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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-03

the ranchman made to appear the muir
derer of Jude Stacy. one OF Barka's hire
llngs. l.e Grand Is forced 10 fee for
his life and Is hidden frst in the Rocky
Mountain hotel at kootcnai City and
afterwards In the stage coach bound for
Helena
Jack the Buster" stands by his en-
ployer and succeeds In rescuinR him from
Rarka and his gang and hnany
proves his Innocence and the guilt o.
Barka. Five acts comprise the play. a
special stage setting being provided for
each act. one scene shows the attempt
to lynch lie Grand. Another scene shows
the holdup Of the Helena stage coach and
the escape of 1se Grand and Jack The
cast numbers fifteen persons. among
whom are David NJ. Hartford. Wilbur J.
Higbee John @. Mcdowell. James Casey.
Katheryn Tabor. Maggie Le ,a"r and
Marion Hyde
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-03
PARK THEATRE.

A new western melodrama which has
already attracted attention this season
is "A Montana OUTLAW" which will be
seen at the Park theatre during the
coming week. This play. from the pen
OF Herbert Hall Winslow and Fred 3.
Gibbs. has been put forth by Warner &
Altman, with a car load Of special stage
settings and effects. trained COW ponies
and other accessories. Its story deals
with life In the Kootenai valley OF Mon
tana and it's characters are types OF the
ranchmen and miners Of the modern west
While the play abounds In melodram-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-03

simply the plain truth % an organlza ton
which stands squarely on merit alone and
whose enterta inment II clean and whole
some. and not dependent upon the under
handed methods adopted by some bur
lcsque companies. which endeavor To sub
stitutc horse play and vulgarity for com
edy The Trocadero company has the ma =
terial IN SO makeup 20 present strictly
bigh class performance, and every mem
her Of tho company has won success IN his
or her particular line.
There o. not another company In its
class on tho road that can boast ~ 2
stronger set % comedians than the Troc-
aderos The following attraction Will bo
the Thorougtnbred Burlesauers
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-03

attic situations and thrilling climsxes. 1t
differs from the usual melodrama dealing
with life i'm the strenuous west. It's
authors have made an effort 10 present
a series Of not impossible pictures of a
most picturesque part of our country. Inc
first act shows the ranch OF Wesley lie
Grand and introduces beside the ranch
man and his assistants. the hero. Jack
the Buster" Irene lie Grand. the rancn-
mans daughter and Manuel Barka
through whose efforts the ranch property
is fraudulently taken from lie Grand and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-03

from London. His leading lady. however.
is an American, Miss Maude Fealy,
beautiful girl, only eighteen years DID,
who has nevertheless made her mark as
an actress of great merit. Last season she
was the leading actress OF William Gil-
lette's company playing sherlock
Holmes" in London and the previous
year she had one OF the principal roles
I'm "Quo Vadis" The late Augustin DAILY
saw Miss Fealy play juliet. and imme-
diately engaged her for five years. but his
death upset all her plans, and unti her
present engagement she has had no OPP
portunity commensurate with her un-
doubted abilities.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-03
WESTMINSTER THEATRE.

Flushed with success won In all the
large cities ~ the country. waldron &
Rryant's Trocadero Buriesquers come TO
the Westminster theatre next week. and
the patrons ~ this house will have an
o,por,uuity 10 fudge of the merits of the
organization. The company has been
wonderfully successful and IN It's class IL
doing a record breaking business. This Is
not stated in a conventional sense. but is
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-03

In David Garrick" he is the dashing.
romantic. petted actor. at heart true
gentleman. who Is only prevented by fate
from making the greatest sacrifice TO
keep his pledged word inviolate. In The
Professors Love Story" he presents pure
comedy with n touch Of pathos; In Tom
Pinch" he presents true pathos with a
touch Of comedy. To each OF these wide
ly varying characters he preserves a dis
tinct individuality, and to witness his
performances will really be a liberal edu
cation in the varying phases of the dram
attic art
Mr.. willard Is supported this season
by a carefully selected company. most
OF whose members he brings with him
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-03
EMPIRE THEATRE.

The characters Joseph Arthur has
.ketched in Lost River embrace all
kind. Of conditions Of men indigenous
to the Hoosier state and some who are
not. in the shape OF the fashionable class
OF health seekers who are found at West
Baden Springs II 10 In the hotel At this
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-03

dians. will appear in a melange Of nom
sensical comedy. Others will be Car
lotta Delmar, trick bicyclist; Seona. i'm
personator; the Romany Trio. Orville *
Frank. Ward & Raymond, the Folly Trio
and the Biograph.
The Dickinson press., 1903-05-02
The Dickinson Fire & Pressed Brick

The Dickinson Fire & Pressed Brick
Works have just finished burning two
kilns of brick. In the lot are 100000
fire brick. The company has already
worked up a fine business in fire brick
which are being shipped into the mar.
kets in competition with the St. Louis
product. A car of these brick went TO
Canada this week and another car is to
follow as soon as the kilns just burned
can be cooled off. In hard common
brick the company has just sold the N.
p. $4,000 which are being shipped to
Glen Ullin and Beach, probably to be
used in the curbing Of large wells.
Probably the happiest little maiden in
Dickinson last friday was Mabel, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. K. Stewart, who
received a check for s. and acopy OF the
Daily St. Paul News, containing the fol-
lowing notice: "rhe prize of s. offered
by the makers of the Gordon hat for the
hest Mother Goose rhyme about the
Gordon hat has been awarded by the
Judges to Miss Mabel Stewart, Box "a,
Dickinson, N. D. The lucky little girl
is only II years Of age, and the original
verse submitted by her IS as follows:
i'll had wings like mother goose,
Around the world Id 60,
And advertise the Gordon Hat,
To be the best l know"
The Dickinson press., 1903-05-02
A SURE THING,

1t is said that nothing is sure except
death and taxes, but that is no alto
gether true. DR.. Kings New Discovery
Tor 10ns CONSUMPTION ond ,hTa.' 'r IS = a sure Th cure '1T all al,
testify to that. Mrs. c. B. Van Metre Of
Shepherdtown. w Va. says II had a
severe case OF bronchitis and for a year
tried everything l heard OF but got no
relief. One bottle:of Dr.. Kings New
Discovery then cured me absolutely"
It's infallible for Group, Whooping
Cough, Grip, Pneumonia and Consump:
ton. Try it. It's guaranteed by
T. ]. Greene & Cos, Dickin.
son, and J. A. Ferris. druggists, Medora.
Trial bottles free. Reg, SKIES soc, ZOO.
The Dickinson press., 1903-05-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Angliss left Sunday eve.
ming for Prattsburg, N. Y, where MI.
Angliss has agood opening in the jewelry
business. His Dickinson friends wishes
him the greatest measu of success.
Conductor Jim Haskin OF Mandan was
in Dickinson this week and purchased
the Skeen property on the corner of
Willard and Clough streets. The con-,
sideration was $4,000. Mr.. Skeen rents
the blacksmith shop and M. N. Bran
continues business in the building west.
Miss Ruth Rudiselle entertained about
fifteen of her friends Monday evening,
the occasion being her birthday. In ad-
dition to cards the modern game of ping
pong was INDUCED in, and the guests re-
port a most enjoyable evening. Miss
Ruth furnished a very appetizing lunch
and in many ways proved herself a
pleasant and capable hostess.
On Tuesday a laborer at the N. P.
coal dock had an experience that he will
not forget right away. He was
standing on top Of a car of coal which
had been placed over the pit and when
the car was opened at the bottom he
vent down with the coal and was buried
nearly to the neck. 1t took some time
to shovel the coal out and release the
captive. Fortunately he was not seri-
ouslv injured.
Tuesday evening the ladies OF the
Congregational church and the choir
rendered Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Hughes an
informal musicale at the home Of Mrs.
Minnie Klinefelter. The program was
arranged at short notice but was
thoroughly enjoyed. Mrs. Davis and
Mrs. Rominger PLAYED several duets in
their usual finished style, Miss Jenkins
read a humorous selection. Homer Davis
sang two songs and received hearty ap-
-plause. while Miss Florence Davis deli
cate yet firm touch was the subject of
much favorable comment and her two
piano selections gave great applause.
A solo sang by Miss Carrie Messer-
smith was also very much appreciated.
The choir rendered two selections in a
a pleasing manner. Following the must
cal program Mrs. Wiley, in a happy
manner, on benalf of the ladies, pre-
sented Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes with a nice
easy chair and a silver bread plate. Mr..
Hughes responded briefly after which
ice cream, cake and fruit we're served.
The evening was a very pleasant n E
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-08
FRIENDS AND FORMER
PUPILS ATTEND FUNERAL
Professor A. Megahan, Late Principal
of the PeraIta School, Is Laid to
His Final Rest.

OAKLAND, Dec. THE Rev. J. K.
Mclean, president of the Pacific Theo-
logical Seminary, conducted the SER
vices at the funeral of Ambrose Me-
gahan, formerly principal of the Per-
alta School, which was held this after
noon from the late residence of the
deceased, 1912 Linden street. The Ma
sonic funeral service was conducted by
SeQuoia Lodge.
The Peralta School was closed dur
ing the afternoon and many of the
pupils and teachers attended the
funeral The duet, Some Day Well
Understand" was sung by Mr.. and
Mrs. Clement p. Rowlands.
The 'pallbearers were; John Mitch
ell. Charles Burkhalter, 7. o. Craw-
ford, John A. Beckwith, George w.
Frick and c. E. Merwin. The remains
were fncinerated at the Oakland Crem-
atory.
The inquest was held at the Cor
oner's office at 10 a. m. to-day, the
verdict being that death was due to
strychnine, self-administered, while
the deceased was mentally unbalanced.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-08
TRUSTEES READY TO YIELD
TO THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC
Measures Introduced Before Alameda
Board to Repeal Franchises That
New Ones May Be Granted.

ALAMEDA, Dec. Z. = City Trustee
w. NJ Bowers introduced two ordi-
nances at the meeting of the Town
Trustees tonight to repeal the ordi-
nances recently passed, awarding the
two local railroads franchises to the
Southern Pacific Company, and which
were refused by the corporation, be-
cause the life of the privileges was
limited to twenty-five years in each
ordinance, when the company wanted
them for thirty-three years and forty
four years, respectively.
In addition to resembling the original
enactrnents, the measures submitted
tonight provide for granting the fran
chises to the Southern Pacific Com
pany on the terms it demanded There
are a number of details and amend
ments to be made to the ordinances
before they will be ready for final
action City Trustee Bowers stated
tonight that the object of introducing
the ordinances in an unfinished form
was to have them shaped as quickly as
possible by the City Trustees.
While practically every demand made
by the Southern Pacific with respect
to the franchises will be granted in the
new ordinances. the most important
concession is that of the life of the
privileges, forty-four years for the
north side line and thirty-three years
for the south side line.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-08
SLEEPING MANS
COIN IS TAKEN
While Captain Plitz Slumbers.
Velvet-ShOd Burglar Removes
Cash From His Pockets
THIEF SECURES s128 SO
How the Marauder Knew the
Money Was There Is a
Mystery to the Mariner
Berkeley Once San Francisco Call,
214S Center street Dec

S41o OCulcI street. Oec. Z.
Henry Plitz, master mariner. had
s12S 90 in his pockets when he took OF
his trousers before going to bed last
night. but when he got up this morn
ing to put those same trousers on again
there wasn't a cent in the pockets. Al
thief had come in the night and shifted
the whole S123 so from Captain Plitz's
pockets into his own. But he was kind
enough to leave the trousers. which ac-
counts for Captain Plitz not being in
bed to-day for the lack of another pair.
How the thief happened to know
that Captain Plitz's pantalOOns were
very near a window last night with
S123 so in them neither the loser nor the
police venture TO say. All that the mas
ter mariner knows is that the money Is
gone and he'd like to have it back.
The trousers that were rified were
hanging over the back Of chair near
window when Captain Plitz retired
last night The captains home is at
1909 Grove street and somewhat isO~
lated. so there was nothing to disturb
the thief. 1t is supposed that he climb
ed upon a fence within reach of th9
window and dragged the trousers into
the cold night air. Then, after going
the pockets, he put the apparel
back where he found il.
The police. who were notified Of ths
robbery, believe that the burglar was a
person familiar with Captain Pitts
habits.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-08

OAKLAND, Dec THE Birds
Christmas Carol" by Kate Douglas
Wiggin, has been dramatized by Miss
Elizabeth Gray and viii be produced
for the first time by local talent. 1t
will be presented under the direction
of the Courtesy Circle of Kings Daugh-
ters and is for the benefit of the build
ing fund of the First Baptist Church.
Mrs. Wiggin's little story, which is
both amusing and pathetic, has been
skillfully handled by Miss Gray in the
dramatization, and as the cast has
been selected with excellent judgment
by the committee in charge the whole
affair, from an artistic point of view,
promises to be success.
Miss Bessie Yard. the clever young
reader and daughter of the we'll known
artist, Sidney Yard; Miss Helen Dornin
and Miss Mae Sadler, two popular
young society girls of Oakland and
Alameda, have prominent parts in the
little drama and much of it's success
will be due TO their excellent work.
Samuel Whittlesey, Glen Johnson and
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-08
WEDDING SAVES
HIM FROM JAIL
Frank Lewis Freed From Girl
Wife That He May Keep
Promise to Marry Another
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
Il

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
Ills Broadway, Dec. Z.
Two different wives in one day is a
record made by Vincent M. Lewis, a
youth 20 years of age. This morning
he was the husband of Sarah Hood
Lewis and this afternoon he married
Rosie Mckay. 1t was not all bliss for
Lewis, however, and Judge Melvin
took occasion to tell him that he de-
served being indicted for perjury.
Two years ago this month, Lewis,
who was then 1S years of age, went
with Sarah Hood to San Rafael and
the pair were secretly married there.
In order to get a license he had to
swear that he was 21 years of age.
They never lived together as husband
and wife and a few days ago Lewis
was arrested on complaint of Rose Nc
Kay who alleged that he had promised
to marry her
The former marriage stood in the
way of Lewis keeping his promise and
this morning, in order to get him out
Of Jail, Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis brought
suit to have Lewis marriage annulled
on the ground that he was a minor
when the ceremony was performed
The case was taken before Judge
Melvin, who stated that he was bound
to make the order asked for, but that
he disliked doing so and that Lewis
deserved Indictment by the grand jury.
This afternoon, in charge Of two de-
tectives, Lewis visited the County
Clerks office, secured a license and
married Miss Mckay.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-08
MORE EVIDENCE OF
BURGLARY UNCOVERED
Owner Identifies Keys Found Among
the Effects Of Brave Policeman
Smiths Slayers.


OAKLAND, Dec. Mrs. T. w.
Fowler, residing at 1920 Masonic ave-
nue., San Francisco, has identified a
bunch Of keys found among the ef-
fects Of David Kiniry and Frank J..
GOldstein as the property of her hus-
band. The keys. with other property,
were stolen from the Fowler resi-
dence.
This evidence of further crime has
been taken in charge by the police
against the time that Kiniry may be
captured Though ten days have gone
since Policeman Smith was killed,
Chief Of Police Hodgkins is without a
trace Of the fugitive Kiniry. The DO
lice have about given up all hope for
his arrest
Members Of Policeman Smiths FAM
lily have indOrsed the position assumed
by the patrolmans mother, touching
the testimonial fund that is being
raised by citizens in token Of apprecia-
tion Of the brave young officers stand.
His relatives desire that the fund
should be used as a reward TO be paid
10 the proper person or persons in the
event Kiniry shall be captured.
In explanation OF the fact that Gov
ernOr Pardee has authorized a State
reward Of only 5000 for Kiniry's ar
rest, word has come from Sacramento
showing that the last Legislature ap-
prOpriated only $3.50 for rewards.
Owing TO the neagerness of the allow
ance, the Governor has been COM
PEELED TO refuse applications in a num-
Der Of cases for the issuance Of reward
prOclamatiOns. The amount offered in
the Smith case is more than one-quar-
ter Of the entire appropriation.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-08
Eagles Hold Election.

OAKLAND. Dec. Oakland Aerie
of the FraternaI order of Eagles held
its annual meeting tonight. which
was enlivened by lively contests for
the offices Of secretary and trustee. In
the fight for secretary. Ralph Blake
defeated Charles J. Harrington by six
votes, and Sheriff John n. Bishop de-
feated Charles Kohl by three votes for
trustee. The officers elected were:
Past president, ]. F. Heany; president.
Il. Il. Mehrmann; vice president,
Harry Pulcifer; prior, Police Judge
Mortimer Smith; recording secretary,
Ralph Blake; financial secretary.
Howard Prentice: treasurer, w H
Mcdonald; inside guard, c. W. Denny;
outside guard, Richard Pritchard:
trustees, o. A. Smith, NJ. ]. HaIlahan,
John n. Bishop; physicians, DR..
George G. Reinle and DR.. Carl z.
Curdts
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-08
LIVERMORE SUICIDE LEAVES
LONG LETTER IN DANISH
Document Is Believed TO Contain
Serious Charges Against Women
and VIII Be Translated.

LIVERMORE, Dec. 7.-Jens A.
Setback, who committed suicide last
Friday by hanging himself at his resi-
dence in Doolan Canyon, left a long
letter written in Danish, the transla-
ton Of which is expected to cause a
sensation.
It is said that the letter accuses sew
eral women Of poisoning the mind of
his wife against him and causing her
TO leave him
The separation between Setback and
his wife took place several years ago
and about three years ago Mrs. Setback
died. Setback, who was sincerely at
tached TO his wife, never fully recov-
cred from the shock caused by her
death and the day on which he ended
his life was the twenty-seventh ami
versary of his wedding.
The inquest has been set for IL
o'clock tomorrow morning.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-08
PECULIAR CASE
BEFORE COURT
Suit Brought on Musty Note
Declared to Be a Forgery
by the Alleged Signer
SUM INCREASES sIX-FOLD
Robert Collins Swears That /.
McCourtney Gave Him the
Paper Twenty-Six Years Ago
oakland ONCE San Francisco Can,

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
Ills Broadway, Dec. Z.
The result of suit now being tried
before Superior Judge Ogden to re-
cover on a note will show a remarkable
lapse of memory on the part of the de-
fendant or a bold forgery on the part
of some one else. The note is for s175
with interest at TX per cent month
and is dated November 27, 1877. The
total claimed to be due on it Is $1050.
The holder of the note is Robert Col
Inns and he says that it was given him
by Ignacio McCourtney in payment of
three months work at $45 month and
$40 borrowed money. McCourtney de-
nies he ever saw Collins or that he
worked for him, and declares the note
is a forgery.
The note bears evidence of age and
is written on an ordinary sheet of pa
per in purple ink. Collins says the note
was given him In Sacramento County.
McCourtney acknowledges he lived
there at that time. Collins tells how he
helped McCourtney lay a water pipe on
his ranch and goes into details. Nc
Courtney remembers laying the pipe,
but saws his father helped him and no
one else.
The matter is now one Of veracity
between the men, and McCourtney is
trying to show by other documents
he signed about that time that the note
is not in his handwriting. 1t reads,
For value received twenty-five years
after date promise to pay Robert Col
Inns s175 with interest at IL per cent
a month"
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-08
SAYS RECORDS
ARE STRAIGHT
District Attorney Allen Ex-
amines the Contra Costa
Water Company's Assessment
FINDS NOTHING CRIMINAL
Is Satisfied That Alleged IL
legal Segregation of Prop
erty Is a Clerical Error
Oakland Ofice San Francisco Call,
l1ls Broadway, Dec. Z.

AfdhAnlu OAMN6 san LduElSCO Aollt
Ills Broadway, Dec. Z.
An examination Of the assessment
roll to-day by District Attorney Allen
has satisfied him that the alleged ille-
gal segregation of the Contra Costa
Water Company's property In Brooklyn
Township is the result Of a clerical er-
ror, made originally in the Assessor S
Office. He states that he does not be-
lieve anything criminal has been done
and that the company simply took ad-
vantage Of the segregation TO pay its
taxes on its realty and let the tax on
the water, over which point there is a
dispute, become delinquent.
In speaking Of the matter to-day he
said:
The Board Of Supervisors this
morning adopted a resolution authoriz-
ing me TO spend what money was nee
essary TO run down the person who
had been tampering with the public
records. I have examined the books
and do not believe anything criminal
has been done.
In the assessment roll, the Contra
Costa Water COmpany's real estate
takes I'D all Of page % Of book Al. On
page 80 is entered the personal prop
erty. The clerk who stamps the num-
bers with a consecutive stamping ma
NllAE llHL gave LuGSt DIVISIONS SGDd-
rate numbers. Afterward il must have
been discovered that the personal and
the real property belonged to the same
company and the number 1854 oppo-
site the personal property was erased.
This left this number a blank, the in
tentiOn evidently being TO bring the
two assessments under number z7,613.
This accounts for the erasure Of the
numbers.
4 fancy another clerk. either in the
Auditors Office or the Tax Collectors
Office, in figuring the rate, was misled
or found a number blank and endeav-
ored TO correct the mistake and insert
eo the number in pencil and figured out
two tax bills instead of one. At any
rate, il was not all done in one Office
and there is nothing TO show collusion
between two Of them. I do not believe
that any prosecution viii be neces-
sarv"
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-08
Marriage Licenses.

OAKLAND, Dec. THE following
marriage licenses were issued by the
County Clerk to-day: Clinton H. Bug
bee, 81. Pocatello. and Miriam Green
baum, %, Oakland; Vincent NJ. Lewis.
90, Oakland and Edna Mckay, 1S,
San Francisco; Richard Flood, 81, San
Francisco, and Lily M. Durham, "a,
Oakland; Otto Lembke. 36, San Fran
cisco, and Hulda Miller, 26. Oakland !;
Herman Gluck, over 21, and Emily r.
Smith, over 18. both of Oakland;
George H. Bergstrom, over 21. and Jo-
sephine Reilly, over IS, both of San
Francisco; Arthur Munk, over 81.
Napa, and Josephine Long, over 1S.
Oakland
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-08
STUDENT
RECEIVERS HIS SENSES
George S. Johnson,s State University
Pupil, Gradually Getting Over
the Effects of Poisonous Gas

BERKELEY, Dec. George S.
Johnson, the university student who
was asphyxiated Saturday morning,
partly recovered consciousness to-day
after remaining in a stupor for two
days, and the physicians in charge
hold out hope for his recovery. He
revived sufficiently this morning to be
able to recognize members of his fam
lily who had been called to his bedside,
though he is still too weak to tell how
the accident happened.
President Wheeler has interested
himself in the young mans case and
visited the sickroom to-day Upon his
order a trained nurse was engaged to
attend him.