The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-08

They doomed across the troubled waves,
Against the swooping ships.
And as their echoes thrilled the air
The Captain bit his lips.
And he also took
His little book
And figured IL out with n worried look:
"6 per cent OF a dozen men.
And the sine OF Is more.
All bisected by 25,
And the arc OF "a;
3 plus to "A decimal
And the tare and tret." he said.
Combined with the subdivided sum.
Shows ali my men are dead
Thus each side lost and each side won.
And each side fought the fray,
And now they're figuring upon
The powder bills to pay.
Grim war is awful at its best,
But who will lose or lick
II he relies entirely on
The old arithmetic?
Baltimore American.
Judge Rueckert fned Arthur Selby IS
and costs today for playing craps yes
terday.
Thomas Di Marco was fined IS and
costs In the police court today, for revel-
ling on Charles street yesterday.
Jacob Knable, of 10 Alderman street
lost gold watch and chain valued at
s46. In a Pine street saloon. Saturday
night.
AxeI Fingal. of II Zone street. fell
asleep on Aborn street, last night. When
| he awoke his pocketbook. containing 3d.
| was gone.
| Walter L. Some. whos had been on pro-
baton and had failed to 60 to work. was
sent to the state workhouse for six
months by Judge Rueckert today.
window catch OF John Shepard. Jr.'s
house 10 Charles Field street. was found
TO have been broken some time yester-
day. Lieutenant Rankin made an In
vestigation but could not discover any
signs Of thieving
Five bicycles were stolen here satur-
day. Paul Goolgasian Of 266 North Main.
william Brown OF sil Orms. Walter ID.
sunderland of East Greenwich and Ed
win Peters, Of - Gienwood avenue. Eden
Park. were among the losers.
William Smith, a hobo. was fincd $40
anc costs In the sixth district court today
for carrying a concealed weapon viz: q
pistol. He was arrested on Charles
street. by Patrolnan ID. Mccarthy at A;2o
this morning. He had 40 packages OF
cocoa with him. which he Is supposed to
have taken from freight car.
Mrs. John ]. Osborne. of 2ss West Elk
change street. was knocked down by an
unknown automobilitst. on that thorough
fare. yesterday morning. She sustained
a scalp wound. to close which DR.. Shat
tuck took eight stitches. 1t is said that
| the man In charge Of the auto took Mrs
osborne's name and will pay all dam
ages.
The pickpocket fraternity continue to
be very much In evidence. Saturday
Frank Begasse was despoiled OF his
pocketbook containing tickets VIA the
JOY Line for New York. for himself. wife
and three children. and sl4 In cash. Th'
family were cared for at the Charit,
, building for the night.
Joquin Rosa 20 years old and Marif
e Gomez. IA years old. who were arrested
> In a house on India street, for uniawfu
conduct. were marie dtoday with th'
consent OF the girls father and tn
Y prosecution was dropped. The youn
h people eloped from wareham. Mass. tn
y arrest was on complaint OF the girl
y father.
y The Holiness services at Camp Hebron
e yesterday were attended by about 200
n persons The morning service was con
= Quoted by the Rev. l.. c. Petit. presiden
L OF the Penticostal Bible Institute Of Sara
n toga. Miss Edna Wallace. n prominen
J. young Providence woman. pledged hsrssl
n TO go TO India to engage In missionar
q, work.
te William Fox. a great big hulk of fe
,u low. was sent to the farm for mir
months for vagrancy. by Judge Ruecke
today. lie had been probated. had fails
he to work. was taken In. served Ave month
IN at the farm. was liberated In Decemb
5u hast and has since then been tummin
o. His father refused to support him ar
y. was tired Of having him kick up fuss
n. about the house.
"a James A. Williamson OF New York.
IN prominent summer resident OF Jane
~ town. died at Jamestown lest night. Ge
n Williamson was q well known iawye
and came from Kentucky 10 New Yor
he where he established a large prsctic
p During the Civil war he was brevetts
a. brisadier general for conspicuous brs'
cry. lie was commissioner OF public isnt
y under President Grant. and was presidei
~ OF the Atlantic a Pacific railroad unit
80 Il was merged into the Santa Re. whs