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AFFAIRS OF THE CHICI
Constitutional Revision Dis
cussed, in Convention.
OTHER EOUTOE BUSINESS
Activity In the House of Bishops
TrlennI:tISociuI Function of. the
Unl entity of the South Held in
the Shorehnm "Work of the
IVomau'ii Auxiliary The Program
Xor Today.
Constitutional amendments occupied
the attention of the House of Deputies
during- the greater part of the half-day
session of the triennial Episcopal conen
tlon at the Church of the Epiphany yes
terday. The subject under discussion was
Ue amendment to section 2 of article 2.
thich the committee on the revision of
Che constitution had offered as a substi
tute for articles 4 and 10. governing the
consecration of bishops.
The amendment pending when the regu
lar order of business was resumed was
the one Introduced Thursday afternoon
by the Rev. Dr. Taylor, of Springfield,
providing for the elimination from sec
tlcn , article 2, of the words, "and the
lOZI WILLIAM WHITAKER, D. D.,
Bishop of Pennsylvania.
further consent of a majority of the
standing committees of all the dioceses.'
During the discussion however. Dr.
Taylor's amendment was lost, as were
numerous others, and the entire section
was finally adopted, with the simp'e elim
ination of the one word "further." It was
lal i in the session before even that si ght
amendment was adopted.
Divine services preceded the session as
usif, beginning at 9 o'clock. They were
conducted by the Rev. Dr. Hodges, of
Baltimore. The bishop of Oklahoma de
livered the prayer and benediction, mak
ing special reference to the bereavement
suffered by the family of the President
of the United tSates.
Morn in;? Session Routine.
At 10 o'clock the business session began
with the reading of the minutes, which
were approved. Reports of committees
and memorials on deceased members of
the House of Deputies were next sub
mitted and acted upon, after which sev
eral resolutions were presented.
The principal one of these was offered
by the Rev. Dr. B. V. It. Taylor, of
Los Angeles, and was as follows: "Re
solved, That the House of Deputies the
House of Bishops concurring, places on
record Its sense of deep gratification at
the many manifestations of friendly fuel
ing to our nation, which have been so
freely and cordially shown in the late war
with Spain by the empire of Great Brit
ain, and expresses the sincere hope that
the time may speedily arrive when these
two great nations of the Anglo-Saxon
family, the United States of America and
the British empire shall stand shoulder
to shoulder and flag to flag in the defense
of the rights and liberties of mankind
and for the promotion of Christian civili
zation among the nations of the earth."
The resolution apparently met with
unonimous approbation and was adopted
without a dissenting voice. The one
which followed it, however, did not ip
peal to the convention 'n the same way,
and it was laid on the table.
Mr. "WHmoii'k Resolution.
It was Introduced by Buford Wilson, of
Springfield, In connection with the pro
posed pilgrimage to Jamestown. Mr.
"Wilson desired that with that pious event
might be Included a trip to the- tomb of
"Washington, which he regarded as a pa
triotic as well as a pious duty. In sev
eral lengthy paragraphs he recited the
history of "Washington as the Father of
His Country, as well as a churchman
and be recommended that a committee
of one bishop, two presbyters and two
LEIGHTON COLEMAN, S. T. D., LL. D.,
Bishop of Delaware.
laymen, be appointed to arrange for the
trip and to compile, from authentic his
torical sources, a history of Washing
ton's connection with the church, the
same "to be spread upon the minutes of
the convention as a part of the perma
nent and most precious records of the
church in America."
Mr. "Wilson read his resolution twice,
first from his seat and next from the
speaker's platform. Before It was put to
the Tiouse, however, a voice objected to
its immediate consideration and it was
laid on the table.
The Rev. Dr. John Fulton, of Pennsyl
vania, offered a resolution requestingfthe
committee on constitution to consider the
question of whether the cession or retro
cession of an organized missionary
diocese to an existing diocese, In
opposition to the will of the peo
ple of the district, would be consistent
with the letter and spirit of the constitu
tion, and report thereon. The resolution
Tvas-adopted.
A resolution offered by John H. Stot
yenburg, of Indiana, and adopted, directs
the committee on canons to prepare a
canon authorizing the establishment of
the office of evangelist, in aid of mission
work. Other minor resolutions were of
fered and acted upon, and the house pro
ceeded to the regular order of business,
the discussion of constitutional amend
ments. Joseph Packard, jr., lay dele
gate from the diocese of Maryland, pre
sided during the discussion.
DlHcusxiiipT the Amendment.
The Rev. Edward B. Spalding, of Cali
fornia, was the first to speak against
the amendment. He declared that it
would eliminate the voice of clergy and
laity in the nomination of a bishop, ex
cept In their own dioceses. In his judg
ment, there could be no greater setback
to the growth of the church than to elim
inate the voice'of the congregations.
The Rev. Dr. Randolph H. McKim fol
lowed Dr. Spalding. He said that he
was in hearty accord with everything
GEORGE F. SEYMOUR. S. T. D., LL. D.
Bishop of Springfield.
which the preceding speaker had said,"
but he propos-ed to offer a resolution to
postpone indefinitely the further consid
eration of constitutional amendments.
He urged conservatism in such measures
and said that three weeks was too little
time in which to give due consideration
to matters of such grave importance. The
resolution was In the same language as
the message received from the House of
Bishops Thursday, requesting that no
further action be taken on the amend
ments. Dr. McKim said that If there were to be
changes made In the constitution they
should be made slowly. "One change in
one year or one in two years," he said,
"would be almost too rapid. "We are face
to face with new responsibilities and an .
expanded nation Already the Presbyte
rians are making plans for work in Por
to Rico and shall we not do the same?"
The Effect of Delay.
The Rev. Dr. John Fulton, of Penn
sylvania, spoke next. He was in favor
of the amendment and declared that it
was constitutional suicide for the House
of Delegates to take such action as pro
posed by the preceding speaker because
of the action of the House of Bishops.
There was an absolute equality In the
two houses, he said, and he had received,
assurances that the House of Bishops
would await the action of the depu
ties. The Rev. John J. Faude offered a sub
stitute for the resolution of Dr. McKim,
but it was declared out of order, and the
latter's resolution was put to the house.
A division was called for after the ayes
and nays, and a standing vote resulted as
follows: Ayes, 93; noes. 242.
The Rev. Dr. Dlx spoke on beha'f of the
committee on revision, of which he is
chairman, and urged the necessity of
reaching an early vote. He explained the
manner in which the committee had pro
ceeded, endeavoring to meet the views of
H. C. POTTER, D. D.. LL. D., D. C. L.,
Bishop of New York.
the House of Bishops without sacrificing
of Its independence, and he urged the
passage of the section with amendment.
There were cries of "question" after he
concluded, but the floor was taken by the
Rev. Dr. F. P. Davenport, of Tennessee,
who went over the history of the church
with reference to confirming the elections
of bishops, and declared that the report
of the committee was based on the funda
mental principles of the organization of
the church, which was that the governed
should have a voice in the selection of
those who were to govern them.
George R. Fairbanks, of Florida, spoke
in favor of Dr. Taylor's amendment,
making no changes at present. They
would only complicate matters for the fu
ture, he said, when the number of dio
ceses considerably increased. The debate'
was closed by the Rev. Dr. Taylor, who
offered the original amendment to strike
out.
First Amendment Lost.
Dr. Taylor declared that the only point
his amendment sought to embody was
the point of self government, and ho was
surprised that the amendment should
have been denounced as revolutionary
and an infringement upon the rights of
the whole body.
A vote was then taken on Dr. Taylor's
amendment and it was lost by a large
majority on viva voce vote.
Then followed a deluge of amendments.
The Rev. Dr. John H. Egar, of Central
New York, moved to strike out the word
"further" in the section. A discussion
followed the proposed amendment, Dr.
Egar, the Rev. Dr. Frederick S. Jewell,
of Milwaukee, and the Rev. Dr. John
H. Elliott, of this city, participating.
Judge John H. Stiness, lay delegate
from Rhode island, offered an amend
ment to Dr. Egar's amendment, proposing
to insert the words "together with the
previous," In place of the word "further."
His amendment was defeated. Dr. Jew
ell then proposed to a reversion of the
order of consent to confirmation by mak
ing the standing committees first and the
House of Bishops next. His amendment
was adopted.
Mr. Fairbanks, of Florida, and the R3V.
Mr. Short, of Missouri, offered amend
ments to the phraseology of the article,
with reference to the probable expansion
of United States territory, which were
laid on the table. The Rev. Mr. Wel'er,
of Fond du Lac, moved to strike out all
of section 2. His motion also went to the
"table.
Other motions were made and tab!ed,
j and Uii vote was finally reached. It was
taken bydioceses and orders and resulted
as follows: Clerical, ayes, 51; noes. 4; di
vided, 3. Lay, ayes, 52; noes, 1; divided, 1.
Ah Finally Adopted..
The article as finaly adopted is as fol
lows: "Strike out articles 4 and 10 of the con
stitution and Insert the following as II of
the constitution, namely:
"Article II Section 1. In every diocese
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the bishop, or bishop coadjutor, shall be
chosen agreeably to rules prescribed by
the convention of that diocese. Mission
ary bishops shall be chosen in accordance
with the canons of the general conven
tion. "Section 2. No one shall -be ordained
and consecrated bishop until he shall be
thirty years of age, nor without the con
sent of a majority of the standing com
mittees of all the dioceses and of a ma
jority of the bishops of this church ex
ercising jurisdiction in the United States
But if the election has taken place within
three months next before the meetings sL.
the general convention, the consent of the
House of Deputies shall be required In
place of that of a majority ot the stand
ing committees. No one shall be ordained
and consecrated bishop by less than three
bishops.
"Section 3. A bishop shall confine the
exercise of his office to his own diocese
or missionary district, unless requested to
perform Episcopal acts in another dio
cese or in a missionary district by the
ecclesiastical authority thereof, or unless
authorized and appointed by the House
of Bishops to act temporarily, in case of
need, beyond the territorial limits of the
United States."
The Rev. Dr. Dlx moved, after the an
nouncement of the vote, that the house
adopt the proposed addition to the con
stitution under head of article three. The
addition was adopted without a dissent
ing vote. It is as follows:
"Bishops may be consecrated for
churches in foreign lands, upon due ap
plication therefrom, under such condi
tions as may be prescribed by canons of
the general convention. No such bishop
shall be entitled to vote In the house of
bishops, nor shall he perform any act
of the Episcopal office in any diocese or
missionary district of this church, unless
requested to do so -by the ecclesiastical
authority thereof."
Meetings for the afternoon and evening
were then announced by Secretary
Hutchins, and the houpe adjourned until
Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
IN THE HOUSE OF BISHOPS.
Proposed Formation of nn Anglican
Coninilsxioii In Referred.
The House of Bishops opened with
prayers for the President and Mrs. Mc
Kinley yesterday -morning, and the con
solation and comfort of the Lord was in
voked for them in their bereavement
The question as to the advisability of
consecrating a bishop fpr the missionary
iwWw
JOSEPH BLOUNT CHESHIRE,
D. D.
Bishop of North Carolina.
jurisdiction of Asheville was the first
business coming before the house.
Bishop Cheshire, of North Carolina, who
'has had charge of the jurisdiction since
its creation ihree years ago In conn ction
with his regular diocese, submitted a
lengthS" report upon the matter, and a
special order was made for its consider
ation Wednesday at ,11 o'clock."
The missionary jurisdiction of Asheville
was made at the time Mr. VanderEilt
erected his magnificent Summer homo
there. It was believed that" the placo was
destined to become a fashionable Sum
mer resort, needing the services of a
bishop. No bishop was ever assigned to
the Jurisdiction, however, and the fal ure
of Asheville to develop as expected has
made It practically unnecessary for the
division to exist. There Is a strong prob
ability that the jurisdiction will be
merged back as it originally was, a part
of the diocese of North Carolina.
A request was presented from the Bish
op of Western Texas that his missionary
jurisdiction be created 'into a diocese.
The matter was referred to the commit
tee on dioceses.
A very Important matter was laid be
fore the house by the chairman in the
shape of a communication concerning the
Lambeth conference, at which resolutions
were adopted urging the appointment of
a committee to meet similar committees
from European churches with a view to
forming an Anglican communion having
jurisdiction all over the world in re
gard to Episcopal church matters. This
communion was to be simply advisory.
The proposition is not regarded with
favor by the-House of Bishops- here.
THOMAS F. DAVIES, D. D., LL. D
Bishop of Michigan.
Fears are expressed that it might be the
neuclus of a supreme power which would
eventually take local matters' out of the
hands of the church. The Church of
England is considered to be too strong
and compact and more likely to wield
the balance of power In the- communion
to the possible disadvantage of the Amer
ican church.
The matter was referred to a commit
tee consisting of Bishops Whlttaker of
Pennsylvania, Coleman of Delaware, Sev
mour of Springfield, Potter of New York,
and Davis of Michigan.
A proposition was entertained looking
to the division of the United States into
four missionary jurisdictions, organized
as the board of mlssslons is now or
ganized and with the same meeting tin e
once a year In every year there is no
general convention. The delegates to these
jurisdictions are to consist of three
clergymen and three laymen from each
diocese in the various jurisdictions,
chosen by the churches as delegates to
the general convention are chosen.
The power of these assemblies is simply
for the purpose of counsel and advice.
They have no legislative authority. It is
practically making four boards of mis
sions Instead of one.
The house then adjourned until tomor
row at 10 o'clock.
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PEACE COMIOSSIONEKS MEET.
Two SeNHlouH Held Yewterduy, lint
Nothing; Given Ont.
Paris, Oct. S. The Spanish and Ameri
can Commissioners held two sessions to
day, morning and afte'rnoon. The Com
missions met separately. Absolute re
serve is maintained by both as to the
nature of their proceedings.
ORDERED TO MANILA.
The Flrnt Sen- Yorlc Volunteer Alll
Leave Honolulu.
Orders have been sent by the War De
partment by telegraph to San Francisco
for transmission to Honolulu, directing
the movement of the First New YorK
Volunteers, Col. Barber, from Honolulu
to Manila.. The regiment will proceed on
the transport Arizona.
The Arizona is now on her way from
Manila to San Francisco, but will be
stopped at Honolulu and directed to re
turn to Manila with the First New York.
THE NEW BRITISH POLICY
Salisbury Shows Evidences of
Additional Strength.
MAY MOVE AGAINST RUSSIA
The CIiIncNC Q,tieptloit, to the Pnic
tiued Eye, Display the Handi
work: o the Czar at Pelcln, mid
England 'May fake the Initiative
to rrncnt Farther AggrcHMiun.
London, Oct. S. The Chinese situation
has been clarified somewhat during the
week, but it is still far from lucid. There
is no longer doubt that a complete reac
tion to the extreme form of anti-foreign
conservatism now dominates the govern
ment at Pekin. There is an equally
strong conviction (n the British official
mind that Russian intrigues are
responsible for a situation which, in case
of Important developments towards the
accomplishment of the designs of the
Czar's government in" Asia, will soon be
forthcoming.
The most encouraging feature is a
vaguo but no less significant change in
the attitude, of Lord Salisbury. There
has been, within scarcely more than a
week, a decided accession of vigor, not
to say aggression, in the British policy
in regard to three "foreign crises now
pending, namely, Crete, Fashoda and
China. -.
In respect to Hhe latter, the change is
not so obvious, because moves in the
great Far E.istefnT'arae are most of" them
secret, but the threeo,ueftions are more.
or less conneetedt, so far as the British
policy Is concerned..
The outside observer may only get the
impression that something has happened
to strengthen the hands of Great Britain
and enable her to pursue a courageous
course without inviting defeat or threat
ening the peace of the world. The nat
ural Inference is that this something is
a better understanding between Great
Britain, Germany, the United States, and
Japan.
There is no official news upon which to
base this conjecture, but the Impression
is so strong that It is the basis of a con
siderable revival of public confidenca In
Lord Salisbury among his old supporters,
who had been growing more and more
discouraged for many months rast. They
now look for a strong British counter
move at Pekin to offset Russia's latest
advantage, but it Is difficult to see how
it is possible to effect a fresh coup d' etat
that would distract the country without
producing anarchy, which would speedily
compel the powers- to take possession of
the Flowery Kingdom and parcel it
among themselves.
English opinion favors this partition
more strongly each day, and the Impres
sion is now general that the division of
China is inevitable.- If so, then the sooner
the better, according to the British point
of view.
THE DEPARTURE TOE CANTON.
The President and Mr. McICinley
iciivc LtiNt Evening.
The President and Mrs. McKinley left
at 7:30 last evening over the Pennsylvania
Railroad for Canton, O. Accompanying
them were Mrs. Barber and her son, Miss
Helen McKinley, Mr. and Mrs. Bowman
and Major Webb Hayes.
Young Barber, who is a private In the
"President's Own," the Eighth Ohio, and
who has been 111 in the Garfield Hospital,
was carried aboard the train on a stretch
er. The party goes to Canton to attend
the funeral of George D. Saxton, a broth
er of Mrs. McKinley. After the funeral
Monday the President will that evening
join the members of his Cabinet upon
their arrival at Canton from Washington
and the program of the trip to the Oma
ha Eposltlon wul be carried out.
SPANISH WRITERS' PETITION.
They Desire tlte Language Upheld
, in Conquered Provinces.
Madrid, Oct. 8. The Association of
Writers and Artists has presented a peti
tion to the government, asking that it
be stipulated in the terms of peace that
the rights of the Spanish language shall
be upheld Jn .publications in the con
quered provinces.
The Santander chamber of commerce
has advised the government that in the
new customs tariff with the United States
it should ask the recognition of the full
value of Spanish, silver.
PEANCE'S CABINET ACCUSED.
It Is Snid to Have Arranged Drey
fus's Secret Return to France.
Paris, Oct. 8. Le Petit Journal publish
es a long letter designed to infuriate pub
lic opinion against the Dreyfus cabinet.
The "writeraccuses the government of
secretly arranging for the return of
Dreyfus tqFrance on board a merchant
man having him land at the Bayard
fort, -near Rochelle, and afterwards re
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AFINDESfflEGEDSADEE
The Kaiser's Pompons Pil
grimage to the Holy Land.
MONUMENT TO THE FAITH
He "Will He Present nt the Dedica
tion of the Church, of the Re
deemer in Jerusalem A Triumph
al Entry IIoikIh Rebuilt for Ills
Itcnellt A Sentmtionul Coup Ex
pected. (Special Cablegram Copyrighted.)
London, Oct. 8. Europe is eagerly
and thankfully waiting to hail the Ger
man Emperor next week as the world's
greatest benefactor. He offers two
months' respite from the weary
wrangles over China, Africa and do
mestic troubles. He will supply a
grand spectacular entertainment which
will fitly succeed the pessimistic politi
cal problems. His journey to Jerusa
lem begins at 8 o'clock Wednesday
morning.
"When the Emperor and the Empress
leave Potsdam, more than a hundred
retainers, of high and low degree, the
foreign minister, the chancellor of the
Order of St. John of Jerusalem, a
bishop, military, and marine ornamen
tal painters, photographers, secretaries,
soldiers, writers, and couriers will
combine to make .a- picturesque caval
cade, like that ofa medieval crusade.
The party will arrive in Venice at 5
o'clock Thursday afternoon, and, after
a voyage of four days on the Bos
phorus, will enter Conatantinople at 11
o'clock, October 17.
That will be the first picture in the
panorama, ' the Kaiser riding in on a
pure-bred Arab stallion, the gift of the
Sultan, the metal part of the harness
being pure gold and silver, worked in
the Turkish capital. There will be a
five-days' sojourn there, during which
time the Kaiser and his friend, the Sul
tan, will hold secret conclaves. The
Khedive waits there, hoping for an in
troduction. The Entry Into Jerusalem.
The crusaders depart October 22.
They expect to disembark at Hafia. Oc
tober 25, and from there traverse the
road to Jtrusalem, partly on horselv.ck,
partly in carriages. They are to en
camp before the Holy City on the aft
ernoon of October 29, and have their
triumphal entry at 3:30 o'clock the
same day. They will proceed afoot
frbm the Jaffa Gate to the Church of
'ttie! Holy Sepulchre. Religious services
will be held on the Mount of Olives
October 30.
The crowning ceremony is to be the
dedication of the Church of the Re
deemer, October 31, the anniversary of
the date on which Martin Luther nailed
his thesis to the church door at Witter
burg. On the same date in 1S93 the
corner stone of the church was laid.
Within the stone then laid was placed
a document written by the present em
peror, eloquently extolling the desire of
"His royal grandfather to accomplish
what only now is possible," plainly sug
gesting a parallel to King David who
was not permitted to build the temple
and to Solomon who was and also de
claring that it "shall stand as a monu
ment to the faith opened to Evangelical
Christendom through the reformers
and as a visible witness to the unity of
the faith in which the evangelical
churches of Germany are bound with
each other and all outside."
Holy Land Roads Rebuilt. .
The busiest preparations for the Em
peror's vi&lt have been made. Roads
throughout the Holy Land are being
repaired and new ones constructed. The
ancient mule tracks over the Mount of
Olives, which served the Emperor Titus
and his warriors, and along wtiich King
David fled from Absalom, when stoned
and cursed by Shemei and which has
been climbed by generations of Jebu
sltes, Jews, Romans, Moslems, and
Christian knights, pilgrims and tourists,
is being replaced by a modern carriage
road built at the wish of the German
Empress, so she may be able to reach
the sacred site without-fatigue. All
preparations point to the Emperor's
popularity among the Sultan's subjects.
Even the fellaheen of the villages and
the boatmen of Jaffa gladly pay a two
dollar tax each, towards the new roa.d
.building.
In all the outward respects, the
Kaiser may be depended upon to out
live even the Rev. Dr. Talmage in us
ing the occasion and the surroundings
for all they are worth, but what Europe
expects from him is the unexpected.
Sensational Coup Expected.
Nobody knows where he will bring off
his sensational coup, but he will be sure
to have successfully startled the world
before he returns. One belief credited
out of the many is that he is now bent
upon the fulfillment of the fixed idea
of his life, which is German coloniza
tion in regions where the climate is
tolerable to Germans. He is aware that
his possessions in East and West Africa
are hardly worth keeping. Be had for
a time the idea of creating a German
empire, with the aid of the Dutch, in
South Africa. That having been aban
doned he turned his eyes toward South
ern Brazil, where German colonists are
powerful, but the dread of fighting
America weighed heavily in Berlin.
Washington has been asked to concili
ate Germany with a share of the Phil
ippines. She is even anxious to regen
erate Crete, but there are insuperable
obstacles everywhere except in the
western divisions of Asiatic Turkey.
Russia consented to divide Poland, then
Why not the Ottoman Empire? A slice
of Asia Minor from the Aegean Sea to
Arabia would suit Germany and yet
satisfy Russia. There is room for ten
million Germans, and German colonies
are already flourishing in Syria.
It must be confessed that the forego
ing is regarded outside of immediate
practical politics by serious Germans,
but that is no reason why the Kaiser
should not proclaim it as his policy in
the most flowery imperial rhetoric.
Many of his subjects have been out-
spoken in their uneasiness over his pro
longed absence while Prince Henry Is
distant in Asia and of his taking away
his foreign minister during- the present
disturbance In foreign politics. The
Reichstag will be in session during- a
part of his absence. The Socialist lead
ers are already angry over his threat
ened anti-strike legislation and his or
der to maintain privacy In the imperial
camp.
Cook, the great English tour conduc
tor, who is managing; everything-, had a
number of bronze medals specially
struck, and nobody will be allowed in
side the cordon of the guards unless he
produces or wears this medal. Inquisi
tive American and English journalists
will not be given medals.
THE TROUBLE NOT OVEE.
Iiidian Runners Scouring- the Conn
try for Ite-eufoi cements.
Duluth, Minn., Oct. 8. A News-Tribune
special from Walker .says the feeling
there among those acquainted with the
Indian trouble is that the affair is not
half over. The Bear Island Indians have
sent out runners as far east as Bow
String Lake, near Deer River, and it Is
feared that the younger and more turbu
lent bucks will join the hostlles. Last
night's hostile demonstration at Lathrop
Is causing much worry.
The Impression Is growing that Gen.
Bacon had all he could do to get his
dead and wounded away from Bear Isl
and. The white flags shown around Leech
Lake may mean something quite differ
ent from surrender. It Is impossible to
tell what an Indian means when he Is
on the warpath. Even the most friendly
Indians look grave and say they have
been wronged, but did not want to fight.
However, hostilities having broken out,
they do not know what may happen.
A hunting party that was encamped on
Cass Lake Island reached here last night.
The members of the party had been
earned by their Indian guide to get out.
Thursday they saw armed Indians pass
ing south all day, and in the evening
they were coming from the camps and
villages around Red Ball Club and Tur
tle Lakes, In the Winnebagoshish coun
try. They were evidently going to Leech
Lake.
WILL DIE PIGHTING.
Hostlles Send a Significant Message
to Gen. Ilacou.
Walker, Minn., via special train to
Brainerd, Oct. S. Chief Flatmouth. who
participated In the council yesterday, sent
a representative to Gen. Bacon to say
that, while he attended the council, he
was a friend of the whites, but was sus
picious of others. He says they are in
sympathy with the hostile Indians, from
whom he expects more trouble. It was
Flatmouths uncle who was killed In the
attack on Bacon's force. The hostlles,
Flatmouth rays, will fight until they dlo.
Marshal O Connor said today: "We have
not acompllshed what we came for. We
want to arrest the remainder of the
twenty-two Indians for whom we started
ous. and until we have them this affair
will not end. As It stands now, the In
dians are claiming a victory. All reports
from the neighboring country indicate
that the Indians are gathering in the
neighborhood of Bear Island, and reports
have been received of the shooting of
settlers."
Those Indians engaged In the fighting
of Wednesday and Thursday sent word
to Gen. Bacon this morning that they
would die lighting, and that they never
had any idea of surrendering. Gen. Ba
con says this undoubtedly means more
bloodshed. The general Is satisfied w&h
the strength of his present force, and is
confident that he can subdue the Indians;
but. unless they surrender soon, he vill
Invade Bear Island with his whole force,
and either capture or kill them.
He said this morning that there was no
mismanagement of the troops, but It was
one of those ambushes that often occur.
Another day will probably decide whether
the Pillager bands shall have re-enforcements.
Two of the Pillager leaders were killed
in Wednesday's battle. One of them is
positively known to be Gay-She-Gown-Ay-Ash.
They were two of the worst of
the Bear Island Indian?.
When asked if he expected any trouble
In making the contemplated arrests, Mar
shal O'Connor said: "You know how much
trouble wo have had In arresting two,
don't you? Well, we are preparing for
another such an experience."
Deputy Marshal Warren, who knows the
Chlppewas like a book, says there is spe
cial significance to be attached to a dance
held last night by the Indians at Bear
Island. As he Interprets it. It means vic
tory and defiance. Had the Indians be
lieved that they had been defeated the
dance would never have taken place. War
ren is confident that a withdrawal of the
troops will encourage the Indians to fur
ther mischief.
The agency Indians continue to come
down to town as numerously as in the
past.
It has come to light that the Indians
have been preparing for an uprising for
a long time. A month ago they sent run
ners to Cass Lake asking the Indians
there to join them, and it is not doubted
that similar proposals were made to other
tribes.
THE PANAMA CANAL.
French Interests AVant America to
Finish the "Worlc.
Information has been received to the
effect that an offer Is about to be made
by the French Interests controlling the
Panama canal to sell out to the American
Government.
As it is reported here, M. Hutin, repre
senting the French enterprise. Is due to
reach New York on the steamer La
Champagne today. He is to show this
Government that it will be cheaper to buy
out the French Interests in the Panama
canal and to complete it than to finish
the Nicaragua Canal. He will claim that
$125,000,000 of French money has been put
into the canal, and that $100,000,(00 more
In eight years time will see the great
project completed. The Nicaragua Canal,
on the other hand, cannot be completed
for less than 5200,050,000, and Mr. Hutin
will claim that no one knows how long
it will take to do the work.
QUAY'S DATT.T CONFERENCE.
He Leaves Atlantic City for a. Few
Hours to See HIm Ln-ivj crH.
Philadelphia, Oct. S. Senator Quay held
a lengthy consultation with his lawyers
today, returning tb Atlantic City this
evening. Each day since he was bound
over for trial he has come up from the
seashore to confer with his attorneys.
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THE SULTAN'S DOME
AMul Earned Pcrturhcu Over
the Powers' Ultimatum,
ATTITUDE OF TILE KAISEE
Germany Hn Xot Joined In the Con
cert Against the Porte. aniL Em
peror AVIllIam's Advice Probably
Has 15 ten Asked In the Mutter
The British Ambassador's Warn
ing".
(Special CaWerain Copyrighted.)
London, Oct. 8. It is becoming abun
dantly evident that Abdul Hamed is in an
extremely tight place, almost the tightest,
In fact, since the war between Turkey and
Russia.
Dispatches w-hlch, to escape the censor
ship, are sent via Phillpolis and received
in London today, state that the sultan Is
much perturbed over the fact that the
four powers have actually held together
to the length of sending him an ultima
tum, despite all of his efforts to sow dis
cord. Such a sustained concert he re
gards as ominous, as well as novel, and
he has brooded over it and discussed it
Into the small hours of the mornings.
Twfik Pasha, his clever foreign minis
ter, who hustled through the treaty of
peace with Greece, and most of the msm
bers of his cabinet have advised Abdul to
refuse to comply with the four powers'
ultimatum, or, at least, to let the troeps
In Crete fight before being bundled out
of the island, so that the world may see
that the Ottoman spirit is not yet cowed.
They base this advice mainly on the
fact that Germany has kept outside ef
this policy of threatening the Porte, and
upon the supposed Impossibility of the
four powers using their armed forces
against the Sultan's army without the
co-operation or the consent of the Kafser
at a moment when he will be enjoying
Turkish hospitality.
The Sultan apparently shares this skep
ticism, although the minority of hfs cabi
net have warned him, to the length of
endangering their positions, and, per
haps, at the risk of their heads, that
England is prepared to drive the Turkish
troops out of Crete herself If the other
powers should draw back at the last
moment.
Sir X. R. O'Connor, the new British am
bassador, gave the Sultan, practically the
same warning at a private audience last
evening.
A couple of hours later a long telegram
was sent from the palace to Berlin, where
in It Is believed the sultan asked the Kai-;
ser for advice and promised to abide by It
It seems, therefore, that the responsi
bility will rest with Emperor William as
to a bloody or a peaceful evacuation at
Crete, and that for his own. comfort's 5ke
he will give the sultan good adxHce.
GOV. CLOT7GH IS DISGUSTED.
He Says That the Government Can.
"Go to the Devil."
Minneapolis. Minn.. Oct. S. Governor
Clough issued the following statement to
day: "I shall pay no further attention ta the
War Department. If necessary, I wHl is
sue a call for volunteers, arm them with
such guns as I can pick up and let the
Government go to the devil. I am tired
of doing business with Washington. There
is too much red tape about ic
"Orders are Issued one minute and re
voked the next. I am not an alarmist,
but It is the safe thing to be prepared.
"I will reassure the settlers, and, per
haps, prevent an outbreak."
The governor issued the statement im
mediately after he had been notified that
the War Department had revoked its or
der of yesterday, authorizing the gov
ernor to use Minnesota volunteers aa he
saw fit.
The governor was Informed by a trust
ed agent that the situation looked grave
at noon.
He also received a telegram from Bjr
medji, Minn., asking for 200 stand of
arms.
Adjt. Gen. Corbln refused to make any
direct reply yesterday afternoon to the
statement Issued by Governor Clough, of
Minnesota, charging red tape against the
department.
"If Gen. Bacon wishes any re-enforcements
he can get them," said the general.
"Up to the present time he has asked
for none."
"The peppery governor may set into
trouble," said an officer in the depart
ment, "if he attempts to take military
law into his own hands and enters Gov
ernment reservations with troops ot his
own calling. The reservations do not
belong to the State, and civilian boldlers
must not trespass upon them."
PIONEER ASJIY ENGINEERS.
Two Compnnies Pohh Thronsli
En
Route to Cuba.
The advance guard of engineers, which
will precede the armies of occupation to
Cuba, passed through Washington yes
terday. The detachment consisted of two com
panies of the Second United States Vol
unteer Engineers. Each company con
sisted of 100 men, fully armed and equip
ped for the work of constructing bar
racks, hospitals and earthworks and con
structing roads, or doing other necessary
work.
Company F, which was recruited at
Chicago, is officered by Capt. Fremont
Hill, First Lieut. O. S. Durfee and Sec
ond Lieut. C. S. Jackson. Company G Is
from St. Paul, Minn., and is commanded
by Capt. A. O. Powell and First Lieut.
G. A. Johnson.
The two companies will stop at Hunts
vllle, Ala., for a few days and then pro
ceed to Havana to open the way for
Gen. Lee's army. They left here at S
o'clock last night over the Southern Rail
road, on the train with the first sectloa
of the Tenth Cavalry". " .
Services at Temporary Home
Rev. John Van Ness, pastor of the
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church, will
attend the 1 o'clock service to be held
this afternoon at Temporary Home, con
ducted by the ladies of the Loyal Legion,
at No. 413 Ninth Street northwest. Tha
work at the home Is being continued by
the ladies with very gratifying- results.
Many men are being cared for at the
home and an appeal- Is made to all pa
triotic citizens for assistance. Donations
and contributions will 'be gladly received,
by the ladies in charge.
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