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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-08

play IN such manner al much 10 enhance
n,s great local popularity. Much the same
NAV be said OF Miss Bergeres assump-
ton as Margaret Knowiton, in which she
should be able very effectively and
plcaslngly to appeal to the sympathetic
interest OF her auditors.
Mr. Farren, as Ralph Standish, will all
SO find fun scope for his versatile sifts'
and Mr. Arthur as Andrew l[nowlton,
Mr.. owen as Fletcher. 'his man of busi-
ness. MIR. Thomas as Billy Hopkins,
spark from the factory furnace, Miss
Handy as Polly Fletcher. country slip
i'm city soil Miss -.adley as Nell. whose
discovery plays an important part in the
development Of the plot, Miss Reimer as
<nowlton's wife. Mr.. Winter as Old Benz
sell Mr.. Marsh as Joe Barrett, the fore
man OF the works. Mr.. Lardner as
schwartz, Miss Blaney as Julia, MIR.
Fairchild as Bob Appleton and Miss Man
ming as Kate will all be seen 20 advan-
tage
A feature OF the performance will be
the appearance OF Miss Lisle Leigh in
the role OF "Cinders." a waif employed at
Inc works whose esscntricities afford no
end OF amusement The role Is distinctly
a rough soubrette" part and therefore
very widely removed from any I'm which
Miss Leigh has previously been seen. she
has already won one OF the greatest sue
cesses OF her career elsewhere in this
part and her portrayal will certainly be
the object OF great popular interest. as
well as displaying to advantage her yer-
satility and her sense OF humor.
on Tuesday evening. the Tooth perform
ance by the Albee company will he given
an. I'm recognition OF the event handsome
autographed souvenir photographs of
Miss Sadie Handy VIII be distributed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-08
DOWN The BAY.
Special Attractions Prepared
for Excursions Tomorrow.

Reeves American band will play again
Church. Spary and other favorites will
give special interest TO the pleasing pro-
grams arranged. Caterer Lewis has also
prepared an exceptionally tempting menu
for his shore dinner. I'm which he has add
ed several dishes not previously served I'm
such dinners from this date dinners will
be served regularly every day at the park.
while the original O'Clock bake. from 4
to y. m, will be opened on and after
July :
Thomas f. Fish's orchestra has been
engaged TO play i'm the dinniug halls
throughout the season; and this import
ant department under the direction OF Ca
terer Lewis, is TO be made more than
ever one of the most popular features.
Tomorrow all the many amusements will
again be in operation; and the regular
season will he opened on Saturday next.
with "A balloon ascension and other at
fractions New buildings are still going
up daily. and about July I the famous
Loop the-Loop'' and 'Steeplechase Race
Course" the two most famous and pop
lar amusements al Coney Island and
which are 10 be seen nowhere east OF
there. will he ready for operation at the
casterly end OF tho grounds. Great prep
arations are being made for July A. and
q list OF special features OF SURPRISING
novelty and attractlvcness will soon be
announced.
According TO the preparations made by
Manager Harrington. there will be gala
day NJ Rocky Point tomorrow, and a very
large crowd IL looked for. One OF the
greatest features az Rocky Point this sea
son is the shore dinner which Is being
served by Manager Harrington. and on
every side words Of praise are Of tli>
excellency OF the cookery and perfection
Of the service. Tomorrow another OF these
great dinners. with all the extra dishes
will be served. and II will he even better
than tho preceding ons.
The new Rocky Point band under the
direction Of William +. White will give
n series of popular concerts. and the pro-
grams will include all the musical novel;
ties In the Afternoon there will he rat
Ting ball game between the Capitol Halls
and the Mount Peasants. two Of the
strongest teams IN the state, and lots OF
sport is promised.
All the popular attractions. such as the
parishiau carousal. the Russian toboe-
gan. the mutoscope the fving boats. and
many other features will be In full swnie.
The perfectly edlpped cafe will he open
FOR patrons All dav. and. IN p word. moth
ing will he left undone by Manager Har-
rinEton for the comfort and convenience
of his guests
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-08
RECEPTION AT KEITH'S.

one OF the largest and most representa-
tive audiences OF the season and consist
ing very largely OF ladies attended the
reception given by all the members OF the
Albee company at keith's yesterday af-
ternoon. While the players were chang
ing their costumes. the audience enjoyed
tho novel sight OF seeing the stage
hands strike one sol and make anoth-
or one and when the company appeared
on the stage. they were quickly sir-
rounded by those eager TO greet them.
The gentlemen of the company distrib-
uted cut flowers 10 the ladies'. and each
was the centre OF an interested and most
interesting group. the stage picture az
seen from the auditorium being one of
much animated beauty. ne ladies OF the
company shared the honors with the
gentlemen, and their handsome gowns
were the envy of their sex. The event
was in every sense a great success and
decidedly a fashionable function.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-08
KEITH'S new THEATRE.

The drama selected for presentation by
the Albee company at Keith's during the
coming week is one OF the most popular
and successful written by the late Henry
G. DeMille. one OF the authors Of "Thc
Charity Ball" 'The WIFE and MEN
and Women" 1t Is a strong point In ia
vor OF THE Lost Paradise" that. while
II Is melodramatic in It's character. Il APP
peals with equal force TO the orchestra
and the gallery, TO all tastes among
theatre-goers: and In character drawing
and opportunities for acting Of the best
kind IL Is particularly strong
The play deals with the relations be-
tween capital and labor. with the neocs-
sary love story interviewer in the plot,
the central figures i'm which are Andrew
Knowlton, the owner of large machine
shop. who has utilized greatly 10 his
advantage the secret OF n certain process
impaired 10 him by the inventor on his
death bed: Reuben Warner. the superin-
tendent Of tho works. who learns OF his
employers duplicity; Ralph Standish,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-08

lighted crowds whose numbers exceeded
the arrangements expectations are any
criterion.
The races last Wednesday evening. the
first to be held i'm the state under the
glare OF the are light. excited the curl
osity and pleased the fancy OF some 1000
people, and promises 10 attend the next
meeting were heard on every side. How
vrff tftrse- promises wrtt M KrUt VIII NJ
known next Wednesday evening, June II,
the second nights meet will be held at
the Providence colosseum where the event
of the evening will be n 20-mile motor
paced race between VIII Stenson and
Johnnie Nelson.
Both riders have been fast this season
and an exciting race may he looked for.
Stinson is I'm town haDi at work and
will try and lower his record OF 1924 ll5
made at the colosseum track on May 30.
The sprint races include a mile open. a
mile novice. a mile amateur and a five
mile pursuit race between local cycle
clubs. The sale Of seats opened this morn
fng
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-08
JACKSONVILLE SUFFERERS

Battery A Military band will give
grand sacred concert In Davis park to-
morrow at y. m, for the benefit OF the
sufferers I'm Jacksonville, Fla Program.
March. American. Medley. G. J. b.. over
ture The Bridal Rose. &. Lavallcr. march,
Reeves, W. N. Apeiles; solo for Euphon-
Reeves. w. n. Apelles. solo for Euphom-
ium selected. Mr. william Wing; Yarney's
ideal. r. w Stimson; solo for cornet, The
Song that Reached aiy Heart. Jordan
overture. Strathmore, &. w. Bennett.
march Onward Christian Soldiers. Suiil-
van. r. W. Needham. leader. Recepta-
cles will be provided for voluntary con-
tributions.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-08
THE NEWS PROVIDENCE Il. I. SATURDAY. JUNE S. 1901

the son OF the dead inventor who be-
comes a partner in the business and Is
the rival OF Warner for the hand of Mar
garet Knowlton. his partners daughter.
The objections 90 an alliance between
knowiton's daughter and his superin-
tendent lead 10 her betrothal TO Standish; {;
and the latters overbearing manner adds
fuel 10 the fame OF discomfort burning
In the minds Of the workmen and ulti-
mately eliminating In a strike. In this
critical juncture. the sympathies OF the
daughter are with the workmen; and
out OF the situation comes an increasing
dislike OF .standish on her part and an ad-
miration for Warner. which finally ripens
into love and brings the two together.
The play Is written I'm DeMilles best
vein, and is perhaps the strongest and
most absorbing In it's interest OF any OF
his individual productions; and its con-
struction develops some most exciting
incidents and effective situations. which
never fail TO arouse the enthusiasm OF
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-08

thing pertaining TO the play viii be ade-
quately represented.
For the vaudeville part OF the program
Manager Spitz has engaged an entirety
new list with the exception OF the Barron
Brothers, who will render for the first
time on any stage two OF the most popu-
lar songs ever written, Hello. Central.
Give Me Heaven" and THE Bridge OF
Sighs" The latter Is so named from the
fact that the New York court house Is
connected with the Tombs or city prison
by "a small enclosed bridge. suspended
In mid air between the two buildings, and
IL is across this suspension that all pris-
oners have 10 pass. some never 10 return,
hence the name THE Bridge OF Sighs."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-08
PROVIDENCE OPERA HOUSE.

Corse Payton's Stock company wiz be
the attraction at the Providence Opera
House for the second week OF Mr.. Pay
toms engagement, commencing Monday
matinee next. presenting Bronson How
ards beautiful society drama, Young
Miss Winthrop" and change OF bill win
re made daih
AS everyone knowns Mr. Payton con-
veys carload Of special scenery. proper
ties and incidentals used in all of the
metropolitan productions by his company,
lie engages the best actors available, and
gives at cheap prices performances that
in other hands would be given only at
regulation high prices
TIE fact that Mr.. Payton Is the mana
ger gives assurance that the plays Will
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-08

trouble. Her scene with Hiram Slim
bergast when he makes a proposition Of
marriage II highly amusing and one of
the most interesting bits OF comedy in
the play.
II might be well 20 mention that in
'tfncle Toms Cabin" IL will he Miss Ro-
bers first appearance In black face on
any stage.
Special scenery is being painted for
the presentation and II Will doubtless
prove 20 be one OF the biggest successes
OF the season The plantation scenes
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-08
LECTURE ON INDIA.

An illustrated lecture was delivered last
evening al Arcanum hall. l52 weybosset
street entitled India. the Eastern EN-
pire of Great Britain"
The lecture was delivered by DR.. Fred
erick n. Brown, who is well qualified TO
lecture upon the subject. as he has resid-
ed in India several years. The lecture
was given under the auspices OF the
Hope lodge. No. 1907. Knights and Ladies
of Honor. The lecture was finely illus
trated by a series of stereopticon views.
Miss Florence Devlin. elocutionist. and
Miss Helen Grey Whitney, soprano, filed
out the program
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-08
Leave Providence. WEEK DAYS.
For FieId'S POinf, Silver
Spring, Riverside and
Crescent Park.

At 7, 10 a. m. IL m. 2, 4. e:15 p. m Re
turn from Crescent Park at $780, 1850,
10:4b. 12:45, 2:45. 4:45.
Steamers leave Providence Sundays for
Crescent Park at 1880 and every 80 MIN
utes, except at 4 and y. m
Returning. leave Crescent Park Sun
days l:l5 a. m. and every 80 minutes. ex-
cept at 2:45 and 5.i5 p. m.
For Fields Point. Sundays. 1890 and
every 80 minutes to i:30 except i and 4
p. m.), then $3.50, 6:S0 Return hourly
1890 TO 1880
Steamers leave Providence for Silver
Spring and Riverside Sundays 10, lO:30,
then hourly TO $3.50. Returning. leave
Riverside II 30 then hourly TO 1920.
ss- Time tables are subject TO change
without notice.
sS- All freight should be unloaded on the
wharf i5 minutes before leaving time OF
steamer 10 insure shipment No freight
transported Sundays.
nS-Large and small steamers TO charter
for day and evening parties during The
summer season of 1901 on Application TO
u. BUFFUM,
Supt Transportation.
A II. WATSON. President
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-08
IHE COLOSSEUM.

Col wendelschaefer's Introduction IN
Providence enthusiasts Of bicycle racing
by electric light has proven an innovs-
tion and ono that has come 10 stay II de-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-08
paupEscs AND cosasiev+.

The first a. m. boat from Newport TO
Providence and last p. m. boat from
Providence to Newport stop at Prudence
and Conanicut Parks daily. Sundays IN
cluded.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-08

OF Reuben Warner. one Of the most ex-
acting and forceful he has yet assumed
here, and one which II be believed he Will
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-08

the audience to n high pitch The second
act the scene Of which Is laid in the
great machine shop. also affords opportu-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-08

Showing the cotton fields and the men AZ
work, the famous cabin" and every
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-08

our new building Is completed and we
extend "A cordial invitation 20 our friends
and the public 90 call and examine n.
We have what Is considered by experts
tho finest laundry plaSt In the country.
and from sanitary point Us perfect.
- tsif4lt-ot4F- present facilities We are pre-
pared 20 do largely increased business
in ali lines and shall not be obliged 20
refuse any work.
We solicit your patronage and guar
antee satisfaction In every respect.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-11-21
From Washington.

Senator Quarles recommends radical
treatment Of Indian tribes by the gen.
eral government.
Prominent business men urge Presi-
dent Roosevelt to recommend reciproc-
ity with China.
Land Commissioner Hermann will
lay particular attention to government
lands In Minnesota.
President Roosevelt, the first execu-
tive who has lived IN the plains, favors
irrigation Of arid lands.
The department of agriculture reponts
that yields of corn, wheat and hay are
not up to the average of the past ten
years.
The navy department spends enor-
nous sums for coal, and has estab-
lished ccaling stations In many parts
of tic world.
France recognizes Americas place In
the worlds affairs by consulting the
Washlngton government regarding the
affair with Turkey.
If the findings OF the court OF inquiry
go agalngf ehley, congress may Insti-
tute A.! stigation, while IL o
ated, may become vice adj
mirai.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-11-21
TO FLEE.
Insurgents Are Routed by n Conn
pany of the Ninth Infantry.

Manila, Nov. accompany e OF the
Ninth infantry, Capt. f. H. Schoeffel,
vas attacked by a force OF bolomen
and several insurgents armed with
rifles at q point six miles from Taran-
gin, in the Island of Samar. The in
surgents tried to rush the Americans,
but falling to accomplish their purpose
they quickly broke and scattered. The
men of the Ninth had a corporal and a
scout killed and one private wounded.
Sixteen of the bolomen were killed,
while the ritiemen escaped.
Ten Hotchkiss rapid-fire guns will
be sent to the Southern islands for OPP
Grafton in the mountains. Capt. Her
man Hall of the T~wenty-frst infantry
has been scouting for several days in
Batangas province. He had four sep
arate engagements with the insur-
gents there. Judging from the firing
on these occasions Capt. Hall estimates
the force Of each band OF the rebels at
fiom thirty to fifty. They made no at
tempt to charge Capt. Halls party.
Capt. Halls scout resulted in the cap
ture of one insurgent officer and $4,000
pounds Of rice. Gen. Sumner, COM
mander of the district of Southern Luz
zon, highly praises Capt. Hartman and
his troop of the First cavalry who last
Wednesday morning attacked 400 in
sursents intrenched in rifle pits at
Buan. Batangas province, and
Routed Them.
Gen. Sumner "a the blow then adj
mtnistered by Capt. Hartman is the
most severe the insurgents have ex-
per1enced since he (Gen. Sumner) as
sumed command OF the district.
owing to the accidents to the United
States transports Sheridan, Warren
and Hancock, all having met with &C.
cidents in the inland seas of Japan. the
return OF the visiting congressman is
rev delayed until the latter part OF the
year.
The Filipino priest Deposoy has been
sentenced by court martial to the pen
atty of death for the murder Of certain
or his countrymen who favored the
Americans. Out Of respect, however.
TO the condemned mans calling and
the great religious body to which he
belonged and most unworthily repre-
sented, Gen. Chaffee has committed his
sentence to twenty years 1mprison-
1nent. Gen. Chaffee desires II to be
Understood that the leniency exercised
In the case cannot be known as a
precedent, and hat no person In the
islands can be permitted to plead his
ONCE, however sacred and exalted IL
may be, as protection against crimes
committed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-11-21

The veteran academician, Sidney
Cooper, has just entered upon his
ninety-ninth year, and still paints a
few hours daily. A series Of his
works was recently exhibited in Lon
don. In France also a remarkable in
dividual works on steadily, although
ne has reached the age which gives
a man a right to rest. Jules Verne has
begun his ninety-ninth book, and has
lived to see many of his fanrasIi-
cal tales Of adventure by land and sea
and air come within the bounds of
possibility. AS & Is not without it's
achievements, so 1t need not be with
out its hopes of a new start. A Chi
cago woman of ninety-two lately
apologized to Miss Jane Adams be-
cause she was net n~eighborly. She
had always meant to be neighborly,
but had put it off from time to time.
When the hot weather was over she
intended to begin.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-11-21
Personal Mention.

Zieppa f. Bradford Shaw, widow of
Henry NJ. Shaw ("Josh Billings") is
dead at her home at Saratoga, N. X.
The burial will take place at Lanesbo-
70, Mass. Mrs. Shaw was e~ighty-one
years old.
The trustees of Pomona college, Los
Angeles, CAL, have elected Rev. Geo.
A. Gates president of that institution.
DIR. Gates made his principal record at
Grinnell, Iowa, where he was for thir-
teen years president OF Iowa college.
George r. Carpenter, a wealthy at
torney, aged eighty-one, vice president
OF the Citizens National Bank, and
father of Frank G.. Carpenter of Wash
ington. d. c., the well known author
and newspaper correspondent, Is dead
in Mansfield, Ohio.
Vice Chancellor Donaldson. Of the
University of st. Andrew, a%nnounc
the unanimous election of Andrew Car
negie as lord rector. The students
greeted the announcement with pro-
longed cheering n the singing of
Hes a jolly Good Fellow
Hon. J. ID. Sarnighausen, publisher of
the Indiana Staatszeirung at Fort
WdShts lhlst dll0 biiS u Tic OluGSL IeT-
man editors in the country, died at the
age of eighty-two. He was widely
known. and had served in the Indiana
legislature as q Democrat.
Mrs. Adelaide Heron, wife of Maj.
Gen. Francis ]. Heron. died in New
York. She was the oldest living gradu-
ate of the Convent of the Sacred Heart,
Manhattanville. and for many years
was prominent in Catholic religious and
charitable societies in New York.
Alice Washington Fairchild, who is
sixty-five years old and a third cousin
once removed, of George washington,
appeared in New York as a pauper be-
fore Supt. George Blair of the outdoor
poor department of the department of
public charities, and was sent to the
almshouse.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-11-21
FORCED TO SUICIDE BY ABUSE
WOMAN SWALLOWS CARBoLIC ACID
AFTER A VIOLENT QUAR-
~. REL.
HUSBAND LAUGHS WHILE SHE DIES
FoRBIDs CHILDREN TO SUMMON
HELP FOR THEIR DYING
MOTHER. 4.

New York, Nov. 19-Mrs. Annie Stro-
bel, aged thirty-nine, the Wlfe Oh
Charles Strobel, a stove smith OF SoS
Ellery street, Williamsburg, yesterday
committed suicide by swallowing car
bolic acid.
It is charged that she was left to ole
In the presence of her three children
whose father refused to permit them 10
leave the room to summon help. stro-
bel is well-to-do. On account OF ms
hasty temper, it is said, he ana MS
wife often quarreled.
They had just finished dinner, snort
ly after noon yesterday, when Stropei'
It is said, started a quarrel. MIS-.
Strcbel began to cry, n threatened
thai If she was not treated better n
would end her life. The oldest daugh-
ter. Hannah, aged twelve, was in the
room. When Mrs. Strobei repeated
the threat to kill herself Strobel Is said
to have replied: You ought to be
dead. You haven't the nerve to Kill
yourself. Why don't you do it?"
Mrs. Strobel went to her bedroom
end
Swallowed CarboIic Acid,
after which she staggered back to the
kitchen and sank to the floor. All the
children began to scream when they
saw their mother in her death agonies.
Strobel silenced them and, Hannah de-
clares, forbade her to leave the room
to summon help. He compelled her
and the other children, she says, to re-
main quiet while their mother was dy-
ing. It was declared by the girl that
her father laughed while the mother
was dying.
Strobel was under the impression
that his wife was dead, and Hannah
declares that he said TO her: Now
she is dead. You can go after an UNI
dertaker."
The girl ran into the hall and APP
pealed to the neighbors to send q
doctor. Mrs. Strobel was still alive
when the ambulance arrived, but h
died half an hour later without regain
'ng consciousness. The police of the
Vernon avenue station heard of the
case and Hannah was brought to the
station. After hearing her story Stro-
bel was arrested. He declares that he
had no recollection Of acting in the
described by his daughter. He
was locked up.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-11-21
BLOODY BATTLE IN KENTUCKY.
One Striker Killed and Several Men
waunudeu

Henderson, KY, Nov. 1.-the situa-
ton in the Western Kentucky coal field
is decidedly grave. Since 4 o'clock
yesterday morning the gangs of law
less intruders from other states n
from other counties in Kentucky, who
have been sent into Hopkins and Web
ster counties by the United Minework-
ers' union, have made two fierce at
tacks upon guarded mines, In n OF
which N man was instantly killed,
another shot through the body and will
die, and some seven or eight others
more or less seriously wounded. In
addition to this, a deliberate attempt
was made late in the afternoon to as
s~assinate two men employed by the st.
Bernard Coal company, who were driv-
ing peacefully along the highway on
their way to their homes In the vicinity
OF Nortonville. This general outbreak
OK anarchy and outrage has at last
aroused the authorities OF the state to
action. Yesterday the Hopkinsville
company was OF dered to Jacksonville,
and the Madisonville company was or
dered to report under arms at their
armory at IL o'clock last night. 1t IS
probable that a battery or artillery
from either Louisville or Lexington
will be on the way to the seat of wa
within tWenty-four hours. 20