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"ESTABLISHED AUGUST 24, 1852. WHEELING, W. YA., WEDNESDAY. MAY 20. 1890. VOLUME XLIV?NUMBER 231.
THE NEW BISHOPS
Elcctcd by tlio Methodist Eplsco-j
pul General Conference.
H'CABE AND CRANSTON CHOSEN
On the Flflwnlh and Sixteenth Ballot*, i
BtipfCllTely-Bblh were Soldiers of the j
Ut? W'w u M'?U u of the Croee?The j
Di)'i Prowcdiufi of Llveljr Interest. I
EnthiuUutlo Domouatrmtloua Follow I
the Election of the New BUhops-Ouly
One Book Agent Elected.
CLEVELAND, odw, May i?.?me
deadlock In tho Methodist Episcopal
pfneral conference over the election of j
two blshopto was broken to-da^ by the
fflcctlon of Dr. Charles C. McCabe, of |
New York, and. Dr. Earl Cranston, of
Cincinnati. It was apparent when the
delegates assembled this morning that |
they were tired of the balloting, and i
were determined to bring matters to an I
lituo. The ball was set roiling by Her.
C. L. Stafford, of I6wa. who moved
that the election ot bishops be in den- !
nltcly postponed. This precipitated a I
lively discussion and the motion was !
defeated. Then Dr. A. B. Leonard, of I
C.'nclnnatl, moved that In future ballots !
th?> name of no candidate be announced
wh<> revived leas than ten v^t??j?. That
motion carried and it smashed the deadlock.
From the first the conference had
lv*n \ o>tittg for two candidates on each
ballot; that i*. each dedicate had two
vote* on each ballot. On every ballot
from on<* to two hundred votes were J
scattered among a score or more of can- I
didares who had no cbance of election.
A? *oon as It was decided that candidates
must receive more than ten votes
to be cisnted the delegates soy that the I
tim* t > do something had arrived. A
combination was quickly formed. On
the fourteenth ballot Dr. McCabe's
vote jumped to, 2*8 from 190. what he
had received on the ballot taken last J
nisht. and Dr. Cranston's from 2-15 to
:*l. That Indicated clearly who the |
J. idfra were, and on the fifteenth ballot
Dr. McCabe'a vote roue to 344 or
dght more than were needed to elect,
ufille Dr. Cranston polled 328, or eight
Irsf than were needed. The next ballot
gave the victory to Dr. Cranston, and
th? west and east had both elected theJr
candidates.
Bishop WaUlrn. speaking of the refuI:
said it was an Ohio day. Both of
the bishops (lected are natives of the
Hurkeyi stale, and six of the sixteen
bishops new on the board were born
in Ohio. They are Stephen M. Merrill,
John M. Walden, Isaac W. Joyce,
Charles C. McCabe, Earl Cranston and
James M. Thoburn.
TWO KEW BI8H0P8
Ktccfrit by (lie file I hod 1st Conference.
.Mct'ubc and Cranston Chotrn.
CLEVELAND, Msy 19.?The M. E.
no i mnftr?iu? haw elected C. C. Mc
Cabe bishop on the fifteenth ballot with
a plurality of eight votes*
Karl ?rnnston was elected on the sixteenth
ballot with a plurality of thirty.
Bishop Bowman presided for the second
time to-day. The reading of the
Journal had Just been completed when
Kev. C. L. Stafford, of Jc>wa, moved to
l^atpone indefnitely the election of
bishops, and In support of the motion
t>aid there were a large number opposed
t > Increasing the episcopal board. Dr.
J. M. Buckley opposed the motion. The
committee, he raid, recommended three
bishops, and the conference, by a majority
of twenty-five, substituted two.
He reviewed the conference of 1S88,
when eight ballots were taken. To Indefinitely
postpone would make the conference
ridiculous in the eyes of the
world. Dr.' Buckley says tho difficulty
now lies In the fact that individuals
who have no possible chance to secure
the necessary two-thirds vote for an
f lection, still permit friends to vote for
them. It Is manifest, he said, that no
election couiu oe Di-vuicu U uiu uwutiKia
persist In voting for those who cannot
be el ated. If Impossible to elect, then
the conference can adjourn, and the men
who blocked th* election will have to
bear the responsibility of it.
Dr. J. R. Mace, of New Jersey, favored
the motion to postpone Indefinitely the
lection and charged that the great
l ?ly of the church does not want any
more bishops. He sold the doors had
teen opened In order that Inspiring men
mitrht see new fields. Instead of being
ridiculous, he said, the general church
would be greatly relieved, as the present
bishops can do all the work.
Rev. C. D. Hills, of New Hampshire,
presented a substitute, which provided
that if no election should result on the
fourteenth ballot tbe Ave hlgheat onea
^nly shall be voted for on the fifteenth
ballot; If no election should then result,
only the highest four ahull be voteil for
*-n the sixteenth ballot, and this process
' hull bo continued until an eleotlon results.
CrJes nf "No, no" greeted Its reading,
, a ad Bishop Jiowman ruled It out of order.
Dr. A. J. Kynetl. of Philadelphia, said
the voting is a good thing In that It
hoidn the delegates In their seats and at
the eame time business is being diaof
In a remarkable manner. Ho
eulogized the candidates for bishops
and particularly JloCabe,
I At this Juncture Rev. R. T). Mlinger,
1 of control New York, leaped to his feet
and protested vigorously against electioneering,
Dr. Kynett said no combl
jjaMon* xlflted, anu n wan n umnri v?
jJKratuliitlon. Finally the motion to
j"?<tl>on<- wuh dcfcHt'*<1 l.y a InrKe majority.
Ut-nrrnl liuMilnx. of New Jerf
y. attempted to secure a nu*iH-n?lon ??f
t!i" rules in order to pr??nrnt a wibMtltut
to elect tlire?.? InMHful at two l?h?hI'ut
the conference refused to cJo so.
K"v. 0. j. North, or Now York, n-t, ntt^mpted
to HTurc the turn'.' result l?y
moving a recnnaldoration of tha vote by
v. Mch the conference decided to elect
two Instead of thre?\ but the conferear.
refused to suspend the rules and
p-rmlt It, and tin* fourteenth ballot wuk
oplcred and taken.
'I'ho report ??f the fourteenth ballot wa?
revived. In aJI votea were rxint,
maklnt? VA n^cwary to n chole.\ The
wen? Cranston, 201: MeCabe,
I''.*; Hamilton. 119; Mutts, ??; Xitly,
112. llowon. 35, and neat ferine. 70. Am
' "jnpnr^d with tin- f?revloun ballot thlK
vn* a train of ItJ tor Ceannion, a gain of
' f'?r M^'nl"1, a Ruin Of ?) for Hown. a
1 >>f 2 for Buttz, a low* of i? for Ne")y
: I i l<vw of r,t for Hamilton, inn m'
nfh ballot wuu at onco tnkrii un<J tho
t i
r thi' irnnMnrtfon of a HttU? bitnlth'
u-IIts with tin* iif'
>} Irtljot, Vll'T XVWV
;r.ri!,ln>: .'..'Jf) n*'C?;??nry t<i n choice.
' f . i i\ C. MrPnlM'. ' ? Nf\v V'-rk, i? i
::ii \fu+, hint by
Th'* vote on othMT win Crtin*Hutu,
112; Hamilton, Io:>;
ty. Vs-wtth, 31); *<nt taring;
il'J'V't x-'Mio thru f-<il"vv?*?l 1 ??*I
' . t.. i y*?llinK ar*1 v.'flvfn/* h-u <!I'hlt'Ifl,
<"'fiHit f-tr "SIfCflbr," "f? mr."
:nv\ Hiivft h" roB*i from nil p?rfw thp
hull. D^li.'gaica ruihftd buck to vvhoro
he wa? sitting and ho wu turrounded
by an enthusiastic following. In (he
first lull, a motion to Invito "Bishop
McCabo" to the platform wan heard. It
was carried with a whirl, anil na Dr.
McCabe walked down the aisle the demonstration
was repeated, liut Dr. McCabe
begged to be excused from saying
or singing anything. The conference
ordered no report made on those who
received less than nine votes, and the
conference, resumed Its deliberations.
Th fifteenth ballot showed a gain for
^IcCabe of eighty-six, for Cranston of
sixty-seven, for Hamilton a loss of
forty, for Butt* n loss of eleven, for
Neely a .low of aixty-two, for Bowen a
low of Ave. The drift waa then toward
the Rev. Earl Cranston.
The .alxteenth ballot was aoon announced.
resulting In the election of Dr.
Cranston as the second bishop.
Jn all, ?04 votes wore cast, making 336
necessary for a choice. Of these Cranston
received 306, thus electing him by
thirty. Butti: received 'eighty-two.
Hamilton thirty-six. Neely ten and
scattering ten. The conference went
wild again and cheers filled the hail.
Handkerchiefs were waved and the
noise continued for several minutes,
while Dr. Cranston walked forward and
bowed. An attempt by Judge Caples.of
Oregon, to make the election unanimous
was howled down.
The conference then took up the election
of two hook agents for New York
and two for Cincinnati. Dr. Hugh Eaaton
was re-elected for New York and
pending the election of the others, the
conference adjourned.
There was a hot discussion before the
Committee on missions on the proposition
that persons may specify the purposes
for which special gifts to the
church shall be used. Bishop Thoburn
Is exceedingly anxious that this be
dune. A few days ago, he said, that If
baiter support was not given the mission
work in India, one out of every six
missionaries there would be compelled
to return home. To-day he aald that
while that might not be the result, a
continuance of present conditions might
prevent his returning to India. The
change proposed met with the opposition
of Dr. McCabe and Mr. Leonard.
The matter was held over.
The book committee to-day recommended
subsidies amounting to JJ8.2SQ
per year for several of the church paPcrs*
_______
THE NEW BISHOPS.
Skrtclie* of the Fimuoi Chaplain McCabr
and Dr. (!mnilon,
Charles C. McCabe, D. D.. one of the
new Methodist Kplscopal bishops, was
born In Athens. Ohio, October 11, 1836.
He was converted when eight years of
age, was educated nt the Ohio Wesley,
an University, and entered the OhJo
conference (n 1860. His flr#t appointment
was at Putnam. In the fall of
1862 he enlisted as- chaplain In the One
Hundred and Twenty-sixth Ohio Infantry.
and on the battlefield of WlrnChester.
Virginia, was taken prisoner
and sent to Libby prison, where he remained
four months. When released he
joined the regiment, but was pressed
Into service of the Christian commission.
In whose Interests he made large
collections.
At the close of the war Chaplain McCabe
was stationed at Portsmouth. O.
in 1868 he was appointed agent of the
Church Extension Society and subsequently
assistant corresponding secretary
of the Board of Church Extension.
He Is now secretary of the Missionary
Society. He took part in preparing the
"Mlnnowe Hymns,'.' a book that has had
an Immense circulation. He Is often referred
lo as the ''singing chaplain,"
and the champion pleader for contributions
in the Methodist Episcopal denomination.
Dr. Earl Cranston, the other new
bishop, Is a gentle-spirited man, of mild
manners, and unpretentious bearing,
with a good, wholesome face. Iron gray
beard, clean shaven upper Up. and an
ample dome. which glistens triumphantly
through n few scattering locks.
He ic of medium height, with business
an<! oratorical qualities far beyond
medium, tor tho former have made him
for twelve years a superb book agent of
the church and the latter had previously
sustained him In a high posit Jon as
a preacher. At a previous conference
he came near being elected bishop, as
he received at that time, 200 votes.
Woman's Board of Jlluloni,
MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 19.?The woman's
board of missions of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church, convened
this morning at 8:30 o'clock. A communication
was read from Mrs. W. \V.
Beck,'*ot Seattle, Washington. The
letter was a stirring appeal to the I
board to carry the missionary work Into I
the great fleIt! of the far west.
The president called for report of the |
committees on state of the work which
was presented by the chairman, AJrs. .
DeWItt, of Springfield, Mo. The report '
showed encouraging progress, but at
I Mam a nine, the fact was brought out >
that but a small proportion of Cumberland
Presbyterian church women were
engaged In the work of the woman's
board of missions.
Gfrmmi Ulhollc Cuiiffrrai, i
PITTSBURGH, P<t.May ID.-Thc second
day's session of'lhe German Cath- ;
olics state congress was opened by pon- 1
tlficlal high mass by Rev. Bishop l?eo
Bald, of Raleigh. North Carolina. Hev.
J. B. Mans delivered the sermon. The i
balance of the session waa devoted to '
rending of reports. I
This evening an open meeting was 1
hold In Carnegie hall. The opening address
wan delivered by Charles J.Jacgle, 1
..f l'lttsburgh. followed by addresses
by Hew W. BHnen, of Man eh Chunk,
Pa., on "The Catholic Family," G. j
/.willing, of Krle, "The Bights nnd tlu- 1
ties of a German Catholic Citizen of the
Cnited States." I
A number of resolutions were adopted
ri-ferrlnK chiefly to the character of the
societies and the relation or much or- i
ganjzatloiis to the church. I
Aninluittnnfril Conn iitlmi. '
DETROIT, Mich.. May 19.-On* hundred
.and seventy-five delegates were
present when ih>* iiunual convention of
the Amalgamated Association of iron
mid Stool Workers of Ainerlcu were
called to ortl^r to-day. President Garland,
of Pittsburgh, presided. The
morning sewdon wnn occupied with up- 1
polntment of committees nnd other iiiutin*'
preliminary work. To-morrmv t)>*
reports of theoillccrs will he rend ami on
Thursday the wn?e commlttec will
make Itn report, which will l?p the principal
subject of discussion thereafter.
Thr delegates present directly represent
f.0.000 workers, but 500,000 employes
if the Iron trades ore actually governed
hy the decisions of the body. Fortyfive
lodges have been enrolled during the
I vear. and the representation this
j r Ih the I urgent ulntse the UoineHieau
troubles. ,!
t.aUr I'onI Knlm 4'nt.
PTTTHnrnorr. May ir? tii- nt>y
nee of an uwenieiit between lalo* runl
HhlpperM lu* trMUltcrt In the cutting; of
r;itc". It N announml (hat the F. Iif
JP>bbln*< Company If shipping from
I'lttaburjs'h. free on l?oiir<! at fufcu at the
rate of $1 K<>. Went Virginia ifhlppent
art' t:lvir>/; :i J] 70 rate an?l the i ?hlo penl?l*
^1 fill, I'ltinburRh MhlppTH iiiv tOO
in I If s rearer tho lnk?* than the Went Vli Klnla
#hlpper? nn'i rjffhly inll?fi nearer
than Ohio, yet lliey hav<? mueh higher
frHffht rnteu to pay. For thin nnaon
tie* I'fftnf?iirK'i operator# havir calloil on
the rallrnfi'l people for a conference for
I hi- adJURtnicfit of rate*. coal Ih
bo In if ulif pp*<t from hero fo th? Ink on
than ever before because of the UiucrlinJnation,
... .... .,)K , -t.
TWO DAYS DEBATE
Started iu the House on the Immigration
lulls.
FEATURE OF THE DISCUSSION
Was the Pita of Congressman Busk, of
Louisiana, Against Any (tort of IUstrlc
tire Legislation Beyondthat How on Uie
Statate Books, which Kielwtu Paupers
and Criminals ? Representative Stone
Makes a Strong Argument for the Restriction
of Immigration, which of Lata
Has Exceeded the Katnral Increase of
Population,
WASHINGTON, May lO.-The home
to-day entered upon a two day*' debate
ot the immigration bills reported from
the Immigration committee.
Mr. W. A. Stone, of Pennsylvania, and
Mr. Traceweil, of Indiana, argued for a
restrictive measure; Mr. Corliss, of
Michigan, for his bill, designed to put
on end to Canadian competition with
American labor and Mr. Morse, of MnssachuHetts,
and Mr. Dartholdt, of Missouri.
for the educational test bill. The
feature of the debate to-day was the
plea of Mr. Buck, of IjOuisiaiM. against
any sort of restrictive legislation beyond
that now on the statute books,
which excludes paupers and criminals.
Before the debate began a resolution
was adopted Instructing the sergeantat-arms
to summon the clerks of the
counties In the Eleventh district of Illinois,
for the purpose of counting the
ballots in the PJnnker-Downlng con
iwi. vne due 01 j?ir. vswvua, \?vy./, ??
his seat was confirmed anil Messrs.
Steele, (2nd.), Cousin*. (Iowa), and McClelland,
(N\ V.), were appointed on the
board of visitor* to West Point
At 12:30 p. m., the debute on th* Immigration
hills wan opened by Mr. HarthI
oldt. (Hep., Mo.), chairman of the Immigration
committee.
Mr. lturtholdi argued that there was
i no question so much talked of and so
little understood'as the problem of Immigration.
There was, he thought, too
much passion and prejudice In the de,
mand from certain quarters In favor of
the exclusion of foreigners.
Mr. W. A. Stone, of Pennsylvania,
the author of the Stone bill, explained
Its provisions and advocated its passage.
The country, he argued, had long
suffered from unreasonable Immigration.
The immigration of the last ten years
had exceeded the natural Increase.
1 Mr. Bartholdt challenged this statement,
contending that the natural In
j crease WHS i.UW.UUV U jnn, niuiE
! immigration had averaged only about
a quarter or a million a year.
I Mr. Stone raid that during the hard
times of the past three years, Immigration
had fallen ofT, but with the prospect
of returning prosperity and high
! wages It would increase to startling
I proportions. He did not oppose immlI
gration as long as we could assimilate
the foreigners, but they were coming
| too fast. In places In his own state
1 there were localities where the English
I language was not spoken, and where
| English newspapers were not read. Our
laws were neither undeolood. njjr re-.
| spected. His bill would"transfer the
I inspection system from our ports to the
, ports from which the Immigrant* sa 11?>d.
He had read two letters, one from
I Mr. Hltt. chairman of the foreign afI
fairs committee and ono ffom Charles
Emory Smith, formerly minister to
Hussla, testifying to the feasibility of
| his bill.
Mr. Buck, Dem., La.), a naturalized
I onnused the restriction of 1m
migration In nn eloquent speech. If
there was anybody who voted Amerleanshlp,
(raid he. It was the foreign bom
cttlxen who held citizenship not as a
rlfcht, but as a privilege.
The American republic its founded on
a spirit of the broadest humanity.
America for the world, as Washington
and Jefferson thought, was what he
wanted. America was big enough to
take all who would come.
At 6 p. m. the house adjourned.
Rfttaln I'rocmllngf,
WASHINGTON, D. C.. May lO.-Tho
senate to-day passed the District of
Columbia appropriation 1)111. carrying
approximately 17.300,000. A debate on
the question of appropriations for sectarian
purposes cropped out, on the
paragraph making appropriations f.>r
charities In the district. On a vote the
?? um iiilnril th*? rnmmlltw in nro
virilng wcldc appropriations for numerous
private rhitrltable ln*tltuthni?.
Home of them of a sectarian character.
A further provision was adopted for nn
Investigation Into the charity system n(
the district with a view to ascertaining
what, If any, part of the public appropriation
are used for church purposes.
At fi:.tO the senate held a brief executive
session am) then adjourned.
SPIRITED 8CENS3
In Confrrcnw Committer on the Rlrcra
ami Itnrbors ltltl.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. May 19.There
was a spirited scene in the room
of the senate committee on commerce
this afternoon when Senator White, of
California, appeared before lh<* confernnr?
r.iMimittpc oncnirod on the rivers
and hsr?K?rs bill. I!?? waa Invited to
give hit opinion of thi* change proposed
to I).* made, naming In the bill the commissioners
to decide whether the pr??posed
Houthern California harbor shall
be located at Santa Monica or San I'atro.
Mr. White took tho position that
to make this change would bo a violation
of the agreement ntude In the senate
and Intimated that If the change
nhould be made the conference commitreport
would arouse far greater opposition
in the senate than the original
report had created.
Mr Hooker. <?f the houjte conferees,
h? re Intimated that ho was opposed to
all th<? pro|M?Ho<l Improvements In th"
vicinity of l^os Angeles, and (hut It
would be best to strike out all the appropriations
for both the outer and Inner
harbors. To this Mr. White re
uponded that such u course wouiu tie
tnli.-n, If at nil. only to annoy him. 1 ?
forco htm to acqulewv In ihu proponed
change and place the on tire matter nl
the hands of the frlond* of Hanta Monica.
r.r iwlng iotnewhat excited under <h"
Influence ??r the pitiuition ho drrlnivd
lhat If the rourM punMiod won perntatt-d
In. the people would reach the <onUnit
c,inern*H van tinder the
i ontrol of the ulterior Influences.
Mi*. Ho:?kf*r replied 1 hat lie had no apprehension
on iliui score.
Th<- conference committee Adjournal
t?r ihe day without reaching a conclusion
tui to whether to Insert tho
name* of the comndaslonerH or leave
I hi' amendment -in innde In the senate,
Tli'.' odmmMteet proponed a commission
composed of Hear Admiral .1. <1.Walker,
Professor T. C. .Mi'ffj'ojholl, late superintendent
of tin- coast and geodetic survey;
Thomas t\ Clark, president of tij<?
American sOCft'Cy o( civil engineer*; Alfred
Noble and Colonel II. t?. Trout,
l>.?th of Now York.
An agrorment wan reached on all tho
other amendment* made by the senate.
It Is now believed that the conference
c&n be coucluded und report made to
the senate to-morrow.
IMPRISONMENT CLAUSE
In the lutfr-fUate Uw Coitildsretl by the
llouac Committee.
WASHINGTON, May 19.?The house
committee on commerce to-day considered
again the Sherman bill to repeal
the imprisonment clause of the Interstate
commerce act. Recently the bill
which had been placed on the calendar
of the house was withdrawn by the committee,
because of a belief held by some
members that the recent decision by
Justice .Brown that railroad men can
testify regarding infraction* of the law
by their corporations without Incriminating
themselves made the bill unnecessary
or Inadvisable. Last week
there wan a somewhat stormy meeting
over the bill In which charges of railroad
Influence were made and to-day It
was decided by a vote of ten to four to
restore It to.Its former place on the
house calendar. Those who voted tor
this step were: Republicans-Sherman,
(N. Y.,) Wanger. (Penna.,) Doollttie,
(Washn.,) Joy, (Mo.,) Noonan. (Texas,)
Bennett. (N. Y.,) Stewart, (N. J.) Democrats?Bartlett,
(N, Y?) Rusk, (Md.,)
Ellett, (Va.)
Opposed ? Republicans ? Hepburn,
(Iowa.) Aldrich, (111.,) Corliss. (Mich.)
Democrat?Patterson, (Tennessee.)
The projects for government aid to a
Pacific cable were also discussed, but
without definite result An agreement
was readied, however, to report a bill
introduced by Mr. Wellington, of Maryland.
which provides that the shore end
of any submarine cable to be established
after the passage of the act, which may
be protected in any foreign country by
exclusive landing rights or special privileges
of franchises will not be permitted
to land or be operated on the territory of
the United Stutes until permission bus
been obtained from Congress.
Hrhntr on Alcohol#
WASHINGTON. May Iff.?The question
of repealing the portion of the internal
revenue Inw providing for a rebate
on alcohol used In the arts and In
medicine received the attention of th?;
senate committee on finance to-day.
The bill has boon reported to the senate
nitron]v. and It was taken up by the
commit top only Informally for the purpose
of discussing th?* advisability of an
effort to pans thi? measure before adjournment.
The entire committee la
favorable to the bill with the exception
of Senator Piatt, and the conversation
In committee to-day revealed a very
general desire to have It passed jipon
before adjournment. While* no absolute
determination to that effect was
reached, the undemanding Is that the
bill will again be called tip when the appropriation
bills are somewhat more advanced?probably
Immediately after
the passage of the fortification bill.
Ingenious Wf?t Vlrgiutaus.
Special Dispatch to the Intolllrenccr.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 19.-Patents
have been granted to West Virginians
as follows: Madison M. Benson,
Fairmont, copy holder; Darwin C.
Boyce, assignor of one-half to J. M.
Clark. Qulnnmont, cradle dump; Robert
DJnsmore, Weston, magazine flre-arm.
Women*! Baptist Association*
ASBtrRV PARK, N. J., May 19.-The
sessions of the Women's Home Baptist
Mission Society were continued to-day
In the first Baptist church at this plaoe.
Mrs. J. N. Crouse, the president of the
jioelety, presided. Among the subjects
discussed were "Home Missions va. State
and City Missions" and "Local Charities
and General Benevolence." Among
?u. u-nix. ihn MI?im Anna
Mann, Grace Daland. Hannah Barklay,
M. B. Reynold and Mm, James McWhinnlo.
The afternoon session wan a
Joint meeting of the Women'* Baptist
Mission Society of Chicago and the Women's
American Baptist Mission Society
of Boston. At the afternoon session
Mr8.,H. If. .?mes recited the anniversary
<*fle. There was a big meeting
to-night in the auditorium under the
auspices of the same societies, after
which there was an informal reception.
Free Mirer Democrat* Win*
OTTAWA. III., May 1?.-Flve hundred
men at.?od in the town caucus of
the Ottawa Democracy last night and
for twenty minutes. In a serene of wild
disorder, souRht to howl one another
'down. They were the adherents of
Attorney General Moloney representing
the Altgeld free silver wing of the Democracy
and the gold standard administration
Democrats,friends of Controller
Eckels. A division of the house followed
on the chairmanship question,
and was so close that a committee wus
appointed count the votes. It declared
the silver m?-n were winners and
the gold standard advocates almost Im
UHMlJnu iy ivrt inu uat?. a trru pu?it
delegation then .selected to the
county convention, which, on Thursday.
win elect a silver delegation to
Springfield, Instructed for AJtgeld /or
governor and Moloney for attorney*
genoral.
Know ftothtug of UttMy'g Vlilt.
CINCINNATI. Ohio, May lU.-The
Commercial Oazettu's special from
Canton. Ohio, says: Nothing Is known
here about Henator Quay's proponed
visit to McKlnley. Senator Mitchell, of
Oregon, has Just returned front a visit
to McKlnfry. C. G. Dawes, of Chicago/
?*x-secretary of state, S. M. Taylor, H.
It. Itussell. of the Hartford, Pout, and
other visitors, were with McKlnley today.
There are many visitors dally, and
several prominent Republicans are expected
en route home after the adjournment
of Congress, but if Senator Quay
Ih coining. CX-unvernor .>ir-jv?ncy is
keeping (ho matter to hlnmelf.
Iowh Democrat* forMllvrr.
DUBUQUE, Iowa. May 19.?The fljrht
between the gold and silver faction*
which ha* Iwen expected at to-morrow's
Democratic state convention reems tor.Urht
to have been practically nettled In
advance. The gold standard del platen
held a conference thin evenlnR and praetlcally
Rave up the contest, thi.uuh
many favored a bolt. Ex-Governt/r
HoIp:? was given an ovation on his arrival
to-day.' Boles badge* are ?*een
everywhere, and talk In lobldea l? all nf
him as u presidential candidate. Figure*
given out to-night a* showing the
relative strength of the faction* In the
convention are: Silver, 665; goldt nurnlnrd,
L'57.
ntllMnuhrr Htrrrt Car Strike,
MIMVAUKEK. Wis.. May 19.-The
committee of cltlsena to endeavor to
-Iw.nt ..(I Ii.lluutiiionl of Ih,. ulfcAt
Ui IIIH ...
railway labor difficulty dlffMolved thla
afternoon. It reported to the public,
that it hail held conferencea with the
company and with u committee of the
street railway's men of the union. It
had received the ultimatum of the company
and that of tlm men ut.d had
reached the conclusion that under the
present situation of afTAlr.4 no s-tthmenl
could be accomplished.
Atfnlli Iit?iltll1ril.
NEW TOHK. May lfc-~There |H little
(|iie.-<tlon now that the OoJonnadr hotel
HUlclde. "Mrs. Bvereit, <>t ilotion," u im
Mm. I-M^ar R 1 fill, of London, iSnJrlanu,
and formerly of Columbia, Ind.
.ludR-' HulpM li.II. of Indiana ( .tiff. iecoivod
ii rahl?#tain to?dny from his iwmi,
husband <?f the Woman, saying tl-.ut th.?
latter had alwnyi desired that afttr
death her body should be cremated. and
Asking that that disposition be made of
the corps*
BANK OFFICIALS INDICTED
IIy the Fnloral Grand Jury at Deliver for
Couiplrnv)' to Defraud*
DENVER, May 19.?The federal grand
Jury now in session has found several
Indictments against bank officials nnd
others, accused of having conspired to
defraud depositors in banks in this city
which have cloned their doors during
the past three yearn. John J. Relthmunn,
president, and John J. Relthtnann,
Jr., vice president, Charles M.
Clinton, cashier, and Charles Kunzemilier,
assiHtant oashler, of the German
National Hank, are charged with having
falsified figures in the report to the
comptroller of the condition of that inHtltution
on May 4, 1893. It is said that
charges of a mora serious nature
against these men-are being considered
by the grand jury. It Is also announced
that O. E. Miller, of Chicago, hus been
indicted on the charge of embezzling
$125,000 from the Commercial National
Bank, and that Charles H. Dow, who
was president of the Commercial, Ih
charged with having conspired with
MUter to defraud the Commercial depositors,
and with having violated the
national banking law by loaning to
Miller $1-15,000, whereas under the law
the bank could not loan to one Individual
or company more than 10 per cent of
Its capital stock, which was $200,000.
O. E. Miller iigured prominently In
Denver prior to the panlo of 1893. He
was and still Is the head of the Miller
Hernia Company, which handles trusses
and other patents for the euro of rupture,
and has offices In Denver, Chicago
and other cities. Investigation of Miller's
financial affairs since the crash of
lani has developed the fact thst his entire
indebtedness to the National Bank
of Denver aggregated $3*5.000. Of this
amount $192,000 was secured from the
Commercial and German National
Banks, and the remaining $153,000 was
borrowed of banks that survived the
ti.a Am^Iwih MielnnoL which
suspended recently, 1b said to have been
a loser. Receivers Prank Adams, of the
Commercial National, and Zeph T. Hill,
of the CJtrman National, have been
pressing Miller for a settlement, but the
truns dealer, who moved his reaidenoe
to Chicago soon after his financial backers
went to the wall, has been utandlng
them off with promises to bond his company
und square up his indebtedness.
Miller floated bonds for Uti>,000, but not
one ccnt of this money ever reverted to
the banking institutions In Denver to
which he was largely indebted. It was
upon the receipt of the news that he
hau received the money from his bonding
operation that the receivers withdrew
all objections to criminal prosecution,
ns they were now assured he did
not Intend to pay.
While in Denver Miller was very active
in church and Sunday school work.
OOXEZ'B FORCES DEFEATED
According to the Doctored Report* of
(*curral Weyler.
HAVANA, May 19.-Col. Moncada, at
Madgura, this province, has been engaged
with a force of 200 Insurgents, under
Domlnicano Rodolfo Teljelro. believed
to form part of the forces of Maximo
Gomez. The enemy left three
wounded on the field.
As a result of thowipmneni uciweon
the Insurant* and Col. Segura, at Clegn
de Romern. where the enemy sustained
numerous low, Majclmo Gomez retreated
to Concordia and Gulge, near Zuuso,
province of Santa Clara. Lieutenant
Colonel Rodriguez. with a force of 1,200
Spanish infantry and three piece* of artillery,
enkbped Gomez's force* at these
plitneH and i* reported to have inflicted
(treat loss upon th<- enemy's Infantry
and artillery. The Insurgents, It In added,
disbanded and retreated in the direction
of Maria Rodriguez and MInaa
Rajas.
lie will Prrii the Oattou.
PITTSBCRGH. Pa.. May 19.?President
Cleveland has written to the executive
committee of the Twenty-eighth
national Saen*erfest. which begins In
Pittsburgh. .Tune S, that he will be unable
to attend, but that he will be with
the German singers and the monster
audience in spirit at the reception con?ho
4?non<r**rfp4t? hv
the touch of an electric button at the
white house. A monster flay l? to be
made of re<l. white and blue glass
bulbs, which at a given signal will be
illuminated by an electric wire having
a circuit between the Saengerfest hall
and the white house. The Illumination
will take plar?? Just before the reception
concert, after the audience Is seated.
In this manner the President will declare
the great national feast of song
officially opened.
Flood* In MlniKiota.
CROOSKTON. Minn., May 19.?The
flood situation Is becoming very serious,
the rise In the ll?l Lake river having
lieen very rapid by reiuion of continuous
and copious rains. Part of the town
Is Hooded and water Is two or three feet
deep In some of the principal streets
while In some of the residence district*)
the* first lloors oro Hooded. The railroads
have suffered severely from washouts
ftild nil trains ure late. The crop
situation In the Hod River valley, famous
for Its hard wheat. Is most serious,
as the wet *pring has prevented seeding
and the acreage Is cut down tremendously.
Attempt to llrlbc Wlt?r?nf?.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. May IP.-Mrs.
Otto Hrede. of Newport. wt?o has been
quite attentive to Jackson and Walling
by sending them delicacies, was to-day
overheard by oUlcers who were hidden
In Walllngford's saloon, to offer WallIngford
$.10 If he would change his testimony
In the Walling case so as to
make Jt appear that It was some other
Friday night when l'enrl Bryan was
at hi* saloon with Walling and Jackson.
Sheriff Mummer recognized the woman,
aiul took her to Newport. She had previously
gone to Allen Jackson and made
him a similar offer, and he had arranged
to meet her at Walllngford's and
thon notllled the police.
I ltd In n u Oil?t IVIlowi,
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. May lO.-Flve
hundred delegates we if* present at today's
s'-sslon of Itebekah assembly, I. O.
O. V. (irantl Master William Northern
delivered nn address nnd committer reports
were read. A resolution was
adopted amending the constitution so
that no lodge would be entitled to more
than four delegates In the assembly. A
committee wns appointed to take charge
of the work of raising funds for the
home for aped and Indigent members
nnd their wives and widows.
IiiiIImii Troublrs nl Toitutir Itlvrr.
WASHINGTON, May JO. -Upon the
representations of Indian Agent .Slouch
at Tongue Hlver reservation, Montana,
transmitted through and endorsed by
the Interior department, the war department
ha?t sent orders t.i General
Hrooke, rotnmandlng the department of
Dakota, to tie!id troops from Fort Custer
to the agency to preserve order and i
stop the killing of rattle by the Indians.
Probably two troops of the Tenth envairy
will be sent, but General Hrooko H I
allowed ti? use lily discretion on that I
j
l<vm It'll !?>* n Mull*
NKTV OIIDKAN'U, May lf?.?l.Af?l1
night .lanes Daiftlv. colored, wae taken I
i.. m th" J. II In 8t. Bernard Parish and |
lynch'*-:. !!' ivif arrested yesterday for
attempting to outrage a white lady near
the I'oydraa plantation on Sunday
morning.
"the coronation
Of the Cznr will he Attended by
Acts of Mcrcy.
HE WILL GIVE AMNESTIES,
Partial or Complete, to Riuelan Prisoners
lu Siberia?Prrmiiii who liars Left Ana*
la for Political Reanous will be Par*
ilonnl on Condition of Their Taking the
Oathof Allegiance?Religions Liberty to
beUrautril to All Hnbjecta?Prominent
(incite Arrive at Jloaeow?DlstingnlsUed
Honors Extended to Them.
BERLIN, May 19.-The Bcrllnger
Tageblatt claims that the czar's manifesto
will give amnesties, partial or
complete, to Russian prisoners in Siberia.
Those sentenced to a life's penal
servitude will receive mitigation of tha I
sentenoeond offenders domiciled In SI- V/
beria will be permitted to return Ao any j
part of European Russia except St. j
Petersburg and Moscow. The sentences j
of those in jail in European Russia for
serious offenses will be reduced by one
year. A number of minor offenders will
be pardoned. Number* of those who
left the country for political reasons will
he pardoned on condition of their taking . j
the oath of allegiance The peasantry In j
certain poor districts will be excused ,
from arrears of crown dues. , 'i\
Even the Jews will not be forgotten >
and the ill-starred Hebrew agricultural M
colonies at Ekaterinaslav will also be i
r*Lllwu 11 "IIJ imrmo.
LONDON. May i&.?The Home comapondent
of the Chronicle hears that the I
Vatican linn received Information that ]
the czar will pardon nil Catholic priests 5
who have been Imprisoned or sent to 81- i'berla
for breach of public worship laws, j!
and that he also promises to grant grad- .
ually a large measure of religious liber- j
ty to all his subjects. Including the
Catholics. Cardinal Agllardl, the vatlcan's
representative at the coronation at
Moscow. will hand to the czar an auto- ; j.
graph letter from the pope urging an
extension of religious liberty.
PROMINENT GUESTS
To Wltnr?* the ?"x*r'? Coronation ArrtY- t'
lug at Mowow.
MOSCOW. May 19.-The Duke and
| Duchess of Connaught, representing tfjg
Queen Victoria at the coronation cere- ' /j
j monies, arrived here at noon and ^ere
j accorded a brilliant reception.
The military tatoo which waa ached- $$
| uled for to-night, to take place In the a
presence of the czar has been postponed -J
owing w mc incietuciH iuhhsi.
I Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of
Hesse, Prince and Prince** Louise of -J
I Battenberg, the hereditary Grand Duke
I of Baden, the Crown Prince of Den- |
mark, and Prince Sudanaru, of Japan, ';i
, arrived during the day and were re[
ceived at the railroad station by mem- . ?
bers of the Imperial family and guards 3
of honor accompanied by bands of mu- |jj
An especially grand reception has . -m
been accorded to the Emir of Bokhara* l-M
who has been received in private au- if
dlence by the Czar at the Petrovski 'gj
Palace, where he was presented to the . ^
I Czarina. The other members of the
Bokharlan mission were then received ^
I offlclaJly Jn the audience hall. The Khan <
of Kiva was accorded a similar recep- ,:J
I tlon.
1 Admiral Seltrldge of the United _ >|3j
Statesjnavy, and party, arrived here to- ^
| day. Tnere was no omciat rcccpnuu
accorded them, but they were met at
the station by H. H. Pierce, secretary
I of the United States legation and by:
Lieutenant Commander R. P. Rogers, >$|
the naval attache to the legation. ^
Death to Spaniards." '
CITY OF MEXICO. May 19.-The
eternal question of Cuba, coupled with ^
the hatred of the lower classes here for
the Spaniards, was the cause of a lively $8
riot in one of the outer wards last night.
A drunken man passing a match factory
made offensive demonstrations rfi
against the owner of the factory, a $
Spaniard, shouting "Death to Span- - q
lotsrW ? WTh.,n tho Snantard. thinking *Jm
the man was about to draw a knife, bit SB
him. a mob gathered shouting "Death ,?
to Spaniards" and "Cuba Libre," and Vrs
then began stoning the factory, and ^
smashing windows. The police wera S
telephoned for, and soon General Car- <"$8
beilada and his adjutants arrived, when ;]
the mob stoned them, slightly wounding *31
the general. The police dispersed 'the -,J
i mob, arresting fourteen persons. .
Hammond (Sets Plflren Years. ,?
LONDON. May lft?A dispatch to tha
I Times from Pretoria. Transvaal, dated "!gj
I May 18 (Monday) says:
"Tho executive council to-day decided
I that the punishment of Col. Francis rja
I Rhode*. Lionel Phillips. George Farrats
and John Hays Hammond (the leaders . Vjj
I of the reformers who were sentenced to >1
death) shall be fifteen years Imprison- $
I ment. The hope Is entertained that $
these sentences will be modified. Tha '|
decision of the sentences of the other vJ
reformers is still awaited."
Nomination Gori ItrKiliiK. '
LONDON. Ohio. May 19.-The Demo- J
cratlc convention of the Seventh Ohio '
district to-day offered the congressional &
| nomination to John B. Bookwalter, who
declined It. It Is understood that Bookj
waiter is a candidate for delegate-at- J
I larue In the Interest of free silver. $
I Jam^s Johnson. Jr.. of Springfield, was ;j9
j nominated for C ingress. The congress- |
I Jonal nominee and the delegates were ',ij
| instructed by resolution for free silver. j
j J>rnth? from Cholera.
j CAIRO, May 19.?There wero twenty- \v;
I four deaths from cholera here yester- .4
I day. twenty-eight at Alexandria and one
I ut Turnh.
Itiit irihorri' Cotivrntlon.
niTPFAliO N. v.. May 19?The nm- 8
I tlonal con volition of Journeymen horse- J
shoers received the reports of committoes
to-day. John O'Noll, of Chicago. i
1 presided. The entire day was spent In :j
the transaction ??f business. The eleci
tlon of ofliccrs is set down for Thursday. :
Strantftlilp Arrival*.
New York Kensington, Antwerp.
Liverpool?I'livonln, lloston.
MovlUo-Sortllnlnn, Monjrenl, for Liver- I
I pool.
! Liverpool -Pnvonsl, Jlontoii.
I llmnhurg?Soandls, Now York .
^ Varrrntt for Toiiny.
For Went Virgin!#, generally fair during
the dny. preceded by idiowers In the
I nrly morning; cooler; northwesterly I
; wind*.
For Western Wmisylvnnlft. probnbly
I fuif; light to fresh Mouthrjiftcrly winds. ." !
For Ohio. generally fair, with probnbly \
local thunder storm* In southern portion: i
cooler In southern portion, light to fresh
easterly winds.
Irficnl Trmjwrntnrr.
The temjwrnfure yesterday a* observed 3
by C. Bchnepf. druggist, cornor Four
teenth and Market streets, was a* tol*
lows:
7 a. m 71:8 p. tn M <
'.Mi. in 76)7 p. 111 75
1" in.,.. 81j weather?Cloudy.
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