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THE REPUBLIC: TEUKSDAY, MAY 24, 1000. fcv X K il! tlou, ana caused much merriment by his re marks. A he Cut laded lie Introduced the Iteverend C. E. liroivn of Jacksonville. Ill The Iteverend WHilam C. Covert of St Paul. 3linn.. was the next lerson cal cd upon by the, toastmasur. He res-rKrade.il to the sentiment' 'Our Institution ' Th.- l.e erend Doctor Worrall of Le.'l-ville. K . then spoke Profif-or J Ko Mvi.nsin of tlit eminar) ai'o res-pondid to a, toast on uur Alumnt." The other toer-k-ra were th Iteverend Doctor Wilis 1. Ciai ot the Hawn, the Revertnd lo;t r PIS mj lUndm.111 of Urn oln. Neb. tbe Ib-Vereni George M. Wright of Chieso and tho !. v ert.n J . A. C lit. UNITED PRESBYTERIANS. First osmou of tne Cu ncr.il Um-hi blv lfeceived Kepori.-. Chicago Mav Z, The furt.-e. ond 0n cral Aswiil 'v of the Cniteil Prest))terj in Church of North Americ I bcgi" hi r. to eia In tho Mxth I'ni.ed Presbv lerlaii Crurrl.. The op-.rin.r sttmon was preached bv tho Rev trend S It Lvons. 1) I . r'J1" dent of Mot mouth Coil' ge. Monmouth 111 'Ihe great. -,t .1 s. iii.sion in the assembly viil be over th. r-nsi. n of th- testimony on Hurit .f.iu Many member- Oe oaih Imii i.i or a lz-i u ni are now In the church, anil it f- i au'n trouble Tho fj ! -w reports .vere present-d: ise rort of ho Board of Home Mbslom-, rerort of the li'iri of Chun-h Extension, rep-rr of r(Jr.n n 3 missions, report of th tn tistical et,rk and re)rt of tne Hoard of JllnK rri 1 He u ' Amops fie candidates jroirli t ii- mini fur inodra'i'r wens rr i, v, 1 !' 1 !'u-.ier of Oiniha. th I. v r i J I i.il-iin of ColIiR; -TPrirK l'rc-bii.Tx ir 1 th l:cvrend A fc. Uiuule 01 'he- N. vv 1 'k Presbv tery Tlio ri irt of t! e Board of Home MK-RioD-. e, rt n. 1 statist!.-' -h .-.in,r .hit I rogre a had been mado In the work during th" pa-t i ir thira having been an In crease 'n membership an 1 aver-ige attcni. cn.c Tie t. u un u is 1 rS There had lee-n a r.nied ! urease In the member or t a Inn ird . ho irs in tie Sih'iitn t hoo - also n tbe lontnbutiors of the cun y (.1 I ' I jlnriS Of M 11 bters al.d ! 1 u 1 trlv . f the church tht. unoJnt iaie.l h I m mission t itioi-s nas Z-3 I an lira; .i ' which exceeded tho cx ;rdt ut f . r the o-k bj $15.7-'2. The 'e 1 n. y nd effort of the concrKi tlru.3 'i j t be me elf-UIlportin!r. a I a ture (f 1 nie m.s-ion work. It xa -tated. that raor -nd more needed to !. ir d The rerort of the Board of Church ll tfnslon ihovced that tho proportion of en tirely ren n-iik !ud lxen jrreater than in fcmi of 'he re . t i.arx, but It had been found n e sar-v to make grants fr bonie. olier eorrvirationi, leiattso of conditlt.i which s.rr i to threaten thtlr conlinurd exister.ee The t til receipts, incluiini; bal ance May X. ' 9, were PUSS and the ex penditures .. 'S". !eaintr JlouM on hand Slay 1. II0 o: the Sll coiigres-itlon- in Amrlca. CtJ reportei as rot contrtbutir,? ncMhlns to church exttnslon The report of tho Hoard of Treedmen's Sti'-sicns set forth that fourteen ml-lons are carried on bi tl.o boird 3 in 'VHrsinn. 1 in N"orth Carolina. 5 in Tenisvo tird 6 ia Alabama, with a totil memtershlp of 7M. D. net lncr a e of 10a for the jen-. The sire 13 s ho ts., wl'h an enrollment of 3.1K4 Th-' 15 Sbba'h schoo'3 ere atterded by 3 SIS scholars under the earn of 133 oili cers and teachers The number cf mIton arlei emplojed Is &3 Tho reeelnts were 13) U0. ard tho expenditure's t 'l The report of the, stntNtlcal clerk showed that. a3 compared with last yenr there hail been some nda-ca in nil parts of the church The aldltions by profession of faith and certificated were larger tho re movals fewer, the number of adult bap tisms gTeater. an 5 tho contributions- neariv Jl'AOOO more than in any irevlous jear. But tho net increaso is -.till "lanientahlv fmall" onlv 1.1 rr cent of the membership reported ir.e net increaso 01 an tne con gregations in America was onl 1,225 VARN1NG TO MINISTERS. Southern rrosbytcrians Ailinoni-.li eI to lie Careful of Divorce.--. Atlanta. Ga., May 23. No d!'eu.on on a rexldon of the Conf-s'on of Faith of tho FrfbjtTian Church will arise in the pres ert r sslon of the Southern Oerenl As Eembh. row in "eion in this clu The overture from the Braios, Tex.. Presln tery. Ekinc a chjLEi;e regarding th d-ath of infants was reported negatively to-Jay and the report wan ndopted by the asvm My. precluding the posKiUit) of a discus s'oft' over tho confession Several important rerorts were received curing the day's session. Itelatlv to tha ocr;urts from the Synod of Alabama. U19 rr'bjterlfs of Memphis and Norfol re- girrilnB the rimarria.ee of divorcees, ailn- lers -were admonished to be carf il pf th rt:y of the home, but no chungc m the lurch law was recommended, l.lttle lack. tfw. Mtut cuojes s me piact :or fainr r nexL c&over.ii3ii. N LEVITY AT A FUNERAL Crowds Gather to See the M.tiitl cent Citskci. Iloton. Mass .May 23-Th burial r Fran ces Htller. "The Lady of tha Caskets, at Wilmington to-day had nore of the si-n-nltj of a fjneral alxjut it. On J5i coti trarjv It was in mat ispects like .1 coun try circua. Tn thjuand people thrmel the villas. trarr.p'ed oxer the lawns. pushj Into tho hcuj pmcked the flowers. j.lauRbed, and on-e.!n.s cen jeered at th y f evidences of death Fr(?n3 O'clock -st-r3av afternoon, until 9 o clock last nhjht not les than 4.(0 cu-1-B ous folk passed by the caket and com mented on tho maanlficnt white satin fiown. with It? many vards if lace. In Mch its occupant was laid our. The Mowers In her hair. tn.Jclrj upon.her (insers. th Eorseous cisl et itself, all were subject of talk as though they had boon parts of a bride 1 dress at a weddirjr. Th only wlemn thins about the ceremonv was the service at St Thomas's Catholic Church, from which Iho curious were excluded. It was considerable af r 10 n'nurk thtR trornlntr when tho cifkti. welBhirir 7- pounds, was liauled to he window, 113 tho door was not wide enough, and rolled to the roof of tho cntafaluu This was eo hicfr that the trees along the roadMde had covered It with Inve. b!osotn and dust, Arrivlnjr at thn c-mttor, it was found that the top of tbt tomb hid been shorele.1 away, leavlnj, in bifrht the wonderful marble and metii fcarcophai-us. In which Doctor Hiller was laid tuKe vtir3 aso Nc r the ctmeter-. to which th- orov.,1 went, some fnterprisins bojo est tl lisue-l a lemonade Hand, and did a thriving business in the rale of bananap, pranuis and clear-tte. The outer casket, lnternhii for Mrs. Hiller. had he-en drawn ou' uin tho grass, and. in fpltn of all the polif-i could do. the relic hunter had cot In hU deadly work on the tarved chcruls and othr flirare.s. There wps a short service t.t the cni' e The lnn r casket waa then t'aced In tho outer and the lid adjusted 1! he aid of rollers the casket, wliiih wihed T"0 pounds, was th'n drnjjed up the mound to the 'omb and placed beside thdt of Doctor Hiher. TWO WOMEN WOUNDED. Tolice Lookinir for Two Men Ac rtisoil nf Siinntiiif. May ISutler and Mir Mitchell, ne-frrei-se, living at No. 311 bouth Main street. were sbot last night about 6 V) in the nar of thiir home b Harrv Vt.iklev, a neirro roustabout Tho lijtler woman Is fhot In brth thighs and is .seriously hurt. Mary Mitchell H shot through tlie arm ccjrdi-iB to the llutlfr womjn's state ment, she wis talking to Mar Mitchell and became inv lni in a heated argument. At this x oint YV, al.ley ean-e in and with him John KIntr, al as John Mopp r, a!-.o a rou tnbout Th MI'ch-11 woman enmo to May llutlcr's rescue ard took hrr slde The wordy war became more excited than lefore. and fin ilK W taklev drew a pi'tol and threatentd to hoot John Kinc, ae cordlnsr to the -story pra-ped Mov IJtitler and held her while v.'eaklev held the revol xer in front of h r Then, tin women .ts Fert, a wait en-ued Finallv Weak let hot. He aimed U ree bullets at May HJtler and one at Marv 51itchll The tivo women wre tiken to th 1 it Hospital Too police are huntinc, for V. eklev and Kins HARD0N UNCLE SAM. German jear Hill Will Shut Out .Much American Trade. Berlin. Mav 2:! The n-Ichtair to-day v otii-ir bj roll c i'I adopted tho meat bill by 1C3 to 123 votes As It has pissfd the Iteichstsir. in addi tion to prohibiting; the import ition of lannea or sausage meat, tne dm provides hat nntil December 21. l&C. the Importa tion of fresh mi.it shall only b? allowed in whole, or, In certain ca-.es. In half enr c.is"seE, and thnt tho importation of pre pared meat shill only be ptnnitted when it is proved to be irnoctiou?. which is re garded as heir;; impossible of proof in the case of consignments of rait meat under four kilORTammes in wciehu The bill also provides that r-fter 1?T1. the importation of meat shnll either be regulated by fresh les lslation or the above-mentioned provisions remain in rorce Tho bill in the comprom'se form is re frarded by United States Amh issndor Ynilte ns wore In its hearings upon tho United States thin it was ori;lna!li. "In taklnpr this view." sild Mr. White. "I particularly refer to the virtual exclu sion of our canned bscf. which I deem un reasonable after Us long u-e hero and after the. United States liave proved its vvhole ! BOOK CONCERN ; LEAVES ST. LOOIS. 1'et'We Opposition in the Methodist Conference to Its Ue- niovnl. THREE ADVOCATES CONNECTED Contr.il Christian Advocate to 15e Issued at Kan.-a.N Ct. the New Home of the DepnMton Time Limit AbolNhed. ChlcaRO. May 21 Kv .n, vote of -533 to 23S the V-hodi-l tien .il Conferente to-dav abolished the time limit of pastorate-, thus ilnallj dipoed of one of the most impor l.tnt questions befote the Kreat Methodist, body and ooitiR awav with one of the tun dan.entrf! f.ituri-s of the itirer.mt FSs'.im of the denomination. Ilere.tft.r, aeitrdms to the nm-ndment to the Di-cipiine adopted tid.ij, .1 preieher vill be bppontd :muuail bj tie l.ish"! s. with no time limit -1 tie nunibe - f t.irs a pu,ior mav se-ve on. oontii- nation, ex cept the Mmit impo-sl b h - uv. 1 at'Iity and pcp.ihiiity .Mill 1.1. co-fi'-e-r itl n He vill .-till be a p.lgrim and 1 str.inc r. but now maj tarrj li-ne' tnar live jtis. Fr.iternU tirc-'tits were cxehunhed with the Pxts-bten.m General Aimu.J n-jw '.n S(s.sion at St I.oul-. WiUi the el.ction of IlUhops :m.l the im portjr.t question of autnit.111,; nmtii to the General unl.ia'j dt-l - st i .if. tin M'thodl-t G-neral Conferi 11 t to d.i .f su.med the Jl.cu-un of th- p.io.oio'e time limit Discussion this mornlni? a mumlv over the mlnenlv letortoi the .nmmil.-e. wnith provided lur a hv-sear extension ot ti-a pastorate onl on a thru -four. hs vote of u quarterl cnnfer-nce. whuh one speaker decided to be- a "vicious propo-ition. ' and an umct.dmuit oifTrtd b tLretar D. S. Monroe. s.ul-stitutirK the word "time" for "tlv" In station i of piranraph 1TJ of the Dix.11.hi1e. thus rcturr.u b to the tcrie-vear time lu.ut. tin. nun the- pnm-ion th it thi pubtotuie Ji.ai be evtuind for periods of thrco v .us L a muJorii leioit of a y,uar ttil coi..eret v.i.. Doctor J. .il JJuciiley advocated as a compromise miaaie the adoption of tho tnmurilj rep.-u with a majontj vote of a Qurliii cu.iftr n., instead ot three fourths us a requisite lor -ienslun. ilc pluvious question Ms orueii-d by an ovtrwheimits vote, ard Dottor & 1. Lp ham. chairman of the Comiultt -e on Itlnrr uii(.y clostti the ucbale in a speech fre quent.j .nierrupted by haud-clappiiii; lie warml advocated tno majority nporu Amu u.ut h confusion a motion wai- made to kij on the table the substitute vininor otltjj report uiui Jll amcrdments This bioujrht hi:iss to a crisis, and a utandin vutt w.n cal ed for. "Ti o uuuoniv vot U lild on the table bv a voto ot .10-1 to Ji'v." announced i'rv hiding Bi.hop Foss. imid Kreat itpp.ause Subs'i jtes oMtrd bj "an us dt-U,-iws were nov'd -iuvn. Demards for a vote by or deri Hi 111 bull lbiiiisitra and ljvnien wer-i vo'nl ,.n, but a ea ard 3ay vote was tra-red The mijcrltj riport of the Commlttea on itinerancv, as adi pied by the confer ence, reds us follows. "cection 3. ;arjgr.ip'- IT3. of tha Dlci pllne, is ami- del bv t.-iklnc rut substitute section 3 ar.a in'prtir.g thtr-f-r the Aorls "H- (the hit- pi 5 .1. apprurt the pr'jch e to th several pastoral charge annual lj.'" Doctor MpouIU llepeld. Peadlns ceimparlsn if the vote hy th crvtarie. the conference ltsb nel to an adfir. of greetlnif b the ltev trend Doctor faamul J. Nici ohs of fct. luts, fraternal delegatH from the Presbjterian Gerernl As sembly ut St I-ouls. He was given an en-thus-iaktio greeting llnsol'itians were ndc;td etpresin(r pleasure over Doctor Niceolls'sudlreas and ln-tmctln the liaiird cf Slshops to airo nt two fratcraol dtliftj..ea. a minister and a lajicar.. to iepre'-nt tha Mettidliit '"h'ltxh at tha Presbjtt ilan Genial Asiji.-.clj in The vote on the majority report of the Committee on Itlnerar.cj was aiinouncd bj Secretary Monroe, as fol'ows- Aes. 33, r.avs 2SS And thus the law :f tho Metho dist Church, whtiebj a mlnler has been nhle to remain in one pastorate but five j-ars. was .iboli lied. The conference thin lock a rc-s unt 1 afternoon At the afternoon session Doctor J. M Kin,; submitted a memorial to Cons-ess asking for the pnsjcise of nn nmendment to tho Contu ition dlsfranehilnK all per sons practicing to!R.nr and intrin Uiem lrcm the privilege of 1 lins public office. It was read and adoptid without disius slon Ioctor Ruckelv called up ths report of the Episcopil Committee, recommendins thMt I.pl-j-cp.il rrldenc bo established at Zurich. Switzerland, ard Shangna.. China Ioctor T J Neely opposed the repirt tn l-pl .ouml. He paid the jenalmr of superlnttndeiit? into rrlssion fields was a step toward ecura nlcal Method &rn. No world-wide e ccIesJnstlcTl Kovernment coui I exist without dinpotlsm He offered a sjbitlt ite leavins the matter of providing home, for the Keneral sup. rintendents to Ire discretion of the Hoard of Hlshops Dcctor Jljr.a of North Germanj wanted the IJiropein residi nee lorated nt Urmk-furt-pn-Mnin tut the confireno rejected the proposition and included the recom irind itions of the committees report Chitrm.in Shaw- culled op a report of the Committee on Itw k Cnrcern, recomn-cdln'; that the book dit-sltorj be remove' fioni St Louis to Kan..,Cit5. and that h- en tiai Christian Ad.o-ate, Omaha '"hnnlin Advicatoand the Itockv Mountain Christian Advocate b connected. Delcsati Vjn Tm) Fpokn on the chant;- and on the minority report. Hut It was tabled . . . The majority rerort wa adopted after a dbate The conference also adopted a re port from tne Committee on ISonk Concern connectine the San Francl'co Hook D-p.il-torj and the California Christian Advocate. The latter will be allowed a subsidy of JT.IXi for the coining quadrennium Uishops elect Moore and Hamilton wer tendered an informal reception bv the alumni of the Mount Union College of Ohio at the Le'and Hotel to-night. Two hundred persons attended l'inniiccs In Queer Minpe. Agent Mair- representative of the Meth odist publi-'i.ns lnteres's in N'ew York, w is k'pt busv for an hour to-da xpl lining certain portions of his quadrennial riKirt to the Committee on Book Co tvrn Chair man Prank Arter nf ti e subcommittee, to which was referred the report of the pub lisning agents in the p:tsi. submitted a statement which will in all probability, ciuse a sinsHtlon when it ieui hes the Gen eral Conference It calls attention to the fact that the EdWru publlshing-houe his tk ranted its worlins capital to become fctrausted. whllo it hns Joined its en-lit to ou'side enter prises One ense of the kird refernd to in the report is thnt of the Int rnatlonai Hlblo So-letj According " the retiort. this inn can or its reproentntiv e has owed the publishing house Cil.W) for several yenrs. anil npp.irentlv no effort has been .mde to adpjsr thr acccunt. Agent M-iIns explained that the Western and Histirn houses were partners in tn manufJcture- of Bible' for tre Intern etion al socletj but the laws of the State of New York prevented the two corporations from coml Ining. so th it one corporation could not sitle its accojnts with the other. Mr. Arter did not appenr satisfied with this evplnrntinn and condemned the sstem of bookWplnj: in use After an exciting di cuisiim it was decided to redraft the re port in spite of Mr Arter's protest The re port al stntrd that the Cistern house had paid Inrge dividends and subsidies, wlth ou' reducing its liabilities r.ultnrx Are Overpaid. The subcommittees on perlcullcals sub mitted a report recommending that the svil ane, of all educators to reduced from $!,' to $3.r') a jtar. After a long deb-Ua this v?s tablnd and a substitute adopted directins the Book Committee to carefully conidir the mlvisibilit of making a re duction in the compensation paid editors A propo-ition to revive the position of book e-ditcr. provid d for in tho book of dis cipline, to read manuscripts for the official books of the chnrch, was voted down. Tho Committee on Bpiscopacy considered two important measures to-night, out took action em neither of them First -vas a, pro test signed bv the presidents of .ill tho Methodist educational institutions cf the country and aimed at Bishop Hurt rnd his American university, demanding that .-teps bo taken to check the general superintend ents of the church In their tendency to uo the episcopal ollico as a club to force sub- Iwa MfkWmni mMwmx E 4 OUT FOR LOOT -A-HSTID e. v.lon fcr the benefit of col'eges in whi h tnev ir- Interest! i The name of l'r sident Henrv 'Wade Hoc ers of Northwtsi-rn I'niversitv he.nl'ii the list of complainant", which ipcludol .il-o h.i.f a dizen i.ivm.n, amotis lli-"m teir. William Dierlng: The protest wns referred to a special committesi ff sevn. width znci after the a IJournnient of the main bodv It 'vas de eided to convene again during the recess to morrow, when a report will bi- sabnn'T 1 to the snhrommiMee by lw. incmlnr. nrH.int- I cd for that purpose to-night 1 Ixlnsr l.iiisoitil ritsidencf-s. The other matter of Importance vv.is t-o report of tho subcommittee living the epis. oj al rcsi ienLes for the coming nu.i 1 rnnlum Much dlsntis-factl-ni develop d at th report, and af'cr some discus on further consideration was dtfered until to morrow It was predicted b members of the sub committee to-night that their report would be changed in many cases before It is adopted bv the committee Here is the list as. submitted to tho committee to-:ughi. i ISoston. New York. Philadelphia. Buffalo, Cincinnati. Chicago Detroit, Mc, i-ouh. to peka, Minneapolis, ban Urnnels-o. Portland. Oregon arid Chattanooga, w ith the commit tee undecided whether to report in fiivnr of Washirgton ar Denver Th Ind e'si n in -egard to 'die continuation of an e.istopil reside rce in the capital cltv was regarded s another blow at Bishop Hur't. ARRANGING CHURCH CODE. Methodist Protestant Conference in Session at Atlantic. City. Atlantic Cltv. N J. M.iv 23 Con'idera- I tlon of the report of the Board of Kevislon of Claim h Discipline was before tiie m id reenial conference of the Methndi't e'lotes. t.mt ( hiirch to-dav The h4torle il preface w-3 ndnpteei -vithtiut change A number of corrections and amendments w-r- o!!"ied. but President Stephens rulel hat tlej -re jut of o-iier in the manner in which 'hev were presented Any change In dl-ciplinirv cfle will have to be tirst adopted and then sent down to the district commence In the form of overtures Thej must be rutlllee bv two-thirds of the confe-ences to give them force. WAGONS FOR THE JUBILEE. St. Louis Turmerein Determined to nave Its Festival. As announced, the golden Jubilee celebri tlon of the St IuK Turnvs-relr. nt No l'di Chouterti .avenue will lo inaugurated to night despite the strfet r.llluaj strika. It I .is been delijfel by restriction of travel for nbmit tivo weeks Arrangements have lieen made to run wagons to carrj the people v.ho attend to ard from their homs at regular etated times Duritiz the continuance of tho jubilee fes tival Chairman Seidel of th- Entertainment Corninltt-e promises tin interesting pre-FTamme- as well as the fair which wili bo In full Man ever dnj f r a wee-k. In ord -r that business men and women mi l.o f.iii1 the trouble of going home for -upj-r It lias lHen .irr,inod tint thev n obi iln a meal it the festival . if t-r ." o'clock. H'ght prles have been offer-d fur the tenpin ce li test and fcr the cw ked-h-it contest on tho oje-nlng night. There ,ir four prizes for the Iddtis A schedule of wajons has heen nrrangesl to run eiver the varimis car line", stiifii'g at the following points Chouteiu ave.nti el-ctrlc, Manchester ro id fourth ftp et cable. Tower Grove, Park. Co-ipton llpight line. Grand and Shen indonh it ' nue. c.ilifornie avenue line. Chippewa stre. : and California avenue. Che-rokee line. Jef ferson and Cherok-e avenue" There veil rle ie a line running from Jefferson ave nue and Wash street to corm-ct w"h the Suburban. These wagons will nil st.-rt irom their npidnted places at 7X1 and S.3Q o'clock. THEATRICAL SYNDICATE SAVED. Agreement Tleached Lasting for Another Five Yeais. N'ew York, May 23. The differences be tween tht members of the theitricol svn dlcate. of which Al Ha man is the presi dent, have been harmonized The disrup tion that seemed imminent only a short time avo has been averted and an agre-e-n-ent ras tlnallv been reached by which the o-ganiz.itIiin will be continued intact for tivet veirs after the conclusion of the pres ent cortract at the end of ne'xt season. Nixon and Zlmme-man will not withdraw. Heretofore the sjndlcate, as a body, has hem interested only In the Knickerbocker Theater In this city. Nixon and Zimm'r m in held their own properties in Philadel phia, and Biltlmore. ns Klaw- and Krlanger held thcin in N'--w Orleans and ns Mr. H iv man and Mr Frohman held theirs in Chicago and in this city Now the sndl cate, as a svrelicate has an interest in all the Nixon and Zimmerman houses, and will shire in their management directly. Mr. Hnvman. In speaking of tho season Jut closed, said that It was a most pros perous one. Th receipts of the leading stirs hid been phenomenal, nnd the grojs ,nt.l,i-.s .if Clr Ttunrr Ipeln iIQn TI.... i Iianu k- . --..... s. . ...,, i.-ii iiiii, Miss Maud Adams and Mrs Leslie Carter would amount to tuny ijudwi. 123 Help Wanted Ails'" Printed Jn to-day's, nepublic Illinolo Appellate Court. HnrrnLie Pfx3Ai Slirini;!!- d. Ill May 23 Proceedinirs jn Ap rellate Court, Hay tcrrr. to-iiaj, wero as fol low ! Ransom vs. Glotip, motion lv nppellurt for leave to submit abstracts ah-I briefs not in eoa formlty wllh th" rulft. a!loe.t Parrel! administrator. v. Ullrolj Centnl Tta'l roati i"Vinpan3 . mcifon tv tiefeneiart to strike, rvi-mili-i!. miction b rlalrtin for lrav-e in -inse. t cute as a poor person, ali-mej van Horn si - ii-e-pie; motion oy arrieues to tax --Oft of adihtional atstract aaint ap pellant taken with th- cas. HnrnarJ & Co. vs. County of Sangancn: fo tlon Ij atpe-llant fcr ivtfrs'cn of time to file abstracts and briefs, allowed; trr extended to May r r-eaFs T Msnion. motion by appellee to fiis rrlefs irstanter. allowed, cri-ss r-otlon by ap pellant to strike from flies, denied Court adjourred until S a. m.. Tuesday. May 23. I1". All caies eubject to call on th iOta will bo called ily 3U AlViEBIGAN f1iNE IH CENTRAL S!A. Victor C rot's Tarty Will Work for tJohl in Manchuria and Siberid. S FLAN CARRIED OUT SEC2ETLY. ! Much Machinerv ITas lU-en (h.i iel From the I'nileil States ;uid I'xpert Mininr Enjiiiicers Are KiiL'.ijrul. ninu'ijuc spnciAi New iork. Mi) 25. In the heart of the rlatcau of Central Asia. In the urknjwn land of Siberia and Manchurii. gold has 1-een dlscove-red by .m engineer who learned how to look for It In Amerlr i. His name Is Vhtor Grot, Ho has formed a pomp inv of vrviortc.iiiis t. eihteh ihe ftusilan Oovem- 1 ment has granted concessions, of unpar alleled magnitude. The Initial steps for developing the go'd mines ar already In progress. Hundreds of thousands of doll irs' worth of rmchinery liavebcen purchased in thiJ city within tho lat fortnlslit nnd a Iar.e pirt of it is now on Its way. All negotiations fcr equipment are being conducted with ' hard cash." and In the utmost secrecy. Knglnecs awl min ers aro nlread en route to Siberia. Within twelve months there promi-es to be a flour ishing American co'onj In tho center of that vail region. New York dealers In machinerv and tools of nil kinds have- wondered who was tho ml purchaser of the great quantities of their product which they have sold durin? the last few weeks to ctport brokers. It ,.l H.iri.,.- ihn lnst dav or two that trey ! have begun to realize that th e. the lar gest pure-haws on re-cord ot Amcncan-mnue tools, havo been made with secrecy in ordir that prices might not be advanced. Victor (Trot's Dbeovery. Victor c.rot. who las had a large experi ence in California min.. opened negotia tions nbout live vcars ago with the Itussian iiivl Chinese Covernme-nts for sold-inImn concessions on .'i large c.ale After pros pecting in Siberia for three jearn. the Amr. lean part chose an area of territory -ffl mlleb In circumference, situated alwiut l'-J miles south of Chita, a town of 12.tV0 popu lation, on the Tr.insslb.-ri.nl Railroad. In Manchuria land nearly w miles in extent, located nearly K0- milts from TIcn-Tsin, was chosi n In both instances the ground was consid ered "good pav." The placer mining Hhowe-d an average of II 23 a cubic yard, while) the quartz showed $1 a ton In free gold. Then camo a period of two jears' nego tiations with the view of obtaining th-J necessary titles and concessions from the resreclive Governments nnally he suc ceeded In securing documents which entitle the American applicants to mining conci sions for nlnetv-nlne vcJrs Plans for op erating the territories on a large scale wet.i experimented with and found to work out to s-uch satisfaction that -Mr. Grot sent a lepresentatlve to this country, who has al ready engaged fifty-two experienced mlnin? experts nr.d ordered ?.?. worth of im proved American machinery, besides mak ing prellminarv arrangements for the ship ment of an additional J1.0"-U" worth. Much Mae-lilnerj Ordered. A Vivian steam s-crape'r, having a capacity of 2ffi cubic vards of dirt per day. has been ordeied from the Ledgerwood Manufactur ing Company of this city. This scraper, said to be ono of the largest ever construct ed will be fitted with two U.OW-candle power searchlights-, so that the plant may be worked both night and day at the Si berian mines. The same company will also supply two 120-horse power engines and two lPiV-horse power locomotives. The Prentls Tool and Supply Company has orders for a large lot of lathes, planers and oilier t'-ols necessarj to equip a large machine shop for mining repairs. The Cameron Steam Pump Works will supply two very large piston pumps for hjdraulic pumping, and the Morris Machlno Works will forward eight Urge centrifugal pump--. Several Important orders have been placed on the P.icliic Coast. The Joshua Hendry Machine Works of San Prancisco have been awarded contracts for seventeen miles of tt-Iuch pipe for hvdraullc purines and a considerable quantity of small mining ma chinerv. including a twentv -stamp ejuartz mill. Baker Al Hamilton of tho samo city will ship farming implements as it ha3 been found that the soil of the mining lards chosen is very prolific, nnd it is In tended to cultivate It with corn ar-d wheat to supply the colonies wnich will spring up near the mines. -..i.,,, -,, . Othe r ilrms- throughout the Middle A est have booked extensive orders for tho new mines. , . Amonp tho American mining experts al ready engaged aro Ashley Smith Bigelow and "J. U Little, who will act as i consult ing engineers; John Harvey Flssell. Thom as II. Smith, W. I". Deon.in. A. il. Ward. M. Ii and J. S. Kldd. T. Thomas J. II Od nard. F. A- Courlay. Jack McCall. M. Mitchell and J. O. Jones, all ot them BOOTY. well known to miners throughout this coun trv. JAMES J. DOWHES WINS. r.iuliaii Gold Med.ll Contest. Oratorical JimesJ Dow tics of the class of 1W) won tho l'.iu 1 m t,oId mesial In the oratorical contest hi the Christian Brothers' College last everilns Thi:ro were nitie eumpeUtors fur the prize, and Downes's vutui, while hard eirned seemel to be lmm.eir-s.ly popu lar, and the deeis'on of the judges wad greeted with h art applause. The other contestants who competed fop thu prize were- Leo J. Pester, V.', Ilermin A K.insler, 'ul, Norbert A, Thlvton. ''.. John J. Thompson. '01. George P Dougher tv. 'Oo. Alfred L. Bi-rnardin. 't'. John J. Powers, 'ii, and Henry E. Bredeek. ' Io t" Hiielsm.li.. id, vva to hav entire 1 also, but was prevented by severe! lllne-s. The suijpt chosen for the cont -t wis "Pr-'grrss of International Arbitration" Hacli of the joung m n acquitted hlm-slf admirably, handlirg the subject In a min n r which cillre! ferth enthusiastic applause from the large audience. Tim eloquenc.--aiiii oratorical powers elisp'.aved by the con testants Is n BUlllclent promise tint ih'y will later develop rare ability as forensic debitirs So excellent was the work of each that at the close of tho contest the Juices w-ro quite awhilo In determining the win ner. Tho judges were the Iteverend Ovven J. McDonald, Alexardcr N' Do Mcnll, Charles 1' Jebol 1. A M . LI J . Francis iZ. Ka lian. A. M.. M. D . and Charles J. Pox. A M . LL. B Stvle. delivery, subject of essiy stag4 presence Hnd eloquenee were the jioints considered in arriving at a decision. Phe work of Dowr.es. Bredeek. Bern.irdln and Thomson was almost equally merito rious Out of a total of S points Dewnes was awardeei 71". Bredee-k, UW; Thomson, f.Tt. ard Bermrdin. t." J lines J Dowti". the prire winner. Is II vear3 old He Is a son of James P. Downer, buyer for the Willi im Bnrr Drv Goods Company, and live-s at No 5112 Wells ave nue This is his seventh year in college. He is now- In his collegiate course, having .already eompleted a business course. An interesting and enJoabl music pro gimme was civ en during thp evening by the college orehestra. James W I5iordn"i rendered a violin sija. anij James J. Down's, the prizo winner, a cornet solo. CONTEST IN ELOCUTION. Twelve St. Louis University Stud ents Compete. Tho annual contest In elocution of St. Louls Vniversity was held at Jeffersan Club Hall last night Twelve students aere In the contest, and their work was far alsiv the average of undergraduate, orators. Tae hull wns well Miles!, nnd the nti Hence was not (aring of ,ijiplau The names of th successful contest i nt wre not anno jnoe 1 bj tho Judges They will receive their hon ors at thi- nnnuil commencement, to bo held some time in June. The regular rrr gramme, of recitations was varied bv several musical numbe-rs. Joseph V Fairii-v rendered a clever selection on tie piano Chirle-s A BMme and Daniel Dillon sang vocal -mlos, which received en cores Ano-he.r piano snio w:u plived by Ilavrnniid S. Bvrne. The. Judges were the Iteverend f harit s B. Monllnier. I'rnfesor H I McDowell. Adnlph T Kuhlmin Pro-fe-isnr Harrj C Franck and D'Arcy Pavl Cooke The following students took part in the contest Second Grade- Blwin 1'. HcnJrK. Ilavmond S Itvrne. Albert B Donnewald. Daniel Dillon. Jeweph A. Herbers. Itivmsnl J Padberg. IMe.tr J. I.vons Urst Gride Kdw ird M. Giltnore. James M lister Franklin M. White. Charles Haag and Thomas I Davis. The contest In the third, fourth and fifth grades was held April 2i OVER A SCORE ArTpEAD. I.roken Safety Lamp Cnu-eil (Jio CiiinnotU Mine Horror. nalolch. X e-. May 23 -Twenty-two min ers, ten white men and twelve negroes lost their lives in an explosion at Cum'nork coil mines. Chatham County. North Curo litn. jesterd.iv afternoon. The explosion occurred at l.J o'clock and Is supposed to have been c.iued by a broken gauze In a safetj Lamp. The accident was in what Is known as the east heading, and between forty and fifty men were in the mir.o at the time. live were brought out alive from the east heading, while none ot the men In the other parts of tho mine were Injured Tho names of tho killed follow: White John Connellj, mino superintendent Joo Glass. William Tjsen. James McC.irthy John Hankey. Wesley Clegg. John Willett John Gitewood, Charles Uesly. Colored Sim McJntvre. Dan Goldstein. Joe Fagan Wilt Itteves, Allle II num. Joe Ta)Ior Jim Marks, John Lee Palmer, Jim Palmer, Peter Palmer and Joe Hubbard. Within an hour after tho explosion the work of resctio b-gan, and by night all tho bo-lies except one. that of Sim Mclntyre-, had lieen brought to tho top. John Connelly, the mino superintendent, came to this State- about three ) ears ago from Pittsburg. Pa. He- leaves a widow and three small children. This l the second explosion this mire has had within the Inst four jears. tho former one) having occurred on De-ci'mbe-r 2s, liK, when forty-threo men lost tnelr lives. Tho bodies were prepared for burial last night, and the funeral took place to-day. Tho mines aro ttu ited at Cumnock, in Chatham County, about six miles from San ford. Xl-ei mine" has been lo'ig u ed In a d -sultory fashion, but in ls-1 Samuel A. H-n-sev of Philadelphia organized a company and put in modern machinery. There- are two fehafts. one a small affair, for ventila tion, and the o'her main working; shaft is eight by twelve feet, and Is more than &) feet In depth. The explosion In lUo w.-s caused bv llr damp, although many of thoso killed rn this oocasijn lost their llve-s from the resulting explosion of al most 2ju pounds of dynamite thai wero stored In tho mine. 121 Boarding Tlaccs 1 Advertised In to-day's Republic BROADDUS FINALLY WINS THE PRIZE, Nominated for .Tudjie of the Kan sas City Court of Appeals. SIXTY-ONE BALLOTS TAKEN. Crowley's; Withdrawal Narrows the Issue to Uioaddus and Tim- iiinmls Field and Wood Drop Out Earlier. nv a tait cop.nnsroN-nKXT. Moherl), Mo Mav 21. After a struggle lasting from vesterdiy afternoon. Judge Broaddu-i was nominated for Judge of tho Kansas Cltj Court of Apr oils, rho end carro on the sixt)-!xth ballot, and was precirlt.ced by the withdrawal of Crowley, leivlng the i-j;ue to I.'roaddus and Tlm monds The delegates were anxious to et homo to-day. and 'everal departed early tills morning Others went this evening, but those who did go left binding proxies. The Iiwjer delegate rem.ainesl at the gui-s, rnd the convention Fettlpd elown early in tho session for a struggle. It was aiue3ion of endurance only, and tha friends of the delegate-! were watchful. After tho withdrawal of Judge, yield a break was expected, but it fail-1 to mate rialize On the twenty-fourth bai'ot Judge Wisxl withdrew, but the conte.st sas in no wise changeeL The three leading caalid e'es did what they ccUd to keep each other in line All were afraid of a b"-ak. Tl.ey maintaineel an unbroken front all lay iong. and the p--oceed!ngs were wearisome and de veloped no excitement At O o'clock Adair County, a Crxwie" count), the first on the list, attempted to hwitch for Broad Jus The Tlmmonda and Crawley follo-vere made a supreme effort to prevent a stam pede. John Carroll of Unionville smoo'h-1 tho convention by agreeing to a division of , tho five votes of Adair between -ravley nnd Broaddus. A stampede was thas na.' ronly averted, and when balloting was re sumed It showed little change. In the- Convention. The delegates were alow In arriving at the hall this morning. It was 10 o'clock when Chairman Williams rapped for order. Immediately tho sixteenth roll call was ordered Tie result snowed little change from the llfteenth ballot tho night Deforo and was as follows. Crawley. . Wood. ZZ; Broiddus. 121: Timmonds, to; Field, 34. After the nineteenth ballot. Mr. Pulllam of Boone County offered a resolution to sujend the rulta and drop the lowest can didate after every three successive ballots. It was amended bo as to drop the. lowest candidate after each ballot. It was tabled by a Mg vote. Judge Field was recognized by tho chair mar, nnd in a fchort speech ho withdrew from the race, thanklnff tho delegates for tl.o su; port he had received. The next and twent) -first ballot resulted: Craw It y a I; Wood, 72; Broaddus, 1C0, Tim monds. 51 Mr. Suddath of Johnson withdrew tho name of Judge Wood from further consid eration. The deltgates from the southern end of the State cheered lustily. On the next, eir twentv -fifth, ballot tho re-ult wa: Crawley. VjZ: Broaddus. 123: Timrnonds, Its Hates, Casa, Henry and Johnson counties threw their votts to Tim monds several more ballots wen taken without material change, and at 6 p. m. tho con vention took a recess for an hour. On reconvening the delegates wero ap parently refreshed, and considerable enthu slism was dipla)ed. Tho twent) -ixth bal lot showoil little change, except for Craw ley, who passed the hundred mark at the expense of both the other ennd'dates. On the thirty-second hallot Saline C'-unty went from Timmonds and Broaddus to Crawley, casting eleven votes. On the thirt) -ninth ballot Hero County threw Crawley live votes as a nosegay. A facetious Crawley delegate from Charl ton Countv cot the floor and moved that the two highest candidates be droppeel after the next ballot. The Crawley men voted nyp with visor No chanre took place In the balloting un til the- fort)-".cond bnllot. when Kansas City tr'ed to vary the monotony bv casting lx votes for Crawley, run-ling his vote up to 1". On the forty-seventh ballot Lafa) ette changed six votes from Crawley to I road.lus, and the Broaddus delegates chet red. After tho forty-eighth ballot, which stooI Crawley. (."J. Broaddus. Itl; Timmonds, Zn. '?". convention took a recess until 7.30 o clock. Kvrnlnjf Session. When billeting was resumed after nipper, it wa apparent nn candidate had 'ecured ?n advantage durlrg the retes,. The. rim monds force-", as well as the Broaddus crowd, were afraid of the, result should they make efforts to te-cure Crawle)'s withdraw al. It was a game of politics by expe.-t". nnd both lde.s realized the preciricasness cf their positions. Howard County left Crawley on the forty ninth b.illot. and on the flftyjecond ilcnry County breke away from Timmonds and cast live votes for Crawley. S me excitement was cnuseil when Po'lce Commissioner Hugh Ward of Kansas Oty. a Timmonds delegate, vcte.l a proxy of Ber nard Corrigan for his candidate. Senator Young of Kansas Cltv de-clared thnt Corrl gan had Instructed Ward to vote first. lit nnd all the time for Broaddus. Mr. Ward promptly subsided. When the elxty-first ballot was onDr'-d Adair County cast five votes for Broaddjs The Timmonds men realizesl that a break fur Ilroaddtu from Cr.mley nrght result dlsastrouslv to them. For a few minutes the convention wns in an upmr. Parks of Henrv. Chirk of Bates, nnd Lu cas of St. Clilr got on chairs and shouted vigorously for Timmonds Conkllng cf Car roll. Chapman of Caldwell. Esitlll of N'ola way and Scott Miller of Livingston made ef forts to have tl e- vote stand. M It Campbell of Adilr challenged tho vote. Joshua Alexander, who occupied the chair owing to Judge Williams s ibsnce. ruled that tho vote could net be challin?ed after the roll call had commenced. Pe)ton Parks of Henry appealed from tho declji on. Semator Morton got on n chair and de climl that under the rules cf the Mis-"v,rl Legislature nothing was In order after a roll call hnd been st.irteii, John Carroll obtalne-d re-cognition of the choir nnd declare-el the Adair delegation had agreed to division of the vcte between Craw -lev and Broaddus-. The ballot resulted: Crawley, 73s.; Broad dus, US'-; Timmonds. 118. On the slxtv -fifth ballot the veto stool: Craw lev. 61, Broaddus, 147; Timmonds, 172. The latter lacked 19 votes of nooulnatlon. After the roll cull on the slxt) -sixth bal lot had commenced nnd the clerk had reached Carroll Countv, Virgil Conkllng askcsl the chairman for a stay until Car roll County could hold a caucus of the Sec ond District. The caucus was held outside the hall. By unanimous consent of the dele gates, it was agreed to withdraw Judge Crawley's name from further considera tion. Mr. Conkllng. at the request of the dele gation, visited Judge Timmonds and asked him to withdraw. Charles II. Morgan rd vised him to stay tn the race to the fln'sh. From the platform Mr. Conkllng withdrew Judge Crawley's name, and the votln? was resumed. Carroll County cast seven votes for Broaddus. From that time the race was neck and neck. Timmonds lacking ten votes of a nomination and Broaddus twen tv -eight. Lafnvette. Linn and Randolph fell In line, and Broadelus's nomlratlon was effected. It refpriresl some time to cast the oti but the Broaddus men went will and cheered continuous!). After the result was announced, Pejton Parks of Henry moxed that the nomination tx made unanimous. It was carried with a f-lout. Judge Broaddus, who was at tho hotel, was sent for. He took the platform for a short speech. He said he was tired ard would not talk Ions. He thanked the dtle r. tcs for the honor conferred upon him. After the nomination was made. Perry Under was elected chairman of the Judicial Committee. The convention adjourred at I'M o'clock. MoFt of the delegates left town on the early morning trains. H. 3. AUSTIN-. Pitts' Delegates .Viimril. REPl'HLIC SPECIAL. Pari". J!o . Jlay 22. Captain Prank L. Pitts, candidate for State Auditor, who was given the privilege of selecting his own delegation from this county to the State Convention at Kansas City, to-day named tha follow ins delegates; i Jt ilc- mm TSI3UC S 3JI1 ks Read What Mr. Jce Bogy, ihe Olive Street Cigar Man, Says of tha Bed Circle Pills. The Amfricav CnEitic vx. Co . St Loris: Gentlemen In the spnujjof 1S99 I was taken with a disorder of the liver and it became very much en larged. With this I suffered con stantly, and, at times, with intense pain. My stomach became inflamed and my boweK did not act except by use of enemas, and every day I was visited by fever. Atter about fonr months, all the time under care of doctors, I had the Rood fortune to hear o: your "Red Circle Pills," and I concluded to try them; and, after havinjjtaken only three I commenced to improve, and in about two weeks I was much better and had regained some ten pounds of the forty that I had lost. I have persisted m the useof your Red Circle Pills and am assured now that I will recover fully my health; and I am firmly convinced that I one it all to the ue of your Red Circle Pills, and I take great pleasure in saying so tn you. Yours truly, JOS. BOGY. vmi Snow-White always found DIAMOND ECZEMA CURE is used A guaranteed remedy for pimp!e9 and blotches and all skin Diseases Samples free- at our of ficeby mail. 23c. Full sized Kit tles sent anywhere, prepaid, for $100. HENRY HEIL CHEMICAL CO., 212 S. tli St.. ST. L0LI5. Established 1SSS. All!ter. John S. Drake, "W. T. Ragland. S. S. Basset. C. G. Goetz, W. M. Frrell, It. G. L)art, I. N. Atterbury. J. II. White cotton. J. . Johnson. W. II. Alexander. J. It. Murphy. SO. Ileathman, C. F. Blia ton and Joo Carried. Twenty-Third Ward Ue-publlcans. The Manchester Avenue Kepuolican, League Club of tho Twenty-third Ward will meet to-morrow evening at S o'clock in the clubrooms at Xo. 12? outh Channing ave nue. A number of prominent speakers X.-11I address the club en tha prevailinc political questions of the day. Senatorial Convention Set. nnruBLic special. Hartvllle, Mo. May 23. Senatorial Con vention of Kineteenth District Democrats has been called to meet at Fors the August 1. The basis Is one delegate for every laO vote, cast for Bryan. WOMEN IN SUIT FOR HOUSE. J5oth Parties Insist on Occupying: the Property. Mrs. Mary Ferguson filed suit In tho Clr iiilt Court jesterday against Mrs. Harriet K. Turner, to restrain the sale of certain property, which, it is alleged, was sold Mrs. Ferguson by the defendant for ILlto. The prop, rt) consists of a house, and f ur rlture of the same, at Xo. 3"CS Washington avenue. A chattel mortgage wa given on tho property to recure tho pa) ment of fifteen notes of 40 each. The pfalntifr alleges that ?: was paid on th debt. The defendant claims that this was not paid, and It Is alleged, has attempted to take forclbln pos session of thn property. Attorney II, jr. Post, representing tha plaintiff, stated that his client bought the goods and paid all that was due on them, save IffO Both parties to the suit lns!-t i.pon remaining In the house. The soitt was assigned to Judge Ferrlss's court. Ho took the matter up late yesterday afternoon, and aid that the allegations in the petition Were sufficient to make a case. A bond of il,i'0 was required, but, after examining the suretv offcrel, tho Court de cided that it was lrfUtHciert. ard gave the plaintiir until to-day nt S-0 a. m. to fur nish addiUonal security. FIRE AT LITTLE ROCK. Three Buildings Destroyed Loss Put at -?-2OO,O0O. ItEPTOLIC FPECIAL. Uttle Hock. Ark.. May 22. rire destroyed about !2oo ( worth of property to-niht. Like tho previous conflagration of this )ear It was confined ti the business district and resulted In the loss of one of the largest dry goods houeo In Little Rock. As far as can be ascertained the fir started in the second story of tho Qnlnn Bros, dry goods establishment, and In Ies than ten minutes It was a complete wreclt. The adjoining buildings, occupied hy Levi Stort2. pawnbroker, and the II. J. Levi Grocery Company, were also destro)ed. Quinn Bros, carried stock valued at J100. (" which was Insurevl fcr tl.Ofl. Tho building was owned by the Badgett heir- nnd was worth 1j.(ai0 It alro was Insured. The Georgo grocery stock was Insured for J1W ard was valued at K90. F. 31. Fulk ov.red the building, estimated to be worth JVvi. n was Insured for li.OoO. The Levi Stortx buildlnsc was valued at 17,00. InsurJel for J2."0o. He carried the fame amount of Insurance on the stock, which was said to tt worth $2j.0v. 3Iuch of this consisted of. jewels and was saved. RAN INTO OPEN SWITCH. . Lake Shore Mail Train Derailed and Two Persona Killed. Cleveland. O. Jlay 23 The engine at tached to the westbound fast mall train on the Lake Shore road went Into the ditch at Westfield. X. T.. at 8.2n a. m. to day, and Engineer Iteacan and his fireman. William Lelghbodv. were killed. The train was taking a sidetrack at Westfield when the accident occurred. The train carried no passengers. Tho postal clerks on tha train escaped Injury. Four postal cars were derailed, but no mail was lost. Tho wreck was caused bv a misplaced switch. The two men killed were from Buffalo. W OUT! ySX-" rot yotir u.muy comfort '- ami jour own. i HIRES Rootbeer -will contribute more to It than s lima vi iur ua u plus? vi iu. N fttaHotiSfor-iCfOts. Vritt fcr Wet nf pre miaou fferl ire r iadcu. CHABLE . HIKES CO. JtsuTera, Paw m0mis p!exlons BkfELLf are mLsJwS tigmffgtl where 5sT3 N. kM