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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24

a thirsty darky splitting watermelon
In halves.
One OF the strongest scenes. indeed
the great scene, is when Chan Wang
tells Hop Kee TO speak out what he
knows before the crowd when he finds
the boy who is the pivot of the play
missing. Hop Kee demurs because he
must touch on Chan Wang's domes, ic
sorrows. Chan Wang cries out in Bit
terness:
Yes. tell them TO the world. / care
not. 1 want my boy. my beautiful child
my Chan Toy! Friends or enemies, you
all know my shame. / am the deserted
husband Chan Wang. Not long ago in
this accursed land / was robbed Of n
wife by man OF my own race. My
household was desecrated by the Can
tonese dog Man Low Yek / speak thus
much to loosen the tongue of this man.
my friend, who would be spared the
telling of the painful tale. People OF
my race, from whatever province you
come, to whatever tongue you belong
If any OF you hold feud against me.
ask that you harm me not until my
child be found. Now, Hop kce speak,"
The curtain goes down with his chal-
lenge and cry of vengeance over the
dead body of Chan Toy:
Man Low Yek, Man Low Yel<l Come
forth and look upon my child that
may roll your head at his feet!"
The swift, silent effectiveness OF the
finale is singularly dramatic and faith
full. Chan Wang, standing in his door
way at night mourning for his first
born has been stirred by the pleddings
and sympathy of the slave girl. They
look at Man Low Yek enjoying himself
in his store across the way The slave
girl. with startled significance, says:
"A friend, a member Of your tong, Is
with him. They come this way"
At Chan Wang's bidding she draws
her curtain. terrified. Man Low Yek
approaches. The hatchet of Chan Wang
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24

! drives and long walks. Chester A.
Arthur had all the doctors OF the coun-
| try discussing his health during the
latter part of his administration, and
Grover Cleveland after his marriag,
spent the greater part OF the years o
his first administration at Oak View.
| The White House as IL stands today
however, is a palace compared with the
White House of the past Yet IL was
OF the White House Of the past that
Mrs. John Adams, its first occupant.
spoke in glowing terms. writing TO her
daughter that "the house is upon a
grand and superb scale, requiring about
30 servants to attend and keep the de-
partments In proper order. an estab-
lishment very we'll proportioned to the
presidents salary" So naive and so
simple minded were the great danes
OF our early historyl
From President Jackson'sStime on to
the present the discomforts and inade-
quacies of the White House have been
| felt more and more severely by it's oc-
cupants. The ever increasing needs OF
the presidents life have encroached
more and more upon his living apart
ments until now of the 13 apartments
on the second floor six are used for
executive offices and anterooms and
two for dressing rooms, leaving only
five bedchambers
A memorable and rather mortifying
occasion when the exigencies of the
presidents home were exposed TO the
gaze of the world at large was during
the visit OF the Prince OF Wales to this
country in 1860 He had been invited
to spend five days at the White House
| Buchanan's family was one of the
smallest that ever dwelt in the White
House. 1t consisted only OF himself and
his niece. Miss Hariast Lane. Yet he
| was chagrined TO find that he would
have to divide the princes suit with the
| British minister. The prince himself
was slowed away in the little room oc-
cupied by Mrs. Cleveland as a boudoir
The president gave up his own room.
| the Duke OF Newcastle and found ex-
/ temp0fiZed quarters III one of the prb@-
| lie anterooms.
Every succeeding president has suf-
| fered i'm the same way. though his suf-
| ferngs have not been so publicly dis
played. 1t was only by crowding sew
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24
A NOVEL
CHINESE
TRAGEDY.

San Francisco has produced the play
Of the year. The one new note in the
theatrical world has been struck by
Francis Powers In his Chinese drama.
"The Firstborn."
III was written by a comparatively
obscure actor who had made no previ-
Gus mark as a playwright. IL was pro-
duced without any preliminary drum
beating. II was put on In cheap way
at cheap theater frequented by cheap
family parties, a theater avoided by
Iastidious fashionables and treated With
a facetious inconsequence by the crit
les.
II was just a,little one act play In
two scenes tackled TO the tail OF the reg
ular programme. TO sink or swim, as
fate decreed. 1t had no claque to un-
derline its good points. il was over
looked by the newspapers on its first
night like the proverbial white chip.
Yet i'm spite of these drawbacks. any
one OF which would have been mill
stone round the neck Of merely clever
production, IL has scored a phenomenal
success.
Before the end OF it's first week peo-
ple--the people who make fad OF
keeping up with the procession and tip
ping off new things-were saying
They're doing something worth while
seeing at the Alcazar. Drop in to see
that Chinese play, and. take my word
for II. you'll not be sorry" 1t has filled
the theater every night since it's first
week. II has drawn thither the fash
ion and culture OF San Francisco who
pride themselves on keeping abreast of
the times intellectually and artistieal-
ly. II has won the attention of the pa :
pers without maneuvering or sollcita-
lion.
II Is booked for q run in New York.
IL is TO be sent TO Australia. The man
ager has the rights for that country
and Is making arrangements FOR It's
production there. 1T is likely 10 go TO
London. Nat Goodwin made bid for
IL to produce during his season there.
An offer has been made for the right
10 translate II into French.
There Is no explanatory vein In IL. no
tangling and untangling Of plot. and
there are no complex problems 10 puz-
Zle over. III is as direct as blow from
the shoulder and is unfolded by the ac-
tion as surely and swiftly as life itself.
The orchestra heralds II with the clat-
ter and bang Of Chinese music. The
curtain rolls up on a street In Chlna-
town, excellently done. with careful at
tention 70 detail without any unnec-
essary preliminary skirmishing IL breaks
right into the middle OF the story like
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24
PASSING
OF CAPTAIN
BOYCOTT,

Captain Boycott. whose name has
added another word TO the English
language, is dead. Descended from a
long line of Englishmen who believed
that duty TO those whom they served
should be the plan OF mans action,
he undertook in the fall of 1850 to en-
force the collection OF rents from ten
ants in County Mayo. Ireland. for sew
eral landed proprietors whose agent he
was. In that year crops were small,
and the peasantry suffered. some OF
them to the point of starvation. AS
means of protection and partly out OF
revenge they refused 10 gather his
crops. they induced tradesmen to re-
fuse him supplies for his table, and they
enticed his servants away. He was the
first among the factors and agents in
Ireland 10 feel the effects OF this pow
erful weapon In the hands OF the COM
mon people. and the new process OF os-
tracism took its name from him.
Obstinacy characterized Captain Boy
colt and his forbears back to the days
of King Henry. His family, who lived
In Essex for many generations, origi-
nally spelled its patronymic "Bgod."
The Bigod OF Henry rs time had a his
toric quarrel with the learned monarch.
King Henry ordered Bigod TO set forth
on an expedition which did not meet
with the approval Of that brave and
stubborn knight. Playing on the name
Of his subject, the king exclaimed:
"By Cd, sir knight, you shall either
go or hang!" To which the obstinate
but fearless soldier retorted. "By Cd,
sir king, l shall neither so nor hang!"
And he did neither.
The word boycott Is less than II
years old. II was invented by Father
John O'Malley of the village of Dee
name, in Connemara. Ireland. James
Redpath. who was travelling through
that section addressing the poor people,
was at loss for word to express So
cial, political and personal ostracism
which the peasantry had adopted
against harsh agents and factors as the
only lawful means of protecting them
selves from eviction. "Ostracism" was
too learned for the average tenant, and
Father o'Malley. TO whom Redpath ap-
piled for simpler expression, Instantly
suggested boycott"
1t was at once taken up by the Lon
don papers and spread over the world
with the speed OF lightning.
In the fall of 1880 Captain Boycott
was a small squire In the wild Come
mara section OF County Mayo. lie was
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24

eral members of the household into
one room that such families as the
Grants and the Garfields could find
any accommodation whatever for
guests Even Arthur found himself
uncomfortably crowded when exercis-
ing hospitality. 1t was a great annoy
ance for Mrs. Cleveland. young bride
fond of company, that she could not
entertain more than two guests at q
time.
one of Mrs Harrison's first thoughts
when she went to the White House was
to devise some remedy that might re-
leve her successors from the trials
which she had TO undergo. She poured
out her mind TO Mr.. Blaine, who agreed
that it was an outrage and disgrace
that, while millions Of dollars had 10
be spent to keep the national capital
truly representative of a great people,
not a dollar had been voted to make
the home of the executive head of that
people even approximately worthy oi
the dignity which il housed. Encour
aged by the secretary's approval eN
began to reduce her ideas to orr
With the assistance Of Colonel Johr
Wilson, T.. :. N, engineer in char
public buildings and grounds. anf
Frederick II. Owens she made
OF charcoal drawings which were
mitted 90 Washington architect
these drawings as a basis the arcfi
made design which was enthusiai
ally indorsed by Mrs. Harrison.
During Mr. Cleveland's second ~
ministration he was very enthusiastic
I'm favor OF a new White House ana
President Mckinley has several times
spoken OF tine inadequacies of his pres
ont oniqfaI residence
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24
factor for several landed proprie-

also factor for several landed proprie-
tors, notably the Earl Of Erne.
At that time he was about so years
old. well preserved vigorous. obstinate
and aggressive. Poverty had overtaken
a great majority of the peasants, and
most of them were unable. to pay their
rents. especially those in Boycotts i'm
mediate neighborhood, but he regarded
II as his duty TO collect the rent at all
hazards. His persistency soon put him
at loggerheads with the hungry peas
ants. and his name became a synonym
for rack renting. Threats against his
life had no effect on him.
crisis was preciptated by the late
Charles Stewart Parnell, who in a
speech at Ennis in September, 1880,
urged the people of Ireland to abstain
from agrarian crimes and adopt instead
a policy OF sending landlords, agents
and bailiffs "to Coventry" which is the
old form of expressing what is meant
by the modern word boycott. The idea
became popular at once. and the first
victim was Captain Boycott.
During the last few years there were
few more popular men In County Mayo
than Captain Boycott. This popularity
came about from the secret pleasure
which the reasantry found i'm lighting
against so brave and straightforward
an enemy. Moreover, the captain treas
ured no malice against his prosecutors.
and some OF his best friends were those
who boycotted him in 1880. AT the fa-
nous Dublin horse show his venerable
figure was a familiar one.
Another cause for his recent popular
ty lay in the fact that he embraced the
new antitaXation clause In Ireland. a
measur into which former Unionists
like Lord Castletown and Lord Maurice
Fitzgerald heartily entered. Captain
Boycott Aad attained such hold on the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24

Krupp has 27,i55 employees.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24
THE CAPTAIN AND HIS BLACK
THORN.

respect and confidence OF the peasantry
OF Mayo that they urged him to stand
for parliament. but he declined.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24
A NEW
WHITE
HOUSE.

There Is a movement now on foot in
Washington for a new White House, n
presidential residence TO be worthy OF
the great American nation. Architects
have already prepared plans for the
new structure.
Former President Cleveland was one
of the strongest advocates OF new
White House. and he announced from
time to time that the location OF the
present presidential mansion is very
undesirable.
Of being unhealthful, and IL is a well
known fact that the presidents of tho
last decade have been ailing while they
lived in IL.
Former President Harrison's freedom
from illness was attributed to his daily
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24

falls twice on his neck. His body is
hurriedly drawn into the room. and
Chan Wang is standing at the door
again smoking his pipe and taking the
air
sincerity and merit i'm this little play.
and IL II with no little curiosity that
its reception elsewhere will be watched.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24
The Six Little Devils"

on the Massachusetts are six pound
er rapid FIRE guns which have been
dubbed "thc six little devils" Although
the projectiles they shoot are snau.
compared with the l.i00 pound ones oi
the big guns, they can spit out pound
bullets at the rate OF ten aimed shots
a minute and can be fired SO fast as TO
have three or four In the air az once.
with one man loading and another
aiming and firms they would make
warm work for anything In sight
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24

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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-20

to the agency at the Ridge mine in On
tonagon county where he remained until
April, 1871, when he assumed the posi-
tion of underground superintendent of
the Calumet and Hecla mine which he
held at the time of his death.
Captain HoatsOn was married in Scot
land on the 10th OF December, 1915, to
Miss Grace .Lorimer, their union being
blessed with thirteen chill lren, four Of
whom George, Agnes, Agnes the second.
and David, are dead. those surviving
are James, Mrs. Thomas Collins,
Elizabeth, Mrs Fred Eaton, Mrs. T, F.
Co,o rL. Gorge, Jean aud John.
In December 1895, Captain an- .
Hoatson celebrated their GOLDEN wedding
which at the particular request of the
celebrants was kept strictly family re-
union, all the members OF the family
being present which. with children and
grandchildren, consisted Of thirty-two
persons:
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-20

Although last Saturday was payday
at all the large mines in this vicinity and
perhaps the busiest payday in the year
for many OF the business houses, there
was not a single row OF any account in
the city. Things were humming about
rown all evening and the saloons did a
big business, but everything was order
ly and quiet, which certainly speaks well
for the town. There were two arrests
for drunkenness, but the offenders were
taken in hand by the officers because
they were unable to take care OF them
selves.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-20

Officer Dryden arrested young man
named Richards last night for fast dry
ing. Richards had a speedy nag and
was trotting him up and down Calumet
avenue at $50 gait. The officer at
first thought it was runaway and at
tempted to stop the horse. but could not
do so. When the rig came back, however.
he halted it and took the young man to
the cooler, where he spent part OF the
night. He will be up before Judge Fisher
today,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-20
The funeral will take place to-
morrow Tuesday, afternoon. Ser
vices. the Rev. ID. Stalker ofhciat-
ing, will be held at the house at 2
O'Clock, prompt, with interment
at the Lake View cemetery.

The funeral OF the late Michael Hietala
took place yesterday afternoon and was
largely attended. Services were at the
Finnish Lutheran church on Pine street
aud the remains were inferred at Lake
View cemetery. The deceased was 81
years OF age and leaves two children to
mourn his demise, the wife and mother
having died about year ago. He had
been troubled with a stomach trouble
for some time and was taken to the Calu-
met hospital where he was given every
attention, but without avail and he de-
parted Friday night. He resided at No
1860 Hecla street, Hecla.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-20

Notice TO SaIOOnke, pers and Others.
hereby forbid any saloonkeeper or
person dealing in spurious. malt or vim
Gus liquors to supply my son. Olaf ALI ed
Olson, who unfortunately is in the habit
Of getting intoxicated. with any such
liquor. In the event OF them doing 80 l
hereby give them notice they will be pros
ecuted to the utmost rigor of the law.
LARS OLSON,
$40 Sixth street, Red Jacket.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-20
Tax Notice.

For the convenience OF the tax payers
and in order to prevent too much crowd
ing, l will attend at the Merchants &
Miners bank Monday. Tuesday, WedDes-
day and. Thursday OF this week for the
purpose OF receiving taxes,
VIM. WALLS. Township Treasurer.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-20

Fred Hebard and Oscar Zellen returned
last Saturday night from their visit to
the lumber woods near Lac La RelIe and
left YESTERDAY for their home at Psquam-
ing.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-20

Miss Kate Birk. Of the Hancock insur-
ance Office OF Frederichs, Stringer & Har.
ris. spent Sunday with her folks.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-20

Miss Mcleod. the trained nurse. can he
found at 1859 Calumet avenue until
further not 'ce.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-20

Room to rent with board. Apply Il
Mrs. LAYERS, ala sixth street.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-20

Ladies' fourte karat watches specia
price for the holidays at X, Berdie's.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-20

Guitars and Mandolins at 80 Oh. +
Berdie.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-20

For fine siivcrwsre. u. BerdIe.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-20

To LET-Two rooms over Union Tea
store.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-20

The deceased was born at Wanlock-
head, Dumfrieshire, Scotland. on the 18th
OF March, 1924, where he gained bis fret
mining experience 10 the lead mines and
and was employed there until 1852
when he emigrated with his family to
Canada, taking employment at the
Bruce copper mines, where he remained
until 1865, when be removed to the
Quincy mine to take the position OF miu-
ing captain. In 1866 he was III omoted
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-24
NEW WORKERS INVESTING.
I<Iondike Companies With nn Aggre-
gate Capitalization of SGf.ooo'-
600 Organized in Gotham.

New York. Aug 2S.-The interest of New
Workers in the Klondike is enormous. Near
ly every skyscraper in The downtown dis-
trict has as a tenant ut least one Mon
dixie company. Their aspirations are as
high as the building, and such thing as
failure does not enter into consideration.
Even George Gould has become interest
ed in a mining company which. beginning
In British Columbia, reached out TO Alas
ka His name appears with those OF Rlcn-
ard p Lonsberry, DIR. II. Seward Webb and
D. j. Seligman, of the banking house of
Seligman < CO., in the list of directors of
n Canadian development company, having
its headquarters at Toronto
Following is a list of the companies nav
ing headquarters here and their capital:
Alaska Klondike Gold Mining Com
Pioneer S Kiondike Syndicate ....... 100000
Bullion Safe Mining Company ..;-:. 100000
Yukon-Cariboo British Columbia
Gold Mining and Development
- pioration and Trading Company. 100000
-lU vestment Company ~ -. 2,5Oo,ooo
Company .......... ................ 5,ooo,OOO
pioration Company ................ 100000
pany -. ..................... 1,ooo, 900
Trading Company ..... ~ -. 1905, 900
and Exploration Company -. 100000
Captain Jack Crawford Alaska
ton - -. 100000
Mining company :.:............. o. ooo, 900
Joseph Ladue Gold Mining Compa-
ny -..-...... ..-..-.-... ............. o,UVU,Uo0
North Star Mining and Develop
ment Company ::...:...::....:..:. 100000
Philadelphia and Alaska Gold Min
ing Syndicate -. .................. 100000
The Exploration Syndicate ......... 100000
Acme Development Company ...... 10000
Total ........ ...... .............. s64 80 600
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-24
JOHN l. AND THE MAYORALTY.
Says It's n Six to One Shot That He
VIII Hit Boston on the
Solar Plexus.

Boston, Mass, Aug. 30, don't know,
it's dead easy graft to win de soft up
holstery in this burg, hammers or no ham,
mers, and it's to 1 shot dat I'm de
next mayor of Boston, wild or widout
gloves. See?"
Having thus clearly defined his position,
John L. Sullivan, Boston's leading politi-
clan and pugilist. smote himself on the
massy bosom with the hand that had laid
so many good men low. and turned his
eyes somewhat moodily in the direction of
a picture that hung upon the wall.
A soft, almost tender look came into the
eyes of Mr.. Sullivan as he gazed upon the
picture. Then he spoke again in voice
that sounded like an anchor chain slipping
through a hawser two links at time.
I'm billed as a dead rabbit at that
game" with wave of his hairy fist in
maybe 1 can't hit Boston in the solar
Dlexus in twenty-four foot ring with the
polls. See?"
Before plunging deeply into the question
of politics. Sullivan had few remarks to
make anent the insult offered him by
Mayor Quincy at the Ten Eyck reception
in Faneuil hall a few days ago.
II wonder did he tink 1 was going to
smash him in de breakaway when l stuck
out me hand?" queried John. 1T looked
left widout stopping for the feast. didn't
t'ink so much of de trow-down den. Ye
see. l puts out me fin TO dis slab-Sided
aristocrat, expecting to be treated like de
odder mugs in line: but he turns up his
nose and gives me de Klondike stare. Dey
tell me dis Quincy's hot candidate, but
don't hear his steampipes cracking. He's
full of beans.
Say. what dis town wants is a reform
administration, and John LIS the man to
better candidate for de funny house. bu,
me roofs on straight. all right, all right. u