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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-10
T. M. A btNe 1T.

The Theatrical Mechanics Associa-
ton. Providence Lodge, No. 10. will
have benefit at the Providence Opera
House. sun ay evening February lS
To swell the charity fund Of the asso-
ciauion. The Theatrical Mechan cs' AS
soClation OF Providence was incOrpora-
ted in 1887 by VIM. +. Doolen. Joseph
Wheeler. Geo. u. Roberts. James Me
kenna, Patrick Bowen. Frank Monroe
and John II. Rogers. FOR the purpose OF
mutual Improvement and 10 render as
sistance 10 its members IN time OF
sickness ana death. The organization
now numbt rs ffty-fo charter mem-
bcrs "a small number for any lodge
but necessarily So Ina this case. as only
those connected with the theatrical
profession are eligible tO membership.
tn program for The Sunday evening
concert Includes a list of exceptionally
pleasing numbers. among which may
he mentioned selections 10y an Oichcs-
ira OF forty pieces lead by Manager
Felix X. Wendelschacfer. who has gra-
ciously consented upon this occasion 60
place himself at the head OF one az the
largest. ana certainly The best. orches-
ira ever heard I'm ProVi1a nee. The
Weber Ladies Quartet will be heard
In several selections and Miss Minerva
Borden viii sing a soprano solo. Albert
r. Foster. violinist Bowen r. Church
i-t. win D. heard IN solos and Miss
Grace Winifred JOY. clucutiunis. will
read several OF her most enjoyable se-
rections. The entertainment committee.
which includes MCssrs charles I.
itthcr Eugene r. Wendclschaefer.
VIM. +. Duolen ana Andrew Link. are
stll harl az work ana eNp.pt before
the 18th tn secure several Turns from
The ranks of the professional people
who VIII be IN IN" cltN ou thl, day. in
fact, .veral have Ilrrudy Promised 10
uppe Ir MI thH member or he assn-
ci7 Jon have tickets To- sell AMI al re-
POI Is go fas. favor q biz Attendance a.
public interest is with the . -uple who
tp Co amu them during the heat
iical season iur ID 81 DE- members Of
thls assHr'ath q Hho are instfumcn .il
Too providing fh suttound'na- The mu-
&c. "ira of ~ spNpir. productions
that tlsit ths city annually.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-10
KNIGHTS OF PfTHIAS.

All arrangements have been made
for the session of the grand lodge
which meets in odd Fellows hall Tues
day. The meeting will be cailed TO or
der at 10 O'Clock and after roll call past
chancellors OF 1899 viii be admitted.
This viii be followed by he reports
OF the various officers. The receipts
viii show decrease OF about 140 IN
membership for the year. AT noon the
elec.ion will be In order ana then will
come dinner. which Will be served 10
all In Columbia hall az l o'clock.
The picture Is still in the ante
room of ElmWOod lodge, for last We'd
nesday evening Chancellor Comman-
der Pierce was present, but the chair
man OF the committee was absent. and
the lodge viii have the affair carried
out with full board, II il takes
year. An effort VIII be made To have
all who are interested present at the
meeting next Wednesday evening.
81. johns lodge will celebrate its 29th
anniversary Thursday evening. March
$. with a musical and literary program
and a supper. Brothers Andrew Nc
kenZie. Robsu j. Clegg. James Brown,
j. III. Carney and John McMorrow have
been appointed a committee 20 arrange
for the same.
AT the meeting OF Damon lodge Tues
day Grand Keeper Of Records and Seal
William A. Wilson Installed :. III. Boss
"A prelate, \. NJ Tlnkham as keeper OF
records and seal and Oswald Schmald
as inner guard.
THE chowders all right. Have an
other one next Thursday. evening,
Brother McCiane." was the greeting
tha, the above named brother got on
all sides Thursday evening in Enter
prise lodge. And that viii be about all
that the members vii do at that time.
America lodge will celebrate it's 5th
anniversary Thursday evening with a
supper ana entertainment.
The rank OF knight was con-
ferred upon one candidate at the meet
Ing OF Red Cross lodge Tuesday even
ing.
Perseverance lodge held smoke
talk Tuesday evening
The rank Df page was conferred upon
one can~date AZ the meeting
Oriental ledge Thursday evening.
II Is possible that by next fail
America lodge viii be in position TO
confer the knights rank in he long
form"
AZ The meeting OF Rhode Island lodge
Monday evening the rank OF page Will
be conferred upon one candidate a
whist party will be held under the aus
pices OF the social committee Monday
evening. Feb 26
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-10
NAVAL VETERANS.

Farragut association met at head
quarters Saturday night. Shipmate
Smith in command in the absence of
Captain Turner The regular business
was dispensed with.
Surgeon Traver reported Past Captain
William H. Place on the improved list
and Engineer Samuel O. Swan IN feeble
health.
The shipmates smoked and rehearsed
tales OF thrilling Interest when they
stood shoulder to shoulder repcling
he enemy in the war Of the rebellion.
The bosn plped down at 4 bells.
Shipmate Banding received a com
municalon from Shipmate Thomas
Durand Thursday. He writes from
the Kanma mines Mojave. Cal. He Is
superintendent of and part owner of
the mine, He left 'Provid nee 80 years
ago 10 seek his fortune Ii has lust
come to him after all the long years
spent In seeking Ii. He gave bond OF
$1,000 for the kanma mine. He pros
pected the ground. struck a blind lead
rich, took in two partners and they
have been offered $50 600 FOR IL. Du
rand was on the gunboat Louisiana
with Banding in the war Of the rebel
lion
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-10
Ne STOLE DOUBLE EAGLES.

Behind the widely published news
Paragraph announcing the capture in
Chicago of clerk who had robbed the
sub-treasury there of $4,000. there is a
little story with moral If any one
hunts for IL, says the Boston Trans
cript.
When the theft was first discovered
Chief Wilkie of the secret service de-
tailed Capt. Thomas l. Porter of the
detective office to Investigate II. The
$4,000 stolen was the contents OF a bag
OF twenty-d0llar gold pieces. and Capt
Porter hit upon the idea OF visiting
the Chicago poOrooms aud learning
whether any one was playing there
with a suspicious supply OF double
eagles He found one establishment
whose frequently gosslped freely
about man known to them only by
nickname, The Mystery All that he
had ever said about himself WAS th.t
he was employed in one OF the sub
urbs of the city. but it had been no
tlccd that hS never turned up tnr
little after 4 i'm the afternoon. when he
would play the races with twenty dol
lar gold pieces until and then would
leave the city by one OF the suburban
railroad lines.
Having obtained a description of
The Mystery" capt. Porter trans
ferred his Held Of observation to the
sub-treasury. where he was not long
in making the features III a young man
named Wallace. whom he thcuceforth
Swallowed FOR a while; and Wallace.
when finally touched on the shoulder
by the captain and Informed that he
was wanted" promptly threw lip his
hands and made a candid e. nfession
1t seems that he began his career of
crime in the usual way by stealing two
double eagles. which nc gambled away.
making good this loss little later
from his salary. He then helped him
self TO 800, and III this second venture
had gone against him ne might have
been saved uf further offending tut
unfortunately he PLAYED 10 .3od lrck
that day and made winnings SO hand
some as To encourage the idea that an
ne had 10 do was % keen at his tricks
long enough and his success was SURE.
He restored thesSi00 and when the rest
OF the money was spent he stole 5000
more, which he lost. Evidently With
a notion that he had been doing things
on too small n scale u stand "A long
run, he made his next haul take the
form Of a $4,000 bag, from which he re-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-10
WESTMINSTER THEATRE.

The Gay Masqueraders, one OF the
best companies OF its kind on the road,
will be the attraction at the Westmin-
ster theatre next week Among the
performers to be noted are Carlos and
Youletti. novel gymnastic artists. from
Orrin Bros. Circus in the city OF Mexico;
Swift and Huber.in their newest musi-
cal turn. founded on new and original
ideas, introducing the famous singing
dog, "Blootch:" Hanley and Jarvis:
Russell and Richards; Daily and
Nokes; Brown, Harrison and Brown.
comedy trio; Miss Bessie stanton, In
the Partisan sensational transforma-
ton and original light poses.
The eXtraVaganza entitled "A Day n
the Hotel Waldorf and the burlesque
entitled The Philippines serve to i'm
troduce an elaborate array of gorgeous
costume and a number Of novel ef-
iects, ~ well as some beautiful scene
~. y large company OF farce comedy
girls. add TO the pis uresqueness OF The
+-4ll ..4.t-.--r---
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-10
RED MEN.

King Philip Tribe held an open
meeting Tuesday evening and at least
one application for membership was
the result.
Moshassuck Tribe will hold a pound
party in It's hail. Friday evening, Feb
30
ON the first meeting night in March
al ast 20 candidates will BE- given the
adoption degree ~ Canonchet Tribe
At the meeting az oonasquatucl<et
Tribe, Thursday evening, six cand-
dates were given The three degrees of
the order.
one aphHcatiOn for membership
was received at the meeting OF Osse-
mequin Tribe Monday evening.
Wedn sday evening the warriors de-
gree was conferred upon one candl-
date in Moshassuck Tribe.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-10
WARNER HELD IN $1,000 BAIL
FOR BREAKING AND ENTtRl. G.

Israel Warner was held Nor tho grand
jury in $1,000 by Judge sweetland to-
day for breakilg and entering In the
day time the dwelling of Alice J. Ben
nett at No. l6 shove street yesterday.
These are colored people, Warner
pleaded guilty To the break and Also
10 having stolen several smap articles
cf the aggregate value Of $g3l. He did
more than that. however and that Is
why the bail was made So heavy. War
ner. with n hammer smashed the top
of cook stove into small bits ana de-
molished chair. two lamps and "a lot
OF dishes He had formerly boarded
with the woman. and she had moved To
get rid of him. Ascertaining htJ new
abode Warner used q false key. got
into the tenement and wrecked. md pill
LACED ont of nure revenge. ~
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-10
HOME CIRCLE.

Mrs. Parker was awarded the ladies'
first prize by score of A. al the Home
Circle Whist In King Philips hall last
Monday evening. Mrs. Pitcher. the
second and Mrs. II. II. Caffrey. tho
third while Mr.. H. G. Lazen carried
off the gcntlemen's first prize by a
score OF $50 L.Lufkin, the second and
George Z. Farley, the third. Manx
large scores We're made during the ev-
ening, and the highest Of !nteres,
prevailed. Every accommodation will
be afforded to every guest who wishes
to attend next Monday evening.
At the regular meeting OF University
council last Monday evening Leader 7.
+. Lincoln called Past Leader W.Ralpb
Williams before the audience at which
time Friend Henry G. Lazell acting in
behalf or supreme Lea Ter Franklin q
Barns produced a magnificent gold
Jewel which he attached To the lapel 81
the past leaders coat and I'm "a neat
Well-chosen presentation speech which
brought forth hearty applause and
genuine surprise informed friend VIII
liams of the high regard i'm which he
was held b. the supreme officers of
the order as well as by every nemb ar
OF t'nlvers ~ Council After recovering
from the surprise Friend Williams in
HIS mos' pleasing and cordial manner
thanked al his frion Is for their APP
probation OF his work for the best in
tcres Of the order and. declared no
would not rest content until ho saw
University one OF the first councils of
the Home C.rcle In Rhode Island
America Council OF paWtuckct
meets IN regular session next Wednes-
day evening.
Olncyville Council viii meet next
Friday evening in Library hall
Providence Council meets next Mon
day evening
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-10
IF WOMEN ONLY KNEW
What a Heap of Happiness it
Would Bring to Providence
Homes.

Hard to do housswork with an ach-
ing back.
Hours of misery at leisure or at
work
II women only knew the cause.
Backache pains come from sick kid
neys.
Doans Kidney Pills will cure It.
Providence people endorse this.
Mr.. Oliver s. Emersca. OF Isl sher-
burne street. says IL can say that
Doan's Kidney Pills did my wife an
immense amount OF good OF late
years she was annoyed with pains
through her back and other evidences
OF weakened and disordcred kidneys
The remedies We used did not help her
and backache continued as severely as
formerly. We procured Doan's Kid
ney Pills and they 50 improved her
condition that we consider them the
best kidney remedy on earth We are
glad at every opportunity to recon-
mend Doan's Kidney Pills"
For sale by all dealers. Price 90
cents or mailed by Foster Muburn Co,
Buffalo, " Y. sole agents for the
United States.
Remember The nams Doans.and take
no other.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-10

cure past commanders jewel for the
retiring honorable commander. II is
estimated that brigade No. . will total
the sum OF $50 towards the Imperial
Yeomanry hospital fund. IL was also
voted 10 visit Brigade No. 3, South
Providence, at their next meeting
Friday February l6 boarding The Ad-
miral street cars at 7:3O The brigade
then enjoyed i;s usual collation.. adj
jourDment following.
Brigade No. ? held its regular meet
ing Tuesday in Guild hall, with the
customary goodly number of comrades
present, under the presidency of Hon.
Com. Gledhill Oates. After opening
ceremonies several committees report
ed. Committee on the Olneyville rails
pro- British reported having met with
the committee from the other British
societies OF Olneyville, and that Irons
hall had been hired for the 2Sth OF
February for a grand concert, with ad-
dresses from prominent gentlemen on
the causes OF the war.
Sick committee reported all we'll
Two candidates were initiated into the
brigade. the initiation team taking
charge of the ceremonies. Several
comrades reported on the progress of
the appeals on behalf of the hospital
fund. After remarks by the COM
rades on good OF the order the brigade
adjourned.
The correspondent is requested 10
state the meeting OF the organization
committee arranged for Monday night
at the residence of II. G. William r.
Smith, Is postponed one week
Comrades viii notice through the
evening papers a call for public
meeting OF all sympathizers with the
British government i'm the Transvaal
war. To be held Monday evening ln ST.
Johns hall l29 Westminster street. al
\ o,eloek
Bri-ade No. will meet Molday i'm
Knights of Pythias hall, Elmwood ave-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-10
Orders : : : > :.
: : and Societies

upon two candidates in Reliance Lodge
Tuesday evening.
Pilgrim Lodge had work I'm the in
.tiatOry degree hast evening.
America Lodge Will hold a social in
Oriental han, Wednesday. Feb. 2l.
EslOn Taylor of Canonchet Lodge.
Narragansett Pier, was visitor at ST.
Johns Lodge. Wednesday evening.
The first degree was conferred upon
one candidate at the meeting al Cres-
cent Lodge Tuesday evening.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-10

placed The $500 and then proceeded TO
gamble away the surplus
by the time the detective took him
In charge the last penny Of his $j001
was gone. As he was bonded by one
OF the indemnity companies for $500.
the gOvernmen+-4l-tt4iii tt4iiir-- H TTUTDfTg- he
has been held for trial In $4,000 bah.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-10

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pntm snt cures E.2 ul 8ud au itch.
ING lud burn ng skin diseases. T. acts
like magic. 90 cents. -
Sold by Blnnding a. piauGlng q wev.
bpssst strnnt. tito. T.. Clafin. G. To q =
Main street. and Han a Lyon
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-10

MRS WfNSLOw'S SOOTurN.c
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-10
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-10

III you want so sell your
B bicycle, pui an ad. i'm
= the NEWS.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-10
The NEWS
rAiLY EUROPEAN HINT.

(Secured for exclusive publication In
The News by arrangement with Felix.
Rouff. Doucet. LaFerriere. Paquin and
other famous Partisan costume max
ers.)
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-02
LOCOMOTIVE BUILDING.

The striking and valuable develop ment of the past decade in locomotive building has been ill the most import ant direction of all, namely, in boiler power and Steam-preSSure. For where as in 1889, a boiler with 900 to 1 100 square feet of heating surface was deemed ample for many of the most prominent express engines in Eng land, such as those of the Great North ern and South Eastern lines. and a to- tai heating surface of 1900 to 1900 square feet was rarely exceeded, there arc very few mainline engines at Vim cennes. other than British, which have less than 1.S0O to 2.O0O square feet. and even two of the four purely Brit iSh express engines shown have .G3O and 1,76S square feet. respectively, while M. du Bousquet's new engine for the Northern of France line No 2,G42 has no less than 2,275 square feet. Again. in 1889. a steam-pressure of 1G0 pounds to the square inch was the maximum in ordinary use; 175 pounds was comparatively rare and was regarded as more or less of an eX- pertinent of dubious value. But in 1900 a large proportion of the engines at NincenneS have POO pounds steam pres sure or IuOIp. llOSt OI tne new frencn locomotives have 213 pounds at the least, and the newest of all. NJ. du Bousquet's huge ten-wheeled "Atlan- tic" type, express No 2,642, for the Northern line. and NJ. Salomon's eight wheeled express engine, No 2,411. for the Eastern railway of France. have each steam pressure of no less than 22S pounds to the square inch. Of the four English engines, two the London and Northwestern and North Eastern eXhibits-have 200 pounds of steam pressure; the Great Eastern en- zine has 1S0 pounds. and the Midland ITO pounds. In this respect, as in that of boiler-SiZe, British progress travels on the lines of the old motto of one of it's leading families. "Festina lentc''-"hasten slowly. ."-New Eng land Engineering Magazine
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-02

A standing army in the long run, says Bourke Cochran, has always be- come helpless against foreign foes, but it has always remained of deadly efficiency against domestic liberties. The soldier in war may be hero, the soldier in peace is either useless or dangerous. The camp may be school of virtue and patriotism, the barracks are always asylums of laziness and often hotbeds of vice. The moral law is binding on nations as well as on in- dividuals. A violation of it by either is always followed by retrbution, slow, perhaps, but ineXorably stern. He who draws the sword will perish by the sword, and the republic that estab- fishes a standing army to smite free dom in other lands will live to find her own liberties trampled in the dust under the feet of a mercenary sol diery.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-02
HEARD IN PASSING

Senator Scott. one of Hanna's assist ants, says trusts are good for the coun- try. What say the voters!
 Whether MT Bryan will win or lose is now up to the voters, but the knoWl- edge that he deserves to win is con- mon property.
 The democratic campaign managers in West Virginia have list of more than 5000 illegal voters, brought to the state to vote the republican ticket.
 The count will have to show that majority of the men of this country have voted for continuance of trust rule before we shall believe them ca pablo of doing so.
 ''I am confident that there is very big vote, which the republican man. aeers have not reckoned with, certain to be for Bryan and to elect him." Congressman Adamson of Georgia.
 Eugene Debs's speech at the Hart ford Coliseum last night was q repeti- tion of his previous addresses in this town and of other addresses that were made by so-called labor reformers be fore he was born. He would do away with machinery and have all manu- featuring carried on ''by hand" He is just hundred years behind the times. Hartford Times.
 Miss Gould is having lots of trouble with her count. He is too expensive luxury for even her fortune. He spent 15,O00,000 francs in four years, while her income was only 100000 francs. Consequently George Gould has been appointed as a trustee and the count will be put on short rations He has indeed been an eXDenSiye lux ury.-New Britain Herald.
 Miss M. E. Braddon has written over sixty novels since 1862. Previous to entering upon her liteAry career she appeared on the stage. having made her, debut at the Brighton Theater Roy al in 1857. During the five months following her initial performance she lmpersonated fifty-eight different char acters. Her stage name was Mary Leyton. Though she is now known to the public as Miss Braddon, she is really Mrs Maxwell and widow Hartford Post.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-02
MISTAKE OF A SMALL LAWYEF.

This is so true that it is interesting very much so. A well known Maine at | torney is especially noted for his keen ness in looking out for the best end of every bargaih-and for his ability in getting hold of that end. It has made | him unpopular in some circles has that trait of his! F.. | One deal not long ago he was in with a couple of friends-men of wealth and standing. Business was good the first year. There was a generous division of profits. But the lawyer wasn't satisfied with what was com ing to him. share and share alike with the others. After receiving his proper whack as d partner he exacted 5000 more for counsel fees'. He said that as lawyer he was worth that much more to the deal. This was a new way of looking at the matter, but the bill was resignedly allowed by the friends. They were pretty good business men, understand Tn little while they saw that the venture wasn't pam ming out very well. So the shrewd men of affairs quietly unloaded with out saying anything to their partner. Then q little later the crash came. The lawyer hurried around to hold a consolation meeting with the other two. Gracious isn't this too bad?" moaned he. "I lost so-and-so. How much did you fellows drop? You must have been hit pretty hard.' You're wrong. old boy" came the cheerful duet "We never lost a dol lar: no. we never lost a cent. Ira la.' "What-tI
 "N-ever lost a dollar! We saw it coming two months ago. Had tip. Unloaded. All out!''
 "Well. then, why in the name of all that's square and above board, didn't you tell me?''
 "Well, We could have. had you al- lowed us $500 counsel fees when you took yours. See?''