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Library,o1 1TH sr. ee28-16d | holding Nellie /I knew I should (Copyright, 1895, by Irving Bacheller.) (Continued from Thursday’s Star.) CHAPTER V. Mr. Corvin had been a fortunate man, as the worll reckons, and yet he had never looked like a happy one. If he were happy, he was very successful in disguising the ordinary external symptoms of it. To look at him, you would have sald that he was a victim of losses, disappointments and dis- comforts. He was the richest man in town, and the most powerful; what he sald, went, and what he wanted, came. People were in awe of him, and judging by their manner when conversing with him, you would have theught they were devotedly fond of him. Rut if you had heard them talking about him, when he was not present, you would have reconsidered this conclusion. One misfortune, to be sure, he had met with it; it concerned his only son, Peter. This young gentleman had been put in the way of getting a liberal education; he had attended the best school and the best col- lege; but owing to personal peculiarities of nature and character, he had not achfeved a brilliant or even creditable record at these places. He had learned how to spend money, though; but some of the things he op is is none of your affair, sir.” betght with it had not been of benefit to bim either in health or reputation. It was surmised that this had led to disagreement between his father and himself. Peter had not taken the paternal remonstrances in scod part. At last things seemed to have errived at a sort of crisis, and after it had passed, Peter was no longer an inmate of his father’s house, nor, it was understood, the recipient of an income from him. Nor aid Lawyer Corvin encourage any inquiries about his son on the part of inquisitive ac- quaintances. It was now three years since he had spoke the young man’s name, and nobody knew (or cared) what had become of him. Since Lawyer Corvin had no other living relatives, it was matter of speculation what he would do with his property, when the time came for him to be gathered to his forefathers in the better—or at all events the other—world. It must have been annoy- ing to Mr. Corvin to have spent his life in so arduously scraping wealth together, only to find, at last, that he could do nothing better with it than to bestow it upon some charitable institution. It must be painful for one who carefully abstained from doing any good in the world while he lived in it, co be almost compelled to appear as a bene- factor after his decease. Why does not civ- ilization provide openings for posthumous investments more adapted to the temper and predilection of persons of Lawyer Cor- vin’s kind? Mr. Morford walked into the sitting room, by one hand, and in the other the folded paper which they had found in the tree. Mr. Corvin was stand- ing before the table, with his hands be- hind him, staring gloomily at a pile of gold eagles and double eagles, which were heap- ed up upon it; and Nancy was sitting on the opposite side of the table, with her eyes sparkling and her cheeks red, holding in her hands a slip of paper, freshly written, and bearing the appearance of a receipt—which inceed it was. “Good morning, Mr. Corvin,” fcrd; “do I intrude, Miss Billop? “No, Mr. Milford, that you don't! I was Jest settlin’ a little account [ had with Mr. Corvin. I was tellin’ him I was sorry I ain't got no bank notes, but ef he can't carry 't off in his pockets I'll have a_ bug. Sy fetched up and send it down in that! “I don’t understand this,” said Mr. Cor- vin. “You had no money yesterday, and teday the house seems full of gold. I shall make investigations. If this money was found anywhere in the land adjoining the house I shall lodge a claim to it, the land being mine, so is the money.” “Land sakes! That can't be right, can it?” said Nancy, appealing to Morford. “Mr. Corvin is a lawyer,” latter. “He must know about such things. if he owns the land, and you are buying it of him with money you found on the lend, he may have the law on you. Of course, if he merely held a mortgage on the property, he has no more right to make such a demand than I have. : “This is none of your affair, sir,” said Corvin, harshly. “It's his affair to answer a question ef I ask him, Mr. Corvin," interposed Nancy, whose spirit was evidently rising. “Ef it's your affair to make out that’s what mine by right, ain’t mine, but yours—jest because you're a lawyer and I ain’t—then I say it’s a pocr affair for a man to be in! There's your money, sir, to take or leave, an’ I don't want to hurry you, but * * * And she Icoked at him with the resolution that is so effective in good and gentle per- sons, once they are aroused. Corvin met the look with a sullen frown, and began putting the gold into the pock- ets of his various garments; but at this juncture Morford said: “Hold on a moment, Mr. Corvin, I have something to offer that may save you trouble—in fact, there are two things; for be likely to meet you here, so I brought a letter for you from said Mor- Read it, Mixx Billop.* the post office,” and he took from his pocket a sealed envelope addressed to {saac Corvin, and bearing in the upper left-hand corner the printed name of a New York hospital. Corvin glanced at the superscription, but did not immediately break the seal. “What may your other matter be, Mr. Morford?” he demanded. “It is this document,” said Morford, re- ferring to the folded ‘paper in his hand. “While this little girl and I were rambling about the place just now she found this, and from the glance I ventured to take at it, I think it contains matter of interest to both you and Miss Billop. Read it, Miss Billop,” he added, giving it to her, “and see if I am mistaken. | brook, you co replied the | Nancy took the paper, unfolded it, and began to read it with a strangely startled and perplexed expression. “You take a remarkable interest in sub- Jects personal to other people, it strikes me, sir,” said Corvin, still frowning. “Well, I like to be of use, when the chance offers,” answered the other with a smile. “By the way, Mr. Corvin, you have possession of a great deal of farm land hereabout, I think; would you be inclined to dispose of it?” “No, sir—not a foot of it.” said Corvin, curtly. “I was told that you hold some of it on a rather uncertain tenure,” the other con- tinued; “that you are liable to be dispos- sessed of it, in certain contingencies, in fact. If that is so, it might be worth your while to find a purchaser, even if he were to ask you to make an abatement in the pr:ce, in consideration of the visk he would assume.” ‘You've been misinformed, sir; what's mine is mine, and I doa’t intend to part with it. “My information came to me_ pretty straight,” remarked Morford. “I was told you held this land because some paper showing that it really belonged to another had been lost.” “If you choose to go about pickin: fools’ goss:p, it's no affair of min torted Corvin, angrily. “Perhaps, since you have no son or other legal heir, your idea is to leave this prop- erty tu the heirs of the person to whom it justly belongs? In this case, I shouldn't press you to sell, though——" Will you mind your own business shouted the old man, quite losing control of his temper. ‘Who are you, I'd like to know? You came to me the other day to work off some of your stock on me. I'm glad I put off closing with you till now; I don’t believe your stock is worth the paper it’s printed on; I believe your invention is a swindle. As to my having no heir to leave my property to, we'll see about that! I'm not dead yet, to begin with, nor like to up te: and I've got a son, though your in- formant seems to have forgotten to tell you so. Folks may think I've cut him off with a dollar; maybe I did; but I can take him back again When I choose, and 1 choose now! I shall write to him’ by this day's post to come back here at once, and when he comes I shall settle everything I've got I see your game! You think you can get some pickings by working up some piracy or other with that fool of @ woman to cheat me or frighten me out of my property, but you've got hold of the wrong man. If you don’t want to get into trouble, and bad trouble, let me alone uu know your son’s addres: asked Morford, very quietly. rot, I have reason to think you may find it in that letter. We'll see how much you know,” said the lawyer, with a sneer, and he tore open the envelope, and ran his eyes over the in- clcsure. Then his arms fell heavily to his sides, ard his face turned dingy white. “Is he worse?” asked Morford, quickly. The old man fixed a dull stare upon him. “Who are you?" he demanded, after a pause, in a heavy tone. “This letter says my boy Peter is dead. But maybe it’s a art of the swindle——” But Morford made _a gesture with his hand. “No, no, Mr. Corvin," he said, not upkindly. “I knew your son; I met him in New York. He fell ill, and, as he was destitute. I had him taken to the hospital frcm which that letter came, where he could get good nursing. But he was not expected to live. I am sorry for you, “Keep your sorrow!” said Corvin, setting his jaws. “I can do without it. If the boy's dead, he’s dead, and that's the end of him! You and your partner, here, won't get the land any more for that. I'll make a will and leave it to the first beggar I find in the street sooner than Nancy Billop or any one she's plotting with shall have as much of it as would do to bury ‘em!” Morford eyed him rather sternly for a moment, and then turned to Nancy. “What is your news, Mi lop?” he said. z But Nancy had hidden her face upon her arms on the table, and was crying silently. She did not look up, but pushed the paper toward Morford with her hand. “Read it to him—poor soul!’ she said, with a sob be- tween the words. Morford took it up and faced the lawyer ain. “This paper, Mr. Corvin,” he said, “is in your handwriting and bears date about ten years back. It is signed by you, in presence of two witnesses. It states that in consideration of the sum of $10,000 to you in hand paid, by Matthew Billop of Fen- hereby deed to him, his heirs and assigns forever, the certain tract and parcel of land herein named and described. You remember the writing, I presume; at any rate, if you intend to deny it or to con- test it, you will have the opportunity when I bring it before the court, on Miss Billop's account, as I shall lose no time in doing. Meanwhile, T shall keep it in charge.” The old lawyer was terrible to look at while Morford was speaking thus. His dry curled back from his yellow teeth, his fierce, crafty eyes were concentrated in a stare of mingled,hate and fear. He leaned ard over the table and peered into ‘ord's face. vho are you?” he asked, in a husky per. “What does all this tomfoolery mean? Who are you?" “It will soon be known who I am,” re- plied the young man. “I came here to make it known, among other things. But I will tell you now, since you ask me, that I am Tom Linton.” Corvin gave a kind of hoarse cough, and reeled back. His own hands clutched the tablecloth as he fell, and dragged it down with him. He fell to the floor with a crash, and the heap of gold coins fell clashing and jinglin& over him. Some of them rolled away into corners, but the bulk of them lay Beavy on his heart, which had ceased to beat. (To be concluded on Saturday.) INDORSED. The Result of the Caucusex Held Out- side the Large Cities. The nomination of Frederick T. Green- halge for governor of Massachusetts has been strongly ratified by the republican voters of Boston and the commonwealth in the caucuses of the past two nights. In the town caucuses heard from Tues- day evening Gov. Greenhalge received about 278 votes. The number of towns out- side the large cities who swung their voters around in his favor Wednesday night swell the total to 550. The vote of the opposition in these towns is only 118, with 44 un- pledged. ~~ Fiction in Saturday's Star. The concluding installment of the interest- ing story by Julian Hawthorne, which has appeared from day to day in The Star, will be printed in Saturday's Star, and Monday the publication of a new story in daily in- stallments will be begun. A story of un- usual interest, from the fascinating pen of Anthony Hope, will be printed entire in Sat- urday’s Star. In addition, there will be a story for boys by the well-known author, John Habberton. ged A Letter Carrier Arrested. Chief Post Office Inspector Wheeler has received a telegram from Inspector Evar- ton, in charge of the Philadelphia division of inspectors, anrouncing the arrest of Frank J. Mansfield, a letter carrier at sta- tion P, Philadelphia post office. Mansfield was charged with embezzling valuable let- ters from mails, and was arrested by In spector Holden. A full confession was ob- tained from him. —-._—_ Colored Clergymen in Council. The council of colored Presbyterian min- isters and elders in session in Philadelphia yesterday elected the following officers: President, Rev. F. G. Grimke, Washington, vice president, Rev. W. A. Alex- Plainfield; secretary, Rev. R. H. Armsirong, Harrisburg; assistant secre- tary, Rev. W. H. Weaver, Baltimore; treas- urer, Rey. M. Anderson, Philadelphia. The next session will be held in October of next year in Baltimore. The Lowest Bidder. Frank Baldwin of this city is the lowest bidder at $26,479 for the superstructure of the public building at Newburg, N. Y¥. ITS NEW: PRESIDENT Mrs. Margaret Platt to Head the Distrio’, W.6. TU. SECOND DAY'S “CONVENTION SESSION The Credentiaf Committee's ‘Report and the Election. THE FUTURE PROGRAM The second day’s session of the twenty- first annual convention of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union of the District of Columbia began at 9:30 o'clock this morning in Foundry M. Church. The exercises of the morning were opened with a devotional service of prayer and song, conducted by Mrs. M. E. Hartsock, who is the superintendent of the department of evangelistic work. At the hour set for beginning the second morning’s work- of: the convention there were only twenty-two members of the union in attendance, but they kept drop- ping In, a few at a time, so that by the time the business of the morning was un- der full headway the gathering was of most encouraging proportions. The principal business on the program was the election of officers te serve for the ensuing year and of delegates to the con- vention of the National W. C. fT. U., which is to be held in Baltimore next month. Mrs. M. E. Griffith, who has made such an effi- cient president of the District union, an- nounced at the morning session yesterday that her plans for the future involved her removal from Washington as her home, so that she was out of the lists for re-election. In a@dition to the regular delegates to the national convention a considerable number of other members of the District union have signified their intention of attending the sessions in Baltimore. the conclusion of the reading of the minutes by the recording sesvetary, Mrs. Emma F, Shelton, the report of the cre- dentials committee was in order, but, owing to the delay of the delegates in handjng in their papers, the report was not in proper shape to be read. The result was that the election of officers had to be postponed. The Flower Mission. The report of the flower mission was read by Mrs. F. G. Jones, and gave a detailed account of the visits made to the jail, alms- house and hospitals, and of the gifts of flowers, fruits and other luxuries that had been presented to the unfortunate inmates, giving them a pleasure and a taste of hap- piness that they would not otherwise have had. The report of the treasurer, Mr: Wescott, showed that the total rec the District union nave be2n §2,47! the expenditures have amounted to . The report also included the record of the receipts and expenditures from all the unions and the “Y's” that constitute the District union. Miss Lizzie Kees let, the auditor, reported she had caféfujly examined the treas- "s accounts ting had found them abso- lutely correct in every detail. At a meeting ofthe executive committee held this morning Mrs. Margaret B. Piatt was elected a délegate from the W. C. T. U. to the first’ annual convention of the National Gospels Mission Union to be held in tais city Octeber 15-17 next. Credentials Committee’ At the concluston of Miss Kessler’s re- port Mrs. 'T. A, Williams, chairman of the-credentials ¢ommittee, read her veport, and as the names of the officers and dele- gates from the various unions and Y's were read the ladies Tose to thcir feet, showing that three-fourths ‘br more of those who lwere entitled to‘seats in the cenvention jwere on hand today, The gathering filled just about one-half of. the body of the church, and the work of the union was transacted in a business-like manner that would compare more than favorably with the average convention of men. The report of the committee was and the convention then devoted itself to the annual election of oSicers, which was conducted by ballot. There were one hun- dred and twenty-two delegates present and entitled to yote. The president appointed as tellers of the election Mrs. R. R. West, Mrs. L. D. Mer- rick, Mrs. Minnie Murch and Mrs. Annie . Before the balloting began Mrs. M. KE. Hartsock, the evangelistic superin- tendent, asked an earnest prayer for a blessing upon the convention in its im- portant work of choosing officers to guide it during the coming year. A double ballot was cast for each office. An informal or nominating ballot was fi held, the two ladies who received the high- est number of votes being pronounced the official nominees of the convention. Thes two names were then voted upon. and the one of these who got the majority was de- clared elected. On the first bailot Mrs. Margaret B. Platt received 65 votes, Mrs. La Fetra 25, Mrs. Clinton Smith 22 for the office of president. Ten votes were scattering. Mrs. Platt Elected President. On the formal ballot 121 votes were cast. Mrs. Platt reccived 71 and was declared elected. ‘The announcement was received with loud applause, for Mrs. Platt has been a hard-working and enthusiastic member of the union for just seven years. In that time she has endeared herself to her associates, all of whom believe that the work wall go on with renewed energy under her leadership. She has been for some time past the president of the North Capitol Union, as well as press superin- tendent in the District Unioa. She is an active church worker and a woman of very considerable executive ability. When the result of the election was made known Mrs. Platt was escorted to the front of the church and was received with the “Chautauqua salute.” The exc’ courtesies between the retiring pr Mrs. Grithth, and the new incumbent was of the most pleasant character. “Ladies,” said Mrs, Griffith, “it gives me great pleasure to introduce to you our new president, Mrs. Platt. I can only ask that you will give to her, as you have always given to me, your earnest support and tender sympathy.” In accepting the responsibilities of her new office, Mrs. Platt made a particularly happy little speech, saying that the posi- tion to which she had been elected was rot an eisy one to fill, She would prob- ably make mistakes, but they would be of the head and not of the heart. With God's help, though, she would promise to do the very best she could. She asked her asso- ciates thet they would always remember ber mM their prayers, and that they would all join then and. there in an earnest prayer for a blegsiag upon her in her new work. At her request, Mrs. Cohen led, after which was suig the hymn, “Blest Be the Tie That Birds.” Other GmMieers Elected. ‘Chen came tHe election of a vice presi- dent at large, ‘but'‘it was almost a fore- gone conclusion’ thdt Mrs. Cohen, who has filled the positich s¥ satisfactorily in years past, would be her. pwn suecessor. On -he informal ballot Mrs, Cohen received 78 out of 121 votes. Mrsi Clinton Smith, who came next with-2iwotes, thereupon with- drew her name’ and moved that the re- cording secretary be instructed to cast the vote of the convention for Mrs. Cohen. This was carri panimously. The results of the election for the other Report. dopted, offices were as follows: Corresponding secretary, Miss L. S. Weightman, re- elected; recording secretary, Mrs. Emma F. Shelton, re-clected; treasurer, Mrs. S. M. Wescott, re-elected. The morning session adjourned with prayer shortly before 1 o'clock. Afternoon Progra: The program for the session noon and evening is as follow Afternoon session—Devotions, Mrs. M. E. Hartsock; minutes; solo, Miss Wahley; re- port of superintendent (temple—peace and arbitration, Mrs. H. H. Hendrickson); re- port committee on resolutions, Mrs. Mar- garet B. Platt, chairman; reports of super- intendents (legislative and petition and state reporter, Mrs. Clinton Smith; prison and jail, Mrs. J. D. Smith; work among foreign- ers, Mrs. Hannah Crosby; parliamentary— scientific temperance instruction, Mrs. Anna work among colored people, Mrs. jams); report of nominating com- this after- mittee for superintendents, constitution; rew business; adjournment. Evening; 7:30 o'clock—Devotions, Mrs. Walter Brown; report of juvenile and Sun- day school work, Mrs, Alfred Wood; exer- cises by loyal temperance legions; report of narcotics, Mrs. Alice Chapman; music by Y. choir; report young woman's branch, Mrs. S. D. La Fetra, superintendent; ad- journment. ; amendments to The “x” Choir. The “Y" choir, which sang for the first time in public at Calvary Baptist Church last Sunday, will furnish the music for the session of the W. C. T. U. convention this evening. The gowns worn by the young ladies are of white Henrietta cloth, patern- ed after the Oxford gowns, with regulation mortar board caps, also of white. The young ladies who form the choir are all members of the ¥. W. C. T. U. They are the Misses Clara Stewart, Pearl Hous- ton, Hazel Henderson, Gertrude Houston, Josephine Gillenwater, Ada Gray, Mary Tuthill, Sallie Burrough, Sadie Emmons, Lillian’ Dyer, Lillian Bittenbender, Mary Folks, Alice Burns, Mary Drown, Nannie Maffett and Lucretia Lacy. : DEDICATION AT MANASSAS New Howland Hall to Be Opened for Good Work. The Industrial School Successful De- spite Disaster—Program to Be Followed. The new Howland Hall at the Manassas Industrial School is to be dedicated tomor- row with interesting exercises, and a large number of Washingtonians who are interest- ed in the success of the institution will be present and participate. It will be remem- bered, the first building erected on the grcunds of the Manassas Industrial School and dedicated by Frederick Douglass on September 3, 1894, known as Howland Hall, in honor of the donor, Miss Emily Howland, was destroyed by fire during the blizzard of last winter. Renewed energy in behalf of a ew building has resulted in the erection of a more attractive and commodious structure than the other, which is still to be called Howland Hall. The first Howland Hall con- tained but sixteen rooms, without cellar, attic or furnaces, and the fire resulted from a defective flue in stove heating. The new building is much larger and safer, contain- ing thirty-nine rooms, a cellar with four furnaces and a spacious attic. Special at- tention has been given to the furnace set- ting, and the flues are fire proof, the sheet- iron pipes being inclosed in terra cotta, so that there may be no possibility of last win- ter’s disaster being repeated. Valuable Friends of the School. Of the many friends who most genercus- ly alded in the collection of funds for re- building, none were more zealous than Mrs. Bernard Whitmen of Boston snd Mrs. Burton Harrison of New York. These two gifted women, each the center of lit- erary society in her own city, were the unfailing friends of Jernie Dean, whose untiring work for the Manassas school is now so well known, and through their combined efforts, with the gift of another thousand dollars from Miss Howland, add- ed to the insurance received from the first building, this larger Howland Hall was made sible. The Manassas Industrial School bids fair to be one of the most reliable and suc- cessful institutions for industrial training in the country. Experienced educators have pronounced the first year’s work ex- cellent, notwithstanding the episode of the tire, the manual methods b = modern and the English training thor- ough, school maintaining a high standard of morality and discipline. The Dedicatory Exercises, The dedicatory exercises tomorrow will begin on the school grounds at 10:30 a.m. Trains will leave here at 8 a.m. on the Southern railroad, returning at 1 and 7 p.m. The order of exercises for the day will be as foliows: Singing, school choir; prayer, Rev. Fields Cook; remarks, H. P. Montgomery, chairman building commit- dedicatory address, Rev. W. H. Brooks; ‘ing, sextet; remarks, T. O. Taylor, jayor of Manassa: remarks. Rev. J. H. Bradford; singing; remarks, Geo. C. Rounds; remarks, ‘Dr. E. P. Clemens; singing; benediction, Rey. M. D. Williams. eae ST. ANDREW'S BROTHERHOOD. Permanent Organization of the Louis- ville Convention. At 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon per- manent organization of the St. Andrew's Brotherhood convention, at Louisvilie, was effected by the election of officers. “The fol- lowing motion was then made and accepted: “That all privileges of the floor and other courtesies be extended to visiting Canadian brothers.” Committees were appointed on resolutions and on nom:nations. President Houghtelling of ecuncil then made his report. jast year there were 158 new chapters, and sixty-eight old chapters were dissolved. In all there are now 125 chapters of the brotherhood in the United St@tes. Although the numerical growth during the last year was noi as large as during the previous year, the brotherhood has gained a much greater foothold all over the United States. During the last year a new depariure was made. This was in the building of “brother- hood houses” in several cities. It is hoped that in every large city that a “brother- hood house” wiil be established. ‘The relations with brotherhoods of Aus- tralia and Scotland have been very cordial and frequent communications have passed between them. Treasurer Faure then read his report, which showed that the brother- hood is now on a much firmer financial basis than ever before in its histo The resolutions were presented and re- ferred to the committee as follows: ‘To hold the next convention at Buffalo. ‘To hold future conventions earlier in the year and to make all succeeding conven- tion international in scope. . ee SIX SLOWLY SMOTHERED. Carclessness Handling Powder Lends to a Frightful Accident. The worst accident that ever occurred at Leadville, Col, happened yesterday after- noon at the Belgian mine, resulting in the death of six miners and the injuring of four others. The dead are J. H. Gray, John Hamill, Clark McGinnis, John Beggs, Chris Phillips, Ed. Kuhn; and the injured, J. H. Reynolds, James Baxter, Alex. Parker and John Waters. J The men were working in a drift and slope about ten feet above the lower levels, where fifty pounds of powder had been stored. Superintendent Doddridge had posi- tively forbidden more than five pounds of powder to be taken into the mine at one time, but it is known that fifty pounds was in the slope at the time. Five and ten pounds of this was in an oil can warming with lighted shuffles under it. In some manner it exploded, and the concussion set off the remaining powder. This terrific shock caused dirt te block the slope, and the men could not get out, and six of them slowly sruothered to death. ———— Chun © McGill Nominated. The democratic state convention of New Jersey yesterday afternoon at Trenton chose as their nominee for governor Ch cellor of the State Alex. T. McGill of Hud- son county. The convention, as compared with that held a week ago by the repub- licans, when John W. Griggs was selected as their standard bearer, was tame, al- though there was no lack of interest in the work to he accomplished by the gathering. Chancellor McGill's nomination foregone conclusion, the fight put up by the friends of his only opponent, ex-Con- gressman Cutler, being rather feeble. Only one ballot was required, McGill receiving all but 143 of the vot fore the vote was announced © ¥ polled for Cutler was changed to McGill, so that the honor came to the latter backed by the unanimous vote of the delegates. Soa eet Heavy Rain Puts Out the Fires. The forest fires, which have been raging in New Jersey for over a week, were ex- tinguished Wednesday night by a heavy rain. the general During the was aj NEW IRISH MOVEMENT Result of the Recent Convention at Chi- cago. Declaration of Principles Adopted and a Form of Organisation Resolved Upon— Officers Chosen, The “declaration of principles” read at the Chicago Irish-American convention yesterday, as printed in The Star, created decided enthus‘asm, and was unanimously adopted by the convention as submitted by the committee. The three resolutions were each read separately, and were warmly indorsed by the convention in similar manner. Then ghe following was sutmitted, and met with instant approval at the hancs of the convention: “Resolved, That this convention recom- mends the formation of military companies wherever practicable, in order to foster and preserve the military spirit of the Irish race, and to be prepared for action in the hour of England's difficulty.” After the resolutions were disposed of 4. J. O'Connell of Chicago presented the re- port of the committee’ on organization « Ways and means, from which the follow- ing extracts aie taken: “The new movement organization shall be known by the style and title of the Irish National Alliance. “It shall have for its object the securing of the independence of Ireland by any means within its power consistent with the laws and usages of civilized nations. “The qualifications for membership shall be good moral character, birth on Irish soil, or descendant from Irish parentage on paternal or maternal side, or both, and the taking of the following pledge of honor: wks , hereby pledge my word and honor to aid by every means within my power, in conformity with the consti- tution and by-laws of the Irish National Alliance, in securing the independence of Ireland.” “This organization shall be governed by a president, vice president, treasurer and ar executive council of nine members, who shall hold office for two years, or until their successors are elected and duly qual- ified. The president and treasurer shall be ex-officio members of the executive council, and, where a tie may occur, the president shall have the privilege of a casting vote. “The state organizations shall be mod- eled on the national, and all authority to organize must come from the national ex- ecutive, and no other authority to organ- ize shall be valid. “Each local subdivision of the Irish Na- tional Alilance shall be known as a council, and be designated by number of charter furnished by the national executive, on payment of their pro rata, as called for in the convention.” Greeted With Approval. The unanimity with which this plan of campaign was caught up by the delegates and stamped with a hearty vote of ap- rroval was a revelation. Delegate Fitzmaurice wanted the conven- tion to go further, az.d provide for the es- tablishment of the Irish republic by clect- ing a president, vice president and parlia- ment, all of which would constitute the government of tae republic, and would se- lect such temporary location as circum- stances might dictaie. Mr. Fitzmaurice barely received respect- ful attention, and Chairman Finnerty dis- posed of his suggestion with the remark that the only place for the establishment cf a government for irelan] was on Irish soil, Officers Elected. The election of officers for the newly created Irish Natioral Alliance was de- clared in order, and resulted as follows: President, William Lyman of New York vice president, O'Neill Ryan of St. Lo: treasurer, P. V. Fitzpatrick of Chicag executive council, J. J. Donovan, Lowell, Chris. Gallagher, Minnesota; Mar- Kelly, Tennessee; Capt. Magnan, Wis- J. Sheehy, San Francisco; J. M. Kennedy, Anaconda, Mont.; Thomas J. Dundon, Ohio; Thomas H. Greevy, Penn- sylvania, and James Lawler, Texas. Ali the officers-elect made short speeches. O'Neill Ryan was the only one of the new- ly elected officers who made any extended remarks, the others merely thanking the convention for the honor conferred, and promisirg the faithful discharge cf the duties imposed. Mr. Ryan alluded to this fact by the remark that the officers had been selected because they were men of action rather than words. One of the delezates from Pennsylvania inquired of the chairmaa whether a tele- gram had been received from Pittsburg, but Mr. Finnerty declined to give a direct answer. The delegates insisted on know ing, and Mr. Finnerty closed the argument by remarking that ‘t had been received, but net read to the convention. The tele- gram had been sent by a meeting held in Pittsburg to protest against the ruling out of Delegates Madden and Reedy. ‘The convention closod with the singing of a rew [rich song, compesed by Mrs. Teresa Beatrice O'Hara of Cleveland, Ohio, called “God Bless Ireland,” after which the dele- gates arose and sang “America” and “God Save Ireland.” Even after the motion to adjourn sine die had been carried, there were calls for a sp2ech from Chairman Finnerty, but he told the delegates he had had his say, and from this on it was to be action rather than speechmaking. Conference on Military Affairs, There was a conference at McCoy's Hotel during the afternoon of the delegates who have had experience in military affairs. This meeting was held behind closed doors, and all inquiries a3 to the methods of or- ganizing the military arm of the alliance were met by the response that all details would be left to the executive officers and executive council. After the convention adjourned there was a meeting of the executive council, at which New York city was selected as the head- quarters of the alliance. President Lyman announced that he had selected John P. Sutton for secretary. It was decided to require a bond of $10,000 for the treasurer. O'Neill Ryan said the committee had not yet taken up the matter of military or- ganization, tut woul! probably discuss that subject before the adjournment of the pri ent session of the council. Before adjournment the council will issue a circular to the Irish people of the United States, urging them to form local councils under the provisions of the rules for or- ganization. ——— A Virginin Physician's Suicide. Dr. P. A. Hall, an aged physician in Prince George county, Va., committed suicide by cutting his throat from ear to ear with a knife yesterday. The deed was co:nmitted in the rear yard at Mr. James G. Harrison's residence, on the Norfolk and Western road. 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