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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-25
TWENTY LIVES LOST
BY the Explosion I'm Cumnock Mines.
-Heartrending cen as the Dead are
Brought Out.

Raleigh, n. c., May 23.-Twenty-two
miners, ten white men. and twelve ne
groes, lost their lives in an explosion
at Cumnock coal mines. Chatham coun-
ty, N. c., yesterday afternoon.
The explosion occurred at 4:30 O'clock
and Is supposed to have been caused
by a broken gauze in a safety lamp.
The accident was in what is known
as n east heading and between forty
and fifty men were in h mine at the
time. Five were brought out alive
from the east heading, while non of
the men in the other parts of the mine
were injured. The names OF the killed
are as follows:
White-John Connolly, mine superin-
tendent; Joe Glass, James Mccarthy,
Tyson, John Hankey, John Willett,
Robert Gatewood, n unknown.
Colored-Sim Mcintyre. Joe Fagin.
Robert G~atewood, Charles Wesley.
Palmer, Peter Palmer, Dan Collision.
Will Reeves. Allie Bynum, Jim Macks,
Jim Palmer, John Hubbard.
The CEN at the entrance to the
mine, where many of the wives and
children of the dead men gathered,
were heartrending. The bodies o.
victims of the explosion were prepared
for burial and the funerals of several
% place today.
John Connolly. the mine superintand-
ent, came to this state about three
years g from Pittsburg, Pa. He
leaves a wife and three small chill
dren.
The mines are situated at Cumnock,
about six miles from Sanford. They
have been long Used in a desultory
way, but in 1898 Samuel Henneszy, Of
Philadelphia, organized a company
and put in modern machinery.
There are two shafts, one a small
affair for ventilation n the other, the
main working shaft, is 8 by II feet.
and is considerably more than 500 feet
in depth.
In December 1895, an explosion took
place at this same mine, in which for
ty-three i've were lost. This explo-
sion was caused by fire damp, though
of those killed on this occasion, many
lost their lives from the resulting eX-
plosion of almost $50 pounds of dyna-
mite that was stored in the mines. Two
other explosions occurred here many
years ago.
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Total since September list: Net re-
ceipts $751; 75: exports to Great brl-
tain 10. 40. TO France SSs,.sz' 10 'ne
continent 2.521. -
SPOT cotton closed easy 1-16c lower:
Middiing uplands Q s-1sc: middling quiz
. 13-lSc: sales 5000 bales
Futures closed steady at the decline.
May as. June SCI. July SsI. August
S54. September sos. October s.ss. NO
vember 7.s2. December al. January
az. February IA. March 90.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Chicago. May ss.-The leading flu
lures ranged az follows:
Open. High. Low. Clos
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-25
in the Virginia P~enitentfar

Richmond, Va. May 19.-William
Woodson, a egr convict in h peni-
Tertiary, this morning, about $50
o'clock, cut the throat Of Ambrose
Ferebee, another negro convict. caus-
ing death within an hour.
Last night WoodSon had a difficulty
in his cell with a convict of the name
of Jim Jones, the latter beating Wood
son, who grabbed a brick. This was
taken away from him by Ferebee and
a negro named Montgomery.
This morning all the men marched
into the shoe shop to begin their
duties. Ferebee had a few minutes
leisure and was reading his Testament
when Woodson grabbed a knife from
one OF the benches. Srept up behind
Ferebee, caught him around the neck,
pulled his head back and cut his
throat from ear to ear.
Woodson, as soon as ne had slashed
Ferebee, ran through the shop to
where Jim Jones was employed and
made a vicious lunge at the prisoner,
which n lodged. He vas then
overpowered.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-25
CUBAN EXTRACTION BILL.
ous Judiciary Committee Amends
and Orders Favorable Reports.

Washington, May 22.-John ID. Lind
say. attorney for Charles P. Nicely ap-
peared before h house judiciary com
mittee today and submitted an argu-
ment against the proposed extradition
bill. He also presented a voiuminous
brief. The proposition to subject an
American citizen 10 trial in a country
where a Spanish system of laws are
in vogue, he commended. was utterly
opposed TO American traditions.
After a two hours executive session
the committee voted to report the Ray
extradition bill With some changes.
The main controversy was as to max
ing the bill general instead of limited
TO Cuba, and 1t was finally made gen.
eral.
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Death of a Prominent WflSonian.
of the Messenger
WiIsop NJ ~ Nav %

AASoi N' ~, AAoy 90
The death of Mr.. w. j.. Harriss,
which occurred here yesterday norm
ing, was quite a shock to his many
friends. He had been sick only a few
days. During the latter part of last
week he sustained a partial stroke of
paralysis. For some day his physi-
clans thought he would get up again.
but on Sunday he had a relapse, from
which he rallied.
MI. Harriss has been quite promi-
nent in Wilson's upbuilding. He has
ever been on the alert for that which
would build VI the town.
The funeral services were held this
morning from the Harriss residence
and were very largely attended. The
floral offerings were numerous and
very beautiful. Rev. w. H. Reddish
performed the funeral rites.
The Wilson delegation to the con
gressional convention which meets in
Goldsboro tomorrow will leave on the
early morning train. They go with
the determination Of nominating Hon.
F. A. Woodland. His support will be
solid from this county.
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Let me say / have used Ely's Cream
Balm for catarrh and can thoroughly
recommend Ii for what 1t claims Very
truly. CRey,) II. w. Hathaway, Eliza
beth, N. J..
/ tried EIy's Cream Balm, and to all
appearances am cured of catarrh. The
terrible headaches from which long
suffered are gone.-H. W. Hitchcock,
late Major L. s. Vol. and A A Cen,
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Balm does not irritate or cause
sneezing. Sold by druggists at so cts,
or mailed by Ely Brothers, Sc Warren
ST., New York
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Again this writer is bereaved and
distressed. Many Of his personal friends
have died this year. The latest is our
a friend, James II. Ennis, Of Raj
eigh, with whom we have been in close
fellowship for thirty years, and in
whose company we have spent so many
pleasant hours. He had many friends,
and he deserved them. We trust he
was fully prepared for the inevitable
and is in the home of the blest. He
was a friendly, faithful man and true
as steel to those he loved.
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BREVITIES.

General 10. Wheeler will remain in
the army and will be made a brigadier
general. But the Mckinley gang gave
him but little opening in the Philip
pines.
The Messenger is inclined to con-
graduate Louisiana and the south and
the senate, too, upon the reelection OF
Senator McEnery. He is a man of abil-
ity, a man of integrity, a true demo
crat and r u to the south.
The sap-headed negro editor, one
Fortune, in New York, has been for
years a fre-brand among negroes. He
now threatens a negro war if the ff-
teenth amendment is ever repealed
This fellow curses the south, but keeps
his carcass at a safe distance.
The Beers cleaned up a British COM
pany. Report says they will fight Rob-
erts. If they had a big army it would
fare badly with their enemies.
Some six weeks ago Lord Wolseley
gave 1t as his opinion that the Boer
war would have ended by the 18th of
May. But it still continues and may
last for a month longer or months
longer.
Louisville is proud of it's wrestler
named Edward Adamson, and says he
leads h south. He has just wrestled
two men-Al. Neist, of st. Louis, and
John Mueller, of New York. He won
both contests. losing only one fall out
Of five.
Connecticut is still worshipping John
Brown, whose soul is still marching
on in the land of wooden meetings
His Tooth anniversary has just beer
oalobratad
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Cash quotations Were as fouowS:
Flour steady. No. ? yellow corn. 5.
red 7eG7eisc: No. ? corn. 37hG37Sc:
No. ? ats. 22ha2SHc; No. ? white.
25hc: No. 5 white. 24AG25Ec: mess
pork. per Dbl, sIo.35Gli.45; lard. per
100 lbs. SS.s0I6.s5; short ribs sides,
loose. $s.4oI6.65: dry Salted shoulders.
boxed. ss.50d6.75: short clear sides.
boxed. s7.OoG7.f0: whiskey. distillers'
finished goods, per gallon, sl.25.
New York. May 23.-FLOUR.-Nery
firm and being held In some instances,
shut out demand.
WHEAT.@Spot strong: No. = red
sSAc. Options were fairly active and
firmer today on very strong Paris
markets. rejecting European crop
damage news. French buying was a
feature here. offsetting the rains in
spring wheat states. bull in
f1uences were heavy seaboard clear
ances, a good cash wheat demand and
local covering. The close was strong
at SqSc net advance. May closed at
nAc; July closed at 72hc; September
closed at 1880.
CORN.-Spot strong: No. . 42%c.
Option market was strong and higher.
advancing all day On light country
offerings, a good demand from shorts
higher cables. big c~learances and less
favorable weather news: closes strong
at S@%c net advance. May closed at
Acc; July closed at 42&c; September
closed at 42hc.
OATS.-Spot firm; No. . &c. OPP
tons inactive and nominally higher.
LARD.-Firm; western steamed at
sT.25: refined firm.
EGGS.-Steady; state and Pennsyi-
vania 14d14hc; southern 10kII2c;
western, loss off. 13h@14c.
SUGAR.-Raw strong: fair refining
4c; centrifugal, 90 test. 4hc; molasses
sugar 3Bc; refined strong: cut loaf
$50; granulated $3.50; ~confectioners.
A 500.
COTTON SEED OIL.-Inactive and
barely steady, although not quotably
lower. Prime crude barrels, 34G34kc;
prime summer yellow 37hc asked: off
summer yellow SIC; butter grades nom
inal; prime winter yellow 40G42c:
prime white 40Q4lc; prime meal $3.50
NAVAL STORES.
New York-Rosin steady. Turpentine
steady.
Savannah-Spirits turpentine firm at
fS12c; receipts LIPS; sales 933; exports
6,724. Rosin firm and unchanged: re-
ceipts 1903; sales 1,35s; exports 6,167.
Observation-Disclosures market quiet
at 411ac; sales none. Rosin quiet: and
unchanged; sales none.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-25

We are in receipt Of the catalogue of
Davidson college for the collegiate
year closing on the Both instant. 1t is
very neatly printed by the Charlotte
Presbyterian, 1900. There have been
in attendance 16O students. There
are Is to be graduated. North Carolina
leads in representation. 107. South Car
DINA furnishes %. There art eight
states represented, two or them north
ern, Michigan and New York. Persia
sends one student and China two. We
are glad to see that this excellent
Presbyterian seat of learning is doing
so well. 1t deserves all it gets and
more.
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MARKETS By TELEGRAPH.


New York, May 23.-Money on call
easy at 1A@2 per cent; last loan at 2
per cent; prime mercantile paper at
312@4R per cent; sterling exchange
easy with actual business in bankers
bills at s4.S7k@4.S7A for demand and
at s4.S4A@4.S4B for sixty days; posted
rates at $4.85k and $3.50; commercial
bills at s4.S4@4.S4k; silver certificates
at 6OQ61; ba silver at 60; Mexican
dollars at Az; government bonds ir-
regular; state bonds irregular; rail-
road bonds irregular.
COTTON.
Liverpool, May 23.- p. m.-Cotton.
Spot, in moderate demand, prices
1-32d higher. American miIdling fair
5kd: good middling 5 7-32d; middling
SID; low middling sd; good ordinary
4Bd; ordinary 4 11-16d. The sales Of
the day were 5000 bales, of which 500
were for speculation and export and
included 100 bales American; receipts
1900 bales, including 40 0bales Amer
lean. Futures opened quiet but steady
and closed easy at the decline.
American middling, low m;ddling
clause: May 4 61-6404 62) SAD buyers;
May and June 4 59-64@4 6O-64d sellers:
June and July 4 57-64@4 5S-64d sellers;
July n August 4 56-64d sellers; Au-
gust and September 4 49-64@4 5O-64d
wy dIu OCloDel
4 53-64d buyers; October and No
4 5O-64d buyers; September and Octo-
Der 4 53-64d buyers; October and No.
vember 4 23-64d sellers; November and
December 4 19-64@4 20-64d buyers; De-
cember n January 4 17-6464 IS
buyers; January and February 4 IS
sellers; February and March 4 L.
4 16-64d buyers.
PORT RECEIPTS.
Galveston-Q6iet at SIC; net receipts
$50 bales.
Norfolk-Nominal at SIC; net re-
ceipts 1873 bales.
Baltimore-Nominal at SIC.
Boston-Quiet at CSC.
Wilmington-Quiet at &c; net re-
ceipts 5 bales.
Philadelphia-Quiet at 9 f3-1sc; net
receipts 40 bales.
Savannah-Nominal al 9Ac; net re-
ceipts 269 bales.
New Orleans-Nominal at s 15-I6c;
net receipts 1859 bales.
Mobile-Nominal at 9hc; net receipts
80 bales.
Memphis-Quiet at &c; net receipts
81 bales.
Augusta-Easy at e%c; net receipts
"a bales.
Charleston-Nominal; net receipts sos
bales.
Cincinnati-Steady at CSC; net re-
ceipts $50 bales.
Louisville-Quiet at 9Ac.
st. Louis-Dull at 9 1-16c; net re-
ceipts 50 bales.
Houston-Dull at 9 3-1sc; net re-
ceipts 161 bales.
THE NEW YORK MARKET.
New York, May 23.-Cotton easy.
middling 9 9-1ec; net receipts "a; gross
receipts $50; sales 5000; stock 4. 3s5-
Total today: Net receipts 1921: ex-
ports TO Great Britain Is, s9s: TO the
continent 1886; stock 800, 913.
consolidated Net receipts q, 7SS; ex-
ports TO Great Britain %. 2Ss. 70 tha
continent 20, 70S.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-25

Candidate Thompson, Of the Butler
contingent, favors the total elimina-
ton of the negro as a voter in North
Carolina. He can afford to be indie
pendent now. He knows he a not the
shadow of a chance of being elected
governor, and, we suspect, he is look-
ing forward to stepping down and out
at no remote day. 1t was in 1898, it is
but fair to candidate Cy to state. that
he said:
1T is evident that the democrats
will have to eliminate the negro ques-
ton now. I do not think that the
people who have given the democratic
party power will be satisfied with any
thing else than the elimination of the
negro from politics in North Caro-
lima"
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Same day last yearVoNc.
NAVAL STORES.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE - Nothing
doing.
ROSIN.-Steady at s1.O5 and s1.10.
TAR.-Firm at $1.40.
CRUDE TURPENTINE.-Firm at
$1.S5 and $3.50.
Prices same day last year-Spirits
turpentine 391ac and 39c; rosin CSC
and s1.OO; tar $1.30; crude turpentine
$1.35 and $40.
Receipts today-19 casks spirits tur-
pentine, 272 barrels rosin, Is barrels
tar, IS barrels crude t~urptntine.
Receipts same day last years.
casks spirits t%urpentine, 1876 barrels
rosin, IS barrels tar. 16 barrels crude
turpentine.
sALT.-125's 52kc; 1905 74c; zoos soc.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS.-North Carolina, fancy,
20 to 75c; prime A0 to Csc; Virginia IS
to Coo; Spanish 90c.
RICE-Nothing doing.
CORN.-53 to SAC.
CORN MEAL.-9hc.
COW PEAS.-9Oc.
N. c. BOCON.-Mams, 9 to 10c:
shoulders, Z to TIC; sides, s to Shc.
TURKEYS.-(Live) 8 to Skc.
CHICKENS.-Slow; spring 10 to 1Sc;
hens, % to 25c; ROSTERS, Is to zoe.
EGGS.-Firm at lie.
SHINGLES-Per 1000 five inch hearts
and saps, s1.5O@3.10; six inch. 81. 5vN
$3.50.
TIMBER
Per NJ feet-Shipping.. .... SO. OO9 1910
Mill prime 7.50Q 49,
MILL, air 6.50a 100
Common Mill .............. 5.OO9 Geo
. INFERIOR 10 ordinary 1890. $500 go.
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Shake Into Your shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease, q powder. II
cures painful, smarting, nerve US feet
and ingrowing nails, and instantly
takes the sting out of corns n bun
ions. It's the greatest comfort discov-
cry Of the age. Aliens Foot-Ease
makes tight or new 8. oes feel easy. II
is a certain cure for sweating. callous
and hot, tired, aching feet. Try it to-
day. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores. BY mail for Csc. in stamps.
trial package FREE. Address, Alien
(. Olmsted. LIE Roy, N. Y.
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McEnery and Foster Elected Senate

McEnery and Foster Elected Senator'S
Baton Rouge, La, May 22.-Both
houses of the legislature assembled to-
day and elected Ex-Governor Murphy
j. Foster to the United States senate
and reelected United States Senator
Samuel Douglass MeEnery.
senator McEnery is now serving a
second term in the senate and his new
term will begin in 1909. Senator Fosters
term begins in 1901.
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"enthused" his supporters while alarm
ing the Pritchard offfce-holding gang.
That is he way to do it. Vance lit
orally saved North Carolina in 1876.
and Aycock will make certain the vic
tory for the white mans party in 1900.
We lift u hat to the young and wise
statesman Of Wayne county.
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MONTANA SENATORIAL CONTEST

Washington. May 22.-An agreement
was reached today between the friends
of Senator Clark, of Montana, and the
senate committee on privileges and
elections to postpone n action on the
senator's credentials until Wednesday,
the Goth instant. Meantime the creden-
tials of Mr.. Maginnis will be present
ed M the papers in both cases will be
considered together.
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HOME FOLKS.

1t is to be hoped that the awful re-
port from Cumnock mines Of the kill
ing of fifty miners is not true. 1t is
a terrible affair if true, and is another
instance Of the great dangers attend
ing mining.
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THE CUMNOCK DISASTER.

Twenty-Five Men Killed-Explosion
Due 70 Broken Gauze on a Safety
Lamp. s. Carr Not TO Deliver the
Address at winchester-The Decis-
ion in the Shellfsh Commission CAGE.
C1ark's Scathing Dissenting Opinion.
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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

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MIR. Locke Craig, or Salisbury, who
is TO speak In our town, tonight enjoys
an extremely good reputation as a po-
litical speaker. We never heard him,
but unless reports for some years con-
corning his political addresses have
been much exaggerated Ga thing of
course eve heard of in North Caro-
lima in any campaign) he is one of the
foremost in the state before the peo-
pie. We would rather hear him and
Mr.. Aycock than any living North Car
oIinians of whom we have knowledge.
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Cumberland General Assembly

Cumberland General Assembly.
Chattanooga, Tenn, May 23.-The
Cumberland general assembly today
recommended B. p. Fullerton and Rul-
ing Elder w. T.. Adair to vacancies on
the board of missions for three years,
and Rev. j. H. Miller as field secre-
tary.
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Louis yesterday, resulting in one death
and several persons seriously wounded.
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National Association OF Democratic
Clubs.
Washington, May 19.-At a. meeting
af the National Association of Demo-
cratic Clubs, held in Washington TO-
day. the resignation OF Governor Ben-
ton Mcmillan. Of Tennessee, as presi-
dent, was accepted and William r.
Hearst, of New York. was elected to
succeed him. The motion for the cleo
ton OF Mr.. Hearst was made by Sem
ator Jones, chairman of the demo-
cratic national committee.
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The news from Wilkesboro is that
some 1,500 or more people heard Mr.. c..
B. Aycock speak. His effort gave i'm
mense satisfaction and pleasure. He
rose to the height of the argument and
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Wilmington Markets.
Wilmington. y. c., May

Wilmington, N. c., May %
Receipts OF cotton today bales.
bales.
This seasons receipts TO d~ate--21S. 491
bales.
Receipts to same date asst year
2S9, 305 bales.
The quotations posted at 1 o'clock
today at the exchange:
COTTON.-Quiet.
Ordinary ........... ............ 6 1916
Good ordinary s 3-I6
Low middling s 1916
Middling ...-............ ...... ga
Good middling ................ 9As
-lnr lan& xxA1.- u
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AUDITOR:
b.. DIXON, of Cleveland.

COMMIS'NR LABOR & PRINTING:
H. B. WARMER, Of Davidson.
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DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
FOR GOVERNOR:
CHARLES B. kYc0CK, of Wayne.

GOVERNOR:
WlfRED D. TURNER, of IredeII.
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CORPORATION COMMISSIONERS.
FRANKLIN McMEILL, of New Hanover,
SAMUEL [. ROGERS, of Macon.
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SECRETARY OF STATE.
]. BRYAN GRIMES, of Pitt.
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SUPT. PUBLIC INSTRUCTION:
THOMAS F. T00N, of Robson.
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COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE
SAMUEL |. PATTERSON, of Caldwell.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-10

When 'Ben-i1ur' Is presented at the
new Colonial theatre i'm Boston next fall
Boston ana New England people will
have the pleasure Of seeing William Far
mum, a young Bostonian. i'm the title
role. While comparatively unknown as
an actor. MIR. Farnum Is possessed OF
unusual ability and promise For some
time Klaw AZ Erlanger had been seek
Ing young artist capable of playing
I'm the Grand Opera House stock company
in New Orleans. where he made great
hits i'm the leading roles in several noted
plays last season. Mr. Farnum is but
a6 years of age. He made his stage
debut in boys parts with Robert Down
ing II years ago. He played in George
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-10
new EMPIRE THEATRE.

That popular production. "The Clemen-
ceau Case was presented at the En-
pire Theatre yesterday afternoon and
last evening by Miss Katherine Rober and
her company, in manner that was par
ticularly pleasing.
The audiences were very large indeed.
and the applause which was lavishly be-
slowed, was certainly well merited, al
though IL was evident that had little
more preparation been given TO the piece
the performance would have been
smoother.
But taken as whole the company
does very good work. and this IL parti-
cularly emphasized In the third act. Miss
Rober as liza was strong In the climaxes
and added more laurels TO the reputation
she has won in Providence.
Louis Leon Hall, AS Pierre Clemen-
ceau; Hal Clarendon. as Ritz: Gertrude
Lowering, as Madame Clemenceau; were
all very good. while the balance of the
cast was quite satisfactory.
The vaudeville interruptions between
the acts are very good this week. Carr
and Jordan, comedy sketch artists. are
particularly clever, and Bessie Taylor
sings new illustrated songs. Charles
Kenna has a funny monologue, and the
lifeograph has many new views.
THE Clemenceau Case" will be repeat
ed this and tomorrow afternoon and even
ings, and for the balance OF the week
the play will be ''She Couldn't Marry
Three" -