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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-27
SALVATION
ARMY FED
800 POOR

The Salvation army yesterday was en-
abled to feed 500 persons; not only TO
feed them, but to bestow upon them a
considerable share Of genuine Christina 5
bounty
Previous to Christmas the annual ap-
peal had been made 10 the prosperous
ones in the city by the army. II Is al
ways an appeal well rewarded and this
year the response was most gratifying
Shortly before Christmas 300 baskets OF
provisions were sent among the deserv-
ing poor.
Yesterday, at 9s Wckenden street. the
Salvation army industrial home 500 per
SONS were fed I'm true Christmas fashion.
The contributions for the dinner amount
ed 20 tll0O Tickets for 500 dinners were
distributed discreetly among the clty's
poor and 500 such tickets were delivered
on personal application.
The following supplies were purchased
by the army incident 20 the dinner: Roas At
beef $50 pounds roast pork, l50 pounds
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-27

The Malcolm Williams Stock company
at the Imperial theatre had certainly no
fault TO find with Santa Claus Patron
age was splendid. Last evening. long
before the curtain went up. It was
standing room only. and that. too. not
withstanding the orchestra was moved
TO the stage and every box was crowded.
For once the excellent stock company
and its leader. Mr. Williams, came 10
their own. The audience last evening
was highly pleased one and II was
from every indication, too. a critical one.
rip Van Wrinkle" was the play
This piece has long been a favorite
with the theatre going public. Certainly
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-27
EXPLOSION
SHOOK UP
HALIFAX

Halifax, ~ s.. Dec. T.-Part OF the
plant OF the Acadia Powder company, To-
Gated in the town OF Waverly. ten miles
from this city, was wrecked yesterday
-hy,-ar4=e1c e1cptaztna- Of -paredeH7=xhich caused
such a concussion that the shock was
felt within a radius OF 20 miles OF the
town, and struck Halifax with such force
that many windows were broken and the
residents thrown into a panic
Although it was at first reported that
several lives were lost at the powder
works. IL was later established that no
one was injured or killed.
Many persons. however. were knocked
down by the force OF the explosion and
either stunned or rendered unconscious.
The property loss at the Acadia works
was estimated at s25.Oo0.
The explosion. which occurred at 1O:30
a. m. was so markedly felt I'm Halifax
and I'm other places within the territory
affected that the people feared an earth
quake had come. Buildings trembled and
broken glass fell almost upon every
street
The Acadia Powder company's works
were about a mile distant from the resi-
Dental section OF the place. and 10 or 20
men ndu just leit lne nfN mousse ol tNe
plant when n terrific explosion occurred.
wrecklng the dry house and demolishing
all Of the smaller buildings OF the plant
near by.
The workmen had a narrow escape from
death and from being injured by wreck
age All were knocked down and rem
dered insensible. They soon revived. how
ever. and were able 10 return and investi-
gate the cause and extent OF the damage.
LOCKED DOORS OPENED.
II was found that the powder stored
I'm the dry house had exploded. A hole
af-snme depth -ln-lhe- ground indicated
the severity OF the concussion. while the
appearance OF various smaller structures
near by, which were totally demolished
showed that the damage was consider
able
The magazines connected with the pow
der plant remained intact but the shock
had badly damaged the structure, I'm
which many tons Of powder were stored.
The dense woods surrounding the plant
appeared as II a cyclone had passed
through them Many trees were broken
OF at the roots. while practically all were
shorn OF their branches.
One OF the peculiar effects Of the ex-
plosion I'm this city was the forcing open
OF locked doors in many OF the shops and
stores.
Heavy plate-glass windows in many
places of business were wrecked. includ-
ing those at st. James Billiard hall on
Hollis street. In many houses articles
were Knocked from tables and shelves
and in some instances furniture was
broken.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-27

fully performs.
or the women. Nita Pierson. Is the Miss
Pansent. Francis Newhall. the Fanny
Sylvain. and Amy Lesser is the girlishly
irrepressible Aurea Vyse, while Grace
Farrell is very acceptable as Henriette, a
hard working maid
There was "A division OF the first and
third acts by the fall OF the curtain into
three episodes TO represent the lapse of
time which was unusual and another un-
usual thing was the fact that the orches-
ira was driven below the stage TO make
room for another row OF seats.
Iris will continue here for the balance
OF the week and for next week Tracked
Around the World s underlined.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-27

roof was partly consumed A considerable
loss Of furniture and general furnishings
was sustained by the tenant
Al the time OF the fire MIR. Flaherty's 3
daughter was confined TO her bed. being
III with typhoid fever. Her removal from
the burning house 10 the shelter OF a
neighbors home was attended by danger
Gus riske OF nervous excitement and
weakening exposure.
An alarm was sent In promptly from
one OF the city boxes, though the house
Is located some 80 feet over the Provi-
dence line. The local department re-
sponded and saw 10 Il that the flames
were quickly reduced 20 nothingness.
Then the matter OF the city line was con-
sidered and the firemen had Christmas
chuckle over IT,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-27
A CHRISTMAS FIRE.
Family Of John FIahsrt Routed by Flames
on SUNDAY Morning.

The Dyer avenue home OF John Flaherty
was badly gutted by fire on Sunday The
cottage, owned by Frank b. Hazard OF
81 Westminster street was damaged
ruinously throughout, its interior and its
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-27

The biograph was popular number,
Offering as special feature one very long
and amusing picture called "A Chicken
Thief" which is one OF the best comedy
pictures OF the season.
A capital New Years bill OF headliners
Is announced for next week, Including
John G.. Rice and Sally Cohen 0ate or
Are You Masonry; Frank Bush.
Burke. LaRue and Inky Boys. The Basque
quartette, Rochez's Dogs and Ponies,
Sugemoto Japs, Boston Brothers, Hin
and Whitaker and others.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-27

so far as continued patronage goes IL
has been one OF the greatest successes
on the American stage. There was ac-
cordingiy much delight when Mr.. VII
liams announced that his company would
produce t.
The members OF the company in no
way mar the anticipated pleasure. IL Is
a well staged and well acted production
good deal of care has been giyen-tc
details and the result Is satisfactory and
there is little doubt large audiences will
greet the company at every perform
ance this week. II the people OF Provi-
dence are at all inclined to see good
play such will be the case.
Mr. Williams plays the part OF Rip Van
Wrinkle. Nearly every one has read the
story and is familiar with the require
ments Of the part To adequately portray
the careless. drunken but good -natured
character is no simple task. 1t has been
so well taken by one whose name has
been for n generation connected with the
character that many cannot fail 10 make
comparisons
Mr. Williams plays the part well. He
seems To realize fully that II Is a unique
one and he plays IL with earnestness and
care In this play he is sure 10 make
many new friends
Miss Minnie Radcliffe as Gretchen
the very laxative and critical, yet really
devoted wife. leaves nothing to be de
sired She Is. as the patrons OF this the
tire have often recognized. a very capa
BILE actress and every one who has liked
her work in other parts should see her
-GFeteAeH----
The celebrated ghost scene In the third
act II finely carried out Mr.. Roberts
as Cookies. as usual does good and pleas =
ing work. Ben Graham Is the crusty
rich Derrick Won Beekman, Miss Bur
ton is the grown daughter, and the men
tion Of their names assures that those
parts receive thorough attention. Bertha
Herman and Reene Harrington are
bright. clever and yet childish in the
parts OF Nick's son and Rips daughter.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-27
YOU'LL SAY ITS MAGIC.

and stabbed Duncan I'm the breast. Dun
can fell bleeding 20 the floor OF the
church, but succeeded I'm pulling re-
volvcr and fred point blank at Thompson.
killing him instantly.
Nimrod Thompson, seeing what had
happened 90 his son. rushed toward Dun
can. when the latter raised the revolver
a second time and shot the father In the
temple
Duncan has not yet been arrested. but
he states that II he RECEIVERS he will give
himself up 10 the authorities,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-27
STRENUOUS
". VIRGINIA
CHRISTMAS

Huntington. w. Va, Dec. T-As re-
suit OF a man dancing with another mans
girl without asking his permission. four
men are dead and two are seriously In
jured ut Changers, Logan county. The
victims are John and Marvin Hart, aged
% and 2e. respectively; Martin Johnson
and Luther Bascom.
william Riley and Henry Turbeville are
injured. the latter probably fatally.
The tragedy occurred at a dance which
began Sunday night about O'Clock after
a Christmas entertainment IN the church
at that place Martin Johnson. without
observing the usual custom, asked Lucy
Atkins. whom Turbeville had taken, 20
dance with him, but said nothing 70 her
escort.
As the music ceased Turbeville called
Martin johnson 30 the door, ana, after
knocking him down. drew revolver but
before he could fire ne was shot down
by one OF Martin Johnsons friends.
A general shooting followed IN which
more than 70 shots were fired. No arrests
have yet been made.
FIGHT IN CHURCH.
Williamson. W. Va. Dec. ia Christ
mas tree entertainment at a church I'm
Nolan. a small town north OF here, Christ
mas night was brought 10 a sudden close
by a bloody fight. In which one man was
instantly killed and two others seriously
wounded The dead man r. Everett
Thompson. shot by Mike Duncan.
The injured are Nimrod Thompson,
father OF Everett. cannot live; Nike Dun
can. stabbed by Everett Thompson. may
die.
Nearly 100 people of the little town had
gathered at the church. where n Christ
mas tree with the annual treat for the
children had been arranged. There was
drinking among some OF the audience and
Everett Thompson Is said TO have be-
come noisy.
Mike Duncan went % where Thompson
was sittins and requested him 90 keep
1 better order. Thompson drew a knife
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-27
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PROVIDENCE OPERA HOUSE.


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At the Providence Opera House Charles
Frohman presents Mr. +. IA. Sothern and
Miss Julia Msrlowe; Hamlet" tonight
and Romeo and juliet" for tomorrow
matinee and evening. II is the first sea
son of these popular and distinguished
stars Jointly and the opening production
last evening was Much Ado About
Nothing" The engagement is notable
one as important from a dramatic point
OF view as from it's assured popularity
with theatregoers.
II was likely n record breaking house
that greeted the twin stars. There were
the parduet Every box was occupied.
The orchestra was driven behind the
scenes and two rows OF chairs filed the
band box The combination OF a holiday
night. a merry classic not often seen and
the Sothern- Marowe compact proved
Irresistible Late corners at the box
office filled the standing room space as
A. rarely Is filed
The production was put I'm with the good
A.,
accustomed his audiences TO in his
Shakespearean revivals The scenery was
substantial artistic. we'll studied in re-
spect 10 detail. The stage was always
splendidly dressed for every scene.
The company, with which the Joint
stars have associated themselves. Is re-
markable A number or them are par
ticularly well known-Mr. Blackstone and
Mr.. Crompton for instance The per-
formance OF the sundry and several roles
was distinguished by n fine finish " Is
unlikely that the merry comedy I'm en-
semble. was ever produced more salts
factorily Better satisfaction than last
evenings audience appeared TO enjoy
would seem TO be quite unnecessary.
Miss Marlowe's Beatrice" II fetching
and delightful bit OF comedy character
II is genuine. spontaneous, womanly un-
forced and beautifully finished. Always
handsome to look at and with voice that
grows I'm richness and sympathy. 1t seems
with each recurring season, talented 10
degree in the graceful art OF polite
comedy and tp, play OF manners, Miss
Marlowe's Beatrice" is the happest sort
OF portrayal OF ono OF the Bard's most
lovely creations
or Mr. Sothern's Benedict" a good deal
might be said beside compliment were not
the average auditor always CONSIDERABLY
hx hn ntFfd ~
affords OF earnestness OF purpose. faith
full study and intelligent conception-ail
which, II demonstrated In the result TO
eye and ear. would command unqualified
admiration. The parts that our youngest
and probably most distinguished Shakes
pearean actor is TO play tonight and to-
morrow are familiar to this town. and II
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A TREASURE HOUSE
 OF AMERICAN HISTORY
NEW
 
 ITS KIND CENTENNIAL - TO M

these drawings and sketches are ex- ceeded in popular interest by some of the other things hidden away in the crowded recesses of the building.
 Every school boy knows the story of the way in which patriotic New York CTS at the outbreak of the Revolution pulled down the great leaden statue of George III, and melted his Britain mic majesty into bullets to be used in fighting Redcoats and Hessians. The pedestal not being available as mate rial for musket balls escaped destruc- ton, and is now in the Historical Soci- ety's collection. Here also Is the tab let placed originally at the duelling ground at Weehawken where Alexan- der Hamilton was shot by Aaron Burr, and there are many other objects of equal interest. In addition to it's col lection relating particularly to AnerR can history, the Society has a museum of Egyptian antiquities collected by Dr. Henry Abbott containing over 1000 specimens of early Egyptian arts and crafts.
 The New York merchants of the last century, who accumulated what were vast fortunes for those days, had a keen appreciation for the finer things of life and became ready purchasers of works of art Many of these men bc- queathed their collections to various associations, and 1t is largely as a re- suit of this benevolence that the art galleries of the Historical Society con- tain many paintings. including those in the Reed, Bryan and Durr collec- tions and that of the old New York Gallery of Fine Arts. There are can- vases by Albert Durer, Gainsborough. Greuze, Hogarth, Leonardo da VfncI, Murillo. Rembrandt. Rubens.l Tenlers. Van Dyck, Velasquez, West, watteau. and other masters. Perhaps the most celebrated painting In the collection is the "Martyrdom of St. Laurence" by Titan. It is valued at S75,00O.
 The founders of the New York His- torical Society were among the leaders of the life of the little city, and they made the plans for their organization with wisdom and foresight The re- public was less than thirty years old when the men who originated this so- ciety gave expression to their belief that the young nation and the colo nies had made history enough to war rant its systematic study. It was on November 20, 1904. that Egbert Ben son. De Witt Clinton, Rev. Dr. William Linn. Rev. Dr. John N. Abeel, Rev. Dr. John M. Mason. Dr. David Hoosaclx. Anthony Bleecker, Samuel Bayard, Pe- ter c. Stuyvesant and John Pintard met in tn picture room of the old City Hall in Wall Street to organize a Roci- ety whose principal object should be to collect and preserve materials re- lating to the natural. civil and eccle- siastical history of the United States
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that the crime had been instisated by Confederates. Many prominent cit- iZens of the Confederacy were arres- ted. The most thorough and search ing examination was made. And 1t was conclusIveiy proved that no repre- sentative of the Confederate govern ment and no one in the Southern Con- federacy had any part in 1t. It was as sincerely regretted and as severely condemned through the South as In tNe North. Mir. Lincoln was killed, not by a citizen of the Confederate States, but by a citizen of the United States "a partially deranged man, to avenge the wrong he claimed had been suffer- ed by his friend at Mir. Lincoln's hands.
 During the nineteenth century slav- cry was abolished by Great Britain, Sweden. France. Holland, Brazil, Spain. Germany and Egypt. Even Russia. abolished serfdom. By all these coun- tries 1t was peacefully effected. Mir. Lincoln's statesmanship was exhibited in that in this country alone the emancipation of the slaves was made the occasion of the most terrible civil war of the century. His campaign speeches threatened incalculable evil to the slave-holding States, in case he should be elected; and his election was the occasion of the secession of the six cotton States; his demand upon the border States that they should furnish troops to engage in war under him against the cotton States drove the five border States. in which until that moment the Union sentiment had been overwhelmingly strong, out of the Un- ion. Then followed the long war to drive them back into the Union. Gods hand was in these events. Anf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-06

New York. Nov 5, A904,-In the cen- tury of its existence, the New York Historical Society has accumulated collection of over 100000 books, pamphlets and addresses on American history. an average of over 1000 a year.
 To many. who think of America as among the youngest of nations. the fact that the country contains an his- torical society one hundred years old comes as a surprise and adds to the interest they take in its wealth of ma terial The hundred thousand publi- cations cover the whole field of Ameri- :an history and constitute a treasure house of information for the student. no matter in what section of the coun- try or with what phase of it's develop ment he is especially concerned.
 Such a collection in itself entities the Society to distinction but its work has been done so quietly that few out side a limited circle in the metropo- lis have known anything about it. Now, however, the centennial observ- ance, which will occur on the 23 of this month, will serve to call atten- ton to the really remarkable achieve ments of this pioneer among American historical associations. More than that. the beginning of the Society's second century Is to be marked by the erec- ton of new home which will be among the finest buildings of its kind in the world and make readily accessi- hle not only a great store of historical literature but also many valuable works of art and mementoes of the country's early days. The association is not. as the name might imply. mere ly local fin character. It's work is na- tional in scope and for that reason of interest in all parts of the country.
 At present the Historical Society is housed away over on the east side of New York far from the portions of the city seen by the ordinary visitor. The building Is small and unpretentious and of the cold and forbidding style of architecture common in public edi- fees of half century ago. There is little about 1t to attract the attention bearing only in small, tarnished gilt scure structure contains in addition torical publications aJ great variety of valuable art works and other objects of historical interest. There are Cat lin's original drawings of American <ndians, large series including pic- lures of all the native tribes. While this collection of rare value to the history, was given to the Society years ago. 1t has never yet been placed on exhibition owing to lack of space. Au- dubon's sketches of American birds are also of extreme value. but perhaps
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That Alleged pefense.

Hartford Times.
 As might be expected. the Republican ofhcial defense against the charge of 'fat-frying" avoids the principal point altogether. which is that the new de- partment of Commerce and Labor is armed with power to pry into the af- fairs of large corporations all over the country, that Mir. Cortelyou set the machinery at work for getting hold of the business secrets of these concerns. which the law says are not to be pulp lished, but are to be the private prop erty of the President and his advisers and that Mir. Roosevelt then made this same MT. Cortelyou the collector of his campaign fund.
 This Is the greatest scandali in the history of our Government and it Is no wonder that the President ignores lt.
 That is, in fact, the only course 1t Is possible for him to take under the cir- cumstances.
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actor, was from time to time afflicted Be that as 1t may, he was fearfully wrought up by the death of his friend. in such circumstances. He denounced the kintng in cold blood of prisoner of war, after he~had surrendered, as murder" and the doing after. the President had given his word that it should not be done as "falsehood" and ''treachery" and vowed vengeance against the authors of this wrong.
 At once he organized a conspiracy for the assassination of President Lincoln and Secretary Seward; and on
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the night of the 14th of April. 1885, only seven weeks after Captain Beall was hanged. the plot was executed. Booth shot MT. Lincoln at Ford'A The atre, Washington, exclaiming, "Sic semper tyrannis," and on the same night. Paine one of his fellow con spirators, inflicted serious, but not mortal wounds. on William H. Seward. Secretary of State.
 KearfulIy ArOuaed.
 The United States was fearfulIy aroused by the assassination of the President. At first 1t was suspected
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-06

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 Frequent passages day and night
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when Mir. Lincoln had apparently tri- umphed and before there was oppcrtu- nifty for exultation, there came the startling. fearful crime which sudden ly ended his life. If 1t be regarded as judgment, 1t was from the Lord. The South had no hand in 1t.