The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-04
LOOKING CLASS.

II is exceedingly difficult to learn any
thing regarding the affairs of the United
States Rubber company. Its great COM
petitor, the Boston Rubber Shoe company,
Is said to be having one of the
best seasons In its history, which
would indicate that the United
States company must he max
ing come profit at least. AS it must
cost a good deal to hold the umbrella
over company like the Boston Rubber
Shoe company, the United States COM
pany's profits can hardly, In the nature of
things, be OF so satisfactory
character as those OF the Boston company.
Still, the impression Is that the United
States Company is having q good
season and earning the dividend
on its preferred stock. The egood business
Of these two companies is attributed to
the fact that last year pretty well cleaned
up the stock of goods in the hands of
dealers. Providence and Rhode Island
people OF course are deeply interested in
the United States Rubber company, as its
president, Mr.. Joseph Banigan, is a Provi-
dence man, and thousands of Rhode
Isla nd capital is tied up in the Rubber
trust.
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Inc mcSSHge Oh 1fcSlutut SicFtiduu W
congress Is somewhat longer than his
usual messages though IL does not ap-
proach in its length similar documents
written by President Harrison. 1t consists
of about Ia, 900 words, and was received in
this city over four wires OF the Western
Union Telegraph company this morning
between and 6:15 a. M, under the direc-
tion of Chief Operator A. F. David assis-
ted by operators G.. II. Sharpe, j. Il.
Moran, +. j. Kelly, and j. p. Hacket, who
furnished 1t to the daily papers of
Rhode Island on typewritten mani
fold. The message was transmitted
to the papers free with the COM
pliments of the Western Union Tele
graph company, with the understanding
that it waste be put in typeprevious TO its
delivery to congress, under the distinct
pledge that it was in no way to be made
public until released by the Washington
manager OF the Western Union company
after the message had been received in
congress. Mr.. w. b. Somerville, the
superintendent OF the press service OF the
Western Union, had charge of the details
of its transmission. The people west of
Pittsburg, however, will have the privi-
lege OF reading the message theoretically
before noon, at which hour
congress convenes, for thanks to the arbi-
trary division Of standard time, it will be
eleven o'clock west of Pittsburg when the
message is released, and 0 O'Clock in San
Francisco. But as q matter OF fact the
message will be in the hands of congress
before line OF it is given to the public.
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A correspondent warts to know whether
Thanksgiving day has always been OBJ
served in November. 1t has not. Thanks
giving day was in December in 1920, 1921,
1922, 1923 1924, 1926 1927, 1925 1929, $780, 1881,
1892, 1888, 1884, 1886, 1885, 1870, 1S41, 1912,
lS43, 1874, 1916, 1s50and 1866. In the last year
named it was Thursday, Dec. z. Thanks
giving day has occurred on the last
Thursday of November ever since.
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Providence people who have such
pleasant recollections of Mrs. Mapleson as
Francisco in ''The Fencing Master" will be
interested in learning that she is to retire
from the cast tonight owing to trouble
between her husband, Col. Mapleson, and
Manager Whiting. One evening last
week Mrs. Mapleson was retired from the
the cast in favor of Lilly Post and this
was the last straw. Strained relations
have existed in the company since they
appeared here. I learn also that the
reason why Mrs. Kendall appeared in 'The
Second Mrs. Tanqueray" after the news
was made public OF her sisters death, was
that the information had been withdrawn
from her. II now appears that the report
of her sisters death in England on Tues
day was kept from Mrs. Kendall only
until after the performance OF "The Second
Mrs. Tranqueray' at the Columbia
Theatre, Brooklyn, on Wednesday night.
Captain Riddell, manager for Mr.. and
Mrs. Kendall said that he learned the
news of Mrs. Kendal's sisters death from
a notice in the newspapers on Wednesday.
Mrs. Kendall did not happen to see this
notice, nor did she receive a cablegram
announcing the event. In view of the
fact that there was to be matinee on
Wednesday, as well as the regular evening
performance, and the sale of tickets had
been large, Captain Riddell, in order to
avoid the confusion consequent upon an
nouncing at such late hour that both
performances would be omitted, decided
to keep the news from Mrs. Kendall il pos
sible until after the evening performance.
The manager also admitted that had the
performances been declared off the loss
would have been serious. Mrs. Brunton,
Mrs. Kendal's sister, had been an invalid
for some time and her death was not un-