Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1896 — SHE WHIPPED “IAGO.” [ARTICLE]

SHE WHIPPED “IAGO.”

SENSATION IN A COLUMBUS, OHIO. THEATER. I# :.* . 'Ji ' Indignant Woewn Wield* a Honewhip—Slight Improvement in Trade —Hypnotist Anxious to Barn $1,000,©OO—Prisoner* Allowed to Plead. Actor Horsewhipped on the Stage. The climax of the fourth act of “Othello,” as produced by Tragedian Tonis James at the Columbus, 0.. High Street Theater Friday night, was not written by Shake pea re. Columbus theatergoers Witnessed a startling innovation in the Immortal love tragedy. Guy, Tinsley, the leading man of Mr. James’ company, appeared in the role of lago. Tying on the stage floor, where he had been thrown by Othello, lago says: “This is damnation greater thau 1 can bear.” , Actor Tinsley had hardly finished the lines when a stylishly dressed young woman jumped from one of the boxes on to the stage. She was white with anger. Hhe held a leather riding whip in her hands and struck Tinsley repeatedly on the face and over the head. Linsley said: “Somebody take her away. Mr. James, take her away.” Mr. James ordered the curtain rung down. The woman was- arrested and locked ftp on The charge of assault and battery. She gave the nasne of Georgia Kimball, and said that she had met Linsjey in St, Tonis. She said he had Rejected her, and she came to Columbus for the sole purpose of disgracing and ruining him. Mr. Tinsley denied he had made her any promises. Manager Ovens appeared on the stage and apologized to the audience for the -disgraceful scene. Tinsley was greeted, with cheers upon his first appearance in the last-act after the whipping. Trade Slightly Better. R. G. Dun & Co.’s Weekly Review of Trade says: “As the season advances there Is more business, but advices indicate that on the whole the prevalent feeling is*ftat the gain is less than there was reason to expecU While retail trade has been active enough To materially--lessen stocks and. obligations and thus to prevent a great many threatened embarrassments, it has not yet brought enough new business to mills or factories to prevent decrease of unfilled orders and closing, of some works. Substantially the same state of things exists in all the great industries, notwithstanding the strong combinations in some, and evidence of inadequate consumption appears in the fact that the general range of prices for commodities —farm and mine as well as manufactured products—is nearly 1 per cent lower than it was April 1 and .the lowest ever known, the decline, since October, 1892, being 16.7 per cent.” To Try for Big Reward. Charles Broadway Rouss, the wealthy New York merchant who is rapidly succumbing to total blindness, has a standing offer of $1,000,000 open to any person who can cure him. Various people bave accepted the offer, Mr, Rouss wisely allowing them to experiment first upon a substitute. Only a week ago a substitute was tortured almost to madness by a crank with a pin pricking machine. Now comes a Western hypnotist Who claims he has cured a Chicago man of business. He will accordingly try his hypnotic powers on a Mr. Martin, a substitute, and if the latter is cured Mr. Rouss will take the cure. Then, if relieved, he will turn over to the hypnotist his eight-story Broadway store and everything in it as a reward. Asks for Reasons for Clemency. Yt is reported that the Transvaal executive has asked each of the reform prisoners, except the leaders, to make a serf arate statement giving reasons why his sentence should be reduced. All the prisoners were searched and everything taken from them. The prisoners are on strictly prison fare. George Bicker, United States geologist, has cabled Secretary Olney pointing out when in December a proposal to raise a foreign flag was made Hammond demanded and obtained an oath of allegiance from all the members to the Transvaal flag. Their sole purpose in forming a commit tee was for the protection -of-their-homes and not for fevolution.

National League. Following is the standing of the cluhs in the National Baseball League: W. L. W. L. Pittsburg... 9 2 Brooklyn .... 0 6 Boston 8 4 Cleveland ... 5 5 Philadelphia. 8 4 St. Louis.... 6 7 Chicago .... 8 5 Baltimore ... 5 7 Cincinnati .. 7 5 New York.... 2 10 Washington. 7 5 Louisville .... 1 12 - . , Western League. Following ig tne standing of the clubs ot the Western League: W. L. W. L. Detroit ..... 8 2 Minneapolis. 5 (i St Paul.... 5 4 Grana Rapids 4 Ti Kansas City. 5 5 Indianapolis.. 2 5 Milwaukee.. 5 5 Columbus ... 4 7