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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-17
HELD IN $1,000.
Antonio vocci Bound Over for Assault
With Intent 10 Commit Raps.

Antonio vocca was tried. found proba-
bly, guilty and bound over 10 the grand
jury in 5000 by Judge sweetland. today.
for an assault upon Mrs. Mary Mancini.
with intent 20 commit rape.
vocca was working on some plumbing
and endeavored to compel complince by
exhibiting revolver and threatening 10
shoot the woman.
She pluckily fought him off. left her
dress in his grasp and ran up to her tene-
ment.
Mrs.. lfancini 10 the mother OF child
rsn-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-17
JAPS PURSUING
RUSSIAN FLEET,

Toxic June 7-Noon-The officers of the Tosa which
rescued survivors of the Japanese Htach confirm
with the Russian warhps
far already announced
probable again saved the Vadvosok squadron
of action but they not
The Russian ships first sighted of Okino island at $500
June IS patrol which reported the fact to Vice Ad-
nna Karnirua an base left pursuit with the
whole squadron
Continued on Page Ten)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-17
CHICAGO EMPLOYERS TO
FIGHT TRANSFERS UNION.

Chicago, June 17-The employers asso-
citation of Chicago has set May 1. 1905 as
the date for a general decision, recently
passed by the executive board has just
been made public The organization in
the meantime will prepare for the strug-
gle.
Ever since the association was formed
this labor organization has been it's chief
stumbling block. Owing TO their strate-
gic position, the drivers have been able
10 force CLOSED shops" agreements In
almost everp case. They also secured re-
peated wage increases.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-17
COUNSEL
CANNOT SEE
RECORDS

New York. June 1.-THE application OF
counsel for Mrs. Nan Patterson, who is
charged with the murder OF Caesar
Young, the bookmaker, to inspect the
minutes of the grand Jury in connection
with the indictment of Mrs. Patterson,
was denied today by Judge Newburger
in the court OF general sessions.
In denying the application Judge New
burger set next Tuesday as the day for
Pleading.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-17
NEWARK HORSE THIEVES
ARRESTED IN THIS CITY

keeping its reputation for
hending suspicious persons uncoveng criminal operations
Yesterday there offered for sale in local auction stable
tvop pairs of fine appearing horses
eqnes above the stock under tho
hammer that claimed them placed under
Del Mendeson and insisted that his broher
kept stable had authorized him sell These
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-17
IDENTIFIED DEAD.

Additional Identification OF dead made
today at the morgue were:
LANE, GEORGE
MERSELES. MATILDA
MfCHAELe. CARRIE
MARSHALL, DANIEL
MEYERS. ELIZABETH
NORRIS, KATE
RAMENELKAMP, STELLA
sTOLz, BESSIE
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-17
COULD NOT FIND BODIES.

one case which came to the attention OF
the Officials today was that OF A r Hill
OF Williamsburg Mr.. Hill called at the
morgue yesterday and Identified the bod
les OF his brother-ln-law william Richter
and the wife OF tho latter and they we're
removed 10 the office Of an undertaken.
In the afternoon the bodies of Catherine
and LILLIAN Richter, and years old. re-
spectively. also were identified by him.
When he called at the morgue today
Continued on page Ten
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-17

All the men who have made these state
ments will be called as witnesses by the
coroner.
maintain their patrol OF the water OF the
East river in the vicinity Of the accident
in the hope OF recovering bodies.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-17

DIES Of
WOUND

Helsingfors, Finland. June IT.
Gen. Bobrikoff. governor general OF 4
Finland. who was shot yesterday (
, morning at the entrance to the SEN (
} ate, died at 1 o'clock this morning.
) The people are calm and there is
) no excitement.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-17

SALMAN. MARGARET
STAHI. EMMANUEL
SCHMEDLING, GEORGE
SCHMEDLING, ANNIE
SEIPERT. HENRY
TIMM, GEORGE
TTMN. HEDWTG
vETTER, FREDERICA
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-17
ROTTEN AND USELESS.

First officer Edward Flanagan of the Socum is quoted
interview saying that the steamers hrehose rotten and
and that burst dozen places when he and his tried
The charge also made that the life the
old and instances proved inadequate
when used.
papers today pictures taken from the
which in black letters this inscription Passed by
United States steamboat Inspector une 49, William Them
hand Fannagans regarding the
that evidence has been secured
showing of the eboats made fast by making
impossible for them to be cast loose and lowered.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-17
THREE INVESTIGATIONS.

Preliminary have been taken for three distinct nvesga
These being undertaken by the federal
authorities through department by the
office and by the district attorney The coroner inquest will be held
Monday Captain Van Setback and six of his lie in
hospital policeman bedside of EACH They detained
a witnesses.
The authorities rapidly gathering such evidence will aid
ascraning whether there neglect careenes in the
safety appliances of the vessel
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-17

THE public accepts the msr-
i chants own estimate Of tho
importance Of his store. Appro-
pirate Advertising creates
favorable impression
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-17
b0D| ES WEDGE D
IN PADDLE BOX

New York June hours after the burning the
steamer General Slocum the number OF victims still
known In the early morning hours few bodies brought to
the bringing the total 32 AS the morning
with arrivals hope began be felt that the awful total
had been completed but it shattered by report that
divers work the hulk Of the Soum had discovered
bodies wedged in of the paddle boxes.
How many there will be in this place will not
be known for hours they will be disturbed until the
the One hopeful phase of the situation the
steady decrease the number of missing though still appangy
large, the number of missing between 400 and 500.
DEATH ROLL
The various officials whose position brings them into touch with
The disaster still adhere the belief that when all told will be
found that between 600 and 1000 persons pershed
The task buyng the dead began today Early the fore
meeting OF the German Lutheran ministers of the city
held and program of services arranged While instances
joint will be held several bodies nevertheless the
gymen of this denomination have Hercuean task before them
administering the last rites the dead of their faith
distressing the blow of the disaster shown
by the fact that house Eighth street there
IS dead while Rverton house Io bodies await burial
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To DEATH
BY CART

NSNO~N x
. James Flynn. 10 years old. single. =
3 who had been residing at s71 Wick =
3 enden street. was run over ana =
:. fatally injured on Eddy, near
o Point street. at $40 o'clock this .
Z. morning
= Flynn had worked as driver for
3 the Eastern Coal company for the g
o last 10 years; but had been out OF q
(. employment for short time.
%s4sS-3nsA%s.ss-ssS.sesss-s>sH@1G
James Sullivan. driver for Michasl
spaight, was taking ont a load OF bricks
and invited Flynn to ride with him.
The seat was too narrow to sccommo-
date both men. and when the wagon 3olted
by striking some object. Flynn was
Continued on page rsa-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-31

who. thought the Philippines a good sub
ject to tuggle with 10 rag-time tunes.
Go ahead, said Mr.. Savage. .I'n pay
the piper,
A young man who wouldn't want to
emulate Mozart in writing s,indying mel
odies at the expense-of ear tickling ones
was found to provide the score. aea The
Sultan Of suIu" resulted. This WIS
brought out in Chicago last spring.
proved a winner there. and in New York
carried everything before it
Meantime PixIey and Ldders were
ready with another venture. .The Prince
Of PiIsen." and this Mr. Savage put for
ward in Boston with no break in his
chain of good luck
And the end was not yet George AIDE
became so fascinated with the new work
that he turned out another book. found
a new man for his composer. and the
outcome Mr. Savage launched in Chi
cago in February as Peggy From
Paris" With this he made stin another
zen strike. Meantime his Castle Square
Opera Company has been successfully
touring the land. while The Yankee
Consul" soon to be heard in New York.
is reaping a fortune in the provinces
Surely this is a wonderful record for a
manager in a hard luck theatrical sea-
son Ike this.
A beauty of the Savage shows is the
more equal division OF the work than in
the organizations with stars. where ev-
erything is made to revolve arosad the
one hub.
And II that hub chances to be tedious
to certain members Of the audience. a
tiresome evening is the result and a
report Of the performance is given that
is not likely to send any of that persons
friends scurrying to the box office.
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Page. THE Tanning of the shrew" las
Lucentio). and "A Midsummer Nights
Dream" las Lysander).
The REVEALS Of the present Skinner
and Rehan engagement include. besides
the "Shrew." a week each of '"The Mer-
chant of Venice" and The School for
Scandal and are made with the Au-
gustin Daily appointments and versions
George Clarke, Of the earliest DAILY
days. is I'm the cast. Mr.. Clarke ap-
peared in the first piece Mr.. DAILY
brought out in a theater Of his own-the
old Fifth Avenue, on the site OF the
present Madison Square-a Robertson
comedy called PLAY" produced August
10 1863
In the good old days of 1897. when
plays at the Empire ran for six months
instead of three weeks, the leading
actors in them were apt TO grow weary
as hot weather came on. and were quite
ready to relinquish their roles to I'M
derstudies.
This was the case with Viola Allen
and William Faversham when Under
the Red Robe" was the bill. and June
found the play still stretching out its
term, which had begun in the previous
December. Miss Aliens place was taken
by Ida Conquest, while the dueling Gil
de Berault fell to Robert Edeson, who
had been in the Empires very first play.
THE Girl / Left Behind Ne"
SO well did he do the Frenchman in
Under the Red Robe" that Charles
Frohman made him the Scottish minis
ter the next season in Maude Adams
first starring venture.
or his start in stage life Mr. Edeson
wrote me himself as follows in 1896: MY
going on the stage was quite accidental
1 was engaged in the Office OF the Park
Theater, Brooklyn. Colonel Sim. the
manager. was producing a play called
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CAsABIANcA UP no DATE.

A group OF commuters stood around
the forward doors Of the smoking cabin
on a Pennsylvania Railroad ferryboat
os.>- morning last week as the craft
o@@Uped her way through the ice on
- sSorm-sweot river. 1t was a sight
Ntll worth looking at. but the morning
was so bitterly cold that even the deck
hands sought the shelter Of the cabin.
ThV only occupant IF the lower deck
was a lad, who pulled his soft hat
around his ears and chung to the rail
admiring the fury OF the gale. Neither
Of the dozen or more men in the group
looking at him had ever spoken TO one
another in their lives. Suddenly a young
man, as If lost in thought, took his
cigar from his lips and exclaimed:
The boy stood the freezing dect
The others looked at him in astonish-
ment. but one of them. as II to show his
familiarity with thu classics. continued:
Whence all but he ha fed.
? here was a general giggle. bu. the =
se-making became contagious. Said
2 an with big beard:
Il he comes ont another morn.
I'd this was followed up with
lie ought TO bring hiG sled
n a youth who looked like an Office
He'll catch his death Of cold that way,
arked d pa1crnal looking old man
lie may be very i'll.
tinued another
The doctor then viii get a job,
the comment OF a man who looked
though ne was enc.
AID dad viii foot the bill.
rowfully remarked a man who looked
though he might have been there. -
Where is another fool like thatl
the query OF a man who had lust
led the group.
Al, echo answers where2
said Newark cOmmutcr.
BY Jove. the kid has lost lis hat.
was the general chorus lust the.. the
door was pushed violently omen and
the youngster came In to finish his own
sonnet with
Gee Whizz. It's cold out there
New York Press.
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Fascination and on the Friday pre-
vious received word that one Of the
smaller members Of the cast was miss.
ing; purely on the spur of the moment
he suggested my filing the vacant place
and 1 consented. though never having
been on the stage before.
"Of my first performance 1 remember
very little.N However. believe I was
not offensive, and was therefore al
lowed TO play the week out. The fol-
lowing season, not being able to come
to terms with Colonel Sim. 1 determin-
and was fortunate enough to secure
the Juvenile part in a small travelling
company playing Days a Night on
''Then came The Dark Secret in
which the villains and myself were
the only ones allowed to go unwashed
in the tank"
Mr. Edeson scored his really big hit
with Amelia Bingham in perhaps the
most popular play Clyde Fitch ever
wrote. THE Climbers" The next sea-
the Bingham company. the first time
because he thought the role in the con-
templated Hearts Aflame" was be-
meath his dignity. and again because he
couldn't have the part OF the suffering
man I'm Lady Margaret" which Miss
Bingham assigned to Ferdinand Cots
chalk.
The following autumn Edeson made a
big strike starring in the Richard Hard
ing Davis play, Soldiers of Fortune"
which lasted him two seasons. Now.
after a brief trial last fall of another
piece. in which he enacted minister.
he has returned TO Davis and hopes
TO duplicate in "Ransons Folly" the
long-term triumph of that other semi
military play with Fortune" in its
title.
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Sandol Milliken has left the weepy
Sarita With Maude Adams in THE
Pretty Sister of Jose" to assist Mr.
Edeson. Miss Milliken comes of
Southern family. and first = had her
thoughts turned stageward when, cross
ing the ocean at the age of ten, she
met Wilson Barrett on the steamer. She
treasured UP the impressions made at
the time, and when she had reached
the age of doing up her hair and letting
down her gowns. made bold to call one
day at the theater in Washington
where the Augustin DAILY company was
playing
The stage was set for the "Shrew,"
and while waiting for the manager she
was reprimanded by one OF his aides for
sitting on the props"
''wnl yo,r family allow you to en-
gage with me?" inquired Mr. DAILY,
after he haa decided TO give her trial.
II didn't think you'd take me, so
didn't tell Them was Miss NIilhken's
naive reply.
Her first part was the page to Rich
man in the Twelfth Night" and later
she had one of the minor characters in
The Geisha-" After that she became
soubrette for a season at the Murray
Hill at $40 week. and next she did
Gladys Wallis part with Crane in his
failure. Governor Peter Stuyvesant"
In 1901 she was Jefferson De Angels
fourth leading woman in "A Royal
Rogue" and the following year made a
hit in the taking musical comedy, The
Liberty Bellies" Last winter she had
the name part in Clyde Fitch's brief
lived adaptation from the German. THE
Bird in the Cage"
The Savage Success Ies.
Undoubtedly the biggest man IN New
York theatricals the pact year has been
Henry w. Savage. of Bos-on. with hiJ
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News of the PlauS
and Players, and
Some Peeps Into
GreenToom History
of Interest
to the Public.

~ OINCIDENcES in connection
with the Iroquois fire in Chi
~ cago continue TO turn up. The
.'Theater Magazine" for January. is
sued almost on the day the fire oc-
CURED. contained an article on theater
CONGREGATIONS that must have been
written at least thirty days ahead. And
subjoined almost prophetic utterance.
from the London Stage" for NovStn-
Der 26 last:
Theatrical Chicago has recently re-
ceived a shock, consequent upon reports
issued by the authorities. who were in
vestigating the case OF new theater.
which had been built in disregard OF the
provisions Of the building act of that
city II now appears that out Of the
thirty-six theaters in the Western
metropolis only seven are OF fre-proof
construction. The report says thai
practically every theater in Chicago is
built in direct violation of the building
ordinances
Speaking of London. am wondering
what our managers can find in Drury
Lanes present pantomime for use over
here next winter. For in ''Humpty
Dumpty'' they have appropriated the
following American ideas: The Scare
crow and the Sammy song from tho
Wizard OF OF" the Tree OF Truth from
1.-The Runaways." and In the Pale
Moonlight" the pretty octette number
interpolated over here last year in MIR.
Blue Beard" and which was being sung
in Chicago at the moment the awful
catastrophe occurred.
For the rest. the piece de resistance
IN stage pictures Of "Humpty Dumpty"
seems TO b. a scene under the sea. called
The City Of Coral Marie George. an
American actress. formerly Of the Ca
sino. Is principal girl in the pantomime.
Ada Rehan and Otis Skinner.
A very cordial welcome was extended
20 Ada Rehan and Otis Skinner on their
reappesrance in New York. as the adj
vance guard OF the united shows. TO
borrow a circus term which is to be
followed up next season by Sothern and
Julia Marlowe. and possibly later by
Hackett and Mary Msnnering.
Miss Rehan's term az queen Of comedy
at Days was measured by just a score
OF years. beginning with her appearance
there in 1879. in the theater's first sea
son. as Nellie Beers. in the curtain rails
er TO Newport called Loves Young
Dream" and ending with her sleep
walking role in the English melodrama.
'.The Great Ruby" which was running
at the house in June Of the year 1899.
which saw the famous managers sud
den death.
Her first shakespeareah role was Mis-
tress Ford in THE Merry Wives OF
Windsor" in 1886, and the next Kath-
crime in Tanning OF the shrew," her
greatest success. perhaps. The play
was put on about the middle of January.
1887. and ran until the end OF April
her third Shakespearean appearance
.was the next year as Helena in "A Mid
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-31

Sultan of SUN and .'The Prince OF
Pilsen," playing against each other to
record-breaking business. followed up
by good receipts from Peggy from
Paris and another ten-strike with "The
County Chairman Mr. Savage is by
no means a stranger TO the stageIand
of the metropolis.
He arrived here first on the afternoon
of Christmas Day, 1897, with his Castle
Square Opera Company, presenting The
Queens Lace Handkerchief at the
American Theater- House managers in
Gotham. hearing of his big strike with
the famous musical organization in Bos-
ton and Philadelphia. had long been
trying to induce him to try his fortunes
in Manhattan. One deal. with a man
ager who is more noted for building
theaters than for his skill in directing
them, was almost concluded, but the
manager in question had so much to say
about the mann er of conducting the
company that Mr.. Savage put on his
hat My dear sir" he said. Il don't
see what need you have Of the Castle
Square people. Why don't you form a
company of your own"
Finally Mr., Savage settled on the
American. and for three seasons he did
a splendid business there. bringing to the
front such clever comedians as Frank
AIoulan and Raymond Hitchcock. and
prima donnas like Grace Golden, the
late Lizzie Nacnichol. Yvonne de Ire
vile now singing abroad. and Maud
Lillian Berri.
The enterprise was so successful. in
fact. that there seemed to be no reason
why it should not win out on still
broader lines A partnership was form
ed with Maurice Grau. and on October
1. 1900. the Metropolitan English Opera
Company inaugurated a season at the
Metropolitan O6Ea House with a per-
Torrance of 'F%Gst."
But the Voices Of the singers failed to
ali the great auditorium-the hardest to
sing in the world around-and although
the orchestra chairs were scaled down
to 81 each. the public did not seem to
care to pay this to hear people they
felt they could have heard at the Ameri-
can previously-and some of whom they
had heard therefor 81.
The fall term was carried out at the
Metropolitan as planned. but the COM
pany closed its road tour in Washing
ton about New Year.
The outcome was a great disappoint-
ment to Mr.. Savage. as the scheme was
a particular pet of his, but happily he is
a man of Independent fortune. so he was
able to stand the financial loss
He centered his attention on his Cas-
tie Square troupes in the West, devoting
special attention to Chicago and ST.
Louis.
The AIDE Comedies.
While in Chicago he became interest
ed in original musical talent there and
after noting che success of THE Burgo-
master" by Pixiey and Luders. bought
from them their next work. King
Dodo." This, his first essay in the mu-
steal comedy field. proved Immensely
remunerative, and he determined to try
it again.
This time he fell In with no less a
person than the fable man, George AIDE.
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summer Nigft's Dream" and her IN
PRODUCTION as Rosslind took place De-
cember II. 1889. her Lady Teazle in THE
School for Scandal following twelve
months later
Her first Bard OF Avon failure occur
red with the Offering OF Loves Labor
Lost" when she was the Princess of
France. but was redeemed two years
later by a triumph as Viola in Twelfth
Night" which London indorsed as heart
lily as had New York.
After Mr.. Days death Miss Rehan
did not act for nearly year, when she
made brief tour in some Of her old
parts. The next winter she essayed the
title role I'm Paul Kester's Sweet Nell
Of Old Drury." but Miss Crosman had
already skinned all the cream of that
character for us in America. and the en-
gagement soon closed. Her present sea-
son with Mr.. Skinner is her first an
pcarance since.
Otis Skinner was last seen in New
York at Hammerstein's Victoria two
years ago as Lanciotto. the misshapen
hero in the George II. Boxer version Of
Francesca da Rimini. Marcia Van
Dresser, now one OF the flower maideps
in "Parsifal." was the Francesca. Last
season he presented the dramatized nov
ell "Lazarre." which never reached the
metropolis at ALL
Shakespeare Redivivus.
Mr.. Skinner began his stage career
with juvenile roles in the Lawrence Bar
rett company and then passed into the
DAILY stock. This was in the middle
eighties, and among the plays in which
he appeared at the Coincide Franchise
OF America, as Days was sometimes
called. were "A Wooden Spoon" Love
On Clutches" "A Night on (as Harry
Damask). THE Merry Wives" (as Mr.
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The Savage Success es.

Undoubtedly the biggest man IN New
York theatricals the pact year has been
Henry w. Savage. of Bos.on. with his