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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-17
THE EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT.
Commissioner stockweii Says IL Can't be
Made I'm 90. 900 square Feet.

Commissioners of Education Stockwell
sat in his Office this morning looking hap
py lie has a way Of doing that lie
didn't know anything interesting he said.
In regard TO the educational display nj
the the Worlds fair he said there was not
much progress at present. The states
were all waiting TO find out what was TO
be done In the way OF providing space for
the educational exhibit. The idea orig
inally held by the ma anagement OF the fair
OF providing only $1,000 square feet
wouldn't have given room for an exhibit
in that line.
Rhode Island would not have taken any
part II the space had been limited u the
amount suggestei aud probably none OF
the states would.
1T wouldn't have amounted To n very
small row Of pins" said the commits
sioner, but / understand that they talk
OF erecting new building. part of which
will be given for the educational exhibit.
La that case we shall probably have an
axhibit"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-17
Sixth District Court.

Henry Coleman was fined $40 and costs
in the Sixth District Court this morning
on a charge Of stealing a ladder from
Terrence O'Reily Coleman drove n
wagon for O'Reilly aud yesterday thought
he saw good chance to get away with
some of his employers property but was
speedily brought TO grief.
Charles j. key pleaded guilty To the
charge OF stealing gold stock from the
Ladd Watch Case Company. aud was
bound over in $500 bonds TO the March
term Of the Court VI Common Pleas.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-17
PROVIDENCE MUsETM.

Next week the patrons OF Lothrop's
Providence Museum will bs transported
in Imagination to the American metro
polls aud afforded au opportunity OF be-
coming better acquainted with several
phases Of humanity as IL exists in THE
Streets of New York" Tne piece is a
familiar one, but, unlike mauy other,
familiarity only brings with IL more
pleasure aud IL can be witnessed the
twentieth time with as much enjoyment
as on the first occasion. The principal
role of Aida Bloodgood has oeen en-
trusted To the talented young actress
Miss frankie Bell Those who witnessed
her success In the Two Orphans" at this
house last season will feel equally certain
that IL Will receive most careful aud
thorough Interpretation at her hands.
Her support will TO by Lothrop's stock
company including Miss May Prindle "a
Lucy Fairweather. Jay Hunt, the favor
ite young comedian as Dan Puffy and
justin Paige as Tom Badger. All of the
strong features OF this famous drama
will be introduced with the care aud at
tentioD that cnaracterizss the production
OF sterling dramas at tnis house.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-17
The Grattan Cadets ball.

A complimentary ball was given by the
Grattan Cadets at Dimond Hall last
evening to the prize winners in the con-
test. At o'clock the award Of prizes
was made, the following being anuouncei
Lowell safety bicycle; Miss Hannah
Riley, gold watch AID cnain Miss Sulli-
van and Miss Maloney. gold watches
Andrew Brady presented the successful
contestants with the prizes and each re-
sponded feeliugIy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-17
WESTMINSTER THEATRE

George Dixon, the champion feather
OF the world aud his big speciality aud
vaudeville company will be seen at the
Westminster Iueatre next week begin
ming Monday. La the company will b.
found such well-snown artists AS DAILY
and Devere, James McAvoy. Howard aud
Williams, Bins and Burns, Rice aud
Elmer, Hussted aud Guyer, Edgar and
Curran aud Van aud Lesly. Mr.. Dixon
will spar at each performance with Eide
DAILY IA Tom ORouke's patent pUstless
ring which is a novelty and the only one
OF It's kind IN the world: or pixon will
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-17

big w than casual glance at woman's
clothes
Mrs Whitney's D.lsarte class, that is,
the Delsarte class which meets at Mrs.
w. &. Whitnev's, affords opportunity
for much interesting dressing. There
are, first. the highly correct afternoon
gowns in which the student OF grace ar
rives, and there are, second, the eXerc :
gowns, in which the same students 40
their posturing and posing. Empire
robes answer as well as any for these
latter, and blue and buttercup yellow are
favorte colors.
One young girl who belongs sets this
example to fellow devotees throughout
the country A blush purple India silk
frock. scant and trailing. absolutely plain
except for gold-colored band TO conflne
it across the bosom and under the arms.
Another wears a very similar dress in
cinnamon brown, and "A third costume is u
cream bengaline edged all about with
beaver fur.
A florists window, or any other, is
good place from which to see the jacket
show. There is new sort that is rather
novel, and that was made, in the exam
pie Doticed this morning, of dark green
cloth, embroidered up and down the
front and about the bottom and across
the pocket openings with gold. 1t had
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-17
Notes.


At the Providence Opera House, be in-
ming with matines on Monday, January
I'd. and continuing throughout the week.
Charles Fro lman's Boston Stock Com
pany from the Colu nbia Theatre, Bos-
ton, will make their second appearance
In this city and present for the first time
here, surrender" a domestic comedy OF
the war, by Augustus Thomas, author of
Alabama" The play is at present be
ing PLAYED in Boston TO crow led houses,
aud from there IL will come direct 10 this
city with all the original scenery and
effects and its great cast, including Louis
Aldrich, Ross Eytinge, Maude Banks.
Burr McIntosh, w. H. Crompton, Elaine
Ellison. Harry Woodruff, Herbert Aging,
A. h. Lohman, Lawreuce Sterner, w. j.
Cummings, II. ID. Blake more. Florence
Robinson, Jessie Busley, Leila Woolston.
Richard Golden. the noted comedian,
and a prime favorite in Providence, will
appear at keiJn's Opera House on Christ
mas week in his famous rendition Of Old
Jed Prouty of Bucksport, Me.
Those sweet songs that you hear
people humming on the cars or in the
streets are from "l492." That sweetest
OF all is The Man in the Moon" To
hear Queen Isabella sing it once is for.
ever To have the dainty melody floating
through ones mind.
The following is the program arranged
for tomorrow evening at the Westminster
Theatre:
Overture "Masanie iello ..Auber
song Afterwards Lennon
solofor Cornet, "ryrenlie.". "............... Hazel
500 for Tro@Sone, battle Cry OF free
Medley seectlOn Popular Gems Of 1876
s................ ........s........ .....heeNes
Solo for Mandolin. selected .........., ,.........
selection The Waterfall Wctiener
Solo for Piccoo. "Tne TSitter.
March, Rhode Island.
The talent consis of Hedley's National
Band, Mrs. ID. Is. Parker. John Hazel,
cJrneC vertuoso; the AdelpIi Club,
James Otravodvec, trombone sol DIST, ana
Il. >. Brown and Fred Padley. These
sacred concerts are growing in public
favor aud the theatre is always well
filled.
The sixth annual benefit of the The
atrical Mechanics Association which
will be given tomorrow evening at the
Providence Opera House, will consist of
an instrumental and vocal concert.
There will be an orchestra of fifty-fve
musicians under the direction or Felix
Nendelschaefer, leader OF the Providence
Opera House orchestra and the Roumania
Ladie ies' Quartet, solos by Miss Merrill
and Herbert johnson, tenor OF Boston,
and "a few remarks on things general
aud otherwise" by Burr McIutosh. 1t is
evident the committee have Spared no
pains TO provide AN entertai IN ent which
will make the evening most enjoyable
one.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-17
KEITH'S OPERA HOUSE.

Dan Mccarthy. the well known author
and actor OF successful Irish plays, has
given more solid enj j1yment to lovers of
Irish drama than any other writer of that
class of plays. He is the author Of the
"Cruiskeen Lawn" which will be seen at
the Keith Opera House all this week.
with matinees Tuesday, Thursday anu
Saturday. Ia the "Cruiskeen Lawn"
will be found his most pleasing aud sue
-eessful play, dealing AS it does with life
in Ireland among the better educated
aud moneyed classes. thus differing from
most Irish PLAYS. Dan Mccarthy il not
in the cast of "Cruiskesn Lawn" but is
ably represented by n competent young
actor, Thomas Smith, whose impersona.
tion of Irish ways, manners and customs
are so true To nature To any spectator
who has been in Ireland, the recogni-
ton is Instantaneous. Prof. Campoell,
who travels with the company, shows in
one act some very nice views of noted
places In Ireland.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-17

accommodate any local featherweght
and forfeit &25 IL he does not outpont
him in four rounds. Joe WalcJtt, cnan-
pion lightweight boxer Of New England.
will also meet comers in his class on the
same terms
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-17

by the entire original company rs seen in
New York, with the principal parts as
follows: Wang, the Regent of Siam,
DeWolf Hopper; Col. Fracasse, Samuel
Reed; Jean Boucher, Edmund Stanley;
PepaJ, Alfred Clein; Pepsnti, Camm
Mauvel; Nine. Frimousse. Marion Singer,
Marie, Miss Millard; Gillette, Anna
O'keefe; Chevette. Agnes Kelley, aud
Maytaya. the Crown Prince of Siam,
Della Fox. The theme of wang" is an
Oriental one. and its story deals with the
adventures of the impecunious Regent
OF Siam, in obtaining possession
OF the treasure chest left byhis disea ased
brother, the former king, before the
Crown Prince shall become of age. The
dialogue bristles with bright lines and
amusing situations which serve to keep
an audience in continuous good humor;
while the music is bright and tuneful,
and the score abounds in catchy pleasing
numbers. The central figure of the per-
formance is, of course, Mr.. hopper's ad-
nious Regent; u character which affords
him unlimited opportunities for fun
making. aud from the moment he rides
on the stage mounted on the back of
balky elephant, until the curtain falls on
the last scene, his aud tors are kept i'm n
constant state OF merrime Wang
will be presented in this city in the sal
complete manner that characterized its
successful presentation in New York city,
with sumptuous stage sstttn9s, ma snif
cent costumes, aud novel mechanical
effects. Mr.. Hoppers engagement in
this city is limited to three night per-
formauces, and au only matinee on Sat-
urday afternoon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-17

what is shown I'm the shops for Christ
mas Wear.
NEW YORK, Dec. l6.-Nobody cares any
thing In particular about clothes with
Christmas only week away, but it may
be said that things would 20 decidedly
better Ia few particulars il more people
did care more intelligently. Can any
human being say why we are wearing the
hideous gowns OF sixty years agof Is
any intelligent reason TO be assigned for
the revival OF the 1880 dress aud the poke
bonnet which belongs with itg
IL is OF no us, to raise the smallest pro-
test against the absurdest decree of
fashion, for whatever is is right In her
domain. without question:; but l do not
know any stronger argument against the
modern habit OF spelling woman with a
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-17

The Rhode Island Business Mems Assoc
citation VIII Petition the General As
sembiy
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-17

HOODS PILLS do not purge, pain or gripe,
y, sct promptly, easily and emeisntly. 2sc.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-14
7ORECEIVE THE RED HAT
Names Of Those Who Will be
Made Cardinals.
coReIcAN TO BE ONE OF THEM

Paris Excited Exposure of Minister
ROuVier VIII Necsssitate the Recon.
struction Of the Cabinet-The German
Army BilI-speeches in the Rsiohstag.
ROME, Dec Authorization has been
received from confidential sources that the
Pope intends to raise to the Cardinalate
ihsfoilowing named prelates at the next
mnsistory:
Mgr G. R Meignan, Archbishop Of
fours, France.
Mgr. L. B. Ch. Thomas, Archbishop OF
Cologne, Germany.
Mgr. D. Kopp, PrinceBishop of Breslau
Mgr. Q. Yaszary, Archbishop of Gran
and Primate Of Hungary.
Mgr. Benito SAM Fores, Archbishop
Of Seville Spain.
Mgr. L. Galimborte, Papal Nuncio at
Madrid
Mgr. Persisco, Secretary of the Propa-
ganda,
Mgr. Mooenni, under Secretary Of State,
Another oonsistory will be held in
March when it is said tina. the Pope will
give red hats to Mgr Stonor, Mgr. Jaco-
bin, the Arch bishop of Bordeaux and this
Archbishop of New York.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-14
INDIGNHNTLAW- MAKERS
Threats of Steamship Lines
Viewed as "Bluff."
THEY DO NOT BRIGHTEN THE U. S.

Measures Now Being Considered in Wash
ingtOn with Regard TO the Restriction
of PRuper Immigration-Mr. Chandler
Introduces His Bill in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. r14--The London
despatch announcing that the North
Atlantic Steamship Association would
after the new year, carry only saloon and
second class passengers, together with the
comments Of the agents of the various
lines which are members of this associa-
tion, has caused no little indignation
among members of Congress-
The action of this association. of which
very few people not engaged in the bust
ness Of bringing paupers at so much per
head into the United States had ever
heard, is accepted here as being a kind of
incorporated blackmail upon the govern
ment of this country.
In other words, it is a threat by the as
sociated steamship companies that they
will raise the rates Of passage across the
Atlantic, and in that way lessen the tide
Of travel to the Columbian Exposition at
Chicago, unless they are pegnitted to con
ter Of million of unwelcome additions
to our population, many of them from the
glums of Europe.
Congressman Stump, who is chairman
of the immigration Committee in the
House, says that the immigration com
mittees of both branches of Congress will
hold joint sessions tomorrow and Friday
and that the representatives of the stecm-
ship companies engaged in the immigra-
tion trade have been invited to appear be-
fore the committees at their Friday
meeting
As for the threats of the North Atlantic
Steamship Association, he dismissed it as
an idle 'bluff'' to which Congress would
pay no heed
A similar threat, he said, had been
made some time ago by the companies
that they would divert their trade to
Canada. He could say that there was "a
determination to restrict, if not totally to
suspend immigration in spite of all the
opposition of the steamship companies
Senator Chandler has introduced his bill
authorizing the President to suspend inn
migration at his discretion.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-14

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the tas!e, and acts
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Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
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constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
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ite action and truly beneficial in its
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to all and have made it the most
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Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
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may not have it on hand will pro-
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substitute.
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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-14
SIR BERNARD BURKE DEAD.
Ulster King at Arms and a Writer of Re
maFkable Skill.


mRFkabIe Skill.
LONDON, Dec. 14.-Sir John Bernard
Burke, Ulster King at Arms, and editor
of the famous record of British nobility
known as ''Burke's Peerags, p" is dead in
Dublin.
Sir Bernard was born in 1915 In London,
being second son of the late John and
grandson of the late Peter Burke. He
was called to the bar in 1889 He was
the author of number of works, includ
ing the LANDED Gentry - "Anecdotes oi
the Aristocracy" etc. In 1853 he was
appointed to succeed the late Sir William
Betham as "Ulster King at Arms" and
Knight Attendant of the Order of St.
Patrick"
In 1854 he received the honor Of Knight
hood. In 1857 Sir Bernard was appointed
keeper Of the State papers of Ireland, and
in the following year he was created a
Companion of the Bath
He was writer of remarkable ability
ana industry.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-14
PARIS EXClTED.
The Exposure of Rouvier VIII Necessitat,
Reconstruction of the Cabinet.

hSSohsiiuSbAoh OA OaDlneG.
PARIS, Dec. 14.-M. Rouvier, Minister
Of Finance, who is now connected more or
less directly with the Panama Canal rot
tenness, went to the Elysee and presented
his resignation to President Carnot.
The President accepted Rouvier's resig-
nation and appointed NJ Tirard in his
place. Great excitement prevails in the
city
Placards of red paper headed Dynamite
and Panama. To the People of PARISH are
posted on the walls of St. Denis and torn
down by the police. There is no telling
what the day will bring forth as new dis
closures are made daily in connection with
the Panama Canal corruption.
Anot 'r Ministerial crisis is now on
The EXP we by Clemenceau of the CON
nection o. NJ. 2ouvier, Minister of Finance,
with the Panama scandal, will render
necessary a reconstruction of the Cabinet.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-14
New YorI,'s Board of oanvasssr..

ALBANY, N, Y, Dec. 4-Seoretary of
State Rice says he will call the meeting
of the State Board of Canvassers for
Thursday afternoon. That, of course,
was the last day, but it has to be left
until then because there were some coun-
ties, notably Kings, that could not be re
turned until that day. There are still
missing Ulster, Allegheny and Kings
County
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-14
Irishmsn May Cause tho Troub,e

DUBLIN, Dec, 14.-John Dillon, in ad-
dressing National Federation Conven-
tion at Hoyle, admitted that there was
some danger and risk of trouble in Parlia-
ment over the coming Home Rule bill, but
he said that it arose rather from dissen-
tion in Ireland than from the condition OF
the parties in England.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-14

TRENTON, N. j., Dec. 14.-Ihe Union
Writing Machine Company, manufactur-
ers Of the new Brooks typewriter have
hled suit in the United States Circuit
Court for the District of New Jersey,
against the Domestic Sewing Machine
Company for infringement OF their patents
by the manufacture of what is known as
the Williams Typewriter.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-14
FIGHTING SUNDAY OPENING.
The federation of Labor Asked to Not Al,
the Fair People.


PHnADELPHIA, Dec, 14.-At the second
days session of the twelfth annual CON
vention of the American Federation of
Labor, the most significant matter was a
despatch fromNThomas Mitchell of Chi
eago, president of the Trades and Labor
Assembly, which read:
AT special meeting of Trades Assem-
bly, resolution passed denouncing giving of
catalogue printing to Conkey, and request
ing Federation not TO pass resolution ia
Voring Sunday opening Worlds Fair"
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-14
sprIng OompanIes COMBINE.

CLEVELAND, o., Dec 14-The Column
bus Spring Company, capital stock
81, 600, has just been formed, with
headquarters in this city. Among the
companies composing the new combine are
the LaFelle Spring Company, of Pitts
burg; the Wood-Smith Company, OF Fort
Plain, N. Y, and the Bridgeport Spring
Company, of Bridgeport, Conn.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-14

PARIS Dec. l4.-Lieut. Rene de Segon-
zao has been placed on the retired list in
consequence of his failure to give satis-
factory accounts of the death of death of
Paul Quiquerez, his companion in an ex-
ploring expedition on the Ivory Coast.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-14

FRANKLIN, Pa, Dec, l4--An action in
trespass has been entered in the Venango
county courts against the Eclipse Lubri-
eating Oil company by Mr.. Roach, whose
wife and children were burned to death
in the great fire and flood at Oil City in
,Iune last
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-14

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800 in 6months mills built this year; lots are
2 lots for S25; title insured. Send for circular
NAYS LANDING IMPROVEMENT CO. 65S
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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-14

PIrrsFIELD, Mass, Dec IA young
man named Corliss, clerk for Druggist
German of Lenox, and young woman
from Albany, a teacher in the public
schools Of that place, broke through the
ice while skating on the pond in the rear
of the summer residence of Charles Lanier
1t Lenox, and were drowned.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-14
SAWYER win to ne Cont.st.d.

GLoucEsTBR, Mass, Dec. 14-The viii
of the late Samuel E. Sawyer, Of this city,
who left few thousand dollars each to the
testator's relatives and distributed the
residue of the 100000 estate among
sixty charitable and educational institu-
tions, is being contested by the heirs at
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-14
Tor RsttIe Linen and rnbIet..

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-The Secretary
of the Treasury has sent to the House an
estimate of an appropriation Of $23, 75e
submitted by the Secretary of War, to be
expended during the fiscal year 1898, for
battle lines and sites for tablets at the
Antietam battle field
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-14
Committee on Invalid Pensions.

WASHINGTON, Dec 14.-The necessity
for some law by which the government
will be able to recover money fraudulently
obtained on first pension payment formed
the topic of discussion in the House Com
mittee on Invalid Pensions yesterday.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-14

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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-14
ResulI OF : Isollsr Ennloslop.

Troy, ~ Y, Dec. IA by a boiler ex-
plosion at the mill of the Ticonderoga
Pulp and Paper company, at Ticonderoga,
Engineer Provioier died from injuries he
received and Fireman Pelkey was badly
hurt. The loss is $4,000.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-14
To Convert Hungarian State Debt.

LONDON, Dec. 14-The Vienna corre-
spondent Of the Daily Chronicle" says it
has been officially announced that all the
per cent. stock of the Hungarian State
debt will be converted about the middle
of january.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-14
Gold Miuo Shuts Down.

IsPHEMEG, Mich, Dec 14.-The Ropes
gold mine has closed down, as the stock.
holders viii no longer furnish money
Over t400, 600 in assessments is sunk
in toe atJenlpt to develop the mine into a
pro- maker.