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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-17
Leader Denounced by His Most
Trusted Followers.
DECLARE He is A HYP0CRITE.
Ssraral Members Have Resigned From Tho
Church and Others Are Preparing TO
Follow Their Example.

Chicago. ILL.,, May 7.-Dissension and
disruption are looming up on the horizon
Of DR." John Alexander Dowie's Zion.
The big religious oligarchy which he has
built mp, with himself as supreme dlcta-
tor sRd-~l4ieh- brought him wuaftfr
reported TO amount 10 millions Is said to
he tottering 10 its fall
Mutterings OF discomfort have been
heard for months I'm the highest ranks
OF the faithful, and recently some OF the
general overscer's most trusted and val
uabio leutenants have become discon-
tented with his recent claims that he is
the object OF many OF the prophesies OF
the Old and New Testaments. and sec
end Elijah.
They accuse him of hypocrisy, and have
resigned their positions ia the church and
are strongly denounclng their former
leader
Or" Dovie has disappeared, and IL r.
said he TX anxious Co escape u subpoena
for the inquest to bc held tomorrow on
account of the death of Mrs. Judd. wife OF
the manager of tho Zion Land and In
yestment company. Detectives have been
told that he left for Zion city. near wau-
kegan. last night
Reports were in circulation today that
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-17
Mortgagee's S ale

VIII be sold az public auction on We'd
nesday May %. 1901, at o'clock pm. on
the premises, by virtue OF the power OF
sale contained IN that certain mortgage
deed. made and executed by Eueene
Magnant and Mavina Magnant. his wife.
dated January 90. 1893 and recorded I'm
the office OF the Recorder Of Deeds i'm the
city of Providence. X H. In real estate
mortgage book No. l6i at Page n
That certain lot OF land with the
buildings and improvements thereon sjt-
uate I'm the City OF Providence, in said
state OF Rhode Island. designated as Lot
number Two Hundred Fifty-Three (25s).
on that plat entitled Union Plat No Z
by j. A. Latham, December 1856 4" on rec
ord in the land records OF said city in
Plat Book No s. page ii and also on
Plat Card No. 5si. and according to said
Plat contains PASS 40. feet. reference to-
said plat being hereby had Being tho
same premises conveyed TO said Eugene
and Malvina Msgnant hy deed dated Jan
nary 20 1893 and recorded In said re-
corder's Offcc
Notice is hereby given Of the intention
Of the mortgagee toHlid upon the above
described property at the sale thereof or
az any pOstponement or adjournment OF
the same.
Nv order Of the MortgaEee.
Providence. May S. 1901
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-17
BY EUGENE A DEAN,
Auctionecr.
~ Westminster Street.
Mortgagee's Sale.

VIII be sold at public suction ou
Thursdav. MAY 25d 1901 at ~ o'cIork m
on tho premises. by virtue Of Tho novver
or sale contained In certain mortgage
deed, made aud executed bv CatherinS In
Grady. dated April Sth. 1885. and rccorded
IN Real Estate Mortgage Book No. ia al
page 3s3, In the Ofhce on the Recorder of
Deeds. IN the CITY OF Providence. n n
the conditions of said mortgage deed hav.
Ing been broken
a lot OF land with all the buildings and
improvements thereon. situate on NVadS-
worth street Oormerly Lilac street, in
said city " Providence and rs laid out
and designated as lot number one hun
drcd and four 900 on a plat entitled
plat No. OF land in Cranston belonging
10 Geo. w Crocker. laid out and pIatted
from former surveys by Cushing A Wall.
ing April. iS47 on record I'm The Town
clerk once ~ Cranston. iu Deed Book
No ~ AZ page 5Gi. and COPY III ON rec
ord iu the Recorders once in said CITY
NJ Liza -dGl-I.e--lil
). ana also on Gard 235 Being the same
premises conveyed To- the said Catheriu.
IL Grady by deed from Frank A VIII
hanson. bearing date the 10th dav "
July, ISL aud on record in said Re
corders Ofhce IN Deed Book No ug At
page
Notice is hereby given of IN. intention
% thr mortsasee 20 bid upon the above
described property at the sale thereof or
~ any postpouenent or adjournment 81
the same.
", order of thc Mortgage
Troy dsnce, May L. 1901
ms l-N-l1-lI
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-17

men and women. lie has received offers
or large salary from museum managers
IN the United States. who propose giving
bonds for his safe return 60 Manila. All
bis Communicat tions are censored
Preparations are being made 10 send
the 10Th Infantry TO reinforce Gen. Kobbc
who in cooperation with the navy will
Immediately occupy the Island of Par
aqua. which Is commercially important.
Gen. Macarthur is Fastening the com
pleuon Of the entire scheme for the
garrisoning OF the various towns lie
D. now awaiting the arrival OF the 9th
Regiment. portion OF which has been
assigned To occupy the upgarrlsoned ports
ot Mindoru, where the adventurer Arthur
Howard. who Is supposed 10 be a deserter
from the California Artillery Is reported
g. be- sctIne as governor.
lie rs said 60 control 200 outlaws and 100
insurgent riilemen. The island is unim-
portant from military point OF view.
but is valuable commercially.
The Phllipp@e commissioners are con-
sldef'ng civil and criminal codes for the
cNil government OF Manila. They have
established provincial governments in
Surigao. Cagayan and Mindanao A
meeting OF the commission will be held on
Monday 10 consider amendments TO the
provincial bill 20 obtain additional rev.
enue by transferring the stamp tar and
The timber revenues from the central
government 20 the municipalities
" ~ proposed 10 imposc au annual
ceduls tax OF 81 ON al males under :,
years Of age. The question of amending
W... ... M. .r
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-17
Mortgages. Sale
BY CHARLES l.. ELLIS,
Auctioneer,
l07 Westminster st.

VIII be sold al public auction on Mon
day, June 3rd, at 12:3O o'clock D. m. on
the premises, by virtue or the power OF
sale contained in that certain mortgage
deed made and executed by Irving W.
Bliss aud Minerva II. Bliss. hts wife.
dated June 6th. 1896. and recorded I'm the
Office Of the town clerk of the town Of
Johnston, n. L.. ia book No. g. page 80
OF the records OF mortgages OF real es-
tate In the town of Johnston. n. 1. Those
two certain house lots. with all the i'm
proyements thereon, situate ia the town
OF Johnston, County of Providence and
state OF Rhode Island and are designated
as lots Nos one Hundred and TWENTY
three 023l and one Hundred and Twenty
Four Q24l and plat of house lots known
as the Silver Lake Plat. plat by G. Ir
Paine In 1859 and recorded I'm the records
of the said town of Johnston, in the town
clerks office, reference thereto being had
for further description. Notice is hereby
given OF the intention of the mortgages TO
bid upon the above described property at
the sale thereof or AZ any postponement
or adjournment OF the same
mil got BY Order OF the Mortgagee
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-17
AomINlsrKAros's sals or stal tsrsrs.

VIII be sold at public auction. on the
premises hereinafter described on SAT-
tRDAY, May %. 1901. at " O'Clock noon
by virtue and IN exercise OF the authority
vested in the undersigned as administa,-
tor, with the will annexed, or the estate
Of Freedom Johnson. late OF PrOyidence
n. l., deceased, by decree Of the Appel
late Division OF the Supreme Court within
and for the county OF Providence State
of Rhode Island. duly entered on the ele-
venth day OF March 4. u 1901 in equity
cause Nc. 5ill. Richard w. Jennings adj
ministrator. W.. Della Johnson et al
All the right. title and interest which
the said Freedom Johnson had at tho
time Of his deCesse fsubiect 10 the life
estate OF his widow. Elizabeth p John
son, under the last viii and testament OF
said Freeborn Johnson I'm aud 10 a Ger
tain piece or parcel of land situate In
said Providence and laid our and de-
sCribrd ss Follows. Niz Beginning on M.
n0rthcry line 9f sumter street. al a point
Vnc unndred tlUQi teet distant from Tie
nOftheasteriy corner of Emerson street
aud sumter street thence eastetly on th.,
northerly line ~ Sumter street hfty O0
feet thence northerly st a right snsle
one hundred O0Ql feet thence westerly
parallel % Sumter street nffy (jOl feet.
thence soItheriy one hundred COO fest
20 the place " beginning Since the date
OF the entry nf said decree said EHzahrth
= Johnson has deceased. 80 that the en-
tire estate win he sold and tho saie viii
ho absolute without reserve
RfCHAED ~. JENNINGS
Administrator With the VIII Annexed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-17
RED-HEADEO
CHILDREN
BARRED.
Founding Asylum Agents Can
not Find Homes for Them In
Any Part Of tho Country.

St Louis, May 17.-Fifty-two black.
haired brown-haired, yellow-haired and
tow-headed children from the New York
Founding and orphan Asylum flied a
special car of the Pennsylvania system
al the Union Station Wednesday morning
waiting 10 be adopted
No red-headed children or children
with freckles were among them
Red-headed children. especially those
with freckles the Sisters of Charity of
the New York Founding Asylum find IT
hard to place I'm homes. even il their
hair is OF the Titan tint and freckles
beauty spots.
c. Whiting Swayne. their travelling
agent whose duty Il Is To find homes for
about one hundred children of the ASYLUM
each year. said Wednesday that he had
inquired all over the United States as 10
the reason for this condition and inva-
riably had been told that red-headed
children fought too much and had bad
tempers generally.
lie does not agree with this verdict.
but finds Il difficult 10 overcome a tradi-
ton that has stood for many generations.
the children who made up the list
sent 10 Missouri this year were az tho
Union Station only a few minutes D.. cd-
nesday before they were on their wav 10
their future homes
Thirty departed over tho Missouri Pa
cihc I'm charge OF two Sisters of Charity
To farms in Usage County. while i've
others started over the Frisco I'm the
care OF Mrs. Swayne FOR homes on farms
around Vienna and Vicsmann. in Marion
Fifteen were delivered 90 their adopted
parents az Union Station. FIVE being taken
by farmers from near CollinsVllle. Ill
and others by St. Louis County farmers.
They arrived Tuesday night IN charge
of the two Sisters OF Charity and Charles
7. Hara, New York agent OF the asy-
lum. They slept I'm the special car and
were bright and happy Wednesday
aud were eager 10 see their
papas" and 'mammas 4"
They had been told that they had been
" school at the asy lum and were return.
adopted parents continued.
ng 10 their parents, n fiction which their
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-17

walton. who has taken UP the carpenters
trade, is arranging to write an expose
or the inside working OF Or" Dowie's
church and his labors for self-aggrandize-
ment. Mrs. Walton says the time has not
arrived Off her husband 10 make his ex
pose
IN the last Issue of HIS Leaves of Healing
Ut Dowie sounded "A warning To his
followers against widening the breach
ana said: IF the devil could divide Zion
he would destroy IN
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-17
of Union Made Clothing.
156, 1853 and |60 WESTMINSTER STREET,
PROVIDENCE,

- &s ~ ~ - $s &s>{
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-17
HE IS A PRISONER.
AGUlNALDO ENJOYS LIBERTY.

Manila May 17--Gen. MacAr. ur de-
chnes to define the status of Aguinaldo
lie SAYS that though he is in a sense a
prisoner he is enjoying liberty In his
residence and the grounds attached
thereto
lie 49, however. under guard He vol
unfairly remains indoors. lie has not de-
scended to the ground floor of his resi-
dence since he occupied the palace.
His mail grows daily. lie receives large
numbers OF letters and pamphlets from
anii-imperialists and other cranks. both
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-17
SLIGHT BLAZE.
Total Damage 10 House viii
Not Exceed SIS.

Edward Greene OF q Benevolent street
discovered fire last night in the base
ment of the three-story house situated AT
81 Benevolent street the basement being
occupid by Christopher Welsh as a gro
Gerry store.
The fire was not OF serious nature.
and was quickly extinguished with loss
of about SIS. Mice and matches is sup
posed TO have been the cause Of the blaze.
Inc building is owned by William b.
Pierce.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-17

the municipal code Will also be con-
sidered
II is believed that Gen. Cailles. who
has been declared an outlaw. has been
wounded. He has been negotiating with
Gen. Sumner for three days looking to
surrender. The Federal press and ex-
Gen Malvar are urging him to give him
self up
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-17
A new COMPANY.
Charter Is Granted by the
Secretary Of State.

Articles or Incorporation have been
granted by Secretary Of state Bennett TO
the Medbery Rackcr company OF this city.
and the incorporators are Edmund w
Orswell' John r. Cummings, George VIII
helm. Edmund $. Hopkins and Nelson II
Medbery. The company. which will man
ufacture and sell beer racking and other
machinery, has capital OF $4,000
new social organization 10 be lo
Gated In Clneyville. has been incor-
porated, under the name OF the Bachelors
Whist and Social club BY John T.
Jacobson, John w Ormston. John w
Elliott Henry smith and Robert Smith.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-17
SOM: FOOL lSH PEOPLE

Allow cough 20 run until Il gets bevona
the reach of medicins They often sav
"Oh. 10 Will wear away" but In rnost
cases IL viii wear them away Couis
they be Induced to Try the successf,'1
meal9ine called kemps Balsam. which
is sold on positive guarantee 10 r'1r.
they WOULD Immediately see the .xceI
lent effect after taking the frst dcss
Prics ZSo and SOC. 1risl sire free. Al
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-17

MRS. wINsI.0ws SOOTHING aYRr-p
aas been used for over fifty years bv
millions OF mothers for their children
soothes the child. softeHs the gums al
avs sh pain. cures wind colic. and ~ The
best remedy for Diarrohea ft will re-
Said by druggists ih every mart 81 ,b,
world 1wsnv-fya cents q bottle n.
sure and ask for Mrs WiasloW sosth
inr syrur' snd take no ether kind
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-17

a large sum. said 10 be at least $50 600
had been Withdrawn from the Dowie
bank, and that the callers at the bank
were unusually numerous and nervous
IL was declared today that the schism
is Just starting, and that many of the
highest and most influential officers OF the
Dowle church are preparing 10 leave the
organization. The deaths OF Mrs Lucy
Judd wife of Deacon II. Worthtngton
Judd and her baby who received no
medical treatment has aroused popular
Indignation against the healer" and the
authorities are threatening 20 take action
against him.
g DR.. Dowie." declared J. ". Cabeen. a
former elder of Zion Wednesday, sis false I'm
his theology and false I'm his business
transactions. He Is not insane on the
contrary, he Is an extremely long headed
man and a man of superhuman cunning
Some take the ground that he IL an out
and out imposter, hut I take the more
charitable view that he is self-deluded
lie is guilty OF the most arrant hypocrisy.
and yet ! think that he believes In his
own acts.
You have heard OF the man who lied
so much that he came 70 believe his lies
were the truth. ] have known OF acts
OF Dr.. Dowie's that seem TO me down
right dishonest, and others that were un-
charitable and unchristian, TO say the
least.
"A case I'm point is that ol George A,
Fair, who left the church a few months
ago and who turned over about three
hundred dollars worth or household fur
niture at Mr.. Dowie's request and on his
ntnIliAn- Ia -rnpl4ea+t with new -ft+FrAI++4re--
in philadelphia, where he has been ap-
pointed an elder. Dr Dowie never kept
that promise.
TURNED ADRTFT.
Elder Samuel A Walton expended
about 5000 of his money I'm fitting up the
church quarters I'm Waterloo. Iowa and
later got into some financial difficulty
lie had signed a note for a friend and
was sued for the amount He was un-
able 90 pay. and appealed 10 Dr. Dowlc 10
aid him.
The amount was only 500, and Dowie
actually owed him 5000. hut the oversccr
would not raise a hand 20 help him and
allowed the note 10 he put In iudgmcni
against him. Walton then resigned and
pa. Duwei sent him a dismissal on the
grounds of inoompetency ana debt. These
ire two incidents out OF many that could
lc cited"
With the resignation of Elder Walton
he Zion followers al oak Park have be-
sun 20 diminish. IL Is stated that Mr.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-17

II understand you had quite a sale for
your game or parlor-golf." remarked the
out now, replied the inventor ''Nhv.
hows that TITS played out. now
CalhOlIc Stanlarl md -rInns
New-York tribune., 1901-12-08

foot and scamper over the mountains Ike goats
Denmark maintains army on the islands
of about 30 men. These volunteers re-
crufted from the veteran corps in the home
country and sent to the islands for a term of
six years They have guard and barracks du-
ties to perform but those who have trades may
work at them when they not on duty. and
when their term of service is over they receive
| free transportation home. or. if they desire to
r. main. receive positions on the police force.
The cIearness Of the air at st. ThomIs.'
said former resident of the place. may be
judged by my experience l lived the high
est of the three hills which the city is built.
and from my house | could see Porto Rico f.ty
miles the west. and with the naked eye could
see the palms and the mills OF St Croix forty
miles south The thermometer registers be-
tween 9o and 81 degrees in the shade nine
months in the year; but one feels comfortable
and some of my friends who in New-Yor<
during the hot season last year went home to
St Thomas to escape the New York heat.
THE low prize of wine does the people more
harm than the warm weather For six cents
cne can bIy bottle of native wine, and half
of that will settle the strongest man. The peo-
rIa are hospitabIe to Il fault, md strangers are
aINavs made welcome. People in this part of
the world are s.r)rised to hear this. but it is
inst as true as that the hurricane stories from
ST Thomas and ST CrOix are nearly all eXag-
gerations. for there are no more hurricanes
there than there in the Southern States OF
this country
There are thirty-two sugar estates on the
island of st. Croix, the product of which goes
to one concern in New-YOrk. But in order to
protect growers who are not in this COmbina-
ton the Danish Government has established
sugar stations where growers bring their cane
for sale. 1t is ground in mills belonging to the
government. and the producer receives pay
based the New-York prices
The water about these islands is clear that
the bottom may be seen at any point, and it
abounds in fish. Very little fishing is done but
many people predict that it will not be long
New-York tribune., 1901-12-08

business or religious functions because OF MS
color In the Colonial Council at st. CroiN there
are two black men. and they fill the places win
credit TO themselves and to the satisfaction OF
their associates Intermarriage between natives
and whites is nothing unusual, and clcrgymen
OF the various denominations never refuse 10
perform the marriage ceremony between Wfile
and black men and women
There seems to he = misunderstanding IN the
Tinted states as TO the language used by the
neon1e in the Danish West Indies. The fact is
that everybody speaks English, and. although
the official language is Danish English is used
In the schools as well in the court Of justice
New-York tribune., 1901-12-08

The place has a fine harbor. large coal wharVeS
and a drvdoch. and anon: its larger buildings
are the government house and a hotel The
stores and shops as well the houses OF the
Inhabitants are nearly all one story buildings.
The old structures are built of stone. but the
modern houses are of wood. and all are OF
the old Spanish style The roofs are tiled and
fat and so arranged that they shed the rain
into cisterns where it is kept for drinking pur-
poses. there being no other water available
on the island of St. Croix F'rederickstcd and
New-York tribune., 1901-12-08

ono Fuclisb In each of these there are as
many black as white members one Oh the
deacons in the Dutch Reformed church is a
fullblood negro.
one of the peculiarities of the houses in the
Danish West In lies is that they have no chm
ncys The kitchens are ali detached and as
fire is used for cooking only. houses require no
freplaces or chimneys The stores. if they
stand directly on a street. have doors front and
back and those that stand away from the reg
ular thoroushfare have openings on all four
New-York tribune., 1901-12-08
THE DANISH WEST INDIES
,o,,r, INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT Ifhf'
THREE LITTLE ISLANDS VIII"
MAY SOON BECOME UNITED
,ut-S TERRITORY.
crATEs TERRITORY.

e.TATF-S TERR1TORh-
Tho Danish West Indies have come nv -,
~; ,,o+ice on account of the hesoli''i
.+,.o,,. 1,ein.r carried between the oiii
CO.. o,d the Danish Government py "iiio
49,, ttroe islands-St. Thomas, st. John anu "'.
l,rlix--ara likely TO become the possessions oi
a., 1-ni+ad States at a lower price thah 'il''
country was willing to pay for them many years
ago. H., a
-bo iclands cover about 121 square miles, anu
-. o,,,,Iatton is estimated at about thirty thou-
sar5 Denmark has been the poSseSsor ol 'ie
islands since 1911, but they have never oeeh
eraat source of revenue. and for many years II
b.s cost denmark much money in excess OF the
ro,enue to maintain them. a former resident Oh
charlotte AmaIa the largest place on the isiaho
of st Thomas in speaking of the sentiment OF
tho neonle as to annexation, said:
The white population and nearly all the sugar
,,roducers are in favor of annexation, OUT the
blacks are opposed to the scheme IneTe ar
co,1naratiyeIy few whites on the 1slanus, not
more, than 10 per cent of the population. Inc
hacks are of a superior class, and, having the
naturally fear that their condition would suilel
II they became American citizens. Inere is no
such thing as a color line there. Education Is
cornDulsory and all the children Whfte anu
hlark GO to school between the ages OF seven
and thirteen In the churches there is also an
yhcanca of all distinction to color, and there
a certainly no line drawn in business Inc
De ne recognizes man for his worth, ana never
ehinks of excluding his neishbor from social
New-York tribune., 1901-12-08

Christiansted are the chief towns. THESE places
have a population of about one thousand each
They have stores and shops like those OF o'
Thomas, and the population is made up OF the
same elements There are Episcopal, Moraviah'
Catholic, Dutch Reformed and Methoo'st
churches and a synagogue, and there are TWO
Masonic lodges in the island, one French ana
New-York tribune., 1901-12-08
PRINCESSST. CTIR1ST1ANSIED, 81. tkOlN'

Sides In order to protect the merchanuiSe
from the sand, many glass cases are used
St Thomas has cab system which is usudilS
a surprise to the visitor The horses anu eaD'
are not of the snowy kind, but the price Is III
keeping with the outfit, 10 cents mile peihs
the regular rate. People who travel IN the
country ride on little ponies, which are Sile ol
New-York tribune., 1901-06-23
EASTPoRT TO CANOE PLACE.

Eastport. the Of the Long Island Country
Club: speonk. westhampton Beach, Quiogue
QuOgue, Good Ground and Canoe Place all high
class seaside family resorts. ouogue and Good
Ground frequented by hundreds who have
erected more or less preeutous residences and the
former has several large hotels. Boating IS the
chief psstme
The old wayside Inn at Canoe Place has been q
hosiery continuously for more than n hundred and
fifty years. and Is SIN well patronized by wayfar
and NewYork pleasure seekers. The canal