OF
No. 13 Fenner street last night and
sent him to the central police station,
where he was held rs suspicious per-
son.
An electric light wire in front OF
Keith's opera house caught ire at c:20
this morning. The Narraginset. clec-
trio lighting company's Office was COM
municated with and the current was
shut off before any material damage
was done.
Eugene Geary alias John Merritt. 10
years old. was today ordere 10 be held
until next Friday. and was placed in
the custody Of Probation officer VAL
lace in the interim. upon the charge Of
purloining $40 from Eugene f. Bowen.
Geary was arraigned before Judge
Sweetland today.
Patrolman J. T. Mcclure found James
Louis Steinberg OF No. 21S Chalkston.
avenue, reports 10 the police that at
$3.50 Friday morning he woke up and
found man in his kitchen. Whe1
Steinberg made an outcry the intruder
Nothing was missed from the house.
The French Baptist mission will give
a soiree tomorrow evening In the Gen.
tral Baptist church. The entertain-
ment will consist of short address on
Palestine by Bishaha NJ. Mansur of
Nazareth, several characters of diff
ferent oriental countries will be repre-
scented in costumes. exhibition and sale
of souvenirs from the orient. The So
cial orchestra will furnish music for
the evening.
William T.. Cause a clerk who had
been In the employ of the Outlet COM
pany and who was arrested Saturday
for the theft of gloves. ties and hand
kerchiefs OF the value OF $3.50. was this
morning fined SIS and costs by Judge
Sweetland. Cause is dope" fiend.
and the heavy penalty imposed was
purposely given that he might be
placed where he could be treated for
the opium habit.
John Mccaw)wa fined SIS and costs
by Judge Sweet.and today for ASSAULT
ing a chinaman named Moy Sing Nc
Cav was drunk Saturday night and re-
fused TO take bundle which contained
his own wash. and insisted upon help
ing himself out OF large pile of pack
ages. He then attacked Moy and cut
him over his right eye. policeman
who chanced along just then took Nc
Cav into camp.