Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 24, 1893, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE s TWENTY-SECOND YEAR. LL TRY THE BRICGS CASE jon Will Bo Taken in the Matter by the Presbyterian General Assembly, PORT OF THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE Mt of the Assembly to Comsider the [\ ppenl Taken from the New York Pres- bytery's Decislon—tGreat Tnterest Taken In the Proceedings, Vaenixaroy, D. C, May 23.—Big men ed up in the general assembly this Fming; big men physically and mentally. lere was tho tall figure of Rev. Tom Hall, b broad frame of Elder Iudaly, the great m of Judge Wills of Gettysburg., There re others equally burly and brainy. It s o skirmish preceaing the battle of nts. Voices rang out clearly and ear- stly in a short and a sharp debate over a bposal to refor overtures relating to the igigs caso to the judicial committee. Anti- ggs men opposed such a reference, t tho proposal was finally carried, becauss of the strength of Briggs sido so much as the rior strength of the position they held this particular peint. In this matter ey had the committee on overtures with em. Lawyers threw themselves into the mflict with the energy of theologians. Rev. bm Hall quoted the eccclesiastical law. ho right of petition was maintained. It Jas the beginning of an interesting day. he report of the judicial committee on the peal of Dr. Briggs was tho order for the ternoon session. After this skirmish in © morning, over the overtures, the subject home missions occupied the attention of e assembly, and several eloquent speeches ere made. Distingulshed Penple Prosent. At no time since the genecral assembly ean its sessions has there been so large an tendance as_was assembled when at 2:30 clock this afternoon Dr. Craig called the sembly to order. It wasgenerally known at the report of the judicial comnuttee in e Briggs case was the special order, and his was sufticient to crowd the house. G ries, and even the stairway, wero packed suffocation. The platform was filled with tinguished visitors and members of the Jssombly. Among them was the tall, hmiliar figurc of Senator Cullom of Ilinois:. Dr. Briggs on this momentous occasion hade his first appea ce on the floor of the ouse. He occupied a chair on a low plat- brm immediately in front of the pulpit and b the right of the moderator. Just to his ght, and in front of the moderator sat ev. R. W. I". Birch, while in the main sle, Just behind Drs. Briggs and Birch, t Mr. J. J. McCook, a leading member of e committee of which Dr. Birch is chair- an. Dr. Briggs sat throughout the preliminary roceedings, apparently unmindful of the ‘act that he was the observed of all observ- rs. As Dr. Baker read from the report, IDr. Briggs, from time to time took notes as uietly as if instead of being the central igure, he was, at mosy counsel of the me Junder religious indictment, Before the reading of tho report began [Mr. McDougall of Cincinnati moved that the case before assembly take precedence of all ther business, and this was speedily car- riod. Dr. Smith of Baltimore, probably antici- pating an outburst, sought in advanco to Jpour oil on what he thought might develop Luto troubled waters, Ior this reason he uggested that all expressions of approval or disapproval be prohibited. Asked for Absolute Qulat, Moderator Craig emphasized this sugges- ion and called for absolute quite, that hemen upon whom such great and tre- devolved might be able to ind_dispassionately all that In the name of God and an church,” said Dr. Craig, T beg you to keep perfectly quiet. I should be mortiticd beyond the possibility of ex- bression if any man were to be disturbed by ny evidence of disapproval. T would, if it @ in my power, stamp it out with a ruthless hand.” The report of the committee on home mis- ions was read. An appeal for larger contri putions was made and a vecommendation hat more money be expended in mission ork in the larger cities,. Mr. Purnell of altimore, in remarks upon the report, ted the 'vecent decision of the supreme urt in the Chinese case, wherein one of the stices has stigmatized the act of congress brutal. If such a law operating against mericans were passed by any ion, Mr. arnell asserted, it would be made **to bite e dust” within' thirty days. The report as adopted, Among the Soldiers. Jix-Moderator Smith, president of the Ated Christian commission, organized for rk in connection with the United States 1y, submitted a statement. It was to the ect that the commission mus’ disc © enlistment of the sons of tinn milies into the army unless some safe- ards, now lacking, ave thrown about them. pmbling in the army is not prohibited her h{ law or regulation, and i Fed by the example of older oftl ldiers; the post canteen ricted’ opportunity for and inducement drink; the architecture of barracks nces Christiun soldiers at a fearful dvantage, exposing them to the jices and indecencies of irrelizious mem- ers of the rank and file. Sunday work not lled for by any exigency is still required the army authorities; the recommenda ons of roligious teachers in the army for fio benefit of soldicrs do not receive the ay- oval or consideration of th i v they are discouraged, he commission ecommended that the army orders of ugust 6 last on this subject be revoked and hat chaplains be appointed for every regi- ent, The recommendutions of the com- pittee were approved and the report re- eived. LCess. The special order for the afternoon session s the report of the judicial commttee on he Briggs case. Immediatoly after the pening prayer, Dr. Baker, chairman, was peognized and addressed the moderator d assembly as follows: “I had ear- My hoped that but one report would e presented by our committee. But h this I have been disappointed. I esume the failure was inevitable, I take, owever, comfort in the thought that there something better than even unanimity and jhat sowmething is fidelity to conscience, It fidelity to conscience which has compelled he majority report, and it is fidelity to con- fefence which has compelled the minority re rt. While we speak the truth with all ldness, let us speak it ever in love; and hall we not all resolve that whatever be the lecision finally hed, and God alone nows what that decision is to be, we will, 8 loyal Presbyterians, abide faithfully by hat docision, ~Let us resolve that we wiil ternly frown upon and utterly discounte- nce any suggestion, from whatever quar- er it may dome, of schism or division in our Hear church. Recalling our ordination vows, et us submit ourselves to one another in the loyally abiding the deeision which all reached by our constitutional thods.” " Report of the Majority, The report was as follows &‘;‘Wfic 00t the I affords unre- b Btates of Americu against Re arles A, "”fl‘" .0, lu-mdp appeul to the rul assembly from the decision snd final went of the prosbytery of New York, the loal committee begs leuve respectfully to L ihat Ihur find: "“’éb—'; ut the appellant (n this case fs ths Presbyterian church in the United States of A#a,m r;::inijod l‘?v its |)|4.»u'ulhln’r;‘xm- n o prosbytery of N V il us uch T eutitiod fivn: W duct the Jatl e inal lssue Is reacbod, |~ That the u al und s Meation ot L b 241 e m-—‘l’h" u submit resolutions that the enterieined. That threo hours be allotted to such hearing, viz: One and one-half hours to each party, and after hearing from nembers of the assembly, threo hours being allotted to such hearing, the assembly shall then vote upon the following resolutio Resolved, That the appeal from the decision and final judgment of the preshytery of New York, rendered January 9, 1898, bo enter- tained by tisa general assenbly, and it s or- dered thiat the case procved to trial in accord- ance with the provisions of the book of disci- pline. Thoe Foport is signed by the following mem- bers of the committee: George D. Baker, chairman: John E. Duffleld, John S. Hayes, James T, Loftwich, James M. Maxwell, 1), J. Sodars, John Peacock, J. B. Randall, Fd- ward T, Green, Thomas McDougall, Cyrus L. Pershing, William Fulton, George W. Cummings, H. M. Graydon, James L. Orr. Filed a Supplemental Report. Dr. Baker also presented a supplemental report, giving the following principal rea- sons which influenced the committee in reaching the conclusions declared: First-—The book of discipline provides in ex- press and unambiguous terms for an appenl directly from tho presbytery to the general ily. Such an appeal directly to the gen- mbly Is therefore plalnly permissible en the gravity of the lssue a.d the clreum- res of the case render {tadvisable. Second—-In the final decision of the grave fssues involved in this case, and it 1s only tho general assembly which can'give this final de- clsion, it 15 eminently desirable that the ns- sembly making such decision should, as far as practicable, bo representative of the encire church, To keep the church in continued agitatlon and uncertainty for another year, W it {s within our constitutional preroga- t 0 determine the maiter at the present time, 15, in our judgment, to unjustifinbly evade our solemn duty, responsible for th of affalrs in our b its purity and pe: ers it in the ful- fillment of its leg o mission, Mr. McDougall did not sign the supple- mental report, 'he minority report was read by Rev, S. J. Nicolls, D.D., of St. Louis. He said he knew that in making a minority report he and his associates were under suspicion already as appearing to oppose the appeal. This was not their attitude; they wer2 not antagonizing the claim of power in the as- sembly toentertain the appeal, The minority report was read us follo Report of the Minority. Tho understaned members of tho Judiclal committee feel constrained to submlt to the general assembly the following minority re- por Ve recommend that tho muority report ho ended Dby striking out all that follow ining with recomny tion the appeal be entertalned and issued, and sub- stituting the following: "We find the appeal Inorder and rocommend that the parties bo heard in accordance with the provisions ot the bool of discipline.”” We ask this for tho following reasons: First—The majority report, by recom- Mending that the'appeal be entertainea and issued, projudices the sume by advising the assembly to do what the book of discip- line says shall be determined only after the parties shall have been heard. The impro- priety of recommending that the appeal be entertained and issued in this case is ap- parent, when it is remembered that one of he points involved in it is whether the ap- Lshall be entertained by this assembly eferred to the synod of New York, Second—The majority report in form pledges the committee in advance to enter- tain the appeal, the parties not yet being heard; and yet this same committee is en- titled to sit'as judges and vote in this case as members of the judicatory. ‘hird—The majority report {s trary both to the’ letter and of the book of discipline, as rule 99, section 14, chapter xix. The functions of the judicial committee in this case are limited to finding the appeal in order and recommending the method of pro- cedure, und i€ is not right to recommend to this assembly chat the appeal shall be en- tertained and issued. For this reason we recommend that it shall be amended so as to conform with the laws of the church, Tho roport is signed by Messrs, Myers, Stebens and Nicolls. "The first resolution of the majority report was adopted nem. con. Thena motion to pass the second resolution was offered., Created a Commotion, Mr. Cutcbeon of Detroit moved to strike out the limitation of time of debate by the parties in interest to three hours, but the asscmbly refused to move the restvic- tion. At this point Prof. Briggs arose as if to address the assembly. Immediately o buzz of comment swept over the house, while he and the moderator engaged in an animated colloquy upon his right to be heard at this time. Prof. Briggs yiclded to Dr. Craig and resumed his seat. “This was the prelude of an incident that created some comment on the floor, The moderator said the intercst of peace—" “Say justice,” exclaimed a voice from the gallery, which was said to be that of Prof. Henry Preserved Smith of Cincinnati, who v condemnation of the ould make us of a condition hwhich imperils con- spirit ted in “Twould suggest in brotherly kindness and aig, ou put words into my mouth. I speak for brotherly kindness and peace, which are higher than justice, for out of them comes justice.” The moderator then said that Prof, Briggs had asked him the privilege of speaking, but that he had insisted that the professor had no right to speak at that time, Dr. Craig said, how would be 'a time when his brother, Prof. Briggs, should speak. The moderator then announced, that in accordance with the book of government, vhe assembly would be turned into a judicial court of the Lord Jesus Christ and following the rules of procedure, called for a reading of tho judgment notice of appeal, the appeals and the specifications of the errors alleged. This was dono by Clerk Roberts and the court then adjourned until 2:30 tomorrow afternocon and the general assembly until 0:30 &, m. Restored to the Ministry. Tartie Rock, Ark., May 23.—Rev. Dr. E, L. Bowers of Kansus City, Mo, was today restored to the ministry by the Cumberland Preshyterian assem- bly. About two years sinco Dr. Bowers, who was pastor of the Cumberland Presby- terian church in Kansas City, Mo., was suspended from the minisiry by the Lexington presbytery, to which he be- longed. upon charges made against his integri Subsequently tho presbytery re- tored Dr. Bowers, Tho synod of Missouri, to which an appeal was taken, reversed the action of the presbytery. Dr. Bowers then appealed to the general assembly, which body restored him to the munistry and vindicated his character, sternly. Reformed Presbyterians, New Youx, May -At the eession of the general synod of the Reformed Presby- terian church today, it waus decided that the next weeting of the synod should be held at Coulterville, Iil, beginning on the third Wednesday in May, 1804, Celebrated His Sib LouvisviiLe, Ky., May 23.—The silyer jubi- lee of Bishop McClosky was celebrated this morning with all the pomp aud ceremony befitting the occasion, r Jubllee. e — The Fire Record, Lusk, Wyo., May 23.—[Special Telegram to Tue Beg.|-—Fire broke out last night in the Collius house. Damage, $1,000; insur- ance. #4,000, Tierix, O., May 23, —The immense plant of the Beatty Glass works and United States Glass company were gutted by fire yesterday afternoon. Loss, nearly $200,000. Six hun- dred people are thrown out of employment, Mauy employes varely escaped with their lives. The loss is fully covered by insur- ance. CHEBOYGAN, Mich., May 23, —Rain is badly ueeded in southern Michigan. The woods ave on fire in all directions. Several farm barus have been destroyed aud at least oue house, IXEOKUK, Ta., May 23.—The Keokuk Mill- iug company’s plant was destroyed by fire lust night. * Loss, §20,000; iusurance, $11,000. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY RUINS WROUGHT BY THE WIND Houses Overtarned and Unroofed at Louis- ville, Kentucky, MANY OTHER TOWNS AND CITIES DAMAGED At Times the Storm Almost Ieached the Proportion of a Tornado—Reports of Ruin from Ohio and In- diana \Received. Lovisviiie, ¥ May 23.—Early this merning a storm from the southwest struck this city doing much damage. It first un- roofed the Louisville & Nashville railroad roundhouse in the outskirts, then, sweeping through the city, created consternation. As a result of its fury, several small houses are in ruins, dozens of houses are unroofed, many chimneys are overturned and the streets are filled with wreckage of roofs, uprooted trees and twisted wires. The greatest amount of damage was done in the squares bounded by Campbell, Hancock, Broadway and Green streets. No lives are known to be lost, and few of the injuries re- ceived are serious. Michigan Towns Damnge Detrorr, Mich.,, May 23.—A terrific wind and rain storm broke over the city this morning at noon. It was blowing sixty miles an hour. The streets are almost ob- structed by broken shade wrees, and nearly allthe telegraph and telephone wires ave down. Tt is feared that it will cause great damage throughout Michigan, and many wrecks on the lake, Tt is known that great damage was done at Adrian. At Lenewee Junction the storm amounted to a tornndo. Barns were blown down, or- chards destroyed and crops leveled to the }l:ruuml. The highways between Adrian and lecumseh are almost impassable, being ob- structed hY‘ overtufned trees. At Romulus buildings were blown down, windows broken and trees uprooted. Many buildings were unroofed in the vi- cinity of Dundee. At Holly the opera house was unroofed and half the buildings and stores wrecked. Four Kllled at Cleveland. * CLEVELAND, O., May 23.—A terrific wind storm struck this city at 9 o’clock this morn- ing. Fourmen were instantly killed and many injured in numerous casualties, A scaffold blown from its fastenings resulted in the serious injury of four men, one of whom will die. A portion of the plate department of the Cleveland roliing mill, under construction, gave way. A number of men were employed on the structure, two were killed instantly, and one fatally hurt. A two-story frame house was blown down and John Cole.buried in the ruins and killed. Blew with Fury in Indiana, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.,May 23.—A wind storm passed over the city early this morning and did much damage, In the castern and southern portions of the state the wind ex- At Jeffersonville hibited the greatest force, many houses were unroofed a sudden drop in temperature in northern Wisconsin and Michigan, with an inch of snow at Marquette and three inches on the iron range. Notes ol the 5 Cixer 11, O., May 23.—High wind pre- vailed around Cincinati this morning, but the city escaped damage. In Covington and Newport, however, houses were unroofed, chimneys blown down and shade trees up- rooted. The streat railways were blocked by trees and debris. At Harrison, O., a church was unroofed and great damage was done to fences near the town as well asatother points in the Mill creck valley. In no place was there any loss of life venorted. ILwoon, Tnd., May 23.—A very destructive wind storm passed over the southern part of this city at 4 o'clock, partly wrecking the 1 tin plate factory. hurling a portion of the iron roof a considerable distance. The adjacent buildings were more or less in- jured, and at K'rankton, six miles southeast, the destruction of property is even greater than here. A number of houses in the course of erection were blown down. The damage here and at Frankton will probably rench 820,000, most of which is covered by insurance. Piqua, O., May 23.—A wind storm_crossed the upper Miami valley about daylight this morning, sweeping down fences and sheds and deniolishing telegraph and telephone lines. The greatest damage occurred be- tween here and ‘I'roy. The Baptist church at Fletcher was unroofed. Porrranp, Ind., May 23.—Advices state that the town of Fort Recovery, O., eleven miles east of here, vas struck by a terrific winds torm this morning. ‘T'he opera house was unroofed, a livery stable blown down and great damage done. Fences, buildings and timber in the country were blown down, No fatalities are reported. —_— WOMEN'S HOM.: MISSIONS, First Day's Sesslon of the Baptist Ladies Soclety—Officers Elected. Dexver, Colo., May 23.—The session of the Baptist Women's Home Mission society opened today with praise service. The com- mittee on resolutions reported, declaving the Chinese exclusion act a disgrace to civiliza- tion, and the tendency to abuse the Lord's day is deplored. Practically all of the old ofiicers were re- elected this afternoon, as the following list will show: President, Mrs. J. Chicago; corresponding secrotar G. Burdette, Chicago; recording Mrs, H. Thane Miller, Cincinnat urer, Mis. A. H. Barbe ; vice presi- dents: Arizona, Mrs, Scott; Ar- kansas and Louisiana, Mrs. J. P. Moove; Colorado, Mrs. F.' F. Smith; illinois, northern’ district, ‘Mrs. W. B, Mason; southern_district, Miss' Annie Hopking Indiana, Mrs. Reuben Je! Indian Terri- tory, Miss J. S. Murrow; lowa, Miss 8. E. Nesbiv; Kansas, Mrs. L. D. Newell; Minne- sota, Mrs. 1. D. Gates; Montana, Mrs, P, H. Leslie; Nebraska, Mrs. Mary Hitchcock; New Jersoy, Mrs. H. . Smith; New York, Mrs. Ruchael B, Paylor; Ohio, Mrs. 8. M. Sutton; Oregon, Mrs. C. M. Hill; Penusyl- vania, eastern d. baugh, western southern Califo South Dakota, Mr: Texas, Miss J. L. Peck; U J. J. Corrum; Washington, eastern district, Mrs. O. C. vestern district, Mus. 5. W. Beaver; Wisconsin, Mrs, L. Smith; Wyoming, Mrs, J. O. Churchill, re was an animated discussion over the proposition to appropriate $30800 to an annex to the training schoc) at Chi- nd it was about to be defeated, when the New York delegation came to its rescue and the school will get the money, Greetings trom Utah, Miss Emma I, Parsons, a missionary in Utah, spoke of t\lfl work there. She said that she had nothing unkind to say of the Mormon religion as sae respected the people and could not help but admire their faith, although she was sorry to know that it was built upon so poor a foundation. She told of their religious life and finally got wmany young people present tapping their feet on the floor and all to laughing by saying that Sthey pray before dancing ana after, no dif- ference what the condition of the people at that time.” Miss May Retta J. Reeside brought greet- ings from the Comauche and I\'lu&“-l Iudians, among whom she labors &s a missionary. One thing the young lady said was ot neces. sary, and that was to teach her people dress reform. ‘The description Miss Keeside gave of the aborigiues was vividly drawn and eloquently told, while the sunburned face . Miss 8. C. Brig- ict, Mrs. L. H. Eaton; Jackson | NING, MA Y 24, 1893, spoke of long days of travel over hot and sandy vlains, Miss Emma L. Milier of her labors in southers a. ‘I fear our Sunday schools have been failures,” was the startling statement made by the pioneer home iissionary, Mrs. Johanna P. Moore of Little Rock, Ark. She spoke for the fireside school and home, as did also Mrs. M. C. Reynolds of Boston, Mass. Mnde a Visit to the Missions, A visit to the ninéty-two missions of the society in the United States and Mexico was made by delegates under the care of Mrs. S. D. Newell of Kansgs, a large map taking ace of a train of cars, and what was going on briefly outlined it considered im- portant, A discussion on “Oudr Children” and “Our Young People,” the fitst lod by Mrs. Kerr B. Tupper of Denver, and the second by Miss Louise M. DeClereq 0f Chicago, closed the afternoon session, Ke entertainingly lifornia and Ari- OPEN E INGS AND SUND. Question of the World's Fair Gates Is Set- tled Finally. Cnrcaco, 1N, May 23.—Sunday opening has won the ¢ay. Thirty members of the national committee went on record today in favor of the Sunday opening rule submitted by the directors. Twenty-seven commis- sioners voted against consideration of the rule. On a final test the commission voted to substitute the minority or Sunday opening revort of the judiciary committes for the majority report, which favored Sunday clos- ing. The question then came up on the modification of the directory rule with the same vote. The minority report found its advocates i Commissioners St. Clair and Burton, After Commissioner St. Clair had con- cluded his speech in-favor of the minority report, Commissioner Jiibaeck called up his motion that the minority report be substi- tuted for the majority. It was the first test vote and every commissioner present was recorded, Commissioners Massey and Allen of New York, who were compelled to leave were given unanimous consent to go on record against Sunday opening. The Sunday opening advocates claim there will be no quorum of the commission in town tomorrow and that consideration will, there- fore, be impossible, Three of the members gave notice today that they would leave the city tonight, and if they did the point of no quorum will be effective tomorrow. The council of administration has decided to open the fair to the public three evenings each weel, Tuesday, Thursday and Satur- day evenings being designated. On each of these evenings there will be concerts and electric display WINTER WHEAT MILL S LEAGUE. Proposed Organization In Which Many In- terests Will Be Combined. Torxno, O., May 28, - [Special Telegram to T Ber.]—One hundred wheat millers from Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, Indiana, Wiscon- sin, lowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and Tllinois came here tonight for the purpose of tomorrow completing the organization of the Winter Wheat Millers league, Those pres- ent represent mills turning out 50,000 bar- els per day. nearly the entire. production. They will adopt a constitution report on the condition of wheat and discuss breadstuff subjects tomorrow. el . AU BLEW A BAFE. Burglars Frightened Off After Thoy Had Opened the Way to Booty. The safe in the ofl‘l% the Omaha Pack- ing company, northeas’; sorner of Fifteenth and Cuming, was blown by burglars last night. Officer Dillon and Dr. King hearing the oxplosion frightened * the burglars away without any loss to the company. They left their tool§ scattered around the room, No arrests and no suspicions. —_— Nebraskans at the Fair, Cnicaco, 111, May 28, ~—([Special Telegram toTue Bee.|—These Omaha peoplo were registered at the Nebraska building today: S. B. Howell. L. M. Howell, M. E. Riadell, Mus, W. . Riddell, Ray F. Riddell, Mvs. D, H. Allen, Elijah Allen, G. L. Bradley and wife, Mrs. Georga Heyn, Luther W. Kuhns, W. cHamilton, W. T Bechtel, Mrs. F. M. Richardson and T. C. Coit. Other arrivals included: F. W. Arndt, Blair; S. G. Waldron, Kearney: Luther P. Ludden, Lincoln; L. P. Utterback and wife and Jessie Payne, Nebraska City, e Tnvestigating & Murdor, CuaMBerLAIN, S. D., May 23.—[Special Telegram to Tue Ber.]—Ofticers have ar rested Frank Phelps, owner of the ranch where Schrader, the suvposed murderer of Mattson, worked. He is charged with being an accessory to the crime. The preliminary examination of the two suspected prisoners 1 be held on the return of Mattson's sister, who accomparied the body to Ver- million for bul pei . P Movement of Steamers, May 23, At Southampton— Arrived — Lahn, from New York; Berlin, from New York, At Hamburg — Arrived — Gellert, New York. At Gibraltar—Arrived—Kaiser Wilhelm 11, from New York. At Queenstown—Arrived—Majestic, from New York. At Antwerp — Arrived—Hermann from New York. from Noncarvn, Koan,, May 23.—[Special to Tae Bee.]—A heavy rain fell here yesterday h will insure some good fields of winter vieat. Corn is doing well but needed rain, The ground has been'in fine condition for corn planting but too dry for small grain but it is now soaked to a depth of from ten to twenty inches, e L1, LS Collision on the Northern Pacific, MixNearorts, Mion, May 23. —A bad colli- sion is reported on'the Northern Pacific road. Noone was ldllett, though a number of trammen and passengers were injured. “The collision was between a passenger train from Winnipeg and & freight, 1t occurced at Watab, near Sauk Rapids, Hogg Has AusTiy, Tex., May vetoed thie state bounty bill to enable superintendants of penitentiaries to accept from the generbdgovernment a bounty on sugar raised on ccavict farms. He de- nounces the sugae hmrty law of the Unitea States, for Bugar. overnor Hogg has New York Exebage Quotatio New Youk, May 22, —— [Special Telegram to Tue Bre.]—Exchauge was quoted as fol- lows today: Chicagd, 20 cents discount; Boston, par to 5 centsdiscount; St. Louis, 50 cents premium, ! In the n-mu: Georgia Way. Wavonoss, Ga., May 28.—Near Hazelhurst yesterday afterngon Eph Marcel, who mur- dered 1. J. Brown and another negro, name unknown, was tiken from jail and hanged by & mob, e New York Exchauge Quotations, New Yonk, May 28.—[Special Tclegram to Tue Bee. | —Exchange was quoted as fol- lows today: Chicage, 20¢ discount; Boston, 5c vo 17¢ discount ; St Louis, par bid. eprei—— Wanted to Be a Cowboy. Moxkor, Neb., Mo 28.—[Special Telegram toTue Bre)-‘Lawrence Murray of Leigh was arrested here for horse stealing, having started out to be a cawboy. r—— Destroyed the Factory. MipoLETowN, 0., May 23, —Latterer’s pump and box fuctory burned. Loss, §75,000; in- surauce, §50,000, IT DIDYT PLEASE MR, ECAY Consul Barre Declines to Meddle in the Local Affairs of Uhili, HE IS CRITICISED BY THE MINISTER Asked to Sign the Petitlon for Briceno's Pardon, the Consul Refuses and So Becomes an Ohject of Dis= pleasure to Egan, 1Copyrighted 1593 by Jamss Gordon Bennett.| VALPARAISO, Chili (via Galveston, Tex.), May ~[By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—Special to Tite Bee.] —United States Minister Patrick Bgan has openly ex- pressed his disapproval of the action of United States Consul Barre in refusing to sign the petition to President Montt for the pardon of Senor Briceno, Senor Briceno had been found guilty of conspiracy against the government and sen- tenced to be executed. The death sentence was changed Wy the government to one for imprisonment for life, President Montt and the council of state having yielded to the demand of the public. Minister Bgan urged Consul Barre to sign a vetition for Briceno's pardon. Consul Barre declined to have anything to do with the matter. The only members of the consular corps who signed the petition were those representing the South American republics and the Span- ish consul. Consul Barre and all the European consuls declined to sign the pe- tition on the ground that they did not wish to interfere in the local affairs of Chili. All the American residents of Chili defend Con- sul Barre for taking this position, South American Notes, The Herald's correspondent in Rio Janeiro telegraphs that the Brazilian congress has directed the prosident to take steps for the suppression of the war in Rio Grande do Sul. A dispatch from the Herald's corre- spondent in Buenos Ayres says that the Argentine congress s discussing the action of President Suenz Pena in dissolving the war advisory boird. General Cap- devila in a letter to the presi- dent severcly criticises the leading officers of the avmy. He declares that their places have been given them on account of favoritism; that they are in- efficient, and that the condition of the army is bad. He demands that the president adopt measures for reforming the management of the War department. Minister of War and Marine Victorica has ordered the arrest of Genoral Candevilla for writing the let- ter. This will probably cause trouble which can only be ended by the resignation of Vie- torica. REVOLUTION VICTORIOUS, Pitched Battle In Nicaragua Rosults In n vernment Rout, GRANADA, Nicaragua, (via veston, Tex.), May 23.—[By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—Special to Toe Bee.]—The battle between the revolutiouists and.the government forces near Masaya began at 10 o'clock in the morning of May 19, The gov- ernment arvtillery consisted of five Krupp guns. The battery was stationed one mile north of Nindiri station. On the summit of Cosotepe hill v stationed the revolutionists’ artillery. This hill is a spur of a mountain range. From the battery of the government forces 240 shells were fired, The revolutionists replied very cffectively with sixty shots. After the engagement three carloads of government soldiers who had been wounded 1n the fight were taken from the field and sent to Managua. The revolutionists escaped without injury. Cannonading was renewed at 8 o'clock on the following morning. There was a spirited attack at 9 o'clock, in which 1,800 govern- ment troops were opposed to 1,030 of the revolutionary forces under the command of General Barranca. The government forces were repulsed with heavy losses. Repulsed the Government. Within two bours the government torces were reformed and with 700 men attacked the enemy on the Tivitapa road. There was very hot fighting until noon, all of the way from Niundiri to Tisma on the highw There were stationed around Cosotepe hill 800 of the revolutionists under General Catarina, and 450 government troops under General Masatepe. The government forces flanked the voleano and joined the other troops in another assault from the Nindivi side. After an hour's fighting Barranca’s forces were in complete control of the sma road. The government forces re- treated pursued by the revolutionist forces Desultory fighting continued until a quar- ter to 3 o'clock in the afternoon, when com- plete success rewarded the revolutionists, Stole as They Fled, On the retreat the government troops plundered Nindiri village. They retired in confusion. The revolutionists lost twelve killed and eight wounded, nearly all of whom were officers. Of the governmont troops 120 were killed and more than 200 wounded. Two generals were killed. President Socosa and his family are in Corinto prepared for flight. The eovern- meat is in disorder. Its troops have been disbanded, In Managua there were captured 200 men armed with rifles, who were ready to join the revolutionists at the first opportunity. The steamer Victoria, on Lake Nicaragua, was slightly damaged, but is now being re- paired, Inthe battle the government had 2,500 troops and the revolutionists 1,500, but the latter were protected by covered in- trenchments, RIZZ0 RU D OFF, He Will Not Bo Named as Consular Agent at the Town of Foz, [Copyrighted 1833 Ly James Gordon Bennett.] Fez, May 28.—[New York Herald Cable —Special to Tue Bre.|—The incident of Rizzo and the United States consula ney at Fez has terminated. I understand the De- partment of State at Washington, in answer to the avplication of Colonel Mathews, United States consul general at Tan- gier, requesting the confirmation of Riz- 20's appointment, has answered that as Rizo is already the consular representative of Portugal and Brazil, that Le would better name some other person, So exit Rizzo. As I telegraphed you, Rizzo has left Fez, abandoning the attempt to get himself recognized, even as the representa- tive of Portugul and Brazil. Ihave not a: yet been able to find that there isany urgent demand in ez for a representative of Portu- gal or Brazil, and the proteges of the United States only number four, Still it is certain the right to have representatives in Fez ig accorded all nations by treaty und all powers have in their treaties the most favored nation clause. The United States, there- fore, is entitled to the benefit treaty of 1856 between Great Britaio and Moroceo. Article fiof that treaty reads as follows: *“The queen of Great Britain may appoint one or more consuls in the domiuions of the sullan of Morocco and Fez, and such consular consu shall be at liberty to reside in any of the sea- port cities of the sultan of Morocco which they may find most convenient for the affairs and servico of her Britannic majesty, and for the assistance of British merchants,” Rizzo and his friends believe that some one has been working against him in Fez. This is quite possible. The town is a hotbed of disease, mental and physical, and among the disordered intellects of its traple community of Moors, Jews and Christians may be found patients in advanced stages of mendacity, hypocrisy and kleptomania, not to mention other complaints even more incurable, i T0) QUICK FOR DUD, Nate Chambers' Brother Killed by Shonsey In Wyoming. DovGras, Wyo., May 24 [Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber,]—Mike Shonsey, foreman of the “7i" ranch situated about five miles northeast of Douglas, rode into town rly this ing and surrendered to the sheriff, stating that he had killed “Dud” Champion car his ranch last night n seif-defense. T'he victim was a brother of Nate Champion, killed by the cattlemen who went gunning for thieves last spring, and Shonsey was a member of that invading host. Champion has been living on Powder river since about a week ago. He was dis- covered in ambush acar the Ogaliala neh by two cowboys who found him lying in a gulch beside his horse, with a Winch: ter and six-shooter by his side. He qu tioned the cowboys closely as to the whe abouts of \W. C Irvine, manager of ranch and one of the vaders, Chicago now, admitte: ‘get” some of the invaders before he much older. He made similar threa a road ranchiwhere he spent Sunday night. Monday night Shonsey sat onhis horse talking to the foreman of a "exas herd camped near his rancli, when Champion rode up and stopped within ten feet. Champion had taken his pistol from the scabbard and placed it inside his pantaloons and had the handle of the gun in his right nd, As he approached Shonsey said: “Champion, is it true that you threatened to kill me on sight?" +1 never said no such d——d thig,” re- plied Champion, but as he spoke he pulled his gun as though to shoot, He was not ok enough, Mike the who is in he would likel, WA, artillery as soon like motion and with a_ball aw Champion make Champion fell from his ho through his body. Shonscy dismounted and sprang into a washout a few feet while Champion lay on the ground hold straining his revolver in both hands and every nerve to get in position to shoot Shonsey fived again, killing his man and at once set ot for Douglas to eive £ up. The body of Champion was taken to Lusk today. where an inquest will be held tomor- A verdidt of self defense will doubt- result. Champion had a bad reputation and came near killing the city marshal here two years ago while drunk Swallowed Stolen Property. Cueyexye, Wyo., May 23.—|Special Tele- gram to Tnx Ber.]—Charles Hamilton, John Murray and B4 Marion were arvaigned in the district court today on the charge of valuable diamond. , while the othe Marion is and larceny o pleaded guilt, their innocence, Chicago_alderinan, Hamilton two assert 1 brother of the be will strongly defended. Hamilton admits having sw lowed the diamond during a struggle for its fon in the pol station. What ard beeame of the stone he docs 1ot he says. ‘The trial promises to be intercsting as there is & woman impli- tod 1 the case, though not jointly indicted with the three men, New school Board., Rawi Wye., May ~[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee.|—At the special school clection this evening to fill vacancies caused by the old board resigning, 12. Stuver, J. A. Donnell and H. Hansen clected by an nve e majority of 15, The s been a bitter 1ight here for e time in school matters, Two of the old hoard stood for re- clection. One hundred and forty votes were Polled. o . RETURNED 10 WORK. Striking Railway Telegraphers Are Again at Thelr Keys. Cnrcago, 111, May 23.—The strike of tele- grapherson the Chicago & Northwestern ilroad went into effcet at 4 o'clock this morning and resulted an hour later in a dis- astrous wrecle involving the loss of many thousands of dollars and blockading the entire Milwaukee division, It was just 4 a. m. when every operator on the line north of Evanston failed to answer sig in dispatcher’s office. The ve ord: to use the ut- nrunning trains, and the orde were scarcely out when an accident oc curred. A heavy freight train from the north loaded with ice, hay and beer when it reached North Evanston found the switch slgnals set all right, but mnevertheless, suruck an open switeh, piling tho e a D, obstructing all the tracl trainmen saved themselves by jum Chief Ramn the order to quit work is bogus, and the matter has been settled, It owing to the fact that the order to quit was suspected by many be i quit, he d y oflicinls X[ schurging vance committee is thoroughly members have left for home, their position with re Thegr ed and it Striking Cotton Oporators Will Emigrate. en, Colo., Ma ~The s s at the Overland cotton mill number of 150, are aboul to tako a new tack, They are wolng away. The question of emigrating has taken hold of the cmployes and arcangements have already been made to leave the state for their old homes This will leave the eotton wills’ company in the lurch, it is stated, to the extent of the i al thousand _dollars ad- 1 by the company for railroad faves to ng tho employas out here, Small amounts of these fares have been p. back to the eat balance still re- i The mills are being operated at present by a reduced force. Striking Kansus Coal Miners. Prrrsuung, Kan,, May 23.—The situation in the Kansas coal fields is unchanged, President Walker is preparing to issue a general order, calling every union miner in the state out next Monday, and fixing Mon- day & week heace as the time for tho Missouri miners to quit. Have Governor Lew Toreka, Kan., May 13, ernor Lewell. ing says that the striking coal minc Cherokee district are in the vight long a8 they refrain from violen and 50 will have the sympathy of all who believe in fair play ——, Kearney High School Gradustes, Kearyey, Neb, May 23.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue By The graduating exer- cises of the Kearney publie high school were held at the opera house this evening. The address to the graduates was delivered by Chancellor Canfield of the State university and the prescntution of diplomas was made by Mrs, Phil Brady, vice president of the Board of Education. The graaduates are Ralph Andrews, Chavies Aspinwall, Ger- trude Grimes, Sue Gustin, A Kate Manspeaker, Marga) Sizer, Arthur Switz, Daniel Wiseman e General Van Wyek's Condition, NeBRasga Ciry, Neb., May 23.-[Special ‘Telegram to Tug Bee.)--There has been no chauge in General Van Wyck's condition today. Word was received here from Wyo- ming at 8 o'clock stating that ho was ing auletly, but was very weak. Nooncis l»ermluml 10 866 him beyond the family and ntimate friends, NUMBER 238, ALL THE EVIDENCE IS I Last of the Testimony in the Impeachment Trial Taken Yesterday, CASE WILL BE FINALLY SUBMITTED TODAY Records of the Legistature and Letters of Governor Boyd Offered and Accopted by the Court-Judge Doane Opens for the state. Laxconx, Neb,, May 23 - [Special to Tum Bee ] ~There was a slight break in the monotony of the impeachmopt proceedings this morning when W, Honr: Smith, dean of thelaw department of the State Unie versity, marched futo the court room fol- lowed by mimeteen ot his fledglings, who were given seats in the circle within the bar. They blushed like a 1ot of school boys when Mr. Smith fnformed the honorable members of the supreme court that all of the young men had passed a creditable ex- amination, and were present to take the oath which would start them out in business s bachelors of law. The court accepted the statement of the dean, whereupon tho young men held up their hands, took the oathand then went out to interview Clerk Campbell upon the subject of certificat Begmning with the regular work of the court, O. G. Sparks, yardmaster of the Bure lington road, testified. “Are you familiar with keeping the yard books " usked Mr, Webster. “Yes, sir; Iam." “How often during 1501 and 1 cars on the asylum and the Stockwell swi checked “From one to two times per, week; cars were taken out there frequently without any record being kept.” - “Are your checks a complete record of the cars?” they constantly mov are not, for the cars are i we have from twelve to fourteen switeh engines handling the carsaa car could be taken to the asylum w being checked; the checker could go out there fn the morning and check everything on the switch and come back; during the afternoon a car might go out and be un- loaded and there would be no record.™ Ho Had No Data, ““What are your duties with reference ta the ¢ * asked Judge Doane on cross ex« amination, neral supervision.” answered tha witness, oo ave you any thing to do with that train, No. 8 “Ina general way; T have this much=in the absence of ~ Superintendent Scott tha men are under my instructions, When carg are puton tho train afcer the train is mada have no record—in some cases vd and again we have not." I8t the systen of the railvoad to koop a record s not always & charge made fo., the cars; if a car is sent dircct to Stocks well's thére would bea record, but if the car camg, to Lincoln and then was sent oug there might be no record,” ‘Do yoa semember of the switch (nk{nu enging car to the xm,\'hn&xlurhu 189127 liey were en out there, but ¥ e you the dates, “Was a car sent out in 1891 without a reccrd ™ “There were some sent out, but it was an exception to the rule; I know they went out \]\'nlmutnl'wonl. but 1 can’t give you any dates.” 5 it not your dut to take the ac of ears outside of the y: ? “*No, sir; but I get copies of the chec) “THow do you know that these opies wnd 1 lknow after four “T know “that they are co that they eviaence to m or five days weare not particulie about keeps ing these checks; when they cleaned out the old oftice they took the checks away,” Olferod the Legislative Rocord. Caldwell, acting secretary of state, od, bringing with him the records of e, showing the proccedings of touchifg upon the question Joseph 1. We 3 smd that the purpose of the record was to show that the joint convention took no testis mony. Judge Doane objected to the introduction of the record, saying that tho rule was that ho court would hiave to act upon the reportg 18 10t ne y that the joint convens tion should take tdstimony; the committes appointed by the legislature taken testic mony and all that the joint conventiom had” to do was to act upon that report. The letter which the respond- ents sent to the legislature, demand- g an investigation, ba from taking advantage of any technicatity, did any exist. A court, Judge Doane held, could not inquire into the action of a co-ordinate body. cph R. Webster contended that a grand Jury could not tind a bill without evidence; the communication which the respondents forwarded amounted to but little,' “We are prepared to show,” continued Mr. Webster, “‘that the legislative investigation J Was an ex parte matter; that the evidence er reported to the joint conveution never g, 2. Judge Doane said that he was tired of hearing about the star chamber session; the ord showed, and it was in evidence, that the ondents were before the committes to make their lamo and impudent ex- cuses; it was the usual custom to refer such matters to a committeo and then lov the commitico report its findings, which had the samo effect as though the v ation was held before the enti I'here was no court which had an, to go behind the record of the impeaching body to find the mannor in which the impeichment articles were brought about. The court held that the record could go in didenco, but no oval testimony would be ved upon the subjeet, ollowing this Mr. Webster introduced a to show that a former bourd took 10 pay the expenses of a visic o the Towa reform school at Eldora. Judge Doane objected on the ground that the respondents could not justify stmply bes cause another board had * performed i une lawful acr, Justice Maxwell roplied that the record could go in to be conslaered for what it was worth, ( Clerk Eric Johnson of the last house of representatives was sworn for the pur- pose of identifying some of the house jours nals, Some Good Advices from the Court. Do you think,” interrupted Justice Maxe well, “that this court will go back and ine quire if the records show the adoption of v T Your anulogy bo.ween a court ‘hinent and the action of a grand jury is rather fetched, My idea is that wa cannot go back and enquire iuto the motives which prompted tho legislature In bringige the impeachment proccedings, Mr, Webster contended that the legislas wure could not find an impeachment on coms mon forms. What he watted was to cstabe lish o precedent, “Mr, Webster,” remarked Justice Maxe well, “when the facts before this court are displted, they are referred to a comnission, which reports upon the findings, and then this court passes upon the findings. My idea i the legislature acts in the same way j fers & matter to a committee, which re- ports the findings, after which the bod, passes upon such fndings, 1f it s ae-ms Wl of the reports can go in for what they a 1 worth. “'ilere endeth the morning lessun.” Evidence v itebattal, l At the opening of ine afternoon scesiom,