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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
Only a Partial Denial.

When Mr.. DE Wolf Hopper was told
one night this week in san Francisco,
Cal, that IL was gossiped i'm New York
that he was jealous of the attentions re-
ceived by his wife, that there was trouble
between them, the possibility Of "A scpara-
ton, and that she would not he in his
company when they came East To play
at Manhattan Beach, he denied very en-
phatically that she was TO leave his COM
pany, said that she would be- with the
company during the eastern engagement,
and that there was no jealousy ON his part
and no truth in the report that there was.
But his denials stopped there. He
Wouldn't say there was no trouble be-
tween them.
1T Is one OF those matters in my
private affairs. - he said (which do not
care To- discuss, either for favorable or
unfavorable comment. i do not think
it's anybody's business. There is little or
no foundation for any talk about 1t !;
mono In fact Hence | won't talk about
Ii. -
Edna Wallace Hopper declined TO dis
cuss tho matter This seems to he u
matter that concerns MIR. Hopper, and
shall have TO refer you to him, she said
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
N W England League.
Cans Downs Leon ard.

Ip the bantam weight contest at San
Francisco last night Lawler was given the
decision over Reilly In the first round.
When the 20-round bout between Joe
Cans OF Baltimore and Mike Leonard Of
New York, lightweighrs. was called Leon
ard was declared overweight and although
all bets were declared off, Cans declared
his readiness To fight and the men went
ON.
When the fight was called Leonard spat
in Cans face i'm lieu OF the usual hand
shaking. During the first few rounds
Leonard used his overweight unfairly,
fighting roughly and somewhat foul, with
considerable clInching.
Cans held his own with much aggres-
sive work, ana in the ninth round set a
pace which proved too fast for Leonard.
In the 10th and lth rounds Cans fought
Leonard all ever the ring and had him
going when the gong sounded.
In the 18th round Leonard's 10 pounds
overweight told in his favor The crowd
called to Cans TO claim foul which had
been previously committed by Leonard,
but the colored lad kept on fighting.
The referee declared Cans the winner at
the end of the Goth round
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
An Important Ruing.

An important ruling has just been
made by the national racing board of
the l.. A. W. Yesterday il was announced
by Dorntee that riders from colleges,
schools, clubs or associations may enter
any sanctioned event, either professional
or amateur, by paying the regular en-
trance fee.
Nothing in the rules as now interpreted
requires "a college rider to obtain permit
TO ride, if he pays his own expenses and
completes with his class. An amateur
college rider from any state other than
the one In which the races are to he held
living more than 100 miles from the
track, must first obtain n permit, rule
which applies TO all riders, whether col
lege or otherwise.
IL Is also decided that colleges NAV pay
the travelling expenses of their teams
when they attend u meet given by any
other college, which is open only To col
lege riders, and does not require permit
To travel. At all other meets the men
must pay their own expenses and entry
fee and conform Co the rules as II not col
lege riders.
The rules regarding non payment of
entrance fees will be vigorously enforced
and any failure Of payment of such fees
will result in one months suspension, not
from date of race. but from date OF pay
ment. The second offense will result in
two months suspension, and the third
will result In vacation OF four months.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
The r. ]. Brigade.

At last nights meeting Of the brigade
officers, Rhode Island militia, IL was the
general opinion that il would be beneficial to
the military organizations OF the state TO
turn out once more "a a brigade, and with
this end in view General Kendall was au-
thorzed to confer with the committee Of tho
City Council on Fourth Of July to see what
arrangements,c could be made for the militia
TO participate in the day procession. The
proposition TO turn out, however, is provis
ional and depends entirely on tn, willingness
Of the enlisted men. II full companies are
not assured in advance the matter will be
dropped The rest of last nights session was
devoted TO the preliminary arrangements for
the annual tour of duty at Quonset Point.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
SChedley's Cafe.
THE UPSTAIRS RESTAURANT
i3s and is5 UNION STREET
J. A. LATHAM.
CIVIL ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR.

The mixed quartet consisting of violin,
clarinet and cello, rendered very finely the
difficult selections from Mozart, Ave
Verum." while in his clarinet sole Mr..
White made one Of the hits of the evening In
his rendering Of the sweetly solemn hut popu-
lar plantation air, Way Down Upon de
Swanee River"
THE Village Orchestra" rendered by spec-
Ial request, was however the greatest hit OF
the entire evening. IL Is sparkling musicai
comedy The players, attired In rustic garb
and bearing the simple and undienihcd conn
try aspect. initiate the village choir attempt.
ing TO render n sight passage from some diih-
cult oratorio with which no one Of thcm Il
familiar As result, there Is strange
blending of discordant sounds. much 10 the
amusement Of the audience.
dance program was rendered by the or
chcstra after the entertainment. Nearly the
entire audience remained and enjoyed tho
ten dances upon the list. including four ex-
tras, furnishing teipsichorean smusemens
until late hour.
Judging from all estimates. tho affair. both
socially and financially re well as from the
dramatic standpoint. was n complete sue
cess, rejecting n good deal OF credit upon the
committee who had. the matter In charge
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
He Will Write a Play.

Mark Twain says he is going TO write a
play. It is "A fair surmise that IL Will be "a
stage version Of his "A Connecticut
Yankee at King Arthur's Court, y as he
IL known To have intended 10 turn that
humorous story TO stage account. Mark
Twain is the only American writer of
books who has drawn fortune from the
use-of his matter in theaters. Unlike his
late neighbor at Hartford, Mrs. Harriet
Bcecher Stowe, who would have been
enriched IL she mad protected her dramatic
right i'm "Uncle Toms Cabin, " the
humorist has been sagacious in that re-
spect lie made "a play from The Giided
Age, soon after its publication, and
although the work was too crude for
practical purposes, the late John 4. Ray
mond had 1t whipped into shape, and IL
yielded heavy royalties during five or six
years. some subsequent stage ventures
by Twain failed miserably enough, but
he had "a second success with Frank
Mayo's dramatzation Of "Pudd 'nhead
Wilson" joaquin Miller wrote Tho
Danites' from story OF his own, and
the manuscript a. no turned IL over TO
Mckee Rankin, was sufficient in quantity
To make three dramas. Mr.. Rankin en-
ployed experts TO work the material
over. and from the result Mr.. Miller de-
rived an income for several years
Numerous plays have been made out of
Bret Harte's fiction, put none of them
save Miss" which Clay NJ. Greens
dramatizcd for Annie Pixley has enjoyed
prosperity. Washington Irving got
nothing from the play which Dion Bouci-
cault fashioned from rip Van Wrinkle 4"
In those days published books We're at
the mercy of the piaywrights. No Amer =
can novelist has yet developed the ability
TO make good play. The flascoes of
Mr.. Crawford with Mr.. Isaacs' and
Mr.. Parker with "The Seats of the
Mighty" are recent illustrations
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
A Novel Entertainment.

For some time the Cuban Junta have
been looking for an entertainment that
would bo exciting interesting and fun
provoking and at length have decided to
give mock court trial, which shall have
all the qualities mentioned above The
entertainment will be given i'm Music hall
on Wednesday evening, May ri, under the
personal direction Of Col. A. V. Newton
OF Worcester, the gentleman who has "a
national reputation rs a successful man
agcr OF mock court trials.
II will bc assumed that one Of our
prominent citizens has paid nocturnal
visit 10 the hen house of another good
citizen and taken thcrefrom n valuable
Black spanish rooster, the pet and pride
of Captain General Weyler. who has sent
the fowl to Providence for safe keeping.
large number ot our leading citizens
will take part I'm the proceedings aud
there willsbe fun without limit.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
ONIANS,
MAY CONCERT.
Entertainment and Social in Affair Ora.
matte Hall.

May concert and social was given in the
Affair Dramatic hall, Elmwood, last even
ing. Ths affair was i'm charge of the -Four
Friends Orchestra, who had spared no pains
to make the evenings program decided
success and judging from the appreciative
audience and pleasing selections upon the
entertainment program, their anticipations
were realized.
The socalled Four Friends Orchestra is a
bright and praiscworthy musical organza-
tion. OF which Mr.. Charles r. e.. Dickerson is
the leader. The proceeds OF last evenings
entertainment were TO go toward the further
equipment OF the orchestra. and the financial
result could not have been other than salts.
factory 10 the committee In charge.
The following , ogram was rendered
"Czardns," Hungarian dance, orchestra: xvi
ophone solo, selected, Russell A. Dickerson:
song, "The Girl with Naughty Wink"
MISS Allie Hunter; violin duet. Adagio
KRONER Messrs Dickerson and Dickerson;
cornet solo, polka, selected. George II. Bowcs;
quartet, Ave Verum Corpus" Mozart.
Messrs. Dickcrson. Dickerson, White and
Bowes; reading. selected Russell A. Dicler.
son clarinet solo. "Old Folks at Home" G..
Edwin White. waltg. In Rapture Sweet"
orchestra: saxaphone solo, Longing for
Hom q, Sig. Joseph Pettine; banjo solo, Mr.
+. Graham; Village Orchestra, by request,
h. D. Orchestra.
Miss Allie Hunter certainly deserves more
than passing word of comment. For mere
child 81 her years Miss Allie displays what
IL really wonderful voica. giving promise Of
an exceedingly bright musical future upon
the dramatic stage, ~ over exertion does not
weaken her voice. Miss Hunter responded
to two successive encores upon her first sclec-
tion. each time appearing i'm a different cos
tune and with an entirely different style ~
rendering, much 10 the surprise and delight
of the audience, WIN o could hardly imagine
that the vivacious youth OF the third scene
was the coy maiden OF tho first encore
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
Entertained at Dinner.

Col. j. Edward Studley and Col. George
l.. Sneplcy were the guests of honor at
most delightful private dinner given at
the Athletic Association last night 10y
brother Masons Governor elect Dyer was
with them and presented To each of the
two colonies n handsome sword and belt
that will he worn for the first time oili-
cially on Inauguration day at Newport
next week.
Before adjournment from the tables last
evening there was AN address by Col. Cy-
rus Nj. Van Slyck, Grand Master OF Ma
sons of Rhode Island.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
General Sporting Gossip.

"Spike" sullivan has accepted an
offer To meet Billy Ernst nc Troy.
Marengo n green trottcr, brought $500
Mt auction Mt Terre Haute last week.
Isaac Fleming will take Page. 2.099f,
TO Cleveland for work before he,opens his
campaign.
Robert j and John X Gentry will bo
scnt.against the pole record some time In
september.
A. T.. Tarment is..making arrangements
for race meet that will be held at West
boro on May 81.
George Molter ana "Mo" Pomerance
left Chicago on Monday morning for n
tour OF all the states In the union. 1ney
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
Mcfarland Councirs Ladies Night.

Mcfarland Council, No. IA. Rnigbts of
Columbus, had ladies night" last
evening and the entertainment was espec
tally agreeable 10 "a largo number of
friends A gold lined silver loving cup was
presented to Past State Deputy Eugene
Mccarthy. James Francy was presented
with "A Is. of &. emblem and Miss Velma
Brown with a diamond ring as tokens of
appreciation for their assistance in the
work Of the council John Collins made
the presentation speeches, after which
there was an entertainment and dancing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
Constitutional Revision.

The commission on the revision Of the State
Constitution gave the final public hearing
yesterday afternoon and the opportunity to
suggest changes was taken advantage Of by
members Of the Municipal League and the
advocates Of womsn's suffrage. The princi.
Tal question discussed was the representa-
tion OF towns and cities In the General A..
sembly, and new apportionment was
strongly urged by which the vote OF Provi-
dence in Senate and House may he in proper
tion TO the wealth aud population.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
wILKEsBARRE.

Earned runs-Providence 4; wilkesbarre /.
Two.base hits-Bsssett ., Lyons, Goeckel,
bn5es.-t tooney 2, Lyons, Belts. Double plays
Smith TO Goeckel; Roche =, TO Mills to
Goecke First hase on balls-,of Braun,
Sharrott, Mills; off Roche. Knight 2, Dixon.
FIRST base on errors-Wilkesbarre T. Struck
out-By Braun, Sharrott ., Mills Smith; by
Roche, weigand, Bessett knight Drauby 2
Braun ,. Wild pitchcs-Braun 2. Umpire
Kennedy. Time-2 hours
Springfield-Th wildness Of Wellner
and HarI or and few timely hits gave
Springfield yesterdays game with Scran-
ton, although the home team was out
played at other points. The score:
X. II. +.
Springfield l5oeoeooo-l9 II 3
Scranton l30130 100 IL =
Batteries -Coughlin, Inks and Duncan !;
Wcllner, Harper and Boyd
Buffalo Rochester played star game
Of ten innings yesterday and but for
Gray's great pitching at critical moments
would have won. The score:
II. n. j..
Buffalo 10000 0O000l-3 Q 9
Rochester 90 000002 200-2 10 1
Batteries--McFarland and Neil; Gray
and Urquhart.
Syracuse-Torouto tied the score i'm tho
ninth inning OF yesterday Is game, and won
out I'm the tenth on scratch hit of
Marscy's I'm fwsnt of the plate. Mason
started In 10 pitch for Syracuse, but was
so wild I'm the first inning that Whitehill
was substituted. He held the Canucks
we'll for five innings, but then gave cut.
The score
Il. H. r.
Toronto 3oOOOOeOs3 3-iO l3 3
syracuse 1000 o y lis ii
Batterics-W Whitehill, Mason and shaw !;
Dineen and Casey.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
SPORTING WORLD.
National League.

Al ChicaAs-
The Bos.O.ls earned TWO runs In the
first and we've presented with three in
the second after which they were un-
able 20 connect with Briggs Lewis
was battea Oh the rubber IN the first.
Stivetts pitched tie next two innings,
and the Huoites new giant Mahoney. the
last innings, both being hit hard. Con-
nor al second. for the locals. made a
good imure sslun
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
Riding Against Record.

Fan River. Mass. NAV l9-John T.
Wits started from in front OF city hal
at o'clock last night in an attempt to
lower the 25O-mile record. riding to
Portsmouth n. H., and return The
present record is 22h. 4sm.. made in June
1890. by Wits, for 25l n~+es The street.
were nlled with crowds 10 witness the
start and Wits was accompanied 10
Dighton by large number Of wheelmen
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
HOLY CROSS.

Earned run--Brown. Two-base hits-Lau
der, W. X. Fox, McTigue. Sacrifice hit
Fultz Stolen bases-Lavin, Curley, seds-
wick. Double play-Lavin 10 Brennan. First
base on balls-Phiilips 8, FultA COOK : Lau
der, Gammons Rodman 2, setEwick, Curley.
First base error-3rown. Struck out
BY sedgwick, sicAllistor, Mckenns 2; hy
McKenna, Fultz, Gammons, Gurney, Sedg
wick. Passed ball-Brennan. Wild pitches
-Dowd, McKenna. Hit by pitched ball
Seigwick. Umpire Murray. Timo-2 hours.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19

In these days Of culture and progress do
not wear grizzly beard or moustache
when they can pe colored natural brown
or black ~ home with Buckingham Dye.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
Again Shut Out.

McTigue opened the second for Holy
Cross with a scratch drive 10 Lauder, but
was beaten out at first and retired. Cap
tain Fox hit directly 20 Phillips. Babe
slipped and could not make the base so
Fox was safe at first McAllister went
out on difficult foul fly To Lauder.
Brennan put life into the game by driv-
ing the ball sharply To right field for a
single on which Fox advanced to third
and he went To second on an attempt TO
catch Fox. With two out and two on bases
Mckenna settled Holy Cross chances tor
the moment by striking out Holy Cross
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
H ly Cross Opens at Bat.
Run for Brown Forced In.

Phillips opened Browns half Of the first
by touching up kid Mckenna for "A
single and was advanced To second Oh
Fultz's sacrifice hunt. Then Cook went
To first on balls and on Mckenna's wild
ness Lauder walked and the bases were
filled. Gammons followed, but Holy
Cross seventeen -year-old pitcher was
still as wild az march hare and run
was forced in when Gammops was pre-
sonted with four balls. The agony drew
to a close however, when Rodman flew
out to LAWN and Cook was caught at the
plate on the throw in.
4
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
Another Run fJr Brown.

IF the Browns had only been batting in
anv kind of shape they would have found
Mckenna's delivery casy, for I'm all truth
and honesty he Is about the easiest pitcher
that has stepped into the box at Lincoln
Field in some time. Even after rest
he seemed to in no wise gain control OF
the ball and mt Browns opening Of the
last half Of the fourth he sent Rodman
c. first on balls. Gurney. however. he
found somewhat easy, for Gurney Is In
experienced and tho result was he struck
out. In Boyd's case IL was somewhat
different Boyd swung, connected with
the bail and sent 10 sailing 10 deep left
for a base and he took second on LAWNS
wild throw to Fox. which brought Rod
man I'm. Sedgwick went TO first on being
hit with the ball and stole second. With
BOYD on third and Sedgewick on second
Nhillips went out on an Insignificant In.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
Batting Order of the Teams.

At four o'clock the play began with
Holy Cross at the bat and the teams fac
ing each other In the following batting
order:
BROWN-Phillips. short stop; Fultz,
second base Cook, right field; Lauder
third base; Gammons. center field; Rod
man, first base; Gurney, catcher; Boyd
left field Sedgewick, pitcher.
HOLY CROSS w. III. Fox. short
stop; LAWN, left field Curley. second
base; Maroney, right field; McTigue.
first base; Captain W. q. Fox, third base;
McAllister, center Geld; Brennan, catch
or; Mckenna, pitcher
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-19
Brown Gets a Blank.

Sandy" Gurncy opened the last half
of the second for Brown by driving the
ball in "a half-hearted manner TO Mcken-
ma, who found no trouble in retiring him
at first. Boyd, the man who lost the
Yale game, " went out To McAllister on n
deep hit to center. Mckcnna lost con-
troll of the ball here and presented Sedgc-
wick with first OIL balls aud then repeated
the performance by doing the same with
Phillips. FultZ settled all chances of a
run, however. by striking out in NEST
tneXousable manner.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-09-06

congregation for many years, and who had
previously held the office of president some
fifteen years ago, was regarded as the only
logical successor TO Mr.. King, and at the
meeting yesterday no opposition whatever
was manifested to his name.
Mr.. j. Peyser, the vice president of the
congregation, called the meeting to order,
and stated that the special meeting been
called foT tie especial purpose of selecting
a successor TO TIE late Mr.. King. He then
asked for nominations, but the name Of Mr..
Bout was the Only one put forward. Nj.
Bout WAS thereupon selected unanimously,
and. in a briefspeecil, thanked the congre-
ton for the honor thus conferred upon him.
lie also announced { hat the First Congrega-
tiohal Church had rendered the use of the
church at Tenth and g streets for the cele-
bratiors afthe Hebrew holidays on the 26th
and eth Of this month, and the 4th and 9TH
of October. As the new synagogueis as yet
only PARTIAL y completed, this act ofKindness
by the Congregational Church was received
very kindly by the congregation
Mr.. 1. L. Blout was born in Germany,
but ever since his arrival in this coun-
try. thirty-four years ago, he has been
a resident Of Washington. He came over
from Germany when only sixteen years
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-09-06
SOME ODD DIAMOND FACTS.

Las season Jennings was hit with a
pitched :raIl fortY-nine times.
Jim Mccormick, while with Chicago in
sc, pitched and won twenty-four consecu-
tive games.
Lew Camp, whom Toledo came near sign
ing this spring, led National League base
runners in 1899.
BID McPhee and Tom Brown are the
only American Association rla yers now in
the big League.
During his experience as manager
in the Association and League, Harry
Wright landed nix remnants.
Boston won the pennant in 1892 and
1893. Baltimore was a tail-ender in 1892,
and was il eighth place in '93.
An amateur pitcher in Michigan while
ago struck oct twenty-seven men, and then
lost his game. Between the strike-outs
there were bases on balls and hits.
In $50 GiIks PLAYED fifteen games with
Baltimore as an outfielder. His fielding
average was .929, being tenth in the
League. his batting average was .274
"slwer" Flint, who never wore mask,
glove or protector, caught $40 games In
thirteen years. He caught 1.-The only"
Nolan, Mccormick, Goldsmith and others.
In 'a5 Sockalexis played at Holy Cross
College. rappalau was on the same team.
In twenty f"ur games played by his col.
lege. Sockalexis made 81 runs, Al hits
and IL errOrs.
what's ia q name? An outfielder by
the name OF Jones, who has made a mark
in fast baseball company, was christened
Fielder by his mother when he was
babe in arms.
The first ! 10 game ever played between
professional teetus was on May IL, 1878,
between Chicago and the St Louis Red
Stockings. Chicago won- The smallest
score recorded before this was made at
Fort Wayne, Ind, in 1871, when the
Kekiongas made 2 runs and the Forest
Cities none.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-09-06
COLLISION IN M|OsTREAM |


At the office Of the Norfolk and Wash
ton line no statement could be obtained ,ex-
cept the bare acknowledgment that the
two boats were in culiisivn.
Mr John Callahan, the gener al manager
of the company. could not be found, and
the people at the conpany's office stated
written statement to Mr.. Callahan, and
that Mr. Callahan was the only person
who was authorized to say a word.
Ca3I. Fawkes, who was at the wheel
at the time of tie collision was seen In
Alexandria This morning amt stated that
he hsd been sounding, his whistle from
the time the boat left the Washington
wharf When off Shepherds landing he
heard signal from the Newport News TO
stop. lie gave the bell which brought his
vessel to full stop,
After having run hislioat as near the
Maryland shore as possible without beach.
ing the steamer, Hardly had his vessel
sotpped when he was Mortified at seeing
the Newport News but d hundred feet off
p'owing toward him. apparently under a
full head of steam.
He supposed that the Norfolk steamer
was standing still, and was surprised and
Mortified when re saw her almost upon
them Having stopped his engine, heran on
deck and checked a team of horses just
as they were a bout tc gooverboard.
~ had gone off my course" said the cap
tain, Ito avoid a collision, while the New
port News took a northeasterly instead OF
a noriherly course after leaving her dock
at Alexandr
The Columbia will be towed to Baltimore
tonight.