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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-21
WESTMINSTER THEATRE.

The City club one Of the oldest aud best
known amusement organizations on the
road is the attraction a. he w.stnin-
ster theatre for the week and q attract
ted two vesy lsrgs audiences yesterday
= ,r4.l--eempsny has always been noted
for its gorgeous scenery and costumes
aud in This respect the reputation has
been fully sustainsd.
There is one attrs sction. the Golden Gate
quartet which U.s. assisted b. Miss Fsu-
ME Wlnlfred. that viii nll The house at
ever performance for they are singers
dancers and Just the proDer amount Of
comedy In their turn ~ make 10 spprecia-
BILE
The city club at the Seaside is the
title Of the opening number, ana In ibis
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-21
New Style of Hazing.

This is the way the boys hazed the
pale. intellectual freshman from Boston:
BY the way Rafaldo," casually re-
marked one OF the sophomores, you
know there is no such thing possible as
an absolutely straight line?'
Yes" replied young Raffaldo, who
had never suspected anything OF the kind
Certainly
1T Is sad hut true" continued the
sophomore, that great deal OF our
higher education consists in unlearning
much of the socislistic and meretricious
knowledge, so-called. with which the lit
erature Of the ages is burdened. and in
grasping the idea that many OF the phe-
nomena upon which We are anXioms are
merely appearances. without substantial
reality For example. again. YOU know
that two things may be equivalent 10
the same thing without being even ap-
proximately equivalent to each other?'
Yes. that is true
Then there is that familiar postula to.
the whole is greater than any OF it's
parts the utter absurdity OF which. when
subjected to critical analysts, must have
become apparent 10 YOU long ago?'
Yes"
Aristotle says-by tho by, Won have
learned, ! presume that recent investiga-
tions prove Aristotle to have been an old
Corlnthlsn adventures. who frequently
nasGue rsded as man?'
"Why. yes. -
Aristotle SAYS in one of his or,
rather. her-letters TO Speusppus that
the nossessor Of the true philosopher g
stone WAS the man who could take tho
bark Of tree and make paper money
out OF it-saying which, hundreds of
wears later. Was attributed 10 Marco Polo.
Incidentally this shows the source whence
the Greenbacker Of modern times derives
his inspiration. II 20 not wonderful?''
"Er-yes it is. indeed ~
And you know. ~ course that no such
man as Ralph Waldo Emerson ever
lived?"
"No Mo-" gasped the freshman, that
s going = little too far. He certainly
did,
Young man" said the sophomore. Sc
ycreiy. "for baking at \ thing like that.
when YOU have Just swallowed lot ~
Infinitely bigger lies, YOU are about 10 he
punished YOU will need all your forti-
tide Prepare Yourself
Must all the narrowing details OF the
hazlus be given
Yes But let 10 be brief.
4 dozen students filed solemnly into
the room each bearing = plate ~ baked
beans.
They surrounded that hapleFs youth.
They made him stand up. Thon they
turned their backs upou him
They ate the beaBs-aud didn't oher
him anN.--Chicsso Tribune.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-21
NEW PARK THEAT RE.

The management is certainly catering
20 amusement lovers, this season and
they reclprocats as Was evidenced by the
large audience present, last evening. The
play is the thrilling drama. The Tide Of
Life and it Is FUN OF realism and eks
element. t.R
The story IS that of young girl, who
as small child was stolen from the
home OF her father and brought up
among river thieves or the East river
The daughter OF one or those thieves Il
adopted by the beTeayed plutocrat, and
the difficulty incurred in rghtins these
wrongs forms the basis OF The Tide OF
Life" "
Even the scenic and Incidental effects
Gre seldom surpassed particularly the
leap for life or the heroine on 20 a moving
train in order TO obtain stay OF eXecu-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-21
KEITH'S NEW THEATRE

An audience that iammed Kslth's The
aire until IL seemed thst the very walls
should bulge greeted ~'Dlck' Jose, Keith
ltes biggest favorite and a moment later
stamped with emphatic approval the "cy-
Gle Whirl." and exhibition intended 10
add 20 the sum OF public excitement aud
which sssuredly did not fail ~ Us OBJ
ject where last nights audience was con'
ccrned. Those who were fortunate enough
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-21

Al the Providence Opera House for the
whole week With mstinoes "Wednesday
and Saturday, Way Down EastH-only
that and nothing more.
And that's quite cough. II there was
the least BIT mere Manager Wendell
schaefer would have To open up the new
un-street playhouse 70 make room for
the folks that would want 10 see.
There isn't anything new 10 be said
about Way Down East" The reviewer
who has reviewed IL for fYe successive
seasons would rack the thing he fatters
by the name OF brain I'm vain 60 conjure
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-21
WHAT CHEER LAUNDRY,
HATHAWAY bRoTHf7s.
s6 sURoes3 STREET.

Our new building n completed. and We
extend a cordial Invitation 10 our friends
ard the public 10 call and examine ~.
We have what ~ considered by eNperts
the finest laundry plant IN ths country.
and from q sanitary point IL perfect
With ou~ present facilities We are pre-
pared 10 DO q largely increased business
IN all Hives End shah net be obliged 10
refuse any work.
We solicit your patronage and rusr-
sntcs satisfaction in every respect
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-21
ANNUAL MEETINGS.

The Tenth AnnIsl Meeting of Bethany
Home Of Rhode Island viii be held in
Grace Church Parish Rooms. Msthewson
street FRIDAY. January Ath, 1877 az as0
p m Address by Rev. : NJ. Dick,
PHI IL. The Public is cordially iHvticd.
MAUpE BAKER. Clerk.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-21
Barbara
FrietChie
THE FREDERICK GTRL

The same as marked its phenomenal run
In New York. Remcmb- T.. there will be
no advance from regular prices our pol
populsr prices viii always be continued
Next Week-Grand Production OF
LEWIS MORRISON'S FAUST"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-21

cd BY zig-zas aud side saddle riding BY
Hoefer then these three reckless riders
gave several pursuit races and their
celebrated triple pass. when they had
hardly an inch Of space hetWeen elbows.
Just the slightest miscalculstiou would
cause q serious accident and the excite
ment aroused hy this perllous act has
never been eqgslled. Certainly. nothins
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-21
ADJUSTMENTS. EXCURSIONS. Erc
EMPIRE NEW PARK.

Every Evening az S:i5.
Mats. Tues, Thurs, Sat. at 2:15.
GRAND MILITARY WEEK.
CLYDE Fitch's Great American Play.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-20
SLIPPED BY KITCHENER.
story of the Effort to Capture Beers
and Their Escape in Face of
Great Obstacles.

London, Feb. 14.-The detailed ac-
counts which have just reached here
Of Lord Kitchener's combined move
ment to drive out the Beers from the
Enclosure of Block-House lines show
that the conflict was very picturesque
and the most exciting incident of the
whole campaign. Although apparent
~ surrounded by an impenetrable ring
of fire and steel, the Beers dauntless
bravery and dashing charges Ultimate
ly resulted in the majority's escape
from the meshes of Lord Kitchener's
close-Grawn net.
The British commanders scheme
was the most extensive ever carried
out during the present war. 1t con-
sisted of a continuous line over so
miles in length. Lord Kitchener, who
personally directed the operations,
was in close touch, day and night, with
every detail of the movements.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-20
TRAINS COLLIDE.
Four Men Killed in a Railway Dis
aster in Iowa, Due to an En-
gineer's BIunder.

Marshalltown, Ia, Feb. 17.-Four
lives were lost in head-on collision
on the Iowa Central road one mile
north of Clifford early Sunday morn
ing, when light engine north-bound
crashed into passenger train No. 4.
The dead are: Wallace Frew, Keiths-
burg, ILL.,, engineer of the light en-
CINE, head crushed, killed instantly,
buried under the engine, body recov-
cred Sunday afternoon; John White,
Oskaloosa, engineer of the passenger
train, left leg crushed and foot sew
cred, both arms broken, taken to hos
pital at Eldora, where he died; Frank
Patton, Marshalltown, fireman of the
light engine, skull crushed, died in
stantly; Elmer Ogle, Marshalltown,
fireman of the passenger train, driven
against the boiler head and badly
crushed, died instantly. Lawrence A.
Jegan, of Chicago, a travelling sales
man, was badly bruised about the
hips number of other passengers
were slightly injured. The wreck was
evidently caused by Engineer Frew
overlooking his watch or failing to
remember the existence of the passen-
ger train, which he should have cleared
at Clifford
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-20
LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY.
Observed I'm Many of the Cities of the
Country by Appropriate
Exercises.

Springfield, H., Feb. 13.-At the ma
tional Lincoln monument Wednesday
afternoon, on the anniversary of the
birth of the martyred president, hum
oreds OF gray-haired soldiers who had
wrested victory for the union on many
a hard-fought field in the south. and
of women who had by their efforts
aided the cause of the union by I'M
firing work in the hoS1;tal and at
home in the north, assembled and laid
beautiful floral offerings on the sarco-
phagus.
Chicago, Feb. 13-In Illinois, as in
some other states of the union, the
birth of Abraham Lincoln in 1909 was
celebrated Wednesday and in COM
mon with other cities and towns in
the state from which he went to
Washington to fill the presidency the
day was observed as a holiday. Mu-
nicipal and federal offices and the
banks, board of trade and stock ex-
change were closed.
Lessons of patriotism were drawn
from the life and deeds of Abraham
Lincoln by the teachers in many of
the public schools and impressed on
the minds of nearly 100000 school
children. The sessions were not
abandoned, but in most of the build
ings appropriate exercises were held
in the classrooms.
New York, Feb. 13.-There was a
general suspension of business in the
financial district of this city in honor
of the ninety-third anniversary of the
birth of Abraham Lincoln. Many mer-
camille houses also closed and flags
were generally displayed There were
several banquets at night, the princi-
pal one being that of the Republican
club.
Boston, Feb. 13-As fitting observ-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-20
MUST FACE ANARCHY.
Lord Mimic, in Opening the Canadian
Parliament, Suggests COOpera-
ton to Check Crime.

Ottawa, Ont, Feb. 14.-The speech
from the throne at the opening of the
Dominion parliament contained state
ments of more than ordinary impor
tance. Referring to the death of Pres
ident Mckinley, Lord Mimic said:
'"The assassination of President McKin-
ley elected a universal feeling of sympa-
thy and sorrow throughout the civilized
world, and though Canada has happily so far
been free from crimes of this character, the
close proximity to the United States may
make it advisable to join our efforts to the
efforts of the United States and other ma
lions and to provide by legislation for the
adequate punishment of those who, either
by speech or writing, incite fanatics to the
repatriation of such horrible crimes
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-20
WORK DONE IN CONGRESS
Both Branches of the National As
sembly Have Important Meas
ures Under Consideration.
SEVERAL BILLS FINALLY DISPOSED OF.
Senate Passes Joint Resolution
Changing the Time of Presidential
InauguratiOns and Meeting of Con-
gress-HOuses Passed the OIeomar-
Earine Bill with Amendments.

Washington, Feb. 11-Favorable re-
ports were made in the senate yester-
day on measures to change the inau-
guration of the president from March
4 to the last Thursday in April, and
to increase the pensions of Mexican
war veterans. The Philippine tariff
bill was further considered.
Washington, Feb. IA joint reso-
luton was passed in the senate yes
terday for a constitutional amend
ment changing the time of presiden-
tial inaugurations and the termina-
tion and commencement of congresses
from the 4th of March to the last
Thursday of April. A stirring debate
on the general Philippine question
took place, the principal participants
being Senators Platt Comm and Hoar
(Mass.).
Washington, Feb. ia memorial
of the federal party of the Philip
pines was submitted to the senate yes
terday by the secretary of war. 1t
favors territorial form of govern
ment. The Philippine tariff bill was
further discussed.
Washington, Feb. 14.-The Philip
pine tariff bill was further considered
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-20
OLEOMARGARINE BILL.
Brief Synopsis of the Measure That
Has Been Passed by the House
of Representatives.

Washington, Feb. 13.-The house on
Wednesday passed the oleomargarlne
bill. A synopsis of the measure IS as
follows:
The bill makes eleomagarine or imlta-
ton butter or cheese transported into any
state or territory for use, sale or consump-
ton therein, subject to the laws OF such
state or territory, notwithstanding that 1t
may be introduced in original packages,
and imposes a tax of ten cents per pound
on oleomargarine made in imitation OF
butter of any shade of yellow" When not
made in such imitation, the tax IS reduced
to one-fourth of one cent per pound.
The second section is intended to prevent
dealers, hotel proprietors, restaurant ana
boarding house keepers from colorlng the
uncolored article, by making any person
who colors the product and then seAs, OF
furnishes it to others, manufacturer
within the meaning of the act. Penaltles
for violation of the act are hne OF not
less than $50 nor more than $500 and i'm
prisonment- for not less than 30 days nor
more than six months. The new secuon
relating to the inspection and brandlng OF
renovated butter is as follows Inal the
secretary of agriculture is hereby autnor-
lied and required to cause rigid sanitary
inspection to be made from time TO Tune,
and at such times as he may deem neces-
sary, of all factories and storenouses
where butter is renovated and all putter
renovated at such places shall be carefully
inspected in the same manner ana 10 the
same extent and purpose that meat prod
ucts are now inspected. The quantity and
quality of butter renovated shall be report
ed monthly. All renovated butter snail be
designated as such by marks, brands and
labels, and the words renovated Dutter
shall be printed on all packages thereof,
in such manner as may be prescribed by
the secretary of agriculture, and shall be
sold only as renovated butter. No reno
waited butter shall be shipped or trans
ported from one state to another, or to
foreign countries, unless inspected as pro-
vided in this section"
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Must Respect "o1d G1orx.v

Boston, Feb. 15.-For using an old
United States flag as bag in his bust
ness of collecting rags, Meyer Ratz-
man was fined $50 in the municipal
court, the charges being ''ccntemptu-
Gus use of the United States flag"
The flag was stained and weather
beaten, but it's original design was
not effaced. A policeman made the
arrest on his own responsibility, and
while taking Ratzman to the station
was intercepted By two marines whc
pleaded for a chance to chastise the
1nriSOner
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-20
MANY HURT.
Spreading Rails Wreck Train on
Erie Road in OhiO-Twenty-
Six Persons Injured.

Cleveland, O., Feb. 13.-Train No. 10
on the Erie road, leaving Cleveland at
one d. m. for New York, was wrecked
between Mahoning and Phalanx, O.,
about 40 miles from this city, Wednes
day afternoon. The whole train left
the tracks and ran on for 20 car
lengths, finally topping over in a
ditch. Twenty-six persons are report
ed injured. The accident was caused
by spreading rails. Most of the in
iured were in the coach next to the
last, that being the private car of 10
seph Ramsay, president of the Wabash
railroad. Mr.. Ramsay had an emer-
gency case with him and he did heroic
work in assisting the injured. His car
did not topple over, but the car in
front did.
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ALLIES AGAINST GEAR.
Great Britain and Japan Enter Into
an Agreement to Preserve the
Independence of China.

London, Feb. 12.-Japan and Eng
land have signed a fve-years' treaty
guaranteeing to prevent dismember-
ing of Corea or China. In case of
war they are to stand together
against aggression. The announce
ment made in parliament Tuesday
night that England had abandoned
it's splendid isolation and entered in
to a defensive alliance with Japan
has created a tremendous sensation
here. The negotiations had been con-
Quoted with so much secrecy that the
news was an absolute surprise to
even those close to the government.
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SEVEN MEN KILLED.
Huge BovIder Rolls on the Track In
Front of Train Near Little
Rock, Ark.

Little Rock, Ark, Feb. 15-Seven
men were killed and at least IA were
seriously injured by huge bowlder
weighing IS tons crashing into the ca
boose of work train on the Choctaw,
Oklahoma & Gulf railroad 20 miles
west of Little Rock at ten o'clock Fri
day morning. The dead are: Samuel
Simon (white), Bonneville, Ark; b. L.
Jones (white), Boonville, Ark; Orange
Foster (colored), Little Rock; John
Williams (co.ored), North Little Rock;
Henry MCGEE (colored), Little Rock;
two unknown
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-20

The most remarkable flower of the
coronation year will be quaint intro
duction from Central Asia, which has
for it's sponsor in England, Hol-
born firm. According to the import
ers, it grows on a saucer, without
sail or water and without showing
leaves or roots, the bulb shoots out
red brown flower, with red and yellow
tip sometimes two feet long. When
the flower is off it prefers to retire in
to the soil and to be we'll watered,
when it follows up with a three-foot
umbrella leaf
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-20

ance of the anniversary of Lincoln's
birth the Middlesex club gave a BAN
quet at Hotel Brunswick Wednesday
evening. The guests who addressed
the members were Secretary of the
Navy John D. Long, Maj Gen. Daniel E.
Sickles, Capt John Bordman, U. S. A.,
and Roscoe Conklin Bruce, a colored
student and orator at Harvard col
lege. The list of those present COM
prised the name of almost every we'll
known republican in the political his
tory of the state.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-20

Mrs. Harrie Brownell, of Providence,
r. l., has devoted herself, for several
years to the collection of china, tea
pots, and now owns 1,400 specimens,
which she has gathered together at
an enormous cost. Many of them are
very valuable by reason of the his
toric association connected with them
or because of their exquisite work
manship. The teapots are arranged
on shelves which cover Mrs. Brown
ellis dining-room on all sides from floor
to ceiling
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-20
President Diaz to Retire.

Dallas, Tex, Feb. IA special to
the News from Ell Paso says: A repre-
sentative of very prominent house
in this city which has Mexican connec-
tions of Importance claims to have re-
ceived information from an agent in
the city of Mexico that President Diaz
intends to retire from the presidency
inside of six months and that Gen
Reyes is to succeed him. The agent
says the information comes from an
source.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-20

The Georgia commission has in
formally agreed upon Alexander H.
Stephens, the congressman, and DR..
Crawford w. Long, the discoverer of
anaesthesia, for the subjects of the
states two statues to be placed in
statuary hall in the capitol at Wash
ington. The selection can not be de-
finitely ratified until meeting of the
commission, to be held in July. The
commission wished the state to make
an appropriation for the statues, but
Acknowledgement Terrell said this can
not be constitutionally done.
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in the senate yesterday. A bill was
introduced providing for public
building at Ottawa, ILL.,, to cost not ex-
ceeding 100000, and The judiciary
committee reported in favor of bill
for an additional United States district
Judge for the Northern district of ILL
nois.
Washington, Feb. 15.-The bill Great
ing a permanent census office was
under consideration for time in the
sente yesterday, but was not disposed
of finally. After the passage of 1877
private pension bills the life and char
acter of the late Representative Bro
sius, of Pennsylvania, was eulogized.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE senate
on Saturday voted to extend civil serv-
ice rules to the permanent census
office, the bill for the Establishment of
which occupied the entire day in that
body and caused extensive debate.
House.
Washington, Feb 11.-Genera1 de-
bate on the oleomargarine bill was
closed in the house yesterday.
Washington, Feb. 12.-By vote of
155 to 106, the opponents of the cleo
margarine bill forced adjournment in
the house yesterday before the bill
had been disposed of. The post office
committee agreed on a bill to abolish
rural mail delivery service as now OF
oanized and let the work to the lowest
bidder.
Washington, Feb. 13.-The oleomar
garine bill was passed in the house yes
terday with an amendment requiring
the inspection and branding of reno
waited butter. The first bill for the
payment of claims of 900 of Unit
ed States citizens arising out of the
Spanish war was passed, as was also
bill carrying claims aggregating
So, 114,552 for stores and supplies TAX
en- from loyal citizens during the civil
war.
Washington, Feb. 14.-In the house
yesterday a resolution was unani-
mously adopted proposing an amend
ment to the constitution of the United
States for the election of senators by
popular vote. A bill was passed to
construct lighthouse keepers
dwelling at Calumet Harbor, ILL.,, at a
cost of $500.
Washington, Feb. 15.-During de-
bate upon pension bill in the house
yesterday Mr.. Wheeler (Ky.) created
a sensation by a speech attacking
Lord Pauncefote and Prince Henry,
demanding the dismissal of the Brit
ish ambassador and calling Amer
leans nation of funkeys. A bill was
introduced to make April IA, the ami
versary of Lincoln's assassination,
public holiday. Adjourned to the
nth
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B1ow mt Christian Science.

Columbus, O., Feb. 1.-THE house
passed bill aimed al Christian Scien-
lists. 1t provides that any parent or
guardian who shall wilfully deprive
any sick child under the age of 16 years
of the services of physician shall be
fined from ten dollars to 5000, or inn
prisoned for six months or both.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-20

A fund of $4,000 representing one
third of the amount necessary for the
completion of the Chicago art insti-
tute, has been secured, and work will
soon be begun on the remaining wing
of the structure, which has been ten
years in building. The addition will
be in the form of long corridor,
which will connect the two wings of
the present building, completing a.
hollow square. The new corridor is
to be known as sculpture hall.