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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-25

reach the Town Hail. and when he had
seen Officer Moore. he decided at once
that his injury was of such a serious
character that he required hospital facil-
tiles 60 make the most OF the chance he
had for recovery. Arrangements were
at once made to bring the wounded man
90 the Rhode Island hospital and this
was done about O'Clock this morning
DR.. Woodhesd was called to attend Con-
ductor Mountain at the railroad crossing.
His wounds were found 10 be OF an ugly
character. but not OF such dangerous
nature as those OF the policeman, and
later he was removed to his home.
No trace Of the man or men who did the
shooting was obtained after Mountain
was disabled. IL is known that there
were at least two. and possibly three
men In tho party OF shopbreakers.
lt was of course. impossible TO secure
any description OF the man. who fred the
shots. but the police believe that " was
the same man who shot both Moore and
Mountain. still every effort is beiug made
TO get some trace OF the criminals.
CHIEF DoNAHUEs STORY.
Chief Of Police Donahue of Cumberland.
was in Burnham's store early this morn
ing, where he has been hiding for sever
al nights, hoping 10 catch the robbers
who have frequently visited the village
lately.
ADpdI = n. IN. ne neafd TWO men DcRln
10 bore holes i'm the door on the south
side. They bored three holes and then
tried to pry the door open. Thsv did
not succeed. They then went to the
north side. where they bored a hole In
another door and tried 90 pry that also,
but they failed
Meanwhile the chief waited inside for
them To come in. when he would have
had a great advantage In firing at them
from a concealed position. lie heard the
men move away, and was still waiting
for them to come back when the shoot
ing at the other place occurred. They
left tho Burnham place only n few min
utes before the shooting at Browns
store.
The chief is OF the opinion that one q:
the three might have gone in advance
TO Browns store while the others were
working on the north door OF Burnhsm's
store.
SLIGHT CHANCE FOR MOORE.
officer Moore was operated upon at
o'clock. and IL was 80 before he was
removed from the table.
His wound was found TO be Of so SER
ious a character that the surgeon I'm
charge said that his chance for recovery
was not better than one i'm one thousand.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-25
CONFIRMED.
Masters Report In Case Of
BuTdick VS.. WestcOtt.

In the case OF Abble II. Burdick vs.. WILL
liam II. Westcott. administrators, ct al. a
decree was entered today In the appellate
division OF the Supreme court confrminE
ths report .of the master
The master finds that under the previ-
sions OF the will OF John l.. Barbour the
surplus OF the personal estate after the
payment of his other debts and expenses
OF administration was TO be applied to
the payment OF principal and interest OF
mortgages on his estate at tho time OF
his death. and in so far as such surplus
Is insufficient to discharge such mort
cages the rents and income which have
accrued are TO be applied TO payment Of
interest. taxes and repairs
The administrator. William u. West
cott, is TO so apply the profits and he Is to
paw 10 Abbie r. Burldck the sum OF
t2Sa5.45 with interest from Feb. l. 1901.
the same being the balance due her.
The decree provides that n either OF
the life tenants under the said will here
after pays or from any cause Is Obliged
to pay the principal of the mortga Z, debt
upon the estate held by her for lifc. or
any part OF the mortgage debt up0n the
estate held by her for life. or any part ~
such debt. she and her estate shall be
entitled TO be subrogatef for the amount
40 paid In the place Of the mortgage
and under the mortgage deed upon aud
against the fee OF the mort gs ged estate
for the repayment OF The same.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-25

Al st. Peter and ST. Paul's Cathedral
this morning at . o'clock Miss Margaret
Colbert of the Cathedral parish and Mr.
william ]. Wall Of ST. Michsel's parish
were joined in holy wedlock by Reverend
Father ID. NJ. Lowney.
The bride was beautifully attlred in a
white satin gown and carried a large bo-
quet OF cut flowers She was attended by
Miss Katherine Devine, who was also
tastefully gowned while Mr. John Fran
els Wall brother Of the groom acted as
best man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wall will, after recep-
ton this evening. leave on wedding
tour and upon their return be found at
their newly furnished home on Ocean
street.
The wedding joker fiend' was evi-
IDENTIFY about for when the bridal party
drove from the Cathedral 10 the photo
graphers on Westminster street. people
were amused at seeing. cOnspicuously
placed on the rear OF the carriage
placard bearing the expression she is
mine--all mine together with numerous
provcrblal white ribbons.
The happy pair. however. seemed ut
terly oblivious of it al and did not
seem 90 be confused M the crowd that
awaited their appearance outside the
photographers 20 wish them sood luck.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-25

According To the returns made at the
office of the city treasurer the amount
collected for poll taxes up TO o'clock
yesterday afternoon was sl5.262. which,
OF course, represents 1922 bills. OF this
amount s5563 came In since the collectors
were sent out on February IA last
The whole amount collected last year'
was sle.soO. so that up TO date there Is
only silSs lacking to reach that sum. and
there does not seem 10 be any doubt In
the minds of the STAFF OF the city .treas-
urer that last years receipts will be
surpassed this year.
There are at present about 500 bills in
the hands of the two deputy sheriffs
and there is no doubt about their coll
lection. and the several collectors have
also large number OF demands for pay
ment 10 be served.
The law provides that the collector
shall read the demand to the person who
has failed to pay, and therefore there is
often difficulty experienced i'm making
the demand I'm proper form.
QUICKLY BACK DOWN.
When the collector has succeeded in
reading the demand for payment he
sometimes gets the money. amounting To
$685. the extra quarter going TO the
collector. But quite often he IS informed
that the person addressed has mo time
10 bother with poll taxes
This Is reported TO the city treasurer s
department, and the recalcitant one is
given five days time in which TO settle.
If. at the expiration of that time the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-25
new FORTRESS.
To Be Constructed at Halifax.
An Expert In Charge,

Halifax. N s., April N-Hslfax IL to
have another large British fortress, fitted
with Finch quick firing guns. and an ex-
pert fortress builder connected with the
English army has arrived here and ex-
poets to remain a couple of years.
The new fortress is 10 be near the
shore at the entrance 10 the harbor. One
of the royal garrison regiments formed
under the new plan of the British war
secretary Is 10 come TO Halifax as soon
as some Of the regiments now in service
i'm South Africa return 10 England.
The military authorities have the plans
here now for four new blocks of brick
buildings. one for officers quarters and
another for married soldiers and their
FAMILIES The latter building is to be in
the field aoJoining the famous old garri-
son church here.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-25
CLAIMS $4,000 DAMAGES.

Alice -. Peck has entered suit in the
common pleas division OF the supreme
court 10 recover $1,000 from Clark Thurs
ton.
The plaintln was bicycling on Fenncr
street one dsy last October and claims
the defendant. who vas driving. so care
lessly managed the horse attached TO
a carriage. that she was knocked from
her bicycle.
IL r. claimed by the plaintiff that her
injuries were of very severe nature
and that her rirht knee was fractured
aud her rlght ankle was injured.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-25
SAVED A LIFE.
Brave Fireman Threw Little Girl
From Railroad Track.

New York. April ,5.-Fireman Clarence
Lierd of the Allegheny Valley railroad
has just proved himself a hero by saw
ing 5-year-od MARY Jordan from instant
death. SAYS a special from DriftwooJ. Pa.
Of speed around = curve. when Lierd cs-
pied the flutterlng skirt OF a little girl on
tho track not more than % Yards ahead.
lie jerked open the door Of the cnb. rush
pilot He was just IN time to cling to
the flagstaff. lift the girl from the track
with his foot and Ming her into the
ditch
When the train backed up to within
sight Of tho place where the child bad
been the trainmen saw her scampering
home.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-25

Officer Herbert Moore OF the Cumber-
land Police force. and Maurice Mountain,
a street car conductor on the Cumberland
line were shot and the former fatally
hurt by robbers at Valley Falls, at an
early hour this morning.
Patrolman Moore, who is a special Of
fcer. was travelling the beat OF officer
Pollard and approaching the store OF
Walter Brown. about ? o'clock this morn
ing he discovered man endeavor-
ing 10 force open a side door.
Moore at once undertook to capture
the man, but almost as quick as the dis
covery was made 10y the policeman the
shopbreaker saw him and fred a shot
from a revolver which struck the officer
i'm the groin above the line of tho right
hip.
A CALL FOR RELIEF.
The officer shouted for help, as his
sssailant ran rapidly down the street.
aud Il was not long before OFFICER Bur
lingame arrived. and. seeing his COM
rade's serious condition assisted him TO
reach the Town Han.
one their way the two policemen met
Maurice Mountain street car conductor
on the Cumberland line, and he WAS re-
Quested TO hasten TO the house of DIR.
Woodhead on Broad street and summon
him TO attend officer Moore.
MOUNTAIN SHOT DOWN.
The conductor startqd on a run. headed
through Titus street for the residence
OF the doctor In Titus street he saw a
man standing in the shadow beside Bar
bers barn on The opposite side OF the
street
Without a word OF warning the man
standing beside tho barn pointed a revol-
vcr at the approaching runner and fired.
lie fred three shots az the conductor i'm
Quick succession and " would seem that
he was aiming at the head and shooting
TO Kill.
One after another the shots hit Noun
tain on tho right shoulder. the right
cheek and I'm his neck. The he
assassin then turned and ran. Noun
tain hastened to the shanty at the Valley
Falls railroad crossing where he asked
for assistance.
II was only a few minutes later before
the news OF the double shooting was
known In the village OF Valley Falls. and.
in spite of the lateness OF the hour. many
turned out. and there was great deal OF
excitement.
MOORE'S INJURIES.
DIR. Smith was the first physician 10
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-25

tax is not paid then Deputy sheriffs
Coates and Child come on the scene.
when the sheriffs run across the man
who had no time to bother with poll
taxes" there is not much chance for
argument II Is either settle or 20 10
jail, but by this time the settlement
costs s.. %, the extra dollar going TO the
sheriff.
= AS soon as the arrest is made, as a
rule settlement is made, but OCCASION
ally the officers find "A man who says
he will go to jail rather than pay. But
he doesn't, FOR just about the time the
gray walls of tho Hotel De Wall begin
TO show up. he concludes that II VIII
be cheaper 10 settle and he does SO,
paying. IN addition. car fares for him-
self and the officer.
ARE MANY EXEMPTIONS.
Tne argument has been made by some
persons that 1850 poll taxes - not a
great deal TO receive IN a city the size
of Providence. and. on the face of IT,.
this may appear to be point we'll taken.
AS matter of fact the amount OF
the poll taxes assessed IL a little over
10000. but among these $1,000 persons as
sessed there are a great many that are
exempted by law. For instance, citizens
who perform military duty are exempted
from paying poll taxes, and this makes
quite a hole I'm the number
Then quite a number are always found
that have been assessed for personal
property and real estate. and these, OF
course, do not pay a poll tax.
The city treasurer's department Will
continue TO collect poll taxes, by the aid
OF the law. until IL * found that those
who have not settled arc either dead,
have removed from the state, OF arc not
naturalized.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-25
A DIOCESE.
Episcopal Convention TO Be
Asked to Establish One.

New York. April 25.-The Church club
Of New York last night unanimously de-
cided TO invite the church clubs through
out the country to unite with IL i'm memo
rializing the general convention Of the
Episcopal church at its session next Oc-
tober TO establish diocese In the Phil
ippine Islands.
Addresses were made by Bishop Potter
Gen. James N. Wilson Rev Percy CTs n {
and Chaplain Charles G.. Pierce OF the
Eleventh l.. S. Cavalry. who spent con-
siderable time i'm the Philippines as divi-
sion chaplain. All OF the speakers except
Bishop Potter. advocated i'm the most en-
thusiaetic manner the early establish
ment of the diocese.
Bishop Potter thought a wise plan
would be 10 leave the decision to COM
mission OF bishops.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-25
RICHTER
HELD FOR
TRIAL.
Accused Of Using an UnssaIsd
Basket In Selling G
Coal.

Samuel Richter OF ii9 Richmond
street, was before Judge sweetland. to-
day, nominally for defrsuding the pub
lic actually for using an unsealed bss-
ket. which he used In selling coal to poor
people.
Richter had no scales. and his custom
ers were getting what under the law
they supposed was 50 pounds Of coal TO
the basket.
His measure was found 20 be ga inches
lacking in height. and instead OF 50
pounds. he was giving SO pounds per
basket
Richter pleaded not guilty and was
held In $500 for trial next Tuesday The
complaint was brought by the city seal
er. and this Is the first prosecution of its
kind under the existing statute.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-25
IT CAME BACK.
Letter a Siy-YeaT.0Id Girl Wrote
to Santa Claus.

New York, April 25-A letter addressed
TO "Mr Santa Claus, Joyvillo. Iceland" :"
and mailed by six-yesr-old May Pertl Of
Newark. last November has just been
returned to that little miss. from tho
dead letter office az Washington.
The envelope Is almost completely COW
cred with post marks. II had been to CO.
penhagen. Denmark; 20 Lcith. Scotland /:
10 Reykjavig. Iceland. and TO PinIey-
jarsysia Iceland; then back 10 Reyk-
iavig. Copenhagen. Liverpool and Wash
ihyton.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-25
DALLAS OPERA HOUSE BURNED.

Dallas, Tex. April e5.-Esrly today n
FIRE was discovered i'm the Dallas opera
House az which Harry Grcenwail OF New
York city Is the lessee.
In an hour from the time the fire
started the roof fsll IN and the front
aud side walls collapsed. The loss TO
the opera house Will reach sioo,ooo The
origin ~ the hre Is unknown.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-25
NO WILL LEFT.
Mrs. McGuInness Asks 10 Be
Appointed Administrative.

Mrs. Ellen T McGulnness widow of the
late Hon. Edwin -. McGuinness. has filed
a petition IN the municipal court To be
appointed administratrix on the estate
OF her late husband
Mrs. McGuinness IN her petition In
forms the court that the personal estats
OF the deceased viii not exceed 5000
aud also requests TO be appointed guard
ian OF her daughter. Mary Frances Nc
Guinness. John Dorsn 10 attorney for
the pstitonen
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-25
NAME DECIDED ON.

Portland, Ore. April e5.-The official
name Of the exposition TO be held IA
Portland IN 1906 as decided upon by the
Oregon and Washington commissioners
is the Lewis and CLARK Centennial and
American Pacific Exposition
The whole is 10 ie surmounted With
the legend where rolls the oreson."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-25
SIGHTED CipSIzsD SCHOONER.

New York. April q. Capt. Beckman
OF the steamer Suningdale, which vessel
arrived today from Rosario, reports hay.
ina sighted yesterday az y. m. 10 miles
east. southeast Of Huckers beach. "a
large capsizcd schooner. apparently not
lopg .n that condition.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-25
s~.ss.s Automobile 70, sonsel.i

Hut he woke "a nnd " All a dream. sue-
gestcd NO doubt by fitness OF latter 20
present weather conditions. It's a fact.
however in Designing. Engra Wing. Flee
frotk plng and Printing. The j. J. RYDER
60. g. Washington. cor. Eddy. does best
work al low prices
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-25
Total Receipts Of Last Year
Are Almost Reached Already
Arguments Brought to Bear by Deputy
SheriffS Coates and Child Are
Really Very Convincing.


voluntarily but su
ments by Deputy erins Coate and
who'spear at
collectors
any being
paid.
the full collected
year and Of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-25
Solicitors W Wanted!
MALE AND FEMALE.

BOTH FOR THE CITY or PRovI-
DENCE AND THE SURROUNDING
TOWNS AND COUNTRY. AN AGREE
ABLE OCCUPATION! LARGE COM
MISSIONS, AN EXCELLENT OPPOR-
TUNITY TO MAKE MONEY. APPLI-
CANTS MUST HAVE GOOD REFER
ENCES. FOR FURTHER INFORMA-
TION APPLY AT ROOM NO. $50 Butler
Exchange. between the hours of 5 and 6
O'Clock D. m.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-25
Policeman Moore Who Found
Crook at Work is Fired on
Conductor Who Sought Doctor to Attend
Wounded Officer Shot Three Times.
Wounds Not Dangerous.

Policeman
Walter Valley Falls
Hospital
; covery
sent a
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-25
RELIABLE FIRMS.
WHAT CHEER ROOFING CO.,

In 1l3 Dyer street Providence. r. I.
Slate, Tin and Gravel Roofing, Skylights.
Cornices and Conductors. All kinds OF
SITUATION WANTED - SHIPPING
clerk, with office experience: can do
typewriting. Address D-l3 News.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-02-02
In her last lucia rally before death

In her last lucid rally before death
Queen Victoria summoned the price
of Wales and the kaiser to her bed
side and besought them, as they loved
her, to avoid war and maintain peace.
G. T. Rice, editor of a marine paper
at Manila. was ordered deported to the
United States as dangerous incen-
diary"
China, in her reply to the joint note,
seeks to evade the chief issues pre-
sented.
Soldiers at Hoyo, Venezuela, mutin-
led, killing colonel, lieutenant colonel
and several privates.
A Pretoria dispatch says Gen. Kitch-
ener was proceeding toward Middle
burg, and the Beers were reported to
be in strong force north of Balmoral.
In the quaint manner of earlier times
Edward VII. was formally proclaimed
king. The funeral of the queen will
take place at Windsor castle February 2.
Lieut. Steel with ten American and
seven native soldiers killed 100 Fiji
pinos at Lenaguna.
Thirty-five persons persisted in hur.
ricane at Hero, Norway.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-02-02
Personal AND POLITICAL.

Former Congressman George w.
Cowles died at his home in Clyde, y. Y,
aged II years.
Prof. Elisha Gray, of Highland Park.
ILL.,, famous electrician and inventor Of
the telephone, died suddenly of heart
disease in Newtonville, Mass, aged CT
years.
Johann Leonard Roeder celebrated
his one hundred and first birthday at
Quincy, Ill.
Warren Leland, Jr., proprietor of the
| Hotel Grenoble, died at New York,
aged 46 years.
Hon. Robert c. Bell, one of the most
prominent attorneys in northern In
diana. died at his home in Fort Wayne.
United States senators elected: Hi
nos, Shelby NJ. Cullom; Minnesota,
Knute Nelson Qong term) and Moses
f. Clapp Ito fill out the term of the
late Senator Davis extending to March
4, 1005); South Dakota. Robert j. Gam
BILE; New Jersey, William j. Sewall;
Kansas, j. f. Burton; West Virginia.
Stephen B. Elkins; Arkansas, James
II. Barry; Texas, Joseph w. Bailey;
| North Carolina, +. NJ. Simmons.
George Ramsay died at Rock Island,
H., aged 1o2 years. He was one of the
| first settlers of Rock Island county.
| William +. Denton, soldier of the
Black Hawk Indian war, aged 101, died
at Madison, Ind
| Gen. John p. c. Shanks died at his
home in Portland, Ind, aged rs years.
He was a civil war veteran and a mem
Der of congress for ten years.
James p. Sterrett, former chief JUS
tice of the supreme court of Pennsyl-
vania, died in Philadelphia, aged rs
years.
George w. West, one of the best
known drivers of harness horses on the
American turf, died in Chicago.
Mrs. Catherine Wieckoreck died in St
Joseph, Mo-, at the age of 105 years.
Benjamin Douglas Siliman, the nes-
tor of the New York bar and the oldest
living Yale graduate, died at his home
in Brooklyn, aged 96 years.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-02-02
Deafness. Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an inflamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
tins tube gets You nave Snn
entirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases of of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an infiamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free
b. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-02-02

In Denver, COL, Claude Hider, 10
years OF age, in fit of jealousy shot
Mrs. Emma Douglas divorced wom-
an, and Harry II. Haley, and then killed
himself.
Alaska advices report another strike
of gold at the head of the Euskol<win,
causing big stampede from Nome.
More than 20 small saloon keepers
in Chicago have been driven out of
business by midnight closing and
prompt collection of licenses.
Adam Volk, for years proprietor OF
the leading hotel at Perrysburg, o.,
fell down stairs and was killed.
An attempt was made to blow up
the First Methodist church in Rich
land Center, Wis, with dynamite.
On account of the death of Queen
Victoria, Gen. Macarthur indefinitely
postponed the governor generals ball
in Manila.
Gold in paying quantities has been
found under Pixies peak.
The Jacksonville (Fla.) city council
passed an ordinance levying a special
prohibitory tax of $4,000 on all divine
healers.
The congressional committee inves-
tigating hazing at West Point heard
the last witness, a former cadet, who
said men were tortured.
The Wisconsin assembly passed a bill
prohibiting the sale of cigarettes and
cigarette paper.
A young negro accused Of attacking
a white woman at Doylen's, La, was
shot to death by a mob while being
taken to Jail.
A bill has been introduced in the
Illinois house to stop the manufacture
and sale of cigarettes in the state.
Kansas women horsewhipped Mrs
Carrie Nation in the streets of Enter.
prise.
The trainers of the Cuban constitu-
ton refused to strike the word God
out of the preamble, though fight fol-
that end was made.
Gov Dockery sent a message to the
Missouri legislature advocating law
inflicting the death penalty in cases Of
kidnapping.
Under the new army bill the presi
dent may appoint four major generals
and IA brigadier generals.
The Indians were preparing to at
tack the town of Bristow, Ind. T., ant
the inhabitants have appealed for pro
lection.
The Roosevelt hunting party. en-
camped at Keystone ranch in Colorado
has thus far killed IL lions.