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VOLUME LXXIII— NO. 177. STANDS BY JOHN. Carlisle Has Issued an Order. THE CHINESE MAY STAY. That Seems to Be About the Effect of the Policy of the Administration. Special to The MoRNCre Call. ■Washington-. May 21.— 1n order that there may be uniformity in action among Collectors ot Customs and a thorough un derstanding on their part of the construc tion of existing laws on the Chinese ques tion Secretary Carlisle has written a let ter of instruction ou the subject. This let ter, it is stated, does not relate to the Geary exclusion act and makes no change iv the orders already issued. The letter says: 'The circular dated on the 4th inst. In structive ( ili rrs io refrain from making arrests uuder the provisions of the act ap proved May 5, 1892, remains in force so lar as it applies to Chinese persons who failed to obtain certificates of residence, but who otherwise would have the right to remain in ihe United states. It is known, how ever, that great numbers of Chinese labor en have entered the United States in viola tion of the provisions of the act approved May 5, ISO 2. Many of these persons ob tained admission upou fal^e representa tion that they were not laborers, but were merchants, and others have eutered clan destinely from contiguous foreign terri tory. Inviting your attention to the first, secund, third, fourth and fifth sections of the act approved May 5, 1892, you are directed to use all means under your con trol to vigorously enforce said provisions of the law and take such measuresas mas be necessaty to si-cure the arrest and pros ecution of Chinese laborers who are unnble to show that they have obtained lawful admission into the United State?. "J. G. Caklisle, "Secretary of the Treasury." Secretary Carlisle' 3 circular was autici pa.ed in these dispatches a:;d i* merely carrying out the policy heretofore outlined by The Call, namely: the enforcement of the law against the Cuinese. in such » way as to make the people think they are being vigorously enforced, when in truth the administration does not wish to be rommitted in favor of that part of the Gfary act requiring all Chinese to have certificates or De deported. The adminis tration is afraid of church influence and of an imbrojlio with the Chinese Govern ment. It was also foreshadowed by The ("all that a question would be raisud as to whether the Department of Justice or the Treasury Department, should provide for the deportation of the Chinese. Judge Licombe m;i the order deporting them li.ii r l>«- jcictrc<l untii monoy fur ticru^rt;i tion purposes is available. Special Super vising Agent Tingle said to The Call correspondent to-uay tnat uuder Judge Lacombe's order the three Chinese in Xcw York who furnished the te6t case in the Supreme Court can at any time be de ported when the money therefor shall be supplied. Attorney-General Oluey has received a telegram from New York stating that Judge Lacornbe of the Circuit Court of New YorK has decided that section 6 of the Geary Chinese exclusion act, though institutional, is still ineffectual be cause of no provision as to how^r by tvlioui the order of deportation of Chinese Is to be executed. This i 3 said to be a new question not raised or in any way in volved in the previous appeals. London, May 23. — A dispatch from Shanghai says that the departure for (Washington of Van Tsen, the new Chinese Minister to the United S'.ates, has been inferred pending the Washington Govern ment's reply to China's questions concern ing the Geary act. GRIFFIN WENT OUT. The Minneapolis Boy Put to Sleep by Shadow Maber. Minneapolis, Minn., May 25.— Shadow Maber of Australia and Jonny Giiffin of Minneapolis fought before the H-ncepin Athletic Chib to-night for a purso of $2000 ma a side bet. The house was packed. Griffin did all the fighting in the first :hree rounds, Haber landing lightly a joupie of times. Up to the thirteenth .•mind Maber had the best of It, using the Minneapolis raau as a punching-bng and knocking him clout as he wished,! In the thirteeutli and succeeding rounds Griffin forced the fiehting and won ap plause by his work. The fifteenth was a 3ot round, with honors even. In the six teenth Maber went in to win and slashed Griffin r:ght and left. In the seventeenth tfaber g.t in right ana left, closing jrifiin's eye and sending him down. He icas up before ten second?, but went down md out after a hot exchange by a short irm jab in the jaw. ADMITTED 10 BAIL. There Seems to Be Room for Doubt as to liickey's Guilt. MoBBTLTTON, Ark., May 2.").— Hon. W. L. Moose, attorney for Fiank Ilicx«y, ihe nan held for the murder of John M. Clay on, made nn application to-day to Circuit Judge J. C. Wallace, at. BasselUrille, for Mill, which was granted. A number of iffidavits were introduced, one from Ross md Terrell vi Texas, who swore that they would not believe BurklmrJt under oath, md six affidavits from The D.ilies (Or.) >rison officials to the effrct thai Hlckey vas at that place at the tune Clayton was tilled. HicKey says he will be able to live bail, and expects to be. free to-mor :ow. APPROVED BY CLEVELAND, The Choctaws and Chickasaws Will Now Get Their Money. Wasiii\otox,M.ij 25. — President Cleve and has approved the deeds of the Choc aw and Chickauw nations for their rii£l;t md title to the leased la:ids in Iraian Ter :itorv, formerly occupied by the Cheyemies md Arapii!ioes>, but now constituting a pnr iuti of Okiahoinn Territory, for which the uui of 82,991,450 was appropriated by the Indian appropriation act of March 3, 1891. I'lio approval of President Cleveland makes lie appropriation immediately available md the money will be paid to the ac .redited ae<*nts of the Cnoctaw and Chick gsaw nntioiis. «liief Harris of the Cherokee nation hns The Morning Call. published a notice askiog for bids ior the sale of 80,640,000 of b'mds authorized to be issued under the act ol Congress of March 3, 1893. Bids will be. opened on Wednes day, May 31, 1893, at the Treasury Depart ment in WHSiiiiiL'ton. GREATLY DREADED. Conservative Bankers Are Afraid of the Democracy. New York, May 25.— Wa1l street was treated to something of apolitical "boom" to-day. The published reports that Presi dent Cleveland contemplated calling an extraordinary session of Congress early in July led the bulls to i rgue off hand that the Sherman silver purchase law would be repealed and the existing financial ills cured. The attempt to make speculative capital out of the reports of an early session of Congress is ridiculed by most of the lead ing bankers. The financial and business community recognizes that it U by uo means certain Congress will repeal the silver purchase law unless an obnoxious substitute is adopted. The silver men. too, it is believed, will make a strong fi^ht against repeal, ami no change in the law is considered likely to take place except after a wrangle lasting for month*. Some bankers doubt that a session of Congress would be helpful to the situation, as it would certainly invite r long and unsettling contest over tariff chances, with no assur ance that anything definite would be ac comDlishcd in the end. Fears are general • Iso that the Democratic party mmht dis cuss and even carry through Congress laws on banking ami tax qus*tions which would disturb and alarm the community. REBELS STILL WIN. Baker Has Tried to Act as a Peacemaker. But Just the Same Hard Fighting in Nicaragua Continues Without Cessation. Special to The Morntn-q Call. San Juan del Sur. May 25.— After the battle of Masaya the Peace Commis sion whs suggested, aud the American Minister, Daker, the Austrian and Ameri can Consuls and B.inker Medina agreed to serve. They met some of the members of the revolutionary party and discussed the terms of a peaceaole settlement. After consulting nearly all day the commission returned to Managua, and announced that they h;id agreed on a p!mi to be submitted. The terms are kept secret, but the most important points were learned. | President Sacaza will resign in favor of some one of tiie revolutionary leaders con nected with the Provisional Government, to.be selected by him, who will imme diately iissuiue office as President of the republic." *~~ ' Notwithstanding the agreement upon a peace commission tuere his been do truce declared. A Cabinet has been formed with the following Ministers: War, Fred ericoSolorzano ; Finance, Oct a viano Cresar; Interior, Miguel Osorno; State, Anselmo H. Hivas. There was another battle to-day. The insurgents, with 500 well-armed men under Gene.rals S. Alegria and Mindez, took Jinotepe by assault. The Govern ment forces' advance line was repulsed at the point of the bayonet, and the vic torious revolutionists then rushed into the town. In this fight 200 rifles, 50 boxes of car tridges and several prisoners were cap tured. A provisional government has been formed by the revolutionists, and they have announced their intention of man aging affairs. After ths defeat near Masaya the Gov ernment forces retreated to Tipitapn, where the remains of the army gathered on the plaza. DEFEATED THE VALKYRIE. Lord Dunraven Has Small Show of Winning the America Cup. London, Hay 25.— At trie Royal Thames regatta to-day the curiosity uf the specta turs was mainly ab'orb-d in Dunraven's new yacht, the Valkyrie, which Is to com pete for the America cup, and the Britan nia, the Prince of Wales' cutter. It was a erand race between the Britannia and the Valkyrie to gel round Mouse Ug&ubip first, the Britannia securing the bo.nor by a slight margin. The* Valkyrie was a trifla quicker in the stays than the Britannia and <Jr»w uncommonly close after the boats nassed the snath end. The Britan nia luffed to keep her opponent under her steru. About went the Valkyrie and about went the Britannia. Thus they proceeded all along the shore, lulling in on each other, board after board. The Priuce o! Wales demonstrated that he bad the belter boat, '.he britannia being not only stiffer, but also sailing a trifle closer to the wind. Finally she stood out straight away tor home with a big gap between her and the Valkyrie. Soon af:erward »h» Valkyrie licj. n closing the gap and was almost at the heels of the Britannia when her lop sail was smashed. Then her bowsprit broke off short, bringing down everything, and blio had to lay to and reli: almost en tirely before proceed ing. ACTINQ AS GUERRILLAS. There Is No Organization of the Bra- ziiian Rebeis. Valpabaiso, May 25.— A correspondent In Riviera telegraphs that the Rio Grande revolutionists are now acting entirely as guerrillas. They have no organization. From Btisnos Ayre-s it is learned that Ministers Victoria and Romero have re signed, hennr Quintnna will probably br namert as Minister of the Interior and Senor Escapaute as Minister of Finance. BOUGHT SOME STEAfIERS. New Ships for the Service Between Japan and Vancouver. MOSTBKAX* May 25.— 1t is sated here that the Canadian Pacific R.iilway nil! shortly purchase toe steamships Arizonn, Ala-ka and City of Rome. The idea is to p!ac« these vessels on the Vancouver and Japan route and transfer ihe steamers from that route to tho Quebec anil Liver pool service, which the road proposes to establish. Gold for Europe. New York, May 2.1.— 0. ie million dol l^rsiin coii! and Si4<;,OdO in silver weiv shipped do England tu-uay. SAN FRAXCISCQ, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 2K, 1893-TEN PAGES. GATES WILL OPEN. An Official Order Will Be Issued. MR. MILCHRIST IS NOT IDLE. But Just Now He Is Hardly Certain What Action He Will Take in the Matter. Special to The Morning l'ai.l. CniCAGO, May 25.— There was a lively debate over the Sunday-opening question at the meeting of the National World's Fair Commission to-day. Hundley of Alabama insisted that tlin majority report of the Jodlciary Committee, which was turned down day before yesterday by the substitution o) tbe minority report, was still before the commission fnr action. lie held that the minority report, although substituted, was not adoi'ted, at)d as r. consequence the majirlty report must be acted ur>on. Then confusion followed. St. Clair, leading the Sunday-opener?, as serted that when the commission failed to adopt the minority report, which called fora modification of the directory resolu tion, it had di«po e ed of the qiies'loti, and consequently the action of the directory revoking the rule closinu the gate's on Sunday must stand. Chairman de Youne finally decided that Hundley and his friends were wrong and that the directory resolution must stand. The World's Fair officials are just now having v good de;il of trouble over the question of awards and the foreign ex hibitors have withdrawn frntn the contest for awards, they not believing the judging committee properly constituted for fair treatment. The protest and notice of with drawal, signed by the representatives of foreign Governments having exhibits, were read in the meeting of the national directors, a:d a heated discussion fol -1 wed as to whether the matter should be referrrd t<> thi> council of administration or to the committee on awards. The whole matter has been referred to the committee on award. Haydn's "-Creation" was magnificently Mm;; to-day in festival hall by the Chicago Columbian Chorus o.f I'JOO voices, William L. Tomlius boinp the conductor. The at tendance to-dsy was not so lar^e as usual, owing to the fierce cold winds from the northeast and threatening Rkie?. The statue of "Gerniaula," in Agricul tural Hall, was unveiled this morning in the presence of a large number of people. It is n ur.ique work, being chiseled out of a huge block of chocolate. It is eleven feet hign, weighs about 3000 pounds and is a reproduction of the famous monanient (it Xicderwald. Hon. P. Fl. Lannan of Salt Lake City, National World's' Fair 'Commissioner »P 1 chairman of the committee which Inveiti dXXei TnWdore'Tho'mas' Music Bureau, b<*inc asked what the net result of the in vpßiication was, said: "Simply what we aaked in the first — that there be mi more boycotting of exhibitors or'Ani<»rican musicians, and that pianos of exhibiting linns, and those alone, be heard In the musie-liail. • "The Council nf Administration will re vlse all the programmes arranged by Thomas to be sure that American com posers and musicians will b- heard in future at the concerts. We never cared about Thomas wielding the baton. All the commission asked was :hat Thome* s' ould not be allowed to use his evidi-nt predilection for one h<use at the expense of all other manufacturers nf musical in strumonu in America, and that he should be subject to the national commission through its proper officer, the director general. In all mutters like any other em ploye. lam satisfied now that the objec tionable features of Thomas' administra tion will b(! eliminated by himself." District Attorney Milchrist returned to night from Washington, where he hud a conference with Attorney-General Olney rejjHrding the Sunday opening of tlie N'orld's Fair. Milchrist said he would confer with Walker, counsel for the expo sition, before determining upon a plan of action. He said that Olney was concerned solely with the legal Hsppct of the case. When a^ked if he would enjnin the direc tory from Sunday opening Milchrist re- I>li d that it might be done, but in his judgment a belter wav to delermine the matter was to submit the entire question to a court of United States District Judges nnd trust to them for a fair and judicial decision. Direetorof Works Burnham this evening issued an official order to the effort thai the gates of the World's Fair shall be opened next Sunday. The order says: "The park will be opened to the nublicon Sunday next, Msy 28, until 11 p. m., the buildings closing at 10 P. M." At present it is the intention to sliut down nil machinery not absolutely re quired for the operation of the exposition plant. It was not yet decided to-night whether or not religious services would be held in the festival and music halls as pro posed. Superintendent Tucker of (he de partment of. admissions lms already or dered tickets for Sunday, and is making preDarntions to admit a big crowd. PIOUS PENNSYLVANIA. The Keystone State's Buildings Will Be Closed on Sundays. Bahriseurg, May 25. — Among the resolutions adopted by the executive eoni mittee the World's Fair board to-day was one directinc the executive commis sioners to keep the Pennsylvania building at Chicago closed on Sunday during the coutinuance of inn fair. NO COMPARISON. Florida Is Not In It With the State : of California. Chicago, Mny 25.— The Land«cape De tartment of the World's Fair, through Chief Laßue. has tendered the California Commissioners all of thedecorslive plants and flowers which they can use, and the Commissioners have accepted the offer aud have made a requisition for COO. These tvill be distributed among the different county displays nnd will be placed in the windows and other convenient places about the building. Three carloads of bearing lemon trees will be received in the morning (iirect from California, and will be set out in an acre of ground set asule in Midway Plaiaauce for the use of California. Mrs. I*. P. Rue, oue of the National Board of iiady Managers from California, leaves to-morrow for the East to visit friends fcr several months. The Commissioners and those in charge of the California exhibit ore daily besieged with inquiries about the resources and climate nt California, and many have sig nified their intention to remove there as soon as the f.iir is over. Among the promi nent persons who have thus declared their Intention i> Frank E. Webster, who for the past fourteen years has been prominently identified with the passenger department of the Santa Fe Railroad. He has already disposed of his extensive, property here, lie will go when the fair is over, but has not yet decided in what part of the State he will locate. Thus far during the fair nil the fruits which are on display and which show that they are not fresii are replaced with fresh fruit. It is proposed to show lemons and oranges in their season, and other fruits as well. A larsa Snppiy of cherries has ar rived and these will be placed iv position to-morrow. The Commissioners complain that producers aro somewhat backward in sending cherries, and they are afraiu that if they do not take more interest than they do now ii will injure the good impression the State is making- There is no compari son between the California and Florida ex hibit. A California Commissioner said to day lift was snriy the Southern State had not made a better display, as that would nave made California show up tetter. The Floridans seem to have lost hear: when they saw what Californiana were doing, and although they promise a good display later it is hardly worth looking at at present. SUNDAY PAPERS. A Discussion of Size by the Ameri- can Publishers' Association. Chicago, May 25.— The question of re ducing the size of the Sunday paper or of still farther increasing it was the chief topic discussed by the American Publish ers' Association this afternoon and even ing. No definite conclusion was reached. To-nizht the publishers wtb civ«n a reception at the Press Club. A number of the oriental and European features of Midway Plaisance were turned loose for their benefit. In the prt"ss congress DaDera woro read by Ida Harper. Lilian Whitney, Mary P. Nimmo, Belli" Grant Armstrong, Ellen Orchard Comner, Hester Puole and Hanna Karany. Mine. Kirauy is an Arabian, brown skinned and dark eyed. She was chid in the costume oi her rountiy. To-night addressee weie made by Joseph Howard, Mosex P. Handy, Theodore Stanton, Slgnor Zegglo of Italy and Mrs. J. T. Sutherland. WILL BE TRUE TO US. General Newton Says the Panama Road Is All Right. There Has Been No Deal With Pacific flail and There Wl|| Be None. Special to The Moexixo Call. New Your, May 25.— The recent ru mors r,f an agreement betvseen the Pacific Mail Steamship Company and the Panama Railroad were treated to-day by General John Newton, president of the railroad,' as being largely of a steek-jobbing nature. Newton declared that ihere were to be no pooling arrangements, no absorption of the Columbian line of steamers and no sale of Panama Railroad stuck. ■ A propo sition was under discussion for the Panama Railroad to charter steamer-* from tbe Pacific Mail plying between New York »nd Colon, with further condition that the Pacific Mall will operate no steamers dur ing the period of the charter between Eastern American ports and the eastern terminals of nny trans-Atfontic routes. "The Pannm-i Bailrnad," said' Newton, "intends to fulfill Its contract with the North American Navigation Company during tlie whole period of the ex istence thereof, and the proposition to charter Pacific Mail steamers engaged in tlif Atlantic service In no wise interferes with the provisions of the agreement bp t\ceen the Panama Rnilrmrt and the North American Navigation Company for ser vices on the Pacific Ocnan." MICHIGAN HONORED. The Detroit Free Press Man Will Go to the Netherlands. Washington, May 23. — The President appointed W. E. Quinny of Michigan Minister to fbe Netherlands. William E. Quinby of Detroit is the editor-in-chief anri principal proprietor of t!if Octroi! Free Piess, with which he has beeu connected for thirty-three years. WILL BE SWUNG UP. Gathering to Lynch a Negro Down in Kentucky. I'aducaii, Ky., May 25.— Fully 100 men, black an<i white, are gathered abnut the courthouse contemplating the lynching of Petty Panola, a negro who assaulted nine-year-old Bena Washington. They have just sent a messenger for a rone; and the prosppot is that before morning Panola ill ba swung np. Will Follow the Old Regime. Rom is. May 25.— Premier Oiolitti an nouDceJ in tho Chamber of Deputies to day the result of the crisis and stated that the Cabinet, as reorganized, would follow the old programme In ev'ry respect. He a«keil for n vote of confidence and the Deputies then adjourned. until to-morrow. Dynamite Plotters Active. Rome, May 25. — The police of Naples have discovered in that city evideuces ot a formidable dynamite plot. The lodgings of conspicuous anarchists have been searched and many bombs and materials for tho maiiufactute of explosives were seued and several anarchists arrested. Nihilist Plot Discovered. Warsaw, May 26..— Tha police have dis covered ;t great nihilist plot in which a number of persons are involved. Forty eight students, sixty laborers and eight women w*ra arrested on the charge of con nectiou with the conspiracy. Destroyed the Village. Vienna, May 25. — StarecUowitz leSche, a village of about 750 inhabitants near Olmutz, Mornvia, was totally destroyed by fire to-day. Four persons lost their lires in the cnnfificrraMnn. Ir you are bilious, take Beeciiam's rills. LAW AND JUSTICE Both Seem to Be With Briggs. EXPOUNDING CHURCH RULES The Presbyterian Assembly Advised Not to Go Against the Practice of the Land. Special to The Mobnjso Call. Washington, May 25.— Tho Presby terian GeDeral Assembly adopted the rec ommendation of the judicial committee that the six complaints against the New Tort Synod crowing out of the Bricgs trial bo referred to the judicial cnniniittett for trial. It nlso adopted, without disseut, recom mendations *on overtures fruin presby teries conciirnine appeals from presby teries direct to the General Assembly; lhat such appeals are proper as to all matters relating to the policy of the cimrch, but an overture from a presbytery as to a pending judicial cnne, such as lhat of Professor •LSritfgs, advising the G*u«ral Assembly as to what aciiou it should take in such a case is irregular and unprecedented in ecclesiastical procedure, and that the proper way for presbyteries to influence pending cases is through their respective eo;i)mis>ioners on the floor of the Geuerai Assembly. The assembly passed a resolution declar ing the World's Fair grounds tn Do merely a bonded warehouse, ai.d appointed a committee to wait on Secretary Carlisle to ask him to treat it as such and close it on Sunday, as all other bonded warehouses are. Customs officials, however, say that is impossible. There is no way in which the exposition building containing the bonded exhibits could be closed like bonded ware houses, except by plucins a lock on them. The committee waited on Attorney- General Olney this afternoon and were de lighted at learning of his instructions to District Attorney Milchrist, which were to appeal to the Federal cuurts to close the erounds on Sunday. After appointing a committee to ascer tain whether the World's Fair would be open on Sunday, the assembly resolved it self into a court, and Professor Brigs* re sumed his speech in defense ot the action of the Xhw Tork Presbytery in his case, and in opposition to entertaining an ap peal therefrom. Briefly restating the points made yester day Dr. Biijizi said in Dart; "Tho Dres bytery of. New .York, = the largest in the Presbyterian church, after a Jong and pa tient consideration of the merits of this case, e»ve n verdict of acquittal. Would tne General' Assembly .be willing to give the same amount of tiiiie and patience to a consideration of the merits of 'the case if tbe-apieal were- entertained? Jl ■ you override all of the provisions of the con stitution and all the maxims* of civil law and the usages of civil and ecclesiastical courts in order to entertain an appeal, and thf n rush :to a hasty decision, you will strike a deadly, blow at th«; constitution and discipline of th» Presbyterian church." Briggs then reviewed the history of the case through its varieus stages in the presbytery and the General Assembly. "The GenernlAJserobly," «nld he, "can not ' entertain this appeal without doinc violence to the sense of rigfit which is ex hibited in the constitution of oar country, in the maxims of common ' law, in the statutes of our commonwealths and the practice of our civil courts, without estab iishing an entirely new and danirerous pre cedent in ecclesiastical l»w, without doing crave injustice to the defendant and to the presbytery of Xew 'York, aud without un dermining public confidence in the equity of Presbyterian discipline. "Is not this too heavy a price to pay for the sake of securing the condemnation of one man.Snowever objectionable he niav be? Is it'not 100 great a strain to put upon the constitution in order to K;iin a decision on questions of doctrine which may be more clearly and satisfactorily dt fined by procedure prescribed in the form of government? . "The General A«semb)y cannot tnke the ca*e under consideration. The matter is in the hands of tlie synod of New York. That syn >d has thrown its shield over the defendant and will protect, not only him, but its own rights of hearing the case, without having its jurisdiction interfered with rashly by tup assembly. It was bad policy for the church to Have the Inter vening court overleaped. If the assembly entertains this appeal the glory of the synods will uave departed, and those who thus succeed in breaking down precedent will drive a coach aud four through breaches in the palace of justice. If tite assembly should decide to coint? to the final decision of the New York Presoytery, it would not yet De a final decision for the defendant, and the presbytery aud tlie synod could not accept it as either consti tutional or valid. "Before a decision could be made," con tinued Briegs, "it would b« necessary in Ihe interest of common-sense and of com mon justice to have trie Intetlocutory ap peals passed u ion. These are in the hands of the New-Yoik Synod, and it i.s at tempted to brush aside all thrse in the effort* to bring tho mattpr to a speedy conclusion, when the time saved could not be more than a yrar. Here, In the capital of the nation, it is being attempted to override some of the commonest princi ples of Inw In order to gratify the vnin ambition of these prosecutors. "The common law lays down this funds mental principle, whicti applies to this case if to any. It is for the public good that there bo an end to litigation." Atone time during the morning pages be«an to distribute amone the commis sioners copies of a pamphlet upon the legal standing of the prosecuting commit tee. Dr. Thomas C. Hull of Chicago com plained of this, saying that the attention of the commissioners was being diverted from the Rd'liess by tbe interruption, and Moderator Crale ordernd the boys to cease. At 12 -25 o'clock Dr. Briges yielded for h motion to adjourn, having occupied three hours and fifty-two minutes. After several announcements, Including the appointment of a judicial commission to hnar the complaints of J. J. McCock and others against the New York synod, the assembly took <« recess until 2:30 p. m. After the recess Dr. Brlggs spoke bit terly of the omission from the briff of the prosecutors of the questions put to him to test bis faiih and vis answers thereto. What right had these appellants to om t such matters as they pleased from an offi cial or semi-official document? lie wished to make an explicit denial of the charge that he preached doctrines ns?;ii!;st the fundamental doctrines of the church. "I iiffirm that I bellev," he said, turn ing wiih outstretched hands to the audi ence, "the holy ScriDiures to be the word of G"d." Bribes closed with an appeal that the case might go to the synod of Mew York. It that were done he would aid in a full solution, and then if it were sent hack to the next General Assembly he would abide by its decision, whatever It might be. Be regretted if he had said nnytliine that had caused trouble in the church. Ha had tauuht for twenty years at Union Theolog ical Seminary and of all the poisons Mint had been taught by him he challenged any of them to say that ho had taught them anything that Interfered with tlia true dis cbarge of their holy duties. Dr. Briggs concluded his address at 3:10 o'clock and as he took liis sent a wave of applause ran over the rear of the church, which evoked an indignant lebuke from the moderator. Then Colonel McCook began the closing argument for tue prose ctitine committet) in support of the recom mendation that the appeal be entertained. Almost at the opening Dr. Briges inter rupted to correct what he claimed was a misJtaternput. .Moderator Craig said to Brlggs that he had been allowed four and a half hours without interruption, that MeCook hud heard him through with out interruption and that Briegs should allow Me Cook to go on in the same way. The history of the case in its various stages was recited by Colonel McCook and the regularity of the several steps was firmly maintained. Colonel McCook said: "Great weight has been uivrn to the tech nical questions raised in the interest of the appellee and based upon a clause in the fifth amendment, ot the constitution of the United States, reading, 'nor shall auy per son be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life and limb.' It has been ingeniously claimed that an ap peal from the New York presbytery would place the appellee's ecclesiastical life in jeopardy for v second time. This inappro priate use of the term 'ecclesiastical life' seems to have confuted the miniis ol some. These are not criminal pr ceedings Involv ing peril to the life and limb of the ap pellee. They are proceedings to enforce a contract, or rather to determine whether a contract has been maintained in all its in tegrity." At 4 :;*> o'clock, after speaking one hour and twenty minute, <i recess was taken un til evening. At the evening session McCook con tinued hi* speech and considered the plea •that acquittal by the lower court bars the right of appeal, and asserted tha* such a claim was not true in fact nor sound in law, nnd also that it was regular for ap peals to be taken fro'ni a presbytery to the general assembly. • F>>r conclusion McCnok gave the reasons of the prosecuting committee why the sp iral should be entertained. Among olbei thiuzs they say that it is imperatively necessary that a final decision be rendered at the earliest possible date, as great and widespread injury Is certain to come from protrscted delay. If the aociriues presented by Briggs are erroneous, as the. committee hel evps.then through delay these "heretical opinions" are sure to sain ground and the church will be, affected Injuriously through a continuance <>f uncertainty aod doubt. UNDER A BIG TENT. Perils of Going to a Circus in the Cyclone Belt. The Canvas Came Down and Two Thousand Persons Struggled and Fought Beneath It. Special to The Morxin-q Call. Kansas City, Mm 25.— Dismtches from several towns in Missouri and from points 111 Kansas report the occurrence this after noon of a severe windstorm of almost cyclonic proportions. The storm was ac companied in every instance by either hail or a downpour of wafer amounting to almost a cloudburst. Xo loss nor severe Injury Is reported to human life, but the telegraph wires are down in the country surrounding the towns struck, nnd when commuriicatinn is re-established it is not unlikely to b» discovered that the storm caused some fatality. At Sedalla, Mo., tho wind surged under the tent of a circus and snapped the polps lkepii>estems. Tlie tent came down with a crash, burying 2000 people. Tliev screamed and struggled, ana several women fainted, l)ut all were finally safely removed from beneath the canvas. Severnl received severe bruises, but were not seriously Injured. At BrooklislO. Mo., the roundhouse of the Hannibal and St. Jospph Railroad was demolished. A number o( workmen es caped without serious injury. Hail accompanied the storm at New Cambria and did considerable damage to the crops. GAiiNET. Kans., May 25.— A cyclone struck here about 4 o'clock this afternoon, destroying barns and outhouses and doinj: much minor damage. So far as kuown no body was hurt. ■ iMobeki.y, Mo., ' May 25.— A cyclone struck here early this eveuinz, leveling barns and small buildlugs and^uprooting hundreds of trees' Tlie full extent of the damage is.not known hnd it isieared many lives have been lost. ..- WANTS A HEARING. Raising Something of a Breeze in the Weather Bureau. Washixgtox, May 25.— Profbssor Har rington, Chief of the Weather Bureau, to-day sent n letter to the President de n"unciiiß the report submitted by Assist ant Attorney-Gpneral Colby of the investi gation of the charnes against him as n willful and malicious falsification of the testimony taken in the case. Harrington requests the President to give him a hear ing iv his own de'ense. IT IS DIFFICULT. Western Railroads Trying to Fix Up World's Fair Rates. Chicago, Mny i! 5. — The Western rail roads will mako nnoiher ef£ort to-morrow to fix uu World's Fair rate-, a conference having Deen summoned. There is a wide divergfticH of opinion among the different lines and the smsion will probably be lengthy. PI? ICE FIVE CENTS. A TERRIBLE PLOT. Sensational Evidence* at Fresno Yesterday. PLANS TO ROB A TRAIN. A Story of Villainy, Perjury and Murder. STILL FURTHER FACTS PROMISED Astounding Testimony of Sidney A. Jones in Which the Death of IlcWhirter Plays a Part. Special to The Moknixo Cali. Fresno, May 25.— At the preliminary examiuation of W. S. James, charged with the murder of Wiiliard Good, at Tarpey, October 8 : 1802, sensational developments came out to-day. Sidney A. Jones, who was arrested at Comanche, Tex., by Marion Childers on the same charge, was examined and dis charged yesterday. To-day he testified that he worked for Chiliters last fall and afterward stopped some time with James. About the last of September one Dil wood gave him money and sent him to a store to get g;ant powder, fuse, caps and ammunition, and Childers went with him to the store and waited until the purchase was made and brought out to him. He tnok it to James' barn, on the edgo of thp city, claiming that it was to be used on DiUvood's iiiiiil'. At a meeting held that night Childers, Al Dilwood, Doc Dilwood and James were present. They proposed to rob the train on the Collis branch, but Jones refused to take part. They causht and tied him, put a rope around his neck and proposed to hang him. He begged for his life and, promising tn leave the country, they let him go. Ua started at once for Texas. Pr or to this Chilaers had tried to get him to co and help rob Good's store and a china store in Fowler. He refused. James was afterward arrested for the burglary, and made a statement charging Jones with the murder of Young Good. Guilders succeeded in being sent in Texas lifter Junes, and made a. theatrical dis play of pistols in making tlm arrest; bat after they stprted back, took off the handcuff*, and thpy came back together, Jones having Childer's pistol and hand culTs in cliargo a large part of the time. Childers told Jenes he was not brought back fur the Good murder, but if he would stand in and swear that he was with Richards. Heatb and saw him shoot Louis B. MeWhirter that John llern since then sentenced to fifteen years in State's prison would do the same thing. Heath would be convicted, and Cbllden would ■ livide the reward and prove an alibi in the Good ca ; e. Childers told him that if he did not keep still about robberies planned last fall they would kill him. Childers told him that tha plan to rob tho Chinanrin failed because the Cbina inan was too quick and. shut the door on them. Tl.e train-robbery failed because Bbme of them .-eked tho «rit. The -powder and fuse was hidden in Fresno and afterward found by an officer, and supposed at- trie time to b*loiiß to Evans ond Sontne to blow the jail open to release Gforne Sontag. The ease was continue! to Saturday. Jones says he has more to tell. His story la believed. lie is intelligent and tells a straight story wilh a particularity that is c dminrine. Hood's Cures Mr. Wm. Ericlc Duluth, Mldd. Saved From the Grave Scrofula in Face and Neck- Blind at Times. Hood's Sarsaparilla Restored Health-Gained 33 Pounds in Weight. "I have been a very nie.it sufferer from a serious case of scrofula. First, a large bunch, came In my tiee™, srowiug as big as a good- sized ai'ple. It was a* bard as boor, and alter drawing it to a U-ad Ihe doctor lanced it, and ' for two years It was A Running Sore. Then we succeeded In healing it up. bat the dls- T- ea-»e begnn to appear tv my face, which would swell up and atlect ray «-ye«. Every morning they were-io Inflamed and swollen ihat I unn tiiinci. 'The i-weiliu 1 > would subside In the middle of tue afternoon so ihatlcouM see a little. Well, I was in this cor-tltlon for about a year. I weut to every Duyslv.-n in my towu, Hood's m Ourss illS Oil b parilla bUISS all of whom failed tobeln me and said no thine c .mil b T - <»■!!.• to cure me. Bui 1 begnn to j t:ike Hood's Sarsaparilla, and when I had ust?a .1 bortle and a half tlie »we!lluB It- ray face nad j entirely goue dowo. 1 I kept on taklnn the medi- cine, ana g.ilued 33 pounds la weight. I Have Been Perfectly Cured am now in good f uealih, and conndently say Hood's Sarsaparilla snved inefiotn the eiave. To-day I am looking as stout aiid heavy a>ever In my lite." Wm. Ekick, VVevt Dnluih. Minn. Hood's Pills cuie Constipation by restor- ing the peristaltic action of. the alimentary can&>