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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26
. Olympic Theatre.

That Manager Spitz OF the Olympic has
some pretty good ideas Of vaudeville will be
greed by the thousands Of patrons OF this
popular ainusen6knt house. and they will also
agree that some very fine bills have been seen
by them The present season, but the coming
week they will have opportunity OF seeing and
hearing what is his idea OF vaudeville. hs
having been able to secure bill OF talent which
will surely please every person in each audi
ence for the week.
John Kernel, the always popular Irish
comedian, will have a place Of prominence.
The Unique Trio. composed Of Miss Dorothy
Neville, Miss Mande Courtney and Harry, IA
combination which was received with great
approval in New York, will be one of the
features.
For comedians, singers and dancers 10 is
claimed that the Americus Comedy Four is
one of the best teams now before the public,
and the specalties given by 10 are unsur-
passed. Miss Florence Moore. who il known as
the Califora Nigniin yae, Will sing only the
latest popular song, and Nat Willis and Mile.
LOretto will present the brilliant sketch.
"The IramD and the Gay SOubrette" Enter
iainment by Alex Wilson. vcntrioquist, sing
ing and oaudng by Iouise Montrosc, and u
comedy acrobatic act by STANLEY aud Hall
include the vaude, ille, which will be sup
ple0ented bv the Cinematographe, which Is
the very latest !mr orted machine producing
shown will be entirely new and of decided in
tfsra
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26

handsome. The supporting company is
an ex client one, the cast Guiding,
among other. Alfred Kondrick. j. NJ.
Colville, IL. a. Largdon. Donald Mac
Laren, T.. / Stewart, G.. w. Anson, Miss
Maud Monroe ana Mrs. Sol Smith. Tine
Countess Valpsku'' will he repeated
Tuesday and Friday nights and Saturday
mntinee. "As You Liko lt' will be pre-
sentsd Wednesday and Thursday nights,
ami for her farewell performances on
s:~1rfdvy night she will hppear in her
famous impersonation OF Parthtnia in
"1ngomar.
The Lillian Russell, Della Fox and Jeff
DE Angels Comic Opera Compsny is to
appear here shortly. "Ths Wedding
Day, the latest opera ty STANCE and
Edwards, has proved an excellent vehicle
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26
HAVANA RABBLE DANGEROUS.

New York, Feb. 26.-Mr. Mann, who
has Just arrived on a Havana steamer,
in an interview with a reporter of The
Associated Press. said: I'VE were at
anchor in Havana bay ess than 300
feet from the Maine. Az few minutes
past 9 o'clock we heard bugle call the
cruisers crew below and shortly after
ward we were startled by a sound like
the explosion of n giant cracker under
water. This was followed almost inn
mediately by roar that shook the City
OF Washington from stem TO stern, and
we could hear heavy missiles falling on
the deck above.
My first thought was that war had
been declared between the United States
and Spain, and that hostilities had be-
gun. Looking cut Of the saloon port
hole toward the Maine, / saw her mid
ship section some 80 feet in the air. All
around was mass of flame and smoke.
Something struck the side of our ship
just then, and again she shook all over.
Above the roar of the flames and the ter
rible excitement which followed we
heard the cries of the dying and wound
ed They shouted Help us
Two boats were Immediately lowered
from our ship. but they had been rem
dered useless by fragments OF flying
iron and steel from the Maine. Two
other boats were soon made ready and
in them the crew Of the City OF Wash
ington assisted by Captain Stevens and
the officers picked UP over a score OF
the crew and several officers. SooN
We had Is officers and about 80 OF tho
crew on board the City OF Washington,
which had been transformed into "A
temporary hospital Sheets and linen
OF all kinds were torn into strips and used
as bandages. All the passengers lent
n hand In succoring the wounded. who
sbore their hurts with wonderful stoicism.
Many OF them were terribly mangled,
and one OF two died as they were being
carried on board the City OF Washing
ton.
None OF the passengers on the City
OF Washington would have dared 10
.lcave the ship that night even had he
been permitted TO do so. The greatest
disorder seemed To prevail on the shore,
and from the ship we could hear and see
that everything was I'm chaotic state
on land. The next morning when we
landed things seemed TO have quieted
down somewhat and Spanish officials
we're running around everywhere. They
We're I'm the cafes and similairplacss. and
ftw OF them seemed to feel any sorrow
FOR the awful event OF the previous night.
II was common thing 10 hear the rab-
bic say as they looked at the hulk of the
Maine: Served them right or Wen
serve them the same way again IL they
dare send another war vessel down here.
To the credit of tho Spanish officials
be 1t said that they afterwards made
every effort to stsy sl s'u'American
sentiment.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26
"Ibe Barber of Seville"

Lovers o. Italian opsra. with all its
wealth sf melody, can r.vel in the de-
lightful waves Of harmony which have
been given To the world by the i'm a. Crtal
Rossini, on luesiay next, when the world
famous diva Nine. Melea and ether fa
vorites from the Metropolitan Opera
House will appear in lLfAntry hall and
present the popular aud tuneful Barb r
of Seville" in Italian, under the supervis-
ion of the famous directors ami mana
gers, Walter Damrosch and G.. A. Ellis
with the important sdjuucts Of the Dam.
rosoh orchsttra. and special scenery and
COSTUMES Incesu, tie opera will be pr,-
sented IN tho same form II will b, offered
to B5ston patrons ON Feb. "a. lt VIII be
com plete in every respect and the follow
ing important cast will bs employed:
Rosina, Melba: Bertha, Nine. Van eau
tereD; Alma viva. NJ. Salignac; Figaro
sig. Cainpanari; Bartolo, sig. Carbone :
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26
JULIA MARLOwE AS THE COUNTESS.

trsted the "Tsll Prussians' mask The
plot miscarries and the countess tas
another struggle between love and
patriotism, and is forced by her lovers
attitude to divulee his identity. Mean
while on the French officsr's iLforms-
t.or, he has him court-n;artisied and
sentenced 10 be shot. lie escapes. how
ever. but To relate how would bo TO dis
clts, the elimination of the story, which
IS reserved for the greater interest of
tlose who go TO STE the plav. AS may
bs infeIrei from tho outline given, tue
lay Is full OF ussh and action. The
st5ry is one of absorbing interest, with
exciting situations and oments OF
thrilling intensity. The production is
very beautiful one. several castle in
teriors being artistic products of the
scene painters brush, while the costUm
Of the officers and others are rich and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26
Westminster Theatre.

Harry Morris Twentieth sCeDtury
Maids" VIII he thu attraction at .bs
Westminster Theatre next wtek. Every
thing used by this company has beon
especially made fer IL, auu it require 5
one of the large st baggage cars to Trans
port Its scerery, baggage md appurte-
nHnces Ihs company is one OF the est
ever seen in vaud 5Slie buriesque. Ine
opening skit. AN ,psrltc satire entitled
The Nenturv Widows. employs ire
services cf all the contrary. the parts
ueing equally distrib buted with care in
order TO tring out all tEeir possibilities.
Tho many high class spt tclaltv acts that
follow include such well-knogn yaude.
wills stars as the johnson trio Emerson
aud Omesga, Lew Randall. Mis- Clara
simmons y. &. Harrington and o5heIs
OF equal note. Lola Malisre. the latest
importation from the Latin Qusrter,
Pdrs, and tie winner Of rbe annual $1,000
prize offered by Manager Norris for the
h9nospint st formed woman on the vaude-
willie s6age. will be ssen in a most artistic
series Of living rsproducttors Of famous
Tr-ntinps and works Of plastic art. She
Will be assisted by ten professional
p sers. The performance concludes with
Zoo Mach Tr!lbv. humorous bur-
lesque in whic1 Mr.. Harry Norris will
be seen il his Gel brattd character OF
Slang Valley. he INV ntisth Centurv
Maids" have reached the pinnacle Of
succe ard stsn1 today without Ieer
in er Linz.
Kics and Bartons Roso Hill English
Folly company will he at the WI stmin-
ster Theatre duriag the week beginning
March z
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26

Easilo, NJ, Boudouresquei; Fiorello. sig.
Niyiani; Conductor, sig. Bimoni This
Will be the only appearance Of Malba In
this city and the opportunity 10 hear the
greatest singer Of the world will be VOL
coined by local music aud'art lovers.
Commenting on the Barrier OF Seville
as given in Boston this week tha Boston
Herald says: lhe enjoyment It afforded
the large aud critical auaienos gathered
20 witness it last night, ard whose iuter-
est In it was htld nrmly from the rise of
the curtain TO its dnal fall, showed that
jingling dance tunes and horsa-piay are
not indispensable, necessities in comic
opera, or, to call things by their proper
names, In opera bouffe.
The performance was one Of exceptional
merit Mime. Aelba made n brilliant sue.
cess ms Rosina 1he vivacity and mirth-
fol spirit Of the rart were we'll indicated
by ner, and though she was not always
easy la action, she was spirited. Joyous
and interesting. entering intelligsntly and
with large absence Of the srlf-conscious-
ness thst has hitherto marked her acting
into q o spirit of the fan. In this regard
sne has improved very much. Her sing
ing OF ths musl', which Iti her To
tharm, was fluent. - Hart aud charm
lug in the hal est degrees.
The music In itself IL 1orid enough,
but Nina. Melna added 60 its ornamantS
ton with tasts ani oftsn With surprising
illustrations ot her art in oolorature Her
voice WIS at it's hest, and he would be
very exa ,tin1, indeed. who should wish
for greater perfection in vocal t,chniqgc.
beauty in phrasipg ami flsxihility tam
cmphssi1cd her staging throughout. In
the scene of the music lessOB' ste sang
n tender little Italian song. with piano
accom- pEnirent. which was enthusisst.c-
ally received and in response she gave as
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26

for the display of the stars individual
abilities. The opera fairly pristles with
bright, catchy music. while the libre ito
is written In an amusing and interesting
style. The company nun hers 70 people
aud includes Lucille Saunders, William
Pruette, Iom Greene, q. W. Allison,
Albert kcGukin and Ada Bernard. This
organization will be seen here at the
Providence Opera House for three nights
only, March 10, III and IL.
Ihe return engagement of Herbert
Kelley and Efiie shannon, In their new
piece, 1.-The Moth and the Flame" Is
announced as the attraction at the Prov
idence Opera House for the week OF
March IA.
"A southern Romante. from Dolly
Higbee's novel. sin Gods Country,
with Isabelle Evesson, Cora Iinnie. j.
" Thompson. A. ,. Lipman and Other
Unknown favorites In the cast Is the
attraction booked at the Providence
Opera House for thres nights, commenc-
ing Monday, March z.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26
A PrCf.tabl, Season.

This season the New York theatres have
enjoyed prosperity which was made marked
bv the frequent III luck RI playhouses in other
cities. With the exception ut Olympia every
house in the metropolis has made inone,.
The winter has not only smiled on well-estab-
iShed theatres, but has also brought into pub
lie favor stages that long despairel OF il. Goud
fortune has attended DAILY :, the Emrir, the
Lyceun, Garrick's, Mallack's, the Broadway,
Star, asino, Fourteenth Street, Eden Musce
kiiou, Grand Gpera House, Cnnreid's Acade
emy. Fifth Avenue. knickerboclxer, and
wealth was coined by our vaudeville friends,
Mr.. Keith, Mr.. Proctor, MIR. Aarons ana Weber
AZ Fields.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26

succs ss in New York and Boston on the
occasion of its initial productions, but
especially because, since she was last seen
here. her position as Americas leading
actress has received the most emphatic
endorsement i'm many quarters which
have hitherto denied her title TO this dis
tinctive honor. Her present engagement
mere will bs more interesting from tie
fact that the production of The Countess
Valeska" was made entirely under her
personal supervision and directioc, and
has plsced ter as a producer of plays on
n parallel In dignity and artistic effort
with the most distinguished artists Of
this country or Europe.
"The Counties. Vaieska" is a romantic
drama in four acts, from the German Of
Rudolph Strait. and may be called a
Napoleonlc play. IL was originally called
"Dsr Lange Preusse,' and is q Berlin
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26

succ SIS. Its scenes ara al laid In the
Polish widow. just tef ,re the famous bat
tle of Frisdlani in 1907 Napoleon was
then posing as friend of polLnd. and
st the opening OF tte play is about To
arrive at the castle TO taGe up his quar-
tcrS there for The night.
Meanwhile. the "Tall Prussian,
whfse sobr'quet was The oriaiual title Of
the PLAY. h tad bis hoIs, shot from
under him by the Free oh, but manages
TO escat @ INTO tho castlo with the aid OF
the countess. wLo from her winGow saw
him ISL. These two were once lovers.
and the memory of that I've which the
countess tries To Iersuads tersslf no
longer exists, forces her % save tie l:fs
Of the mar, although she is aware that
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26

an encore Massenet's "SevIllans. which
was rewarded with tremon dous applsuss.
to which she replied with repetition Of
the first song. and again drew forth a
tempest of piaudits.
sig. Campararis-wss one OF the most
delightful of Fixaros, acting with equal
skill animation and effect. and with "a
breezy humor in which thore was not one
false touch. It was an admirable bit of
comic acting. and at every point sharply
accented the text and made the story
clear. lie was In fine voice. and sang
with notable spirit and musicianly intel
ligence. The Largo al factotum' was
sung by him better than ever before. aud
the rapidity aud distinttnsss with which
he gave the patter In the coda was so
psrsistently applauded that he was COM
PEELED TO repeat IL.
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he Is the man OF men tho French want,
and that she ought TO bs loyal TO Poland
and Napoleon. Al her request the 'Tall
oyerseer un IL re can find an opportunity
10 slip out of the castle. When the count
ess says she no longer loves him be
threatens TO give hims,lf up TO the
sneiny, whereupon she oonfessss that her
love IS stronger than ever. Fresh COM
plioatioHs arise from the fact that the
young mans father Is in the castls in
disguise and Matching a plot TO n assassinaos
Napoleon, in whicn ne beRs Lis son to
assist MIN. Furthermure, Frenca
officer who loves the countess has pene-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26

Army convention Friday the voting for
department commander proceeded un-
der great excitement. Mr.. Southard had
PA; Mr.. Robbie. 15s, aud Mr.. Snipe. IL.
Governor Robie made 1t unanimous in
an eloquent speech.
other officers elected included: Senior
vice commander. Stanley Plummer.
Dexter: junior vice commander ]. w.
Emerson, Lewiston: medical director,
John ". MgGregor. Montague: depart
ment chaplain. j. w. Webster, Newport
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26
FIVE VESSELS ASHORE.

South West Harbor Me. Feb. 26.-The
worst storm of the season prevails here.
Five vessels are ashore at the head OF
the harbor one OF these, the Forest
Belle Captain Wood OF 81 John. n. r..
from Boston FOR Weymouth. n. s.. with
a general cargo. Is In q bad position and
syIll probably 20 20 pieces on the next
tide. The crew has escaped.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26
CREW WITHOUT FOOD.

Boston, Feb. 26.-Captain Goodwin of
the four-masted schooner EleaZer w.
Clark. which arrived yesterday morn
Ing from Cienfuegos. Cuba. with "A cargo
of sugar. reports that on Feb. . he spoke
the British bark Deva (of Liverpool,
Captain Teasdale. bound from LObos de
Afuera for Havana. The vessel had
been out nearly four months. and her
store OF provisions was completely eX-
hausted. For 20 hours before the Clark
fell I'm with her. her crew had been with
out food and suffered much I'm conse-
quence. Captain Clark furnished the
British vessel with a supply OF provis-
ions sufficient Go last him the remainder
OF his passage.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26
ProyIdenc. Opera Houss.

There is no Ilayer before the public
who enjoys 50 marked degree Of artistic
favor. personal esteem and popularity as
julia Marlowe, and she IS assured in
advance OF the most cordial greeting from
Providence theatre goers when she ap-
pears hers st the Providence Opera
Honse for tbe first time next Monday
niRht, In her greatest success 1.-The
Countess Valssss. T" Her return this
season Is unusually auspcious. not only
on account OF the presentation OF new
play. which recently won an exceptional
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26
SOLDIERS TO BE vAccINATED.

Essex Junction. VT. Feb. 2G.-All the
soldiers at Fort Ethan Allen have been
ordered TO be vaccinated at once. IL
is believed TO be on account OF warlike
conditions. and the possibility Of being
ordered to Cuba, where smsllpoS is prev
slent.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26
TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAY

Tsts laxative Bromo. ouinine Tablets Al drus-
ri,ts refund the money u fails 20 cure z,o.
1bes sssuine has L. b. q on each tablet
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26
MAINE GRAND ARMY.

Lswiston. Me. Feb. 2s,-In the qrana
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-10-13
COL. RoosEvELTs wRIGeLING.

The wriggling OF Col. Roosevelt to
dodge paying taxes is phenomenal; and
the New York papers are showing up
this model Republican candidate for
COVE nor.
BY paying the New York city taxes a
week or 80 ago which he swore off last
spring he completed his own case
against himself. For example we give
the links in the chain:
l. August 81, lS97-Coionel Roose-
welt made this assertion in a sworn
statement to the tax assessors OF Oyster
Bay:
Q. What is your name and residence7
A. Theodore Roosevelt, Washington,
d. C.-In New York at No. $50 Madison
avenue.
2. March 81, 1S9S-Col. Roosevelt
made, signed, swore to and sent from
Washington to the tax commissioners of
New York City an affidavit containing
these sentences:
On May /, 1897, / and my family
moved out of the house we had been oc-
cupying in New York City and my
sister moved in.
| had no residence in New York City
and did not vote there and conld not
vote there at the last election.
In October last my family came on
here from )yster Bay, L. l., and since
then have been and now am resident
of Washington.
The sworn statement of August "a +,
1897, he is a resident of Washington and
New York CITY, and the affidavit of
March 81, 1S9S-seven months later
says he gave MP his residence in New
York City on October !, 1897, about six
weeks after the sworn statement to the
o ster Bay assessors was made.
In neither of these documents under
oath does Col. Roosevelt claim Oyster
Bay as residence. In the second he
swears off not only his taxes but also
his New York City or voting residence,
tn which he held on in his first or
Oyster Bav swearing, and limits himself
to one Washington.
8. October 8, lS9S-Col. Roosevelt
paid his taxes in New York City, thus
branding his effort to get out Of his New
York Citv taxes as plain case of tax
dodging."
He has not yet paid the 1897 taxes
which he swore off.
He has not received legal residence
in New York state by the only means
open TO him, namely, by swearing that
he swore falsely either on August "a,
1897, or on March 81, 1898, or on both
occasions. This is really an interesting
case. But what a tangled web those
weave when first they counsel to de-
ceive,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-10-13

Secretary Alger's answers to the in.
terrogatories of the war investigation
commission are not satisfactory, and as
one Of the members said "they do not
answer" ain the first place." said
this commissioner, 1--WE asked who had
been influential in selecting the camp
sites. The only answer vouchsafed is
that General Lee selected the camp at
Jacksonville. do not think any other
camp is mentioned. But this omission
will, no doubt, be remedied in the sup
Elemental report for which we will call
on Secretary Alger."
In New York two prominent witnesses
will be called-Col. Theodore Roosevelt
and r, B, Roosevelt, The latter made
grave charges against the administration
of the commissary general and he will
be asked 10 substantiste them.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-10-13
NEVER FORGET THIS.
1t Will Repay the Reader to Store This
Information Away In the Cor
ridOr of HIS Brain.

The readers of this newspaper since
ever medical preparations were adyer-
tsed have always been accustomed to
see statements published in these col.
umns from here, there and everywhere
except from Canton. Read what fol-
lows and mark the difference between
such evidence and that usually supplied,
say from WOoDsocket, X. |. Doan's
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the road had some bother with my
back. 1t ached sometimes dull and
steady and sometimes stitches caught
me when stopped or made an awkward
movement, and after | left the road
was subject to attacks OF it, II caught
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after year l thought it high time to
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advertisements but Ooan's Kidney Pills
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Kidney Pills, and can endorse ell their
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N Y. sole agents for the United States
Remember the name D0AN'S and
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-10-13
The news from Paris is that Spain

The news from Paris is that Spain has
pnt in bill of $500. .OOO,O against the
United States, being the amount it has
cost her to be defeated and lose the
islands east and west. Poor Spainl
She needs the millions no doubt. But
she will not get them from Uncle Sam.
The word is she is employing the sub.
tlest diplomacy to collect the claim
through the peace commission. It will
do her no good. The fact is Spsin's
hold on Cuba and the Philippines was
about gone any how.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-10-13

Some Republican papers are claiming
that General Wheeler's testimony before
the investigating commission .vindi-
Gates the army management, when in
fact the whole thing plainly shows the
whitewashing going on,
There was no cross examination of
the general to get out the whole truth
and nothing but the truth. This white
washing commission are not organized
for any such purpose, not they.
The direct examination was so con.
Quoted that lad General Wheeler told
what he knows he would have laid him
self open to the charge of doing more
than answering tho questions and going
out of his way to attack those who