The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-14
NUGGETS OF NEWS

The failure OF Henry Hugh Thompson,
a stock and share jobber. was announced
on the London stock exchange today.
The American Smelling and Refining
Co. has announced another increase OF 10
cents IN the price of lead, making $3.50
the present basis OF settlement
+. w. Chase beat all motor cycling
records from six to ten miles ut can
ming Town, England. this afternoon. com
pleting 10 miles In IL minutes 90 40 sec
onds.
The New York sub treasury has an un-
usually heavy debit balance at the clear
ING house today, due primarily TO the
payment OF S606,560 to the state or CON
necticut.
The British steamer Queenswood. Capt.
Bogg from Blythe. for Boston, which
was reported yesterday passing Histra-
hull, with machinery disordered. mas ar
rived at Belfast, lrelsnd.
Benedict T. Fischer, president OF the
Encaustic Thing Co. who was stricken
with paralysis in an elevated train at
New York yesterday does not show much
Improvement today. He has suffered from
heart trouble for years and his case In
serious.
Mis- Alice Roosevelt. daughter of the
president. sailed on the steamer Coamo
from New York at noon today for Porto
Elizabeth Hunt, daughter of Governor
Hunt Miss Roosevelt Is accompanied
only by her maid.
Secretary Newburn Of the English Lawn
Tennis association, when notified OF tbs
acceptance of the associations challenge
TO America for the international lawn
tennis trophy. said the dates seemed
quite satisfactory. and that no looked for
ward to an excellent contest.
young" Mowatt the pugiiis,. while
wrestling few days ago slipped en- the
floor OF the gymnasium. at Chicago, and
fell. He continued to train. buS Ncs err
day signs OF paralysis appearcd. lie
was cob PEELED TO stop IVORY Immediately.
Dispatches from Vancouver tell OF the
discovery OF oil and coal in Southeast
Kootenay, and OF large areas being stak-
cd. IL is learned here that the land in
question IL held in reserve by the gov
eminent and no licenses will he granted.
The final accounting OF the estate OF ex-
l.. 8 Senator VIM. ]. Sewell Of New Jer-
sey has been made. The senator left 81
500 600 TO be divided between his widow
and FIVE children. There are no outside
beaucsts. The estate Is in bonds and Sc
curities.
The thirteenth annual oratorical con-
toe. 20 determine who will represent the
University OF Michigan I'm the Northern
Crato~ical league took place Inst light
ELgcns Marshall, n negro stu lent from
Detroit was declared the victor. His
subject was Hamilton and the Consti-
tuition"
Among the civil service estimates for
1e02-Ol issued at London this morning ap-
pears the sum OF sl5o,ooo as grant ir
aid of the expenses of the Royal Com
mission for the ST. Louis Exposition.
note appended explains that any further
contributions decided upon viii be provid
cd for I'm the estimates or subsequent
years.
AT conference last night between the
building trades council and the con-
tractors OF Cincinnati all differences,
were amlcably settled and threatened
strike has been averted. The contrac-
tors agreed 10 recognize the unions here
after IN was also agreed 20 refer all
dIsputes 10 an arbitration board. Re-
tween so0o and 900 workmen will be af-
fected.
The United states through the Fed
eral lend office at Los Angeles. will open
TO settlers within the next 60 days about
coo COO acres OF land in California. This
land is situated between Needles and
Meiave end boarders the Colorado viver
Much OF II is valuable agriculturally
The prospective throwing open Of this
vast tract 60 settlement is result OF a
recent eecislon OF the United states Su-
premc court with respect 10 the famous
rran. made TO the Atlantic and Pacific
railroad by the act OF JULY 1896. In the
TERRITORY which embraces this g-e1t tract
tho Southern Pacific has selection privi-
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