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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-11
Providence High School Notes.

At recent meeting Of the class Of 90
classical, a committee was formed To de-
eide upon what should be the gift Of tho
graduating class 60 the school. The com
mittee in their report adv ised the pur-
chase o "a portrait of Prof Albert
Hardness of Brown University 90 be pre-
sented TO the school on cr before Eradua-
tiUn day. The report was adopted ana
acted upon. Photographer Pierce win
have the making Of the portrait in
charge The picture will probably be n
carbon finished life sized portrait cost.
ing about $2S
Tie Arbor day exercises of tho H'gh
school Will, as usual, take place nt the
park at 10. 80 in the forenoon OF Friday
next IL has been decided tO dedicate tAe
classical tree to General u. :. Graut and
the commercial tree 20 Commodore .. ii.
Perry.
The many who make use of then wheels
in going 60 and from the High school
every day have been recently IaVored with
sufficient quantity Uf wheel supports,
placed in the basement Judging from tie
number OF cycles stationed there each day
one would form the opinion that they fill
n long felt want
Some two years ago the scholars OF the
High school and Manual Training High
schools signed petition to have the
streets which ran by the building ON
either Of the three sides, paved with
asphalt or some similar substance. which
would deadcn the sound Of passing vchi-
cles IL certainly is time that another
petition was in circulation tn the same
end. Each day recitaticns are disturbed
by the passing Of the heavy teams upon
Spring and Pond streets. especially dur
ing this warm weather. when the " indOws
must necessarily be open. This matter
Is becoming a nuisance but could easily
be- remc1icd.
Practice for the singing on graduation
day has begun ut the High school
The High school track team has been
training Tor the Held day for the last three
weeks
Fall River High. Woonsockct High,
Providence High and Friends school will
be IN the lnterscholastic meet this year.
Somc one entered the school yesterday
and stole bell from one Of the bicycles
In the basement
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-11
FAIR CAsE SENSATION.
Woman In London Cables Startling
Accusations.

London. May ll.-Jeannine Won Turk
helm. nee Young, of San Francisco is
I'm this city in great distress She says
that she is the victim OF a conspiracy
which has grown out OF the Fair will
contest at San Francisco. she charges
her husband with a knowledge of the
conspiracy, anu rs anxious 10 return 70
California i'm order to expose IT, She Is
entirely without funds, and is beseech-
ing her friends in San Francisco 10 send
her money enough TO pay her passage
home. She has sent the following cable
gram to Chief of Police Lees of San
Francisco:
Discovered proof of Delmas' villany at
Hotel Cecil. London. Turkheim intends
leaving early tomorrow. Tell friends.
Wish SNr immediate return. No money.
Can you have Arnold. alias Won Turk
helm extradited TO San Francisco? Has
valuable papers of Fair case in his pos
session. Gable care American embassy.
Jeannine Won Tcrkheim.
In the course OF an interview the
pseudo baroness said:
owing to my knowledge of important
facts bearing on the Fair will case il
became desirable, In the interest OF GER
tain persons. 10 remove me from the
scene of action. To bring this about =
was induced, or instigated, 20 marry the
man calling himself Baron Won Turk
helm. We sailed for England.
During the voyage there were re-
peated attempts to poison me with
Iaudanum. When we arrived at Liver
pool / discovered among the effects of
the man calling himself Baron Won Turk
helm certain papers showing him 10 be
a detective. employed by Stillwells
agency in San Francisco. When |
charged him with his duplicity he ad-
mitted IL. We came TO London and took
rooms at the Hotel Cecil.
To-day he paid the hotel bill and left
me- do not know his whereabouts. /
am penniless. and am obliged 10 go 20 a
boarding house.
"The bottle of laudanum used against
my life on board ship was purchased OF
the Joseph Hahn company, Sacra-
mento."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-11

DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATION
Saturday, June 10, 1907.
and
nd eSeuey


20. The spring regatta Is scheduled for
June 10, and the season will close with
the race for tho Larchmont cup on sat
urday, Sept. IL.
Jack Burke, the st. John boxer who
fought Tommy West in Boston a couple
OF years ago, will meet Pat Scully at the
Broadway A. T.. May IL. Burke has inn
proved since he was seen in Boston and
he will make matters interesting for the
Irish pugilist
Tim Kearns. !the Lawrence boxer, who
won two bouts at the recent B. "A. A.
shows is doing we'll in New York, but he
should not fight under assumed names for
he loses all the credit that goes To "a
winner The other night no beat Billy
Teller of Cincinnati at New York, but he
fought under the name Of Cannon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-11
BIG FOREST FIRES
Raging In the Pine Belt East OF
White Earth Agency, Mimi.
Party That Tried to Save Government
Property Forced to Flee to Lake.

White Earth, Mimi, May 1l.-Heavy
forest fires are raging in the pine belt,
about Is miles east of the agency, and
considerable damage is being done TO the
timber. A party Of men was sent from
here TO save the government saw mill ~
miles east of here. They have returned
and report that the country Is all on fire
and that the government saw mill, spindle
and planning mills were completely de-
stroyed by fire despite all efforts TO save
them The fire cut them off from their
horses and they We're compelled 10 run
about eight miles To a lake To save their
lives. A number of lumber camps are
also burned, with outfits OF logging
sleighs, etc. The Indians sugar camps
this side are burned. A heavy wind is
prevailing and If a rainfall does not come
soon the whole country will be on fire.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-11
Ryan's Easy Victory.

Tommy Ryan Of Syracuse, tho champion
welterweight of the world, knocked out
Paddy German the Australian middle
weight i'm tho third round. before the
Rienzi Athletic Club at Rochester, n. Y,
last night.
The men stripped nc catch weights,
with German six pounds the heavier.
In the first round the cSswd became con
vinced of Ryan superiority and hisscd
German In che second. In the third
round Ryan planted 4 singing right
handler on Germans left cheek and the
attcr tumblcd TO the floor. After II
seconds he got on his feet and Referee
Tommy Dixson, the feathcrweight fighter,
gave him another chance.
After two feints Ryan planted a
straight right on Gorman'e jaw. and ne
sunk like log II was 20 seconds before
the referee allowed Gorman's seconds "a
heig him 70 bis corner, and itewas fully
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-11
TO sNcCEEp sTrCKNEY.

rectors of the Great Falls National bank
have selected Fred NJ. Varney of Dover
TO fill the vacant position of cashier of
the now famous institution. Mr.. Var
ney was paying teller OF the Dover Ma
tional bank which was wrecked by the
late Isaac A. Abbott. who subsequently
committed suicide. The new cashier will
take charge OF the bank the last OF the
week 1t has been definitely settled that
James II. Edgerly Of this city and James
II. Ryan OF Dover will act as counsel for
Joseph T.. Kelley. No line of defense has
yet been decided upon, and all reports
that the plea OF insanity will be entered,
the counsel state, is mere conjecture.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-11
Bouts at Philadelphia.

The boxing show at the Arena last
night was puiely local. The entertain
ment was about the best ever given in
tho Quaker City.
The windup was to have been between
Jack DAILY and Owen Zeigler DAILY hurt
his arm last week AT Syracuse and was
advised by the physicians not to box.
Joe Dougherty was substituted and
proved good substitute, though he was
decidedly bested by Ieigler. Dougherty
put up fairly good go for three rounds
but in the fourth he got careless, and
that was the cause OF his undoing.
The curtain raisers were Harry Craw-
ford and Joe Duffy, both Of Philadelphia.
Duffy did most Of the leading throughout
tho six rounds His advantage was not
sufficient TO give him "A decision.
Harry Berger and young Mahoney were
the contestants in the next bout. This was
rattling setto for the entire six rounds.
The next bout was between two 130-
Founders, Eugene Roman and young Bull
Mccarthy. Roman was entitled to the
decision. Mccarthy received quite an
ovation for his gameness as he left the
ring.
The last preliminary was between ELL
wood McCioskey and young Jack Nc
Donald. Both fought hard, but Nc
Closkey was entitled TO the decision.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-11
DOwNED BY ROCHESTER.
Crays Defeated After Tieing the Score In
Seventh Inning.

Good hitting by the Rochesters and
weak stick work by the Grays enabled tho
visitors to win at Adelaide. Park yester-
day. There was rally by the home
team i'm the seventh, sand with little
weakening on the other side Providence
had chance TO win, but failed. Cooney
was hit by pitched ball, Lytle muifed
Lyons fly and called balls To Friel. filled
the bases. A two-bagger by Dixon sent
Cooney and Lyons home Eagan foul
flied 10 Zahner, but Weigand banged out
hit, and Friel and Dixon went home
and tied the score. Bassett could not
drive the ball out of the, diamond, and a
double play by tho Shannons and Dooiey
retired thom. The Rochesters proceeded 10
score the winning run. Lynch bunted
and made IL a hit. and Lytle sacrificed.
Dan Shannon batted single, and Lynch
scored from second. Dooley hit safe, out
Bottenus and Richter We're retired at irst
base on in-feld plays The score;
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-11
New England League.
General Sporting Gossip.

King was batted out of the box by the
BostOns yet he wins game hands down
from the Baltimores.
Johnny Van Heest and Australian Billy
Murphy will meet at the Olympic A. 4.
New Orleans, May 2S.
The Phillies and Brooklyns won their
first Western games, while the Bostons
and New Yorks bit the dust
loo White. tho colored boxer Of Boston.
fought four-round draw with the Ken
tucky Rosebud at Philadelphia tSatur-
day night.
% fight spike Sullivan at l2S pounds.
Mullin says that spike IL afraid to
meet him. but the sports do not believe 1t.
Ben Jordan, prominent featherweight
OF England, has posted 500 In London
and has challenged George Dixon and
"Pedlar" Palmer To box at l2l pounds
for $500 side.
About 10 baseball diamonds wS. be
laid out within month upon the three
tracts of land i'm Fairmount Park, Phiia-
delphia, recently set aside by the COM
mission for this use.
Tom DAILY IL not playing second TO the
satisfaction OF the Milwaukee fans and
they are commencing % guy him. IL is
charged that he IL indifferent both In his
fielding and batting.
Joe Butler. tho -philadnlphiA- heavy.
weight, will join Tom O Rourkc In New
York, and accompany Dixon and Walcott
90 San Francisco. where he will be
matched against Slavin.
The Larchmont Yacht Club one NJ the
leading racing organizations on this side
OF the Atlantic, issued its program of re-
gattas TO-DAY, which includes twelve
separate racs days and "a race week last
ing from July IL to July % The club
will formally open its club house on May
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-11
Westminster Thcater.

The Wood Sisters New Extravaganza
Company, one Of the most popular amuse-
ment organizations OF its kind-+a-thc
country, is at the Westminster Ineater for
The week, and the performances yesterday
afternoon anu evening were very lberdlly
patronized. The hearty applause ACCORDED
the different artists was such that would
warrant one In saying that the Wcstmin-
stcr Iheator would no crowded during
the week. The performance commences
with an up to-date original musical con
cepton entitled, THE Tally-Ho Club, F"
which, OF course has for "A leading attrac-
tion score or more OF pretty girls in
songs and marches, while the comedians
ot the company make things lively.
During the progress of the picCc all of tae
new and popular songs are rendered in "A
pleasing manner. Mile Kaye, "a
dancer and oontortionist Of more than
ordinary ability heads the olio. and she Is
followed by Il. c. Ward and Not Brown,
Dutch comedians; Frank Lucier and
Harry Greve, as tho Rube and the Sport;
the Wood Sisters, Frances and Julia, in
budget OF now and pleasing songs Jennie
Lamont and Jose Boir ami the dancing
dog "Micky" In "a laughahle sketch !;
George Is. Scanlon, the favorite Irish
Comedian, and Pearl stevens in one OF
tho lest sketches seen az the Westmin-
ster this season. Last comes Harry Pleon,
who is down on the bill as the celebrated
London Comedian, in an entirely new
line. The entertainment concludes with
a laughnble burlesque on the latest New
YORK success, THE Merry Wicket World, I"
In which Pearl stevens takes the lesding
part and Is assisted by the full strength
of the company. In this the girls OF the
company appear In a number of songs,
and wcll-exccutetd evolutions and finish
with grand finale by the Fogg boo
Band. The same bill will be presented
every afternoon and evening during the
week
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-11
SouSa'S Band Concerts.

Sousa. the March King" and his
famous Dand will be at Infantry hall to-
morrow afternoon and evening and offer
music lovers of this city and vicinity u
rare treat The matinee concert at = 30
o'clock will offer especial inducement to
persons living out OF town and on the
outlying parts Of the city rs they will
have plenty of time To reach the hall and
return to ;heir homes In season for other
duties, The concert will be rs good a.
that offered for the evening. and both
programs Will be as Interesting as the
famous leader can make them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-11
Standing of the Eastern League.
Stopped In the Fourth Round.

The 20-round bout at catchweights be-
tween Joe Choynski of California and
Denver Ed Smith, which brought about
2000 sports to the Broadway Athletic Club,
New York. last night was cut very short
by Referee Roche, who stopped the bout
after two minutes and eight seconds OF
fighting In the fourth round. Smith
tried 20 hold Choynski's hand frequently
during the first three rounds, and the
Denver man took nearly the full 10 seconds
in getting TO his feet. Joe Choynski was
always ready with left jabs and he sent
them i'm on Smiths face repeatedly at
the close Of the third round
Fred Mayo and Jack Wilson, both of
Brooklyn, came together III the opening
bout of 10 rounds, at ll0 pounds. Mayo
won.
Jerry Barnett of New York and John
Henry Johnson, colored of Philadelphia,
were the contestants in the second pre-
liminary. They met at l22 pounds. The
referee declared the bout draw.
Choynski then entered the ring. Smith
followed. In the first round Choynski
led off with hard left jab in the stom-
ach. Then they tiddled for "a while, and
Smith swung his left twice on the face.
Joe replied with left uppercut in the
face. Joe ducked his head into left
uppercut, but few seconds later he
swung his left on the jaw and sent Smith
20 the floor, where the Denver man stayed
eight seconds. Joe led again as soon as
smith was up, and the latter held his
hand, and the spectators Missed.
In the second round Smith led his right
for the wind, but Choynski stopped the
blow with his right glove. Smith led
again, but missed, and Choynski sent a
left jah hard on the,mouth. Joe uppercut
him with his left on the face. Then Joe
sent his ieit straight on tho face and up
percut with his right. Smith rushed and
Chuynski sent him staggering backward
with hard straight lett on tho face
TAey spaned few moments and
Ehuyuski swnng his left on the face
again, stA,gj,erinR Smith.
In the third round Joe iad left for face
tut missed. Smith sent his left - tno
wind ana JCo swung. .his-lc!t hard on the
face three .imes ~ succession. smith S
face was covered with NoOG ty this time,
and Choylski kept. .iub0Dr lis lel on tho
damaged face Smith swung ~ right
several times, but failed 90 land, as Joe
was TOO quick FOR him. CboyusIi tried n
swing which went oy0r smiths head and
he kept on jabring on the face Till the
gong sounded.
In the fourth round SnitE ,ad and
landed on the head, then ho tried for tho
body. CbOynski labbed three lefts IN the
iace and Smith tried 90 hold his hand
Choynski sent another left 10 the face ana
they Clinched. As soon as the referee
succeeded In getting them separated he
sent them 70 their corners ana stopped
the bout. He awarded the hght to
Choynski, ard there Were mingled cheers
and groans from all over the house.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-11
CIfRAN PETITION

New York May ia petition is now
being circulated ami signed by New
York bankers and business men urging
President Mckinley TO do oil I'm his power
10 effect a speedy settlement Of the Gu
ban insurrection. IL IL said that the pc
tltion Will he extended TO every town and
city in the United States whore business
has been hampercd by the Cuban diff
culties
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-11
PROVIDENCE.

Earned runs Providence / Rochester 3.
Two-base mts-Dixon, I.ytle, ID. shannon,
Richter. Stolen bases-Meigand 2, Knight,
Dixon. Sacrifice hits-Lynch, Lytle, Bot
tenus. Double plays-Neigsnd 10 COOney 70
Drauby: Cooney TO Weigand to Drauby; Il.
shannon 10 ID. shannon 10 Dooley. First
base on halls-Of Egan, Dooley, Zahner /;
Off Mcfarland, Weigand, Bassett Friel
First base on errOrs-Providence /. Struck
out-By Egan, zahner, McFarnni; by Nc
Farland. Bassett, Lyons, Braun. Passed
ball-Xahner. Hit by pitched Lall-By
Egan, Bottenus; by Mcfarland, knight
Cooney. Time-lh. 55m. Umpire-Swart
wood
Braun batted for Egan in the ninth inn.
ing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-11
Put Out In Second Round.

Jack" Hanlon of New York and
"Jack" Monahan of Philadelphia met mt
Baltimore last night before the Westport
A. c. for 20-ruund bout at li0 pounds.
Monahan was knocked down in the first
round, but was game enough TO try 1t
again, and went out in thel second. after
fighting a minute and 45 seconds, during
which time he was three times sent TO
GRASS
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-11
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-11
LECTURE RY JOE JEFFERsoN

Bridgeport. Conn, May IL. - Joseph
Jefferson, the actor. will visit this city
Thursday evening. May l3. and speak
on THE Drama" FOR the Contemporary
club. an organization composed Of the
leading literary and professional people
OF the city The lecture Is TO be for the
club members alone.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-11
BREAK AT BATON ROUGE.

Vicksburg. Miss. May IA break In
the levee has occurred AT Ration Rouge,
q short distance below the Burton mill
break and within a short distance OF the
upper end OF tho Ponchartrain levee dis
trict. 1t was $50 feet wide at last re-
ports. A desperate effort ls being made
to close it, with prospects doubtful.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-11

Thirty years is long time 10 FIGHT so pain.
ful trouble ne piles. hut Jacob Mitchell of
Unionviilp, Pa, struggled that long before he
tired DcWitt's Witch uazcl Salve. whicn
quickly and permanently cured HIM. 10 IL
equally effective I'm eczema and all skin afiec-
tions
d . inhPston's pharma " sa} West
Mctzgrr's Pharmacy, 20
Alireds Pharmacy, Sill
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-11
National League Games.

al IltlSbS.
Nichols. Pittsburg's usual Jonah. could
not pull the game out. because OF slow
fielding behind him. On the other hard,
Killen's support was flrst-class. The
game was won i'm the fourth by three
singles and Collins tumble. Score:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-11
Butler Knocked out.

A bout 1900 leopio assembled &c tho
opening Of the empire, Athletic Club at
Troy last evening.
The principal event ~. 10 be CO.
ruund 20 between spike sullivan Of Ire
land and Tommy Butler OF Brooklyn.
I'm the third round Sullivan uppercut
Butler with the left knocking him out
In the bout between Billy Hill, colored
(Muldoon's pickaninny) and Jack Gal
lagher, the referee stopped the fight i'm
tho third round, Gallagher being no
mntch for the colOred boy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-11
SPORTING WORLD.

five minutes before German realized
that the fight was over.
Teddy Alexapder, Germans manager,
said that German had begged him TO
match him for this fight, which he had
planned To make his last.
The preliminary WAS l0-round affair
between Kid Goulctte OF Duluth and
Billy Jennings Of Syracuse. The latter
was knocked out by a left hook in tho
seventh round.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-28
story or the Fire

AS this edition Of The Virginian goes
to the street there is still burning in
Portsmouth a fire that has already cost
that city hardly less than 100000.
Itstarted at 12:45 o'clock this morning
In Whitehurst's hall, a large two-story
vacant building on Glasgow street, be-
tween Washington and Green streets,
used for dancing. How it started no one
has been found up to this writing who
can tell.
The flames spread, under the influence
OF a stiff breeze, with remarkable rap
idity and quickly communicated with
the buildings adjacent to the hall; every
thing In that end Of the block being
burned. crossed over to London into the
block bounded by Queen, Green and
Washington, and also spread in down
Glasgow across Green.
SIT. FAULTS CHURCH BURNED.
an less than twenty minutes after the
hall had been discovered ablaze the
sparks from tho glowing conlagration
had been carried across three blocks to
ST. Paul's Catholic church, on the corner
Of Washington and High streets, and In
q few minutes the sacred edlflce was
wrapped in flames. It Is said that when
first discovered the space on fire was no
larger than tho head Of q barrel and
could have been eStinguished easily
could II have been reached by a man
with a bucket OF water.
AID FROM NORFOLK.
The entire Portsmouth department
was out fighting ibravely. but absolutely
unable to cope with the flames. The
Norfolk departm was called upon and
cent ever the ansgiR Re h THl1raaa sxssYilL q.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-28

The terrible connagration which swept
ever such large portion Of Portsmouth
this morning will cause many a sad
heart In the beautiful city to-day. Nor
Will sadness be alone i'm the hearts of
those who saw their homes fall prey to
the ruthless names. for the-e are ,hous-
ands in bolh ci!ies who while they did
not suffer in Il pecuniary way, deplore
the terrible misfortune which has befal-
len their neighbors, and Will give to them
In fullest the sympathy that is better
than aims"
Norfolk extends to her sister city her
profound sympathy and her assurance
That in the relief Of the distressed she
will aid to the uttermost
The Nlrgln!an undertakes to promise
more for Norfolk We promise that in
the struggle which the Portsmouth ci,i-
zens will make to rebuild that portion OF
the city destroyed last night, she will
find In the people of Norfolk ready.
willing and strong helpers.
We know that those who suffered mos t
1,1y ~ a. +.