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I ■ ms Jubilee Stirring Dp Many Cranky Notions. wspapers Full or All Sorts of ,r and Freakish Ideas—A - sine to Change the Name ot Empire, and Give the World \ i w Word Made Up of Initials. .»* Parade Seat Swindlers. C lplications Over America's al Embassy—An Historical .me Ball—Oonsuelo to Re nt “Columbia” — The Bi .;;ic Commission is Handi •jt'd—Galtee Moore s Owner .s Once Poor—Threatrical and 0:her Gossip. pyright. 1S97, Associated Press, ion, June 3.—It is impossible to the jubilee echoes. Already ev g is turning upon that celebra iress. decoration and entertain while there is a shrieking oho froin the press warning everybody :ist all imaginable disasters, which, - claimed, are likely to ensue. It fven pointed out that the proposed tires are likelj to set the whole ntrv in a blaze, while other corre n*»ents arc - impressed with the , portance of ' jubilee that they are satisfied w th the name of England r Britain and want the empire re . ... q a n - d. the first fom - being the initials of Wales. Ireland, ia : I and England. This is capped in‘ther correspondent who wants empire to be called Enwiscolia. so > to bring .a the colonies of England, that all subjects of the Queen be d Enwisecolians. ibilee seat swindling is rampant, pers are meeting the incoming . mers at Port Said. Brindsia and i Queenstown, and are selling to un . oils passengers unexisting seats the jubilee procession. Many \a. ncans have been victimized in this r._r.ner at Queenstow n. mplications in regard to the special •x a.-sy of Mr. Whitelaw Reid, propri , ; nt the New York Tribune, are al .1 the horizon. The Queen will e.v- Mr. Reid alone, following the :. precedent with other special em he foreign office is prepared quarters for Mr. Reid and > e. embracing in the latter Gen Nelson A. Miles and Rear Admiral N. Miller. V. S. N. Mr. Reid, how • •v t. p: iposes ti» do credit to the I’nited States and Mr. Oeden Mills, his brother in-law, is .v liy here seeking a large 1: !)-► for t., accommodation of the ei il ■ ruha.-sy. The foreign officials 1 _ d ti> have Mr. Reed do this, but ... y th y can not separate General ♦ - ic \dmiral Miller from the rest h - >uite and they must provide their own quarters. Upwards of 33.000 signatures have • a.ncd for the Scottish National !. al to the Queen, praying that r ■•are documents “Great Britain” • -h" should always he substi : England and “English." ohn Erskine. a merchant, of Bel • land, has offered the Lords of Treasury for the Queen's accept a magnificent freehold overlook g Belfast Lough, as the site of a roy sid ue in Ireland. The latter coun it - claimed ill some quarters,has v.r. < fretted over the fact that the • n does not visit that portion of dominion, and it has been asserted !; r failure to do so is the result refusal of Dublin in the sixties. • a site ;n Phoenix Park for a ment to the late Prince Consort. - Duchess of Devonshire’s histor it mu bail on July 2*>. promises magnificent affair. It is under •: that the Duchess of Marlborough • ly Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt) .i| pear in the character of Colum while the I>uke of Marlborough it ml a Louis XVI. costume with •rt'ul jeweled embroideries. The f Wales will represent one of tn 'store. . ;te of the cordiality with which ‘ ■ i ted States monetary commission • n receiving on all sides in •. it s not beleved anythng prac • likely to be accomplished there, h ts been made of the utterances M Meltne. the French premier, at week s banquet, but he carefully out that he spoke in his own md not in behalf of the govern r . f France. It is also known that is declared that France would not the initiative unless certain that ■ Britain would take part in the ment. Unfortunately fur their ness, in France at least. of ^ree commissioners do not »»peak r 1 of French, ami neither can the 1 secretary of the commission, awkwardness of this was shown banquet when the American vis • ould not respoml to the totists. I. Gubbins. the owner of Galtee the Irish colt who won the derby v inesday last, was a poor man r? in America when he inherited if fortune from his uncle. Mr. ’he Trish distiller, and imtnedi nirned to Ireland. Galtee More hahlv one of the most valuable u the lone list of derby winners. - ’ weeks before the race Mr. Gub • fitted C2o.000 for the colt. (’h;'r?cs Stewart Parnell, widow late Irish leader, is about to "p her residence at Trematon Cas ir Plymouth. rtly dramatic novelties of the . e been "The Maid of Athens.” 1 at the Opera Comiqtte on ’ay nieht. and “Settled Out of ” " produced on Thursday at the Xeither scored. The former is ial musical and farcical medley. • musk* hall comedians, and the lat Tic a gloomy comedy drama. seems to be a boom In theat rical goods “made in America” just now. “A Night Off” is still doing good business at the Vaudeville Theatre, where it has been successfully run ning for a twelve month. “Secret Ser vice” packs the Adelpha Theatre night ly. War is reported to have broken out between Xudran. the composer of “La Poupee." and Lowenthal. the manager of the opera at the Prince of Wales Theatre. “La Poupee" has now for months been playing to big business, said to be partly due to Mile. Favier, a pupil of Audran. who sings the title role. It appears that Lowenthal sold the American rights of the opera to Oscar Hammerstein. of New York, for production at the Olympia, and agreed to let Mile. Favier assume the princi pal part in the New X'ork performance. To this Audran objects and as a result of the quarrel he is said to have broken off all negotiations for the production of "Le Pettit Quvrier.” his latest opera, at the Prince of Wales. To-night the Princess Theatre gives “The County Fair.” an American do mestic play which began its English career not iong ago at the Brixton The atre. The latest rumor is that the Ameri can opera. “The Wedding Day." is to follow "The X’oeman of the Guard,” at the Savoy Theatre. Colonel Mapleson announces that he has arranged with Arthur Collins for a six weeks’ season of grand opera at Drury Lane, commencing on June 12. While the colonel as yet declines to give the composition of his company, it is probable that it will include Mazzlni. with whom Mapleson has become rec onciled. and whom he now speaks of as the greatest of living tenors. Maz zini once challenged the colonel to fight a duel for the insult involved in offer ing him. on behalf of the late Sir Au gust Harris, £350 a night for a short London engagement. Miss Miriam Clements, now playing in “My Friend the Prince" at the Gar rick. is to make a tour of the United States under the management of Geo. Edwards, beginning in the autumn. Austin Fryer’s new musical play will probably be entitled. “The Japanese Girl.” It was his original intention to call it "The Geisha Girl.” The latest thing in theatrical sou venirs has been devised by the man agement of Terry’s Theatre, who. in honor of the Queen's jubilee, as well as to increase the attractions of "The French Maid," propose to give diamond brooches to their three most faithful patrons. Their plan is to give coupons to all purchasers of tickets for the gal leries. pit and upper boxes, and those securing the greater number of cou pons for each of these parts of the house will be awarded the trinkets. DECORATED THE GRAVES. A I’leasant Occasion at Romney—An Ad- j dresn By Col. Mctiraw. Spp. ial to the Register 1 Romney, \V. Ya., June a.—The annu-1 al flower-strewing of the Confederate soldiers' graves took place here to-day. and a friendly wreath was dropped on the graves of the few Cnion soldiers that are in the same enclosure. Col. John T. McGraw made the address, which was Ihe principal feature of the day. The crowd was not so large as usual and the occasion passed off pleas antly. ROCKEFELLER And the Standard Oil People Inter ested in a Railroad Scheme to Con nect Ocean With Ocean. Chicago. June 5.—A trans-continental railroad, from tidewater to tidewater, is the gigantic enterprise which was sot in motion when $30,000 was paid at Springfield for the incorporation of a company with a capital stock of $30. oco.ooo. The Baltimore & Ohio, the Wisconsin | Central, the Chicago and Northern Pa cific and the Northern Pacific systems figure in the great undertaking. By a consolidation of these, their branches and connections will he produced the new system, one end of which will touch the Atlantic, the other the Pacific. The headquarters of the system will be located tn Chicago. The chief promoter and the man who has carried this gigantic plan to a suc cessful issue is William Allen Butler, of Yonkers. N. Y. Associated with him are Edward Adams, of the Northern Pa cific. and F. T. Gates, of Mont Clair. N J. Mr. Gates represents the Rocke fellers. the Standard Oil Corporation being largely interested in the under taking. TO MAKKY MARUAKET. Mr*. Craven’* Daughter Engaged to a llrewerv Millionaire. San Francisco. June 5.—Miss Margaret Craven, daughter of Mrs. Nettie Cra ven. who claims to have been married to James G. Fair, and is now suing for I a share of his vast wealth, is to be married as soon as her mother’s suit is settled, or possibly before. It is stated t!u. she is engaged to Henry Koehler. Jr., of St. Louis, president of the Amer ican Brewing Company, and interested in other large corporations. His for tune is estimated at over a million. Miss Craven is aa actress, and was formerly a member of the Frawley company. DESPERATE. Father and Son. Convicted of Perjury Make Attempts to Kill Themselves Toledo. O.. June V Lcs'ie C. Barnes, convicted of perj irv. ami his father, both made desperate c.fons to commit suicide in court here last even ing \s soon as the verdict was lead. Barnes's father, who is t>"> years old. exclaimed: "This is not justice, and pulling a knife, made several desperate lunges at his throat. After a hard struggle, during which several men were severely cut. the elder Barnes was overpowered. No sooner had he been shackled than his son commenced to hurl men right and left, and started on a run for one of the windows. He was about to i leap to the ground, a distance of over ! 30 feet, w hen he was caught. , m v 1 REPORT', Wj.calhoun '-—rr rr HERE HE COMES. __ I.81SSWM1, Which, Under the Circumstances, Was Not Unnatural. The Wealthy St. Louis Business Man held to the Grand Jury on the Charge of Smuggling—Admitted Purchasing Jewelery and Other Valuables Abroad, and Bringing ; Them Into This Country Without ! Paying Duty—Effort? to Intro- ; duce Evidence of Good Character Avails Nothing — Declared He Believed the Articles Could En ter Free Under tha Circum stances. New York. June .">.—The second hear ing before United States Commissioner Shields in the examination of the charges of smuggling made against Richard M. Scruggs, the St. Louis dry goods merchant, and E. S. Langhorn, also of St. Louis, was held to-day. Mr. Scruggs was c;jfled in his own de fense. He told about his purchases of jewelry in LomVon practically as was told by Langhorn last Thursday. He ! said he was constantly with Langhorn, who carried the common purse and paid all the bills. He was with the lat ter when he purchased a belt in which to keep valuables that would not be safe in trunks. All the articles he purchased were for Scruggs’ personal use or for presents. He gave Mr. Langhorn a ring and scarf pin. On other articles he had placed the mono grams of persons for whom he intend 'ed them. Most of them were for imme diate relatives and friends, some of whom lived in his own house. “What was your idea about customs duties?” asked Mr. Ketcham. “1 believed that articles purchased for one’s self or to be given as presents to one’s friends were notdutiable,’’ said Mr. Scruggs. He also testified that# for many years he had had nothing to do with the im porting business of his house. Mr. Scruggs said that the statement by Inspector Donohue that he had ta ken a ring out of Mr. Langlwn’s pock et and also a vatoh atthe district attor ney's office was false. The ring he had taken off Langhorn's chain and the watch out of his pocket at the pier. The empty boxes for the jewelry in the belt found on Mr. Langhorne, Scruggs said, were in his overcoat pockets. "There was no necessity for searching me." said Mr. Scruggs. "I willingly give up all I had." William L. Yandervort. a member of the Scruggs firm, in St. Louis, testified to Mr. Scruggs’ good character and said the letter had nothing to do with the firm's importing. Charles R. Polk, a New real estate dealer, formerly of St. LcTf>.^ id he had known Mr. Scruggs for thirty five years and that his character was of the highest. Commissioner Shields said it was unnecessary to call any more witnesses as to Mr. Scruggs’ char acter. and the assistant district attor ney agreed with him. adding, however. , that it had nothing to do with the case. I Clarence W. Kipp. New York repre | sentative of the Scruggs firm, and W. 1 C. Steigess testified as to Mr. Lang horn’s good standing. The commissioner said that he under stood that Mr. Scruggs did not dispute having purchased the jewelry in Lon don and brought it here: that it was dutiable ai:d no duty had been paid. He said that he was not judging as guilt, but whether the defendants -'hculd be held for the grand jury. The - r idence. the commissioner said, was clear that the defendants had brough: soods in whithout paying duty. An-, other important point was thp conflict I of testimony between Langhorn and J Insepctor Donohue about the finding i of thp jewel belt. The accused were j held for the grand jury. Mr. Scruggs was greatly agitated at the result. The old bonds were re newed. F Vj] AMERICAN BISHOPS Sail for Knglaml to Take Part in the J ilee null l.auibeth t'ongrowi. New York, June 5.—Five American bishops of the Epi copal church, Un derw’ood Dudley, of Kentucky; Worth ington, of Nebraska. Leonard, of Ohio; ’Perry, of Iowa, and Vincent, of South ern Ohio, all accompanied bv their i wives and some by families, sailed on | the Lucania to-day to take part in the queen's jubilee and attend the Lambeth congress. Six American bishops sailed last week. Among the various subjects to be considered by the college of bishops will be the revision of marginal notes and commentaries on the St. James Lible, a discussion of foreign mission work and the relation of brotherhood inside the church. All the American bishops have individual engagements to speak in various English churches. Pishop Worlhington will preach at St. Thomas church. Winchester, and at Glastonbury Abbey on invitation of the bishop of Patli and Weils. He will also preach in Oantenbury Cathe dral and on the Isle of Thanci. . Pishop Dudley will preach .it Ely and Canterbury Cathedral and before the society for the propogation of the gos pel in London, and on July -1 will speak to Americans in St. James. I1IS BAD AIM Caused Two Murders Where He Had Meant to Commit But One. — Kansas City, Mo., June 5.—Tom Clark, a notorious negro ex-convict, shot and instantly killed Elizabeth Hatch, an aged negro woman, mortally wounded her daughter Elizabeth, and shot another woman, Mary Robinson, in the ankle. Clark went to the home of the women on Brooklyn avenue, near Ninth street, last night, determined to kill the daughter, who is known as Elizabeth Williamson, and who han been his mistress. The other women were shot as a result of his bad aim. Elizabeth, with three bullets in her body, is dying at tlie city hospital, i Clark escaped. No KKAl'l'ilR | ION Mi; NT. The Illinois Legislature Adjourn* Without l*i»s-.iiiK the Itlll—May Be »u Fxtra Scs Springfield, Ills.. June 5.—The Repub lican Congressional apportionment bill, introduced by the so-called • machine.” and over which a bitter fight has been waged, was abandoned in the final hours of the legislature, no attempt be ing made to pass it. Governor Tanner denied that he had any intention at present of calling an extra session. It is thought, however, that the defeat of the revenue hills and the failure of the legislature to take action on the appor tionment hill may result in such action. A SLOW TRIP. lhc .lava Breaking Record* for Fnsy Boltin—Feared the Food Will Blve Out. San Francisco. June 5.—The British | bark Java left Portland 212 days ago for Queenstown and is making the slowest voyage on record. N\ hen she was out 108 days she was spoken to in the vicinity of Cape Horn. She was then running slowly along and before lie was again heard from nearly a score of vessels had passed the Horn and were anchored in some English port. Insura: ce men began to get anx ious and reinsurance went up to 40 ppj* pent. When she was out 150 days he was spoken to on the equator in the Atlantie, ard since then she has not been reen. Insurance men now believe the vessel is safe, but they ha\e doubts if .he ship ha? enough provisions on | , board for her crew. j The Bloodshed and Lynching at Urbana Laid at His Door. Did Not Manage Affairs Properly. Waited Till the Situation Became Critical Before He Asked for Aid, and Did Not Use His Forces Pro perly After He Got Them—Might Have Avoided all Trouble Had He Acted iu Time—The Urbana Mili tiamen Afraid to Show Their Faces—The Sheriff and Captain Have Fled-Governor Bushnell Blames the Sheriff. Urbana, O., June 5.—Urbana this morning is a very different place from the Urbana of yesterday. The city has resumed its normal condition and the scene has changed entirely. Instead of a negro dangling from a tree on the most prominent street corner, the ex cited populace thronging the streets, the military and sheriff hiding in the county jail, the spectacle of a peaceable community, a fleeing sheriff, a missing captain and a military company mak ing themselves scarce is presented. Nothing is known of the whereabouts of Sheriff McLain and Captain Leon ard. It is the general understanding that the sheriff drove to Springfield, and nobody outside the captain’s circle of immediate friends know where he is. It was reported last evening that a mob of 150 was organizing to go to Spring field after the sheriff, and such word wont to Springfield, having the effect, it is said, of driving the sheriff off to Dayton. He is universally condemned by the people and held responsible for the shooting of citizens by the miiitia. The citizens insist that he was alto gether too officious in (his matter, and should have refrained from ordering out the troops. As for the captain, he is condemned for ordering the soldiers to fire and the boys of the company for firing into a crowd of their fellow citizens. After their escape from the jail the members of the company have not flared show their faces on the streets, and many of them have left the city. A liveryman took a timid squad of them to Spring field. Their troubles are not over yet. Sonte of the wounded claim to know who shot them and several thrashings are laid up. It is reported that Smith Bell, the father of Harry Bell, who was killed, threatens to kill Captain Leon ard on sight. The son was an unmarried man. aged about 20 years, and a broom-maker bv occupation. Baker, the other man killed, was about 27 years old and mar ried. He was a farmer, being a tenant on a farm north of the city. He leaves a wife and five children. The body of "Click" Mitchell, the rapist who was the cause of all the trouble, is an elephant on the hands of the city. Mitchell's body being unclaim ed by relatives, was dumped into Under taker Humphrey’s wagon late in the afternoon and driven hurriedly, amid the jeers of the crowd to his establish ment under the supposition that a Dr. Myers, who proved to be from Spring field. would take it. But upon arrival and consultation he decided not to. It developed that he did not represent one of the Columbus medical colleges, as supposed, hut an embalming school, ar.d he wanted the body for demonstration purposes. Accordingly, the body was secreted for the night and further ef forts made to find somebody to accept it. It became necessary for the author ities to maintain great secrecy as to the place of concealment in order to prevent the mob from wreaking ven geance on the remains. Threats of get ting the body and burning it were freely made. Before being removed from the court house yard, relic hunters had nearly cut the coat off of tje dead man. Every button was gone and even his shoes and stockings were taken off and carried away. The Mayor of the city, Hon. C. If. Ganson, the stockman, is well known from his former connection with the Columbus State Fair and Board of Ag riculture. He has officiated as starter for the State Fair races and as judge several seasons. He states that the tragedy of night before last and the lynching were entirely uncalled for. He urged the sheriff to get the prisoner out of town when he was first taken to jail, but the sheriff neglected to do so. The Mayor states there would have been no trouble then. it is thought there is a court martial in store for somebody over the non participation of the Springfield com pany. The sheriff plainly stated before leav ing the city that he and the troops retired to the upstairs portion of the jail and quiet offering any resistance simply because lie was unwilling to shoot down any more citizens. It is said the local company, bring composed of Urbana boys, who cried over the | shooting of their fellow citizens the previous night, absolutely refused to shoot again. The sherifi denies responsibility for tlie shooting and so does the captain. On the other hand, the citizens assert that the sheriff himself fired the first shot. He asserts that at least five shots were fired into the jail from the out side before a shot was fired out from the inside. GOVERNOR BUSHNELL TALKS. Tell* of the ('ircutii»iaiice* Under Which Soldiers Were Asked for. Sent, and I'sed. Columbus, ()., June 5.—Governor Bushnell was asked by the Associated Press what, if anything, he desired to say about the lynching of a negro at the Urbana jail. He said, in effect, that a sheriff, by the laws of Ohio, has pow er to call on State troops to protect persons and property. The sheriff at Urbana called the local company into service. I was at Wooster when word came to me at 1!"V p. ra., Thursday, of- the pending trouble. It took the messenger 20 minutes to find me. The word was from Captain I^eonard, in command of the Urbana company. Cap tain Leonard said the sheriff wanted help. I got Sheriff McLain, at Urbana, by telephone. He told me he had forty men. I told him he ought to l>e able to protect the prisoner and property with forty men. I have since learned he had fifty-five men. The sheriff said he would do the best he could, but pub lic sentiment was dead against him. T said he had nothing to do with public sentiment. His duty was to obey the law. He did not ask for help. I left the telephone at midnight. At 3 a. m., a message came from Sher iff McLain saying his force was inade quate and for me to send help. I im mediately telegraphed to Captain Bradbury, Co. B. Springfield, to report at Urbana. Captain Bradbury arrived at Urbana at or before 7 a. m. Colonel Anthony says that Sheriff McLain directed the Springfield troops to return to the train. The lynching occurred thirty minutes later. The Governor said the sheriff did not inform him of the existing trouble until it had reached its climax, although the thing had been brewing several days. He has been assured by all classes of people in Urbana that he did all that could have been done un der the circumstances. The Governor further said that there was ample provocation for »he*firing of the militia at 2:30. and he did not blame them for doing their duty. The sheriff, he said, did not manage things right and did not seem to appreciate the gravity of the situation until It was too late to avoid the lynching with out “ an awful slaughter of human life.” GAS EXPLOSION In a Mud Scow at Chicago. Causes a Man’s Death and Damages Much Property. Chicago. .Tunc 5.—One of the three mini scows in tow of the tug Andrew H. Green was blown to atoms this morning by an explosion if jases just after having passed through the Rush street draw. The explosion was heard for a great distance, and all the build ings in the vicinity were shaken to their foundations. August Americas, who was on the scow, was blown into the river and drowned. A portion of the Goodrich dock was shattered and considerable damage was done to the buildings in 'he vicinity. Frank Morton, night agent of the Gra ham & Morton Transportation Com pany, was thrown from his bed and severely bruised by flying timbers. LEAGUE OF THREE EMPERORS. Representative* of the Tower* Speak Re garding 1 he**aly. Constantinople. June 5.—At the meet ing between the ambassadors of the powers and the Turkish minister for foreign affairs. Tewfik Pasha, on Thurs day last at the Tophane Palace, Sir Philip Currie, the British ambassador. M. Cambon. the French ambassador, and Signor Pansa. the Italian ambassa dor. made a distinct declaration against tb<* retrocession of Thessaly to Turkey. This attitude of the three powers nam ed is regarded as being of the highest political importance, in view of the fact that since the Czar's telegram to the Sultan there has been a marked rap proachment between Russia and Ger manv. Here opinion is expressed that the indications point to a resuscitation of the League of three Kmpernrs. if that league is not already an accomplished fact. WANT THE T REA1 V TO STAND. San Francisco. June 5.—The San Francisco hoard of supervisors to-day unanimously adopted a resolution peti tioning Congress not to abrogate the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty. _ . . » > The Episcopal Diocesan Meeting Has Finished lb Work* Quit# an intereating Meeting Held Yest er d ft y*—Canonioal Law Amended So that Vestries Must Consult With the Bishop Before Selecting Rectors—Treasurers of Dioceses Must Report Receipts and Disbursements—Tne Report of the Finance Committee Adopt ed — Assessments Ordered for Missions—State of the Church Gratifying— Relatious With the Brotherhood of St. Andrew Special to the Register. Point Pleasant. W. Va.. June 5.—Bish op Peterkin called the Diocesan Council to order at the usual hour. The committee on constitution and canons recommended the adoption o£ the motion made by Rev. J. S. Gibsou, and referred to it, providing for an al teration in the canonical law so that iu the event of a vacancy for a rector oc curring the vestry should proceed to fill it only after conference with the Bishop, instead of men ly notifying him of the existence of such a vacancy, as heretofore. f After some debate cno report was adopted. The same committee recommended the adoption of a motion, also intro duced by Mr. Gibson, and referred to it, providing for an amendment in tho canon so as to require the treasurer of a diocese having charge of the collec tion and disbursement of the funds of a parish to make report of the dispo sition of the same either quarterly or monthly to the vestry. This was also adopted after some de bate. On motion of Mr. Gibson, a commit tee was appointed to collect and pub lish all the alterations and amendments which had been made in the canons since the issue of the journal for 1893. The report of the finance committeu was adopted. It showed a balance ioi hand of $1,709.70; receipts on assess-t ments, $2,773.57; arrears, $73.50; from Moundsville, $230.50; making a total| of $3,083.70. The disbursements amount ed to $3,893.25, leaving a balance on< hand of $900.20. tP;^ account had to be taken of the sum of $500 loaned to Bluefield and $500 in vested in bonds, making a credit bal ance of $1,900.20. The committee recommended that a committee of two be appointed to con fer with representatives of other denom inations as the best means of securing a repeal or modification * existing legislation in regard to < h\ t proper ty, that gome method sho be sug gested by which funds could he invest ed so as to relieve the person holding the same from personal res|>ousibl!ltjr, and that a committee should bo ap-1 pointed to examine and report upon the investments and securities held by thei church. 1 The report and aceomponying recom-' mendations were adopted and the com mittees appointed for tin* purposes in dicated. The committee on assessments re ported. in respect of diocesan missions, an assessment of $2.!'!7 for the year, and for the Kpiscopul and contingent fund, $3,545. St. I,tike’s. Wheeling, is assessed $140 for the former, and $1'"* for the latter; St. Matthew’s, Wheeling. $12-* for the former and $600 for til'1 latter. After considerable debate the report was adopted. A lengthy report from the < mmittee on the state of the church showed in most respects a very gratifying condi tion of affairs and marked progress in many ways, hut it was shown that tic* delinquencies in respt ct ' ■ ***• aries amounted to $ 1'*7, or $*'*0, more than in 1896. On the motion of Rev. Or. 1 >or**. a motion was carried to the < fT* < t that on the receipt of Intimation nf the death of a clergyman of thf• dnit h special 1 efforts should lie made to afford reliol to the afflicted family. The assessment comm in ee was d#» cided to he operative until, md a re port is expected from them at the next council meeting. After debate a motion by Rev. J Gibson was carried by virtue of wh 'i a committee was appointed to conf* r with officers of the Brotherhood /'f St. Andrew' with a viev. to irin^ing that order into nearer affliRation with the church, and to having it teport to the council. Some formal buslm - w i- then trans acted. and with the u-na! devotions, led by the Bishop, th ' ouncil adjourn*, ed sine die. --o ONE KILLED And Three Mortally Wounded in a Pitched Battle Near the Virginia* Kentucky Line. Louisville, Ky.. June .'.— A tspcH.il to the Evening P ft ,m P1 Kv.. says: A pitched battle , t ic i Tom Lewis, I'reston Lee. (5recti ( liar •*« J. \V. Charles. Shade L<<* and IInip l.«*e engaged, occurred near the \ U-iaia Kentucky border in Virgin.a. f • Charles was killed outrigh’ •' 1 Charles. Hemp l.ee and I n > w were mortally wounded. ’! lars are meagre, but tbe r> the crowd bud been drink iu'. a rel ensued after a discus-ion »■ h tn« above results. SIGNED THE GAS MELS. Springfield. Ills.. June r, -Governor Tanner signed the ga- i ■ ' pm a result the companie forming tn • rago Gas Trust will be able to date. saving thereby it la Ml<L $2*I,0o0 annually. i A i ' A