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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-12
EMPIRE THEATRE.

A companion 10 w. T. Nankeville's
great success, I4uman Hearts" is what
''The Village Parson.' which comes next
week to the Empire theatre, is said to be.
The play scored great hit in England
and has been equally successful In this
country from the power and vigor of it's
story the strength OF the characterize
lions IL contains, it's intense and human
interest and it's strongly dramatic story.
II is a play TO appeal TO the heart, and
it's heart interest is one OF its most
prominently pronounced features. 1t is
given an elaborate scenic production and
is played by a company OF unusual dra-
matte power THE Village Parson" Is
believed by Managers Spitz and Nathan
son TO be just about the sort Of play the
patrons OF the Empire like.
The play H. built with much clever
ness and effect. depicting the life OF
clergyman, whose happiness has been
clouded by supposed unfathfulness OF his
wife. The plot brings out a rascally
lawyer. whose sole ambition is TO
separate husband and wife. so that he
may gain her love and fortune.
In this he has been assisted by his
brother for whom he has little or no
respect In order TO accomplish his pur-
pose OF deceitfulness, he sends an in
eliminating letter to the wife which by
chance falls into the hands OF the par
son. The parson, whose whole heart
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-12

comic opera, In consequence OF his many
clever inpersonations.
In the ola McCaull opera company he
shared the comic honors with De Wolf
Hopper. Francis Wilson and Jefferson De
Angels Mr.. MacdonouRh IS considered
to bc The best singing comedian OF the
time. Air. Hodway has enjoyed many
successes. notably as a member OF George
edwards Gniety Theatre company, Lon
don. and later as leading comedian -
The ChaperOucs company Mr.. Short,
Mr., Murphy and Mr.. McNlel have enjoyed
much public favor in many diverting
roles Mr.. Leoni. o capital artist, lately
mnde the great personal hit OF AN
English Daisy at tho casino. New York
Mr. walter Perciv1l who will assume the
tenor role first. domonstrated~ his ability
az a Leading man, and later az principal
tenor Of the Klaw & Erlanger opera
company.
The female roles have not been neglect
ed. Miss sophie Brandt tho prima donna
Of the orgs nization. is spoken OF as "A
young artist of rare gifts and unusual
endowments. Miss Josie Intropidi is fresh
from her great succers with the Bill
lonaire" company, as IL also Miss Car
roll Nccomas. the .whlstling girl Doris
Mitchell. solo dancer" ~ Babes In
Toyiand:" Gertrude Eualic. tho foremost
Spanish dancer in America az this tima
Annabelle whitford. late fairy queen OF
Blue Beard. Mary Conwell. contralto
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-12
KEITH'S THEATRE.

The long -heralded Providence engage
ment>of Hal Davis, Inez Mccaulay and
company is announced for Keith's next
week. and they are expected 10 prove
big drawing card throughout the entire
week. Special interest is felt in the forth
coming engagement OF these two clever
favorites IN that they are this year pre-
senting a new one-act play which is pro-
nounced the big dramatic hit OF me
vaudeville season, entitled Pals" This
little play. which is from the facilc pen OF
Edmund Day is without exception the
most pretentious and novel sketch ever
attempted in vaudeville, and IL is>s happy
blending OF comedy and melo-drama. The
story is OF two life-long friends. one or
whom goes abroad for a while and dur
ing his absence the other marries a girl,
formerly admired BY the absent one.
few weeks after the young married couple
are settled keeping house, the husband
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-12
PREPARED
A HUMAN
SACRIFICE

Bangor. Me-, March i2.-The authorities
OF Washington county and the town OF
Jonesport have interfered with the Holl-
ness society's revival at Beal's Island
just In time To prevent at least one muir
der and as the better class Of the island
ers believe. a wholesale slaughter OF in
nocents as sacrifices TO the new faith.
Upon complaint OF John A. Beal. the
leading citizen OF the island. the select
men OF Jonesport sent Deputy Sheriff
French to the island last Saturday night.
and the officer arrived just In time 10
rescue Frank Beal from the hands OF
frenzied mob OF Holiness Disciples, who
had bound and blindfolded him and were
pounding him numerically In the effort
TO cast out a devil
Also, as the neighbors believe. not an
the Holiness % S band eS from killing her ss seven @
year,old son as sacrifice demanded by
the Lord.
barred while noisy ceremony was going
on within. He burst open a door and
found Frank Beal on the, floor bound and
blindfolded and crowd OF 20 fanatics
pummelling him eavagely and uttering
strange cries, and he appealed 10 the
sheriff for protection, crying out: Save
me; ,,s, save e me; they are going to XIII me
Sheriff French was Immediately attack,
ed by the men, women scratching ana
punching him, while his clothing was toin
and his lantern smashed. Drawing mis-
revolver, he backed into a corner and
ordered the crowd TO get out. which they
did, fearing his revolver. Then be ar
rested Mrs. Beal and took her 10 Jones'
port, where she was adjudged insane and
sent to Bangor asylum.
The whole population. with few ex-
ceptions, appears TO have gone insane
over the new religion brought 10 the ISL
and by the Holiness society. which
originated in New Brunswick and has it's
main headquarters at Lubec. There are
or have been on the island two ministers
of the faith, Andrew Butler, from Lubec,
and James Aliber of st. John. y. r..
and they have been assisted by an ad-
ventist minister named Stephen Buck, OF
Woodstock. n. B.
The creed requires converts 10 lmpov-
erish and humfiate themselves giving
all their money to the ministers as the
representatives OF God. and casting away
all other valuables The leaders seemed
to possess a hypnotic influence over the
900 islanders. most of whom are ignorant
and superstitious fishermen, and strange
doings have been witnessed of late,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-12

superiors. Costuming. music, handsome
women. and picturesque manoeuvres all
these details is possesses In abundance
IL has nothing In dialogue or jokes TO
offend. while the fun throughout its book
and specialties Is continuous and thor
oughiy enjoyable. Instead OF the old
fashiosed ''first part" and "afterpiece"
the Grass Widows win offer a superbly
staged two-act burletta. styled "One
Night and Gone" with one scene located
In fashionable hotel. and the other upon
the gundeck OF a man-of-war. This
nattily dressed. well written and we'll
played skit will enlist the services OF over
20 people. Prominent among them will
be Nat Fields German comedian. brother
or Lew Fields OF Weber and Fields: Alex
Carr, really great Jewish humorist:
Guy Rawson. a clever Irishman Joseph
Howard, song writer and actor Marie
Theresa, the California singer; Ruth
Everett, the famous singing doll, and
Mae Hflliard. a bright soubrette.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-12
PORTSMOUTH.

The ice IL now clear from the oyster
beds OF the seaconnet River company,
and the company have commenced to
ship the bivalves.
The last quarterly conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal church will be held
IN the vestry this evening Tomorrow
morning the presiding elder. Rev. \. j.
Coultas will preach.
Mr.. John T. Brazil, who was taken ill
with grip. died while on a business visit 10
his former home I'm the Western islands.
was a good citizen OF this town. He was
a hard working business man. public
spirited and liberal. as may be known by
his gift as aSnemorisl Of himself and wife
OF a stained glass window IN the chancel
OF st. Anthony's church. He leaves n
widow. four sons and two daughters. His
real estate IL valued AT 5000
Mr.. Pitt s. TAttlefeld is sick with
erysipelas and under the care of ply
slclan.
There were six tables or whist at the
last meeting OF the East side whist club.
Mrs John L. Tnlman and MIR Howard
w Thurston took the first prizes For the
second prize there was a tie between
Mrs Martha bliss and Mrs. Albert c.
Hall. and II fell 10 Mrs. Hall The second
prize was won by Mr.. W. ". Thomss.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-12

|ublic or San Manana, Central America.
/ the objective point. and on the voyage
|nither the hero becomes acquainted with
Colonel Bowie, who is bound for he
ame port as United States consul. In
|rder to conceal his Identity. Travers and
|is servant are obliged to assume tfe
liases OF Mr.. steve" and Mr.. Jim. re-
|oectively.
|over several games of cards, Travers
|scloses his true identity 10 the colonel.
|Hserting that on the arrival OF the ship
\ port OF Banos IA secret service detec-
I've would surely be looking for him.
|owie rsturns the confidence and tells
|ravers that he is the whole govern
ent at Porto Bsnos. where he Is known
"the dictator" At quarantine the
|salth officer, DR. Vasques, Informed
|owie that revolution has taken place
Id that General Pedro Rivers has been
rown into prison. and General Santo
|impos has been declared president of
@ little republic, The colonel Is warn
not 20 attempt to assume his office
Ider tho penalty OF being thrown into
1ison, Further Information discloses the
CT that the detective Is still looking
r Travers. whereupon Colonel Bowie
cides he will not go ashore, but in turn
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-12

has become the most brilliant OF Ameri-
can character actresses, has decided 10
continue the production on a more elab-
orate scale than ever before: and TO that
end an entirely new dress has been pro-
vided for the stage setting and a e,ym-
pany which Is notable for the brIliancy
or its individual members has been gath
cred together TO support Miss Melville
Everyone is well known and the ma
Jority OF them has played leading parts
In some OF the biggest productions OF
standard plays in recent years Many
additions have been made I'm the action
OF the piece. too and II has been recast
and frightened until now IL fairly scin-
tlllates with the briliancy OF an abso-
lutely perfect production.
In the famous seminary scene where
is given the graduating entertainment.
there have been introduced a great num-
Der OF high class specialties. The chief
charm OF sis Hopkins" lies In its fidel-
ity 10 nature In portraying the people OF
a little country village in Indiana where
their simple lives are untrammelled by
the wiles OF the outside world. or the
affectations OF modern society. The men
are strong and honest and the women are
just what one would expect 10 find in
such a place generous, warm hearted
and true 10 themselves Sis Is the only
child OF PA Hopkins and receives her
first insight into the wiles OF the world
when a railroad agent comes along TO Sc
cure the right OF way for his road
through the Hopkins farm.
He pretends 10 love Sis and finally
forges her name TO a deed of the property.
When she learns OF his duplicity she goes
away to be educated and be like other
people" Awkward and uncouth, walking
pigeon-toed with her hair done up in
funny little pigtails and held IN place by
odd little red side-oombs. she presents
quaint figure dressed in the old-fash-
toned gingham pinafore OF the long ago.
When she comes back Il is to find
her father has lost his memory and can
not recognize her. The scene IS an in
tensely pathetic one and is relieved OF
its strain when Sis puts on her old clothes
and appears before the old man as the
Sis OF other days singing TO him his IA
vorite song. which brings him back 90
reason. The play is full TO overfiowing
with simplicity and pathos, delicately in
terwoven with pretty comedy. much OF
which Is due to the odd mannerisms OF
sis" and her stilted phrases.
Miss Melville has made the character
OF this country girl the greatest delinea-
tion I'm the history Of the stage and IL
will live forever as one OF the classics
OF the American stage.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-12

the Frank l.. perley Opera company TO
present the romantic comedy opera, "A
Venetian Romance" At the Providence
Opera house. next Thursday. Friday and
Saturday. the organization carries ITS
own complete orchestra of "a pieces ana
likewise a brass band for use on the
stage. Mr. Perley has never done any
thing in the comic opera line. except in
large and complete way, as was demon
strated by the productions made for the
Bostcnians when It's manager. and later
when director OF the Alice Nielsen opera
company. In Offering "A Venetian Ro-
nance" TO the public he considers that
he has secured a romantic comedy opera
OF rare worth. The book is from the pen
OF Cornelia Osgood Tyler and the score
by Frederick q. Wight.
Mr.. perlcy. Ia casting "A Venetian Ro-
nance. has sought individual fitness for
each role. " will hardly be gainsaid
that as manager he has proved his pc
culiar talents aE an organizer. Each
comic opera which he has presented has
been showered with encomiunls In con-
sequence OF the good taste displayed IN
selecting PLAYERS. This Is peculiar
talent in itself. IN former times Ia was
the managers chief test for renpwn i'm
his calling. and rightly SO. The leading
comedians OF the perleT company arc
Harry Macdonough. I'D Redway. Harry
Short, Henry Lconi. Mel McNiel and
John DAILY Murphy. Mr.. Macdonough
will be recalled by all lovers OF real
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-12

|rs his portfolio as American consul at
TO, Banos During his card specula-
the colonel lost large sums OF money
|ravers. much OF which ne was unable
|ay. Upon Buwie's desire 60 so further
% Jamaica. Travers comes 20 the ffont
p 5000 IN order that the colonel may
|h place OF safety.
hen Travers and his valet reach the
|ns or the American consulate they are
Eed by Santos Campos. who places
b under arrest. During this action.
~, the secret service man. has ar.
led the Rev Arih6g Bostick as
|oke TraNers. and has him brought
re the American consul FOR New York
lisition papers.
IS Sheridan. who also came BY the
|e steamer. is TO marry the Rev. Bcs-
|, and. being unable 20 locate him,
3 his whereabouts from Travers.
bra Juanita Arguilla Is aiso looking
|Bostick. who has also pledged her his
H. Travers has fallen in love with
sheridan on the steamer and urges
not 10 marry Bostick. az he is be-
bed 20 the senora. Compos. bent on
|ylne out his threat orders Travers
|, but a wireless message informs the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-12
IMPERIAL THEATRE,

The Imperial attraction for next week,
with matirees on Tuesday Thursday and
Saturday only Is that pretty pastoral
comedy drama. sis Hopkins" in which
Miss Rose Melville has made famous the
the tiue role character and which has
been played now for four consecutive sea-
sons. 50 pronounced has been her success
in this really remarkable play Of country
Hfe with its scenes laid in central In
diana, IN Posey county. that Mr. J. Ster-
ling. under whose direction Miss Melville
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-12
PROVIDENCE OPERA HOUSE.

.The Dictator" will be presented at the
Monday night FOR tlIroe nights and Wed
nesday matinee. II should not only at
tract strongly the theatre going pubhc
but will appeal to all concerned in polk
tics. especially those connected with the
foreign part. as II is a keen satire on
the consular service ana The revolutions
which occur so rapidly IN ccnrra Amer
lea.
The story centers about Brooke Trav-
ers and his valet Simpson. who are
obliged 10 leave New York under mys-
terious circumstances Porto Banos, re-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-12

American consul that the battleship
Oregon has just reached port Help comes
In the way Of lieutenant and a COM
pany OF marines. Travers explains his
true position and ends up by declaring
his love 10 Miss Sheridan. who recipro-
Gates and the entire American party de-
cldes TO return 20 New York bringing
with them the Rev Arthur Bostick and
Sonora Juanita Arguilla.
Among those who assist Mr.. William
collier arc Edward A6elcs, John Barry
more. George Nash, Thomas Mclirat1.
Henry J. West Emmett whitney. Fuller
Mellish, Thomas Meighan. Francis Sedg-
wick. Harry senton, Wallace Nc Cptch-
con, Louis Allen, Nanette Comstock and
Lucille Watson.
AS indicative OF the completeness of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-12
YOUR FACE WILL FEEL GOOD

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tlon no matter how close you shave
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-12

rivalling the most fantastic performances
OF Millerite days.
Cows. sheep, oxen, goats. dogs and
cats have been butchered and their
blood sprinkled about the church build
ing and upon the congregation. while
traders have given away their stocks
OF goods, and valuables have been cast
into the sea- At recent meeting the
faithful. upon command of the ministers
flung their watches and jewels upon the
focr and tramped upon them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-12
WESTMINSTER THEATRE.

At the Westmlster theatre during tho
coming week Fultons Jolly Grass
Widows will have possession % the
stage This show has stepped TO the
front rank from the very day Of It's start
IN life and h now ranked ss an enter
tainment which has few equals and no
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-12

has been wrapped up I'm his wife's well
fare, changes on reading its contents.
The wife. noble and true, clings to her
husband who spurns her from him. and
vrey strong scene between them is tho
result. As the play progresses. II finally
brings about a Joyous reconclliia ton and
the guilty arc punished. The play Is
elaborateiy put on I'm four acts with
genuine comedy neatly interviewer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-12

OF rare power. and Others are. the princi-
pals OF an organization which promises
superb rendering OF this new opera
The company ensemble numbers 49,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-12
q. WALKER

uas opened up his Bootblack business
again. 81 Eddy street. All work done
by good artists
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Geo. w. Smith said he noticed a will
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STABBED IN
THE BACK
One-Armed Chinaman
Assaults Yong
Ngau.

With a deep knife wound in his back,
Yong Ngau lies at the Queens Hospital
in a serious condition, while his assaiI-
ant, Lang Tuck, a one-armed Chinese,
is beng sought by police detectives.
The affray took place last night
about 1880 at which time the wounded
man returned to his home on Kukui
street. Lung Tuck occupied room
next to Yong Ngau's. The latter lives
in a set of rooms with his wife, a part
Hawaiian, and it is believed the assault;
grew out of Tuck's infatuation for the
other mans helpmeet.
As Ngau entered his room Tuck
sprang out with long knife, and after
a brief struggle, buried it in Ngau's
back. The wounded man sank back
and Tuck escaped. Up TO late hour
he had not been captured.
The police were informed of the
matter and Ngau was taken to the hos
pitaI for treatment.
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i legislator, and his claim upon the
party.
Frank Thompson of the Fourth said
that politics made strange bed-feliows
and strange situations. The beautiful
encomiu1ns thrown at the feet of his
candidate by Mr.. Roe Qaughter), had
robbed him of his usual flow of Ian
guage. The business of the convention,
however, was serious. The speaker felt
the party was to be congratulated in
having two names presented who car
ried integrity and honesty into cam
paign. The strength and ability of can
didates must be considered. Another
was ito be sprung sub-rosa later"
One candidate was the unknown x in
the political equation. The either was
worked out equation since 1S76-one
who had been tried in the fire of politics
and business. He named Cecil Brown.
He had pulled himself up by his own
shoe strings. He had risen, not by
chicanery, but by hard knocks and hon
est ones. He had risen from impecu-
mostly to affluence. When it came to
men who were to make laws, one who
would know when one law would con-
fiict with another then a lawyer in the
Senate was needed. Mr.. Brown was
the only member of the Senate Com
mittee who said the County Act as pro-
posed. would not have gone to the Su-
preme Court and been knocked out.
Brown knew the law. both from pro-
fessional and legislative standpoint.
Brown was the man for the Senate.
LANE NOMINATED.
Mr.. Keliipoo nominated John c. Lane
in a brief speech.
BISHOP SECONDS.
Faxon Bishop said the man who NOM
mated Lane had done the right thing.
Lane should have a unanimous nomina-
tion. His own precinct in the Fourth
District was with him. John Lane had
always been with the party. He was
a strong man.
BISHOP IN RACE.
Geo. w. Smith said he noticed a will
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! ingness Of business men to go into poll
ties to protect the taxpayers. He said:
One of the interesting and significant
movements in our political life today
is the willingness exhibited by leading
business and professional men to enter
political life, not for what there is in
| it but to represent the people, to en-
act good laws, to protect the taxpayer,
to raise public Office above the odium
that has been attached to it.
The movement has been slow, too
slow for many but it has been sure and
is gaining ground with each election
time.
Time was when the business man, the
clean man, the leader among his fel-
lows, feared to stand for political
honors. He was subjected to abuse
and scurrility, called a snob, and aris-
tocrat and what not.
Why, look at the career of that
matchless American, our President,
Theodore Roosevelt, (and by the way
Mr.. Chairman he is the same man that
will be our next PresidenD, (applause).
When he first entered political life,
because he did not meet on the street
and give the glad hand to every poll
tical tout he was dubbed an aristo-
crat, a bloated bondholder, a blue
blooded nobody that had nothing in
common with the people, an upstart that
wanted to deprive the genuine political
manager of his just earnings. But
the people knew better. The Politicians
shelved him, as they thought, but the
hand of destiny lifted him to high
places, the people have endorsed him.
The movement I have referred to has
reached even our island territory and
we find today men in our midst, busi-
ness men, professional men, leaders in
their respective vocations, who are
willing to come forward and give their
time and ability for the service of their
fellow citizens. Among these is one
that is known to you all, one WHO has
come up through all of the stages of
business life. from sugar clerk on
the wharves through situations of
trust to one of the most important
offices in the oldest American house in
the Hawaiian islands.
Mr.. Chairman, I take pleasure and
feel honored in placing before this con-
vention as nominee for senator from
the Fourth district the name OF Mr..
E. Faxon Bishop. Tremendous ap-
plause)
ANDREWS ENDORSES DowsETT.
Lorrin Andrews endorsed Jack Dow
sett, saying that he was a business man
with sound sense and a level head. His
name was household word in Oahu
and if elected he would not only be a
strong member of the Senate, but he
would add strength TO the party ticket.
1t did not require all lawyers in the
Senate. A hard-headed business man
there was as much needed as lawyer.
The nominations were then closed,
and Frank Thompson moved for a re-
cess of five minutes. Lorrin Andrews
jumped to his feet and objected and
moved as an amendment TO proceed to
the business of voting. His amendment
prevailed and the convention proceeded
to ballot Frank Richardson for the
Fourth District and Henry Vida for the
Fifth District were chosen as tellers.
BUSINESS MEMS TICKET