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,W TITO WASITlM)TOMAS KIT.l.Cn Jr
j) IHr.lltyi JTA Al'ltXVA.
i Tnsj. svlth Oihrro. Urrc Knllitril toy genli
IF , or I he Utile or llrlcllim III txon In 1-n to
l c the (miBo Irrr Mnlr lilllu I tthlln mi
S ' mi tUpFilllloii Asnlnst n Hand nf Sjnrs.
I Wabiiiscitov, Nov lit A story of cannibal-
IV Jim ccuurs from tlio viltds of tho Congo Vreo
I ' Btate In Africa. In which two Washington!
i furnished tlio repast of tho nnthes. Although
tho won vcro Killed last Dc-cmbcr. tho facts
, have Just i onto to light In tho shape of a prhnto
F lettor from Knbambcrrc, rccoU ed br Mr. Joseph
I Harmon of IT'JIt Ninth street. Northwest.
During No cmhor, December, and January of
I ! (' 1801 and 1H05. agents of Kins Leopold II., King
Sir of tho DoR-lnns, nrrl od In this clt) In search of
ft' ofllccrsot tbo district mllltla ho were willing
If to Join tho llclglan nrmy In tho Congo Krco
jj I Btatc. At tho tlmo of their visit nn effort was
Yi made to havo tho recruiting stopped, but tho
Ilolslan Minister ilemonstrntoil that no enlist
' ment papers vtcro being signed In this country,
thus satisfying tho (Internment of the United
i Btatcs. Tho n Rents suet coded in cnllsllnir Kd
Sj w aril Thornton, n commissioned olllccrof tho Nil
s' tlonal Kcnclblcs. showasniiplocd InthoAVnr
f Department. Miulttny O. llurke. Frank Hatch
lor, 1'iirry It. Androns, Harry faparlln, and &
Mr. Mnllln or Mclllii. who was at one time, n
m non commissioned otHcor of tho United States
Army and nf torn nrd employod on tho new city
Kjj-V Post Ofllco building. Others were members of
ilmSL different companies of tho National Guard of
' wi the .District of Columbli. Tho party left tho
,' $$J olty on Feb. 13, 1805. and sailed for Antwerp
5-4? from New York on Feb. 17 of that year.
I "ai Lindsay O. Uurko was ambushed by a tribe of
', J revolting dwarfs, who wcro nntlve soldiers, and,
Tn after being killed In battlo, was eaten by them.
L 1 The details of this horrible toast were learned
ff tV from an Arab who was In the command sent out
tfj to cupturo the dwarfs, but who escaped tho am
rW buscade by having been sent bad. to klllgamo
!f for ths troops. Tho other Wnshtngtontaii was
' yt killed on March 1, when tho troops under
; the command of Huron Dhauts revolted
iv; noar Kabamberre and assassinated a num
ii ber of the officers of tbolr rcslments,
j 4 , among them being Mellen. The body of Mellea
j was butchered almost beyond recognition, his
M heart having been cut out and burned, so that
l his courapo could not be again used against
. them by tho whites, as it is the belief of tho na
Jkt tires that unless tho heart Is burned and the
itx ashes scattered to tho four winds the spirit of
Wg the man descends to his brethren.
K Edward Thornton, who was a Lieutenant In
H the Fenclblcs, according to tho latter, which was
K " dated July 30, and received here on Friday last,
$ Is In a very precarious situation at Basaka. The
W natives over whom he rules nave beon waging
Mf war against his soldiery for tho past six months,
but up to tho tlmo of tho letter ho was holding
I&' out and a relief expedition bad been started to
tr his rescue. Basaka Is a well fortified village,
Rg and as it is plentifully supplied with food and
WH. water, there Is every chance that bo has been
If " oztrlcated from bis perilous predicament long
itj' ago.
W'A Harry Andrews and Frank Batchelor are
K?' . ;. located at Kabambarrc, ono of tho most danger-
j-- ous of the outposts of the Congo State. Batcho-
lor Is Governor of tho territory or zono of Ka-
5 bambarre, and Andrews Is the Vlce-Goernor.
'A The letter received from Africa said that the
writer hud recently received advices from them
H complaining that they had been left thero
i by the Captain with only fifty soldiers
F to keep in subjection over 12.000 nathes.
1' They said that all of their tlmo was taken
K up in tilnnnlnc nnd constructing fortlllcutlons
K to defend their garri-'on should the natives
m nttacklu Thonalle. howeer, In thoKabam-
K barre district are said to bo on friendly torms
H with the Americans, and while their position is
In not entire tree from danger, they aro com-
ti curat hely snfe. 'the natives of tho Kabam
KK barge zono hnvo volunteered, through thiir
ftp chlcfB, to assist In tho di fence of tho fort
rut should any of the nomadic tribes of tho region
nl declare war.
Vl That nart of tho letter tillinirof the murder
M of youm; Lindsay UcirUo hows a remarkable
,l statu of alTairs in tho dUtrkt. Ihe Belgian
If't oiUccro, rt-m in -In tho-hnokground and send
Kvl . tbelr American ollUcrs to quoit an) dlsturbamo
i'V. arising among tho natives. '1 ho letter Buys:
t v "Lindsay Uurko and about fifty native sol
nf dlers nnd uti Arub wero despatched from the
HJJL post last December to 1lnd and dislodge a band
f of nitlve troops who bad revolted. 1 ho rebels
i numbrrod about six hundred men. all well
Wf, armed, us tbey had tho sumo guns and ammunl
'7t tlon served out by thoUuvernuicut. Wlnricey,
UU anothtr American, who h ills from New York,
HR was sent out in another direction on tho same
It errand with nn cquul number of men. Let
1 mo say, in passing, that while the natives
I are extremely good soldiers, it is al-
1 most an impossibility to mnke them fight
ili aeninst their own brethren, 'lbucomin tndlng
Iff ollUer kept about 400 troops for his own protut
rf 1 tlnn, and sent thiso two poor joung fellows out
Er with only a nicro handful of men to tight tho
c most tlciidish of all tho natives, a tribo of
i dwnrfs who aro bejond all doubt the nearest
l approach to the devil incurnuto I Imveever
seen. The) are so cruel that they ev en slash
m and cut up their own features In order to iuuke
n tin m-elves as hideous as possible
Ik After a two weeks' march llurke and his
S little band wero ambushed, nnd at the first lire
wvn at iiif iivvuris uis e'niiro uuiiu uru&o unu ntn,
JESii with the uxceptlonof four of his non-couimls-
vVi sloned olllcers, who reuminod by hiseldo. Tho
Rk Arab, who wns in tho rear hunting game for tho
' middu) meal, hcanl tho tiring, and climbed to
'fi ' tho top of a tree. There lies ivv tho light, llurko
uS and his four nntivnoflleers stood back to buck,
Bnte and emptied t heir rev olv crs nnd guns w hcrever
H uy thev suw a puff of mnoke. The natives poured
'T1 volley nftcr volley into tho ranks of tho llltlo
fH&V party, nnd they kept up tlio unequal light for
ffls' fully tltteen minutes after being deserted by
Kt their soldiers Tim five men fell almost simul-
HrVllV taiieoiihly. Then tho band of dwarfs, who num-
HiTljV bercd nearly tlvo hundrcrt. closrd in and pre-
HI4(V. pared to hold a fcust. Ihe soldiers nerc all
l'J killed, us tho dwarfs woro concealed in denso
1,J, underbrush and could cusll) enough pick off a
It? man when ho passed b). These uwHrfs deny
.. I 1 that they uro cannibnls. but thero iserldence,
;!f IJ which t.iiHiot Ik) emitniverted, showing to tho
Will Ifci contnrr. Their religion, or whutovor the) call
R'?- " tcacho them tint If an enemy makoj
LvPr f-i ' a good tight ugnlnst them they can bo-
HiVi' como Imbued with his couro-o by anting
Hjliv portions of his bod). 'Ilia Arab enjs tint ho
a Jr knows llurke was dead heforo tho nutlves
fi , reached him, nnd thnt tho most hldeoim Uttlo
h i man ho ever suw wnlked up and cut HurWo's
W 'K head olT Willi mm blow of n knife. Tho thief
li l 'j then began tubllco pleeesoff of his legs nnd nnns
l' ajj and to ilistributo them anions hi followers. In
J jjj soma nmiiner tho divnrfs beeumo alarmed and
Katift left the plate, out) fellow enrryiugott tho unu
ffff of pour Hurkc. Tho Arab suw the cnuso
Vs of their alarm, us Wiudue') and his men
if arrived n few hours utter the natives
yjl had tlcpartcd. Wlndco) githereil up tho
WAA remains of llurke and hurled them. Ho
r t ,1 m irked hts gr iv n w Ith a rudoernsn mndu nf pulm
It wood, but I don't think thn duvlla will let it
; stuyupverv long When Windec) lo.irued tho
Km strength of thn icbels ho hurrlid h it k to. Mi-
ft cliauxnml notlllol tho um uudnnt of tho post.
'jit Iho coiMiiinudiint, hetring of tho nourncsH of
f.( tbo rebels, liurrlod hiek to Nyungwe'. Hois n
fs miserable coward ns ho had nil excellent ehanro
9 togivo tho rchidsn binl blow, mid possibly to
f'' extrriuluutu them.
if I "Ho was well nunre of the danger of llurko
lj and Wliidcu), but preferred to atnd them with
lit . onlv a few m n. so th it he eould keep tbo inn-
.I; Jorit) of thtiKold'ers forhlsown prottitlou. Ho
n cares more for his iiimi peisonul eoiiifortthnn bo
9m i I does for tho llvo of his men Ho Is more of u
K I heist than u hiimun he-lug. Wlien hegneon mi
BX ' xuedlll'iii hut ikes with him nil of thonvnll-
jjtl ' able soltliers, fort) women, n gout tnonko), two
jKr- dogs, i ml a iMrrnt. I his will show jou what
Pjj kind of un otllter ho Is."
Tj Mvnncit rAi.TKxr.n ox irvnitr.
xii
fK. His Arrnmpili'e rter Ihe r'art Tells of (tie
aH9 Iilipuiat or ttri. Itrrrs'a llodr.
'? CniCAOO, Nov. 'J-). 'IhoiiinH Hkkey. alias
Wis Ryan, nelo o friend of ("hrlstoi her Mirr), tho
!( snerccted wife murderer, and his arcoinpllco
jit! after the fact nt least in thncrimo with whleh
Wty Blerry Is t barged, broke dn n to day and in i In
Wh'c C0"'CSJ'" which lias c'tnrod up nonrlv nil
jiM doubt in rcgurd In tho illsuppcnrnnie of Mrs.
i 'J Merry, Ai tiiu on Inforinntin i given h) Hlekoy,
i iw tho polk ononi hod for mid found Mrs Merry'
, J bod) this cm- lug bulled in a dileli bv tho
j J roidsldo nrni Hint! Ixl mil.
', 'Ihebod) wt sftiund to lohnrrlbl) niiitllnted.
k " thelieudli uirf twiltu in b n Iduut liislriiiiunt
lliuhs.uid trunk i. in issof bruises, lliis
y.t tliu lor) lii,d by tho thlir-)eui old
tho murderer. I hnslopliu- Mi.n..lr..
isti-v ho it uiiiiiiiun on the head with a
id tatmeairlid hnrnivu) andpiithci in
here the water ib '
I KHjs that Merr) stnrtrd tn belt his
I intending at first to kill her. 'I ho
ion her he id with n poker rendered her
ions, nnd ho became ulnrniil. From 0
llil.tn'cloikthf-uoil inoinliig he tried
ruber to (onttlousniss, but miIm- tint
tsvicro fruitless, he deitrmiued to kill
lis liudid with ii few muro blown with
cr. Ho then tot Hlcki) nnd another mail
-mlih to tako the body away und hide it
llih, where it was found ibis evening,
hen lied, and bis whereabouts is still
n, though tho police Ixllovu that bis
Is u ejucstlou of a few day.
jlV,lgs.Aiiiwri1. JZ&!i-
rxanTfrtTnAHvitD.itEnsFASiit.T
nn Mtherln-lAW nnd Two Offlepr Hhst n
rnra Ho llai Inhpii.
Vaijosta, On., Nov. 28 A little hut at Lake
Pnrk.n town a short distntica from hero, wns
tho seono nt sunrho this morning of n drsiernto
nnd protrnctul Ijnttlo between nl Shtrill's posso
nnd desperado wanted on tlio charge of mur
dtr. A htm detachment of ctv II nlllters, ton
slstlng of Shi rlfT Hawkins of Suw an lounlv.
Florida; bin rlfT Chlsholm of tins (Lontn'ot)
eount) .an I dcyutli s under eni li olllecr g ilhcrcil
nt Like I'nrk to capture .lmnes Hem ), who Is
wntitcd for asruult with Intent to murder, ami
murder In Whlto Sprm.'s, lla. Henr) lived in
n small hout-o near Lvko l'nrk with hlswlfe.
her mother, and thrco sislers In-law. lie was
known us n lUtermlnod trliulnal, and tho otll
chls exputtcd n hard bittle. Isil b) a lugro
guide, tho posso approached llcnr) s liiiuso
under tho belief that ho was ) ct asleep.
When within lift) feet of tho hut Hour) poked
his repenting rifle out of tho door nnd opened
flroon tho posse. Ills first shot struck Deputy
James of Florida and that officer went down llko
a log. His companions returned ho fire, but
Henry fo-vrlcssly exposed himself and a second
bullet from his rifle struck Jlnishal Illncl) of
Lake Park tn tho hcid. Inflicting a probiblr
mortal wound. A fc-vrful fuslllido then en
sued, shots pouring from tho windows nnd
roof of the house. Tho offiecrs rotreutrd to trees
and trom thoro kept up n steady return of tho
fire. It was evident that tho women in tho
house wero nlso taking part In tho battle. Two
hours of this followed, and Henry only sur
rendered when from a chink In tho roof ono of
his sisters saw a mob hustling along toward the
cottage. Then tho olllcers rushed him off In
anothor direction, Jailing him bore. The mob
pursued, but was unablo to overtako them.
Mrs. ltoe, Henry's mother-in-law, was wound
ed fatally. Henry will bo returned to Florida.
Tzrjr novss ur t.ove'h yais watcu.
It Was limit In 1701 br ail Dh'i Gniad
fntber Slarks or Itebel lance.
SpniNOFiKiD, Mass, Nov. 28. Tho quaint
two and a half story brick houso In West Spring
field, In a small panelled w lndow of which Miss
Luclnda Day kept a cantllo lighted to greet her
lover who did not return, has a rcmarkablo his
tory. It Is partly covered with woodbine, roses
bloom over Its north side in summer, nnd it has
a wide chimney and a long sloping roof. It Is
tho oldest houso In town, n brick In the east
wall bearing the data 1754, which was tho date
when tho houso was built by Josiah Day. grand
father of Miss Day. 1 hero had lived with Miss
Day her sister Eunice, wife of the Itev. Dr.
Isaac Bliss, a missionary to 1 urkoy.
It Is Mrs. Bliss that a tradition of the houso
concerns. When sho was a child, 10 years old,
a strange physician took up his residence In
town. Ono night while tho child wns sleeping
In a room on the second story some one climbed
by a ludder through tho window, and. seizing
Kunlco. plaeed her 111 a canvaa sack. He run
across tho broad common In front of tho house,
but the child's screams awoke her parents, and
they pursued so closely that the kl lnapner
dropped tho child and escaped, Suspicion
pointed to the Btrango physician, and shortly
afterward ho loft fo parts unknown.
In a lower room of the houso are several ba)o
nct thrusts In n wall panel, and there Is a
mended panel in the door, marks left by soma
of Slmj's rebels, who were encamped in town
during tho nttarc on thonrscnulat Hprlnglleld,
Jan. 23, 1787. Capt. Luke Da), tho leader of
tho Insurgents, could not save his relatives In
tho Day houso from the lawlessness of bis fol
lowers. 1 he rebels took possession of the house,
and seized what the) could And to cat. Includ
ing some pork from a barrel. Tho floor bears
the marks of tho nxe. which was used to cut ths
pieces of meat Into more convenient shape.
Miss Day's mother was ulono In the house, hid
in n dark room tn the cellar.
There has been a tradition that nn under
ground passageway for use during Indian at
tacks was made to the river, and a long, slight
elevation In tlio greensward is cited as proof of
this. The garret ix tilled with curiosities, in
cluding nn old fashioned foot stove, a big baby
rocker secured by the Da) s from the Pynehons,
first settlers of Sprlngtteld; a spinning wheel, a
tape loom, nn ancient leaden sun dial used for
years on a post in front of the house, and many
other Interesting and autlquo things.
CONDEMNED DOIZ.EK3 EXPLODE.
Oa, Han Hilled slantlr and Tnna Mertallr
Injured. In IMttsburr.
PrrrsBOno. Nov. 28. By the explosion of a
boiler this afternoon at Laughlin & Co.'s rolling
rail), at Soho and Brady streets, John P. Mullen,
tho engineer, was killed, and C. O. Arnies, col
ored. John Cirscy. nnd John Plerpont were
mortally Injured. The plant Is known as the
old Moorhead-McCIean Mill. 1 he original own
ers failed, and with the return of prosperity the
property was bought by Laughlin & Co. and
started up. The battery of boilers that blew up
was closed down two weeks ago for repairs, a
big crack having developed in one of them.
The bnttory was started up this afternoon,
and exploit d as soon as a full head of steam
had accumulated. orkroen about the factory
were afraid of the boilers nnd Bay thnt they had
been condemned by tbo Inspectors. All infor
mation was refused to-day at the mill ofllco.
The ongineer was scalded to death instantly,
and the wounded were scalded and bit by bricks
that flew in all directions.
JJIS WIFE'S AFrEOTIONS.
If r. Clousrh Rays They nave Been Transferred
to Col. Turn,r and II, tVanta Datnao-M.
Spokane, Wash., Nov. 28. A damage suit
was filed yesterday afternoon by Charles F.
Clough, ex-Mayor of Spokane, against Col. W.
D. Turner, Presldont of the Le Hoi Mine Com
pany, the ground of action being the alleged
alienation of tho affections of tho plaintiff's
wife. Mr. Clough prays for n judgment for
$50,000. Mrs. Clough sudden!) disappeared
about a month ago. Immediately aterher de
parture Col. Turner also left Spokane. Common
gossip averred that ihey had met and gone
away together and that they would not return.
Contrary to expet tatlons. lion ever. Col. Tur
ner returned to this city on Friday evening.
Ho denied having seen Mrs. Clough during bts
absence, though he asserts that she Is now In
St. Louis. Col. Tumor Is the largest stockholder
In tno Le Itol mine and Is very wealthy.
Carrl, Corbett's Halt for Breach ,r Pramla,
Hrltled.
Danville, III , Nov. 28. Carrie Corbott's
judgment for $51,000 against John Qernand
for breach of promise has been compromised.
Tho parties to tho suit were downtown yester
day In the snnio buggy In which the fair plain
tiff claims that demand's unredeemed promise
of marrligo wns made.
The coiupromisu comes as a surprise to all the
attorneys enguged in the case. Mrs Corbott
liiado her (ouiiscl agreo not to divulge how
much cither the) orslio rotelved from tlernand.
Ho pays her attorneys a liberal fee, Uurnand's
counsel had made a motion for a new trial, hut
it has been withdrawn.
Ioncah,re Seaman Meet.
A meeting of tho Longshore Seamen's Benev
olent and Protective Association of this port
was held yesterday nfternoon at 231 Spring
street for tho purpo'O of reorganizing. These
men work at rigging vessels and also assist in
hoisting cirgo. 'Hiiro aro 1,500 of thorn, und
they mo pnrliculurl) anxious nut to be con
fouued with tho longshoremen. Delegates woro
present yes urdnv iroui Now York, Brooklyn,
Jersey lit), und Houoken.
lovn Manufacturers Financially Embarrassed.
GiovriiswilK, N. V Nov. 28. J. F. Draper
& Co, glove manufacturers of Ashland, N. H
aro fliiuiicially cmu.irrnssod, and ask their
irrdltors In Fulton county to mcot them at
I (i.ovcrsvlllu on Wednesdas noxt to adjust
1 claims ariilnst the II nil on n basis of 3D percent.
the liabilities of Draper i: Co. nre about Slot),-
Odd, of which amount il.'.DUO is due to Fulton
count) dcalire and irJB.OOO to C. U. Fostltk s
Co. of Now York clt).
An nhlbltloa or Itare lllttorlral latuml.
The Interesting nnd exceedingly valuable col
lection of Americana dcscrlbod In yesterdny
morning's Ht'N will bo on oxhlbltlon this even
ing at St. Iguntlus's Church, Park nvrnuo nnd
lX'ht) foul 111 Ktreet, nnU will continue un ci
hioitiuu throughout the week from 3 oeloek in
tho-itterniioiiiiiillllOlntliocveiilng The collec
tion is thepioperty of the Jesuits of St. Mary's
College, Mont rt nl.
IV ber o Vrsierday's Vires Ware,
A it -I 00, iOl l'jt Seventy fourth street, Ausuit
Johnioa, daiui Ol 1 "' a James itrret, ltubla
mothers, damaue 3
1 M fit). Park avenue and Fifty ninth itrett,
Johu I, c'rlmmliH, ilamtite tin, x to, jj7 Ninth
av emit, 8 Jlltrtlf r, daiiisga ) J 40, I'M gut Iloiu
ton street. Joseph Kraun, damaie tlui oils, 33V
First aieoue, Adolph (lt. lUlnsKnlUOOi M JU, 460
Columbus avenue, iltmtKO (IQi 7iD. lUIULoilof
ton aveuue, Alexander eaiassy, danitxe $23.
I llllll IMIIInalMlllsnssrtisnillTllMlM IIIIIMIIIsnTnMM
OLD Mlt. PAKKHILL'S BR1DB.
Min is o.v.r aii ur. i 73, xiab
mum; rnr.ru a a. ma,
A ltrditlitc Thnt tnrnlahrd Costlo far the Km
player oMlio Kins County I'.lrvnlrd llond
n Aireil TleUrt Bellrr Marrlc n "Lady
Agent "-Hhe DrnlraThnl He le In IIUDatace,
Thn cinplojccs along tho line of tho Kings
Count vKlovnted lUllroidnro gossiping about
the mnrrl iga of Miss Annlo Klrkl mil to Samuel
I'nrkhlll on tho day heforo Ihnnksglvlng. The
hrtdols nnoof tlio ticket ngrnts nt tho Court
street station of tho load. Tho bridegroom Is
similarly emplo)ctl nt the Manhattan crossing
station. Hols 73) os.rs old; sho Is 24. Ho has
houses nnd lands and n bank account. Sho has
n bright mind, n pleasing face, and n good
figure. Her fortuno consists of her wages as n
tltkot seller.
Samuel I'nrkhlll Is tho oldest emoloyeo on the
Kings County rond. He has worked thero over
since tho road wns built. Ho has sold tickets
longer than nn) of tho other agonts. Beforo he
obtained employment on tho elevated road he
was bupcrlntemlent of tho Franklin avenue
surfneo road, Ono of his subordinates on tho
Franklin nvcnuo road was Jnmcs Klrkland, a
brother-ln law of tho Presldont, Loftus Woods.
I'nrkhlll hud n wife and two children. Klrkland
had n wifo and eight children, four girls and
four boys. Of theso tho youngest was Annlo,
then n mere slip of n girl, hut so bright thnt she
attracted considerable attention.
Tho Pnrkhllls and Klrklnnds wero well ac
quainted, n-i 1 frequently exchanged visits.
Among all her mliulrcrn littlo Annlo Kirkland
bad none who wis fonder of hor than Mr. Park
hill. Ho used to dance her on his kneo nnd
romp with her, nnd at such times. It sho ex
plored bis pockets carefully enough, sho would
generally find candles to repay her for tho
search. By tho tlmo Annie's school days woro
over her father was dead. Sho wanted to find
something to do hv which sho could earn her
own living Pnrkhlll was then employed on the
elevated road and got Annlo the job as ticket
seller. The otlklnls tonslder her ono of tho best
agents in their cniplo) .
Among tho other women ticket agents, how
ovor, Annlo, according to her own statement,
has never been popular. Bbo says tho other
women were jealous of her. lint If they didn't
llko Miss Klrkland miny of them had a fond
ness for the old ticket seller who Is now her
husband, it whs known tnai no owneu mo
houso at 29 Pulaski street, another onb across
tho street, nnd other Brooklyn real cstnto.
Humor had it that he wus worth $J0,000or
f J. noo It la Bald that, now aud again. Park
hill would ask ono or another of his female
associates to take a trollev ride with him or to
go to a church sociable. When one of these In
vitatlons wns given nnd nccepted It was not
long afterward that all the other women em
ployees knew it, nnd thn remarks made about
thn ono who neecpted tho invitation wero not
alwa)s pleasant.
finally thero etmen time when the rosslp of
the road w as about t hoatteiitlons which the aged
Parkhlll wus paving Annlo Klrkland. Miss
Klrkland rccelv ctt tho attentions as i matter of
course, and. us far as an) ouoover know, never
v oluntarlly spoke of them to nny one. Parkhlll
talked about it wllllnglv.
Nobody rcall) thought th'vt tho affair was
Berious until Annlo enmo to work ono day wear
ing a new gold wnteh and n chain, tnrcadod
with pearls, that hung about In-rneck. She did
not nftlrm orden) that Parkhlll hud given it to
her, buther fellow emplo)cesof the road took It
for granted that he hid. and tho tongues of tho
gossips wagged all tho louder. Miss Klrkland
went on selling tickets ns usual, and when she
came to work on Thanksglrinir morning sho an
nounced that she was then Mrs. Parkhlll aim
she didn't caro who knew it. Of the details of
the wedding she would say little, asserting that
they were matters which properly concerned
only her husband and herself. From Mrs. Park
hlll herself a SCN' reporter got the story yester
day. She said:
' Yes. It is true that Mr. Parkhlll and I were
mnrrled tho dav colore Thanksgiving. The
eeremoiy was porformed by tho Itev. Ch irles K.
Miller, pastor of tbo De Kalb Avenue Methodist
Episcopal Church, nt tho church parsonngo. 400
De Kulb nvenue. The mnrrlago took place at
6:30 o'clock In tho nfternoon and the minister s
wife wub tho witness. I wore a blnck silk gown,
gray coat and glov cb, and black hat. Mr. Park
hlll war a new dark suit and a now wig. I havo
heard it said that he wore a now set of false
teeth, but that Is not true Tho ti eth ho woro
wero made Inst summer. Ith his new
wig and bis new suit mv husband looked
very well. We were tn have been married at my
mother's home, 24 drove street, but she made
things so disagreeable thnt I simply walked out
of tho 1iou6ou.hI was married without her eon
sent. That s all there Is to It, and thero
wouldn't have been any talk at nil had not nil
tho ladv ticket agents been Jealous of me. They
were afl after Mr. Parkhlll'
"Wheronro)ou living now, Mrs. Parkhlll t '
asked tho rt porter.
"Oh. I'm living at home, nnd Mr. Parkhlll is
living at his home. You see, we wero to have
gone to housekeeping in one of my husband's
ouses. opposite tho ono where lie and his son
nnd his ilniightrr. who keeps house for him.
havo lived for Homo time. After we were mar
ried ho concluded not to do this, nnd I went
home. I wouldn't, of course consent to ltvo
vi Ith his fnmilv, nnd he couldn't live with mine.
I see him all tho time, though We haven't de
cided what we shall Ilnullv do. I don't think
he'll lit up tho house, though. I said somo things
about thnt, and now I don't think ho'H do us he
promised."
"Is It truo that Mr. Pirkhlll Is In his dotage I"
"Whnt! And marriod me!" exclaimed Mrs.
Parkhlll, her eyes (lashing. "I should think
not. The) say ln Is In his dotage, because ho II
talk about an) thing, and say the same thing
over several times. Hut he's keen enough to at
tend to his business Ho never innkos any mis
take In his hooks or his cash. I guess he isn't in
his dotuge."
" It Is said that Mr. Parkhlll made over all his
property to you before your marriage," ven
tured the reporter. "Is that true I"
"Not that I know of. That's tho first I ever
heard of It. I saw his will long beforo wo wcro
engaged, nnd that was three months n go, and
by that will he loft all his propertv to his son.
I guess he hasn't changed the will. I didn't
marr) him altogether for his money. I said I
never would marry until I could better myself,
und I thought I could do that by marrying Mr.
Parkhlll. 1 hat's ull I've got to say."
ROUND DALE MEN DEATEN.
Tbe Texas Hallway Commlielen Sferatlv,, tbe
American Cotton Company Application.
Dallah, Tex., Nov. 28 The Stnto Hallway
Commission last night at Austin rendered Its
decision In tho famous round bale hearing
bcld before It on Nov. 10 and 17. The Mis
souri, Kansas and 'loins Hallway Company
had made application for concentration privi
leges and rates on cotton in seed, and was op
posed by tbo other railroads and by glnners,
compress men, nnd oil mill men.
The M . K. and T. was really representing
Senators Jones of Arkansas, Vest of Missouri
and their associates, who control tho now
round bale process which it Is contended will
cheapen tlio handling of cotton fully 50 per
cent. Antagonizing them wore men represent
ing VIO.000,000 of capital Invested In old proc
esses If tho privileges asked for the round hnlo
were grnnto I it wns contended that a monopoly
of th cotton business would result thnt would
annihilate this forty millions uf invested capi
tal. The round bule men arc in a corporation
known ns tho American Cotton Compnti) The
Hallway Commission denied the application on
the ground that It would not bo safe or just to
penult such a rndlcnl chun.ro nt this time. The
opinion mukes inoro than 2,000 words.
SIAltJtJED ON JUS DEATHBED.
Th, BrlaXrroom Ulra Flvn llanra After lb,
CerrinoM) It I'rrfnrmed.
l.NPErOiDFNCi?, Kan., Nov. 28. A deathbed
marriago wns celebrated at Coffeyv lllo yester
da), 'Ihe parties were O, K. Shoemaker, a
druggist of Coffoyvllle, and Miss llvn May
Ilawlcyof Wichita. Tho Itev. Mr. Freed of
CotTeyv lllo porformed tho common).
Flv o h uirs nfter his mnrrlago tho groom died.
When Shoimukrr was a bo In Indlina his
father marriod u second tlmo. nnd he himself
was soon uftorw mil driven from home. Slnco
then hi" father haHillet, nnd the dosthbol mar
riago wns to keep his divorced wifo and hlsstep
mother from securing his propert) after he died.
Troy and few Itnalanit Itoad May Slot no Into
lb, llnHrte ora Itreelvrr.
Tnor, Nov. 28 - It is not considered likely
now that thoTio) and New Kngland Hallroad
will pass Into the hands of a receiver, Ono of
tbe henvkst lUockhoIdors In tho companv said:
"I do not think tho road will bo placed in tho
hands of a receiver. 'I hero has been talk to
that effect, but the stockholders na a bod) nro
opposed toll. Ihuro Unci reason why n receiver
chuultl Lb appointed. Iho corporation in ublo to
mi) nil claims iigumst it, and tho properly urn
ho m don tit) ins nno If prnpurl) miuogcd. 'Ihu
future nt the rn id will be di elded nt tin annual
meeting, to bo held tarty InDt-ccmlcr, whin tho
interest on bonds fulls due. If that interest Is
difuulted.u ic.elver cun then bo uppliud lor.
but not sooner. 1 havo no Idea that the Interest
will nut bo paid, and I am eontldtul ths rout
will be run without tho Interference of tho
courts. Thero probably will bo a change In tho
management, bowevtr." rt
liKHAKKABZB BVNTINO SEASON.
Bear, Too rut I, Chat, Deer, knt r,xra
Tblnaed Oat the rartrldgr.
Movtckal, Nov. 28. Mr. John Mattan wad
tn tho city this week from his tlinbor limits In
tho upper Ottawa valley. He enmo down for
shanty supplies and to haven look nt the city
folk, ho said, beforo going into tho bush for ths
winter. Of courso his friends wcro pleased to
soo him nnd get his annual report on tho condi
tion of game nnd the hunting In the north coun
try. In discussing these matters Mr. Mattan
quoted ns his authority Joo HIcurd, who lives
on a little clearing on the outskirts of ono of the
lumber limit's farms. Joo is a fanner In a small
backwoods way, and hunter and guldo botwoen
seasons.
"Well." said Mr. Mattan. "Joo tells mo this
has been n very remarkable sensoti. Ev cr) thing
In tho hunting Ilnoscrms to ho under a hoodoo
as far as ho Is concerned. Ho is so discouraged
that ho threatens to put up his rlfloand traps
nnd biro In my shanty for tho winter ns a chop
per. Joo sums up the season In this way. Tho
early part promised well for deer; tho woods
seemed full of them. Then tho bears came out,
and they wero so blamed thick they would havo
chased evory deer awav had it not been for tho
bluoborrles. There never beforo was such a crop
of berries; they simply colored tho faro of tho
country and gave It a very odd appoaranee.
Well, nfter a tlmo tho bears got no fat from eat
ing berries that tho could not run fast enough
to ehaso tho deer. Hut tho beurs wcro soon
driven olf for wont of food, for In Bonio way tho
partridges rot wind of tho berry crop, and in
they flocked from all directions. The bush about
there was simply alivo with them, nnd tho noise
of their flying about nnd drumming on the down
timber made one think a thunderstorm was rag
ing nil da) long. 1 ho bluoberries v nnlshcd, but
there was trouble In storafortho partridges.
Tho state of affairs In somo way leaked out
and tho foxes wero not long In sizing up the sit
uation. Here wan a ehaneo to make the feath
ers fly, nnd they promptly Imorovod It. In they
trotted from all parts of the district lit king their
chops In antlctpntlonot tho fcastnwnltlng them.
Ono could not tnko a poop Into tbo woods with
out seeing their bushy brown tails whisking
about through thn underbrush. '1 bey snapped
up tho partridges right and left, until It looked
llko nn oxplodcd feather bed wherovcr tho berry
bushes gro w.
After a time the birds, finding thrmsclvrn
reduced to a small but much sought after ml
norlt), took the hint nnd t.lerd out. 'Ihcn tho
foxes found the) had uvcrdono the thing. 1 here
was nothing left to cat. It was a ense of popula
tion having outrun the menim of Hitbslstence.
ltc) nnrtl scratched his cunning head and sought
iv solution of tho problem. Ho soon discov
ered Hint down tho river wero the cloarlngs
and tlio scattered farms of a few farm
ers Ho nlso drew the Inference that upon
theso farms would bo poultry roosts. So
down country tho foxes trotted and soon tho
fanners' wives began to miss fat hens nnd tur
keys They continued to disappear, and soon
tho foxes bocamo so bold thnt the) successfully
tackled young pigs straying nbout in the fields.
The fanners tried guns, unit they tried traps, nnd
finally tbey tried tire. Piles of slumps nnd
brush were nrrangod around the edgooftho
clearings and sot nn flro nt night to keep tho
foxes from venturing out of tho bush. It suc-c-eded
very well. But adry spell came on; the flro
got into the bush nnd burned up tho foxes, to
gether with 50,000 worth of plno tlmbor. Joo
Rleardsald it destroyed his cabin and bum, nnd
that was why ho moved out, went over to the
branch, and squatted on a bit of the limits'
hay farm, where my foreman found him when
bo went up with the shantymen this fall. Joe
offered to go Into the shanty and chop to pay for
hts new homestead. That Is why he is not hunt
ing. After a man has bad such hard luck I
cannot refuse him a little help."
STARTED WITH MAINE OOLV.
Jaebaon Got Eaoocb Ont of Ills Mines Tbr,
I, Tab, lllm to Alaiba.
Pahis, Me., Nov. 28. Ono Maine man, nt
least, has mined gold enough from his native
soil to pny his way to richer diggings, and has
gone to try his luck in Alaska. He is N. B.
Jackson, an old California miner, who gained
more knowledge than wealth In the years spent
among the Pacific placers, and who, since his
return from the West some dozen or more
years ago, has devoted all of his time
to an attempt to trace the mother lode
by the yellow dust and odd nuggets found
In tho sands and gravol of Swift River
In Oxford county. It Is a turbulent Uttlo tribu
tary of the Androscoggin, and for yo-ira has
been famous for Its occasional gold Whero the
wealth comes from no one has yet bcon able to
ascertain, but Mr. Jackson and his sons havo
mude a good living in prospecting along Its
bottom iu the season of scant water in summer
time.
On ono of his prospecting expeditions Mr.
Jackson discovered a vein of gold near the town
of Byron. This was seveli years ago, and the
discovery filled Byron with a heterogeneous
population. In which might havo been found half
the tramps that bad wintered In the State. Sev
eral mining companies were organized, but the
public had not forgotten the great gold mining
swindle of the early seventies, and stock could
not be glv en away. Mr Jackson, however, took
out pa)lngquantltiesof dust, ana succeoded in
tracing tho voln over Into Cnnaduto a point
where, since thnt time, tho Canadians nave
found gold In paylngquantltles.
After his return from that prospecting tour
Mr. Jackson tried to organize a company to
work tbe vein, but It was no use. He had found
promising nny streaks, he said, and thero was
not a quarter of a mile, from Byron over into
Canada, that ho did not find gold. Inoneplaco
on tbe lode be found n nugget about the size nf
an ordinary cuff button. It wns said to be tho
largest nugget of gold ever found In tbe State,
notwithstanding tho rich finds In the St, Fran
cis ltiver, up on the northeastern border line,
where some of the settlers bAve mude good
wages washing out the gravel of the river bed.
ooino sLorr on the yukon.
Canada dlbely ts Modiry Her Obnoxious Min
ing Regulation.
Ottawa, Nov. 28. Upon tho return oftho
Yukon surveyor, Mr. William Ogllvle, to Ot
tawa, be will at once prepare a report to the
Minister of Interior upon the Yukon country.
His advice, based upon experience, will have
tho effect of undoing, to n very considerable ex
tent, the Yukon mining regulations sanctioned
by tbe Minister during the piping times of tho
Klondiko craze.
So far as can be learned tho Dominion Qovcrn
mentdocs not Intend to do anything in tho way
of constructing, or aiding in the construction
of. a Yukon telegraph lino this winter. Dawson
City, also. Is not bo the headquarters of the ad
ministration. Major Walsh has been instructed
to look out for a more central location, and not
to be In too much of a hurry either, in making
tho solection. Addltioual customs offices are
to bo established, and it will be impossible to
choose the locations for them until thn several
routes of travel havo been fairly well nscer
talned. The Minister of Interior has instructed
Mr. MoArthur. who recently surveyed tho Dal
ton trail for tbe Government, to make a track
surve) of the overland route from Edmonton to
the Yikon.
NO FltiriZEOES FOR UNION MEN.
Tbe Georgia Assembly lotca Dawn Col. Cal
vin's Proposition.
Atlanta, Ga , Nov. 28 The Georgia Legis
lature, which has distinguished Itself by sev eral
peculiar capers at its t resent session, has killed
a bill introduced by an ox-Confederate soldier.
Col. Calvin, of Augusta, according to Federal
veterans In the State tho Immunities and priv
ileges now enjoyed hi tho ( onfedcrate soldiers.
Tho measure provided that tho exemption
now allowed to the Coi federates from payment
of tho levies of numerous special taxes should
bo extended to the veterans or tho Union
urm. Col. Culvln labored strenuously for tho
pnssagouf the bill, and on tho day for lis con
slderutiou made a very powerful appeal for
IIh enactment, but the sentiment of tho Assem
bly seemed to bo against any such eqtinl
izutlon and In spite of Col. Calv In's pleu for tho
obliteration of distinctions tbe bill vrns de
feated by n votoof til to 58. A prominent legis
lator said to-night that tho time was not rlpo
for such a reform, and that although he per
sonally wished the measurn success he did not
belluv e It would stnnd any better show If recon
sidered. Col. Calvin, however, will probably
tako this step.
Bride or Three Weeks Trie, Sulrlde.
Mrs. Molly Schwartz, a bride of three weeks,
attempted suicide last night by taking Paris
green. Her husband, Max, n tailor, had no
work when they woro married, and took her to
live with his biother, who la married nnd has a
hnby. In three small rooms In a rear tenement at
71 Wlllettstrcot. .. t . . ,
Slnco tho wedding Max has not hod any work.
She was taken to (louverneur Hospital. She
may die.
David M. UleUle Kills lllmselr.
David M. Dickie, aged 40 years, a printer,
whllo sutlcrlng from despondency committed
sulcldo nt his homo In Bremen street, near
Now Lota road, Brooklyn, early yosterday morn
ing b) taking Purls green. Ho luaves a wife and
two children,
Hilled Illmaeirby CiiIIIuk Ills Arterlee.
Henry Ouliitur, a cobblor, who was despondent
over bU inability to get work, committed suicide
by cutting tho arteries In his arm at tho elbow
yesterdu) while bo was nlono In his room at 201
Kuat 120th street. He wus OU years old and
, married.
EPISCOPALIANS DISAGREE.
looks on mouse or XTOnSBIP IN
nOODLAWN nnOKEN.
nhall a Parleb Be treated t-THa Hojorltr mo
tion Want It and Will Aal Bishop
roller n n Aeon or KielUraent War
den I.llttrneld'a Wife Falls In a faint.
Woont,tw.v,Nov,28. Tho Episcopalians liv
ing hero havo got Into a dlsputo which proba
bly no ono but Bishop Potter will bo nblo
to settle. Many of them who havo boon nt
tending services In tho Mission bcllovcd thnt
thoy needed a church of tbolr own, declar
ing that they should hnvo a regularly estab
lished parish. Archdeacon K. C. Tiffany op
posed the cstnbllsmcnt of a parish, assert
ing that thero wcro not enough Episcopalians
living hero to support a church, and also that
thev had not sufficient money for the building
of one. Notwithstanding tho Archdeacon's de
cision, nbout 150 of the 200 persons attending
services In tho Mission favored tho movemout
to organlzo a parish.
They decided to got the matter under way Im
mediately, nnd mado arrangements to hold a
meeting on last Monday night for tho purposo
of organizing. Hut when they arrived at tho
Mission building to hold their mooting thoy
found that their opponents had got thero nhnad
of I hem aud hud placed locks on t o doors.
Tho majority part) consultod Law)crStophon
J. Stlllwell and on his advlco the locks wero
broken from the doors and tho mcotlng was
hold. The organization cboso as vestry men Dr.
Henry Le Barblcr, Arthur Llttlcfleld, and
Nllos Lobort, Georgo Harper and Wnverly
Hatch were choson as wardens. Arrangements
wcro then made to hold n meeting to Incorporate
on Wednesday night. That meeting wns hold,
notwithstanding tho fact that the minority
party tried to prorent Its being held by again
placing locks on the doors. Again, ou tho advlco
of counsel, tho majority removed the locks
To-day Archdeacon Tiffany appeared at tho
Mission Houso, nnd fouud tho novvl) elected
vcstDmon and wardens In charge. They re
fused to allow tho Archdeacon to enter.
Ho said tint ho desired to hold ser
vices thore. The vestrymen and wardens
told him they were opposed to his
coming, but ns a matter of courtesy the) would
permit him to hold services In tho building Ho
dcclsred tha' ho would not enter under thoso
conditions. He wanted to tako possession, he
Slid.
Lawyer Stlllwell informed the Archdeacon
that he would hold him to account If he took
possession forcibly.
Finally a truce was established and Arch
demon tiffany held services in the building.
While he was conducting tho services women
representing both factions stood In tho vcstlbulo
and nrgued with oich other.
In thoeieltcmcnt attending theso arguments
Warden Llttloflcld wnsthrcatencd. nnd bis wifo
fell to tho floor In n faint A physician was
cnlled to attend Mrs. Llttlcfleld, and with him
enmo more excitement. What followed after
tint is known onl) to those who were In tho
houso of worBhip. One of the results was that
the Archdeacon left.
Mrs Llttlt Held was takon home In a carrtago.
The majority pnrtv, finding themselves In pos
session of the building but threntenod bv tbe
minority, decided to ask Lawyer Stlllwell s ad
vice again.
He advised tbo majority faction to give up the
building and to surrender all the books and
papers connected with the Mission House, nnd
then get a temporary building to hold services
In. This was agreed upon, and Varian Hall, on
Woodlawn Heights, was selected as a temporary
place of worship.
Both factions will appeal to Bishop Potter to
settle tho trouble.
INDIFFERENCE TO IDE GUURCB.
Tbo Microscope or Faith Heeded to Discern
tbe Beauties or Christianity.
The Rev. Robert K. Wick, pastor of tho
Wayne Street Reformed Church In Jersey City,
preached last night the first of a scries of ser
mons on ziuestlons which he had sent to promi
nent citizens with a request for answers. His
subject last night was, " Why do so many mon
of good moral and business standing maintain
an attitude of Indifference toward the Church t '
"This question," said Mr. Wick, "puzzled
mo long before I entered tho ministry. The
only way an answer could be had was from
thoso immediately concerned. I sent out two
hundred letters and received ono hundred re
plies from business men of all nationalities and
creeds. These answers I havo grouped under
several general heads. Very many said that
the indifference was duo to tho incompetency of
ministers. This often is only too true. Ministers,
however, aro but ambassadors from God, and
tbu Word receives no forco or power from them.
Others sa) that they keep away from church
bcciuse of the number of Inconsistent Christians.
'Ihls reason might us well bo advanced for the
refusal of a $5 gold piece because yesterday a
counterfeit coin wus palmed off on you. Another
ru ison udvuueed was that the) buve so man)
other things to do This rouson camo from far
the largest number of m) correspondents. This,
in other words. Is allow Ingthu glitter of tho
almighty dollar to obscure the glory of God.
(iodlias no objection to n man getting money,
but ho objects to money getting him.
"Othor reasons given are luck of sympathy
nnd a disinclination of men to havo their eon
sciences quickened. Ono man has summnrired
ull this In saying that tho carnal heart Is against
God. This Is a terrible accusation for a man to
mako a niust a man's best friend. Some people
do not wish to be Christianized. The whole sub
ject narrows down to tho fnct that these men
are indifferent toward tho Church becnuso thoy
lack tlio one essential thing, the spirit of God.
" Lax homo training of the young is responsi
ble more than nny thing else for this (nditfei onto.
This is bonio out by tho boast of tbu ltoiuan
Church that any child who has been under Its
training for eight years never forsakes the
Church or grows lukewarm. 'Oho me a child
who has been raised in tha Catholic faith until
he is eight years old and then you may do as
you pleaso with him but be will dlo in tho
faith.' Thiswas said by a distinguished Arch
bishop of the Catholic Church In England.
Anothor reason for tho Indifference Is becauso
the spiritual and unseen does not appeal as
strongly as the tangible. You need the micro
scope of faith to dtscorn tbo beauties of Christianity."
DR. ADBOTT'S STUDT OF PAUE.
Ha Says Tbat It Caused lllm to Recast Ills
Wbole Tbeolocy.
Th, Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott delivered yester
day evening, in Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, the
second of bis sorics of lectures on the life and
letters of tbe Apostl, Paul, tbe especial" topic of
tho lecture being Paul's early life. As at the
first lecture, a largo congregation was present.
In his Introduction Dr. Abbott said:
"Tho spirit of modern study la Investigation,
and Investigating methods are pursued In all
study. No ono Is supposed now to reach a
result, give It out, and expect a student to tako
this result for grautod. Tho duty of the
teacher Is to lead the student along, and It is
in this spirit that I am trying to conduct theso
lectures. During my study of PauliI found It
nocesBary to recast my whole theology and my
conception of Christianity. I do not, however,
auk you to accept my conclusions, but I hope to
lend ) ou, under my guldume, to somo conclu
sions of your own "
Whether Dr. Abliott meant thnt tbe recasting
of bis theology and bis conception of Christi
anity wast anted by a rccont study of Paul In
ireparlug tho present eoureo of lectures or hy
lis original stud) of Paul did not appear In tbe
lecture, which was conllncd In tho main to the
Apoitk'mnrly life.
Aftir tbo lecture Dr. Abbott gave thecongre
Rillon a i haute to question him on any point
connected vvitli the subject. Somebody rose and
asked him if ho thought that thu account of
Stophen'asproch at his trial was correctly re
ported Dr. Abbott replied'
"Yes, I do. Of cuui&c there was no ono to take
down his words lltterutim nnd verbvllm. but,
on the whole, it was probably done more ac
curate!) than if thonverogenewsiupcr reporter
of modern times had iliinu It."
In answer to another question, Dr. Abliott
said that lie thought Christ was the incarnation
nf (lOd.und that In fact He was God preso t
unearth. The fact that Josus snid that ho was
only the Hon and that tho Father was grenlcr
seemed to Dr. Abbott to mean only that tbe
manifi station was not so great us He who per
formed It.
MltS. MARTHA R. STEVENS'S GIFT.
Tapestry Imported rrom Munich ror tbe Uoly
Innoieute F. IE. Chureh, lloboken.
Mrs MtrthaB. Stevens of Castle Point, Hobo
ken, has announced thnt she will present a piece
of tapestry to the Holy Innocents Protestant
Eplscop il ( hurclt, at Sixth street and Willow
avenue, during Christmas week. The tapestry
Is now on its way flam Miinlili, where It was
puriliisi'd br Mrs, Stevens some months ngu.
It hours tin picture of Christ blessing thochll
clrcn, painted by Mine. Jorres. Tho tapesti is
eight litt high and sixteen foct king. It will bo
placed in tho rear of thoi biirth nltur.
The Holy Innocents Church wns built as a
memorial to itiuiuruiiiduughterufMrg.Stct ens,
who died many jeursugo.
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TUB RELIGIONS OF ItiDIA.
An Interesting tddrroe by tbo secretary or th,
Jain teioclallon.
Vlnchand It. Gandhi of Bombay delivered an
address at Now Century Hall, 500 Fifth avenue,
yesterday morning, on tho "Religions of India."
Mr. Gandl is Secretary of the Jain Association, a
religious soclct) of India which is said to have
0,000,00(1 members. As a delegate to the Con
gress or Religions during tbo World's Fair Mr.
Gnndhl became known In this country as an au
thority ut on tlic life and religion of India. Ills
present v Islt to this cou try has tho doublo pur
poso of stud)lng our educational methods nnd
of endeavoring to give thn people of tho West
a true itleaof Iudlnn llfo nnd thought. Before
his dcpirture for America tho Jains of India
conferred on Mr. Gundhl the titloof "Star of
Jalnistn " He sild vestcrdny:
" When wo study tho condition of religion In
India, ns In nny country, wo must go back to
tho oarl) dnys beforo tho priests claimed tho
sole right of teaching. According to tho origi
nal Brahmin philosophy, life wns divided into
four stages of development which were univer
sal!) recognlxod. A person was dealt with ac
cording to his needs in each stage. Tho teacher
studied tho child to Dnd out In which direction
how ould make tho best progress, and the pupil
had to bo subservient to tho teacher. Tho
four stagos of a man's life were: First,
as a pupil; second, as a householder,
a period of public llfo; third, a period
of retirement and mental quiet, when ho wm
known as a 'dweller In tho forest;' fourth, a
period of giving up of the impurities of life and
of becoming fit for a teacher of mon. The Jains
do not interpret thoso stages in oxactly this
way. but they aro practically tho basis of thslr
educational system. Tho high pressure of West
ern civilization Is unknown In India, and such
words as 'nervous prostration' cannot bo trans
lated into Indian medic cl terms. You can
never eradicate such nllllctions In your country
until you chnngo your ideas aud make the re
ligious uud secular life one.
"Buddha believed In tha different stages of
development, but he ovolvid tho ldoa of re
incarnation. Instead of limiting them to a slnglo
existence Ho taught that man should simply
drift, following the eoursu of nature. 'Where Is
the norcsslty of living a moral and an lntol
loctual Ufa r said ho. ' We aro nil histening to
a spiritual goal. Why accelerate this progress I'
1 be Jains reply: 'The sooner you make progress
the better ) ou become. In relying on the forces
of nature ono may movo forward slowly, but
ono cannot becomo a storehouse of power to
help lift those around him' That Is why tho
Jain faith has grown so rapidly in India.
"Over a.OOC) ears ago the Brahmins became
an exclusive teaching class, und made it one of
their principles that tho lower class should bo
kept In Ignorance. This haa kept India from
advancing In spite of tho efforts of civilization.
The Jains are striving to enlighten tho pcoplo
and to proclaim the equality of men a system
of democracy. They teach thut caste is an In
stitution founded on the arrogance and pride of
a priesthood, and is not of divine origin. Tho
Jains gav o to the peoplo a codo of Interpretation
for tbe scriptures of the world, so that their dif
ferences and similarities can be harmonized.
There are castes In tho West as well as the East.
In India they urn vertical. Thore Is tbo caste of
tho carpenter, the potter, &c. In America they
are horizontal, beginning with the depths of tho
slums und ending with tho multimillionaire. So
long as competition continues, and one man
tries to better himself at tbe expense of another,
so long the problem of society will remain un
solved. In speaking of tbo good accomplished by th
Jains, Mr. Gandhi said that they had almost
dono away with animal -sacrifice, bad estab
lished hospitals in different places for both
men and animals, and had everywhere taught
their countrymen to lead a pure life. Ho spoko
with contempt of tho foreigners who, from su
perficial observation, attempt to wrlto of Indian
life and manners, and he cited as examples tho
stories which havegainod currency regarding
the car of Juggernaut with Ita victims, and the
casting of Infants Into tbe Ganges. "If people
are killed by tbe car of Juggernaut," he
said, "It is only by accident, such ns happens
with your cable cars: and, as for women throw
ing their children into the Ganges, I never even
heard of It until I came to Chicago in 181) J."
WOMEN USMERS DREW THE MEN.
How Pastor Flkos or Trenton Srrelli the Cburcb
Fundi is Srtr-Uenlal" Bny.
TnrVTOV, N. J Nov. 28. Pastor Maurice)
PenMeldFlliesof tho First Baptist Church set
apart Thanksgiving week last year as a season
of self denial for the members of his congrega
tion, who were to do without luxuries, dellca
clc and some supposed necessaries, and con
tribute to the church the amount saved In
money. Numbered envelopes wero distributed
to the members, so that tabs could bo kept on
all. and the amount of their contributions be
mado known. At tho round-up on tho feundny
following Thanksgiving over $400 was netted
for tho church fund. So successful was the ex
periment that it was repeated this y ear, and to
day the announcement wns made that tho "self
denial" contributions amounted to a little over
$300. The falling off Is accounted for by tho
fact that tho members all Increased their weekly
contributions during tho ) ear.
To celebrate "self denial" Sunday Pastor
Fikcs appointed six young women members us
ushers at the morning scrv ice and to gather tho
regular morning collection. Misses Martha
Poland, Kmily Cnrll, Mary Coleman, Suslo
Brown, .Mum Btbblns nnd Mary llcegle wire
stationed nt tho iiinlii entrance, and they
escorti d to seats all comers excepting tho regu
lar pcwholdcrs. Usually the morning attend
ant o nl tno first cnureu ismnuo up principally
of women, hut thu ushers found that tho new a
of their upptilulmunt had been spread, and they
were surprised at the number of )oiingmiii
who nutted in tho vestibule until they could bo
properly csturtcd to scats. Pastor Flkcs re
marked tint he had more young men In the
"omen etirni rs"of his church than ever before.
Before thn women started to tako the collection.
Pastoi Flkes rtelted an npproprluto passage of
beripturt, nnd us tho baskets wero passed
around ho remarked thut the collection ought
to bo a good one, as ho hoard v ery little sll er
dropping in, nnd took It for grunted that the
peoplo wcro giving paper money. After the
regular collection twelve little girls, dressed in
white, were started around tno church to gather
In tho " self denial " envelopes.
Pastor Hkts has Introduced a number of in
novations aiiito lie came to the Hrst Church.
He sa)a that thn devil uses nn) and all moans
to get hold of people, and ho thinks the churches
should bo read) to Introduce legitimate means
to get the peoplo to attend. Onto In tho church
tho gospel euii bo preached to them. Most of
tho other Irentuii pastors do nut indorse Pastor
Fikes's methods for druw lug crowds, but it is a
fuel tbat ho aia)s bus luige congregations,
nnd Is constantly making additions to the
church membership.
A BROOKLYN OIVKOH DEDICATED,
Cornerstone of If, Leonard' Lata a Year
Av, llasemeut s,ow lluored Over,
Tbo basement of the now Church of St. Leon
ard, at Hamburg avenue uud Jefferson street,
Williamsburg, of whleh tho Itev. George I).
Sander Is tho rector, was dedicated yesterday
by Bishop McDonnell. The Itev. Peter Dauf
fenbuth, the rector of tho i hurch of tbo Most
Hoi) Trinity InMontrn u uvciiut.of which bt.
lxionard'a is n braneli, wus tho celebrant of the
mass. At the vesper Kt'rvito in the alternoon
Bishop .Mtlluniitll iiuillrmed ..oil children,
'Ihe conn rstone wus liuil u )eur ago, and re
cently thu lusiiin nt mis iiimplettd and rooted
over, fruitier bander dci lined tu continue build
ing opernliuus until ho had more funds hen
completed the churihulll liuvo tout iJDo.OOO.
It will tu built nf I'tilludeljibiu brick, aud will
havo a stcepio -sj feel hlgn.
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THE REV. DR. RIG OS ACCEPTS. i
To lATO Ills lrorioronlp and Tnko Chare
or an Bast Oranvo Church. v
Oranoe. N. J.. Nov, 28. Tho Itev. Dr. James
F. nines, 1'rofosRor of Hellenistic Greek and
New Testament Kxesesls in tho Theological f.
Beminarr at Now Ilruusnick, Mho has been JL
called to become pastor of Ilrick Presbyterian 1
Church, East Ornngo, announced last night thai C
he would accept tho call as soon as ho could ba fl
released by tbo Classls of the Reformed Church. VB
This will probsblr not be until June, when tha )
seminary closes, rntll tbat time ho will preach I'JM
In Ilrick Church, and take ceuoral charge of its Bm
affiirs. His salary at Ilrick Church will bo LM
$ (KM) 1;
Dr. Writs was born in Asia Minor, near Con- ('.
stantinople. not fsr from tho Iloiporus, I11I8.VJ. tM
Ills futhcr Is tho Iter. Dr. Kilns Wires, the oldest ijM
lt liiir inUniotmr) of tbe American Hoard. Hu
still lives in Asia .Minor. Ihe prospective pastor H
of Ilrick Church Is a graduate of Princeton, 'Ti, fm
and of the Union Theological bemiuar). Holms bH
lectured frequently nn the Armenian ejucBtlon
and In the University Extension courses of Hut- II
gers College I (
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The cornerstone of tho new Knox Memorial ,-.
Chapel of the Collegiate Reformed Dutch 1 1
Church, on West Forty flritt, striot, near N'lnth 1
avenue, was laid yesterday ufternoon, Nearly
two thousand persons were present. Tho Her, I
Dr. hdward 11 Coo. sonlor pustorof thu church, I
presided, and with him thero ntllclattd tha I
pastor of tho new chapel, tho U. illlaui
Vaugban, tbe Itev, Dtid James IlurrHl, tbo
Ile. John U. Fagg-, tbo Itev. rirdiiiund S. '
Hthsnek, and tho Itev. K. V. Jimor. The ser- 1.
leeswere according t tho liturgy of the He- ',
formed Church In Ann rlca Tho new strut turo
will cost about 1(80,000, and is to bo (iothlc In '
style.
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