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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-30

and kept the audience In good humor
from the moment he appeared until he
was finally released by a budget OF new
stories and nonsense that aroused shouts
OF laughter. Kernell Is one OF the few
truly funny Irish comedians left I'm vau-
deville. his humor being very Infectious.
N applause be any proof. the Three kea-
tons made one Of the hits of the bill. II
Is no, exaggeration TO say that little
Buster" Keston Is the funniest midget
comedian ever seen In Providence He
makes up IN imitation OF his father. Tom
Keaton. and makes the audience scream
with laughter at his funny antics. His
acrobatic feats are both clever and anus
ing. and the little chap made a tremen-
dous nit Banks Winter. and his charm
Ing little daughter Winona, won deserv-
ediy hearty applause In their bright lit
,le comedy conceit "A Disappointed
Romeo" This little skit introduced Mr..
winters capital ballad singing. and Miss
winters artistic impersonations ~ cele-
brities Miss Winters imitation of Yer
non. the ventriloauist. Was surprisingly
Ifelike and won this clever and pretty
little maiden a hearty round Of appls use.
The Three Ycsesrrys offered some excel
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-30

coctior known as the musical comedy
There r. a serious touch 10 the story
and the music Is of an average quality
IA thsr superior to the run OF conten-
porery musical funny pieces
II Is almost as distinctively British In
atmosphere as the original Gaiety Girl
herself was.
And in talent and scenic display there
has been nothing OF the Kind TO surpusS
"A Country Girl"
The Interior of the Ministry OF Fine
Arts" which IL the title OF the scene set
for the second act OF the production. Is as
spurationally beautiful as anything that
the most lavish stage decoration has at
forded a good many OF Ms ca reca'l
the famous pink ball room of the dear
old "Erminie" days but that was no more
Of wonder for its time than is this scene
OF "A Country Girl I'm these days of
extraordinary lavishness Of stage arr.
Probably the Providence Opera house
stage has never carried quite so heavy
a set as il this remarkable scene.
The color scheme is gold. There are
rows Of columns, one upon another that
suggest onyx. There is broad stairway
coming down at both sides from land
ing over the arch in the centre. There
are cornIces and beams and brazen can
delabra And most OF this architecture is
the real thing In so far as IL must be
wood at least and Of solid construction
and not canvass The scene indeed. Is
buIlt IN Of tremendously heavy pieces. a
piece OF stage house building rather than
mere scene setting. Lighted extrava-
eantly with incandeecent lamps the enect
IL beautiful. But tho soliditN of the set
is what commands the more admiration
and astoniehment. The whole audience
gave an involuntary oh" when the cur
tain disclosed a. last evening.
The opening scene Is pastoral The
theme of "A Country Girl has for It's fg-
urs. a lot Of charming Devonshire folk
who are later transformed into persons or
town society both. of course. being mar
velous creations designed exclusively for
,he book and score OF n musical produce
,Ion BY contrast to the effect or charm
q jns simplicity IN Act. IN the glowing
and gorgeous show 90 costumins I'm Act
III. The latter quite relieves the fear that
so simple n thing as country girl can
not he metamorphosed into tho match OF
anything that the spectacular stage has
ever produced by the wand OF the talent
ed librettist.
The first act Is filled with songs In what
may bs called simplicity key, pretty
little things az become the Devonshlre
settina and the dainty costumes, The
last act matches its gorgeous scenery
ard Kaleidoscope costumes with sems
rattling music. The distinction is similar
lv maintained I'm the matter ~ the dances
and chorus movement curious lot oi
novel effects suggesting the bucolic heire
eortrived for the first act while IN M
eoeccnd there II different order The
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-30

evants of life and don't have particularly
unnlcasant or worse incidents happen 10
them. Such folks he thinks too uniln-
portant TO have the stage all % the utr"'
This piece though is In many ways
GOOD one. Barring the divorce incidcn'
and a rather weak man who finally gC.s
over the div orce the play Is as clean ahu
bright IS could be expected. snt story
ia nretty well known end yet with al' -
attra iveness IL has weak mih'S1c'
who Is as Inconsistent as he coIld poPsi'
blv be brt q Is not probably ina; MI.
Fitch means him to BE- weak .or thele
| is the old Captrap abou' iootodh ahu c"''
lege athletes worked IN.
There Is much good comedy In Lovers
Lane" that has Of course kept u po-
| nular. These old folks whose possibilities
for fun have been eNcellcntly worked ana
one seldom enjoys anything on the stage
any better than tho doings OF the harsn
,arishioners and busy body women OF
pev Dr. SIngleton's parish This come
"A is clean and most artfully contrived.
There is little evidence OF its being
forced and there are some characters
c,evcrly done.
So we'll constructed Is the piece that II
calls for good players. Very much OF the
comedy element would be spoiled IL IL
was placed on indifferent hands and even
The cleverness shown I'm construction
would not save some OF the moro i'm
portant characters ~ great care was moi
taken as 10 tho parties 10 whom they
were entrusted The company playlnt
this week at tho Imperial gets aroune
these difficulties ~ good shape.
Mr.. walter Hodges plays the part o
the minister and his work j. clover au'
while he interprets the authors idea, h'
saves the character from a possible nah
Illness The part Of tho bad man %
rather gentleman villain. falls TO Mr.
Charles lockwood " h. not 2 very eN
acting one. but such a. ~ is. Mr. Rock
wood easily dld ~ and oi course re
minded folks that he could do somethin
much better.
Mr.. Frank &. Hartvsll "a Uncle Ri
| and Miss Florence Webster, as Aun
Mellisey. certainly satisfy tho audienc
nv their uniduoness and humorous 40
lions. Mr.. T. " Davies a. Brown, IN
s,orekeeper. and Mr.. Arthur &. Sander
| a. Mr. = Kelley. the Opera house OWE
and hill st.cker certainly bring out N
, nuaintness of type OF small town folk
: | Lillian Sinnot gives = bright impersOni
tion Of the part OF the orphan walf.
Miss Edith Browning as Mary Larh
1 ! the ministers sweetheart. does her wof
) | very cleverly Mrs. W. a. Sands certain
I | lv presents fine type Of woms
, | thoroughly devoted 90 a brother who Is
4 | minister Miss Mary Karr az Mrs. Hose
A | Brown. social leader. Mlss Isabel Bow
: | man as Miss Molly Measley. the cho
. singer and nlrt and Miss Cora Cav
- kirs a. the sewing circle chalrwoma
= are certainly the chief delight of u
. evenings entertainment.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-30

by C. r. Flint and others. Sos2.ss, TRUSTS
and the state" by II. w. Macrosty,
S30151: Commercial trusts" by j. X.
Dos Passos, s032 ~; THE citizen and his
relation to the industrial situation by
Bishop Potter. so43s7 Labor and capi-
tai" by Davies and others, so<s,S; La
bor legislation, labor movements. ana
labor leaders" by q. Howell. tEnghsn
SOl3s4; Municipal adminAstrat tfon, by
]. A. Fairiee, so8oi.A: American munich
pal progress" by c. zueblin, so7sl.B;
'The coming city" by r. =. Ely, so7oi. o;
'The battle with the slvna," by j. A.
Rlis. so4i. SO; Americans In pfocess
settlement study edited by II. a. w.
Woods. so4i s6: ''rhe ieaven in great
city" by Lillian W. Belts. soA.H.
The extremely interesting collection OF
photographs OF Orvieto in Italy has taken
the place Of the Florence photographs In
the lecture room. and will remain until
| Jan. 8, and tho photographs In the GLASS
room have been replaced by collection oi
Madonnas, by various artists.
Beainning on Sunday, Dec -, the re-
| ference room. on the ground moor, viii %
I~<ept open one hour longer, closing at II
| o'clock. every evening. and reSders VII
| be allowed 10 bring their books TO this
room from the othsr departments which
will still close at az heretofors. Also
| the third story, Onc1uding the art II
brary and the Industrial library. will
hereafter be opened on Sundays and holi
| days. on New Years day therefore
| (Thursday, Jan. ~. the library as
whole. ~ cept the circulating departmen
will be open. from to ?, tand the refer
ence room from 10 lo), no DOCKS oeini
| issued for home use.
Under tho new registration. beginninI
Jan q 1908. not only all non-residents
cards will need 10 he reissued. but ais
all of ths regular borrowers cards Wit
numbers below 5l2b
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-30

Providence, Dec. 20. 1902.
The undersigned hereby gives notice
that she has been appointed by the NUM-
cipal Court Of the City OK Proviaence
administratrix OF the estate Of Daniel Fl.
Bennett, late of said Providehce, de-
ceased, and has given bond according ~
law.
All persons having claims against said
estate are hereby notified to present
them to the undersigned or ale the same
in the Office of the clerk OF said court
within six months from the date OF the
first advertisement hereof
ROBY w. BENNETT.
H. w. KIMBAIsL, Atty.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-30
LITTLE wINoNA WINTER at Keith's.

lent acrobatlc work. all done with snap
and finish that won the admiration or the
entire audience. lie Page and Florehce
gave a novel and interesting exhipitloh Oh
dirricult iumping. the Nice Twins. won ap-
probatfon by a splendid vocal aet' ana
the Laskys. military musicians. IN natty
costumes and some capable cornet Work
made a favorite impression. Others on
the bill were The Horseshoe Trio craw-
ford and Dun, Cherry and Bates, and the
Biograph. The bill Is one that no ioFeI %
high-class vaudeville can afford 10 miss
for it can hardly ever again be equalled'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-30

At the Providence Opera house for the
week. with the usual matinee tomorrow
and Saturday. "A Country Girl, or Town
and Country Life"
typical English musical play OF the
sort that was introduced 20 Amerionh
audiences by THE Gsiety Girl" and Is
never duplicated by the American con-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-30
EMPIRE THEATRE.

Abundance of music % the most origi-
nal and catchy kind, comedy and FUN
that H. contagious OF the most virulent
type and pretty girls In sreat numbers,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-30

uionnl makes belts grip the pulieys, pIo-
VINUJl tects them from steam and We-
ter and prevents glazing. For sale By
W. BROWN BROS CO.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-30
Winter Carnival
AT BRlDGET0N, me-,
December ed TO January 9th.
SPECIAL TOUR FROM PRovIpENcE
PERSONALLY CONDUCTED,
LEAVING DECEMBER 22D.

SPECIAL TOUR FROM PRovipENcE
PERSONALLY CONDUCTED,
LEAVING DECEMBER 22D.
All the Winter Sports, Weather Permits
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Snow shoeIns, TobogganIno.
Ice Fishing, Skatng,
Fox Hunting. Siesghinos
Running Rabbits, Skeeing,
Brown University Ice Hockey Team VIII
Meet All Competitors.
Bridgton offers The hest natural facM-
ties In the country for winter games, with
its mountains forests and lakes. being To-
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region. good altitude. oracing air; grano
views OF the snow-capped peaks OF the
"aTrIH5E "naTrHE BRiDGToN." a hotel well known
TO many Providence people. Is thoroushly
heated lighted ard we'll equipped TOT
winter business No pains viii be spared
70 make Is winter visitors enjoy the
event Special tickets from Providence
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tate Register ard Rental Guide. 81 Wey-
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Smoking Concerts Afternoon and Even
ing Usual Prices Matinee and Evening"
iOc, 2oc. Soc and soc,
Next Week-Trocadero Burlesquers.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-09-30
WRECK ON UNION PACIFIC.
Four and Perhaps Several Others
Are Killed.

Ra~-lins, Wyo., Sept. 27.-At least
four. and perhaps several other per-
sons were killed by a freight wreck IN
the Union Pacific yards. at this place
today. The names of the dead so far
as are known are:
Paul W. Dayton coal passer, resi-
dence unknown; Unknown tramp;
James Welsh, fireman, Rawlins; John
Patnoe, engineer. Rawlins.
The engineer was pinned down by
the end of the tank resting on his less
and for several hours he was conscious
and carried on a conversation with
members Of the rescuing party, but ne
was finally overcome by heat from the
engine and the burning cars about
him
It is known that several tramps were
aboard the Inflated train and as none
have been seen about the wreckage. IL
Is feared they We're either killed out
right or were burned to death
The accident was caused by the fail
ure of the air brakes 10 work on fruit
train which crashed into an engine.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-09-30
ACCUSED OF BRIBERY.
Statement That Coal COmpanies Are
Trying to Bribe Locals to Return
to Work.

Scanton Pa, Sept. 26.-In a state
ment issued today, District President
Nichols, accuse Michael Grimes, an
ex-mine foreman of being at the
head of a movement inaugurated by
the coal companies to bribe a number
of mine workers locals, for $500 q
piece, to vote to return to work"
Mr.. Nichols declares at the close of
his statement that his "infor mants
stand ready to prove their assertions
in court
Mr.. Grimes denies the Nichols state
ment, and the coal companies also say
1t is not true.
The Thirteenth regiment was kept
busy all Of last night and today pa
trolling the upper end of the county.
Mud and a constant rain were the
worst enemies they had to contend
with, although a detail of Company
E, of Eaton, under Lieutenant Smith,
were confronted by a Hungarian wo-
man with a revolver, when they We're
assisting constable to arrest her
husband and some others, for an as
sault on a nOn-union man two weeks
ago. Lieutenant Smith and Corporal
Hayden disarmed the woman and
placed her under arrest.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-09-30

James b. Craft, of Long Island, De-
capitated and Partly Cremated.

New York, Sept. 27.-JameS B. Craft,
a wealthy resident of Glencove, Long
Island, was murdered today and his
body decapitated in a tenderloin re-
sort, known as the Empire Garden
Cafe, in West TwentyNinth street,
within a few doors of Broadway.
All the evidences go to show, says
the police. that Craft who haG been
making the rounds of the tenderloin
incautiously, displayed large amounr
of money in the Empire and was killed
by one of the walters known as Thos.
Tobin for the purpose of robbery. The
police also say that knockout drops
were first administered and that then
the victim was dragged into the base
ment and killed with a cleaver.
The odor of burning flesh attracted
the attention of the occupants Of the
upper part of the house early this
morning and led to the discovery by
detectives of the nude and headless
body of a man in the basement. The
charred head was discovered a few
minutes later in the furnace, in which
a fire had been recently made. with the
evident intention of destroying all pos
sibility of Identification of the remains.
Later the body was identified by Wal
ter Craft, OF GlencoVe, as that OF his
father. The murdered man was about
fifty years of age and was manufac-
turer of refrigerating machinery in
Cortlandt street, this city. Tobin, who
is charged with the murder, was caught
hiding in the house. The police also
arrested Alexander McAnery, the bar
tender Robert Kelley a porter in a
Chinese restaurant Of the building and
several women who were known to be
frequenters Of the place. The police
said tonight that Tobin's real name
is Thomas Kelley and that he is a
brother of the porter Kelley. They also
learned that Craft attempted to get a
check for $3.50 cashed before he Went
OF the Empire.
A woman named Mamie Moore, who
is known to have been in the place
with Craft and who is held as wit
ness, made an important statement to-
night which the police declied to make
public. She is said to have implicated
McAnery as an accomplice of Tobin
There are now twenty-nine homicide
cases in the tombs, including MolineuS
and the recent acquisition, Young tbs
alleged murderer of Mrs. Pulitzer.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-09-30
PHILIPPINE RsUs.
Peace Having Been Restored. the
President Orders Census.

Washington, September 26.-President
Roosevelt has signed the order provid-
ing for the taking of a census of the
Philippines in accordance with the
terms Of the Philippine act passed at
the last session of congress and upon
the certificate of the Philippine COM
mission that the insurrection has been
suppressed. The commissioners certifi-
cate excepts the Lake Lano district, in
Mindanao. where Moros are in arms, as
not coming within the terms Of the
Philippine act, the Moros having never
taken part in the Philippine insurrec-
ton proper.
The order of the president is dated
September 25th. 1t recites the provision
of the Philippine act, which provides
that when complete peace shall have
been established and the fact certified
to the president, the cens;as shall be or
dered, which shall make inquiries re-
lating to the population and ascertain
as far as possible all facts Such as are
taken in a census Of this country. In
his discretion the president may employ
the present census bureau in compiling
and promulgating the statistical infor-
ma ton.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-09-30
THE PRESIDENTS CONDITION.
Infia mmatiOn RecedinG and Progress
Satisfactory.

Washington, Sept. 27.-The presi-
dents physicians dressed the wound
on his. leg this morning and subse-
quently announced that the condition
of the injury was satisfactory. The in
fiammation is receding slowly, but it
may be a day or two yet before the
physicians can state definitely tnat
granulation has set in without involv-
ing the bone. The president continues
in good spirits and is taking his con-
finement philosophically. He spends the
major portion of his time reading on a
lounge.
DR.. Lung called at the White House
at s o'clock tonight and remained with
the president for half an hour. Upon
his departure, Secretary Corteiyou an
nounced that the president was resting
comfortably and that his wound was
progressing satisfactorily. Several mem
bers of the army hospital CORPS are act
ing as nurses, and are in constant at
tendance upon the president.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-09-30

well, but will always nave a bottle OF
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went to my home doctors and they
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the world. l have recommended your
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Since have taken Peruna I look like
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Mrs. William Kenning, Mt. Clemens,
Mich, writes:
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that 1 am now again well. 1 was not
well for year, and did not know what
allied me. Last fall got bottle of Pc
runa. It did me good. / wrote to DR..
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luckily sent me a book about my dis
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"My disease was catarrh of the head,
eyes, stomach and liver, and he said if
would follow his advice 1 would soon be
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liam Kenning.
Congressman Thad. NJ. Mahon, Of
Chambersburg, Pa, writes:
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If you do not derive prompt and salts
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The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-09-30
EVERYTHING QUIET.
No Disorder at all in the Wyoming
Strike Regions.

Wilkesbarre. Pa, September pa
peaceful condition of affairs prevailed
in the Wyoming region today. Battal-
ions of soldiers made a tour of the dis
tricts where disturbances have hereto
fore been frequent, but found every
thing quiet
At the offices of the coal companies it
was stated that since the soldiers are Ii
control a large number of their old men
and those who prevented them from
working have returned and the collier
les being opened have more men at
work than at any time since the strike
began.
AT strike headquarters those in
charge say that the ranks of the strik-
ers are as firm as ever and that no
desertions are reported anywhere in the
region.
About forty men and boys, residents
Of Nauticoke, are charged with break
ing windows in the houses of n-union
men II that place were arraigned before
magistrate in this city this afternoon
and held in bail for trial.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-09-30

Washington, sept. 26.-Brigadier
General Frederick Funston in his an
nual report of the department of the
Colorado, points out that the percent
age Of trials by cOUrt-martial or enlist
ed men has nearly doubled during the
past year. Upon this point the general
says:
1T is therefore plain that there has
been a depIorabIe increase of offenses
in general and Cf desertion in particu-
lar. In my OF. lion, there are two
principal causes for this state of af-
fairs; first, resentment to unaccus-
toned limitations and restrictions felt
by men returning from field service TO
the mOnotony and routine work OF
garrison life; second, the abolition of
the canteen feature of the post ex-
change. Since this action was taken,
saloons of the lowest type have been
established just outside the boundaries
Of the various reservations; their pro-
prietOrs are in almost every case, un-
principled individuals who leave nothl
ing undOne' 20 debauch the soldiers
and obtain their money. Being in all
cases outside the limits of any city, the
proprietOrs of these resorts are sub
ject to no municipal police regulations
and sell liquor re;,ardless of hours and
whether the buyer is already intoXi-
Gated or not. Gambling is universal IN
these dives and they are frequented
by loose women. The soldiers whose
desire for a drink would ordinarily be
satisfied by few glasses of beer in
the canteen of the post exchange goes
to one of these resorts and does we'll if
he escapes before he has spent or
gambled away all his money, over
stayed his leave or engaged in an alter
cation.
AS a rule, the local authorities re-
Indifference OF approval as it causes
the soldier to spend his money In the
community. The efficiency of the army
or the ruin of a good soldier is moth
ing to them. There can be no reason
able doubt that most of the trials by
general cOurt-martial and summary
courts, at least, so far as this depart
ment is concerned, are directly trace
able to this cause.
Since / have had command here,
there has taken place the ruin and de-
graduation of several non-commisSioned
officers of long service and fine record.
In short. the recent legislation by con-
gress on this gus stion, SO far as this
department l. concerned, has had no
effect except to lower the discipline of
the army, ruin scores of good soldiers
and fill the pockets of a lot of saloon
keepers, gamblers and prostitutes