The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-19

NEW 1oIh sun.
The Faithful Workers will hold revival
services at the Fourth Baptist church on
Howell street, Thursday and Friday even
ings, at 7;45 o'clock. All are cordially
welcome.
John Grace. Il years old, was fined 50
and costs in the police court today for
revelllng IN front Of the Park theatre
last night lie was arrested by PATROL
man c. w. Chase and Constable Nj. j.
Mahar.
A gum slot machine with contents
valued at s. was stolen from In front OF
William H. Heaps store on Elm street
Monday night. The next morning the
broken and looted machine was found in
a yard on Tallman street
Patents have been granted to the fol-
lowing Rhode Island inventors: Henry
Bardsey. Providence: Nicholas III. Col
we'll, Pawtucket: Daniel Durkin. Man
VILE: Clarence r. Heath, Providence;
George III. Tingley, Providence
Augustus Cont was before Judge
Sweetland today for assaulting Petro Pc
trucci with beer glass in Lilly street
saloon last night. The men duarreied
and grappled and Cont. using the glass
as a weapon, inflicted three scalp wounds
on Petruccl.
III. B. Rust. of sc weybosset street, re-
ports that six times the wires connect
ing electric bells i'm a house I'm process
OF construction on Thayer and Bowen
streets have been cut within as many
days. and that the mischief has netted
him a loss of so on his contract
Manuel Hernandez was bound over TO
the grand jury In $500 by Judge Sweetland
today for entering storehouse belonging
TO william ID. Russell and stealing there
from property valued at $25 Manuel Is
n Juvenile and was ordered committed
TO the Sockonosset school In default OF
bail.
"The Incandescent Light and Electrical
Subjects was the theme OF Arthur T..
Watsons discourse before the Providence
Franklin Society last evening. Mr. Wat
son is assistant professor OF physics at
Brown University. Although necessarily
of a rather scientific nature the lecture
was OF unusual interest 10 the hundred
or SO. OF people who gathered In the So
| cietys hall on North Main street.
President Roosevelt is to have the
| smartest parrot i'm the country, an Afri-
| can gray, which yas owned by Edward
Ash. a bird fancier of Newport who taught
| II all sorts OF stunts. The bird has been
forwarded to the president from Newport
| by way OF New York. The parrot is ike
| ly to be pet at the White House. as IL
| sings and dances and says over 100 words.
| IL greets everybody very cordially, ana
will talk with the president as long as
he cares TO keep up the conversation.
John williams pleaded not guilty in the
Sixth District court today when arraigned
on a complaint preferred by Mr.. White
more. alleging that he had unlawfuiiy
kept his son, Philip Williams. away from
school. He was required to give $500
surety for appearance for trial next
Tuesday. Not having a bondsman at the
time he was treated the same as all other
prisoners and lodged i'm the cell room
until a friend could be sent for. This
is the man who made trouble for ex-
Patrolman Kirby and who. with three
or four other lesser political lights, con-
sidered the feasibility OF running the
Firth ward city council caucus, and, re-
fecting reconsidered.
At n meeting of the executive council
OF the Carders' association of Fall River,
last night Il was voted To refer the mat
| ter of an advance in wages to the Textile
council. Secretary James ramsey, who is
| also president OF the United Textile work
| ers OF America. says the question OF
wages has never been satisfactorily ad-
| iusted Mr. Tansey has the power to call
| a meeting of the Textile council. but as
vet has not decided on the date. The
weayers also met and voted to hold a
! special general meeting on Feb. 26 TO de-
! eide whether or not 10 make request
| for an advance in wages. The slasher
| tenders will discuss the wage situation to-
night. The slasher tenders Will discuss
| the wages situation tonight.