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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27

(" ENGLISH LIE" CREATES A SEN
sA1IOv Ar CENTRAL STATION.
Boats Her Head Against the Grated Cell
Door--Tsken Into Court with Her
Clothes Covered With Blood.

Elizabeth Taylor, or 'English LIZ" Of
Fall River, was arrested Yesterday in this
city BY Officer Peter Duffy of the Central
station. Late Monday night she met
Georgianns Marshall in a place on Pine
street. and took from her gold watch
and other jewelry valued at $50. Yester-
daytbe Marshall woman reported the case
to Sergeant Rove of Central station. At
1880 o'clock Officer Duffy saw the woman
on Pine street and placed her under
arrest The officer also recovered the
gold watch and = portion Of the stolen
property.
Tried Co XIII Herself
Elizabeth Taylor. otherwise known as
"English Liz" who was placed under ar
rest by Officer Duffy Yesterday on
charge Of larceny of n watch from Geor-
giana Marshall. attempted TO commit
suicide or do herself vital injury in the
cell at the Central station last night. The
officers on duty late In the evening heard
a great commotion In the cell room,
and on Investigating found that the
trouble proceeded from the cell occupied
by English Liz" When they found
her the woman was beating her head
against the bars OF the grated door and
was shrieking like maniac meanwhile.
A Torrent OF Blood
poured from two CHASTITY wounds on her
head. inflicted by the iron crossbars of tn e
door, AID before the officers could get
into the cell she had become unconscious,
DR.. Palmer was at once summoned and
dressed the cuts.
Arraigned In Court.
This morning "Liz' was arraigned In
the sixth district court and presented a
sorry sight. Blood covered her waist and
saturated her clothes. and taken all In all
she presented dismal aspect judge
Cooke heard her plea of not guilty and
held her for trial Friday. Her husband /,
who was In the court room. asked for the
privilege OF saying word, but was COM
pelled to await her trial.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27

Yesterday d.. Chaplin had as a guest
Civil Engineer Rump Of Copeu hagen. a
representative OF the Danish government.
Mr. Rump was sent here to Inspect the
sanitary work OF the city. lie has visited
the Worlds fair and several western cities.
but he says Providence Is the most de.
lightful American city be has seen. Chi.
cago papers please copyl
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27
THE ROCKY POINT MURDER.
wig htman Refuses to Sign a Petition to
Inquire Into sheffield's Sanity.

Inquire Into shefaeld's Sanity.
Upon the return Of Walter r. Wight.
man, agent of the State board of charities
and corrections, from the Worlds -fair.
Judge n. B. Lewis. counsel for Frank H.
Sheffield, the Rocky Point child mur-
derer. called upon Mr.. Wightmsu in re-
gard TO signing petition for hearing
before justice Of the supreme court in
regard TO his clients sanity.
After Judge Lewis had fully explained
the case. Mr.. Wightman ated that IL 1t
could be proved that Sheffield Was suffer
ing bodily or mental injury by reason Of
insufficient care or accommodations In
the p ace OF his present confinement lie
would Mt once sign the petition. but other
wise, feeling that he was rather Of an
outside party, aud as the grand jury Of
Kent county was about to meet, he
should prefer not TO sign the petition
until he first had an interview with
Sheriff Sprague.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27

The Convocation OF Providence will be
IN session this afternoon and evening at
ST. Andrews Episcopal church. Mount
Pleasant Addresses will be made At 7:30
p. m. By Rev DR.. Richards Of ST. Johns
church. Rev. Arthur Rogers OF Central
FsIIa and Rev. william r. Tucker, the
oseh-dfacon Of Rhode Islapd,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27

time until o'clock the time was spent
In a grand bardshaxe and many
new and pleasant acqnhintances
were made. At O'clock the visitors
nsrched to the depot escorted by at least
fifty members Of Damascus lodge. When
the train rolled cut of the depot three
hearty cheers were given, and ~ the clock
struck two the members OF Elmwood lodge
were back in their own city where horse
cars wer, In waiting TO convey them to
their homes. The success Of the affair is
in great measure due to the efforts OF
Chancellor Commander Johu r. Munroe
ana Brother M. A. Newcomb. aud the
committee who worked 30 hard are Allen
u. Frasier, A. J. Taylor. NJ. A. Newc ,mb,
George h Moore and Isaac d. Huling.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27
The Peoples Evangelical Society OBJ
serves an Important Event.
IT'S COSY HOUSE OF WORSHIP.
Rev. MT. Billery Gives . Brief History
of the Society and Tells OF Its strug-
giles and Its Great Success How the
Church Was Built.

The new church Of the Peoples Evan
gelical society was dedicated yesterday
afternoon. IL is a wooden edfce OF very
pretty design, with "A seat Ing capacity OF
$50. 1t is OH the corner OF Plain and
Ashmont streets.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27
ElmHood Lodge. K. Of p, Royalty
Entertained at Worcester
DAMASCUS DOES THE HoNORs.
Parade Followed by Banquet I'm Horti-
cultural Hali-Ringing Speeches by
Grand Chancellors OF Sister States
Music Adds to Pleasure OF Occasion.

About 180 members of Elmwood lodge,
Knights OF Pytbias, made a fraternal
visit to Damascus lodge OF Worcester last
evening. Elmwood lodge has been enter
tanned by many OF the leading lodges In
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27
A Wonderful Baking Powder.
The New Uorsgord,s

Never before have such results been obtain 81. 4,
a the greatest Improvement ever made IN a bak
1ng powder. Try and notice how much lighter
p<ker fowdcr.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27
How the Church was Built.

Rev. Mr.. Hillery gave an account of the
society's financial condition and briefly
outlined it's History. lie said that three
years ago the project Of building church
was broached and IL all came about in
a very humble way. At a prayer meeting
plans were discussed and at the close Of
tine meeting one or two brethren
had handed him few cents for
a starter. From this very small
beginning good progress was made
aud at the end OF the montha hundred
dollars were subscribed. Ia the m ,an-
while the society worshipped 10 the sto re
on Oxford strest. The 1890 Christmas
offer ,ng swelled the total receipts for the
proposed church TO S400, and in the fol-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27

Ayers Hair Nigor is admired " the ladies' for
be lustre and seftnem IL gives the hax.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-27
The Dedicatory Exercises.

The dedjcstory exercises, while infor-
NAL, were OF very interesting character.
ciergymen aud singing by tue consrsga-
tion. About go persons were preseat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-28

The latest. printed yesterday, ie that he
has said that no man who has "failed to
be in some degree successful in private
business could get place under the
government. as he did not propose to
load down the public service with men
who had shown no special business ca
pacity." This implies that other Presi-
dents have not tried to inform them
selves as to the business antecedents or
capacity of persons they apI ointed, and
that they have knowingly appointed
men who have not succeeded in private
business. The truth is, other Presidents
have been as full on this score as Mr..
Cleveland proposes to be. The differ
ence between other Presidents and Mr..
Cleveland is that he is continually for
mu!ating and announcing new rules
only to be followed by string of ex-
captions and violations. Certainly his
appointments thus far have not been
consplcuously excellent, and there is
not the slightest reason to believe that
he will exercise greater care or more
wisdo m in this regard than his prede-
cessors have done. He should stop ex-
plotting himself.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-28
MEDICAL SCIENCE.

An eminent New York physician who
was asked to give his opinion In regard
to the death of Elliott +. Shepard under
the influence of ether disclaimed any
wish to criticise the two medical men In
charge of the case, but said there were
doctors in the city who were ever
anxious to cut into man, and as con-
sequence grow somewhat reckless as to
how they go about the operation. This
is tendency that unprofessional per-
sons have often noted in recent
years in their observations of the
doings Of physicians. but to men
ton their suspicious was to draw
contumely upon themselves. 1t is
therefore gratifying to learn that dis
tinguished practitioner holds like
opinion. The common boast is that sur
gerry has grown to be an exact science,
operator does not always measure his
skill by the safety of the patient. and
that. too often, beautiful and "suc-
cessful" operation is followed by the
death of the subject. In the case of Mr..
Shepard the knife had noty been used
when the collapse came, but the sudden
filling of the lungs with water showed
those organs to have been unsound
and that they must have been
but carelessly examined or tested be-
fore administering the ether. Accidents
of this sort may happen. no doubt. un-
der the hands of the most careful and
competent physicians, and it is unfair to
condemn the two engaged in this case
too hastily; but, whatever surgery may
be, medicine is not an exact science, and
a great deal of ignorance masquerades
in its name. even among the regulars"
If the mishap in the case under consider
alton shall lead to the exercise of more
care and caution in the treatment of sim
liar cases by physicians everywhere, the
lesson of it will not be lost.
If the accident bad happened under
the management of "irregulars" what
storm of protest and criticism would
have arisen all along the line of the only
true blown-in-the- bottle order Of medi-
cal men!
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-28
WON HER BIZ FALSE PRETENSES.
Mrs. Durham Says Her Husband Told Her He
Was NJ Millionaire Before She Married Him.

CHICAGO, March 27.-Mrs. Elizabeth Dun-
ham has . story to tell of her side of the di-
vorce case filed Saturday by r. w. Dun
ham. ex president of the Chicago Board Of
Trade and ex-member of Congress. 1t is
probable that the story Will not he full
ly related until it comes out in court. but
in the absence of Mrs. Durham, attorney
Mayer to-day outlined the matter. The
divorce suit, according to Mr.. Mayer.
seems to be the outgrowth of disputes over
the carrying out of q matrimonial contract.
the end and essence of which appears to
have bean dollars and cents. There is di-
rect charge that Congressman Durham OBJ
tanned his wife on false pretenees. 1t il
represen ted that he said he was worth
q million. and he was not. This is deemed
sufficient TO make any lady of spirit indIg-
nant and Mrs. Durham is admitted to have
spirit to spare. This. however. is only the
basis of the marital trouble-the cause of
the first outbreak. Then came other
troubles. and it is asserted that Mrs. Dnn-
ham comes from prominent family In
Ph,ladel phla and is well off In her own.
right. She married after a years engage
ment and an antenuptiai agreement by
which MIR. Durham agreed after marriage,
to convey to her his homestead and other
real estate or the value of 500. 900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-28
THE PUaeINa OF TEE Pension ROLLS.


Without particle of evidence to sus-
tain them, and with all the facts against
them, those who are hostile to the PEN
sion system charge that deserters and
men who served in the confederate
army are now drawing pensions. There
can be no deserters from the Union
army drawing pensions, for the reason
that an honorable dischargeis essential,
the war record from the official records
OF the government being the first reQui-
site in an application. There are, how
ever, few men w no were either deserters
from the United States army or who
have served In the confederate army
who are drawing pensions. There Is
the widow of Samuel Cooper, who re-
signed from the United States army and
became the acknowledgement of the con-
federate army, who is drawing pension
under the Mexican pension law by the de-
cision of President Cleveland's Pension
Commissioner, although Cooper never
left Washington during the Mexican
war. ID. II. Maury, who was dismissed
from the United States army in 1861 be-
cause he deserted to the Confederacy,
is drawing pension under the decision
OF President Cleveland's Assistant Sec
rotary of the Interior. Sidney s. Lees
deserted from the United States navy
to the. confederate service in 1861, but his
wife is receiving pension under the
Mexican law. Here are two deserters
who. either themselves or by their heirs.
draw pensions. There are many others.
Ex-senator Maxey, of Texas, once in
the United States army, was pensioned
in four days after his claim was filed by
Mr.. Cleveland's officers in spite of the
fact that he served four years in the
confederate army. The same is true Of
Senator Colquitt, of Georgia. Capt +.
L. Bryan, Maj. X. c. Gatlin and Capt.
Thomas Claiborne, all Of whom left the
regular army to take commissions in the
confederate service, are drawing pen
siOns. Senator George, of Mississippi,
who was a confederate major general,
got his certificate two days after he
was sixty-two years Of age-the age at
which every Mexican soldier can draw
IS month. The widow of Stonewall
Jackson, who was educated by the
United States. and who urged the rails
ing of the black flag against the Union,
will draw pension as soon as the age
limit is reached. Ta1
There are hundreds of such cases.
Men who deserted from the Union army
or resigned to enter the confederate
army are either drawing pensions them
selves or through their heirs. The de-
serters and the confederates who are
drawing pensions are not the beneficial
ries of laws intended to reward Union
soldiers. but under the Mexican pension
law, which Mr.. Cleveland approved.
But the newspapers which are talking
about deserters being pensioners would
denounce any movement to strike such
names from the rolls as are here given.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-28
WHY IMPOSSIBLE2

Under the title IAN Impossible Cleve-
land" the New York Times, in an edi-
torial nearly column in length, argues
that it is absurd to suppose that Mr..
Cleveland has been trying to placate
Senator Voorhees, and bring him around
on financial questions by fav6ring him
in appointments to Office. The Times
Processes to be surprised that any per-
son could suppose Messrs. Cleveland
and Voorhees, capable of engaging in
that kind of business, either Jointly or
separately. 1t cannot see how any one
can impute such unworthy motives to
such distinguished Democrats. "Such
line of reasoning" says the Times, sis
not inconsistent with the practice of
former and very recent Presid ents,n but
that Mr.. Cleveland should attempt to
capture any Senator by appointing his
relatives and friends to office is quite in
credible. .saass
The Times has Ia its minds eye an
impossible VOORHEES,. as well as an i'm
possible Cleveland. Itassumes that our
senior Senator is quite too good and too
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-28

wise to permit himself to be influenced
by few Offices. 1.-THE part assigned
to him." says the Times, "is at once
discreditable and impracticable. 1t is
assumed that he would barter his con-
victions as to important legislative
measures for political and family adj
vantage, which assumption is an insult
to him. The Times thinks it knows
Mr. Cleveland and Senator Voorhees,
we'll enough to be able to assert with
entire confidence that neither of them
Is capable of snch indecency in politics
as would be implied by trade and
dicker Of influence for patronage, and it
concludes that those who are foolish
enough to believe in such thing are
contemplating an impossible Cleveland
and an impossible Voorhees,.
Such gui,elessness and faith are truly
touching. Out here, where Senator
Voorhees, is known, he is not regarded
as purist in politics, and his record
shows that 1t does not take much of a
pull to fetch him around on any ques-
ton. AS for Mr.. Cleveland, if he is not
trying to placate the Indiana Senator
with patronage, he has made an exceed
ingly unfortunate record. Thus far the
tracks all point one way, and we venture
the prediction that future developments
will justify present suspicious. When
in due course of time Senator Voorhees,
shall modify his views on the silver
question to such an extent as to enable.
him to support MIR. Cleveland's policy,
whatever that NAV prove to be, the
proof of the trade and dicker will be
complete. There is nothing impossible
about 1t.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-28

IT has t-een heralded that the treaty
which General Harrison negotiated
with the commissioners of the provis-
ional government of Hawaii was in the
interest of the Spreckels sugar monop-
oily, but now young Mr. Spreckels spoils
that story by declaring that they do not
want annexation, for the reason that
they now employ labor under the con-
tract system. which is prohibited by the
laws of the United States, and that they
do not wishto lose the money loaned
the Queen, as they would ii the islands
were annexed to this country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-28

San FRANCISCO. March 27.-Tbe Chinese
vice consul brands as q fabrication the
recent report that the Chinese Six Com
psnies have issued circulars advising
Chinese in the United States resist the
provisions of the Gesry force law. I'VE
will submit peacefully to the laws of the
country said tho vice consul. land. before
May next, we shall issue warning to the
Chinese to acquiosce imprisonment. IL
need be, but never to resist. What we ex-
poet is that an arrest will be made, and
then the matter will be at once taken to
the United States Supreme Court. and shat
tribunal will enjoIn the enforcement of the
law until it's constitutionality is deter
mined" Manager Tina. of the Six CON-
panics says advices have been received
from Washington that Mr.. Cleveland as
snred the Chinese minister the United
States will do what Is right" about the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-28

A LONDON correspondent of New
York paper says the American colony
in that city is very anxious that some
man of really good family should be
sent over there to represent the United
States, and the consensus Of opinion ia
IN favor of Mr.. Bayard. Americans who
deliberately take up their abode in ca
foreign country have no right to ex-
press opinions as to what their govern
ment at home should or should not do.
Certainly the opinion of a so-called
American who is not satisfied that
Robert Lincoln is of good family" is
not entitled to respect. even by an ad-
ministration which leans to ex-confed-
eratea
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-28

In the tariff bill which it is said the
New York Reform Club has prepared
for Congress TO pass next session occurs
the following brilliant and able passage:
silk ribbons are practically a neces-
sary of life TO the vast majority of wom-
en-. because they feel that they will not
be treated with respect if they do not
wear them" OF course, when a free
trade club says thing is SO, it must
be so, and hereafter when domestic
economists are enumeratinR the neces-
sites of life they will please include
silk ribbons. But who is it treats a
woman with disrespect when she is
caught out unadorned with ribbons7
Such q thing was not known in the days
when importers were not debating the
policy of the administration.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-28

THERE is trouble In the Southern So
ciety in New York. A reception was
given to the widow of General Pickett,
of the confederate army, and to the
widow of General Custer. The honor
ing of Mrs. Custer is what caused the
trouble. The blending of the gray and
blue is all right for the North. but the
honorinR OF the widow Of General Gus
ter is. to use the phrase of member of
the society, IAN outrage on Southern
sentiment" The members of the COM
mittee who introduced the Custer fea-
ture shave disgusted every true fol-
lower of Lee and Jackson" and may re-
sign. This is the club which made things
so uncomfortable for John A. Wise, be-
cause he is Republican, that he re-
signed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-28

SENATOR LODGE, of Massachusetts, in
an article in the Forum, outlines the
position of the Democracy in the follow
ing sentences:
Tho Democrats have carried the country
upon the proposition that protection is not
only lneXpedient, but that it Is unconsti-
tutIOnal. and therefore illegal and wrong.
Unless this was the BLACKLIST lie ever incor-
porated in party programme the Demo-
Gratis. as party, must embody in legisla-
tion the principle upon which they won.
There may be degrees of inexpedieDcy. but
there can be no room for Dalterlng about a
system which the party in power has de-
ciared to be unlawful. Unless the vict0ri-
GUS party Is absolutely false to the plainest
kind of pledge. which they cannot be
without runnlng upon certain defeat they
must sweep protection from the statute
books.
That is the fact, and if the bill which
the committee of the New York Reform
Club has prepared shall be adopted by
the Democratic Congress, protection
will be swept from the statute books.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-28
PLOT TO KILL WALES.
Anarchists Are Preparing. It Is Alleged, to
Asssssinate the Prince if lie Visits America.

NEW YORK, March 27.-A morning paper,
IN q two-column article with glazing head
lines, claims that there has been an an.
archistic threat to assassinate the Prince Of
Wales should be visit America. As tho
story goes. 1t is an open secret that efforts
are being made to induce the Prince to
visit America. Ii is just as we'll estsb-
lished that tbs Prince has looked with
favor upon the idea. and so well is this lat.
ter fact known that people in a position to
understand the undercurrent at work to-
ward this event say that il has become quite
possible that the Prince would accept an
invitation extended him by Mr.. William
Waldorf Astor to be his guest in a trip
across the Atlantic. IL is believed that Mr..
Astor will charter either the Majestic or
the Tentonic. In case the Prince OF Wales
decides to accompany him. and will GO
directly to Boston. When the party
reaches thai city IL will 30 TO Chicago by
special trains. chartered by Mr.. Astor. ~
way of Canada. The principal design. the
papers say. in having the Prince visit Cam
ada is to use his presence as o check TO the
annexation sentiment. The article con-
tinues:
Maj. Charles Fox Billing. OF Peterboro, Ont.
not long since wrote TO sir Julian Pauncefote,
stating that he has accurate information that an
extensive anarchistic plot has begun, in which
the leading friends OF the red flag OF extermina-
ton In the United States and Canada are con-
cerned. and which. in the event OF the visit Of
the Prince of Wales 10 America. VIII end in his
murder. Such letter ordinarily would meet
with scant courtesy at the hands OF Sir
Julian, who would believe IL the work OF q
crank. But in this case the writer OF the start
ling news is no crank. He lie retired English
army officer OF great distinction. Sir Julian i'm
mediately communicated the tenor OF the Letters
10 the English Foreign Office, and the result was
widespread CONSERVATION. Cablegrams. long
and cOgent have Dassed between the Brfrish
embassy at Washington and the London Foreign
Office. The crime, Major Billings letter states,
will be committed in the United States, IL posi-
BILE. but IL not, will certainly be Accomplished
when the Prince Is in Canada