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: MOUNTAIN "VIEW. April; 28;— A
farmefs'j institute, I under" the auspices
of. the ; Grange and Board of Trade of
Mountain! View, , is \ being held , at this
place '*in£Olympic^HalKy.i The session
will "contlhueTuntil Tafternoon.
The i meeting 1 is 'very ,, largely * attended
and s much X enthusiasm prevails. • The
committee ; of arrangements ' consists of
Professor ?S.V P. ?McCrea, W. A. Platt
¦ President English of the Brother
hood of;St. Andrew, is due here from
the 'East to-day.
Charles Rolla Peters, the well
known.artist, is up from Monterey and
registered at the Occidental. •
; K. Vanderbilf Jr. will go to
Knights'Landing.to-morrowtO' inspect
the Fair, estate ranch prpperty.
,\C.:H. Deere, head of the well known
implement manufacturing firm of
Moline, 111., Is at the St. Francis.
: C. L.;Seagraves of Topeka, traveling
passenger agent j of the Santa Fe Rail
road, is staying at the St. Francis.
J." S. Leeds, manager of the Santa Fe
Company's refrigerator car. service, ar
rived 1 from Chicago yesterday, and is
atithe'Palacel ; / v ;/;'
i O. L. . Mitchell, general Southern
agent of the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern. Railway, with headquarters
in ; Cincinnati, and . his bride,, who have
been spending their honeymoon on the
coast,' are; at the St. Francis;
V -JC. •H.rMcJLeod,' manager of the Mis
soula. Mercantile : Company \of Mon
tana,'- an '* institution i in >' which • A. B.
Hammond, the California lumber mag
nate.f is largely, interested, arrived here
yesterdays with his -wife ; and v Is -stay
ing j at -the St." Francis. He '¦ leaves to
morrowefor Eureka -t6 : look over the
properties of- A; B.rHamrriond.- ;
Calvin -Durand, a retired business
man r of Chicago and wife, are at the
St^Francis. : ,
F. C. Lusk, an attorney of Chico, is
at -the Palace.
vDr. D.'W. Edelman of Los Angeles
is : at the- Palace. ,
x Q.\McHenry, a banker of Modesto, is
at, the Occidental.
'¦¦.- Jaimes : Whitaker, a merchant of
Galt,,is at the Occidental.
i Dr. Sari Yet Sin, the Chinese re
former of Honolulu, is ; at the Occi
dental. . ; ¦ • ,¦¦¦'.'-
Mahl of the Southern Pa
cific Company in Sacramento is at the
Grand.; '• • . - : .
PERSONAL.
ELIZABETH' B. GRANT
; , . • BRIDE OF NOVELIST
Niece of, Antonio .-.Marion of Santa
Barbara Marries Stewart Ed
ward White. • •
NEWPORT, R/.I., April 28. — Miss
Elizabeth B. Grant, niece of Antonio
Marion of Santa Barbara, Cal..- and
Newport,^ and Stewart Edward White,
the novelist, were married in'Trinity
Church here to-day. Many persons
prominent. in New York and Newport
society were present.
Rancher Is Killed by Farm Hand
MISSOULA. Mont., April 28. — Allen
S. Brown, a rancher, living near
Turah, a small station nine miles east
of this city, was mortally wounded in
a shooting affray at that place this
morning. Later, while being moved
from th« train to the hospital in Mis
soula, he died from his wound, a pis
tol-shot. John Peters, a farmhand, is
believed to have fired the fatal shot
and is being hunted by a posse.
SALT LAKE, Utah, April 2S.—West
bound Oregon Short Line passenger
train No. 11 jumped the track to-day
at Topaz, seven miles east of McCam
mon, Idaho, the engine, baggage and
mail cars going into the ditch. Beyond
some bad bruises and a severe shaking
the passengers and train crew escaped
injury.
Two bridges near Bear River Canyon
have been washed out by a sudden rise
In a small stream, and that part of the
system 'Is blocked, trains going via
Granger, Wyo. .
Engine, Baggage and Mail Cars Go
• Into a Ditch and Occupants Re
ceive a. Severe Shaking.
WESTBOUND PASSENGER
TRAIN* JUMPS THE TRACK
*; Bishop Warne ; arrived f In; this {city
yesterday-/ morning and 'attended ?; the
Besslon of thVHduse' of Bishops, which
Prelates Hear News of a Distinguished
. ." ;„ Ecclesiastic's , Suffering. :;-"'-.'.¦
REPORTS . TO BISHOPS.
I commenced to think I, ought to' have been. a
Baptist. ' On that* one trip alone ¦ Brother . Brawn
and I j;ot 227 • conversions." In another local
ity we ¦ had ; a« native % Filipino.* preaching 1 tho
gospel. "He .was. all very well. during: the early
morning hours,- which the faithfully devoted
to religion, but'in. -the afternoomhe took tick
ets to a cockfight. 7 : After: a great deal of per
sua«lon-we asked, them to try, to; give up; thq
cockfightlng business,; and after ten days' med
itation he came back to us laughing and crying
in the . same ; breath ; and said that the devil
had come Into his chamber and frightened . all
the cockfightlng out of:' him. : .: ¦-.- ¦•¦ ¦:.., -,¦.-.:¦
I -.do- not, know; what, a,- devlj{of that -kind
would look/ like. ¦; He , had made- $11, BOO clear
money out^of ' the -cockfightlng business," but
now he-hasgivenallof that up and is one of
our 'stanchest; workers." '.- : ¦ - • ,. . , -
One Sunday when., I. was going. to church 'I
passed a house of worship of a different . de
nomination :•* from ' ' ours and " outside I ; saw
twenty-eight fighting cocke tied, up by the legs
to- the . fence, while .their < owners • were > inside
worshiping. % will ¦ all be ¦ changed < very
soon, because' from all' sides .we, hear the same
cry of . the people that they are coming to lay
their hands '. on , the - hands . of ¦ Jesus * and • they
are going. to do: what, Jesus tells them. ¦ . -
¦'¦ There will ; be meetings at the Alham
bra /Theater^ to-day^ at £9 o'clock, ¦» 2
o'clock" and 7:30 o'clock," and 'to-morrow
at 9 1 ' o'clock > andl,7: 30. ' -j T he ; afternoon
will • be • devoted ¦ to ' an ; excursion ; around
the bay. :,The -closing session will; take
place Sunday, afternoon) at 3 o'clock, i •;
FELT LIKE A BAPTIST.
In one little town, away out in' the country,
we. held a meeting In abasement 'and -people
walked for miles to hear us. They Billed
the basement to overflowing and r a large-num
ber had, to stand-out on the grass., In- tha
distance I v saw -a little • party of .twenty-one
people who* had walked twenty-two miles over
the" rough country, roads to hear • us - preach*
thfi gospel. In that number was one 'woman
more., than : sixty j years > of/- age. "> .That; day -we
made 1 twenty of 'the brightest conversions I
have ever seen and I have never ; seen- such
eagerness to Join the church...
' Ours -is -the-' gospel that : saves men 'from
sin. 'I went over .to- a- town called v Gua'Gtja.
and .there I found' an ;old man-who'took^rne
t"> a, dark room, he * produced " ; an old
Bible which had been carefully concealed from
view. I asked him why he was. afraid to show
his Bible, and : he - said • his brother had': been
shot 'for' reading one" and .another " had been
imprisoned fur <J6Ing the same ' thing." I said
to him* "Bring.. out- your^Blble , to- the' bright
liRhC of God's bright day, 'for now thfre Is
another flag flying- over this . land.'.' V (Great
applause.) ¦ I worked .night and day during
certain periods • I was ¦ there. ,. One' day I had
a hard session' of it.- ' In going- up Into 1 the
mountains • I « was ..compelled . to...- swim - one
stream, to wade another and my horse pitched
me off into a third.' ¦ . ¦ •_ •-.¦'¦
WALKED I FOR JULES.
There Is a ' tremendous wave of interest, in
our rellcion passing over the whole island.
Our gospel is to save from sin and dislike." At
the present moment we have S00O followers of
our church, which were* made out of people
with no relieion' at .all. or, even at best, out
of 'Catholics. ' To-day ' God's banner is waving
everywhere. 1 went to the innermost parts of
the islands and .everywhere preached the gos
pel. We have now forty-four churches over
there, built by. the, help .of .the. Extension So
ciety. They are all coming our way. God
helped to send our fleet to t victory over there
to tight against- the-. iniquista. in that country.
For twenty- two years I have been a Metho
dist preacher of . the ; gospel.' My father was a
preacher. -My two brothers*are preachers. iTwo
of my sisters married preachers, and the rest
of- ipv -Bisters would, .have • married -preachers
If tn*re had beeen enough to go around. \ •'
The last- two,' years of. my, life have been
spent In the Philippine Island?, preaching, the
goepH of the. Methodist -Episcopal Church.. 1
have done well in that country. (Jod has. been
manifest every: day in my •> God was
with ¦ us in the; treat battle of Manila, when
we struck terror to the souls of th? Spaniards
and demolished their entire fleet: We did not
receive one scar on any rod of iron that helped
to build our own ships, for God was' with us
and we were in th<- ¦- right.' 'If tho followers of
,I3ob Ingersoll "before this great battle of Ma
nila Bay had heard' what the results would be
they ; would not have believed it .and would
have laughed at' the Btory-
in the closest/attention. during, his
course. He said in part as follows:
Notices were now read regarding
future meetings of the session by.' the
Rev. Dr. Evans and the , Rev.^ Dr. Ste?
phens. In the absence, of I Bishop ;Da^
vld H. Moore, *tvho is no*..' on the ocean.
Dr. , Stuntz was ' called ,, upon ' to , fill i hia
place. He, -is a man :of. remiarkable
magnetism and personality, a ;! , fluent
speaker and kept' his audience wrapped
Bishop J. M. Thoburn, who was on
the programme to speak on the sub
ject of "India," was not present. He Is
now In Seattle suffering from a broken
leg, but he sent a j message from the
north which was read by the : Rev.
George B. Smyth. Bishop C. D. Foss
took the place of Bishop Thoburn and
delivered an interesting talk, on "In-'
dia." Then came- a solo by Hana
Shimozumi, the little I Japanese. • girl.
Her singing aroused great enthusi
asm, and | she was compelled . to return
and repeat, her song. . Rolla - V. Watt,
chairman of the finance committee,
was In one j of his happiest veins. He
opened" up his remarks by f telling a
serious story," ending with ; a jocular
wind up, ; after which he begged ~ tha
audience to -nut .their hands 'deep down
into ' their pockets and 'give all they
could toward this good • and noble
cause. Calling upon .the; ushers,-:, he
said, "Pass through the: audience as
rapidly as possible, but don't on* any
account miss anybody." -« >* '..-;'¦• - '
By the way. the . money jingled and
rattled as it -fell .into the boxes it is
evident that a goodly, sum, was 'raised."
.. GOSPELT IN PHILIPPINES. ,
The principal address, of the evening
was made by the Rev.' Homer C. Stuntz,
who chose" for his subject "Methodism
in the Philippines."
On account of the absence of sev
eral of the clergymen who were un
avoidably detained from coming to the
city, their places had to.^be filled by
substitutes. •
LISTEN* WITH RAPT ATTENTION.
Bishop J. W. Hamilton of this city
acted as chairman of the occasion. His
opening remarks were filled with emo
tions of sincerity for the faith for
which he was laboring, and' his intro
ductory address : was received J; with
profound interest' and attention by all
those within the hearing of his voice.
The missionary convention, of " the
Methodist Episcopal church opened in
a blaze of glory at the Alhambra The
ater last night. Enthusiasm prevailed
from the opening to the close of the
service, which was conducted in "the
presence of a congregation which filled
the building to its utmost capacity.
On the stage sat about 100 ministers of
the gospel of the Methodist church, as
well as many prelates who had been
invited from other churches to partici
pate in the ceremonies. The splendid
choir of the First Methodist Church of
Oakland rendered a number of stirring
hymns, in which the congregation
joined with unbounded enthusiasm.
Although it was 10:30' p. m. before the
services came to a close, the vast con
gregation remained until the last
words of. the benediction., had. faded
from the lips of Bishop Earl Cranston.
The lecture hall had been handsomely
decorated for these meetings. Flags of
all nations were suspended from the
side walls, while the balcony railing
was entwined with red, white and blue
streamers. At intervals about were
placed mottoes by noted missionaries
of; the past. Prominent among these
were the names of Pierson, Judson and
Ellis. At the back of the stage was the
motto wrought in. letters of black upon
a silver white ground, "No Man Careth
for My Soul." Above this was 'an im
mense map of the world, which showed
the principal portions of the" earth in
which the Methodist Episcopal religion
flourished. J V
was continued at the Occidental Hotel.
Bishop- Warne reported to the house
that oh .his way to San Francisco he
had called on Bishop Thoburn, who is
lying, at the hospital in Victoria as a
result of a fractured leg which he sus
tained after leaving Nagasaki en route
to. the United States. After the. plaster
cast was removed on the arrival of the
distinguished patient in Victoria it was
found that the bones had been mis
placed, which necessitated a painful
operation.
A* message was received by the house
from Bishop Warren, who arrived in
America. too late after his long journey
around the world, to be in time for the
meetings being held here this_week.
The, Bishop notified the house that
he will. meet the Bishops next week in
Los Angeles.
One of the main subjects before the
House, of Bishops was the question. of
episcopal supervision in foreign coun
tries/ ""-'
Crowds Throng Opening^Meeting and Listen to Able
Addresses by Distmguishecl Prelates.
CODY. Wyo., April 28.— Prospectors
are rushing to the canyon of the Sho
t-hone River five miles west of this
place, where it is reported tellurium
ore assaying several hundred dollars in
Bold and silver has been discovered.
Ail available ground for miles up and
down the river from the scene of the
reported discovery has been located.
yon o(t the Shoshone River and
Staking Out Claims.
Prospectors t Are Rushing to the Can-
DISCO VERY OF TELLURIUM
ORE CAUSES EXCITEMENT
Taylor has served three terms as
Governor of Tennessee and has a na
tional reputation as a lecturer and
musician. Mrs. Taylor was Mrs. Alice
Fitts-Hill - of Tuscaloosa, Ala., before
her marriage to the ex-Governor three
years ago. Both had children by for
mer marriages and they. It is alleged,
caused the unhappiness.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.. April -28.— Mrs.
R. L. Taylor was granted a divorce
from former Governor Robert L. Tay
lor in chancery court to-day after the
depositions of a few witnesses had been
read. The question of alimony, was
referred to the clerk and master for
settlement. r ' v "'
Mrs. It. JJ. Taylor of Tennessee Ob
tains Legal Separation From
Husband.
DIVORCE FOR. THE WIFE JT
OF A FORMER GOVERNOR
THREE EMINENT CLERGYMEN WHO TOOK AX ACTIVE PART IN THE OPENING SERVICES OF THE SAN FRANCISCO
MISSIONARY CONVENTION OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH AT THE < ALHAMBRA LAST NIGHT,. AND A
BISHOP WHO IS NOW EN ROUTE TO THIS CITY. . / , , .
campaign material out of their charge,
repeatedly* made in Congress, that the
Republican party did not dare turn the
light uponthe conduct of the Postoffice
Department, and he: will soon make
known his determination to have an
inquiry so searching' in character that
none but the guilty can find fault with
it;- -; Sj: ¦; .. V- - '¦--.¦-.¦ •>¦' ¦¦
" The President and his friends are now
determined "to keep the investigation in
their own hands, but to make it com
plete and with the firm- resolve to "let
no guilty, man escape. •-
CALL BUREAU, HOTEL BARTON.
WASHINGTON, April 28.— Congress
adjourned without acting upon the
Democratic proposition for an investi
gation of the 'Postomce Department,
but, nevertheless, there will be an in
vestigation, and a very thorough one,
conducted by. Government officials, who
will soon . be appointed by President
Roosevelt. , 'I
The* President is determined that
Democrats shall not be able to make
Special Dispatch to The Call,
President Is Determined to
Have a Thorough Investi
gation of the Department
When the bolt struck the five men
were hurled to the ground t and lay
unconscious for some time. * Four of
them gradually began to regain their
senses, but they found one of their
number apparently dead. Efforts to
revive him failed for a long time and
when consciousness returned he seem
ed paralyzed. Doctors Relieve he can
not live. " .::»:.:"
SPOKANE, Wash., April 28.— A
bolt of lightning struck among a sec
tion crew working on the Silver King
branch of the Oregon Railroad and
Navigation Company in Shoshone
County, Idaho, yesterday. The men
attempted to reach shelter with their
handcar when the storm broke, but
were compelled to wait beside the rail3
owlns to* the severity of the; wind.
Five Men of a Section Crew Are Ren
dered Unconscious and One
May Die.
BOLT OF UGHTXIXG
STRIKES LABORERS
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
attended a performance of Beerbohm
Tree's company, given under royal
command at the Theater Royal to
night. The house was Splendidly dee
orated with flowers. The audience In
cluded the Duke and Duchess of Con
naught and many members, of the
Irish aristocracy. The appearance of
the King and Queen in the royal box
was the signal for the entire audience
to rise and sing "God Save the King."
This was followed by an outburst of
enthusiastic cheering.
DUBLIN, April 28— King Edward and
Queen Alexandra had a great popular
ovation in the streets of Dublin to-day
while on their way to lay the founda
tion stone of the Royal College of Sci
ence. Troops lined the route, .which
was crowded for hours before the royal
cortege arrived.
In reply to an address describing the
aims of the Institution, the King said
he could hardly participate in a more
useful work. In these days scientific
training was indispensable to success
in commercial. and industrial life.
"I am glad," he added, ."to know
that the efforts to extend scientific
education are supported by popular
sympathy, as otherwise they must fail
to come. in close touch with the life
of the people and must therefore fall
short of complete success. My best
wishes go with the efforts' to improve
the Intellectual and material condi
tions of the country."
P0STAL INQUIRY
TO BE RENEWED
sort Are Given an Ovation
in the Streets of Dublin
King Edward and His Con-
CHEERS GREET
ROYAL VISITORS
WASHINGTON, April 28.—Represen
tative Bell's final effort to secure "the
passage of his Round Valley bill throw
ing open a tract 'withdrawn from the
Indian reservation for homesteading.
formed a dramatic incident of the
last moments of the session of Con
gress. At twenty minutes to 2, while
the House was in an uproar caused
by the clamor to secure recognition,
nearly all of the members having left
their seats and crowded about tho
Speaker's desk. Bell moved a suspen
sion of the rules for consideration of
his bill and the motion prevailed.
Livernagh and Wynn hurried down
the 'aisle and Livernash gave notice
that he wished to be heard. When the
clerk had concluded the reading of the
bill the Speaker apportioned to Bell
and Livernash each twenty minutes In
which to present their case, although,
less than twenty minutes remained of
the session.
A little clearing was made in the
space before the Speaker's desk and In
this Bell took his stand and spoke
tersely in explanation of the bill for a
few minutes; then, reserving the bal
ance of his time, he stood aside.
When Livernash began to speak
there was a general cry of "Vote!
Vote!" He continued talking, however,
until Williams asked leave to present a
resolution conveying the compliments
of the House to Speaker Cannon, with
which the session was brought to a
close.
And so again had Livernash prevent
ed the passage of Bell's bill.
Special Dispatch to The Call
"He is now serving the balance of
his unexpired term, including the time
tvhich he had earned prior to his
3>arole and which he forfeited by my
*-<-vocatk>n."
"Every attempt to make political
capital out of the incident ia. Iowa has
failed. Schercllff was sentenced in
1*93 to seventeen years in the, peni
tentiary. He had behaved well while
in the penitentiary and had saved all
his pood time and at the time of his
parole had only about two years to
serve. The correspondence prior to
his parole -was voluminous, for the
request had been often repeated. The
letter from Judge Hubbard which had
been given out was followed by an
other withdrawing his request, which,
it would appear, has not been given
out- I granted the parole after be
ing convinced that Shercliff, whose
real name was Morris, purposed to re
form. Friends secured employment
totu him in Omaha and I released him
tinder an agreement that he should
accept this employment, render
monthly statements to me and for
feit his good time if he abused the
confidences reposed.
"'He became dissatisfied with his
environments at Omaha, saying that
the temptations were too great for
him "there, and asked permission to go
to "his brother in Marshall County,
Iowa. He then voluntarily went to the
Sheriff of Marshall County and told
hiirt that he was a notorious diamond
thief and told the Sheriff where he
vould be found. He wrote to W. A.
Pinkerton to the same effect.
"Mr. Pinkerton came to Iowa and
had°.nn interview with Shereliff and
/eave him some money — if I remember
i^grht. 5100 — to assist him. I have
nevfr doubted SherclifTs good inten
tions, though I was never very con
fident that he would succeed in'carry
ing the'm out. I had three men in
Marshall County watching him, and
JIatt Steadman, an ex-secret service
man. who had taken a great interest
i'.\ Shercliff, was always on the look
out and in correspondence with him.
a.td, I think, visited him. Shereliff
a^nt in his monthly statements reg
ularly,, and accurately -for nearly a
year. He subsequently became rest
loss and finally left home and I im
mediately issued a warrant for his re
turn to the, penitentiary.
CALL. BUREAU, HOTEL. BARTON,
WASHINGTON, April 28. — Secretary
Shawns friends lay at the door of Gov
ernor Cummins of Iowa the attack
made upon him in Des Moines dis
patches in connection •with the parol
ing of Schercliff, the jewel robber, ow
ing to alleged political pressure. The
Secretary made this statement this
evening:
Special Dispatch to Th« Call
Friends of the Secretary Be
lieve That Gov. Cummins
Instigated Recent Attacks
Feud of Calif ornians Sup
plies Dramatic Incident of
Closing Hours in the House
TALKS IT TO DEATH
HOPED TO REFORM HIM
Livernash Prevents Passage
of the Round Valley Meas
ure at the Last Moment
Explains Why He Granted
Parole to Shereliff, Con
victed Jewel Thief, in Iowa
SHAW REPLIES
TO CRITICISM
BELL'S FINAL
EFFORT FAILS
MISSIONARY CONVENTION Of THE METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH COMMENCES ANNUAL SESSION
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