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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-16

the Earl Of Rassendyll are most beauti-
full while the costumes, historically true
10 the period are of the most elaborate
description. The prologue developes the
infraaRue hniXxnen Prince Rudolf. the
Red Elkberg and the Countess OF Ras-
sendyll. the plotting Of Duke Wolfgang,
the duel and wounding Of the prince.
Then the scene shifts To the year 1900
the actors being descendants iE the NTH
genera tion from those OF the prologue.
The scene is laid in the imaginary king
dom OF Ruritania. A young Englishman
named Rudolf Rassendyll, a descendant
Of the prince. who visited England and
was wounded I'm the duel i'm The pro-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-16

border states some years ago and IL is
splendidly mounted. 1t is a thrilling
piece, and its many climaxes are well
worked up.
Mr.. Farrell and his company certainly
make the play very interesting. There is
plenty OF realism of the breezy Western
kind that never fails TO stir even most
conventional Eastern audience. The
wild adventures Of the hero keep the in
terest cf the theater ever In the alert lt
is sort OF It's day all day in creed affair.
Some OF the scenery Is alone worth al
most the price OF admission and for those
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-16
WESTMINSTER THEATRE.

Rose Hnrs English Folly company Of
which Rice & Barton. the we'll known
comedians. are proprietors. opened a
weeks engagement at the Westminster
theatre yesterday TO two large audiences.
The bill presented Is clean, refined and
exceedingly enjoyable. while the stage
setting, costumes. etc. are elaborate and
effective
"The Baby Trust" a musical sbsurdity
is given as the opening number, and
among those who take part Watson a
Thomas. the well known comedians who
for a number Of years were the managers
Of the old Olympic theatre, now the Park.
IL Is by far the best seen here thus far
this season, for the comedians with Miss
frankie Harris. a large corps OF hand
some young women and number *
other capable artists make IL So
Miss Kathryne Rowe Palmer, a spright
ly little miss and lively dancer, opens
the olio with a good t1rn, and Is fol-
lowed by Tom Nolan and Cora White I'm
a comedy sketch that is pleasing. Mr..
Nolan's parodies being well received
Rice and Elmer, the popular comedy
horizontal bar performers, have added
much that Is new and difficult 10 their
act and ~nave thus increased their popu-
larity. The Misses Wheeler and Holland
proved themselves capable OF holding
their own with the rest OF those on the
bill. while Dan Gracy and Ada h Bur
nett I'm their comedy sketch entitled "A
Royal Jantor," furnish no end of fun.
Barry and Hughes, n musical team, are
good enough to call for no end of encores.
for besides being comedians are finished
musicians.
THE slippery Life Insurance Com
pany" Is the title OF the closing number
and in this all of the company take part,
and II ls fully in keeping with the rest
OF the bill
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-16

for the many sides of character he In
called upon 10 portray, Mr.. Carroll Daly,
the WelfganG 0f the prologue and Strel-
san of the plag. is most excellent In the
parts, hts acting being flDished and all
that could he asked. Miss Humphrey as
Princess Flavia takes the part well and
was especially strong In the love scenes
Miss Florence Geibart In excellent as An
toinette. The other parts are In good
hands.
The Prisoner OF Zenda will be given
each evening this week ana Thursday
and Saturday afternoons.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-16
IKPt RIAL tn .ATRE.

A spectacular revival OF the Bandit
Frs" with that able actor, John Far
rell. az "Joe" Howard. is the attraction
at the New Empire theatre this week. IL
received warm welcome from large
audience last evening
The play deals with the Wild life OF the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-16
PROVIDENCE OPERA HOUSE.

Al the Providence Opera House for the
week, with a matinee only on Saturday,
'The Rogers Brothers tn Harvard" by
John j. McNally, with music by Maurice
Levi and lyrics by J. cheever Goodwin
and Ed GARDENER Ben Teal staged IL.
This reviewer feels like laying down
Il Is so evidently Impossible 10 write
anything new about them so long as the
being 'in" things
And yet he may be pardoned II he re-
peats the same old fettering encomiums.
since II Is the same old roIieking. gor-
geous show that the Rogers Brothers are
in this year as for season after season
before.
They can't expect the reviewer TO write
anything new about the mso long as the
subject Itself is but n repetition, except
that the reviewrr might think 10 write
the good things he forgot 10 put In the
last time.
The Roge-s Brothers are a fixture,
that's plain. Some day, s6 the klll-joy
may predict, they viii be no longer with
Us. for the simple reason that a fickle
public will no longer want them. But
there isn't any sign % any such disaster
yet, or. indeed anything but cumula-
tive evidence that the Rogers Brothers
will be a joy forever. until we may
imagine the last audience Is assembled
| to see the Rogers Brothers in Paradise"
where one OF them, last evening. hoped
he would be able 10 get before Morgan
died and bought IL up"
So IL was a Rogers Brothers audience
az well as a Rogers Brothers show at the
Providence last evening" big fine audi
ence. come TO enjoy itself and laugh at
the horseplay and hum the tunes and adj
mire Hattie Williams.
There was an awful rumor, earlier in
the season. that Hattie williams would
not be in the Harvard outfit and natural
ly there was dismay through the ranks
OF the thousands of Rogers admirers. For
Hattie Williams is as distinctive a crea-
ton as the Rogers Brothers themselves.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-16
Winter Carnival
AT BRIDGET0N, Me-,

DCICIluSi <zu W JdHudiJ oth.
SPECIAL TOUR FROM PROVIDENCE
PERSONALLY CONDUCTED,
LEAVING DECEMBER 22D.
All the Winter Sports, Weather Permit
ting.
Snow shoeing, Toboooanin9,
Ice FIshino, skating,
Fox Hunting, Sleiohino,
Running Rabbits, sksstno,
Brown University Ice Hockey Tean viii
Meet All Competitors.
Bridkpou offers The best natural factii-
ties In the country for winter games, with
its mountains, forests and lakes. being To-
Gated In the heart Of the Seoago Lake
region; good altitude bracinG ar; grand
views of the snow-capped peaks Of the
..THE BRfDGToN." a hotel wsil known
TO many Providence people. is thoroughly
heated. lighted and well equipped for
winter buslnem No pains VIII be spared
to make It's winter visitors enjoy the
event, Special tickets from Providenoe
and Boston
For rates and further information apply
to J. D. HALL & CO., Iss Westminster
street, Providence, Or OFFICES Of Real Hs-
tate Register and Rental Guide, 81 Wey-
bosset etrset. Telephone ssS Union.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-16

VISC0 makes ,ts belts sr srR ths pTsyss sDs grs
ter and prevents slazing For sale oxo
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-16

PRICES:
Evsnines-2s, so, rs, 100, $50.
Saturday Mats, so, 75, 100.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-03-28
COST OF LIGHTING BY GAS AND
ELECTRICITY.

Massachusetts is the source Of most
of the information accessible to the
public regarding gas and electric
lighting. The report of the Gas and
Electric Lighting Commission of that
State has just been issued and shows,
among many other things, that the
average price paid by consumers for
coal gas to companies selling annually
more than 30, 600, 600 feet each is 81. 05.
Omitting the large companies Of
Boston and Brookline the average is
only 81. 08. This includes many gas
works of very moderate capacity. The
average price paid for coal gas to
other companies, concerns in small
towns where the sales of each COM
pany are less than 80, 600, 600 feet in a
year, is $1.65, but the average of all
the coal gas companies in the state is
$1.0S. OF the electric light companies
three did not earn their expenses last
year and twenty-six others paid no
dividends. Seventy five companies
supply electricity only, forty eight
gas only, and twenty-thr both gas
and electricity. The board investi-
gates all accidents, and the report
gives the particulars in seventy eight
instances of escaping gas, which
resulted in thirty-six deaths and
sixty -four injuries, and of thirteen
fatal accidents from electricity.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-03-28
SUMNER PAST|MES.
Continued from First Page

it's present location, to the
rear Of the smoking den. This
would make the club house one of the
most popular resorts in town and
while it would doubtless be appre-
ciated by the members it would also
mean large increase in the receipts.
Considerable interest will probably
be taken in tennis this summer and
the committee made up Of the follow
ing members: Miss Irene Walker,
Miss Margaret Young, and Messrs.
Brinley, Cole, Smith and Gillespie,
with Edward K. Mills as chairman
is hard at work ..arranging sche-
dule. A new court is now being laid
ont in the corner of the Walker pro-
perty next to the old club house.
When completed che club will have
a total of six courts.
There will be no Morris and Essex
Tennis League this season but tourna-
ments are being arranged similar to
those of last year and will probably
close with Round Robin for the
handsome cup offered by o. FL. Kahn.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-03-28
DICKS MILITIA BILL

It is probable that General Dick g
bill, to promote the efficiency Of the
militia, will be favorably acted upon
by Congress. If it becomes law, it
will ssupersede the old United States
Militia law, which has been on the sta
tute books since 1899, and is entirely
obsolete in its provisions. For in
stance, it demands the enrolment OF
every able bodied male citizen be-
tween the ages of is and 40, and de-
cIares that he shall be constantly
provided with good musket or fire.
lock, or bore sufficient for balls the
eighteenth part Of a pound, a sufficient
bayonet and belt, two spare hints
and a knapsack, pouch with a box
therein to contain not less than TWEEN
ty-four cartridges, :" or a good rife
knapsack, shot pouch ana powder
horn, twenty balls and quarter
pound of powder and that each
Commissioned officer shall be armed
with a sword or hanger and spon-
toon. -
The Dick bill provides for arming
the National Guard in each state with
the same rifle as that used in the regu-
lar army; that the officers shall have
the same instructions and examina-
tions as those of the regular army,
and that these organizations shall
have opportunity for field maneuvers
at the cost Of the United States. 1t
will make the National Guard re-
serve force, subject to the call of the
President, to repel invasion, to sup
press rebellion, or to enable him to
execute the laws Such an act is ur-
gently needed, and the National
Guardsmen will welcome it.
Of course, as the Toledo Blade notes,
stthis is a wide departure from the
idea of the trainers of the Constitu-
ton, when they gave authority to
Conrgess to provide for organizing,
arming and disciplining the militia.
The militia is the entire able bodied
male population, within prescribed
ages. The present bill provides for
volunteer organizations only; but the
power gronted by the Constitution
remains with Congress to call
out any and all able-b bodied citizens.
1t is well that this fact should not be
lost sight of. The nation has the
power to summon her sons to arms if
she needs their service, and to compel
obedience to the call. -
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-03-28
SPORTS AND PAsTIMEs.

The course and club house Of the
East Orange Golf Club is to be inn
proved and most successful season
is expected.
At the annual election of the Wo-
mems Golf team of the Essex County
Country Club, Mrs. Edward f. San
ford, Of Orange, was reelected team
captain.
An open handicap tournament for
all members of the United States
Golf Association will be held on the
Country Clubs links, Lakewood, on
Saturday, April 5.
The organization of a first class
base ball team to represent Washing
ton during the coming season is the
principal topic of conversation in
that place at the present time. The
general opinion is that the home team
must be able to down Charlie
Steeles aggregation of Newton ball
tossers. !"
Tt is understood that the New Jer-
sey Athletic Club, of Bayonne, will
be reorganized at an early date.
The golf links at Princeton Uni
versity are now open. Nine new
green's have been added during the
winter. After the Easter vacation
Capt. Wilson will call out the candi-
dates.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-03-28


the hyeeum was crowded Friday
RyeAiAg 10 hear an address given by
EEQA Edward M, shepard, Of New
Xoaao MN Shepard. after being I'M
eao1seed ny Hon, Charlton r, Lewis,
sRelkA lA pAFt a follows,
so AVA h speak mon q subject with
,slAbQA NAY say without exaggera-
siQsA 1 have been somewhat familiar
aQg All laAss Agssen yeasa, Ny obsor-
yaa@M "a sAs conduct ~ publicaifairs
oa QSag gseas cities. more especially
oa slAaA eStS 81 which am citizcn
has QQmasRsea Me mere and moro In
sAa convictions which have held for
years
MY view ~ tAs& that In this ooun-
wy and IN che government Of lts great
eSssss. ID il Impossible for good
easa1aM ez wise saAa desiring to see
sSsAt accomplished and the best nun
sesRaA government 10 ignose the fun.'
aAasataa alfsssNnee Ok political views
wAaeA wee call the division al oitixens
aRse great parties =
M Shepard farther remarked,
independent government in the
cAsy il sAs basis Of the safety of the
state n0 less is independent voting
in the aat1oa the foundation OF the
safety Of she nation. Therefore I
w0ala redeem politics in tine city not
by an attempt 10 ignore party division
wAieA wonld he impossible, but to
use party division. A great deal is
said about reform within the party.
thank reform within the party is o
m0st excellent thing but 1t frequently
happens that the party will not re-
form from within, and when it will
not reform from within, it is the most
necessary and wholesome thing for
those within who desire its reform
should so outside and reform it if
necessary with club.
81 believe in reform from within.
The citizen should do the best he can
TO reform the party to which he be-
longs. by raising the standard of that
party, he can make it fortunate when
it does i'll. If you do this, the other
party to which you do not belong
must raise its standard. At the cleo
ton, the independent voters, upon
whom the welfare rests, will make
use of their Judgment.
IT do not disparage independent
voting. That is the inevitable oondi-
tion of good politics and good govern
ment. but independent must be exerted
with the complete recognition of the
influence of two great parties. -
Mr.. Lewis followed with few
brief remarks and Mr.. Mexican, q
prominent politician of Brooklyn,
questioned some of Mr.. Shepard 8
statements, which the latter gentleman
answered in a satisfactory manner.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-03-28

The one hundred and twenty sixth
session Of the legislature, was remark
ably free from partisan measures. The
legislation enacted as whole was bene
fetal. Among the bills passed
were those effecting the State public
school system, permitting the voters OF
Morristown to ballot upon the establish
ment Of much needed sewer system
1t is to be hoped that the Strong free
holders bill will be endorsed by the
voters Of Morris county. 1t provides
for the transaction of county business
by commission of five freeholders, in
stead of the present system, at salary
Of 81 900 each The cost to Morris
county for freeholders salaries for a
number Of years past has averaged be-
tween 81, 900 and $4,000 annually.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-03-28

The position General Miles has
taken on the bill providing for gen.
eral staff for tho United States army
is not likely to increase the favor in
which this distinguished general is
held either by the people or the adj
ministration. President Roosevelt
and Secretary Root are reported as in
hearty accord with the bill, and deem
it a wise measure. They evidently
desire its passage, and it is in fact,
regarded as an administration bill.
General Miles threatens to resign if
1t does pass.
AS General Miles has created more
or less confusion and misunderstand-
ing in War Department circles for
some time, especially since the reor-
ganization process has been under
taken, it viii strike great many
persons and not few Of them former
admirers of General Miles, that it
would be we'll if he would carry his
threat into execution without delay.
Meanwhile unless there is some
thing better said against the bill,
than fsI'll resign, it would seem
the best policy to expedite its pas
sage.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-03-28
LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS.
Continued from First Page.

in his hands receive attention. These
include 1870 Senate and 1856 House meas
ures. The bill against trading stamps
will not be operative until after July
LIST. The pigeon" bill, unfortunately.
died in the committee of which Mr..
Lee, the Senator from Atlantic County,
is chairman. His action as to this, as
well as in many other matters, is open
to severe criticism.
The State Board of Guardians bill was
reconsidered and passed. Almost
at the last moment a supplementary APP
priation of $4,000 was passed for the
establishment of consumptives' home.
Senate bills No. 1873 and 1870, the former
providing for the legal division OF Morris
town into wards, and the latter permit
ting the establishment Of a sewer sys-
tenn, are among the measures in the
hands Of the governor. There is nc
doubt, however, but that they will re-
ceive his signature at an early date.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-03-28
Y. n. G. A. NOTES.

The dressing room is now lighted
by electricity instead of gas.
At the afternoon service on Sunday
there will be special music by male
quartette.
Plans are being made for an athletic
contest for division championship
in several events.
The Endowment Fund is being
pushed with all possible speed and
over half the necessary amount has
already been pledged.
The Junior "C's" and team of
Juniors from the Madison Y. MC.A.
played a game of basket ball in the
local gymnasium Wednesday night
which resulted in victory for the
home team by the score Of 1885,
The speakers at the Sunday after
noon meetings for the next few weeks
will probably be as follows: next
Sunday, March Soth, William B. Yer
non; April 6, DIR. Hammond, Of Morris
Plains; April 18. Rev. e. r. Murga-
troyd, of New Vernon; April 90, Edwin
G. Ross and April 81, Rev. Franklin
B. Dwight.
As has been the custom of the Asso-
citation in the past unique sociable
will be given Tuesday evening which
will take the form of "hobo' affair.
The boys are looking forward to the
occasion with great interest and it is
expected that all the Weary Willies, z
Dusty Dicks, = and "Raggety
Raggles" will be present.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-03-28
NOTES FRon POLICE BLoTTER.

Edward Burke. tramp umbrella
dealer was arrested by Officer Van
Arsdale Wednesday afternoon charged
with assault and battery. EARLY in
the afternoon on Flagler street Burke
started row with several Italian
residents and Idrew knife on one OF
them. When Van Arsdale attempted
to arrest Burke he showed fight and
struck the officer with stick. After
lively scuffie a pair of nippers'
were slipped over his hands and he
was marched before Squire Cliff.
After hearing the case the prisoner
was committed to the county Jail to
await the action of the grand jury.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-03-28
More sailors are killed by accidents

More sailors are killed by accidents
than are lost by drowning. That
seems rather surprising statement,
but it is borne out by the figures Of
the British Board of Trade. In the
year 1901 there were 224, 545 men en-
ployed in the merchant vessels under
Che British flag. In that year there
were 1869 accidental deaths, and of
that number, only 662 or less than
half, were deaths by drowning. The
number of deaths by drowning has
shown quite steady decline Of late
years. as has also the number Of
deaths by other accidents, while the
number Of men employed in steam
and sailing ships under the British
flag has steadily increased.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-03-28

This is about the time that the
Democratic party has its reorganiza-
sion spasm. Having been unconscious
since the defeat of 1900 the corpse has
partially revived and is weakly beg
ging for nourishment William Jen-
nings Bryan at this critical stage in
she patients condition comes to the
front and describes with great
minuteness Of detail the kind of nurse
that is needed and when he has
finished, everybody recognizes the pic
tnre as faithful portrait of himself.
Meanwhile Henry Watterson and
other ti-Bryanites cry for reorgani-
zation and other political toys they
can't have.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-03-28
HIGH LICENSE AND RESTRICTION.

In the City of Passaic the number
of public drinking places has aroused
public sentiment and in response to
that sentiment the City Council has
under consideration an ordinance in
creasing the license fee from $3.50 TO
$500. 1t is also provided that no adj
ditional Licenses shall be granted
until the proportion shall be one for
every 500 of population. The proper
tion is now one to every 277. High
license and restriction is the practical
remedy Of an evil that cannot be sup
pressed. -Hackettstown Gazette.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-03-28
RISEN.

HE liveth, Who was dead:
The bars of hell are riven:
The gloom of centuries is fled,
The Light hath dawned from heaven.
The Light hath burst it's prison
And shines Creation DER:
The Everlasting Life hath risen,
And risen to die no more"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-03-28

The rebellion in China, which is
becoming ia serious matter is said to
be jim the interests Of the Chinese dy-
nasty and for the purpose of over
throwing the dowager and the dynasty
to which she belongs. 1t would seem
that China has had enough of s.rebel-
lion, but if that arch fiend, the pre-
sent dowager could be deposed it
would be a long step forward for the
Celestial Kingdom.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-03-28
THAT KIND or AN OFFICIAL.

President Roosevelt will find it a
difficult proposition to fill the First
Assistant Postmastership made vacant
by the resignation Of ex-senator
johnson. 1t would have added to the
efficiency of the department if Mr..
johnson had been made Postmaster
General and the present Postmaster
General his first assistant Those
who know ex-First Assistant Post
master General johnson are not sur
prised at the high state of efficiency
to which he has brought his depart
ment.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-03-28
DOVE or PEACE AwINc7

Again there is prospect of peace
in South Africa. Boer officials and
leaders in the field have arrived with
in the British lines in Orange Colony
under a flag of truce, and the belief is
expressed that conference will be
held with Lord Kitchener The opin.
ion Is expressed il London that the
move has been made with view Of
negotiating for peace. ~
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-03-28

AT the annual stockholders meeting
of the North Jersey Street Railway
Company hold ON Monday night IN
Jersey City number of we'll known
millionaires were elected in the direc-
torship. The gross earnings for 1901
were "a, 172, SAG. 38, operating expenses
81, 994. 987. 80, fixed charges 50, O63, 88y.
46 leaving surplusof $ll3. 76S, SO. 1t is
understood plans were adopted look
tng to an extension of lines and q
purchase of many new cars.