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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-31

The man Ia brought 10 II in = CAR
through q mob OF people. He 10 Iaie
on the board and slid under the blade
Tue word IL given. The spectators stor
breathing aud shudder expecting that
the victim's head. or q semlblsnce OF IL,
VIII, In an instant, drop into the hSskel
Bot no. OF course not. The guillotins
won't work, and In the delay a reprieve
co mes.
Manager John ID. Rockefeller, Jr., Of
the Browu University football tam, has
accepted Manager Fines invitation on
behalf of the Brown and Yale elevens to
occupy boxes at Keitb's Opera Honse,
Saturday svening, Novem ber z, the clos
Ing night Of ''rhs Last Stroke"
"Haye you noticed" asks j. Il. Dod-
son In his ingenious way. "thRt the mo-
ment two or three couples come on the
stage IN the last act, all smiling Joyous
ly, while the old folks look surprised
and shocked, that every body in the
audience Immediately reach for their
wrsps?"
-.
a small army of burlesquera Will arrive
in this city tomorrow night from New
York on the 7:50 train. IL Will be Rice's
"Excelsior. Jr." Company, which begins
weeks engagement at the Providence
Opera House tomorrow night. The com.
psny carries three baggage cars and two
special coaches.
One Of the particularly revolving pas
sages in "a Florida Encbantmcnt"
comes In the first act, when Marie jan
ssn, Immediately after having swallowed
the seed which Is to change her sex, ap-
pears with black mustache. Sho is still
dressed in women's clothes, and the sight
Is as disgu.ting as a bearded woman In
hospital.
The following polite and self explana-
tory suggestion signed by the manage
ment has been circulated during thu past
week:
Theatrical managers throughout the
country are trying to induce the ladies
to remove their hats during the perform
Continued on Page s.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-31

The first pfcsertstion Of RE IS "Excr /.
sior, Jr.," in this city will be Monday
night al the Providence Opera House,
when this most f'seinaIing ana popular
ofefirg OF Few, q = Eice Will besia
weeks engagems. There are a great
mspy things clars tr!.tlc of Elce pro-
'neiion. he = oars msy look fsr
vhsnever IL Is sni.ouRc,d that @r. AZ ce
- Ia bring on a trNelioa To t,is ci,
Tnev frs fu e az eriogman tetf tle
INST oaszlEr rri.lianor, rrHty girls
rical costuw d, b enic CT yirorucni NJ
. mn nv q tis most ttir"'ot er isis.
Exc III :. Jr." is the ucce ,pr Il
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-31

lola Pomeroy, Miss Kate Weston. Miss
Florence Mac,s, Miss Emma Handy md
Little Gertie Handy.
On Monay afternoon and evening every
lady VIII be presented with a cabinet
photograph of the star.
Tuesday evening the management have
made special arrangements TO receive the
latest returns from the national election
which, at frequent intervals during the
evening, will be announced from the
stage.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-31
Talented Carrie Bebr.

The appearance OF Miss Carrie Behr as 4
boy In "Exceisior, Jr., ;" Rice's burlesaue,
In which she plays the title role at the
Providence Opera House next week, is
looked forward TO with considera ble in :
terest by local play goers, and psrticu-
iarly with the "chappies," who hold
Miss BebF in -high-fapef.- The way Miss
Bebr wears :entlemen's clothes IL said to
I'LL with envy the well dressed youths.
and q prominent New YORK journalist In
writing of Miss Bebr called her "the best
dressed man in town." Nature has done
q great deal by giving her things that
are essential to her work. She is natu-
raj artist. She Is also pretty in face, at
tractive in figure and possesses a sweet
and sympathetic voice, hich in tech
nique and coloring is nearly fauitIess.
Her personality Is happy, and she is
possessed OF magnetism that i'm med lately
places her on good terms with her audi
ence. She is particularly popular with
the ladies and has many friends among
them In this city. Miss Behr is promi-
nent in a number OF ladies' clubs, and is
the first vice. president OF the Young
Ladies' Arlington Society OF New York
city, which Is gathering OF young la
dies who are interested In literature.
She is also the author OF "A Courageous
woman" and has contributed many
stories to the magazines OF this country
aud Ge rmsny.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-31

varro there Is powerful climax at the
end OF every tct and the stage pictures
are described "a icing dramatically
strong. lhe comedy 10 furnished by
Lieu. Drum, a ayoungAmerloan officer, who
has joined the army of Cubsn insurgents
IN search Of lighting and adventure,
and who inally fnds time TO fall in love
with the chsrmine niese.of the u. y. Con.
sul Blake, q sturdy American dip lomst
There 10 also droll Irish sergeant who
possesses the dry humor of his race. Scent
cslly, the production will hc on q big
scale. A greafqusntity OF scenery has been
gotten up especially for this engage
ment. Ibe cast is an able one and In
clues Frederick DE Bslleville, Oscar Eagle,
Scott Cooper, Harry Mills, Otis Turner,
Howell bansel, Edgar Forrest, MAribel
Seymour, Esther Lyons snd Leonors Brad.
lev.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-31
An Attractive List.

. Manager Morrow has made arrangs-
ments for a dramatic carnival during the
month Of November at the Providence
Opera House. The attractions are recog-
nUed as the strongest In the country.
and they will be presented hero with
metropolitan slaboratsness. The list in.
cluds Olga Nethersole, one OF the most
popular actresses seen here for many
years; James A. iierne, In his beautiful
play entitled ''shoro Acres:" "Chimmie
Fsdden, play that set all New York
taking LAST seasoL because of It's wonder
fully realistic transcript OF New YORK
life; Fanny Davenport, whose sumptu-
Gus stage produc ions are always a rer-
sons sensation, ana the "spor,ing
Duchess" which was one OF the rel yning
successes in New YORK last season. No
yomber seems to be all right for smu,s-
ment seekers
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-31
Columbia Theaier.

The very large audiences which greeted
every performance al the Colum bia
Thester during the past week are the
surest iudicsti' n that Manager Hsrring-
ton mas successfully stsuck popular
chord aud was right In bis confidence hat
Pro'idonc needed and would support
hsndsomsly house devoted exclusively to
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-31

"ihe Last S,rose" Is he nsme OF a new
PLAY by l. N. Morris, dealing with Cubl's
u hi fer frcSdom which viii te pre-
icntcd in IN $ lily Ht KsitA's Opera
iofer week DO inuirg MOI day. No
Sr1 br@
wes n'hrsi tlcrllg rtceived IN Nsw
York las aso~, who're II ran for srveral
week & I e @ 4 " Arsin s.: / es1, II
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-31
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The heatres.
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cd orchestra. On TuesdaY night, the
election returns will be read from the
stage, IN order 10 give the au ience an
opportunity Of iecsiving Immediate in
formation as To the electiou results.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-31
theatrical Tattle.

Next week Sam I. Jacks cxtravaganxs
will be at the Westminster Tbeater.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-31

The newest bid for notoricty by sctre.-
ses, that OF employing a man as q valet,
has given rise to a controversy between
Laura Burt, Johnstone Bennett and Fay
Templeton az to which did 1t first.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-31

"Peck's Bad Boy" will be presente d
at Lotbrop's Opera House week aftei
next.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-31

suspense is literally sh element in a
new Lonoc~- meiodrans. The hero IL
uniusIiy condemned to the guiilotine.
That Instrument OF decsptaiion is
shown grim and blacs In the noonl.e bit.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-31

Fanny Davenport will play nothing
but Fedora" during the early part of
her season. The play Will be revived on
the same scale OF magniacenco that has
characterized her more elaborate produc.
tons OF Sardou's "Cleopatra" and "Gis-
mouda.n
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-08

mother OF the young man Fred Bell, re-
mains closely confined in her man
sion at Octavia and Bush streets.
There, protected by Nanny Pleas
ance, who became so prominent as
Sarah Althea Hills champion in the cele-
brated Sharon divorce suit, no one can
approach her. She is the one most inter-
ested IN young Bells life or death, as his
interest In the property left by Thomas
beli means half million dollars more or
less TO her share of the estate.
IN speaking OF Nanny Pleasance, who
ADVISES Mrs. Bell in her mode of pro-
cedure, 1t may be recalled that only few
DAYS ago Judge Belcher and jury of twelve
prominent taxpayers, left the City Hall
courtroom to dance attendance upon the
OLD colored lady and get her testimony in
the case OF man named Saw lille, who was
charged with forgery.
NANNY Pleasance was too i'll, so it was
SAID, to leave her bed to attend court and
testify TO the guilt of the man she was
lore. sought her in her bed in the House
of Silence
The very next day Nanny Pleasance
was up and around with the vigor of a
ZO-year-old girl, and she has been up and
around ever since, just as she was only a
lew hours before she held the levee for
Judge Slack and the jury.
SaYllle, the defendant in the case, was
convicted and is now serving term of
years in the penitentiary.
In this Saville case, as in the dual acci-
dents of Thomas Bell and his son, the
tongue of gossip has been busy. growing
more busy as the interested parties make
the Fred Bell case more mysterious.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-08
ART AND MUSIC.
A Pleasant Concert at the Hopkins
Mansion.

A Pleasant Concert at the Hopkins
Mansion.
The usual pleasant Thursday night COM
bination of music and art was given at the
Hopkins Institute last night. The au-
dience wandered about the building. en-
joying the pictures and listening to the
concert given under the direction of Henry
Heyman.
The following programme was per-
formed:
Organ, overture, "Le Macon" (Auber), Emilio
Cruells; overture, "Semiramide'' Rossini,
(MascheronD, Mrs. A. Fried; duet, "Vaise
Brillante,"' bandurria and guitar (Lombar-
dero), Professor J. Lom mbardero and Professor ].
sancho; organ, austrian Hymn, Varie" Quill
mant), Emilio Cruells; intermezzo CNevin).
Alhambra Club; song, Forget Me Not'' tsuppe),
Mrs. A. Fried; march, "Chicago Hussarss'
(Sancho) Alhambra Club organ, march from
''Rienzi' (Wagner), Emilio Cruells.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-08

'Littlc Brown Church." at 2l27 Jackson
street.
Previous to locating on the present site
the Rev. Mr.. Miller conducted services in
Franklin Hail. on Fillmore street, where
he assembled about him quite a numerous
congregation, sufficient to give him en-
couragement to purchase building and
transform it into little church. The rev.
erend gentleman expects before many
years to build more pretentious and COM
modious temple, as he is a most earnest
missionary in the Evangelical Lutheran
fold.
There are quite number of Evangelical
Lutheran churches in this City, bur these
mentioned are the only two where the Eng
hsh language is spoken.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-08
WAS NOT HIS WIDOW,
The Long Suit of Henrietta Hey.
denfeldt Ended Last
Evening.
She Was Hedenfeldt'S Half.Sister and
Entitled TO No Part of His
Estate.

The Heydenfelt case, or that phase of il
which has for so long occupied the atten-
ton of Judge Coffey, came to an end last
evening by the verdict of the jury in favor
OF the defendant.
The verdict of the jury was rendered on
twenty-one points. The principal one was
that there had been no marriage between
Henrietta Heydenfeldt, the plaintiff, and
Solomon Heydenfeldt. The jury also de-
cided that she was his haH-sister.
The action just decided was an applica-
tion by Henrietta HeydenfeIdt to have
distributed to her widows share of the
estate of Solomon Heydenfeldt, deceased.
She alleged that she had been married
to him at Sacramento in secret, and that
ne had ordered her to keep the fact from
every one. She was answered by the allie.
cation that she never had been married
to him, and, besides, she was his half
sister. Ihe case has taken several weeks
to try.
The jury retired at o'clock last evening
and returned with a verdict at $40 on the
first issue-that there was no marriage
between the contestant, Henrietta Her
bert, and the deceased Solomon Hevden-
feldt. AS there were no findings on the
other twenty-one issues, the Judge asked
Inc Jury W reIlIe anu return with nnGlngS
on all the issues. In five minutes they
returned with verdict for the defendants
on all the issues.
This, in effect, decided that Hevdenfeldt
was married to Catherine Collins in 1864
who bore him four children, and that in
1887 he was married to Elizabeth Angeline
Howard, who survived him, and who bore
him five children. Also that Henrietta
Herbert was Heydenfeldt's half-sister and
not his stepsister. and that she did not
bear him any children.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-08
CHARGES OF FRAUD.
The Receiver of the S. S. Construction
Company Makes Serious Ac-
cusations

John L. Haskell, receiver of the insolv-
ent S. s. Construction Company. is suing
to have c. G. Butler cancel some notes be
holds against the corporation, and to de-
liver up some bonds of the San Francisco
and San Mateo Company, by which they
were supposed to be secured.
He is also suing the California Safe De-
posit and Trust Company to pay over to
him the dividends due,on the bonds from
the sale of the road few days ago,
The notes Butler holds represent $780,
600. This sum, the complaint states, was
paid into the treasury by Butler as presi-
dent of the concern, not individually. 1t
is alleged that this was done to defraud
and injure the creditors of the copora-
ton.
The bonds were held originally by the S.
S. Construction Company, and the charge
is made that Butler fraudulently assigned
them to himself to secure his supposed
debt.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-08
DON'T ASK FOR B|TuMEN
Cycle Board of Trade Says the
TeamSters Misunderstood
Them.
To Go Into Politics "Up to the Handle.
Bars of Their Wheels" for
Park Lights.

The Cycle Board of Trade held a spirited
meeting at Bclorama Hall last evening.
The most important themes discussed
were the lighting of the park ana the re-.
paving of Market street.
w. r. Wheeler repeated his report made
to the Board of Supervisors at their last
meeting, in which Irving M. Scott had
stated that the Park Commissioners were
in favor OF lighting the park and would do
so in case an appropriation could be OBJ
tanned. The report gave rise to much dis
cussion, but after the wordy chaff had
been winnowed away the sense of the
meeting seemed to be that expressed bv
C. D. Salfield. Said SaIfield:
"These promises will amount to nothing
unless we get the proper appropriation.
Let US get into politics up to the handle
bars of our machines by July and elect
men that will make the appropriation.
Then no excuse for failing to light the
park can be given"
On the subject of repaving Market street
speeches were made to show that the
teamSters were opposed to the movement.
because they enormously supposed that
the cyclists wished bltumin to be used,
which would prevent their hauling as
heavy loads as at present. Said Thomas
II. B. Varney:
81 think the teamsters misunderstood
the proposition. What we want is some
thing that will give common satisfaction.
We don't want something for cyclists
alone; we want something that will i'm
prove the street for the common good"
The committee on mass ting re-
ported that they wished more time, and
would probably arrange for such a gather
ing in June, when the Camera Club and
the engineer of the Merchants Asso-
citation would have prepared stereopticon
views OF the pavements In different cities
in order to add interest.
Judge Kerrigan of the League of Ameri-
can Wheelmen, said they were ready to
render any assistance that lay in their
power, but were tired of theorizing and
wanted something tangible.
Mr.. Miller of the Highway Improvement
Club explained plan for paving between
the cartracks with a material for cyclists
and other parts with something better
suited to heavy vehicles. Then, he
said, law could be passed preventing
teams from drying on the cyclists road
except at necessary crossings. His speech
was applauded, but many mem bers
thought the scheme impracticable.
A communication from the Point Lobos
Improvement Club inviting other clubs
to send five delegates to meet May ana
form a federation for the purpose of re-
ducing carfares, was read by the secre-
tary. A resolution was adopted empower
ing the president to name five delegates to
represent the club.
The board then went into executive ses-
sion.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-08
II. C. R., and other officers OF the High

a. c. R., and other officers OF the High
Court.
Following were the officers chosen: R.
n. McLennan, past chief ranger; G. S.
Baillie, chief ranger; Charles A. Mau, SUBJ
chief ranger; Ward D. Grant, financial
secretary; J. M. F. Eiter. recording secre-
tary; s. Creba, outside warden; lie Roy P.
Burlingame, inside warden; Peter Brod-
korb, senior beadle; J. s. Peard, junior
beadle; DIR. A. E. Bruno, physician; G.
D. Hovey, organist; S. Creba Sr., H. B.
After lhe ceremonies incident to the
institution of the court the members sat
down to a banquet already spread for
them in an adjoining room.
There were a number of invited guests
present, among them ]. f. Eckardt of
Honolulu, delegate to the High Court, the
session of which opens at Ukiah next
week. The new court numbers about
thirty members.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-08
His Regard for Young Lady
Who Resides in the Ferry
House.
A PARIsIAN SCANDAL REVIVED
Private Detectives Who Believe That
Bell Did Not Meet With an
Accident.

Cerberus-like, a stalwart negro guards
the portals of the "House of Silence
Callers at the lugubrious mansion on
Bush and Octavia streets are all treated
alike. 1t is not, Madam is away from
home" or ''cah again." it is plain: "Now,
yo' look heah, young man, yo' move right
long; no pusson heah wants talk to yo'
kind folks"
And still it is to this house that Dr. P.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-08
Mr.. Wildman,s Lecture.

Rounseyille Wildman, editor of the Overland
Monthly, will give a lecture this evening in
the auditorium of the Young Mems Christian
Association, corner of Ellis and Mason streets
for the benefit of the association fund Mr.
Wildman's subject will be 'Malaya and the
Sultan OF Johore," illustrated with 100 beauti-
ful dissolving views. The associa tion invites
public patronage for this special lecture, which
is sure TO be interesting and instructive
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-08
Williams Pleads Not Guilty.

"Dick'' Williams, the Customs inspector in
dicted by the Grand Jury several days ago for
illegally landing Chinese, pleaded not'guilty
in Judge Morrow's court yesterday. Assistant
District Attorney Slessinger made motion to
consolidate the four indictments and argu-
ment on the same will be heard onday. It is
not probable that the case will come up for
trial before the latter part of July.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-08

One of the conditions of membership of
recently formed New York club is that
each member must give one hour a week
to doing some good action.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-08
THIRTY NEW FOREsTERS.

Lincoln Court Instituted With Cere-
monies and a Banquet.
Lincoln Court of the Ancient Order of
Foresters was instituted last evening at
the Foresters' Hall by William eastman,
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-08

The Mohawk Indians will not allow so
mu ch as blade of grassto grow upon the
graves of their companions.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-08
A LITTLE CHURCH.
The Rev. Oliver c. Miller Has Started
the Second Evangelical Lutheran
Church Here.

The Rev. Oliver c. Miller. who some
years ago started the first English Evan
gelical Lutheran Church in this City, and
which now has prosperous congregation
and fine edifice on Geary street, near
Cough, has returned from his Southern
home in Virginia and started his second
English Lutheran Evangelical Church of
the Holy Spirit in what is known as the
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-08
BARGAIN-DAY OFFERINGS
MERIT

glance through the following quotations will convince
who has idea Importance taking
vantage of TO-DAYS WONDERFUL OFFERINGS.
comprise variety of the popular seasonabe lines
offered as SPECIAL to our Bargain-day patrons at
THE LOWEST FIGURES OF THE SEASON!
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-08
LADIES' KID CLOVES!


will be offered
SHOOK KID
900 4BUTToN KID GLOVES
pairs
a
will
ST. b a a pair
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-08
LADIES' WAISTS!


LADIES
be q each.
price be ats 25each - ' -ee
be a 5Oeach -
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-08
LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S HOSIERY!

"A "a
boys 915 inches special at
"a Pair
HOSE
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-08
RIBBONS! RIBBONS!

Of
FANCY
offered
offered
at
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-08
NECKWEAR! NECKWEA


&l.C0O
YOKEs BUTTER
$3.50
NOVELTIES IN III
designs; Special
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-08

j. Il. McMEN0MY, Stalls z and g. California Market.
MARK STROUSE, Bay City Market, 1888 to 1146
Market Street.
LEON D.. STONE & CO., 236 Sixth Street.
HAMMOND G. Bro, Justice Market 80 and 35 Fourth
Street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-03
BAYONNE.

All day yesterday an unknown man "pr =. ,,o
- ,.a,,a., los, I'm an unconscious condition in the
Ravonne Hospital suffering from asphyXla' 10
and efforts to resuscitate him seemed futile ne
Bavonne police were unable to ascei'ai the ioe"-
titv of the patient or learn where he 1--we" prior
10 his appearance in Bayonne on Monnay ~ 'i az
10 POI East Twenty IN the Co Yester,
dav morning Mrs Fannie Robutsky a tenant IN
the building saw through the saor soNr Near
the stranger lying Il mattress on tne moor MAJ ~,
his head was a gas let with the cock turned fdli
on The little apartment was licking VIII bnd The
insensible man removed to the hospital Inc au-
thorities believe the stranged attempted suicide;
While one of the Philadelphia and Reading Blue
Line flyers was passing through Bayonne last even
ing on the Ncw-Jersey Central Railroad tacks'
err. the fourteen -yearod son of George A. Roster, ter
of No 193 Avenue r.. The boy was crossing the
traces at the time and stepped in front OF the
exp:sss while trying to avoid a train going In
the opposite direction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-03
I4ROR DAY ~ TINELAND.

yincland Sept. (SpeciaD-on LABOR LAY ''e
,,,r order of American Mechanics from all parts
-, 1arssv will hold a grand demonstration
ta.a About forty councils from the six lower coun-
&C.,, rearlv all being accompanied by bands, VIII
w., Tar, In the morning parade, and 1t is esti-
- ,ha, about five thousand visitors VIII be In
the city ,,. -, a.,
amer the parade there will be hag-rasine at the
v,neland High School. which VIII De followed by a
',,r serv.d by the Daughters OF Liberty. In the
un,.i , tbere will be "A bicycle tournament given
hy the Junior order OF United American Mechanics
anu w .'htch includes many good riders. In the
nsa -, Grand ball will be held under the auspices
NJ The Junior order Of United American Mechahics
In the Armory Hall.