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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-16
CAR STRUCK A HANDCAR.
Two Negroes ON the Latter Lost
Their Lives.

Charleston, S. c.. May 15.-At Ruby,
on the Chesterfield and Lancaster Rail-
road. this morning, two negroes were
killed and two badly injured A box
car being loaded with lumber at the
station started on the track from Ruby
and ran down for half a mile. rum
ming into a section force on a hand
car that was on trestle at the foot
OF the grade. OF the four negroes on
the handcar John Began was killed
outright and another died this after
poon.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-16

Because of the expected rush of peo-
pie going via the Confederate special
to be operated over the Central OF
Georgia to New Orleans on account
of the Confederate reunion in the lat
ter city. it is suggested by the agents
of the company that it will be to the
interest of both the veterans and their
friends to call at the ticket Office early
and secure their tickets and berths.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-16

eris, whose rough-shod Western way
and earnestness of address lends con-
viction to his utterances. In personal
appearance he resembles Buffalo
Bill" He is six-footer, wears his
hair long, and usually wears the dis
tinctively Western long coat, broad
trimmed hat and black string tie.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-16
WAGON AXLE BROKE;
DRIVER BADLY HURT,
A. Dean Thrown Out and Wood Piled
on His Back.


A broken axle that caused the front
of a delivery wagon to fall forward
throwing A. Dean, the driver, of 562
Williams street, to the asphalt. and
piling half load of wood on his back.
came near resulting fatally at Jeffer-
son and Liberty streets yesterday
morning.
Dean is badly injured and is con-
fined to his home. Immediately after
the accident he was taken into the
office Of DIR. G. w. Heriot, where his
injuries were attented to. Dr. Heriot
was unable to say last night just how
seriously Dean was injured. He is
employed by Theo. Groot and had over
loaded the wagon with heavy wood
The axle couldn't stand the strain and
when the wagon fell forward the wood.
or a great part of it, went on Deans
back.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-16

Dublin, Ca, May IL, 1903 Mr.. Jacob
Lippman. corner Congress and Bar
nard streets, Savannah, Ca. Dear Sir:
The boat that bought from you is a
daisy. Il is just the finest little trick
q first-ciass awning. and II you want
10 use me for reference you need not
hesitate 20 do 80, for / am more than
pleased with my boat. Yours truly.
tsigned) J. A. Jackson. Dublin. Ca.
-ad
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-16
POLISHED PLATE GLASS.

We have now the largest stock Of
Polished Plate Glass in our ware
house in Atlanta there is in the South.
We meet any prices.
WINDOW GLASS, lots of 1t, all
sizes, single and double, at our ware
houses both in Savannah and in At
la.nta. Dowell Pins, Blind Staples
Glaciers Diamonds, Putty and Points.
Mail orders promptly shipped.
F. j. COOLIDGE & BRO,
SAVANNAH. ATLANTA.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-13

lest in vaudeville. and now they'll
never go there any more" The play
itself has rather curious history II
was written originally by Mr.. ROyle
for Miss May Irwin, who at that time
was threatening TO retire from the
stage unless some ambitious play
wright rushed into the breach and
wrote play that was worthy of her
After reading Ny Wife's Husbands,
Miss Irwin decided that it was a very
good play indeed. but Mr.. Royle's de-
mands for royalties appalled, her. She
offered him $3.50 a week for the use Of
the play and his own services as lead
ing man, but it happened that Mr..
Royle had been acting in vaudeville.
where. for a thirty minute sketch. he
could earn double that amount each
week. Miss Irwin TelInnUlshCd The
play, and Mr.. Royle carried il post
haste 10 Mr. William Collier. who at
that time was contemplating a starring
tour under Che management Of Weber
and Fields.
MI Collier, usually an astute young
man, could not Gee this play with a
telescope; ne preferred. and chose. a
piece called Personal which after
short and somewhat tempestuOus
career at the Bijou. has now gone TO
an unhaliowed grave. The Royles con-
continued to play My Wife's Hus-
bands" at the Madison Square until
Grace George. in Pretty Pegg."
came in to resume her last seasons
successful run"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-13
STORIES ABOUT PLAYERS.

Players are as much a part Of the
Well-regulated human family in which
accidents are bound to occur as any
one else. and the frequent and often
times ludicrOus slips in dialogue dur
ing the presentation Of a play are proof
Of the fact.
1t is told Of an amateur in a west
ern city, playing a part in a temper
ance drama. that he had the line: And
] promise never to drink another drop"
But the young man. becoming a bit
Mustered, declared with confidence and
distinctnes5: And L promise never to
drop another drink"
Blanche Weaver. an actress in the
company supporting Mr.. SOthern in
The Lady Of Lyons" on one occasion,
had the line which runs: mo divorce
can separate a mother from her sOE."
But what Miss Weaver said was, mo
divorce can separate a SOthern from
his mon" Mr.. SOthern was himself on
the stage in that scene. He saw the
thing intuitive warned him of it-and
his next speech. But he was not quite
quick enough to conceal the blunder
from the people in the foremost rows.
and laugh went up that interrupted
the action Of the play and caused Won
der in the rear of the house, where the
error had not been detected. Miss
Weaver was 50 overcome with mOrtifi
cation that when the curtain went
down she wept and would not be COM
forted. -f'1
The wife Of Wilton Lackaye is ever
anxious that her husband should be
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-13

A rule commonly obeyed by play
wrights is that the audience shall
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-13
PREss &C.,, PRoMIsE.

Charles H. A3oyt wrote many clever
plays that were big hits, but il was
his "A Trip 20 Chinatown" that
brought him fame ana fortune. This
satir1cal comedy had a long run at
the Madison Square theatre, where it
drew thousands of lovers of musical
comedy nightly. The wit was so spark
ling. and the humor so unctuOus, that
il kept the audience in a continual
uproar. Such ludicrous situations as
were evolved during the action of the
play had never before been brought be-
fore the public. The management have
spared no expense in staging the pro-
ductiOn, and the costumes are beau
tiful. Jack Campbell, who is featured
in the play, has made for himself an
enviable reputation, not only in New
York city, but all over the country
This clever comedian is assisted by
such wen known people as John J.
Black, Frank Beamish. F. Kel0 Schil-
ling, Dan MacCarthy, Hugh McCOr-
mick Miss Sylvia starr. Miss Maude
Parker and Miss Carolyn Walker. "A
Trip to Chinatown" viii be presented at
the Salt Lake theatre tomorrow night.
Andrew Robson and his delightful
company of players VIII again visit
salt Lake, Friday and Saturday next,
presenting Winston Churchnrs story.
Richard Carvel" at the Salt Lake
theatre. The temperamental qualities
of Mr. Robson, coupled with a hand
some personality, make him an ideal
Carvel and serve to invest the char
acter with a fidelity and sincerity most
convincing.
His worthy Interpretation of the
character on "A previous visit is gen
eToUsly remembered by our public
and his second visit with the play will
no doubt meet with the same cor
dial reception accorded him previously.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-13

mas at hand with all of it's manifold
drains on every ones purse. the thea
tres must suffer to considerable ex-
tert. Il speaks well for the judgment
and discrimination of Salt Lakes play
goers that Mr.. Stoddart was patron
lied so literally.
-
No attraction that has been seen at
the salt Lake theatre this season or
that win be seen there was more thor
oEghly worthy. THE Bonnie Brier
Bush" is a beautiful play, beautifully
acted. In the lobby Of the Theatre the
other night there was an argument as
to whether The Bonnie Brier Bush"
will long survive the demise of Mr.
Stoddart, which all of US hope win not
occur for many years Mr.. Stoddart
has practically made the play, it was
argued. Posty (Reuben Fax is the
life of it, but Mr.. St0ddart is its soul.
He is the ideal Lachlan Campbell.
The conclusion reached, If a conclu-
sion may be said to have been reached
when no vote has been taken. was that
The Bonnie Brier Bush" viii live a
long, long time. For our part we hope
il wiz but we "hae DOR doots," pretty as
the play is.
Uncle Jimmie Gibson ticket taker
at the Theatre for a generation, was
missed by all Corners last week and
many inquiries were made regarding
him Great regret was generally ex-
pressed when e was learned that Mr.
Gibson was seriously I'll with an attack
of erysipelas 1t is pleasant TO be able
20 say that he is well along the road
to recovery now and that he viii be
back at the old stand within the next
few days It hardly seems like the
Theatre without Uncle Jimmie" on
the door.
Acton Davies. the We. known dra-
matte critic, writing i'm the current
number Of Ainslie's on the New York
season, has the following TO say about
a well-knOwn former Salt Lake boy:
The next production was "A much
more cheerful affair. 1t came at the
Madison Square a week later. when
Mr.. Edwin Milton Rovle produced his
farce MY Wife's Husbands" with
himself and his wife. Selma Fetter. in
the principal roles. The success Of this
jolly little play was instantaneous and
complete. IN Mr.. end Mrs. Royle it
brought to Broadway two admirs BILE
comedians who for years have been
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-13

we have it from good authority that
this is positively the last season in
the character OF the Churchill hero,
and that next season we shall see him
ia another role Of equal romantic value.
As usual, Mr.. Robson is credited with
carrying an excellent company and
scenic investiture net alone adequate
in representing the pictorial viewpoint
of the play, but also of that stump
tuous quality which obtains recog-
milton.
one Of the best attractions of the en-
tire season VIII be presented at the
Grand theatre for an engagement of
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
matinee Wednesday at p. m. when
Miss Rose Melville, by all odds the most
gifted of all American character ac-
tresses win be seen i'm her original
character Of Sis Hopkins. in the pref
~ pastoral play of the same name. This
IS the fifth season that Miss Melville
has been playing this part. and each
year il grows in popularity until now
IT begins TO look as if il might become
one Of the few ever welcome PLAYS
which live on year after year while the
wrecks of less true plays strew the
shores OF the theatrical sea. The part
of SIS Hopkins is one which appeals
TO the heart-interests of human ma
ture. II tells the story Of a girl who
has been reared among the simplicities
and honesties of the good people of
Posey county. Indiana She gets a
glimpse OF the evils of the outside
world and leaves home an awkward.
nnccuth pathetic little figure. She re-
turns, polished, educated but with the
same loyal heart and sweet nature
which had always characterized her.
Mickey Finn" which comes to the
Grand theatre Thursday. Friday and
Saturday. matinee Saturday at 2:15 D.
m, promises to be one Of the brightest
farce comedy offerings Of the season.
RUDE WEIGH and Kittie Francis are
the stars. In this city at least they
require no Introduction. During the
last half dozen years these artists have
been here often. and have gained the
reputation Of being thoroughly capable
and conscientious entertainers. But in
years gone by they had no such preten-
tious piece as this. Mickey Finn is
founded on incidents taken from Ern-
est JarrOlds famous series Of stories.
it requires a complete set of scenery
for each Of the three acts, and most
elaborate cOstUming, The stars have
met these requirements in a most un-
stinting manner. and have surrounded
themselves with a company of high
class people.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-13


more in the preparation than The ac-
tual encounter-the arrival Of the prin-
cipals and seconds. the measuring Off
of the ground. and the assignment Of
me adversaries- In one or two plays
such, for example. as "Frou-Frou ~
just as the duehsts fire the heroine
rushes on ana receives the bullet.
There is sometimes a humorous treat
ment Of the situation, as in 'The
Rivals, where Bob Acres has the en-
gagement to meet Captain Absolute.
How Mir. Jefferson Celebrates this scene.
and how much mirth he extracts from
it, playgOers know
Thomas Jefferson. the son of Joseph
SeIIerson. has good appreciation of hui
NOR and he likes TO tell a story COM
corning a Presbyterian minister who AFT
or preaching for ten minutes, stopped
suddenly ard exclaimed.
Brethren. 2 have a dog al home that
must be peculiarly fond of pepper He
has eaten that part Of my sermon that
7 have not delivered, and IN have 10 stop
here.
After the meeting a woman met the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-13

clergyman at the door ana. after shaking
him by the hand. asked.
Doctor 7 want 90 know IF that dog OF
yours has amy puppies If so Iwant 70
get one and give iJ 70 my minister.
"a cub reporter was sent to inter
view Melba few days ago. re had
his questions written out carefully.
When the queen Of grand opera shook
the spray OF the Campania from her
shapely feet and faced the lad he was
almost specifies. Finally he man
aged 70 humble cut,
III hear you've taken up raEtime like
the other monarchs of Eur0pe-"
"Ragtimei BIei HOrrihle- Why.
ragtime is only comic opera on the halt
she'll"
And the cub" is Wondering how such
q naughty creature can sing the gentle
and repentant Marguerite.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-13
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THIS WEEK At
THE THEATRES

SALT LAKE THEATRE
Monday night, "a Trip to I
Chinatown; Friday and Satur- 4
day evenings and Saturday mat (
NEE, Andrew Robson in erich 1
ard Carvel.''
GRAND.-Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings and I
wednesday matinee, Rose Mel (
vile in isis Hopkins; Thurs (
day, Friday and Saturday even (
1ngs and Saturday matinee. (
'Micky Finn" musical comedy. Z
: = 3 y =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-13

r VERIFYING considered. the bust
ness done by J. H. Stoddart and
The Bonnie Brier Bush" com
pany at the Salt Lake theatre last week
was little short Of phenomenal. The
opening night Of the engagement, Mon
day night, drew the poorest Of all the
houses, This was astonishing to many
Of Mr.. Stoddart's admirers, for they
knew he didn't need any advertising in
salt Lake. As the engagement pro-
crossed, though. the houses grew larger
and it is said that the receipts for the
six performances were better than
$1,000. This doesn't seem very big in
comparison with the money other far
less meritori0us attractions have taken
out of Salt Lake. but &c was a splendid
business under the circumstances.
We are now in the season when peo-
pie do not feel much like spending
money for theatre tickets. Money isn't
so plentiful anyway and with Christ
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-22

Cross Roads men, and he perceived
that the searchers had mistaken the
tracks he followed for those of earlier
parties in the hunt. On the embank-
ment he saw number of men, walk
ing west and examining the ground on
each side, and a long line of people
following them out from town. He
stopped. He held the fate of Six-Cross-
Roads in his hand, and he knew it.
He knew that if he spoke, his evil
dence would damn the Cross Roads.
and that it meant that more than the
Whtte-Caps would be hurt, for the
Cross Roads would fight If he had be-
ieVed that the dissemination of his
knowledge could have helped Harkless,
he would have called to the men near
him at once; but he had no hope that
the young man was alive. They would
not have dragged him out to their
such proceeding would have courted
detection, and, also, they We're not that
kind; they had been looking for him"
long time, and their one idea was to
kill him.
And HAIRLESS, for all his gentleness,
was the sort of man, Briscoe believed,
who would have to be killed before he
could be touched. OF one thing the old
gentleman was sure; the editor had
not been tied up and whipped while yet
alive. In spite of his easy manners
and geniality, there was a dignity in
him that would have made him kill
and be killed before the dirty fingers
of a Cross Roads "White-Cap" could
have been laid upon him in chastse-
ment. A great many good Americans
of Carlow who knew him well always
Mustered him as they would have Mis-
tered only an untitled Morton or Hen
bricks who might have lived amongst
them. He was the only man the old
darby, Uncle Xenophon, had ever adj
dressed as "Marse" since he came to
Plattville, thirty years ago.
Briscoe considered it probable that
a few people were wearing bandages,
in the closed shanties over to the west
to-day. thought of the number they
had brought against one man; a pie
ture of the unequal struggle, of the
young fellow he had liked so well, un-
armed and fighting hopelessly in a
trap, and sense of the cruelty of it,
made the hot anger surge up in his
breast, and he started on again. Then
he stopped once more. Though long re-
tired from faithful service on the
bench, he had been all his life a seri-
Gus exponent of law, and what he went
to tell meant lawlessness that no one
could hope to check. He knew the
temper of the people: their long suf-
ferlng was at an end, and they would
go over at last and wipe out the Cross
Roads. 1t depended on him. If the
mob could be held over to-day, if men 5
minds could cool over night, the law
could strike and the innocent and the
hot-headed be spared from suffering.
He would wait; he would lay his in
formation before the sheriff; and Hor-
ner would go quietly with a strong
posse, for he would need a strong one.
He began to retrace his steps.
The men on the embankment were
walking slowly, bending far over their
eyes fixed on the ground. Suddenly
one of them stood erect and tossed his
arms in the air and shouted loudly.
Other men ran to him, and another
far down the track repeated the shout
and the gesture to another far in his
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-22

"An dass de MAN," he cried, "dass
de main kin tell you All speak de
trufe."
Before he was answered, Eph Watts
looked at Briscoe keenly and then
turned to Lige Willetts and whispered:
Get on your horse, ride in, and ring
the court house bell like the devil. Do
as l say!''
Tears stood in the judges eyes. ut
is So" he said, solemnly. He speaks
the truth. l didn't mean to tell it to-
day, but somehow He paused. The
hounds" he cried. They deserve it!
My daughter saw them crossing the
fields in the night-saw them climb the
fence, hoods, gowns, and ALL "a big
crowd of them. She and the lady who
is visiting us saw them, saw them
plainly. The lady saw them several
times, clear as day, 10y the flashes of
lightning-the scoundrels were COM
ing this way. They must have been
dragging him with them then. He
couldn't have had show for his life
amongst them. Do what you like
maybe they've got him at the Cross
Roads. If there's a chance of it-dsad
or alive-bring him back"
A voice rang out above the clamor
that followed the judges speech.
Bring him back God could, may
be, but He won't. Who's travelling my
way? / go vest. Hartley Bowlder
had ridden his sorrel up the embank-
ment, and the horse stood between the
rails.
There was an angry roar from the
crowd; the prosecutor pleaded and
threatened unheeded; and as for the
deputy sheriff, he declared his intention
of taking with him all who wished to
go as his posse. Eph Watts succeeded
I in making himself heard above the tu-
multi.
THE Square!" he shouted start
from the Square. We want everybody,
and We'll need them. We want every
one in Carlow to be implicated in this
posse"
They will be-" shouted a farmer.
Don't you worry about that"
I'VE want to get into some sort Of
shape" cried Eph.
Shape, hell" said Hartley Bowlder.
There was a hiss and clang and rat
tie behind him, and a steam whistle
shrieked. The crowd divided. and Hart
ley's sorrel jumped just in time as the
west-bound accommodation rushed
through on its way to Rouen From
the rear platform leaned the sheriff.
Horner, waving his hands franticaly
as he flew by, but no one understood
or cared-what he said, or, in the gen.
eral excitement, even wondered Why
he was leaving the scene of his duty
at such time. When the train had
dwindled to a dot and disappeared. and
the noise of its rush grew faint, the
courthouse bell was heard ringing,
and the mob was piling pell-mell into
the village to form on the Square. The
judge stood alone on the embankment.
THAT settles it," he said aloud,
gloomily, watching the last figures. He
took off his hat and pushed back the
thick, white hair from his forehead.
Nothing to do but wait. Might as
we'll go home for that. Blast it," he
exclaimed, impatiently. II don't want
to go there. It's too hard on the lit
tie girl. If she hadn't come till next
week she'd never have known John
Harkless."
Continued in Next Sundays News