Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 17, 1890, Page 2

STAND BY THE CONFESSION. After Thorough Discussion Omaha Presby- tery Decides Against Revision. THE ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST. An Ord Woman Hangs Herself in a Barn A Farmer Near Arlington Cats His Throat-General Alger at Fremont. PariLuios, April 16, —[Special to Tie Bee. ) ~The Omaha preshytery met in the Presby- rian church in this town Tuesday night and med with a sermon by Rev, J. M. Wil- son Omaha. Rev. 8. R. Belleville of Wahoo wss ¢l 1 moderator. Lwrge atterdance of The presbytery assigne ravision of the conf order for 16 o'clock We discussion to of the subject was concludoed. At 10 o'clock today the clerk bagan the calling of the roll, W member having ten minutes in which to esis his opinion majority and minori orts we , the first favoring and the second oppos- Wi 0 ministers and elders the discussion of the nof fi nesday morning, the ing r Dr v, who presented the major ¥ orof nvery conscrvativ There is no danger in voting for re- vision, because if assembly should send down an ove of revision with which we we could reject it. William Hamilton, for over fifty y missionary among the Indians, said: “There are some standing high in the church whoare not true nists. 1T their views prevail, will be imp: that the Pres byterian church is about to ¢ s creed 1 want the confession to stand. If we revise, we at once open the door to wide and radical chang, Rov, J. G. Schaible of the First German Prosbyterian church, Omaha, said he was sorry for that general assembly that made this trouble. Years ago he had received a call toa Prosbyterian church in Missonri. Ho told his wifo that he could not go, that he could ot believe in Calvinism. But they prayed over the matter and the result was that he beeame a Calyinist. Rev. Joshun Riale of Blair said that he fa- vored a mod . He felt that some slatements in the othird chapter of the confession were not in proper scriptural pro- portion. What was needed was to prepare a compendinm of doctrine which could be put into the hands of the people and let the con- fession stand Rev. J. S. Spencer of ( spent some twenty-five years in the Congre- gational chureh and a moderate Calyi nist, but the more he studied the subject he Deeime wore vigid in his doctrinal beliefs. He then joined the Presbyterian church, The laws of experience in the Christianworld sustain these Calvinistic doetrines. Preter- itlou is @ law of philosophy. God creates everybody with reference to the conditions which surround him. e selects particular persons, as he did Abraham Elder'S. D, MeCord of the Marietta church a0 Swunders county, was infavor of a re- vision of some statemnents of the confession. If we believe that all infants are saved why revision ubscquent ury could not agree, s o i said he had wold of Columbus said he Ahought the time had come - vevise the con- fession to somo extent. Phat moderate r v/ ists Id now control the movement which they conld not do later. Blder J. M. Taylor of Columbus thought that the basis of the Presbyterian church is its confe on, conflict between bible.! CORe dge of the Ambler Place chureh said: “Iwas born a Calvinist and will die a Calvanist. Yet Tam in favor of a Fmod ini Vew times demund new sures and new men." Re 1. Belville of Wahoo the present heat of discu pared for revision. Are you willing that Parkhurst, Briggs and others revise it! 1 op- b revision because this book Aoes not be- ong 10 us us & church. 1t belongs to the large family of Presbyterian churches in this coun- “He contended that the con sachings of seripture, to sustain his the confession : “Under © not pre- que I position. He showed elause is in keeping with scripture. 1 any mun take the bible and declare that all in fants born into the world are clect William Randall, elder in the Westminster ehureh, Omaha, asked: “If wo amend the confession, can we make it any better? said during this discission that the nfunt clause should be amended, but if | amend it what are we going to do with the auestion when the mothers of dead infants stoust Is the biblo clear and dec tatements upon the subject! We b bible for this statement, Precious time is be ing wasted by this discussion. God has given usa great work todoand we ought to bedoing it instead of discussing infant salvation. 1f there are stumbing blocks in_the confession and stumbling blocks in the bible, why not go 1o work and remove the stumbling blocks from the bible Rev. N. H. G. Fife of Fremont said he would yote in the negative for the reason that the word 507 i limger than was intended in its scope, for revision would imply a sevious ction with the confession. Leard of Sehuyler thought were demanded.” Revision is L and we nizht as well fall Jroosed which reject, it " some chun hound to line, If any we conld not endorse wo coule Rev. W. R He said: “We must ing of revisionists, There are as many of them who are as loyal to our Calvinistic system as those who are opposing revis ? He folt_however that this movement under the control of strong and ag spirits in New York city who are not in sym pathy with Calyinism. These men are”de- tormined to shape the movement and secure 1 possible doctrinal revision. Our theo logical system is an_organism; it is logi ally consistent throughout. Wo ¢ o purt without it we take out pret L cal consist discriminate in - speal- rition, W of our s om of - doctrine. Iy understanc 1that if God pre destinates 0 person o holiness and eternal Hife, he must also exercise anact of sover- eignty towurd the man who dies impenitent Arminians will Justly cha us with incon sisteney if, while holding to personal election, we drop the doctrine of pretovition.'* Rev. R L. Wheeler of uth Omaha de- clared that revision has cos woderate revision, Prof. W. D. McFarland of Beller aid it was suspicious for nists at putset to declure that they are Calvinists and then eriticise the confession. This re- vision sprang up amoug men who are Armin ian in feeling and sentiment Dr. W, J. Harsha of Omaha said he was op- posed to revision for several roas which wis that the tendency of tho times is to soften down thiugs in the bible which ure unpleasant. The tendency is to drift away from the bible. He felt that the con fession expressed seripture truth Dr, Denise 0o the First church of Omaha said: *This is o serious question, vesbytery of Nassuu only sked for & rovis on in & very few particulivs. The assembly of 1888 ignored its overture. Then what was done! Before the spring meeting of the pres byteries in 1889 letters were sent all over the country trying 1o get up sentiment in fayor of revision. 'They then succoeded in getting it bofore the assembly in 15890, It is a regular schome, Revision puts us in bad company 1f the confession is torn 1o pieces, as | am afraid it will be, where will wostandt Why, amond the U t i among infidel One man says ‘revision is bound to come,’ and another, and another, and so the result is that an epidemie is started.” He very ibly illustrated this thought by instancing the “elixir of life raze which 80 recently prevailed. truth of God's word s “in that confes The love of Jesus Christ x‘s embodied in the ponfession from end to end.” ¢ ’?«I:\- W. J. Pulwm of Omaha said he had more fuith in the Presbyterian church than to believe that it would *discard Calvanism. 15 there any biemish iu that coufessiont 1f e col ired. | derson of the Central West, | | the | There is a | continue until the consideration | | trouble covering points | “I'donot think there is any | and the | | | | the elect-infant | It has | r | itavians, and worse than all, | | th us o specil | morning by tidings that | knife. | telegraphed to M | history | und the | bells He fuvoreda | time 50, it should be removed. Thers are many things in the confession which should be re- vised out. Such things as do harm should be removed 1. K. Fleming, elder fn the Walnut church, Omaha, favored a moderate revision, but wis opposed to any doctrinal revision O motion the discussion was arrested and @ voto taken. The question voted upon was the first question of the assembly’s overture, viz Do you desive a revision of the confes sion of f LA The roll was called and resulted in 18 votes in the affimative and 2 in_the negative. On motien this result was made unanimous, The commissionars to theassembly were in strneted o vote and act in” accordance with dee of the prosby aguinst re vision . J. M. Wilson of Omaha was elected commissioner to the assembly, whi mects in Saratoga on the 15th of M N. Taglor of Columbns was elected ¢! wrate The pastoral relation between Rey Henderson and the Secoud Pres ty was dissolved to ta R church of this fect May 1. An Ord Woman Hangs Herself. O, Neb,, April 16—(Special Telagram to Tur Ber]—Our citizens were startled this Mrs. George M- Arthur had committed suicide. The deceased woman was twenty-five years old and lived with her husband's parents on their stock m joining the city on the west. Her hus- band, in the cour his morning work, had oceasion to enter the barn about 4 o'clock and ound the body hanging from a vafter. s had taken a driving line from the harness fustening one end to the ter had made a slip noose and 5o strangled herself, her neck 1ot being broken, Her husband at once rodo into Ord. Drs, Cramer and Coftin returned with hiu, but life was extinct aud alt efforts to resuscitate her were unavailing. Family arc said to be the cause of the rash She leaves a husband and two children, £l ARLISGTON act. icide of a Parmer. ¢b., April 16.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Ber,]—William Frankie, a well- to<do German farmer, living about seven miles cast of Fontanelle,committed suicide last night. He made an excuse to go out about widuight and remained out 5o long that some of his famlly went out to find him and discov- ered him Iying in a pool of blood, his throat cut from ear to ear with his own pocket- Mr. I'rankie was about fifty years old, owned a good farm, was out of debt, and was highly re 4 er Pierce was sum- moned and a jury is being empaneled. General Alger and Party at Fremont. FreMont, Neb., April 15, —[Special to Tue Bee.|—When the Union Pacific overland train arrived at Fremont at 12415 p. m. today a crowd of citizens had gathered at the depot 1o see General Alger and Mrs, John A. Logan. The distingaished persons comprising the party were oceupying their special car at the rearof the train. When Mrs. Logan saw that u crowd had gathered she came out on the reav platform and shook hands with sey- oral persous in the crowd, say “How do youdo, ‘boys?! - Geners who was. ain arvived, came out ground and_went th the crowd. F iimated conversatic ds, who s a membe wnd enquired _ab al prospects of Er in_a_short of his staff, the busin mont and the state. emplurs Disperse, recial Knights Hasmizas, Neb, gram to Tur Ber of the Knights pleted its work this The compliments of the commandery wer Johm AL Logan at Oinaha knowledgemwent of the courtesies ex- nded .the Nebraska ki s by her dur the national tricunial cong 5 at Washing 15t October Micers wore cted for the en Fremont, gamd ¢ deputy g Beatrice rJohu D. Moove, ( grand captain gene - Rov, marsh, Norfolk, graud prelatc . Lincobn, grand.seni Tele- in grand gen- nd-Island, Deun Whit- Cha avden s Sir S, France, Omaha, grend m R. Bowen, Omahu, Sir Osborie, Blair, grand SivThomas C. Shelley, Falls Citysgrand sword boare ALK William: York, grand w C. B. Finc Learney, grand the g Th sxt session of the grand commandery will be held at Kearns treasurer; grand seeretua standard bear The Department. Furesost, Neb, April 15.-—(Special Tue Bek.]—The annual meeting of the Ir mout fire deparvtment, hield last night, was the most largely atte ed as well as most exciting ever held in the its The privcipalinterest” was in the cleetion of aehicf of the department. The various candidates have boen oneering for weeks and the nembers of the different it alwost to & man, were there to ex The bullot until almost mivinight, resultin of the following: Fred W . Mercer, first assistant sccond ass| ant chief: ( presiden 3 v Lwenty yea g Chief; C.V L. ideni L Lee, treasur Chief Do La Matyr past year ther v fires in tho eity, ten in’ the day_time and ten at night, with a total 1oss of $46,50 insured for #41,569. Tt also showed that thes are 146 active members of the department. 1t was decided to incorpornte the department, and a committee was appointed to- cles of iucorpd Grand Istand Takes a Holiday. Guaxn Istaxn, Neb., April 16.—[Special el m to Tine Bee ) “The delegation that left here this morning by conduet the trainload of wwchinery for Ox- nard’s beet sugar fuctory arvived here at 6 o'clock. They were met at the depot by 2,000 of th citizens in earviages and in line. A procession was formed, headed by the band, paraded the principal streets. This evening a rousing wass meeting was held at the opera house wnd speeches were delive by Governor Thuver, who accoupanicd ion from Lincoln; N or Platt H. Thammn Johu D, Moore and Tonight bonfir burnis and vinging und 0 meetings are being held on eve The train today consisted of only avs, but the other cars, to tl ixty, will follow us soon us the the Hon 'y corner., sevento number of can be loaded Fair Assoviation. KeArNEY, Neb, April 16, - [Special gram to Tne Bek, |- The oMceers and board of directors of the Bufiulo County Agricultural ussociation met here today to open bids for new grounds, having sold the old site »to a real estate syndicate, sitions were received i ou the selection to have a mile track and the grounds will be selected with that matter in view There are more fust horses here than ever be fore and horsemen are looking toward a grand widsummer carnival Ele tion wus ided, how Elkhor KHORN, bble Neb, [Special T gram to Tue Bee. | —The municipal e squabble has been amicably sottled by H. A Nolte, the disgruntled candidate, being ap poiuted to ill a vacancy caused: by the resig nation of Joseph Gibbons, 'Fhe personnel of ol the board as it now stands Korues, chaivman; F. 1. Reebe Canon, H. B. Joffors, H, A Jobu M. Bronner, treasurer; Schernbohm, k. William S, trustees Willian Oun, Neb., April 16, Tue Ber.|—Mrs. b John E. Cramer, Ord, cident this aftornoon. While out drivin, twelve miles northwest of Ord, their horso swerved, upsetting the buggy and throwix the ladies out. Mus. Cramer was cut_and bruised about the Liead and face, Mrs. Wea vor, in addition o severe bruises on the head and shoulders hud her collar bone broken or Cheyenne County Suffe KEAUNEY, Neb., April 16.—[Special T gram to Tuk Bee. | —A strong appeal {1 sufferers iuthe viciuity of Potter in Clw county was presouted here todsy to Speciul Te Weaver and Mrs met with a severe ac enne the ! | Hil | | quarters in the old Wab, | little gir | named the duk | held subject to instruetions from her pa Sharpe of Edwardsville saying that Anna | hands of Mr. Sharpe spechl train to | lington some | » | nation William | | Fourth cavalvy, captain pgram to | ported today | royal opder of the crown upon Charles Gio THF OMAHA. DAILY BEE, THURSDAY, GAPRIL 17, 1800. h nstitutions of this city. The peo- ple in a portion of the western snd north Wosterg part of the state say that theyare on | an equal footing with those of the Dakutas Committees here are busy collecting arti 1, clothing and other necessities, which i forwarded as fast as possible, BY A STRICT PARTY VOTE. i U ¥ | The RepublicanSsnators From Montana D . clared; Butitled to Seats, Shot in the Shoulder. : Ui, Neb,, April 16, (Spocial to Tz Brr.]—Thomas Lucas, - son of Fred Lucas, a prominent farmer two miles north of town, wis accidentally shot in the right should fay afternoon. He had drawn the cart dgges from his rifle, a8 he thought, but it is the same old story left.” und from some unknown cause the gun wente Willie Ostrander, u son of Cgorge Ostran- . living in town, was thrown from a hor terday and badly «haken up, steiking on | his shonider and malking him unconscious for time, THEY TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE. Passage of the Military Ac propriation, Bl By the House Two Conftdted Election Cases Pisposed Of. dc Mr, | Wasimzarox, April 16.—1In the senate Mitchell gave notice that he would a the senate next Tuesday on his constitu tional amendment for the eloction of senators by the people. On motion of Mr. Cullom, the senate bill to authorize the-construction of a bridge across the Mississippi river at some accessible point betwoeen the mouth of the Mlinois and the mouth of the Missouri was taken from the calendar and passed, The Montana elecgion case was again taken up and Mr. Gibson addressed the senate in | favor of the democratic side of the question Mr. Kenna spoke after Mr. Gibson, The Chinese enumeration bill was then | taken up and on motion of Mr. Stewart laid on the tablo _ House bills, appropriating 75,000 for a pub- lic building at Galesburg, 111, and %200,000 a public building at Ashland, Wis., and | dividing the judiclal district of North Da- a Trotting Circnit, | |u~i||ll‘ix:R "$100,000 "mn‘ I;mhllilu’: mnmmg at Nesraska Crry, Neb., April 16.—(Special | Norfolk, Nob. to Tur Brr.]—The dircctors of the Ne- | braska City Driving Park association m-n; muking efforts to organize a_trotting cireuit | include the towns of Nebraska City, Beatrice, Humboldt, Tecumseh and Auburn. It is the intention to have the organization completed in time to hold spring ruces, A New Bank Organized. Fresost, Neb., April 18, [Special to Tue Bre.] —Articles of incorporation of the Secu rity Savings bank of Fremont were today filed with the county clerk. It s s to the business of the savings department of the Western trust and security company, has an | authorized capital of #0000, o paid up capital of #12,000 and is officered as follows: L. D. Richards, president; J. W. Hoff, vice | president; W. H. Fowler, secretary and treasure ebraska City's New Postmaster. Enaska Crry, Neb., April 16, —[Special to Tue Bee, |1 E. Helvey, Nebraska | City's now postmaster, has received his com- mission and avill take chavge of the office next week. Mr. Helvey has retained Mr. O. | A. Swift as deputy. 1t is said no changes | will be made among the employes with the stion of a few in the carriers’ department To Organ cen up again_and ution declaving Clark and Maginnis not entitled to seats agreed to to 19, Barber, George, Kenna and Walthall voted with the republicans. Mr Butler offered us a substitute for the resolutions declaring Sanders and Brown en- titled to seats, one declaring that in the judg- ment of the scnate there had been no choice of senutors from Montana. Rejected by a party vote, “The resolutions declaring Sanders and Power “entitled upon the merits of the case’” to seats in the senate from Montana were dtobya strict. purty vote—yeas, The oath of office was administered to the new senators, and after an executive session the senate adjourncd. Three Plead Guilty, tv, Neb., April 16.—[Special In the district court today Ernest Sittler, who killed young King, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, and will be sentenced Friday. Fred and Tom Jones, the youthful bur- , also pleaded guilty and’ will receive sentence ou the same day. Snow in Banner County. ar Harusnrne, Neb., April 16.—[Special to Tur Ber)—A heavy snow, to the depth of seven inches, fell here last night and it is still snowing, without wind, and melting pid It will start the small grain crop and leave the ground in the v best cond tion fov spring work. House. WASHINGTON, April 16.—In the house the committee on commerce reported back ad- versely the resolution directing that a com- mittee be appointed to investigate the life saving system. Laid on the table from the committee on ways and means, reported the tariff bill and it was ordered printed and referred to the commitiec | of the whole. Mr. Carlisie presented the views of the mi- Beatrice Hotel Changes. BrATRIC —[Special Tele- gram to T viley has di | theto, ( nority and Mr. McKenna_presented - his ind vidual views. he bill was ordered printed, The house then went into committee of the | whole on the military academy appropriation bill. After a short time occupicd in its con- sideration the “cbmnittee rose and the bill passed : posed of a half interest in the Paddock hotel to H. H. Mo of Kansas Cit; firm name Moies ship arrang Captain Fowler Resigns. Fresost, Neb., April 16.—[Special to Tr e ank Fowler, captain of compauy ¥ N. N. Gu, of this city, which holds the gos ernor’s challenge cup, has just resigned h on for the purpose of making a two ars’ trip around the world contested "dlgction case of Posey vs First Indiana district, was . “The committee on elections reported ununimeusly in favor of the sitting | member and the report was adopted. Tae contested election case of Bowen v Buchanan, from “the Ninth distvict of V was next called up and a resolution confirming the ‘rvight of the sitting member | alopted. Adjourned. Sucak Thicves Infest Beatr Bearrice, Neb., April 16.—[S cram to e Be k thieves are ply ing their vocation here again with considor- | S. Younkin losing a valuable double set of hiirness lust M e vt HELD BY FANATICAL FEMALES. { Nebraska, Towa and Dakota Pensions. Wastixerox, Aptil 16.—[Special Telegram to Ture: BEE, |—Pensjons have heen granted as follows to Nebruskans: Original - invalid— Thomas J. Headly; Curtis; John G. Downs, Pender; Marcollus I Cushman, Fremont; pwarnsvicLe, (1L, Apl 16— [Special | Harry Ascott, Auroru. Increase—Michuel L. | Telegram to T BekJ—-A branch of ‘the | Litten, Cepfral Gityt Thoo.’ Wulina, Long i i At '* | Pine. Original widows, etc.-Nancy, nother Bund of Pentecost has its' headquarters | ¢ Boqley H, Jones, Hatvard, o this city for three months, It is managed | Towa pensions: Original invalid—Patrick | by three or four fomale preachers, who have | Cloonan, Mt. Pleasant: Zonis L. Kdwards, hotel in thelower | Columbis Junction: David Applegate and otitie i the Lall of | Joseph H. Bassott, State Centre: Joseph G. 8] QLY aesuigs 0 LG M OF I aigoper, Burlf Gilman P, Woodworth, that building. They have had with them a | Golfax. Benjamin W: Virdomas, Aunie Johnson, who wus not | Mt. Ayr: Benjamin k sdale, Little Sioux ! twolve years of age when she becamoa con- | W. T. Bolen, Hambawgh: Byram B, Martin, | vert to their faith, eighteen months since, | Malcalm: Willium 1. “Millette, Manchester; and joined the band, their plan boing to edu’ | Willlam €. Bryant, Des Moines; John A. te'her for their pulpit work. The child be- | Bigeen, What Cheer. Reissue—Benjamin e tired of her life und desived to_return | Franklin, Dukota Ci RinalBuddows; o Do paronts. Her - fathon who lives at | ote.~Iuina ., widow of Joseph M. Bussctt; West Point, Neb., sent her money, but she Ng“"‘l "‘;"k- suys it was taken from her and a pevson | . South A who is the ac- | A Little Nebraska Girl Escapes from | a Band of Pentecost town and hold daily Restoration and Stambaugh, Bgan. 1 knowledged leader of about twenty of these Willinm H. Birdsell, Canova. Ori branch bunds, told her she could uot zo home | 431 e M A, mother but must go 1o the “raper's home," u place | Solomon Woolcott, Canova. where converts are trained to become preach- o o, The ehild managed to divalge the cir- | Powderly on Foreign Immigration. | cumstunce of her situation to other occupants | New York, April 16.—Among the wit- of the hotel, though she was kept under rigid | nesses heard by the congressional sub-com- surveillunce, und thoy have taken et under | pittee on_immigration toduy was Muster k & : Workman Powderly. Powderly was of the opinion that foreign labor was on the increase | in this country, These forcigners work in mines and on railroads &t starvation wages and live like animals in_woode is. The general tendency of such immigration was to degrade labor and morals. Scarcely any of them speak English. - Unsuccessful attempts had been made to organize them. “Itisa frequent occurrence,” said Powderly, *for one woman to live with forty men. Weare | sending missionaries to Africa und yet import heathen by the thousands.” LA Fort Leavenworth Notes. Forr Leaveswowr, Kan., April 16— [Speciul to Tue Ber.]—Colonel Thomas A. Anderson, Fourteenth infantry, has been ranted a leave of absence for one month. Licutenant Sedgwick Ric has been yer 1 pensions : W Tuir: Brr. | Anna Job by Tz By Yesterday he received a telogram from | t Poixt, Neb, Apil 16, P. J. Johnson, th m now at Bdwardsville, was scen covrespondent this afternoon, N ad 1eft the band und wanted to come home, T'his was followed by a sccoud dispatch ask- ing M. Johnson to come on quick. Her father belicves that Anna is all right in the - - Pan-Americans Banquet the President WasniNGTox, April 16.-One of the most notable dinners ever given in this ecity was that given tonight in honor of President Har- rison by the delegates to the Pan-Americs The banguettin 1of the A was lavishly und beautifully decorated. Besides the prosident there were | present the vice president, the members of the cabinet and members of the suprem conrt. ‘There was also u notable gathe diplomats, army and navy officers and c gressmen. D Zegarra of Pej posed t sident of the United Stat responded briefly. 8 uference would v sult in endu nd good will among the American nations, assured the sister | republics that the United States is abso- lutely and unselfishly conferene ho ifth cavalry, nal memberof the martial which meets at Fort Elliott, Mujor J. erhas returned from Hot | Springs and Little Rock, where he has been on a tour of inspection, Captain Wirt Davis, Fourth cavalry, has been granted a leave of absence for four months, Colonel J. 17, Wi granted a leavi o 1 The president dieved the de, Fifth cavalry, has been of absence for one month, - The Charges Against Dr. Ryla New Youk, April 16.—[Special Tele to Tue Bee.]—Dix Joseph R. Rylance, pastor of St. Murk’s chutch, tdday succeeded in hay- fng the charges preforred against him by Dr, tho Commercial, The indictments wera | (8 the SHIHCE Profmed ttis i o ot brought at the instance of the board of | Quackenbush twvestigated by the coclestusti | ness in expenditu public funds, Boylo | Shuckelford. fThe ghurges were similar to | less i expenditute of public unds. JBo¥IC | those on which M. Rylance obtained a vor- court and gave bond in 8500 in each caso. | dict of 810,000 agais Quaclubusi. The e Ml e i 50 | Jearing was seerdt, but De. Rylanee saic M indictinents were found Tuesday, oVen | aftorwards that Di. Quackenbush had volun d to get the sherift to ar- | f oo XY » investigatio rest him that night soas o scoop evening | Lered i ¢ yeanRekL had been cor papers, but the sSLeriff was out of town o O Nominations, WasriNatos, April 16.—The president sent to the senate today the following nominations Stephen A, Marine, pension it at Des Moines, In.: Erastus A. Williams, surveyor smeral of North Dakota; Major Sumner, Fifth cavairy, lienténant’ colonel of tho ighth cavaliy: Captain Davis, Fourth cay alry, major of the Fifth cavalry Lieutenant Colonel Misner, E slonel of the L alry; Licutenant Murray, Indicted for Lil Toreno, O., April [Special Telegram to Tue he grand jury of Lucas county today returned indictments for dibel | inst P. . Boyle 1N, 8. Cochran, re spectively proprietor and munaging editor of Kiiled StaTeRvILLE, Va April 16— Last fall P T, Barnum was comprelied at o pistol’s point to marry the daughtee of W. Ball. He ro- fused o live with how and went south, He veturned to the city 4 fow days ago und yes terday met his fathprin-law on the street Ball drew a pistol, fired and wounded Bar uum. The latter veturned the five, killing Ball. Both families ure promiuent and much | excitement provails e = A Nervy Justice, Sr. Lovis, April 16, - Mausfield King, who was arrested here a few days ago on the charge of horse stealing in St. Louis couuty, was taken before Justice Sappington at Fraukliu today fora hearing. A crowd col lected with the avowed intention of lynching the prisoner. Justice Sappington leld the mob ut_bay with u revolver in each hand | while the prisoner was spivited away by a constable. First - s in Wyoming. Rawrins, Wyo., April 16, [Special Tele gram to Tue Be.|—The discovery was re of natural gus and oil on Cow creck, thirty-six miles south of here. Nine sections are located by Ruwlins parties. A pipe sunk in the ground furnished gas to burn soveral hours. There is greatexcitement the discovery means & great increase in the iron industry Natural ¢ - rouble Anticipated Cuicaco, April 16.—(Special T Tur Bee)-Adjutant General Wil the division of the Missouri was se An American At BekLiy, April 16 conferved the first nwney Decorated. iperor William decoration of N¢ has the ram to 15 of at army class sou, au uttorney of St. Louis, Mo, | H. Houldsw | ergreen, | T | is to the effect that | tho T | Samuel J. M | be tested 1 | the governor | The Westes | American bunk, Kuansas Ci | Kansas | wunouncing the | straits | able dis- | stating that | Indians were | headquartors this morning putchin the moruing pupets Chief Big Foot and aband of on the war path near Choyenne, 8. D, “T himve no official report of ‘the 1 said the gend “but T underst from private sowrces that there is trouble neral Ruger intends to establish an cncampment in that vicinity this summer, and that, of course, will prevent any outbreak This Big Foot scems disposed to make trouble und we will have to watch him. With the encampment there, however, no ous trouble is anticipated.’ - PORTING te some NEWNS, Base Ball, AT NEW YORK York (league) 18, Jaspers 4. AT BROOKLYN ague) 27, Jersey € therhood) 18, th AT PHILADELIIIA, (American) 8, New Brooklyn (le Brooklyn (i Tigors 4 Athletio (league) 9, Philadelphia AT TOLEDO, Toledo 20, Detroit 13, AT BALTINORE Baltimore 15, Richmond 2. AT ST, LOUIS, Chicago (brotherhood) 4, Pittsburg (broth- erhood) 0. St.Louis (American)9,Cincinnati (league) 4. AT NEWARK. Newark 8, Boston (leaguc) Maggiola Defeats Tves. Citcaco, April 16, —Maggiola defeated Tyes for £250 Ives, 440; a side. S Maggiola, Elizabeth Races. Erizanern, N, J., April 15.—The weather was perfect and the track good. Summary Three-fourths of a mile ~Brilliantine won, Minuet second, Spendall third §Time—1:171;. Free handicap, one mile—Tenbooker won, Eric second, Sorrentothird, Time -1:44, Three-fourths of a mile-Vandergrift won, Harrison second, Romp third. Time—-1:17. Great Long Island stakes, mile and one- sixteenth—St. Pa won, Mable Glen second, St. James third, ime. 2. Three-fourths of amile ford second, third, Half mile. fier won, Pestilenc ond, Lord Harry third. Tie—b11;. won, Brad- sec- Memphis Races, Mryemis, Tenn., April 16, today's race: Half-mile—Rose Howard won, Ben second, Grandpa thivd. Time—53, Three-fourths of a mile—Hockey Bliss second, G. W. third, _Time Mile and’ one-cighth—Blarneystone w Huntress third, Summal March won, n, Time— ixteenth—Pellmell nd, Fred Fink won, | third! | 1:570 Mileand one-fourth, steeplechase atuline second, ISphin. third Winslow | Tite— Curf. jal Cablegram to featn The English April 16— [Spe The most prominent meeting was the race for the Babbaham handicap, 500 sov winning penalt mile and cleven y; It was won by old b Iykof's four-year-old sccond and the same Shen third, P chestnut colt owner's fiv nee S Gold LOVE WIPES OUT PREJUDIC Winnie Davis to Wed the Grandson of' an Old Abolitionist New York, April 16.—[Special Tele Bre.]—An interesting and romantic story comes from Syracuse to the He the eng ement nounced of Miss Winnie Davis, daughte president of the one-tine coufederacy, to Alred Wilkinson, . rising young lawyer of Syracuse and a grandson of the great aboliti The young couple first met on Miss Davis’ trip through the north four years ago - Testing Michigan v Detrorr, Mich., April 1 al Tele- gram to Tue Ber]—The validity of the liquor act passed by the last legislature will vers” and Malsters’ sociation of Michigan. The new law became ive last October, and provided that on y 1 next the price of licenses to spirituons liquors shail be £00, ssale 1,000 1t is claimed that it titutional, because the act signed by is not the one passed by the legislature, He has made an exhaustive ex- amination of the law, tracing its histg gh both houses, and reports having dis- *d numerous discrepancies, any one of which would invalidate the act B i National's New Officers. New York, April 16.—The places of C. N. | Jordan, F. E. Canda and Benjamin Rusdak, who recently resigned as directors of the | Western National bank, because of some dis- | satisfaction, have been filled by the election | of William C. Whitney, retary of the | navy; Chauncey M. Depew and Henry B. | Hyde, president of the Equitable life insur- | wice association. Brayton Ives is president | in place of Jordan who, it will be remembered, | resigned the position’ of treasurer of the United States to take that position when the | bank commenced business. ——— New Bank at Ogden. OGoES, Utah, April 16.—[Special Tel to e Ber.|—Town and Kansas City capital ists ovganized a new banlk in this with a capital stock of &300,000. Robinson of Keokuk county will head of the bank and J. P retail malt o and to wh is uncon Theodor be at the | of the whicr. | ke stock emarkable mount of | that About twenty local pusiness in the institution. The rec growth of the city and the large building being doue make it necessai the capital of banks be increased he -— Americans. 116.—The final adjourn- | ment of the Pun-American conference wus | hed toduy. A great part of the ses- | was taken up by discussion of the re- | vised report of the committee on arbitration Some of the delegates were of the opinion that their signatures to the document would zovernments to the terms of the Finally an arrangement the sighatures come before the treaty, and in that shape it was left. Presbyterians for Revision ‘Arciisox, Kan., April 16.—[Special Tele gram to Tue Ber.|—Five out of the seveu | presbyteries of Kansus have voted in fuvor of the revision of the confession of faith of | the Presbyterian church, while the other tw save the proposition o qualified negati wsas will therefore be represented in the | general assembly, which meets next moath, | by ten delegates in favor of revision und four | ruinst. The Pa WASHINGTON, A Praivie Fires in Wiscon Ciprewa Faris, Wis, April 16— Prairie fives have started in this vicinity and unless n much damage will be done. At . eight miles distant, all Armens . fighting the fire to save their farms and s, Itis le i that destructive fires are raging at other points in Wisconsin, - The City of New Y Cuicago, April The wmer City of New York, reported foundered off N towoe lust night, is safe. A telegram was re coived heve from her captain this merning fuct. She has passed the of Mackinaw and is proceeding on her way to Buffalo uniujurcd No Scale Adopted Yet, Corvympus, O., April 16.—~At a joint conven tion of miners and operators this morning, the scale committee reported that it was un W agree. A new comuittee was ap pointed, and thero is @ prospect it may be ch an agreement this afternoon or su - - Nominated for FASHINGTON, April 10 to Tug Bee|-Stephen A wiss today nominated by the pension agent ut Des Mcines, ension Ag Muavine of lowa president to be | here today. | in attendance, { ercises this forenoon a | tion, and a letter was re Py | tion on” pr: tonight in a game of 14-inch back line billiards | tion on pr | deles | states we old, | the holy land. i | the peopic | romantic, trustworthy FROM THE HAWKEYE STATE. Thirty-Ninth Annnal Meeting of the Iowa Medical Society., READ AND PAPERS DISCUSSED. The Women's Baptist Missionary So- clety of the West in Session at Keokonk Other Towa Notes, Des Moixes, Ja., Tele gram to Tue Ber meeting of the state society About two hundred doctors President J. M. Emmert After the preliminar; number of - new dele the associn April 1 The t medicat Special y-ninth annu Degan Atlantie prestded s of n the seceetary society commiite egard 10 an ¢ followinge Drs Th ¥ th the prog ¥ t 1 i fo1 on this membe d fr of the Nlinois state medical the Towa socicty o send i nge for taking action i the world's fair. as the comm nd Caldwell, section of gates wero elected o at pro gress ious bry U001 5 b ot of diphth Dr. Jenkins of Keokulk, i were made by a number of doctor of the session today w levoted to g and discussion of papers on technic jeets, Tonight a tion was p questing the lowa delegates 1o the co national meeting at Nashville to do all can to have the next national meeting held at Omaha. Baptist Missionary Society KrokU, Ta., April 16.—The nincteenth an nual meeting of the Woman's Baptist sionary socicty of the west convened today s being presont from all the novth tof the Allegheny mountai reports showed the organization Lo flourishing condit s0¢ be Killed By a Motor Ca Drs Moixes, Ta., April 16.—(Special Tele- gram to i Bir. ]~ Willie Mills, about years old, was run over and killed by an cle tric car this evening. He had boen hangin on to the rear plutform of a car coming down Capitol hill and dropped off in front of going up the hill. The latter could not be stopped i time andraaover - and crushed i, A Shooting at New Hartford Des Morxes, fa., April 16.—[s ragm to Tue Bei.}- Duni han, drunk, went into the grocery store of at New Haurtford, begn to abuse the proprietor. dered out, but refused to go. Jim down a revolver and shot him just heart. The wound is supposed®to be fatal clo- whil J.E Jinson, Ho was or- u took Killed By a Run Benroxn, la., April 16 to Tue Bee. | ~An old amed Yeasling, who lives with his son e wiles northeast of Gravity, v ived in- while attempting 1o siap a runaway sterday that vestlted in is deati. - CORRIGAN BREACHENS HOME. out sixty v tearn y hop Talks of His Journey bugh the Holy Land. ddon Bennett.] Herald Cyble Archbishop Corri The Arch Th it 180 by Jenes G April 16, D to Tur Bre [ca Roy Special an has v m and Na hon his stains of stormy Galilee on his blac The archbishop has had o grand tr H every suerced spot of note in Palestine. The four clergymen who accompanied him on his solemn pilgrimage through the s of Christ's life, death and resuvrection will only remain in Rome four or five days in_ovder to be presented to the pope. They will then re turn to Ame Archbishop Corrigan Las grown and stronger. He will remain here for about a month ng the affairs of his archdiocese with the propaganda quarrel with Dr. Burtsell, nd and counsel for Dr. MeGlynn, the ated pastor of St. Stephen 3 it can be called a quarrel, will be set tled now. As to Dr. McGlynn himself, the seems to no hope. The archbishop says i he does not think Dr. MeGlynn will ¢ malke his formal submis ! the reason that his mental faculties become exalted und he asserts that this tal condition has robbed the once di suished orator of his reason. Th \bishop insists that the present instructions of the see fully confirm the teachings of the ) on the fundamental rights of proper- modi application of them er” spirit of charity toward shoesand the Casso0 p through ty and s 10 truth in the statement that the archbishop's mission to Rome relates to the division of his archdiocese into two parts, with separate The archbishop will consult with the propagunda and with the Ttal hops of the diocese from which immigrating to_ America as to the best means of eaving spivitually for the helpless und jgmorant, The archbishop, after leayving Rome and Naples in the early part of Febraary, sailed to Alexundria, whe spent one day cele brating mass in the Franciscan chureh he went to Caivo, visited the pyramids and staved at the Sphinx, At Jafa he went to see upposed site of the homeof Simon the tan- St. Peter had the vision. From this curious old point_the pilg ' to Ramleh, and after spending o Franel convent, hurried on to Je It was in Jerusalom that the archbishop and his fellow travelers entered upon the real work of their pious journey. From Februury 17 till March 2 they trod the soil of devusi lom, saying miass in_turn at the sepulchre of Christ. on the Mount_of Olives, on Calvary and ut Bethlehem, The whole party was en tertuined by the patriarch of Jerisalens in the bl hospital at Cas anuovo overland to Archbishop gan was o u picturesque palanquin on the backs of wmuiles. Some othe vode on lorsebuck. This rough journey lsted for four duys. Each night the archbishop and his friends campod ot i teots. hey were ympanied by Jdevin, a famous monk who hus traveled o ficd the holy land for thirty years. The archbishop ed the hardships of the wild ride und rude mps like u veteran f i, Kvery i said m at N th, Then they us, Capernaum, Bethsaida and Magdalu. When the archbishop and his friends went | out for u sail on the Sea of Galilee the water Within a few chianged into an Iy Dr. Talmage had a similur short time So great our of the pilgrims had but the arch was as smooth us gl min utes the scene wi tuinult of waye experience only # wits the storm that te be put ushore: bishop stuck to the boat. On the wa back Nuzareth the any BAW the marriage miracle ut cow St foa ded to Caifi in the 1 o tinaple vy the men v tempted to off zireth they proc then visited M Carmel monastery thore for two da Ro lod through Beyren and Atheus. While travel visited Mars Hill, but were me van just broken bronz th that 1 statue of Giord h wlmost induced the of the 4 Phere has been @ great deina 1 ouze of which the mouu ment is composed, and not long Mr Wood, the American viee consul some of the metal for the friend Robert G. Ingersoll, who wisher Amervica's chiof infidel with an pair of sleeve batton - Italy's Voleane Gordon Bennet York Herald Cable Mr ph H. ldd we e ihe now the ereetion of wh 10 uk n can be tound for pieces of the b of 10 pres approprite Itu Copyright Rowe, Apri Special to Tue Bre ing Dowr 5% by Jaumes Ne inviting ibit | vius as o s were Maxwell, ook lating to on in + | that he will sup, they Mis- | ' The in a one yesterday and | ove the | urned to Rome with the dust of | ebrated mass on almost | stouter | u to the chureh for | Then | azareth | SICK HEADACHE CARTERS| s o s these Little Pills, ITTLE IVER PILLS. also rel 1 and Too Tearty A perfect i ody for Dizztness, Navsea, Drowsiness, Bad Tast i the Mouth, Coated! Tongae, Patn i the Side TORPID LIVER. Tho Bowels. Purely Vogetable, SMALL PILL. SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE. regulate the ings, of the ) on made a Mount ¥ islands, Unite studyi minut d States geological survoy, 2 the voleanoes here and exumination of Vesuvius, ua and the craters on the Lipart Me, Tddings patriotically doclires that European voleanoes are youthful and crude compared to the venerable oruptors of America. Ttaly may have very fine statues, but her voleanoes are; in his opinion, conturies ind those of the United St 1t is sus pected here that Mr. Tddings visited Vesu ret emissary of Chicago in o to see whether such an institution could not be found at Chicago, but of conrse ou w much er S 'y Antime for the worl —— - Daggett's AMai Nuw Haves, Conn., April 16,1t s pr anfacture of postal curds at will be abandoned owing to political and other vi William Wilkin paper muanufacturer, states no more card-board for Daggeett, the postal cand contractor, and whl prepare no o move samples for the post office_ department. He states that 1y owes him a large amount of money, and e (Wilkinson) paid for the cardboand plicd D t from Lawrence, Mass. Wilkin | son claims 1o have expert testimony to - show that the cards he furaished are better than rished by the vernmeat d over the concern on yestor: | day’s attachient was withdrawn today and | the employes were notified that they would | be paid tomorrow % in Bad Shape., | Shelton, Conn, son, & Shelton Another Kick on McKinley's Bill. Leaveswonrt, Kan, April 16, [Special rum to Tue Bek. |- Several wholesalo and retail gun dealers of the city are appre- hensive that the increase in the duty on im ported guns from 10 80 and 100 per cont will se 3 important branch of their trade. a aving i protest to be sent to the Katsas congressional tion recounting their gricvances and aski | for relic ———— Editor Jones' Case. Stovx Farts, 8. D, April 16, [Spoeciat T m to Tur Bee ] —The indictment of dones of the Eden Star for v obscene poem to Mise | Auna - Bowen was dismissed from the docket of the United States district court today upon the dem filed by Joues’ at- L in whicli he denied the jurisdiction of | th t, the crime having been committed itor - h Lol [ Euzanem April 16, Commodore? | Lewis Selwartz, who is said to have intro- | duced Liger beer into this country, died today, aged hity | Avmener, Richard 11 Math Amberst col Hiess, from April ireck e | sy 1 Be Back in M | Pamis, April 16, -Saint Saens | poser, who mysteriously disappeared v | s that bo | | Bishop 0'C¢ “oming Home. 1eaco, April 16§ O ssed through this city today While not entiry ining fast of his shop | Omana - Or | m. | Po zon Republic ent | tAND, Ore., Ap Al the | tican state couventic © Hermnn was | renominated for ¢ and D, 1. Thomp | son of Portlund was nominated fo o The | the Au an halle vstem, endo Kinley tariff bill and | de res in faovr of and unlimited coin e of silver. onsulted. | Parncll to Bo | St Lovis, April 16 | of the Trish lenggthiy discussion of the question tional conventi srced 10 pos jeet until Parnell s been consulted - Troops Will Remove Hoomers, | Coxvmmruay, S0 Do April 16,1t s | ported this morning that troops will rei the boomers from Sherman, & new own o the reservation opposite here, The land s claimed by the Indian i e Carnot Cordintl Panis, April 16, —Pre: at Ai Baines today and reccived a popu- lar ovation. He then proceedod to Murseil where i L reception was accorded him mitt of R mt Carnot avrived | Seventeen Girls Killed. | Rowr, April The roof of the weaving mill ut Bergams, in which #00 girls were e | ployed, fell in toduy and seventeen of - th | were Killed. | Hanged for Wite Murde Herxasoo, Miss., April 16, Martiy rell, colored, was hanged today for the mui- | der of his wifc - One Contivmation WasHiNGron, April 16,8 A | today confirmed United States the western district of Wisconsin - The Rev. W, Stout, W [ After being ineflectually treated by s i Muifferent doctors for scrotula and hlood dis | disease, 1 was cured by Burdock Blood Bit- ters. Write him for proof —_— - A Couple of Crooks Arrested. John O'Brien and George ue were ay e neral principles last night by tectives Savage und ey, When thy tation with theiv men t i the B. & M. roud at Pucific and the sheriff of Red Ok two men at PP 1 thy i with Fiaper wits attorney for irton, Out., stat od on g of Ta., giv ription of robbod th ion day night. They 170e us the O'Brien vefused ) he hiad had @ 1 his miud o WO I u pirt have been inf b aly tion agent dunetic wer ut the juil who had cifie Juuction ing for , but wh Jailer Hayey he ch The police think of the < of binr ing the city Tl 1 several times They belong o th il il It Anderson, who tried juil night, aud ure o decid it 200 i e wl 1 LWo W the Sunda, of cith | wnd u adorns | POWDER Absolutely Pure. fta strength, - 1980, Ifighe S, Goverument Reow tort