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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-12

that the dramstist seems to have brought
the character in the scene where the hero
is to be shot to the very limit OF endur-
ance. Perhaps 1t would have been better
to have dealt q little lighter with such a
scene for the other parts of the picture
would have suggested the terror ana the
anguish OF the situation sufficiently.
Miss Davis does not overstep the very fine
line that would make the character cease
to be artistic and the praise EXTENDED
must be accordingly great.
Mr.. Joseph Grismer's Lieutenant Bevis
Cranborne was an excellent portrayal OF
an ideal English officer and of a brave
soldier. Whether as lover or as defender OF
his country's. honor he was at all times
in keeping with the requirements OF bis
strong part.
The comedy part of Manassas Marks
was given by Mr.. G. Jay Williams in n
way that from the beginning TO the end
of the piece did not fail TO satisfy to the
utmost the demands of his audience.
Mr.. Samuel Gray, in the part of Cor
poral LashmaD, the spy and traitor, has
a task that is not ar easy one. tie was
particularly good in the scene after the
war when ne returns TO the home OF his
enemy, Bevis, to accuse the latter OF the
murder that he himself committed. and
seem 10 hear the cries of the murdered
man calling in the night for vegeance on
his head. MIR. Gray received very warm
and deserved approval for his acting OF
this scene and the entire part was well
carried out by him.
The fine stage setting Of the different
scenes Is worthy of all comm endation.
The cllmaxes, especially the one at the
close OF the fourth act, where Alma Dun
bar saves the life of Bevis by throwing
the shell with the nearly bIrnt out fuse
through the window, and the ensuing
explosion, could hardly be improved upon.
The duel OF the swordsmen In the third
act was about as exciting as anything ever
seen on the local atage.
There are many very pretty scenes in
the drama and one worthy Of special men,
tion Is the hunting scene in the first get.
Miss Davis and Mr.. Grismer were both
called before the curtain last evening.
The drama will be given every evening
this week with Thursday and Saturday
matinees.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-12
Saved by a Mystery.
By JULIAN HAWTHORNE.

a fortune in early vegetables for the New
York winter market, Tom does not make
much OF a personal appearance here: SO
i Will only remark that he II n manly
looking young chap, steady In his hab-
it's, sound In his morals, and of solid.
though not dazzling, intelligence. lie
can afford to lose a good deal Of money
on that farm, and yet be able TO keep a
good wife in comfort. lie is an English
man by birth, an American by adoption,
and a jamaican by personal prediction.
And now to business.
Imogen has been residing here for a
year past, because her father had a stroke
OF paralysis, and the doctor recommended
this climate They took a house near
where / live; and wish / had space to
K We a picture OF the old gentleman,
whose affection has not impaired the
brilliance of one OF tie most original and
powerful minds il has ever been my for
tune TO come IN contact With. He is con
ttantly emitting ssiarrling but ~unexpect-
ed truths In t.~~nost exbilarating and In
imiiable phraseology; he Is a widower,
and Imogen is the only child. / doubt
whether he likes Tom quite as well as |
do; bat IL is pofsible, on the other hand.
that he may like Imogen even n little
better than l. With this brief introduce
ton, | relegate him with regret TO the
background.
''e"N" "sN' ~ . y SlDVh Nv the morn
ing, j was leaning on my gate, looking
mp and down tho read, and telling my.
self. for the three huncrcdth time at
least. that this was the most dciectable
climate d-tA most exquisite scenery
in the world. Anon, l heard the sounc
OF horses hoofs; and down along the
winding avenue of broad leeved, dewy
plsntsins, lumpy bsmboos and slender
towering palms, came riding inv her
white linen blouse end habit fhe charm
ing figure OF the blooming young Imogen.
She vas on a csnter. ana only smiledsn nd
wave her whip 81 ne In greeting ~ she
asstd } kngw very well where - waa
going, and why she looked 40 hsppy.
IONS estate was ten miles OF; there was
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-12
CHAPTER I.

i.
The incident ! am TO relate belongs to
q class entirely inexplicsble by any law
known to US, and therefore rightly to be
assigned TO the realm of accident or coin-
cidence. Yet experience of similar occur
Fences is so far from being uncommon,
and the accident and coincidence theories
are so ludicrously inadequate TO account
for many of them, that our wise men-wise-
scres-are beginning to be somewhat eau
tious in dismissing them thus. and nov
mufter dnrkly about obscure cerebral
phenomena not as yet completely reduced
10 scientific classification. That solemn
mot as YETI makes me smile: u is the
heels OF science disappearing over the back
yard fence II nature, scared into imbecility
by the socDd OF the voice OF approaching
spiritual revelation. Here Is an example
OF the phenomena IN question, az FIRST
hand; and / desire you to make careful
note Of the data OF the problem, and then
solve II N you can. i hold no brief form
either side, though ] may have my own
private opinion on such matters.
TIE heroine OF the tale is a young lady
bc;-% in New York, and whose name for
present purposes shall be Imogen. She
- ~ years old, sensible. healthy and
pretty. A discrepancy OF 80 years in our
sges and some other circumstance have
prevented my sentiments toward her from
proceeding beyond the boundaries OF con.
ndential friendship; but so far they are
tatisiacfory 10 Us both. was che Of the
very hTst TO oe admitted &c the star.ling
revelation OF her partislity for Mr.. Thomas
Sedley, Jr.. the progress OF which / lad
been observing with interest and SYM
pathy for at least n month before they
themselves discovered IL. When. n lille
later, h confded il TO me, / exclaimed
dramatically: "Nol You can't mean IL
Tom kedlcyf Good hea gonsi how could
I have been so blind?" But the beloved
little cfcsture never suspected me; and
then I congratulated her.
Though essential to the story. Snd in
himself an excsllent young fellow. late s.
settled here to see how soon 10 can make
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-12
A Big Verdict.

The jury in the case of William W.
Brown, the 10-yesr-old son OF State Rep
resentative George w. Brown. against the
Union Railroad Company, this morning
brought in a sealed verdict in favor of
the plaintiff for $3.50.
The Brown boy was playing on Branch
avenue between Metcalf and Flora streets
in August, 1891, when II IS claimed he
was knocked down by a horse car and
run over, the car injuring his right leg so
badly bat amputation was necessary. Ii
is also claimed that the driver of the car
instead OF watching the road in front of
him TO see that there was no one in the
way was looking at some boys playing
ball in a field the car was passing.
The jury had the case under considers-
tion all yesterday afternoon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-12
EVERYTHING PREPAID.
The Expressrnen and Their Ladies
Have "A Good Time.

The second annual ball OF the Express
mems Benefit Association was held last
socially and financially. The grand march
was participated in by over 100 couples
and the br ght costumes Of the ladies set
off by the conventional dress suits Of
the gentlemen made a scene very pleasing
to the onlookers.
The couples were led through the in
~tricate figures of the march by popular
''Samn Staples, who was ably assisted
by MIR. 5. q. Bartu and corps OF cour-
teous aids.
The guests were taken in charge by the
reception committee, of which j. Il.
Goulsbow was chairman, and were maze
TO feel that for one night at lenst there
would be no {. q. D., everything being
prepaid. Mr.. Goulsbow was assisted by
NJ. W. Wilcox and j. H.. Mcdonald.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-12
A BIG SCOOP.
Boston Police Recover 100000 Worth cs
stolen Property.

Boston, Nov. 1.-The largest amount
of stolen property recovered at one time by
the Boston police for many years is locked
up In the vault in the inspectors Office in
Pemberton square. According to the
story Of James $. Chaffee, in whose pos
session the property was found, 10 was
brought from New York city n week z
and was given 20 him by William Barrett,
IA notorious criminal, who Is now serving
IA life sentence for the murder of "a con
stable at Weston in the spring OF 1893.
The plumber, which is valued ut $4,000,
consists of ivory, bric-a-brac, silverware,
furs and rare postage stamps, and was
found at Chaffec's house, 81 Mount Vernon
street, West Roxbury.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-12
Send = Cents for amp'c Pack
age. Faultless Oh miChl CJu-
pany. Baltimore, nd.

produce our dialogue precisely as l. &C.
Cured. But The grsst-oLii shall be
given faithfully.
"You know that place just beyond
you gate" said she, "w here YOU < { he
view OF the Blue mountains? ell, |
stopped to look at that for a m.uent,
for it was unusually clear TO-DAY, 49, Was
q little ahead Of tim ANYWAY ana vas
just thinking how bean iful II was Nuen
all at once, 4 was MOI seeing tnat view al
all, but a-plsce In tht heat oil TN WOODS,
and q man riding along a narrow path,
dow a steep slope. Ii was dom. his
was not a vision, you know; | was really
there, and saw him. Aud down at ne
foot of the stone, ] Jaw some dark crea-
lures lying in wait; / could not So Dem
distinctly, for they kept hidden al they
could; but l knew tnat they were cong
to rob him, and perhaps kid him. / c. ed
out TO tell him, but my voice went into
nothing IL Was less that a whisper; and
he did not hear. ] could not mUy tor
ward either. In that way, II wa, like
o ne kind OF dream; but IL was noe A
dream; IL was a real thing. Wet is
strange was that the creatures YIN IN
wait were talking together quite lOud, in
n confused language i could not Under
stand; and Ion must have hea q th,m;
but he paid 40 attention.; he didn't
know they meant TO kill him, as / Jtu.
lie might easily have seen them too.
and perhaps he old, but he went rig
ON just the same he new r thinks OF
ing afraid OF anything, you know
"Of course. j know SAID ].
"He rode right down among thob..
Imogen continued, "nnu tBey lea d ~
all around him, pulling at his hVrsr
legs, aud pushing aud hauling auu
ing In a horrible way, more lik
thar men. At first Tom did
think much Of il; bot by and
horse began to stayeer, and then
his ace grow grave, and he kDe
ianger. lie tried To make bis hor
on; but they caught q by the q,
threw IL down; ard then in . M
they had lenped oil over IL On u
were dragging them down tows-i
that was a little way be.oW
great black pit II was. where g..
there were scores OF theel. att
them leaping down before. and
along behind. "hnd dancing
ench side, making ghst spaug 90
Oar
"Come. now, mono ~ th1tv exclaimed
st,rniy, knowing the Importance OF
checking any signs OF break down nj the
start. "Tell me what happened nextf"
CONTINUED ToMoRaow.b
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pa e necessary, md ] seized the oppor-
tunity, first to lengthen my stirrups, and
next for an explanation.
LET us understand each other, Imo-
gen." ! said, with an authoritative
seriousness such as ] judged best adapted
TO the exigencies OF the occasion. ''ii
we are To achieve our mission yen must
tell me everything. Intelligent co-opora-
tion would otherwise BE- impossible.
where are we bound, and what is IL we
have TO do? Let me know all you know
yourself.
Conversation on horseback, IN a thick
tropic forest. IL n difficult art unim-
portant words are jOlted out OF you as n
they were the elimination OF your theme,
and really imroriant phrases are apt t.
be Impaired In their effect by the slan-
ing Of y bunch " leaves over The mouth
'of he speaker. or the bang NJ of a bTancl
on the lisitncr's car. la The preseIt case,
too, lmogen herself was far from being
logically coherent In her statements: and
upon the whole 1 shall not attempt to re-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-12
Keith'S Opera House.


Well worthy of the house and Of the
play itself was the cast that presented
Sutton Vane's sterling melodrama, "Hu-
manity," at Keith's Opera House last
evening.
The strong scenes, the at times intense
action of the play and the great atten-
tion given by the players ID their parts
won az warm approval from the large
audience present as has any play present.
ed in this theater the present season.
The story of the play IS well known
and its points of more than ordinary
merit are quickly perceived by even the
least critical observer. Whether in last
nights performance ii was an English or
an African scene that was presented there
was an apparent determination TO make IT
as true as was possible to do.
Miss Phoebe Davis, in her ~personaticn
OF the difficult part of Alma Dunbar,
showed her fine dramatic ability and her
elocution was "a excellent as was her ever
present consciousness. OF the important
events through which the scenes Of war
and trouble require her 70 move The
part is one that is hard, for the reason
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-12

seven. Sl..aCr a..a .-.t no quarter aro
loored the Australian with another blow
on the jaw with his right. This time
O'Donnell laid down for MIN seconds.
The moment he GOT up Maher held him In
the Same corne, and sent his left with
sledge-hammer force on the right jaw.
O'Donnell fell nat on Lis back, and, after
being counted out. had 20 be carried 10
his corner, while the referee announced
Maher the winner.
The scene just then was simply indie
scribab'e. Men threw up their hats and
yelled like demons. Many OF them sue
coeded in getting 90 the ring and Rugged
Maher. The actual time that both men
were on their feet was 81 seconds. The
arena was not cleared for fully 80 minutes
after the fight was over, aud Makers
name was on every tongue. O'Donnells
party htt'nO excuse TO offer for the Aus
lralian's poor showing.
ola ChocoIate's victory.
BALTIMORE, Nov. l2.-Georgc Godfrey.
'Old Chocolate got the decision from
Billy Woods of Denver on Il foul In the
ninth round at the Front Street theater
last night. The fight was 10 have lasted 20
rounds. TIL men fought at 10 pounds.
Godfrey hammered Woods right and left
from the start. Woods clinching and
fighting foul in an endcavor TO save him
self from - knockout. Godfrey had him
staggering against the ropes in the third,
and another stiN one would nave put him
out, but the colorcd man failed 10 follow
up his advantage and the bell saved
Woods. TIL latter was again badly pun
lshed in tho sixth, but Godfrey was mcr-
ciful. In this round Woods clinching
and foul hitting became SO lagrant the
tefcrce warned him. He persisted, how
EVER, and in the early part of the ninth
Woods hit his antagonist three foul blows
In succession, and the fight closed.
Jack Ward OF Newark, n. j., and Lewis
Collins, who called himself the champion
ieatherweight Of the south, were 20 nave
fought ~ rounds at l05 pounds as IA pre-
liminary. but Ward put his man to sleep
in the second.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-12
MoDermott Goes to scranton.

SCRANTON, Pa, Nov. I'm. II. Nc
Dermott. manager of the Fall River
Mass baseball team OF tho New England
league during the past season, yesterday
signed a contract to manage the Scranton
team of the Eastern league next year.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-12
Pushing the Stanford Case.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-The motion to
advance the Stanford case was made yes.
terday by Attorney Conceal Harmon, for
the United States, aud concurrcd in by
Joseph Choate, rs the representative o..
Mrs. Stanford. The supreme court granted
the motion, and set the first Monday In
January for argument.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-12
Whole Family Poisoned.

GLovERsvuLLE, N. Y, Nov. 12.-David
Brumaghim and family OF four of this
city were poisoned by eating head cheese
at dinner. A physician succeeded in saw
ing their lives after several hours effort.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-12

over the uneven ground as il she were
familiar with the route from her infancy
upward. Peculiar, decidedly!
The nature of the footing, not 10
mention the branches and vines that
often barred our way, made a slowet
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-12
Captured In West virginia.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Nov. 12.-Deputy
United States marshals have arrived here
from the interior Of the state with over
100 prisoners. who are charged with moon
shining and illicit retailing of liquors.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-12
ConsnI Snkn,s Mission.

Japanese consul, who arrived yesterday,
says that one Of his duties will be 60 make
o report on the feasibility of establishing a
japanese mail line TO this country.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-12
IN THE FIRST ROUND.

O'DonnelI, Corbetts Star Partner. Falls
Before Doughty Peter Maher.
MAspETH, l.. l., Nov. 12.-The Empire
Athleti, clubs arena was crowded last
night by REPRESENTATIVES of the sporting
element from many cities to see the long
promised mill between Peter Maher, the
Irish champion, and Steve O'Donnell OF
Australia, who has been SO long associated
with Jim Corbett as his sparring partner.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-12
Took Their Bonnets on.

At the recent opening of tho Carnegie
library i'm Pittsburg cvory woman in The
large audience sat with her bonnet Off
during the proceedings New York Re-
corder.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-12
M u N Y MS
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-12

"GET YoCR HORSE AND COME WITH NE. y
about In the road. inspired With the con
tagion OF her mistress mysterious eX-
element.
We bad been cutting down trees the
day before, and had used n longish bit
81 rope 20 pull them down with after
the ak had done It's work. changing on
the reg by tho oor of the coach house.
Charles said L; but that intelligent
African vas already half way up the
drive. lie had n profound enthusiasm
for Miss iuSgsn and seemed 20 compfo-
hcnd her wishes by intuition.
Hc Wa lack with the rope neatly
Co,ied Ia fore I had time 90 ask Whist On
earth she wanted IL for; and i'm another
moment W. were OF. To my further
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-12
LOthror,S Opera House.


Henry Dunbar. .............. Harry Leighton
Nl"fnent Ausln. .........,..A Alexander Gaden
Harry Carter. .........."... Con Malvey
me Major W; :. ferry
Jerrans. ....... ..........C Charles {. patterson
Arthur Lowell. ...........G George Martin
hartogg. ......... ......... Frank hlrKe
Mr.. Balderly. Il. Hodson
Laura Dunbar. ........... 80. Lillian Dwintll
Mary Maiden. .....:........M Marie Arkwright
Margaret Wentworth. ............. Maud Miller
company are at Lothrop's Opera House
entitled, "The Shadow of Guilt.p being
adapted from Miss M. +. Braddon's in
teresting novel. The play, it's setting,
the costuming and above all, the acting,
warrant its becoming an immense favo-
rite.
The plot Is lively. Joseph Wentworth
kills Henry Dun bar in India and then
takes the dead mans effects and repre-
sents him in England. which is easy, as
they resem BILE each other. Margaret Vent
worth, the Williams daughter, was in
England all the time ana when she heard
that her father was dead and Dunbar had
returned she tries to see him and finally
does so, recognizing him as her father.
From that on there is enough love, I'M
certainty. detective work, and scheming
to satisfy everybody, Margaret fleeing TO
the West with her father, whom she tries
to shield. He at last oies when about TO
be arrested.
Miss Miller makes a fine Margaret
Wentworth.
Westminster Theater.
The Adnmless Eden Company, one OF
the many amusement organizations owned
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-12
Providence Opera House.

There was much to laugh at in the
Providence Opera House last evening
when the inimitable Otis Harlan and his
associates appeared in "a Black Sheep"
There are some extremely humorous
hits in the piece, which provoke just as
much merriment, IL they are not new, be-
cause Harlan makes them and he IL ell
ways funny. But that Is about the sum
total of the three-act farce comedy. II
might be called the "black sheep" of
Hoyt's otherwise excellent group OF plays.
The eccentric aud convivial editor of
The Tom bstone Inscription is su amusing
character principally because the part is
taken by William DeVere whose name is
almost as intimately associated with the
"Black Sheep as that OF Harlan's.
The vaudeville introduced in the first
and third acts to enliven matters Is up
TO date and the high kicking Of Mss Hat
tie Wells is particularly clever. But the
whole show is In the way bot Stuff Fay
things and the way he looks when hes
says them.
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Westminster Theater.
The Adnmless Eden Company, one OF
the many amusement organizations owned
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-12

T1Ild prOgrtss, and unlIOIH.ly Kept 20
the highrosds. Yet here she was forcing
her way kaxough the undsrhrush and
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-11

NEITHER President Cleveland nor Score try Carlisle were surprised at the action of the hous on the financial bill. They were kept thoroughly posted on the sentiment of the democrats of the house. but there was an element of doubt as to how the re publlcans would vote. even after ex-Speak- CT and Presideneial Candidate Reed made hls great combination bid for the support of the silver men of the V ,st and the sol d men of the east. by offering a substitute. which he was pleased to call non-partiEan compromise. and to close his speech sdvo- c4tiug it by asking the following very Solomon-Eks questions: Now. why is not that the solution of our anan- cial problem. without raising vexed quef- tiops which we know cannot be solved? Why is il not A practical solution of our trouble? Why is it not suitable in every way" The lack of egotism or gall will never keep that man Reed out of anything. Nobody ever knew until he made that speech that he had in addition to his literary and parliamentary accomplish ments found time to completely master the complicated science of finance. and the house refused to believe it evsn after he said so.