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: FRANCE iDJHURCH Story of the Expulsion of the Orders. r>u??ir>r in da dai nni ipv i/nHivuc. ii* rHrHL ruLiu i Government Antagonized by Merry del Val. CHARGES AGAINST THE MONKS ?~J ? 1 ? TT _ n n^A/1 T"\itrAw/iJn n> + Vi a iiC^isiauuu ctuavkcu * v* v**v State Prom Connection With Religious Institutions. . BY WILLIAM F.. Ct RTIS. Special Correspondence of The Star and the Chicago ilecord-Herald. PARIS. September 8. 1906. * To appreciate the significance of the present struggle between the Catholic Church and the government of France it is , necessary to know a little recent history. : It is not entirely R religious fight. It Is partially economical and political. In the J first place the clergy, speaking generally, , have been antagonistic to the republic, and 1 have supported the party which has been 1 working feebly to restore the ancient monarchy. This attitude on the part of the nobility, the aristocracy and the clergy , did not meet with the approval of the late 1 pope, nor that of Cardinal Iiampolla, who directed the political policy and the dlploma tic negotiations of the holy see with j pre-eminent ability. Both of them repeat- l edly urged the faithful to support the gov- ( ernment and bring it under the influence of the church, Instead of permitting it to lie controlled by free thinkers and Freemasons. Hut since Merry del Val has been 1 In charge of the foreign affairs of the holy ( see the old policy lias been reversed, the church has antagonized the republic and quarreled with the government. The chamber of deputies has retaliated with radical legislation, until now matters are about as bad as they can possibly be. Napoleon made peace with the church in order to secure the support of the Catholic population. He agreed to pay the salaries of all the secular clergy, or parish priests, the bishops, archbishops and the French cardinals, provided the government might nominate the bishops. From that time until recently, whenever a bishopric iias been c vacant, the iiovernment has submitted a e list of able and deserving clergymen from 1 among whom the pope has filled the vacancies. and about $$,000,000 have been c paid annually from the public treasury as ^ salaries to the priests. 1, The Break With France. ' A few years ago, shortly after the elec- a tion of Pius X. and the appointment of e Merry del Val as papal secretary of state, Jj tho trouble tiegan. The pope refused to ap- n point the nominees of the government to c srvrral vjrflnt m-rc nf thoir ol. n leged libera! views, but the real reason was *J that they were republicans Instead of reac- ? tionaries, and were therefore offensive to ;J Merry del Val. I While tills controversy was going1 on ' President Ix>ubet went to Rome to confer with the King of Italy concerning several important international matters, and after repeated consultations it was decided that h he should not cross the gulf that separates j, the Vatican from the Quirinal, because he was there at the invitation and as the guest c of the Quirlnal. The pope wae so annoyed v that h#? hpnt **. fnrmal rirofpsf tr* all tV?<a o-av_ o err.ments of Europe. Protestant as well as n Catholic?an unprecedented act. . The proper t course would have been to address a the protest to the French government, either through the nuncio at Paris or the French t( ambassador to the Vatican. Thl9 also was j,the act of Merry del Van. and It Is believed that he did it deliberately and expected It js to be Interpreted as an affront to the French government and its ambassador to V) the holy see. Charges Regarding the Schools. w Certain developments in the Dreyfus case stirred up an Intense public indignation, particularly amonf the radical republicans and the Jewish population, which Is very rich ^ and lnflu?ntlal in France, it was disclosed 0i that peculiar relations existed between the ai National Military Academy of St. Cyr, the tl West Point of France, and a certain pre- tc paratory school In the Hue de la Poste, " Paris, which is In charge of Jesuits. It was w asserted that candidates from the latter ? ' school were given such vluable advice and _ other advantages in the examinations-for 0 admissions to St. Cyr that, the system P1 1>elng competitive, the Jesuits practically J"' controlled the selection and the early edu- ; cations of the officers of the army. A great . tleal was made of this by the anti-clerical press and politicians, the radical members t of the chamber of deputies and others, who i charged that there was a conspiracy to i prejudice the military forces In favor of a monarchy and against the republic. A similar charge wns made concerniner P" parochial schools and other educational tr institutions kept by monks, nuns and the is teaching brotherhood and sisterhood of the Catholic Church. They were accused of converting the raw material furnished ] them by republican families nto ardent aI monarchists. It .jvas asserted that young a! children. girls as well as boys, belonging ' to republican families were being taught c' that a republican form of government u.l was not suitable to the French people. It was also charged that certain blsh- 111 ops and priests in different parts of the ln country were trying to destroy the free or government schools l>y refusing to con- ' Ps Arm children who attended them. 'n Certain manufacturing Industries have tti long complained of the direct competi- th tlon from the products of monasteries, 8; nunneries and farms, factories and vine- c* yards owneil and operated by the church. Pr which paid no taxes. The best liquors. ?f wines and brandies In France were pro- al uut-t-u uy me monns, me nest laces, em- P' broideries and linen work In the Paris r<1 market were produced by nuns and by the v? pupils In the convent schools. These pro- to ducers paid no taxes and entered Into dl- m rect competition with private citizens, ar firms and corporations which were lieav- th ily taxed. Taxing Productive Church Property, tl< The interests thus affected combined wl T1 and secured the passage of a law placing the monastic orders, both monks and ol] nuns, upon the same basis ng other cor- ge porations and taxintr all church nrnra>rtu that was not actually used for worship. The secular clergy, as the parish priests St ?re called, are accused of having encour- j tli r??? ???? T fvVITH ME PAYING THE RENT AND WATER LI- /TT fFNSF F ^Mru II rs / I I you (KKjht'to"run the" Itr - aped this legislation. There hag always been a conflict between them and the monks. The parish priests receive very small salaries, often scarcely sufficient to support them; they work hard and suffer many privations, while the monks are rich and made large profits, which they refused to contribute In any measure to the support of any institutions but their own. As this money came from the pockets of their parishioners, the parish priests argued that it should be devoted, or, at least, a portion of it. to the benelt nf tho nnrfahfr? whlnVi It was rnllAOfpd instead of being- sent to Rome or invested in stocks, bonds and real estate to further enrich the monastic orders. The monasteries have been growing so rich and powerful that the politicians believed them to be dangerous to the state, and one of the favorite, topics of discussion in the chamber of deputies, in the newspapers and In political clubs whs whether the vows taken by monks arid nuns were inconsistent with the obligations of a citizen. During the revolution of 1783 all religious orders of seclusion were abolished, all the monasteries and nunneries were confiscated by the government, with much other church property. The Jesuits have been expelled irum r ranee Beverai limes, me) nave ueen under the bans for years, but have never taken any notice of the fact. If they were expelled one day they would come back another, and resume their work. At the restoration of the empire most of the monastic orders returned, but have never been legally recognizatl. They were aHowed to occupy their former monasteries, nunneries and other buildings so far as they existed, although the titles never were restored and they were still prohibited from owning property. The government retained the nwnershlri and allowed the monks and nuns to use the buildings as their own without rent. The law prohibiting religious orders to hold property was evaded by placing the titles to real estate In the iiamos of individual members, who would make wills in favor of other individual members in case of their death. Billions of dollars of monastic property Is still held in that way, the titles being vested in individuals, who have for years paid the taxes, without claiming the exemption formerly allowed to church property. Some of the religious orders have enjoyed enormous dividends from manufacturing industries. The Carthusian brothers are iald to be the richest monks in the world. During the last year in which they were illowed to do business, tneir pronm surjassed seven million francs, chiefly from :he sale of the liquor known as chartreuse. Orders Treated as Business Concerns. The chamber of deputies began Its at:ack upon these Institutions by passing a aw placing them upon the same basis as ordinary business corporations. Insurance 'ompanies, railroads, etc., etc., and requlrng them to take out charters. In order o do business under the law they were relulred to take out licenses, to furnish In * * nrnnorfv O ?"1 rl t C\ TTI fllfP r eiiiox lea ui men yi ^ ui<v> ...%.? eports of their earnings and expenditures o the proper authorities. The government hen proceeded to tax millions of property >elonglng to the church. All religious schools have been abolished. U1 educational Institutions conducted by ellglous orders have been closed and the hlldren of France are now compelled to nter the public schools or private secular institutions. Most of the religious orders refused to ibey the offensive laws. They sold their iroperty or transferred it to trustees ana eft the country. Several tried to evade the [?w by forming private corporations, but lie government smoked them out, seized nd confiscated their property and appointd receivers to make Inventories and dis>ose of the assets to the best advantage, 'he Carthusian monks endeavored to renain and offered to obey the law, but the hamber of deputies would not give them charter. Their property was confiscated nd sold at auction, and they were expelled rom French territory. They crossed the oundary ijjto Spain and set lip a charreuse factory near the city of Terragone, rom which they are shipping their liquor s usual. i Over 90,000 Expelled. I am told that 92,000 monies and nuni ave been expelled from France during the ist few years, but there is no way of asertalnlng the exact number. Many of tliem ' ,-ent to the United States, Canada and the lOUth American republics, but the larger umber went to Spain and Belgium (where | he invasion lias necome a poniicai iasuc;t nd to England, Italy and Austria. The papal nuncio and the holy see pro- , >sted in vain; the faithful Catholics in j 'ranee endeavored to overthrow the govrnment and put in a conservative admin- . tration friendly to the church, but such a ling is impossible. The liberal majority is . ?ry large, and there are over 700.(KH) public f inctionaries, big and little, every one of . horn Is expected to vote for the party in J jwer and work as earnestly as possible j >r their offices. The first great fight came over the en ircement or the law requiring an mvciiry of church property, including the ornaents and decorations of the churches and :her religious institutions. The bishops id priests protested. They insisted that le government had no right or authority i inventory property that did not belong to . The government replied that the law as passed as a precaution, for the benefit rtd the protection of the churches, in order i avoid complaints and complications as to nvnership in the future; Of course the riests were powerless. They could not preent the invasion of their sanctuaries by oacaacnri: find (odflV H list Of the COn nts of every church an<l other religious istitutlons in France, with an appraiseient of their value, is filed in the office of . it secretary of the interior. . " The Act of Separation. ? And, finally, the law of separation was c issed. It withdraws all financial support om the government and places each par- f h church upon its own resources. It re- J aires the communicants to organize what -e called "Associations Cultuelles" and c )ply to the government for charters, just B i If they were business corporations. In- d ?ed. what is known as tlie "Uw Asso- r atlons" places the church In each parish 1 jon the same basis as public library asso- 0 ations, clubs, benevolent societies, labor 1 lions and other organizations that are not 1 tended to make profits for their members stockholders. In other words, the French 0 irllament has placed the Catholic church ^ ttie same relationship to the government e at it enjoys in the lTnited States, except l' at In case a congregation refuses to or- J mlze itself into an association and assume large of the house of worship and other J, operty the government, after the 11th " December next, will take possession and n jpoint trustees or "liquidators" to dis- " kse of the churches, parish schoolhouses, etories and other real estate n iluable contents, according to the Inven- w ri?*s that were made last year. If the v' embers of a church will not obey the law r( id carry out Its provisions, they forfeit (*J elr place of worship and all It contains. " i\t the ministry of education and worship Ci e officials tell me fhat there is no inten>n of enfor< ing the law with any vigor len It goe.? Into effect next December. % le priests and tlie people will be given J': enty of time to understand it and to carry 'r t its provisions. There are to be no nsational proceedings. ! _ Pi ti It pays to read the want columns of The <c ar. Hundreds of situations li.ied t! rough them. in "EN PER 1 i ? I'LL TURN OFF~\ C -1 \ THE METER IF ! V J WOU DON'T PAYJ ^ L GOMPERSJN_CHICAGO Preparing to Launch the Union Labor Campaign. WILL CONCENTRATE ITS FIRE On Speaker Cannon and Representative Mann. LABOR'S WARRING PACTIONS Have Not Yet Been Harmonized, but President of Federation is Working ?His Attack on Speaker. Special Correspondence of The Star. CHICAGO, September 27, 1900. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, Is In Chicago pre paring to launch the union labor campaign against Illinois representatives and members of the state legislature who are considered unfriendly to labor. He has announced that the federation will concentrate its fire chiefly upon two men In this state who, he charges, are corporation servants. These are Speaker Joseph G. Cannon and Representative James H. Mann, who represents the Ilyde Park district of this city In the House. Before beginning this task, however, the federation chief has found It necessary to try to harmonize the warring Hearst and union labor factions. This Is nrovhie ? dell cate and difficult problem, and if It Is not solved, and solved at once, there will be such a split politically; in union labor's ranks in this city and county that the labor movement will meet much greater defeat than it did in the fight on Representative Llttlefleld in Maine. Warring Factions. A certain faction of the labor men who have .turned against Hearst organized a political labor movement under the name of the progressive alliance. This alliance has put a full county, legislative and a partial i vaoiviitu iiciiei in me neiu. wnen me Hearst Independence I-eague was organized a strenuous effort was made by local Hearst managers to Induce the alliance to coalesce with the league. According to the alliance officers, threats, cajolery, bulldozing and bribery were resorted to by Hearst men, but to no avil. Then the Hearst league put out a full city and county ticket and announced that it would also present a legislative and congregational ticket. This latter ticket has been practically completed, but the league managers have waited to announce until the arrival of Mr. Gompers, as they wished to get his approval of it if possible. Union labor is badly split on the political movement Question, and this fact was nn comfortably impressed upon Mr. Gompers' mind soon after his arrival. The progressive alliance faction is headed by some of the most able and influential labor leaders in Chicago, including John J. Fltzpatrlck, president of the Chicago Federation and the alliance candidate for sheriff. Many equally able and influential leaders, however, are stout champions of the Independence League, while probably a large majority of the rank and file of the unions are Hearst men. After finding that the bitterest hostility prevailed between the alliance and the Hearst union men, Mr. Gompers called a and made a strong effort to secure a compromise. All his arguments for peace and united action were unavailing'. Each side insisted on the other withdrawing Its ticket. Finally Gompers proposed a conciliation committee composed of three members of each faction and himself which ^should make a last effort for harmony. This plan was adopted, although it is not believed It will be successful. The Independence league meanwhile has innounced part of its legislative and concessional ticket. A number of capable ind reputable labor leaders have been lamod for the legislature and Congress on his ticket. In Mr. Mann's District. in tne second district, Representative Mann's, the league plans to Indorse the lemocratic Samuel Friedman. Phe progressive alliance has nominated Peer Petersoji, a street car motorman. Frledlian Is a well-known and popular business nan of South Chicago, a part of the district where the big mills of the Illinois Steel Company and other manufacturing plants, ?mploylng thousands of men, are located, [t Is believed by Mr. Gompers and others hat through the influence of the labor lnlons?provided that influence be not weak'ned by division?the many thousands of workers in this chief Industrial section of ~*Vi l/i o ffrt /ion ho in/lnofl/1 /-? I jinv?t0? <_? wv inuuvv/u iu ?wc annual auidly against Mann. If thin should happen le would be burled undor an avalanche of idverse votes, despite the fact that his is onsidered one of the most solid republican Hstricts In the city. Mr. Mann's prestige, it Is Important to tate, suffered severely in the bitter prinary campaign waged against him by State senator Francis Parker. The bitterness of this campaign has not lied out yet. Parker's friends, it Is genertlly believed, will knife Mann, and if they lo they alone will cut down materially the lormal majority of about 4.000 votes. If he democrats and labor men combine on ne candidate it is believed by many that hey can defeat Mann or at least give him he political fight of his life. A number of the best union labor speakers f the country will stump the districts of lann and Cannon. In the national Speakr's district the labor men will fight for tie election of the democratic candidate. 'here are N,<*X> miners In his district, and ohn Mitchell, president of the United Mine I'orkers, will take a leading part with lompera in the effort to defeat Mr. Canon. Uompers has intimated that he will ike the stump there against the Speaker. Other Illinois congressmen will not be lgored by Mr. Gompers and his aids. They 111 do their utmost to turn the union labor ote away from the state's twenty-four publican congressmen. Where independit labor candidates have not been named le federation will support the democratic mdidates. The Independence League has indorsed iree democratic candidates in local concessional districts. They are Frank Bucunart in the seventh, James T. McDermott i the fourth and Charles Young in the nth?all union labor men. Besides these i?: league has nominated John M. Vail, a roininent labor leader, in the ninth dlsict against Representative H. S. .Boutell luin O'Prien. the democratic nominee in ils district, has withdrawn); Abrani Prelss I the eighth against Representative Mc- J WON'T DC CALL AROUND"! fGEE!THIS 15 A PE, NEXT WE^K. J 0F A S(JPPER F0 1 SATURW NI&HT / ?> HOW DIP YOU MAI A6E. IT, DEAR? \ I Gavin, republican (this is a democratic district normally), and Stanly Kunz, democrat; Dr. Willis C. Stone in the third, who withdrew from the democratic ticket In that district to accept the league nomination. Representative William W. Wilson has been renominated in the third by the republicans. I The men nominated by the Independence League for Congress and the legislature are all in sympathy with the Federation of Labor political reform, and have been pick eu or muorsea by a committee of union loaders. Gompers on Speaker Cannon. , In an interview here on Speaker Cannon Mr. Gompers said the campaign against the Speaker would be an exciting one. "Speaker Cannon," said Mr. Gompers, "Is one of a number of representatives who have shown themselves to be opposed to the Interests of labor, and, with Representative Littlefield of Maine, the Speaker is one of a number over whom the American federation has been keeping a special ' watch. nc una Hiiuwn an unirienaty aiiuuae toward labor as a consistent policy, legislatively considered. He opposed the legislation which labor akfced for before he was tlon which labor asked for before he was Speaker, and after becoming Speaker so constituted his committees that mey did not dare to report favorably upon the bills which were sought to be passed in the Interests of labor and organized labor. "Mr. Cannon Is against us and we will go after him if we can see a chance of winning. Nor does the prospect seem hopeless. "Speaker Cannon and eight other memhero PAnirraaa Ua ? ?!? - w? Vi \.utigiv-0o ncic liic WUIJT ??co vm. I!o9 members present who voted against the labor amendment to the Sherman antitrust law, after the amendment had been reported adversely by Mr. Llttlefleld's committee, and a minority report was made by the committee members favoring It. Cannon did all he could to defeat the Immigration law, and when it did come up on the floor of the House he adopted the most disgraceful method ever seen there to defeat it. He left the chair and went from one member to another, bully-ragging and brow-beating them. "When capital wanted the annulment of the eight-hour law on canal construction it was Cannon who greased the tracks to secure It. He even went so far in his opposition to labor that he had a prison labor bill referred to the judiciary committee so that It would not be reported. "When the eight-hour bill was reported by accident, I am informed that Speaker Cannon gave every republican member of the committee on labor a piece of his mind for allowing the bill to be reported. He has appointed committees with the particular purpose in view that they should not report back such measures as the eight-hour and Injunction bills." The republicans will open the state campaign October 1. Among their star speakers will be four governors, besides Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin and Senator Beveridge of Indiana and Representative J. Adam Bede of Minnesota. The governors who will go on the Illinois stump are: A. B. Cummins of Iowa. J. O. Davidson of Wisconsin, J. Frank Hanly of Indiana and Fred N. Warner of Michigan. All the state leaders of the party will be on the . neakorc1 bureau list and a canvass of every county will be made. They will devote special attention to William J. Bryan's government ownership theories. The democrats will open their campaign about the same time and they expect to have an equally imposing array of speakers, including Gov. Johnson of Minnesota, Gov. Folic of Missouri, Mayor Tom Johnson of Cleveland. Representative Towne of New York, Mr. Bryan a/id other prominent party leaders. Mr. Bryan will speak in Illinois the latter part of October. COUNTESS HAS APPEALED. Case Against Gen. Brooke Taken to XT ? ? me supreme court. The appeal of the Spanish countess of Buena Vista, in her damage suit against MaJ. Gen. John R. Brooke, which was recently decided against her by the federal district court of New York, has been dock eted In the Supreme Court of the United States. The New York court held that though the countess had cause for action against the government of the United States or that of Cuba, she had none against Gen. Brooke, and It is asserted In the appeal that tills rullnir is prrrinwino The origin of the suit Is found In the abolition by Gen. Brooke, while he was governor general of Cuba In 1890, of the countess' right to slaughter all the cattle killed In Havana. This right had been exercised by her family since 1727, and she asked damages in the sum of f'JSO.OOO. DECREASE OF WATERFOWL. Some Species Appear to Be Threatened With Extermination. The Department of Agriculture has issued a report on the distribution and migration of North American ducks, geese and swans. "Formerly abundant over the whole of the United States," says the report, "waterfowl are steadily diminishing In numbers, and some species appear to be threatened with extinction in the not distant future i neir value ror food is great, and they have formed In the past, and for all future time should continue to form, a valuable asset and an Important source of revenue to the several states which harbor them. The preservation of the numerous species of ducks, geese and swans is becoming an important matter of legislative enactment, and the present report is intended to furnish information as to present range, abundance and migration of the several species with reference to practical legislation." i Wyoming Judge in a Land Deal. Judge C. A. Prouty, representing the interstate commerce commission, resumed In Denver ThursHAv tho ? -- --.v. i.>?v-^nKctLiun ui ranroads In connection with coal conditions. The testimony of a number of witnesses showed that the Union Pacific Coal Company secured a large number of men to sign declaratory coal statements taking up coal land In Wyoming, and at the same time to sign relinquishments to this land. The pay for this service was $3 or $4 In each Instance. Among the witnesses examined yesterday was Cyrus Beard, justice I of the supreme court of Wyoming. On the recommendation of George L. Black, one of the officials of the Union Pacific, and with money advanced by Black, Judge Beard testified that he purchased certain coal lands in Wyoming. Later he sold the land , to D. O. Clark at an advance of $200, on the recommendation of Black. Justice Beard urineu inai ne Knew that Clark was acting for the Union Pacific Company. River Launch Fat Overboard. The latest addition to the fleet of plea?- ' ure craft built In this city for service on the Potomac Is the large power launch 1 Florence, which was put overboard at Rea- ' gan's boatyard this morning, with appro- ; priate ceremonies. The Florence Is owned by Messrs. J. Rizzo, John Aue and Frank ' Bright of this city, they being the builders. The boat was constructed in the yard of a u waning hi nn ana r streets and yesterday , was loaded on a big stone-carrying wagon and was taken to the river. The Florence Is a square stern craft, 38 feet long, and has a beam of ! feet with light draft. > ACh\ f WHY, JOHN, I JUST]R J STOOD 'tM ALL OFF ? / UNTIL NEXT WEEK, J_ | till iMlkl ' ?- i j wr-iLiN y ^ (TEN ( ! * J (won;T <p% | .Adoi Im 1' M tt Base Ball, Racing' ? and Other Sports 11 ' la (Continued From Ninth Page.) " n t Mr. Mann of BqsIdmw High School. Refer**? w: Prof. H?ll of Galkitxtet. ^ rl| Foot Ball Captain Injured. be SYRACUSE, September 20.?Capt. James cu P. Stlmson of the Syracuse University football team Is confined to the hospital. On T] Wednesday, In the Syracuse-Hobart game, ro which the locals won 28 to 6, Capt. Stlmson te was hit on the knee In the last minute of j play and had to be carried to the side lines, water on the left knee resulting. Slmultaneously with his injury occurred the forftbls * by the freshman back which resulted in Hobart's scoring. v; Every effort to keep the knowledge of Stlmson's injury a secret was made by the J" foot ball authorities. Even the members of the squad believed the captain to be out of the city. Stlmson will not appear In the ?? line-up today against Rochester, and he fy; may be incapacitated for several weeks. In JP that case he will be unable to play against Tale one week from today. His loss weak- ? ens tne team greatly and is a great disap- " polntraent to the coaches. HARD TO INTERPRET L FOOT BALL RULES \ NEW YORK, September 29? More than *eI seventy-five men. Identified as coaches and to" otherwise with foot ball college!) all over the As country. Indulged at Murray Hill Hotel last ^li night in hours of discussion of the new nplaying rules, without reaching any conclusions of value to the teams engaging in Wi gridiron battles today. At a late hour little on progress had Been made and not a great th? deal wits nromluid Among: those who sought to untangle the knotted skein were seven of the rules com- cu] mtttee, who are responsible for the revised or conditions of play. There was no quorum th< and these men had not the power to Inter- A, pret the rules as a body so that their Inter- T. pretatlons could be acted upon at once. Nor P. could the major part of the assembly, not Wl of the rules committee, take any action th? that would be binding upon the general fin foot ball world. 1 In this situation little more than a general ree discussion w&a possible, and It ran the C gamut from sensible argument to what ml manv* turmwl *>?*!* w <U?>V >i?Mi Bill Walter Camp Chairman. "Walter Camp of Yale acted as chairman, C and he opened the discussion by reading some suggestions of his own, bearing on the ^\, interpretation of the rules. These were put sal In no official capacity. I For nearly two hours the assemblage n?'| wrangled over the meaning of the following rule: m' No player of those ordinarily occupying sal, the position of center, guard or tackle; that <is, the five middle players of the line, may ^ drop back from the line of scrimmage on thf4 offansft nnl<??c Vio ?? <-??? ~* * * *** _ ?? ..v evco uoca at least live y yards and another player of those ordlnar- ^al ily behind the line takes hiB place In the line. It Is furthermore provided that there shall be no shifting of men to evade this rule, the Intentions being that the big men ^ In the middle of the line shall not be * dropped back for the purpose of carrying the ball or using their weight in the Interference. Although Mr. Camp pointed out that It was not Intended to restrict the defense, it i was argued that It had been made possible 'I to use heavy men as backs on the offense and put them back In the line on tho fense, thus violating the spirit of the rules. Mr. Reld, of Harvard, took the view that aw tlie intent of the rule was to do away with see mass play, and It must be so interpreted. mti A motion was passed at last that this t. matter be referred back to the rules committee for further elucidation. The Fair Catch. Hay Innumerable other questions were Broi brought up bearing on other points In the 1 rules, such as the fair catch and the w proper signal for it, and the point at which Bje] the official must blow his whistle tor a down. Some of these questions were V'aln },mt matters of Judgment lying with the official Wet himself w h IU- Athoro ~ * * nun Bumewnat ?j deeper. After the meeting had lost all semblance of orderly procedure a recess of fifteen minutes was taken. Then a motion was t passed to the effect that the rules be taken f.rn up In order, beginning- with rule 1. This tog simplified matters considerably, but the \ati going was tedious, nevertheless. roll Despite the conference and threshing over SCo of the rules, however, referees and umpires vviu nave 10 ao what they can today with- ~v. out any further light on the subject. Among those who struggled with the i.toi rules were Walter Camp. Yale; W. T. Reld, iVwj Harvard; William H. Edwards, Princeton; Heii J. H. Minds and N. P. Stauffer, Pennsylvania; C. D. Daly, Harvard; J. H. Wolfe, Cornell; Dr. A. H. Sharpe, Yale; L. P. TU Saunders. Columbia and Dr. Paul J. Dash- Atk! iell, Annapolis. There were also a host of ' 'Ib others somewhat less prominent in foot 'lxm. ball affairs. >-0rl Today's Foot Ball Qames. frinncton vs. Villa Nova, at Princeton. Harvard vs. Williams. at Cambridge. Pennsylvania vs. Lehigh, at Philadelphia. M Army vs. Tufts, at West Point. ?ou Springfield T. S. vs. Boston Seminary, at cer< Springfield. Is a Missouri vs. Kirtsville, at Columbia. ruir Massachusetts "Aggies" vs. Holy Cross, qua at Worcester. El Ohio Wesleyan vs. Columbus High School, give at Delaware. Ohio. Mel Syracuse vs. Rochester, at Syracuse. mai, Bates vs. Exeter, at Exeter. Cornell vs. Colgate, at Ithaca. '"I* Mississippi vs. Vanderbllt, at Memphis. ? st Brown vs. New Hampshire State, at her Providence. Wea Pennsylvania State v*. Allegheny, at Up0i State College. saye Dickinson vs. Lebanon, at Carlisle. left -? o- 1 ' " " " auv4ia.ua vb. oumiuenanna, at Carlisle. prec Wyoming vs. Lafayette, at Easton. brae ??????? Gou IEFFRIES WON'T tow, motl RETURN TO PRIZE RING Ca LOS ANGELES, Cal., September 29.?Jim At JefTrles soys he Is much mis-understood. con\ The big fellow arrived here yesterday at 1 morning, cheating at least three red- chos :apped porter* by electing to carry 'his own folio |unk to the street car. fbm "And what's al this about your return to supr the ring?" Cal. "Whose return?" asked Jeffries. Keoi "Why.yours! Here it is in all the papers; i^c,e. Jim Jeffries to fight again! Next match jrobably with Jack O'Brien!' What do Unai fou know about that?" Jim hoisted his excess baggage Into the = itreet car with a grunt of deep disgust. "Bad dope!" said he tersely. "Some- .j >ody'? been smoking rooster brand. Those San Francisoo people misunderstood me." ^ "But the paper says " "Say. don't you believe all you see in the * lapers," eaid the wise one. "I'm going to ell you straight; I have never authorized mybody to say that I am going to fight gain. I have never given the thing a erious thought. It never entered my head, tell you. I have never made a plan about t. I've got 146 acres of alfalfa to look fter and iny hands are full without schemig for another fight." "Will you say that there is no chance , f your ever fighting again?" "I'm no fortune teller," said Jim. "A lan can't tell what may happen to him. 'pose I go broke and need the money; I light have to go back to the rin* araln. lut that's about the only way they'll ever md me back in the game. As things are ow I would not consider It." IICK HYLAND H WHIPPED EDDIE HANLON 3 SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., September 29 ? lck Hyland of San Francisco won a clear it decision over Eddie Hanlon last night From t the Seaside Athletic Club. Referee Jack 'elch stopped the contest at the end of the lirteenth round, with Hanlon hanging ' obeys ?lpless against the ropes and unable to dend himself against Hviand's punches. The flght throughout was stubbornly mtested and replete with hard hitting and ever work by both lads. Hyland, however, nded the cleanest and more forceful blows id was never In distress. He devoted most 1 his attacks on Hanlon's body and kid?ys. while the latter contented himself Ith right swings to the head and jaw. and ?ht and left body punches at close range. Early In the twelfth round, as Hanlon nt low, he received a fearful right upperif tn f ho low ** >-! Inh a- a a f ho hnvinnlnv n f e end. Hyland followed his advantage and immered his opponent all over the ring rie bell saved Hanlon from defeat In this und. He came up very groggy in the thtrenth round and Hyland flogged him unerclfully. Hanlon gave a remarkable exbition of grit and staying power In this und, and try as he could, Hyland was untie to land a knockout blow The crowd lied Itself hoarse for the referee to stop e battle, and seeing the uselessness of rraltttng the unequal contest to go furer the referee declared Hyland the win r as the bell denoted the end of the und. A tremendous crowd witnessed the ntest. which was the first professional exWtlon of its kind given in this city since e earthquake. It was necessary to invoke e aid of the mounted police to maintain der outside the auditorium before the aln event was called. EE HARBAN TO MEET BALDWIN IN FINALS VIL. MING TON, Del., September 29? Af yesterday's play in the championship jrnament of the Middle Atlantic Golf isociatlon on the Wilmington Country 11b grounds the championship Is between J. Baldwin of the Country Club and L. Harban of the Columbia Golf Club of ashington. They meet in the finish today a course over thlrty-sl* holes. One of ; best matches in the history of the club expected. J. C. Davidson of Columbia d J. P. Armstrong of Wilmington Will itest for the club cup. and the players' p will so either to H. Wilson Palmer l,. Kogers or tne country <_iuo. tor ? consolation cups the pairs are: Class J. William McKinley of Columbia vs. M. Brown of Wilmington; class B, T. Moran of Columbia vs. J. E. Smith of ilmlngton. The play yesterday was In ; second round of match play and semials. 'he semi-flnal round yesterday afternoon iulted as follows: Championship cup?R. J. Baldwin, Wilngton C. C., defeated H. W. Rhodes, ne club, 4 up, 3 to go; L. L. Harban, lumbla O. C., defeated F. F. Briggs, Imlnptnn P C* 7 nn A tn art lub cut)?J. C. Davidson, Columbia O. defeated S. R. Smith, 2d Wilmington C? B up, 4 to go; John Armstrong. Wilnglon C. C., defeated E. James Dallett, lie club, 5 up, 4 to go. 'layers' cup? H. Wilson Palmer, Wllngton C. C., defeated George W. Morton, lumbla O. C., 2 up; L. R. Rogers, Wtlngton C. C., defeated A. B. Cooper, Jr., Tie club, 1 up, 1H holes. 'onsolation cups?Class A?J. William Mcnley, Columbia G. C., defeated R. Wier, ilmington C. C., fl up, 5 to go; T. M. own, Wilmington C. C., defeated F. deH. ivier, same club, 'i up and 1 to go. Class T. P. Moran, Columbia G. C., defeated M. I'ennypacker, Wilmington C. C., 1 up, boles; J. E. Smith, Wilmington C. C., 'eate<l W. li. Smith, same club, 5 up, :o go. DOWN THE ALLEYS. hree Straights for Commissioners. 'lie Commissioners and War boys of the partmental League clashed on the Pal> alleys last night and the former walked ay with three straight games. Top ire honors went to Barr of the Comislonera, who knocked over 218 pins In L1UIU J. lie BUUI C? . COMMISSIONERS. Flr*t. S#oond. Third. r 107 167 218 IK 130 1(15 194 157 177 153 suan 165 158 173 Vttiils 797 811 884 AR. Ftr?t. Second. Third. aekl 136 172 123 157 100 156 i? 108 136 136 th 123 143 147 z 164 172 150 'otslg 688 783 712 Reserves Trimmed Cowboys. he Cowboys and Reserves of the Govment Printing: Office League al6o came ether on the same alleys last night, the ter winning two out of the three games led. Dwyer of the Cowboys had top re, 203, in the third game. The scores: >WBOYS. Klr?t. fipcuud. Third. ith 154 131 151 mmholge 157 1 48 158 as MI 1^1 107 er IflO 132 203 uold 188 141 130 Totals 746 073 746 3SERYES. First. Second. Tliird. In 110 128 158 ter 108 128 154 us 100 168 150 1 155 132 168 wok ir>0 162 128 Totals 684 718 758 Miss Clemens Weds Chinese. lss Ella Clemens, sister of Mrs. Howard ild, lias taken unto herself by Chinese monial a Mongolian husband. I he hrlde i refugee in a tent among: the oriental is in San Francisco, where the Chinese rter was and is no mor^ la Clemens married years ago and was in her legal freedom later by Judge vin, with permission to resume her den name. She has ignored the exactrules of Caucasian making In selecting cond mate. She acknowledges Sun Yue ' husband and has taken his name. She rs a heavy Jade band, which he placed 1 i thlrrl flnc^r nf Vi*?r l<aft hand fiVto i, "It Is my wedding ring." Around her wrist is a thick bracelet of the same ious greenish-hued stone, "my wedding ' :elet." Five years ago Mrs. Howard i Id offered to give her sister Ella a liande allowance if she would leave Chlnai and live In Palo Alto with their lier. Mrs. Dayan, in her beautiful home, offer was refused. ] tholic Prelate Elected Chaplain. , the closing session of the supreme entiop of the Young Men's Institute I Indianapolis yesterday, Louisville was :en for the next meeting place and the i iwlng officers were elected: Supreme < >lain. Archbishop Moeller, Cincinnati; 1 erne president, L. C. Mahan, Eureka, ' ; supreme first vice president, J. J. ' irVi N^nr Vnrlr fltv minroma acx>nn?l president, J. J. Sullivan, Ix>ulsville, c supreme secretary, C. A. SUnger, In- 3 a polls; supreme treasurer, D. J. Cul- j 1, Pittsburg, Pa. ] mss^--'? OUR VILLAGE OR. punch om Muggins of the local fire brigade, limp: f. Laden, as is usual, with their wealth, ) duty's call without loss of time! if ?? AN ADDRESS BY HEARST GREAT ENTHUSIASM AT MONSTER MEETING IN NEW YORK. The state ticket of the Ind>p?end?noe League was ratllled at a gather.r.g that, filled Madison Square Qarden, New York, to Its capacity last night. The Municipal Reform Alliance Joined the league in tha conduct of the meeting The principal addresses were delivered by William Randolph Hearst and I.ew.s 9t?yvesant Ctianler. respectively, tl.e candidates for governor and lieutenant governor on both the democratic and Independence League tickets. Former Representative John I >e Witt Warner presided. and evoked much applause when. In his opening speech, he declared that there had never been before^ a time when the scoundrels of the state wfr# so mass?d against a party as they are today against that led by William R. Hearst. Mr. Chanler, who was enthusiastically -r.wiucu wnen ne rose, spoke briefly, concluding as follows: "I have always been a demorrat. ar.d In common with the rank and file of that great party it has been a source of infinite sadness to see it being: gradually controlled by the same men and bpuid to the same Interests ns own and control the machinery of the republican party. We rejoice tonight that the rank and file of the democratic party have freed themselves from the control of corporations, have reasserted their rights and are about to regain their power. We congratulate the democracy of this state in that tl.ey have chosen as their standard bearer tho leader of this Independent movement, William Randolph Hearst." Deafeninc Cheer* for TT?nr?t The meeting had continued' for some l.me when Mr. Hear?t entered the garden. An he made his way to the platform the audience hose and greeted him with deafening cheers, while the band played and American flags were waved. Various dlgtrict organisations paraded about the room, ?<wl the demonstration was renewed again and again. It was nearly a half hour after hla arrival when Mr. Hearst could make himself heard. He said in part: "My friends, before I received the nomination from any party I stxike iit Pvra cuse and stated the principles in which I believed and framed my personal platform. Therefore, the nominations tl.nf have been given me were given with a full understanding of exactly what 1 believed. "I shall make the campaign according to my own honest opinions, arnl. if fleeted, shall conduct my administration ac.-ording to my own convictions. "I am a Jefferson democrat, and that, as 1 understand It, is practically the mmn as a Lincoln republican, for the republican party was founded to restore the action of the government to the principles vf | Washington and Jefferson. Hearst's Position Defined. "I believe In the Impartial enfon emer.t of the laws that exist. I believe iu public ownership of public utilities. "But the first qualification for public ownership Is honesty in office and independence in voting. "1 believe that the protective principle Is valuable in itself, but has bom uni eas-n?,.ably extended, and outrageously abused. "I believe In protection for Infant industries^. I believe in protection for American labor. "I believe the tariff should be modified and public ownership Inaugurated, but that both should be done cautiously and conservatively, with due regard to the stabll lty or business interests and the perpetuation of the prosperity on which we all depend. "I believe in the restraint and regulation of trusts and monopolies by law. "I believe In labor unions ami farmer?' granges and organizations that prompt the distribution of wealth, and I realise that the prosperity of legitimate business men depends upon the purchasing power of the massea. "I believe in every measure that give* the people more direct control of their government. "I believe in direct nominations and open primaries. "I believe in purity In politics. "I will run in this rArrmnfffn tir?? mtrjif representing the Independence League. ii"t merely the democratic party, but. I ijope, the people of the *tate of New York. I appeal to them, and make my .pledge to them to retain for them the rights lliey still have, and to restore to them the liberties they have lost." Mr. Hearst spoke only fourteen minuter. At the close of the meeting, when Mr. Hearst, accompanied by Mrs. Hearst, left the hall, the police had their hands full in protecting the party from lieing crushed through the eagerness of the crowd tf> shake hands with Mr. Hearst. There was ;i rgeular foot ball scrimmage, through the lobby to the carriage It was noticed that there were some Tammany men here and there among the audience. No formal delegations were sent by any Tammany club or other organization. Colorado Labor Boycotts Methodism. The State Federation of Labor at Colorado Spring*, Col . Thursday adopted a resolution denouncing Henry A. Bu< ht> 1, chancellor of Denver University and republican candidate for governor of Colorado. The resolution, which was inspired by the local branch of the International Typographical Union, save: "The Methodist Episcopal Church in all it? many publishing houses employs nonunion men and refuses to recognize th^ eight-hour day, thus showing clearly that it has higher regard for the dollar than for the man. One of the leading dignitaries of the Methodist Episcopal Church is Chancellor Henry A. Buchtel of the t'nlveraity of Denver. This man is now the candidate for governor of Colorado on the republican ticket. Therefore, in the light of the attitude of Methodism toward our union and f n 11' a Tvl oil ?ro/l<i nnlAr>? rf l. - ? uuiuuo, iwyiveu, i lint 211 Mr. Buchtel we recogntie a persistent ari<1 avowed enemy of organised labor, m <1 we urge upon all affiliated bodies anil meniaers to refuse to cast a vote In his favor." McClellan Repudiates Hearst. Mayor McClellan gave out a statement yesterday in New York, tn which lie saJd tie would not vote for Hearst for govr rnor Calling the city hall reporters into 1:1s ofIce the mayor gaid: "As I said yesterday, I am a democrat ind accept the action of the democratic - i convention. I will be a democrat while my jarty has a name, but as a democrat and us nayor of this town I am unalterably opjosed to Charles F. Murphy and to everyhing that he stands for. "I recognize the humiliation I must en? lure in common with other democrats. Nevertheless, I will vote the ticket of my -wo ftir In fViln ? ? ? * T* * ' * * * 'ui i.r *?* lino aidic, uui uover it?r William t. Hearst. Him I will not vote for." i "V ,<A1 <. * - " - v. Jl-,r jbhU^^ * ~* ~." * V ' '-iff ? ?Jt 'A \, , .'A ,* f-JAJL' w \? 4 \ % \ v'r-*j ^ 1 k v. ekET OLW ' rfs fur the visitihg team in an emerwa.icae?, etc., he hears the flrebell, ai.d