The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-03

Nhile the police OF this district do no.
intcnC to interfere in any way on ac-
count of the condition of the coal uues.
ton, they find many cases where arrests
could be made and a conviction would
probably follow.
The most prominent Is the hawking or
coal by Hebrews and Italians. who hap
pen 10 own a horse and wagon. Tpese
men get up early In the morning ana
drive to the down town coal yards and
get as large a supply OF coal as possible,
and then rush 10 the poorer localities and
dispose OF the coal at the highest price
II is contended that these men have no
more legal right TO hawk coal. than they
have vegetables or any other COMMODITY
but as many of the purchasers could not
get coal in any other way the police so
far have deemed 1t inadvisable to make
any arrests.
The other cases. concerns boys who
ga ather about the local coal offices with
all sorts OF childrens wagons and some
have gone 40 far as to purchase large
express toy wagons and with these drag
coal for persons, who call at the coal Of
fees for S. 10 and Is cents per load, or ac-
cording to how much and how FAR they
have to draw IL.
This IL is claimed is doing an "ex-
press business and 1t Is necessary 10
take out a license at the city hall prior 10
going into the express trade. but as with
the hawkers II will be overlooked, ana
pleasantly at that.
STUDENTS FRIGHTENED.
The fire on South Main street was the
cause OF two young men from this place,
and one from Bristol getting quite scare
The fire was I'm a building next 10 the
College OF Pharmacy and when the nre
apparatus drove up, there was commo-
'tion In the college.
Three OF the students rushed pell NEIL
from the building. but the one from bris-
tol did not go until he had picked Up
their three valuable books. one OF the
olneyville students. who ls employed on
PlainfieId street. was 10 badly frightened
that he did not stop until ne rehcheu
home, and the other who Is wei known
In the square. when he found tnat tnere
was no danger returned TO the college.
olnsyyille has large contingent AT
,bis coll,rc and the brave ones nre
having no end OF fun with their teiow-
students who ran away.
WANTED HIS RAGS.
Isaac Ightman, who handles push
cart rushed into the Chafee street sta-
ion YESTERDAY afternoon in most eN-
citcd manner and one would think that
ali OF his worldly possessions had been
taken from him
Aa soon as he could talk he told the
officer I'm charge that while on TINT street
2O cents worth of rags were stolen from
his push cart and he wanted the police
| Ia recover them and didn't care whether
the robbers were arrested or not, 40 long
as the nropertv was returned. Al last
accounts tightman was shy 20 cents
worth OF rags.
STOLE HER SLED.
Niss Ellen Kelly of ii5 Putnam street
saw two boys about II years old come INTO
| her ward yesterday afternoon. pick up
her Ilttl- iron slei that she had received
as = Christmas present. and run away
with ~. She called 90 them. but they
| ala not even look back and when she had
| reached the street they could not be seen.
| One of the two bows IL well known In this
vicinity and no doubt VIII be arrested
before many hours unless the sled Is ra-
turned.
WHIST SITTING.
The Rad ~ Hope Social club held we'll
| attended meeting ia Stokes hall last even
| ing and after regular business had been
| disposed of there wss = gefse of whist In
which about n ~ the members took part
and as result tsCay HeFHaa lief.ons IL
smoking n heaUtifui mesfsdhaum pipe,
Harry Bastsf carries his Tobacco In an