The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-11
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People.

! have been delving into history for
the past few days and ind that at
tempts have been made on the lives OF
four presidents within less than three
score years and ten and yet congress
seems as supremely supine as ever.
or course, as argued on. the floors OF
House and Senate during the debate
on the famous Mckinley bin no law
could be made retroactive even on
tariff lines 10 increase government
revenues. And the same Is equally
true In the case OF Czolgosz who, now
that the happy prospects are for the
presidents ultimate recovery. may
escape With a few years imprison-
ment. Even in Rhode Island--aad
there is no electrocutlon or capital
punishment here-a would-be assas-
sin of even the humblest citizen could
not and would not be permitted 10 es-
cape so easily the demands of decency
and justice
But 10 return 10 my original state
ment, of the four attempts on the
lives OF presidents two resulted fatal
ly. The first occurred in the hall OF tho
House OF Representatives at Wash
ington, II. c., about noon Of Friday
January 81, 1888. IL was during the
funeral services of Hon Warren r.
Davis and IL was an insane painter
named Lawrence who with two load
ed revolvers attempted 10 take tine
life OF President Andrew jackson.
The revolvers failed TO work ana
"Old Hickory" fortunately escaped.
Good Friday night. April n. 1855.
President Lincoln was shot down in
cold blood at Ford's theatre. WASH
\ hxF.
an obscure actor. who was the leader
OF a conspiracy for the assassination
OF the president vice president, the
cabinet and General Grant, Booth was
pursued and shot four Of the other
consprators We're hanged and four
more imprisoned.
The third attempt on a president
life was made on the lamented Pres-
dent Garfield and he proved TO be the
second victim. This was on Friday
morning, july 2. 1881. about $3.50 o'cloc!
I'm the Baltimore and Ohio statiol at
Washington. ID. c.. by Charles j.
Guiteau. on September s. 1851. 1.-The fa-
nous yellow Day" just 20 years ago
last Firday-~he was removed 10 Ell
beron, n. j., where he passed away
less than fortnight later. September
10. Guiteau after "A tedious trial WAS
convicted and hanged,
The fourth on President Mckinley
was likewise made on Friday ut
Buffalo. not in Washington. ID. c.. IS
were the other three. That IL may
prove unsuccessful as the present en-
couraging reports from his bedside in
dicate is the earnest prayer of united
nation.
learn with much pleasure that the
engagement oI Miss Jeanette Night
ingale. daughter OF Mr. j. h. IL.
Nightingale, 20 Mr.. Frank f. Rich
mond, son of Air Howard Richmond
will be announced i'm a few days.
Since the death OF Joseph Banigan,
the rubber magnate, there has been
much speculation as to what would
eventually become OF the palatial res
idence he built on South Angel
street. which was completed but a
short time before his demise. Concern
ing this fine structure | heard today
from a reliable source that $4,000 had
been offered for It.
The Long Meadow Golf club OBJ
serve, proposes 10 own its own links.
II has purchased from the Hon. j. {.
b. Woods the Warwick property, en-
bracing S5 acres. which IL has used
for some years. and proposes 10 erect
a modern club house where all the fa-
cilities and accommodations OF our
uotodate countrv club will be pro-