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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-26
Discussed at a Public Hearing In The
Council Chamber.
FEW MEN, BUT MANY MINDS.
Some of Thorn Think They Are Taxed
Too Much and Their Neighbors Too
Little-The Single Tax Men Have n
Few Suggestions to Offer.

The joint special committee OF the city
cou Gil we "A pubic hearing last even
ing in the common council chamber. for
the purpose of inquiring into the general
subject Of taxation aud TO ascertain what
changes might be deemed nee sssry In
tue law relative TO taxation.
The ch arman OF Ghe co .umittee, Coun-
Gilman G. Frank Parkaurst, called the
meeting to order at 3 O'Clock, stating the
obi CT OF the meeting. TLere we're about
twenty per ,ons present. lie stated that
complaints about the iueq nality of taxa
tion had been made in certain quarters,
and invited any one who fell so disposed
to oifer suggestions or enter complaints
to tie committee.
There was great silence for about two
minutes after Mr.. Parkhurst finished,
aud that lentle nan dee ned it necessary
toonce more request tue taxpayers present
to offer their views.
Sets the Hall Rolling.
Thereupon Mr.. Am l.. Hawkins of 20
Darlington avenue arose aud asked:
"MhaI is the method Of making assess
ments ?'
Assessor Rhodes replied that III the
gen leman would call "A the assessors
Office he would be pleased TO give nim the
desired Information.
Mr.. Hawkins said taxpayers had called
at the assessors Office. AID. un ess they
were mIllionaires, they hal been treat d
shabblly He expl ,ined, however, that
this was before the present board of a.
s., sors C me into power.
ID. Parker of Auburn then took the
aoor. He thou ht that the preseaL avs
ten OF xatioh WIS Q itirely wr,nI. TIE
assessors re supposed to tax everything
in sig Z; rich men and poor men are
axed or all they are wortn; the more Ia
dustrlous "A maD il e m re he /, taxed.
Contiu uins. DR. Parker 81 d in subst tuce
"Why should you assess land upon
which buld ny is erected more than
you d vaca It lots i, is not the land
holder wuo does the community GOOD,
but the laLd user. / think taxation
-staetiia be btsrd-
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assessment on the land, but upon the i'm
proyement.
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RAILROAD NOTES.

wrecker Scott received $1,000 for rails
ing the Consolidated locomotive. that
recently took a plunge into Shaw's cove.
In New London.
The men in tho switch towers OF the
Consolidated Road at Pawtucket have TO
work 10 hours q dsy since the company
began its retrenehmeEt idesa
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-26
General Mil Notes:

The Washington cap mill ut present Is
running oniy portion OF the time.
,nsinly on samples as orders come IN yerv
slowly. The mill OF G. NJ. Tyler e. Co.
wuich is manag q on very strict busine IS
principles. is doing fair business, but is
NOT rushing things at present They are
ketting in winters supply Of coal,
hot ever, aud 10 all appearances expect
70 keep the wheels turning. Il. S. Peck
ham a. 90. are another conservative con-
eern. aud by prudent manaRemsnt con-
s'nus doing paying business aud
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Our tines rich Partisan Novelties, Bengalines,
Serges. Henrietlas, and lacS d coioreu
Sill 5 have all been reduced In price 10
meet the stringency of the times.
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SteinWay UPRIGHT Piano.

Elegant Steinway & So - Upright Pan at half
cost; also new Cabin Grand Uyr ght. 3 20. wo IN
500; fine Mcphai Piano vi %. a 20 9th r eat
rgains. Call IU7 Westminster street Take ele-
yator u soom ~.
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zachary Taylor-sepJ. -, I5ol; Marcn o, ,stg
July q, lNlO. - ''''
Willard more-Intcrrccnum.
y t'""hIh Pvrce-Nuy. p, 1901; March 4, 1873:
james l'uchanon-April Is, 1871; March 4, 1S5,.
June l. ISIS - '''''
~. Abraham Lincoln-Feb. T., 1902; March 4. 1861:
1865; April ID, 1865.
Andrew johnson -Intcrregnum.
CNNNcs simpson Grant-April ., 1892; March
I, lSd9 1873; July p, 1855.
Rutherford Birchard Haycs-Oct. "A, lS2;
March ., 49,; Jan. l.. 1873
James y BRAN Gariicld-NOv. 10, 1881; March
1, Isl; Sept. -, 1881.
Chester Alan Arthur Interrrgnum.
Grover Cievclaud-NIarch Is, 1857: March 4.
1873, and to be inaugurated again Just eight
years later, the first case Of the kind in our his
tory.
Benjamin IIarrisou-Aug. ~ 1858; March 4.
lHS". After March next he will be the only
living cN-prcsidcut as his successor and prrde-
CessUr now is.
The fact that three presidents died on In
dependence Day is indeed extraordinary. As
but twenty-Onc have died the chances of
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THE RANK of GENERAL.
Only Three American Soldiers
Have Held 1t.

From the Rochester Post ENprcss.I
The following communication
was received some days ago from
a reader of this paper:
"Will you be kind enough to tell
me what officers of the army Of
the United States held of the
rank OF General and what ones
that of Lieutenant General!r
This question is often asked of
the newspapers, and it is seldom
answered correctly. In order to
get official information we sent a
letter of inquiry to the War De-
partment, and received the follow
ing reply:
Sir-Replying to your letter ofthe goth
instant beg to say that the only officers
of the American army who ever held
the full rank of Genaral were Grant,
Sherman and Sheridan. These also
held the full rank of Lieutenant General
previous to their appointments to the
grade Of General.
Gen. Washington was commissioned
Lieutenant General July d, 1898, but he
was never appointed to the full rank of
General under the authority conferred
by the act OF March ), 1899, Gen. Scott
was commissioned Brevet Lieutenant
General March !, 1855, but he never
held the the full rank of Lieutenant
General. Very respectfully,
GEO d. RUGGLES,
Assistant Adjutaut General
The World Almanac gives
Washington the rank of General.
Other books of reference that we
seen do the same. The popular
impression certainly is that Wash
ingtOn held the rank of General
and that Scott was a Lieutenant
General; but the letter from Assis-
tant Adjutant General Ruggles
shows that this is a mistake.
Washington, Grant, Sherman and
Sheridan were the only ones who
held the rank of Lieutenant Gen.
eTal, and Grant, Sherman and
Sheridan were the only ones who
held the rank of General.
1t may be added that during
the war of the RevolutiOn-Wash.
ington had no higher title than
of Major General. He was com.
misslOned Lieutenant General by
President Adams July 4, 1898,
under the act of May % of that
year. War with the French
Directory was threatened, and
the young republic was preparing
for hostilities. On March 3. 1899,
an act was passed by Congress
containing this provision: That
a commander of the army of the
United States shall be appointed
and commissioned by the style of
General of the Armies of the
United States and the present
office and title of Lieutenant
General shall thereafter be abOl.
ished." War with the French
did not come, however, and the
nomination of Washington TO be
General of the Army was never
sent to the Senate and he was
never commissioned.
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has given any account of itw.HHARRIsoN.
says that all eyes were directed to Wash
ington, and as Jefferson stood on the other
side IA rather tall and commanding figure,
the new president really seemed overshad-
owed He spoke at some length, eulOgized
Washington very highly, denied quite EN-,
phatically that he favored stronger gov
eminent than that ordained in the consti
tuition and pronounced the oath after the
chief justice Of the United States.
Adams is distinguished in our history for
many things, and one is, unfortunately, for
being the first president who refused to par
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followed, lIlS - Tue proper ~ i'''''
place to give list of the presidents regu-
larry inaugurated, with date of birth, in
auguration and death, and to note the in
terregnums filled by vice presidents:
George Washngton-Feb. -, l5G2; April 80
1889; March I, 1873; Dec. II, 1879.
John Adams-Oct. 10, 1875; March 4, li91;July
4, 1876.
Thomas Jcfrcrson-ApriI . I743; March 4,
1901; 1906; July 4, lS26.
James MadisOn-March lG, l1jl; March l.,
1850; 1873; June %, 1896.
James Monroe-ApriI IS, 1853; March 4, 1917;
March !, 1921 July 4, 1851.
John Quincy Adams-July II, 1867; March 4,
lS2j; Feb. ., 1913.
Andrew Jackson-Narch Is, 1867; March 4,
1879; 1885 June s, 1915.
Martin Van Burcn-Dec. ., I7S2; March 4,
1857; July p, 1862.
William Henry Harrison-Feb. Q, l7773; March
4, 1871; April I, 1871.
John Tyler-Interregnum.
James Knox Polk-Nov.2 =, 1895; March 4, 1886
June Ia L44 .---.
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whose second inauguratiOns J. y ADAMS
were celebrated with nuch display, though
it is certain that Cleveland's will soon fur
nish fourth case, and a notable one. In
truth. there are many things in the latter 5
career which might justifya little super
sti5ion in his case. No other American,
save possibly Washington and Jackson, has
had such an extraordinary personal tri
umph.
The selection of March was, as afore-
said. probably a sort of accident. On the
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VAN buren,. occasion there were more
people in the city than at any other time in
its history. II was positively the only
time, said the oldest inhabitants, when
1.-THE city crowd was completely over
whelmed and lost in the country crowd. I"
His second inauguration, in Philadelphia
Monday, March I, 1893, presented an al
most ludicrous contrast. He took the oath
in the senate chamber in the presence of
both houses of congress and made brief
address, and if anything unusual occurred
the journals of the day failed to mention it,
Nor was the Inauguration of John Ad
ans on Saturday, March 1, l121, particu
lnrlY imnressiNe affnir Thomas jefferson
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estimate. Yet two of our b HARRISON.
presidents have been assassinated, and an
other, jackson, only escaped that fate by
an accident which apparently would not
happen one time in a thousand Another
escaped impeachment by but one vote On
the whole, though we may justly claim an
Improvement over the dark past, yet there
is nothing to make us boast. Our govern
ment is 10y no means exempt from the evils
which atiiict other nations.
j. II. BEADLE
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"a or July, l1SS, the president o. cne UUu-
federation congress, then in session at New
York, notified that body that New Hump-
shire had ratified the constitution on the
2lst of June preceding, and as it was the
ninth state to do so that instrument was
ncw by its own terms to become the SUI
preme law After prolonged debate con
gress on the 18th of September, l7sS, passed
the following:
Resolved, That the first Wednesday Of Janu-
airy next Q7SW be the day for appointing elect
ors in the several states which before the said
day shall have ratified the said constitution;
that the first Wednesday in February next be
the day for the electors to assemble in their re-
lpective states and vote for president, and that
the first Wednesday in March next be the time
and the present seat of congress the place for
commencing proceedings under the said con-
stitution.
From this it will he seen that there was
exactly a months time between each of the
three very essential acts of appointing elect
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confcdrracy forbid interference or COLOMBIA
ton by any foreign power" And Presi
dent buchanan in his said, let every
American reflect upon the terrific evils
which would result from disunion to every
portion of the confederacy." What a storm
such use of that word would now raise!
The impending change was indicated on
March 1, 1861, by the first military display
of real consequence at an Inauguration.
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A formula for cleaning silver in
use at a well.known britannia
mandatory is as follows: Half
a pound of sal soda is dissolved
in eight quarts of boiling water
and the silver dipped in 1t. The
silver is Immediately washed in
suds and dried with canton ian.
mel.
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liable. Yet it happened. Vice President
iIamlin also died on that day Nearly all
the presidents have lived to an advanced
age, as / WIS natural they should be men
OF grra, vitality and temperate lives to at,
tain the honor John Adams was the old
rSt, lacking but few weeks Of ninety-onc,
while. emitting Lincoln. killed at fiftv-four,
and Garfield, KILLED within few weeks of
fifty, the youngest dying was Polk at fifty.
-
From Adams the father to Adams the
son, Us aforesaid, the maugurations were
mild affairs, but jackson came in with
breeze, and the occasion was indeed breezy
He set the example Of taking the oath on
and delivering the inaugural from the east
front of the Capitol, and then, making all
reasonable deductions for the partisan spite
of those who described it, the scene which
followed did indeed "bpggar description"
The largest crowd seen in Washington
down to that time was in attendance, and
the mud was, in southwestern phrase, half
bootleg deep on Pennsylvania avenue.
Through that mud the crowd rushed to
the White House, where all the doors were
thrown open and punch served ont in bar
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There We're sharpshOOters
on the hOuseto2s along the
avenue as Mr.. Buchanan
and Mr.. Lincoln rode slowly
to the Capitol; there were
squads of cavalry to guard
the street crossings, and
squads of infantry along
the route; there were trUsty
riiinnlnn ut the mnnnr win.
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but eight in the first half of
the period to fifteen in the
second half, and a man who
is today but half as old as
disagreement has lived in
the administrations of two
thirds of the presidents.
Thus from 1889 to 1887 the
avpraoe Of q nresident's SerY-
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out an inStant's cessation. Scores OF sol
dlers and sailors who had to stand long in
place were Frustrated in consequence, while
spectators suffered so much that the aver
age mortality of the city for short time
after Is said 70 have been notably increased
Far otherwise was it at the inauguration
OF Cleveland, on which occasion by far the
greatest crowd ever seen there was assem-
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LIN h'-'Np' ings, as the weather was
fine and all the hotels overcrowded. and rail
road managers tell With pardonable pride
how they got the hundreds of thousands to
their homes in fairly good season But all
these and other incidents of recent inau-
guratioms are still fresh in the public mind.
In conclusion, Il few comparisons are JUS
tiliable. We have had twenty-thrre presi-
dents in l04 years, while Rome had, dis
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dows of the Capitol and artillery to the
right of the east front, commanding the
crowd to which the new president spoke
1t was a sad prcsage. General Scott was
savagely criticised for these arrangements,
but subsequent events justified him.
Since that date the military has formed
an important part of every inauguration,
and at Grants second induction, March 1,
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ones death ON that day are
not quite rs one in eighteen,
of two still fewer, and of
three not one in hundreds.
But that two should die on
the same day and a third
but five years later, and the
two signers Of the Declare
ton, the chances are so re-
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the regular day. The sec MADISON.
ond Adams, Pierce and Garfield were in
augurated on Friday. Five inaugurations
have been on Monday and five on Wednes
day, and the coming one will make five on
Saturday, no other day in the week having
had more than three.
1t is also a curious fact that, though the
government is lO4 years old and we have
had twenty-three presidents there were
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it is at almost the worst season that could
have been selected, and as the matter is en-
tirely within the discretion of congress, and
Washington was inaugurated the first time
on April 30, the argument for a change to
that date is strong.
Every reader has had enough on the first
Inauguration of Washington. Suffice it to
repeat that the day was fine, that Chancel
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--S''asi'sAi-.'-S-t .eTs@wss-six years eight
months and seventeen days and fraction,
while since the latter year the average has
baeu but three years and six months, and
tbs despite the fact that two of the late
presidents were reelected. Deduct the
eight years of Grant, and the average Of the
others really appears alarmingly short.
The shortest service was that of w ii. Har-
rison-One mOnth-and the longest that of
Grant, who held the office eight years and
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lor Robert r. Livingston,
of New York, administered
the oath in the presence of
some 10000 people, and that
the centennial celebration
of that event in New York
city in 1889 was a really
wonderful success, on which
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bled in Washington. Cor
respondents celebrated the
occasion in many hundred
columns. Citizens of Wash
ington still tell with glee
how the visitors sat the
night through on chairs, on
benches in the parks and on
fLn .tnrA- nf nn,lls. lsll
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"enemies Of American industry" thieves"
and 'monopoists" or "cranks" and "Adul.
lamites, but it is chiefly Pickwickian In
1900 they really believed it. So when JEFF
ferson was elected by the house on the
thirty-siXth ballot and after a desperate
struggle deep grOan ran through the Fed
eralist party, and Adams left Washington
early in the morning of March 1, 1901. Thi,
bad example was followed by his son in
1879 and by johnson in 1869.
1t is rather singular there should have
been so much dispute about the facts of
Jetlersom's inauguration. 1t is clearly
proved that he intended to 90 in the usual
state, with a carriage and six horses, but
the carriage ordered was not completed in
time, Adams refused the courtesy, rs aforc-
said, and 50 Jefferson, the attendant MAJ.
shal and a few others made the little trip
on horseback. His second Inauguration had
more style about it. On Saturday, March I,
1909, Madison took the oath in the hall Of
the house, and the only fact about it which
excited much comment was that he was
"clad in a suit of elegant black cloth en-
tirely of American manufacture"
The next four inauguTatiOns were con
veutiOnal in the extreme That of 1921 was
on Monday March ,. rs then, for the first
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CardlnT minor contestants,
siXty-four cmperors in sos
years, and Great Britain has
had, beginning with vii.
liam the ConQueror, thirty
five sOyercigns in S3G years.
OF presidents in Mexico,
Hayti and South America,
it would be idle to make an
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1873. the display was such as
to excite the admiration of
foreigners accustomed to the
finest exhibits of London,
Paris and Berlin. But it was
fatal to some of the partici-
pants and to many Spccta-
tors. The day has a bad pre-
eminenCe as themost iucIem-
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ticipate in the Inauguration
of his successor. 1t was in
deed "A very trying occasion
for him. There have been
some heated campaigns
since, but none in which per
sonal animosities played so
great Il part as in 1900. Nova
days partisans call each 9th.
er rebels" TRAITORS, and
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time, the regular day fell on
Sunday John Quincy Nd
ans revived much of the
old and solemn ceremonial,
but with him it ended, as
the country had now out
grown English and colonial
forms. And rs Il great break
r,lI,,,.,,l tbi. j. tLn prpDpr
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took the oath us vice presi-
dent in the senate chamber,
pronounced Il nigh compli-
ment on Mr.. Adams, who
had just vacated the chair,
and then led the way to the
chamber Of the house, where
the inauguration took place.
Almost eNprN witness who
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ors-assembling the elect
ors in their respective states
and commencing pro
ceedingS." AS u matter of
fact, the first "Wednesday in
March, 1889, fell on the 4th,
and three wears later that
date was fixed upon for all
time. But there is nothing
eNtant to indicate any spe-
rial reason for il. In truth.
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rrl~, buckets, tubs and even,
81 the opposition said, wash
basins. Every room in the
house was crowded. mdmrn
with heavy andmuddy boots
stood on the finest chairs
and sofas to see what was
going ON in front. Lamps
and furniture were broken,
and punch spilled till the
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of March, if the first time
only be counted, for Wash
ington took the oath the
first time on April 30, and
Taylor and Hayes were
inaugurated on Monday,
March 5. The same is true
of Monroe's second inaugu-
ration, but his first was on
H. -. l. MI Ill.
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a day, unless indeed we
adopt the facetious sugges-
ton of the Wings that Jack
son really governed during
the nominal administra-
ton of Van Buren,. 1t is
also worth noting that of
the eight presidents reflect
ed jackson, Lincoln and
Grant were the only ones
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was just eleven years before
the close of the century, and
thus it has resulted that the
day has fallen on Sunday
but three times in the first
hundred years and will not
again fall on Sunday till
1917. Thereafter it will so
fall only in 1915 and 1918 in
the next century, the result
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ent of any Inauguration day OALi 'ALD'
in our history From dawn till dark a
northwest wind 50 keen and cold that it
seemed to chill. syen the bones blew with,
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next two centuries it would
fall on Sunday less often
than any other day in the
year, and this statement has
crept into Il few works meant
to be historical. 1t is, how
ever, but one of the many
cases, like those of Niobe
and Lots wife, in which a
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INAUGURATION DAYS.
Historic Notes Apropos to the
Coming Event of March 4.
NINETEEN PRESIDENTS ELECTED.

Sixteen Were Inaugurated on March 4,
Two on March . and One on April 80.
Curious Facts Tending to Create Supersti-
tiOn-COmparison with Other Countries.
How March 4 Came to BE Selected for
esting Facts Connected with the Occasion.
Copyright, 1893 by American Press Associa-
ton
There is an old story to the effect that
Benjamin Franklin selected the 4th of
March for inauguration day because in the