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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-24

Three instances are on record OF
British soldiers. who, though gaining
the coveted cross for valor known as
the Victoria Cross, yet never bore the
decoration.
The first In point OF service was Col.
Gordon, the recklessly brave. and some-
what eccentric commanding engineer.
who in the trenches Of sevastopol--and
often in front of them-displayed such
heroism as to more than once win the
Victoria Cross
Great was the surprise when the fact
was announced that Col. Gordon was
gazette for the highest OF chivalry's
distinctions. but declined the honor. CIV
ing as his reason that the greatest of
all recognitions that a soldier could
hold was the knowledge that he's done
his duty; it was 10 gain such he had
Joined the army, and neither gold nor
gumental decorations could add value
TO duty"
Under the same Gordon. and also I'm
the company Of another Gordon. says
the Penny Pictorial Magazine-then a
lieutenant. but destined TO become i'm
mortalized as the hero of Khartoum-a
sapper (Thomas Ewen), In facing a
whitening and close fire from the Rus
slams, bore I'm the body OF a colonel,
an act which was shared at the trench
es by an officer, to whom the cross was
given.
One OF the last acts that Gen. Gordon
did before leaving for Khartoum was.
even so many years after Crimea. to
get his old sapper justly rewarded.The
deed received official recognition at last.
But the decoration could not be grant
ed $50 long after" thus the brave old
sapper. who became a color sergeant.
never wore. though he won. the v. c.
In the Afghan campaign Lord Rob-
erts. in recognition of a brilliant act OF
bravery. offered a gallant young High
land sergeant either the v. G.. or COM
mission. The latter was accepted. and
today its holder Is the man whom he
roes honor as n chief-the renowned
Hector Macdonald, head of the High
land Brigade. who Won the cross. but
has never worn H.. -t tmt
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-24

The London Spectator which has
been for many years friendly to the
United States said. in effect. few days
ago that the fleets OF Russia and Aus
tria. and Germany would blow any
American ship out Of water, which. our
government should send to enforce its
claim against Turkey This deduction
is drawn from the Listok. a paper pub
aished at Odessa. The Spectator thus
comments upon the situation:
The main cause of this alleged ha-
tired arises no doubt in fear Of the
enormous resources OF the people Of the
United States and the willingness the
people have revealed, as the Listok af-
firms, TO use them for forcible expan-
sion OF trade and territory. The states
men OF Europe do not exactly know
what course America will pursue In her
new greatness. and, besides recognizing
clearly that she is stronger than any
single state on the continent, they
doubt in their hearts whether if all
who speak English stood together II
would be possible for any coalition,
even II II covered all the other civilized
states. TO raise up sufficient obstacles
TO American designs. They cannot
conceive that such mass OF power
can ever be used but for selfish ends.
Therefore. they are genuiney alarmed.
The Listok actually speaks Of com
bination on the continent to resist
them"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-24
CITY TAX ASSESSORS NOTICE.

Whereas. The City Council of the city
of Providence, by an ordinance approved
on the 18th day of May, 1900, has ordered
a tax on the inhabitants and ratable prop
erty I'm said city, of one dollar and sixty
cents on each one hundred dollars of the
Value thereof to be assessed and appor-
toned on the second day of July. A. ID.
1900
Now. therefore, notice is hereby given
that i'm accordance with said ordinance
and i'm conformity with the law In rela-
tion to the assessment OF taxes every per-
son and body corporate, liable TO taxa
ton is required to bring in TO the Asses
sors "A true and exsct account of all his
ratable estate. describing and specifying
the value of every parcel of his real and
personal estate.
For the purpose of receiving such ac-
counts the Board OF Assessors will he
session In their Office In the city Hail. In
said city. daily from the lits s to the I'd I'D
cepted, from o'clock. A. NJ. until .
o'clock p. NJ. except Saturdays, wnen
they will be I'm session from O'Clock "A.
NJ. until IL o'clock M.
General Laws of Rhode island. Chapter
as. Section Z:
Every person bringing in any such ac-
count shall make oath before some one
of the assessors, that the account by him
exhibited contains to the best. of his
knowledge and belief, a true and full ac-
count and valuation of all his ratable es-
tate: and whoever neglects or refuses TO
bring in such account, III overtaxed shall
have no remedy therefor
The Board OF Assessors will meet for
the purpose OF assessing said tax. on
MONDAY. July I'd, lg00 at o'clock II.
the persons or bodies corporate In whose
name AZ stands by record at that time.
ELISHA H. RHODES.
ARTHUR ". ARMINGTON,
WALTER w. BURl>HAM.
Assessors OF Taxes.
Providence, May 81. 1900
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-24

At Topeka, Kansas. the Masonic or
ders are about to bring legal actions
against Christian Scientists who. they
say. are responsible for the death OF
a Mrs. Terrence. She was a Christian
Scientist and when sick followed out
her belief and died. A coroner's jury
was called 40 st upon the case and
gave this verdict
Mrs. j. NJ. Terrence came to her
death by peritonitis (generaD, caused
by perforation OF the intestines, due
TO typheid fever The cusc was under
Christian Scientist management ana
had no medical care or treatment. and
i'm our opinion she did not have in
telligent care which would give her any
possible chance for recovery"
And yet there are people that under
such conditions assert that all one had
10 DO was to call In a trained" physi-
clan which under the showing would
have been unadulterated nonsense.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-24
A UNIQUE PERFORMANCE.

The famous llliputian comedian
Adolf link. Is first in the field with a
distinctive and novel act, and he IL
scoring a tremendous hit at Keith's
Boston house this week. The little fell
low initiates Edna May as the saliva
tion lassie. singing Follow Me-" May
Irwin. singing II Couldn't Stand TO See
My Baby Lose" Lottie Collins, sing
ing "Ta-ra-ra- boom decay" and the
famous "Bathhouse John" OF Chicago.
with an appropriate song. II Is the In
PRODUCTION of colored motion pictures
between the impersonations thar makes
the act unique. These show the mlnia-
ture mimic in his dressing room. chang
ing his costumes, and are crow ded full
OF humorous incidents. IL IN "A great
scheme to kill waits while he in dress
INK. aud the pictures get as much APP
plsuse ss the diminutive character act
or. link will be seen here next week.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-24

The dukedom OF Argyll. though in or
der of precedence the sixth of the peer
ages of Scotland, ranks as the third.
This is because three OF the dukedoms
to which IL is junior have now no in
dependent existence. The dukedom OF
Rothesay is minor title Of the Prince
OF WALES and the dukedom OF Lennox
and Queensberry are conjoined with the
dukedoms Of Richmond and Buccleuch.
And not only does the dukedom of Ar
gyll rank third, but its holder, In virtue
of his being hereditary master or the
royal household, ranks first. taking pre-
cedence even OF the Duke of Hamilton.
the premier peer.
The duke of Argyll was not sensitive
about the redness OF his hair, says the
London Chronicle. II was the famous
Hamilton hair" familiar on the heads
OF his kinsmen OF the ducal houses of
Hamilton and Abercorn. Hence he did
not require any painter TO fiatter II into
auburn or gold. Mr.. Watts enjoyed
the uncompromising carrots" repeat
ing his palette when he had certain
famous poet OF a younger generation
for his sitter. Hence Lord Beacons-
fields remark when he saw the por-
trait OF the said poet: ''Why. this Is
surely a naughty duke of Argyll"
The most tangible proof of the late
duke OF Argylrs love for the established
Church OF Scotland seems to have been
overlooked. Not long ago he conveyed
to certain trustees the ruins OF Iona,
comprehending the cathedral, the an
cient chapel OF st. Oran, the nunnery
and the adjoining burying ground. The
trust deed provides that the estate shall
be held by the trustees for the Church
OF Scotland as at present by law estab-
lished. and the duke stipulated: II de-
clare IL to be my wish that the cathe-
dral shall be reroofed and restored so as
to admit Of its being used for public
worship under the direction OF the trus-
tees. and the other ruins carefully pre-
served. but II Is my hope and wish that
the trustees will and may occasionally
allow as II may be convenient
numbers OF other Christian
churches TO hold services within
the cathedral as / have myself
allowed during my ownership"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-24
SUICIDES HAVE NOW TRIPlED.

Suicides have a little more than
tripled in the last 100 years, and. cur
ioIsly enough. the percentage is nearly
four times greater IN Protestant than
in Roman Catholic or Greek church
countries. And what Is still more re-
markable is that weaith. culture. social
advantages and free thought seem 70
conduce to self-destructon.
One would suppose that as civiliza-
tion advances, universities multiply,
the spread Of knowledge, new discover
les in the field OF science and the adop-
tion Of higher codes of commercial eth
les they would reduce rather than
swell the roll of self-murderers. re-
marks the Chicago Chronicle, but ev-
S&dently these things encourage that
way OF getting out of the world.
Recent statistics show that in Pro-
testant communities the number of
suicides is 100 tn the 1000, 900: in pure
ly Roman Catholic countries fifty-eight
to the 1,000,000. and IN the Greek
church countries forty to the 100000.
In Germany, where there are more
scholars, scientists. philosophers and
students in ratio TO population than in
any other country, the percentage of
SulclueS Is greater tnan anywhere else
I'm the world. Ii IL curious to note. too.
that in all countries more people kill
themselves In wet and stormy wealth
er tran when the sun shines. The
majority Of suicides. however. are be-
tween sundown and sunrise, and,
strangely enough, more people select
moonlight than a dark night to quit
living. Moreover, three men commit
suicide to one woman But tie right Of
one to quit living by ones own hand
has strong defenders in such men as
Hume. Gibbon Van Hartman, Schop-
enhaur and others equally as great
intellectually.
However. there are those who hold
that II is no more a violation of the
law OF God nor no more self-destruction
TO Kill oneself in twenty seconds with
prussic acid than to take twenty years
10 Kill oneself with whis-
ky or by any other kind
OF abuse of the physical organs. But
does suicide enable one to escape the
bearing OF burdens? May there not be
| greater ills for the suicide ito strug-
| gle with in his new environment? But
| perhaps those bent upon suicide do
not stop TO consider that question.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-24
CRY OF PROVIDENCE.
TO PROVIDENCE CONTRACTORS
Proposals for the Erection Of . School
House on Grove Street, In the Ninth
Ward.
Clerk OF Committees DEPARTMENT.,

Clerk OF Committees Department
. city Hall, Providence, May 10, 1900
Sealed Proposals are hereby invited
from contractors located In the city OF
Providence by the Joint Standing Com
mittee on the City Council on City Prop
erty for the construction or a School
House on Grove street, In the Ninth
Ward.
Plans and specifications may be seen
at the Office OF Angel AZ Sweet. archi-
Bonds with satisfactory surety or sure
ties. will be required of the successful
bidder in amount equal to twenty-five (25l
per centum OF the face OF the accepted
proposal. and no bid will be considered
titled check. payable to the City Treas
urer, for the sum of $500, as n guarantee
that said contract will be signed within
10 DAYS of the date of acceptance OF any
proposal, and IL said contract Is not signed
within ten days OF the date of accept
talned and held for the use OF the City
as liquidated damages on account OF fall
ure to sign said contract within said 10
days.
Bids for masons and carpenters work,
and painting, must be In one proposal:
and bids for heating and ventilating and
bids for plumbing must be In separate
proposals.
All proposals must be addressed TO
Rurmah r. Perkins, Chairman OF the
Committee on City Property, city Hall.
Providence, X. L.. and Will be received
until twelve O2) o'clock noon, on TUES
DAY. May 18th, 1900.
The Committee reserve the right TO re-
feet any or all bids.
BtTRMAH II. PERKINS. Chairman.
ID. +. HAYDEN, Clerk of Committees.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-24

reached is, that a tax on the transfer
OF a bond, on the death OF the owner.
is not tax on the bond. Whether
such theory has any foundation. eth
er I'm fact or in logic, is now unimpor-
tant; IL has received the highest legal
sanction. The theory on which the tax
on income from the rent of land was
held unconstitutional--that tax on
the gain derived from property was a
tax on the property-may seem incon-
sistent with the present decision; but
that is also immateriaL No PROPOSE
tion seems less open to question than
that a tax on the transfer of property
has the same effect on value as tax
on the property itself; but that propo-
sition is discountenanced by the present
decision. We may summarize It's
scope and effect by saying that both
state and national governments have
now the constitutional power TO take
for public purposes the whole or any
part Of the personal property OF every
citizen upon his death. The principle
that taxation should be proportioned to
value is finally repudiated. and that-of
progressive taxation definitely estab-
lished."
The principles are of vital conse-
ouence to the middle classes here In
Rhode Island. The general assembly
long since enacted a law whereby no
inventory can be required of an execu-
tor of a will, ana all very rich people
have ever since taken advantage OF 1t
in order to escape taxation. Under this
new decision Rhode Island must ana
will change this law.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-24
DIE D..

COTTELLs-In this city. 23d inst.,sud-
denly. Henry j. Cottell, aged 30
years and Is days. Residence, 126
Doyle avenue.
COLE-In this city. 22d inst. suddenly,
Harriet NJ. Cole, daughter OF the late
Captain George Arnold Cole and
Catharine Sabin (Wheaton) Cole.
DAvIS-In this city, 22d inst. Ella c.,
wife OF Andrew l.. Davis, aged 81
years.
FITZPATRICK-In this city, 2?d inst.
Catharine. wife OF Patrick Titzpa.
rick. aged so years.
FULLER-In Hebronville. 22d inst,
Charles w. Fuller aged "A years. =.
KEEFE-In this city, ed inst, Will
liam Keefe. aged II years.
LIvSEY-In this city, 2ist inst, Doris
Madeline. infant daughter OF Joseph
II. and Lucy a. Livsey.
HAMPSTON--In East Providence Esd
inst, Cecilia Clare. daughter OF Ce-
ella and the late John =. Hampston.
LoRD-In this city, 2ist inst. Phebe
Tillinghast, wife OF Benjamin NJ.
Lord, and daughter of the late Rev.
John and Susan Avery Tillinghast.
MASON--In Charlestown. Mass, 23d
inst, Bertha A.. wife Of Frank =.
. Mason. and only daughter OF Levi r..
and Margaret c. Kent aged 80 years.
months.
M'DONOrGH--In this city, 22d inst,
Mary McDonough.
PARKER-In this city, 22d inst. James
Parker. aged 20 years.
STREETER--In this city 23d inst.
Varina Brown. only child OF Frank T..
and Narlna Brown Streeter. aged 1
year. 4 months and IA days.
SMITII-In Ailsndale. X. L.. 2Sd inst.
Dorcas Tourtellot wife OF the late =.
Bowen smith, aged 81 years. at the
residence OF her daughter. Mrs John
Clark
wOLFE-In Pawtucket, ed inst. Eva
E.. wife of Harry Wolfe. and daugh-
tor Of Albert v. and Ella A. Mont
gomerys aged - years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-24
SANITARY USES OF PERFUME.

A French physician has decided that
perfumes prevent people from taking
certain diseases. During an epidemic
his attention was attracted to the fact
that persons who constantly used pei
fumes escaped taking the disease. But
he found that the more delicate per.
fumes. like violet. lavender. altar OF
rose, were more efiicacious than musk
and strong rank essences.
Beccarin, the famous Italian botan-
ist. long ago advised city onicials 10
plant trees and shrubs with odoriferous
blossoms or fragrant leaves along the
highways. courts, and parks OF cities,
because these strong >lors produce
ozone, and thereby purify the air and
make the city more healthful TO human
beings confined TO city streets, or mar
row sunless courts and alleys. says the
Boston Transcript.
Indeed, nature teaches US some OF her
delicate mysteries and far-reaching
processes when she plants tuberoses.
orange trees, the night-b blooming ce-
reus and other shrubs and blossoms
with such rich and oft well-nigh over
powering odors in tropic lands. 70 neu-
tralize the danger ofAfevers and ma
laria arising from dense vegetation or
damp unwholesome marshes and riv-
ers.
Who of us can resist. the charm Ia
the senses OF great masses or white and
purple lilacs with countless bees muir
muring round the fragrant spikes OF
blossoms-the pure, delightful perfume
not too strong I'm the open air under
the radiant sun OF May? And lilacs are
so vigorous. are easily grown on any
soil and very long-lived. Only an ex-
pert could tell how old some lilacs On a
greatgrandfather's old place are. with
the gnarled trunks and vigorous masses
~ -. - Ia.
house dates from 1882. Maybe the H.
lacs are sold.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-24
REMARKABLE EXHIBITION.

Webb and Hassan. who will be seen
next week at keith's. give a remarka-
BILE exhibition OF head-balancing. COM
bined with gymnastic acts and feats of
strength. Webb Is the light weight,
while Hassan is the heavy weight, and
shows prodigious strength. lifting his
partner around as IL he only weighed
a pound! Both men are graceful and
accurate in their execution. and pro-
vide an excellent variety OF acrobatic
conceits. AS recall, they perform a
difficult feat; Hassan. extending his
arms upward. leans slightly backward; {;
Webb clasps Hassan's hands Qrom the
rear) and makes a straight, slow lift
from the ground until he goes up clear
in the air, coming down slowly In front
OF Hassan.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-24

There Is one convenience given by the
trustees OF the public library which will
delight a great many people. 1t is the
permission TO use the lecture room, on
the second floor. by all literary clubs
the requirements being that the use OF
the room has some relation TO the SUBJ
jects treated OF in the library books" !"
Thus, the scope Is without limit. for all
clubs of a literary character must
have connections. more or less close,
with books; and no admission fee can
be charged. These conditions being sc-
ccpted. all reference books needed for
the club meeting are placed at once in
the room for the use OF the club.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-24

The Nation. in commenting upon the
decision Of the United States Supreme
Court upholding the constitutionality
OF the Inheritance tax law says:
The decision OF the court incidental
ly sustains the power OF the state gov
ernmcnt also TO impose like tax. We
may regard II as probably our future
policy 10 appropriate, or confscate. for
the expenses OF government. an in
creasinsly large part OF the property
left by wealthy decedents. The fact
that such property may consist OF gov
eminent bonds exempted by law from
all.taSes or duties OF the United States.
as well as from taxation OF any form
by or under state. municipal or local
authority ishe ID to be immaterial
The theory by which this conclusion IL
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-24

Yesterdays News chronicled the abb
ject, even horrible death OF Doctor r.
f.. Hale of this city. and of infamous
memory. He was tried for the murder
OF Kate Feeney, who sought in the
early morning. his assistance in dis
lodging a child which she unhappiiy
carried. The girl died instantly under
the operation-as the Journal said
from the effects OF criminal opera
ton" Two persons were present at the
moment. the girl and the doctor; the
doctor testified that the girl perform
ed the operation upon herself. The girl
did not confirm his story, and the doc
tor did not say that the girl. wanting
a witness to her act. sought him in that
capacity. There were trained physi-
clans" of this city that day who
smirched fair regulations. Plutarch dis
coursed one day on The Delay IN
Divine Justice" In it Plutarch said
II. indeed II II is not irreverent thus to
speak, do not think that those who
work iniquity need any avenger among
gods or men, but their own life suf-
fees for their punishment. being utter
~ corrupted and kept In constant agi-
tatlon by their guilt" DIR. Francis f.
Hale was an admirable illustration for
this thought of Plutarch's. He was reg
ularly permitted by the state board of
health 10 practice his profession,
II was not medicine" but surgery"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-24

The Providence Board OF Trade
Journal Is the official organ of the
Providence Board of Trade. In it's is
sue for May II reproduces paragraph
from the News of the 10th inst. as fol-
lows:
LET the city Of Providence obtain
control OF every dock. or possible dock
in this small harbor. either by pure
chase. or by the use of the eminent
domain; and prepare at once for the
coming commerce. Porto Rico uses ev-
cry year s2.O00,O00 OF cotton cloth.
Rhode Island can and will ship every
yard OF It, Hitherto less than ten per
cent. OF this cloth was made in the
United States. Why not wake up. men
of Providence, and get ready quickly
to take hand in the great future?"
With these ideas the Board of Trade
Journal says, I'VE heartily agree"
Gentlemen of the city council awaken
to this great issue. for every manufact-
urer, every merchant. every wise man
in the city of Providence, will presently
urge the work which the News has sug-
gested
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-24

All that honest effort and fair deal
ing among men requires. so far as the
New York Tammany Ice Trust is con-
cerned. is for the trust ITO raise new
questions from week to week. OF no
actual relevancy. and thus prolong the
legal discussions until after November
4th. next. If certain political prophets
prophesy truly that will be a cool day
for the poor;theywill no olonger need ice;
in fact there Will be more reason to
fear financial frosts.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-24

The scheme TO raise money 10 send
to the starving subjects Of the British
Empire in india. to replace the money
which the English have robbed from
the said starving subjects. has devel-
oped into a fat failure so far as this
country Is concerned. Only $4,000 was
cabled: Il wasn't a fiea-blte.
The Indian Government and the Bri-
tish Public" have done all that ~ was
possible for them 90 do In bringing
the famine upon me millions OF people
Of India. They robbed those people Of
all they had In the world. either in
money or property. and then beg the
world 10 send more MONEY there for
this same Government and same
Public to steal. There is abundance
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-24
MARK MUnPnYS tne,srmeNT.

Mark Murphy. who win be- al Keith's
next week. with his wife. Is a brother
of ex-senator and now Health Com
missioner Murphy. OF California. Both
were employed ON the paper that
Henry George established ia san Fran.
cisco for the propagation of the single
tax. Mrs. Murphy tnee Jennie Rey-
noldsp was a member ~ Fanny Daven-
ports company in the original produc.
ton OF Cleopatra"