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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-02
BEWILDERED CAR MEN.
They Didn't Know How 10 r. ach Market
Squars From Travsrs. s..

Recently spare m otorman and conduc-
tor Of the Union Railroad company were
sent 10 the car house on Traverse street to
take the car OF men who were enjoying "a
holiday. When The car was run out of the
house neither of the men knew the way to
Market Square by rail. They, however.
got started I'm the right direction and on
their outward trip TO East Providence the
conductor remarked 60 passenger that
"by gosh, - when his time was up in
about a month he was going back farm
ing He allowed that farming was his
trade. and he had got about all the rail
ronding he wanted. At one time the con
duetor landed I'm lady's lap. while col
lccting farcs. and politely apologzcd and
said "Y0u must excuse me, marm, ain {
been long IN this business.
r.. v. Tnrucr OF Crompton. Mo-. writes us
that after suffering from piles Tor seventeen
yenrs. he completely cured them by using
three BOXES of Dewitts Witch Hazel salve. II
cures cczeina and severe skin diseases.
Joseph =. Johnsion's Pharmacy S3 West
minister street: Ne " RS Pharmacy, -
nth Main street alfrcd'- Pharmacy. u
Eddy street: Josrph Driver, Riverside
Pharmacy ~ hant0n avenue.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-02
Dorney Then aud Now.

Thomas j. Dorney the chairman of the
Democratic City Committee, who aspires to
bc an adviser and leader Of the business
men Of this city, and whose qualifications
for any Office are microscopic has issued
n wall To tho voters. asking them not to
forget the legislation which created the
board of canvasscrs and registration and
fixed the salary Of the members of that
commission. 1t Is barely month ago
that Mr.. Dorney thought SO much of that
board, and SO heartily approved of the
salary provided for each member thereof,
that he sought to.bc elected on the board
and to have his name placed on the salary
list. The city hall records not only dis
close this but they also prove that Mr.
Dorncy was rcpudiatcd 10y members, of his
own party, who probably did not consider
him quite a proper person to hold SO re-
sponsible position. Whcrcupon Mr.. Dor
noy Immediately became eligible to mem-
bership i'm the Municipal League and
joined hand and heart with those who are
now striving Co dominate city politics and
to blind the eyes Of decent, self-rcspccting
men TO the end that the Republican can
diatcs for the General a sscmbly who stand
a. the representatives Of the party Of pro-
lection Of American institutions and i'm
dustr'es may be oyerthrown and they
and their friends have political preference.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-02

Washington A'~il 9-Ncw England
Generally iair light and saturday {;
n rthcrly tn wcsrriv winds, ctolyr in
northern portion tonight
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-02
Must Not he MIsied.

The Republican voters must not allow
themselves TO be misled The Democratic
voters who so nobly rejected Organism,
rcpudiated Free Silver and Free Trade
must not allow themselves to bo caught
mapping. Danger turks behind every
rock. There are many uncertainties In
life and these apply equally as well
10 private as TO public affairs. BY
death or resignation IL may become
the duty Of our Legislature 20 elect n
United States Senator, and IL Is the
clarcd so emphatically last November for
the integrity Of tho nations financial
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-24
Made Victoria Woodruff Rich.

NEW YORK. March BY the death
OF her husband. John Biddulph Martin.
the London banker. which occurred I'm
the Canary Islands Mrs. Martin. who
was Victoria Woodruff. is to-day very
rich woman. her husband having left a
large sum. She was married TO Martin
I'M 1875 She was AN Ohio girl. her father
Reuben Clafin. being a leading lawyer
Of that State. She married DR.. Wood
hull. Of this city. at am carly age. and
Mrs Woodruff ana her sister. Tennessee
Clahin. now Lady Cook soon achieved
"a reputation as reformers.
Her first husband dying about ten years
after their marriage, Mrs Woodruff.
with her sister. opened a brokers' Office
in Wall street They did considerable
business with tho backing Of Commodore
Vanderbilt. and received an advertising
that made them known 10 tho country
over. They were mercilessly ridiculed.
lat made money i'm spite Of 30.
Mr. Martin was well known i'm London
banking circles and possessed large for
tune He was ffty-sX years old and
graduate Of Oxford.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-24
One View of Death.

An article in the Montreal Herald upon
''The SKY in March. 1881. by MT. VIII
frid Marsan. director OF the YVES, mount
Astronomical observatory concludeS as
follows.
Astronomy IS the science Of life and
death. OF worlds aud souls. Nothing Is so
benefcent as death understood. the ms
tory Of tho planets progress shows that
death has been, at every slhsit step thr
condition OF growth and or adNancihs
life. The lower types Of organic life must
die and disintegrstc before We can nave
the higher stages. Thus al along II Is
life. new life larger life graniar me-
born out Of decay and DEAN. 10 we nor
also see how instead OF being the ter
ror ard a calamity. IL is really the last
highest. best. sweetest. GROWING stt Oh
God. There is only separation. and that
for little while. When the world learns
how to obey the natural laws OF this. our
human life. and knows the fact OF con-
tinued existence. death Will then he recos-
nized as a benignant spirit .hc messenger
Of the excellent creative power. "A TREND
not feared. but welcomed. as opening 10
US the golden gate Of lie Of greatness
and spleudOr
We humble travellers from the celestial
worlds 10 the lands Of Heaven look at
death as the finest greatest ana nOhlest
kind OF birth from the most wise. most
lust and most loving Eternal Ordainer
and We shall an. when W. know how 10
detach ourselves from certain ways ~
looking at death. from certain selfish
views be able TO see the dlvineness of H..
Birth and life. work and enjoyment. death
and reSurrcctiOn-such is the imminent
law in the terrestrial life. as well as in
the universal and eternal creation. for
inferior lives and superior existence
form a single unity. Death comes and
touches us. and then we realize that We
are citizens of Heaven
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-24

Editor OF The Times
Sir-For some time past there has been
a great deal Of commotiOn among the
public school teachers Of our city. caused
by the agitation Of question which d.
rectly concerns them. VIZ. shall the
school session be shortened. or shall the
salaries Of the teachers be reduced? In
considering this problem there are many
things 10 engage the attention. Every
one will admit that education of the
young IS the only hope OF any country.
and the question here arises. Will II he
lust to shorten the session and thereby
force a large number of children TO re-
main idle "a month longer than usual?
on giving this mOmentous question
casual glance. anyone would readily re-
spond i'm the negative. But advance "a
step farther and answer another query:
ls is just. lawful. or humane for any body
of intelligent citizens. living I'm civil
lizcd and enlightened country, to force
extra work QOr instance an examination
to bee held sometime the latter part of
April upon those who endeavor 10 in
struct the youth Of our city. not only in
mental culture. but in the broadcast sense
OF the term education. viz: the moral.
mental and spiritual development. with
out remuneration. and FOR other reasons
soon 10 be given? You thinking men
of the City Council listen, You say the
deficiency in the treasury is $4,000. Did
IL occur to YOU when you built the Ran
dOlph school that there would bee "a de-
ncicncv? Did il ever occur to yol that
nearly every public school teacher earns
her daily bread 10y daily LAHORE Did
YOU ever think that by reducing their
salaries you would force them TO bear
an extra months expense? And right
L. u. .f,tIr I...t
Trey are entitled 90 the full nine months
salary which was promised when they
were notified of their employment for
another session. before any other APP
IrOpriation should be- considered? Aad
also lv a reduction Of salaries. and con-
tinuance of the full term, they will be
compelled 10 teach through the most try
ing month I'm the school session. thus add
ing fuel o. the flame tfat Is daily con-
Stunning their health? II happens 10
come within the scope Of my knowledge
that there are some few teachers who
actually have TO borrow money 10 defray
expenses during summer months.
They are those. too. who are held IN
highest esteem by the Board and who
never indulge I'm the frivolity of expen-
sive dress. etc. but whose home obliga-
tions noccssitatc their daily earnings he
ing placed 10 the support of an aged Wild
owed. mother. or "a parentlcss brother or
sister Now i'm consideration Of these
facts can YOU give any other answer than
cit is not just. lawful or humane 10 thus
impose on the teachers" But what must
be done? you ask. n the city is so low
financially that 10 cannot raise $4,000 10
continue work 10 the end let it do with
out tho water meters or If that cannot be
done let 30 sell some Of It's property. II
/. a
ertv OF the Gifts than IT IS 20 sacrhce the
health and double the expense OF those
who above an others. need and deserve
sympathy and rest tho public school
teachers Of the capitol Of The Old Do
minion
4 FRIEND TO THE TEACHERS.
Richmond Va. March q. 1897.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-24

North German Lloyd line viii even then
only engage him at the foot OF the on
cers' ladder I'm their service. lie must
begin on one OF their vessels as fourth
officer only. lust as an English certihcatcd
shipmaster must begin with the same in
ferlor rank I'm the Cunard service. Then
he rises. by seniority or service, and
proved capability, step by step TO the
rank OF captain.
SO II is with the great ocean steamship
lines. they insist on a training that COW
ers from twenty TO twenty-five years in
all and which begins either with the
"anprentice' or the ships boy working
before tho mast. before they intrust the
command of one OF their stately steam
ships 10 any man.
II seems possible that our national ma
Wy might proftably take Leaf from the
book of the commercial naVies In this
matter.
The creation Of naval ofncers by the
cadet system is manifestly not so good
a way OF producing them as mat "hich
prevails in the merchant services OF all
the leading maritime nations
One-half the naval cadets appointed by
Congressman are incompetent and large
numbers OF them would never be heard
of as naval officers at all if they had TO
begin their sea life as every captain or
a Cunard or a North German Lloyd liner
has to begin his-as an apprentice or
ships boy. learning the rudiments OF his
profession by actually working about the
decks and in the rigging OF a sailing YES
sci.
A modification OF our naval cadet train
Ing system so as to give the cadets clos
er and more practical acquaintance with
the actual work 10 be done at sea. In all
kinds Of weather and in all sorts Of ext
gencies. would be a good thlns.
Scholarships Of modern construction
should play more prominent part In their
education. and. speaking generally, the
more they are taught by actually doing
things that have to be done out In the
open sea, and the less they are taught
from the books only and by training on
shore the more effective their prepara-
ton for the duties of officers will be.
II Is not practicable. nor desirable. 70
make our naval captains ana heutenants
out Of actual "old tars" taken from be-
fore the mast. because book learning
and technical knowledge Of navigation
as a science and Of engineering and mo
chanics are Of real and. indeed, essential
value.
But II Is both practicable and desirable
10 nut our naval cadets through such
practical course Of open-sea training ms
10 make them all "old tars TO the same
extent as the officers Of the ocean liners.
Baltimore Sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-24
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Raleigh Cemetery Graves Despoiled OF
Their Flowers.

RALEIGH. n. c.. March 23.-Special.-
The "karnival OF Kommerce," which was
given last night for the benefit OF st.
Lukes Circle of Kings Daughters. was
one OF the most successful entertainments
in every respect ever given I'm the citv.
All the prominent places OF business were
we'll represented by girls dressed to per-
senate the things they represented.
The plans for the new dormitory Tor
the Blind Institution have been accepted,
and bids were to be advertised for the
work but the letter OF Treasurer Worth.
regarding the low condition OF the treas
ury, makes IL necessary 10 wait until
money can be drawn To meet the bills.
The stealing OF flowers from the ceme-
terry has for the past few years been
source OF great annoyance. and this year
the cemetery has been put under police
supervision. The outcome OF this Is the
spotting OF a young man here who was
seen stealing the flowers.
The following nre the trustees for ST.
Mary's School: Right Rev. J. u. Cheshire.
Jr., u. D., and Right Rev. A. a. Watson.
ID. D.. ex-officio Rev j. +. Murdoch.
$. L. D.. OF Salisbury; Rev. McNeely Du-
Bose. OF Asheville: Rev. Churchill sat
terlee. OF Morganton, Rev j; f.. ingle.
OF Henderson: Rev. Junius Horner. or
oxford. Rev. Robert Strange. OF Whining
ton. Dew. r. NJ y. George, Of New Berne,
CoNel Wharton J. Green. OF Fayette-
Vile. Colonel I. +. Davidson, or Asnevllle'
Mr. Silas McBee. OF Lincointon; Mr. i.au-
renee s. Holt. of Burlington: Mr. W. A.
Erwin. OF Durham. Mr.. II. Y. Cooper. OF
Henderson; Colonel J. Wilder Atkinson.
Of Wilmington: Or. X. n. Lewis and Mr..
c. f. Johnson. Of Raleigh.
Miltsry commissions as follows were
issued to-day. f.. G.. Harrell. Raleigh.
quarterma ster: Howard Elston. Littleton.
Judge-AdvC cate-General; r.. NJ Danforth.
third assistant engineer. Wilmington
Division. nava, reserves; III. III. Miller.
ensign: H. II. Mcllhenny. first lieutenant.
and James &. Graham. second Lieutenant
of the same: r. 5. Primrose. lieutenant:
r. c. Daniel. second lieutenant. and w.
T.. Hell. ensign of the New Berne Division
OF naval reserves.
The new Board OF Directors OF the A2-
rcultural and Mech9nical College will
meet here on Thursday. They will only
inspect the college and attend to routine
business. IL will be "A great trouble to the
faculty II there are any OF them removed,
for nearly every one have built their
homes around the college grounds. ex-
pecttn- TO be at that work for years TO
come. II is said that Governor Russells
plan is possibly TO put Professor NJ. 4.
s. Noble superintendent OF the Whining
ton Graded Schools. In as president OF the
college.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-24

For the strikes that occurred from 1881
TO lsS6 inclusive. the wages loss by en-
ployes is estimated a. the United states
Commissioner Of Labor at S5l.Slf.0e0 and
the employers losses estimated by the
same authority at $50 10000. And the
trouble Is not growing less as the years
20 by. From 17il 20 1850. inclusive. there
were 1.i9l strikes and lOckouts. while for
the six years ending December 81. 1,,j
the number Of strikes alone was 3.S3-
forty year FOR the first period. and over
$50 year for the second period. Making
all due allowance for fuller reporting of
strikes in the latter period, the contrast
Is still startling one.
Surely IL is cheaper as well rs more
just 10 settle by court than by strike
At present we pay for the strike first
then We pay for n commission % examine
into its causes and results: let ms have
the inquiry first and save the expense OF
the strike.-The Arena.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-24
Iibeling Newspapers.

The jacksonville Metropolis says: The
Metropolis cOngratulates the savannah
Press upon It's success this week IN q
libel suit before the Supreme Court OK
Georgia. IL was the case OF j. j. Ander-
son Us. Savannah Press Publishing Com
pany. In October 1898. an article APP
peared in the Savannah Press at which
Anderson took exceptions. He demanded
the name OF the party who had given the
Information 10 the Press. and upon the
refusal OF the paper 10 comply filed suit
i'm December. 1898 for damages In the
sum OF $4,000. The trial came up In
August. 1894. In the City Court OF Sa-
vannah. and verdict for the paper was
rendered, and upon a refusal OF new
trial an appeal was taken TO the higher
court. with the result OF the writ Of error
being dismissed.
1T is not often that a newspaper will
knowingly misrepresent any one or do
any one wilful injustice. and II Is unfair
for old enemies of papers TO jump ut
chances to libel. and prosecute them.
There is often other motives underlying
such suits besides a hope to recover dam
ages
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-24
THE CRETAN SITUATION.
40 PROPOSALS ron CONPRoNiSE
MLDH 10 GRIdT BRfIitN,
Says Mr. Cur1on French Ecinforccments
Arrive Ia 'rctc-A strong Note 10 the
Pore from Sir Philip turrie.

LONDON. March Pin the House OF
Commons to-day Mt. g.. \ Curzon. un-
der foreign secretary. in reply 10 ques-
tion bv Sir Charles Dixie. said that the
government had not received any pro-
posais from Greece looking to COM
promise with the Powers beyond That
contained in Greece supplementary note
which had already been made public. lt
seemed however chat the Greek minister
az Paris had made verbal communication
10 NJ H1ncauN the French minister or
forcirn affairs shat no such proposal had
been made Co the government Of Great
Britain.
ln reply 90 "a question boy Mr. John G..
5 McNfnl. mnt-Parnclito) Mr.. Curzon
said chat Turkey was not taking any part
I'm tho blockade. and that Turkish mor-
chant vessels in entering the ports OF
crete would Doe subject 10 tine same re-
strictions as were imposed upon vessels
Of other nations
FRENCH ANNOUNCEMENTS.
CANEA March 1l-Thrcc hundred
French troops. the 0rst Of tho reinforce
mcnts ordered TO crete Tor service. land
81 no Suda to-day. Later they marched
20 this city Three hundred French
troops will go ,o Sita on the eastern end
OF the island
Admire Caugvaro. the Italian. who. by
reason of seniority is in command Of tho
combined fleets Of The Powers. has issued
"a proclamation cnioininr the insurgents
and Greek troops not 90 attack the Tur-
kish forts az Kissamo. Suda Malaxa.
Rctimo. Gambia and Hiorapcta. these
forts heine necessary for tho maintain
cnco Of order az the ports where the
foreign troops viii 800 discmharkcd.
Tho proclamation closes with warn
ing that measures viii be taken 20 en-
sure respect for &c.
1t is doubted THAT tho insurgents VIII
pay any heed 90 tho proclamation.
STRONG REMONSTRANC f.
CONSTANTfNOpLE. March 23.-Il
consequence of The troubles at Tonkal in
The Sivas district of Anatolia. Sir Phillips
Curric. thc British Ambassador has sent
10 the Porte the strongest romonstrance
that bias vet been addressed 20 the gov
eminent hn an official communication
The official report Of the affair said
that fifteen Armcnians and three Mus
sulmans were killed bun The embassies
have received reliable Information that
FULLY one hundred Armonians were mas
sacred. THE people were killed while I'D
church. During and after the massacre
the Armenian quarter Of the city Was
given over tO pillaro.
The Turkish newspapers remark upon
The pacific attitude Of the Powers towards
Turkey Their attitude they say is con
formable with tho rights and political I'm
torcets Of the Porte and furnish fresh
proof of tho striking success that has
been gained hv the Sultan. n also tcsti-
fes 70 the friendship of the Powers for
tho Porte and their sOiicitude for the
peace of the world.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-24
ENnlntinn of n Chlld.

II IS well understood among scientists,
anw now generally accepted by all intclh-
gent people. that q child cloaely approx
mates in many Of its attributes TO the
lower animals. Children are neither an
gels spoiled in the making nor are they
To be counted as illustrations of natural
depravity. They ale at first simply ami
mails Of q lower order i'm the scale OF de-
velopmcnt. I'm whom the mental and NOR
al qualities are nascent and Of whose
present needs and future possibilities we
can obtain no adequate conception. eN-
cent bv an intelligent study Of the lower
specios which they resemble. Each indi-
vidual child follows step by step. In its
personal growth. the path by which the
race has progressed to it's higher destiny
II begins life. preratally, as an aquatic
animal. Its first attempts az locomouc
are Ike those of its brute ancestors
made on an fours. while IL possesses ma
turailv during the first wear of life pre-
hensile powers greater than it can ever
afterward attain without the training OF
an athlete. and equalled only by those
OF its cousin the ape.-iiarper bazaar
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-24
work Ar ROaNOKE RAPIDS.
The Committee to Ascertain the Cost of an
Enlarged Plant.

WELDON, n. c., March 3.-Special-
The directors OF the Roanoke Cotton
Mills met yesterday and appointed COM
mittee to ascertain the cost OF nifty more
dwellings. and TO also ngure on the
amount il would require to Increase tho
capacity of the mill from twelve TO
twenty thousand spindles.
Work en- the Roanoke Rapids railroad
is progressing and the grading will soon
be completed.
The Womans Foreign Missionary So
ciety will meet at Littleton Thursday and
remain i'm session five days. GOOD az
tendance IS expected.
The White Ribbon Society had very
pleasant musical entertainment here last
night The programme consisted OF vocal
and instrumental music, readings and re-
citations.
Superintendent Smith. Of the state Pen
itentiary. is this week inspecting tho
farms on Roanoke river.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-24
Blow AT Png,Iism.

knockout for pugilism n America Is
tbe nurpose OF o giant bl Nv .ilinen ne,
No less a man than tho fresllsh' vi ~
i-ni,od states Is 10 administer the kloch-
49,, unless mishap comes to far--edchlhS
nians which were brought 10 a focus this
The national officers and members OF
the Womans Christian Iempetan.e
Union forwarded It's APP eal az Mach I'd
ITO His Excellency. the President OF 'ne
United States: 49,, 1870
Honored Ruler,-As the official repre-
sentative OF the 100000 members OF tne
Womans Christian Temperance o"lo ~.
NJ the United States we earnestly en-
treat YOU 10 call upon Congress 20 pro,
hibit in the District OF columbia anu
throughout the various Territories. lhe
reproduction. by means OF me ~
scope. or kindred instruments, OF ,ne
Corbett- Fitzsimmons night. or OF any nhc
exhibition at any future time. 49,,
we believe that In making TINS re-
ouest we are seeking the best welfare
OF the citizens. especially the youth vi
our land who could not but be brutailzed
by such lifelike representations OF theSs
degrading spectacles. We learn that
preparations upon the largest scale are
being made for invading not alone our
great cities, but every village ana hdi"'ei
with this spectacular performance, 50
that bad as was the influence or the
fight. upon the comparative few who
witnessed IL in person, 1t would De IN
fnitely worse, because so much more far-
reaching II thus produced.
I'VE are making a like request OF tne
chief officials and Legislatures or the
various States. and have strong hope that.
In the majority OF them, the necessary
legislation may result
we are glad TO feel assured ut the
outset that your personal sympathy must
be with us and that your Official sane
? ION will be given TO this request. so clear
Is in the interests OF morality.
Sincerely ana respectfully yours.
FRANCES T.. WILLARD.
President National w. c. 7. L..
"KATHARtNE l.. STEVENSON.
Corresponding Secretary"
4 similar letter viii be sent TO the Gov
ernor OF each State