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he says. neither sensible nor moral. Life
Is indestructble, II Is not tied to time and space
and thus death can solely change its outward
form, shorten its existence In this world. As
regards the shortening In this world. l do not
know whether the new life In the other world
which follows will be more agreeable to me.
and whether one will altogether have the pos
sibility there of gaining for oneself what one
can gain here. Besides this, and this Is the
principal thing, II Is already for this reason
s~enseless to take ones life because one is dis
satisfied with IL. for one simply proves by II
that one has a thoroughly false idea altogether
Of the significance Of life.
1T has not only been given us for our pleas
ure. but for our personal perfection, and to
serve general welfare. All work appears In
the beginning disagreeable. Suicide Is i'm
moral. Life has been granted TO men to die
a natural death, and. indeed. on condition
that he serves the general universal peace,
and not that he only makes use OF his life as
long a. II Is personally agreeable to him.
In the wilderness Of Optina. so relates the
aged poet. lay for over thirty years a par
alyzed monk, who could only use his left hand.
The doctors asserted that he suffered unut-
terably, but he never complained OF his fate.
but gazed, smiling peacefully, at the image
OF the Holy Virgin, Thousands OF persons
visited him, and one can scarcely imagine
how much good this unhappy man did by his
silent suffering. He still thanked God daily
for the spark OF life which had remained to him.
I am sure that unfortunate man did more good
than thousands upon thousands Of happy.
healthy persons who boast Of serving the gen.
eral welfare by different institutions. &c"
What redeemine feature can there he In
a scourRe Of Influenza None was ever sug-
eested until somebody afflicted, not with
that malady. but with a craze for statistics
discovered that even a mild epidemic Of
the grip brings millions OF dollars into the
public treasury OF Great Britain. The elderly,
and especially the rich. are apparently pecu-
liarly susceptible TO the disease in It's most
fatal form and its prevalence Ia distinctly
indicated In the table OF death duties prepared
by the officials at Somerset House.
There have been two serious epidemics
Of Influenza In Great Britain in the past twelve
years, one In the winter OF is9i-o2, when the
xmSse' 81 d R5SP 'eso a RBSy,e1 the Ss's are a 2 and nd
apain in the past winter, when the Increase
was about 81 t0. 00y 600 over the previous year.
The fact that influenza was almost the sole
that the excess over the previous year was
prnctically confined to the months of Janu-
airy, February and March last.
The amount Of property, upon which death
duties have been paid In England In the past
ain years has exec edeu 81, OOO! OO1 COO, and
the sum received by the Government in taxes
upon estates exceeding IN value SS,ooOWo
each has ~ n nh the R fSis y searos sio OF rs Sssn more s..
pscialiy In war times has become an important
fssource Of the British Government H. r. G,
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SYNDICATE MILLER TALKS.
His Principals Got the Money-Wm Tell A
when His Term Is Tn,

William F. Miller. the manager Of the de-
iunct Franklin Syndicate. who paid $40 pef
cent. interest a year on all investments, and
who fed to Canada when he learned the Grand
Jury had indicted him for grand larceny, was
taken from Raymond Street Jail in Brooklynto
Sing Sing by Deputy Warden Wilson and Keeper
Evans yesterday afternoon. Miller was ap-
prised early In the morning that Supreme Court
Justice GaynOr had denied his motion for 4
certificate OF reasonable doubt and he imms-
diately became detected and sent for bis ooun-
sci. Frederick House and Col. Ammon. He
asked them TO go higher than Justice Oaynor.
but they told him that under the law such Q
thing was impossible. Col. Ammon advised
him not to make any statement to the press,
but Miller declined to carry. out this Injunction.
MS father, mother and wife were sent for and
manned with him until shortly before he left
for Sing Sing Prison, where he is 10 serve ten
years Tor S Tal Larceny N the frst degree.
lngs, taken before Judge Thomas In the United
States District Court, The Sheriff was ordered
C.hsrSptcy rot sheriff Walton viItoss consult im iiHe
ed his counsel. and acting under their advice no
determined to have Miller taken TO Sing Sing,
leaving II for the authorities Of that prison to
produce Miller in court on Tuesday.
In which he said he was absolutely innocent
OF the charge made against him.
4 was simply an employee, he said. i was
hired As the manager OF the syndicate and man.
aged as | was employed to do. ! never, got
there. At his minute | have not a cent in the
world. and there is not a place where a cent 10
boarded Tor me or where ! could get a cent
| was arrested, except the coin that was in my
pocket.
But there are men who got the money and
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now the most afflicted. In ordinary times the
country around Barodo and Ahmedabad pre-
sents an aspect Of extraordinary fertility. At
the present moment IL Is In this very tract that
the worst features OF the present famine are
to be found, The people are literally dying
OF starvation. The greater portion Of the cattle,
the celebrated breed Of Gujarat, are already
dead. Everything that human agency can
90 Is being done to keep the people alive, but
they have been for 30 many months past in a
low and unnourished state that the mortality
In many parts has more than Quadrupled. As
Tor the cattle. the Government Is trying 10 keep
the remnants alive In cattle camps, but the
mortality has been terrible, more than 900, 900
having died In the district Of Gujarat alone.
TO add to the endorsements OF the local
officials. a severe epidemic OF cholera has now
broken out at some Of the relief works in the
Cobra district; and the people, weakened by
many weeks and months Of low diet, are sue
cumbins TO this terrible scourge at a startling
rate. In the Bombay Presidency as a whole
there are no fewer than two millions of people
on famine relief, and the population affected Is
more than twenty millions.
ITO the north and northeast Of Gujarat We
come to another portion of India almost equally
afflicted. The greater portion OF the land In
Rajputana is OF extremely light character and
In many parts Ia hard to distinguish from desert.
In States such as Jodhpur and Bikanir much
OF 1t Is actual desert. Railways are few and
far between and vast tracts are almost COM
pletely out OF the reach Of relief opera
tons. These semi-desert tracts are 70 sparsely
populated and the country itself Is so utterly
hopeless that II Is impossible to establish relief
works. The Inhabitants exc out a mere exist
ence on quarter rations as long as they can
and then when physically quite unequal TO the
strain OF a long journey over the sun-baked.
waterless wastes OF sand. they try to make their
way TO the relief works or the big owns per-
haps a hundred miles or more away.
There Ia every reason to believe that a very
large proportion Of these people never reach
their destination, but die In the desert, where
their emaciated corpses are soon picked clean
by the jackals and ~vultures which hang on their
track. Numbers reach their journeys end
only 10 die, In some parts Of Rajputana, II Is
said, scarce a day passes without a number Of
people OF all ages and both sexes being found
dead by the roadside. Their bodies are mere
skeletons. with skin stretched tightly over
Them and for months past they must have
suffered the acutast pangs Of hunger. Yet
nothing can well be done for them. Those
who thus die almost invariably prove to be
residents OF the remotcr portions Of the western
desert who have delayed too long their attempt
to reach the famine relief work..
"ltwould almos seem that In many instances
the peoplehave no wish to live, no desire TO con-
unue the apparently hopeless struggle for ex-
istencs. With that f~atalistic tendency which
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CHARTER ON MUNICIPAL ART.
II Il Proposed to Extend the Powers Of the
Municipal Art Commission.

The Charter Revision Commission will meet
on Tuesday in the Stewart Building to hear
heads OF city departments. Deputy Comp
troller L.evey. one OF the members Of the COM
mission, will offer an amendment TO that section
OF the Charter which provides for a Municipal
Art Commission. The purpose OF the amend
the present commission. II will provide that,
in the future. no plans for a public building.
bridge. park, or other public work which may
MuniciTal Art commission shall be accepted
until approved by the commission.
When all head, Of departments who desire a
hearing have oeen hearo the Revision tom-
each committee the drafting OF certain amend
ments will No assigned. The intention is TO
have tho work assigned To committees by July
Of town may carry the work with them and be
ready w. report when the Revisiou Commission
reassembles In September.
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AMOS HOUSE TORN DOWN.
Was an Ancient Tavern Which In Eighteenth
Century Sold . Minced Pye for . Pound.

James Holmes, who for five years has owned
the property on the northeast corner Of Chris
TOPPER and Greenwich streets. has had the old
tavern which for many years stood there torn
down. and will erect in its place a modern hotel.
Greenwich village has lost one of its most his
toric landmarks In consequence.
The quarter known as Greenwich village was
originally the estate OF Sir Peter Warren.
Upon his death the property was divided among
his three daughters, one Of whom was Lady
Abingdon, wife OF the Earl from whom Abing-
don Square derives Its name. Among her
earliest tenants was the Amos family, who
almost two hundred years ago rented the little
two-story farmhouse which has been recently
torn down TO make room for the new hotel
York In the Revolution some British officers
held a banquet at the Amos house, which, had
then become a tavern. The bill rendered them
was as follows.
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INDIA'S GREAT FAMINE.
HULTITUDES PERISHING IN THE
PRESENT APPALLING CALAMITY.
Its Death Roll Unknown-six Millions on the
Relief works-Indias silent Endurance
England Disgusted with Her Poet
Laureate Count TolstOi on Suicide.

Relief works midas silent Enouranco
England Dlsgusted with Her Poet
Laureate Count Tolstoi on Suicide.
LONDON, May 25.-If it we're not for the war
in South Africa, all the world would be watch
ing another tragedy, less dramatic. less pic
tnresaue, but the most terrible Of modern times
the famine in India. Its death roll Is un-
known-I have not seen even an estimate OF
the numbers who have perished-and one
reads only an occasional Official paragraph
stating that another half million or 40 have
been added to those who depend for subsis-
tence upon the handful OF rice which the Gov
eminent supplies daily TO people who are actu-
ally starving. England Is too much absorbed
in watching the extension Of her dominion
In South Africa to pay much attention to the
p~erishing multitudes In the most populous
part Of her Empire. 1t happens. therefore,
that midas appalling calamity lie watched
with keener interest by America than by the
country which rules this far-off dependency.
And 50 II will be, probably, as long as India
consents to suffer in silence.
! do not mean to accuse the British authori-
ties of neglect Of duty in the terrible emergency.
On the contrary, all information tends to con-
frm the belief that no great public disaster
was ever before COPIED with so enerCetically
and 50 efficiently by the official resources at
m Lord Curzon has borne the test
OF an enormous responsibility with credit and
honor, Not alone with the famine has he had
70 deal during this trying year. The plague
MAINTAINS its grip on the afflicted land and
cholera has recently been added to It's miseries.
POLITICAL dangers have further complicated
the situation, The country has been almost
stripped Of white troops, which, in the early
months OF the war the danger Of a Russian
INVASION seriously alarmed the British Gov
eminent. Through all this crisis the yiceroy
mas succeeded in maintaining absolute tran
quiIIty' an accomplishment creditable alike
70 MN and too the suffering millions over whom
he presides.
No civilized people, il Is safe to say, would
slHer and perish thus INTERESTINGLY, even UNI
eompIalningly. Never before has the phil
osophy Of the East, the fatalism, which the
N'uom OF the West condemns, furnished 10
amazing an object lesson. A great nation
",'n submits 10 suffering and death by hunger
N'''o"l a struggle, however impotent strug-
IDS m'ght Do, i a spectacle which the Western
a"nu cannot understand. The silence of India
~ marvel Of the world to-day. Not a cry
aSoeeh heard not even a protest. The worlds
''''ance has been received with q thank.
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fitness none the less deep because it also Is
silent.

e'NAAN'
And day by day the situation grows worse.
Six millions is now the number Of human beings
who perform the allotted task OF stone break
ing or reservoir building In order to receive from
the Government the means to keep body and
soul together. Thousands perish because they
are unable to work and their Eastern pride
prevents their accepting a tiny dole OF food az
pure charity. l refrain from reproducing
any Of the famine stories from the English
press. Few are printed and they are too pain
full. Most Of the papers neglect. almost ignore.
the subject. but the Standard this week gives
an interesting summary Of the situation as
itexisted In the early part Of the present month.
The following extracts give a fair idea Of II.
In Madras. which has hitherto been regarded
a. outside the afflicted area, things are rapidly
becoming worse. Tho number Of people on
relief works has more than doubled In the space
Of q fortnight. There has besn q little rain.
but this came too late materially to benefit the
crops on unirrigated lands. which are nov in many
places given up for lost. Irrigation supplies
are generally scanty, and the wells very low
In parts. The standing crops are now practi-
cally confined to irrigated lands. PasturaSe
is almost everywhere dried up. and the general
aspect Of the country especially the Deccan
districts, Is dreary In the extreme"
Going from Madras 10 Bombay, the trav-
eller does not see one single patch OF green,
not even so much as a blade Of grass, for hun
dreds OF miles on end. The whole Of the Madras
and Bombay Deccan IL simply one vast expanse
OF scorched-up. waterless upland. In many
places hamlets have been completely deserted
for months past, simply because these Is no
water within many miles Of them. Springs and
rivers, which have never been known to fail
before, are now absolutely dry. The Nizam's
dominions largely lie In this Deccan country.
and 1t Is, consequently, not surprising to learn
that the intensity of the famine In his terri
tory Is rapidly increasing,
Passing TO the Bombay Presidency. we come
TO the part Of India which, In the opinion Of the
Central authorities, Ia the most severely AFFLICTED
OF all. In other parts, notably In the native
States Of Rajputana, the mortality from star
walton may be greater. mainly because the sys-
TEN Of famine relief and the organization gen.
orally in such States Is not so good as In British
territory; but IL Is now generally admitted
that certain parts Of Bombay present the worst
famine features In all India at the present time.
The latest official reports show that there has
been no change In the conditions. except for
the worse. There is no abatement OF the famine;
things are merely getting slowly and surely
more terrible and more disastrous than before.
"One Of the most remarkable features of
the present famine Is that certain districts In
the Bombay Presidency. hitherto reputed
to be the most fertile. perhaps. IN al India, are
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Linens and White Goods
1t Prices That Arc Extremely Small.

FT1CeS Iu&S Au0 GASIeufSby ShSes1
Extra heavy all linen cream Table Dam:'
asks, 2 yards wide. SIC. I'D.
Fine and heavy bleached Damask Nap
kins, 20 inches square. ....... $l.N doz.
Extra heavy all linen bleached Dannsk
Napkins, 24li inches square. $l.% dor.
Pattern Tablecloths of good quality.
There are no napkins to match, and for
that reason they are marked at the fol-
lowing low prices:
S-4 size (66x6S inchss). ...... .$l.@ each
$40 size (66xS4 inches). ..... .$i.8 each
Sta size (66xto3 inches). 80. Sis each
Victoria Lawn, good quality, 20 inches
wide. Rye. I'D.
Imported Pique, good assortment,
&c. I'd.
Persian Lawn, sheer and fine quality,
40 inches wide, another lot at. . .lsc. yd.
Organdie Putting, with tucked and hce
insertion, variety Of good patterns,
NC. I'd
Another lot Of all over, cluster and
fancy Tuckings tx. yd.
French Organdie, good quality, 81
inches wide. nc. yd.
Main noor, rear. left
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Boys Summer BI0uses
At About Halt Price.

In the first place these Blovses
would be excellent value at the
regular price, which is almost
twice as much as we ask for them.
The materials of which they are
made are strong and excellent, the
seams are sewn with the toughest
thread that the maker cculd find
and the patterns and sty;ss are
good ones. Your boy will like
them and you cannot help liking
the price.
Blouses Of fine fancy p~ercales ana lawns,
ruffled sailor collars, cuffs and fronts.
Fast colors. Sizes ) to 8 years. A 4Sc.
anu .2Nc
Blouses Of fine percales In new stripes,
plaids and figured effects. Fast eolors,
yoke backs, felled seams and small turn
over collars. Sizes 6 to IA years. A7Sc.
value Tor NC
Second door. rear
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Concert seaso, Opens In Central Park.

The Twelfth Regiment Band opened the con.
ert season yesterday afternoon in Central Park.
There was a great crowd in the Mall to hear tho
music.
Tho sam band will play in the Mall atS
o'clock this afternoon. The concerts will con-
tinue each Saturday and Sunday afteru0oo00
fifteen weeks
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There Is a tradition IN the neishborhood that
Alexander Hamilton died In the Amos house
after his duel with Aaron Burr. but this Ia an
error.
OF The freQuenters OF the tavern about the
middle Of the present century, and with him
were such well known characters as, Marty
Mitchell, Hen Burnett. Phil Mcconnell. Tim
West, Shorty Hend rickson,. Pete Masterson, Joe
Devine, John Van Wart and Billy Eyling.
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Is so marked a characteristi OF all Orientals,
they argue among themselves that II is their
kismet. their destiny. and that, an inscrutable
Providence having willed them TO die offamine,
II would be idle to struggle against the mex
orable decree.
The nextmost afflicted portion Of India is the
central Provinces, which had hardly got over
the scarcity of a few years ago. before this new
and terrible disaster came upon them. There
has been no change for the better In this region.
There are now about one and three quarter mil
lion Of people on famine relief. and the popula-
ton directly affected by the famine IL some
twelve millions, Fodder is scarce, and water
exceptionally so. The rivers. indeed. are now
at a lower level than has ever been known. as
are also the various tanks and reser voirs which
form the water supply Of large cities"
The Poet Lsurate g lyric on the relief Of Mafe-
king has given the whole country a pain. 1t
stopped the demonstration which had reached
the point OF national hysteria on the subject Of
~Baden-Powel's splendid defence. In fact, 1t
soured the cup Of rejoicing which England
was auaffing with an enthusiasm never in
dnlged in before In this sober lana. Revenge
has come swiftly and. exasperated. not to say
disguised. Englishmen are chnckling delight
eddy over this cruel parady upon Mr.. Austin's
effort which the Daily Ns9s has furnished:
Here's q ~veIatous thing.
"Relief Of Mafeking.''
Now must the Laureate sing,
Sing for the many.
Poorly the rapture Climbs,
Yet must ! send some rhymes
Fit for to morrow's Timss,
From Abergsvenny.
Kimberley. Ladysmith-
What mustI rhyme Il With
Strange from Its welded 9Th
kin thus 10 sever:
Here's a confounded name,
Hard In q verse 10 frame:
Baden" must lack his fams.
Powell" for everl
Rhymes are galore with year"
Near" I've used twice. ! fear,
Perhapst they may kick at spear"
Cos they don't use EN-:
Making 'nerce cannon leap
Is perhaps . little steep.
Hope they will think It deep
Fear. twin confuse EN-.
Confound this wretched verse.
So plaguey hard and terss:
Just makes a poet curse
Working for hours:
Bother old Draytonis shade,
. Bother the verse he made.
Bother The Light Brigade
Now for ms flowers.
Count Tolstoi has just made q contribution
u the ethics of suicide which Ia attracting
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Imported Zephyr Ginghams.
Con.oonklo Co1o ~ n C~o-soI n~s,n

Ten thousand yards of imported Zephyr Cnghams bought from a lead.
inc Bingham importer at far below their value will interest you here to.
morrow: We have said before that this is %emphatiealy a Bingham year.
that these Ganghams are the very best patterns to be found anywhere at
etc, that Fashion and a sense of beauty most approve.
VIZ doubt whether you could resist them anyway-we know you can.
rot at to.morows pricing,
Fourteen Cents a Yard.
Main 6v Nav puldnU
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Fancy Taffeta Ribbons, one inch wide,
with three rows Of imitation hemstitching;
regularly Sc. a yard, at. ..............ec
Fancy Tafeta Ribbons, 3N inches wide,
with three double rows OF hemstitching
and white hair line corded effect; a de-
sign most suitable for women's neck
wear; regularly priced at 2Sc. a yard, lie
Fancy Taffeta Ribbons, 3H inches wide,
in ten light colors; double rows of a lace
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COIOred PetticOatS.

Excellent values are these light weight
Petticoats in all the Spring shades. They
are made with a deep knife plated ruffle,
finished with a small rutfle and are low
priced at. nc
Sateen Petticoats, in all the prevailing
shades, made with a full umbrella rutfle
and six small %rutfles, are also low priced
at. Sis
Second 0oor.
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like design on each edge; regularly 2sc.
yard, at NC
Mousseline Taffeta Ribbons, 6 inches
wide; a soft weave much in demand for
rosettes; light colors; regularly 4sc.
yard nc
Fancy Taffeta Ribbons, 4 to 5 inches
wide, in lengths of 4 to 9 yards; all light
c%olorings; regularly 800. to 4Sc. a yard, NC
Main door, ccntes.
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An Entirely Exceptional Offering Of
Summer SILKS at Minimum Prices.

They are printed lndias, Foulands and japanese wash Siks-kinds that
are most in demand now, that will be wanted all Summer. Even at regu.
lar prices they would be extremely desirable; at the little prices which viii
govern them here tomorrow they are doubly So
First 5000 Yards of fine quality printed India Silks ?, inches wide and covering an X
eenent variety Of very pretty designs and eo4@s, principally navy blue and whit. and Yale
blue and white. They have been priced at Soc yard and are now reduced 10 DC yard
There are Also yards Of the printed fouhrs Of excellent quality and with the bright
satin ulster which The best of the seasons Fouhrds have. The assortment Of designs q
admirable and the coloNe embrace the complete line that were manufactured in these pat
terms. such silks are considered low priced at 6c ayrd. Tomorrow you may have
Not less interesting are the Japanese wash Silks 1000 yards Of the very best quality q
the corded variety and in man styles and coOrs, including much Of the specially favored
white We do not think that wash Silks Of this quality have been priced SO low t.
las these t. ..... sc. ayo
Main nrN New Bun0ne